Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-13
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makes change In it's regulations for
importations of quail from Mexico it
Is very improbable that the State Game
Commission will make any more at
tempts to stock the State with quail
from the land of Carranza. OF the
birds brought to Pennsylvania from
Mexico last fall hardly one third have
survived and will have to be handled
with the greatest care until they can
be distributed. The difficulty appears
TO have been climatic rather than bac-
THEOLOGICAL. Under the regulations OF
the United States the birds could only
pc admitted to Pennsylvania late in
the rail- and arrived in this State when
the weather had turned very cold. AS
they came from Tampico and vicinity,
many of the birds soon died and it
mas taken considerable work on the
part of the men in charge of the rest
to keep them alive. The quail have
been carefully studied and the of
hcials say that the weather conditions
are to blame for the loss. Efforts Will
be made to buy quail in Northern
states. but as in every Commonwealth,
similar efforts are under way and pri-
vate breeders are saving their birds
Tor preserves, the State will be hard
put. Reports on the English pheas-
ants distributed last year are that tho
birds got through the winter fairly
we'll but that they are not we'll suited
for this climate.
Detailing State policemen to duty
about the State Capitol is the first
time since the force was created that
they have been put on regular service
here. Ordinarily the Capitol the
park and the executive mansion to-
gether with the offices scattered
throughout the city are watched by
the State Capitol police of twenty
men and numerous watchmen. The
State policemen have been brought
here upon number of occasions,
notably when crowds have been in
Harrisburg. but never for duty at the
Capitol State officials asked about
the matter say that the detail was
asked because of fear that some
crank might try to do some damage
under the excitement caused by acute
international conditions.
The high price of potatoes may set
tie itself in this section of the State
very soon, according to what has been
learned here to-day. 1t seems that
a number of farmers who have been
holding potatoes have found that they
must dispose of them soon because
this Is the time of the year when
vegetables start to sprout. A number
of grocers and business men in the
city say that they have been offered
potatoes at figures far below recent
sales because of a desire of farmers to
get rid of those which they do not
require for seeding purposes. Large
quantities which have been bought in
Maine for seeding will be delivered
here soon and this may cause Il
further drop in price.
The demand for onion sets for
8 planting is running far ahead of the
} supply in this city and vicinity &C
cording TO the men who deal in such
5 commodities. Onions are always
a popular crop about here as there
is regular rush for sets. The plant
5 ing time will be along soon and some
; gardeners and truckers have been do
ing some digging to see how deep the
! frost is in the ground. The planting
I will be early this year providing there
are no more cold waves
Rivermen are sitting on the banks
:, of the Susquehanna these days watch
y ing for the ice to go out and studying
0 the currents that swirl about the
= islands and the great masses of ice
: which are piled in the stream. The
d watchers say that river conditions
e and the activity in culm washing in
n the anthracite regions should cause
an immense quantity of coal to come
down stream and that there should
be very busy season in the Susque-
hanna from Sunbury to Middletown,
as there will be a big supply and an
unusual demand from the industries.
The huge piles of river coal which
were to be seen about the city have
all disappeared
Mayor Miles B. Kits, of Erie, a
former legislator. was here to-day.
The mayor visited the Capitol, where
he keeps close track on legislation
and follows up municipal affairs. He
says he likes to watch the Legislature
work and to keep in touch with what
the State departments are doing.
Harrisburg is not likely to get much
of a recommendation from the State
Armory Board which is in session
here to-day. The board is considering
a plan for armories in each place not
provided and has some offers of plots
of ground If the Commonwealth will
build. Harrisburg, which has five in
fantry organizations and a cavalry
troop and material for an engineer
company, has not offered any land.
There could be some fine sites secured
along the park extension, too.
The last few warm days have
brought out the robins by the dozen
and il is surprising the number that
have been seen about the city's parks
and even in gardens The birds have
been welcomed by many a person
with bread crumbs and scraps of food.
The State Department of Labor and
Industry has been making effective
use of some horrible examples in its
efforts for safety always In indus
tries Pictures of manned workers,
who suffered because some one did
not think or they did not obey are
being employed, while there has been
issued IA rather startling circular
which is called an Accident Preven-
ton Poster" This says that reports
for six months show:
over 1000 persons killed.
over 125.000 persons injured.
over $1,000,000 in wages lost.
Then it is stated $50 per cent of this
enormous loss could be prevented"
This is a new form of advertising
for State government to engage in,
: but it is certainly worth while.