Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-08
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Experience of officials in the State
Department the last week during
the filing of nominating petitions has
shown that nine-tenths OF the causes
for which petitions are rejected are
lack of affidavits. In former years
papers were found defective be-
cause signers either did not give oc-
cupations or residences, but the pro-
vision that not only such informa-
ton but also the date of signing
must be included has tended to make
signers more careful. Most of the
defective papers have been without
affidavits or an incomplete state
ment of what the affiant swore 10.
Last week five papers were returned,
one, of them to man who had traV-
eled over 100 miles to file the paper.
because the name and notarial ac
acknowledgement had been put on the
papers, but. nothing else. In another
instance a bundle of papers came in
with one affidavit and 1t was on a
petition which did not contain
enough names to make the filing
legal. One man travelled all the way
from Altoona under the impression
that the acknowledgement to petit
tions had to be made at the Capitol.
Examination of papers has shown
that in many instances all signers
were obtained in one or two days,
while the occupations given by sign
ers are of a very wide range and
| some of them never heard of here
| because they are either local or else
| the shop name of some calling. AS
the result of Judge Kunkers opinion
| last year when judicial nominating
! petitions were filed there will be
| definite rules for filing papers and
| such attempts to file papers as
throwing them over transom when
! the limit had been reached will not
be countenanced. Judge Kunkels
opinion made the time for receiving
papers the ordinary office hours.
Many of the pheasants which the
State Game Commission has kept at
preserves during the winter are now
being put out in counties near Har-
risburg and are reported to be pret-
ty lively birds. This method will be
adopted in western counties as being
preferable to the egg distribution
plan. If the spring is free from for
est fires the pheasants ought to
th:eve in the South mountain, say
the game officers. Reports on deer
are to the effect that in the Pike
county district they have been raid
ing farms and orchards and some
reports of like nature have come
from Blair county and the Cumber-
land valley. The central county
deer have been reported as having
stood the winter well. The elk have
not been heard from. The next ten
days will see marked activity among
, the men who wish to close the state
to ruffed grouse hunting for two
: years as it is hoped to get the pc
+ titions in hand by the middle of the
month. There are papers out in
practically every county, even some
where grouse have not been known
, so that the movement may be gen.
eral.
Trolley companies throughout this
section are handicapped not only by
the labor shortage, but by govern
ment orders as we'll. The United
, States authorities have sent circu-
lars to the heads of all such corpora
r tions to make no improvements re-
curing any considerable eXpendi-
ture of money or labor without ap-
= proval from Washington. The COM
. panies will be permitted to make
= such repairs as are necessary to
q keep their lines in good condition,
: but no. extension of lines except to
take care of government enterprises
or industries engaged in war work
. will be allowed. The same is true
[ of the erection of new depots, sta
v tions, office buildings and the like.
t This will hold up thousands of
= dollars worth of improvements
= throughout this state alone, plans
for which have been made for some
time. Among the delays will be that
o of the new terminal to have been
e built in Walnut street, near Second.
f this city.
Mayor d. L. Keister is one of the
n most enthusiastic Liberty Loan
workers in Harrisburg. He got un-
der way so effectively week ago
( that already the results of his ef-
f forts have turned into the Harms
= burg fund many thousands of dol
: lars in subscriptions and the total
: lamount will be tremendously swelled
g before the drive ends. Just part of
the days work." said the Mayor to
a man who complimented him the
, other day. He's a poor citizen who
won't help sell Liberty Bonds"
DR.. John c. Freund. compliment
ing the venerable Prof. kurzen-
knabe as a leader Of music for the
masses at the meeting in Chestnut
street auditorium Saturday evening,
knew whereof he spoke. Prof. Kur-
zenknabe, now living retired, after
many years as a teacher and music
merchant in Harrisburg, was in his
younger days one of the most active
figures in the state. He did much
to popularize music in the public
schools and several of his textbooks
are still regarded as models of their
kind. He was a publisher and pub
lie speaker as we'll as teacher and
dealer and in his leisure organized
classes of young people in schools
and churches and taught them to
sing. Many a Harrisburg man and
woman now well along in years re.
members the kindly interest OF
Prof. Kurzenknabe during their
childhood study of the rudiments OF
music. He was, and is, greatly be-
loved by musical people everywhere
AS one man put 1t after the meeting
Friday evening: "If all the Ger
mans were like Prof. Kurzenknaoee.
there never would have been war
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