Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-14
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State mine inspectors being officials
VINO are commissioned by the Com
monwealth for the anthracite region
must be elected by the people in
years when State officers are elected
has resulted in some additional cleo
ton interest this year. The anthracite
mine inspectors are elected by the
people of the districts to which they
are assigned, Luzerne county having
the most, while the bituminous in
spectors are appointed. The result
has been demand for papers for cir
culation by inspectors who are candi-
dates and a special place has been
provided In the big books in the State
Department where the names of cam
didates are recorded. The mine in
spectors are now busy circulating their
papers and as most of them are men
of experience and are among the few
qualified they are mostly without op-
position.
Men connected with a number of
the big public utility companies of the
State have had men here the last few
days looking over plans of the Public
Service Commission to obtain unifor-
nifty in accounting methods. This is
one of the greatest projects under
taken by the commission and will
simplify matters although it will be
an expensive proposition for many of
the companies requiring changes from
methods of years.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
a few evenings ago contained this in
| teresting notice from the Pacific coast
about former Harrisburger: "AIr. ].
A. Currey, Secretary of the Pennsyl-
vania Society at Portland, Oregon,
writes: Some months ago I recall
reading an interesting article of yours
regarding Thaddeus Stevens and max
ing comments on the way he had been
misrepresented in the photo play,
Birth of a Nation The Pennsylvania
Club, of this city, composed of former
residents of Pennsylvania, realizing
how Stevens has been misrepresented
and as this photo play attracted at
tention here. we are going to celebrate
the anniversary of Stevens birth on
April with a dinner at the Hotel
Benson. We have about two hundred
members in our organization and we
expect to have about four hundred
people present The principal address
on the life of Stevens will be made by
Mr.. Wallace McCamant, formerly of
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania, and son of
the late General Thomas A. Camant
and one of the best known orators in
Portland and leaders at the bar. An
other address on Stevens will be made
by Mr.. d. Soils Cohen, a nephew of
Philadelphia's famous doctor of the
same name. Mr.. Cohen is one OF our
leading attorneys. Your comment was
so forcible that we desire to have it
read at this dinner and l would also
add that we expect to have a paper
from Governor Brumbaugh from your
State regarding Stevens"
One of the incidents connected with
the recent wreck near Port Royal was
the statement made by woman who
was slightly bruised by the shock of
the collision. She said that she had
been given a severe jar, but adding
that the train had remained on the
roadbed she declared: at was better
than one of the southern roads at
that
The manner in which the circula-
ton of books among the children has
been growing at the Harrisburg Pub
lie Library has given considerable con-
Germ. The children's circulation on
some days has been about half of the
total circulation. When 1t is considered
that the library must not only keep its
stock of books for youngsters abreast
of the times and up to educational de-
mands, but also to replace those which
may be taken out by youngsters who
become sick, it is growing to be some
problem.
Once more we rise to say that Spring
is coming. The white wing force of
the State Capitol Park is now engaged
in sweeping the lawn in Father PENIS
big city reservation. This is an an
nual custom and when the men start
to do it one may be sure that Spring
is on the way. During the winter,
the hulls of many bushels Of nuts ac-
cumulate along the sides of the walks,
generally for about ten feet on each
side because the tendency is to throw
the provender to the squirrels to make
them frisk about. At the time of
sweeping the debris can be carted off
in a wheelbarrow.
The removal of the stoves at No. 3
furnace at the Pennsylvania Steel
works is attracting attention as the
brick work is being cut off by fam
ing gas instead of being removed by
the more laborious process of the pick
and shovel. The new furnace will
rise from the site of the stack which
was built early in the eighties.
w. o. Smith, the PunXsutawney edi-
tor, who was here yesterday to see the
Governor, was formerly in the House
of Representatives and Senate and