Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-16

HEHB|W WuIUE sion are not COM
plete. but they show
S-sss5Ss==ss.zlss.5slE5 totals which it Is
believed will make
the total considerably larger than last
year when the aggregate was 262, 900.
Last year the number of licenses was
$4,000 less than in 1914 because indus
trlal activity kept men from hunting.
rms year hunters appeared to take the
time.
The first year of the operation of the
hunters license law there were 305, 900
issued. The licenses cost one dollar
and except for the fees allowed for
issue by county treasurers the money is
used for propagation and protection OF
game and payment of bounties for
scalps of noxious animals and birds.
The quail and other birds and the deer
bought this year. for distribution
throughout the State came from this
fund.
State VS.. City.-The State of Pennsyl-
vania as represented by the Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings will ap-
pear before the Public Service Commits
sion on Monday to oppose an applica-
tion by the city of Harrisburg for issu-
ance of a certificate of approval of n
bridge to cross the Pennsylvania rail-
road at Walnut street. Governor Brum-
baugh is to speak against the applica-
ton and there will also be opposition
from organizations and residents of
the city. The g. ound of objection is the
interference with the plans for Capitol
Park Extension. The money for the
bridge was voted by the citizens Of
harrisburg at a loan election. The
commission Will also hear application
Tor approval of a merger of electric
companies in Lancaster county into the
Conestoga Valley Electric Company.
Prison Labor Lnw.-Suggestion ;or
amendments TO the law relative to the
operation of the State Prison Labor
system are under discussion at the
Capitol, members of the commission
having talked over some OF them with
Governor Brumbaugh during the week
one or the propositions is that the pur-
chase of supplies manufactured in the
state penal institutions should be COM
pulsory on other State institutions 1t
Is now optional. Another suggestion is
that the commission in charge of the
prison labor operations should be given
the right to sell products outside of
the State. The State commission Sc
cured the contract for furnishing the
automobile license tags to the State
Highway Department at the bidding
TINS year and has been manufacturing
other supplies used by the State.
No More NOtaries.-No new appoint
Ihehts OF notar1es public will be made
by Governor Brumbaugh until after
the Legislature meets. This course has
been adopted because the Legislature
will be in session and appointees at this
time would have to file a bond for
thirty days and then file another when
confirmed.
Fish "Planting."-Fine weather dur
ing November enabled the State De-
partment of Fisheries to plant" over a
quarter million young trout. The re-
ports of the distribution made TO Com,
missioner N. r. Butler show that 247,0T5
yearling brook and brown trout were
placed together with $4,000 bluegill sun
fish, 1900 black bass. $4,000 catfish and
$4,000 minnows. Immense quantities of
Whlte nsh and herring eggs were taken
at the Erie and Union city hatcherles
over 65,00o,00O white fish and 1886, 900
herring being the estimates.
CLARY GETS MEDAL.-This after
noon the attaches of the Game Com
missions office assembled around II
b. Clary, Chief of the Bounty Division
with knowing smile that foreshadow-
ed something more pleasant than
opening packages containing the skins
or animals three or four days past due
IN hot weather. and Seth f. Gordon.
the assistant secretary. told the boys
about q pleasant experience he had
october up among the briars and
srapevines, that pleasant incident be-
ing just what happened in the way
OF an initiation TO all newcomers to
the camp. 1t appears that Mr.. Clary
rs an expert buckwheat cake baker.
and takes delight in showing newcom-
ers just what he can do. 1t appears
that at this particular camp they have
a very large round cake griddle. and
Clary sees to it that a cake covering
the entire griddle, and which will
cover a large dinner plate and still
nave two or three inches to spare all
around, is served to the tenderfoot.
and on this particular trip two such
cakes were baked. After returning
John Henry Miller, a druggist, and DR.
NJ. A. Becker. dentist, both promi-
nent in Lancaster, saw to IL that n
medal was properly made on one side
bearing cut of the camp and on the
other side the inscription ITO III. B,
Clary, Champion Buckwheat Cake
Baker of Pennsylvania" and this
medal was properly presented and all
the boys were amazed to learn that in
their midst they had one who was
likely to cause some of the best hotel
chefs to envy him. .'-
To Arrest Hunters. Immediate
steps will be taken by State Game
Commission officials to ascertain the
~ bSSA eliiu 6dIli0 animals
birds illegally killed during the hunt
ing season which closed yesterday.
Arrests will follow said Secretary
Kalbfus.
Jitneys Gn Trouble. - Complaint
against John Aumiller and HI. E..
Pursell for operating jitneys near
Lewisburg, without State certificates,
was filed by the Lewisburg, Milton
and Waltsontown Street Railway be-
fore the Public Service Commission
No designations To-day. - AL
though Capitol Hill was buzzing to-
day with rumors that the Governor
would ask for more designations, the
Governor gave no signs of such inten-
ton this afternoon. He said he would
go to Philadelphia late to-day unless
he received word that his father had
taken turn for the worse. The Gov
ernor declined to discuss the report
that he intended to name A. Nevin
DIETRICH of Chambersburg, as superin-
tendent of public printing Neither