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EAST AND WEST.
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Datblans with the victori
es hard on their heels,
inland the German invader
ne vlKorous!v attacked alor"
an 80-mlle Hne from Opoczno nor.h
to the Juncture of the Bzura with
the Vistula and are decidedly on tl1
.-defensive. In this fighting both
Petrograd and Berlin claim the ad
vantage. In East Prussia the no-
report gain'sv ground again
he invading Kuslis.
fighting coif iiues at tV No r.
reme of l western battle
little town ot St.
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oseacks Are Pursuing Austrian Into
Carpathians.
London. Russian military critics
assert that by the Russian New Year,
January 13, Germany will be fighting
desj'eiately to dufend her own fron
tiers, and that all hope of capturlne
Warsaw and confining operations to
Russian territory has been destroyed
by the overwhelming defeat of lie
Austrlans.
The news from Petrograd Is ac
cepted here with some reserve, but
English critics see in the development
a very noticeable turn in the tide .n
favor of Russia. Scanning the German
and Austrian ofllclnl reports and
checking these with the statement of
the Russian General Staff, the follow
ing situations in the eastern theatre
of war are apparent:
Marshal von Hlndcnburg's army of
CpO.000, massed from tho Junction of
the lower Vistula and the Bzura to the
region of Opoczno, has made no ap
preciable progress in the last ten days
In Its effort to advance toward War
saw. It has suffered staggering loss
es In attempts to force the passage
of the Bzura and the Ravka, and 'ts
spearhead position is as far from War
saw as ever, thirty miles west. Mili
tary observers point out that if Von
Hindenburg could not go forward
when the combined German and Aus
trian offensive was under full head
way It is Improbable that he can ad
vance now that the Russians are
strongly on the offensive In southern
Poland and In Gallcla.
German Centre Imperilled.
The German centre Is now Imperil
led by tho Russian offensive west of
the Nlda. A great Russian force ts
moving westward toward the Wolbron
Cracow lino, and the movement is not
only a fresh danger to Cracow and Si
lesia but may develop lirto a turning
movement for the purpose of cuttln?
Von HIndonburg's communication.
The effort of an Austro-German force
to turn the Russian left flank in this
region fald with the defeat of Gen.
Pankl's army on the west bank of the
Nlda, and the statement of the Rus
sian General Staff that the Austro-Ger-man
army Is now In full retreat to
ward Cracow Indicates a very severe
-w to the whole German plan in
land.
Southward In Gallcla, along the
Dunajec and Blnla rivers, the, situa
tion is even more ominous for the
hopes of the Germanic allies.' In west
ern Gallcla and along the Carpathians
the Austrlans under Genvon Boehme
Ermolll have sufferedthe fate which
overtook Von Auffep'berg and Dansl
early In September when their force i
ere Bhattered hjf the Russians. Th
strians poufed a great army
gh the Carpathians for the purl-
of crumpling tho Russian left-
'assisting Von Hlndenburg'il
d Warsaw. '
ns were prepared for the
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with the Austrlans af
i of Napoleon, Interpos-
by swift marches be
Austrlan forces and
by one. It Is re-
rograd that the Aus-
oners Is fully 3l.0:i0
ttles from December
he troops of Fm-
a loss of fully 4'),
wounded. RussLt
prsps of th Cnr
,hlng on Craow.
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New Year's
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for the Allies
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front the
that the
real
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a uiance
MONDAY.
renewal of the German offensive in
'and, reported from Petrograd, is
said to be developing in such a man
ner as to lead Russian military ob
servers to believe that the Germans'
real goal Is not so much Warsaw as
Novo Georgiewisk and Ivangorod.
The Austrian retreat before the Rus
sians in Bukowina has taken the char
acter of a great rout, according to au
official announcement at Petrograd. It
is stated that during , the past fort
night Gen. Radko Diiultrleff has cap
tured 22,570 Austrlans and 45 machine
guns. f "
In spite ot the bad weather which
continues along nearly the wbole of
the western front, there bas been
hoavy artillery and Infantry fighting,
without, however, materially changing
the situation. -
An Intimation that the British Gov
ernment contemplates the Introduction
of conscription for Increasing the
army and navy was given by Thomas
J. MacNamara, Parliamentary Secre
tary to the Admiralty, In a speech at
London.
Capturo by the Turks of Ardagan,
a Russian fortified town in Trans
caucasia, Is announced by the Turkish
War Office. The announcement also
states that Turks, in conjunction with
Pprsla tribesmen, defeated 4,000
Russians 10 miles northeast of
Saorjbulak. -
Loi:don reports receipt of dispatches
Indicating that the Balkan Peninsula
may sotn be Involved in the war.
SUNDAY. 4
Four German Army officers were
taken off an outbound steamer at New
York on the charge of conspiring to
use' passports fraudulently.
