Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-02

@ggyUUUe ing haye eoSHt1eS Saen oTyeret Tarst
szc:ii.;>sSSsssssl State for exten,
sion of its forest reserves. These
properties were offered at the meet
ings of the board held this week and
form the largest amount presented
for consideration at one meeting.
The surveys will be made during
the summer and if satisfactory prices
can be obtained after the appropria-
tion for purchase of additional lands
some of it may be purchased. The
states forests now aggregate almost
a million and a quarter acres eXclu-
sive of the auxiliary reserves which
are being established under the acts
of 1918.
Most of the State purchases for
reserves and its taking over of prop
critics under the auxiliary act are be-
ing carried with an idea of protect
ing water supplies.
New Signal Co.-Organization of
the third signal corps company in
Pittsburgh will complete the signal
corps battalion of the National
Guard. There are now two compa-
MES, the wire and the radio, and
the third will be an outpost COM
pany. The fourth field hospital and
NODlpdh dIG dlSO 10 De
mustered into service at Pittsburgh
as soon as organized. They are now
being formed under direction of Col.
w. ]. Crookston.
Seeking Help Early-Heads of
canning factories throughout the
State are appealing to departments
of the State government to obtain
hands to care for the rush of busi-
ness when the preserving and can
ming rush hnuinC nc n n
requests have been made for services
of boys and girls during vacation.
Efforts have been made to make sure
that nothing is wasted this summer
and in fruit and vegetable raising
counties the canning operations will
be the most extensive ever known.
New Report Made.-Commission
er M. j. Ryan has filed a supple
mental report on behalf of the Pub
lie Service Commission in the Wilkes
Barre Light Company case in which
the ordinance of the city of Wilkes
Barre is approved and a certificate
granted to the company. Mr.. Ryan
says that the supplemental report
was made because some mlsunder-
standing had occurred in conse-
quenCe of certain expressions used
in the original order of February %
and he reviews the application and
the objections, made to it.
Will Raise Revenuc.-The States
new law relative to branding of fer
tilizers, which was approved this
week and becomes effective on jan
uary 1, 1918, will add $4,000 to the
revenues of the State, it is believed.
The income from fertilizer licenses
has been running about $4,000 in
recent years.
TO Invest in Bonds-Steps will be
n lsaT nv fhn rH nf E1ttna
ton and other State boards in charge
of funds at their June meetings to
invest cash in Liberty Loan bonds.
Some of the boards will have thou
sands of dollars to invest as the fiscal
year has just closed and certain rev.
enues are directly appropriated to
them.
State Investigates. - Inspector
McNichols has been detailed by Com
missioner Jackson to make a rigid
inquiry into the explosion at the
powder mills in LuZerne county.
Governor Speaker. - Governor
Brumbaugh was tn speaker at the
Mt. Pleasant High school exercises
yesterday and was greeted by many
prominent Westmoreland countians.
Manyc Cases Listed. - Many cases
are listed for the Public Service
serings next week. There are as
high as twenty in day. Over a
score of jitney applications are on
file.
Delegates Named-Governor Brum-
baugh to-day announced the reap
pointment of Judge w. H. Stake and
Walter George Smith of Philadelphia
and Deputy Attorney General William
NJ. largest as members of the State
Commission to attend the national
conference on uniform laws.
Bureau Is Open-The registratio
bureau for the selective draft to-
day finished sending the last of the
supplies to counties and cities for the
registration on Tuesday. The bureau
will remain open Monday to meet any
emergencies which may arise.
National Guard Changes Major
Abel II. MacReynolds, Doylestown,
was to-day reappointed a major in the
Sixth Infantry in orders issued at
the adjutant generals office Third
Regiment appointments announced
were: Valentine Edward Dubs, first
Lieutenant, Company b; second lieu
tenants, George Francis O'Hea, sup
ply company, and John Willis Rom
mel, Company c.
Centralia COmpInins-The borough
of Centralla to-day joined the bor-
ouSh of Ashland in a complaint be-
fore the Public Service Commission
against the increase of fare proposed
for June by the Shamokin and Mt.
Carmel Street Railway