Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-30

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HHINWIyNHEu and at the end of
BlggoUua the year it is ex-
pected to have the
@sask<zD o IL lie c t o n o
h~--ss, oirus, beasts and reptiles OF
the State in place. The butterfly
and insect collections are being en-
larged and mounted specimen of
practically every wild animal found
in this State is on exhibition. The
bird collection is unusually large.
The whole idea of the Museum is
to show the wild life of the State,
no effort being made to go outside
OF Pennsylvania. The reptiles are
I being caught in various counties.
some being taken within sight of the
Capitol.
Thousands in Insurance.-Notices
OF increase of stock or debt have
been filed at the Capitol by the fol-
lowing companies: Penn Mary Steel
Co, Bethlehem. debt $4,000, 600 TO
SIS, 100000: Janney Lumber Co.,
Philadelphia stock Sl50,000 to
100000: Laurel Coal Mining Co.,
Philadelphia, debt 100000; Wind
sor Music Co.. Pittsburgh. debt S2o,-
900; Schurer Baking Co., Scranton,
Cleaning Co., Philadelphia. stock
$4,000 to $4,000: Pittsburgh Cum
berland Oil and Gas Co., Pittsburgh.
stock $4,000 to S75.000; Egypt
Silk Mills Corp, Northampton, debt
$4,000 to S1S5.000: Waynesboro
Knitting Co., Waynesboro, stock
SS0.000 to 100000; New England
Tobacco Co.. Lancaster, stock $780,
600 TO 100000: Diamond Chain Co.,
York. stock, $4,000 to $4,000.
August Closing.-The final August
movement of drafted men from
Pennsylvania will begin to-day and
be completed by tomorrow night.
1t will comprise 1.400 white men
qualified for limited service and to
be trained at Camp Greene. The
movement of 10000 men to Camp
Lee will also close to-day and boards
will begin preparations for the
movement of about $4,000 men next
week. The first movement will be
I49 colored men to Camp Sherman
on Sunday. On Sunday over $50
men of draft age and having gram
mar school educations will be sent
to Erie, Philadelphia and Cam
bridge Springs.
Major w. q. Murdock. chief draft
officer. has received word of the
formation of a number of boards
of instructors for draft districts and
of drafted men.
Must Use Care.-State draft head
quarters has issued notice to all To-
cal boards that they must insure
entrainment of men under the move
ments to five camps next week ac-
cording to the class of service for
which they are intended. During
the week men will be sent out for
general AMI limited service and. the
train schedules have been prepared
so that boards will entrain only one
group of men a day. Attention has
also been called to the requirement
that men be placed under squad
leaders for trains.
Complain of Lease. - Complaint
against certain lease and other mat
ters connected with the Union Trac-
ton Company, of Philadelphia, was
filed before the Public Service COM
mission to-day by counsel for the
United Business Mems Association.
The commission is asked to institute
an inquiry into the terms and other
details of the agreements.
Chester Nisitor.-william Ward,
Jr., former member of the legisla-
ture from Chester city district, was
at the Capitol to-day.
In Canada.-Word has been re-
ceived from Canada of the arrival of
Commissioner Nathan r. Butler TO
arrange for the fall work in gather
ing fish eggs.
Mrs. Roger Dcad.-Mrs. n F. Roy
er. mother of DR.. B. F. Royer, acting
commissioner of health, died at her
home in Greencastle yesterday after
protracted illness.
More ParaIysis.-Infantile paraly-
sis has developed at Altoona. A
daughter of physician is the pa
tient.
Boroughs Complain. The bor-
ough of Dallastown to-day entered
complaint before the Public Service
Commission against the water sup
ply OF the York County Consolidated
Water Company, contending that
there was a lack of fire protection
and no relief in sight although
springs are available for use. The
borough OF CatasaUqua complained d
against The increase in the rate Of
fare of tho Lehigh Valley Transit
Company. between Allentown and
Catasauqua.
No Decision Yet.-No decision has
been given as yet by Superior Court
Judge John W. kephart in the ap-
plication to make a supersedaes of
the appeal OF the Harrisburg jitney-
men from the decision of the Public
Service Commission. II was argued
late yesterday.
Named. Policeman. Rodney NJ.
Gring. Newport, was appointed spe-
cial policeman for the Newport auI
Sherman's Valley and Susquehanna
and Western Railroads, Perry county
narrow gauge lines.
Senator Hcre.-Senator H. W
Schantz, of Lehigh, was here to-day.
Now Notary.-Carrie B. Lawrence,
of Steelton, was appointed a natary
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