FEDERAL AID IS FOR GUARDS ONLY Interesting Order Issued From National Guard Headquarters For Information Formal notice \\\ //J that federal aid or JvvW puy bo exten(i ed only to military 7 organizations that are recognized as *" part of the Natlon / a ' Guard and not merely organized "**% militia is given in a circular issued by the Adjutant Gen eral's department as coming from the bureau of militia affairs at Washing ton. Membership in the National Guard is determined by taking of the federal oath, which, was taken by Pennsyl vanian's in the border service. The circular states that when it became apparent that the period allowed for transition from organized militia to National Guard-should be brought to , a close for a particular organization, not in federal service, which fails to comply with the new law, recognition as organized militia will be formally withdrawn by specific notification in each case. Appropriations made by the government extend to the National Guard only. It is also stated. "Organ izations that are now in federal ser vice are on a different basis. Recog nition will not be withdrawn from them until they have been mustered out of federal service and have had an reas onable time to comply with the new law after being so released." State Experience Counts—Accord ing to a rule just announced by the .State Board of Examiners of Public Accountants experience gained on an investigating staff of a department of the State government is to recognized as qualifying candidates for certifi cates as public accountants. Hereto fore such experience could not be con- Mdered for a degree. It is stated at tiie Capitol that the new rule will es tablish a precedent in both federal and State governments. The Bureau of Accounts and Statistics of the Public Service Commission began an agitation a year ago to secure experience in the government as a qualification and the new board of examiners has granted the rule. To Urge s<>eciilc—As the result of an< opinion given recently -to the State I Pharmaceutical Examining Hoard the members of the board will adopt regu- \ lations prescribing and defining what j experience shall be counted when an application if made for a State from that branch of the government. The opinion holds that the members of the board must satisfy themselves and that they have authority to make regu lations. The decision was asked be cause of a number of objections raised by candidates. Births Away Aheail. The number of births in Pennsylvania in Decem ber. as reported by Commissioner of j Health Dixon, was 21,057 against 11,-1 157 deaths. Pneumonia caused 1,859 j -