Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-03
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any ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, DuC only IN Tn
legai way, so to speak, this com
munity was one of the earliest u
take note of the day. Back in tn,
early eighties when the labor leader
began to work for recognition by
regular day this state was one of th
strongest hackers of the movement
There were some observances o
early days in September at tha
time, but it was generally the frs
Saturday in September that wa
chosen. Enactment of the law mal1
ing Labor Day holiday in Pennsyl
vania in 1889 was followed by a pa
rade that fall and annually for som
time there were parades, another be
ing held after the re-enactment
the law in 1901. The greatest wa
at the time when the Knights
Labor were the big organization. Fo
years there have been parades an
various exercises. but like Fourth
July demonstrations they have nd
been continuous. The war stoppe
what might have become in time
Kipona, and the observance is likeI
to be more along the line of inform
observance until the war ends tha
anything else when labor which
hacking up the men at the camps |
rushing munitions and supplies an
transporting them will be given Il
tribute along with the sons of Mars
1t is interesting how movemen
for half-holidays move around til
week. The principle of a half-holids
Is pretty well ingrained In the ave
age Harrisburger at this time an
the suggestion that the Thursda
half-holiday be continued beyond til
heated season seems to be meetir
| with favor among many of til
| smaller merchants. However, opiniC
on the subject is by no means cry
tallized. For years the BARRIERS use
to have their rMonday-blueM Monday
half-holidays. Then came the Sa
urday half-holiday, which started
the banks and went to the mills.
many cities stores close on Saturds
at noon, but Harrisburg, being
| industrial and railroad town and
an agricultural district, held to Sa
| urday as the big shopping day. Sa
| urday night in the business distri
shows that. Years ago the stor
had Friday afternoon as the hal
holiday and ono year Wednesday w
| observed. but as Wednesday is ol
of the market days that did not ia
very well and was speedily aba
doned. Now 1t is Thursday. al
whether 1t will go beyond the war
weather remains to be seen.
Members of the Country Club
Harrisburg, who played around Il
new course on Saturday afternod
wrought a mighty havoc among I
grasshoppers. The eighteen hol
were eighteen stamping grounds f
whole regiments of hoppers of
sizes and several colors. They rose
clouds when any player NOV
sand on the course and very reser
full of the interruption of the
browsing. The hoppers did not a
pear to be on farms in the vicinit
but evidently turned out to after
the opening of the club property.
When the storm ended yesterd
afternoon residents of Pine sire
were astonished to find their sire
strewn with pears. They were gre
and hard pears and their number w
such as to excite comment. Ju
whose trees contributed the fri
has not been determined but t
opinion is that the wind was We
thorough in its operation.
When the National Safety CounI
meets in New York this month tn
premier body of safety experts
the United States will get a repd
showing the greatest increase
membership ever known in the h
tory of the organization. Includ
in the membership are government
educational, industrial, railroad a
every other kind of safety expert,
thinkers, students. inventors, m
| 1HyIA nj he
who check up. The organization
working in close cooperation wi
the national government and it is
teresting to note that the increase
membership, which will be 6S
cent, takes place during the pre-
dency of a Pennsylvania, Lew
Palmer, chief inspector of the Sta
Department of Labor and Industry
Commenting upon the warning
the State game authorities that bir
may not be shot between sunset
sunrise, but that raccoons may
hunted after the sun goes down,
man who had gotten blisters on
hands chopping down trees VIII
someone forgot to bring matches
a fire or when no one had the ner
to climb the tree, said "'Coon hur
ing Is becoming a sport of the pa
but it is great exercise and If mo
people knew the fun of tramping
the woods after dark and locati
Mr.. Coon they would take 1t up. A
man who will go to the trouble
chopping tree ought to be allow
to hunt any time of the day or mig
If he wants to-"
It is interesting to get the view
the young voter at any time, but
is valuable to obtain his angle
thought at this time when the ma
hood of the nation is being call
upon to make many sacrifices. T
additional routine brought in Z
lives of these young men by the dra
is rather perplexing. A couple
young men, one of whom has go
a few years beyond twenty-one
another who became twenty-o
last year, gave their eXperienc
They told of how they had to reg
ter in alvance of the primary Il
year and the questions they
swered. Then they ran up agaiI
some volunteer work being done
organizations at home to find
how many people there were w
specialized information. Next til
were canvassed for Liberty Loan
Red Cross subscriptions. Then ca
the registration for the draft
finally the examination. Both waiN
exemptions, but as one added, tn
were in hopes that the registeri
ard question periods had passed.