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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04

guards, and perhaps large percentage
should be charged to careless methods,
which can only be overcome through or
ganized safety and education.
Many of our industrial establish
ments, working through organized plant
safety committees, have accomplished
some marvellous results during the past
year. Commissioner jackson has devel-
oped plan whereby these successful
safety method can be promoted through
out the industries of the entire State.
First, the departments inspectors are
urged to study such methods in the
various individual establishment in
their respective districts, and cooper
ate in general campaign OF safety edu-
cation. Second, through the depart
ment's bulletins, travelling exhibits and
lectures, and through articles published
in the newspapers throughout the State,
which have been most generous with
their space and have assisted materially
in developing spirit of cooperation
between the department and the work
ing public.
An ever-increasing number of safety
and fire prevention experts are being
ueNeiOpPu III the INDIVIDUAL pldnlS
throughout the State, who are working
in cooperation with our inspectors and
the Department at large. These men
are developing into an effective, auxil-
iary organization, whose assistance as
sures an early reduction of the indus
trial accidents of the State to mini
num-
1t is recognized that the reduction
of the accidents during the past year
is, in a measure, due to the reduced ac-
tivities of our industries, and that it
will be necessary, as business improves
and new and inexperienced men are
put to work in, strange places, to warn
aud instruct them as to safe methods
and practices, in order to prevent an
increased percentage of accidents in the
respective industrial establishments.
At the beginning of new year it is
quite proper and practical carefully to
analyze our accidents of the past year,
and their causes, in order that we
avoid, if possible, the recurrence of
such accidents. In such plants as have
not already placed the matter of acci-
dent prevention in the hands of some
member of the plant organization, it is
urged that such a policy be adopted as
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LATE war news SUMMARY
'sssd ,s1Ia wo1A psnsRueo

'S1Bd @sI1 uoaA psnuHuo0
the eastern battle front leading at
points to desperate hand to hand en-
counters. An Official Russian statement
shows that, after capturing Bolimow,
the Germans attempted to push on to
the northeast, in the direction of War
saw, about thirty miles away. This
movement marked the renewal Of the
German offensive toward the Polish
capital, after period Of comparative
inactivity, but their advance in this
direction is said to have been repulsed
with large losses.
A remarkable night battle on the
bank of the Bzura river Is described in
the Russian communication which says
that German forces were permitted to
Cross the river unmolested and then
were attacked with bayonets, without
firing shot. It is asserted that several
hundred Germans were killed and the
remainder surrendered.
In the other campaigns on Europe's
battlefelds no essential changes are re-
ported. In the transcaucasian region the
Turks and Russians are engaged in
fierce struggles, but reports from Petro-
grad and Constantinople concerning the
outcome are at complete variance.
In France and Belgium the attacks
of the allies have failed to develop In
to another great battle and it is beIiey-
ed i'll London that the attempt to expel
the Germans from their conquered ter
ritory may be deferred for several
months.
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early in the year as possible, as the
Department feels that, should such 4
policy be adopted throughout the entire
State, the percentage of the accidents
that now occur throughout the indus
tries of the State could be reduced by
fully fifty percent within the year. This
statement is made after careful consid-
Grafton of the records furnished by a.
great many different and varied indus
trial establishments, and the Depart
ment stands pledged to give all infor-
nation and advice it has at hand, In
order that this prophecy become redi-
ity.
All those interested in organized
safety, we refer to the article entitled
Safety Organizations for Industrial
Establishments, presented in the July
issue of the Departmental Bulletin.
The Department wishes to congratu.,
late the safety departments of thBI
various industrial establishments
throughout the State for the good word
done in the past, and believes thai
1915 will record even greater achieve
ments in the line of industrial better
ment than has been shown in tine past.
January 4, 1915.
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NEWS OF STEELTON
BURGLAR TOUCHED Lamp:
noise AROUSED OWNER
Pete ostoic Is Minus One Pair Trous-
ers and One Hat AS Result of the
Visit of Thief to His Home Dur
ing Last Night

