Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-29
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Three courts were held IN Har-
risburg last week although the aver
age man did not know il. And the
Indications are that some of the
matters brought up will have a ma
uonal erect when they are adtudi-
Gated. The United States court was
hero to listen to the arguments in
the McFadden- Williams Utilization.
which has attracted attention far
beyond the State and Is one of the
frst moves to take the policy of
Federal authorities before the courts
in banking matters. In the State
Supreme Court, which sat here for
only two days. there was started a
proceeding which would subject the
action of courts in the matter of
liquor licenses to review far more
extensive than ever known before.
The Dauphin county court was in
session at the same time. Harris
burg is an ideal location for the
holding of courts, Notwithstanding
the argument used in Pittsburgh
against the Hess bills to establish
appellate courts here. This argu-
ment, which is also heard in Phila-
delphia, is that Harrisburg hotel
keepers are behind the bills. There
is a belief here that a certain hy-
phenated Philadelphia hotel Is moro
or less behind the opposition to
them.
Some of the returned soldiers are
having a grand time with the Har-
risburg children these days and inch
dentally the Harrisburg youngsters
are throwing grenade style Every
American boy is born with an over
hand throw and if he cannot pitch
a curve before he puts on 'long
pants he is no good. There was
time when boys who played ball in
the River Front parks or at the play
grounds or on some lot and threw
any but the orthodox style was con-
sidered either ''girlish" or "chuckin'
on lug" And the overland cricket
or grenade style would have caused
some unkind remarks. Now the boys
have contests to see who is the best
fin grenade throwing. War does have
strange effects.
The Pennsylvania railroad fur
nishes some interesting sights these
days with the soldiers going through
almost every hour or SO in long lines
of coaches bound for home and fire.
side. And while these trains are
going by other trains of empty cars
are going east to get more men. The
best thing about 1t is the satisfied,
anxious to get home air of the SOL
diers, also a striking contrast to the
hilarious, cheering spirit manifested
when they went through on the way
overseas.
To-morrow's Memorial Day pa
rade will be of unusual interest for
Harrisburg because it will be the
first since that in 1899 in which the
veterans of a new war will partici-
pate. Memorial Day came into be-
ing late in the sixties and Harris
burg was among the early cities in
the country to establish the observ-
ance as an annual affair. Some of
the professions of the seventies and
eighties are we'll recalled, because
Harrisburg was a center of activity
of the G. A. r. and delegations from
posts in other places used to journey
to Harrisburg to participate in the
| Decoration Day. parade, as it was
then termed. The customs that have
| come down to us were just COM
mencing to get their grip upon the
affections of the people and there is
many man who remembers when
a boy how he carried flowers for the
outlying cemeteries in the morning
of Memorial Day and who followed
the bands and stood around in the
Harrisburg cemetery to hear the ad-
dress and listen to the crashing of
the volley fired by the soldiers over
the graves of Geary and other gen.
erals of the Civil War. Many also
used to visit the churches where the
| Grand Army posts went to services
on the Sunday morning preceding
Memorial Day. The veterans march
was always awaited and many a
blue coated and white vested soldier
was presented with bouquet on the
way to the meeting house. In 1899
the veterans of the Spanish War
joined in the parades and the pro-
cessions took on additional interest.
1t has always been the rule for the
militia companies to take part in
the parade on Memorial Day and
the men of the City Grays of years
agone, the men who were in the
Harrisburg companies of 1898, the
men of the Mexican border service
and the men of the war with Ger
many will march beside the Reserve
Militia tomorrow.
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Under plans being made by State
officials, the manufacturing end of
the State Arsenal will be consider
ably developed this year. Not only
will the handling of uniforms and
equipment be undertaken, but motor
transport and even artillery will be
looked after at the establishment in
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