Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-03

ts'NAatpSiS Va 'hC new uUu ltitit
hearty declarations for the uphold
ing of law and ORDER" said the Cen
eral, who expects the new Guard,
which Will be organized on a basis
of about $1,000 men, to be ready
early next year.
Numerous requests have come
from men who served in special
services, air, tank, signal and other
lines, who wish to continue in such
branches of the State service. These
units and the machine gun troops
will be formed as Federal Legislation
permits and authority comes from
the War Department.
Governor Sprou1 Is taking q good
rest and declining to get drawn into
discussions of National or State mat
ters at Hot Springs. He will not
start home until the middle of next
week.
Further conferences on safety
methods in Pennsylvania Industries
Will follow the meeting held here
yesterday by Commissioner of Labor
and Industry c. b. Conneiley and
Chairman H. A. Mackey, of the
State Compensation Board, with the
safety engineers of several of tie
big steel companies. 1t is the plan
to compile war experiences and to
present recommendations for changes
at further meetings. The safety men
approved the plan for the rehabili-
tation system which was explained
by s. S. Riddle. the new chief.
Fourteen of the big bituminous
coal companies in Pennsylvania have
united with the State Department of
Forestry in reforestation plans and
arranged to plant many thousands of
trees on their lands next year. The
Department of Forestry to-day an
nounced that in the last few yeas s
coal companies had planted over
100000 trees and that many had
been requisitioned for the next year.
The Pittsburgh and Penn-Mary Coal
Companies planted the most the last
three years.
Public Service Commissioner John
w. Reed has dismissed the complaint
of residents of the vicinity Of Grove
City against the discontinuance of
service of the Union Heat and Light
Company. operating in Mercer and
other counties in Western Pennsyl-
vania. It is held that the company's
statements show that it must con-
serve its supply.
The season for all special fishing
devices which are used under the
licenses granted under the new fish
ing law of 1919 has expired except
on burr hooks and snare and loop
arrangements. and the State Depart |
ment of Fisheries Is warning per-
sons who worked under such licenses
that they must file reports with the
state Commission. These reports
viii summarize the catches made and
determine whether the use of such
devices is disposing of too many
fishes in certain localities. They will
be tie first of the kind ever COM
piled. The season on the two de- !
vices mentioned will run until the
end of the year.
Reports received from the first
farmers Institutes of this season are
declared by State agricultural Off |
cials to be very gratifying in regard |
to attendance and interest shown. !
The plan of assigning speakers to |
localities who are familiar with the
lines of agricultural activity that |
prevails is said to have been gener-
continue institutes until we'll into
March if the funds available viii
permit.
Auditor General Charles A, Sny-
der, who has been at Atlantic CITY. |
las been suffering from a severe
cold.
Numerous inquiries are already
being made about the road contracts
to be let this month. The bids will
be opened December 16.
state officials to-day declared that
regulation of fuel was a Federal
matter and that the Commonwealth
contemplated no steps at present.
Chief of Mines Seward e. Button,
who has been visiting a number of |
the fields, says that his department
is taking steps to see that where
mines are idle the safety appliances
and organization are not allowed to
run down, but to be ready when
work is resumed. :,
The State Compensation Board
that it would meet at
Pittsburgh, December 10, IL and IL.
James T. Cortelyou, who was
mentioned as a possible head of the
State Police Department and then |
as chief of the Philadelphia detec-
tives, is now being written about as
a possible director of public safety
in Philadelphia.
Only mild interest was registered
at the Capitol to-day over the action
of B. F. Ruth, of Reading, in an
nouncing his candidacy as a Leonard
Wood delegate from Pennsylvania.
Ruth was Roosevelt delegate and
has never gotten over it.
John w. Butterworth, elected
president of the Chester school
board, was the choice of the Re-
publican League, in which Cover
nor William c. Sproul has taken a
prominent part. The Mcclure fac
ton lost because its men were not
not on time.
State Fishery authorities caused
the arrest and \ining of several men
in Chester county for polluting
streams with dye stuffs. The men
did not contest the charge and it
seems to have been q plain case of
taking a chance.
Dauphin county jitney cases are
to come before the Public Service
Commission tomorrow, those of
John Lafferty and z. E. Lerew,
Hummelstown, being on the list.
More organizations are taking
steps to bring about the removal of
James II. Maurer as a member OF
he State Old Age Pension Commits
sion. They will send resolutions to
the Governor.
Considerable interest has been
aroused here by the action of
Schuylkill county people in getting
organized to fight ballot frauds
There has been a union effected by a