Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-03
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Eruptlons of volcanoes in Hawaii
ana Central Pennsylvania do not
nave much In the way of annoying
smoke and gases on the three big
city dumps which have a habit ot
bursting into violent eruption about
three days a week in Harrisbury
People who have been near Vesuviue,
Mauna Loa and other celebrated
volcanoes declare that the odors
from them are painful, if not worse.
Ihere are three dumps in Harrl
purg where in spite of signs warning
against dumping anything offensive
ana the effort of the city authorities
10 get the garbage suitable for utilI-
zation either in hog meat or by
products, everything imagimabI., -
thrown. And periodically the dumps
catch ire. In the First ward when
the wind is in a certain direction
the smoke from the burning DUMP
can be smelled over half of Allison
Hill and there is q dunn on North
Third street which is almost as reg
ular as Stromboli in it's eruptions
and which throws out nephtic gases
| that are borne on the winds as far
| down as Muench street and which
| on several occasions have forced
| people living on Sixth street to close
/ their windows on warm nights. Rid
ing on street cars through the clouds
| OF smoke pouring from the dump is
anything but healthful and yet moth
| ing seems to be done by police or
sanitary officials to prevent recur-
rences of nuisance that is fully
as bad as the tall weeds that wave
| to and fro on vacant lots and
which bring frequent notices to cut.
Congressman ]. Hampton Moore
is writing some interesting things in
the Philadelphia Evening Ledger
| hn
spiration for articles is worth read
ing: THE familiar signature of
John Wanamaker eXcites comment
on the part of those who wonder
whether the distinguished Philadel-
phian really writes the editorial adj
vertisements under which appear
his facsimile. 1t is not untimely TO
answer this moot question on first
hand information. The great mer-
chant does write those editorial
comments AS n conscientious work
man takes pride in the piece of
cabinetware he has built, so Mr..
lWanamaker derives satisfaction in
the effect of his literary work. 1t
is said by those who know that the
inspiration for these business SER
mons is caught in the morning ride
to the office or in the shadows of
eventide. A sunbeam, finding its
t way through the window at break
fast or the cheerful voice of the
newsboy furnish a theme for the
! day. Victor Herbert may catch
/ tunes for his new marches in the
, revolutions of the locomotive wheel,
, as Willard Spencer gathered much
of the music of the Little Tycoon i'll
sneakboX off Harvey Cedars. And
so it is with Mr.. Wanamaker and
5 his inspirational writings. After all,
it is gospel truth that we find SER
. mons stones
, Said the spinster to-day: II Wis
tied a mother of five yesterday aft
ernoon and heard n good one sprung
by the youngest daughter of the fam
lily, aged 8. Mother was so hurried
, that she told little Gertrude she
might wash and dress the baby to
help mother The youngster loved
! her task, but So chow baby brother
/, was most enerb --ic and it was diff-
+. cult to get him ready for the day.
, %, mother sighed the young nurse
:, maid, nothing nowadays is as 1t
! used to be, is it? Even babies are
not so calm
Meeting of the State cantonment
: of the American Legion here TINS
week recalled to the older residents
! of the city the early meetings OF
, the G. A. r. of Pennsylvania IN thls
CITY. several IlIl1eS III lllS cal ~ NN'
the State organization of the Granu
: Army met here and in 1888 the ma
tional encampment was held in Har-
risburg The meetings brought
= thousands of visitors to Harrisburg
and on some occasions they mad TO
Il sleep in tents.
S Mrs. John c. Groome has received
d a telegram from Colonel John y
|, Groome. Superintendent of the State
), Police. saying that he had arranged
t for accommodations for himself
S aboard the Princess Qarusl, sailing
= from Brest on October a. Colonal
r Groome was to have sailed on sep
e tember 20, but was unable to com
= plete his report to the Supreme war
k Council, sitting in Paris, on condl-
It tions as he found them while on
It the American Military Relief Mis-
: sion to Russia. In one OF his lct-
8. tera to Mrs. Groome the Colonel
h said that he had distributed $lS,-
v 900, 900 worth of food. He was
il placed in command of food dlstrl-
r button in Lithuania and the coun,
o tries of Western Europe, and found
many women and children starving
II in these countries.
J. Colonel Groome will return to his
e former position as head of the State
k Police from which he went to serve
v in France as the chlet or the Mlli-
v tary Police. Later he was detailed
e to the staff of General Harts. IN
r. Paris in charge of the officers no.
I tells there He was about TO sail
e home when he received the per-
v sonel appointment of Herbert
! Hoover to the food mission to Rus
Y sia.
It's interesting how quickly pco-
G pie go to place where an improve
ment is to be made to look over tho
land. In the last few days thee
- have been numerous visitors to the
@ site of the new memorial bridge and
some people have been walking over
n the whole line and asking questions
q of policemen and trolleymen about
n the plans. The indications are thGt
there will be n large committee"
o. to supervise the bridge.
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