Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-05

Governor LcaveS-Governor Will
liam c. Sproul, who spent yesterday
in conference with heads of depart
ments regarding work after the va
cation season and in arranging for
the meeting of the State Welfare
Commission. left to-day for his
home for the weekend. He will be
in Philadelphia during the coming
week for the knights Templar con-
clave.
To Organize Burcau-1mmediate
organization of the new State Bu-
reau of Geological and Typographical
Survey will be undertaken by DR..
George H. Ashley, the new State
geologist, who has assumed his
work. DIR. Ashley found numbers
of letters from people inquiring
about various deposits of minerals
and especially coal in Pennsylvania.
State to Advise-The new public
library of Bellevue, Allegheny
county, has asked the State for ad-
vice in regard to selection of books
and library management. DR..
Thomas Lynch Montgomery, the
State Librarian, will go to Bellevue
to meet with the people in charge
of the project.
New Justicc-Joseph Ruptic has
been appointed justice of the peace
for Newport township, Luzerne
county.
Allentown Hearing-Public serv-
ice complaints in the Allentown dis
trict are being heard by Commits
sioner Killing to-day. 80
Will BE Big List-Indications are
that there will be a big list of cases
to be heard by the Board of Par
dons on September II. They are
being filed daily.
SprouI May Hclp-It is probable
that Governor William c. Sproul
will make an effort to straighten
out things for James H. Maurer, of
Reading, president of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor and chairman of
the Old Age Pension Commission, so
that he will be able to go to Europe
to make his study of Old Age Pen
sion Commissions which was inter-
rupted by the State Department
Withdrawing his passports at re-
quest of the Department of Justice.
The Governor had an extended talk
with Mr.. Maurer yesterday and said
afterwards that he was still inter-
ested in the project and in seeing
that the State got the benefit of the
data obtainable abroad. He de-
clined to make any statement as TO
what he learned at Washington or
what he would do.
Munce to Go Higher-Dr. Clarence
]. Marshall, director of the State
Bureau of Animal Industry, will re-
tire in a few days to devote himself
to the veterinary medical depart
ment of the University of Pennsyl-
rania of which he is dean. DR..
Marshall, who was head of the State
Live Stock Sanitary Board and State
veterinarian. for ten years or more,
served in the army during the war.
DR.. I. E. Munce, of Washington
county, his assistant for a decade,
will succeed him. The changes will
be announced soon by Secretary of
Agriculture Rasmussen.
For Food Survey When the
State Welfare Commission and heads
of various departments meet here in
conference with Governor Sproul
first steps will be taken toward re-
turning to departments the activi-
ties which were taken up as spe-
cial features and developed during
the war by the Defence Commission.
This will include the employment
service. The activities of the Com
mission and the State government
will be devoted toward combating
the high cost of living and the State
Bureau of Markets will work in con-
junction with the Welfare Commits
sion. Improvement of marketing, a
series of State food surveys and di-
rect buying will be problems taken
up.
Foust Gives Warming - Dairy
and Food Commissioner James
Foust last night let it be known that
any person who attempts to sell for
food any foodstuffs which have been
in cold storage longer than the law
allows and which have been out
lawed will be prosecuted. "They
can sell such stuff for fertilizer,
but not for food as long as 1 have
anything to do with it and l do not
care who tries to sell that stun for
food, he will be prosecuted" said
he.
MFR. Dwycr Speaks Again - John
p. Dwyer, the Philadelphia editor
who was n member of a draft board
which had trouble getting official
support in its policy of running
down the slackers and dodgers, came
out yesterday in scathing arraign-
ment of the Ware influence in the
draft boards in parts of Philadel-
phia. He charges that it was a
positive menace to honest admins
tration of draft boards.
Groome Decorated - Col. John C.
Groome, head of the State Police.
has been decorated for the third
time for his services in regulating
food and policing Baltic provinces.
He has been in the Libau district
cooperating with the British Army.
Go to Register - Most of the
Philadelphians at the Capitol have
gone to their homes to register in
the big mayoralty campaign. Next
week second and third-class city
men will finish registering.
Ashley Congratulated DIR.
George II. Ashley the new State
geologist, has been congratulated
upon his appointment by many
friends in Washington and through
out the country.
Office Closed - The Lancaster Of
flee of the State Employment Bureau
closed to-day as nearly the entire
lquota of the city and county en-
a