Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-01
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To have Harrisburg in the Inter
national League sets a rather unique
record in class AA baseball, ac-
cording to baseball tan VINO watches
the leagues closely Harrisburg has
an estimated population of 10000, ac-
cordtng to the 1915 directory. To have
this city included in the league would
mean that Harrisburg would be the
city with the smallest population, as
Richmond is next in size with popu-
iation of about 10000. The remain
ing six towns in the league represent
cities of more than 200, 900 people. -
Notwithstanding the fact that tne>
item of $4,000 for mural paintings
for the State Capitol was vetoed by
Governor Brumbaugh, there are nu-
merous applicants for the States COM
mission to decorate the building. This
item was carried for several years in
the hope that John w. Alexander, the
former Pittsburgh artist, would be
able to undertake the work, the idea
being to have him paint fourteen
lunettes showing the development of
the industries of the Keystone State
Upon Mr.. Alexander's death the Gov
ernor decided to veto the item, feel
ing that the State needed the money
and that within the next two years the
Board of Public Grounds and Build
ings could select some other Pennsyl-
corridor is the only portion of the
building for which paintings were
planned which has not been decorated
or for which commissions have not
been given.
Although the new State employment
bureau Will not be organized for some
time. there are already number of
requests being made for what are
termed hands" Most of these re-
quests are coming from the country
districts and the Departments of Agri-
culture and Labor and Industry have
been getting them, the writer's being
farmers who want to make sure that
they will have men to help with the
hay crop, which is now being cut and
with the wheat, which will come along
next. One farmer wanted to know
from State official if he could not get
some hands" to hoe potatoes. The
missioner R. ]. Cunningham, who re-
ceived letter asking if some of the
men working on state roads could not
be turned in to help with harvest.
Governor Brumbaugh has received
some similar letters.
Colonel Lewis E. Beitler, secretary
of the commission which made the
Gettysburg reunion such a great sue
cess, was here the other day looking
after the new edition of the Gettys-
burg book. The Legislature, rec
ognizing the great interest in the pub
lication and the demands for it far in
| excess of the supply, arranged for re-
printing. The editing has been in
charge of the colonel, who was in the
matter from the very beginning. He
has added something like twenty more
pictures and some additional matter,
which will make the publication
eagerly sought.
The fact that calls were issued for
statements as of the same day from
all banking institutions under the ma
tional and state supervision is the first
time such has occurred in six years.
The last time was in April, 1909, when
| the same day was chosen for the pur-
| pose of getting a line on exact fnan-
cal conditions. The call made by the
| State is the third this year. The fig
ures secured from the statements
called will be read with interest by
many.
The new year book of the Engineers
| Society of Pennsylvania, which has
just been issued. shows that the club
has almost 500 members. The list COM
prises not only many men of proIri-
nence in this section, but numbers
throughout the state. The most i'm
|
the number and variety of the So
ciety's publications. All of it's activi-
ties are not set forth, but the publi-
cation list is there in full The society
and its works are doing much for
Harrisburg.
Two of the principals who sat on
opposite sides of the counsel table in
| June divorce court had been employed 4
| together for years at an upper end
shoe factory: twas there, the attor-
neys explained, that the romance that
eliminated at. the altar had begun.
The frequency with which the lawyers
referred to the earlier work-a-day as
sociations of the pair finally aroused
President Judge Kunkel's curiosity.
Seems to u.s." finally commented
the court, that the fact that they had
worked together for so long in a shoe
factory might have helped them to
tread the path of life the more easily. ;
True, your Honor" quickly retorted
one of the lawyers. but it didn't last,'
|
John P. Gohl of this city attended
the big meeting of the Master House
Painters and Decorators at Pittsburgh
this week. He was one Of the first
members of the organization.