Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-03

HdyglWOOWA of Fisheries. The
EA distri b IL t o n of
- - sIssailaiy young frogs was
on scale never attempted before
and the greater part OF the work was
in charge of men who had volun-
teered to see that waters in their
neighborhoods were stocked and who
agreed to make reports on the way
the frogs stood the trip and how
they took to the water.
Commissioner of Fisheries n. r.
Butler in making the estimate of
half a million frogs distributed said
that he did so from wardens' reports
and would not be surprised if the
total went above half million. 1--WE
started propagating frogs in response
to many requests, including many
from farmers and the work has
passed the experimental stage" said
the Commissioner. The planting of
trout will continue as long as weather
permits.
To Talk Speakers
detailed by the National Government
in its campaign for food conserVa-
ton and larger crops will join with
the speakers from the State Depart
ment of Agriculture at the farmers
institute which will be started for
the coming winter on November 10.
The first Institutes will be held in
Wayne County. The series will con-
tinuc until the middle of March.
ArmOFiCS Gone OVcr.-lnspectiOn
of armories of the National Guard
eastern and southeastern counties of
Pennsylvania which has been under
way in advance of the establishment
of the Reserve Militia will be con-
Cluded tonight. 1t is in charge Of
Col. Charles II. Cresswell, of Phila-
delphia, and Benjamin w. Demming,
chief clerk to the Adiutant General
Public Service List.-The Public
Service Commission will have hear
ings in Harrisburg, Pottsville and
Reading the latter part of next week.
Monday will be devoted TO an eXecu-
tive session at which the electric
mergers in Philadelphia, Delaware.
Dauphin, Perry and other counties
will he considered. Hearings Will
start Wednesday when the Mt Car
mel electric merger will come up.
The following day the commission
will hear complaints by the borough
of Amber against a Reading Rail-
way grade crossing; city of Lebanon
against rates of the Lebanon Gas
and Fuel Company; borough of
MinerSVlle VS.. Eastern PENNSYLVANIA
Light, Heat and Power Company;
Amber Heights Improvement Asso-
citation versus Upper Dublin Water
Company and complaints involving
alleged unreasonable charges for
steam heat in the Thirty ward
of Philadelphia. The Pottsville
hearing will be held Thursday on
discontinuance of passenger train
service between Shenandoah and
Pottsville and the Reading hearing
on Friday when complaints against
the Reading Transit Company viii
be heard.
OIcO Causes Rush.-The big de-
mand for oleomargarine, declared by
people at the Capitol to be due to the
price asked for butter, will have the
effect of making the 1917 revenue of
the State Dairy and Food Commits
sioner's office greater than ever be-
fore. There were $3.50 licenses is
sued last year but the total for this
year is almost 1000 ahead of that
number.
Capitol Closed. - The Capitol clos
ed to-day until after election day, eX-
cept some departments which will be
open for business part of Monday.
Practically all men living in other
places have gone to their homes.
Made Good showing. - The De-
partment of Mines is proud of its
showing in the matter of subscrip-
tions for the Second Liberty Loan
Bonds. The amount subscribed by the
employees and the inspectors in the
field aggregate $36,
AmbIcr's Nephew Hurt. One of
Insurance Commissioner Ambler's S
rephews was badly hurt while on a
cunning trip near Easton.
Compensation Ruling. - The state
Compensation Board has dismissed
Central Railway of New Jersey, an
Allentown case. i'm which the atten-
tion of the board was called to cer-
tain matters alleged in the answer of
the defendant which We're overlook ed
when the opinion was written. The de-
cision makes the comment that while
it may be that both parties were en-
gagged in Interstate, commerce the
record discloses no offer of any such
testimony. The affidavits filed with
the board at the time of the argument
by the defendant to the effect that
both were engaged in Interstate COM
Iaerce are not part Of the record and
can not be considered on appeal as
evidence" says the decision.
GONernOr Away. - Governor Brum-
baugh is i'm Philadelphia and is not
expected here during the coming
week. lie will vote i'm Philadelphia.
Gas Rates Jump-Four big natural
gas companies in Western Pennsyl-
vania to-day filed notices of increases
in rates They follow up the other
increases of last summer.
War Tax Ruling-The war tax on
railroad tickets and other forms of
transportation will not apply to en-
penditures for travelling on state bus
mess, according to a statement made
to-day by Chairman Ainey of the
Public Service Commission. Mr.. Ainey
said that he had taken up the mat
ter with railroad companies and that
pending action by the Federal gov
ernment prescribing forms the rail-
road companies had agreed to accept
certificates signed by the head of a
department of the government and
rresented with each request for
transportation. The commission is
operating under certificate prepared
by the chairman and already printed!
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