The offensive movement of the
Allies In Belgium and France has been
changed to defensive because the Ger
man attack in reply to the advance bas
strongly developed.
The French statement Indicates this
change ot plan. It recites a series ot
night attacks along the front The
assaults were in great force, but the
claim Is made that they were repulsed.
Russia issued an "Orange" book,
giving In review the happenings in the
Black Sea which preceded the conflict
with Turkey.
The Berlin statement of the fighting
in Alsace and the Argonne conflicts
with the Paris version.
The German communication says
further ground has been gained in the
Argonne, and specifically denies the
claims of the French War Office that
half of the Alsatian village of Stein
taoh has been captured and that the
French are making a further advance
J here. The Paris announcement as
serts that some ot the territory lost to
the (!trnia.na In this Arennne ha been
regained, and that three new lines of
houses have been occupied In Stein
bach. The German military authorities say
therje have been no changes in the
eastern campaign, except that the Ger
man attacks on the line west of War
yaw have made further progress.
With the arrival 'of 30 survivors of
the battleship Formidable the total
saved now numbers 201. The British
Admiralty Issued a statement saying
Captain Loxley and 20 officers are
probably dead.
SATURDAY.
The British battleship Formidable
was sunk in the British Channel. Ac
cording to an official statement at
London, it Is not known whether the
disaster was caused by a mine or by
a submarine. Only 150 members of
the ship's crew of 750 men are known
toMiave been saved.
A heavy mist Is preventing all opera
tions In Poland, according to an offi
cial announcement at Berlin.
An official statement at Vienna says
the Russians have developed great
activity in Bukowina and the Car
pathians. Tbe struggle for possession of Stein
bach, In Alsace, continues, the War
Office at Paris claiming tbat the
French are making progress foot by
foot.
Dunkirk, on the north coast of
France, was again bombarded by Ger
man aviators on Thursday. French
aviators bombarded the railroad sta
tions at Mets and Arnavllle.
The belief that the year Just begun
will see the ending of the war was ex
pressed, by President Po In care in an
address to the member of tbe diplo
matic corps at Paris.
, FRIDAY.
Hard fighting in Upper Alsace is re
ported In an announcement from the
Gorman War Office, which Bays 'that
house after bouse In Stelnbach has
been destroyed by French, artillery,
but the village Is still in possession of
the Germans. French attacks west of
Sennhelm are declared to have broken
down under the fire of German
rtillery.
rcordingto the French official re-
rentyt troops now occupy naif
jle of Stelnbach, and house-
htlnr 1b In progress there.
reneh and British war-
d in bombarding Pola,
base on tbe
a report from
Jed Bon-
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THURSDAY
Vienna admits the success of the
Russians in Galicia, and says It has
been necessary for the Austrlans to
withdraw their forces along the entire
eastern front and In 'be plain of
Gorllce.
Turkish successes in the Caucasus
are reported from Constantinople, via
Berlin.
An official announcement at Berlin
admits that the Germans have been
driven out of the village of St.
Georges, In Belgium, soutli of Nleu
port. The Freuch statement says St.
Georges has been violently bombarded
by the Germans since Its capture by
the Allies, who are putting the posi
tion In a state of defense.
Seven German aeroplanes flew over
Dunkirk, on the French coast, and
dropjM-d bombs.
WEDNESDAY.
A Berlin dispatch states that the
French appear to be developing new
activity along an extended line against
Alsace and Sundgau, and that news of
Importance is likely to come from tho
Vosges at any time.
Confirmation of reports from retro
grad telling of the repulse of Austrian
armies in Oallcia comes by wireless
from Berlin, the dispatch stating that
the Russian force in that region has
proved Itself superior to its opponents
and that the Austrlans will be "com
pelled to make new dispositions."
Petrograd sends further word of
Russian successes in Gallcla, and says
the Austrian retreat along the Llsko-Sabok-Dukla-Zmlgrod
front Is becom
ing more and more disorderly. An
official announcement from the Rus
sian general headquarters represents
that in Poland the' Russians are more
than holding their own against the1
Germans.
Of the fighting In Poland the Ger
man War Office says that progress bas
been made by the Germans on the
Vistula, Bzura and Rawka rivers, and
that In the region south of Inowlodz
strong Russian attacks have been re
pulsed. Loss of the French submarine Curie
in Austrian waters is admitted by tbe
French Minister ot Marine.
FOUR PERISH IN FLAMES.
Another Inmate Of City Home At
Cambridge, Mass., Badly Burned.
Cambridge, Mass. Four deaths and
tbe probable fatal burning of another
Inmate in the fire which trapped the
occupants of the City Horn while they
were asleep was deflnltfestablished
when tbe officials made - a careful
checking up of the register. Many
others among the 233 Inmates, mostly
aged men, and women, suffered severe
ly from fright and exposure, and eevi
eral were partly overcome by smoke.
