Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-23
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| H'oAlOpile thieves, the KING VINO
make business of stealing motor
vehicles will receive scant sympathy
and certainly prompt action by the
State Board of Pardons" remarked
Lieutenant Governor Frank B. Nc
Clain here today in discussing the
action of the State Board in refusing
pardon to two applicants for Glenn
! ency after having been sentenced
to stiff terms for theft of cars. "It is
high time that the public realize the
extent OF these thefts. 1 have heard
| OF cities where there have been VAL
| liable cars taken and no trace ever
| round. NOW we are being asked to
| recommend pardon for men wo have
been convicted OF just such thefts.
Unless they can advance very good
| reasons, as far as L am concerned,
! there will be nothing doing. We
| have not only cases of this kind pre-
sented to us, but many in which mis-
placed sympathy directs people to
act. This Board is not to be fooled
| by the plans of men who should suf-
fer just deserts for their offenses
or by appeals to our feelings. We
| can not do all we would like to do.
| But we are not going to allow adroit
pleas for motor thieves or any of
that kind of prisoners to mislead
u.s."
Harrisburg residents who are
natives of Sunny ItAy are watchins
closely the outcome of conditions at
the battle front. If there is any
doubt as to their anxiety and inter-
est, visit the Pennsylvania railroad
station mornings and evenings at the
time the newspapers arrive. All
Images nj
Tor the news, but for pictures. The
latter are really attracting the at
| tentlon of local Italians, especially
the cartoons. The other day New
york paper printed cartoon, the
heading of which was, Catching the
bismarck Herring" 1t showed a
venetian boat, named Italy" in
which was an Italian fisherman.
he had Just hooked the Kaiser
through the ear, and his son
through the lip. No sooner had
this cartoon been noticed than every
paper In which it was printed was
soon exhausted. Since then from
twenty to thirty wait patiently for
the arrival of later editions of that
particular paper "The Italians are
among the best buyers L have for
evening editions of newspapers" said
the dealer"
IL is probable that it will be deter
mined within a week whether the
state is to go on with it's Capitol
Park Extension development or ia
put it aside because of the war. In
| timattons have been given that The
war department wants the use OF
the twenty eight acres for storage
OF war material which it can moi
provide for at Middletown and High
spire and the state authorities will
hkely give the use of the place il
asked. However, the two Landscape
architects are at work on plans and
IL the operations are to be post.
poned because of the war the Board
: will probably take such steps as will
: stop work on the plans and the pay.
, ment or expensive experts until the
war ends, and the program can be
resumed.
: Interesting letters are being re.
, celved at the State Library from two
5 OF It's officials who are in the service
} at the big camps in the south
2 where their experience is provins
| valuable to the government and ia
= the soldiers. Both plan to spend
, some months yet organizing the
Y work assigned to them. Robert p,
Y Bliss, chief of the Travelling Librar.
les, is in charge of the Camp Lii.
brary at Camp Hancock where the
Pennsylvania division is encamped
and where he has formed one of ths.
best Libraries in any camp. Mr.
= Bliss had much to do with the cam.
= palsn for the library funds in Penn
: sylvania. Prof. II. II. Shenk, chief OF
: the bureau of records, is in charge
OF the organization of the Y. M. c. A.
work in the big camp at Fort Sam
I Houston, Texas, He has ten build.
| ings under his care and will remain
J until the work is in full operation.
Harrisburg people who have been
CONNECTED with the State Govern
ment and who thave played goli
around here in recent years will be
interested to know that George w.
Muse has been elected district attor-
ney of Lawrence county. Mr. Muse
was for time connected with the
Department of Internal Affairs and
left here to take up the practice OF
his profession at New Castle. He
was some golfer and more than one
man who plays the game recalls the
trimmings Muse used to hand out.
Harrisburg people will be consid.
erably interested in the trials OF
some Berks county municipalities
who were about to celebrate tho
coming of fire apparatus and had
everything all ready when Uncle
Sam stepped in. This city had
similar experience, fire engines or.
dered from the West having been di.
verted because the government
needed the pumping apparatus. Only
in our case the celebrations did moi
have to be postponed
Referee G. Scott Smith, of the
Warren-McKean district of the state
| compensation system who was here
for the welfare conference, is well
known to many Harrisburgers as he
was connected with newspapers in
the State for years. Mr.. Smith has
been complimented by state officials
for the manner in which he has knni