Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-01
Wednesday, February 20.


which went into effect to-day boosted
prices of cigarets, cigars, beer and
whisky in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
to-day took its first step to prevent
! the repeal of the Daylight Saving
Law. kilograms were sent to Sena-
tors Knox and Penrose, and Con-
gressman kreider. Mayor Keister
also sent similar kilograms.
Pennsylvania's road building bonds
( to be issued under authority of the
constitution amendment ratified last
November, will be put out at no more
! than four and one-half per cent. in
terest and will run for thirty years
Total votes to-day show that Frank
4. Smith. Republican, was elected
| State Senator over L. Vernon Fritz,
Democrat by more than a two-to- one
vote yesterday.
| Henry Johnson, a Transient. who
has been living here for several
months, was arrested, charged with
| breaking the window of a North
Third street store that he might
| plunder.
Representatives of various hunt
ing clubs and deer camps of Central
Pennsylvania have gone on record as
favoring the game code as it now ex-
! lists.
Sheer mischief prompted some per-
| sons to break thirty-seven dozen of
/
house early this morning.
| President Robert \. Enders, of the
| School Board, has named a committee
| of three experts to probe the safety
of the addition to the Camp Curtin
| school building now being construct
ed, as regard safety from fire.
Camp Hill Civic Club is planning
! to erect a memorial tablet to it's men
and women who served the United
| States during the war.
Thursday, February 27.
The crime wave in Harrisburg is
| on the increase. Two automobile
thefts were reported late last night
and early to-day and warnings were
issued by officials against bunco
schemes worked by several sharpers.
Heavy income taxes are promised
! from war workers who are visiting
| the internal revenue office in the
| Post Office building.
| The accounting division of the De-
partment of Health is to be removed
to this city from Philadelphia and To-
Gated in the Star-Independent build
ing. This is the first step in the
Capitalization of state offices here.
Several other branches of depart
ments have been removed to the
same building.
Ardella Green. 442 Herr street, is
reported to be suffering with small
poX.
\ new counterfeit quarter, very
hard to detect, has appeared in the
city.
j. H. Wolf, 1852 Walnut street. has
somebody's goat. not figuratively
| speaking but in the literal sense. He
wants to get rid of it and does not
know how. The animal refuses to
bulge
Congressman A. S. Kreider has no.
| titled the Chamber of Commerce that
he Will support the movement to con-
tinue daylight saving.
| Wholesale and retail liquor dealers
in the city and county who have lift
| ed their 1919 licenses and paid the
full tax. may receive no refund when
the country becomes dry despite the
fact that the State Legislature has
passed the bill providing for the pay
ment of the tax by the month.
Friday, February 2s.
Mayor Keister expresses himself
heartily in favor of the proposal to
risburg upon its return from France
and stage a big reception for its
members.
Local military officials send out a
warning to all who evaded the draft
that by giving themselves up to the
military authorities they can avoid
the humiliation of arrest, which un-
doubtedly will follow.
+ Leon Lowengard announces the ar
rival of spring by his discovery of a
biplane shad fly, official harbin9er
of warmer days and balmy skies.
George S. Reinoehl, president OF
the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce, appoints a committee of which
Charles l.. Covert is chairman, to CO.
operate with city and county com
missioners for the erection here of a
joint city and county office building
to take the place of the present in
adequate courthouse.
The Rev. Mr.. Klaer. pastor of the
Covenant Presbyterian Church, ad-
dresses the conference of Presby-
terians in the Penn-Harris Hotel or
the New Era Movement.
James Bloomenthal, aged 19, 234i
Logan street, returns from France
, after being wounded at the battle OF
Chatieu-Thierry.
Penn-Harris walters hold colorfuI
ball in the Chestnut Street Audi.
torium.
CAMPAIGN FOR MEMBERS
The Hick-a-Thrift Bible Glass o.
the Pine street Presbyterian church
will continue the membership cam
paign for another month, it wa
announced today. All old member
returning soldiers and sailors ant
marines are invited to attend tn,
session at 1880 every Sunday.