Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-29

of DR.. Horace B.
Andersen. of Phil
adelphia, to be chief of ths genito-
urinary clinic at Phipps Institute
Philadelphia.
The medical inspectors named were
DR.. Raymond F. Wivell for Held
elberg and Rosslyn Farms boroughs,
Leet, Findley and Moon townships,
Allegheny county; DR.. w. L. Hender-
son for Mifflin and Scott townships,
Allegheny county; DR.. Cameron
Schultz Danville; DIR. l.. c. Brown,
Lawrenceville borough and Lawrence
township, Tioga county; DR.. r. B.
Warden for Peters township. Frank
lin county; DR.. w. r. Mcclellan, Gar
rett borough; DIR. John Hardenberg
for Huston, North and Taylor town.
ships, Centre county.
Registrars named included: D. S.
Norton, Newton Hamilton and Wayne
township; Ambrose j. Carey. Winton
borough; Mrs. Doris r. Reed for
Bradford, Lewis Run and Bradford,
Foster, Corydon and Lafayette town
ships, Mexican county.
According to State Game Commits
sion reports it is believed that close
to 100 does were killed by hunters
of the State during the deer season,
so arrests having been already made
by game wardens on charges of
illegal shooting of does and fawns.
In most of these cases heavy fines
were imposed. Carcasses were con-
fiScated in some instances.
County officials of Pennsylvania
will be called upon by the State
Department of Agriculture to vigor-
ously enforce the dog license code of
1917 during the coming year. All
registration will expire this week
and many thousands Of dogs must
be registered. In some sections of
the State complaints have been made
of dogs running at large and destroy
ing sheep and of districts where he
license law is not enforced Very
strictly. The State will call upon
counties for reports as to the manner
in which the law was carried out,
including the shooting of unlicensed
dogs in rural districts.
Numerous applications for certifi-
Gates for the operation of jitneys in
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will be
disposed of by the Public Service
Commission during the coming week
and some will be rejected because
the applicants will not have satisfied
the Commission as to responsibility
in case of accidents or because of
failure to take out citizenship papers
after long residence in this country.
The latter feature has been brought
out at a number of hearings. The
Com -1ission will also insist upon
posting of the scale of charges.
Automobile license tags are being
sent out by the State Highway De-
partments automobile division at
the rate of over 5000 a day and ap
plications are coming in almost at
the rate of 10000. The force will
work day and night this week and
with additioal help it is expected
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shipments well advanced. The rush
for automobile licenses is causing
heavy receipts, virtually all of which
is in the form of certified checks.
Thousands of dollars are taken in
every day. The department has re-
newed its warning that persons who
display only 1920 tags in advance
of January l are liable to arrest as
the 1919 tags must be used until the
end of the year.
The Attorney Generals Depart
ment has started proceedings to close
up the various receiverships of finan-
cial, insurance and other concerns
which have been hanging fire for
years and has called up receiver
ships and auditors to file reports.
Some of the receiverships are un-
derstood to have run over five years
and the State will likely scale down
action is not taken, it is possible that
rules to show cause why reports
should not be filed will be asked.
A drive is being made in Phila-
delphia for recruits for the old First
Regiment. Meetings are being held
at the armory and veterans of the
organization are urging enlistments.
Governor SprouI has been asked
to call the new Philadelphia-Cam-
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next Legislature will make an ap-
preparation to start construction.
Officers of the State Department
of Public instruction have gone to
Philadelphia to attend the opening
of the annual sessions of the State
Educational Association. The organ
ization will meet here next year.
j. William Morgan, of the State
Fire Marshal's office. is on a tour
of inspection throughout the State.
Governor Sproul is expected to
name the Westmoreland county or
phans court judge within u few
days. The Governor will be here
tonight
United States Senator PhiIander
G. Knox appeared as attorney for
the Henry c. Frick estate to-day in
a complaint before the Public Serv-
ice Commission against the classifi-
cations of Pittsburgh steam heating
companies which involved Frick
buildings in that city. The matter
is one of wide Importance as it
would affect most of the office
buildings and stores in Pittsburgh.
it was Mr.. KnoX's first appearance
here in years.
State Health Department officials
were to-day engaged in gathering
all information possible regarding
cases of wood alcohol poisoning
following Christmas sprees and said
that all facts would be certified to
Federal authorities. The powers of
the State government in such mat
ters. beyond the usual police pow
ers, are being looked up For the
present the State is cooperating
with the United States officials.