Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-06
EVENINC Chat

Many Harrisburgers learned with
regret to-day of the death in Florida
OF James X. F. Hall. former Congress
man and late State Senator. Mr.. Hall
dled on the day of the organization
OF the first Legislature in which he
has not been great factor since 1903,
and the sad coincidence was much
commented upon. THE Senator from
Elk" as he was familiarity known, was
q type of the man who goes out in life
with a definite program and makes
good at it. He started life as a law
lyer and served as district attorney of
his county, retiring to devote himself
to his numerous interests in the coal
and lumber regions Then he be-
came active in politics again and was
elected to Congress and then to the
state Senate. Mr.. Hall came of a
notable family and his connection
with Harrisburg really began when he
was a boy. He came to this city to
atteno conventions and with his
brothers was interested in legal mat
ters here. Consequently he knew
Harrisburg for fifty years and his
"reminiscences of the men who figured
In state affairs were very interesting.
All these years he was O. staunch
friend of this city and aided in getting
| through legislation that benefited
Harrisburg, not the least being his
constant interest in the city. In Dem
ocratlc affairs he was active and was
olten IN this city during his service as
state chairman and as delegate to
conventions. To many Harrisburgers
the story of his life, with it's struggles
ana brilliant successes, will be of
"A good story is going the rounds
on Capitol Hill. 1t concerns Senator
| W. =. Sproul and came out the other
evening at caucus. Senator d. P.
{Gerberich referred to him as the man
arrested as spy. 1t happened that
when the war broke out the Senator
was in Germany. He was taken as
an Englishman and was arrested
three times, being able to prove that
he was an American. He says he does
not want to go back until things set.
tie down.
One of the interesting things in
connection with yesterdays organi.
zation of the Legislature was that il
I went back to the old way of doine
things with few additions. Last ses.
sion radical changes were made un.
der the impulse of the political move
ment, especially in Congress. The
! speakers power was curtailed and the
appointment of committees and pretty
nearly everything else given to a spe-
clal committee. This did not work
out Well and yesterday the House and
senate put the power back in the pre-
siding officers hands. This means
that the committees will be selected
by these men instead of by a COM
mittee. In many other ways the re-
hn n1 ,nfh l..
sized but the houses also took the
step of consulting with the new Gov
ernor, an unusual proceeding. The
reason for the adjournment until the
18th is to enable the presiding officers
to make up the committees and to
arrange the Legislative program with
the new Governor. In the meantime
the inaugural arrangements will be
made. The plan is to push things
and while nothing was said yesterday
about adjourning it looks like April.
/ General E. DeV. Morrell who is
to be the grand marshal of the in.
augural parade, was a personal selec-
ton of the new Governor. He is wei
known here. For years he has beer
a member of the National Guard
serving as Judge advocate general ant
commanding a brigade of the provi
sional guard in the Spanish war. He
lis wealthy and prominent in Philadel
phia society. He was a member oi
the Philadelphia Board of Education
with DR.. Brumbaugh as superinten
! dent and one of his close friends. Tt
the task he will bring skill as al
organizer, presence as a soldier ant
prestige as well.
Elder Swigart, of Huntingdon, whC
is to offer prayer at the inaugural
was a teacher of Dr. Brumbaugh anC
one of his earliest friends. The doc
tor is fond of him and he will be here
much during the next administration
AT the last Inauguration the prayer:
were made by Bishop Darlington
Governor Tener being an Episcopal
ian.
Residents of Paxtang borough vii
J have to be content with trolley serv
ice such as they have been given fol
the last couple of years during the
seasons when the park is not in use
Some time ago the borough counci
petitioned for fifteen minute servic,
) throughout the day instead of for {
couple of hours in the evening. TIL,
point was made that intervals of al
most half an hour occurred between
cars and then two were run a few
minutes apart. The company had +;
COUNT HlduS Ol llle DdSSenBeTS car
ried to and from PaXtang and sen
the result to the council, contendins
!. that it did not justify more cars.
The extension activity at SteeltoI
is commencing to be reflected in th
skies to the south of Harrisburg
There were months last year wheI
the glare from blast furnace was
pretty rare thing and weeks anC
weeks passed without the brillian
light from the bessemer mill. Latel,
things have been improving and tn,
skies are bright with the light of in
dustry again. Before long it is hope'
that the three idle furnaces in Soutl
Harrisburg may be called into use.
Considerable interest is being showl
in the sale of buildings to be hel'
in Capitol Park Extension on Satur
} day as some of the larger ones viii
be disposed of for the materials the.
contain. The demolition of building
in this section has been q mine TO
builders as brick and wooden fixture
J, have been bought cheap. Some o
them have been extensively used il
new buildings in the city.
What is the reason that thermome
ters along the street do not gee
when there is a cold spell. There arr
thermometers of respectable appear
ance and with all the ear-marks o
veracityl which seem to delight il
casting doubts upon the reports o