Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-03
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"Give us two weeks more of freezing
weather and we will have every ice
house in Central Pennsylvania filled to
the roof" said well known ice man
yesterday. The ice is from eight to
ten inches thick on most of the cut
ting ponds, those in the mountain
regions being in prime cutting condi-
ton and getting heavier instead of
thinner. Every effort is being made
to harvest the very largest amount
possible before a thaw spoils the ice.
Many people suppose that ice cutting
would be shirked by the average
workman" he continued, "but that
is not the case. A lot of them look
upon a period of ice cutting as sort
OF camptng-out picnic. To be sure the
work is hard and the hours necessar-
lily long, but the ice companies all take
the best of care of their cutters. All
OF them have well equipped bunk
houses and warm quarters where the
men assemble in the evening and tell
stories and recite experiences on the
ice. The best of good, wholesome food
is provided, for the men have big ap
petites and must be well nourished to
protect them from cold"
Ed. S. Herman, chairman of the
CITY Planning Commission, and we'll
known businessman, who last even
ing entertained the Harrisburg Ro-
tary Club at his wholesale tobacco
house in Market Square, is one of the
most enthusiastic Rotarans anywhere.
It's good thing for the men of any
community to get together, rub elbows
and exchange IDEAS" said he last
evening. THE Rotary club has been
a good influence in the community
and one of it's greatest services has
been that it has introduced many men
to each other in a way that would not
have been possible in any other way.
When I go away the first thing tuck
away on an inside pocket is my Rotary
club membership card"
The graduates and former students
of State College have just issued
handsomely bound book descriptive of
the activities of the institution, whichis
to be plea for support in the effort
| now being made to procure increases
| in State appropriations to the college.
An estimate of what Penn State needs
in the way OF permanent equipment is
given, the total amounting to $685.
900. Under present. conditions the an
nual requirement Of the college for
| maintenance alone is approximately
| S750,O00. To meet this the only guar
anteed income the college has is that
coming from the National government
under the land grants act which
| amounts to $4,000 and a small income
from student fees which approximates
$4,000, or a total income of $3.50, 900,
the balance of 100000 being the
sum for which the college must look
| to the State, and the funds for build
ings and permanent equipment must
| come from the same source. The
present handicaps to progress and the
'ever-present uncertainties under
which 1t operates are due to the fact
that there is no definite provision by
the commonwealth for a specific, de-
pendable and adequate income for
maintenance and development. The
alumni are interested in procuring
from the State u definite annual in
come either upon the basis of a Speci-
fic tax or by set appropriation per stu
dent for maintenance and building de-
velopment.
The new system of fling records and
transcriptions inaugurated by County
| Recorder James Il. Lentz is already
meeting with more general approval
among the members of the Dauphin
county bar. Attorney w. II. Musser
was one of the lawyers who heartily
commended the plan the other day
The method of searching a title is
made so much more convenient and
means so much in saving of time" he
explained. For instance, under the
old system one had to look through
practically the entire index to
find a name Take the name Will
lard for example; under the old
system one had to look through the
whole section of names tabulated un-
der wv perhaps before he got to the
particular Willard for which he was
hunting. Under the new plan the
first two letters of the name are given
in the indeX-that is in seeking for
Willard the searcher would simply
hunt for "Wi-and the rest would be
easy"
The death of Fred vogt last week
removes one of the most enthusiastic
baseball fans Harrisburg has ever had.
Fred was an authority on all sports,
but, he showed stronger interest i'm
baseball. During the old State League
days, and while the Tri-State was
doing good business, Fred Vogt would
walk up and down in front of the
bleachers yelling, at the players and
telling them what to do. He played
the game in his own mind scientific
ally. Few acquaintance knew the real
history of this citizen. He graduated
at institutions in England and Ger
many with high honors. He spoke sew
eral languages. Many a high school
student he helped with Latin studies.
1t was the general opinion among
some of his friends that he held sa-
cred part of the history of his life He
never explained why he entered the
iron-makng business.
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Skating along the West Shore early
this week was not far from the DEM
onstrations of skaters of Harrisburg
ers at Wildwood during the Winter
months. On New Years day, early i'm
the morning, many flocked to the
skating path along the other side of
the river. During the day the crowd
increased and by the middle of the af-
ternoon at least 500 West Shore per-
sons were enjoying the outdoor sport.
| Persons from Enola, Camp Hill, New
Cumberland and other towns closest
the river were seen skating.