Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-24


uoNS' Whlch are some of the thou
SANDS ordered for war service. were
completed at Washington this week
py Lieutenant Colonel William d.
Ohier, chief engineer of the depart-
nlent' the vehicles being some of
Inose whose use was authorized by
the states with which the National
Government is cooperating.
There will be 252 trucks in all. 169
oeing now at Indianapolis; five at
Atlanta. So. at Cleveland and 4S at
Baltimore, the latter being heavy
three-ton aviation trucks. The
trucks will be distributed from Har-
risburg and sent where needed. being
used preferably where national aid
is being employed to complete main
thoroughfares.
Gross Receipts Taxes - Many
thousands of dollars are reaching
the State Treasury now as State
taxes on gross receipts, this being
the period of The year when such
taxes are payable. The tax is levied
at the rate of eight mills and owing
to the increased receipts of numer-
Gus companies, especially utilities,
the State income from that source
will be higher. Settlements of a
number of taxes in dispute have
also been effected by Auditor Cen
eral Charles A. Snyder.
Big Perch Hatch-What is de-
ts.gf "a
Fisheries n. r. Bulles to be the
greatest Matching of yellow perch
for distribution into the lakes and
streams of the State has just been
completed at the States fish hatch
cries and at some establishments has
been so extensive that the facilities
will be hard put to care for all of
them. The aggregate is declared
to be double that of the best prev
ious season and to run far into the
millions. The distribution, how
ever. will be made mainly from
yearling fish so that there will be
a minimum of loss. The department
is now making big distributions of
pike perch. The trout distribution
to be undertaken this fall will be
very extensive. Between two and
three million fish were put out last
season.
Grade Crossing Cases-Complaints
of the State Highway Department
against grade crossings in LlZerne
and Schuyllill county, which are
part of a series of such actions
launched to abolish dangerous places
on main highways will be heard here
Tuesday by the Public Service Com
missioners. The following day SIM
liar proceeding regarding crossing
at Marcus Hook will come up. Among
the complaints listed for hearing will
be interesting questions, including
charges that the Fayette County Gas
Company has not completed with
orders of the commission in prev
ious complaints and reparation asked
from a Perry county narrow gauge
railroad which had charged under
the Federal rates. Complaints
about West Chester street railway
service and Tamaqua gas and elec-
trio rates are also to come up.
The commission has listed for
Philadelphia on Thursday COM
plants of the United States Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation against the
Delaware County Electric company,
and complaints against trolley fares
in Holmesburg and electric extern
sion rates in Philadelphia.
Officers Named-Commissio of
Health Edward Martin has appoint
ed the following health officers: H.
C. Sumner, Sharon. for Hickory
township, Mercer county, William
X. Bechtel, Bakers Summit, Bedford
county. for Bloomfield, Woodbury.
aid South Woodbury. townships, Bed
ford county; F. B. Schnure, Lautel-
ton; for Lewis and Hartley town
ships, Union county; r. Bryan
Thomas, Parker's Landing, for Allie
gheny and Parker townships, Arm
strong county. l.. D. Watson, AL
lenwood, appointed registrar of stat
istics for Gregg township, Union
county.
For Standard Baskets-Standard
zation of baskets and similar recep-
tacles for fruits and vegetables is
to be undertaken by the State De-
partment of Agriculture through its
bureau of markets it was announced
here to-day and arrangements made
for a general meeting of fruit grow
ers, farmers and others interested
here next Thursday. This is the
result of complaints about the diff
ference in size of baskets which
by buyers, although capacity is often
printed on the sides. Some of the
complaints have come from people
who handle the big peach, apple
and berry crops of Pennsylvania
which have been increasing in size
and variety the last few years. 1t
is the plan to get opinions and rec
ommend standards of weights and
hive them established by orders of
the Standards and Markets Bureaus.
Fred p. Downing. of the United
States Bureau of Markets, and ]. f.
Deasy, of the Railroad Administra-
ton, have accepted invitations to at
tend the conference.
General Vaccination Steps to
bring about general vaccination in
Cumberland Valley sections where
smallpox has recently appeared
have been taken by the State
Department of Health, owing
10 discovery that men who worked
on delivery wagons have been
taken ill. The infection is believed
to have been brought from Hagers-
town.
Can Work On Farms-The House
Education Committee has reported
out the Woner bill to amend the
education feature of the
school code so that the pupils living
on farms may be kept out of school
70 per cent. of the school season
so that it will apply only to pupils
over IA years of age. The original
bill removed the provision that chill
dren could be kept out of school
to work on the farm 70 per cent. of
the school term and required COM