Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-13

by DIR. II. Fl. Baish, the secretary.
The rulings are based on an opinion
by Attorney General Brown.
Under the terms of the rulings,
application blanks have been sent to
the thousands of teachers and en-
ployes who were employed for the
first time since July Is, 1917, are
termed new entrants" becoming
members of the retirement associa-
tion without making formal applica-
tion, but those employed prior to
July IS, 1917, are termed present
employees" and must make applica-
tion for membership before July l,
1919, in order to be eligible to re-
ceive a retirement allowance.
A number of city superintendents
have reported that all teachers have
arranged to enter the system. and
John w. Smoke, of Lebanon, has be-
come the first member, He is one
of the oldest county superintendents
in the state. The blanks will be dis
tributed to the rural teachers at the
county Institutes, so that they may
become members during the fall.
The next Legislature will be eX-
pected to provide the funds for
launching the system.
Want acknowledgements for
seed buckwheat, which have been
Agriculture from farmers who will
put out that grain in increasedareas
this year, have raised hopes that
Pennsylvania may have the lead of
the nation again as a raiser OF the
grain. There is a scarcity of the
seed grain, and the Bureau of Mar
kets is trying to locate a supply.
Last year the state harvested 314,-
900 acres, the crop of $50, 900 bush
els being worth ss.6S1, ,O00, a. gain of
over a million bushels and almost
s4,000,000 as compared with 1916.
Board to Meet-The State Armory
Board will meet tomorrow at the
Adjutant Generals office to consider
the spring work. General A. j. Lo-
gan, of Pittsburgh. arrived for the
meeting.
Miss Riley in Charge-Miss Mar
garetta Riley, of the industrial sta
tistics bureau, will be in charge of
the Capitol Hill women's division for
the Red Cross parade on Saturday.
Miss Riley is being enthusiastically
supported and over 500 are expected
to parade.
Governor Will Speak - Governor
Brumbaugh is expected to speak at
the dedication of the Snyder tablet
at Selinsgrove tomorrow. He will
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Argument Heard - The Public
Service Commission sat to-day to
hear argument in the Benninger
complaint against grade crossings in
Northampton county. An executive
session was held late to-day.
Contract Let-1'he contract for
1.19 miles of bituminous concrete
construction in Hanover borough,
York county. has been let by the
Highway Department to the Eastern
Paving Company, of Philadelphia,
at $79,923.44. There are two state
aid propositions embraced in this
contract.
Erie Complains-The City of Erie
entered complaint before the Public
Service Commission against the new
tariff of fares of the Buffalo and
Lake Erie Traction Company, claim
ing they are eXorbitant and unrea-
sonable.
Conscience at work-Some one in
Harrisburg to-day sent State Treas
urer Kephart four 81 bills with a
request that they be placed in the
conscience fund" There was no
explanation. This is the second pay
ment of cash for the conscience
fund from Harrisburg within ten
days
Stoney's Complaint. i. Stonev.
who conducts a barber shop 10 Mar
ket street near Tenth, complained
to-day that because he was delin-
quent with gas bill for a residence
service at his shop was suspend
ed. He wants the Harrisburg Gas
Company to explain.
Phillips TO GO.-According to what
has been learned here the State High
way Department has directed the
severance of connection of Joseph h,
Phillips with the Clearfield office of
the department. The Auditor Gem
erals Department will refuse to paw
him any longer.
Pittston Muster. Prominent Re-
serve Militia officials will attend the
muster of the Pittston unit of The
Second Regiment tomorrow
Spoke at EastOa.-Governor Rrun-
baugh spoke at Easton last night af-
ter having spent Saturday in the Po-
conos.
To start at Once.-Plans have been
made for an immediate start on the
demolition of the three frame build i
ings in Fourth street sold Saturday
to f. C. Ensminger for the material
tbav contain