Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-06

part of the month. During the ses-
sion of 1915 an Omnibus repeater"
was passed which would have taken
about the same number of laws from
the books. but it was vetoed for the
reason that there were some doubts
about the procedure in including laws
of various subjects in one repeater.
In all probability there will be
grouping of old laws according to SUBJ
Jects so that all of the same class will
be under a similar heading. There
may be fifty or sixty such bills, all
depending upon the number of bills
to be repealed. No attempt will be
made to repeal any bills except those
which have been declared unconstitu-
tional by the courts, which have been
repealed, but not stricken from the
books; which have been superseded
or duplicated. The work is in charge
of James n. Moore, director of the
bureau.
Big Questions Cp.-Questions in
volved in alleged encroachment upon
territory of q public utility company
will be heard by the Public Service
Commission during the coming week,
tie points being raised in Lawrence
county, while numerous other cases
will be argued. including the COM
plant asking for changes in the BalG-
Cynwyd station of the Pennsylvania
railroad and the rerouting of cars on
some sections of the Pennsylvania
Rapid Transit system. The new Hazle-
ton, Tamaqua and Schuylkill County
Railway company will ask approval of
its charter application.
Big Pear Crop. Pennsylvania,
which Is forging to the front as a
producer of pears, has reported a crop
of $4,000 bushels, according to the
bulletin of the State Department of
Agriculture. Increased prices were
obtained for tie pears in almost every
county.
Fewer Farms. - Philadelphia's
farming districts slumped twenty per
cent. in the area under cultivation in
1916 as compared with 1915, accord
ing to some crop reports received at
the Capitol from the farms of Phil
adelphia. Inability to get labor for
the intensive farming which marks
eastern part of tie city is given as
the reason.
Town and Canal-A case involving
contract between the only incor-
porated town in Pennsylvania, which
happens to be Bloomsbury, and the
Delaware, Iackawanna and Western
railroad is scheduled TO come before
the Public Service Commission on
Monday. The town and the railroad
want to arrange to fill up the old ca
nal bed and lay tracks. All other
municipalities in Pennsylvania are
either boroughs or cities.
Good Attendance.-Large attend
ance marked the first week of the
new years sessions of farmers insti-
tutes, according to what has been re-
ported to tie Department of Agricul-
ture. The meetings were held in
Lebanon, Somerset. Crawford, Pike,
Susquehanna. Luzerne and Wyoming
and will be held next week in York,
Luzerne, Columbia, Sullivan, Susque-
hanna. Erie and Indiana.
Borough Gets Orders.-The bor-
ough of Avonmore has fallen afoul
of the State health authorities. 1t ap-
piled for approval of some plans for
sewer extensions and was notified that
it must make plans for q comprehen-
sive sewer that would provide for the
future in an adequate way.
Governor Away.-Governor Brum-
baugh is spending tie week end in
Executive Clerk Deininger are also
taking a little time off.
To Ask Right to Sell.-The East
Hanover Telephone Company, which
owns the pole line from Progress to
Linglestown, has asked permission of,
the Public Service Commission to sell
the line to the Cumberland Valley
Telephone company.
After More Crooks.-Dairy and
Food Commissioner Foust's men are
getting after more rotten egg crooks
in Philadelphia. the city administra-
ton having given its Lelp in q num-
ber of instances.
Compliment For Francies.-Consid-
cradle space is being given by news
papers to the excellent work being ac-
complished by Warden John Francies,
of the new western penitentiary, in
making the prisoners adhere to rules
without standing over them. Mr..
Francies has put the men on q COM
nonsense plane and the men are
showing they appreciate it.
Visitors to. Capitol. - The subsid-
ience of the interest in legislative
matters which followed the adjourn
ment of the legislators caused a big
drop in the number of visitors to the
Capitol. On some days the number
was very small indeed.
Printing Adjusted. - Difficulties
over the authority to order printing
for departments of the State govern
ment and the Legislature during a
vacancy in the office of superintendent
of public printing and binding were
adjusted to-day and orders given for
some needed printing, while formal
opinion will be given by the Attorney
Generals Department on Monday.
There has been no holdup of any
printing for the Legislature and it was
stated to-day that the general as
sembly will not be inconvenienced
when it reconvenes.
Cattiemen to Meet. Arrange
ments were made here to-day for a
meeting of breeders of Jersey cattle
to be held here on January 10 to dis
cuss measures to improve the stock.
Other cattle breeders will hold con-
ventfons here later in the month.
Wants $3.50. - z. c. Gillespie. a
statistician, living at Mt. Oliver, to-day
made formal complaint that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad had
failed to pay for sack of potatoes
lost in shipment from Meyersdale to
his home. There were six sacks and
he got five and the total claim is
$3.50. A hearing will be held and
the commission give a decision.
Pardons Board List. The list for
the meeting of the State Board of
Pardons' January session, to be held