Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08

zaaHlaR military or post
roads. This money is i'm addition
to the state appropriations which the
State Highway Department is pre-
pairing to expend in conjunction with
the federal allowances for some eX-
tensive road work next year and TO
supplement with an elaborate main
tenance program which will enable
strain of traffic to be diverted from
railroads by use of motor trucks.
Several highways are under con-
sideration for improvement as mill
itary roads and decisions will be
made after studies of traffic condi-
tions and possibilities. Rebuilding
will start in the spring and will be
rushed.
The total federal allotment to
Pennsylvania from the federal gov
ernment for highways has amounted
to 1882, ,07S.29, the latest allowance
being $690,145.7S for the period end
ing June 80, 1919. Highway Com
missioner J. Denny O'Neil has set
aside $350,150 out of the payments
Tor construction of seven projects.
These approved projects are, State
route No. 65, Clarion county, $26,-
$50; No. los. Allegheny and Wash
ington counties, $S4,S00; No. 52,-
Cambria county, $62.340; No. 80,
Mexican county, $41.6S0; No .269,
Somerset county, $74,500; No. So.
Blair county, sSO,1OO, and No. ~,
Lawrence county, $49,S00.
Prompt ReplicS-Several responses
to the request of Adjutant General
Frank D. Beary for information as
to the number and system of police
forces of various municipalities and
transportation, utility, industrial and
other plants have already been re-
ceived at the Capitol, assurances be-
ing given that the information will
be furnished promptly. Committees
of public safety have been instruct
ed to obtain information about all
organizations, no matter what their
requirements, as long as they have
American allegiance, at the earliest
possible day.
Population Jumps-An unusual
jump in the population of Pennsyl-
vania is reported by the State De-
partment of Health as having taken
place in September, when births for
the first time in months ran over
the 10000 mark and deaths went
below 10000. The net increase was
1O,119. The total number of births
was 20,072. In the same month
there was an alarming increase in
deaths of children under two years,
1850 dying of intestinal trouble,
while 629 are returned as dying in
early infancy. Seventy persons COM
mitted suicide, 81 were killed in
mines, 12S on railroads and 522 lost
lives from other forms of violence.
tuberculosis of the lungs took 6SS
lives, Bright's disease 73S: pneumon-
ia, sos, cancer $50, typhoid fever
1872; diphtheria 165 and whooping
cough 125. Scarlet fever deaths fell
to II and measles to 8.
Complaints Grow - The Public
Service commission, which has been
receiving numerous complaints about
natural gas service in western Penn
sylvania, is now commencing to get
complaints about water companies.
The increase in these complaints is
due to increases in rates which are
plants are vigorously worded.'
New AuXiliarieS-The approval of
tracts for auxiliary forest reserves IN
Erie and Forest counties are the
first to be arranged for those coun-
ties by the State Forestry Commits
sion. The forest county auxiliaries
are in two properties and will bring
1000 acres under state control.
State to Buy Bunnies-The State
Game Commission officials have Of
fered to buy all the rabbits that
sportsmen will furnish for stocking
counties where cottontails have been
vanishing lately and to improve the
strain in other sections. The Com
mission has been trying to buy rah-
bits for stocking for some time, nut
has had trouble as men were unable
to deliver them as promised. Sports
men have been invited to join in the
movement and licenses to trap rab-
bits for sale to the state will be is
sued
Full Crew Cases-The hearing in
the complaints of the Brotherhood
of Trainmen against the Pennsyl-
Vania and Reading railways will be
held by the Public Service Commits
sion next Wednesday in this city.
Hearings will be held in Erie and
Somerset on other cases.
New Coroner-Dr. Edward L. Dav-'
is, Berwick, was to-day appointed
coroner for Columbia county to sue
ceed DR.. w. II. Hoffa, who died after
being elected.
DIR. Badly ProteStS-Dr. John NJ.
Badly, chairman of the State Bureau
of Medical Education and Licensure,
to-day filed a protest at the office
of the State Board of Pardons against
granting u pardon to l.. l.. Parry,
convicted of illegal practice of medi-
cine in Allegheny county, and SEN
fenced to a fine and six months in
prison. DR.. Badly declared it was not
the first offense, but was the first
conviction.
EIiZabethtown First Elizabeth
town, Lancaster county. was the first
municipality in the state to send to
Adjutant General Beary data in re-
gard to it's police force. Altoona. Erie
and Bradford were the first cities
and Butler, which will become q
third class city on January /, also
filed.
New Point Raiscd-The Ridge
Avenue Building and Loan Associa-
ton, of Philadelphia, to-day filed a
claim with the Public Service Com
mission for return. to il of S9S.22 hYI