Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-31

22zazasHRlAfD to the game coue'
According to Commissioner ol
Fisheries Nathan r. Butler, weather
conditions prevented much trout
fishing early in the season, but our
ing June and July there were eH-
cellent catches made. The SUM-
mer trout season was probably pet
ter than in recent years" said the
Commissioner, who remarked that
in visits along the Delaware ana
northeastern Pennsylvania streanls
he had received reports of hne pass
catches.
State Game Commission authorl-
ties have announced that OWING to
the fact that the arm tags for hunt
ers have not all been printed anu
that they are available IN ohiS
few counties, notice has been issued
to game wardens that they should
accept 1918 arm tags or receipts 1or
licenses paid and statements OF
hunters that they had been ncenSeu
in previous years until it is posslple
to obtain the green arm panos LOT
1919.
From all reports there will be
many hunters in the field for black
birds on the opening day. The plrds
have been reported as numerous in
many sections of the State, especially
southern counties.
To Inspect Dams - State water
Supply Commission engineers have
been detailed to make examinations
of dams in more than score Oh
counties and to file immediate re-
ports. Special attention Will be
given to streams which have been
reported as seriously affected by the
heavy rains of the month.
Governor to Speak - Governor
William C. Sproul has accepted the
invitation of the committee in charge
of the program for the conference
of the governors at Salt Lake CITY
in August to speak on the National
Guards of the State. This invita-
ton was extended to the Governor
as a compliment to the Keystone
States National Guard record. The
Governors theme will be a strength
ened National Guard, a vital and
important branch of the Govern
ment He will review the history
of militia in Pennsylvania and the
development of the National Guard !
into the efficient arm of defense 1T
proved to be in various services and
in the war.
Adjutant General Beary will at
tend the meeting of the executive
legislative committees.
Want Fish Laws - Requests for
copies of the new laws relative to
fishing are being made at the State |
Department of Fisheries at the rate
of 100 day and orders for rushing |
of printing of the new acts, eSpeci- |
ally the changes to the fishing code |
have been given. Apparently, say |
the people at the Fisheries Depart |
ment, more men and women are |
going fishing this year than ever.
To Meet Next Month-The Pub
lie Service Commission has ad-
journed until late in August. Mean |
while commissioners will work |
cases. There will not be many hear
ings.
Blanks Issued-Blank forms on
which steam and electric railway |
corporations must make their mile |
age returns as of June 80 on or
before August 81, were mailed to
every steam and electric railway |
company to-day by Freeman c.
Gerberich, chief of the Bureau of
Railways of the State Departm ent
of Internal Affairs. The reports to
be made by the various companies
must show the exact number of
miles of track owned or controlled
by each company and also the dis |
tance between stations at which |
trains stop to receive or discharge |
passengers or freight.
Moore Looms Up-According to |
what people from Philadelphia who |
are visiting Capitol Hill have to say, |
Congressman J. Hampton Moore is |
looming up very strongly as a can |
didate for Mayor of Philadelphia |
If he runs it is believed there will |
not be much of fight, but if he |
does not A. Lincoln Acker and |
Judge John NJ. Patterson, both well |
known on the Hill, may be the con-
tenders for Republican honors.
Up to Gas Company-The CON- |
plant of the Dauphin County Poor
Directors against the Harrisburg
Gas Company growing out of the |
negotiations for extension of the !
gas mains to the almshouse has |
been sent to the company for an
swer by the Public Service Com |
mission.
New Chief Due-Guy c. Drury |
the new director of the bureau OF |
markets, is expected here within a |
day or so to assume his duties.
Rates iii EHcct-According to
the Public Service Commission the |
present telephone rates which were |
established by the Federal govern |
ment will be effective in Pennsyl- |
vania after midnight tonight when |
the wire systems will be returned TO |
their owners and will remain so |
until the end of the four-month |
period prescribed by Congress un-
less set aside by the State authorI-
ties. Beyond fixing September II |
as the date for a hearing on the |
schedule of present rates which the |
Bell Telephone Company has filed
to become effective tonight as It's
own rates. no action has been taken |
by State officials.
Protest Charters-Protest was
filed before the Public Service
Commission to-day by representa-
tivcs of various electric companies
in Western Pennsylvania against
the approval of charter applica-
tons for a score of electric compa-
MES backed by the West Penn IN
terests and planned for districts IN
Armstrong, Butler, Clarion and 9TH
err counties. The hearings were ad-
journed until meeting in Pittsburgh
at date to be fixed shortly.
CITY GIRLS TO PICK PEACHES
Hagerstown, Md, July S1.-F1fty
girls from Baltimore will in a few
days arrive at Edgemont to assist in
picking the crop Of peaches in the
South Mountain belt. under the
supervision of the Woman's Land
of No II