Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-08

Western Union. The complaint sets
forth that the telegraph company
has had lines through that town and
an office there for seventy years. 1t
is located on one of the large lines
of the company and it is declared
that it is the intention to telephone
all messages to Chambersburg for
handling. The complaint asserts
that there is a limited number of
telephones in the town and that the
charge for the service would be un-
fair.
Coplay borough has complained
against the rates of the Clear Spring
Water Company, which are to be
considered at hearing to be held
in Allentown this week. Complaints
have also been made against the
new book ticket rates of the Le-
high Valley Traction Company, and
unlicensed jitneymen operating be-
tween McKees Half Falls and Sell
inssrove.
Brands Not Registered.-Agents
of the State Department of Agri-
culture have rounded up a score
of brands of fertilizers which are
being sold in Pennsylvania without
being registered. For years the
state has been waging campaign
to require every fertilizer sold within
the Commonwealth to be registered
and the fertilizer situation has
brought out a number of new mix
lures. In securing samples Tor ana
lysis as to whether the mixtures
were in accord with statements on
labels it was found that unregistered
brands were being sold. Over 1900
samples taken in all parts of the
ctafo ara heinz analyZed.
To Attend Meeting.-Commiss
er of Banking Daniel F. Lafean will
go to st. Louis this week to attend
the meeting of seven commissioners
to organize a national association.
For New Preserves-Steps are
under way for the creation of an
other auxiliary game preserve in
Bucks county. There have been aux
Hilary reserves laid out in Clarion
and Luzerne counties and Bucks is
the latest one to ask for such
privilege. The failure Of western
Pennsylvania to come forward with
petitions for such reserves has been
a disappointment here as the move
ment started in that part OF the
state. The uncertainty about leases
and the possibility of coal, OIL and
gas underneath the soil have had
deterrent effect it is felt here. Some
splendid tracts of land in the west
ern part of the state are known of,
but the owners are not enthusiastic
over. turning them over to the state
for a period Of years.
Tags to Go Out.-First arm tags
for hunters licenses will be sent to
cSunties in a few weeks. The state
printer is now at work on the county
numbers and the final printing will
be done later in the month. The
new tags are a light blue.
Many Arrests Made.-Arrests of
foreigners and cooperation with
the state police and fish wardens
have kept the states game protec-
tors on the jump during this spring
and early summer and the way guns
and pistols taken from foreigners
and reports of killing Of dogs owned
by men who are aliens and who
kept them in defiance of orders is
an interesting commentary. There
Is no dull season for the game off,
cials any longer. Between caring
for game on preserves in winter and
chasing law violators the rest of the
year they are on the move.
To Resume HearinS-The Penn
sylvania Old Age Pension Commits
sion which has been investigating
the subject in various states of the
Union and in foreign countries as
far as the war permits. plans to re-
sume it's hearings shortly and will