Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12

General Is q Y
zazzzzzlEslalsS and Charles 7.
Cresswell, just appointed brigadier
general in command of the proposed
| three regiments of infantry and 4
| squadron of cavalry, arrangements
will be made for the physical eXami-
nations of the men to comprise
them.
General Beary said that the plans
for raising the companies were well
under way and that many of the
men appointed officers had made up
lists of former members of the Ma
tlonal Guard who were willing TO
so into the states service again.
| General Cresswell is familiar with
these plans and will get into I'M
mediate touch with officers.
General Cresswell will continue to
serve as a member of the State Ar
| mory Board.
The Space QueStion.-Confere
/ with a view to re-assigning rooms in
the State Capitol on "a space need
ec' basis are being planned at the
I State House as the result of an eff
| fort by the Board of Public Grounds
and Buildings to find out just how
| much room is required for the trans
| action of business. Some of the de-
partments are not only compelled to
have some of their bureaus in other
| buildings, but the executive offices
are overcrowded, while other de-
partments have more space than re-
/ quired by their forces. Efforts are
| being made to consolidate bureaus of
different departments in other parts
of the city and to retain the eXecu-
tive offices only at the Capitol. Prac-
tically all of the rooms allotted to
the Legislature except the two cham
! bers are in use by departments.
Inquiry On-The Public Service
Commission will have an investiga-
ton made next week into complaints
of inadequate train service between
Quakertown and Bethlehem. A
hearing will be held here Thursday.
The inquiry will be the first to be
undertaken since the Government
took over the railroads.
New Dog Law-Pennsylvania' 5
new dog license law will be put into
effect on next Tuesday, January 15,
and not much difficulty is expected
il its enforcement by Secretary of
Agriculture Charles L. Patton, who
has been given supervision of the
act by the Legislature. Mr.. Patton
has called to the attention of all
county commissioners and police
heads in third class cities and bor-
oughs and the. constables of town
ships the requirements of the act
and reinforced by an opinion from
the Attorney Generals Department
will call upon them TO have unli-
censed dogs killed. If they refuse
tIey will be prosecuted, says the sec
retary. Thousands of dogs will
come under the new law as there is
practically no license in rural dis
tricts. Under the new act dogs must
Ice kept penned up at night in the
country.
Money Rolls In-Over a million
and a half dollars has been paid
into the State Highway Department
for automobile licenses for 1918 and
the transfer of the money to the
state Treasury is keeping several
clerks busy. The payments for jan
uary amounted to $4,000 alone.
The automobile registration division
is working day and night to get out
the tags.
DIETRICH TO Stay Here - A. Nevin
DIETRICH, chief examiner of the State
Insurance Department, plans to keep
his office here. He will likely direct
the campaign of the administration
candidate for Governor on the side.
Studying Situation. John p.
Dohoney, investigator of accidents,
has been in Pittsburgh the last few
days making study of the trans
action and recent accidents.
Work For Leases. - State Game
Commission authorities are bending
their efforts to secure leases for the
Dauphin county game preserve. The
transfer of ownership of the Susque-
hanna Coal Co, to the new PeHnsyl-
vania Railroad Coal Holding Cor
poration may tie up the matter.
To Work Here. - The statement
was made in Philadelphia yesterday
that the newly formed alliance be-
tween the Changers and the labor
| leaders, which was effected here on
Wednesday, would soon establish
headquarters in Harrisburg and
would work from here to secure
legislation. Philadelphia newspapers
seem to be just waking up to what
took place here and say that the
| people in the meeting would like to
have Pinchot run for Governor.
Home i'm Snowstorm. - Auditor
General Snyder, Senator f. L.
Beidleman and w. Harry Baker,
| secretary of the Senate, returned last
night from Pittsburgh where they
attended the Armstrong dinner. The
weather met them here.
| To Close jefferson. - Petitions
are being circulated in jefferson
! county to have the State Game Com
mission declare that county closed to
! killing of quail and pheasants.
Similar moves will be made in east
ern counties it is predicted.
Noted Veteran Dead. - Colonel
| NaSle, Pottsville's veteran of the
| Civil War, who attracted much at
| tention while here year ago on a
| visit, died yesterday at the Schuyl-
kill county seat at the age of go,
according to word received here.
Poison Too Slow. Apparently
the method of killing crows by
! poisoned corn which has been
adopted by the State Game Commits
sion is too slow for York county
| farmers, according to what was tele-
| phoned here to-day. York county
| farmers and sportsmen VINO have
been annoyed by huge nests of crows
in the Spring Grove region yester-
| day made the first attack on the
| birds and killed hundreds. 1t is
planned to renew the attack soon.
Last Gate Goes. - Highway Com
missioner O'Neil yesterday paid over
the money to free the last toll gate
| in Lebanon county, that on the Corn
wall turnpike between Lebanon and
Cornwall. 1t cost s6,250.