Police, firemen and nurses assisted"
them down stairways, fire escapes and
ladders, and while the building was,
burning they were cared for by near-j
by residents. Later tbe majority of
the inmates were taken to two city
buildings and provided with mat-'
trerses.
BLACK HAND BY-LAW8 FOUND.
Foreign Society Blamed For Murder
At Kllarm, W. Va.
Fairmont, W. Va. The triple trag
edy which occurred at Kilann among
foreigners was due to a Black Hand
society, It bas developed. Twenty
men are held in Jail as witnesses. For
the first time in the history of the
Black Hand society, so far as can be
learned here, a copy ot tbe by-laws
ot the organization was discovered. It
Is in the possession ot the county offl-'
clals nere. The by-laws were written
in a little store account book in a code
system. Tbe book has not been fully
translated, although experts are at
work on it. Other murders in tbe last
several months. Including two Ameri
cans E. M. Smallwood and E. Mara
tin are attributed to the Black Hand
gang.
AISHTON 8UCCEEDS DELANO.
Chicigo Railroad Man Appointed On
Industrial Commission.
Washington, D. C Richard II.
Aishton, vice-president ot tbe Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad, has been
chosen by President Wilson for the
Federal Industrial Relations Commis
sion, to fill the vacancy caused by the
appointment of Frederic A. Delano, of
Chicago, as a member of tbe Federal
Reserve Board. Mr. Atshton has been
an active railroader tor many years.
HOUSE PASSES POSTAL BILL.
Fourth Big Supply Measure Now Dis
posed Of.
Washington, D. C The annual
Postofflce Appropriation bill, carrying
$321,000,000 for the conduct of tbe
Postofflce Department during tbe next
fiscal year, was passed by the House.
For the first time In many years four
appropriation bills wore disposed of
In the House before the beginning of
the new year In a short session.
EVANGELIST PAYS HEART BALM.
Settle $50,000 Breach Of Promise 8uit
For $10,000.
Pittsburgh. Hornet- A. Rodeheaver,
the evangelistic singer, ' announced
here that he bad settled for a money
consideration the $50,000 breach of
promise action brought against him
by Miss Georgia Jay, a Chicago
stenographer. Mr. Rodeheaver re
fused to give the amount paid In the
settlement, but It was said to be
$10,000.
IOT FOR MOUNTAIN LION.
rtded By Baseball Pitcher
Dead.
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of
GOVERNOR'S MISS .GE
Pertinent Points of Governor
Tener's Last W:rds to the
Pennsylvania Legislature
Harrlaburg, Jan. B. Governor Tener'a met
an waa rtaci to tha Legislature thli after,
noon. He aaid:
"Tha government la trutt and tha officers
of tha government are trustees, and both tha
trust and tha truateea are mated (or the ben
efit of tha people." Tha duty of a Governor,
therefore, upon hie retirement from office,
should be to furnlnh tha General Aitteniblv
and tha twople of tha Commonwealth with
etatement of hit trualeeihip, and ha might,
with propriety, refrain from making, man
recommendation aa to meaiurei for leglalatlva
roneideration, u thee may well be left to hi
urreeanr.
FINANCES OP THE COMMONWEALTH
, General Fund.
Caah balanre In the State Treas
ury, November 30, 19M 17,427.208 SS
lia amount cred
ited to the Sink
ing Fund $811,733 40
Leea amount cred
ited ti the ier
manent State
School Fund 80,804 77
Ieaa amount cred
ited to the Motor
Fund a.,073 00
801,511 17
Amount In General Fund,
November 30. 1014 . 6. 575, 697 41
Estimated groea re
ceipt i for the fia
ral year ending
November 3 0 ,
I20.380.R6I 43
La a a collection!
which merely
paaa through the
treasury, and are
not aubject to
appro priatlnn :
estimated In the
aggregate at 1,83'2,S7 36
127,548,186 10
Eatlmated groaa re
eeipta for the At-
ral year ending
November 3 0 ,
130.819,004 52
till collection!
which merely
paaa throuRh the
treaaury. and are
not aubject to
appro nriation :
atimatn in tit
ggregat at l,S32,sj& 33
-t20.017.22t 17
Eatlmated rereinla for the nerlod
from November 10, 1016, to
May 31. 1817 12,106.660 7
Total amount available and
to become available, June I,
1017 175,247,773 65
Ltaa payment for obligation! and
current expenae to June I,
1917, aa indicated by the un
expended balances of exlttlng
appropriation! . .... 26,468,132 16
Net amount available and to be
come available for appropria
tions for the two floral yeara
beginning June I. 1913, and
Ending May 31. 1917, 118,779.641 19
Sinking Fund, November 36, 1914.
