Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-12


II. II. Balsh, who has issued state
ment for information of school dis
tricts.
Under the rulings made the first
contribution to be made to the fund
by boards on account of present en-
ployes must be made in July next
year, but the payments for what are
known as new entrants are not to
begin until July, 1920. Present EN-
pioyes are defined as persons en-
ployed in a full time position in con-
nection with the state public school
system on or not longer than three
years prior to July IS, 1917.
In July of next year each school
district in the state is to pay into
the state retirement fund an amount
equal to IA per cent. of the total
compensation paid to all present en-
ployes belonging to the State Retire
ment Association in service in that
district during the preceding school
year. Six months later the district
Will duplicate it's payment. One
half of the final retirement allow
ances will be paid from contribu-
tons by the employees and half by
the employers. There are approx
mately $4,000 employees. Pennsyl-
vania is the thirty-third state to es-
tablish a system.
On Way Pennsylvania' s
Reserve Militia will be on the way
to its first camp at Mt. Gretna before
night. The camp will be opened by
Brigadier General Charles T.. Cres-
well tomorrow morning and named
in honor of the late Thomas j. Stew
art, long adjutant general. The Mill
tia includes about 1920 men divided
into thirty-six infantry. companies,
four troops of cavalry, four machine
gun detachments and four sanitary
detachments with brigade head
quarters.
Statement on School Cash-Dr. j.
George Becht, secretary of the State
Board of Education, in statement
on the movement for more state aid
for schools, says: "Since the National
Educational Association at it's Pitts
Iburgh convention voted to ask Con-
gress for $100,000,000 toward in
creasing teachers salaries, which
sum would be prorated among the
states, which in turn would appro-
pirate equal amounts, the Pennsyl-
vanit state boards action of a few
weeks ago makes it a pioneer in a
project promising to be country wide
in its application"
viii Meet Monday-The state
commission to select the site for the
new State Insane Hospital will meet
here Monday. Franklin county is
making an effort to land the insti-
tuition, while Snyder is also putting
up a fight.
Bids Opened-Highway Commits
sioner O'Neil opened bids yesterday
for roads in eight counties, but got
bids for Pine township, Mercer coun-
| ty, and Kennett Square, Chester
county. The bids were ordered check
ed and awards will be made later on.
Sit at Erie-Commissione Rilling
is sitting at Erie in the natural gas
rate inquiry. Chief Engineer Snow
also attended the hearing yesterday.
Lancaster's Share Lancaster
county has been certified for SAL
606.26 as its share OF the 1911 cash
road tax bonus.
CIepper Rcsigns-Lieutenant H.
B. Clepper, in charge of the Colum-
bia platoon of the Reserve Militia,
has resigned. He had some differ
ences with the York officers.
Case Continued-A further hear
| ing will be held in the Bamberger
smallpox report case which was
ldhSH up dI Il dlIllyTd yeSIeTudy ny
the Attorney Generals and health
departments.
New Ruling on Draft-Local draft
boards throughout Pennsylvania
have been instructed that they are
| not to involuntarily induct into the
| military service subjects of countries
neutral in the war and who have
declared intention to become citizens
! but not completed naturalization. BY
recent act of Congress they are re-
leased from liability to, military
service under certain conditions
regulations for which will be issued
soon. Declarant registrants of the
| following countries do not come
within the terms of the new order:
| Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China
Costa Rica, Cuba, France Great
Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Italy
Japan, Siberia, Monaco, Montene-
| gro, Nicaragua, Panama, Portugal
Rumania, Russia, San Marino,
Serbia and Turkey. Subjects of Ger
many and Austria Hungary are to
be classed as alien enemies.
On Vacation-John G. Hopwood,
chief clerk to the Public Service
ommission, is spending his vacation
at his home in Fayette county.
To Meet Monday - The Public
Service Commission will meet Mon
day for executive sessions and will
have a week of hearings.