Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-26

,o,,.., preparatory to the
ehcampment. The schedule
VI instruction outlined by Adjutant
eri frank d. Beary contem-
plates the experience of men who
served in France and special atten-
tion will be given to bavonet and
first aid work.
he piah is for the officers of the
reserve Militia to serve as privates
ehe infantry being organized into
companies, while the machine gun
cavalry medical and other services
VIII De In units in which practical
instruction will be given.
| Deneral Beary will be at Washing
eon curing the session of Congress in
Reserve Militia.
Health Department Oamps-Col.
Edward Martin. the State Commits
sioner of Health. has arranged for
Two summer camps for departmental
instruction to be held at Mont Alto.
June ~ to July 2, and July 6 to 10,
inclusive. There will be about $50
Iheoical inspectors, nurses and dis
pensary chiefs at the camps.
Up to Counties - Applications for
State"afd for highway construction
| are not necessarily limited to State
highway routes, according to notice
issued by the Highway Department.
Such portions of State-aid funds as
are available will be applied as re-
quested by county commissioners.
The commissioners are to fix the
priority. The department has also
issued notice that it can not take
over any sections of road as State
| highways without legislative author
! ity. Plans for changes of road to
| establish State park at Morrisville
where the State bridge ends are being
worked out.
New Bounty Iaw-The new State
/ bounty law, approved by Governor
| Sproul on Saturday, will become ef-
fective next Monday. Under its pro-
visions the bounties will be paid di-
rectly by the State Game Commits
sion which will draw the funds from
the portion of hunters licenses set
aside for that purpose and account
| to the Auditor General. At present
| the bounties are paid by first pass
/ ing through the Auditor Generals
department and owing to pressure of
business are often delayed. The
! bounties for wild cats are raised to
| eight dollars and for weasels to two
| dollars.
Normal Schools-Negotiatio for
| the purchase of the three normal
schools not controlled by the Com
monwealth are now under way, and
| if enough money is appropriated 1t
! is expected that the last of the
schools will pass into the hands of
the State by the close of 1879. Meet
| ings to discuss prices for stock and
for assumption of debt are being
held.
| To Give Notice The State De-
nartment of Agriculture is making
plans for bringing the new law gov
erning milk tests to the attentlon
| of the dairy interests OF the state
and the field men will arrange Tor
information meetings. The new laws
take effect on January l and pro-
vide for a State license system for
all milk handling establishments.
Tbev were signed by the Governor
last week.
! increases Filed - The following
notices of increase of stock or debt
have been filed at the Capltol'
| Nickel-Alloys Company, Pittsburgh
daht s35. 900 to $15o.000; Hanlin
| Coal Company. Pittsburgh stock
s25. 900 to $4,000 and debt, $4,000;
| Sycamore Coal Company, Pittsburgh,
debt, 100000: r. F. Loughrey Mo-
tor Company, Pittsburgh stock S-o'
900 to 100000. 1,.
Commission VIII Act.-The PUB
lie Service Commission will act in
few days in tho Hummelstown and
Swatara grade crossing cases anu Ii
lan order apportioning the costs Will
be made. ,..,, oo,,
Not Under Burleson.-Much COM
ent was caused by the filing OF the
new tariff by the Philadelphla' Reau-
panv on Saturday. This company
was not taken over by the govern
ment.
SprouI has issued proclamation de-
claring the suspension of State quar-
antine on the Delaware river be-
cause of the satisfactory character
of the Federal service. He is author
ized to do so under old laws.
viii Investigate.-State Fisheries
agents are investigating the placing
of poisons in streams in the vicinity
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