Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-24
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Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh has
probably had more applications for
appointments since he came into office
than any Governor in the history of
the state. The number of applications
mas not been counted, but 1t was great
er than the number that clattered the
mail of Daniel II. Hastings when he
succeeded Robert II. Pattison andN the
administration from Democratic to
Nepupncan. For the ten appointments
as referee 1t is believed the Governor
had from $40 to 400 applications, while
AT least 100 names have been suggest
eu lor water supply commissioner and
LoT factory inspectorships it is believed
lullN 1000 names were listed. The
governors own estimate on Public
service Commission is now 75, and
d score or names have been suggested
10 MIN Tor supreme court judge. The
othef applications cover most of the
PAGES in the State service and the ap-
phcants come from every county
one of the things that is working
10 bring about the early organization
Oh machine gun companies for the
regiments of the National Guard ac-
cording 20 reports which are coming
10 TINS city is the fact that many men
VINO are machinists are taking an in
terest in preparedness and applying
LOT admission. The same is true in
towns where it is proposed to organ
ize field batteries. of which the State
needs six in addition to the two new
ones being recruited in Pittsburgh. In
many cases former members of the
Guard who are machinists have come
back to enter the service as members
Of the machine gun companies,
Canit0I pnrlr ie oot+g,o
treatment of lime and it looks as
though snowstorm had passed over
IL ana the flakes had been glued to the
park. The fertilizer is applied every
year at this time and assists materially
In starting the grass well in the Spring,
which, considering the fact that Capt.
toi Hill Is slate, is no mean job. 1t
takes couple of tons to fix up the
park.
James c. Watson, former assistant
counsel OF the Railroad Commission,
now Republican county chairman of
Lycoming, was here yesterday looking
after some matters at the Capitol. He
was warmly greeted by his friends,
who congratulated him on looking so
natural and playing golf so well.
Tie a jitney to the front and We'll
| 60, said the motorman on the Sec
power was shut off for a brief period
and the passengers sat in darkness
waiting for the light that failed to be
resumed. The motorman came back
with the statement that he had heard 3
sermon the night before with refer
ence to keeping the trolley on the wire.
an apt simile that he of all others
could appreciate. The dialogue con-
tinued for several minutes, while i'm
| patient travellers crumpled papers and
spoke together in audible tones that
were doubly clear in the darkness. An
other car coasted up in the darkness
and stopped just in time to quiet the
nervous tremors of those who feared
a collision, and after few more pleas
ant sall.es from the men in whose
hands the destinies of the passengers
was temporarily placed, the lights
were switched on and all was as be-
fore.
State Zoologist H. A. Surface. who
surprised the State last week byVsay-
| ing that rats cause over $4,000, 900
worth of damage in Pennsylvania
every year and that 1t could be pre-
vented, is out with a plea for the gar
den snake. He says it is a mistake
to kill the small green snakes ono
sees about garden and that many
| farmers lose a valuable friend by
/ carrying out mans natural feelings to-
ward a snake in Spring time by kill
! ing everyone in sight. incidentally,
DR.. Surface says that snakes are not
i OF a quarresome nature and that they
will go away If not disturbed In fact
many of them scuttle away at the
sight of a human being and do not
show fight unless cornered. "Thev
have place in nature" says the State
| Zoologist in talking about wholesale
killing of snakes, the little green gar
den snake feeds mostly on slugs, snails
and insects such as are destructive IN
gardens There is no justification in
their destruction simply because they
are serpents."
Isaac r. Pennypacker, who was here
yesterday to attend the meeting of tho
Meade Memorial commission, is n his
torian of note, having written several
works on the State and on the FAM
nop1p1an6erS He was named 10