Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11
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panies and others having bridges.
tunnels, reservoirs, power plants and
other places In stationing their own
watchmen at such points to replace
the soldiers of the four regiments of
Pennsylvania infantry on guard duty
since the outbreak of war will prob
ably ease the path of the men in
charge of the formation of the Re-
serve Militia of the State and the or
sanitation of the home defense
the development of home defense
organizations has been the fear thar
they would be called out to replace
the guardsmen. The bulk of the
home defense organizations could
not be called out on such duty ex-
cept by the sheriff in event of n
serious disturbance and then he
could call them individually whether
they liked 1t or not. The Harrisburg
home defense units have been devel-
oping slowly, but now that the Penn
sylvania railroad has detailed it's own
men to guard duty and the city and
the corporations are employing their
own policemen and the draft Is be-
ing understood everyone looks for
much greater interest. The plan of
organization of the Harrisburg Re-
serves has been used in half O. dozen
places as a model for the formation
or similar associations. 1t was drawn
| -.
Frank NJ. Eastman outlining the
legal end of it. Attendance at the
reserves is keeping up very we'll and
number of men who may be called
as officers or under the draft have
been drilling with the members for
the sake of the practice.
| . Captain A. d. Patch, president of
the Cornwall and Lebanon railroad,
| Is real fisherman. Incidentally the
captain has been after a certain
large bass at Penryn for some three
years. The other day he had q we'll
known Harrisburger as his guest on
nshing expedition and after he had
landed couple of sizable bass he
had one of the kind of strikes that
you read about. The line sank and
the reel buzzed. The fish darted and
cut angles and did all sorts of
things.
"All right, there, old sweetheart.
have all the fun you want now. old
dearie,' said the captain,
captain Patch wore q broad smile
ana ne talked to the fish as he slow
~ pulled In. He called the fish all
sorts or nice names to show that he
TOOK an interest in him and he was
SO deliberate about it that the boy
IN the boat suggested that he might
l get away.
Get away? Why I've been after
that old dear for three years and I'm
gong TO have a fine welcome for
[ MIN, said the captain.
The fine old fish on whom the can
tain had lavished such nice words
long.
e Speaking about fishing again DR.
Joseph Kalbfus. the secretary of the
state Game Commission, has been
b a
OF -the-Susquehanna citizens
h VINO nave challenged his right to
putt in on the fish laws" as one of
the men put it. The doctor and his
men have been trying to break up
, sunday fishing below Middletown
ana the other Sabbath found some
men intent on getting bass. They
e declined TO recognize the right of
i a game warden to enforce fish laws,
thereby displaying much Ignorance
OF recent statutes of the common
D wealth, and they gave evidence of
lack OF tact by daring the game Of
( tcials to get them. When the smoke
cleared away the men were arrested
and although they were York coun-
tlans they had to come clear to Har-
rlsDurg to be fined and assessed
costs because the waters in which
they def1ed the State officer were
within the territorial limits of We
= county of Dauphin.
The manner in which the Motor
! Club of Harrisburg is going after
the authorities of Paxtang and Dau-
phln in an effort to get stretches
of State highways within the bor-
| oughs put into shape that will not
| Jeopardize machines is attracting at
] tention. Paxtang has won an unen-
Ylable reputation because of the con-
dition of the pike, and the request
OF the Motor Club for some improve
ment is being awaited with interest.
In most other counties actions have
been started without being so po-
lite about the matter.
d. Bailey Brandt. grain expert and
secretary of the Harrisburg Storage
Company, was talking the other day
about the tendency of people to hunt
for something on which to blame a
mishap. He told of a horse which
got mad at a fly or a humble bee
near the South Second street ware
house and kicked and fused around
until 1t got both legs on the right
side over a shaft. OF course, there
was more or less disturbance until
the horse was calmed and the har-
ness tied up and readjusted. Then
| the wrathful owner looked across
the street, where an automobile had
been peacefully resting for over an
hour, and vociferously claimed that
the horse had taken fright at it.
There seems to be something in the
claim that war years bring hot
waves. This years heat record in
Harrisburg comes at time when the
city is bending its energies to getting
ready for war. The last time the
mercury went into the record busi-
ness was on Santiago day, July 3,
1898. That day will long be remem-
bered as one of the worst ever
known. There have been hot days in
between these two times, but the war
years have the call. 1t is said that
1863 and 1866 were memorable for
hot days.