Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-30

s3ShMzz auce OF pre-
scription of @ duly licensed physi-
clan or dentist according to a ruling
made by the State Department of
Health and which is now being
brought to the attention of the
public by the Bureau of Drug Con-
troll.
The act allows exemption where
the preparations contain certain
small portions of various enumerat-
ed drugs and Investigations by
State officials have shown that such
medicines have been given so fire.
Quently to children that they come
within the classification of known
habitual users of drugs"
In a circular issued by the De-
partment of Health the bureau of
drug control and the division of
child hygiene have been ordered to
warn all persons dealing in or sup
plying the do called drop prepara-
tons for children that the frequent
sales for purpose of giving to chill
dren will be investigated by the
State authorities land If 1t is found
that any such product is sold for
the habitual or frequent admins
tration thereof to any infant or
child, such sale may be construed
violation of the act"
Monthly returns OF sales of all
such drops have been asked of re-
tail druggists.
The State of Pennsylvania is ne
gotiating for almost $4,000 acres of
forest land to be added to the State
reserves and in all probability the
bulk of the transactions will be
completed by the end of the year.
This is the largest amount to be
AsAk aA inn a
for years and a number of the
tracts will link up existing State
forests. In the last week the State
has taken title to 4,575 acres in
Lycoming and Union counties which
will connect the Bald Eagle and
White Deer forests. The State for
ests now contain over 1,050,OOO
acres.
The Public Service Commission
will not hold another executive ses-
sion until November 6. The usual
Monday argument hearings and
Tuesday executive session will be
deferred owing to election day be-
ing a holiday.
Secretary OF Internal Affairs
James F. Woodward has been elect
ed chairman of the State Board of
Property, succeeding Paul w.
Houck, former secretary of internal
affairs.
Numerous squirrels are being
brought down by Pennsylvania
hunters according to the informa-
ton which is coming to the State
Game Commission sheadquarters.
The protection was taken off red
squirrels last winter and gray squir-
rels are now legal game.
The November meeting OF the
1f Do ho hnan
announced for November 10.
Commissioner John S. Killing in
an opinion filed to-day at the Pub
lie Service Commission offices dis
misses the complaint against the in
creased rates of the North Branch
Transit Co., operating between Dan
Vile, Berwick, Bloomsbury and Cat
awissa, remarking that the company
is not charging more than it has a
right to do. The company has not
paid any dividend on its capital
stock of S525,000 and has defaulted
on interest on it's s532,5O0 bond is
sue since January l, 1915, being now
in the hands of A. w. Duy as re-
ceiver. From the evidence sub
mitted," says the decision, ut ap-
pears that even under the increased
rates for the six months period of
1919 there was a deficit of $3,S17.b2
and this deficit includes no allow
ance for annual depreciation or fair
return" It is stated that the neces-
sity and reasonableness of the new
rates are apparent. The company
raised the fare to 7 cents and also
advanced package rates.
Lieutenant Governor Edward E.
Beidleman will be unable to keep his
speaking engagement at Pittsburgh
on Saturday.
Delegations Of Washington county
mine owners were here to-day to dis
cuss the strike situation with the
State authorities.
Governor Sproul plans to remain
here until tomorrow night and to
keep in close touch with the coal
strike situation.
Congressman j. Hampton Moore
is reported from Philadelphia as be-
ing actively engaged on some plans
for bringing Philadelphia to the
notice of the nation and one Of his
policies will be to advertise the city
and it's products. Mr.. Moore has
speeded up his campaign considera-
bly, by his own efforts say to-day's
Philadelphia newspapers. A new
crop of possible appointees to office
| is being heard in some of the news
l
who have been mentioned and some
never heard of before are being
boosted for places. The Philadelphia
Record says that Moore has gotten
the northeastern section of the city
stirred up,
The condition of Anthony Frenie,
who was taken seriously ill on Tues
day night, was not improved to-day.
Colonel Edward Martin was greet
ed by large audiences on his visit
to Scranton. He addressed physi-
clans and others at series of meet
ings.
Senator David Martin will become
the chief supporter of the Moore
administration according to the
Philadelphia newspapers to-day.
Very few additional diphtheria
cases have been reported to the
State Health Department the last