Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-16

cutor, trustee, administrator and
similar duties under State laws, in
cluding registrar of stocks and
bonds, to comply with the State
laws relating to the same subjects
so far as their trust business is con-
cerned. The inquiry related super
ficially to action under the act of
1919 and it is held that national
banks engaging in trust business
must comply with the laws relative
to trust companies.
In another opinion it is held that
state laws do not permit inspectors
OIL weights and measures to inspect
weights or measures used in laun-
dries. 1t is held that such weights
or measures are employed in
weighing clothes laundered and that
they are not used in weighing any
thing to be sold.
The State Game Commission has
authorized the employment of five
additional travelling game protectors,
making ten in all. They will be en-
ployed in educational work and aid
in showing people how to care for
game during the winter and to as
sist in enforcement of game and
conservation laws. Immediate steps
will be taken to acquire lands for
game preserves in Warren and JEFF
ferson counties.
Representative Theodore Camp
bell, of Philadelphia, was among
Capitol visitors.
Major W. G. Murdoclx, who was
executive officer of the draft system
in the State during the war, is ar
ranging to take charge of the gath
ering of military history in the vari-
Gus counties for the War History
Commission. He will visit n num-
Der of counties where the prepara-
ton of data has been tagging and
arrange for the assembling of
authoritative information, the re-
ports being made to Director Albert
Mckinley, of the University of
pennsylvania. The Major will also
write a history Of the draft in the
State from the official records,
ReasonS for the recommendation
OF pardon for William Josiah Nc
Meen, the Juniata man in prison
since 1886 for wife murder and rec
commended for release after serving
the longest term in penitentiary rec
ords in the State, will be sent to
Governor William c. Sproul when he
returns 10 the Capitol early next
week. The element of doubt in the
case which was expressed when the
board granted Communication in 1887
and by the judge and some lawyers
IN the case is what brought about
the recommendation which will open
the doors for the man in the western
penitentary for a generation. Moth
ing Will be done in regard to the
Mifhintown editor who talked of
burning the board in effigy If a par
don was granted from the present
attitude of officials.
Col. Edward Martin, State Conn
missioner of Health, has announced
a new move in his campaign against
venereal diseases in which he urges
the use of propagate treatment,
this being step in which the estab-
lishment of forty State clinics for
treatment of such diseases and the
elimination of the prostitute also
hgure. Col. Martin has appealed to
the newspapers to bring such mat
ters to public attention as a health
proposition.
Plants arc being made by several
of the departments of the State gov
ernment to arrange for observance
of Armistice Day next month. 1t is
expected that Governor Sproul will
issue statement regarding it and
the Department of Public Instruc-
ton will bring it to the attention of
schools in conjunction with the War
History Commission.
Weather conditions seem to have
prevented many bear hunters from
going out after the bears in the
mountain counties of the State and
it will probably be several weeks be-
fore the hunting begins in earnest.
In advance of the opening of the
small bird season next week thou
sands Of hunters licenses are being
issued in the State.
1t is probable that the second week
in November will be fixed for the
argument in the application of the
Bell Telephone Company for con-
tinuance of the wartime rates after
December l. The testimony was
concluded last night after extended
cross-examination of L. H. Kinnard.
the vice president, and presentation
of figures or cost and estimated rev.
enue from the company, and DR.. e.
d. Bemis, who appeared for the
pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
and city.