Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-30
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The State Game Commission will
not pay 81 per head for rabbits for
propagation in any district in Penn
sylvania. 1t will pay thirty cents
which is considered liberal and
some men who sought to do a lit
tie business with DR.. Joseph Kalb-
fus, secretary of the commission,
found that he was as familiar with
ways OF catching rabbits as he was
IN the days when he hunted in the
Far West, For some time there
have been efforts under way TO in
duce the state authorities to dis
tribute "cottontails" IN some Sec
tions whore the rabbits have been
growing scarccr, but where they are
still known. Offers TO catch rab-
bits for tho purpose were tentative
~ mado ana when the state officers
said they would buy they We're STUN
ned by the demand for q dollar a
tall. There has been good rabbit
hunting In some sections, bat in
opinion OF Game Commission Sffi-
GERS rabbit catching wou1d be g.
moro profitable operation.
To-day marks the end of the
| small-game season in Pennsylvania
except rabbits and ducks. The bear
| season will run until the middle of
December and the Adeer season be-
| gins on Monday morning and will
also run until the fifteenth OF the
month when the open season for
everything except wild water fowl
Will close. This is the second sea-
| son under the new game code and
the plan of having the small game,
4 nv ~ Il ~ -. lIs 4.
vember and the deer season when
the leaves are well off the trees,
seems to have met with general ap-
proval. There have heen quite
few accidents reported, but not as
many in belief of game officials as
there would have been had deer
| hunting been authorized for Novenl-
| ber. 1t is too early for any reports
| on the small game shot, but from
| all accounts the ba6 of pheasants
| has been fair and quail good where
| the birds were fed. Few violations
of the closed season on grouse were
discovered. All game protectors and
all men officially connected with the
| game service have been asked by
DR.. Kalbfus to make reports to him
on the game killed as soon as pos
sible after the season closes and
| IllSh NllC NCbCl Will PlO-
ceed to show what a fine food sup
ply is to be obtained from the wild
life, which he has been doing with
| increasing success within recent
years.
The movement for consolidation
of reports of various branches of
the state government and for the
elimination of useless or untlmely
material has been given an impetus
by the appearance a few days ago
of the report of the Adjutant Gen.
eral for 1912. This gave in detail
the work of the National Guard and
the general orders, records and per-
sonnel of six years ago. 1t Is prob
able that one of the first steps of
the new administration will be to
reduce the reports and where they
have not been issued promptly to
consolidate them. This will almost
assuredly be done in the case of the
Adjutant Generals Department as
copy for a couple of years is in the
hands of the printer. Owing to the
increased cost of papers and material
and labor t..e general printing has
been decreased, but at the Capitol
it is regarded as likely that more
cuts will be made.
|
Hardly a day goes by now with
out some men within the draft age
write to Major w. G. Murdocl5
wanting to know If he can not get
into the service. Instead of men
wanting to get out, as was the case
with numerous instances the last
year, there are many who, having
been examined and classified, desire
the credit of having been in service
at least for a week or so. I'M
fortunately there are no inductions
open now.
| Professor A. L. Mckinley, OF the
University of Pennsylvania, who is
! in charge of the collection of data
relative to the war for the War
History Commission, has sent letters
to some of his friends in this vicin-
ity, calling attention to the import
ance of soldiers letters as showing
their side and also giving the clue
to important events. There are
many which have come to Harris
burg which would be Invaluable IL
they could be put into the hands
of the commission which has head
quarters at the building of the His