Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-08

SsE6&1zz Historical & M
mission with the approval of Gov
ernor William c. Sproul. In the
Erie county project there Will pc
erected a statue of Washington as
he appeared when he first visited
what is now that county before the
Revolution, and the State will meet
any subscriptions which may be
made up to $500. In the Bushy
Run project the plan is to erect a
monument on the Wanamaker tract.
The State Commission, to whose
charge was given the property OF
the Economy Society near Ambridge
when purchased by the Common
wealth, has arranged with a local
committee to administer it as a pub
lie place without cost to the State.
1t is calculated that rents from the
property will maintain 1t.
The State Game Commission has
given notice that % counties of the
State have been closed to hunting
of certain kinds of game and warm
ing hunters that they should famtl-
iariZe themselves with the condi-
tions. Ten of the counties are
closed to wild turkey hunting and
IA to various kinds of quail. Twelve
counties are closed to shooting of
ring-necked pheasants. The coGn-
ties which are closed to certain kinds
of game are Adams, Allegheny,
Armstrong, Bucks, Carbon, Chester,
Clearfield, Crawford, Delaware, Erie,
Fayette, Greene, Jefferson, Lancas-
ter, Mexican. Mercer, Monroe, Mon
tour. Northumberland, Somerset
Wayne and Wyoming.
Pennsylvania will be interested in
the coming general convention OF
the New York State Teachers Asso-
nio x1rHi will hold annual
meeting in Albany on November "a,
% and 26. 1t is expected that be-
tween seven and eight thousand
teachers and educators from the
State of New York will be in attend
ance at this meeting. DR.. Thomas
E. Finegan, Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction of Pennsylvania, is to
be the speaker at the session of No
vember rs, when the teachers asso-
citation has arranged a farewell pro-
gram in his honor. DIR. Finegsn had
81 years service in one capacity or
1 another with the public schools OF
| New York State, and according to
the announced program of the meet
ing. ''it is proposed to pay fitting
! tribute to the excellent and success
| full services of DR.. Finegan to the
State of New York" Governor
| Sproul has been invited to partici-
pate in the meeting.
State Health Department officials
say that with the first anniversary
of the Inauguration of the influenza
quarantine just passed, there are not
more than the normal number of
influence cases in the State. The in
huenza quarantine was made effec-
tive October 4, 1918. At present
some outbreaks, of diphtheria and
infantile paralysis are being followed
up, but there is nothing else out of
the ordinary.
Three first-degre murder cases are
listed for the October meeting of
the State Board of Pardons which
will be held a week from to-day.
over so other cases are listed.
Corn in Pennsylvania is declared
out of the reach of frost by men who
have been studying the crop reports
coming to the State Department Of
Agriculture. The crop may be a
record breaker and Is much better
than expected in some localities.
Potatoes are also turning out better
than anticipated in some districts.
Farmers are generally plowing and
seeding wheat late to avoid the dan
ger of the fly, according to reports
from southern counties in the State
| wheat belt"
The Public Service Commission has
approved the application for char
ter for the Eastern Aero Service
Corporation to operate an airplane
express and passenger service with
offices at Easton, but with the reser-
vation that tho commission shall
have the right at any time to regu-
late and define the business. The
hearing was marked by presence of
the licensed pilot engaged by the
promoters of the company and
statement that they could get $780,
600 in cash to start business.