Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-13

k..,.Ts5zIsz1~S5 vested this sea-
ANAa'AAS@W son." In addition
it is stated that farmers in some sec
tons plan further experiments with
spring wheat. The alfalfa acreage
throughout the state is shown by re-
ports to have increased over last
year.
In a report on a survey of COM
mercial orchards Adams county, the
center of the southern apple belt is
stated to have Isl orchards with
102, ,490 bearing trees and 10000
that are not bearing. This is the first
county to report on orchards.
State farmers institutes will be-
gin on November Is in Lancaster,
ClearGeld, Greene and Susequehanna
counties.
Conference DcfeIrcd-The Depart
+ment of Health announced last night
The conference on child welfare
which was to have been held in the
offices of the State Department of
Health tomorrow, has been post
poned until Tuesday, November 19,
at IL a. m. This conference has been
called by DIR. b. Franklin Roger,
Acting Commissioner of Health, to
discuss important problems of child
welfare, but primarily to consider
the necessary steps to be taken to
provide for the thousands of chill
dren who have been made orphans
by the recent epidemic of influenza.
Notices have been sent to the repre-
sentatves of all statewide organiza-
tions who are interested in child well
fare work. DR.. Roger expects a large
attendance at the conference next
Tuesday"
To Discuss Worl-Extensive plans
for the employment in industries
befitting condition of disabled work
men, will be outlined by members of
the State Workmen's Compensation
Board at meetings in the next two
weeks. The members of the Board
have obtained information on the
manner in which ether states and
counties and various corporations
which are large employers of labor
have cared for men without hands
or legs or partially MANNED. Numer-
Gus suggestions for specialized labor
have been received. The Board will
be in session in Philadelphia for two
days. Next week it will be in Read
ing and the anthracite region.
Board to Mect-The State Dental
Examining Board will meet here to-
morrow to prepare the questions for
the winter examination and meet
ing will be held the next week by the
and Licensure.
To Combine Lists-The October
and November lists of the State
Board of Pardons will be combined
for the meeting on November 20.
Wild Tmkeys-The state wild tur-
key season will open on Friday with
numerous wild turkeys in southern
counties, according to DR.. Joseph
Kalbfus, state game commission sec
retary. Turkeys have been seen in
many places and in districts where
the state has done propagation work
have been close to farms. Signs of a
good deer season are multiplying,
say game protectors.
Seventy-fiye Camps Heard From
Returns of elections have been filed
at the State Department by los of
the 126 commissioners sent to hold
elections for soldiers, sailors and ma
hines and the remainder are expect
ed before the end of the week. Re-
turns from more than seventy-tive
camps or stations are on file. In
some instances the returns contain
records of very few votes.
Must Keep Rccords-State Draft
Headquarters hrU issued notice TO all
local and district draft boards that
all records pertaining to the opera
ton of the draft law are public rec
ords and should be 'scrupulously
kept up and preserved" Boards have
been advised that classification of
men under 10 and above SO has been
suspended.
Permits Issued-The State Water
Supply Commission has granted per-
mission to the United States Railroad
administration to construct bridges
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Heidelberg townships, Berks county;
county bridges in Lackawanna, Ches-
ter, Butler and Northum berland, the
latter near Montandon. The Shoop
Coal Company was granted rights to
dredge coal from Shamokin creek
near Sunbury.
General Logan Here-General A.
]. Logan, of Pittsburgh, was Wis
itor to the Capitol last evening. He
had been in Washington on war ac-
tivities.
Up to Washington-The bids for
the construction of the Aughwick
creek bridge in Huntingdon county
opened by the Board Of Public
Grounds and Buildings yesterday,
were referred to the War Industries
Board for material. Tho Pitt Con-
struction Co., of Pittsburgh, was the
low bidder.
State d-Representative
of the Public Service Commission are
taking an interest in the conference
of the short line" railroads and the
national authorities. The Short
lines" want to get some government
support and the ssate is keeping a
fatherly eye on them.
Back TO the Farn-The State
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here yesterday afternoon granted
commutation of an award to Harry
E. Herring, of Milton, a shellmaker,
for the loss of an eye in manufac-
turing munitions at Milton. Now
that the war is over Herring will turn
from making shells to farming and
Informed the board he will use the
money to buy tract of land.