FEWER FATAL ACCIDENTS
-IN MINES DURING 1914
No Great Disaster Occurred Throughout
Year in Bituminous Region, Al
though Three Catastrophes Hap
pened in Anthracite Shafts
According to the returns made by
♦ in- various niiue inspectors to the &t»te
Department of "Mines there was a ile
cideit rediK'tiou in the uumber of fatal
mine accidents iu Ulie mines in 1914
as compared with the previous year,
1913. In the anthracite region the
number of fatal accidents in 1913 was
024; iu 1914 the number was 596.
The number in the bituminous region
in 1913 was 611; in 1914 the number
was 4 01.
Tiie record in the bituminous region
is remarkable in that there were uo
great disasters during the \ ear. The
largest number of persons killed at one
time was three. The reduction of acci
dents in the bituminous region is at
tributed largely by the Department to
the rigid enforcement on the part of
the inspectors of the many safety and
precautionary measures embodied in the
mine code of 1911. This mining code
is probably the most comprehensive and
efficient in existence.
In the anthracite region, however,
one accident, the result of a cage fall
ing down a shaft, killed thirteen men,
another similar accident killed six aud
an explosion of gas also resulted in six
fatalities. It is undoubtedly true with
relation to the anthracite region that
conditions of safety have been im
proved by the issuance to the opera
tors in December, 1913, of additional
precautionary rules and suggestions for
the lessening of the dangers of mining
operations. The rule requiring two
daily inspections of every working
place bv the mine foreman or assistant
mine foreman, in additiou to the other
inspections made under the law. has
proved efficient as a protection to the
workmen.
T'ne output ot' void in tho anthracite
region will be about 90.000.000 ton?
or approximately the same as in 1913.
In tne bitumiou's region the production
will be about 140.000.000 tons, show
ing a decrease of about 34,000,000
tons. The coke production will show
a decrease of probably 9,000,000 tons,
and this decrease materially ailects the
production of bituminous coal. Other
contributing causes were the unsettled
conditions produced by national legisla
tion and the European war. The pros
pects for 1915 seem to be very promis
ing. according to the prediction of the
district inspectors.
TO SEND BELGIAN FOOD FREE
Governor Tener Is Advised of New
Plan of Forwarding Supplies
Lindon W. Bates, vice chairman of
the Commission for Relief in Belgium.
No. 71 Broadway. New York City, tele
graphed Governor Tener yesterday as
follows:
'•The Commission for Relief in Bel
gium, the officially designated sole
agency through which food and sup
plies may be brought into Belgium, has
just concluded arrangements with the
Postoffice Department and with express
companies whereby any one in America
may forward foodstuffs for relief in
Belgium by parcel post or express
without cost of transportation to the
sender. The supplies needed are non
perishable foodstuffs, also new blanket?
and new clotting.
"On account of the postal laws, par
cel post packages cannot be sent bv
parcel post 'C. O. D.' By following
the instruction of the department, how
ever. the sender may, if he wishes, have
his postage refunded. A similar re-1
fund will be made on all packages sent
by the following express companies:
The Adams Company, the American
Company, the Welis-Fargo Express
Company and the Northern Erpress
Company.
"The response of America to the
appeal of Belgium has been gratifying,
but the task of provisioning over 6,-
000,000 people. 1,400,000 of whom
are absolutely destitute, requires the
dispatch of a shipload of food every
other day and the maintaining of a
transport line. State relief organiza
tions should be put cn a permanent
basis for continued effort until sum-
Bier. if not longer.
"Detailed instructions for sending
packages an! for obtaining the refund
transportation money are in the hands
of the State committee? representing
the Commission for Relief in Belgium.
They have also been posted by permis
sion of Postmaster General Burleson in
the 65,000 postoffices throughout the
I'nited States. Similar instructions
have been placed in the offices of 35,-
000 express companies. This informa
tion may also be had by addressing the
Commission for Relief in Belgium, 71
Broadway, New York City."
