Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

of clothing which will be least liable
to cause accidents in munitions ano
others manufacturing plants, but
also regulate head covering, orna-
ment and other details as the result
of an exhaustive study of the subject
made by members of the Board.
The codes covering the printing
and allied trades and the operation
of plant railways, narrow and stan
dard guage, are to take effect on
January /, while the code regulating
the use of goggles in certain indus
tries. where injuries to eyes are poss-
ible is now in the hands of federal
authorities.
The codes governing power trans
mission and the textile industries are
being studied.
Tons of Rules.-Tons of the new
selective service regulations which
will govern the induction of regis
trants of September 12 into the I'm
tied States service have been ship
ped from State Draft headquarters
to local draft boards this week. A
manual for legal advisory boards
in giving advice and assistance to
registrants has also been received
here from Washington and is being
rushed to the headquarters of local
and district boards. Boards are
and classification of registrants.
Wild Duck Season. The states
season for shooting wild ducks ap-
pears to have been successfully open
ed according to reports coming 20
this city. State and federal laws
have different bag limits.
Fish Distribution On.-Estimates
made by officials at the office of the
State Board of Fisheries are that at
least one million trout will be dis
tributed by the end of September in
the campaign of distribution started
in the early part of August. These
trout are all of a size able to take
care of themselves and have oeen
distributed in over thirty counties.
More were sent out this week than
usual and in the remainder of the
season The southern counties will
get the bulk OF the fish. In almost
every case sportsmen and fishermen
have agreed 10 look after the distri-
button and to make reports, volun-
teering to do the work of fish war
dens because the State IS short of
men owing to the war and the de-
mands upon the small force at hand
Thousands of bluegill sunfish and
bass are being sent out, the bass
distribution having commenced i
short time ago. The bulk of these
fish are being sent from Union City
and it is the plan to keep them 60
ing until the weather interiors.
Rains and high water have in
terfered with the catches of bass
in most of the larger streams, but in
the lakes there has been fair angling.
To Meet Boards--Governor Brum-
baugh has arranged to meet a num-
ber of members of State Boards
ar his nff1raS nexf waak
Sat At Erie.-Commissione H. NJ.
Mcclure held the Public Service
hearings at Erie yesterday. He is at
Pittsburg today.
For the War Only.-State Game
protectors, who have been made
members of the volunteer police of
Pennsylvania for the period of the
war have been sent a circular in
which they are warned that the ad-
ditional powers conferred upoS them
relate to war measures only. The
protectors through operation of re-
cent laws have considerable author
ity in regard TO hunting, fishing and
forestry law violations. They do
not have authority to execute any
federal laws. The protectors have
been doing valuable work in aid of
the food and fuel administrators and
in running down men who have been
hiding guns in their homes.
Game Law Cases.-Reports of al
most half a thousand arrests for
violation of the fish code and invol-
wing people of almost every nation
ality in Europe as we'll as Americans
are contained in the report of prose-
cutions during August issued by the
State Came Commission. Most of
them are of aliens owning guns or
dogs, but the list also contains such
onences as transporting a golden
eagle, having doe deer; having
pheasant plumage without comply
ing with State law, killing song
birds, hunting without licenses. tax.