Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-22

1000 mark made last season. 1t is
believed that 1T will show 200, 600.
Singularly enough large percentage
of the increase is people who live in
small towns. Weather has apparently
not made any difference in the attend
ance.
The institutes will close about
March 10 and the final weeks will be
in large counties. Berks county is
turning out large crowds at the ses-
sions this week and the greatest in
terest is being displayed in the CO.
operative selling and buying propo-
sitions and soil conservation.
Lancaster, Schuylkill York and
Crawford have run their attendance
away up and the section in the north
western part of the State is $4,000
ahead of last season. Somerset and In
diana attendances have about doubled.
The Crawford attendance jumped
from 2,7S5 to over 10000.
The attendance has not only been
unexpected, but very gratifying and
the interest shown in the big ques-
tions has kept the veteran lecturers
stepping.
Sitting In Observation-Disclosures of
the Public Service Commission are
holding series OF hearings in Pitts
burgh. Tomorrow hearings will be
held In Erie and this city,
May Organize More-It is probable
that there will be additional forest fire
organizations formed in the western
part of the State. The meeting at
Pottsville next month will establish the
largest organization of the kind in the
State and 1t is understood that some
other districts are watching the results.
A move is on foot for an organization
in the Central Pennsylvania coal re-
gion,
Foster Resigns-Adjutant General
Stewart to-day announced acceptance
OF the resignation of Lieutenant Sam
uel ID. Foster, company G, First In
fantry. He was formerly chief engi-
neer of the State Highway Depart
ment and colonel on the staff of Gov
ernor Tener, entering the Guard in
order to secure service on the bor-
der.
Ferry Right Given-The Public
Service Commission has approved the
application of Milton Hess for the
right to operate ferry on the Sus-
quehanna river, near McCall's Ferry,
the first grant of the kind for tie river
in n long time,
First InspcctionS-Sub-co committees
OF the House Appropriations Commit
tee to-day visited hospitals in Clear
field and Westmoreland counties. A
committee of the State Board of Char
itiSS 10 hOtull6 an lHN6SllBallOn III
Greensburg into charges against the
Westmoreland county poor directors.
Senator Sproul SpOlSe-Senator w.
&c, Sproul was one of the speakers at
the welcome home of the Chester COM
panies of the Sixth infantry.
wilkins Raps CanRl-W. G. Wilkins,
noted Pittsburgh engineer, in a speech
at Pittsburgh, attacked the proposed
ship canal, which has been criticised
because of the expenditures on the
preliminary work, He said It would
cost above the estimate and declared
that the Carnegie Steel Company peo-
pie had investigated the canal project
and decided a railroad would be
cheaper,
Arrests i'm Carbon-Arrests of sew
eral men for sale of milk not conform
Ing to state standards, have been made
in Carbon county, The prosecutions
were ordered by Commissioner Foust
Big Rush ON Commissions-There
was not much of n holiday for the
commission bureau of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth, over $50 COM
missions for notaries were sent Qua.