Pete Ostoic, residing at 745 South
Front street, was awakened early this
morning by a noise down in the dining
room of his home, and getting out OF
bed made AN investigation. Just as he
entered the downstairs room he beheld
a burglar making his exit through the
kitchen door, carrying bundle under
his arm.
AS Pete was in his night clothes and
umarmed, he could neither pursue the
man nor try to stop him. After max
ing an investigation he found the thief
had secured an entrance through the
cellar, and while many things on the
first floor were disturbed, only one pair
of trousers and one hat were missing.
The thief in his search had accidentally
touched hanging lamp in the dining
room, the shade of which ratified and
the noise it made was the first intima-
tion the owner had that something was
amiss down stairs.
Mrs. Ostoic and her son are spend
ing the holidays with her mother, at
Youngstown, o., and Pete was the only
person in the house last night.
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Will insist ON
AUDIT FOR 1914



that any audit the auditors can under
take, it the books are given to them,
Will he merely to check up after the
Controller. That, the officials say. would
be confined to checking paid bills with
the warrants and the warrants with the
ledger entries and the tax duplicates.
The County Controller already has
passed upon ninety ger cent. of the
treasurer s accounts-those for the first
eleven mOnths-and the vouchers which
he has passed upon and cancelled now
are in his possession. Mr.. Cough said
he will, within the next few days, wind
up his work on the December business.
If the County Commissioners direct
the Controller to surrender the vouchers
to the auditors, Mr.. Cough said, he
will have no objection to giving them
up. 1t is held by county officials that
what work the auditors can do cannot
possibly last more than ten days or
two weeks.
John w. Cassel has not yet been paid
for his work on the 1913 audit, nor
has he presented his iDill to the County
Commissioners for that work. This
morning he refused to say when he will
ask for the money. 1t is said that if
his allowance is reckoned as were those
of the other auditors-$3 a day for
eight hours-he will get something like
$40 in addition to mileage.
Court Ruling in the Case
In the Court opinion under which the
Dauphin County Auditors were permit
ted to make the 1913 audit, the Court
quoted the following Supreme Court de-
cision:
. In an exchange of office there may
naturally be some overlapping of terms
and duties, and if in the legislative
view the need for controller was i'm
mediate but the existing terms of the
auditors prevented mis- present assump-
tion of all the duties that would finally
pertain to his Office, it would have been
not unwise, certainly not unconstitu-
tiona, to meet the case by temporary
expedient.'' -
The Court then added this: ''The
present County Auditors, john W. Cas-
sci and Francis W. Riegel, are entitled
to serve out the terms for which they
were elected and to perform the duties
of the Office as required by law.'
Later the Court appointed Fred w
Huston as member of the audit board
to serve out the uneNpired term of
Harry A. Walters. VINO resigned to as
sumo the Office of Director of the Poor
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burgess SUGGESTS Way TO
CHEAPLY PROTECT BOROUGH
BY Using Members of Fire Patrol
Steelton's s Chief Executive Believes
Police System Gould Be Greatly I'M
proved at Very Nominal Cost

The appointment of the entire bor-
Owgh fire patrol as members of the bor-
ough police force for special duty will
be recommended to council by Burgess
Fred Wigfield in his annaul report this
evening. The appointment of an addi-
tional patrolman, to fill the existing
vacancy on the force, will also be
urged.
Burgess Wigfeld 8 recommendation
is one of the most far-reaching and pro-
gressive plans for securing the increas-
ed police protection demanded by the
taxpayers recently yet suggested, and
if adopted by council will bring great
er efficiency to the police department.
The burgess explains in his report
that there are now only three patrol
men to cover the entire town at night
and that during the past year there
has been an average Of one beat un-
patroled for 230 days. He further ex-
plains that there are great demands on
the force for special police protection
at celebrations of various kinds and
that when this protection is granted
the entire borough is often without any
patrolmen on their regular beats.
By appointing the fire patrolmen
borough policemen, he points out, It
would be possible TO use these officers
for special occasions or to substitute
the regular patrolmen on their beats
when sick or off duty for any other
cause. While he will make no recon-
mendation as to the pay these special
officers would receive, it is understood
that they would be paid only when ac-
tually on duty. Regular members Of the
force receive no pay when off duty as
the special policemen asked for would
cost the borough practically nothing, he
points out.
The extra patrolman he asks for
would bill the vacancy created by plac-
ing night sergeant "Jackn Masters in
charge of the central station at night.
What other recommendations he will
make, Burgess Wigfeld declined to
make public this morning.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
OLD BOARD is REELECTED
Annual Meeting Was Held Saturday
Afternoon at 1 O'Clock

