Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-02
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Members of the committee on game
OF the House of Representatives who
come from the country have remem-
bered what they used to like to do
when they were boys and have made
an amendment which will be hailed
with JOY by many youngster. Under
the laws of the State which govern
hunting no one under fourteen years
OF age may use gun and there are
many youngsters who know more
ABOUT weapon at that age than some
grown ups. But the law makes no dis
tlncuons and the boys may not shoot.
The committee contained number of
members who came from the country
and one of them told a story about
now he used to trap rabbits when he
was a boy. Then another got started
and related how he would crawl under
the hemlocks and shake the snow off
his collar as he worked his way
toward his trap. DR.. Joseph Kalbus,
secretary of the Game Commission,
and the result of it was that the
amended bill which is now before
the House contains a provision that
boys may trap rabbits. 1t happens that
Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny and
Cornelius Cottontail are more or less
of pests in some counties of the State
and the boys in those districts will
have fine time. AS there will be poor
trapping in districts where rabbits are
scarce, the boys will not take the trou-
bic and the rabbits will not be thinned
out. The State has been buying rab-
It's In other States to increase the sport
and there will be plenty of fun for
youngsters before long around here.
Most folks who frequent the markets
have had interesting experiences dur
ing the present high cost of food. One
man this morning declared that when
he inquired the price of eggs the farm
er answered as cents" What, As?
Why, l just bought a dozen for 35."
That's right" the farmer answered.
u have been so accustomed to saying
40 that | just forgot myself"
An officer of the police force relates
the following: After a purchase be
received four new buffalo nickels in
change. He then bought three turnips
and when he inquired the price was
told 10 cents. He produced three of
the nickels and offered them in pay
ment. The farmer gazed at the
strange coins long and earnestly
Finally, he looked up and said, Are
you sure these are good. / never saw
any like them before" The question
that is puzzling the officer is: who
could most easily have been mistaken
for a robber?"
TELL this to your farmer friend who
you say has been maligned because
he would not sell his seed potatoes"
was the greeting from another man.
L think the aforesaid farmer also in
sists that eggs are scarce. Well, every
time the weather gets cold the farm
ers do not go to so, much trouble to
gather the eggs. If the farmers gave
attention to collecting eggs cold days
as well as mild days there would be
more on sale. Now as to that farmer
talk about seed potatoes, why have
known times when potatoes were
down and the farmers sold all the
potatoes they had and were glad to
do 1t and they knew Just where to get
seed potatoes. And when they sold at
low rates because there was a market
they knew they would go up against
some higher prices for seed potatoes
in the spring. You will find a lot of
farmers have sold every potato right
IN the face of the rising market and
that some of those who have been
holding potatoes on the plea that they
are needed for seed have their eyes on
the market quotations"
The Pennsylvania Railroad attempt I
ed no Withholding of the facts relative
to the Mt. Union Wreck the
other day. Several years ago
the company discarded the
policy of secrecy, and has never
had occasion to regret it. About ten
years ago one of the west bound linn
tied trains left the track near Mineral
Point, Cambria county, the entire
train going down over the bank to the
Conemaugh river. The accident oc-
Cured shortly after midnight 1t was
very cold morning-below zero. The
accident occurred at curve. and on
this curve the company was trying out
newly-invented metal tie. For some
unaccountable reason the heads of the
hnlf &c hn1d hn lie 20
ties sheared off, throwing the train
into the river. A reporter who walked
the five miles from Johnstown to the
wreck was NJ. HI. James, now secre-
tary of the William Penn Highway
Association. BY the time he reached
bled in a relief train. Fortunately, no
person was killed, but a number were
hurt. Among those injured were
Mayor Busse, of Chicago, one of the
New York Shuberts and other we'll
known persons. 1t was up to the
Johnstown reporters to get the names
of the injured. James hoped on the
relief train. The first name he got
was that of Mayor Busse. About the
time he had taken down the names of
four or five persons a train official
grabbed him by the arm and escorted
him off the car. He ran to the rear
car and climbed aboard succeeding in
getting some more names. Another
trainman escorted him to the frigid
outside. James ran to the first coach
He got several more names before he
was again taken from the train. He
repeated at the rear car, and so did
the trainmen. On the fifth try a
trainman called a railroad policeman.
Hold this guy" he said, "till we get
away from here; he's in the way" So
the railroad officer saw to it that the
reporter clambered aboard no more.
Shortly afterward the relief train
headed west-so did the reporter;
walking A mile down the track he
caught up with the relief train and
completed the ride to Johnstown
crouched under the steps of Pull
man. About the time James got to
his newspaper with the story the
Pittsburg headquarters released the
names of all the injured.
w. Fl. Schwartz. the veteran editor
of the Altoona Tribune, was among
visitors to Harrisburg last night. Mr..
Schwartz came here on business con-
nected with the State government and
met a number of his friends while in
the city. Mr.. Schwartz is keenly in
terested in the development of third
class city legislation.