Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14

for young fish suitable to plant in
fresh water ponds, small streams
and runs in farms and along creeks.
Some of the requests have come
from men who are neighbors and
who have gone together to raise fish
for themselves.
AS far as possible the department
is sending young ish to farmers,
number of whom have also asked for
trout. The farmers have agreed to
look after the young fish and to
make such reports as are necessary.
Owing to the demands from farm
ing districts the department has
been required to reprint its bulletin
on what an acre of water will do
toward the fish food supply If prop
erly handled.
The number of young trout put out
this year has been large in spite OF
the cool season.
To Hear Gas Cases.-The Public
Service Commission has set June Z
for hearing the complaints against
rates proposed to be raised by ma
tural gas companies in Northwestern
Pennsylvania.
and attaches of the State Depart.
ment of Agriculture and a number
OF legislators will attend the spring
meeting of the STATE Department of
Agriculture at Dubois this week,
Accidents Decline.-Reductio in
fatal accidents in both the bitumin-
Gus and anthracite regions are re-
ported for the month of April by
Chief Roderick, of the State Depart
ment OF Mines. In statement is
sued to-day he says that last month
there were "in the pituminous region
81 fatal accidents as compared with
so In April, 1916, and in the anthra-
cite region SO as compared with 39
in 1916"
No More TreeS.-Commissio of
Forestry Conklin to-day announced
that the supply of seeding trees for
free distribution from State nurser-
les had been exhausted and no more
applications could be filled this year.
Practically all of the stock left in
the nurseries has started growth
and 1t is not safe to move it. The
applications for seedlings this year
exceeded 100000 trees. Water COM
panies asked for 500, 900 for refor-
esting watersheds. applications for
next years planting will have to be
filed by December !.
To Hear on Briefs. The State
Board ON Pardons, which will sit on
wednesday, will hereafter only hear
applications for rehearngs on
briefs, according to notice given on
its calendar. There are six applica-
tions for pardon and five for rehear-
ings.
May Act on Veto.-There is a pos
sibility that the House of Represen-
tatives may be asked tonight to
make the first attempt to pass a bill
over the veto of the Governor. Rep
reSentative James F. Woodward, of
Allegheny county, said to-day that
he had it in mind, but intended to
see the Governor first regarding GER
tam information which it is report
ed the Governor obtained. In the
event that the explanation is not sat
lsfactory the appropriations commit
tee chairman may decide not to al
low the veto to go on the table with
the rest but to have it voted upon.
hearing To-morrow.-A big hear
ing is expected tomorrow in the
House banking committee on the
administration bills to change the
escheat laws. Objections to the
manner in which advertising is pro-
posed have been made. The amend
ments We're drawn by the ATTORNEY
General to cure defects in the act of
last session.
The Boxing Bill.-Governor Brum-
baugh is expected to act on the Cat
lin bill to create the State Boxing
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week. His time on the bill will be
up Saturday and rnere is great in
terest in what he will do in view of
the developments in the same line in
other states.
Inspected Works. - Chairmen and
members of the legislative appropri-
atoms committees went to the Py-
matuning swamp district to inspect
the big dam operation over the
weekend. 1t is a $2,OOO,O0O project
and will be of great value to west
ern counties.
The Bee Demonstrations. - The
bee demonstrations for this county
are announced as follows: "On
Wednesday, May 16. at 100 p. M, ].
o. Buseman will hold a meeting and
demonstration in the apiary of w.
G. Lauver, Middletown. On Satur-
day, May 19. at 1.30 p. M, ]. o.
Buseman will hold a demonstration
and meeting in the apiary of c. L,
Hartman, Millersburg."