Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-24
EhrntnD Gl1at

People who have been glancing ap-
prehensively at almanacs to get lines
on the weather in store for us or
who have been musing upon the be-
havior of the groundhog, wonder
ing how long the coal pile will last
and whether it will be safe to lay off
the heavy coat, may take heart
Spring Is coming. The first robin
has been seen in Capitol Park. Prob
ably a couple have been on early
house hunting tours to Wildwood and
Reservoir parks, too. In any event.
1he hrst robin has been up in Father
Penns own domain on Capitol Hill
and Spring will soon be here, For
years, IL has been understood among
observers of the birds in and about
Harrisburg that when Dr. John II.
Eager found the first liverwort in
wildwood Park and the first robin
had checked in on Capitol Hill that
Spring would be along before many
weeks. The doctor is vet to deliver
the first plant. Chickweed has been
noticed along roads and footpaths in
the parks, the first robin has been at
the Capitol and things are tending
toward Spring.
Telephone bells rang a good bit in
the Telegraph offices last night and
to-day in compliment to the enter
prise of this newspaper in giving the
readers of all of its editions complete
accounts of the obsequies of Bishop
Shanahan, the visit of President r.
IF. Grace, of the Bethlehem Steel
company, to the plant at Steelton
with an announcement of policy and
the developments in license court. In
spite of the efforts required the Tele-
graph was enabled to present to the
readers of its first edition a complete
account of the services for the la
mented bishop together with the SER
mon of Bishop McCort in full. 1t was
printed in time for the numerous Wis
! itors who came here for the funeral to
| take with them on the early after
noon trains and was the only first
| edition to contain an account of the
| services. Likewise the first edition OF
| the Telegraph contained an exclusive
account of Mr.. Grace's visit. In other
words the Telegraph's first edition
| was up to the minute and its first edi-
tion was as finished a product as its
! last.
County Recorder James E. Lentz
has solved successfully the problem
| of the ''panhandler"--the professional
! borrower OF dime or a quarter who
constantly figures that the public Off
cial is legitimate prey for the price OF
drink.
| The other day an unshaven citizen
slouched into the office, waited about
| awhile, and finally stepped up to Mr..
| Lentz.
You're Recorder Lentz, aren't
| you?" he suggested confidentially.
Could l see you a minute-pri
vately?" .......
The recorder glanced keenly at his
caller. Then he settled the panhan-
ding question for all time:
Ci hn in
/ that approached a mild shout. you
can't see me privately. This is a public
office and anything you may want to
say to me must he said publicly"
But his guest had suddenly de-
parted.
! The State Board of Education has
connded to DIR. Nathan G. Schaeffer,
State superintendent OF public instruc-
ton; DR.. j. George Becht, it's secrc-
tary, and William Lauder, secretary
of State Industrial Board the pro-
ject of considering plan for the pro-
posed State educational building which
is to ultimately house the offices of
the Commemorative educational sys-
tenn. The building will hardly be
erected for years to come, but it will
be thought out and a program out
lined when the State completes the
Capitol Park extension. One of the
features Oh lIS DullulnS Will likely
be a big auditorium for meetings OF
Statewide Importance.
Recent announcement by the State
Forestry Department that it had some
millions of trees to distribute for re-
forestation of woodlands, but not for
shade or ornamental uses, has re-
suited i'm a demand for trees which is
held TO indicate the widespread In
terest in reforestation. Many of the
trees are of varieties which arc es-
pecially fitted for improving water
supplies and some organizations have
asked for couple of hundred thou
sands. agreeing to make reports on
the way they thrive. Because of the
demand and the reawakened interest
in trees as water cohservators the
State will plant many millions of seeds
in its twenty-four tree nurseries this
year.
Bishop Eugene A. Garvey, who was
here yesterday for the services of his
friend. Bishop Shanahan, Is native
of Carbondale, and was in charge OF
parishes at Pittston and Williams