Sinking Fund aeeeta caah . $Hi I.733 40
Total public debt 661,110 02
APPROPRIATIONS
The chief problem in the Uvea of Individuate,
famllle!, and buaineia enterprise! la the ad
justment of expenditures to the receipts, the
outgo to the income. In tha managetjient of
the Mate's fiscal aiTalra there should he estab
lished business-like principles. It is wrong for
each session of the General Assembly to make
appropriations far in exceaa of tha revenue,
imposing upon the Governor tha responsibility
of reducing the amounts to reasonable llmita.
INVENTORY OP REAL AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY
In order that an Inventory might t made
of the tangible asaeta of tha Commonwealth,
I appointed an inventory rommlnalon to pre
pare an inventory of all the tangible aasete of
the Commonwealth, aa of May 31, 1014. Thia
work haa been performed with diligence and
ability, with the mult that for the firat time
tha Commonwealth la In position to determine
the value of these aaeeta. The totals in this
Inventory aggregate 662.743,876.86. divided aa
follows: Real Estate, $19,866,892.84 : Personal
Property. I6,i26.766.86 1 General Fund and
Sinking Fund in the State Treasury, (7,761.
717.16. HEALTH
The Department of Health has rendered In
valuable service! to the people of the Com
monwealthIn fact, it anjoya an enviable in
ternational reputation. The work performed
at Austin, after that municipality waa waahed
away, and at Gettysburg in looking after the
sanitary and hospital conditions at tha time
of the Reunion of the ltlura and tha Grays,
Is especially worthy of notice.
In ita tuberculoma work the department
makaa Ita biological produrte after Ita own
formula ; ita aanatorla buildinga have been
planned ao aa to furniah the greatest possi
ble amount of air and aunlight; and from ita
115 dltpensariee have not only come the pa
tient! for these Sanatoria, the capacity of
which haa been trebled In tha last four yeara,
but their nurses enter the homes of our people
and help them to protect themselves acainat
the apread of disease. Thousands of patienta
have been discharged from the Sanatoria ap
parently cured, or with their riiuease arrested.
By eitablishing and maintaining quarantine
In rural districts; supervising and assisting in
the suppression of epldcmlce at the request
of local authoritlea: cleaning up the premises
and purifying the water euppllea, the danger
to the people from apidemirs of contagioua
disease haa been greatly reduced. Trained
Inspectnra have policed watersheds and divert
ed many thouianda of pollution! from atreama.
Sewage-dlspoeal planta have been constructed
to care for municipal sewage. Filtration planta
are now furnishing filtered water to mora than
one-half of the population of the State.
Tha recorda of the Htireau of Vital Ktatlsllre
show a decrease of almnat 70 per cent In tha
death rate from typhoid fever since the estab
lishing of the Department of Health, and a
decrease in the general death rata of nearly
14 per cent.
Uy constant nse of aane and practical meth
ods, though at very eonaiderable expense, ow.
Ing to the Inrk of compulsory vaccination law,
epidemics of smallpox have been prevented
during a period when Infection waa persist
tntly being carried Into our State from outside
aottrres.
Diphtheria Antitoxin furnished free to the
poor haa aaved mora than 10,000 Uvea that
would have been lost if this avnnderful reme
dy could not have been readily obtained.
School inspection in fourth class distrlrta.
under the provisions of tha School Code, haa
been a aureess. In 1911 two. thirds of the dia
trlcta rejected th.s inspection. During the
present year it has been accepted by 90 per
cent of the same districts. Fnllow-np work
for three years shows 73,000 cases where de
fects found by inspectors have been remedied
by the parents after notice rceived from the
Denartment of Health.
Through Ita educational features exhibits,
lectures and publication- the department haa
given the general public a better understand
ing of health lawa and tha value of fresh air,
of sunlight and sanitary aurrotindlnga, and
haa greatly Imoroved housing conditions. Pri
vate and puhlic corporations have InstltuU-d
Improved methods recommended by tha depart
ment. PURE FOOD
Pennsylvania'a pure food lawa are probably
tha best in this country. They are enforced
vigorously and efficiently. It Is the duty of a
State to ae to it that measures are enacted
for securing and maintaining a pure and
who'esome food supply, to facilitate ita distri
bution, to safeguard ita quality, and to prohib
it absolutely any and every adulteration in
food and drink.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Dureau of Vocational Education haa
In twenty-eight counties organised and estab
lished schools with agricultural and vocational
departments, Introduced courses in domestic
science and the household arts In many of the
school districts, and supervised the establish
ment of arhoola for tha education of miners
many of whom are not conversant with the
English language. Aa aoon aa the workmen
Isarn to read, write and understand English
and acquire some knowledge of ventilation
and other mining problems, tha number of ae
cidenta ia diminished.
