Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03

l-%SSss.efy sheep Will snow
as8zszSis Essa~sbsf an increase of
from 10000 to $4,000 head, horses
will not decline in number nearly as
much as feared and that there will
be fewer hogs. at the end of the year
than at the beginning. These re-
/ ports are based on information OBJ
tanned at first hand from farmers
and are used in making up the stat
istics.
The sheep increase movement,
which began two years ago, has
taken big strides all over the state
and when the new dog law becomes
| operative on New Years day, re-
quiring dogs to be penned up at
night it is believed that in agricul-
tural counties like Lancaster, Berks,
| Washington, Greene, Susquehanna
and Clearfleld that there will be q
marked gain in sheep reported.
Many purchases have been made in
other states and farmers have kept
the ewes. The fears regarding de-
cline of the number of horses have
not materialized, as farmers appear
to have refused attractive prices Of
! fered and there MAS been more at
tention given to breeding. The Off
cials here comment upon the fact
that horses have apparently not de-
| creased in spite of the growth of
| motor vehicle use on farms and in
rural districts.
To Fill up Forcc-Steps to enlist
men to fill vacancies in the state po-
lice troops will be taken this week,
men having been summoned from
the waiting list. Where policemen
go into federal service they have to
! obtain leaves of absence if they wish
to retain their connection with the
force. The men enlisted this fall
have been undergoing intensive
training at the barracks and some
of them have been on substation
duty.
Compensation Rule-The State
Compensation Board has ruled in
! the case of Wilson VS.. Owls Club,
| Pittsburgh, that an employe of
such an establishment returning to
the clubhouse after having made a
deposit of money for the club was
! injured in the course of his en-
! ployment, and his dependants are en-
! titled to compensation for injury oc-
curing to him at that time. The
| case is one which will probably gov
! ern in number of claims as de-
fenseS have been made from time to
/ time that absence from the place of
employment could not be considered
as coming within the scope of the
act. The Board will hold hearings
! this month in Wilkes Barre, Scran-
/
| Pittsburgh.
Draft Men Warned-ProvostM Mar
! shall General Crowder'S warning to
registrants under the draft law who
! have changed their place of resi-
dence that they must communicate
| Immediately with their local boards
| is being brought to attention of local
draft authorities by the state draft
headquarters. Failure to give notice
of change of address may result in
loss of right to claim exemption or
discharge. The shipment of the
questionnaires for men of draft age
will begin soon.
Growth-Big increases in the
amount of capital authorized for
building and loan associations and
rechartering of associations at
amounts of capital far beyond the
sums for which they were granted
originally. The number of associa-
tions has jumped this year more
than usual and it is believed at the
Capitol that the record will show as
many if not more interpretations of
that kind than for long time, while
| the capitalization authorized either
on incorporation or by vote of stock
holders will be high in the millions.
I Philadelphia continues to be the CEN
ter of the associations. some of
which have increased capital author
ization to $2,0O0,O00 or s3,O00,O00
and one or two to So, 900. 900. Pitts
burgh ranks second in the number
of its associations with the Chester
city district, Allentown, Bethlehem,
Scranton and Reading coming well
up.
Hard ''Soft' DrinkS-Agents of
the State Dairy and Food bureau
have been looking into the alleged
soft" drinks being sold in the soft
coal region of Central Pennsylvania.
Some time ago several drinks
sampled were found to be chiefly
hard" cider, while others have an
alcoholic content that rivals gin.
Some of the products also sold in
Berks county under the guise of non
alcoholic beverages have been very
strong. District attorneys are being
| asked to prosecute in each county
where discoveries are made.
Use of CereaIs-Cereal foods, upon
which people of PENNSYLVANIA will
have TO depend more and more dur
ing the war, should be thoroughly
| cooked and the wisest way to pre-
pare some of the breakfast dishes is
to make 1T into cakes or some other
form, although porridge is a more
palatable way. The important part
about serving cereals is to see that
they are in a form which requires
chewing. % IlluCl Hlllk OF cream
should not be added. Mastication is
essential. These are points brought
out by DR.. Samuel G. Dixon, state
commissioner of health in his week.
ly health talk.
New Engineer Here-John Hays
Smith, for years a resident of Pitts
burgh. and q graduate of Cornell
University, has been appointed AM
assistant engineer of the State Pub
lie Service Commission. Mr.. Smith
was for seven years with the West
inghouse interests and was for six
years at Milwaukee, two of them in
charge of the Milwaukee electric
system. He was also one of the edi-
tors of the EIortrician and the Elec-
tricaI Age. The last four years he
has been a consulting electrical en-
gineer.
Big Tract Offered-Reports on the
first large tract of land to be offered
to the state for a forestry reserva-
ton since the establishment of the
Somerset county reserve will be
made to the State Commission this
week. The tract is in Somerset and
adjoining counties and will form
part of the western watershed sys-
tenn.
WAR MINISTER'S RESIGNATION