Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-22

| NN\\\A u cording to reports
| EYSSS%nS which have come to
N.NkM1sN:NNei the Capitol. They
shSBlRAQgEM + seemed to haY e
HNA4Q6EkE known friends and
Ill EAfN6IfHlIGfsN 1t is estimated that
EAMMWHTHNM zRs a result of the
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first official Rooster
week" that between
quarter of a million and three hun
dred and fifty thousand chanticleers
gave up their lives in response to the
demand to thin out the royalty of the
poultry yard Efforts have been made
and are still under way to get reports
on how many roosters weer killed, but
they are incomplete.
In some of the rural counties the
teathered mormons were cut off right
and left, only a few young cockerels
being kept Farmers appeared to realize
What the State experts were trying to
do and had chicken for dinner, al
though there are reports that COM
plants were made about fowls fit only
for stewing getting into some stores
which had always enjoyed regulations
for young and tender chickens.
Rooster week" is to become an es-
tablished institution in this State.
State Police to Stay. - The reports
that the State police would enter the
National Guard for war service were
emphatically denied at the Capitol to-
day.
Argued Stag Case. - The Stag
rate case in which there is protest
against paying for hauling of Stag
from Pittsburgh district iron and
steel works was argued by the Public
Service Commission yesterday. 1t is
case which resulted from an Inter
state Commerce Commission order.
More Charters. Twenty charters
were issued last night, In the number
being the Charles e. Tucker Company
or York, which will manufacture tools.
water supply Commission. - The
State Water Supply Commission clear
ed big calendar last night, ap-
proving applications for FIVE county
prldges, fourteen township bridges,
six railroad bridges and two private
bridges, together with many other
stream matters. The authorities of
Menallen township, Adams county,
got permission to construct bridges,
Phoenix Water Power Company to
deepen the SchuyllSill near its plant;
Morris township, Huntingdon county,
for bridge; Lycoming county for a
new bridge, st. Thomas and Mont
gomery townships, Franklin county,
for bridges; Philadelphia and Read
Inc Railroad for bridges near Jenkin-
town and near Fort Washington; and
the Colemanville Water and Power
Company for repairs to it's dam in
Lancaster county.
Hearing On To-day. - e. K. Savior.
Workmen's Compensation Referee for
this district is holding a hearing in
the Masonic Temple Building this aft
ernoon on the claim for compensation
filed by Mrs. Tillie Garberich of 42S
Muench street. Harrisburg, against
the receivers of the Central Iron and
Steel Company, Harrisburg. The re-
pntNnrG T. Tn
Cameron and J. V. w Reynders. Mrs.
Garberich alleges that her husband,
Warren Garberich, died January 12,
1916, from injuries received on the
same day, while employed at the plant
OF the Central Iron and Steel Com
pany Claims of Mrs. Garberich, a
daughter, Lyla, eight years old, and a
posthumous child are included in the
petition. Compensation payments
have been made up to May IT, but
the widow alleges that the defendants
have refused to sign an agreement for
compensation for death.
Treasurer May Probe. - The State
Treasurer has powers of investigation
similar to those of the Auditor Cen
eral, according to an opinion rendered
to-day by Deputy Attorney General
w. M. largest. The question was
asked by Auditor General Powell
whether under the act of 1911 and
supplements the State Treasurer has
the right to require a corporation to
supply additional information to him
when he is not satisfied with the re-
port of the corporation and the rec
ord transmitted to him and desires ad-
ditional information before accepting
or rejecting valuation fixed by the
Auditor General. 1t is held that the
State Treasurer 'fn performing his
duty of revision and examination" of
an account may ask the additional in
formation.
In an opinion to the supervisor of
the mothers pension boards Deputy
Attorney General j. L. Kun holds that
the laws governing pensions do not
permit of them being given to moth
ers of unborn children.
Death Warrants.-Governor Brum-
baugh to-day issued death warrants
for the electrocution of Jacob Miller,
Philadelphia, and II. E. Filler West
moreland, in the week of July II.
They were refused recommendations
for commutation yesterday.
Denny for Judge. A delegation
consisting of Representative e. e.
Jones, Public Service Commissioner
Ainey, E. R. w. Searle, ]. D. Miller
and w. j. Maxey, of Susquehanna
county, to-day asked Governor Brum-
baugh to appoint Fl. A. Denny, Mont
rose, as Susquehanna judge to sue
ceed the late Judge r. r. Little.