Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-28

of certain devices
under proper regulation. Seven
forms of licenses are now being is
sued including those for outlines,
dip net, fyket, fish basket or eel
rack, spear or gig, snare or loop and
burr hook.
Owing to the rush the Fisheries
| Department was not able to keep
up with the demand daily, but by
next week it is hoped to take care
| by means of an increased force.
| of the licenses as fast as received
To expedite the issuance of the Ii
censes the department is allowing
persons to apply on ordinary paper
provided forms are used, although
applications are mailed if requested.
| Applicants are not restricted to a
| license for one device. The appli-
| cants must give name and address,
the seive sought to be used and
where it is to be used. The licenses
are issued only for counties and
can not be used in trout streams.
Commissioner of Fisheries n. r.
Butler says that the demand for the
special licenses has gone beyond all
expectations.
More Game Preserves - Loca-
tions for three game preserves to
be established by the State Game
Commission in Western Pennsyl-
vania have been ordered surveyed
and if satisfactory terms can be
made they will be bought for State
use this fall and stocked with game.
contracts for quail and other game
for delivery for the new preserves
have already been made.
RRrrnGnr,fino M
j. Morgan, of the fire detection bu-
reau is at Gettysburg representing
the bureau at the mutual fire insur-
ance convention.
Governor at Capital - Governor
Sproul arrived at Washington last
evening after his tour of the west.
He will be here about next Tuesday.
On Inspections - Colonel w. d.
Uhler, chief engineer of the State
Highway Department, is on a tour
of inspection of the construction in
the central part of the State.
Pleased at ProspectS-Secreta
of Agriculture Fred Rasmussen is
highly pleased at the prospects for
the State Farm Products show in
January. He expects its to start
the greatest series of farmers meet
ings ever held in the State at one
time.
Merger Approved Governor
William G. Sproul has approved the
merger of four coal companies into
the Imperial Coal Corporation of
Johnstown, with a capital of S440,-
600. The companies merged are
the Imperial Coal Co., Shale Creek
Coal Co., Diamond Smokeless Coal
Co., and Cambria Smokeless Coal
Co. The directors are Charles a.
Owens, Atlantic City, president;
James p. Thomas, Frank d. Baker.
Johnstown; Philip f. Thomas and
II. A. Ling, Philadelphia, and E. II.
Zimmerman, New York.
To Meet Tuesday - Members of
the State Workmens Insurance Fund
Board will meet here next Tuesday
to consider the proposition of abol-
ishing the ten per cent differential
in favor of the State Fund on which
Insurance Commissioner Thomas B.
Donaldson has been holding hear
ings. The State Fund is said to have
assets of over $3,O00,000 and d sur
plus of $1,SOO,000 and some state
ments have been made that it should
stand alone and give back in divid-
ends what it now offers in rates.
To Consider Burcau-Creation of
the new State Bureau of Rehabilita-
of the State Department of Labor
and Industry by an act of the 1919
Legislature may be undertaken by
Governor Sproul upon his return to
this city next week after attending
the conference of the governors.
Commissioner of Labor and Industry
C. 3. Connelley has been studying
the problems attending the opera
ton authorized to become n part
of the bureau which will CO.
operate with the Workmen's Com
pensation Bureau. Preliminary plans
for the new bureau have been work
ed out.
Attended Convention. - Gabriel
II. Meyer, of the Auditor Generals
office, was prominent figure at the
State convention of the p. o. S. of
A. at Bethlehem.
Want to Rcturn.-The calendar
of the Compensation Board for it's
Philadelphia meetings contains
many applications for commutation
of awards by men who want to re-
turn to their homes in Europe now
that the war is over.
viii Return Soon.-Dr. Thomas
Z. Finegan, State superintendent of
public instruction, will be home
from New York State within a few
days and will take up the teachers
salary and other questions relative
to opening of the schools. Data on
the subject has been assembled for
him.
Officials Work on Bank.-Deputy
Attorney General b. j. Myers and
Colonel Fred Taylor Pusey are busy
at work on the North Penn bank at
fairs in conjunction with District
Attorney Rotan. Further collections
will be made in u few days.
Attending Fairs. - Representa-
tives of the Department of Agri-
culture are attending the Chester
county fair at West Chester. For
the next month they will be busy at
tending the exhibitions.
Gives Romper Day. - General
Harry c. Trexler, former National
Guard officer, yesterday gave a
romper day to nearly $4,000 school
children at the Allentown fair
grounds.
Influenza Appcars.ATwo well do
fined case of Influenza have been
found at Hazleton and State officials
are watching Developments.
At Convcntion.-Audi General
Charles A. Snyder, Chief Engineer
c. A. Emerson, Jr.. of the Depart
ment of Health; Chief Guy c.
Smith, of the Bureau of Markets of