Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-07
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The semimonthly pay distribution is
now IN full swing on Capitol Hill and
the State Government is paying its at
taches on the first and fifteenth of the
month just like manufacturing es-
tapllshmenf, Ia although most of the
cnleIs OF departments are being paid
on monthly basis. Thus far twenty
one of the departments have asked
for semimonthly paydays and approxi-
mately 625 checks are being drawn for
payment on the first and fifteenth of
each month. Probably as many more
are oeing paid on the monthly basis
ana some Few at less frequent inter-
vaIs, according to request. The
monthly checks are given out on the
first of the month covering the pre-
yious thirty or thirty-one days. At
nrst there We're comparatively few
people asking for the semimonthly pay
distribution. but it became popular
and close to 1850 checks are now
drawn instead of something like 200
under the old monthly system. In ad-
diton the State is paying out thou
sands of checks for various objects.
like bounties for scalps of animals.
Whlch We're formerly handled through
the departments. The business of the
Treasury, which has always been
heavy. has been considerably Increased
in the last few years and will be still
greater next year under operation of
new laws.
Guides at the State Capitol say that
they can always tell when there is an
excursion at Hershey or some point
near this city. They can tell because
or the number of visitors to the Cap
ltol The people take advantage of
their proximity to the Capitol to pay
a Wsit to the building. This week
mere were scores of people from
Reading registered at lthe big build
ing.
Farmers at the city markets this
morning said that the loss to the
cornfields as a result of the storms
that swept over the State lately will
run very heavy and that one of the
most promising crops will be seriously
curtailed in some sections. Whole
fields in this district have been beaten
almost flat.
The annual pilgrimage of the Engi-
neers' Society of Pennsylvania, one
of the big events of the year among
engineers of the State, will be held on
september Is this year. The plan
now is to see PHILADELPHIA including
the shtpyards, League Island, Baldwin
Locomotive Works, the filter plants
and boat trip on the harbor. A
number OF Harrisburgers will take
the trip.
The Wild Life League of Pennsyl-
vania, of which a number of promt-
nent Harrisburgers are members and
who are helping along its work calls
attention In its current number to the
chance of doing something to protect
game by having closed counties. The
closed county means that when a GER
tain number of people petition, hunting
OF various kinds or all hunting may be
stopped for q couple of years to allow
game to increase. Over a dozen coun-
ties in the State have been closed and
there are movements under way to
have others closed to aid the State
work of game propagation.
Traffic in the Market street subway
certainly does follow restricted lines.
Yesterday morning there passed
through in close, and slow moving or
der: Two automobile trucks, one
! milk wagon, one piano wagon, three
automobiles, one trolley car one beer
wagon and a plain buggy. All of
these were moving west. And NOV
ing east in solitary state was one ba-
kers wagon. Yet not one of the We
hicles broke the line!
Builders about the city say that the
recent storms have been serious mat
ters for them and that they are fac
ing considerable loss as a result of
the series of deluges that have come
down on the city and it's environs this
week. Some builders were canny
enough to note the trend of the
weather and to make preparations for
anything from an inch of rain fall to
hailstorm, but there were some
others who were not quite sure of
what was going to happen and who
were not ready. All, however. have
suffered from the thorough soaking
of foundations and superstructures
and the settling Of parts of buildings.
Mayor Ira D. Stratton, of Reading.
Who was here yesterday on business
connected with the State Government.
is quite an observer of the manner in
which Harrisburg meets it's munich
pal problems. The improvements made
by this city in highway, sanitary. park
and other matters have been closely
followed by the alert Mayor of the
Berks county seat.
Charles e. Dorworth, owner Of the
Bellefonte Republican, and one of the
representative publishers of the CEN
tral section of the State was here he
| tween trains yesterday. Mr.. Dorworth.
VINO was formerly legislative corre-
| spondent of the Philadelphia Press.
knows Harrisburg we'll, but he has not
peen mere for couple of years and
marked the improvements made along
the River Front