Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-10

ture' Last year there were very Sc
we're frosts early in Septem mber-and
graf damage was done to corn and
tomatoes. especially in northern and
central counties and they were fol-
lowed by hard frosts within a few
weeks IN southern counties. The
winter also came early and much
corn remained in the field until
Christmas.
The first frosts of any vigor came
this year on September IL, but were
more or less restricted and not so
severe as those of about the same
time last year. Other frosts were
reported the first few days of Octo-
Der. This weeks frosts have been
general, but have not been very
narmtul as people were prepared
for them.
Hearings Off-The Public Service
commission has cancelled all hear
inss fixed for next week. They
would have included several fmpor.
tant Dauphin county water cases.
New, dates will be fixed. This action
was taken because of the influenza
outbreak
Frlsoners Work-Prisoners from
the Beaver and Dauphin county
prisons are now helping out the
state in road construction and re-
pairs and Highway Commissioner J.
Denny 'O'Neil wants to make ar
ragements with more counties for
the same kind of workers. In Bea-
Yer county the prisoners are en-
pIoyed on "a war road or section
OF highway which is essential to link
up improved roads used for moving
army trucks and the government
and state haUa
for the work. In Dauphin county
the prisoners are working on a state
highway between this city and Sun-
bury. Prisoners are employed in
more than a dozen counties on aims
house farms cutting corn and pre-
pairing the farms for the winter as
we'll as about the barns. The num-
Der is larger than ever known be-
fore.
Caucus Room lGoes-The state
authorities in turning over to the
State Department of Health the Sem
ate caucus room at the State Capitol
Tor emergency offices during the in
tiuenza epidemic have now given up
for business all of the big chambers
Senate and Houses of Representa-
tives. Practically every committee
room is used for an office and a
serious problem will be presented
when the Legislature meets to find
room for them as state offices are
in seven or eight buildings about
the city. The House Caucus room
is occupied by the District Appeal
Draft Board and the Senate Caucus
room has been used for hearings by
the Public Service Commission.
More Wart Found-State zoolo-
gist's agents have turned up some
a oil fnF-e 80 4,
disease in the lower anthracite field
and are now making inquiries in the
upper section. In a number of sec
tions people have agreed to refrain
from planting potatoes next year
to allow the soil to clear from in
fection.
Many Want to Go.-Application
for voluntary induction to the three
calls for white men with grammar
school educations to go to State
College, University of Pittsburgh and
Carnegie Institute at Pittsburgh for
mechanical training for the Army
were to-day reported at state draft
headquarters as far exceeding the
number required. The call is for
less than $500 men, but the head
quarters advices are that in many
places the applicants are ten times
the number asked. One board
which has a quota of five assigned
has reported ninety-five applicants.
The calls will not have to be filled
by drafting.
At Observation-Disclosures Cen
eral Beary is in< Washington in con-
nection with the establishment of the
proposed state bureau at the ma
tional capital to look after the in
terests and welfare of Pennsylvania
soldiers and sailors and to take
up the influenza epidemic with Army
officials.
Bureau Wins Case.-The decision