Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-28
CONDITIONS OF TOLL
Conference of State Labor Of.
ficials Begun. 10
SESSIONS FOR THREE DAYS
Commissioner Neill Recommends
Less Emphasis on Statistics and
More on Sanitation.
LESSONS FOR THREE DAYS

The twenty-eighth annual convention Of
officials OF bureaus of labor, factory
inspectors and industrial commissions
opened its three-day session this morn
ing at the Raleigh Hotel District Com
missioner Rudolph made the address
of welcome. United States Commits
sioner of Labor Charles p. Neill made
a short address and urged that the state
commissioners of labor put less empha-
sis on statistics and give more study 10
plans for lettering the health conditions
Of shops and factories and look to means
for more adequately regulating the hours
Of employees.
J. d. Beck OF Madison, Wis. presi-
dent Of the convention, presided. Busi-
ness sessions will be held i'm the morning
and afternoon. Friday morning the
delegates will go to Baltimore and the
day and night will be given to recreation
unless unfinished business calls for Q
session that night.
Denounces Long Hours of Labor.
DIR. John B. Andrews of New York. Sec
rotary Of the American Association for
Labor Legislation, was the principal
speaker this morning.
He strongly advocated the promotion OF
the comfort of those who labor in fac
tories, mines and workshops. He said
that there were hundreds of thousands OF
men and women in the United States
working seven days a week and twelve
hours a day. and he termed such a condi-
ton brutal He also spoke OF various
occupational diseases and Of child labor.
Delegates to the Convention.
Delegates and guests OF the convention
~x-lo a I,
Hubbard, commissioner of labor. OF
Washington; A. w. Whitney Of San
Francisco, actuary of the Industrial acct
dent board: John s. B. Davie. commits
sioner of labor, OF New Hampshire:
Thomas NJ. Malloy. Regina. Saskatche-
wan, Canada. secretary OF the bureau OF
labor; NJ. L. Shipman. commissioner OF
labor and printing of North Carolina:
George A. Stevens, statistician Of the
department of labor, Of New York:
John w. Smith, deputy commissioner or
abor of Michigan. A. w. Crozier, state
hospital inspector of Minnesota; Frank
A. White, chief of the bureau of statis-
tics and Information of Maryland; A. w.
Biggs commissioner of labor of Missouri.
E. w. Vance. superintendent of the Free
employment bureau OF Oklahoma City.
Okla. Percy F. Powers, commissioner OF
labor of Michigan: o. p. Hoff. commits
sioner of labor of Oregon; j. ID. Beck.
commissioner of labor of Wisconsin, 4.
H. Connolly. commissioner of the bureau
of labor statistics of Connecticut; L. W.
Hatch, chief statistician OF the bureau OF
labor, of New York; Eugene B. Patton.
expert statistician, of New York; ID. Roy
X Flanagan. director OF inspection OF the
state hospital health department. OF Nir-
gtnia; David Ross secretary OF the state
bureau Of labor statistics. OF Illinois: W.
F. Honk commissioner of labor. OF Min
nesota: j. j. Walsh. commissioner of la
Dor, of Illinois; NJ. S. Kribbs. state hotel
inspector, Of Washington state; !. A Star
ling commissioner Of labor, OF Texas.
and DR. John B. Andrews of New York.
secretary of the American Association for
Labor LEGISLATION.