Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-03

~ ASSSEAS military service OF
in kEfEkzk5SEfU the United States
/ HldHN|WNINME may have onehalt
EApglUOOWEd of their salaries
! I'd paid to depend
,Sz1i'uig ants in e n d.
ed to recognize
both partial and total dependency
holds Deputy Attorney General w.
| M. Hargest in an opinion to George
T.. Lumb, superintendent of state po-
| lice, regarding payment of salary
OF a corporal of the police who went
In the United States Army.
In the case in point the family of
the corporal was not totally depen-
dent upon him for support, but there
| were evidences of partial dependency,
the father and mother and five chill
dren comprising the family at home
TO whom the policeman sent money
and clothing. The superintendent is
advised to ascertain to what extent
the dependency exists and will prob
| ably continue and approve the
claim.
TO Form Truck Train.-Adjutant
General Beary is arranging for the
formation of truck train for the
Reserve Militia of Pennsylvania. The
place has not yet been designated
land study of conditions is being
made. General Beary says that ex-
perlence in the preparations for the
Mt. Gretna camp demonstrated the
superiority of the motor vehicle over
morse drawn wagons for the militia
and that the train will be establish
ed. Authority will be asked of the
Legislature for other auxiliary
troops. Word has been received at
the. State Capitol that each of the
regiments and the cavalry squad
ron of the Reserve Militia will be
represented at the rifle matches by
complete teams. The matches will
begin August 10.
[ Many Tractors.-There are an
proximately $3.50 tractors at work
on the farms of PENNSYLVANIA, ac-
cording TO men at the State Depart
ment of Agriculture who are fol-
lowing such matters and the number
is increasing weekly. In some dis
trlcts the number of tractors has
doubled and orders are in for many
more of them. A few years ago
there were so few tractors blowing
on Pennsylvania farms that they
were a curiosity, but now in the
eastern agricultural counties they
are numerous. Flowing by tractors
Tor wheat seeding has been started
IN some of the counties of the state.
Public Service List.-The applica-
ton of the Chester Valley Electric
company for the purchase of the
property and franchises of the
Downingtown Electric Company, AID
OF this Philadelphia and Reading
Railway for approval of plans for
the new bridge across the Susque-
mamma at Harrisburg are listed to
be heard by the Public Service Com
lngs VIII be held during the week in
Pittsburgh, while an executive ses-
sion will be held here Monday.
To Start at Once ARRANGEMENTS
are being made for a prompt start
of work on the sections of the Balti-
more pike in >Delaware and Chester
counties on which contracts for con-
structlon were let at the State High
way Department this" week. This
work has been held up for months
due to the inability of the first con-
tractor to finish the job.
A Big Month.-The July receipts
of the State Game Commission
amounted to 1864, establishing a
record for revenue received for the
state. OF this amount $3.50 came
from the sale of conf1scated weapons,
the rest being from fines imposed
Tor violation of the game laws. In
addition the state game wardens ar
rested many men for breaking fish
laws, especially having trout or bass
that failed to meet the limits,
Catching of understood fish seemed
to be the chief offense among ille-
gal fishermen, while some instances
were found of men catching bass ont
of season. There were $50 game
law prosecutions alone and hundreds
OF nrearmS were confiScated in horn 90
| OF foreigners, some of whom were
forced to give up dynamite which
they were suspected of throwing
into streams. Owing to the war tho
police work of the state game ward
! ems mas been very important and in
conjunction with the Federal food
administrators and state police thov
nave rounded up several bad gangs
as well as aiding in checking some
fsh law infractions which undid the
work OF years of planting of young
fish.
complaint DismiSSed-The Public
service Commission in an order
handed down to-day dismissed the
complaint of the Consolidated Tele-
phone Company against the Palmer
ton Telephone Company. The Con-
solidated sought to obtain a connec-
tion with the Palmerton Company in
that town where there is an exclu-
sive franchise held by the respondent
company. The commission saws
there is no charge that the service
in Palmerton is inadequate and rests
its action on the decision in the
Blalrsville case, which the opinion
says involved the same principles.
Fire Prevention Day-State Fire
Marshal Port has fixed October 9 as
fire prevention day" for Pennsyl-
vania and will urge that inspections
be held in all industrial establish
ments and that fire drills be prac-
ticed and talks on importance of
fire prevention be the rule.
May Go to Court-According to
Philadelphia people some steps may
be taken to appeal to court against
the decision of Attorney General
Brown that building and loan asso-
Citations may not invest in Liberty
bonds.
WILL APPEAL TO COURT