TROUT SEASON ENDS WITH TODAY Blackbird Hunters Can Go Out Without License For a Short Time _ m —^ m— Pennsylvania's , \ \ //, trout fishing ends \\\ \y// with to-day with N\\\ better llshing in the closing month than in the open ing weeks and the PinaaßsV blackbird shoot -1 ' n ® season opens - to-morrow for the ■ SPIiyyiUIL tirst time under Fx* _ , £ the amendments to the game code. According to Commissioner of Fisheries Nathan R. Buller, weather conditions prevented much trout fishing early in the season, but dur ing June and July there were ex cellent catches made. "The sum mer trout season was probably bet ter than in recent years." said the Commissioner, who remarked that in visits along the Delaware and northeastern Pennsylvania streams he had received reports of fine bass catches. State Game Commission authori ties have announced that owing to the fact that the arm tags for hunt ers have not all been printed and that they are available in only a few counties, notice has been issued to game wardens that they should accept 1918 arm tugs or receipts for licenses paid and statements of hunters that they had been licensed In previous years until it is possible to obtain the green arm bands for 1919 - •„ u From all reports there will be many hunters in the field for black birds on the opening day. The birds have been reported as numerous in many sections of the State, especially j southern counties. To Inspect Dams State Water Supply Commission engineers have been detailed to make examinations of dams in more than a score of counties and to file immediate re ports. Special attention will be i given to streams which have been reported as seriously affected by the I 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 tion was extended to the Governor as a compliment to the Keystone State's National Guard record. The Governor's 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 it proved to he in various services and in the war. Adjutant General Beary will at tend the meeting of the executive legislative committees. Want Fisli Laws Requests for copies of the new laws relative to fishing arc being made at the State Department of Fisheries at the rate of 100 a 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 lic Service Commission has ad journed until late in August. Mean while Commissioners will work up 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 30 on or before August 31, were mailed to every steam and electric railway company to-day by Freeman C. Gerberich, chief of the Bureau of Railways of the State Department of Internal Affairs. The reports to he 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 I'p—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 a fight, but if he does not A. Lincoln Acker and Judge John M. Patterson, both weil known on the Hill, may be the con tenders for Republican honors. Up to Gas Company—The com plaint of the Dauphin County Poor Directors against the Harrisbuig 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 in Effect—According to the Public Service Commission liic present telephone rates which were established by the Federal govern ment will be effective in Pennsyl vania after midnight to-night when the wire systems will he 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 17 as the date for a hearing on tlio schedule of present rates which the Bell Telephone Company has filed to become effective tonight as its own rates, no action has been taken by State officials. Protest Charters —Protest was filed before the Public Service Commission to-day by tlvcs of various electric companies in Western Pennsylvania against the approval of charter applica tions for a score of electric compa nies backed by the AVest Penn in terests and planned for districts in Armstrong, Butler, Clarion and oth er counties. The hearings were ad journed until meeting in Pittsburgh at a date to be fixed shortly. CITY GIRLS TO 'PICK PEACHES Ilagexstown, Md., July 31.—Fifty girls from Baltimore will in a few dnys arrive at Edgemont to assist in picking the crop of peaches in the South Mountain belt, under the supervision of the Woman's Land Army of Maryland. The girls will go Into camp. Their pay will be 25 cents per hour and they will work tight to ten hours a day. Board will cost them $5 a Week. WILL BOOST WELCOM E Ghambersburg, Pa., July 31. Tha Chamber of Commerce has de cided sell Liberty Bonds and AVar Raving Stamps and contribute $5OO towards the fund for the Franklin county soldiers' and sailors' welcome home celebration on Labor Day, a campaign for contributions for which has just been started. THURSDAY EVENING, WARRIORSMARK TO PICNIO Huntingdon, Pa., July 31.—War riorsmark will hold a community picnic August 9 which will be a wel come home to the boys of that com munity who have been in the ser vice in Prance. The program will include speeches, sports and the singers of the community will sing patriotic hymns. 