In tha growing centers of population the dl
rectors have difficulty in erecting school
buildings rapidly enough to accommodate the
school children,. The aystera of public. Instruc.
Hon Is growing in efficiency and la attaining
colossal proportiona. ,
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Tha comprehensive law creating tha Depart
ment of Labor and Industry enacted at the
Did Mrs. Chance Object?
Now it la said that It Is Mrs. Chance
who Is responsible for the resignation
of the F. L. from the helm of the
New York Americans. Her argument
that Frank already has an annuhl In
come of $20,000 and that he cud worry
along without baseball seem3 a pretty
sound one, at that.
Stallinas Has Advantaae.
fallings has on tMng on Connie'
lie has a double outdeld. One
last session of tha General Assembly, haa been
enforced 'fearlessly and honestly. , It is the
duty ot this department to enrienvor in every
way to establish friendly relations between
capital and labor, in order that Industrial dla
turbancea may be prevented. The educational
campaign for the dissemination of knowled'.-e
concerning "safety first" methods haa been
vigorously conducted, aa probably 60 per cent
of Industrial accidents ant cauaed through
lack of knowledge of safety appliances
MINES
Pennsylvania la the greatest coal producing
territory In the world;, producing In 191.1,
264,692.623 tons. Tha State haa enacted com
prehensive legislation for the protection of
those employed in thia great Industry. These
laws are rigidly enforced and violators of their
provisions are promptly punished. The bitum
inous mining code, enacted at the session of
1911, has already proved Ita worth In conserv
ing the health of employes and by reducing
the number of accidents In and about such
mlnea. The number of Inspectors In tho
bituminous region haa been increased to 28
and in tha anthracite region to 21.
In order that the greatest possible safety
may be thrown about mining operation!, the
department haa recommended the estnhlleh
mcnt of Firit Aid Corpa and Rescue Corps at
the various mines. The primary object ui
First Aid and Rescue Work ia to render quick
aervic In times of emergency, and the effec
tiveness of tha work haa frequently been
demonstrated. In the anthracite region there
are now approximately 600 Ffrat Aid teams,
comprising 3,000 men, and tha number in
structed in the work up to the present time
ia about 6,000, The n.imber of Rescue Corps
is ovir 100, romprirlng more than 700 men,
and in thia work about 3,000 men have re
ceived instructions. In tho bituminous region
there are mora than 400 Firat Aid tenma, com
prising 2,000 men, and the number instructed
In the work at the present time la about 3,000.
Tha number of Rescue Corps la about 3.000.
comprising 800 men, and In thia work about
700 men have received Instruction.
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
In my last meeenire to the General Assembly,
concerning the subject of a workmen's com
pensation law, referred to In the report of
the Industrial Accidenla Commission, I said:
"I atrongly urge tha enactment of tha
Workmen's Comiiensntlon Hill, and the other
related billa Included In the report of the
commission, , and without delay,
eainoially the bill regulating tha employment
of women and children."
I moat emphatically reiterate what waa then
aaid and urge the prompt enactment of thia
logtslation. One-half of the Ktatea of the
Union now have luwa of this kind upon their
statute books ; and in my opinion Pennsylvania,
the greatest industrial Stale of them all,
should no longer hesltnte, mora particularly
aa every Sthte aurrottnding and contiguoua to
Pennsylvania, with the exception of Iicla
ware, haa acted favorably upon this Important
aubject. The General Assembly, having tho
experience of 24 States to draw from, la in
poaitlon to pass a bill that would bo accepta
ble to employer and employe alike.
CHARITIES
Many of the lawa governing the rare of the
dependent, delinquent, and penal classes were
pasaed yeara ago, when conditions were en
tirely different from those existing today.
Amendmente were made from time to time
aa neceiaity seemed to require, until now. tak
ing them together, there an hundreds of
statutes relating to these different subjects. In
my Message to tha General Aaaembly of 1918
It waa recommended that, in order to correct
thia condition, a commiasioa be created to
examine Into these subjects and to report a
comprehensive plan for their Improvement.
Accordingly, the commission waa appointed,
and will report the results of Ita deliberations
and conclusions at an early date.
AGRICULTURE
Pennsylvania'a Department of Agriculture
compares favorably with like department! In
other Statei. Thia department exercises close
supervision over tha agricultural lnterea:a
by extending agricultural knowledge, by edu
catlonal work, and by protecting farmera and
other citisena of the Commonwealth from pos
sible fraud on the rart of manufactured and
dealera in commercial fertilizer!, commercial
reeding atuffa, linseed oil and farm aeeda. I he
Division of Farmera' Inetltutea carrlea Ita
work Into every county of the State, by hold
ing Movable Schools of Agriculture and
Farmera' Institutes, delivering lectures and
giving object leasona and systematic Initruc
tlon upon all aubjecta relating to successful
farming, domestic science, and tha Improve
ment of rural conditions generally. Tha num
ber of persons receiving instruction In these
Movable Schoola and Farmera' Institutes haa
been Increasing, reaching laat year mora than
2OR.000. tha largest attendance in any year
since the beginning of tha work. Scial in
atructora and demonstratora have gone through
the State giving practical demonstrations in
soil improvement, dairy and animal industry,
poultry production, drainage, water-supply,
vegetab'e and fruit growing, home sanitation,
household economies, etc.
