Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-18

is made. The State Government
also has clocks in a dozen other
cities and towns, but their ADJUST
ment is matter for the men in
charge of the offices.
The Capitol clocks are in charge
of Joseph Pyne, officially known as
clock repairman in the Department
of Public Grounds and Building,
and when the change in hours is
made he will have to have each
clock turned back. Most of the
clocks will be personally turned
! back by him, especially the big or
nate clocks in offices of heads of de-
| partments and the legislative halls.
The Capitol has no central clock
such as there was in the old State
House and the reverse of the clock
regulation which had to be gone
through last April will be necess-
ary when the clocks are turned"
lagain.
To Discuss Plans-Detailed plans
portion of Capitol Park and outlin-
ing the landscaping of the Capitol
Park extension will be laid before
the Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings next month. They are in
charge of Arnold w. Drummer, who
laid out the Denver Capitol and
various civic centers, and Warren
IL. Manning, of Boston. The plans
Will be acted upon and preliminary
estimates of cost made which will
be recommended to the legislature
for an appropriation program. The
work, however, will not be under
taken on an extensive scale until
after the war.
Walnut Day-Although today is
officially walnut tree planting day
by proclamation of the governor
thousands of walnuts have been
planted and young trees moved
this week in a number of
counties of the state where the
movement launched several months
ago has been taken charge of by
Boy Scouts, conservation associa-
tions and other organizations.
Thousands of walnuts have been
bought for planting and in districts
where the black walnut was form
erly abundant farmers have planted
many of the nuts. Attention has
also been given to hickory, chest
nut and beech nut planting in sew
eral counties by local organiza-
tions.
Must Give Heed-State draft
headquarters has issued notice to all
local and district boards that when
certificates of exemption from mill
| tary service issued by the British
embassy or some diplomatic repre-
sentative of Great Britain entities
the registrant to whom such serti-
ficate has been issued to be placed
in class as long as the certificate
is in force.
Flowing Goes Ahead-Weather
conditions which have thus far
marked October have enabled an
| immense amount of plowing to- be
done, especially by tractors and it
| is the hope TO continue plowing
| until November In some of the
southern districts of the state wheat
has been sown very lately. Prelim-
mary reports coming in indicate an
increased acreage for wheat having
been plowed by tractors and that if
weather is good more will be added
The southern counties have very
extensive wheat acreages consider
ing labor conditions.
Meeting Goes Over.-The Octo-
Der meeting of the State Board OF
Parons will be postponed indefinite
ly. 1t was scheduled for this week
and continued until October 29 and
to-day announcement was made that
another date would be chosen.
No Drilis.-Drills of Reserve Mill
tia units will not be resumed until
further notice, according to state
ments made at the Capitol to-day
Men OF over dozen commands have
been ordered into service because OF
the influenza outbreak.
Must File Them. - State draft
headquarters to-day called atten-
ton to the regulations requiring that
missionaries be filed by men en-.
tering the student officers training
! camps before they are inducted. II
is stated that this has not been re-
/ qulred by a number of the boards
Mr.. Patton Better.-Secretary OF
Agriculture Patton, who has been. i'll,
is improving.
Returned From Pittsburgh.-Dr
j. George Becht, Secretary of the
/ State Board of Education, is home
from Pittsburgh where he went ON
matters connected with the teach
ers salary bill.