GETB CREMONA VIOLIN CHEAP
Pittsburgh Man Pays M.70 for Old
Italian Instrument
Pittsburgh, Pa.. Jan. 15.—A Cremo
na violin, brought to this country 30
years ago by an old Italian, since em
ployed as a leader in a Cumberland
ild., mine, where he kept his "fiddle,"
came into the possession of Furev Burt,
ot' Beevhview. this city, last week for
the paltrv sum of $4.70.
Burt brought his prize to this city
Wednesday. A few hours after his ar
rival William P. Schwartz, a local mu
sician, offered him $2,000 for the Cre
mona.
Lift Lancaster Quarantine
T.aacaster. Pa., Jan. 15.—The quar
antine placed on the local stock yards j
to prevent any further outbreak of!
hoof-and-mouth disease has been lift
ed, but cattle can be received for sale
only for immediate slaughter.
Diving Log Knocks Out Trolley
Lewiatown, Pa.. Jan. 15.—Traffic
was interrupted yesterday on the Lew
i'-town and Reedsville electric railwav
when a* thirty-foot log 'broke from its '
fastenings in a lumber camp, shooting
over a rocky crag 100 feet high and
striking and dislocating the tracks.
A Bald Head Only Indicates
that the scalp has been neglected. We
recommend that you use
SsssSS:
Kills the germ that causes the hair to
fall out and will keep the scalp healthy,
ttaorge A. Uorga*.
SI.OO I I $2.00
"Tad MARK-DOWN SALE DFI 'sTm
i Thousands of Them—All New Desirable Patterns—Not a Poor
1 Shirt Nor an Old Shirt in the Lot
1 Starting Saturday morning, Jan- Isl 50 16,867 Shirts of the finest qual-
I uary 16th, at 7.30 A. M, and continuing ' itv and workmanship will pass from us
B without interruption until Saturday, Jan- ShIPTQ . .1 , * _ c „ . , , ..
t uary 23rd, at 11 P. M. THIS GREAT ® to the wise men of Harnsburg and vicing
LIVE STORE for men will turn its entire I | A ity at a fraction ol their true value. But 1
| attention to the conduction of Harris- II B V t^ie has come when these shirts h
|j burg's greatest of all Shirt Sales. ■ must go regardless of what they cost. i
I A most extraordinary opportunity—A sale of high-grade shirts of I
I present season patterns—many of them advanced styles. THIS LIVE STORE never S
I'- handles seconds. Every shirt guaranteed to be absolutely satisfactory, just the same i
as though you paid the regular price.
Our January Suit and Overcoat Reductions j
II include every Suit and Overcoat in the store. The sort of clothes
I you have always considered worth the former prices, the sort you rarely have an
I opportunity to purchase at these prices.
I Every $15.00 Suit $12.50
Every S2OJW Suit and
Every $25.00 Suit and Overcoat now $21.501
$2.50 I IYSIt tj U EHIKI | $3.50
Shirts Shirts |
$1.89 304 Market St. Harrisburg, Pa. $2,691
LANDSLIDE BLOCKS TRACKS
Heavy Blasting Necessary to Remove
Storm-Loosened Bocks
Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 15. —Over 500
tons of earth and roek fett upon the
Pennsylvania railroad freight line at
Turkey Hill, near Columbia, Wednesday
night, due to recent heavy rains.
Dynamite blasting to reduce the size
of rocks was so heavy that houses a
dozen miles away were shaken. In Co
lumbia people ran from their homes in
terror. At the Columbia rolling mill
the night shift fled from the works, be
lieving a boiler had exploded. .
Little Daughter Finds Him Dead
Kane, Pa., Jan. 15.—When Oertrude, j
the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. !
John Konoski, of Johnsonburg, arose j
yesterday morning before other mem-,
bers of the family, she found her fa- I
ther dead on the floor, evidently a vie- j
tim of heart disease.
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HARRTSBITRO STAR-INDEPENDENT. FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY 15. 1915.
EX-BONIFACE FACES TRIAL !
He la Accused of Burning Hotel to i
Collect Insurance
York, Pa., Jan. 15.—Accused of hav-j
ing set fire to the National hotel in
Dover, York county, last August, when j
he was the proprietor, to obtain insur
ance, William Myers was arrested in j
York and held under SI,OOO bail yes
terday. The prosecution is brought by I
W. W. Wunder, of Reading, a Deputy'
State Fire 'Marshal.
