Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
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Or all the varieties and kinds of
signs used on the vehicles of the city
those which decorate the jitney cars of
harrisburg take all honors The signs
are as numerous and different as the
cars that have been whizzing about in
tne latest branch of public service.
me signs range all the way from pen
nants to big canvas affairs as large as
the rear end of car. One car sped
ABOUT the city yesterday bearing seven
pasteboard signs, painted in ink which
had encountered transform. A
couple of cars have boards placed
along the tops of the hoods announc-
ing that they belong to the jitney bri
gade, while several cars have signs on
the fronts of the radiators which can
be seen for a block. Streamers along
the tops of the cars are the common
way of advertising for business. How
ever one of the most unique signs is
that borne by a car of r. F.. Eisely,
the Allison Hill Jitney king, which
reads:
FROM HERE TO THERE-5c
The display of horse chestnut blooms
that makes Capitol Park a pleasant
place to visit every Spring is on and
an unusual number of the conical
blossoms. The horse chestnut trees
in the park are all fine specimens and
being we'll taken care of their bloom
ing time is watched by lovers of trees
who find them as attractive as the
lmagnolias.
More students have been visitors to
the galleries of the legislature. this
week than at any time this session.
The prospects of an early close have
attracted attention and hardly a ses-
sion has been held without a score or
so of boys and girls being in the gall
lefles to see the manner in which
business has been transacted. These
visitors have hugely enjoyed the pc
riods of fun which have occurred in
the House on several occasions, not
ably when some member is called to
the chair by Speaker Amber and his
colleagues start to send up jocular
resolutions which are curtly and
cruelty ruled out of order.
They tell a good story about Uncle
Heinrich Houck-again. 1t seems
that Uncle Heinrich was invited to
make an address at the Harrisburg
Academy and accepted. Ono day he
was reminded of the date and told that
the people in charge wanted to keep
the address on the same high plane
as they had started, mentioning casu-
ally that ex-President Taft, Governor
Brumbaugh and other prominent men
had spoken. oh" said the veteran
secretary. I'll not keep on the plane.
I'll make 1t ascend
couple of real bright jitney oper-
ators are making themselves very
much at home about the Capitol and
A
has hitherto been forbidden ground
is that there is a demand. Yesterday
a couple of cars whizzed up in front
oil the Capitol and kept moving slow
y so that they would not bring them
selves under the prohibition of cars
being stood on the plaza They had
hardly gone half the length of the
and were heading off for pleasure
rides.
F. w. Walker, of Beaver Falls, who
was here yesterday, is one of the
prominent manufacturers of the Bea-
yer Valley, He has been prominent
in various organizations and has at
tended numerous hearings here.
Some Of the songs that are being
sung in the name of charity about the
streets of the city need a censor. The
other evening two men tried to out
| sing each other for the sake of at
tracing attention and aims and a
couple of crowds duly gathered, the
singers being legged" on by the pass
ersby They sang all the popular
songs of the day and then suggestions
began to be made. Coupled with the
suggestions were some visits to thirst
Iquenching emporiums and toward the
end the crowds told the singers tc
disappear.
The States big coal pile at Fourth
street and North alley is a pretty good
indication of the honesty of the city
There are several hundred tons OF
river coal stored on the lot, which is
one of those bought for Capitol Park
extension and although no one appears
to watch it very closely, the pile is
| Just where ii was months ago, say
men who have been observing it
There is no fence or any enclosure
about it and the coal. as far as known
has not been touched.
| The jitney lines have put the might
| hawk cabs and automobiles out OF
business Anywhere for a nickel be.
fore midnight and a dime after with
special rates for the suburbs have
ended the rule of the men who
oie'i Seu uoIiai " go 10 Mdclay sIree'
or out to Eighteenth. Some of these
cars were used for joyrides and they
say that even jitneys are invading thai
| field.
| The automobile touring season ap.
Ipears to be on. In front of hotels this
morning there were to be seen cars
bearing New York, Virginia, Iowa
Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts.
! licenses. Most of the parties were OF
their way to Gettysburg.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE |
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