Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-21
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Scarcity of men has become so ser4
ious in many industries that when
manufacturers. contractors, farmers
and other employers write to the State
Bureau of Employment they either en-
close money orders or mileage books
for the persons whom they hope Faith
er Penn will be able to engage for
them. In the last few days a dozen or
more applications have been made for
trades and several other lines and in
each instance the prospective employ
er sent along deposit to cover the
carfare. Farmers, who were demand
ing hands a short time ago because of
the harvest have stopped applying.
Probably because they recognize the
situation in regard to labor and that
foreigners who know how to work in
the fields are keener about the higher
wages of a hot steel mill. One of the
greatest demands just now is for ma
chinists, plants in half a dozen sec
tions of the State having standing or
ders at the State Bureau for every ma
chinist that can be secured, the offer
of carfare to stand. Brisk demands for
carpenters and other building trades
men for Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and
other cities have been made, the wages
offered being higher than known in
years.
Evidently there will be considerable
interest in farmers institutes during
the coming winter because numerous
applications have been made to Direc-
tor c. E. Carothers for listing of places
which have not had the meetings. 1t
| is planned to have about 400 insti-
tutes during next winter and to ask
the legislature to be more liberal with
funds for the educational work among
the farmers. The attendance last
season was away up in spite of the
reduction of the appropriation.
Excuses being given for not riding
on trolley cars vary according to the
maker and some of them are funny.
The other day a man said that his
family would not permit him to run
any risks, while another blamed the
family doctor, who, he declared, had
warned him not TO subject himself to
any excitement because of a weak
heart. Another man said that he did
not mind it but would not like the no.
toriety. Probably the funniest excuse
of all came from a man who said that
he had some neighbors who were in
clined to be unpleasant anyhow and
who might make riding on a car a rea-
son for saying unkind things. A couple
of men were found who said they did
not ride on cars because they were
afraid of stones.
Carrying concealed weapons appears
to be something which has gotten into
disfavor with the law the instant a
man gets on a car. The other evening
when things were inclined to be a bit
lively in some sections of the city q
couple of men in a crowd declared
that the crew of a car which was hav-
ling a tempestuous voyage in Market
street were armed
First thing you know one of them
lfellers'll shoot. They oughtn't to have
guns on cars" said one. Yer rlght,"
replied the other, Neither ought
you"
The first speaker, who had no con-
nection with the strike whatever, hur-
riedly put on his coat to hide bulge in
his hip pocket that had been noticed
by many and apparently been taken
as a matter of course.
"I don't know what has come over
the bass" said an old fisherman yes
| Iterday. THE water is right and the
weather is good and I see fish every
, time / go out, but they won't bite Last
season the river and creeks were sell
: dom in condition for fishing and this
| season was looked forward to with
great delight by anglers, who expected
to make big catches. But few have
had their expectations gratihed. Bob
: Lyons told me the other day that he
: and a party ran across a big school oi
: bass of exceptional size in the creek
3 near Oysters Mills, a few days ago ano
/ couldn't get one of them. The fish
/ were so tame that they would not
$ move even when the bait was waved ir
front of them. This has been the eX-
: perience even of sunfish anglers, ano
when a sunfish won't bite there i:
= something radically wrong with the
( whole fishing game"
>
r Judging from the papers I get you
: have it on us in temperature every now
: and then, but just imagine the after
:. noon and evening breezes from the
S Susquehanna being full of sand and a!
, hot as the air in Market Square in the
S middle of the day. We have those
regularly" writes one of the militia
, men from El Paso to a friend in thi!
S city.