Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-30
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There are a couple of historic fire
anniversaries due this week in Har-
risburg. 1t will be just ten years ago
on Thursday since the Grand Opera
House was destroyed by fire and the
Park Hotel and the Third street Office
of the Harrisburg Gas Company taken
along with it, while fire scars were left
In several places. 1t was one of the
worst mornings from a weather stand
point known in Harrisburg and the
fact that there was half a foot of snow
and slush saved the city from a worse
fire. as embers were found as far az
North street and even at the river
front Friday will be the twentieth
anniversary of the destruction of the
old State Capitol, which, curiously
enough. was burned on much the same
kind of slushy day as the Grand.
That fire started soon after noon, while
the Opera House fire occurred in the
early morning hours. A number of
men about the Capitol now were here
when that fire occurred and they re-
call 1t with many anecdotes of the
dangers which people ran in endeavor-
ing TO salvage furniture. From the
| point of rapid destruction it was the
fastest fire ever known in Harrisburg,
as within a few hours after 1t was dis
covered the great building was
wrecked. 1t had just been remodeled
| at heavy expense and the hall of the
| House of Representatives was one OF
the finest of the kind in the country.
Does Mr. Smith work there?"
asked a voice over the telephone at
the office of the Capitol the other
afternoon.
In what department does he
work." was the return query.
I'm the Capitol"
| There are dozen Smiths here"
Il can't help that. You get Mr..
Smith,"
The man addressed paved over
Smulls handbook and called the roll
of Smiths. Then the voice remem-
bered that he was not on the Hill"
An announcement that Camp Hill
school board had decided to install
domestic science in the high school in
stead of just plain Science" has drawn
agents of all sorts of essentials in
cooking to call on Professor Fred
Rockey in their efforts to have him
use their goods. daily list of these
agents has occupied so much of the
principals time that he states he does
not answer any businesslike taps upon
his door Aside from agents calling
upon him personally he is showered
with circular advertising through the
mails. Some of these firms in their
! efforts to\ have their goods used have
encouraged public demonstrations OF
| their material
This is the most respectable look
ing down and out meeting I've ever
addressed" exclaimed the Rev. Charles
Inglis, of London, England, as he sur
Veyed the crowd at the City Rescue
Mission, 107 South Second street the
other night. Doctor Inglis should be
able to speak with authority on mis-
tctn 1a YA
them in almost every large city in the
world.
Harry s. McDevitt, counsel of the
State Economy and Efficiency Com
mission has been invited to address
the students of Tome Institute, at Port
Deposit. on the State government of
Pennsylvania. Mr.. McDevitt has been
making a study of the government for
| several years.
The manner in which a big steel
girder tied up traffic at Fourth and
North streets yesterday was worth
Watching. The vehicle on which it was
being handled skidded and swung
across the street in the most approved
style, blocking the car tracks and Incl
dentally preventing anything getting
by on the space allowed for other
traffic. When the girder was finally
gotten Strengthened out cars from
various directions were blocked for a
block.
Some of the saloonkeepers of Har-
risburg appear to be getting nervous
as the time for license court comes
around, if the stories told by some
visitors in our midst are to be believed.
| 1t appears that in some parts of the
city the fear of visits by men seeking
evidence is still keen. The other even
ing a couple of young men who have
had experience in police work in other
cities dropped in to refresh their
throats. The barkeeper scowled at
them and finally informed them that
they could have nothing, as they were
visibly under the influence of liquor.
Neither one had had a drink and they
said so. The bar man scowled again
and said he would not sell to any
/ bulls"
The long arm of the law was again
Illustrated yesterday when a requi-
stion WIS granted for a man under
arrest in this State and wanted in
Oregon. The issuance Of papers for
men in distant states is not unusual,
but Oregon is long way to go.
The tlrnpire situation appears to be
attracting considerable attention from
people throughout the state and
! scarcely u day goes by without some
| letter being written to the Public
] Service Commission about them. The
bother day complaints were made about
| the condition of q turnpike, while an
other man objected TO the tolls and a
third wrote that a Lancaster county
road was not maintaining it's road as
/ ordered.