Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-06


duty or modified at
armories awaiting a call TO duty. The
inspection work was planned out
months ago and has been carried out
in accordance with the schedule
made.
The inspections will be completed
in ten days. Some of the cavalry or
ganiZations and a number of infantry
commands being listed for next week,
while the Separate battalion will be
inspected the following week and close
the work. This inspection is entirely
separate and distinct from that con-
Quoted by regular army officers.
More Forest Tracts. The State
Forestry Commission has added for
est tracts in Montgomery, Chester and
Lackawanna counties to the list of
auxiliary forest reserves in Pennsyl-
Vania, making a dozen such reserves
now under the State supervision while
timber is growing. The reserves were
established under acts of 1913 and
each property is surveyed and condi-
uons noted before being acted upon.
Most of the auxiliary reserves are in
eastern counties where the State has
no reserves of its own.
Public Service List. Fifteen ap-
pliCations for charters for electric
companies and nine applications for
certificates for jitneys are listed for
hearing by the Public Service Com
mission on Monday. the largest num-
her of electric charters and jitney
applications for any meeting this year.
The commission will have an eXecu-
tive session on Wednesday to dispose
or them. The commission will meet
here May Is, II, Is and 19 and in
Pittsburgh on MAY 81.
Visiting Sullivan. - James C. Dein-
niger, executive clerk, is spending
few days looking over trout streams
in Sullivan county.
Orders on Rife Ranges. Orders
have been issued by National Guard
headquarters regulating the methods
of expenditure on the rife ranges
used by the Guard organizations. 1t
is in accord with government rules.
Perry Cases Next. - The Supreme
court Will sit in Philadelphia on May
s. Perry and other central Pennsyl-
Vania cases will come up.
Demand for Constitutions. - A big
demand is being made for the copies
OF the constitutions of the State and
the United States prepared with notes
by the State Legislative Reference
Bureau. The edition has almost been
exhausted and there are requests for
reprints.
After More Deer.-Steps to bring
number of New York deer, that have
been causing annoyance by raiding
farms on Long Island and Shelter
Island, and that are wanted for the
State game preserves, will be taken by
the State game authorities as soon as
the time for catching them is at hand,
DR.. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of the
State Game Commission, has been in
touch with the New York authorities
In the last six months over 200 deer
have been liberated in State game pre-
serves.
State 10 Defend.-The State will dle
an answer and defend the escheat act
OF 1915. according to plans made at
the Attorney Generals department in
connection with the equity proceed
ings begun by the Union Trust Com
pany and the Columbia National Bank,
OF Pittsburgh. The action is under
stood to be an amicable one and will
raise numerous questions. including
unconstitutionality of some sections
The Auditor General recently began
preparations TO enforce the act and
the action Will be test which will
probably be carried to the higher
courts.
To Regulate Jitncys.-Jitney regu-
lation is to be given considerable at
tention by the Public Service Commits
sioners in the next week as the con-
ditions in various places are revealed
by complaints. IT is likely that the
regulation will take the form of re-
quiring identification OF cars. The rule
will be general and apply to every per-
son, firm or company securing a jitney
permit.
Would Save MISUNDERSTANDING that
there is "a useless waste of costly
printed matter, especially engraved let
terheads,' caused by departments using
such stationery for circular and other
purposes, committee of the Pennsyl-
Nania State Society, composed of heads
of departments of the State govern
ment, has recommended changes in
the printing for the Capitol. 1t is sug-
Eested that the engraved heads be
used by department chiefs or by men,
hers of permanent commissions and
not be used for circulariZing and the
like; that the engraving be uniform
for all departments, and that the State
arms be used instead of the Capitol
building and other designs and that
copy for the printers be properly
edited and thereby save the State the
cost of re-editinG when in type.
Young Named. - William Young,
Philadelphia, a member of the typo
graphical union in that city, was to-
day appointed a member of the State
Industrial Board to succeed John c.
Cronin, Philadelphia, whose resig-
nation was announced at the Gov
ernor's office early this afternoon.
The Uogue Case.-The State Su-
preme Court has announced that it
will hear the appeal from the decision
of the Dauphin County Court in the
contest of nomination papers of J.
Washington Logue, Philadelphia, in
that city on Monday.
Guard Orders. - Orders issued by
National Guard headquarters announce
that the commission as captain issued
TO Wayne A. Newman. Company A.
Ninth Infantry. has been recalled, he
having rendered his resignation with
out having qualified as captain. Frank
+. Mike. Harrisburg. formerly COM
mander of Company d, has been re-
tired as a major
Making Inspection. Chairman
Ainey, of the Public Service Commits
sion, left to-day on tour of inspection
of grade crossings along the Susque-
hanna river near Columbia
Patton Mentioned. - Secretary of
Agriculture Patton is the latest name
TO be heard in connection with the
vacancy in the State highway commits
.sionership.
- Tyson Incorporates. - The Tyson
Brothers. Of Flora Dale. Adams county,
have Incorporated their fruit farm.
The charter was issued to-day
Leave Extended.-The leave of alb
sence given to Colonel ]. 3. Hutchison.
commanding the Eighth Regiment,
has been extended until June /. The
announcement is also made of the
commissioning OF ]. p. Wilbur as first
lieutenant of CompanV d. Eighth In