Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-09
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The Telegraph Employees Association,
which has Just entered upon it's sew
enth year, is said by one of the most
prominent bankers of the city to have
been the first of the Christmas savings
clubs, so to speak, and to have been
In the van of the practice which has
turned so many thousands of dollars
loose for the holiday trade and to help
make many homes happy. For years
there have been beneficial organ
izations in this city which have de-
clared dividends. but the Telegraph
association is said by this well-informed
financial man to have been the first to
arrange for general distribution of
FUNDS Just before Christmas. Just what
these organizations have done for Har-
risburg and Steelton people is too we'll
Known to discuss. They have put
money for Christmas in the hands of
people whose savings had never before
reached anything like what they are
now able to command and many saw
ings funds have been formed along the
same lines. The Telegraph association
was formed along the lines of some in
Philadelphia newspaper establishments
and has been watched with interest by
men connected with newspapers in
other places.
People all over the hard coal regions,
in fact in every county in the anthra-
cite field will be watching the hearing
in the Dauphin County Court to-mor-
row when the anthracite coal tax will
be taken up. This action will test the
constitutionality of the tax quite as
well as the action in equity which was
started earlier in the year and which
is now in the hands of the court to
determine. What interests the people
in the hard coal region is that half of
the tax goes back to the county where
the coal is mined. This means that
every township in Schuylkill county, as
we'll as every one in Dauphin, will get
share of the tax for local expenses.
The chances are that there will be
closer attention given to this hearing
than any that has been held for a
long time.
1t is gratifying to note that Harris
burg's new Public Library is keeping
right up to date. Not only does it
provide over 100 periodicals of vari-
GUS kinds for free reading by the hun
dreds of people who frequent the
building, but 1t also maintains its col
lection of books right up to the mark
This is we'll illustrated by a catalog
of books suitable for children which
was Issued day or so ago by one of
the big publishing houses. 1t con-
tanned pages on pages of books for
youngsters and a search of the booklet
SHOWS that every book mentioned is
on the shelves of Harrisburgs library
c. l.. S. Tingley, president of the
Pennsylvania Street Railway Associa-
ton, who has been presiding at the
meetings at the Board of Trade this
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Railways Company, which operates
lines In number of cities of the State
There was an interesting sale of
J letters in Philadelphia a short time
ago and while many Harrisburgers
probably did not know the connection
they were of a native of this city who
achieved fame as a commodore in
uncle Sans navy. The letters were
those of David Corners, who was born
mere and who commanded the Ameri-
can fleet when it assisted in the taxi
ing of Vera Cruz and who died while
in command of the Philadelphia navy
yard. The letters had bearing on
many notable events.
The wind-up of the fiscal year all
ways brings some interesting things to
light at the Capitol and it has Just
been found that some corporations
nhlSh were not counted as worth
much have been kept alive. This is
due to the fact that the State assesses
| them at valuation of 81 700, and IF
they do not pay the tax they are wiped
off the slate by judicial PROCEEDINGS
In almost every instance the tax has
been paid.
Two addresses of unusual interest
are scheduled for Friday night before
the Engineers Society at the clubhouse
at Front and Chestnut streets. One
Will be given by George +. Watt, head
OF the Elliott-Fisher Typewriter Com
pany, and the other by John Price
Jackson. Commissioner of Labor and
Industry and president of the society.
Ihey Will talk on ther experiences in
Europe during the outbreak of tba
war: Both were caught by mobil-
ization.