LIVESTOCK
Tha wisdom of providing hygienic measures
for controlling tha transmissible diseases of ani
mals haa been demnnatrated. Practically,
without warning, aphthoua fever, one of the
most drea'led animal plaguea of the old world,
haa been forced upon us. From the Chicago
Stockyards, this disease waa apread to aixteen
Statea within a period of two weeka. The dis
ease waa Introduced In Ita incubation atage to
practically 600 herds In 26 counties in Penn
sylvania. In many eases tha herda were locat
ed and quarantined by State agrnte before the
firat eymptoma of the disease had appeared.
Our livestock Interests have been disturbed
extensively. Regulations, restrictions, and
loesea have fallen heavily on many. For the
public good it haa appeared necessary to de
stroy many valuable animate and much per
sonal property. The Federal and State officers
have promised to reimburse those that have
been unfortunate In thia reapect. In ao far aa
the lawa and financea will permit. The ex
penaea have necessarily been heavy and the
funds provided by tha laat Legialatura have
been exhausted.
ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY
Tha Division of Economic Zoology, to which
haa been assigned all aiieciat work cooncerning
fruit production, ia well organised, and the
gratifying results accomplished by it have
more than demonstrated its usefulness.
GOOlt ROADS
There It not a contracted oioce of new
State Road that haa been finally accepted
and the bond released thereon which la not
in first-clasa condition, and for which the
cost of all overhead expeniei. including engi
neering. Inspection, administration, and the
auditing of account!, haa exceeded 7 per cent
of the coat of the work. Considering the area
of the territory covered, the wide rang of ac
tivities and attendant expenses, this overhead
coat compares favorably with similar work
elsewhere
INVENTORY OF WATER RESOURCES
Subsequent to my message of two yeara ago,
calling attention to the expediency of taking
an inventory of the water resources of tho
Commonwealth, In order that legislation might
be enacted to provide for their conservation
and utilisation under proper State control I
a manner which will heat promote the Inter
est! of all tha people of the State, tha General
Aaaembly directed the Water Supply Commit
sion of Pennsylvania to make complete inven
tory of all the water resources of the Com
monwealth : to collect all pertinent Informa
tion In connection therewith, and to claatify.
tabulate, record, and preserve the same ; and,
upon the basis thereof, to determine the noin'a
at which reaervolra may be constructed for
the pv.rnnse of minimising floods, of storing
and eonaervlng watet for powar, of Increasing
the low water flow of rivers and atreama for
the purpose of navigation I and, generally, to
devise all possible ways and moans to con
serve and develop the water eupply and water
resources of tha Commonwealth for the uao of
the iwople thereof. To this end tho said Com
mission wi directed to study and. .determine
uixin a public policy with retrard to the mar
keting and equitable distribution of the water
of the State ; to the restoration, development,
and Improvement of transportation by water;
to the eupply of water for domestic and In
dustrial use, and to the conservation of water
resources hv the aid of forcatatlon.
PYMATUMNG RESERVOIR
The Pymatunlng reservoir should be com
pleted at an early date. It ia a conspicuous
example of the highest form of conservation
and utl'liatlon of stream flo
STATE POLICY OF CONSERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT
Consideration of publio welfare dictate that
tha State shall aaaume more direct control of
the economlo development of ita resources.
Tha effect of fore it depletion upon the lum
ber industry la well known. Fortunately, tim
ber la different from coal. Enough timber can
be grown to meet the State's needs; but coal
once burned la gone forever. Pennsylvania'!
investment in forest lands total a large turn
of money.
The Improvement of Philadelphia and Pitta
burgh'a water terminal! ia not a local mat
tor. The whole State ia Interested. The vaat
Improve menu needed at these eitlet are mat
ters of State, City and Federal co-operation.
In certain populated districts the problems
of water supply and drainage and aewage dls
IKiaal call for State eatabllshment of mctropoll.
tan districts, and State control and aid In in
itiating the Improvements but all these things
which I have enumerated, and others aa 1m
Iiortant, cannot be dona and be paid for out
of the State't revenues, because the latter are
Two baseball club owners hare
taken the stand that the newspapers
cannot exist without baseball, which
reminds us of the small boy who
wanted the trees cut down no they
could not mnke wind storms.
