Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
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employers OIL FennSylVanla are ask
ing the State for husky" men. Men
who are big of frame and with plenty
of Drawn have many jobs waiting for
them and the State Bureau of Employ
ment, which gets q dozen letters from
employers every day asking to be put
In the way of obtaining workers has
been getting numerous requests the
last week Tor men who can stand
heavy work. Positions as rollers, pud-
dlerS and other work requiring
strength seem to be open in many
parts OF the State and 1t Is notable
that some Of the employers do not con-
slider experience as necessary as long
as the man has muscle. These appli-
cations are due to the conditions in
the iron and steel trade. Along with
these applications have come u num-
ber asking to be informed where ma
chhists can be found and according to
the Bureau officials there is no reason
why machinist should be without a
LOB. Probably a score of requests have
been made in the last month by heads
OF establishments manufacturing mu-
nftionS for men who can act as guards,
men who have served in the State po-
nces militia or regular army or navy
being specifically asked for. Good pay
is offered for these men and those who
get into touch with the Bureau are
rapidly snapped up. At the same time
there are employers who ask the State
| TO keep an eye open for men who have
one arm or one leg, as they have jobs
for persons who may be shy those
| members.
| Further promotions in the high de-
partment officers of the National
| Guard are foreshadowed by the APP
pointments OF Major Nj. H. Taggart,
inspector, and David j. Davis, adju-
tant, to be lieutenant colonels on the
| division nj lS,
in the medical corps are to be appoint
ed. There are now two majors, II. A.
Arnold and w. ]. Crookston, the lat
ter the sanitary inspector of the Sew
enth division at El Paso. The places
of the men to be advanced will also
be filled.
A letter protesting against Sinful
men, being permitted to live any.
longer in the State of Pennsylvania
has been received at the State Capitol.
1t was addressed to THE Head Men
of the State" and the post Office de-
partment was in quandary for Il
time as to which department should
receive It. Finally, 1t was sent to the
office of the Governor whence it was
sent to some other offices, legislative
and administrative, but all disclaimed
any Jurisdiction in the premises. 1t
Will probably be sent to Superintend-
ent of Police John c. Groome when he
returns to the Capitol Monday
Plans of the State Department of
Agriculture to make q series of studies
of the lives of various pests which af-
fict the farmers of the State have
brought numerous suggestions from
truck gardeners near cities to have the
work undertaken in their plots this
spring. Last years weather seems to
have been very favorable for the de-
velopment of u particularly annoying
lot of pests and some which have not
been known in this State before and
some which were thought extinct have
been reported. Pests which make a
speciality of the vegetables raised in
market gardens appear to have been
especially numerous.
A handsome memorial to the late
Robert j. Cunningham, State Highway
Commissioner, has been prepared by
the Pennsylvania State Society to send
to Mr.. Cunningham family. 1t is all
engrossed on heavy parchment and
signed by officials of the society. 1t is
the work of Wilmer Johnson, of the
State department
Adjutant General Thomas j. Stew
art, who will participate in the Will
, son inaugural parade on the staff of
Governor Martin G.. Brumbaugh, the
! commander-in-ch chief, has attended
every Inauguration since 1876 as a
, member of the National Guard of
Pennsylvania, record probably
unique in the State Guard. The first
Inauguration attended by the general
was that of Rutherford B. Hayes and
since 1895 he has been attending the
, inaugurations as Adjutant General
and being in charge of all of the ar
. rangements
Major George L. Hamilton, second
. cavalry, who has relieved Major s.
. McP. Rutherford, Eleventh cavalry,
! as the United States army officer in
: charge of the annual inspection of
: l the State arsenal, will be busy here for
! ! couple of weeks as very complete
! inspection of the immense amount of
military property in the arsenal is be-
: ing made. 1t includes all of the regi-
. mental canvas that has been return
7 ed and many rifies-to say nothing of
! thousands of pieces of equipment.
what is serviceable.
, Officers of the Public Service Com
mission and the State Fire Marshal's
office have been pretty busy the last
few days getting number of Dor
oughs in the central portion of the
State fire service in their water sys-
tems.' 1t has been found that in a
number of small towns water compan-
les placed their mains in very shallow
trenches in many cases less than a
foot below ground and during the re-
Gently severely cold weather the pipes
were frozen up. Orders were given
to water companies to Immediately de-
wise steps to provide service and towns
which have no fire hydrantS will get
suggestions that their authorities es-
tablish them without delay.