Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-24
Ehrning Gllat

The Pennsylvania Legislative Cor
| respondents Association, which held
| meeting yesterday to reorganize for
the session. is one of the Oldest organi-
zations of the kind in the country and
| one of the most influential as 1t passes
upon the credentials of every newspa-
perman admitted to report the Legis-
| lature and is recognized not only by
the general assembly but by the news
papers and press associations. 1t was
| formed twenty-four years ago and has
kept many men who came here unde"
| guise of reporters from getting into
| legislative halls. Quite number OF
| prominent newspaper men have been
among its members. Col. George NoN
| Mccain, the lecturer, was one of its
active members as were Col. Henry
| Hall, traveller and author and presi-
| dent of the Gridiron Club of Washing
| ton; Il. J. Stackpole, president of the
Telegraph Printing Company; Robert
burg Tribune; w. A. Connor, State
manager of the Associated Press;
Charles e. Dorworth, owner of the
Bellefonte Republican,; James +. Me
Coy, news editor of the Philadelphia
Evening Ledger; George f. Holmes,
Philadelphia city commissioners;
Charles r. Michael. Washington cor
respondent of the Public Ledger; L.
| w. Strayer, president of the Gridiron
Club and Frank Bell. George M.
|
paper work and others noted in State
journalism who have filed their last
copy, were officers. The association has
had but two or three honorary MEM
bers, among them the late Governor
Samuel w. Pennypacker, who was
chosen because he showed that he
had once written newspaper articles.
In draping the Oakley paintings in
the Senate until the unveiling takes
z1az, l. ~
the green cloth left over. So the man
in charge draped the gilt eagle which
is over the head of President Pro
Tenn Beidleman. The eagle will figure
in the ceremonies.
Harrisburg district capital appears
to be branching out. in the bread bust
ness. w. S. Bricker, of Lemoyne, has
figured as an incorporation in no less
than three baking companies charter
ed for up State towns.
The wintry weather has had the ef-
feet of driving many crows close to
the built-up portions of the city. Tho
big birds from out in the country have
found the barnyards afford slim pick
ing these days and they have flown
into the city, notably in the Tenth and
Thirteenth wards. some being so bold
as to raid the yards where garbage and
ashes are piled up and where they
refuse to scare when any one comes
around.
'Why is it?" asked a man who
notes things about the city, that fire.
men in going to blaze down Cameron
street, always head for Front street?
! have noticed time and again when
there is a fire from one of the boxes
below Paxton street that the compan-
les go to the river front instead of
trying Cameron street. guess it is
because they want to avoid the sub
way and the Mulberry street bridge.
Front street offers clear run and they
can make time. One thing that should
be stopped as the manner in which
automobile owners chase fire appa-
ratus. It's dangerous for everyone
That's a very suggestive name,
very suggestive indeed" observed
well-known Harrisburger as he sur
eyed the picture of the new Penn
Harris Hotel in the Harrisburg Tele-
graph.
"Why?" feebly queried the re-
well, maybe it will be all right if<
they don't nickname it," conceded the
aforesaid Harrisburger, but how
would you like to be invited to come
around to the Penn for dinner?"
When the Penn-Harris hotel is
built provision will be made for quar-
ters for the Harrisburg Rotary club.
The club will hold it's regular weekly
luncheons there and all of its dinners
and banquets will be at the same
place. Somewhere in the hotel will be
a desk set apart for visiting Rotarians,
with Rotary club stationery and
other accommodations. President
Howard G.. Fry will take the details
up with the management in short
time.
MANY of our people will soon real
ize that the day of the leather shoe
is about past prominent manuiac-
turer said the other day. He added
that he doubted whether shoes would
ever be any cheaper than they are to-
day and they are now soaring away
beyond the pocketbook of the average
citizen He explained that the short
age of leather was forcing manufac-
turers to use cloth not only for the
uppers but for everything save thu
sole OF the shoe and that other nIe.-
terials might have to be used for the
sole. We may yet see the wooden
shoe and in tha summer general alb
sence of all shoes" he concluded.
There are some melancholy sights
along tire UaaGs of the Susquehanna
these days. Steamboats,, dredges
sandiats. roWhoats and scows are to
be seen frozen in good and tight
Down near St"elton couple of steam
ers appear to have been caught by a
jam for they are well nigh wrecked
In one instance the smokestack looks
as though II had been trying to run a
blockade Most of the flats can be
recovered and put into use in a short
time. but the rCwboats will probably
sail south when tho ice goes out again.
w. Walton Mitchell, president of the
Board of Trustees of State College,
who was here yesterday for the an
nua1 meeting. is an alumnus of the
college and has devoted years to its
advancement. He is law partner or
eX-Speaker George u. Alter.