Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-17
Ehrtttng Gl1at

What is regarded by sportsmen and
State game officials in Harrisburg as
one of the most serious infractions of
the game laws is being run down by
wardens in the Cumberland valley and
the Attorney Generals department has
agreed to help. Reports have been
coming here of does freshly killed
in parts of Franklin county and q man
caught sliinning a doe was arrested.
When arraigned he declared that he
was not violating the law and that he
had been told that he could kill does
as there was no season on them, a
lawyer having given him that infor-
nation. The State law prohibits the
killing of does at any time. Other ar
rests were made and the same infor-
nation was given and wardens and at
torneys are now looking for the law
yer. 1t is believed that the opinion
has been spread widely as carcasses of
does have been found lately in several
places. The State has been spending
many dollars to increase the number
of deer by importations and by for
bidding killing Of female deer.
Considerable opposition is already
being manifested here to any plans to
increase the State license or tax on
small automobiles. The project has
been heard of as one of the proposed
| revenue raising measures, but people
at the Capitol are disclaiming such in
tention and the automobile owners
have been getting busy on the legisa-
tors in opposition to any such plan.
such cars now pay So.
| Tomorrow evenings meeting of the
harrisburg Natural History Society
VIII be one of unusual interest because
1t Will be held in the home of scientific
| n hn f.1c
the fishes in Harrisburg, the State
Museum. The Museum with its col
lection of Pennsylvania birds and ami
| mails, fishes and snakes, will be open
in compliment to the society and Prof.
John Il. Kob will speak on how nov
ices can identify flowers. The society
has arranged to have Frederick Mon
| son, who lectured here on american
Deserts" last march, will speak this
year on Turbulent Mexico"
''Ah tells you All am going to be
sur o. ma futin;" an aged colored
woman mused to pedestrians in Mar
| ket street several days ago when she
attracted the attention of many by
wearing burlap bags on her feet to
keep from slipping. The old woman
had small hat on her head of snowy
white hair, and was protected from
the sweeping downfall of snow by II
large family umbrella which had
shown the use of many years. While
| passing the courthouse a pedestrian
lost her footing and fell to the side
walk. The one that lafs last, lafs
best" the colored lady remarked and
wended her way down the icy walk.
|
The jingle of bells these days are
taking the place of the honk of an au-
tomobile horn. Many automobilists
have abandoned the idea of winter
touring and "jacked" their car up in
the garage at the end of the lot for
the next few months AS a change
they secure horse and sleigh and
spend some of the evenings plowng
| through the deep snow of the country
roads. An autoist declared the other
day he would much rather ride in u
sleigh behind a fast steed than guide
the wheels of n roaring touring car
through the heavy dust of a country
road on not summers day.
|
The old fashioned method of get
ting ice off pavements by strewng
salt on the slippery side is being used
more and more and the manner in
which it has cut the dangerous part
of the ice on the Federal building side
walks is worth noting. Salt is now
being used extensively on steps, espe-
cially in Capitol park and the object
lesson is not being lost.
Harry L. Brinser and Ned C. Kalb-
fus, lieutenant commanders in the
United States navy, are among the
21 officers selected for advancement
to the grade of commander by
the board in charge. These selections
were made on the ground of efficiency
and are quite complimentary to the
two Harrisburgers. Commander Brin-
ser is a son of c. L. Brinser and Com
mander Kalbfus of DR.. Joseph Kalb-
| fus, secretary of the State Game Com
mission.
The operation of erecting the big
telephone pole at Walnut and Court
streets, which has attracted no end of
attention from people going by, has
caused much speculation whether it is
not the highest pole in the city. The
pole is eighty-two feet high and is
certainly the highest erected in the
last ten years. However, there is said
to be one pole in the city which is 101
| feet high and there are a few which
are over ninety. They were planted
years ago before the high trees were
used up.
Miss Violet Oakley, the artist who is
experimenting the placing of her
paintings in the Senate chamber, will
begin work upon two more for the
rear of the Senate chamber when she
| finishes the installation here this
week. The spaces to be filled are on
the south wall, Immediately in the
rear of the newspaper correspondents
gallery. Whether the Board Of
Grounds and Buildings will decide to
have painting places in the spaces
devoted to the medallions of Washing
! ton and Franklin is not known. The
busts are neither artistic nor orna-
mental.