Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-02

2gsESSss0W9A is running larger
-1sSs than than expected .; be
The registration of cars for 1918 upp
to April 1 is ahead of the record.
as are the receipts, but the great
used last year. Now the new cars
are mencing to come in.
One of the interesting facts in
connection with the registration is
that number of used cars of the
smaller makes are being extensively
used on farms, either for tractor
use or being equipped with market
wagon or other bodies. 1t is also
believed that this year will show an
increase in the number of cars own
ed on, farms.
State officials believe that the COM
ing of mild weather will cause an
immense movement of cars and
trucks across Pennsylvania and that
northern and central roads will be
extensively used as well as the Lin
coin highway, which had the bulk
of the winter traffic, especially Army
trucks.
Hulls Notwithstanding to an
opinion given by the Attorney Cen
erals Department peanut meal or
peanut oil meal containing peanut
hulls cannot be sold in Pennsylvania.
The query was asked by DR.. James
w. Kellogg, chief chemist of the
Department of Agriculture, who
called attention to the fact that
manufacturers were placing the
product on the market for cattle
feed and that it had been discover
ed that hull fiber was contained
- erein. Rice hulls, peanut hulls
and weed seeds cannot be used in
feeding stuffs.
To Check Cholera.-Efforts to
minimize spread of hog cholera in
Pennsylvania this spring are being
made by experts of the State Live
stock Sanitary Board by insisting
upon hogs sold at country sales
being sound. This is the season of
the year when sales are being held
in many sections and where hogs are
sold the state authorities are urging
that buyers see that veterinarians
inspect the pigs. These restrictions
are declared by state officers 10 be
important, as a general movement
to increase the number of hogs in
the state is under way.
Await Decision.-Committe will
he named by the organizations of
inspectors of weights and measures
in a short time to draft legislation
to perfect the state laws governing
inspections. The sealers will await
the formal opinion of Judge S. ]. NJ.
McCarrell, of the Dauphin county
court, before taking final action on
proposed amendments. The Dauphin
case involves liability after inspec-
ton.
Pure Oil Cases.-The Public Ser
vice Commission has arranged for
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for mergers, transfers and leases of
properties of the Pure Oil Companies
of Pennsylvania, Ohio and New Jer-
sey by briefs. The case has been
pending for several weeks and the
petitioners and those who object will
file papers which will be studied.
Snyder's RecOrd-Referee Jacob
Snyder, of the Altoona compensation
district, disposed of thirty-five cases
in March, he reports. He reached
agreements in fourteen.
DIR. Kalbfus Moves-Dr. Joseph
Kalbfus, secretary of the State Game
Commission, has removed to a Sec
on.d street residence from the home
he has occupied in Sixth street for
twenty-seven years.
Council to Meet-The State Col
lege and University Council will
meet with the Governor on Thurs
day.
Foust Urges Potatoes-Dairy and
Food Commissioner James Foust is
out in an interview in which he
strongly urges everyone to eat DO
tatoes as a food conservation meas
ure.
To Speak To-morrow-Secreta
Kalbfus. of the Game Commission.
will make the address at the New
berry Sportsmen's dinner at Will
Transport tomorrow.
Meeting i'm Philadelphia = The
State Commission in charge of re-
vision of banking laws will meet in
Philadelphia to-day and in Scran-
ton tomorrow.
Wilkes Barre Cases OF - The
hearing to have been held bv the
Public Service Commission in the
Wilkes-Barre cases was to-day post
poned indefinitely. The matter may
be settled.
Transit Case-The Shamokin and
Mount Carmel transit case in which
employees refuse to issue excess GER
tificates for six-cent fare comes tup
here tomorrow.
Dawson On the Job.-MiIes w.
Dawson. the New York insurance eX-
pert, who has been here making an
audit of the affairs of the State In
surance Fund. will make his report to
Auditor General Snyder in a short
time. Mr. Dawson made a preIimi-
nary report to-day, but Mr.. Snyder
declined to say whether it bore out
his contention that the funds cash
would run out before summer comes
again.
No Comment Yet. - Governor
Brumbaugh may make a comment up
on Secretary of the Navy Daniels
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