Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06


nouncement as to its policy in regard
to dividends and on investments. The
earnings of the fund for twenty-five
months amounted to over a million
and half dollars.
The appointments were Charles L.
Ripper, well-known Harrisburg
printer; Ira Armstrong, Lock Haven;
II. d. Burlingame, Altoona, and
James A. Pugh, Williamsport, clerks
at $1,000; II. Albert Benner, Harris
burg, clerk at $10.50; II. B. Zeigler,
Harrisburg, clerk at $1,000: Z. b.
Croll, clerk at $1,000; Mrs. e. V.
Walter and Catharine Powers, $500.
Enforce New Law-Enforcemeut
of the state nursery inspection law,
which became operative this autumn,
has resulted in number of prosecu-
uons of men who refused TO comply
with provisions of the act laid down
by Secretary of Agriculture Charles
E. Patton, who is charged with ad-
ministration of the act of 1917.
Most of these men were served with
notices and when they refused to
comply the law was invoked.
Prof. j. G. Sanders, the state
Zoologist, says that the large nursery
establishments co-operated in the
administration of the law and opened
their plants to inspection and re-
moved such as were declared dan
gerous by the inspectors. Some of
the smaller plants, however, made
some trouble. Prof. Sanders pre-
dicted much better conditions in
tree stock as result of the new law.
Offer $4,000 AcreS-Offors for sale
to the state of $4,000 acres of wood
land for addition to the state forest
reserves will be laid before the Com
mission tomorrow, but owing to the
figures at which the land is held it
is not probable that many purchases
will be made. Some of the largest
tracts are in Union, Lycoming and
adjoining counties and were oper-
ated by a large lumber company.
Cumberland Trout-State Fishery
Commission employees are rushing
work on distribution of young trout
from state hatcheries in counties of
the southern. tier. This week a num-
ber of trout from up state hatcher
les were placed in Cumberland and
York county streams. The work
Will go on as long as weather condi-
tions permit 1t has been closed up
in the northern counties.
More Coal Companies. - A new
batch of coal companies came into
being by charter issues from the
Capitol yesterday. Most of them are
in the western part of the state.
State to Probe.-Steps for an i'm
mediate and searching investigation
to be made in cooperation with the
United States government into the
circumstances surrounding the ex-
plosion yesterday at the Aetna plant
at Heidelberg near Pittsburgh were
taken here early this morning by
Lew r. Palmer, acting commissioner
of labor and industry. Mr.. Palmer
got into touch with Van Manning
head of the bureau of mines at
Washington and he has detailed men
to act. The inquiry will be conduct
ed by DR.. f. d. Patterson, engineer
of the department; S. b. Howell and
r. d. Young and they will be at the
scene late to-day.
Name Is Taken.-The name of the
Town Meeting party has been pre-
empted for Mexican county.
Full Crew CaSes.-All complaints
against the railroads of the state
on the ground of failure to observe
the full crew law will be grouped
for hearing here on December 70.
Board Meetng.-The State Com
pensation Board is holding sessions
to-day in Scranton and Wilkes
Barre.
No Decision Reached.-No decis-
ion has been reached by the Public
Service Commission in the Lebanon
Consolidated Water Company and
Palmyra case.
Mr.. Woods Improving.-Secreta
of the Commonwealth Woods, who
is in the University Hospital, con-
tinues to improve.
Hengst Quits.-E. S. Hengst. of
York, formerly in the Auditor Cen
erals Department and lately in the
State Department, has resigned to
become secretary of the York Red
/ Cross.
Many Deer Shot According TO
| reports coming here there have been
many deer shot in the South Noun
! tain region. Some hunters who have
already bagged their deer have pass
ed through here.
Governor to Speak.-Reading pa
! pers announce that Governor Brum-
baugh will speak in that city to-
| morrow night.
Philadelphia Payment
of Wills Sheehan of Philadelphia has
paid the state over S275, 900 as in.
heritance taxes for November.
Mr.. McCaig Here.-Representa
w. j. McCaig, of Pittsburgh, was q
visitor here.