Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-30
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Walter II. Gather. designated by
the Governor to be a member of the
Public Service Commission, used to be
a newspaper man and a good one and
is the son of one of the early editors
of Western Pennsylvania. His father
| walter w. Gather. started the first
newspaper in the Beaver Valley at
| Beaver and his son early took to newH-
paper work, being connected with sew
eral Pittsburgh newspapers and study
ing law on the side. Mr.. Gather prizes
| a letter he received from William
Mckinley complimenting him upon his
handling of big story. In Pittsburgh
he handled financial and court work
and then became political editor. One
of his brothers is actively engaged in
newspaper work in New York after
having served for time as managing
| editor of the Pittsburgh Dispatch. His
family comes from Southern Pennsyl-
vania, his grandfather having been
| one of the leaders of the bar of Somer-
set county. Few men in the State have
wider acquaintance than Mr.. Gather.
DIR. Brumbaugh had to have his joke
yesterday while addressing the teach
! ers. And of course he had it at the
expense of Henry Houck. DR.. Houck
| had introduced him as his oldest living
pupil and the doctor went on in the
course of his speech to say that the
people of Pennsylvania were shy on
eggs. He said that means we must
have more hens-more hens and more
Henrys like Henry Houck."
The secret about w Harry Bakers
first name is out. 1t is wilhelm. His
name is Wilhelm Heinrich Baker.
Senate records are to be corrected ac-
cordingly.
Governor Tener is receiving some in
teresting mail these days. The letters
are not the ordinary run which char
acterize the mail of the Executive De-
partment, but personal letters of ap-
preciation. Some of them have come
from the most eminent men in the
State, others from personal friends and
some from the last persons one would
think. They tell of the matters with
which the Governor has dealt with to
the satisfaction of all fair-thinking
men and some of them are laudatory
They are letters which the Governor
will always keep.
The proposition to transfer the site
OF the grandstand of the coming in
augural from the immediate front of
the central entrance to the State street
entrance TO the park will be appre-
ciated by thousands of people. 1t will
enable people to get a complete view
of what is going on, such as was
AFFORDED when the Capitol was dedi-
Gated, instead of forcing the populace
10 swarm over the lawn, tramping on
hover beds and sliding down terraces
incidentally, it will do away with ne
cessity for a grandstand along the
River Front.
Farmers are rejoicing that the un-
precedented December cold snap was
preceded by a snowfall that has left
the fields covered to the extent of sew
eral inches and more where the winds
drifted the snow into hollows. The
snow has protected the wheat admir-
ably and the outlook at this time is
very good in Pennsylvania. More
wheat than usual was planted last
Fan, the prospect of war prices for
grain having prompted many farmers
to increase their acreage.
The cold weather has not prevented
automobile enthusiasts from taking
long trips A car came through last
Tuesday from Washington. coming
around BY way of Baltimore. and the
drlVef boasted that he came through
on an average of more than twenty
miles an hour without chains. He
found the roads generally good. he
said, and even crossing the mountain
at Braddock Heights he encountered
no difficulties to speak of. A Camn
Hill couple who enjoy motoring will go
to Baltimore next week if the cold
weather holds.
Tons and tons of paper are being
prepared for the opening of the legis.
latiVe session. Much will be required
for the printing of bills, the calendars
the reports. the journal and other
things, The store being laid in bv the
state. which buys the paper, shows
that 1T will be ready for anything. Last
session was the most prodigaI in re
gard to printing ever known and at
the end there were wagon loads of
printed matter for which there was no
earthly use sold on the Hill and carted
away. Probably some of it is coming
ing back from the bills in the form Of
new stock.
Prominent among those attending
the great conference of educators is
j. p. McCaskey, former mayor of Ian
caster and one of the best known
school men in the country. His white
head was noticeable in the audiences
and he was always greeted by many
friends,