Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-15
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1t takes an ideal day like yesterday
to give one an idea how many auto
mobiles and motorcycles are owned in
Harrisburg. The roads were full of
them yesterday afternoon and long
after nightfall the State highways en-
tering the city We're marked by the
of the motor cars. a regular parade
occurred along the riverside and the
highways to Lebanon and Middletown
had big share of traffic, not only
automobiles. but motorcycles. causing
Ttore than one person 10 remark that
the people backing the shows of such
Yehicles could not have been favored
by better weather to suggest invest
ments ir their lines. Ordinarily ii is
April or May before automobillng gets
into fun spring flower. and judging
from the comments of men who are
familiar with the trade the continuous
procc cssions of cars yesterday and last
night indicate that they think the
number of cars owned hereabouts has
greatly increased. This city is ideally
located for meteor car trips and when
the state highways passing through
some boroughs and first class town
ships are put into condition there will
be opportunity for the visiting of
many historic places as well as pass
ing through some of the most beauti-
full scenery to be found in the land.
II takes some folks a long time TO
wake up to what is at their doors and
the motor car is helping greatly to
make them realize what the lower
Susquehanna is like.
Miss Violet Oakley. the Philadelphia
artist whose splendid work adorns the
great reception room of the Governors
suite at the state Capitol, has been
commissioned to paint the portrait of
Senator Oscar w. Underwood. of
Georgia, to be placed in the rooms OF
the House ways and means committee
at Washington. Miss Oakley is Just
about completing paintings for Cleve-
land and is working on the panels for
the Senate chamber at the Capitol.
Henry p. Fletcher. brother of eN-
Sheriff j. Rowe Fletcher and Ameri-
can ambassador to Chile, has sailed
for visit To his home, according to
word received here.
Half a dozen robins, big. fat boys,
apparently fresh from some southern
state. were to be seen in Capitol Park
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the morning and were about the park
all day long, not minding the squirrels
and pigeons and taking part in the
hunting for early worms. lt.only needs
couple of the blackbirds to make it
certain that spring is in the park.
one only needs to keep eyes open
around Third and Walnut streets to
note the number of persons who
pass along handcuffed to officers. City
policemen rarely have to use hand
cuffs or "nippers.' but it is a rare oc-
casion that a railroad policeman does
not parade the unfortunate train rid
ers right up the most frequented thor
oughfares ostentatiously handcuffed.
When il is considered that nine-tenths
of the men arrested for trespassing or
trains or on railroad right of way are
men out of work, who would be
good citizens if they got a chance, the
disgrace of being marched up the
street wearing handouts is entirely out
of place.
Students from schools in other cities
are commencing to make their ap-
pearance at the Capitol to see the
Legislature at work. Unfortunately, a
few of the recent delegations came
here too late in the week to see the
houses in session. Local schools have
had frequent visitors to the Capitol
since the session began.
News of the death of Colonel Frank
|. Rutledge at Pittsburgh was received
here with regret yesterday. Colonel
Rutledge was commander of the
Eighteenth Pennsylvania during the
Spanish War and was here upon a
number of occasions. He served as
colonel of the Eighteenth until sue
ceeded DN y. j. Logan, now brigadier-
general.
Ex-Governor John X. Tener and
members of the special committee of
the Panama-Pacific Exposition Com
mission are now on their way to San
Francisco to attend the dedication of
the Keystone State building at the
great fair This ceremony will take
place just two days after the launch
ing of the battleship PENNSYLVANIA.
Governor Brum baugh selected his
predecessor to attend the dedication as
the official representative of the Com
monwealth.
The visit of the State official party
to the launching of the battleshn,
Pennsylvania at Newport News this
week recalls the last PENNSYLVANIA
party of an official character to go to
that portion of Virginia. on that oc-
casion Edwin ). Stuart led party of
legislators and State officials to the
jamestown Exposition. where Penn
sylvania day was celebrated The trim
took three days and was marked by
formal exercises and a series of
luncheons and dinners