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Wednesday, December 30, 1914.
DECEMBER
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MOON'S PHASES—
Full Moon, 2nd; Last Quarter, 10th;
New Moon, 10th; First Quarter, 24th.
f"—-—£THTrer\ WEATHER FORECASTS
Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair and
colder to-night and Thursday. Lowest
temperature to-night about 18 degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair and
, C colder to-night and Thursday. Strong
Vi west winds.
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, 34; lowest, 23; 8 a. m., 27; 8 p. m., 33.
OUR PROTEST TO GREAT BRITAIN
• Whatever grounds existed for criticism in this
country of the Washington administration for what
has been described as its inertia in the matter of
upholding the rights of America in the foreign
war field, vanished with the announcement yester
day of the firm stand taken by President Wilson in
protesting against the British treatment of Ameri
can commerce and insisting ori an early adjustment
of the grievance.
The British people, outside of official circles, ex
pressed great surprise at the positive action taken
by the Washington Administration, but, it is now
brought out, the British government lias for some
time beeu acquainted with the nature of the coun
try s grievance and apparently lias not acted upon
it with sufficient promptitude to give promise of
an early adjustment of the conditions complained of.
The action of the British warships in holding up
American merchant vessels may be justified in part
by the apparently admitted fact that some of these
vessels have resorted to trickery in the matter of
concealing contraband goods among other goods in
transit. This trickery is frankly admitted and
deplored by President Wilson.
Such offenses, however, do not appear to have
been sufficiently grave to have .justified tlie handi
cap that Great Britain has placed on American com
merce in general. They must, however, be taken
into consideration in whatever adjustment is
reached with Great Britain in the whole matter of
the President's protest. x
ery wisely it was specified, in the protest sub
mitted by President Wilson, that the demands were
made in a friendly spirit,, and there appears lo be
no ground for alarm that anything save a friendly
adjustment of the grievance will be the outcome.
TEACH SPANISH HERE!
It is significant that Dr. Brumbaugh, educator
and Governor-elect of Pennsylvania, in addressing
yesterday afternoon's session of the State Educa
tional Association in this city, should have chosen
to emphasise, of all the educational questions open
for discussion, the necessity for the study of the
Spanish language in the public schools.
Dr. Brumbaugh speaks from a wide personal ex
perience when he touches on the matter of the ne
cessity for English-speaking citizens of the United
States to know the Spanish language, for he speaks
troin his experience as an educator among Spanish
speaking people. He advocates what he believes is
a pressing need when he urges that the public
schools, particularly of this state, offer their pupils
instruction in this romance language which is
spoken by one-tenth of the people to-day living
under the American flag.
An example given bv Dr. Brumbaugh, showing
how the teaching of Spanish at Girard College,
Philadelphia, resulted in the conducting of a coffee
industry by graduates of the college because they
knew the language in which the commerce was
carried on, serves to show how, on a larger and
nore profitable scale, Americans can capture trade
in Latin America who hut know the tongue in
which the business is conducted.
The Governor-elect has, as an educator, recom
mended that Spanish be>established as a course of
•study in public schools of Pennsylvania, and there
is no logical reason why this suggestion should not
be favorably acted upon. Particularly is there no
reason why the language should not be taught along
HARMSBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1914.
side of Qermaii and French in the Harrisburg high
schools.
The necessity for the teaching of Spanish exists
beyond question, and in this city there has even
been passed by the school board a resolution pro
viding for the employment of an instructor to teach
the subject in the Central High
tion which has been disregarded for more than
ten years and all but forgotten.
While the necessity now so plainly presents itself,
the Spanish language should be firmly fixed in the
curricula of Harrisburg's high schools. The young
people in the commercial department of Central
High School, the boys in Technical High School,
and other students who are eager to learn subjects
of possible practical value to them, should have the
opportunity to learn the Spanish tongue. If the
capital city leads the way, other schools in the state
may speedily take steps in the same direction.
"SAFETY FIRST" HINTS FOR WORKERS
Through an arrangement with the Pennsylvania
; Industrial Board, of the Department of Labor and
Industry, of which commission John Price -Jackson
is the head, the Star-Independent begins printing
to-day a series of hints and suggestions of various
sorts for the guidance of workers of the state, —
all the articles to have bearing on % the "Safety
First" movement.
