Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10
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have gotten through the winter prett15
well judging from reports which II
well, judging from reports which II
have received from wardens and
sportsmen throughout the State"
said DR.. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary OF.
the State Game Commission to-day
1T has been severe winter, but the
birds seem to have survived it pretty
well. Sportsmen in many parts of the
state have fed the quail and 1 wish
that more farmers would help the
birds. The rabbits and grouse seem
to have gotten along well and the
large game has not been injured. The
small birds have managed to get
enough food and do not take much
stock in stories about coveys being
found frozen. We have investigated
these reports and have failed to find
much loss. What I do hope is that
the sportsmen of the State will CO.
operate to an even greater extent in
feeding quail. We have been dis
tributing birds in counties where they
have been unknown for years and
with assistance of residents we will
be able to do more stocking with
quail"
A $6 bill and a letter sent by a resi-
dent of Chicago was forwarded to the
State Treasury yesterday by the of.
ficials of the Norristown State Insane!
Hospital and the money was sent to-
the conscience fund while the letter
Will go into the records. The Chicago
man addressed the president of thei
state Hospital at Norristown and set.
forth that he wished to return $5, ass
In his youth he had stolen fruit FROM
the Commonwealth. Lately, he said
n hn f0If Nf 1t
and is now glad to make restitution.
The letter closed with q request for
forgiveness and an admonition to-
read some enclosed tracts, "as they
may do you people good in some
way"
Gliding the lily is rather q difficult
operation from an artistic stand
| point but at the State Capitol they
| have evolved a plan for painting the
marble. The capitals of the big Cor
inthian pillars in the rotunda have
always seemed like marble and have
been generally supposed to be marble.
The other day, however, some of the
Capitol force built scaffolds about the
capitals and calmly proceeded to
paint them. These capitals like those
in the corridors are of composition.
G. Laurence Shepley, who has been
city editor of the Harrisburg Tele-
graph for several years, has resigned
to become executive secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce of Dubois. In
line with it's policy of promoting
members of it's family, The Telegraph
has named Bion Welker as city editor
and William S. Worst as telegraphic
news editor. Both young men are
well known for their newspaper en-
terprise and ability.
Some odd inquiries are continually
being made about the way compen-
sation operates. The other day q
telephone call was received at one of
the State offices desiring to know
by any worker.
Yes, compensation is for workers.
but you have to follow the law and
the rules laid down." was the ans
swer.
We'll, I got injured all right"
Tell me how and l can tell you
what to do" was the suggestion of
the State attache
IT got fired. How much can sue
for?' was the paraalyzing answer.
The complaint of County Controyes
f. r. Hendershot, of Luzerne county,
T that murder trials cost that big
county $4,000 q year can be appre-
ciated in this county Dauphin county
has spent more for such trials in the
last SIX months than IN any period
in its history and from county hav-
ing comparatively few such trials
; considering it's population it has at4
tracted much attention.
Captain J. B. McCalley, formerly OF
, this city and now of Pittsburgh, was
here yesterday looking after some Ma
tional Guard matters. He is an officer
t of the First artillery, but being an
, aviator, will probably go. into that
branch of service in event of an emer-
gency
1t isl an interesting fact to note that
, it was just fourteen years ago that
the Princeton alumni were addressed
; by the then president of the Univer-
, sity Woodrow Wilson. It was his
first address here and he made rings
ing speech on the university and thd
part it plays in developing men.
millions of dollars are being spent
right in sight of the State Capitol"
| said q man who observes things, in
talking about improvements last
evening. He mentioned the big rail-
road improvements, the expansion at
Steelton and the Central Iron and
Steel works and other industrial ems
terprises, but most of all he dwell
upon the large sums of money going
into improvement of property in Har-
risburg and the building of new
homes. Now with the State coming
along with it's park and building
plans this city will be a busy Dlacd