Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
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OF all the varieties and kinds of
signs used on the vehicles of the city
those which decorate the jitney cars of
harrisburg take all honors. The signs
are as numerous and different as tho
cars that have been whizzing about in
lne latest branch of public service.
me signs range all the way from pen
nants to big canvas affairs as large as
the rear end of car. One car sped
pasteDoard signs, painted in ink which
had encountered transform. A
couple of cars have boards placed
aiong the tops of the hoods announc-
ing that they belong to the jitney bri-
gade. while several cars have signs on
the fronts of the radiators which can
pc seen for a block. Streamers along
the tops of the cars are the common
way of advertising for business. How
IeNer one of the most unique signs is
that borne by car of f. F. Eisely,
the Allison Hill Jitney king, which
lreads:
FROM HERE TO THERE-5c
The display ofhorse chestnut blooms
that makes Capitol Park a pleasant
place to visit every Spring is on and
some of the older trees are filled with
an unusual number of the conical
| blossoms. The horse chestnut trees
IN the park are all fine specimens and
being we'll taken care of their bloom
ling time is watched by lovers of trees
who find them as attractive as the
lmagnolias.
More students have been visitors to
the galleries of the legislature this
week than at any time this session.
The prospects of an early close have
| attracted attention and hardly a ses-
sion has been held without a score or
so of boys and girls being in the gall
lerles to see the manner in which
business has been transacted. These
visitors have hugely enjoyed the pc
riods of fun which have occurred in
the House on several occasions, not
ably when some member is called to
the chair by Speaker Amber and his
colleagues start to send up jocular
resolutions which are curtly and
cruelty ruled out Of order.
They tell good story about Uncle
Heinrich Houck-again. 1t seems
that Uncle Heinrich was invited to
make an address at the Harrisburg
Academy and accepted. Ono day he
was reminded of the date and told that
the people in charge wanted to keep
the address on the same high plane
ally that eX-President Taft, Governor
Brumbaugh and other prominent men
had spoken. "Oh" said the veteran
secretary. I'll not keep on the plane.
Ill make it ascend.
A couple of real bright jitney oper-
ators are making themselves very
much at home about the Capitol and
their excuse for venturing on what
has hitherto been forbidden ground
is that there is a demand. Yesterday
couple of cars whizzed up in front
oil the Capitol and kept moving slow
ly so that they would not bring them
selves under the prohibition of cars
being stood on the plaza. They had
hardly gone half the length of the
building before they were filed up
and were heading off for pleasure
rides.
F. w. Walker, of Beaver Falls. who
was here yesterday, is one of the
prominent manufacturers of the Bea-
yer Valley He has been prominent
in various organizations and has at
tended numerous hearings here.
Some of the songs that are being
sung i'm the name of charity about the
streets OF the city need a censor. The
| other evening two men tried to out
sing each other for the sake of at
| tracing attention and aims and a
couple of crowds duly gathered. the
] singers being "egged' on by the pass
ersby. They sang all the popular
songs of the day and then suggestions
began to be made. Coupled with the
suggestions were some visits to thirst
quenching emporiums and toward the
end the crowds told the singers to
disappear.
The. States big coal pile at Fourth
street and North alley is a pretty good
indication of the honesty of the city.
! There are several hundred tons of
river coal stored on the lot. which is
one of those bought for Capitol Park
extension and although no one appears
TO watch it very closely. the pile is
Just where it was months ago, say
men who have been observing it.
There is no fence or any enclosure
about 1t and the coal. as far as known,
has not been touched.
The jitney lines have put the night
| hawk cabs and automobiles out of
business. Anywhere for a nickel be-
| fore midnight and a dime after with
special rates for the suburbs have
ended the rule of the men who
or out to Eighteenth. Some of these
cars were used for joyrides and they
say that even jitneys are invading that
| field.
The automobile touring season ap-
pears to be on. In front of hotels this
morning there were to be seen cars
bearing New York, Virginia. Iowa.
Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts
| licenses. Most of the parties were on
their way to Gettysburg.
| WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
DIR. ]. George Becht is to be one
of the speakers at State College sum-