Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-16
EhPntng Chat

Some good stories are being told
about the proceedings to bring the
Jitneys to book in cities where suite
have been started against the nickel
drivers by street railway companies
and others who have hailed the owz-
ers before the Public Service Commits.
sion. 1t seems that in one city whole
sale proceedings were inaugurated
after some men had gone out and
taken the automobile license numbers
on cars which were being used as jit-
neys. As there was quite a number
some mistakes were bound to occur
and 1t so happened that a citizen in
another city wrote an indignant repS
TO summons to appear on the charge
of running a jitney. He set forth that
he kept his car for his own pleasure
and for his family and that he had
not been forced to run jitney as yet.
Inc man is worth some thousands and
had $4,000 car In another case
the man summoned declared neither
ne nor his car had ever been in the
place mentioned and he appeared to
be rather indignant that he should be
accused of straying so far from home.
Probably the funniest of all was the
refusal of man charged with illegal
operation of a jitney to accept serv-
ice. He just ignored the papers in the
| case and went on his way rejoicing.
Finally, there was one man reported
as having jitney whom the COM
mission found had never owned car
In his life.
The movement to thin out the
roosters which has been rather
popular in other States will likely be
extended to Pennsylvania before long.
"A feW years ago the suggestion was
made that one rooster in every six
be killed because of not being needed
ana for the further reason that roost-
ers except at certain seasons of the
year were liabilities and not assets.
In some States various times are set
apart in the year to eat roosters, only
one or two being kept to farm.
State Librarian Thomas Lynch Mont
gomery is in demand as orator of the
day this Spring. He is to be the
speaker when the State Historical
Commission unveils its marker at the
site of historic Fort Granville near
Lewistown and will also speak at the
marker in Scranton on May 26. He
will likewise be the orator at the
Donegal church exercises in Lancaster
county in the middle of June.
Wistaria blossoms are in all their
glory in Harrisburg yards and there
are many which are attracting the AT
tention of people who are lovers of
flowers. In years gone by the purple
wistaria was the favorite and everyone
who could raise vine did so. Now
the white variety is popular and where
they can be grown side by side they
prove beautiful contrast.
Any farmer who has good prospects
for q hay crop this year has a good
many friends among the people VINO
deal in such commodities. Between
the demand here and the demand
abroad for hay prices are going to
stay pretty high this year and fields
which have been allowed to grow in
grass the last year will have to go
some to beat those which will be
given over to hay this year. The
weather has been favorable to a rank
growth and with the prices where
they are we'll cured hay should be
as good as old wheat.
Wildwood Park is just now one OF
the most popular places In the vicinity
of HARRISBURG and the wild flowers to
be seen in the stretches of woodland
and what were formerly swamps are
we'll worth a visit The May apple
and other blooms little known to trh
average city dweller are to be seen
in all their glory now.
The recent formation of the
Audubon Society of Western Pennsy-
vania, in which a number of we'll
known men are interested, has been
attended by a very interesting state
ment regarding John Audubon, whose
activities in behalf of birds have
caused him to be known far and wide.
1t was announced at the meeting that
he had been a resident of Pittsburgh
and that he had married a Pitts
burgher so that he might be claimed,
in part, at least, as a Pennsylvania.
The society includes DR.. Joseph Kalb-
fus, the State CAME Commission sec
retary; Game Commissioner John NJ.
Phillips, Ex-Speaker George E. Alter
and c. H. Horton, all well known