Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07


which time there have been large
Withdrawals of eggs and butter.
Under a ruling made by the At
torney General the state food stor-
age laws are not to operate wherel
they conflict with the Federal food
laws and by special arrangements
extensions of time to hold some
foods in storage was granted by Fed
eral officers.
The shortage of poultry which was
reported last fall to be due to the
attractive prices for fowls and the
high cost OF feeding them during the
winter will be still worse it is be-
ieved here because of reports COM
ing in that hundreds of chickens
were frozen to death in the zero
weather of the last two weeks. Some
poultry farms were heavy sufferers
and except where we'll protected
many chickens were killed in the
country districts.
To Discuss Labor. Farm labor
and increased production of food
stuffs will be the chief themes for
the general meetings to be held here
on January 22 and 23 under Joint
auspices Of the State Board of Agri-
ganizations, including fruit growers,
stock raisers, potato growers, dairy
men, sheep owners, poultrymen and
veterinarians. Each organization will
have separate meetings and unite IN
the evenings at general sessions.
Governor Brumbaugh is to be one
of the speakers. An exhibit of eleven
farm tractors is to be one of the
features of the midwinter agricul-
Z oh zoe
which will include competition in
ccrn from every county. The state
has been divided into four districts
for the corn competition.
Big Cases Up.-The sessions of the
supreme Court to be held in Phila-
delphia this week will attract about
half the officials of the State Gov
ernment because of the unusual
number of appeals of state govern
mental character which are listed.
The appeal of Auditor General
Charles y. Snyder from the decision
of President Judge George Kunkel,
of the Dauphin county court in the
mandamus growing out of Euberna-
torial appointments of men rejected
on confirmation by the State Senate,
is due to be argued. Attorney Gen
eral Francis Skunk Brown and sew
eral of his deputies will appear in
lHlS case, Wnlle l1dIlptOn ~. carson,
former Attorney General, will appear
for Mr.. Snyder. with several men
from the Auditor Generals office.
The Ohio Valley and Connoqueness-
ing Hydro Electric cases, which were
appealed from the Public Service
Commission and which involve i'm
portant statewide principles, will
also be heard. Several state tax ap-
peals are also to come up.
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in which the states two largest
street railway systems are interested
will come before the Public Service
Commission this week and it is also
possible that some action may be
taken regarding the Springfield Con-
solidated Water Company, the larg-
est water company. The Springfield
matter has been pending for several
years and rates will be established
soon. The answer of the Pittsburgh
Railway Company to the complaint
of the city against it's siX-cent fare
is due to be considered and a date
will be fixed for a hearing, while on
Wednesday the protest of the Phil
adelphia Rapid Transit Company
against the new rates of the Phila-
delphia Electric Company will be
Important cases are to
be considered by the Commission in
executive session Monday and Tues
day.
10 Attend Dinner.-Secretary w.
Harry Baker, of the State Senate,I \
will attend the dinner to Joseph G..
at Pittsburgh, Thursday
when the men active in state politics
will gather.
Franklin Institutes. Franklin
county farmers institutes begin to-
day and it is expected that they will
be largely attended. Institutes will
also be held in Indiana, Pike and |
Armstrong counties.
Borough Complains. = The bor-
ough of Leetsdale has filed complaint |
against the increase of a fare by
the Pittsburgh and Beaver street
railway company, against which a |
of other towns have pro-
tested.
Boards to Meet.-The state sink
ing fund commissioners and revenue |
commissioners will have their |
monthly meetings tomorrow.
Industrial Board. - The meeting |
of the State Industrial Board has
been transferred to this city for
Prices Cut Down. - From York /
comes the story that the State High
way Department has advised the
county commissioners that the five |
toll turnpikes radiating from York,
two of which are on the Lincoln
highway, can be purchased for $685.
400 less than originally demanded, |
or at a cost of $116,830 to York |
county on the fifty-fifty basis. The |
Susquehanna and York Borough
Turnpike Company has reduced the |
price on its property from $4,000
to 100000, the York and Maryland
Line Company from $4,000 to $12,-
500 and the York and Liverpool
Turnpike Company from $40,500 tol
$4,000. The York and Gettysburg
Turnpike Company continues to de-
mand 100000 for its property. nine
teen miles in length, part of which
is in Adams county; the York and
Chanceford Turnpike Company has
not changed the price for its prop
erty, which is $56,700. Negotiations
with the latter will be continued by
the state highway officials in an eff
fort to avoid condemnation proceed
ings.
Want to- Be Killers.-Decision Of
the State Game Commission to kill
elk which have been raiding farms
in Blair county and which can not
be rounded up and sent back to the
state herds has caused n number of
men to volunteer for the hunting.
Elk are protected by state law un-
til 1921 and may only be killed hyI
special orders. The commission will
have it's own wardens shoot the ami
mails If they can not be driven back
and the meat will be sent to charita-
BILE institutions.
Smallpox Cases.-Smallpox cases
now prevail in twelve counties of the
state, but the increase has not been
as great since January / as in the
same period of time in the latter
part of December. The bulk of the |