Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-23
EVENING CHAT

| EVENING CHAT
one thing about the Capitol Park
extension work is impressive and that
IS the manner in which the buildings
disappear after they have been
crossed off Superintendent S. B.
Rambo's list as sold. Hardly a ves-
uge of some buildings can be found
two weeks after the transfers have
been made and for any to remain
three weeks is rather notable. In
almost every instance where the build
lnss have been sold the buyers worked
out some means whereby they could
dispose of what remained worth TAX
ing away They can always get a
ready market for door frames, doors.
windows and the like and the plumb
ing fixtures find a quick sale. So does
the heavy building material AS a
result the men who buy have folks
on the ground looking for bargains
next day and IL is on record that a
man who bought a property about
noon on Saturday had sold about
half OF the materials before night
ana he had the building removed by
the following Wednesday. The man
ner in which the burned property
opposite the Wesley A. M. Il. Zion
church disappeared furnishes a good
Illustration. The buyer was rather
SLOW in getting started on it as he
had another to look after, but when
he did get under way it disappeared
in a short time
Few people are aware of the fact
that the Capitol Park Extension Com
mission, which has been working
without trumpeting and large claims
has accomplished a work that will re-
dound to it's credit as we'll as to that
of the State. The expenses of the
undertaking have been held down to
a minimum and people in the city
viii be astonished when the time
comes next year to file a report. Over
400 properties have heen acquired
and not an appeal has been taken to
court. The way this commission has
worked will attract much attention
and furnish an example to many COM
missions to come.
One of the big fat. lazy pigeons
that live on Capitol Hill undertook to
pay visit to the Capitol rotunda yes
terday. 1t got in by flying through
the wide open windows of a depart
ment that opened to a corridor on
the rotunda. 1t circled round and
round and the guides and guards
watched it while visitors wondered
whence it came and what 1t would
do. Finally the bird fooled everyone.
1t flew to the floor and spying the
great doorway, walked out,
Judge McCarrel disposed of a case
in short order yesterday Two men
were up on cross charges. One man
was stated to have gotten a club and
gone to the home of another. Man
No. 2 also had club.
He had to defend himself" be-
gan the attorney for No. 2.
Yes. He seems to have" said the
Judge, looking at the other fellow.
Then he added, And then some"
President Judge Kunkel has a great
admiration for Hanover. The judge
had not been through York county
for years and years until last week
when he went on an automobile trip.
He expected to see a small town and
was astonished at the manner in
which it had developed into a live,
hustling, manufacturing town. II was
impressed with the get-up and hustle
spirit. Why it looks as though it
was going to become an industrial
center and l expect to see it grow by
leaps and bounds"
DR.. George Becht, secretary of
the State Board of Education, has a
great time meeting his former pupils.
He has not as many as DR.. Brum
baugh or DIR. HouCk, but he has some.
He has taught in several counties, was
a county superintendent, taught in a
couple of normal schools and then
l., Il gl,., Of ri |, hS
is out swinging around the educa-
tional circle he runs across teachers
who received instruction from him
and some to whom he gave diplomas.
The German bands, street pianos,
plain hand organs and cornet players
that have lent music. variety and
noise to the streets and highways OF
the city were added to in an enter
tanning manner last night by a quar-
tet of bone shakers" 1t has been a
long time since the city has had any
real good diversion in this line and
the use of rattlebones attracted much
attention. The men could play, and
if they had to go dry late last night 1T
was their own fault
Railroad men in this city and Vicin-
ity have been doing some photography
that will come in handy in years to
come. Lately there have been some
old-time cars sent to the shops in and
about this city for repairs and they
have been snapped to show future
generations what kind of cars were
used. Among them have been some
of the small, old-fashioned freight
cars, the old produce cars and some
of the short gondolas that preceded
the "battleship" cars by a decade or
more. A collection of the cars which
have been used hereabouts would be
interesting in a few years.
To-morrow's examination of appli-
Cants for admission to the students
class of the Harrisburg Public Library
promises to be well attended, Judging
from the applications made. Appar-
emily the work of the library in the
city has stimulated interest among
young people and there have been a
number of persons who have made
inquiries as to what qualifications are
demanded to work in Libraries. Few
know that a course of a year, with
much reading and practical work, is
required. The number of applicants
is a good sign of the interest felt in
library work in Harrisburg.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
DR.. c. L. Stevens, secretary of the