Discovery was made, it is alleged, j
that the fire started in several places j
about the building at the same time.
Loses Her Tresses as Penalty
Tamaqua,' Pa., Jan. 15.—Mrs. Felix'
Upulsky, with her hair flit oif close to i
her head, had her husband before Jus- |
tiee Beard yesterday, claiming that
Felix had done the iutting, because she j
refused to sign away her interest in a i
small property owned toy them.
MAY DROP REVENUE DISTRICT
York Considered Better as a Branch
Than Separatsly
York, Pu.. Jan. 15.—The York office
of tbe State Highway Department
which administers to York, Adams and
Lancaster counties, is to be abolished,
it is reported, (ommiesioner Bigelow,
it is said, is not satisfied that it has
been conducted as economically as
would be possiible were it partitioned to
adjacent districts.
As a preliminary move seven mem
bers of the local force have been order
ed to HarrisJrurg, leaving Assistant En
gineer Edward $. Frey in charge with
'but three helpers. The York district
has been in existence about four years.
Ex-Senator Manbeck's Son Weds
Mifflintowu, Pa., .fan. 15.—Was
•Lydia R., daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thaddeus Vincent, of this place, was
married yesterday to Maxwell Man
beek, son of ex-9tate Senator Manberk.
FEWER HOURS AT SAME PAY I
Hanover Shoe Company Cuts Working
Time, but Not Wages
Hanover, Pa., Jan. 15.—The Hanover .
Shoe Company announced yesterday
that the working hours of its male em-'
| ployes is reduced from 57 1-4 to 54,
| hours per week, effective at once, with
out reducing the wage. About a year
I ago the hours of the female operatives ;
; were reduced from 57 1-4 to 50 hours, 1
J with the same pay. No pentone under
| 16 years of age are employe!.
On New Year's Eve this company,!
•which' operates a chain of stores in .prin
cipal cities and is the town's biggest]
I industry, owning two big factories, gave j
I a dance for its employes, with 1,200
persons in attendance. On New Year's
Day it gave an entertainment for the
children of Hanover, at which there
were 2,000 guests. Three new stores
will be opened thi« month.
I FALSE TEETH KILL WOMAN !
Become Lodged in Windpipe as She I
Stoops in Street Car
Scranton, Pa., .lan. 15. —Choking; on 1
a set of false teeth which became
lodged in her windpipe when she bent!
I over to pick i«p her purse from the floor j
of a. street car, Mrs. Thomas J. Middle-!
ton, of 312 North Bromley avenue, this;
1 : city, Hied last night before she could bo
! removed to a howpitul and the obstruc
': lion removed.
Scores See Man 'Killed
Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 15.—Scores of j
. j people at the Beading Railway station j
1 1 here last night saw William C. Martin, I
1 a brakeman, aged 45 years, struck by*
i a sh-iftiug engine which knocked him
> down and cut off both legs. He died in
i an ambulance while comrades were tak
i; ing him to the Pottsville hospital. He
| leaves a widow and seven children.
7
! REFUSES LIQUOR LICENSES
j Lebanon County Judge Turns Dowt.
Four Applications
ijetoanon. Pa., Jan. 15.—Judge H.-u
ry yesterday refused four application*
| for liquor license. All the application*
refused yesterday had remonstrance-!
I filed ayainst them by the Anti Saloon
Lcag ie of Lebanon county.
They were for the Steitz Hotel and
Majestic Cafe, both in this city; Wash
ington Hotel, Annville, aud Crouso
House, My erst own. The Majestic ami
Washington licenses were revoked last
year.
Fxtally Shoots Brother
.Scranton, Pa., Jan. 15. — Angered be-
I cause his brother, Harvey Emery, re
fused to attempt to 'break a will of tlusir
father, which cut him off with $5, Al
fred Emery yesterday shot and prob
ably fatally wounded Harvey Emery, of
South Canaan township, Wayne county.
Harvey Emery got SIO,OOO in the will.