Rube Marquard can this winter
book hiinteK' as 3 pltchar owning two
unsurpassed record one for a win
ning streak, the other for a losing
streak. Ills twelfth straight defeat
at the hands of thn-f jrdlnnls on Sep-
Insufficient. It wou'd appear evident
that the nereiialtles nf the Iwotlle T'tll t!
amendments to th Constitution of the
niOnweHlth fox n.,enu. nf aonomiC COnSO
tlon aid development, and I recommend this
to your careful consideration. "
INSPECTION OK DAMS
1 Tha lobulation recommended by me. and
nacted In 1013, provided strinirent lawa for
the protection of life and property ae-aintt
insecure dame, and for tha prevention of en
croachmenta along, or obetruetiona In,
streams.
In actively enforcing thlt law the Water
Supply Commission examined 23" !""
dame, and when Imperfections were found or
dere were issued for repairs. No new dams
have been built without the approval of the
Plans therefore and inspection of the con
struction by the commission.
FORESTRY . . '.
Tho State owns 1,001,226 acre forptt
land, purchased at an average price of I2.2
per acre, from which a revenue of S9,40S.4i
waa derived to December 1st, 1914. Mix thou
sand miles of roads, trails, and fire lines naye
been built; the nurseries contain over lO.OflO,.
000 trees; 200 leases for permanent camp
altea have been approved ; and during the cur
rent year temporary camp permits wera Issued
to over 4.000 persona.
PUIILIC SERVICE COMMISSION
The Public Service Company law, created
by an Act of Assembly, approved July .
1913, is one of the utmost importance to the
people of Pennsylvania, and to those corpora
tions serving the iieople which are defined as
ptib'ic utilities.
Mnny rahea of far-reachl g Importunes
have already been dlsiwacd of by the Commis
sion. ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Attorney General's Department hat
rendered valuable services to tha Common
wealth, not only in advising the many de
partmenta of the State uion oueationa of law
concerning the powera. Jurisdiction and ad
ministration of tha several departments, but
haa curried to tuccesaful determination much
Important litigation in tho interrttt of the
Common wealth.
CODIFICATION OF LAWS
The Igtilative Reference Rureau, at the
session of 1913, waa directed by the General
Aaaembly to make examination of the general
statute lawa of the State and to prepare a list
of obsolete ttaturea and etatitea whereon some
doubt exiata whether they have been repealed
by the general repealing clauses In subsequent
acts. Accordingly a bill haa been prepared,
reciting by title and repealing upwarda of five
hundred lawa. The bureau waa also directed
to prepare compilations and codea, by topics,
of the existing general laws, and to report to
the General Assembly In 1015 such codea aa
have been prepared. The bureau haa codified
and compiled the general lawa of Pennsylvania
relating to taxation in all Itt phasea. State and
local, relative to bualness coriMrationa (ex
cept railroads, cannls, hanking, and insurance,
which will be codilied separately), and to (wr
ought. BANKING
It It to be regretted thtt tha Legislature
haa not yet deemed It necessary to enact meat
urea similar to those In use by the National
Government and many of the states for a
mora exiiedilioua and inexiwnelve method of
winding up the affairs of insolvent financial
coriioratlona.
Legialatlon should ha enacted rerrafrlng all
Individuals engaged in private banking to take
out a license, and the provision In the present
law exempting certain private bankers should
be repealed. They should not be permitted
to receive deposits upon tha credit of Individ
uals, unleaa subject to the examination and
scrutiny of the flunking Department, in order
that such deposits may have tha greatest possi
ble measure of security.
INSURANCE
Little additional legialatlon la required : hut
a standard fire policy should he adopted, au
thority should be given the Commissioner to
examine and supervise rate-making associa
tions, and provision he made for the licensing
of fire insurance adjusters.
NATIONAL GUARD
The National Guard haa maintained Ita ef
ficiency. It ia composed of about 11,000 young
men of the State and it competently officered.
1 visited the several encampments, and was
Impressed with the Interest manifested by the
officers and men. The training and discipline
of tli is nriranltation teaches retpecl for law
and authority and prepares the young men to
understand and accept responsibility. The cit-lien-soldier
Is the natlon'a reliance for the de
fence of her institutions, and Pennsylvania
should be prepared to do her part by having
a strong force nf trained and discip.lnert men.
STATE 'ARMORY BOARD
The work accomplished by the Armory
Board, created to provide armoriea for the
National Guard, la commended. The appro
prlationa made by the General Aaaembly. from
time to time, to this Board aggregate tl.:S0.00(i.
Armoriea have been erected or anuired
throughout the State, representing a value of
12,050.000. or fXOO.OOO In exceaa af the money
appropriated by the State.
STATE POLICK
The necessity for an increase In the number
of men and an adequate appropriation to dis
tribute them to the best advantage throughout
the State, ia proven by the thnuaanda of re
quests for assistance that are received yearly
from State and county officials, with tba ma
jority of which tha Department ia unable to
comply.
