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—Basement On the sth Floor
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moments with a rough and ready child and a new one would ap- 39c U_l ' What Better Than
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(Basement.) , of most discriminating taste.
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Carving Sets ers " l t ' ie as^'on centers. * beautiful blouses ot the finer
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Nickel Plated Chafing Dishes with $5. ifsk MSJ&k lavender checks; also tan and gray.
1 pecia . Men's Bath Robes jOnftpT c .,, d ...
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most wanted for gift giving; silk, BOWMAN-S— Second Floor • 47 $33.50 and $34.50. and $5.00.
79<* to $3.00. Lisle, 35£ upward. That its collection of choice perfumes, powders and other
u j t • requisites is most complete and that gifts may be selected
Women's Gloves Patterf' to whh CaSC * Women's Bath Robes • Pictures
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(iloves; at and SI.OO. $8.50 to $13.50 (26 inches). other effects, $3.75 to $7.50. $1.98.
RODERICK TALKS
ON COAL TRADE
Chief of Mines Says That For
eign Trade Did Not Ma
terialize Last Year
James E. Roderick, State chief of
rnines, voices the belief that it will
take considerable work and more ef
fort to secure co-operation among
shippers before Pennsylvania's export
trade in coal for South America can
be built up in his report on the state
of mines in this state last year. The
report covers the hard and soft coal
mining and the coke making in 1914
and considerable space is devoted to
the development of trade conditions.
It is noted that Pennsylvania coals
have won in competition with south
ern state coals and that the Navy De-
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 22, 191?.
partment has recognized the value of
Keystone State products. Until the
war orders came the industry was
more or less seriously affected and last
year production declined.
In the course of his report the chief
says:
"The coal production of Pennsylva
nia for the year 1914 was 237,074.171
net tons, of which 145,884,530 tons
were bituminous and 91,189,641 tons
anthracite. The coke production was
17,164,124 net tons. Both coal and
coke showed a reduction from the high
record of 1913. The deereaso in the
bituminous output was 27,081,129 tons;
in the anthracite, 437,323 tons, and in
coke, 7,554,114 tons.
"There was a notable decrease in
the number of accidents in both re
gions. Tho bituminous fatalities num
bered 413 as against 611 in 1913; the
anthracite numbered 600 as against.
62 4. The nonfatal accidents in the
bituminous region numbered 963 as
against 1.052 in 1913, anil in the an
thracite region 1,038 as against. 1,125.
Notwithstanding the reduced tonnage
the number of employes was consid
:rably greater than in 1913. The bitu
minous region reported 196,03 8 em
ployes as against 189,909 in 1913; the
anthracite reported 180,899 as against
175.310.
"The trade in bituminous coal was
generally disappointing, as a result,
chiefly, of the depression that pre
vailed throughout the country in
nearly all branches of industry.
"At the outbreak of the European
war coal shippers had hopes tliat a
large market might be opened up to
them, but no beneficial results fol
lowed. German and Austrian ships
were driven out of the market and the
English government chartered all the
tonnage it could possibly reach, mak
ing it impossible to obtain carriers for
American coal, except at rates so high
as to be prohibitive. The expectation
of trade with South America was
equally disappointing. The South
American merchant requires a long
period of credit, in many cases three
or four months, often with a demand
for renewals, and this condition had a
most discouraging effect upon the
American shipper.
"The accident record for the year
showed a gratifying decrease in the
number of fatalities. The record in
the anthracite region is the best since
1902 and in the bituminous region
since 1897. In the anthracite region
there were 600 fatalities, or 3.32 per
1,000 employes, as against 024, or 3.56
per 1,000 employes, in 1913, a de
crease of 3.85 per cent. In the bitu
minous region there were 413, or 2.11
per 1,000 employes, as against 611, or
3."2 per 1,000 employes, a decrease of
32 per cent.
"The production per life lost in the
anthracite region was 151,982 tons and
has never been equaled since the tlrst
anthracite law was enacted In 1870.
The nearest record was in 1913, when
146,838 tons were produced. The pro
duction per life lost in the bituminous
region was 353,231, as against 283,086
tons in 1913. This record has been
equaled only four times in forty years,
in 1886, 1888, 1897 and and 1912.
"In prosiding against accidents the
large operating companies have a
great advantage over the small ones.
Many of them have specialized in
safety methods and give every con
sideration to the welfare of the work
men."
STATE WILL GIVE
FAVORING RATE
Coal Miners Insurance Will Be
Ten Per Cent. Below That
of Stock Companies
Officials of the State Workmen's In
surance Fund believe that they will
have a fair show of landing for the
State a considerable amount of insur
ance of coal miners as a result of the
conference held at the Capitol late
yesterday afternoon between the In
surance and Compensation officials and
coal operators representing approxi
mately $75,000,000 of annual pay roll.
The State officials declared that It was
the intention to reinsure the State
fund against exceptional hazard and
due arrangement would be made for
insurance of public liability.
From start to finish the meeting was
marked by a (ire of questions and the
session did not end until dark. Several
coal operators and attorneys and some
men who were suspected of being in
terested In insurance companies pour
ed broadsides at the State officials,
raising many Involved questons. The
State announced that its rates for coal
miners would be ten per cent, below
those approved yesterday by the State
Insurance Fund for stock companies.
There were some questions raised at
the meeting about the procedure on
approval of the stock rates, but It blew
over and the meeting settled down to
a straight talk on what the State would
do in the way of making insurance of
coal miners under the compensation
act attractive to tho operators.
The meeting was attended by ninety
men whose operations represent pos
sibly $75,000,000 of annual pay roll.
The rates for the State fund for min
ing with shafts, tunnels or galleries
or with drifts or slopes will be $4.18
for anthracite mines and $3.45 for
bituminous mines. These rates are
based on each SIOO of pay roll.
State Treasurer Young, chairman of
the fund board, presided, and tho
speakers l'or the State were Commis
sioner Jackson, Assistant Manager
Allen, of the State fund: Chairman
! Mat-key, of the Compensation Board:
Counsel Bolilen, of the Compensation
Board, and Special Deputy Downey,
of the State Insurance department.
Over thirty operators or their attor
neys took part in the discussions.
Mi'FABI.WI) TO T.\l<K ON
FUTURE OF NIAGARA FA MS
The American Civic Association will
hold its annual meeting in Washing
ton December 28 to 31. The presi
dent J. Horace McFarland of this city,
will speak on the subject, "What Shall
[ We Do With Niagara?"
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