Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-14
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some interesting things are beinS
turned up in connection with 1t,
especially in regard TO some of the
precautionary measures. There ts
for instance, still some demand for
icertihcates as volunteer policemen,
although they are good only until
the end OF the war; Some of these
requests showed that the volunteer
policemen had been called upon for
local service quite different from
what was intended when the act was
approved in 1917 and that they rem
!dered efficient service in conjunction
with local officers. In half a dozen
instances, the chairmen of the local
safety committees asked for police
men TO be named and when inquiry
was made, 1t was found that they
were acting as plain clothes men in
some of the boroughs and small
towns. Crap games, petty thieving
and similar offenses were the lines
of activity to which they were called
and one Allegheny county town re-
ported that the volunteer policemen
had been called upon by the local
authorities to help break up games
played by boys on pavements and
vacant lots, in which pennies earned
running errands were changing
hands in crap games and various
pilfering going on. The boys were
stated to have out scouts and to be
able to elude the policemen. The
volunteer policemen being in ordin-
ary clothing were able to get close
to the games and to round up often
ders. In other instances, gangs of
men making night hideous by "keg
parties" and at other gatherings
were cleared out by the volunteer
officers at the call of the burgesses,
while several times the men were
mustered when disturbances were
threatened by jokers. Operation of
the law seems 70 have been without
much difficulty in many counties of
the State and. incidentally, there
has been a demand on the part of
men for the certificates as some
thing to show as to what they did
during the war.
News that the Legislature con-
templates taking the protection off
the red squirrels has been hailed
with joy by dozens of youngsters.
who like to hike to the country and
= who have been annoyed by the little
animals running about in front of
them Just as though they knew that
shooting them was against The law.
u There are hundreds ard hundreds
OF red squirrels to be found within
e few miles of the city and Wild
d WOOD park the River Front, the roads
5 to the east of the city and the Cum
d berland shore are favorito grounds
It for the red terrors. Aud when the
d bars are down, It VIII be worth
d watching what happens.
n An interesting anecdote about the
o dedication of the Capitol is printed
r by the Philadelphia Inquirer this
|. week. 1t was told here by George
4 j. Brennan, who says:
n THE presence of Leopold Stokow-
r ski and his Philadelphia Orchestra
s appearing in the unsuccessful cam
: paign before the Legislature this
" session for Sunday concerts recalled
an incident in connection with the
- ceremonies attending the dedication
n of the State Capitol. Joseph NJ. Hus-
; ton, architect, had worked out an
: elaborate program, which he sub
mitted to the committee of which
n then Senator and now Governor
4 William G. Sproul, Secretary of the
7 Commonwealth Cyrus e. Woods, of
e Westmoreland, then president pro-
tenn. of the Senate, and Prothonotary
q of the. courts of Philadelphia Henry
r F. Walton, at that time serving in
. his third term as Speaker of the
q House, were among the active men,
\ bers.
d The question Of music came up.
u Huston said he had communicated
d with Walter Damroch in New York
" with view of having his orchestra
figure in the ceremonies.
# why go to New York for music?"
o queried Pennypacker. "I have heard
J. the Ringgold Band of Reading play
h at our National Guard camps and 1
j. don't think you can get any better
music, anywhere" added the Cover
nor.
But Governor" you do not want
brass band for an occasion like this"
exclaimed Huston.
IS Here" the architect persisted,
le I'VE will have the fundamentals in
'e art and the fundamentals in litera-
l. ture and we should also have the
ID fundamentals in music"
ID How much will it cost?" queried
ID the Chief Executive.
le Il have an estimate here" replied
II Huston, under which ws can bring
Damrosch and his complete orches-
h ira over with all expenses paid, for
s, SO, 000."
Is well" Governor Pennypacker.
es after deliberation, replied, probably
g the young man is right. Let us allow
10 him his way"
le And Damrosch and his magic ba-
IL ton held sway over one of the most
l. artistic recitals ever given in the
" Commonwealth, the orchestra being
,e grouped under the great marble
n dome of the majestic structure.
It's odd the way telephone calls
get tangled up. OF course, nine
tenths of the trouble is due to mis-
takes made by the caller in getting
n the number from the book. No
l. one disputes that. 1t would not be
ID worth while If they did. Anyway,
le the mistakes that are made are in
IF teresting and entertaining, twenty
10 four hours later. A well-known
r doctor received two calls for a
al priest; an undertaken was asked
h for some lamb chops and an up
y town residence was repeatedly asked
Is If it was boiler works. A flor
ar ist says that he is tired of answer
is ing questions about the price of
ts tires, and downtown home Is con-
= tinually getting complaints about
! the removal of garbage.