Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
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Counties which were closed to
deer hunting by the State Game
Commission for five years and which
the State aided in restocking have
afforded some of the first deer hunt
ing in decades and there is promise
oil more next year, according to re-
ports which have reached the office
or the Commission in this city. The
movement to close counties to hunt
ing or various kinds was launched
several years ago and about half of
the State was put on the list while
scores of deer were bought in other
states and shipped to the States
game preserves and then liberated.
In addition, private enterprise
brought in a number of animals.
Among the counties which have re-
ported some deer shot for the first
time in several years is Warren,
where 81 were GI~ot; Forest, Lacka-
wanna, Clarion and Butler. There
we're numerous deer shot in the
tountes where there are game pre-
erves. The bear kill also ran righ,
lithough it will not run as far as the
XIII the deer, which is estimated at
about 5000 bucks. The State reports
lre very favorable as regards the
Wild turkey season.
OF almost $500 licenses issued hv.
he State for the sale of oleomargar-
ne, and that figure establishes q rec
ird, only two were issued to hotels
ma six to restaurants. Last year
here were SAT- licenses for the sale
Jf the butter substitute, which has
igured so much in legislation, is
ued in the State and all records
Nere broken. Thus far in 1919 there
ave been 5,7S1 licenses issued, the
evenue of the State from this source
his year being over half a million
iollars. There have been issued SO
ar almost 5000 retail licenses and
- for Wholesale sales. In the list
# licensees are 157 boarding houses.
The severely cold weather of the
asst week has been reflected at the
state Capitol by remarkable in
rease in the number of fire reports.
Under the law creating the State Bu-
reau of Fire Prevention every fire
must be reported to the State gov
ernment and If any suspicious cir
cumstances are connected with it an
investigation is made. That cold
weather, especially q drop to zero
temperature, brings more fires is
being well established again on the
State records.
Perry county has put Dauphin
county to shame as regards it's kill of
deer during the season which ended
this week and the report of only two
shot by the hunters of the capital
county in the face of more than
score of bucks liberated looks pale
beside the story from the hooppole
county. There have been 81 bucks
of legal size shot this year in Perry
county. A year ago there were 21
and the year before that II. Seth
r. Gordon, acting secretary of the
State Game Commission, who gives
the figures, says that they are Off
cial. However, the reports also show
that there were eight illegal deer
shot in Perry county, seven of them
does and one q baby buck. The lat
ter kills are often the result of in
experience and excitement, but often
OF pure cussedness. Ard the law can
mol make any distinction.
In regard to game, if the plans of
Mr.. Gordon are carried out, it is
probable that Dauphin county will
get one of the colonies of beaver
which the State is buying in various
sections, especially Canada, to revive
the beaver in this State. Colonies
have been established in several coun-
ties and have thrived. The beaver
will be placed in the Haldeman
game preserve in the Lykens valley
next year and turned loose to make
themselves at home. This game pre-
serve, of which not many Harrisburg
people know, is one of the best east
| of the SuSquehanna. 1t is in State
! forest reserve and is closed at all
| times. 1t is well filled with various
kinds of game, including some saucy
wild turkeys and a number of deer
who appear to know that they are
safe.
The State of Pennsylvania is now
| the best buyer of dirt in Harrisburg.
| To be sure, the State is buying only
clean dirt, but it is buying neverthe-
| less and hundreds of cubic yards n
week are being taken. The dirt is
| for the filing in of the State Capitol
| Park extension and immense quanti-
ties are being spread about, rain or
shine. The indications are that the
State will take all the dirt from
cellar and other excavations for
many months to come, to say moth
| ing of quantities of Stag and cinder.
| The operation is the largest of the
kind ever known in the city, as it
means the filling in of something like
thirty ordinary city squares. And
some time there will be flowers and
trees growing on top of it all.