Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-14
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In Harrisburg now than probabl!
ever known before. The Liberty Loar
campaigns and the numerous othel
calls which have been made upon
the public for funds have checked
reckless spending and 1 think that
you will find there are more people
laying by M oney now than you real
lze," said man who has been con-
nected with financial institutions Tor
years and who is an observer Of con-
ditions. There are some people who
do not agree with him and who say
that before the people of this COM
munity can save much they must
cut down their expenditures. AS a
matter of fact both are right. Thea
Is more money being saved and there
seems to be just as much money
being spent as before for various
things that go to make up the pleas
ant side of life. However, there is
more money loose in Harrisburg
now, to use a slang expression, than
for coon's age" The amount of
business done here has been increas-
ing, wages on railroads and in mills
are up and while living is high,
wages are also up. Another man
one of the oldest things he ran
across was that people persisted in
regarding investments in Liberty
Loan as expenditures. They have a
totally different view regarding the
thrift stamps which are considered
as pure saving. The savings accounts
at banks have been going right on
up and there are probably more de-
positors to-day than ever before in
Harrisburg. incidentally, there will
be more people required to make in
come tax reports than one would
have believed possible year ago.
Attorney General Brown has been
asked to furnish some expert ad-
vice to debater in a western coun-
ty. This young man is on the mega
tive side of a debate in his school,
the subject being, Resolved, that
more crimes are committed in anger
than for money" In order to put
one over on his opponents he deter
mined to seek the highest legal au-
thority in the state, sending him
formal letter.
Dozens of justices of the peace are
considered as likely to lose chance OF
holding office for the terms for which
| they were elected last month because
| of their failure to file acceptanceS OF
the election with prothonotaries OF
their counties The returns of thd
| prothonotaries are commencing to
reach the Capitol and show numer
| GUS instances wherein no responsd
came from the men chosen as loca
magistrates. Unless the acceptance1
are certified the Secretary of tho
| Commonwealth does not issue com
! mission and q vacancy Is created
which stands unless the GoVerno
makes an appointment. There ar
| quite q number of townships and
some boroughs where vacancies have
| existed because no petition was cir
culated for appointment of any one
Under the law the justices have thir
| ty days in which to file acceptances
| Governor Brumbaugh is signing IN
commissions of the men electe'
| Judges or reelected at the electio
| last month. The parchments. whic
bear the great seal of the state, W.
be sent to the men elected within
few days.
DR.. Joseph Kalbfus. Secretary
the State Game Commission, to-da
expressed the belief that the tota
| kill of deer this year would III
ahead of any previous year. Onl
| a few reports have come in fror
wardens, but DR.. Kalbfus says "dee
have been plentiful and there hay
been many hunting parties. Frol
what we hear there have been som
fine bucks shot and the sportsme
| seem to have been successful .
/ many parts of the state. I am sorT
| to say that some does and fawI
| have been shot and we are trying
trace the hunters. The fall of snow
however, prevented much killing
| does for it would be easy to trac
| the persons responsible. To my min
| it will be q very successful deer sea
son and the kill will be record"
All branches of the Pennsylvani
railroad employees are important, bu
now employees are expected to
on the job every minute. OF cours
! some branches are more essentia
than others and keep going day an
night. On such busy system or
would suppose there is no time du
| ing working hours when any offid
| is entirely deserted. Even at til
noon lunch hour someone is on dut
Yesterday. however, there were t1
departments where persistent cal
| failed to bring an answer. Eve
the obliging girls at the Pennsylv;
MIA railroad telephone exchana
were unable to explain the absend
of all employees. Calls to the or
| department. were
times the other department w
called without a response. "Car
understand what is wrong up there
said the telephone girl. Just wa
l will see if L can't get someone
| answer" At last someone w
there. What is it?' said man wi
a husky voice. A request was ma
| for one of the clerks. HE is n
here. No one is here and there W
| be nobody here for q half-hour
least. Don't you know what day til
is? 1t is pay day and everybody
up at the paycar. 1 just got bac
| The others will be along soon. 7
paycar won't wait for anyone.
we have to hold up office busine
until we get the cash"
Louis A. Watres, former Lieute
| ant-Governor, who was here yestd
day will retire on st. Johns Day
grand master of the Masons of Pen
sylvania and while here met nu
ber of friends who congratulated II
upon his administration of affai
Mr.. Watres has been very act
official and has a host of friends
this part of the state.
Il WELL KNOWN PEOPLE