Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-24
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1
ers' cattle dealers and veterinarians
has been obtained in the last
three weeks by the State Depart
ment of Agriculture as the result OF
a drastic quarantine against hog
cholera in sixteen counties than ever
known before and if the results, as
far as indicated by early reports,
materialize it will mean the saving
of thousand of dollars to the farm
ers of the Lehigh, Cumberland and
Schuylkill valleys. The quarantine,
which was established last month as
the result of a series of outbreaks
among the swine being extensively
raised in those sections because of
the wartime demand for food, has
proved so effective that no ship
ments of hogs have been made ex-
cept for purposes of immediate
slaughter and then only after medi-
cal examination. A number of dis
tricts have reported a big decrease
in the number of animals dying and
next week State inspectors will
make inquiries as to how the situa-
tion stands. There is no thought of
raising the quarantine for awhile
and it may only permit the sale
and shipment of hogs which the
veterinarians find all right. Ac-
cording to Secretary of Agriculture
Fredrik Rasmussen. "The farmers Of
Pennsylvania are losing good dollars
that they may as we'll have in their
pockets every time hog dies of
cholera and just what that means
per hog at present prices for pork
and products can be worked out"
The Secretary says that scores and
even hundreds of hogs raised to reap
advantage of prices have been lost
through lack of ordinary care when
animals are sick and because of
failure to observe precautions in
buying.
The average man who is connectedi
with Capitol Hill these days is re-
garded by the general public as a.
bureau of information. Men, and
women. too. who are in State offices
get all kinds of inquiries from how
to get jobs on and off the Hill, the
method of applying for workmen's
compensation. where to pay city taxi
what is the limit on trout catches.
how fast an automobile may go and
which is the best kind of soil for.
beans. But the most singular of
: all are the inquiries as to personnel
of the State government. The prize
; question asked the other day was
i whether the Governor was paid a
. . salary or only expenses.
= District Attorney Charles II. Clip
+ pinGer. of Franklin county, who also
4 lis chief draft inspector at the State
q Selective Service Bureau hero, is
o short and stout. but alert and, when
Q the occasions demands. can be pug
9 nacious. He doesn't mind being
2 short and that his appearance is
r boyish. While the com mbination may
o drive patrons to lawyers of greater
t physical proportions. the District At
g torney says it cannot be helped and.
s furthermore. that it doesn't matter.
What he seriously objects to. how
s ever. is being called "Bub." He
= was on his way to a train for Green
S castle the other day. He wasn't
t hurrying particularly and it wasn't
d any too light in the shed of the
= Pennsylvania railroad station. But
s he was sure of his ground and had
e no thought of being mistaken for
4 a traveller cropping in the dark.
Therefore. he was nearly knocked
d off his feet when hand was laid on
Q his shoulder and a voice said: Here,
! Rub, this is the way to the train"
; His dignity was offended at once
J and he turned about to the train
. man in uniform and said in deep,
| bass voice. w nose DON 10 YOU
: think YOU are?" The railroad mans
;, hand fell from his shoulder at once,
and he realized the District Attorney
; needed not one whit of assistance.
h Highway Commissioner Lewis s.
: Sadler has a fine sense of humor and
r. a full appreciation of the difficulty
r of pleasing everybody interested in
q good roads That he has been re-
II T.. ksv,1- -
t requirements of those who favor
i improved highway, is compliment
n 10 his keen intelligence and tribute
e to his never-failins energy A writer
It in the Juniata Valley, discussing
: particular execrable section of road
" along the Juniata river between
@ Lewistown and McVeytown, declares
II that commissioner Sadler, of course.
7 is not responsible for the sins of
ommission and commission OF for
- mer administrations and his actions
!. with reference to this particular sec
> ton of State road are vet to be
weighed in the balance of perform
ance before he should be consigned
to limbo with others who have pre-
ceded him in the office" This writer
speaks of 81 varieties of bumps to
y the mile and declares profanity Is
on the increase as result of the
c | IalluTP OF oIdte tO put IHe lLSWlS-
d town McVeytown pike in proper
shape.
ID Notwithstanding the fact that the
State draft headquarters is closed in
!! accordance with the orders of the
War Department. telephone calls and
s kilograms are coming to this city
from people wanting to talk to Major
% Murdock. Because of the wide eff
feet of the draft. the Major became
sort of guide, counsellor and
d friend of lots of people and they can
not understand why they cannot
e consult him now about the record
of relatives and the mum erous other
matters which arose in the admin
e istration of the draft and which,
while not of Importance except to
IS the persons themselves, got careful
attention from the Major. The result
II is that there are numerous inquiries
which are suspended somewhere
d with the Majors office closed and
the inquirers having no place else.