Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-13
EVENING CHAT

II is interesting to note in view of
the death of the bill for the proposed
constitutional convention that no bill
to submit such a proposition to the
voters of Pennsylvania has made any
Roadway in the Legislature since 1891.
Several times bills nave been present.
ed and last session one got through the
House, only to be buried in the Senate
Several times bills have been intro
duced in the House, but never got out
of committee. The death of the bill
yesterday after all of the discussion
On the subject rather indicates that
the legislators lave not been hearing
from home in favor of a new consti-
tuition as strongly as some of the news
papers M the legislative leaders as
we'll as the political bun would
have us believe. The last time the
people voted on a new constitution was
in 1891. Prior to that time there had
been knocking on the constitution
of 1873 and il eliminated in an cleo
ton being held November 8, 1891, af-
ter the procedure outlined in the bill
defeated yesterday a been follow
ed. Since that time there have been
a dozen or more amendments submit
ted, those presented in 1909 being de-
signed to cure all of the ills and turn
ing out to do little more than allay
some dissatisfaction. The vote in 1891
dc 4 tbsoA " a NOilNCAlNlOll dllu fINs-
SOS against. 1t is of interest to note
that Dauphin voted 1852 for a con-
vention and 1856 against IL. Cumber-
land was even worse. Only 622 people
over the river voted for a convention
and 6,SS7 voted against it. Franklin,
Juniata and Mifflin were heavily
against it, and Lebanon was 4 to /
against it. In Perry in a vote of o.
600 the proposition lost by only 500.
When IL came down to changing the
constitution the people of the State
have some strong ideas.
Harrisburg will be far better equip
ped than eve before to combat an
extraordinary big fire, after City Com
missioner Harry f. Bowman's rear
rangement of the city water mains be-
meath the Paxton creek bed Is COM
pleted. Two gigantic valves will be
installed, one on the east and one on
the west side of the creek, and these
will be so placed as to make 1t readily
possible for any employees of the water
department to switch off the water
supply leading to or from the reser-
voir, by a mere turn of a wheel. The
valves will weigh at least a ton and
will cost several thousand dollars
apiece.
The delegates to the labor
ton have attracted considerable at
tention because of the white badges
and yesterday after the discussion of
the subject they were facetiously
termed the white ~Ribboners." In one
hotel the men were requested please
not to enter the bar.
Jitney cars are proving a benefit to
pleasure seekers. Five people had a
two-hour joyride last night. The
total cost was 81. Each person paid
40 cents. The regular price for a ride
of his kind. counting the cost of hire
for an auto, would be So. Even a
taXiCab at the rate of 50 an hour for
two persons would have cost at least
So. The jitney picked up the five per-
sons at Third and Market streets. The
first trip was to Sixth and Division
streets. Take us back to Market
street" was the request when the car
reached the city limits. Back to Mar
ket street the jitney came with the
jolly crowd. Now take us to Twenty
first and Derry streets" came from one
of the young women of the party. Out
on the Hill they went. The next re-
quest was to come back to the city,
and back came the jitney. Next the
route was to Second and Division
streets, and back in Front street. Then
the crowd rode to Reservoir Park and
back, and finally were delivered at
Thirteenth and Derry streets, not far
from the homes of the riders. 1t was
a great night for the jitney joyriders.
Here's another jitney story:
1t seems hat a man was on his way
home and did not like the looks of an
approaching trolley car. In fact, he
did not like the looks of anything. He
was sore on the world and when a tit
ney came along he hailed the driver.
Want to go home said he.
Where's home?' asked the cautious
Don't want to go home. wife's
there
Well, where'd YOU want to go?"
oh, you make the going"
The jitney artist started down Mar
ket street and stopped his car at Union
Station.
The man solemnly paid him the sec
ond time, thanked him and disau-
peared into the waiting room.
RiVermen say it is remarkable how
many men and boys have been "in
swimmin' " already this year. From off
the bank of every island in the warmth
OF the afternoons dozens of swimmers
can be seen taking a plunge. But let
II not be thought hat the swimmers
nave all worn one-piece bathing suits.
There have been lots of girls in swim
ming, too.
Twelve hundred all stakes have
been ordered by the city forestry de-
partment to help support just that
many young trees about town. the
trees, while very young. require some
thing to lean upon, ~fguratively and lit
orally, until they grow old enough to
stand alone, in the opinion of CITY
Forester Mueller. Many youthful trees
have been planted under the jurisdic-
ton of the forester and these will have
TO be supported.
we'll KNOWN PEOPLE
A. s.. McSwigen, State deputy of
the Knights of Columbus, used to be
a Pittsburgh neMsnaner man