Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-18
TOO MANY PARADES
The Editor Of the Telegraph


If everybody who was incon-
venienced or incommoded by the
parades on Saturday were to shout,
how loud do you think the noise
would be? l do not know if there
is an ordinance or not, but parade
in Harrisburg always means disor-
ganization of street car travel and
traffic. If it could be arranged that
everything and every person could
be stopped, then there would be
no interruption; but fortunately or
unfortunately business in Its vari-
Gus forms keeps moving, and pa
rades spreading over the street car
tracks and occupying the principal
streets, cause very many annoyances
such as missing railroad trains
breaking engagements, disappoint-
ments in delivery of goods and many
other forms of annoyances which
nearly every person can supply from
past experiences. The people In
Harrisburg are not the only ones
cars penetrate those persons must
suffer from the destroyed schedules
Formerly 1t was considered quite
smart in cart and truck drivers to
block street cars, they thinking that
they were hurting the street car
company, when in fact, they were
OBTAINING passengers whom they had
H. 1@AE alr@
rades, composed of good bands and
gentlemen who know how to be-
have in public, but there can be nc
demand for a parade that justifies
the interference with schedules and
traffic, not only during the parade
but before and after the event
There is only one worse ordnance
that seems senseless to a thinking
man,and that is that everything stops
when a funeral is crossing the track
or street. What is better able to wait
than a dead body in a funeral car ?
and vet if that funeral cortege hap
pens to cross the street car track OF
some busy place, everything has to
stop. No matter if you do miss your
train, no matter if you do break that
very important engagement, nc
matter If patient is suffering agony
there you sit silently or audibly
swearing at the stupid government
compelling a car full of live people
to be blocked for a dead body.
When it is a question of serving
the great third party, the common
people, then it's the duty of botl
capital and labor to do everything
possible for their convenience and
advancement.
DIR. FAGER, SR.
To the Editor Of the Telegraph:
In the summer months the dis.
posal of garbage is a serious prob
lem in all cities. Improper care Of
city garbage means a menace to city
health. 1t means more flies, more
sick babies and more communicable
disease. There is no excuse for sick
ness that may be avoided. The time
is at hand to look after the garbage
question.
The city authorities engage tc
empty all garbage cans and remove
garbage twice every week. If this
be not done the city is subject to vel
deserved censure. At the same time
there are certain obligations de.
volving upon the citizen, one of these
is to have properly constructed, close
lidded, galvanized iron cans. Cans
that do not leak. These cans should
be secured with lye from time tc
time. The wooden boxes and fruit
crates in which the family garbage
is found quite frequently reposing
in this city, are not only unsightlS
and odorous but are sources of dan.
ger to neighborhood health.
One of the great lessons taugh
by the worlds war is the value OF
team work. Another is the religion
of doing for others.
The leaky, open garbage can is {
sad Stacker in the campaign to make
Harrisburg flyless and healthy.
The. person who maintains it ma!
not know that by so doing he i!
hazarding the life of his neighbor''
baby, he probably never though
about it. And now as he reads thi.
little note which calls attention t
his personal responsibility in living
up to the religion of Doing Fol
Others
1t is to be sincerely hoped that h,
will hasten to correct his practice.
and do his share toward our grea
campaign for health.
CIVIC CLUB FLY COMMITTEE.
Deaths and Funerals .