AT the annual meeting of the Steel
ton Mutual Fire Insurance Company
held in the Office of the secretary, c.
Hess, NORTH Front street, Saturday aft
ernoon at o'clock, the old board of
officers and directors was reelected, as
follows:
F. +. Smith, president, director Peo-
pie bank, Steelton; William A. Keis-
ter, vice president, director Steelton
Light, Heat & Power Co.. William NJ.
James, treasurer, retired merchant, New
Cumberland; Christian Hess. secretary.
civil engineer. Steelton; Samuel Coulter.
director Steelton National bank, Steel
ton; Kirk Shelley, hotel keeper, Steel
ton: James Miller, secretary Lykens
Valley Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
Elizabethville.
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will be continued throughout the week
until Saturday evening.
Washington Camp, 102, P. o. S. of
A., will install its newly elected officers
at the regular meeting tomorrow even
ing.
The revival started in the East Steel
ton Church of God will continue every
evening this week. Good speaking and
special music will feature the meetings.
A blazing chimney at the home Of
Reed Cover, Railroad street, Highspire,
Saturday evening, was quickly extin.
guished by the Citizen IS Fire Company
of that town, which responded to an
alarm.
A German boy was rendered uncon-
scious Saturday morning when his sled
struck wagon on Mohn street. The
boy was not seriously injured.
Carl Blanche, residing in the East
End, sustained a fracture of the arm
troll of boIo sled, on which he was
coasting, and crashed into a telegraph
pole. lie was taken to the office of DIR.
McDanel, Highspire, where the-injury
was treated.
One of the biggest crowds ever seen
in st. John IS Lutheran church was pres
ent yesterday morning to hear the
first sermon of the Rev. George n.
Lauffer, as pastor of the congregation.
Extra seats in the church auditorium
were filled and the Sunday school rooms
were thrown open to hold part of the
crowd
A fire alarm was sent in Saturday
night from box 10, when a chimney
caught fire at Front and FELTON, streets.
The blaze was extinguished before any
serious damage was done. The prop
erty is owned by Miss Kate Heagy.
smoke house belonging to Celica
Brajkovic at the rear of her Frederick
street, property was entered Saturday
night and eleven pieces of meat consist
ing of hams and shoulders were stolen
The authorities, who have no clue, have
not been able to locate the thieves.
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PERSONAL

Miss Jane White, Locust street, left
today for Overlook, where she is en-
gagged as q teacher in a school for the
blind.
James Houdeshel 100 Lincoln street
left to-day to resume his studies at
State College, after spending the holi-
days with his parents.
After short visit at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Hess, South
Second street, Mark T. Hess, left late
this afternoon to resume his studies at
the Philadelphia School of Osteopathy
Mrs. William 7. Benn has returned
to her home, Lancaster, after a week.
end visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Smith, Christian street.
Mrs. Margaret Baldwin and Miss
Lillian Durnbaugh, have returned TO
the borough from holiday visit to
relatives at Philadelphia.
Mrs. j. d. Derr and her aunt, who is
also her guest. Mrs. Faime Hoyt, Hast
ings, Mich, have returned from Phila-
deSphia, where they spent the holidays
with friends.
Claude Lerch, of Lafayette College,
who has been sick for about five weeks
with typhoid fever, was brought to his
home in Highspire Saturday.
Jessie Sharosky has returned to
Philadelphia to resume her studies in
Neff College.
William /. Reed, of Palmerton, is
visiting his home in the borough.
Warren Nissley, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of his parents On Pine street.
Miss Marie Wiseman. the visiting
nurse employed by the Steelton Civic
Club, will be in her office from a. m.
to a. m, from 1880 p. m. to 1.30
p. m.
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ARTESIAN WELL TO BE DRILLED
Water for Manufacture of Ice Will
Come From Underground

Work is under way on the site OF
the Merchants Ice Company's pro-
posed plant ON Berryhill street between
Crescent and Cameron on the drilling of
an artesian well, which will supply all
the water to make the ice. The back
pressure from the river will force the
water up the pipe. The water will be
made physically and chemically pure
before being used.
The well will be about 500 feet deep
and will be about 10 inches in diameter
at the top and inches at the bottom.
1t is hoped that water will be struck
without trouble. The same stratas
aimed at that is supplying one or tvs
other manufacturing plants with under
ground water.
Building operations will begin soon.
The plant will be able to produce 70
tons of ice a day, and trcJ
enough of additional space
for 200-ton plant.
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MRS. PRUDENCE SHELLEY DIED
Paralysis Claims Aged Resident of the
Borough

