Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-22

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Salsfzza al=z.FsszmN sylvania to own or
oe possessed of "a pistol or firearm
of any kind" This act supplements
that of 1909. known as the alien
hunting law. which forbade aliens
to hunt or shoot or be possessed Of
rifles or shotguns.
To-day the unnaturalized foreign
born resident of this State may not
hunt or shoot or be possessed of a
shotgun or rifle or pistol or firearm
of any kind" says the notice which
will be issued. Reference is made
to the conditions which brought
about tho passage of the laws and to
the fact that the appellate courts
held that they do not conflict with
treaties.
DIR. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary OF
the Commission, in speaking of the
notice says, I'VE do not want to an
noy or harass aliens, neither do we
want to deprive them of a cent OF
their hard earned dollars. but we
want and must insist that they obey
our laws. Notices in English. Ital-
ian and Slovenian will be posted
throughout the State, especially in
sections where aliens reside, and at
after such posting our officers are
instructed to enforce the provisions
of this amendment"
planting" Held Back-Congested
conditions on the railroads and in
express offices of the State are in
terfering with the distribution of
young fish for the streams of the
State, according to word received at
the State Department of Fisheries.
Owing to the shipping conditions
the number of fish put out has been
light and shippers have to use large
amounts of ice to keep fish alive un-
til they reach their destination. The
number of yearling trout available
for stocking this year is the greatest
in long time. Commissioner Butler,
who is just home from a tour of
hatcheries and Lake Erie, says the
output of the establishment will be
heavy and that the summer and fall
catches on the lake have been good.
Boards to Meet-A series of i'm
portant meetings of State Boards will
be held within the next two weeks.
commencing with the Board of Par
dons session here on Tuesday when
the first hearings since June will be
held. The State Compensation Board
will sit in Pittsburgh September 81
and %, and during October in
number of eastern cities. The State
Industrial Board, which held a hear
ing here yesterday on the proposed
elevator code, will have a meeting
shortly to consider suggestions made
for that code and the scaffolding
regulations. The State Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings will
meet with the Capitol Park land
scape architects early in October.
Surveys Under Way-More sur
veys of lands offered for sale to
the State for forestry reserves are
under way now than for a long time
and a considerable acreage on the
western watershed is being looked
over During the next few years
auxiliary reserves will be located in
western counties and some along
counties on the Delaware.
Many Hearings On.-The Public
Service Commission has scheduled
hearings for Philadelphia, Easton,
Clearfield and Harrisburg next week.
The hearings in the three first named
places will be on Friday, Harrisburg
having those the rest of the week.
Wednesday in Philadelphia the con-
tinued hearing in the Bucks county
cases will be held, and on Friday a
formal hearing on the increase Of
fare by the Philadelphia and West
ern will take place in the Select
Council chamber. Eastons hearing
will he on trolley fares and those
in CIearfeld on train service. The
Harrisburg list starts Monday and
will include over thirty complaints
and applications.
Big Question Ralsed.-The first di-
rect claim to be made before the
Public Service Commission by con-
sumner against a public utility for
4 III 70 hanT
by failure to furnish service was en-
tered to-day by the II. c. Bucher
Co, Inc, a publishing concern at
Honey Brook, Lancaster county. The
company claims that the Tri-Coun-
ty Electric Company, operating at
Lincoln, failed to so maintain its
lines as to give regular service and
that because current was shut off
between 1.15 and 4 p. m. May II the
consumer suffered loss of SS4.14.
The filing of the claim attracted
much attention at the Capitol as the
question is raised for the first time
and the jurisdiction of the commits
sion will be determined.
First Returns Due.-The first re-
turns of judicial primaries are eX-
pected to be filed at the Capitol on
Monday. Nominations will be certi-
fed to the various counties about the
middle of October.
Borough Complains. - The bor-
ough of Driftwood to-day filed COM
plant against the proposed increase
of rates of the Driftwood Water
Company.
Investigate Outbreak. State
health inspectors have gone to Sny-
der county to make an investigation
into the outbreak of smallpox in that
county. Efforts are being made to
trace the infection.
Favors Prevention Day.-Governor
Brumbaugh is in favor of Fire Mar
shall Ports idea of fire prevention
day and will issue a proclamation
designating the day suggested by the
marshal.