The first installment appears under the heading
"Safety First," in another column of this news
paper to-day, and this distinctive caption will be
retained so that this information can easily be
found by persons who desire to be benefitted and
instructed by it.
It will be the aim, after to-day, to print such
information each Monday evening, and it is recom
mended that all persons interested in labor, and
the efforts to increase the safeguards for the work
ers of Pennsylvania will cut out these articles and
maintain them as a complete record for their guid
ance and help.
TEACHERS AS CHARACTER MOLDERS
Public school teachers may have taken it upon
j themselves, or the people may have tirst expected
|it of them, —to exert their influence in the molding
of the characters of their pupils. Many of thenj, at
any rate, seem to have the conception that theif use
fulness goes beyond that of primly presiding at
routine recitations and of strictly marking monoto
nous examination papers. They appear to believe
that they should take advantage of their positions
as guides of childhood'to teach their pupils right
principles, to direct in some measure the activities
of their young lives and even to advise them in the
choice of good books and encourage them to do
reading outside of school texts. If there were
only more public school teachers like that, there
would perhaps be fewer prison wardens.
Dr. W. C. Bagley, professor of education at the
University of Illinois, told, in the course of his
address to the state teachers at Technical High
School last night, of an instance reported among
many, of a girl who had studied under a total of
ninety-six public school teachers up to the time
of her graduation from High School. On that girl
ninety-six personalities had made their impressions
during her public school life, and ninety-six teach
ers were jointly responsible for the proper develop
ment of her intellectual and moral qualities.
As Dr. Bagley pointed out, the responsibility for
a student s success or failure can seldom be traced
to any one teacher, when so many instructors unite
in their efforts to educate that student. Yet perhaps
there is nobody who has any remaining recollections
of his public school life who cannot point back to
one or two or three teachers who of the total num
ber made the most lasting impressions on him, and
influenced most largely his course of life. '
Cleaning sidewalks of ice appears to have become a lost
art in Harrisburg.
Water is to be cheaper and the tax rate lower in 1915.
Can anybody suggest any other way to reduce the high
cost of living!
Even it the tax rate will have to go back to nine and
one-half mills in 1916, is there any reason why we shouldn't
have a nine mill rate in 191 5 while conditions make it
possible f
They are going to dump ashes over the river bank as
solution of the Front street filling problem. Well, it will
be a relief to get them out of a good many back yards
where they have been undisturbed for almost two weeks.
Dr. Eugene L. Fisk, director of hygiene in the Life Ex
tension Institute of New York, told a Philadelphia audieice
yesterday that "swift living in America is hurting us."
We cannot see just how that applies to Philadelphia and,
besides, taking Americans as a whole, we are not dying
off quite as fast as they are in Europe just now.
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
RIDING THROUGH THE WOODS
A college graduate applied for work in a lumber camp.
He was told to get busy on one end of a cross-saw, the
other end being in charge of an old and experienced lum
ber man. At first all went well, but by the second dav the
youug man's strength proved fickle. Suddenly the old man
stopped the saw.
"Sonny," he said, not unkindly, "I don't mind ver ridin' j
on this saw, but, if it's jest the same to you, I wish you'd j
keep ver feet off the ground."—National Monthly.
NOWADAYS
Mrs. Waynp—"Are Highflier and his wife of different
faiths!"
Mrs. Blase—"No; of different doubts."—Puck.
SHE CAN DO IT
"Mr. Moneybags, what are you going to make of your
son?"
"I can't make anything of him, but he's got a girl who's
making a monkey of him."—Buffalo Express.
AND THE COAL BILL
"Do vou think only of me?" murmured the bride. "Tell j
me that you think only of me."
"It's this way," explained the bridegroom, gently.
