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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01

terna injuries, while his wife was suffering from
eoncussion of the brain. Whether any minor hurts
were received by the fox-trotting pair who figured
in and apparently were responsible for the col
lision is not ON the record.
Thus see that the modern dance is develop
ing in the direction of contest of the survival of
the ttest which tends take the dance out of the
category of physically harmless social diversions
and to put it in the class of athletic contest
quring scarcely less physical fitness than the much
criticised game of football.
If the dance continues to develop in this direc-
ton it may soon become necessary for only the
most sturdy to participate in the sport, while those
of less sound physical attainments may be com
PEELED merely to look ON from the side lines. The
time may come when we will have to establish
the training table for our star fox-trotters and
adopt rigid restrictions to prevent flying wedges,
of-side plays and bucking the line on the floors of
our ball rooms.
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ELEVATOR ACCIDENTS

Few people realize the great number
of elevator accidents which are con-
tinually occurring throughout Pennsyl-
vania. They do, however, think that
the majority of such accidents are
caused by breaking cables and subse-
quent dropping of elevators. On the
contrary, elevator accidents, almost
without exception, are caused either by
improper equipment, careless manipula-
tion at the landings, or else by easily
remedied defects in the construction of
the car or shaft.
The most frequent causes of accidents
at landings are lack of care on the part
of some person. This may be due either
to the carelessness of the operator or
of some other persons. Very seldom have
accidents occurred from defective
equipment and ones that have occurred
from this cause could have been pre-
vented in most cases if a careful in
spection had been held at regular short
intervals of time.
Two instances which recently came
to the attention of inspectors of the
Department of Labor and Industry will
illustrate how thoughtless persons can
become while they operate elevators.
One of the inspectors had occasion to
go to the upper floor of an Office build
ing in one of the large cities of this
Commonwealth. After transacting his
business in the office on the fifth floor,
he walked to the elevator shaft and
rang the bell. When the elevator had
stopped at the floor and he had stepped
into it, the elevator attendant, young
man of eighteen-the minimum legal
age for elevator operators-reverse
the power and the ear started to de-
scend. He Immediately turned to a
novel which he had been holding in
the one hand and leaning against the
side of the car started to read. This
continued until the ear reached the
street level.
The inspector naturally demonstrated
with the operator about the practice
and also took steps to see that this
custom was not continued. Every person
who has occasion to use an elevator
and who sees the operator reading or
| doing anything else which prevents
! the free use of both hands during the
! time he is operating the elevator should
consider it his duty for the sake of the
safety of himself or his fellowman to
see that the practice is stopped imme-
diately, even if it is necessary to call
the attention of the owner of the build.
ing to the matter.
In another instance a young woman
had been injured, several bones having
been broken in an accident. An inspcc.
tor was sent to the scene by the De-
partment of Labor and Industry to in.
vestigate the accident, in order to as.
certain if some means could be taken
to prevent similar accident. The su-
perintendent took the inspector up on
the elevator to the third floor where
the accident had occurred and was
about to step off the elevator without
locking the starting cable The inspec-
tor drew his attention to this neglect
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01
Poetic Justica

A couple in a certain village, each
the parent of six children, had me.ed
out to them a kind of poetic Justice
in which they failed to see the poetry.
The woman, a widow, pleading that
she had no home and was therefore
unable to care for her children. indur
ed the local authorities to admit them
to an orphan asylum. The man, a
widower, pleading he had no house.
keeper and therefore no one to care
for his children, induced the authori-
ties to admit his six also. Thereupon.
being freed from all membranes.
these two married
All went well for a few months,
when the authorities, learning of the
situation, promptly dispatched the
twelve children back to their parents,
and, the woman no longer able to rep.
resent herself as homeless or the man
as without housekeeper, they were
forced to receive them.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01

This morning it was necessary again for persons who
have board trolley the way to their places of
employment, wade tn ough five six inches of slush
due to the regulation requiring to stop on the
near side of the The risk that the peope run of
catching cold contracting pneumonia from wet feet
could be removed if the City Highway Department EN-.
poves instructed to their shoves first thing in
the morning after storm out once from the side
walk the stopping place of the ears near each corner
If the Department thinks is its duty do this work
the ground it should be done by the traction
least is the Departments duty that the traction
company does il.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01
NEW DANGERS IN THE DANCE

Lots OF good people believe that dancing is dan
gerous to morals, and statistics doubtless can be
quoted to show that under certain conditions
notably those that prevail in some of the dance halls
IN the big citieS,-these good people are right But
now comes story from New York which tends
to prove that dancing, especially the socalled mod
ern dancing, is dangerous to life and limb, without
for the time, considering whether it is a menace
from the moral viewpoint.
We are told that married couple who were
dancing IN Brooklyn suddenly were hurled to the
floor by pair of strenuous fox-trotters who col
lided with them and that by the time the Williams
burg Hospital ambulance surgeon got through TAX
ing an inventory of the damage done to the married
couple it showed that the man had escaped with a
fractured left knee cap and varousy described in
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01
HIS STOMACH FIRST

