Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-03
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Harrisburg seems to be In the 10000
class; not in population, because we
passed that years and years ago. but
in the automobile license line. Dozens
or cars are speeding about the city's
streets with numbers commencing
with 10000 and about noon four cars
numbered almost in serial fashion and
all commencing with the 40, drew up
at the federal building. Just how
this happened is very easy to explain
although some people may think there
was design in 1t. A big bunch of Har-
risburg applications arrived one day
IN heap. About the same time some
BOXES containing tags numbered 10000
We're opened and they just worked out
OF them. This year the State supplied
very few people with special numbers
except for good reasons and on re-
quests made long time before. Some
OF the big concerns having dozens of
cars were given numbers in serials
SO that they could be easily identified
and taxicab companies were also help
ed that way. But the general public
TOOK the tags the way they ram 1t
happened that when the batch from
harrisburg was being given consider
alton one day that the 10000 list was
handy. Hence the cars that are flying
that number.
Lew r. Palmer, the chief inspector
or the Department of Labor and In
duStry, is as direct in going after
tnlngS as he used to be when he was
the all-American end on Princeton's
great eleven back in the nineties. Mr..
Palmer is the head and front of the
safety movement in this State and
Commissioner Jackson's right hand
man in bringing about better condi-
pnl lf,,n 1,o
Tor the formation of various organiza-
uons with that end in Industrial COM
munlties. He has gotten out a new
years resolution card, as he calls it,
And IT reads that the holder is re-
solved to cut down fatal accidents by
1900 this year. This is a rather
startling way to put it, but Mr.. Palmer
ngures that just so many lives can be
saved and 100000 fewer less serious
accidents occur If everyone will pull
together for safety first.
one or the funny things that char
acteriZes the issuance of marriage Ii
censes Is the way that foreigners from
tne various colonies in Steeton COM
pine ceremony, business and pleasure.
IL Is nothing uncommon for a dozen
people to accompany bride and
groom to Recorder Wickersham's s
ONCE for the purpose of obtaining the
states permission to wed and they
make 1t an occasion to get the papers,
TO shop, to feast and some times to
celebrate. Occasionally they arrive in
all their f1nery and march to a church
from the courthouse or rathhaus as
some OF those from German countries
persist in calling the building. The
othe day Miss Zula Nell, who has
eharge OF the issuance of the papers,
had four couples from Steelton. each
OF whom was accompanied by from
six to ten persons.
Owners of traction engines in this
section are up in arms over the re-
quirements of the State laws about
Greats on traction engines and they
are contending that the method laid
down in the new act is not practical
ana that 1T only makes trouble to at
tempt to live up to it. They are also
rather sore because they have to paw
a incense tax and at the same time pay
1or such machines as personal prop
erty.
Union station is about the busiest
pace in this city these davs. Every
Dig through train that goes through
the city brings a lot of youths and
maldens heading for college or school
and the station waiting rooms have
oeen a blaze of color and much orna-
inented with suit cases placarded with
coiiege markers. And between re-
unions ana partings there is enough
for nine serial stories,
The WillSes-Barre Records AL
hnanac, one of the valuable newsna
per publications of the State. CON
lalns !oo pages this year and is com
plete In every detail of the informa-
ton which it gives about that great
section of anthracite country which
ltS folks like to refer to as the state
OF Luzerne. useful feature of the
Puplicalon is the digest of the new
laws ABOUT which people like to know
and election statistics. Eyervthiny
that anyone would like to know in q
hurry about. Wilkes-Barre is pub
lished
Inc publication last night Of the
Iact that fifty years ago they used To
ny a flag from Brants hall when
mere was skating has recalled the
1act that Mr.. Brant was the most ex-
pert skater in Harrisburg for MANY
years. 1t was his great diversion in
winter time and he used to be seen
whenever there was good skating on
o1I oehoHIid anu at other times
at the Wister furnace ponds.
Jones Wister, who by the way used
to own furnaces here and at Duncan
non, is one of the incorporators of
the new manganese manufacturing
company organized in philadelphia.
q. E. Marshall, of Newport, is also
interested.