Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-20
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From the best Information obtains
able by the State Game Commission
1t appears that no one will win the
reward of $1,000 for passenger
pigeon as the result of flock OF
pigeons alighting on a farm in War;
rem county. For years there has been
standing reward for the famous
pigeons which were blown out to sea
and lost. The information came here
few days ago that flock which
resembled the long lost birds had
alighted on a farm in the northern
county and experts were sent post
haste to examine them. The reports
coming here are that the birds were
not OF the passenger variety, but
something very much like 1T. For
years there have been periodical dis
coveries of pigeons, but when they
have been looked over they have been
found to be something else. The re-
ward of $4,000 for pair has been
standing for years at Washington.
From all accounts Pennsylvania is
In danger of losing its proud place
as the leading raiser of buckwheat in
the nation. The reports coming to
the Capitol indicate that the crop this
year will run between rs and II per
cent. of last year. The yield last year
was 5,54O,OO0 bushels. This buck-
wheat was eaten in cakes the length
and breadth of the land and in
Canada.
| No action has been taken as yet by
the States military authorities re-
| garding the uniforms of the Goyer-
nor's staff. The indications are that
an order designating uniform diff
ferent from that Of the United States
army will be issued, but that it will
be of a rather severe military type
! without much gold lace or braid. The
staff now wears the same uniform as
the army staff and the disposition Is
to simplify 1t.
A good many people in Harrisburg
are talking about the speech made by
DR.. Ellis Paxson Oberholtzer, the
Philadelphia historian, at the meeting
of the State d. A. r. conference. The
remarks struck a responsive chord in
many parts of the STATE and found
quite an echo from Harrisburg. es-
pecially from Capitol Hill. DR.. Ober-
holtzer, like Governor Brumbaugh,
wants more attention given to the
historical importance of Pennsyl-
vania.
Our country from end to end" he
remarked, has an exaggerated notion
| of the part New England played in
the Revolution, and too small an
opinion of what was done in Pennsyl-
vania and Philadelphia.
| oooibiy "S cHllSylNditdIS ulun y
write so well as the New Englanders.
Possibly we were more modest in
matters of this kind. But there will
never be a better time than now to
let the world know just what we did"
A good story is being told about
some Scranton men who came here
a few evenings ago on some business
at the State Capitol. 1t seems that
they got chilled near Sunbury and
got off the train at that place. The
train did not wait for them and
started off with their overcoats and
grips. After some excitement they
decided to beat the old train anyway.
They hired the fastest automobile in
Sunbury and raced the train. From
all accounts it was neck and neck and.
the Scranton men had their over-
coats before they went to bed.
Wilmer johnson, of the commis-
sion of the State Department, has
just finished one of the biggest tasks
that has fallen to him in the finest
way. Mr.. Johnson makes out the
commissions for men appointed to
everything from Public Service Conn
missioner to Justices of the Peace
There are forms for some of them
but it happens that there were no
forms for the commissioners to take
the votes of the soldiers on the Bor-
der. So all had to be written out on
parchment in an-Old English script
which takes hours and hours. 1t was
done in India ink and there is not the
difference of pen stroke in the whole
seventeen. 1t was long job, but the
results have attracted much atten-
ton.
Ex-senator William M. Meredith of
Kittanning, who was here yesterday
, on business at the Capitol takes pride
In t01I h h nd
, ninety days for Senator. The Sena-
tor spent some time at the Capitol,
meeting old friends.
!, The State Association of Real
Estate men which will be held at the
, Capitol next Tuesday will be a notable
gathering of men active in land inter-
, ests in the State and some of the ad-
dresses, notably by men who have been
~tive in that field in the big cities,
will be we'll worth hearing. II. p.
Haas, the president of the National
Association, who is a member of the
Pittsburgh board, will be one of the
| men on the program.
| Lieutenant Governor Frank B. Me-
Claim is a hard man to "get away
with" on pleas at the State Board Of
, was eloquently declaring that a man
should be pardoned because of his
relations.
'This man." said he, comes from
an excellent family. Why, I know
!; his people-they are fine people"
l How about him?" piuntly asked
Mr.. McClain.
"Well, he-well, his family Is fine"
began the lawyer again.
, Eyes, have known some fine cows
!, in our country to have bad calves"
! ! replied the man from the garden
i of the nation.