Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-16

V&ssAssSlsl <ffssEsstusgEsS eral Beary and |
considerable portion of the uniform
equipment being now in hand: |
Enough rifles are in possession of
the state authorities, together with
ammunition, to care for every man
of the authorized strength of the
new organizations.
Recruitment of men for the units
designated for Philadelphia and sew
eral other places has been started
and medical examinations are under
way. In other places captains have
accepted their appointments and
given notice that they are selecting
men.
General c. It. Creswell, the brigade
| commander, will shortly meet the
regimental commanders, who We're
| appointed Saturday, and complete
the details of the regimental organ
| izations.
In PaImer's Name-Notice has
| been given by the State Compensa-
| ton Board that hereafter all claims
made for compensation on the part
of aliens in enemy countries are TO
| be made in the name of A. Mitchell
! Palmer, custodian of alien property.
This action will bring the matter
under the federal government ana
awards will be taken care of by Mr..
Palmer's Bureau at Washington.
Crossing Orders - Three. grade
crossings on the William Penn high
way in Derry township, Dauphin
county against which the State
Highway Department had lodged
complaint, We're to-day formally de-
clared dangerous by the Public Ser
| vice Commission and plans ordered
made by the State Highway Depart
ment for their abolition. The COM
mission, however, in ordering hear
| ;,,r, fNrnnnndinRG
should be docketed to new year,
which means that the improvements
| will be contingent upon develop
ments. This is the first order to be
made by the commission against a
railroad since the United States gov-
ernment took the railroads over.
| The railroad company had asked
| that the matter be continued until
after the war.
State Boosts Food-Pennsylvan
almost doubled it's production of dry
! beans during 1917 in response, to
| calls for more foodstuffs according
| to figures compiled by the statistical
! bureau of the State Department OF
Agriculture. There were 13,OOo
acres devoted to such beans on the
| farms of the state exclusive or the
"war gardens" and they raised lO4,-
! 900 bushels last year against $4,000
bushels grown in 1916. The De-
! partment claims from figures obtain
! ed by it that PENNSYLVANIA with a
production of 5.570,000 bushels led
the country in buckwheat for 1917
in spite of the havoc caused by the
| September frosts. Fourth place is
claimed for the state in The matter
of hay production and seventh in
winter wheat.
Board to Meet-The State Indus
trial Board has been called for a
meeting to be held in Philadelphia
on February 2 for discussion of
tinal drafts of some of the codes pre-
pared for safety in industrial estab-
! lishments.
No Negligence Case-The State
Compensation Board in decision
handed down to-day in Showers VS..
Cambria Steel Company, reaffirms
| its finding that what would be rea-
! sons to advance in a common law
court to develop the fact that an en-
| ploye had been guilty of contributory
negligence are not to be considered
| in compensation cases under the
| present state code. Even if conclu-
sively shown they would not con-
| stitute a defense to the claimants
| right to compensation, for they would
only establish the employees negli-
gence, disobedience to orders or
reckless indifference to danger" The
/ ltltlOG . At w ell u W lIt WlNOW VI lhO
employe killed while engaged in
| electrical cable work is upheld.
In Hamilton VS.. McClintic- Mar
shall Company, communication of an
award to a lump sum is approved, the
! opinion saying 'it would avoid undue
expense or hardship on either party"
Must Sell ON CaPs-The Public
| Service Commission In an opinion by
| Commissioner Brecht has ordered the
| Lehigh Valley Transit Company, to
place round trip tickets on sale on
| cars on its line between Allentown
and Catasauqua before February /.
The borough of Catasauqua had COM
planned about the rate of fares and
the round trip tickets being sold
only at certain places.
More Police Namcd--Governor
Brumbaugh has appointed 125 addi-
tional members of the Allegheny
| county volunteer s'pte police.
Big Hearings To StaFt-The first of
the series of big hearings on increas-
es of trolley fares will start at Pitts
| burgh tomorrow when Chairman
Ainey will sit in the case of the city
| of Pittsburgh against the Pittsburgh
Railways Company.
Discuss Printing-Further confer
ences between representatives of the
Attorney General and the Superin-
| tendent of Printing were held to-day
in regard to the state printing sched-
ule.
To Discuss Audit-Arrangemen
were made to-day whereby Auditor
| General Charles A. Snyder will place
! before the State Insurance Fund
Board his ideas in regard to an in
| quiry into the expenses of manage
nlent of the fund and whether the
present payroll can be carried with
out creating a deficit. 1t is likely that
the members of the Board will give
him personal hearing and that an
| iustment of the matter will be made
whereby Mr.. Snyder will be given
opportunity to make his inquiries
without any ones feelings being