Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-15

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high registration under the former
law was 100000 last year, but the
| stringent provisions in the new code
designed primarily to get rid of own
eriess dogs and protect sheep, as we'll
as the call of the state to help in en-
1orcement have resulted in many
more animals being licensed.
The prosecutions will be started
after repeated notices to kill unreg-
istered dogs and the proceedings
will be test cases as the ATTORNEY
Generals department has issued
numerous rulings on clauses in the
code.
| 1t is believed that a substantial in
crease in the 10000 sheep reported
on the farms of the state last year,
VIII be found when a count is made
in 1918.
Big Interests Involved-Numerou
appearances have been entered for
the hearing to be held by the State
| Sompensa hon Board on April 26 at
| Phliadelphia on the application of
A. Mitchell Palmer custodian of
alien property, to reopen the claims
of a number of dependents of aliens
living in enemy countries for COM
pensation for deaths occurring in
PENNSYLVANIA industries. A num-
Der of the insurance carriers will
oppose the move which involves
hundreds of thousands of dollars
directly affected by the war.
Orchard Damage-Late reports
coming here on the damage done to
orchards in the state by the April
snow indicate that while the harm
done by cold was not as extensive as
feared, as many trees had not yet
btossomed, vet the greatest loss will
be to branches. In many orchards
the weight of snow and sleet ruined
trees, especially in the peach and
apple belts of southern Pennsylva-
MIA. Cherry trees appear to have
suffered most from the cold.
Board Finishes Sessions-The
State Compensation Board has fin
ished its hearings in this section of
the state and will meet in Rhiladel-
phia this week to hand down deci-
sions.
Governor Returns - Governor
Brumbaugh returned from Phila-
| delphia late to-day He spent the
weekend in that city.
Hun Speaker-Deputy Attorney
Joseph l.. Kun, was a speaker at one
of the big Liberty Loan meetings
| held in Philadelphia yesterday and
arranged by prominent Hebrew resi-
dents.
Mr.. Kephart Better-State Treas
| urer II. NJ. Kephart, who has been
i'll at his home in Connellsville, is
| expected to return here this week.
He is improving in health.
To Discuss Grade Crossings-The
Public Service Commission will dis
cuss the grade crossing situation at
its executive sessions this week. The
action of the director general of
the railroads appears to have put a
stop to grade crossing abolition.
The State Highway Department has
made a number of complaints
against such crossings, which will be
hel dup indefinitely.
More Bids Asked-Bids for almost
seventeen new miles of State High
way construction have been called
for May 8, although bids for almost
| as much were opened this month
and contracts based on figures sub
mitted last month are pending at the
State Highway Department. Most
OF this road work is being done on
the y-fifty" basis with counties
and in spite of high prices due to
! the war, agreements have been read
lily entered into by counties. The
| new construction is to be in Hano-
yer borough; West Alexander bor-
| ough, Washington county; Delmar
W" LAO5o SOullg
township, Warren county; Harbor
Creek township, Erie county; Croyle
| township, Cambria county; North
Towanda and Ulster townships.
Bradford county, which is six miles
alone; and Hopewell township, Bed
lord county, a state-aid plan 2.3
miles long.
Board to Meet. - The State Indus
trial Board will meet tomorrow to
discuss proposed codes. The meeting
is to be held in Philadelphia
Adams Advanced. Ex-Represen-
tive William Adams, of Luzerne coun-
ty has been advanced to command
the Machine Gun Battalion at Rock
Island Arsenal. He is Philippine
veteran and served two terms in the
House.
Strike Settled. - The strike of the
foundrymen at Oil City has been set
tied by state mediation. The Frank
lin foundrymen's strike was also set
| tied.
May Settle Matter. - 1t is said that
ment of the mine cave problem in
Scranton. Legislation to end the
trouble will be presented at the next
General Assembly
Sunbury Typhoid. - Assistant En-
gineer Glace, of the Department of
! Health, returned from Sunbury after
| investigating an outbreak of typhoid
fever fever among railways railways employees at
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persons have been diagnosed as hav-
| ing typhoid fever, eight of them men
and one female clerk in the yards.
A number of suspects are reported, all
Of whom drank water from spring
in the classification yard at Northum-
berland. Engineering Investigations
show that this spring had been pol
luted by flood waters. A germicidaI
plant has been installed and railway
authorities and health authorities are
; cooperating to prevent further
/ spread of the disease.
Appointed Lieutenant. Harry p.
Burd, of Bethlehem, was to-day ap-
pointed first lieutenant and assigned
to Company B, Second Infantry, Re-
/ serve Militia.
New Justice. - c. o. Christley was
to-day appointed justice of the peace
for Slippery Rock Borough.
Didn't Wire Parsonage. Com
plant that the Windber Electric Co.
has neglected to extend electric wires
to the parsonage of the Church of the
Rummel. was filed with the Public
Service Commission to-day. The COM
mission heard argument to-day on the
conditions arising out of the refusal
mokin and Mt. Carmel Transit Co.
to issue excess fare certificates. as
directed by the commission, pending
litigation over a six-cent fare.
To Hold Sale. - superintendent
Shreiner to-day announced that he
would hold his annual sale of unser-
viceable furniture and other property
in the basement of the Capitol on
Herring Gives Instances. = George
A. Herring, of this city. who filed
complaint against the Harrisburg
Railways Co. service last winter. and
who has since enlisted, to-day fur
nished the Public Service Commission