Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
EVENING CHAT


/ Thirty of the pictures of the great
Gettysburg reunion of 1918 are pub
lished in the report of the Gettysburg
Semicentennial Commission, which had
charge OF the famous gathering of the
Blue and the Gray on the historic field.
This report, which is one of the finest
ever issued by the State, indeed, the
very best, was compiled by Colonel
Lewis e. Beitler. who in the course of
his researches found that the pictures
taken by Robert L. German, the STAFF
photographers of the Telegraph, had
more action and were more true to
life, as well as better selected as to
subjects. than those of many other
| publications. They were selected tn
form a part of valuable record for
| Iuture generations. The pictures con-
! tam the likenesses of many veterans
OF the battle living in this city and
vicinity.
State Zoologist IL. A. Surface saws
that there are a lot of trees on farms
around Harrisburg that could be
| spared without interfering even with
| conservation. These trees he nuts in
] what he calls the worthless class be-
cause they give little shade, do not
add 10 the landscape because of their
Icondition and frequently are infested
with pugs which use them as regular
| breeding places. DIR. Surface has trav-
| eled about considerable portions of
this territory and declares that II
would be a good thing to set to work
| and clear out the useless trees. some
OF winch are badly located in addition
10 belng OF no service. For wears
DR.. Surface has been preaching the
removal of worthless trees from or
chards. saying that when q tree is so
| poor that II cannot be revived by cut
ung back 1t is not worth anything at
an ana should be taken out before it
becomes habitation for pests.
The passing of the ice attracted
much attention this month because
everyone wanted to know how the
sanitary dam stood up under it and
also how the thick ice would move
OUT when the number of piers in the
strean mas increased. No harm ap-
pears to have been done and as the ice
TINS year is typical the uneasiness
everyone has been feeling more or
less. VIII be overcome. Between the
dan, the new piers. the islands and the
lateIy formed sand banks there were
onanSes lor the ice to have made
trouole. Quite a few people went to
the site of the dam when the ice be-
gan TO break expecting to see some
SorSlnS. but the rise in the stream pre-
vented that effectually.
the fine weather of the last few
days brought out owners of automo-
biles in force and the roads were IiveIv
Yesterday for miles about the CITY. If
was pleasant to whirl along the val
ieys I'm air that was decidedly balmv
toI January when the hill tops We're
covered with snow, while the fields
aiso showed the signs of winter Some
trips yesterday, a couple of narties oo7
ing as Tar as Gettysburg.
IL might be added that the weather
had the effect of making one of the
capitol departments work overtire
,he latter part of the week. Under the
law no one can run car without the
turquoise blue tag of 1915. and as the
weather became pleasant there was
rusn Tor tags. The force at the state
Highway Department AUTOMOBILES al
VISION. which had been hoping for a
rev evenings without work. found that
II mao TO stay on the job and even to
work saturday afternoon
j. Paul McElree. of West Chester
who appeared before the Public Serv.
ice Commission on Friday. is burgess
oL that stald old town and is also one
OF the youngest chiefs of a borough i'm
the state. He is not much over his
majority. but has already taken a part
IN attalrs that has caused people on
the HilI' to predict things for him.
These are the DAYS when notaries
public wonder where they are at
Ihe appointments of these officers are
made by the Governor and sent TO the
senate for confirmation. Until they
are confirmed they are serving only
until the end of the session. AS a re-
suit some of them are writing letters
TO know whether they are officials or
not.
Provost E. + Smith, of the IJniver-
sltN or PENNSYLVANIA, will show his
interest in the Wharton school ex-
tension in this city by visiting il next
week He will be guest at a smoker
to be held at Technical high school
The Journal of the Engineers So
clety contains an interesting account
OF the Safety and Welfare exhibit
held at Chestnut street hall I'm CON
nection with the great safety first"
conference. The Journal brings ont
the fact that these conferences are
considered as among the big things i'm
Pennsylvania industries and that
people from far and near are watch
ing them and attending to get lines on
latest devices. The exhibit is NOT an
important branch of the conferences
and next years will be a great affair.