Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-11
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have been boarding flour, sugar and
other foods in various parts of the
state is commencing to accumulate
in considerable quantities at the
State Capitol through activities of
the state police, game protectors and
other officers who have been engaged
In search of homes of foreign born
who have never become citizens and
who are suspected of having had
firearms. In some parts of the state
the boards of flour have been over
400 pounds hidden away, while in
parts of Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancas-
ter and other eastern counties small
Ter boards were found. mainly in
the homes of Austrians. 1t Is plan
ned to start searches in the western
counties shortly and men now en-
gagged In the country will go into the
iron and steel and coal mining dis
tricts on search for weapons. The
orders for the game officers are to
work in conjunction with the state
police and as soon as firearms are
found to confiscate them, notifying
the police of the discovery of any
explosives and the food administra-
tors of boards of food especially
flour and sugar. Literally scores of
instances have been flyund when
food was boarded by Austrians some
OF whom were very reluctant to give
it up.
Militia officers from New Jersey,
Maryland and Delaware may attend
the first encampment of the Penn
sylvanfa Reserve Militia at Mount
Gietna which begins on Saturday
morning. The organizations will
gather at the camp Friday night. 1t
is probable that some announce
ments have been made. AS this is
the first encampment of the new
Militia 1t Is expected that the men
will be put through considerable
strenuous work. The Governors re-
when most of the visitors will at
tend.
Lancaster had a big day at the
Capitol yesterday as there were two
hearings of importance in which
citizens of that city figured. One case
was grade crossing proposition
wherein strenuous objections were
| made to a relocation and the city
| took a hand. In the other case Ian
casters enterprising automobile club
| company which seems to have it's
i own ideas about what it ought to
! furnish in the way of public accomo-
! datons. The turnpike COMPANY is
said to want $4,000 for it's share
| of the road, which is alleged to be
worth $4,000.
There were some queer things
about the rain yesterday afternoon
when you come to think about it,
tThere were periods of high winds and
then some big drops with the sun
i, shining in the west, the east filled
with black clouds and overhead
many light fleecy clouds. The low
ering skies caused people to carry
umbrellas all afternoon.
The order of the Bell Telephone
Company refusing to give the time
to inquirers is another illustration
OF the fact that some one always
benefits no matter what happens
The Cumberland Valley Company
has number that will give the time
and this seems to have been discov-
| cred because the exchange is work
ing overtime and solicitors have been
| carefully following up every inquir-
er about the time and going after
business of placing a dial" in the
home. And the girl that gives The
Tune on the dial" seems to be hav-
ing lots of fun over it. The other
evening man called up and said
Give B, me the time, my phone won't"
Back came the girl. pleasure to
take the time to give the time"
The Western Union is also getting
it's because of the mo time" order.
The Western Union has been inun-
dated with inquiries for the time,
especially about getting up hours.
And thrifty manager Gus Catheran
! is having the name of each person
taken so that solicitor can go
around and see about putting in a
Western Union clock, one of the
time they hang out the stars by.
Visitors to the city yesterday in
cluded Col. C. P. Rogers, of CORY,
father of Chauncey P. Rogers, Jr.,
chief of the bureau of accounts of
the Auditor Generals Department.
Colonel Rogers has many friends
here and is well known among vet
Grams of the Civil War as he was
colonel of the SD Pennsylvania. He
is 80 years of age, but seems as spry
as ever.
The damp weather which has
passed over Harrisburg in the last
five weeks has been productive of
some benefit because it has kept
down much bug activity, although
when it is clear and hot there are
bugs by the million assailing the
electric lights, attacking potato
patches and garden truck and gar
den flowers. 1t seems that during
the wet days the bugs stay home
and attend to their progeny. which
makes them all the more eager to
make a nuisance out of themselves
on clear, warm days. However, the