Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-15
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to be felt at the State Capitol, where
branches of the state government
have been going along on contingent
fund and similar appropriations
made on a basis of last spring and
In some of the offices expenditures
are being held to minimum to
stretch the cash until next June.
when the appropriation year ends.
Inc postage charges are giving the
most trouble and some of the de-
partments will probably have to Sc
cure authority to use other funds or
TO create deficiencies. Similar cur-
tallments in regard to supplies are
pelng made and while the contracts
Just made for furnishing the depart
inents with everything from pens IN
tltng cases represent MANY thou-
sands of dollars, 1t is probable that
furniture and other things which
nave peen in service for years will
De retained. Another feature of the
economy is the insistence of the
state Board of Public Grounds and
bulldlngs that no automobiles be
purchased for departments or bur-
eaus without the approval Of the
! board In the last few years a
number of cars were bought on re-
questions, but now the board has to
| pe SHOWN the need for cars and
Where economy will be effected i'm
owning and operating them. And the
cars pelng bought are not of the ex-
pensiVe varieties.
Sabbath breaking fines ara cow,
mencing, to come into the state
treasury in the usual early summer
volume. Such fines are payahIa, 70
the commonwealth under old acts
ana amount to from SIS to $50 ac
Gordlng to the number of violations.
TOT long time such fines were inn
poseu manly in Western Pennsylva-
ma counties, but of late the enforce
ment has been general.
In these days of military activity
we are apt to regard many of the
soldiers as mere boys. So thew are
BUT we must not forget that in the
great struggle between the North and
oouth thousands of the boys of that
period left school to rally To tha
colors. Few would imagine that
Harry G. Ross, the well-known mer-
chant tailor, who is modest to a
degree and can seldom be indnced
10 talk of his war experiences is n
veteran of the Civil War. He ia n
Junlata Valley boy and first went
tnto tne service with Company FL,
isoth pennsylvania Volunteers. AT
the end of his first enlistment he
re-enllsted as a member of Cornnanv
M OF the Seventh Pennsylvania Cav
alry' ana served until the end of the
war; being mustered out in Jnne
1865, at Nashville. Corporal Ross
saw all kinds of service and was
present at the capture of Jefferson
M MDavls oy contingent of his own
brigade. Talking about the incident
| he said Il recall climbing upon tho
stump of tree as the ambuIance
with Mr.. Davis as a prisoner came
along SO that ] might have a good
view of him. Mrs. Davis was sitting
with her husbands head resting on
her knee" Corporal Ross has a
nne sense of humor and his recol-
lections of the raid through Ala
pama and Georgia are most inter-
esting.
Scores of foreigners who failed
to heed the Governors proclamation
TO stop carrying firearms and MANY
men in the coal and industrial re-
gions, who have been making a habit
of going armed are being arrested
and their guns contiscated. In some
counties this work isS being done
by game wardens, who are also
aliens and they have refused to reg
lister, both being offences against the
law. The bulk of the arrests, how
ever, have been made in the smaller
towns where men who have been
watched for some time, including
certain so-called "bad" men have
been quietly rounded up. 1t is be-
lieVed that the vigorous enforcement
of this act, in which constables and
police officers have been assisting
will have very good effect and that
the conditions brought about by the
war will lead to diminution in the
number of foreigners carrying re-
volvers.
Many questions have been asked
here about the effect of the bill pend
ing in Congress to ratfy the treaty
| with Canada about shooting of GER
tain birds. If it goes through there
will be no more reed bird shooting.
Some protests have been made on
the matter, especially from eastern
counties where the birds furnish
some fine sport. The central coun-
ties are not so much interested, al
though certain other birds will be
| affected.
There is a small street running
| from Second to Front, between Cal
der and Broad streets, which should
be renamed as a citizen has sug-
gested. Patriotic Alley" This mar
row lane is hedged with service
flags showing mhny stars and it is
creditable to the people who live
there that they keep their flags wav-
ing constantly. To-day many of
the National emblems were flying
| 81 alnnp Si1a the SarVipe flags