Mrs. Prudence Shelley, an aged resi-,
dent of the borough, aged 6S years.
died OF paralysis last night at 11.40
o clock at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. G. H. Steel, Middletown. where she
mad been visiting for several weeks.
She was in her sixty-ninth year and
Is survived by the following children:
Mrs. Charles Willis, Goldsboro; John P.
Shelley, Steelton; Mrs. H. Steel Mid
dletown; Mrs. William Snell Abram
Shelley and Miss Edith Shelley, Steel
ton.
Funeral services will be held at her
late home, 20 North Front street The
Rev. j. H. Roger, pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, of which
she was member, will oficiate and in
terment will be made at Paxtang ceme-
terry.
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sAFETYZ&SF|RsT

The Pennsylvania Department of La
Dor and Industry urges that all inter-
ested in industrial safety study care
fully the proposed safety rules and reg
ulations presented in the Wednesday
and Thursday December 3Oth and
31st) issues of the StarIndependent.
The following nine subjects were
covered:
Wood working Machinery.
Power Transmission.
Standard Railings.
Stationary Steam Engines.
Machine Tools.
Forging and Stamping Machinery.
Polishing and Grinding Machinery.
Blowers and Exhausters.
Air Compressors.
All of these subjects are of vital i'm
portance to the thousands of industrial
establishments throughout the State.
Each subject has been treated by a sep
arate committee, made up Of men thor
oughly in touch with the practical man.
ufacture and operation of such machin-
cry.
The accidents that have resulted
from the operation of such machines
have been carefully studied, and prac-
teal guards and methods proposed
which will insure the greatest safety to
the operator, as well as those who come
in contact with such machines. II is
recognized that every safeguard must
be workable and practicable, and not in
terferc in any degree with the output
of the machine to he guarded.
Too much credit cannot be given to
the untiring efforts of these various
committees, who have worked shoulder
to shoulder without compensation or
even their expenses in spirit of hearth
est cooperation.
While the department realizes that
the employers first duty is to provide
safe place in which his employees may
work, and to assist him in the fulfill
ment of this duty these regulations
have been submitted, still it is realized
that a major portion of the accidents
that result throughout the State cannot
be charged solely to the lack of safe
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
SNYDER Heads Fire Patrol

At recent meeting of the local fire
patrol tine following officers were elect
cd: Chief, j. Clyde Snyder, Baldwin
Hose Company; first assistant chief,
John F. Violet, Paxtang Hook and
Ladder Company; second assistant
chief, Ivan d. Seiders, East End Hose
Company. All members of the patrol
who have not been sworn in, are re-
quested to meet at the council chamber
this evening between $50 and 7.30
O clock.
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FIRST NJ. L. CHURCH NOTES
Will Elect Trustees Tonight; Sunday
School Officers Wednesday Night

The annual election of trustees will
be held this evening at the usual hour
Sunday school officers will be elected
TO serve in 1915 at meeting to be
held Wednesday evening after prayer
service.
Owing to the death of Mrs. Prudence
Shelley, member, the Ladies Aid So.
ciety will not meet Thursday evening
as announced.
The fourth quarterly conference will
be held Friday evening and will be pre-
sided over by the Rev. DR.. William
Powiek, of Philadelphia, district super
intendent.
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FUNERAL OF MRS. C. MUMMA
Private Services Will Be Held To-mor-
row Afternoon

Mrs. Catherine Mumma, widow of the
Rev. Joseph C. Mumma, died at her
home, 134 Lincoln street, SATURDAY.
night at $50 O'Clock of apoplexy. She
was "A years old and was taken serious
ly i'll on Saturday morning. Mrs
Mumma is survived by the following
children:
Mrs. W. E Critchley, Lincoln and
Harrisburg streets; Mrs. R. V. Fair.
lamb, Harrisburg; Mark Mumma, Pine
street; Mrs. l.. A. Miller, Wellsville;
Charles Mumma, Paintersville; Norman
Mumma and Mrs. D. s. Keller, Lincoln
street.
Private funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock at
her late home. The Rev. William B.
Smith, pastor of st. Marks Lutheran
church, will officiate and interment will
be made at Baldwin cemetery.
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A Great Show at the
Standard Theatre Tonight

Strong Heart. Three reels, extra spe-
cial
Madame Double x. Essanay comedy.
The Smugglers of Lone Isle, featuring
Marian Sais, Cleo Ridgely, Paul c.
Horst and William H. West.
Admission and 10 Cents
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Two Mills Resume Work

The rail mill and No. l blooming
mill of the local steel plant, resumed
operations this morning after an idle
ness of several weeks. The merchant
mill 20-inch train, which started work
last week, was closed down Saturday
night, and it is reported, will not re-
sumo operations until January IL.
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HUNDRED VOICES TO SING
Part of Tabernacle Chorus Will Aid in
Services at Fourth Street Church

