Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-19

s-sssss=:sssSsss5s5Jis.55 paftmen1 on Labor
will be made the subject of special re-
ports in a short time. This work is
being handled in conjunction with the
State Board of Public Charities and in
time the inspection will be extended
to all hospitals and homes.
Scores of summer hotels are now
being inspected by the departm S
men who are making lists of the fire
escapes and the manner in which they
are to be reached in case of emergency.
In instances where it is found that
the escapes are not well planned and
corridors open at each end owners will
get notices to make changes during
the winter.
DR.. Sanders Plans. - Elimination
of tree pests not only in the orchards
and groves and woodlands of the State
but in the tree nurseries where so
many of the trees are raised and from
which they are distributed will be the
main object of DR., J. G. Sanders, the
new State zoologist, who assumed
charge of his division this week and
who started to-day on tour of east
ern agricultural regions with Governor
M G.. Brumbaugh and his party. "The
blister rust has been found in five
=, white pine sections of the State and
the work against it must be started at
once" said he. 1--WE will also pay con-
siderable attention to the inspection
of nurseries of which there are many
III EASTERN cOunUleS ana later on Will
make an investigation of the pests
which are annoying the owners of
green houses in the State. The insects
which destroy the truck crops will also
get attention"
Trout For Carlisle. - Num er ou s
shipments of young trout are being
made to points in the Cumberland val
ley. A number were sent this week to
Carlisle for planting" in streams in
that section. Franklin and York
counties are also to receive trout.
To Check Pollution. Men con-
nected with the Department of Agri-
culture are making inspections of farm
lands along streams in Lancaster and
other counties with view to working
out some plan whereby the pollution
acts as related to farmers may be
changed. 1t is claimed that the re-
strictions work a hardship on many
cattle owners whose means Of water
ing cattle are limited.
To Investigate. - Officials of the
State Police Department must make
an investigation on the ground i'm
mediately in the charges filed against
the conduct of State policemen in the
recent disturbances in Wilkes Barre.
1t is probable that hearings will be
held and the persons mentioned in the
protests will be asked to give testi-
mony The Governor ordered the ac-
ton.
. Many Vacation Cases. - Owing to
the summer vacation of the State
Board of Pardons there will be an
unusual number of applications for
release on parole from the State in
stitutions when the Board meets to-
morrow. The number will likely be
greater than a year ago. Few applica-
9 tions for postponement of cases have
been heard.
i New Banks. - Charters have been
approved for two new State banks
md papers for two more are pending.
The new banks are Mont Alto State
bank and State Bank of Roulette, the
4 capital of each being $4,000.
More Arrests. Sixteen more in
f formations have been made against
+ violators of the pure food and the
: egg laws in Philadelphia. This cam
e paign is being handled by X. A. Sim
@ mers, the State pure food agent.
o General Dougherty Here. = General
e c. b. Dougherty, former commander
e of the National Guard division, was at
h the Capitol yesterday.
e Commissioner Here. - J. NJ. Hoff-
e State Forestry Commission, was here
= yesterday to see the Governor.
Cumberland Valley Pays. - The
1T Cumberland Valley Railroad paid
r $4,000 as State tax yesterday.
= Dohoney Investigates. John p.
e Dohoney, Investigator of accidents,
g left yesterday afternoon to investigate
the grade crossing accident for the
d commission.
y Bulletin Issued. The bulletin of
a the Department of Labor and Industry
y for this month contains numerous
= digests of reports of the department
and also the paper on compensation
n laws read before the State Bar Asso-
t citation at Bedford.
g Want Road Condemned. Resi-
g dents of Montgomery and Bucks coun-
: ties are up in arms against the condi-
It tion of the road known as the Willow
e Grove turnpike.
v Two Hearings Held. The Public
n Service Commission held two hearings
!. to-day, one being the Smith complaint
against suburban fares near Lam
: caster and the other Allegheny water
e cases. Tomorrow the Berks and
$ Dauphin turnpike and Wormleysburg
transfer cases come up.
j Want Siding. = The Wilkes Roll
ing Mill Co., of Sharon, to-day enter
= ed complaint before the Public Serv-
ice Commission. against the Erie Rail-
j road for refusing to place a siding
t 1t was contended that the plant was
/: destroyed some years ago and is about
e to be opened after an expenditure of
$4,000.
Mr.. Fritcher Returns. = c. e.
: Fritcher, statute clerk of the De-
Y partment of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, has returned from
: Holding Hearing. Commissioner
Brecht is at Shenandoah holding a
3 hearing to-day.
Increase Filed. - The Carlisle Shoe
:, Co., of Carlisle, to-day filed notice of
increase of stock from 100000 to
/ $ 10000.
l DIR. Roger in Scranton. DR.. B. f.
=. Royer, chief medical inspector of the
: department of health is in Scranton
} to-day.
After a Council. - Application was
l made to Attorney General Brown to-
day by John o. Ulrich, of Tamauua.
for writ of quo warranto against
William Horne John Johns, Louis
: Pfeil William r. Conrad, Charles Bis
choff and Fred Rupert, members of
the borough council of Tamaqua, who
are charged by Daniel Schlosser with
having forfeited their office because
of passing, upon business of the
borough in which they are directly in
terested 1t is alleged that one man
is connected with an electric COM |
: pany furnishing current to the
! borough, another to be interested in
house supplyin gmaterials and
other with being members of a fire
company which does hauling for the
borough. A hearing will be held on
October 4.
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