Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
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OF Mines are making an effort to
get line upon the number of
abandoned mines or workings in
both the anthracite and bituminous
fields which have been reopened or
which it Is planned to put back into
the producing line this winter. The
number is believed to be greatest
in the soft coal field and there have
been reports received here of mines
which have been so long idle that
weeds and brush grown up abouS
the openings have had to be cut
away to enable examinations to be
made. Some of these are to be start
ed again. In the anthracite field
there have been some surveys on to
determine how soon certain veins
can be reached. If all of the plans
that have been heard of at the Cap
ital materialize there will be a ma
terial increase in the production OF
coal the next year, 1t Is believed
here.
Samples of cider taken by agents
of Dairy and Food Commissioner
James Foust in up state counties
and used as a basis for prosecutions
by District Attorneys have been
| found to contain no less than 7.59
per cent. of alcohol. This cider, to-
gether with various other samples.
was sold as soft drink" but has
been officially classed as hard"
Another sample, which was labeled
apple cider" was found on analysis
to contain SOC per cent A drink
called Cherry elder was discover
ed by the official test to contain 3.75
per cent of alcohol. One sample of
alleged apple cider was discovered
by the state chemists to contain
7.07 per cent. Of alcohol and to be
artificially colored by coal tar dye
in the bargain.
One of the interesting things
about the registers of the hotels of
Harrisburg these days is that many
of the guests are army officers.
These men come here on duty at
some of the numerous plants man
ufacturing munitions in Harrisburg
or vicinity and to visit the garrisons.
The number of them has been re-
markably large and they seem to
like to come here, although many of
them do look longingly at the new
Penn-Harris and wonder when 1t
will be finished.
Salmon fishermen are waiting
with considerable impatience for the
Susquehanna river to subside. This
lis the season of the year when the
big fellows bite easily and there are
many men who are seeking a
chance to get out with their rods.
The water has been unusually high
for this season of the year and bet
ter for duck hunting than salmon
trolling.
Closing of the Harrisburg Public
Library will interfere with the es-
tablishment of the school Libraries
in various sections of the city. The
library authorities have been work.
ing for some time to get the school
Libraries into shape and the inf1u-
enza order came along just in time
to force suspension of some of the
outdoor work.
According to reports to the State
Game Commission headquarters the
squirrels are becoming as much OF
a nuisance as the blackbirds and
movements to advance the season to
shoot them are to be expected
when the next Legislature meets.
The blackbird situation in some of
the counties in the southwestern
and eastern parts of the state got
to such a pass that men appealed
to game protectors to thin out the
nuisances. The sentiment seems
to be growing to make the black
bird season start on August 1 in
stead of September I. AS for squir-
rel many of the sportsmen are writ
ing here that the prohibition on the
reds should be taken off for few
wears to let them be cleared out and
that the date of October 20 for
shooting the grays is too late. The
squirrel complaints have come
mainly from farmers who protest
against the red squirrel on general
principles and who are sore on his
gray cousin because of his depre-
| dations in the corn fields. Northern
counties seem to have been hit
harder than other sections of the
state by the squirrels.
DIR. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of
! the State Game Commission, is get
| ting letters from sportsmen sup
porting his stand against the federal
woodcock season. The United States
regulations on reedbirds have
caused much dissatisfaction and
some gunners are not disposed to
submit kindly to the federal bag
limit when the state game code
/ places no par on the nuIllDeT OI
ducks which can be shot. In the
woodcock case the United States
season starts on October 1 and the
state game code opens the wood
cock season on October 20. State
game protectors will arrest men
shooting woodcock in Pennsylvania
before October 20, says the doctor
and he seems to mean it. This is an
| other of the points where federal
and state laws come into collision
and a call for a revision Is likely
next year.
The passing of Henry J. Shoe
maker, for years the secretary OF
the Pennsylvania Manufacturers
Association, will be regretted by
many residents of this city, to
which he was a frequent visitor.
especially during sessions of the
Legislature. Mr.. Shoemaker took
! a big interest in the Advancement
of Harrisburg and often referred to
its unusual advantages as distri-
| button and transportation center.
For years he seldom missed an i'm
portant commercial meeting here
and was at the Capitol watching
LEGISLATION from end to end of ses-
sions. He was we'll liked by many
friends and had a fund of informa-
ton about the state which was a
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