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.
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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.
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' reduce inflammation MuS
by cold wet compree*
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