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OP Ti:E BAT
TLE OF GETTYSBURG
The event proved to be a great streets and
In every way worthy of the Comnnweelth.
TRANSFER OF FLAGS
The commission transferred theae taut with
patriotic and most Impressive eerem.iries. par
ticipated in by a portion of the National
Guard, Grand Army of the Republic and pa
triotic societies.
" LIC PRINTING AND BINDING
A' .Ion la called to the exiienee of print
In if k billa used by the I-egialiitire. Tnr
CQVk printing these hills for the rmton of
191 as tl2.H43.33. Unlesa this pmtiivc be
essential to the proper administrate! of the
business of the General Assembly, thy should
be. diiK-ontiutted ; at any event, tho mini oJ,
theae bills should be very much rcdutaa a
large portion of the .waste paper soil y the
Superintendent nf Puhlic Grounds ati ! lluild-
Ingt n-preaenti a surplus of three Lit
Acts of Assembly authorising si Jul pub-
itcattona snouio contain an item appi Sonating
the money necessary to cover the cost
f print-
ing, binmng, etc., thua enabling th
tnra to arrive at tome reasonable
timatt
of the coat of auch publications.
CAPITOL PARK
The Capitol Park ( ommisslon, ci
U4 by
tha Art of June 16, 1011, haa conduct
l lti af-
faira in a thoroughly businesslike
Ita members are entitled to the highi
Jty, and
P ral St.
The number of properties in the
park area aggregate 637. rf which
ooaeii
D jiava
already been purchased by the eommi
i on, and
negotiations are now under way fu
. 1. t (ha MmainlnM 114
h pur-
PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITIffN
The Panama-Pacific Expoaition tot jmiasion,
appointed under the provisions of a j-vnt ssso
lution of the General Aaaembly approa-ed June
14. 1911, haa completed tha erecUitn of a
building for the participation of tha State of
Pennsylvania In the Panama-Pacific Interna
tional Exposition, to be held in San Francisco,
Cal., In 1915, to celebrate the completion and
opening nf the Panama Canal and the Four
Hundredth Anniversary of tha Diacovery of
the Pacific Ocean. Thia building ia nov being
made ready for occupancy and use, arid will,
it ia believed, fittingly represent Pennsylvania
at thia great International exhibition.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
The laat session ot the General Assembly
passed a resolution propoelng an amendment
to the Constitution of tha Commonwoalth to
determine whether or not women iS.,11 tav
the right of auffraga in Pennaylvuna. i iec
ommend that thia resolution, which d-mea be
fore you for action at thia aession.,.a)i -
reive such attention, aa will enab. , u
ject to be submitted to the voter , ,,,.,
determination. ,r ",c"
SENATORIAL AND REPRESENT. ti'vv ip
PORTIONMENT ' 6 Al"
Attention is called to Articlo(rc.-.in ia
of th. Constitution of th. ; C1,. 'J
Pennsylvania, which provides 4h t (h X) ta
shall be apportioned Into ten,,' ,nf
sentative districts Immedi . .71 r''Th
United States decennial r.L,,7 a,l,
THE NEW PbVrENTIARY
The very best thought-,,, been Bi,eB
erection and organiaJon o( penn.yvllnlM ,
new western penitent,,.,,, near Bcllefonte,
which when complete w1 houl, , gnn
tlon of tho State JXnvcl population. An ap
portunity will be or1ld lti prim,,,,., t wor,
in the open, and iv, ,nd ,,p , (,.,
surrounding f the end that they may be re
formed and thlr phyiical constitu
tions repaired
. .UEr-ARTMENT REPORTS
The detaj o tn work of tn, wvtr,
partmenta,n(1 oommioaloni of the State Gov
ernment wnl.n no special reference ii
made, wj found In the reepective reports.
w"JYmend that tha auggestlona found theTe- .
nVJu vimr careful consideration.
conclusion permit ma to aay that the
'pie throughout the nation, generally iiik-
are suffering from a aurfeit of lawa,
father than from too lew. 1, tneretorc. oe
veak for my tuccctsor your earnest eo-opera-Uon
and aanittance in enacting only auch laws
fare necessary and will prove for the henetit
all lha people of tha Commonwealth.
McGraw Wants Chalmers.
lOraw ts after George Chalmers,
Lr member of tbe Phillies', staff,
kill sign him Jtisi as soon as the
wing Is right aghln. I huimers
, to ,be paying T"0 a day to
to get the sore wing int
id is gutting good results.
.Game Replaces "Betf."
game, with long (""rward
. speed taking the place of
Vine smashing, haslnnully
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A
agnlnst left-hnndnrs and
ternljaiavila-" vJlnal end of
iii t y the eastern ft, ot ball
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