Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-13
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Il hope that the fine of s125 paid
by that Waltonville man who went
hunting for robins will serve as a
warning" said DR.. Joseph Kalbfus,
the secretary of the State Game Com
mission yesterday. You would be
surprised at the violations of the
game laws especially in regard to in
sect destroying BIRDS" continued the
doctor. THE robin has been pro-
tected for Years and yet we are con-
tinually turning up cases where people
have gohe cunning for that bird.
There arc other birds just as valuable
as insect destroyers which are the
target of some fellows who seem to
think that everything that has feathers
and keeps above ground is legitimate
game and there are some who hunt
gUlneas with the same ardor that the
real game lover hunts wild turkeys.
We are steadily enforcing the law on
everyone who kills bird out of sea-
son and in that way we are rounding
up the men who hunt any kind of
birds. It's a pity that birds as useful
as the robin should be hunted and
yet when people violate the law by
going hunting on Sunday what would
you expect. It's our business to get
after them and it is some problem"
r. NJ. Dague. prominent in Harris
burg auto affairs stood along the road
side near Clark's Ferry the other
morning. waiting for the second car of
the two which crossed Pennsylvania
in the interest of the William Penn
Highway. AS he stood there noisy
roadster of the pocket variety coughed
by. 1t was making a frightful fuss,
rolling and rocking from side to side,
hn
countryside.
See those boys" unused Dague to
| the William Penn folks in his car.
| They're travelling as miles an hour,
their engine is spinning 40 miles an
hour and the car is going 12."
The Telegraph the other evening
made mention of the fact that the
three Kephart boys-H. M. Kephart of
Connellsville. John w. Kephart of
Ebensburg and Samuel Kephart of
Boston, had made great forward
strides since they left McAllisterville
Soldiers Orphan School at the age of
16. H. NJ. Kephart will be next State
Treasurer and John w. Kephart is
a superior court judge. Lieutenant
Colonel Samuel .Kephart yesterday
received word that he is to report i'm
naediately at Panama, where he will
be in charge of the coast artillery. At
Panama the United States Govern
ment has some of the largest coast
defense guns in the world, and Lieut.
Colonel Kephart is much elated over
his new charge.
Coming up out of the Market street
tunnel yesterday afternoon one of the
Traction Company cars blew a fuse"
The conductor and motorman looked
in vain for something or other; and
finally the conductor came into the
body of the car and said
will some lady lend me hair
pin?"
Here's a piece of string. if that
will help you," laughed a joker.
"All I want is a hairpin." declared
the conductor.
And when he had adjusted the hair
pin the car moved forward very nicely.
Senator Samuel w. Salus, of Phila-
delphia, is mighty ready with his
tongue. He was somewhat noted for
1t in the Senate and the House as we'll
as in the court room. Yesterday when
asked If he was sure of a point in the
course of the Williamsport hearing
he replied 'Oh, sure of it? Why
really when I made up that brief
debated seriously whether. should
come up here. The brief is so COM
plete and wins our case feS us. My
presence here is largely courtesy" A
minute before he had been figuring in
lively interchange of conflicting
opinions.
"In years gone by we used to go
cut on the walking bridge and watch
the scull racing" said a man who has
lived along the Susquehanna all his
life yesterday. "Have you thought
what splendid chance we now have
to watch water sports and to walk
across the river? We have two open
bridges and the views from them are
splendid. Between the bridges and
the front steps" we have the best
'bleachers" for river sports in the
land"
The Cumberland Valley Railroads
bridge building operations are adding
very much to the beauty of the river
illuminations these days. It's pretty
fine with both sides of the river lit
up for miles by the lighting systems
of the various municipalities and the
railroads and to have two bridges shin
ing. Now there is a third lighted up
for part Of its length and while the
, design is a little puzzling it is at