Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-30

permit. State and national agents
have been making Investigations and
steps are being taken to prevent the
spread to other points in the lower
anthracite field. These inspections
have been made in Carbon, Schuyl-
kill and Northumberland counties.
Next spring potatoes may be grown
in infected areas only on permits
from the state.
Figures collected by the Depart
ment of .Agriculture's statistical bu-
reau show that the barley produc-
ton in Pennsylvania this year
reached $4,000 bushels against
$4,000 last year, while pears grown
were $4,000 bushels against 44S,0O0.
Berks, Butler, Bedford, Clearfield,
Fayette, Delaware, Dauphin and
Westmoreland counties report in
creased acreage of wheat. The
buckwheat crop in Columbia county
has broken records. The Erie grape
crop is given as forty per cent. of
the normal.
Twenty-one per cent. of the state
hay crop is reported as having been
baled already and the average pro-
duction of cabbage is five tons to
the acre, which is below the average,
while onions have been harvested
in some sections at 200 tons to the
acre.
In Westmoreland county spring
wheat is to be tried again as some
farms got so bushels to the acre.
In Lackawanna the Spring wheat
was not successful but will be tried
again.
Senator Visits - Senator E. e.
Jones, of Susquehanna, was at the
Capitol yesterday. The Senator is
not a candidate this year, but he
would come back if he were.
Ex-Secretary Here-N. B. Critch-
field, secretary of agriculture. was
here for a visit.
Ex-Legislators Go-EX- -Represen-
sentative II. II. Arnold, Clarion, and
e. F. G. Harper, of Lawrence, were
a m ong election commissioners
named. They will go to the south
western states.
New BanlI-The state has granted
charter to the State Bank of
Hastings with capital of $4,000.
McPullman Nentilator & Manufac-
turing Co., of York has been chart
cred with $4,000 capital.
DIR. Bait To Investigate-Dr. Will
mer r. Bait, State Registrar of Vital
Statistics, left last night for Pitts
burgh as representative of the State
Health Department for the purpose
of reviewing all public health work
in relation TO the influenza epidemic
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Bait has full instructions to review
the relief activity and to make
report to the Governor and Com
missioner of Health with reference
to what is now being done and what
further steps may be necessary to
check the epidemic and relieve the
sick. DR.. Bait will endeavor to an
ucipate when the peak of the cpl
demic wave will be reached so that
the decision to remove all closing
restrictions can be definitely deter
mined and announced.
State Objccts-The Attorney Gen
erals Department has objected to the
award of over $31, 200 for the Lund
property at Valley Forge.
Police on the Job-State police
men are strictly on the job in the an
tnfaclte region and have arrested
dozens of men for selling liquor
against the state order. In a num-
ber of places the policemen dispersed
crowds.
Mr.. Hendrickson's Loss-Much
sympathy was expressed about the
Capitol to-day when word came from
Pittsburgh of the death of the wife
and daughter of Robert II. Hendrick-
son, the chief of the State Bureau of
Distribution of Documents. They died
at the family home in Pittsburgh.
Two of Mr.. Hendricksons sons are
in the army in France. The Depart
ment of Printing sent condolences to
Mr.. Hendrickson.
New Hospital-A state emergency
hospital was opened at New Alex
andria and steps taken to combat
influenza at Leechburg and Mones-
sen.