Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
Enrntng Gtrat

time TO Time about the manner in
Whicn the automobile has revolution
iIed farmers means of getting about
TO go to church, stores, markets and,
similar places to say nothing of thaN
ease with which whole family can
De picked up and transported to q
Ialr or picnic or harvest home. but
the average person has not noted
now the old stage lines have been
driven from the roads by the motor
vehicle. One has only to attend one
OF the numerous farmers gatherings
which are held throughout this part
OF pennsylvania in August to note
now general is the use of the auto
mobile. In fact, the man who drives
horses or owns double team of
| mules is looked upon much as the
man VINO was the proud owner of a
car six or eight years ago. There,
are some towns in Dauphin. Cum
perland and Perry counties which
have for more than q century mad
wnat was called stage to keep
mem In communication with the
OUTSIDE world and their people, mails
and express packages and even milk
cans and other things were handled
by stage which took them to the
nearest railroad point. Some of these
stages have been real old stages. too
put most OF them ordinary wagons
For months the owners of these lines
|
their motive power and have heen
oolng quite well. The bulk of them
nave also been canny enough to Sc
cure certificates from the Public
service Commission which gives
them exclusive routes. There are
propaDiy hundreds of rural routes
served by automobiles now where
Tor years teams and stages were the
means OF transportation. while there
are country jitneys which connect
WIN trolley systems and have time
taoies which meet the railroad
trains, too.
The plan evolved by Mechanics
burg people to overcome thefts oe
cars py organizing an automobile as
soclation along the lines of the old
morse thief protective concern, which
was terror to evildoers in years
gone by, bids fair to be followed
mere. Ihere are some Harrisburg
ers who have been suffering fron,
loss of cars who are considerinr rbn
same mutual plan. In other coun.
ties the Allen and East Pennsboro
plan is also being studied.
People at the Capitol are now
calling the genial chief clerk of the
Ad1utant Generals Department, DR..
. B. W. Demming. The reason is
that he accompanied a party of doc
tors to the base hospital at Camp
Meade on an inspection tour and
, when they went into the operating
room he went along. just like any of
the rest OF US would do. A nurse
! handed him the gown and other
t things doctors wear upon such
! mournful occasions and as he wears
, large spectacles and looks impress
sive at all times, the operating sur
, geon continually called his atten-
tion TO the fine points of the opera
tlon' addressing him as Doctor"
! whether the doctor was "on" or not.
no one seems to know yet, but Mr..
: He looked wise and got away with
! 1t. But he has a new title. /,
j. Hillary Keenan,, chief clerk
the State Draft Headquarters, is
nothing II not patient. He has to
listen to all kinds of tales of woe
from people who want out of the
draft and some who want in. Tho
, ones who want in. strange to saw.
are the most persistent because thev
usually wish to get in a special call
) or an ot1cers' training camp or some
other place where the getting is not
good. But the other day Mr.. keenan,
nso sequence of visitors quite out
OF the ordinary. He was visited in
quick succession by doctor, a priest
and an undertaken.
James F. Lentz, recorder Of Dan.
phin county and general manager of
anairs in the upper end of the
a county, is sleeping with one ear
open these days. Mr.. Lent is an
early riser, but not early enough
!, for some of the young men in the
upper end district who turn to him
as guide, counselor and friend in
draft matters. They call him on
the telephone during the day, at sup
per time and when he has gone to
bed, while some of the farmer bows
call UP on the telephone about the
time that the roosters are starting
to herald the coming day.
DR.. Frank c. Hammond, of Phila-
oelphfa, who was here yesterday at
tending the meeting of medical men
10 discuss the. supply of physicians.
is the medical aid to the Governor
in draft matters. He has been prom
inent in draft matters and is presi-
Gent of the Philadelphia county
medical society.
Information comes to the State
Draft Headquarters in devious ways
II comes by mail. telegram, tele-
phone, freight, express and word of
mouth, but the oldest one of all ar
rived day or so ago when a letter
came giving information about a
Stacker. 1t was signed by an ear
nest young man from western Penn
sylva1iia who signed his name with
this title: Learning to be detec-
tive" His chief complaint was that
man discovered that ..radish,s
meant register"
Col. W. w, Fetzer, the Milton man.
VINO was killed in action, had a re-
markable experience in the National
Guard and army, He started as an
infantryman IN the 18th Regiment
and then went into cavalry. When
he got to France he was in engi-
neers, machine gun. trench, mortar.
artillery and finally back to fnfanH
try again. He was a brave and
painstaking officer of high value,
|
Captain Paul Houck, son of Tho
Secretary of Internal Affafrs vas
here day or so ago on leave. Ha
is now with one of the new eavairy
| fs ~' ~e1NdtEy