Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-23

our p6Opl0t ana
WHEREAS. Hon. J. Denny
O'Neil. Highway Commissioner of
Pennsylvania, has already with my
approval arranged to turn the forces
from the highways to the farms to
help grow food for our Army and
Navy and for our Allies, thus evil
dencing praiseworthy and patriotic
purpose to aid the farmers of the
state.
''NOW, THEREFORE,, I, Martin
G. Brumbaugh, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do
hereby announce that no Good Roads
Day will be observed in Pennsyl-
vania this year and instead thereof
call upon and urge all our people to
go to the soil and in every way that
wise counsel, honest toll or trans
portation of workers can do so, help
increase the output of foodstuffs. 1t
| is a most vital and patriotic duty.
1t is to be regretted that our laws
do not give me power to collect all
loafers-rich and poor alike-and
compel them for defined periods to
work for the nation in this crisis.
Let all men and women and youths
join heartily in aiding our farmers,
in planting war gardens, in econo-
MIXING food supplies and in giving
loyal and steadfast support to ev-
| cry need of our country in its day
of struggle for democracy, decency
and righteousness"
State Plants Trees-The most ex-
tensive reforestation enterprise ever
attempted by the State Department
of Forestry is now in full swing ac-i
cording to State Commissioner Rob-,
ert s. Conklin, who says that If the
weather continues suitable over T.
100000 young trees, all raised in
| state nurseries, will be planted by
600 more are being planted on cor
| poration and private land near state
| reserves.
The reforestation work was under
taken early in the month, but be-
cause of shortage of labor. trans
portation and weather conditions
operations were held back more or
less until last week. The men are.
now working in Union, Lycoming,
Tioga, Potter and other central coun-
ties and the trees are shipped from
the state nurseries by the carloads.
The rains this month have pre-
vented the usual outbreak of spring
| forest firts.
To Sit Thursday-The State Com
pensation Board, is scheduled to sit
! O. tiiittoCiplllti " IiSeli
| the application of A. Mitchell Pal
mer, custodian of alien property, to
reopen the claims in behalf of alien
| dependents of men of countries at
war killed in Pennsylvania indus
tries. 1t is expected that there will
! be a strenuous contest before the
| Board as insurance carriers will OPP
pose the proposition which means
setting aside of many thousands of
dollars until the close of the war.
Nearly All In-The last of the
units of the new Reserve Militia
will be mustered into the service
within the next ten days and ship
ments of arms and equipments have
been made to practically all of the
organizations now mustered. The
rife practice season is to start next
month.
Fertilizer Here-The United States
Department of Agriculture has sent
word here that the cargo of nitrate
| of soda allotted to the farmers of
| Pennsylvania, has arrived at Nor
folk, Va, and is being Nunloaded. The
nitrate of soda was secured by the
! United States Department of Agri-
culture and will be apportioned
| throughout Pennsylvania according
to the applications made some time
| sibO w lIlS leiliIiSIo " llit CoullNS
| farm bureau agents. The nitrate is
being sold at cost price by the gov
ernment as. a stimulus for greater
| crop production this season. Farmers
| have been anXiouSly awaiting word
concerning shipment but they are
now assured that consignments will
be made within the next few days.
Want More Wages.-Whether or
not the Public Service Commission
has any jurisdiction over a labor or
ganiZation is the question that arises
over the refusal of the employees of
the Shamokin and Mount Carmel
| Transit Company-to issue refund cou-
pons to passengers paying a siX-cent
| fare, say Shamokin people. The COM
mission Saturday directed the troll
| ley company to issue the refund cou-
pons in compliance with a previous
order. The trolley men have for the
second time in two months refused to
obey the company's order and hence
the company has again asked for in
structions. The trolley men are
unionized and declare the Public
Service Commission has no jurisdic-
ton over them. They demand more
! wages for handling the coupons.
To Proclaim Holiday. - Governor
Brumbaugh will issue a proclamation
late to-day designing Friday as Lib
gestion of the federal officials at
Washington.
Cases Go Over.-The Public Service
Commission has dismissed until after
the war the application of the Read
ing Chamber of Commerce for steps
for abolition of q number of grade
crossings in Reading. The order gives
the, right to renew the application
without prejudice later on.
Want State Aid = A delegation OF
residents of Elkland, Tioga county
to-day visited the State Highway De-
partment and asked for state aid in
| which is also borough street. A
survey will be made.
Highway Bids. - No bids were re-
| ceived for construction of 2.40 miles
| of state highway in Pine Creek town
| ship, Clinton county, when bids were
opened at the State Highway to-day
and on two other contracts but one
| bid each were received. Decision on
bids for construction in Duncansville,
| Camp Hill, Clifton Heights and
youngstown boroughs. and in est
Mead township CraWford county;
Green county; Plains and Jenkins
| townships, Luzerne county and East
Bethlehem township, Washington
county.
Heard Testimony. Testimony was
heard by the Public Service Commits
| sion to-day on the petition of County
! Coptroller 7. j. Underwood and the
abolition OF a grade crossing on the
National pike. near Claysville.. The
| Baltimore and Ohio, owner of the
tracks. sent word that it would pre-
More Cars Ordered = The Public
| Serice Commission to-day handed
down an order for the Reading
Transit and Light Company to. in
there shall be half hourly cars be-
tween certain points, including rush