Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-17

Lumn. acting superintendent of the
state Police. The orders are the first
10 De issued in regard to aircraft and
cover answers to numerous requests
which have been coming for police
men 10 guard craft in exhibition
iilgnts or emergency landings.
Inc orders say: Members of this
torce can not be properly detailed
70 guard private aircraft. The law
does not contemplate that the State
ponce force shall furnish private
watchmen to guard personal prop
erty. An aviator who, without
permission, lands on a private field
or park is, in the eyes OF the law,
trespasser. Such landing invari-
ably attracts large crowds of curious
people, some times resulting in fields
OF growing crops being damaged,
FENCES broken down and other prop
erty destroyed. Under such circum-
stances the property owner upon re-
quest should be given such protection
from lawless acts as can be afforded
by local substation details"
Duly authorized Governme ent
aviators who are compelled to make
emergency landings should be given
such assistance and directions as
may be necessary to facilitate the
duty in which they may be en-
gagged"
Clifford Pinchot and Col. Henry
w. Shoemaker, members OF the State
Forest Commission, who were named
on a committee to inspect manner
OF cutting timber in State forests,
are making visits to State reserves
IN northern counties. They are plan
nlng a general tour of reserves and
Will report to the board November Z.
ln0TRInnr N
Harrisburg to-day on his way TO
Philadelphia from Erie where he
spoke last evening.
The Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings will meet Tuesday to act
nnally on the Memorial Bridge con-
tract.
Numerous inquiries are being made
regarding the bidding for State roads
on which tenders will be opened late
this month. The offering is the
largest in State history.
The Public Service Commission
has issued an order dismissing COM
plant of James P. Kern, Slatedale,
against the rates of the Washington
Water Supply Company and refus-
ing to make a valuation of the prop
erty of the company in Lehigh
county. The revenue of the COM
pany is found to be only $2,T43.S1.
An allowance of $500 a year for
depreciation is made.
State Forest officials said TO-DAY
that for almost q dozen years they
have been calling attention of the
public and businessmen to the chest
nut blight situation and the eventual
extinction of the chestnut timber
but that successive appeals were
o. 80 10 FAr
political effect. The blight has swept
over this section of the State and
there are not many trees which have
escaped.
. Friends of ex-Representative. ISa-
dore Stern, of Philadelphia have
received word that he wiA be a can
didate for Congress in the second
district, now being represented by
George S. Graham.
The Philadelphia campaign seems
to have been expensive. The of
fetal statement of the Patterson side
shows that Senator Edwin H. Ware
gave $4,000 of the $4,000 spent
for Judge John NJ. Patterson and
that Thomas Robins gave S2,500.
Col. John Q. Groome said last
night in Philadelphia that he had
not made up his mind regarding con-
tinuation as superintendent of State
Police and that if he was offered
the dictatorship of public safety in
Philadelphia it would have to be
with the understanding that he
would be boss and no one else.
State mine officials were much in
terested to-day in the reports from
Scranton that the Lackawanna in
terests had agreed to reach agree
ments with property owners regard
ing mine caves. This is the first
step toward a solution of a problem
that has agitated Legislatures and
given State officials much concern
for years.
No statement was forthcoming to-
day in regard to the Maurer letter
to Governor Sproul concerning the
State Police. The Governor is in
Philadelphia and will not return
here for week.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day
says that the Philadelphia campaign
is going to be conducted on a har-
monious basis and that there will
be no difficulties. This news was
received with pleasure at the Capitol