Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-19

ties in the eastern section. Uhlll the
new act was signed the commission
could only establish preserves on state
forest lands Now it may lease pre-
serves. AS far as possible the preserves
will be about 5000 acres in extent and
it is desirable that they should be In
forest district of twice that area, ac-
cording to the State officials in charge.
The State has established preserves
or is about to establish them on leased
lands in Lackawanna, Cameron, Sulli-
van, Tioga, Lycoming, Clinton, Centre
Clearfield, Huntingdon, Perry, Frank
lin and Westmoreland. A leased dis
trict has been offered in Carbon county
which has been inspected and it is the
plan to look over some of the western
tracts which have been offered at low
rates for game preservation. All OF
the expenses of this work will be taken
care of out of hunters licenses.
In addition to these preserves there
are now nine counties closed to hunt
ing of deer and in some cases of wild
turkeys and other game.
No Vacation This Year.-The Public
Service Commission. which closed its
session for the week last night, will SIT
in Scranton next week. The following
week 1t will meet in Erie and in the
week of July in Harrisburg. The
commission plans to sit in Pittsburgh
on July 19 in the Westmoreland Water
case and will take no vacation, sitting
in Harrisburg in the weeks of July
19 and 26 and August .. Hearings
will also be held in Philadelphia, Punk
sutawney and Mannheim.
Il 4 fo1c Nf
the State Department of Agriculture
are making preliminary arrangements
to take charge of the enforcement of
the pure paint and pure lime acts,
which, under terms of bills recently
approved. are to be within the juris-
diction of the Secretary of Agriculture.
II is probable that the method viii be
by inspection of materials sold, similar
to the state supervision of fertilizers,
feeding stuffs and other materials
used by farmers and stock growers.
Agents will take charge of the sam
pling in various counties and the
analyses will be made here or at State
College. The general appropriation
bill as finally reviewed carries $4,000
for enforcement of the paint act and
$4,000 for the supervision of the lime
sold for agricultural purpose.
Few VIII Retire.-It is not expected
that more than half a dozen persons
connected with the State government
will apply for retirement under the
terms of the act establishing state pen
sions which recently became operative,
although over twenty are eligible. Un-
der the act only those who are phys
ically or mentally disabled will be able
to apply for retirement and the Gov
ernor is to judge from reports sub
mitted to him whether they should be
given the privilege. Provision is made
in the general appropriation act for
payment of the half pay which the act
calls for.
Bass Fishing Poor.-Reports made
to the State Department of Fisheries
on the opening of the bass season show
that many of the streams which have
been noted in recent years for fishing
have been too high and muddy to per-
init very good catches. In some coun-
ties little attempt has been made to
f1sh, although good reports of the
planting of young fish have been
made.
Senator Magee Here. - Senator
Charles ]. Magee, of Pittsburgh, was
here to-day looking after legislation.
Baseball Team Visits. - The Kutz-
town Normal school baseball team VS.
tied the Capitol to-day.
Sixteen Applied. - Sixteen young
men took the State Forestry examin-
alton at the Capitol to-day Dr. Fred
c. Johnson, of the State Sanatorium
at Mont Alto, was in charge of the
physical examinations.
Mr.. Berkey Here.-John A. Berkey.
former banking commissioner, was at
the Capitol.
Woodward Goes Home. - James F.
Woodward, chairman of the House ap-
preparations committee, and Bromley
Wharton. secretary of the Board of
Public Charities, who were working
with the Governor on appropriations
went home to-day