Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-03

I recorder of deeds is not entitled to
charge for the recording of the COM
mission of a volunteer policeman
| named under the act f 1917. THE
Legislature had the right to impose
| a duty on the recorders of requir-
ing these papers to be filed without
eXacting a fee therefor" said Mr..
| largest.
Mr.. Collins rules, however, that
the provision requiring furnishing
of information is not to extend to
township or county officers, but adds
1T will no doubt be found that in
the public interest these latter Off
cials will commonly furnish the said
Bureau of Municipalities with any
desired information without charge" !"
Warning on Papcrs-Warning
that many nominating petitions may
be struck down in the eleventh hour
rush to file such papers, which seems
to be certain, unless more care is
taken in preparing the documents,
was given to-day by George d. Thorn
chief clerk of the State Department.
In the last few days dozen or more
papers have been rejected. because
of defects, some of them lacking affi-
davits, others being short of the
required number of names and some
omitted. There is danger in hold
ing papers until the last minute or
last day or last two days" said Mr..
Thorn. "The time for filing expires
on April IL, and if the small num-
Der filed thus far. and the large
number we have generally received.
can be taken as guides, there will be
a rush. Now in the flood of papers
we will be unable to go over all of
them and see if they are in order in
time to file them. L hope that can
didates will file early"
4 Wisconsin Ban.-The State De-
partment of Agriculture to-day an
nounced ban had been placed on
all dogs and cats from Wisconsin
because of the outbreak of rabies
which has occurred in twenty coun-
ties in that state. The department
has arranged to issue bulletin on
backyard gardens, in which the eX-
perience of people who engaged IN
such enterprises last year is given,
and gardeners will be urged to de-
vote their attention to vegetables
which may be preserved or canned.
LYNCH Won't Run-Senator w. NJ
Lynch. of Lackawanna county, mas
sent word to friends here that he
will not be q candidate for renom-
nation. He will remain in charse
of the Farview State Institution.
Fighting Fires - State wardens
have been called out in the Monroe
and Pike regions to help hSht lor-
est fires. Some of them were close
to state reserves.
Good Reports Made-EXcellent
reports of the progress OF the
planting" of young trout are being
made by the state wardens. Eom-
missioner Butler says that the work
is showing progress in line with the
early spring.
Interest in Meeting-The state
in charge of revision of the banking
laws, which is meeting in Scranton
to-day, will sit here tomorrow.
Bankers all over the state are snow
ing a great interest in the work OF
the commission.
More Tractors Out-Four more
tractors were put into active service
in plowing fields by the state au-
thorities to-day. They went to
Montgomery and Bucks counties.
Tractors are now working in Ches-
ter, Huntingdon, Dauphin, Lancas-
ter and Montgomery and will be in
Cumberland and possibly York to-
morrow. Five have been ordered
sent from factories to Washington.
which will be the western Pennsyl-
Vania center.
Drafted Men Move-Movement of
drafted men to Camp Meade under
the latest call was finished late last