Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-19
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of Pennsylvania red oak trees will
be staked out in the Capitol Park
extension area within the next few
months, according to information
given to the Governor yesterday by
Superintendent Shreiner. of the State
Board of Public Grounds and Build
, ings. The complete engineering dataI
regarding the old Capitol Park and
the extension made by E. CLARK
Cowden and George Roberts this
summer has been sent to A. w. Brun
ner, the architect in charge, who
! with Warren III. Manning, will plar
| the park improvements. Numerou$
changes in walks and new walks will
be features, out the first thing to be
done after the grading operations
| are started in the park extension will {
be to provide the lines for the trees
The grading operations will be han
died under Mr.. Shreiner's persona
direction and will begin as soon as
cleared of buildings, which will be
very soon. Only the warehouse
which is used for military purposesz
VIII remain for the present. Every
thing else is to be cleared off. Their
the section north of State street will
De cleared and State streets pave
ment will come up. The lines
trees VIII be at right angles to the
capitol building and form a LAND
right down from the space set apar
Tor the court of ceremonies, which
Will be fianked by fountains, to the
railroad. The red oak was chosen a
Vplcal pennsylvania tree and th{
greatest care will be exercised in sci
IeGting the specimens. State experts
VIII give their assistance. Wher
these oaks and the Front street elm
reach their height there will be two
avenues in Harrisburg worth talk
ing about.
One of the interesting things abou
the operation of the draft law is thl
fact that the older generation
/ foreign-born workmen in Steeltor
and other towns where there are mer
from other lands in any number
notably those who have been her
any length of time, regard the draf
as the natural thing and appear t
realize that it is oniy an emergenc
which has brought it firth /
America. 1t was one of the thing
which they came here to escape an
while those who are within the limi
do not like 1T they are lining u
cheerfully enough. OF course, ther
eiC AiothhSSo OI OpJSCllOIl, DuI as Z
rule, according to men who haV
been observing the matter. the for
eigners appear to understand tha
the cause for which Iney are fight
ing is some way related to thei
homes and their jobs in this country
The percentage of men taken seem
to have impressed the foreigners
They evidently must have looked 70
everyone up to fifty to be taken.
|
A good bit of persiflage is to b
heard about the doings in variou
cities. A Pittsburgh man was guy
ing a Harrisburger the other da
| and the man living here took note
the turbulent political conditions |
Pittsburgh and told his tormento
: that he talked like "a mayoralt
orator."
Soon after a man was Kidding
: a prominent banker and the money
: ed man suggested that Harrisbur
was a good place for him to come t
after all.
This is low town. It's not nea
as fast as Altoona" was the reply.
"Altoona?" asked the banke
why you can only buy a ciga
there every other Sunday"
Judge S. ]. M. McCarreu is rathe
hard to get anything by in the shap
of resignation of an election Office
without good reasons. The other da
some designations turned up in couI
. accompanied by petitions for ar
pointments of others.
Il presume the reasons are give
, for the resignation" ?" asked til
|, court.
Il suppose So" was the attorney
We'll, they had better be statet
We want to know why men retiI
} from such service" replied til
} judge.
Edward Wilson, who is making tn
| study of the almshouse and prise
population in this section of til
State with a view to ascertainin
how many can be put to work on til
county farms next year to advandz
the crops of foodstuffs and benefH
the people, is a son of the late e1
Mayor S. G. Wilson, of this city. M
Wilson has been connected with q
State Board for some time and hid
been specializing in public chari
work.
Lee Solomon, secretary of til
Safe Compensation Board, ran u
against a new one a few days ag
He had some correspondence wit
a man about a compensation ca
and the anxious inquirer requestd
information about the methods
follow in many claim. Mr.. Solomd
sent him forms and papers to |
filed out as required and got no ri
ply. So he sent a follow-up lette
The man kept the letter for a fe
days and then wrote back: "YoI
papers are all here. When will
learn about my claim?"