Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-01

lContinued from First fago'I
ice. With, the selective service cans -,
to be made until next sprins, ~ i..
expected the total will be sIeausy
increased. At present there is no
the names of every man in service
In many other cities and counties
not only in Pennsylvania put IN
other states, such an official reeor"
is being kept.
PiaIis Large Display case a.
According to plan submltteo "
Council. day at its regular ,, Ie
ing a large display case about tWelNt
feet in height and probably loo Iees
in length would be NEEDED 10 holu
the names of all the men and women
from Harrisburg and Dauphln coun
ty now in service in the Army navy
Marines and Red Cross. The system
which would be used. also would per
NIT notations to show when d SUI
dier had been killed, wounded cap
tured or was missing, and when ne
was cited for bravery or given wa
cross. 1t is estimated that to inslan
an honor roll which would be iarse
enough both for the city ana the
county would cost several thousands
of dollars.
Trees to Honor Soldiers
Council also gave, Commissioner
Gross perpnission to give trees from
the city nursery to families who wish
to plant them in honor of soldiers
who died in service. One tree Will pe
given to the Thirteenth ward anu
will be planted on the GROUNDS at
the Melrose schoolbuilding.
Permanent Memorial Desired
In discussing a movement to nave
the city plant trees in honor of deaG
heroes the officials agreed that such
a memorial would not be more thah
temporary one, depending on the
life of the tree and its care anu
treatment. Mayor Keister was par
ticularly opposed TO the plan for that
reason and declared that perIna-
nent memorial should be erected 10
honor soldiers from the city who ole
on the battlefield.
Communication requesting the
appointment of a delegate to attenu
the annual sessions of the American
Public Health Association at chi
cago, October IA to IT, and the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association IN
Pittsburgh October IT and Is were
read in Council and Mayor keister
directed them to be referred to the
health bureau for action.
The ordinance permitting parking
of automobiles and other Vehlcles
for a period of not more than thirty
minutes in Second street, from wal
nut to Strawberry streets, was
passed finally. 1t repeals an ordl-
nance introduced a few weeks tgo
by Commissioner Gross which, Wheh
it was passed, prohibited any park
ing in that part of the street .,
Commissioner Lynch introduced
the second ordinance by request and
to-day submitted a petition slgneo
by about twenty of the property
owners and tenants along Second
street. all asking for the passage of
the measure. Commissioner Gross
said that since the majority of the
persons interested had petitioned
Council for the new measure he
would vote for it.
Mayor Keister, although he voted
for. the ordinance, told the other
members that he preferred the first
one which prohibited parking. He
declared that with the Valley Rail-
ways Company cars running both
directions on one track in this part
of the congested downtown district,
traffic conditions at times become
serious for the public. He also init
mated that the city may be held
liable for damages should an acci-
dent result as there is no authority
given ito permit cars to run in a di-
rection against traffic as is the case
when the Valley cars are leaving
Market Square, going northbound, to
Walnut street.