Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-19
EVENING CHAT


It's rather odd to think of an auto
noplle being used to act for the res
cue of trolley line and also motor
! cycles to be used to straighten ont
tangles in telephone wires and electric
Hsht service, but that is what it now
| amounts to and the adaptation of such
| modern inventions for correction of
| trouble is working jout to the advan-
tdse OF people throughout the whole
| harrisburg district. Practically all of
| the puDllc utility companies now have
| Inachlnes ready to go to any point
at moments notice and such a thing
as the half day or even day waits to
get thlnss fixed up, and the conse-
queht interruption of household or
business AFFAIRS is practically of the
past. speedy machines are maintained
too, and it is remarkable what com
plete equipment they carry. The Har-
rlsburg Railways Company has an
automobile for repair of its wires and
IL carries everything that could be
Iihaglhed to make quick repairs The
bell Telephone Company's repair auto
hoplle mas an even more complete
assortment and contains drawers and
caplnets filled with everything from
a U-tack 20 hold down a wire to a.
ishtnlng arrester. 1t used to be that
lhe repalrman took the first car hs
could get and fixed up things along
tne road. Now the automobile enables
prompt attention, If the complaints
are not too numerous. When Won
come to think about the old-time
ways which are still preserved in GER
tam llnes of business, it's a wonder
we stood for them so long.
Although it is more than 100 days
uhtll the General Assembly of Penn
sylVanla gets down to business tons of
supplies are already being ordered and
other arrangements made to provide
TOT the transaction of business by the
lawmakers. The coming session will
be the 121st since the establishment
OF the Commonwealth in 1776 and the
membership will be the same as in
the session of 1913. To provide for
the business of the sessions of the
TWO houses and the committees inn
mense amounts of paper are required
ana the orders have been given and
some Of the material will soon be in
storerooms in the Capitol Many
other things are being made ready
and arrangements to improve the
heating and ventilating of the House
chamber are to be made. About cleo
tlon time there is always a grand
housecleaning in all legislative rooms
and things are made ready for the
rail- of the gavel in January. The fur
nlture in both chambers was repaired
"ibCi 'iS eiuJou ou1llIleII III lJl ana 1t
was necessary to fix something at
practically every desk in the House.
The approach of the legislative ses-
sion is also reflected in the Legislative
Reference Bureau which furnishes
the data for drafting measures and
puts bills into shape for introduction
Many requests for information about
framing bills are being made and in
dications are that there will be a
large crop of new legislation next win
ter.
Bear hunting is going to be un-
usually good in the mountain coun-
ties of the State this Fall, Judging
from reports reaching the State Game
Commission and in some sections
farmers who have been annoyed by
bears coming too close to their prop
erSies are only waiting for the OPEN
ing of the season a week from next
Thursday to chase Bruin to his cave.
The bear season runs from October |
to January and the use of steel traps
is prohibited. The prohibition is said
to be the reason for the increase of
the bears.
Lykens' tallest and slimmest it's
stoutest and leanest, its rotund and
trimmest turned out en- masse to greet
and clasp the hand of DR.. Martin G.
Brumbaugh during his visit to that
borough. Most of the towns notables
were there; last but surely not least,
was Homer L. Koppenhaver. He is
largely and widely known in Lykens.
Mr. Koppenhaver elbowed his way
through the crowd to DR.. Brum-
baughs side.
Doctor" said he gravely "I want
you to meet the biggest Republican
in Lykens." And he gravely held out
his hand. The crowd laughed while
the candidate smilingly wrung Mr.
KoppenhaVer's hand.
The biggest Republican," in Ly-
kens weighs something over 800
pounds.
At Millersburg DIR. Brumbaugh was
met by a white-haired old citizen,
William c. Mills, who has passed the
three score and ten mark. Mr. Mills
pushed his way through the crowd to
DIR. Brumbaugh's side.
Hello, Martin, my boy" exclaimed
Mr.. Mills casually.
How do you do" smiled the
gubernatorial candidate Now where
have l seen that man before?" muir
INJURED the educator to a companion.
who is he?"
THAT gentleman" DR.. Brumbaugh
was told, lis Mr. Mills-Mr. William
c. Mills"
MOT Bill M1llSi' exclaimed the next
Governor. why I knew him when
was a boy and I hadn't seen him in
twenty years."
With the appearance of the word
Jednota in connection with stories
about the Slovak Union convention in
the Harrisburg newspapers the ques-
tion has been asked many times dur
ing the last several days, What does
Jednota mean?"
one of the delegates to the conven-
tion explained that the word means
union and that the paper in English
would be called "The Union"
In the Telephone News of this
weeks issue there is suggestion in
the idea corner that is worthy OF
consideration by every business man.
The suggestion is this:
Always place a memorandum tell
ing where you can be reached and
when you will be back under your
telephone. Then when your clerk or
assistant answers the phone when you
are away from your desk you can be
sure 1t will be done intelligently AS
the News asks, Sounds rather ele-
mental, does it not?"
WE'LL KNOWN PEOPLE
-Judpe Reed of Jeffersop coun+,,