Mr.. Doublechin the despair of his socially ambi-
tious beterhaf They had been dining with friends
whose abode they had, unfortunately, arrived little
late and the homeward journey quite patent
that the lady was not in the best of tempers.
Whatever you thinking Of john" she said, ito
make your way the table without first greeting
the hostessf
well, mssus, replied the husband with a broad smile
Il reckoned the hostess, You call her, would keep but
judging from the rattle of the knives and forks the grub
seemed in danger of disappearing. Exchange
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Tonaue-End Topics
Money in Making Uniforms

Men of business with ready eye to
changing conditions have found that
wartime offers many new roads to
wealth. if the opportunity is seized
quickly. Almost every day since the
war began some alert British manu-
facturer or trader has found openings
in some new field. The khaki boom,
still at its height, resulted in the sud
den establishment of huge factories in
the heart of London. Hundreds of
young women left good places in the
jam and pickle factories nearby for
the work of making uniforms, Tailors,
pressers, who were glad to earn $40 a
week in normal times, are able to take
in three times that sum at present.
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Extra Seats for Mccormack Concert

The new seating arrangements, the
new stairway and the new exits, per-
mitting a ready emptying of the house,
and the fine acoustics as noted by Mr..
Paderewski, make Chestnut street audi
torium an idea place to hod the Me-
Cormack concert. The fact that it is
believed the house will be filed to over.
flowing on Wednesday indicates that
Harrisburg appreciates a great artist.
While the demand for seats has been
great, provision has been made for ex.
ira seats which are now on sale.
AdvNkE
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Other Wartime Profits

A prominent hardware manufactur'
er in Birmingham. put his factory into
the hands of manager at the begin
ming of the war and himself hurried
to nearby town and erected plant
for the manufacture of emblems and
buttons. He has been making these
novelties in wartime designs by the
million, at handsome profit. A hth-
ographer found similar gold mine by
turning his entire plant over to the
printing of patriotic picture post cards,
while struggling novelty dealer has
put his business on its feet by the
sale of a hundred thousand or more
sewing kits for soldiers.
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Greece to Aid Servia in War
By Associated Press.

Paris, Feb. l, ASS A. MA dis
patch to the Balksn agency from
Athens says: "Greece, with all her
forces, will come to the aid of Servia
in every fresh invasion of Servia by the
Austro- German armies. The greatest
activity prevails now in military quar-
tiers. -
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WILBUR IS COMING
Crane Wilbur Is Coming to the Regent
Theatre Saturday, February q

The hero of thousand photo-plavs,
including the most famous of all serial
pictures, The Perils of Pauline. " Crane
Wilbur is the most advertised "movie"
star in the world. This will be the first
opportunity to see him in the flesh. Mr..
Wilbur is said to be just as fascinating
in person as he is when feasting the
eye of the spectator on the curtain.
Surrounding Mr.. Wilbur will be care
fully selected company of artists who
admirably supplement the entertain
ment OF the star himself. Adv
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
HIS THEORY AND PRACTICE

During school tea kindly lady regarding one of
the young guests with evident alarm. Undsmayed by the
ladys gances, the young hopeful demolished plate after
plate of bread and butter and cake At the lav could
stand it no longer. Going up to the urchin she said
my boy, have you never read any book which would
tell you what TO eat what to drink and what avod!"
why bless yer, ma'am, replied the young gentleman
with his mouth full of cake, 81 don't no book It's
very simple. I eats all can drinks all 1 can an
avoids Dustin. London News.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01
Hampered By Sleet Storm

Chicago, Feb. Photograph and
telephone companies were hampered to-
day bya sleet storm which extended
widely in all directions from Chicago.
Ice coated wires broke and communica-
ton to many cities was cut off. In this
city the slippery walks brought minor
injuries to scores of persons.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01
MARTIAL WIT

Lady Roberts has told good story concerning smart
she heard soldier make to remark of hers
in India She visiting military hospitals out there
and was so delighted on what she that she exclaimed
II think the deserve medal for this campaign
as much as anyone and hope they will get one"
Il don't know about medal" said a witty officer who
was in attendance but they to get plenty of
claspsl"-London Answers.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01
Mr.. Brinton Complies Labor Laws

