Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-19

iii 6Sfa1alfAiSk2H with physicians and
HHhNlAEHNlGMaH surgeons in regard
UCOA to oCcupational dis
zS@zzsEsH eases, following out
.ssAazAaAzA the idea of Thurs
days meeting in this city. The next
conference will probably be held
within two months and the doctors
will be informed of tho operation of
the workinen's compensation law as
regards their profession and the re-
quirements made of them.
Meanwhile studies will be made of
lead poisoning, which was discussed
this week. and reports made on them.
Dust diseases are similar ailments due
to employment in various trades VIII
also be considered.
Guard InsDectiOn.-General orders
will shortly be issued from the Adju-
tant Generals office announcing that
the Spring inspections of the organl-
zations of the Pennsylvania National
Guard will begin about March l.
These inspections will continue six or
seven weeks and include all Organiza-
tons, Guard officers being the inspec-
tors.
Many Filters Ordered.-Over 200
manufacturing plants, refineries
chemical factories and coal mines
have been directed by the State De-
partment Of Fisheries to install tiltra-
tion plants to prevent pollution or
streams since the first of the year and
the appliances will be constructed be-
fore July l. The inspection work TO
detect other sources of pollution is
now in progress in eight counties and
along the Junata, Clarion and Lehigh
rivers.
Famous Institutes.-State farmers
institutes, which have been in prog
ress since the middle of November,
will close within the next fortnight
and it is expected that the record OF
attendance last year will be broken,
weather conditions having been favor
able for travelling in rural districts
during great part of the season.
The counties which are yet to have in
stitutes are Berks, Chester, Snyder,
Union, Northum berland, Crawford,
Erie. Cameron, Clinton. Lycoming,
Montgomery, Delaware and Philadel-
phia, the latter having two days next
week
Public Service Iist.-Hearings will
be held next week by the Public Serv-
ice Commission in Harrisburg, Johns
town and Pittsburgh and two days
will also be devoted to consideration
of cases in executive session, the full
crew complaints being scheduled for
discussion. The commission Will be-
gin it's executive sessions here on
Monday morning at 9 o'clock, the ear
lest that body has ever been sched-
uled to meet Applications for ap-
proval of various mergers of West
by the Cumberland Valley railroad of
controlling interest in the Southern
Pennsylvania Railway and Mining Co.,
several electric light charters and the
; application of James E. White,
Washington county citizen for author
ity to sell electricity for public service
will be heard on Monday. The Johns
town hearing will be held on February
% in the complaint of the borough of
Portage against the rates of the Por-
taGe Water Company for fire protec-
tion and the Pittsburgh hearing will
be held on February "a in the Wam-
pun grade crossing case.
To Inspect Soils.-SprinS inspection
of soils of the State as asked by farm
ers and land owners will be started by
the State Department of Agriculture
as soon as the weather conditions per-
init. The soil experts have had a
conference with Secretary of Agricul-
ture Patton and their field work is
to be supplemented by issuance of bull
letins covering all counties of the
State.
They Want EIk.-Numerous appli-
cations for some of the deer which
the State Game Commission is buying
in Michigan, Massachusetts and other
States for restocking the game pre-
serves of the State are being received
here, men who own large tracts of
land offering to have their properties
put into the closed territory list if
the commission will stock with deer.
The elk distributed the last week or
so have shown no i'll effects of the
long trip as yet and appear to have
taken to their new surroundings. The
majority of the elk are females. 1t
has not yet been determined where
the deer will be placed.
To Visit COllege.-Secretary of Agri-
culture Charles Z. Patton will pay
visit to State College next week to
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Dlication of farm advisory work with
resident +. L. Sparks, of State Col
lege, and those in charge of the farm
bureau activities. The secretary also
plans to visit Pittsburgh to attend
some Of the meetings to be held by
livestock breeders and other organi-
cations in that city.
AppraiSing Roads.-Highway Com
missioner Robert ]. Cunningham has
arranged to meet during the coming
week with men interested in several
turnpikes which have been under con-
sideration for purchase by the State
Highway Department. The commits
sioner is having the toll roads ap-
praised by his engineers and experts
and Will make his own offers.
New Assistant Chief.-Joseph Fran
els Bierstein, of Shenandoah, was to-
day appointed assistant chief of the
State Bureau of Railways by Secretary
of Internal Affairs Henry Houck. He
viii succeed the late Monroe II. Keh-
Ter, of Shenandoah, who died a short
time ago. The assistant chief receives
salary of S1,S00. Mr.. Bierstein is
prominent in political affairs in Schuyl-
kill county and will assume his duties
in a few days.
Governor to Speak. - Governor
Brumbaugh will make the address at
the Germantown Baptists' rally in
Philadelphia tonight.
TO Address Odd EelIows.-John S.
Spicer, chemical engineer of the De-
partment of Labor and Industry, will
address Harrisburg Odd Fellows at
Odd Fellows Hall. 321 Market street,
tonight on Safety First" movements
The lecture will be illustrated and will
4 start at o'clock.
Professor Surface at Yale University
State Zoologist Surface is spending
the weekend at New Haven, Conn,
where he is delivering four lectures
on The Conservation of Wild Life"
before the forestry students of Yale.
Congressman Here. - Congressman
ID. +. I.afean, of York. was at the
Capitol to-day.
Appointed Notary. - Marshall H.
Dean, of this city. was to-day named
as a notary public.
Portrait Placcd.-Attorney General