"Now and then I have to think of the furnace, my dear."—
Louisville Courier-Journal.
| Tongue-End Top ics|
v
First Y. M. C. A. in United States
Sixty-three years ago yesterday the
first Young Men's Christian Association
was organized in the United States. In
the winter of ISSO, G. >l. Vanderlip,
a Columbia University student, while
on his way to Eden'berg University,
stopped in London. He did not like the
prices he had to pay for food in res
taurants. Strolling through Greshan
street, lonely and looking for a cheaper
restaurant, lie walked into a large stucco
building over the door of which was
written "Y. !M. C. A." He found cheer
and comtort, friends, books, newspapers
and cheap and excellent food. 'He had
stepped frorf the cold, strange street
into a new world. He wrote an enthusi
astic descriptive letter to tlhe Boston
"Watchman and Reflector." Thomas
V. Sullivan, a retired sea captain of
'Boston, saw tttie letter, and went to
'London to see the institution. He re
turned to Boston with all the ardor and
zeal that had inspired George Williams
to organize the first Y. M. C. A. in
London on June 6, 1544. The old sea
captain who had 'been a score of times
around the globe in a sailing ship,
gathered a little band of young men yi
the Old South 'Meeting 'House in Bos
ton and there was born the first Amer
ican \. M. C. A. Unlike the Knglish
association, t'he Boston association laid
great stress upon the association ns a
social resort. Its success was phe
nomenal from the start.
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1,000,000 in Y. M. C. A. To-day
To-day the total membership of the
V oung Men 's Christian Associations of
the world approximates 1,000,000 per
sons, 600,000 of whom are members of
the American branch. Of the total of
9,105 associations, 2,421 of them are
American. The American association
owns $67,000,000 of the $75,000,000
Y. M. C. A. property in the world.
(Branches are established in many dif
ferent sections of the globe, such as t'lio
Esquimeaux at Reykjark, Iceland and
the one l'or eolored men at Nairobi,
Vfrica, which was founded by Colonel
Roosevelt when he was hunting there.
Another association has been formed in
Jerusalem. The work of the association
lias 'been gradually widening. At the
outset its efforts were evangelical.
«ame the drilling of leaders of men in
various lines, of work. Now the organ
ization grapples with such questions as
fanning and hygiene in addition to its
other work. On t'iic battlefields of t'he
present European war V. ;M. C. A. mem
bers arc playing an important part.
\ot only do they offer prayer for sol
diers, . but they supply literature, sta
tionery, various forms of recreations
and amusements and clotting to them.
Many of tiie secretaries now in charge
of work on the battlefields are Amer
icans.
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Feeding the Birds in Winter
Dr. Joseph Kal'bfus, Secretary to the
State Game Commission, is much con
cerned regarding the feeding of the
small game birds during the bad weath
er we have been having for some time,
and is afraid that there may be much
suffering should the feathered bipeds
not receive that attention that will
prevent them from starving. He has
spent, all of the money at his disposal
for this purpose in sending feed to dif
ferent points, and some time ago called
upon the farmers ou whose grounds
tlie birds stay, and the sportsmen who
enjoy the hunt, to help feed these
birds. There has been very generous
response from the sportsmen.
"If the farmer and his sons and
his daughters," said Dr. Kalbfus,
"would do a little more in the way
of feeding the birds the liuirgry crea
tures would be greatly benefited. 1
spoke before a farmers' club not long
ago and I told them some plain facts
about the necessity of feeding the
birds."
Circulars have been sent out all over
I the State asking that the birds be fed,
I apd some sportsmen's associations
j have bought many bushels of feed for
the game birds.
SAFETr^FIBST
; (THE FOLLOWING RULES AND
! REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPT
ED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA INDUS
TRIAL BOARD. SUBJECT TO THE
i PROVISIONS OF THE LAW (ACT 267,
SECTION 15. P. L. 1813), WHICH PRO
VIDES THAT PERSONS AFFECTED
MAY PETITION THE BOARD FOR
CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF SUCH PETI
TIONS. IT WILL BE REVIEWED BY
THE BOARD AND IF CONSIDERED
NECESSARY A PUBLIC HEARING
WILL BE CALLED IN REGARD
| THERETO.)
WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY
RULES AND REGULATIONS
111-B.o—The word (should) wltere
used is to be understood as advisory
and (shall) as mandatory.
Note: All moving parts of wood
working machinery such as saws, feed
rolls, cutting heads, shall be guarded in
a safe manner, and have ail exposed
collars, set screws, shafts, couplings,
clutches, keys, pulleys, gears and belts
guarded as provided for by regulations
in \ olume 1, No. 1, covering the trans-j
mission of power, unless other regula
tions have been approved by the In
dustrial Board for special cases.
