Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-29
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Inquiries being made here this week
indicate that the General Assembly OF
1919 will probably have to wrestle
with the momentous question of a
, state song as well as certain changes
TO the employment laws, the local OPP
tlon question and workmens compen-
sation. This is a topic that divided
interest with the controversy over the
selection of a State flower, although
the hover got clear up to the Governor
in the form of a bill and the song
was lost in committee rooms. The
afDutuS, the violet and the daisy were
o1ered to the State for its flower, but
there were no less than five songs. All
!. OF these were entitled Pennsylvania,
ana Tour of them appeared in the form
of bills, while another was offered in
formally. Finally the lawmakers got
SO weary of the songs that they pro-
Nlded for n committee to hear the
songs sung and to make a report at
the next session. The songs offered
In the form of bills were those of John
q. Barrett, which has been much sung
in the schools, and which was offered
by Representative Hobbs, of Lacka-
wanna; of A. b. Hoskins. of Reynolds
vile, by Representative North, of JEFF
ferson; of j. w. Yoder, of Juniata Col
lege, by Representative Peachey, of
Mifilin; and of Miss Edith Hoax Kin
lney of Indiana, by Representative
Watson, of Indiana. John r. X.
Scott, of Philadelphia, and Maurice
E. Speiser, of Philadelphia, presented
resolutions for commissions to make
selection, Speiser's motion providing
for song competition in the Capitol.
1t did not get very far. Some ono
suggested that the sponsor of each
song sing it for the benefit of the
House, and that did not go very well
either. Lately some inquiries about
the fate of the song bills have been
m fCs n cd hot
newed efforts to get song selected
will be made, while the State flower
advocates are already busy.
The little item which appears to-
night in the Telegraph's reprints OF
news of fifty years ago in Harrisburg,
telling about the activities of the
hackmen in handling business to and
from Camp Curtin, recalls many in
teresting times for old Harrisburgers
Camp Curtin was located just north
OF Maclay street, and as there were nc
street cars in those days, there were
, two methods of travel-Vehicle and
loot. Foot travelling was not very
pleasant because there were roads to
be traVerSed in which dust was very
, thick and Maclay street was just as
far from Market street as it is to-day
The item says that there were thirty
hackmen engaged in regular business
the place of mobilization for the Penn
sylvania soldiers and later for north
ern troops, just as Camp Hastings al
Mt. Gretna was in the Spanish War
People came here by the thousands to
see relatives among the troops, and
the hacks, barouChes and shays used
to stand in Market street, Third street
and the Square, finally being concen-
trated in Market street when the
, fathers got to regulating them and
their rates of fare. Many an old Har-
risburg horse was put to work in the
transportation business and some OF
the arks that took men of note in their
home communities to the camp were
fit accompaniments for the horses in
caricatures.
National Guardsmen who encamp.
ed at Mt. Gretna this month will have
two paymasters before they get
through. AS the Mt. Gretna camp
was one over which the Federal gov
ernment had supervision, the State
paid part of the pay and Uncle Sam
the rest. Some of the men got all that
was coming to them and some had to
wait. Those who went to camp ex-
pecting to get all that was coming
to them found that Uncle Sam is de-
liberate and there have been some
comments made since. Most of the
soldiers would prefer that Father
Penn act as the sole paymaster, be-
cause they know that it comes quick
ly when he has charge.
Sticking everlastingly at 1t seems tc
lead to success on the stage just as
much as it does in selling insurance
or lumber or anything else. Thea
Lightner's case is an illustration. M SIS
, Lightner is one of the few Harrisburg
girls in vaudeville, and she is appear
ing at the Orpheum this week with
her partner, Dolly Jordan. Two years
, ago Miss Lightner was at the Or
pheum and did not win much atten-
ton; now all this is changed. Miss
) Lightner and Miss Jordan have a sing.
ing act which is really worth while
hearing and which is as enjoyable as
any turn of this class on the Keith
bookings.
Dauphin county's Board of Com.
missioners will probably always fol-
=. low in planning for the construction
of new bridges or the repairing ol
old ones, the precedent established in
providing for the bridges over the
; Swatara between Middletown anG
, Royalton and over Keiffers creek in
the upper end of the county. In both
. instances the commissioners decided
to ask and open bids conditionally
upon the approval by the September
; grand jury of suggestions for the con
struction of new viaducts at these
points. BY this method much time
: could be saved that will otherwise be
lost in funwinding the red tape that
must he considered in building bridges
for the county.
} Roses by any other name will
/ smell as sweet" Candy on the stick
F is just as good as 'lolly pop" as il
was when "taffy on the stick" was
) popular some years ago. According
/ to local dealers, candy on a stick is a
Philadelphia enterprise. When this
confection was popular about ten OF
more years ago everybody got into the
business and made his or her own
taffy and put 1t on sticks. Then the
fad dropped in popularity The pure
food laws came into effect and now
real, pure candy of various flavors, on
| sticks and sold as 'lolly POPS" is
, finding a big sale all over the country
Local sales, it is said, run up into the
thousands each day.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE