Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-05


preparations in aid of school dis
tricts are forecast by inquiries being
made at the Capitol by persons in
terested In obtaining information
the last few days This is the sea-
son OF the year when preparation of
measures to go before the Legisla-
ture is begun and while several COM
missions are at work on studies of
codes provided by the last General
Assembly, the State Legislative Ref
erence Bureau is also arranging SER
les OF acts pertaining to certain sub
JectS Tor enactment under single
headings.
Sealers of weights and measures
VIII mold a convention before very
long TO discuss proposed changes in
laws and to overcome some condi-
tons which caused dissatisfaction.
me chief to be suggested will be a
s1lHenlng of the provisions relative
10 criminal prosecutions.
The school appropriation subject
Is now being studied by the State
Board OF Education and various sug-
sesuonS Will be made at the meeting
OF the State Educational Association
to be held here in December.
Going Right Up. - The $4,000
mark Will be reached in the issuance
OF state automobile licenses within
teW days. While there have been
numerous issues for transfers of
ownership many new cars are being
registered by the State Highway De-
partment, The great bulk of them
are OF the smaller cars with a fair
percentage of trucks.
The Maple TroubIe.-State insnec-
tors are making Investigations into
the pest which has been damaging
maple trees in many sections of the
state, especially the two lower tiers
OF counties Energetic steps for To-
cal control have been urged.
PRISONERS to Work-Reports COM
ing here indicate that in a number
OF counties in the central part of the
state, prisoners are to be put to work
on county farms this fall. The plan
was adopted here almost Immediate
~ after suggested by the State Pub
lie Charities.
More WET Butter-Over a dozen
arrests have been made in Philadel-
phia for the sale of butter containing
too much moisture. In some instances
II had 25 per cent
Wilson Visits - Edward Wilson.
agent of the State Board of Public
Charities. has been making a series
or inspections in the central coun-
ties.
More Guns Taken-State game
protectors made another raid on the
homes of foreigners in the Carbon
county region and confiscated a num-
Der of guns and other weapons. The
foreigners did not make any re-
sistance.
Potter's Quick Change-Daniel G.
Potter, colored resident of this city.
handed back a state job at the Capitol
and connected with a city place in
record time to-day. Potter had a row
with one of the men in the Depart
ment of Public Grounds and Build
ings who differed with him on some
politics and telephoned to the office
that he had quit. He then turned up
in charge of one of the city Highway
Department wagons and the whole
Hill grinned. 1t is reported that an
other man named to place in the re-
cent gubernatorial primary days
found il too onerous and left.
Attended Launch-Adjutant General
Beary, who attended the launching at
Hog Island to-day, will likely an
nounce some Reserve Militia appoint
ments when he returns to the city
tomorrow.
Discussed PIans-George A Shrein-
er, superintendent of public grounds
and buildings, has returned from New
York where he went to discuss plans
for CapStol Park extension. He will
shortly name H. H. McHenry, of