Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-10

partment OF Agriculture as result
of the success attending the use of
the paster on egg crates, The label
for eggs, which sets forth that the
shipper has complied with the stand
ard for fresh eggs laid down by
he State Bureau of Markets. was
authorized last summer and any one
meeting the requirements may en-
ploy it, but right to use it may be
revoked where eggs fail to measure
up to the claims.
The fruit labels will likely be
adopted for apples and peaches in
which many enterprises are engaged
and the production of which has
materially increased in Pennsylvania
in the last few years. They will set
forth the fruit and that they are a
certain standard. The apple label
will not conflict with the provisions
of the apple standard packing law
which became operative this year.
Tonight a meeting of representa-
tives of leading agricultural organi-
cations of the state and officials Will
be held to consider holding of a mid
winter corn, dairy products, fruit
and wool show in this city during
the meeting of the State Department
of Agriculture next January.
department maintenance forces were
called into action yesterday to open
some of the main highways which
are much in use for motor truck
traffic, it being the first experience
of the winter in keeping open the
roads. The Department has been
perfecting it's organization for this
work, notably on highways crossing
the state and used to relieve rail
roads. Plows, scrapers and drags
have been prepared for the service.
Men in Dcrtald-A report show
ing that during the month of No
Vember employers of Pennsylvania
asked for 9371 workers at the var
ious employment agencies conducted
by the State Committee of Public
Safety and Department of Labor and
Industry in cooperation was issued
at the Capitol tonight. OF these
renuests $40 came from Philadel-
phia, including people connected
with the shipbuilding industry which
is crying for men. Pittsburgh asked
for 27S9 persons, Erie for 623; AL
toona 215; Harrisburg 374; Johns
town 142; Scranton 1876 and Will
Transport 100. The agencies were
able to refer 6960 workers to be due
to the efforts made to secure men
for shipbuilding. In October 1867
persons were placed Dy the Depart
men of Labor operating alone and
in September 2.416.
Argument Due-The Public Ser
vice Commission will today hear ar
gument on the question whether il
has Jurisdiction to proceed with
hearing of a complaint against the
condition and tolls of the York and
Maryland Line Turnpike company
when quo warrant proceedings be-
fore the commission be suspended
until the other action is disposed of,
Keep in Health-"Let us take
care to keep we'll that we may pro-
duce our share of the winning of
the war fou"ht to free the peoples
of the world" says DIR. Samuel G
Dixon, state commissioner of health
in talk on "Tndvidual RESPONSE
bility during the war" DR.. DiXor
says it is now obligatory for every
one to take care of health and tC
safeguard his brother.
The commissioner says:
Jersey For Police. - Capitol Hill
was much interested to-day in the
reports from Trenton to the effec
that New Jersey was about to estab,
lish state police force on the line