Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-03

opIllSheIu flleS Dy the war Depart
ment for the use of the organized
militia. The Reserve Militia is arm
ed with Remington rifles, and the
arrangements for the practice were
made for that weapon.
Adjutant General Frank D. Beary
says that the new regulations will be
prepared at once as he has been
Informed that the rifles will be ship
ped within a short time. They will
be distributed as soon as the weapons
can be handled.
Arrangements for the reorganiza-
ton of the new National Guard of
Pennsylvania, will be undertaken as
soon as possible, after the demobili-
zation of the Keystone Division,
many of whose officers and men are
expected to become members of the
new Guard. This organization will
succeed the Reserve Militia, and the
formation will be similar to that
which existed in the National Guard
just before the call to the Federal
service in 1917, although the
strength may not be much over II,
600. The plan of reconstituting the
regiments and other units in the
same localities and with the historic
designation of the Guard prior to
the war, already announced, will be
followed out.
A number of officers have already
indicated desire to aid in the for
nation of the new Guard.
To Buy neutrality-suspicious. of
thousands of dollars worth of road
machinery will be bought by the
State Highway Department for use
in maintaining the highways of
Pennsylvania this spring. Bids for
the largest quantities ever ordered
by the State will be opened late
this month for early delivery.
Registrars Named--The State De-
partment of Health has announced
the following appointments: Regis
trars of statistics: Perry S. Harman,
Williamsport, for Williamsport and
Lycoming, Old Lycoming, Loyalsock,
Woodward, Eldred and Hepburn
townships, Lycoming County; Ralph
A. Mitzel, York city; assistant in
bureau of housing and public SER
vice, Charles o. Strause. Roxbor-
ough, Philadelphia; health officers:
NJ. II. Lenhart, Donegal, Donegal
township, Westmoreland county; DR..
John l.. Bradley, Mercersburg, for
Peters, Warren and Montgomery
townships, Franklin county; DR..
Robert Jackson, Osceola Mills, for
Decatur township, Clearfield county;
and ID. NJ. Hoffmaster, Edenburg, for
Taylor, Union and Mahoning town
ships, Lawrence county; medical in
spectors of schools, DIR. John B.
Sherbon, Pottstown, for West Potts
grove township, Montgomery county,
and DR.. L. w. Dolan, Kane, for Wet
more township, Mexican county.
Orders have been issued for the
Purchasing Division of the depart
ment, to move here from Philadel-
phia, on June 2, which will complete
the concentration of the offices of the
department in this city.
Influenza Fatal - Influenza and
pneumonia caused 1921 of the IA,
257 death in Pennsylvania during
January, according to the statistics
of the Department of Health. Tu-
berculosis caused 1864, and Brights
disease, SIC. There were 1875
births in January. In April there
were 900 cases of diphtheria report
ed to the departm ent with 6S deaths.
To Be Made Camp-The hospital
at Markelton, somerset county, used
for soldiers during the war, is to be
inspected by State Health officials,
with the idea of making it a deten-
ton place for treatment Of venereaI
diseases.
Public Service Hcarings-Harris-
burg, Johnstown, Pittsburgh, Cres-
son and Philadelphia will have Pub
lie Service Commission hearings next
week. The Pittsburgh cases will in
clude water, gas and jitney COM
plants from Western Pennsylvania,
and the Philadelphia hearing. set
for Friday, will cover the Holmes
burg Street Railway complaint.