Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-22
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Probably out of the tangle OF pro-
eeedings over trolley companies in
Berks and Lebanon counties which
occupy the attention of two branches
OF the State Government, the link of
electric communication between this
| city and Philadelphia by way of
Reading Will soon be closed. The
proceedings have been of unusual in
terest because the first move was to
charter a company to be called the
South Mountain which would connect
several places and give chance for
| long trips. Then it was found that
there was company known as the
B"rks and Lancaster railway which
Il ii a charter. suit to take it
that 1t had done no work, but it was
then discovered that the company had
not lost its right, the two years not
having expired. These actions were
before the attorney general Now a
move has been made to have the
Public Service Commission revoke the
approval of the charter. The fight
has attracted Statewide attention be-
cause of the unusual features.
One thing about the SHOWS we have
been having in this part of the State
recently should not be lost sight of,
according to one of our rural friends.
The snow is a good thing for the
SEOunu anu mas some elements OF
fertilization. In some sections of the
county there is still considerable snow
and it will be an excellent thing for
the wheat under it when it starts to
melt.
Men interested in insurance are
pretty interesting TO watch in times
of emergency. The other day n man
who is in that line remarked that he
did not see why people should get
excited over Mexico. why, COM
panles are accepting members of the
National Guard as good risks said
he. When you see the insurance
companies start to turn men down
who are in the Guard you can make
up your mind something is going to
be doing. We are well-informed and
we do not make many mistakes"
William IL. Johnson, $40 Camp
street, retired employe of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company. is the proud possessor of Il
large piece of wood from the historical
United States frigate, the Constitu-
tion. The father of the veteran rail-
roader, the late William II. Johnson,
Sr., was gunner on this ship during
/! the war of 1912. The relic was Sc
cured by the son from Boston. He
will keep it until his children have a
chance to examine the valuable relic,
after which it will be given to the
State. The piece of wood is what is
| known as live oak, very heavy, and
was part of the gun port of the Con-
Stitution.
{ Eye Yah" is very expressive Chi
| nese term which may be used in the
l most polite society with impunity.
= Few are acquainted with its meaning
and so one may express himself forci-
bly, while still maintaining the sweet
est and evenest of smiles. TO let you
into the secret. Eye Yah" means
e Good night" and is to be used with
the same infection, as per 'Hughie"
I Jennings, whose gyrations and grass
| pulling behind first base line have be-
! come baseball fan lore. If you don t
i understand a thing, you express your
t self thus understandings. in Chinese
. "puh tong" and so on throughout the
g English slang and idioms. A young
l college graduate with friends in this
+ city is now travelling in China, with
e my Chinese boy Pi ST Flu along. as
n we'll as three coolies to carry my chair
e and one for my boxes" as he writes a
r elias smate in Harrisburg, who re-
quested information as to certain Chi
8 nese terms. According to his letter,
4 the censorship shuts out most of the
!, news over there, but Changsha is
J, peaceable, as is all eastern Human, al
though at one time a rumor was heard
: that rebels were expected to attack
n the city of Changsha daily. There
D seems to be trouble somewhere, for
: great numbers of troops have been
e sent down the river in junks from the
Changsha garrison. There seems to
f be a feeling of regret among English
a men whom / have known out here,
n he adds, "a regret that the United
d States has taken such an attitude as is
y expressed in President Wilson's pre-
r paredness program" They feel that
!, this step, when our national safety
10 TnanapnH will Lord
r berry said recently, start the race of
S ornaments again as soon as the war
e is over.
: Senator w. w. Hindman, OF Clarion,
: who was here yesterday attending a
Q conference at the State Capitol, is one
of the active men in his county. He
s has been for several years prominently
e identified with the Clarion State Nor
Il NAL School