Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-20
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as Lar as 1t is possible, communi
sies VIII be given units in the nsw
National Guard similar TO those
mhlch they had in the old establish
NIL ,n1it ana the historical designations
IN an aiso be given where it can be
nbia OTsanlzation of the Philadel-
was when the men returned fro,, tba
neaican border and will be the tirst
.uhoertaken. This week tbe seIe.,-
ro,li oi oI neid officers for most OF the
Seiiiients VIII be finished, Harris
ours VIII In all probability suffer ho-
cause OF Its lack of armory facilities
nad adopted the suggestion of
5e iale zen. Thomas ]. Stewart and
wn,,iS plock of ground the State
an arr1 provided the money for
a.. an drmory creditable to municinoI-
ity and Commonwealth and ahle n
nouse Ie not only Headquarters Of the
isntn infantry and the train or
sSHation, but the two infantry let
sel companies, the headouarters and
supply companies, the truck COM
SaS, Iat, machine gun units, sanitary
TStaohHent Ts and the Governors
aoop, out battery of artillery and
Nn1, ps q signal company as well.
VOW IL has an old armorv hardly
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Panies' let alone the others, and tho
GIoVernors Troop has no home at all.
LIT city with $500 men in the
war and an enviable Guard record
~ Is ABOUT as badly off for armorv
lacliltles because of ungrasped on
portunlties as any in the State. this
Deing the plain truth.
Several hundred Harrisburgers and
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nelds and woodlands of Dauphin.
Perry and Cumberland to-day fo,
tne opening of the first small game
piru season under the game code as
changed by the last Legislature. In
NUMBER OF instances the bag limits
nave been reduced and more strin-
gent regulations have been made re-
sarding trespassing upon lands
WnIch nave been posted by their
owners Registration of hunters has
oeen reported the last week or so
county, the number of citv residents
taxing out licenses being Significant
reports made by State game officers
lndlcate that game is abundant
especially in places where sports-
men associations have taken stems
10 Ieed the birds or to plant grain
or trees which furnish their food
me MID winter was very favorable
10 the birds, and in addition to the
Steps taken by the State wardens at
tne e game preserves near Elizabeth
VIE ana New Germantown there
was much activity by game clubs
and individuals to propagate and
protect the birds. Ruffed grouse,
which have been protected bv law
since the fall of 1917, are now legal
and they have been seen along Sher-
mans creek. Many quail have been
IN districts where the birds have
peen led even in sight of the State
capitol. 1t is expected that there
VIII pc greater interest in hunting
this fall than for long time. re-
turn of men from military service
having simulated the registration of
hunters.
Late seeding of grain fields is be-.
coming the rule in Southern Penn
sylvania, and if weather continues
favorable into November. as It was
last year, there will be big acreage
put into wheat and rye this year in
the lower Susquehanna valley. AL
ready the reports made to the State
Department of Agriculture indicate
that late seeding Is general in Cum
berland, Berks, York and Franklin
counties and that in northern sec
tions some experiments have been
made. The State authorities are
urging every effort to prevent spread
of the grain moth, which causes a
loss OF million dollars to Pennsyl-
wanna wheat growers every year and
which can be halted by precautions
taken now. Similarly, the pests
which ruined some of the wheat in
the Cumberland Valley belt this year
can be headed off.
Pennsylvania has some varieties of
potatoes immune from the destruc-
tive potato wart and a few of the
varieties are being grown in the
lower anthracite field where the wart
has made the worst havoc and have
been produced within sight of the
buildings of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
and Harrisburg, according to ]. G..
Sanders, the head of the State Bu-
reau of Plant Industry. Director
Sanders has been specializing In the
potato wart, and after study of
conditions in Pennsylvania and Great
Britain and Ireland Is working on a
plan to change the varieties so that
the wart will be eliminated It IS
now the plan to import in conjunc-
tion with the Federal Government
some varieties of potato which with
stand the blight and to get tho
knowledge of the immune varieties
to the growers, especially those in or
near the cities. "If we can do this
we will save many dollars loss''
said he.
Trolley officials had their own time
making decisions yesterday. on dogs.
Last evening number of men who
started out for the opening of the
bird season to-day went to the sta
ton with their dogs. The dogs did
not like the street cars and the
church-goers did not like the dogs.