Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-31

| hOpSs IndI the July report VIII be
only half the number OF June.
The state authorities have been
in close touch with local health
boards all over the state in enforo-
ing the precaution against smallpox
and while there have been outbreaks
in half a dozen counties they have
been restricted lately.
Close watch is being kept against
appearance of any typhoid lfever
conditions and communities where
there has been large increase in
population due to war industry have
been urged to take precautions
Butter Watered-Prosecutio for
the sale of butter containing as high
as thirty per cent of moisture have
been ordered in Philadelphia by
state Dairy and Food Commissioner
Foust- There are indications that
butter is being watered," said he.
The reports show that instead of
| hfteen per cent of moisture 1t is
double in some samples bought. +"
Arrests have been ordered in Lacka-
wanna and Luzerne counties for the
| sale OF ice cream which does not con-
tain the state standards of butter
rats, which means that il to has
too much moisture.
MFR. Wolf Visits-Morris Wolf, of
Philadelphia, former deputy attor-
ney, general visited the Capitol on
business with the departments yes
terday.
Snyder to Speak-Auditor General
Snydes will make an important ad-
dress at the convention of the
county commissioners of the 1tate at
Pittsburgh next week. He wiA dis
cuss conditions and make recon-
mendauons from his experience as
state and county officer and a
legislator.
Lease Goes 0ver-The Public
service Commission adjourned last
nlght without acting on the Phila-
delphfa transit lease. It will be
taken up August 19.
State Bonus Lsts-Announcenne emit
or the completion OF the certifica-
ton of fine Central Pennsylvania
counties for their shares of the state
cash road tax bonus money for 1911
was made at the State Highway De-
partment to-day and the papers will
be sent to the State Treasury, The
money will be placed at disposal of
authorities of second class townships
which have complied with state re-
quirements and may be used for
permanent improvements. Lvcom-
ing county with over 1900 miles of
dirt road will get S15,S31S4; Clin-
ton county will get $7,455.3S; Sulli-
van S5.764.47, divided among eight
townships; Cameron, s2,02S.67 for
Tour townships and Center, which
has $50 miles of road in such classes
as may be aided by the cash, will re-
ceive 13,645.26.
Boards Warned. - State draft
headquarters to-day issued notice to
all local and district draft boards
that the practice of issuing transport
tatlon requests made in typewriter
and hand written form on all shapes.
sizes and colors of pieces of paper
would have to cease and that the
forms required must be followed ex-
cept in emergencies when the letter
head of the board must be used. The
notice says that 'in the majority of
cases the papers do not bear suffi-
clent evidence to warrant payment
without thorough investigation
which is conducted in each indivi-
dual case" The notice quotes from
letters received from Washington on
the subject and cautions all boards
TO adhere to the requirements. To-
day all local boards were notified to
get ready for the movements of COL
ored men to Camps Sherman and
Custer which start tomorrow and
! that coo special service men had
been called for Syracuse to be en-
trained August and 412 to be en-
trained August is for Lafayette Col
lege, Easton. for special training.
Appeals Dismissed. - The State
Compensation Board to-day an
nounced that it had dismissed the
following appeals: kbram Dunham
vs.. Peter Sorenson, Flourtown,
Montgomery county; Mary Stango
VS.. Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way, Philadelphia, and Freda Muir
dock VS.. New York News Bureau.
Philadelphia. The board also set
aside final receipt in Lynch VS..
Pennsylvania Coal Company, Scrarf-
ton, and directed a supplemental
agreement.
NcwspapeTman Here.-Thomas F.
Williams. of the Philadelphia Even
ing Ledger, was at the Capitol YES
terday. He was formerly legislative
correspondent for the Philadelphia
Record.
Precautions Ordered. - Precau-
tions against impure water have been
ordered by Acting Commissioner
Roger in the territory served by the
Beaver Valley Water Company, be-
cause of some trouble with the Bea-
Yer Falls sewage disposal plant
which it is feared affected the water
supply.
In Observation-Disclosures of
Labor Palmer attended a conference
at Bethlehem yesterday.
Referees Upheld. - The State
Compensation Board has upheld the
action of the referee and dismissed
appeals in the following cases: Mar
garet E. Goodhart, West Vincent
township, Chester county, VS.. Cen
eral Electric Company. Philadelphia;
Helen Rapash, Forest City. VS.. HILL
side Coal and Iron Company. Scran-
ton, and Kate Higgins VS.. Lacka-
wanna railroad, Scranton In the
case of Anna Thomas. Plymouth, VS..
George sF. Lee Coal Company,
Wilkes-Barre, an award is made for
support of grandchildren of John
Thomas as well as for his wife. as
the testimony showed that he stood
in relation of a parent to them and
supported them.
Mayors Asked to HeIp.-Mayors
cf various cities have been asked by
the state employment authorities to
register names of loafers, poolroom
sharks and others hit by the work
or-fight order and who have been
keeping under cover.
May Establish Oficc.-According
to Army officers there is a possibility
of a divisional draft Headquarters
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