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which have or are to closed to deer hunting and al liberal allowance to provide foo deer, quail, turkeys and other if the winter should prove severe plans for this care for game, in tion to the State's preserves in F Clearfield, Westmoreland, Frai Centre and Clinton counties, wi made before the meeting of the Game Commission in January. Nine counties, Fayette, Som Westmoreland, Cambria, Jeffe Clarion, Forest and Warren in western end, and Chester in the ern end, have been closed to hunting. and half a dozen more considering going under the About 100 deer have been release them, four counties not getting because there are no funds. The Game Commission secreta advocating a game preserve in county, the preserve to be close all times, where game may breed where the State can carry on pi gation work. Plans to creat such serves in counties where the Stat forest lands are under discussion. is found that they are a big fact causing increase of game in the , ity. The raising of quail in cap is not much favored and it is the that the natural life accorded by preserves will save the quail to I sylvania. Turnpike Case. - The Public vice Commission will likely hay hear the first complaint made a turnpike or toll road, as the Kishacoquilas Turnpike Road pany, which operates in Mifflin ty, denies that the complaint Herman Zook is well founded says that its roadbed is in good difion and its rates reasonable. complaint was the first of the ever made and the company is pared to fight. Wants Rates.-William A. Glas Jr., representing the Buffalo, Ro ter and Pittsburgh Railway Com has petitioned the Public Service mission to establish through r and joint rates from points along railroad, and tendered to the I sylvania Company at the poir physical connection in the city of Castle for delivery on the lines o Pennsylvania in or near New C and from industries and manufa ers on the line of the Pennsylvar New Castle to points on the line o Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsl within this State. The joint rat established to be the maximum charged; and that the commission prescribe a division of the thi rates and the terms and cond upon which they shall be operate Ex-Congressman Here. Josia Hicks, ex-Congressman from Alt was here yesterday for a/short tii Loan Act Upheld.-The loan a last year, which was knocked of Judge Sulzberger in Philadelphia been upheld in the Superior Court Camp to Start.-The camps o Second and Third Brigades star Saturday. The advance details g to-night. Baldy Hits Back.-Dr. J. M. E chairman of the State Bureau of ical Education and Licensure, swered attacks of optometrists not one who was in the right fear State regulation. Fisher Succeeds Jones. Wi H. Fisher, of South Brownsville, W inngton county, was to-day appo by Governor Tener to succeed H D. Jones, Montrose, as a memb the State Economy and Efficiency mission. Mr. Jones was one o: original members and resigned a days ago. He will continue as poration clerk in the State Trea which position he was named t when State Treasurer Robert K. Y took office. Adams, Receiver.-James L. Ao of Coraopolis, former senator, wa day appointed as receiver of the minion Trust Company, of Pittsb whose affairs have been in cour some time. His bond was fixe $200,000. Mothers' Pension Funds. De Attorney General J. E. B. Cunning holds, in an opinion given to-da Auditor General A. W. Powell, the $90,000 unexpended during first year of the mothers' pension tem does not revert to the State T ury, but is not available for exp ture during the current appropri year While only one-half of th propriation is available during year, the balance unexpended last year's allotment remains avai for expenditure after the expirati the current year. In substance opinion holds that no more than twenty-fourth of the biennial aj priation of $200,000 can be disbu in any one month, but that the V sum is available until exhausted u the Legislature makes a new a) priation, in which case the unexp ed balance reverts. Smull's Delayed.-Smull's Legisl Handbook will be issued about At 1, according to the statement to-day. The expectation was to I out this week. but the cuts he back. It is being bound. Colonel Patterson Here. - Co Frank K. Patterson. of Pittsbu chief inspector of small arms pra was at the office of Adjutant Ger Stewart to-day discussing the practice and matches. Some nev ders have lately issued because o change in organizations. Big Increases.-The Freihofer B ing and Loan Association, of Phil phia, to-day filed notice of increas