Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-18

CuSSeQ continuation Schools ana MTS'
Sarah A. Conboy, international organ
izer of the Textile Workers Union,
told of conditions in the South and
said that while matters in Pennsylva-
mia still needed regulation, appreciable
Improvement had been brought about
by the State Department of Labor and
Industry She commended Commis-
sioner Jackson and his staff.
Miss Frances A. Kellor, of the North
American Civic League for Immi-
grants, declared that the State should
supervise immigrants from the hour
they landed, and l.. e. Greenawalt, q
United States labor commissioner said
that immigrants should be made ac-
quainted with American ideals as soon
as possible and that the State should
get into prompt touch with them, safe
guard them and urge study of English,
so that they can read safety signs.
Talk OH Fire Exits
At the same time the safety and
fire sections were Jointly meeting in
the hall of the House of Representa-
tives, over which Ralph c. Richards,
chairman of the central safety COM
mittee, of the Chicago and Northwest
ern Railway, presided.
II. w. Forster of the Independence
Inspection Bureau, of Philadelphia,
gave an interesting talk on Fire
Exits" in which he said the only safe
exit for industrial buildings more than
two stories in height are smokeproof
towers or concrete or brick stair wells.
John Golden, president of the United
Textile Workers of America, offered
suggestions for safety regulations in
the textile industry, and DR.. +. d. Pat
terson, director of the department of
sanitation and accident prevention,
Harrison Bros, Inc, Electric Storage
Dot fn,-, 80, fI.A - rfI
Company, Philadelphia, gave a talk IL
lusrated by many pictures, of the safe
ty devices in use at Brill's plant. w.
p. Eales, supervising inspector of the
Travellers Insurance Company, Phila-
delphia, spoke on power transmission
machinery, which Richard H. Guna-
gan, of the Fidelity and Casualty
Company, of New York, discussed the
topic of Woodworking Machinery"
The hygiene section, scheduled for
the House caucus room, was not held,
but some of the speeches were deliv-
cred during the general session of the
conference this afternoon.
Conference Night
Conference night" will be observed
at the welfare and efficiency exhibit
tonight. The delegates to the confer
ence will gather in Chestnut street au-
ditorium and listen to numerous dem
onstrations and talks on safety first
devices. For this evening a special
admission fee of twenty-five cents will
be charged. Delegates have been fur
nished tickets.
Five more exhibits were announced
this morning, two of which will be
wall displays. One of the exhibits to
be demonstrated tonight which was
installed to-day, will be that of the
w. W. Sly Manufacturing Company,
Cleveland, introducing a new aid puri-
fer.
Exhibitors to-day each received a
carnation from the Robert Ross Jones
Company, local exhibitor. All at
taches wore white carnations.
Many Safety Devices
An exhibit showing many safety de.
vices as factors in city Fairgrounds
and on buildings in course of construc-
ton is that of the New Jersey Zinc
Company, of Palmerton. Pa. A min
iature model of the Fairgrounds at
Palmerton. as constructed by this COM
pany, is shown in every detail, includ-
ing tennis courts, basketball field, wad-
ing tanks, swings, ladders, sliding
boards, etc.
The transferring of twenty largo
cannon balls from a freight wagon to
the hall for the Pennsylvania Steel
Company was no easy task. When
these balls arrived other shipments
were being unloaded with the block
and tackle. Search was made for a
carrier, but nothing strong enough was
found. A large ice cream freezer was
noticed standing near by and one ball
was placed in the freezer and carried
up the stairway. 1t worked like a
charm. Twenty trips were necessary
up and down stairs. but the steel balls
were landed in the hall.
The Hall Tuec Company, another
Harrisburg enterprise. is showing a
stationary vacuum cleaner for hotels,
schools, office buildings and shops. In
demonstrating this invention dollar
bills, pennies, nickels, dimes, nails,
steel washers. rags. flour and dirt of
all kinds is scattered over a carpet.
The sweepers pick them all up.
First Aid
Probably one of the most interest
ing of the sessions was that yesterday
afternoon in the hall of the House. 1t
was on first aid and a number of sur
geons gave their ideas. The first aid
team of the Lackawanna Railroad
showed how to bandage up a man in
short order and its demonstration at
tracted much attention.
DIR. Donald McCaskey, of Lancaster.
in the course of his remarks on the
subject, said that it did not mean fix
ing up right off the bat, but careful
of the injury and of the
effect of the shock on the unfortunate
person. In this connection he said:
I'VE do not need to obtain an exag-
gerated idea of the Importance of first
aid in its actual meaning as a con-
measure toward better eff
cheney. We merely should keep our
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