Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-01
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VI numbers or automobile licenses
ana dozens of applications for cer~
tam tam numbers have>been made at the
state Highway Department, but thu
department. officers are not saying
Inuch about what they are going tsa
40. FOR years it has been the cuss
toHl TO continue special numbers
Where no cause is given to changs
an ana TINS plan Is likely to be followed.
Inc requests for special numbers ars
tar beyond the possibility of grant,
ing. IN some instances half a dozen
letters are sent asking for certain
numbers While all sorts of combina-
tlons are asked. These requests for
| odd combinations are known to peoH
/ PIE at the Capitol as poker hands.
Otten in the applications requests
are made for tags with "aces' and
ueuces: Certain numbers of the
! nrst 100 are reserved by the State.
| Ine Governors car being No. 1, while
/ NOS; and 3 are officials of the
highway Department. Engineers
| ana others connected with the High
way Department have certain series
ana there are numbers for fire ap-
paratus, the Harrisburg fire chief, for
instance having No. 10000. Senator
| w. Z. Sproul of Delaware county, has
Tor years had numbers containing
| the 'hgure seven. while President pro
tenn. I. j. Buckman, of the Senate.
IoNoiS "hoIheI HunlDer. some years
| ago man wrote to the department
| for the "hoodoo" and "skidoo" num-
| bers, but Nos. 8 and 23 had been
| pre-empted long before that and
! nave been on cars of the same own
| ers for long time. One of the odd
| features is that more requests are
made for hign numbers than for low
| ones.
| IF the deer season is as good as
| the squirrel and rabbit season that
| closed yesterday there can be no
| complaints. Deer are abundant and
| l confidently look for a better deer
| season than we have known for a
| long time" observed DIR. Joseph
| Kalbfus, Secretary of the State Game
| Commission to-day. THE reports
are that there are many bucks and
| conditions are favorable for good
| hunting" Many deer have been
| seen by parties in the woods after
| other game and in the South Noun
tain and Clearfield- Clinton regions
they have been noticed along the
roads. In the vicinity of the game
preserves some fine bucks have been
| seen. The game wardens will be re-
inforced by State Policemen and spe-
cial protectors during the game sea-
son. The number of nonresidents
hunters licenses indicates that the
usual number of men will come into
the state, mainly into eastern coun-
ties for the deer season. DR.. Kalbfus
in discussing the small game season,
says that except for the pheasants
there was good sport and the new
code was pretty well tried out. There
was heavy kill of rabbits and squir-
rels were shot everywhere it seemed.
The wild turkey shooting was also
I good. "It Is a little early to tell
much ohnnf 1nncnaI billie nr
Kalbfus. But our reports are that
a large amount of game was added
to the food supply this year. We
shall hear of much more when the
deer season ends. We asked the
wardens to make reports to us on the
kills and expect some interesting
i figures. From accounts there have
been some cats and other animals
shot, too"
A decision will soon be made
in regard to the appointment
of members of the volunteer
State Police for different terms
than one year as has been done by
the Governor since he began to name
the men under the act of 1917. The
law empowers the Governor to name
i for the duration of the war and until
an opinion was given by the Attorney
/ Generals Department it was held
that the commissions should be foA
n year only. Steps to equip the
policemen will be taken soon.
Men connected with the State
!, Fishery Commission offices are
specializing whether the department
will be able to send out fish this
, month. If it is done it will be the
first time in December for a long
time. The department was able to
|, distribute young trout to within u
few days of Thanksgiving Day and
some sportsmen have arranged to
distribute this month if weather is
? favorable. The fish planted" are
! all young trout at least year old.
James A. Steese, of the mediation
bureau of the Department of Labor
and Industry, is wearing a service
pin with three stars. He has three
ice.
The close of the state fiscal year
| yesterday brought to the State Cap
| itol dozens of checks of all sizes. The
closing day is always marked by very
| heavy payments OF corporation taxes
/ and there were checks for 100000
and for $7.25. The largest check of
the month was for 100000. The
smallest was for $1.50. All have
| to be certified.
Just exactly what some people find
| in picking over the ruins of the prop
| critics which have been demolished
for Capitol Park Extension is inter-
esting. Almost daily men can be
seen combinE the piles of brick and
rubbish of the old churches and
| buildings in the ward" They can
! not get away with building material
| because that is closely watched, but
they are apparently hunting some-
| thing.
Ex-senator James NJ. Campbell.
| of Mercer, who was here o few days
| ago, says he likes to come back to
| Harrisburg to get the state view
| point. The Senator says he comes
here with opinions and finds so
| many different ones that he has fun
| in revising them,