Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-15

N. Hunter is in Pittsburgh in con-
nection with the closing up of some
rcceiverships.
Several attaches of State depart
ments left to-day for wild turkey
hunting up the Juniata valley.
Ex-senator William Hertzler, of
Port Royal, was visitor to the
Capitol.
State Treasury officials expect the
S45,00C,000 in State revenue to be
passed within a few days.
Public Service commissioners will
hear arguments on Monday on the
proposed incorporation of a concern
to conduct automobile tours over
five counties of eastern Pennsyl-
vania, which has been protested by
half dozen traction companies op-
Grating in Philadelphia, Montgom-
cry, Lehigh, Northampton and Mon
I roe counties. The application is the
first of the kind to be made here and
the protests were made some time
ago. The Commission has numerous
cases for hearing including Mahanoy
CITY complaints against trolley
service, Potter county complaints
against gas service, the Panther
valley water cases and grade cross
ing applications in Philadelphia, Co.
lumbia and other places and the
side track in Philadelphia for the
quartermasters stores on Delaware
avenue.
n total of is cases, two OF which
were continued from October, is
listed for hearing by the State Board
OF Pardons next Wednesday, it being
the largest calendar in months. Nine
Oh the cases are applications for re-
hearings. Sixteen of the cases in
volve homicide of various degrees.
The cases are from "a counties,
Philadelphia having ten cases, Della
ware and Schuylkill three each and
Luzerne, Lackawanna and Cambria
having two each. The applications
Tor rehearing include the Blau case
from Lackawanna; Patterson from
Cumberland, and Weber from Berks,
all of which have been before the
board at prior meetings and attract
cd considerable attention.
State game officials say that there
should be an abundance of wild
turkeys in mountain counties for the
opening of the season for such birds
to-day. The limit is one to each
hunter and the season ends with the
month.
The State Compensation Board
mas dismissed without prejudice the
appeal of j. Alfred Slentz against
the city of Harrisburg. This is a
case growing out of injuries received
py Slentz while working for the city
water department.
The board has also dismissed the
appeal of Yard VS.. Potts Run Coal
Company.
Auditor General Charles A. Snyder
has been visiting in Philadelphia.
= Representatives of the mining in
dustry of Pennsylvania will be called
into conference before very long by
Chief Seward r.. Button. of the State
Department of Mines, to consider use
of storage battery locomotives in the
mines where gas prevails. The loco
motives have been studied by eX-
perts who will shortly report to the
chief the result of their inquiry into
the causes of objection to such
means of transportation in mines,
notably the danger from sparks
which will be one of the chief mat
ters to be discussed. Results of ex-
perience in the bituminous mines
will also be presented. Chief But
ton has called attention of inspec-
tors to the importance of inspecting
ventilation and means for detecting
gases and also to the hours for hoist
ing engineers.
Pennsylvania has produced in the
neighborhood of 50,000,000 young
trees in the nurseries which the
State Forest Commission has main
tanned in the various reserves and
it is believed that most of them
have been planted and are flourish
ing within the State. Commissioner
Robert S. Conklin, who has been
looking up this work, says that he
thinks in the neighborhood of A.
100000 trees will be privately plant
ed during the next year and that
the State will be able to supply mil
lions of trees for reforestation. The
State has been encouraging planting
of trees by private owners, with
whom 1t has been cooperating and
it is estimated by Mr.. Conklin that
over 100000 tree were planted in
the State by private enterprise this
spring and that many were planted
during the fall. Last year 1885,
900 were so planted. In addition, tho
State has planted extensively on its
oxuy,