Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-29

cause OF the lack
stances are re- re-
ported of men from cities and towns
gong GO farms to help out. The oats
dop ed at WIN the oe yaluable one. 1t is stat
Reports received at the Capitol tell
OF Improvement in corn prospects due
70 the recent rains. but the crop will
early IN the summer because of the
increased acreage. Western counties
seem TO have been hard hit in the
forn 20 neids. much grain having failed
For the first time in years blowing
Tor wheat is being extensively done
tnr IA July IN several counties. Trac-
OF laho 70 be put into wheat this fall,
some OF the land having grown grain
aoF act,ysia, years; Threshing Is reported as
erh Pennsylvania, where wheat will
pc planted as late as possible to avoid
ehe lnsecs known as the fly.
son ,,,dsS Setahson.-The tha hrst trout sea-
wednesday night. July 81. The sea-
son began April Is and the latter
part has been the best owing to the
unusual weather conditions prevailing
in the first two months. Plans for
extensive distribution of adult trout
TINS fall are being made and many
thousands OF fish will be available for
shipment; according to Commission
er OF Fisheries Nathan R Butler. The
bass and salmon season are now un-
oer way and the first month has been
marked by good sport, the fish war
ment.
To Extend Work. Plans for ex-
tension of the mosquito determination
work are being, made in PhiladeIphia
and it will likely include the state
as far as the Delaware line with some
cooperation from New Jersey.
ed by the State Department of Public
GROUNDS and Buildings for the new
rails and LaceyNville bridges to be
much inquiry for plans.
Big Road Lettings. - The largest
ilst OF road contracts in weeks will
De let August l at the State High
way Department. 1t includes half a
dozen counties.
tfves of the Department of Agricul-
ture and the State horticultural So
clety VIII attend the meeting of the
maryland Horticultural Association at
Inquiry Under Way.~Inquiries are
belng made by State Live Stock San
ltary Board officials into reports of
outbreaks of rabies in New Cumber-
land and northeast. Local ENFORCE
ment of the dog license law is urged.
Brady Has Bill Again-Represen-
tative William J. Brady. of Philadel-
phia, has informed friends here that
he intends to reintroduce his bill
for military training in the schools,
which went down last winter. Mr..
Brady expects to be reelected from
Philadelphia and will offer his bill
! as soon as possible after the Legisla-
ture meets.
Judge to SpeaE-Judge John w.
Kephart, of the superior court, will
speak at the reunion of the Soldiers
4 h q F1csf Nf hA
trict.
Urges Chamber-George W. My
ers, of the bureau of municipalities,
was at Conshohocken Saturday urg-
| ing the formation of a Chamber of
Commerce in that borough Mr..
Myers has made a number of similar
visits lately.
Held Hearfng-Commissi John
s. Killing was at Allentown holding
the hearing in the complaint against
water companies in that district The
commissioner will make a report to
the commission in short time.
ConnerS Enters Service-James G..
Corners, former journal clerk of the
House and later with the Auditor
Generals Department, has been
given leave from the Office of the
Philadelphia mercantile appraiser to
go into Y. M. G. A. service in France.
Object to Rates-Boroughs in the
vicinity of Philadelphia threaten to
| renew the fight against the Spring
field Consolidated Water Company on
the ground that the fire hydrant fig
ures are away beyond what they
should be. The Public Service Com
mission Is awaiting action
Colonel Improving-ColoneI Theo-
dore Burchfield, of the State Library,
uyhn haC hanVa fII af ,fc -, II
toona, is improving. The colonel re-
Gently celebrated his seventy fifth
birthday.
Borough Hits BacE-The borough
of McConnellsburg in a statement
filed to-day with the Public Service
Commission attacked the answer of
the McConnellsburg Water Company
in the proceedings before the COM
mission asserting that the rates were
excessive and the supply insufficient.
Complaint was filed against the
rates of the Spangler Water Com
pany, by a resident of Spangler.
New Policeman-S. B. Bidlack, of
Marysville, was to-day appointed a
Capitol policeman to fill a vacancy.
William Must TraveI-A requisi-
tion was l1onored to-day from the
Governor of Florida for the return
to that state of William Ponder
wanted for illegal sale of liquor Pom
der is under arrest in Philadelphia
Senator Better-A telegram re-
ceived by Secretary to the Senate w.
Harry Baker to-day stated that SEN
ator William e. Crow was out of
danger.
To Discuss PIans-Superintend
George A. Shreiner, of the State De-
partment of Public Grounds and
Buildings, was to-day invited by
Arnold w. Drummer, the architect in
charge of the park, to visit him in
New York Friday for a conference
with Warren II. Manning, the land
scape architect, who is working out
a plan to make the state park and
proposed monumental viaduct fit in
with the municipal park scheme, and
]. E. Greiner, the engineer in charge
of the plans for the bridge. The
plans when completed will be SUBJ
mitted to the Harrisburg municipal
authorities.
To Make Inquiry-Mrs. Samuel
Semple, of the State Industrial Board
has been made chairman of a spe-
cial committee of the board to in
quire into the advisability of per-
mitting employment of women in
overhead cranes in industrial estab-
lishments. Associated with her in the
inquiry are H. II. Laughlin, of Pitts
burgh, Supervising Inspector Fran
els II. Feehan; DIR. Elizabeth Bricker
| of the Department of Labor and In
dustry, and others.
Final Session-The Public Service
Commission to-day began it's f1nal
July session. Executive sessions will
be held to-day and tomorrow and