Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26

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ms TH666SN4 State government
EENTEhElJSH were in the United
EkAHMIEETG6WH 4 States army when
NaIeU9soeSv the armistice was
s~-=ssss=E s gn d. Prac-
szzzzzzza1stp tically everyone of
this number enlisted. One of the
officers of the department, is a ma
jor. He is T.. A. Zeigler, former
head of the Mont Alto State For
eStry Academy.
The men from the department in
the service are thirty-one foresters.
one ranger, three of the labor force
and twenty of the students at the
State Forestry Academy who had
not yet completed their courses.
Owing to their training and physique
most of these men went into the
army forestry service.
Only one of the men from the
Department died in the service.
He was Lieutenant II. f. Critch-
ley, of. Steelton, who died at Fort
Sill,
The other men in the service in
clude First Lieutenants w. Gardi-
ner Conklin, John II. Seltzer, Edgar
+. Smith; Second Lieutenants Jesse
NJ. Houtz. w. T.. Montgomery, Ira
l.. Shenifelt, Howard VanArsdall;
Sergeants Paul Gilbert, James A.
Irwin, Charles r. Meek and George
w. Sheeler.
Rifle Work On-This is the final
week of the state outdoor rifle prac-
tice period and the members of the
Reserve Militia units who have not
qualified are going to the ranges in
their home communities to get their
records complete. The rifle practice
season ordinarily ends with October.
but owing to the influenza outbreak
in which many members of the Mill
tia served as hospital attendants and
as drivers of ambulances and which
caused suspension of drills Adjutant
General Beary extended it until No
vember so. After December l in
door practice will be the rule, but
it is expected that practically all of
the members Of the Militia will
qualify.
Nothing Decided - Whether any
legislation looking to an increase of
the regiments and squadrons in the
Militia will be presented to the next
general assembly will depend upon
developments. No information has
been received here as to what status
the National Guardsmen in the 2Sth
division will occupy when mustered
out.
Jitney Cases Up-The superior
court of Pennsylvania will hear ar
guments in cases involving the right
to operate jitneys against orders of
the Public Service Commission at
the sitting commencing in Philadel-
phia next Monday. The case will
come up on the appeal of the Har-
ilsburg jitneymen. The court will
also hear the appeal of a number of
w S t e n Pennsylvania boroughs
against the decision of the Public
Service Commission that. it can set
aside fare fixed in a franchise ordi-
nance.
More Arrests Made-More arrests
have been made for the sale of
adulterated food products in Phila-
delphia by direction of Commission
er James Foust. The commissioner
said to-day that Agent Robert Sim
mers had caused arrests for dozen
kinds of violations and that the good
work would be kept right on.
Uhler Welcomed-Capitol Hill has
given warm welcome to Colonel w.
d. Uhler, chief engineer of the State
Highway Department, who is back
at his desk on leave from the army.
He has been in charge of highway
matters for the army at Washington.
McNichols Talks Plain-Acting
Commissioner of Labor and Industry
Walter McNichols, did not mince
words yesterday at the opening of
the labor and industry conference.
Addressing the inspectors he said:
You are to help in the readjust-
ment of things after the war. EXer-
else tact and get a spirit of cooper
alton. DO not set like policemen, but
workers for the interest of the pub
lic," said he.
MaclSey SpealSs-Chairman Harry
A. Mackey, of the State Department
of Labor and Industry, spoke last
evening to the inspectors of the De-
partment of Labor and Industry and
references on the compensation OUT
lining its growth and the place it
now occupies.
to-day received n check for S16,S57
from the American International
Corporation for 34.21 acres of land
in the bed of the Delaware river
vacated by the United States gov
ernment and adjoining the Hog Is
land shipyard properties. This
transaction, which was completed by
the payment of the check, is the
largest sale by the Commonwealth
of vacant land in years and one of
the most unusual" said James II.
Craig. Deputy Secretary of Internal
Affairs to-day. Under the act of
1913 the owners of adjoining lands
have the first opportunity to pur-
chase the property and the Ameri-
can International has taken it up.
The land was vacated by the United
States as part OF navigable stream
n. Al
of money will be added to the state
school fund"
Thirty Efle-Thirty counties have
filed their official returns of the cleo
ton on November with the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth.
Referees Hcre-fAll referees and
officers of the state compensation
system met here to-day in confer
ence with Chairman Harry A. Mac
key and officers of the Department
of Labor and Industry with a view
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