Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-02
EVENING CHAT


Thirteenth ward and many who travel
on the trolley cars to Hummelstown
and to Paxtang Park during Its sea-
son, but hundreds who pass through
Harrisburg on automobiles will rejoice
to learn that the city council has pass
ed the. ordinance for the paving of
Derry street from near Eighteenth to
Twenty-tirst at least and, maybe, be-
yond. If the money holds out. The
orders for the curbing contractor to
begin work on the highway where the
asphalt ends just east of Eighteen
street have gone out and operation
will be started soon. Paving will fol-
low and the Harrisburg Railways
company will push work on the re-
construction of its double track line.
OF all the highway Improvement
moves made by the city authorities
since the paving of the river side
above kelker street was authorized
this is one which will bring the most
commentator. The stretch of Derry
street between the paved district and
the State highway at Twenty eighth
street has been for two years one of
the worst pieces of highway in Har-
risburg and folks who were compelled
| to pass over it realized its outrageous
condition because of the contrast
with the two improved portions they
traversed. Time and again people
who have driven across the State and
who have come to this city to spenC
day or night or two visit the Capt.
tol have expressed their amaZemenl
that city which has been so noted
Tor its excellent streets would permit
such an abomination in the way OF
roadway as existed last year, and still
exists on Derry street. How it escaped
Improvement thus far when so much
travelled by Harrisburgers and those
PennsylNanians who regard Harris
burg as of unusual interest to the
State because of its official position, is
one OF the matters for wonder. The
thousands who travel over it in troll
ley cars in the summer have choked
ana Sneezed in the dust clouds and the
people living along it have contributed
from their own pockets for oil treat
ment and sprinkling of the dirt road
way. 1t might almost be said that the
section was allowed to remain Just
as 1t came into the city except for
some patching which oftentimes only
accentuated its generally bad condi-
tlon. The pavement of q portion of
1t will be hailed with delight by thou
sands of people.
People who heard ATTORNEY General
John Z. Bell and his predecessor, NJ
incense revenue mandamus case before
the Dauphin judges yesterday, recall
ed the time when their positions were
reversed. Yesterday the attorney
general was in charge of the States
off1cial interest and Mr.. Todd appear-
ed for defendant. although he re-
marked In passing that he thought in
so doing he was also defending public
interest. Four years ago MIR. Todd was
attorney general in charge of an ac-
tlon TO secure return to the State of
certain payments in the Capitol cases
and Mr.. Bell was chief counsel for the
defense.
In order to meet the demand for in
formation about Mexico, especially
from school students who are writing
essays about the southern republic the
fiarrlsburg Public Library has placed
all OF its books on Mexico in a place
easily accessible and Miss Eaton, the
HDrarlan, has posted a bulletin giving
d list of the books, marked magazIne
articles and works of reference on
Mexico together with pictures of i'm
portant men and places in the repub-
lie as we'll as information about the
American army and navy.
Henry w. Shoemaker, the author of
the well known series of books on
pennsylvania, it's traditions and its
wonderful mountain land, has Just ac-
CURED control of the Altoona Gazette.
otie Oh the evening papers of the
president of the Tribune Publishing
company, of Altoona, and the Gazette
VIII be under it's control. w IT
schwartz being the editor of both
MI. shoemaker is well known in this
CITY ana throughout the country as an
author and lover of wild life. He has
preservation. 10
Dauphin county farmers are already
preparing for Ascension Day. Fishing
paftles are being organized and hun5
uIeus or farmhouses will be deserted
While whole families flock to the
streams for day with hook and line
me rurai residents of this locality
Hnow iiltie and care less for the Nav
Day ceIebrattons that mark the COM
ing of Spring other countries and
gven IN many communities of the
united States, but Ascension nav
Which falls this year on NAV 81 ts q
festival of importance. 1t is s,Innosed
that hsh bite better on that day than
oI any other one of the year. but why
nonoay seems to know as that part
OF tne myth has been lost in the dim
corridors of the past.
Teople living out the Rutherford
Vailey, especially in the vicinity of tha
yards and Swatara, declare that YES
terday was marked by pronounced
Irost. The roofs and bridges were
whlte with 1t at daylight In some
gardens on the outskirts of the cjtv a
number of evidences of frost We're
seen.
CONGRESSMAN e. r. Kiess, Hughes
Viile; Judge w. H. Repple, Somer-
SET, ana Colonel Frank K. Patterson.
Ilspector OF small arms practice of the
National Guard, were visitors IN tbe
city. ~ 'iie
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
Charies H. Strong, the Erie Rail-