Stree the year 1713 PENNSYLVANIA
mas been passing laws relating to la
Dor, and Jasper Yeates Brinton, of the
Philadelphia bar, at the instance of
John Price Jackson, Commissioner of
Labor and Industry, mas compiled an
interesting volume of the labor laws of
pennsylvania, which has Just been pub.
iished by Commissioner jackson. II is
interesting to note that the first Penn.
sylvania labor law, passed March 27
lIlS, was one relating to the employ.
ment of apprentices. In turn Mr..
Brinton gives the various labor laws in
chronological order, clear up to that
of 1913 which established the DEPART
ment Of Labor and Industry. In his
foreword Commissioner Jackson saws
the value of this volume well iustifies
Its existence, with the hope that those
interested in labor laws will find it of
value to the extent which is antici.
pated. The compilation and annota-
tion give evidence of the most careful
research, and Mr.. Brinton s work will
be appreciated by those interested.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01
FROM THE BATTLEFIELD

During the recent fighting along banks of the Asne
man was badly wounded The Ambulance Corps tenderv
placed him a stretcher.
Take him to the hospital said the man in charge
Slowly the wounded opened his eyes and whispered
family
What's the matter with the canteenr'-London Tit
Bits.
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Conditional

Examiner-Now, William, if man
can do one-fourth of a piece of work
in two days how long will he take to
finish it' Williams it a contrac' Job
or is he workin by the dayl-Life.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01
A Spanking Team

"Now, Tommy, this little story says.
The rich man bad spanking team. )
Now, what's spanking teamf' -
~ know. My pa and ma s one. -
Baltimore American.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01

All of us have troubles but the who deserves
sympathy most is the stock market pluneer who is
short of wheat and long of United States Steel
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01

Following the Saturday crash in eggs omeets were a
popular breakfast food this morning
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01

This is the kind of weather that generally results in
boom in the price of United States Rubber securities
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01

UNDER AN ARRANGEMENT WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRY THE STAR-INDEP ENDENT
PRINTS EACH MONDAY A PRACTICAL
ARTICLE BEARING ON THE SAFETY
FIRST" MOVEMENT OR KINDRED
BRANCH OF THE STATE GOVERN
MENT, OF WHICH COMMISSIONER
JOHN PRICE JACKSON is THE
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-01

One twelfth of the has gone but than one
twelfth of the New Years resolutions have been broken
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YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, IS; lowest, 20; a. m, 20; s p. m, 2S.
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F E B r u A R Y
WEATHER FORECASTS

Harrisburg and vicinity: Rain to.
night and probably Tuesday. Warmer
tonight with lowest temperature about
40 degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania Rain tonight
and probably Tuesday. Warmer in
south portion tonight. Fresh shifting
winds.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-05
BRITISH REFORM LINE
TO THE EAST OF YPRES
Claim to. Be Holding Germans, But
Berlin Says Retreat
Continues.

LONDON, May Sit Is claimed here
that the readjustment of the British
line in Flanders, with the consequen,
abandonment of several positions east
of Ypres. marks the extent of the ad-
vantages won by Germany from heI
victory between Ypres and Dixmude
Averts Future Peril.
BY Strengthening this line, however
Sir John French. the British command
er-in-chief, has cut off a salient which
threatened military disadvantage
should the Germans attempt another
be rushing through Belgium.
All the German attacks thus far, ac-
cording to both the British and French
official statements, have been shattered
on this new line.
On the other hand, the official state
ment issuing today from the Berlin war
office says the British continue their
retreat, with heavy losses. to the east
of Ypres.
Important Positions Taken.
Several important positions. accord
ing to Berlin, have been taken by the
Germans.
The Berlin statement says also there
has been great activity between the
Meuse and Moselle. in the forest of La
Pretre, where a determined French at
tack is said to have broken down. In
the forest of ALLY, Berlin claims, Ger
man attacks haEe madaaRood progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-05
FRANK MANDATE ISSUED
ON COUNSEL'S REQUEST

Upon the request of counsel for Leo
NJ. Frank the Supreme Court OF the
United States today issued Its mandate
by which the decision of the Georgia
federal district court denying Frank writ
of habeas corpus was affirmed Had
the motion not been made the mandate
would not have been issued until May
10, thirty days after the courts deci-
sion.
1t was reported that the action of
Franks counsel was taken to facilitate
his application before the Georgia state
officials for Communication of his SEN
tence to death for the murder OF Mary
Phagan, the Atlanta, Ga, factory girl.
The mandate of the court is the offl-
cial order by which the lower court is
directed to carry out the effect of the
Supreme Courts opinions. Under the
rules Of the court mandates are not IS
sued until thirty days after decisions
are announced The court, however,
issues the mandate sooner, if requested
by the defeated party.
Upon the request being submitted to-
day in Franks behalf, Chief Justice
White at once ordered Clerk Maher to
issua the mandate tpEthBjth>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-05
WARMLY FEUCTATED
| ON 36TH ANNIVERSARY

