Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-01
Ehrtttng Gtat

Farming is a side issue with Benja
main Franklin Umberger well-knowl
lawyer, former councilman and a mem
ber OF the City Planning Commission
but It's the kind of a side issue that B
giving him heaps and heaps of sati,-
faction. He lnds real pleasure IN tel
ing his friends of the great botalo
crop he is raising and how all oth.r
farmers in and about Duncann,n
where his experimental trucking is gb-
ing on. can hardly contain themselves
for envy. The potatoes which he is
growing are already beginning to push
large rock over the side of the moln-
tain in order to make room for then
selves: City Solicitor Seitz is 80 JEDI
0Iace 0Gs that he goes ogt 69 his
special treatment to his patch of no.
tatoes; AS il looks now the entire
legal fraternity is likely TO become de-
mIoralized before the summer is over
in the effort TO beat Umberger in his
potato venture.
Richard B. Watrous, who is secre-
tary of the American Civic Association
has broken into the Congressional
Record through an interesting article
which originally appeared in the
Journal of American Institute of
Architects. AS part of the remarks
of Congressman William p. Bbrland,
of Missouri the article was printed in
full in the official organ of Congress.
Some Developments in Houing in
Europe and the paper is fuI of in
tefesting suggestions
Notice the way these traffic cop
pers are wiping perspiration, re-
marking unkindly about the hot
weather, and eyeing up the calendar
now that summer is here again? A
Few questions will soon explain tho
situation. Several weeks ago when thu
rain and cool weather kept even thi
weather man awake at nights, the Of.
ncers forgot all about the blue shirts
and little white neckties they wore
last summer, but since old Sol is again
on the job, and trying to make up for
lost time, the traffic men are looking
UP the summer wardrobe for duty.
AND they're all waiting the orders to
make the change, because as one OF
them put 1t, these coats are getting
pretty blamed hot"
The caprieious Susquehapna, in an-
other of her strange, fitful moods, has
just completed another big Job for the
delight of canoeists and others wins
take to the water.
Opposite Hardscrabble is densely
wooded, quiet and cool little island,
one of the Double Flats" In the
scorehing days of midsummer 1t is the
retreat OF many perspiring and wilted
ones who would for the moment es-
cape the burning rays of the sun-not
to mention the scores who find in it a
quiet trysting place.
Around this pretty spot in one of
her dark moods the Susquehanna de-
posted some hundreds of tons of sand
and coal that effectually blocked all
efforts of canoeists from reaching the
island.
That was perhaps four months ago.
In the past few weeks, during the
! flood, the old river has changed her
mind and in another of her capricious
! moments decided to undo all former
J the entire sandbar so that now there
is at least four feet of water entirely
surrounding the shady retreat,
But lest those who follow her her
whims should forget her undisputed
power, the Susquehanna has heaved
up another and just as large sand
bar just this side of Independence is
} land.
! Just a trife under water at the
present time, this obstruction has al
ready been discovered by some scores
of canoeists, to the distress of their
aching arms and smouldering temper!
: When the waters recede to normal
there will be SOME job in store for
all those enthusiasts who wish to reach
; the Conodoguinet creek or the otheT
! retreats of the West Shore.