Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-10
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The farmers of Pennsylvania have
money and have been putting IL into
automobiles at rate which 1t is be-
lieved will astonish people when the
returns are counted up. The State
Highway and Agricultural Depart
ments have been quietly ma king efforts
TO get a line on the number of cars
actually used by farmers and it is
believed that it will be found that a.
pretty fair percentage of the 215, 900
farmers in the State have motor We
hicles or the use of them. In some
counties it is said that estimates made
by men who follow up such things
show as high as IL per cent. of the
farmers own automobiles and that
while the cheaper grades of cars are
sold they last long time. OBJ
serVations made at county towns and
places where the farmers come to
market show that the automobile is
rapidly taking the place of the old
fashioned market wagon. AT the State
Highway Departments automobile
licensing division it has been found
that the number of persons writing
for licenses from rural delivery routes
has increased considerably over last
January.
Some odd actions in regard to the
workmens compensation act have
been coming to light at the offices of
the State board in this city. Under
the law any employer may apply for
exemption from necessity of insuring
liability, but the State must be salts
fed about ability to pay expenses. The
other day one application was made
by man who Just did not want to
carry il. Several reflections have been
received by persons who wanted to re-
lieve employers of the cost of insur-
ance and who have been entirely salts
fled with their own arrangements
However, most of these have come
from people in offices, including II
number of Philadelphia attorneys
offices, where the insurance cost would
have been SO year. Very few, COM
paratively speaking. have come from
men in hazardous occupations and not
many from the ordinary walks of life.
According TO what is heard in the
larger cities, some moves for the
STRENGTHENING of the naval militia of
Pennsylvania will be considered during
the coming Spring because this States
naval force is far less than that of
New York and some other states and
in the opinion of some observers is
said not to be in accord with what it.
should have because of the growing
maritime business of Philadelphia and
the commerce on the lakes. Tt is
| likely that plans for the formation of
additional artillery organizations will
/ be announced soon and that the COM
| plement of signal engineer and sani-
| tary troops will soon be outlined. one
! thing that is holding back the organ
| ization of such troops is the lack of
| State funds The same thing is re-
sponsible for the fact that very little
has been done regarding an aeroplane
| squadron.
| In spite of grip and the demands of
! business and industry, attendance at
the federal inspection of the National
! Guard which began last week, has
been styled very good. The inspection
| is under way by four United States
| army officers and more will take up
the work this week. The inspection is
! to determine efficiency for field serN-
! ice. the men being inspected on the
! basis of preparedness. and the results
/ which go direct to Washington, are the
! basis of the federal monetary assist.
ance for the Guard. Special attention
| is being given by the regular armV
| officers to the state of the rifles and
| bayonets and the shoes worn by the
men. incidentally militia officers are
being asked the condition of the mems
| feet. Medical examination reports are
| also closely scanned in this inspection,
which comes close TO being what the
suardsmen call real business"
| William IT. Kreider. the newly APP
pointed secretary of the Philadelphia
city civil service board, is native of
| Annville and n relative of Congress
man Aaron S. Kreider. He graduated
from Lebanon Valley College in 1896
and has practiced law in Philadelphia
for years. He served on the board
under Mayor Reyburn.
/
! Medical men are giving the advice
! that once one starts wearing n muiIler.
it should not be given up. The best
way. say the doctors. is not to wear u
muff1er at all, but If the neck be ten
der. then wear it and keep on wear
ing it.
| Lafayette alumni all over the State
are sitting mp and taking notice of the
| dinner TO be given here tomorrow
night by the alumni of the central sec
ton. This will be the first dinner OF
the sons of Lafayette in this part OF
PENNSYLVANIA and notable men will be
here. In addition to President
| McCracken there will be the Governor
and several State officials as speakers.
| Herman T.. Collins, a brother of Emer-
| ~ ton nf1n