Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-25
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| State Game Commission officials J
are looking for more men to be out
huntlng deer this year than ever be-
tore, mainly because there are now
more men familiar with rifles in
pennsylvania than ever through war
service, and because of the great
boom in hunting which has been
reflected by the issuance of about
$4,000 hunters licenses. There
are more deer than known for a
long time, say the game authorities,
{ but the animals are like the wild
turkeys, which are numerous and
mighty shy. To meet the changes
IN the deer hunting conditions the
State will have more men in the fieldA'
TO prevent the killing of does and
deer without horns and it is the
intention to prosecute persons who
XIII the female animals. In some of
the deer districts bodies of does =
have already been found The plan
is to caution hunters through war
dens and special deputies in the
vicinity of the camps, many of which
VIII be on State lands through per-
mission of the State Forestry De-
partment. Many inquiries have
come to the offices of the Game
! I'm lhiiSslon from men VINO served
in the army as to the provisions of
the game code in regard to deer and
no trouble is anticipated in enforce
ing the law as many have offered to
AID. There have been big kills of
wild turkeys in some sections and 4
poor reports from others, much be-
ing due to the experience of the
hunters. while there have been bet
'er bags of rabbits than for two
years. over score of arrests have
been made. lately, mostly for killing
beyond the bag limits. The deer
season will open on Monday and the
South Mountain, Junata Valley and
upper Susquehanna will have many
camps.
The last of the blackbirds has left
Harrisburg and persons familiar
with the habits of these visitors say
that they have been here longer
than known in Il long time. Owing
TO the mild winter many blackbirds
appeared very early and made
themselves at home, while the open
autumn caused them to remain. The
capitol Hill flocks were among the ,
last TO go and some of them only y
departed last week. The warmth
of the city and the parks have kept
the birds around.
Nol John Price jackson, former
Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
who was here yesterday, plans to
make number of addresses on be-
half of the Near Eastern Relief
when he leaves the United States
service, in which he has been in the
, Engineer Corps for two years. Col. 4
jackson was a member of the Har- =
bord Commission that investigated
Armenia, serving with such men as
| Generals ~ Y
H. Mosely, the latter Chief of Staff
of the Pennsylvania troops at the
= border and well known to many men
in the State Guard. Col Jackson
cannot speak now of what he saw
5 in Armenia, but VIXEN he begins his
5 addresses some interesting statements
can be expected, as he was yery
, thorough in his Investigations and
surveyed the situation from the =
standpoint of an unbiased American
and scientific man to boot. He may
make one of his addresses in this
city during the winter.
A new use for half pint TASKS
, and, incidentally, an unexpected COL
lection of such vessels for the State
Department of Internal Affairs has
been noticed on Capitol Hill the last
=, few weeks. They are being en-
!, ployed to send samples supposed to
= be oil to the State Geologist for
l analysis and expert opinion. The
3 rush of flasks started several weeks
/ ago, but did not commence to as
/ sumo embarrassing proportions until
g last week, when every mail seemed
TO bring in an assortment. Most of
, the samples were not oil. They
I, were mainly water with some traces
= = OF iron ore or other substances
, which had appearance and occasion
D h. &c
George Fl. Ashley, the new geoIogist.
found that the great majority of the
specimens sent to him We're value
less, while some were put aside for
further tests. Quite a few of the
:, samples have come from eastern
= counties where prospecting has been
going on, while a number were from
> districts in the West where strikes
. nave been made. A number of the
$ Valueless samples were of amber
Y color
1 There appears no lack of appIi-
S cations from men of overseas army
Y experience for enlistment in the
e State Police. A number of vacancies
{ have occurred by expiration of
= terms and other causes and from
, present indications there will not be
, much difficulty in obtaining service
= men. Some of the applicants re-
= ceived decorations. The pay is the
= chief objection made by many of the
4 men who say that they can do better
as members of police forces of cities
0 or corporations.
So many ruffed grouse have been
: shot by hunters in central Pennsyl-
r vania counties this year that an agi-
= tation is already starting to close
e some of the counties to the hunting
S of the great game bird. The shoot
4 ing of grouse was halted last year
e and steps taken to propagate tae
{ birds but there has been such a re-
, markable increase in the number of
r hunters this year and they have
gone TO the good hunting counties
in such bands that flocks of grouse
have been almost exterminhted.
: Quail have also been killed in large
i numbers in several counties where
State propagation had caused a big
increase. The fact that so many
men are hunting is given as the rea-
son for the large slaughter