Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-29

| that no one under eighteen shall be
employed in the tobacco factories of
] the State. This resolution was adopted
at the Erie meeting and it is certain
THAT there VIII be opposition Volced
| to 1T from various parts of the State.
| The tobacco industry has developed
| in this State with tremendous strides,
very much like the silk industry has
expended in the eastern section of the
State and thousands of girls are en-
ployed, especially in factories in in
dustrial centers Many of the factories
are short of hands to meet their re-
quirements and this bids fair to be one
of the first big problems to be submit
ted to the board.
Camp Rcgrettcd.--Many officers of
! the National Guard are voicing re-
grets at the cancellation of the order
for the camp of instruction at Mt.
Gretna, but at the Capitol 1t is said
that there is no hope for it. The gov
ernment is unable to furnish the OFF,
GERS required as most of them are on
duty with their regiments in Mexico
or at army, posts. 1t is the hope that
it can be given next year as it is an
important feature of National Guard
work. Thus far it is not believed that
the annual encampments will Sbe inter
fered with.
Capitol Closed o-mOProw.-The
Capitol will be closed all day to-mor-
row, it being an official holiday. Most
of the State officials have gone to their
homes to spend Memorial day.
! CaufIiel's Expenses.-Joseph Cauffiel,
mayor of Johnstown, who ran for the
| Republican nomination for Governor,
spent $3,S06 in his campaign. His
J account was filed at the Capitol to-day
| and showed that he had paid $4,000
to S. Nj. Dougherty, treasurer of his
| campaign committee, and had spent
S6O6 in his travelling expenses.
/ What Bright Spent-RobertS S. Bright,
of Philadelphia, candidate for Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress-at-
large, spent $202.20 for his canvass,
of which $120 went to the Sixth sena-
torial district campaign. He also cer-
tilted to paying $3.50 to A. Mitchell
| Palmer's campaign fund and $3.50 to
the Palmer Mccormick state commit
tee, adding that those contributions
had mo connection with my campaign
for Congress at-large."
S. f. Shull. of Stroudsburg, spent
! S1S9.04 and Lex n. Mitchell, of PUNK
sutawney, $S9.41.
Rooster Day.-The farmers normal
| Institute at StroudSburg yesterday ap-
proved the suggestion of w. Theo.
| Whitman for June / as rooster day.
on which roosters should be killed,
| sold or penned up. The idea as out
lined in. the Telegraph last week was
| approved
Named TRUSTEE. Whitaker Thomp-
/ son, of Montgomery county, was ap-
| pointed trustee of the Norristown State
| Hospital by Governor Tener to-day.
The Twelfth Regiment - National
Guard officials said this morning that
no order was contemplated making a
part of the Twelfth Infantry a sepa-
rate battalion. attached to the Third
| Brigade. Incidentally no order has
| been made as yet to make the Will
| Transport companies batteries.
Arrests for Violations. - Word has
| been received at the Capitol of num-
ber of arrests in the Johnstown dis
| trict for violation of the labor laws
In each case employers had been
warned and disregarded notices.
Watching for E1y.-Agents of the
State Department of Agriculture have
been instructed to keep a lookout for
| the Hessian fly, which has been re-
ported as doing much damage among
the wheat in various parts of the State.
HEARD ON THE "HILL"
| Deputy Attorney General j. r.. B.
| Cunningham has returned from Pitts
burgh, where he has been conducting
! trials.
Governor Tener expects to be able
| to visit the "Hill' Monday.
Percy Brady was to-day named as
state commissioner at London.
Awards of contracts for supplies for
the State will probably be made next