Yesterday afternoon the members of
the Fourth Street Church of God who
sang in the tabernacle choir organized
an evangehstic chorus of one hundred
voices to assist the pastor. DR.. William
n. Yates, in three weeks evangelistic
service which will begin next Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock.
Ira J. BENNY will have charge of the
chorus and William +. L. Yates will
be pianist. The chorus will meet for
rehearsal next Friday evening at z
o'clock A committee of three has been
appointed to- make the necessary
changes in the audience room for the
seating of the chorus.
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ENoLA SIDE

Philadelphia Division-246 crew to
go first after 2.45 p. M: 243, 244,
2S6, 229.
Flagmen for 244, 246.
Fagmen up: Corrigan, Ford, Reitzel,
Donohoe.
Brskemen up: Decker, Musser, Num-
NAV, Stimeling, Schuyler, Jacobs, Eel
ker, Fenstemacher, Myers, Vandling,
Taylor.
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Standard Theatres Offerings

The feature of the strong bill offered
by the Standard Theatre tonight con
sists of three reels of "Strong Heart"
depicting the struggle of an Indian in
athletics. This part is worth seeing and
also alone worth the price of admission.
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Yard Crews-Engiaeers up: Har.
vey, SALESMAN, Kuhn, Snyder, Pelton
Shaver, Hoylei Beck, Harter, Biever
Blosser, Hohenshelt, Crist, Breneman
Rudy, Huser, Meals, Stah.
Firemen up: Hart, Barkey, Sheets
Bair, Eyde, Ney, Myers, Boyle, Shipley
Revie, Ulsh, Bostdorf, Rauch, Weigle
Lackey, Cookery, Maeyer, Schieffer
Sholter, Smell, Bartolet, Getty.
Engineers for 1854, 707, 1920.
Firemen for 1854, 707. 1856.
THE READING
p. H. & P.-After p. M: 2, IS
8, "a, IA, 16, 6, II, IL, 12.
Eastbound-After 3.15 P. M: so
SO, 65. ST.
Conductor up: Gingher.
Engineers up: Morrison, Upton
Fortney, Crawford Richwine.
Firemen up: Bowers, Anders, Boyer
Longenecker, Zukowski, Lex, Snader
Dowhower, Corl, Sellers.
Brakemen up: Meyer, Grimes, Heck
man, Shearer, Duncan, Taylor, Yoder.
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CREW BOARD
HARRISBURG SIDE

Philadelphia Division-125 crew to
go first after lilo p. M: Ill. 121
lO5, 126, 12O, 104, 116. 112, 103.
Engineers for 1O3, 104, l21.
Firemen for 1875, 125, 116
Conductors for los, liz.
Brakemen for 103, 1O4.
Engineers up: Minnich, Foster
First. Wolfe, Brubaker, Mcclure, Man.
ley, Davis, Gillums, Kautz, Albright
Hennecke, Long, Bissinger, Kennedy
Statler, Smeltzer.
Firemen up: Manning, Brenner,
W. B. Myers. Whichello, Gelsinger,
Shaffer, Rhoads, Yentzer. Barton, I. l..
Wagner, Libhart, Miller, Duulevy, Pack.
er, Gilberg, Robinson, Duvall.
Conductor up: Ford.
Flagmen up: f. L. First, j. E.
Clark.
Brakemen up: Allen, Ferguson,
Cause, Brownwell, Dengler, Payne,
Desch, Sweikert, G. NJ. Mummaw, Nor
ris, G. Vi. Mummaw, Brown, McGinnes,
Busser, Wiland, Critic.
Middle Division-232 crew to go
first after 2.40 p. M: 249, 219.
Preference: 2, 4, 3, 8, 3, l, s, Z,
10, 6.
Engineer for 8.
Conductor for 2, 8.
Flagmen for 8, l.
Brakemen for 4, i.
Engineers up: Kugler, Smith, Free,
Mumma.
Firemen up: Kuutz, Wright, Drew
EFT, Ross, Schrefiier, Liebau, Fletcher,
Bornman, Arnold, Reeder, Davis, Kar-
stetter, Seagrist, Cox.
Conductor up: Huber.
Flagman up: Mumma.
Brakemen up: Baker, Rissinger.
Fritz, Peters, Bell Kaufman, Kilgor,
Wenrick, Pipp, Bolan, Plack, Putt.
Matews, Myers, MeHenry, Kane.