Joseph =. Tumulty. secretary to Presi>
dent Wilson. was thirty-six years old
today, and the congratulations he re-
ceiyed were numerous.
He had busy day, beginning with
his appearance in the Police Court
shortly after 8 am, where his chauf.
feur, Shirley German, had been sum-
moned for violating the speed laws
of the District
Policeman W. c. Allen. who was the
complaining witness, testified that
the car was going twenty miles an hour
yesterday afternoon on Connecticut
avenue. Neither the chauffeur nor Mr..
Tumulty could offer testimony as to
how fast the automobile was going
over the four squares IL was followed
by the policeman. German admitting
that sit might have been going M.
teen miles an hour"
Mr.. Tumulty testified that just as
the policeman caught up with the ma
chine he noticed that the speedometer
registered ten miles an hour.
Neither of you gentlemen contradtcts
the evidence of the officer" said Judge
MulIowny in imposing fine of IS. Mr..
Tumulty paid the fine.
At the executive offices Mr.. Tumulty
had many visitors. He was delighted
with the outcome of the Baltimore
mayoralty election, where Mayor Press
ton democrat, was reelected.
Among Mr.. Tumultys birthday res
membranes was splendid letter ot
tribute and affection from President
Wilson, it is said. expressing bes&
Wishek for thu 3utuxaa -..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-05

the order. The janitor of the George
town custom house must take his fur
Tough with the rest of the custodian
forces elsewhere in the country.
ut is expected that by taking eight
days pay from such employees" said
Mr.. Newton, I'VE shall have sufficient
funds to carry US through. and besides
avoid the necessity of boarding up the
new buildings. as otherwise would be
necessary. The law makes it a penal
offense to create a deficiency. Therefore
we were forced to choose between actu-
ally Diminishing a sufficient number Of
employees to bring the pay roll down
to the appropriation or resort to the
expedient of laying off each employe
for a period of eight days. The latter
course seemed to inflict the lesser
hardship on the employees than the
former and was consequently adopted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-05
E|GHT-DAY FURL0UGH
IN CUSTODIAN SERVICE
U. S. Employees Forced to Take Va
cation Owing to Shortage
in Funds.

An eight-day furlough without pay
has been ordered for every employe OF
the federal custodian service on account
of the failure of Congress to make suf-
ficient appropriations to meet the pay
roll of men and women employed to
care for the public buildings of the
United States. The order, reluctantly
signed by Acting Secretary Byron r.
Newton of the Treasury Department.
has been sent to all custodiane. who
are required to arrange the details.
Acting Secretary Newton takes this
course rather than to dismiss part OF
the custodian force; rather than to
close up some of the new public build
ings. and rather than create de-
ficiency contrary to law. There are
s96 public buildings in the United
States. and the order affects 1873 en-
ployes. consisting of assistant custo-
dians. some at a salary of $4,000 a
year. janitors, charwomen. who get as
little as $3.50 a year. and others.
Local Employees Affected.
There IL one federal employe in the
QAtSict a. Caluunhiak. Nha Il af6eete0 BIZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-05
BEGINS INQUIRY INTO CANCER.
Census Bureau Also Starts 1nvesti-
cation of Other Subjects.

Special inquiries have been started
by the census bureau into the ravages
of cancer. questions affecting the negro
race. including tho relation of the
negro to the farm, and increase of
population, and the extent of state in
debtedness.
Taking advantage of medical discus
sion of cancer and efforts to determine
its cause. tho census bureau Is en-
deavoring to obtain all the facts pos
sible regarding the spread Of the dis
ease, its origin, treatment. results Of
clinics, eta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-05
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

PUrROGRAD, May 4, via London. May 3,
The enemy threatening Libau and Mitau
remained passive yesterday Both
places are held by our troops.
Near Rossiena (about forty-five miles
northwest Of Kovno) there have been
skirmishes
On the left bank Of the Niemen, north
of the Bobr and Narew rivers, and
on the left bank of the Vistula as
far rs the Pilica there has been no
important change. After a fight we
occupied several villages between
Meta and Egrbna to the north of the
Great Marsh.
The Germans attacked our position on
the right bank of tho Omulew, on a
somewhat wide front, but were
forced to retreat In disorder by our
hre. They abandoned their dead and
wounded in front of our positions
Further to the south of the Pilica tho
enemy. under cover of a strong artil-
lery fire, made several attacks.
Near Lopuschko the enemy's infantry
on the I'd approached to within 200
PAGES of our trenches. but during the
following night our counter attack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-05
Closing

Several thousand sets of the Modern Family Physi
can having been supplied its readers, The Stars plan of
distribution will be withdrawn If you wish of
these valuable medical books at nominal price, please
present this coupon once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-05
Samuel Iredell Named Collector.

President Wilson today appointed
Samuel Iredell Of Bridgeton, N. J., COL
Iector of internal revenue for the frst
district of-AeAe IaKssx