1111 l ■in ——— jj" The Live Store " "Always I | Tomorrow "Friday" We Start Our Semi-Annual I Where Every Thing Is Reduced CExcept Arrow Collars and Interwoven HoseJ You'd almost think it had started already judging from I Signal the number of people who were here to make inquiry the past few days about this 1 '/ 25c „ i I 1 wonderful sale—But it starts officially tomorrow morning with everything reduced except collars | Brighton I ) ( i and interwoven hose. Everything is in readiness for this Big Clearance. It will be the most success- I Garters : $i.69 ful d monstration of modern merchandising ever attempted anywhere. This sale will open with * Q j I v 7 • i | enthusiasm because people like to buy from a store in which they can have absolute confidence, \ 1 cfC i , where they are sure of getting "square dealing," "honest representation" and "greater values." Get Ready—Sale Begins Tomorrow j Few people, if any, doubt that all Cloth- When we have a sale we place the entire ing—Hats, Shirts, Underwear, Hosiery, etc., will be much stock at your disposal. There are no "catch penny" baits higher in price—We are facing the most critical conditions in the here to offer. You can buy the best at our extremely low prices and way of shortages. Facilities with the manufacturers are so ham- we won't take you all "over the world" trying to have you forget pered that they don't know where to begin. Some of them will be what you came after because we don't happen to make a profit on forced out of business, and that makes the situation all the more seri- that particular piece of merchandise you want. So come here know ous for supplying the demand in this country. This is the greatest ing that you positively have the choicest and best wearing apparel readjustment period America has ever seen.. Someone is bound to to choose from—There is every reasonable excuse for buying at this pay high prices and if you don't want to be one of those who have Semi-Annual Clearance Sale—Our policy for a thorough houseclean high prices staring them in the face—join the big army of thrifty inf? permits nothing to be left from season to season —Regardless of and enthusiastic buyers who will be Here to take advantage of these what it cost to replace, we are offering at sale price all of big savings during this Sale. I I Hart, Schaffner & Marx r > I Kuppenheimer & I Society Brand Clothes ||iin F/J|l| I Every suit of clothes in this sale will cost from fw mjjxjmtL; W six to fifteen dollars more in the near future. That's only a moderate ad- II vance compared with what you are hearing all over the country, but the tremendous /f/ ' -f■ |kBal stocks op hand at this "Live Store" will take care of thousands of customers who are | '-'i j Villi* 'I anxious to save money. a " | All $25.00 Suits $ 18.75 All $45.00 Suits '. $35.75 YfS' H ; All $30.00 Suits $23.75 All $50.00 Suits $39.75 if. I 'lll iW\ 1 All $38.00 Suits $29.75 All $6.00 Suits $48.75 K' M ; I All $40.00 Suits $31.75 All $65.00 Suits $52.75 H All $2.00 Underwear $1.59 All $2.50 Shirts $1.89 1 SHIP EARLY PEACHES Waynesboro, Pa., July 31.—Mid vale, three miles south of AVaynes boro, is a busy fruit shipping point these days. Early apple shipping is about over and now it is peaches. Yesterday four car loads of peaches were sent out from Midvale—three refrigerator and one express car. The early peaches in that section are nice-sized and well ripened. HA-RRISBTTRG TKT.FGR'APH LIEUTENANT MORTIMER WEDS New Bloomflcld, July 31. Mrs. Mary J. Rodgers announces the mar riage of her daughter, Helen, to Lieutenant Frank Mortimer, on Tuesday, July 15, at Philadelphia. Lieutenant Mortimer was formerly of this place and recently spent some time with his aunt, Mrs. James S. Magoe, here. DAIRYMAN FINED $23 Columbia, Pa., July 31. M. M. Bushong, a local dairyman, was given a hearing before Justice G. F. Lutz, on a charge of having sold milk below standard which was re vealed by a sample taken by a State Dairy Inspector, May 16, and he was fined twenty-five dollars and coals of prosecution. ICE CREAM GOES UP , Carlisle, Pa., July 31.—Wholesale ice cream dealers this week put in to effect a new schedule of prices which boosts the price of cream to retailers from 10 to 35 cents per gallon. The Increase Is the fourth in about one year. Retailers claim that there is no occasion for a change in price. JULY 31, 1919. PRIVATE HARTMAN CITED Mnryxvllle, Pa., July 31.—For con spicuous heroism and gallantry in action, Private Allen S. Hartman, deceased, formerly of Harrisburg, has been cited according to notice received by his brother, the Rev. Ralph E. Hartman. pastor of the Marysville Trinity Reformed church. Bruises-cuts *\ Cleanse thoroughly— ~, ' reduce inflammation MuS by cold wet compree* sen— apply lightly, without JjprjS^ VTCKS VAPORUIir ."""IR BODYGUARD"-30f.60^Sb- 15
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