Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-27
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| MAJOR Murdock came here from
Milton when the draft headquarters
was organized. Immediately after the
adoption of the act. At that time
there were three in charge of the
organization work, but it was soon
demonstrated that Murdoch was the
man for the job and in due time the
others were relieved and the Milton
man was rewarded with a majorship
in the United States Army. He is
an interchangeable worker and is
acknowledged q master of the vast
detail of the draft operations in this
state.
He was formerly postmaster of
Milton and prominent in the affairs
of his home town. Since NOV
ing from the old cramped quar-
ters In Locust street into the
Board of Trade building Major
Murdoch has systematized his work
until there is no more complete or
more 'up-to-date office in the city.
With all his trials and tribulations,
and they have been many, the ma
jor manages to maintain a cheerful
disposition and is thoroughly good
natured, even under the provocation
of much night work in torrid wealth
er. The work of the past month has
been very heavy, due to many calls
for men, it being the duty OF the
major to oversee the work of COM
putting the draft quotas in addition
to multitudinous other matters per-
tanning 20 the war.
The Harrisburg Rotary Clubs re-
cent entertainment at Y. NJ, c. A.
headquarters at Camp Colt, Gettys-
burg, was so successful that the
knights of Columbus stationed at
the same place have asked the Ro-
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the meeting of the directors at the
Harrisburg club yesterday the matter
was referred to a committee with in
| structions to arrange for club yisi-
tation later in the summer The
Knights of Columbus tent at Gettys-
burg is busy place and the Rotar-
ians will make it as pleasant as
possible for the Tank men who make
1t their headquarters. The Rotarians
themselves, have many members in
the army and at the next luncheon
, VIII give them postcard shower
EX-Mayor Bowman, a director of
the club, will give the organization
an honor roll bearing the photo
graphs, names and rank of members
ana sons of members with the colors,
; to be hung on the walls of the Y. M.
Z. A. assembly room where the club
lunches. A service flag will also
, be bought. The club has among its
soldiers lieutenant colonel and
two majors, in addition to officers
of lesser rank
Captain Henry M. Stine has a
little daughter who writes very good
verse. Her name is Bettina and she
is aged eleven years and nine
months. Like her father she is pa
triotic to the core. The other even
! ing she wrote the following stanZas
and sent them to her father whose
numerous duties keep him in town
while daughter is enjoying the woods
in camp under canvas:
4, Only flower that sprang from the
ground, only a rose that bled;
But petals are only part of it,
4 Way down deep in the heart OF it,
The soul is not dead.
. Only baby with big blue eyes, only
a baby that grew;
But big blue eyes aren't the whole
of it,
g For way down deep is the soul of it,
: The soul so true.
Only a heart that lives for you, only
: heart of love;
/ The face is only the sight of It.
,, For way down deep there's the light
of it,
I Light from above.
y Only flag of red, white and blue,
only flag that doth wave,
= But the colors are not the aim of it,
For way down deep is the fame of It,
The hearts of the brave.
Pretty good. for so small a girl,
don't you think?
Yiolators of Pennsylvania game
and fish codes will have their
names, offenses and penalties print
ed in a monthly list to be compiled
by the State Game Commission and
issued by the State Printer. This
drastic step. which has been au-
thorized after having been consid-
cred for some time and carried out
through aid of sportsmen's journals,
is expected to end some of the in
fractions of the law by means of
publicity. From all accounts there
have been some violations of willful
| character by men of prominence
Officers have been busy co-operat-
ing with the fish wardens with the
result that many arrests were made
in the trout season for catching
short fish and exceeding basket lin
, it's, and also just before the open
, | ing of the bass season on July 1.
: Protectors have also been busy con-
fscating foreigners firearms.
Considerable stir seems to have
, been created in the western half of
] the state over the prohibition of
a use of triple hooks as a burr of three
points is now rated as three hooks.
A number of men who did not know
of the ruling complained about it.
1t is also probable that the ques-
ton of what shall constitute days
catch of trout or bass will be tested
in the courts this year.
Harrisburg is firm and soIidly-
based in everything but the benches
Pin the park along the river. In at
tempting to sit down on those
benches one cannot be free and un-
concerned, but must be ''keerfur' as
Josh Billings said. and see If the
{ bench, in the matter of legs, is quad
! ruped, triped or only biped, and if
its back part is buttressed to pre-
vent fall on the sward. Some of
the benches look sad as though
knowing their defects; some look
n rakish and some as If they have al
: coholic propensities.