Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-13
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commissioner OF Fisheries Nathan
r. Butler, who is preparing a bill to
establish aiState gishermen's license
which Will be submitted to the next
general assembly, is already COM
mencing to hear from the people
about the proposition. He said that
he would welcome any opinions or
suggestions and they are arriving.
Beyond all question the subject is one
which will loom up at the next Leeis-
latufe and probably the same fight
.hat was made against the hunters :
incense VIII be started. One of the chief
problems in connection with the hunt
erS Incense was the exemptions and this
VIII nkely be one of the big PROPOSE
lions in the fishermen's license. I'm
naturalized foreigners are now forbid
den to fish in the streams of the State,
10 Keep dogs or to hunt with firearms.
IN the hunters license act owners and
tenants OF farm and similar lanGs
and their families are permitted TO
hunt on their own properties or those
under their care without license, but
as matter of fact almost everyone in
terested in hunting has taken out Ii
cense including the many farmers who
also appreciate the act because of the
means of identifying people trespass-
ing upon their lands. The fishermen's
license act would also require exemp-
tons to be made in case of private
streams or bodies of water or creeks
which are within lands owned by
farmers or others. State fishery au-
thorities say that the demands for
stocking streams, for propagation
work and for inspection, especially
since the crusade against pollution
began, that some special source of
case with the Game Commission and
the hunters license. The proposed
license would be for residents at a
low cost and for nonresidents at a
higher cost. A hunters license for
PennsylVanian costs dollar and for
nonresident ten dollars.
| Officials of the State auditor gem
erals department have been called
upon to decide whether plant is the
proper designation for property of Il
cemetery company. A cemetery COM
pany made its report for taxation the
other day and marked off plant" as
the description of it's property. The
blanks contain several descriptive
terms such as buildings, securities,
plant, etc.
Spring must be coming. BIuebirds
and robins have at last appeared in
Capitol park and there have been
numerous redbreasts seen about the
city The robins appear to be some
what disconnected at the condition OF
things due to the late winter, but
probably take comfort from the activ-
ity of the other early birds.
Another sign of approach of better
weather noticed Saturday was the ap-
pearance of wedge of wild geese fly
ing north. The formation was a big
one, scores of ducks being in the lines
and they were heading right straight
up the Susquehanna, apparently in a
hurry lest the warm weather should
overtake them.
In the last few days Governor
Brumbaugh has received offers for the
recruitment of half dozen troops of
cavalry and numerous other organiza-\
tions for immediate defense of the
State, for Mexican service and for
general preparedness. The offers
have come from men all over the
State and in addition the Governor
has been asked to get permission for
a number of people to so along with
the United States forces to Mexico
just for the fun of the thing. These
outbreaks of patriotism come when
ever things grow acute along the bor-
der.
The sharp winds of the last few days
do not appear to have caused many of
the spring flowers to forget their duty
and the bright colors of the crocus can
be found in some gardens which are
sheltered and where the sun has IL
chance to shine. Thousands of crocus
plants are to be found in the gardens
about Harrisburg and some of the
owners spend considerable time on
them. This year the hardly flowers
have shown their interest in Spring IL
the weatherman has not.
During the recent examination of u
class of applicants for first papers
which will ultimately lead to Ameri-
can citizenship some curious answers
to equally curious questions were eX-
changed between the citizens elect, j.
Clarence Funk. the federal clerk, and
the naturalization examiners. For in
stance:
How long ago was January 1st?"
AT irst there was no reply. Then
an examiner singled out particularly
studious looking foreigner. "Quick-
you!" he demanded. "IIow long?"
Seven months!" was the startled
answer.
Here's another:
who's President of the United
States?"
"Why, SIR parried the student caue
tiously. 81 wouldn't like to say!'
William Fl. Ball. secretary to the
|, governor who is one of the prominent
BAPTIST laymen of Philadelphia, has
been invited to address the Baptist
Young PEOPLES Union in this city at