Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-21

subject of stream pollution.
For months the State Department
OF Fisheries has been gathering evi-
dence against manufacturing plants
and others which are discharging in
dustrial wastes into streams and the
names and evidence have been certi-
NED to the attorney general in punches
Tor prosecutions, while the inspectors
OF Or. Dixon have been working for
years to check up municipal pollution.
Recently the attorney generals de-
partment has been bringing numerous
suits against concerns which have
Ignored notices to stop pollution and
Or: Dixon has been proceeding against
cities and boroughs which have not
| taken care OF sewage.
The conference will be open to all
persons interested, including the
sportsmen and conservationists. It is
the hope by means of this meeting to
arrive at a general plan which will
too great burdens being imposed.
Call Issued To-day. The State
Banking Department to-day issued a
call for statements of trust companies
State banks, savings institutions and
licensed private bankers as of Novem-
Der II.
Senator Here. - Senator w. NJ.
Lynch, of Scranton, was among vis-
itors at the Capitol yesterday
Importance of Meeting. Th Q
meeting of the State Board of Educa-
ton in Pittsburgh was one of the
most important in year. The whole
general legislative program was dis
cussed. Bills to carry out various
matters will be drafted.
New Questions Rise. - The Public
Service Commission was asked last
night to fix damages for the opening
utility company and also to designate
the type of protection for q crossing
in Wilkes-Barre.
Hearing Goes Over. - The hearing
in the application for approval of the
merger of certain Pennsylvania lines
west, Into the Panhandle system was
| adjourned until December late yes
terday because of a protest filed on
behalf of French stockholders
Board in Session. The State
| Pharmaceutical Examining Board is
in session at the State Capitol to-day,
going over examination papers.
| Railroad Men at Capitol. - Men,
bers of the legislative committee of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, who are holding their biennial
| session here, were visitors to the We'll
fare conference to-day.
Snake Bite and the Law. = Work
mems compensation for death from
the bite of a rattlesnake is to be paid
Mrs. Anna K. Link, of Pittsburgh. Her
husband, Gustav A. Link, an employe
of the Carnegie Institute. died from
the bite of a rattler inflicted in the
Carnegie Museum last August. This
| case stands unique among compensa-
ton claims received at the bureau for
unusual causes for death or injury
Paul N. Furman, of the Department
of Labor and Industry received to-day
a letter from w. J. Holland, director
of the Carnegie Museum stating that
the Carnegie Institute will pay Mrs
Link approximately 1928 weekly for
800 weeks; total of approximately
$4,000. Director Holland was notified
that this computation was correct II
there were no surviving children.
Referees Here. - Members of the
board of referees of the State Com
pefsation system gathered here to-
| day to attend the welfare conference.
1t was the first time they had been
here for months and the exchange of
experiences was very interesting.
Posters on Forests. - The Post
Office Department and the State
Forestry Department have arranged
plan of cooperation on posters to be
placed in every post Office near
forest calling attention to the dangers
of fires and the great damage.
Insurance Ruling.-Insurance Com
missioner O'Neil was to-day informed
in an opinion by Deputy Attorney Gem
eral Keller that while the insurance
act of June Z, 1915, docs not prohibit
the soliciting and selling of life insur-
ance to former business associates until
ninety days have elapsed since the
agent left his former employer or
! business and entered the insurance
business. it does make it unlawful for
the insurance company to pay a COM
mission or other compensation or
| benefit to an agent under such cir
cumstances or for an agent to receive
any compensation, commission or
benefit under the conditions forbidden
! in the act" 1t is also held that the
act applies to agents who are duly
| licensed and of good standing and pro-
ducers of life insurance.
| Visitors at Mansion.-Mrs. e. e.
| Kinports and Miss Sallie Mentzer, of
Ephrata, who are guests at the Execu-
tive Mansion, visited the Capitol to-
| day.
City Gets Check.-The city of Har-
risburg's school district to-day re-
ceived check for s45,912.87 from
State Treasurer Young for its school
| appropriation.