Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-03
Ehrntttg Gl1at

Philadelphia is just now bumpfng
against another of the old grants of
land which turn up occasionally to
plague municipalities and which are
giving concern to officials of our own
city who wish to have the State Capt.
tol and the county unite in building
structure which will be in harmony
with the Commemorative plans for
adornment of Capitol Park to make
1T the civic center of Pennsylvania.
In the States metropolis some citi-
zen has arisen to challenge the
tracks of the trolley company as
running counter to a grant by Will
nam Penn in his provision for a
square in his ci:y plan. Although
the point might be raised that there
are dangerous possibilities in set
ting aside provisions governing
donations of land for public use
there is little question but that some
authority exists whereby the inter-
est of the people would be best
served by disregarding the terms of
the grant. Harrisburg's river front
mas been improved in a way to at
tract the admiration of every visitor
as the result of the grant OF a sec
ton of the shore of the Susquehanna
Li1IllS lOE
poses and it is an honor to his
memory and to that of William
Maclay, the man who walked the
river bank every evening until he
died and who insisted it be reserved
Tor park purposes. But the donation
OF the court house and Jail plot by
the founder of the city works just
the other way. The property is too
small and the adjoining ground held
at TOO high figure to make pur-
| chase advisable. The State looks to
the city to match it's civic center ac-
tlVlties. The county is in quarters
winch 1t has outgrown and is obli-
gated as much as the city to CO.
| operate with the Commonwealth.
The situation here and in Philadel-
phia have some parallels which it
| would seem good business and pub
lie policy to clear up.
| People who are rejoicing in hear
ing the notes of the song sparrow
ana who want to join with the
youngsters in tag and tops should
not forget the bareback of the
Iaft inauguration just ten years
from tomorrow" remarked a man
at the Capitol to-day. 'I tried to
go to Washington and I remember
| it."
Somebody the other day called
Ira u. Ulsh and David 7. Bechtold
the two Dauphin county REPRESENTA-
tlVes IN the Legislature, "the legis-
latlVe twins" They were sitting to-
| gether at the Chamber of Commerce
reception to the Legislature at the
time, and both admitted that they
trained together" 1--WE are col
leagues in fact as we'll as in name"
said Mr.. Ulsh, who is as popular in
the upper end of the county as
Bechtold is in the lower end. In
deed both men have friends in all
parts of the county. They have
voted together on every big meas
ure that has come before the pres
ent session of the Legislature and
have been on the right side of the
| fence on all important bills. They
are we'll liked on the Hill and con-
sidered among the solid, reliable
members of the House. Both are ar
! dent admirers of Governor SprouI
and strong supporters of his legis-
lative program.
Among the boys who will come
back with the 10Th division in June
is Bion c. WellSer, formerly city edi-
tor of the Harrisburg Telegraph,
who is a corporal in the 311th field
artillery. Corporal Welker trained
at Camp Meade, received instruction
at a special school for gunnery ex-
perts in France and was we'll up to-
ward the German line when the war
came to an end. Since that time he
has been with the army of occupa-
ton. He will rejoin the Telegraph
staff upon his return from the army.
That deer which furnished the
subject for the hunt in South Harris
burg is back in the Lykens valley
preserve. The deer was turned loose
in the hills beyond the almshouse
some time ago because there were
members of the same family in that
section. 1t became tired of the coun-
try and headed for the bright lights
of the city. The game authorities
sent him back to his immediate kin
in the upper end preserve. The other
interesting part about it is that the
man who organized the hunt and
caught the deer has asked the State
to pay for the clothing which was
damaged in the excitement. The
i State authorities did not want the
deer caught, it may be said, in fact.
they preferred to have the animal
let alone or chased back to the
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