Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-27

5sEEkszzsS- -.;;:ias0 of Labor and In
dustry in conjunction with the Depart
nent OF Health and the municipal
boards of health in eastern cities. I'm
oer the act regulating employment of
minors 1T is provided that minors over
the age or IA years who can read ano
write the English language intelli-
gently and are physically qualified NAV
pe employed in various enumerated
estabnShments. The department has
not the funds or attaches sufficient to
make the physica examinations. but
some time ago made arrangements
win the Philadelphia bureau of health
10 handle the physical examinations
When applicants appeared for the en-
ployment certificates. This plan
worked so well that similar arrange
ments will probably be made with
the health authorities in other cities.
Inc State Department of Health will
assist by having its dispensary chiefs
make the examinations in places where
tnere are dispensaries ard in other
distrlcts medical inspectors of school
children will render their cooperation
new school Year. - The States
school appropriation year begins on
July ., this being the time under the
school code for the opening of new
books. This change became effective
last year and it is expected that within
o.
prlaton to districts will be started.
Practically all of the 1850 districts
nave been paid for the last year, those
winch failed to file the required re-
ports having been held up.
Pneumonia's Big Toll.-Pneumonia
caused almost a sixth of the total
NUMBER of deaths during April In the
olale OIL pennsylvania, according to
mortuary and vital statistics lust com
piled by the State Department of
Health. The pneumonia death roll is
the heaviest ever recorded for that dis
case In any month. The total number
OF deaths during April was 11,622, of
Whlch 1,S50 were certified as having
oeen caused by pneumonia. The death
rate was high for that month and the
olrth rate rather low, the increase in
population being helped along bv a
birth rate of 1886. Deaths from
other causes included: Early infancy.
f04; Bright's disease. SS2: tuberculosis
OF the lungs, S51: typhoid, 81: scarlet
1eVer 1856; diphtheria, 1888: measles
~ whoop1ng cough, 1877; smallpox, 2;
lnnuenza, 1919, and malaria, 3. In ad-
!! ultIon TO these interecting statistics
II is SHOWN that 46S died of cancer and
~ persons committed suicide, 9S were
Killed in mines and 81 on railroads
the number dying from other forms OF
violence being 476.
Comply With Law.-Dairy and Food
commissioner James Foust saws that
of flour in other states
which had been sending "bleached"
nouT INTO PENNSYLVANIA have taken
need or the stringent provisions of the
pennsylvania law and have notified
MIN that they will not send any more
OF the treated" flour. Hundreds Of
samples OF flour were taken and it was
found that the greater part of the
bleached' product was coming from
other states. Pennsylvania millers com
plying with the requirements of the
statutes.
Visited nd.-Commission-
er of Health Dixon went on an auto-
mobile tour of upper Cumberland
county townships yesterday.
May Sue Some. - The Department
OF Labor and Industry bureau of sta
tlstlcs Is about to sue a number of
hrms which have failed to make re-
ports or accidents and production. The
law is very strict on this point.
Receipts Poor. The receipts of
State taxes were lower this week than
they have been for some time. On
one day only $1,000 came in.
On Vacation.-John Carpenter of
the treasury, has gone to Potter conn
ty for his vacation.
Bigelow Inspects. Commissioner
Bigelow has completed inspection of
a number of roads in Lancaster
Berks and Lebanon counties on which
applications for State aid were filed.
Going to Bay Sfate.-Thomas A
Crichton, cashier of the State Treas
ury, will visit in Massachusetts dur
Ing the coming week.
Act Knocked Out. - At Scranton
Yesterday Judge Newcomb, of the
Lackawanna Court, Judge O'Neil CON
decided that an act passed
by the last Legislature placing the
control of county jails in counties of
from 250,000 to 1926, 900 population in
4 prison board composed of the county
and county controller.
was unconstitutional. President Judge
Edwards filed a dissenting opinion
The Prison Board will carry the case
20 the Supreme Court.
Filed Increase.-The Frick Conn
Dany, of Waynesboro, to-day filed no.
ice of increase of stock from s1.125.-
700 to s1,500,00O.
Iightner Busy.-Jacob Lightner in
;pector of the Department of Labor
n Philadelphia, has been busy with
prosecutions. He brought fourteen
actions for violation of the women's
aw last week and has eighteen suits
'or violation of the child labor law
set for hearing next week.