Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-09

sylvania this sum-
-0zESsssssss55S mer. observations
-, -. as to the extent
that the rust is affecting the grain
oeing now in progress. Attention of
the State Agricultural, Game and
other authorities was directed to the
menace of the barberry by men in
western states recently and a series,
OF tests was started here.
I The barberry is extensively used
IN pennsylvania and adjoining states
as an ornamental plant and in west
ern states it was discovered that it
was responsible for development of
the pest known as the black stem
| rust, which goes from the barberry
TO the wheat fields and also has an
afnnity for some fifty varieties of
! grass. Many thousands of bushels
F., have been lost through rust in this
| state.
State authorities have arranged
with nurserymen to stop the sale of
the common barberry and are rec
! ommending its removal. Warnings
/ that the Hessian fly. another wheat
pest, is showing signs of activity
have also been given.
To Plan Meeting.-Plans for meet
ings which it is expected the state
draft authorities will hold with
members of local draft boards in this
state will be announced after the
meeting of draft officers and ad-
jutant generals with Provost Mar
shal General Crowder in Washington
to-day. The first conference will be
in, Wilkes-Barre next Tuesday.
Counties to Get Money Three
counties. Westmoreland, Bradford
and Somerset, have been certified
for over $4,000 as their share of
the 1911 cash road tax bonus ap-
preparation which is now being pre-
! pared at the State Capitol. Brad
ford, which has $500 miles of town.
ship highways, is to get $24.5S3.61;
Somerset with 1882 miles will get
S25,S02.12 and Westmoreland with
2,5TS.45 miles will be certified for
S22. 1864.
To Spend Three Days.-Governor
Brumbaugh plans to spend three
days in camp at Mt Gretna next
week
Fiscal Boards Meet.-The Sinking
Fund and Revenue commissions
held their June meetings to-day.
To Make Roundup-All local draft
boards in Pennsylvania have been
| called upon by state draft headquar-
ters to cooperate in the effort of
the provost marshal's office to round
up all delinquents by preparing to
/ furnish complete information re-
i garding all persons who have failed
to register, to respond or to go to
camps. Boards are to report at once
the men who failed to appear for
entrainment to camps. A ruling has
been made that there is no question
that district boards have authority
| Ito reopen and classify industrial
and agricultural cases up to the day
and hour of the induction of the reg
| istrant."
Police Turn in ArSenal-The State
! Police department to-day turned
over to the State Game Commission
the largest collection of weapons
taken from aliens in recent months.
| Some of the firearms were seized
under the law forbidding unnatural
lied foreigners from having such
weapons, but there were also some
which had figured in murder trials
| together with a miscellaneous assort-
ment of daggers, razors. slingshots,
Iblackjacks, iron studded clubs,
knucklers and other articles. In the
lot were 263 revolvers, % shotguns
and three rifles alone.
Paper Bids ASked-The State De-
partment of Public Printing has
asked for bids for paper and other
! opened July %.
Mr.. SAMSON Here-James B. San
som, secretary of the Pennsylvania
Wild Life League, was here to-day
for the meeting of the State Game
Commission.
DIR. Schaeffer Here-Dr. Nathan c.
Schaeffer. State Superintendent of
Public instruction, has returned from
Pittsburgh where he attended the
l s.FA "a
Association.
To Meet To-morrow-The State
Industrial Board will meet in Phila-
| delphia tomorrow for its July ses-
sion.
State Low BIdder.-The State Pris-
on Labor Commission to-day underbid
seven firms for furnishing 10000
| chauffeur's badges for the automobile
| division of the State Highway De-
| partment. No awards were made.
The low bid was Az cents each for
! the nickle-platedb badges. Other bidders
were: John II. Matthews 6 Co., Inc,
! Pittsburgh L. +. Grammes & Son,
J Allentown; w. S. Tunis. Harrisburg;
Moskowitz & Herbach, Philadelphia;
| Greenduck Co., Chicago; S. c. Adams
| Stamp and Stationery Co, st. Louis,
and Pannler Brothers Stamp Co.,
! Pittsburgh.
! Named to BOard-Vernon W. Peck,
! of Pittsburgh, will succeed H. NJ.
/ Goehring, Pittsburgh, as a member
| of the State Board of Osteopathic Ex-
! aminers. Clinton Bolard was ap-
! pointed justice of the peace for I'm
| ion City.
Increases FiIed.-The Jersey Shore
! Gas Company has filed notice of an
| increase in rates. to become effective
August l, at the office of the Pub
| lie Service Commission. The Kane
Gas Light and Heating Co. and the
| Citizens Gas Co, of Kane, also filed
notices of increases.
| To Repair Dome.-As a result of
the inspection of the Capitol dome
made yesterday by Hassler, the
steeplejack. several -of the urns will
| be repaired and fourteen pieces of
tile which are missing will be re-
placed. Some of them were blown
/ away in storms.
Board Day.-The State Boards of
Revenue, Insurance Fund, Public
Grounds and Buildings and Public Ac-
counts met to-day.
| Ex-senator Here. Ex-senator
James NJ. Campbell, of Mercer. was a
| Capitol visitor.
state Gets $4,000. The State
Treasury to-day received $4,000
from the National Government for
vocational training in schools.
Inspected ROnd.-Deputy Highway
| Commissioner Biles to-day made an