Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-03
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Three volumes Of laws and vetoes
will be issued by the State this year
as the result of the work of the Iegis-
lature of 1915 and of the Governor on
the bills passed. The first of the vol
umes, that containing the general laws
and the official proclamation of the
vetoes, will be issued about the middle
of August. George D. Thorn, chief
clerk to the Secretary of the Common
wealth. having sent the last of the
copy to the State printer. This volume
will also contain a summarized table
tof appropriation bills, but the appro-
Epriation bills will be contained in a
separate volume as was done in 1911.
rms plan was not followed in 1918,
put change was authorized in the
last session. The 211 vetoes will be in
separate volume as usual. The de-
mahd Tor the laws is greater than
usual probably due to the fact that
many of the new statutes are amend
ments of former laws. This year the
lloose leaf laws are being issued in
accordance with a recent act of as
sembly and there are many requests
for them under the rules laid down at
the department, but they do not seem
the volume. The acts of the legisla-
ture of 1913. general and appropria-
uon, made volume of over 1859
pages, while those of 1911, without
the appropriations, made over 1,200
pages.
The story from Millerstown about
wildcats being attracted to a car filed
with fresh meat and standing. or. a sid
ing in that town had a counterpart in
this city years ago. When the Swift
packing plant was first located in
South Second street the watchman on
duty one night discovered what he
thought We're couple of cats roam
ing about the place. They came back
the next night and they were chased
away. Next morning the remains of
wildcat were found on the Pennsyl-
INania railroad. How the animals got
to that point and where they came
from no one was ever able to figure
Iout.
| Revival of professional baseball on
Island Park yesterday afternoon was
responsible for the largest number of
persons seen in the Riverside Parks in
many day. The number of men and
women noticed stroIling about or en-
Joying the breezes was greater than
on most pleasant Sundays. The River
ball game is being played. y
| Derry street is noted not only for
the slowest paving job known in Har-
Irtsburg in many years, but for the
most elaborate display of the weed
known as chicory or blue devil" This
weed which started off like a dande-
non; but shoots up to about two feet
IN the hot months is distinguished by
many pale blue flowers. 1t is really
an attractive flower, but the plant en-
hausts the soil and spreads faster
than thistle or wild mustard. The
flower is to be seen on many vacant
lots and it is wonder that some
steps have not been taken to get rid
of it.
"One of the big features of Allen
Itown's park system to which that city
us giving especial attention is the fam
lily gardening plots" said V. Grant
IForrer, former city park superinten-
Edent the other day upon his return
tfrom that city. Mr.. Forrer went to
Allentown to assist e. L. Manning, a
former playground instructor here and
[now supervisor of Allentown's park
and playground system, to open that
towns parks and Fairgrounds for the
.year. Lots have been laid for the
accommodation of scores of families -
iSald MT. Forrer, and the amount OF
lgood that results is incalculable."
Family camps will be possible this
summer on McCormick's island
through the courtesy of Park Commits
sioner NJ. Harvey Taylor. The park
head is arranging to devote the upper
end of the island near the ferry land
ling to tenting grounds for family
camping parties and every possible
facility for the convenience of the
campers will be installed. A splendid
grove of great tall trees helps to make
an ideal outing place.
As far as saluting the Fourth goes
Iall Harrisburg will need tonight or
tomorrow morning will be a series of
blasts to be set off as is done every
morning, noon and eventide. The city
lis ringed about with quarries in full
eruption, most of them violent They
are turning out quantities of lime
stone for concrete and building WORK
at rate that has not been known for
a long time and the crash, fall, thun-
der and reverberation of the blasts
make one imagine that he is in tha
lneighborhood of the trenches or that
a thunder storm is roaring along