Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-27
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The question whether man can op-
crate jitney while his application
for a certificate of public convenience
is pending before the Public Service
commission and the propositions
whether a jitney operating under a
municipal license requires State Gers
tificate' in addition have been raised
before the Public Service Commission
and will be determined during tho
next month. Half a dozen problems
attending 1itney operation have been
settled lately by decisions in cases
from Allegheny, Luzerne, and Lacka-
wanna counties and it is also held by
the commission that a State certih-
cate is needed as well as municipal
license. However,, there have been
some jitneymen who want q new de-
| cision. The question whether jit-
ney can operate while the certificate
| application is pending has been rails
ed by respondents in some of the
complaints made by Baldwin town
ship, Allegheny county. There are sew
eral dozen jitney cases yet to be
cleared up by the commission and as
fast as the studies of each one are
concluded and application of a pre-
vious decision is found an order is
issued. Probably fifty cases have been
determined in the last month.
Notwithstanding the wintry wealth
er numerous applications for young
trout for planting" during the spring
are being filed at the State Depart
ment of Fisheries and many thou
sands will be distributed as soon as
the waters are in shape. Most of the
applications are from clubs and as
| sociations which have agreed to look
after the details of distribution along
trout streams and to make reports to
the department.
Steelton Firemen's reception to bor-
ough residents of the Governors troop
is only one of the lines which will in
| time mean closer ties between the
companies of the department. The
affair held in honor of the troopers
was one of the largest celebrations
that Steelton Firemen have held and
they have been congratulated by
prominent residents of the town.
The Bethlehem Steel company plant
at Steelton appears these days to be
the aim of many workers who have
been thrown out of work elsewhere.
Early in the morning there are men
on the street cars who request the
conductor to let them off at the Steel
company's offices.
Have you ever tried to simulate
giving a perfectly healthy, active pa
tient a bath in bed with all her street
clothes on? If you haven't, and are
anxious to learn the intricacies OF
the problem in order to be a Red
| Cross nurse, you are advised to take
up the course and be initiated. Down
at the Harrisburg hospital there goes
weekly q corps of young ladies whose
most important activities at this time
are along the lines of training in "ele-
mentary hygiene" for possible active
service in the event of all-engaging
hostilities with some foreign power.
Nursing as one of the fine arts APP
peals and. judging from the progress
made, it would not be so much of
hardship to be temporarily laid up
under the care of any one of them.
| Bathing babies, using q life sized doll
as the subject, and turning the mat
tress while the patient is in the bed
were two of the stunts learned at the
most recent class. One willing dam
sci offered herself on the altar OF
! instruction and was Immediately
smothered into inarticulateness by a
dozen or more blankets dropped on
her from upper regions. Then the
others proceeded to turn the mat
tress." Unfamiliarity apparently bred
contempt, for the patient" soon lost
interest in the proceedings.
The State Board of Education has
| issued a bulletin in which attention is
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educate its foreigners toward Ameri-
can citizenship. DR.. J. George Becht,
| the secretary of the board, has been
making a study of the means being
taken in various cities to Americanize
and the method of Scranton he de-
scribes as follows: Scranton has
been holding a series of future citi-
zens meetings for the foreign-born
residents of that city. At these meet
ings addresses are made with the pur-
pose of extending a welcome to the
| foreigner, to point out the privileges
citizen may enjoy, to inform him of
the duties each citizen owes to his
country and to assure him that the
public school authorities have pro-
vided means by which he can prepare
himself to obtain the highest gift this
country can offer its friends of foreign
birth--American citizenship"
"Uncle Heinrich" Houck appears to
retain his sense of humor even when
threatened with an increase of salary.
In speaking about the bill to advance
his salary if he became chairman of
the Public Utilities commission, he
said Now, wouldn't that be nice?"
what will you do with it when you
get it?" was asked.
"0h, divide it with your newspa-
permen. Only be sure to come early