Where special operations require the
removal of the various saw-guarda men
tioned below, an equally safe special
guard must be substituted and the saw
must always be guarded by one or the
other while in motion,
HI B.II—CIRCULAR RIP SAWS:
Circular rip saws shall be guarded by a
hood, and provided with a spreader' lo
cated at the rear of saw. Saws shall
THE GLOBE THE GLOBE
An After Christmas Sale
That Spells Economy to Lovers of Good Clothing
Economy does not necessarily mean low prices -many a garment
bought at "a cheap price may prove extravagance of the worst sort.
Economy DOES MEAN getting "value received" for what you pay
out. There are true economic values in clothing of THE GLOBE
kind—and we back up our statement with ironclad guarantee.
' s l6~ # s ls=
Buys Suits Worth tp $25 /f\W/7\ Buys Overcoats Worth S2O
At this price we include the / \ When you get on one of these
BEST suits made in America — jj i high grade extra-value over
the famous Fashion-Clothes— /If) > ou needn t l/c afraid of
Atterbury-System—and Adler /// h f "jw| in f , notes w ,! th
[/ / J iBHHBISS either for style or quality. They have
Rochester Suits. Extraordinary sav- fey \ all the distinctive features demanded
ings are, therefore, apparent. Every(/i A by welj dressed men of all ages—
.... , Tp strictly hand-tailored bv the coun
su.t possesses a trinity ot virtues- \r ft IT H|Kft try - s foremoßt ove reoat rnakers.
durability, elegance and economy. \\ L \ I
Those $22.50 Suits \ 1 ffll H e sll.7sßalmacaan
\V 11 UF? Overcoats, really slo values—real
—real values to s3o—convey an im- \ \\ \ natty, swagger, warmth-without
pression of expensive exclusiveness 1 SjA weight overcoats (hat represent the
and high-price tailoring—there's a \ greatest value obtainable—and are
well-bred air about them that's dif- ijESj *5 away above the ordinary in appear
ferent. ance and style.
$6.50 Boy's Mackinaws at $5 $3.95 and $5 Overcoats
Let the boy romp about and play in the For the Little Chaps at $2.50
open air, but keep him dressed warm— J Handsome Overcoats of rough Scotchy
one of our nobby mackinaws is just the j | fabrics and Cassimeres—for boys 2to 8
thing for him. There the most beautiful I . years old. Variety of styles to select from
patterns we've ever seen—striking plaid I —every one is indeed an exceptional value I
effects. I a t $2.50.
THE GLOBEr
be guarded uniter table to prevent pos
sible contact. An exhaust hood will
be considered a guard.
111-B.I2—CIRCULAR CROSS-CUT
SAWS: Circular cross-cut saws having
fixed horizontal bearings shall be
guarded by a hood. Swinging cross-cut
saws shall have the saw guarded in an
approved manner. All circular cross
cut. saws shall be guarded under or at
rear of table. Knuckle guards shall
lie attached to swing frame. Swing cut
off shall- be equipped with an efficient
device to return and retain saw at back
of table.
111-B.I3—CIRCULAR SAW MILLS:
In setting saw mills, a horizontal clear
ance of at least three feet shall be al
lowed between any fixed object and
any part of the traveling mechanism.
111-8.2 —BAND SAWS: Band saws
shall have both wheels encased and
be provided with ,1 shield extending
down to guide rolls to prevent operator
from coming in contact with the saw.
A band saw blade shall be completely
guarded on its up travel.
111-B.3—WOOD SHAPERiS: Wood
shapers have cutting heads carefully
guarded. It is recommended that simp
ers be provided with n cylindrical col
lar having rounded corners, of a di
ameter not less than the greatest di
ameter of cutter and placed immedi
ately above cutter, when the work op
erated on permits. The collar speci
fied may have several three-eighth inch
diameter perforations to permit view
of work.
TII-8.4 —WOOD JOINTERS: Wood
jointers shall be provided with a
cylindrical cutter head, and an auto
matically adjusted guard.
111-B.S—MORTISING MACHINES:
Mortising machines shall be provided
with thumb stops to prevent the hands
of operator from coining in contact
with chisel.
