Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-07
Ehrning G1at.

Views of Harrisburgs splendid
River Front, including some which
nave appeared in this newspaper,
winch have been in various publica-
tions and some privately taken Will
form an exhibit at the Public Library
during the municipal celebration week
ana should attract much attention.
The views will be shown on a special
Harrisburg table which will be aid
out at the library. incidentally. the
views of the River Front will show
"Hardscrabble" as it is and allow
people to form their own ideas Of
what 1t will be like some day.
The activity of members of the State
police force detailed to the patrol work
in the vicinity of this city is having
an excellent effect upon the order
maintained on the highways. There
| have been times, and in the last few
months, when automobile parties made
the nights noisy with attempts to sing
and with their racket. Occasionally
some other parties have resulted In
fights and disorder. Such occurrences
have been rare in the last month or
so and the State policemen are being
given the credit for it as we'll as for
lessening the high and illegal NOR
tality among chickens.
Speaking of odd things, the other
day friend showed an eggplant
winch was grown in a garden, and
| small one at that. almost within the
shadow of the States Capitol, gar
der surrounded by asphalt. 1t only
shows what intensive agriculture can
do coupled with patience and care.
Golf appears to be the official game
| for the State government quite as
| much as in the Tener administration.
Governor Brumbaugh, Secretary
Woods and other officials are devotees
and there is scarcely department
that does not have some players
among its staff. They are members
| of all three golf clubs and the num-
Der is increasing.
W. H. Swartz, the editor of the AL
toona Tribune, was given quite a sur
prise by the members of the staff of
| the newspaper over which he has
presided for years. 1t happened that
the anniversary of his becoming con-
! nected with the Tribune in 1881 and
his SEVENTEEN birthday came along
about the same time. So the staff
took liberties in his absence and ran
a picture of him on the editorial page
with tribute to his work.
|
| A good many men interested in
| politics about the State are watching
| carefully the nonpartisan election in
| this city. Harrisburg has taken such
a lead in municipal problems that the
| manner in which it conducts itself
under the various features of the
| Clark commission act is being closely
observed. Several men who attend
ed the Third Glass City League con-
| vention were here on their way home
to take note of the character of cam
paign that was being started.
The German band which has been
showing it's neutrality by playing Tip
perary about the streets of the city
yesterday thoroughly established it's
opinion of militarism by playing soul
fully: "I didn't raise my boy to be a
soldier"
x-Representative w. r Blair, of
Waynesburg, was here yesterday and
the State Armory Board. He has
taken quite lot of work in the buildk
ing business in western counties.
/ William Lewis, one of the porter
force at Union Station, is the physi-
clan to the letter shute. The letter
box for train mail is a pretty impor-
tant place as it is the dropping place
of last resort for letters. Once in q
while the chute, which runs the length
of couple of stories, gets indigestion
and mail clogs up. That chute is too
important to be allowed to suffer.
Lewis has a weight on the end of a
rope and when the chute gets a chok-
ing sensation he drops the weight on
the letters and hauls it back for the
next time.
Among visitors to the city yesterday
was Francis H. Bohlen, the University
| Af 1ax. IL,
was secretary of the Industrial Acci-
dents Commission. He was the main
stay of the commission which drafted
the workmen's compensation act and
was at the elbow of Attorney General
Brown during the legislative session
when the compensation bills were
J under consideration. Mr.. Bohlen has
|. been spending the summer at the sea-
side and will be here during the Fall
to assist Commissioner John Price
Jackson in organization of the Com
pensation Bureau.