Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-01

| No'NAA COunllCS nave
shown, it is stated in the bulletin,
that turkeys can be successfully
| raised.
The Department is also calling up
on farmers generally TO stop erosion
or SOIL as war measure. 1t is
pointed out that heavy loss is occa-
stoned among farmers every year by
washing away of valuable soil and
| that the gullies which are appearing
In fields in the older farming sec
| tions of the state should be filled UP,
the field cut into belts of titled soil
and sod and fences removed. The
| bulletin makes an attack upon fenc-
es as breeding place for pests and
| weeds and waSters of soil.
Paying Schools-The State Treas
ruy is sending out the $532. 900 set
apart by the State Board of Educa-
| ton for the aid of high schools.
There are about 1000 schools to re-
ceive it.
To Sit Monday-The Public Ser
vice Commission will sit next Mon
day for its executive session.
At Superior Court-Berne II. Ev-
ans, counsel of the Public Service
Commission, is attending the Supe-
rior court session at Pittsburgh.
States Huge Balance. State
treasurer H. NJ. Kephart found the
largest balance in the State Treasury
in almost q decade when he closed
the books on the April business last
night at the Capitol. the aggregate
of the funds in the banks to the
credit of the Commonwealth being
SlO,O43,0S1.4S. This is half a mil
lion more than the big figure at the
close of March business which show
ed S9,549,373.95. The immense
amount of money in the Treasury.
which is so far beyond what has
been the case in recent years is due
to the energy with which the Audi
tor Generals Department has been
found enforcing payments of state
taxes, especially of cases which had
been found unsettled for two and
three years. The payments during
March and April, which are usually
dull months, have been running
higher than known in a dozen years.
One of the striking features of the
balance sheet is that the general
fund aggregated almost $6,000.0OO,
which is the largest for a long time.
This fund gets the general receipts.
The automobile license fund out of
which the state pays for mainte-
nance and repair of it's highways,
amounted to $2,31O,37S.
Chinese Eggs Go.-The state dairy
and food officers at Philadelphia
yesterday conflscated numerous doz-
ems of Chinese eggs. They had been
treated and some were ten and
twelve years old.
Going to Pittsburgh. - Chairman
Ainey, of the Public Service Com
mission, will go to Pittsburgh to
look into matters connected with the
situation in that city.
Pitcher IN nufv-Ca bot IanY,. L,
Pitcher, the new deputy superintend-
ent of police, assumed his duties to-
day. He came here from Pottsville,
where he had been in command of
the troop.
Seek Charter.-The first steps to-
ward establishing a trolley terminal
in this city were taken to-day by
the Valley Railways people, when
application was made for a charter
for the Harrisburg Terminal Co.,
which will erect a trolley station at
Walnut and River streets on the site
of the recent burned City garage,
for 'cross-river passenger travel. I.
B. Kennedy. c. II. Bishop and others
interested in the Valley company are.
applicants.
Man Caught.-Word was received
to-day by George +. Lumb, Acting
superintendent of State Police, that
Captain Price. Corporal Grass and
Policeman VanCamp had arrested
Sam Carato at Johnstown on the
charge of being the man who had
killed State Policeman Andrew
Czapp at Homer City,
Want the Trees.-According to re-
ports coming to the State Forestry
Commission, there is a big demand
for young trees to be planted. Ow-
ing to the late spring, work has
been started on the planting of pri- |
vate and corporation lands later than |
usual.
More Complaints - Seven more |
complaints were filed to-day with the |
Public Service Commission against |
the new rates of the Luzerne County
Gas and Electric Company, the bor-
oughs of Nanticoke and Forty Fort
being among them. The others were |
coal and manufacturing concerns. |
The township of Whitehall, Lehigh |
county, filed complaint against the |
Clear Spring Water Company and
residents of Boyertown against the |
rates of the Boyertown Electric |
Company. Complaints were also filed |
by a Washington county jitneyman |
who has a state certificate against
men running on his route who do not
have certificates.
Answer FiIed-The Attorney Gem
erals Department to-day filed an an
swer on behalf of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth to the mandamus
proceeding brought by George Wood
ward, a Philadelphia driver. to COM
pei certiflcation of his name as n |
Senatorial candidate in the Sixth
district. 1t is stated that his Repub-
lican paper contained only 1872
names and his Democratic paperi
$50, neither being enough to qualify
him as a candidate. 1t requires 200
names to qualify. 1t Is statede that
these papers were the only ones
known to have been filed in his be- |
half. The case, which has attracted
much attention, will be heard to- |
morrow.
Discuss Explosives-Confere
on enforcement of the explosive |
regulations were held at the Depart |
ment of Labor and Industry to-day, |
John w. Rittenheuse, in charge of |
the work for Pennsylvania, being
here for conference with state Of
ficials. 1t is probable that steps will |
he taken at Washington to secure
greater means of cooperation and
publicity in behalf of the import
ance of the regulation in Pennsyl-
vauia.
Governor Returns - Governor
Brumbaugh returned to Harrisburg
late to-day and will leave to-nror-
roy for Willkes-Barre where he will
make an address,.
Application Presented-The an
plication for the Raffensberger
Truck service certificate befweep