TII-8.6 PLAN I NG, MATCHING
AND MOLDING MACHINES: See
j noto under 111-8.0.
II 1-8.7 SANDING MACHINES:
j Disc sanders shall have periphery and
back ot' revolving head thoroughly
guarded and approved exhaust systems
provided for the removal of dust.
11l- 8.8 —T ENON IMG M ACHINKS :
Cutting heads, saws if used and all ex
posed moving parts, shall he carefully
guarded.
Johm Price Jackson, Chairman;
George S. Comstoek,
James C. Cronin,
.Tohn P. Wood,
Mrs. Samuel Semple,
Industrial Board.
Additional Personal
and Social News
DANCE AT ELKS' ( LI B
Delightful Affair Last Evening Was
Last of Series of This Season
Forty couples attended the dance at
the Elks' Club last evening, which was
the last of the series arranged for the
past year.
The cluib rooms were prettily dec
orated with Christmas greens and gay !
festoons of colored paper, and the j
Looser orchestra played for the dancing. 1
At 11 o'clock luncheon was served in I
the grill room, which was prettily dec- !
orated with evergreens and colored elec- j
trie lights. The social committee in- ]
eludes the following members: Dr. j
Thomas E. Bowman, Charles G. Dot- |
weiler, Charles; M. Fry, James -H. Lut/., j
George E. Wnyder, Simon Hirsh, Isaiah
Reese, R. L. Schmidt and Harry G.
Crane.
Birth Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Weakley, 2136 j
Green street, announce the birth of a'
son, James Herbert Weakley, Wednes
day, December 16.
Mr. and Mts. Clinton Mathew, !)
North Cameron street, announce the
birth of a daughter, Bessie May Math-
ew, Christmas Day. Mrs. Mathew was
Miss Clara Smith prior to her marriage.
Mr. aud Mrs. Rupp Visiting Here
iMir. and Mrs. Frank M. Hupp, of
saiida, Col., are visiting the former's
mother, 'Mrs. 'Minnie ITpdegrove Rupp,
585 Sout'h Front street. This is Mrs.
■Kupp's first visit east, as at the time of I
Mr. Kupp's last visit home two vears
ago he was still a bachelor, so that
there will be quite a number of in
formal little so'ial affairs given in her
honor during her stay here.
Married in New York City
Lancaster, Dec. 30.—Announcement i
was made last night of the marriage of j
Miss K. Floy Senft, of this city, and j
George T. Titzel, of near Lancaster,
the ceremony being performed at the |
Scotch Presbyterian parsonage, New I
York City, by the Rev. David Wylin I
several weeks ago. The announcement
was a surprise.
Boy Scouts' Anniversary
Members oi" Troop 4 of the Bov '
Scouts celebrated the fourth anniver- |
sary of their organization at the social j
If
I
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NOW
Old and New Members
Are Invited to Enroll in j
Our
Christmas Savings
Club for 1915
Everybody Invited
UNION TRUST COMPANY
Union Trust Building
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SPECIAL
THURSDAY - FRIDAY
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DOZEN { 1 1,111 j dqzen
SCHMIDT 313 Market St. |
j FLORIST' p. r. r. Station |
rooms of the Immanuel Presbyterian
church Monday evening. William Boy
son, a chartei member of the organiza
tion, acted as toastiuaster and speeches
were made by .lames Fitzpatrick, an
honorary member, and Scouts A brain
Bnrkholder, John Boyson, Harry Rupp,
Arthur Lewis, Clarence Newmeyer, Wil
liam Boyson and Scoutmaster Garfield
McAllister.
Misfortune Follows McAllister
New Holland, Dec. 30. —L F. Mc,
Allister, of this place, seems to be ir
bad luck. A valuable horse injure*,
in a collision two weeks ago had to
be shot a day after the death of his
wife, who was injured in the accident;
another horse died a few days after
wards, and yesterday a valuable mule
had to be shot, the animal falling on
the ice and breaking a leg.
Reduces Its Capital Stock
Ndbanoii, Derf. 3(1. —At a special
meeting of the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel Company yesterday the stockhold
ers authorised the reduction of th«
capital stock of the company from
$20,000,000 to .$."1,125,580.