Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-19
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Speaking of the railways strikes N
this city, a well-known insurance man
here is of the opinion tina Its an ill
wind that blows nobody good" When
things were darkest, he said, he came
to the conclusion that he had better
purchase a machine, to assure himself
of transportation. So he betook him.
self to a dealer n purchased a nice
five-passenger car. AS a result. he is
spending the best vacation of his life
right here in Harrisburg; he has had
only one or two nightmares in which, I
machines by the thousand kaleidoL
scoped through the air of his imagina-
ton; and there is a happy salesman
somewhere in town. Which is an OPP
timistic way of looking at a somewhat
unpleasant situation.
Since gasoline has been dropping in
price, slowly but surely as the addi-
tional wells increase the output. the
pursuers of BUTTERFLIES. usually small
boys, are making use of gas instead of
chloroform as a mean of putting the
little insects Gsn't a butterfly an in
sect?) permanently to sleep. Eagle
eyed youngsters with homemade nets
are to be seen daily fitting across the
open lots of the city after the elusive
butterfly, which may or may not be
cruelty to animals, but certainly puts
to good advantage the spare time Of
the growing boy whose mother. Pen
rod-like, has her hands full with 9TH
er things.
The last vacancy on the city police
force was filled this week when the
mayor appointed Elmer E. Fry to sue
coed Patrolman Lewis c. Ripple, who
was murdered some weeks ago. With
the appointment came a busy day for
Desk Officer Charles T. Fleck. When
ever there is 4 new officer appointed,
Charlie" as he is known at the Of
fee, gets the Job of shining up the
new copper's revolver, badges, brass
buttons, etc. In his desk can be found
several kinds of polish which he keeps
for h purpose and when he is
through the shine is so good that you
can almost see yourself" as of
the officers put it. Desk Officer Fleck
is always ready to help out"
Officer Hess had a birthday July IS.
Of course. he wouldn't tell just ex-
actly how old he was and some of
the fellow coppers decided that they
would give him a little party. But
fate decided otherwise and on July Is
the street car men went on strike
with the result that all day officers
were compelled to do night duty. The
officers friends were determined not
to pass up the fun. so they held the
party this week. Officer Hess said that
he enjoyed 1t just the same.
The cool weather of the last few
days has led Prof. c. R. Orion. of the
botany department Of the Pennsyl-
vania State College, who was in Har-
risburg yesterday. to warn potato
growers that if a period of rainy
weather should follow the present
cool spell a repetition of last years
epidemic of late blight would likely
follow In view of this possibility"
he said. the growers who are pre-
pared are advised to spray their po-
tatoes with Bordeaux mixture i'm
mediately, as an insurance against the
blight. A few dollars expended in this
way may mean a considerable saving
in the seasons crop. If copper sui
plate cannot be obtained to max the
Bordeaux mixture some commercial
mixture CT similar composition may
be used to advantage as a substitute"
Prof. orion says the situation is real
ly serious.
The Rev. Henry c. Cunningham
formerly pastor of Bethany Presby-
terian Church, who paid a flying visit
to Harrisburg this week, spent much
of his time among members OF his old
congregation. II missed the face of
Henry Mccormick, Jr., at Bethany"
said Mr.. Cunningham. After 80 years
) of constant service in behalf of tina
congregation, during which he gave
) unstintingly of his time n money
for the u~pbuilding of the church, Mr..
= Mccormick has found it necessary to
5 leave the work to other and younger
hands. I believe Bethany owes more
} to the zeal and business judgment of
t Mr.. Mccormick than to n one other
man. There were times, I know, dur
; ing the earlier years of the ~organiza-
ton. when it would have been impos-
) sible to continue the work without
him. In recent years." Mr.. Cunning
|, ham continued, Bethany has shown
wonderful development and is now a
thriving and prosperous congrega-
| ton"