The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-31
Inc Of agriculture in all oaIo country
Trade TJniogs Remembered.

VIGIL cdkCtl NdIt w. w ~ hh 1885,
lfshed fact that more laws for tire
amel.orati3n OF labor conditions have
been enacted under the Harmon adj
ninistration than under any pre-
ylous one. The most important in
addition to the workingmen's com
pensatien and the nine hour wo-
mems work day acts arc: the Haas
bill curtailing the powers Of salary
and chattel lean sharks, who for
many years preycd upon workmen
and their families; q non-partisan
judiciary law; the non-partisan
nomination and election Of delegates
to the convention, which will con
vone In 1912 to re-wfife the Ohio
,-ss'itnttav tho Reynolds biil, re-
nsiting go7o ~ Of accidents 10 be
made ta the stata shop lusHcctor
wittia thrae Gays tf:e Reynolds bill
nrcvi1iug f5ftheg ga1 Yards around
elevator shafts; the Rcgn7 Ids 4
providing for the appointment Of Sd-
ditional Inspectors in the department
OF workshops and factories with
the view Of increasing the efficiency
~ the department; the Frazier bill,
>riding d penalty for violation IF
!. ire law safeguatiin- nsachiIely;
the hudson bill. adding d severe pen
-'tv for operating dangerous mac
Ninerv after it has been condemned
I'D the Hudson bill, requiring
ravnter floors to be placed in build
tnes In course of construction
'aw that will save hundreds of lives
every year.
TInen the state Board of Aawrds,
@hith is the workingmen's compen-
ation fund, Gov. Harmon has placed
Thcnss J. Duffy, president ct the
ternational Potters Union; Charles
virmel, a member of the national
erganiation OF steam engineers, is
armon's labor commissioner;
F'homas p. Kearns. a practical me-
'anir, is state inspector Of work
hons and factories; Dennis Fl. Sui
was taken by Gov Harmon
rom his position as president of
ne United Mine Workers of Ohio,
i mad secretary of State Board
Arbitration, and Sen. w. H..
reen. who came within few votes
few wears ago of beilsg eected
veaidcnt Of the United Mine Work
nj of America. was Coy. Harmon's
ffcial mouthpiece in party caucus
., and was selected by him to make
he fight for the enactment OF the
II for the direct election of United
state senator's.
Women Give Endorsement.
Another powerful agensy that !;
Nein utilized is the support of the
,rganized women of Ohio, whose fed
rated organizations have publicly
'ndorsed the Governor for his worl
IN their behalf. Under the law en-
nted at his specific request STATE
roman's reformatory is to be built
nd it will be unlawful to confine ;
'emale in any local workhouse OF
Jail more than 30 days, and thea
1nly In special quarters under femal'
supervision.
After hard fight with poll
icians, the Governor succeeded il
pacing an expert woman at the heaC
| II the Girls Industrial Home at Del
aware, and put the medical depart
ment under control of woman ply
| sician. Female parole officers were
'reated, and 1t is forbidden for any
| male officer Of the law to transpor
! girl committed to the institution
| ny court from her home to thai
| nlace The State home for many
years has been a hotbed Of scandals
and for the demand of the women
FOR the state reformatory for theiT
sex has been Invariably refused. Lo.
al representatives of the federated
clubs will bring these actions before
the national body this fall,
Gov Harmon, a plain democratic
nan, made the largest gains In the
~ural districts of Ohio in his two
7ampaigns for governor, and his
work for farmers since taking Of
Zee has made him stronger with
that class. A decent respect for the
farmer and Ms calling bas been In
| ;pired and firmly established A law
has been enacted that values the
property OF the railroads and other
big corporations up to equality with
that Of farm property. Every
county may now establish an expert
mental station of its own, which will
We IA blefsing and increase Drop
Yields, He has eliminated the fer
tilizer frauds, which existed for
years prior to his election, and
| which were ali economic loss of mil
lions OF dollars to the agricultural