Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-22

H.xEIZHHGHME Ill d aCCOFulU6 W VIII
StsS'es @eSss cials of the State
E<~Es5z=EM Department of
N@sss&E agriculture. Bar
ring some reports of hog cholera in
the central counties reported to the
Bureau of Animal Industry, there
seems to be little disease among
the live stock of the State this year
and the bureau of statistics has is
sued a statement that from the re-
ports made by township crop report
ers, the conditions of cattle, sheep,
horses and other live stock is un-
usually good and as a rule animals
are going into winter quar- .ers in fine
shape.
In counties where hog cholera pre-
walls the State has taken steps to
restrict shipments and movements
attending sales, while many farmers
started butchering earlier than usual.
Some county reports are that farm
ers are holding hogs because of
prices and others are to the effect
that there has been a marked in
crease in interest in sheep raising.
Plans for extension of the number
of State game preserves, both State
owned and auxiliary, will be taken at
the meeting of the State Game Com
mission on January s. 1t is possible
that requests for additional lands on
State forest reserves may be asked
and several tracts will be bought
outright from the hunters license
revenue and established as preserves.
Applications for creation of two
auxiliary reserves in Bucks county
and one in Butler are pending. The
game preserves will be inspected this
winter by game officials from New
York and other states.
l.. III. Sherwood, county road
superintendent in Crawford county,
has resigned.
Advocates of a budget system for
the State of Pennsylvania intend to
seek the views of Governor William
c. Sproul and Auditor General
Charles A. Snyder before the men,
bers of the State Constitutional Re-
vision Commission reassemble in this
city. Officials of various states and
of the large cities are being asked to
present data, while a comprehensive
study is understood to be under way
at the National capital for one of the
members. Making of a budget for
the State of Pennsylvania now
would be framing one of $50, 900
a year if allowances for the mainte-
nance of the charitable and educa-
tional institutions were to be in
cluded.
One of the subjects upon which
some data is also being prepared for
the Commission is taxation of coal
and other natural resources. 1t is
regarded as pretty certain that q
change in the taxation feature that
would permit taxation of either kind
of coal sold in or out of the State
will be recommended, while the
graded tax will also be introduced.
1t seems now to be certain that the
State Insurance Fund Board will
name an assistant manager who
lives in Pennsylvania. John Guy
Bingaman, of Dalmatia, Northumber-
land county, claim adjuster with
the State Insurance Fund for several
years, is being strongly urged for
the place. There are half a dozen
applicants and Bingaman seems to
| have very influential backing.
The Public Service Commission
will hold its final arguments for the
year to-day and among the cases
| listed is the protest of the Pittsburgh
Railways Company against the plan
of the city of Pittsburgh for open
! ing streets across an inclined plane.
| The question is an unusual one and
will have important bearing upon
! street openings where a grade cross
| ing will be created.
The State Water Supply Commits
sion to-day reported the Susquehanna
and many of its tributaries closed
and most of the streams of the State
| icebound. When the freeZeup came
there was a good volume of water
in most of the rivers and larger
creeks.
| DR.. Lee l.. Driver, the newly-ap-
pointed director of the new bureau
! of rural education will assume his
duties in the Department of Public
instruction early next month. He
! will make preliminary survey and
| two assistants will be named to help
organize the work.
| According to the Philadelphia In
| uuirer, Governor Sproul yesterday
| lost patience in the Eastern peni-
| tentiary investigation and directed
the State Board of Public Charities
| to go through with it and spare no
one, only get results and that right
| early. The Governor looks for re-
port this week.
Governor SprouI was n speaker ut
the Heinz meeting at Pittsburgh on
| Saturday.
James III. Maurcr, former Iegisla-
tor, yesterday made his promised
speech at Reading in which he at
tackled Attorney General Palmer,
saying that he was fighting effect
not cause of high prices.
Arrangements for joint care of
game by sportsmen and farmer have
been made in Bucks and Montgom-
cry counties by Norman NJ. Wood,
| travelling game protector.
Adjutant General Bcary enter
tanned Col. ]. M. Leaman and Cap
tain w. l.. Hicks, at Allentown,
yesterday. They are aiding in or
ganization of the new machine gun
| troops.