Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-11
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In connection with the work of
the Pennsylvania War History Com-
mittee, provided by the State His
torical Commission, 1t is probable
that the state will undertake ex-
tensive marking of historic sites in
the next two years. Governor elect
William c. Sproul is chairman of both
the Commission and the committee
and in leisure moments is planning
both on a scale commensurate with
their importance to Pennsylvania in
previous and the present wars.
Assembling of the data regarding
the participation of Pennsylvania in
| the present war is under way in the
counties and the War and Navy
Departments, the State Draft head
quarters and other state wide agen-
cies will furnish their information
which will be collated under direc-
ton of the commission with the new
governor taking a great personal in
terest in it. Senator Sprouts train
ing as newspaperman and his like
for historical matter will make this
! Icongenial matter to supervise during
his term. There, are a number of
historical sites we'll off the beaten
track, but which are filled with in
NNAOoI lOl lNallld WlllSll nave
been suggested for marking and q
movement to commemorate places
! where the iron industry started,
both east and west of the Alleghen-
nies and where other industries
which have made Pennsylvania
great had their beginnings is prob
able These would include the coal,
oil, natural gas and other natural
resource industries some of which
are in the neighborhood of places
which loom large in military and
political history of the Keystone
State.
If the farmers of Pennsylvania
| continue to carry lanterns on their
market wagons and other vehicles
the way they have been doing lately
on state highways as a mere matter
of protection there will not be much
heard of the biennial bill in the
legislature to require all vehicles
to display lights. This bill has af-
forded many a legislator a chance
to rise and protest in behalf of the
farmer and legislative records are
| filled with discussions of the sub
ject. The number of accidents.
| however, seems to be able to bring
about in many communities, ac-
cording to reports coming to tho
Capitol, what legislative bills, am
| bilious lawmakers and automobile
owners endeavored t. accomplish for
years in the face of embattled op-
| position. The use of lights on
wagons is very geieral with O.
marked increase in tie number in
rural counties. Increase in number
of automobiles owned n the farm
is the greatest factor, however.
An interesting fact in connection
with the news of the dcwnfall of
the kaiser is that Harriiburg re-
ferred to it more in churhes than
anywhere else. The abdicasion was
mentioned in many a sermon and
| thanks given for it III many aprayer.
The solemnity with which Harris-
burg received that momentum news
was quite a contrast to the fam
boyant, noisy occurrences of TIN day
of the unfounded armistice reIort.
| General traffic has ended inthe
| Northwest Passage" as the "Hll'
knows the corridor that RUS
through the Capitol "attic.' This
| corridor which runs the who's
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tours about the rotunda has been
used by heads of departments and
even Governors and statesmen of all
degrees, legislators and place hunt
ers, to get about without being OBJ
served and some comical meetings
between men trying 10 avoid each
other by taking to its secluded
lengths have occurred. The corridors
have been marked 'closed to visit
ors" so that the general public
which has gone wandering about in
the upper flights OF state officialdom
will keep away. The offices on the
| top floor are used as departmental
storerooms and as quarters for de-
partments and bureaus which oc-
| cupy legislative committee rooms
! during recesses of the lawmakers.
|
Operation of the capital issues
regulation of the national and state
government in cooperation appears
to be moving very well. There have
been numerous instances reported
of increases made which have been
sent to Washington and the matter
taken up with the people interested
in the companies.
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