Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
EIGHT HOURS FOR
FARM LABORERS
State Cannot Work Men in Coun-
try Any Longer Than 1t
Can Do So in Towns

kgzky ~ which establishes
-ozS ss:l eight hours as the
z=>><a@-----S legal period of Ia
Dor If those on State and municipal
Operations. In other words, the farm
laborers up in Center county are un-
der the same statutory regulations as
tie laborers on city contracts in Phil
adelphia and Pittsburgh. This decis-
ion has Just been given to John Fran
els, warden of the Western Peniten-
tiary, by the Attorney Generals De-
partment. 80
The opinion says that the State s
own farm laborers can only work
eight hours although at this time in
the country the ordinary hours of la
Dor are good deal longer, and that
officials who make them work longer
are liable to arrest.
TO Study Forests. - Pennsylvania s
million acres of forest reserves and
the system by which they are main
tained and protected as well as the
Office system of the department will
be inspected by the members of the
Wisconsin State Forestry Commits
sion, which is on its way to inspect the
systems of eastern States. Attaches
of the State Commission. will take the
visitors to the nurseries where young
trees are raised and then to typical
reserves where timber is being cut
and an annual revenue is being pro-
vided. Later on visits will be paid to
some of the best reserves In a wild
state and to the Forestry Academy at
Mont Alto.
Begins March.-The First Squadron
of cavalry to-day began it's practice
march along the Schuylkill. 1t will
spend a week in the field.
In Indiana.-Nathan r. Butler, State
Commissioner of Fisheries, Is spending
his vacation in Indiana.
To Meet i'm September.-There will
be no meeting of the State Board of
Pardons next month The meeting will
be held on September 16.
Further Conference.-A further con-
ference of men interested in devising
a simpler form for the States accident
reports will he held at the Capitol next
month. The general plan has met with
favor.
y. T.. Weaver Dead. Peter Lyle
Weaver, military editor of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer and well known on
Capitol Hill, died on Monday at his
home near Philadelphia after a long
illness. Mr.. Weaver had been writ
ing on military topics for many years
and was a frequent visitor to the
Hill"
Remembered jackson. - Commits
sioner of Labor John Price jackson
was remembered by letters and tele-
grams by attaches of his department
when he sailed for Europe yesterday.
Taking Nacations.-Harry r. Tay-
lor and J. n. Williams, of the Auditor
Generals Department, are on vacation
this week. Vacations will be begun
next week by Joseph P. Connolly,
Robert P. Cox, David Fl. Matthews,
Harry Il, Myers, James A. Pollock,
Harry r. Purple, Harry p Shomo and
w. l.. Winston, the departments mes
senger.
Miss Baldwin Home. - Miss Ethel
K. Baldwin, stenographer in the
Department of Public Instruction,
who recently underwent a surgical OPP
GRAFTON at a Philadelphia hospital,
has been brought to her home in Mar
ket street.
Companies Quit.-Certifcate have
been issued for the dissolution of the
Best Undergarment Company, of
Wilkes Barre; the Vindex Portland
Cement Company, of Reading; the
Red Hill Factory Building Company,
Limited, of Montgomery county, and
the Weinstein- Rosinsky Company, of
Philadelphia.
Dauphin FigureS.-Dauphin county
figured extensively in the payment of
school appropriations to-day. London
derry received $1,85S.17; Middle Pax
ton, S1,45707; Penbrook, $1,3S4.S7;
Uniontown, S272.03; Williams, $962.69.
Marysville got $1,720.97 and Bloom
field $S92.57
Appointed Justice.-A. E. Rayman
was to-day appointed justice for Stony
creek township, Somerset county.
Local Paymcnt.-County Treasurer
A. III. Bailey to-day paid the State
$4,000 as Dauphin county's share of
licenses.
Charters Held Ovcr.-The applica-
tions of the new Philadelphia electric
companies for charters were postponed
to-day without date.
MIR. Fisher Here. - William III.
Fisher, of West Brownsville, the new
member of the Economy and. Efficiency
Commission, was sworn in to-day
Hump I'm the Walk.-The board
walk has developed the humps"
again. Last summer during the hot
wave couple of sections arose in
despair. They are doing it again, but
in new place.
Sheep Killing Costly.-The new bu
reau of statistics of the Department of
Agriculture has compiled statistics
showing how sheep are being killed by
dogs. A partial statement shows that
sheep worth $22, 900 were killed, Craw-
ford and Bradford being the worst suf-
ferers.
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