The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-08-10
WISCONSIN MAN
SUCCEEDS SURFACE
Prof. Saunders is an Authority
on Tree Pests.
CARRIES SALARY OF $4,000
j. G. Saunders Selected BY Commits.
sion for Zoologlst-Governor
Holds Aloof.

has declined to be drawn into the
controversy between State Zooiogist
II. A. Surface and the State Commits.
sioners of Agriculture and he will not
interfere with the commissions de.
cision to terminate the connection OF
the zoologist with the Department on
August 10.
Secretary Patton informed the Gov.
ernor OF the selection of Prof. J. G.
Saunders, State entomologist Of Wis.
consin, for the place. and the Gov
ernor gave his consent, thereby end
ing the Surface incident, which has
kept the Capitol stirred up for over a
month. Numerous influential men
tried to save him, but the Governor
has definitely refused to change mat.
ters.
The post Of zoologist carries a salary
Of $4,000, and It is believed that Prof.
Saunders. who was here last week.
will accept the offer He is stated
by Secretary Patton to be an authority
on San Jose scale and other tree pests.
Governor Brumbaugh consulted
with a number OF State officials re-
garding departmental affairs, coming
appointments and other details, spend.
Ing considerable time over National
Guard affairs with Adjutant General
Stewart The Governor will be called
upon to name officers for the two
artillery regiments and to approve
various matters which have been done.
Asks How Soldiers Can Vote.
Governor Brumbaugh asked Attor-
ney General Brown for legal advice
as to how the troops In Federal sery-
ice can vote al the November cleo
tion, inQuiring about the Act Of Au-
gust %, 1864, and what steps will be
necessary for the State to take. The
Governor also asked II commissioners
are required and II so what should
be their compensation. In regard TO
the registration laws the Governor
| wrote:
| beg 10 suggest that our reg
istration and other laws relating
to the elections passed since this
Act (that of 1850 should be ex-
amined into to determine precise
ly all the necessary steps to be
taken in order that there may be
no question about the official
counting OF these votes.
Justices OF Peace Are Announced.
The following appointments Of Jus
tlces Of the Peace were announced at
the State Capitol: G. W. Heilman,
Bryn Athyn and Patrick Gormley, East
Norriton Township, Montgomery; E.
P. Hall, Muncy, Lycomlng. Henry
Babich. Duryea, Luzerne John r.
Kinnan, Green Township. and Joseph
G. Sechler Cherry Tree, Indiana;
George w. Holland, ST. Clairsville.
Bedford; Leslie C. Peck, Wesleyville,
Erie; L. A. skinner Pine Township,
Armstrong; Ulysses S. Bird, Canton,
Bradford
Asks Board To Fix Gas Limit.
The question OF how much com.
pany can require in a guarantee be.
fore furnishing electricity or gas serv.
fee has been raised before the Public
Service Commission by j. o. Ulrich,
OF Tamaqua. He contends that the
Eastern Pennsylvania Light, Heat g.
Power Company wants a guarantee OF
certain sums for ten years before eX.
tending mains.
Governor Renames Elliott and Nlver.
Governor Brumbaugh reapppointed
S. B. Elliott, Of Reynoldsville, a men,
Der of the State Forestry Commission.
with which he has been connected
since July 2, 1904 He also reappoint-
ed Mrs. Il. C. Niver, of Charleroi,
member of the Board OF Censors for
Moving Pictures.
Patterson Named For Blacks Place.
George NJ. Patterson, of Williams
burg, Blair County, was appointed a
member OF the State Agricultural
Commission to fill the vacancy caused
by the appointment of Frank B. Black
ms State Highway Commissioner. Pat
terson was four times q member OF
the Legislature from Blair County.
200 Workers Killed In July.
A summary OF accident reports for
July issued by the Bureau of Statistics
of the Labor and Industry Department,
says that during the month 200 per-
sons were killed in Pennsylvania in
dustrial plants, while 19,02S were In
jured, During the first seven months
OF this year 1886 persons were killed
and 1i2,267 injured.
Orders Bristol To Begin Cleanup.
State Commissioner Of Health Dixon
sent directions to the Borough OF
Bristol to Immediately inaugurate a
cleanup of all highways and premises
In the town which are not in sanitary
condition. This action was taken be-
cause of reports of inspections made
In the borough.
7 Counties Increase Potato Crop.
The reports to the Department OF
Agriculture show seven counties In
which an increased acreage has been
given to potatoes, in some instances
as high as thirty per cent.
Pennsylvania Charters.
The following charters were sp-
proved by Governor Brumbaugh;
Corporation Building and Loan As
sociation. Philadelphia, capital s5,O00,-
600; treasurer, Bloomfield Launt.
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