Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08

fendant failed to receive its notice."
The Board has made public a
Luzerne county decision in which 1t
is held by Judge Krauss that THE
whole tenor of the Workmen's Com
pensation law seems to contemplate
control by the board as an admin
istrative body of the subject of
awards. "It is also held that in all
matters of procedure the action of
the board is final and that the only
matters that may be brought into
the court of common pleas by ap-
peal are final DEGREES either refusing
or allowing compensation"
Bear Season Soon-Pennsylvania 8
bear hunting season will open next
Monday, October Is, to continue un-
til the fifteenth day of December.
The new regulations are under the
game code of 1917 and provide for
the taking Of one bear each season
or three to one camp or hunting
party of men. The old provision did
not limit the kill. All kinds of steel
traps or dead falls and pens are
forbidden. The pheasant. quail.
woodcock and squirrel seasons open
October 20, the season established
by the new law.
Fire Prevention Day-Fire Mar
shall Port has sent out thousands of
posters in cooperation with state,
county. city and borough officers,
calling attention to tomorrow as
Fire Prevention Day. The day is
the anniversary of the Chicago fire
and the Governor and Fire Marshal
have asked people to clear up prem
ises and get rid of rubbish or waste
liable to cause fires and to take
steps to reduce fire hazards in every
possible way. The suggestion is al
so made that all fire escapes and
fire fighting appliances be inspected
and tested on the day.
Police Needed-The fact that a
number of members of the State
Police force whose terms of enlist
ment have expired lately have gone
into military service has caused a
number of vacancies in the four
troops. There are now about a
score of places and an examination
will be held soon to fill them.
Deer Numcrous-Accord to re-
ports coming to the State Game
Commission offices deer have become
so abundant in some parts of the
mountain counties and in vicinity of
game preserves owned by the COM
IlOnWeaItn lHdl nav u
been made not only by farmers, but
by automobile drivers. The deer in
some sections of Southern Pennsyl-
vania have been roaming along the
highways, apparently realizing that
the time for hunting is not at hand
and have been seen along railroad
tracks in a number of counties. In
spite of the precautions taken by the
wardens and state policemen, some
deer have been killed by gunners.
Two or three arrests have been
made. If the deer continues as tame
next week when the bird season
opens there will be some tempta-
tions to be withstood by sportsmcn.
Cabbage in Demand-Failure of
the cabbage crop to measure up to
in the 'sauerkraut'
belt of Pennsylvania and the fact
that many persons who operated
war gardens" have taken what they
raised for themselves there is a de-
mand for cabbage reported to the
State Department of Agriculture
from many dealers, while agents for
men in Philadelphia and
other cities are going about buying
up the supply of the vegetable,
much as was done last year with the
some of the southern counties is
short of hopes because of grass
hoppers and worms, which were un-
usually numerous and destructive
this year.
Boroughs to- Help-Over a dozen
in the state have given
notice to the State Highway De-
partment that they will Immediately
consider ways and means to CO.
operate with the state in improve
ment of borough stree, syhich are
on the line of state highways. on a
ffty-fifty basis. Some of these bor-
oughs will make loans in order to
do the work. The suggestion made
to the boroughs was that compara-
lively small jobs could be let at
more favorable prices than prevail
generally. There were 3S boroughs
invited to cooperate.
New Rules Issued-The Pennsyl-