Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-02

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hSSgAYsNN State Highway De-
NN 6QG6GK1 partment according
iii 6Sh51NfShSh3 to estimates being
H4dHNIUlVIVME made at the Capt.
sSSSS tol and this total is
=EA $4,000 less than
EaiEssSszHala2 New York, the pre-
mier automobile State. OF the num-
Der registered in this State it is likely
that 100000 will be pneumatic tired
cars.
Revenue from automobile registra-
ton this year has passed the S1.7O0, 900
mark and about the Capitol it is be-
iieved that the 100000 mark will
be touched. Last years revenue
amounted to $1,665, 5,276.50. The New
YORK revenue is calculated on a diff
terent basis from Pennsylvania, the
Empire State revenue from February
| to the middle of April being about
~, l,477,O00. New York is now regis
tering motorcycles
No Pickle Shortage. - According to
a report received at the State Depart
ment of Agriculture Lancaster county
Is going TO make up for a shortage in
the pickle crop last year. This same
condition prevailed in other counties
put thus far Lancaster is the only one
10 report increase in acreage in the
cucumber pickles. There is a general
demand for this vegetable.
Hog Cholera Again. - State Live
] H.
breaks of hog cholera in several of the
agricultural counties where farm sales
were held this Spring. In some cases
! II has been definitely ascertained that
the cholera spread was the result of fail
ure to take proper precautions regard
! ing conditions of cattle prior to mov-
! ing them The State is urging that all |
persons conducting sales should Sc
| cure information from a veterinarian
about cattle before holding sales.
Meade McmoriaI.-The design for
the Meade memorial monument at
Washington was approved by the com |
| mission yesterday and will be sub |
| mitted to the Fine Arts Commission at |
Washington by John w. Frazier and
John b. Patrick on behalf of the State |
commission. The design shows the
General sitting on a rock at Gettys- |
burg.
Appeal Taken.-The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company has appealed
to the Superior Court from the de- |
| cision of the Public Service Commits |
| sion in the Somerset and Lawrence |
county milk rate cases.
compensation Hcaring.-The Com |
pensation Board will give a further |
hearing tomorrow night in the Maui
fair case. Several other matters are !
TO come up.
Mr.. Young to Spcak.-State Treas
urer Robert *. Young will be the
ciety luncheon tomorrow. He will !
talk on early history of the State, on
which he is an authority.
To Visit Canal. - State Librarian
Montgomery left to-day on a house
boat trip on the Raritan canal
Superintending Work. - Commits
sioner of Fisheries Butler left to-day
for Wayne hatchery, where he will |
superintend the perch egg collection.
This work is planned on more extern
sive basis than ever known before
Pardon Board Meeting. - The State
Board of Pardons session for May was
to-day postponed from May II to May
"a. Twelve new cases have been list
ed for the meeting.
After the Cherries. - State dairy
and food authorities to-day ordered a
score of arrests in PHILADELPHIA for
the sale of maraschino cherries al
legged to contain preservatives not per-
mitted by Pennsylvania law. The
cherries are said to have been used in
Sundaes and cocktails.
Justices Named. - William M Ho-
bart was to-day appointed justice of
the peace for Pottstown and George
f. Brown for Snow Shoe township,
Center county.
Hearings Hcld.-The Public Service
Commission held but two hearings to-
day and discussed applications for
charters and certificates in executive
session.
Awards Tomorrow. The State
Highway Department will make the
awards tomorrow on the bituminous
material contracts.
Discuss Authorizations. - Secretary
of Agriculture Patton, Dairy and Food II
Commissioner Foust and the chemists
of the dairy and food division were in
consultation all day to-day in the SEN
ate caucus room regarding oyster adul-
teratlOn. OyStermen from pittebnrob
and Baltimore were present with Con-
gressman S. G. Porter as attorney,
The conference is the result of the
prosecutions for sale of "watered" ,
oysters, the oystermen contending that ,
there was no standard and at seasons ,
of the year some oysters have a wa I
ter content of their own. They favor ,
enforcement of the law relative TO ,
added water, but some consideration
given to the water content.
Lebanon Will Answer. - The CITY ,
of Lebanon will answer in the com.
plant made about the city furnishing
water in an annexed district.
Discussing GIaZcs-Dairy and Food
Commissioner Foust and officials of
the State Candy Manufacturers
Association to-day discussed the sub
ject of glazes on candy. The candy
men contend that there are no injur-
ious matters in the glazes.
Tried to Keep Deer Away. - Ac- ,
NEW EACT uADDTCI