The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
Shorter HOURS FOR
CHILDREN URGED


an experiment and resulted in the
wedding out of number of children
who should not have been put to work.
This Afternoon s Sessions
Mr.. Jackson advocated Immigrant
education and industrial compensation,
believing that the employer should
share the burden in ease of accident
10 an employe. There should be CO.
operation between employer and EN-
ployed IN the matter of safety.
The work of the department during
the past year was reviewed ut length,
and Commissioner Jackson closed by
expressing the hope that the confer
ence would be beneficial TO all inter
eSts.
John F. Tobin, president of the
Labor Trade Department of A. +. of
H. who was to speak on Industrial
betterment, had not vet arrived and
ms talk was deferred until Tomorrow.
Miss Florence Hughes, of, Palmer.
ton, gave most interesting talk on
community Welfare - as put into
| operation by the New Jersey Zine
company of Pennsylvania, in Palmer
'on' Iarhon county, showing the
growth OF the system from humble be,
| Slnhihgs until at present its results
are worEing much good to the several
! toreiSn elements that compose the pop-
u'Stion OF Pslmerton. Her talk was il.
! i9strated with lantern slides showing
the growth of the welfare system in
| the town -
a.. commissioner Jackson announced
M uat ene different sections would meet
% .hlS al'eFhoon, AS follows; Safety, in
tne senate chamber, with Carl Hansen.
" Hew norN' as chairman; Hygiene,
III tne House caucus room, Dir. Thomas
Ipartnstoa, American Iron and Steel
IIsutute, chairman; Welfare, in the
rouse rouse Lueien w. Clancy, Bureau of
LABOR, Washington, chairman.
?, Io'night the general session in the
house viii be conducted bv the safetv
organizations with r. W. Camnbsli
president of the National Safety Conn
ell as chairman.
fhe Chestnut Street Exhibit
crowd estimated Mt san a+t,na,,
the opening night at the safety frsti;
dain t III 'heStnut street hall. Many
ov"Sa'eS came here this morning to al.
sVnu the conference and saw the exhibit
| opened. 'o'''y
tomorrow night has been set asids
as 1eiegates' night and So that the baII
"iii NOT be overcrowoled twentv.fve
cents VIII he charged for admittanee
me show will be open up to and in.
cludng Friday night.
Many OF the heavy machines eoull
not oe placed until this morninr but
y unis. evening everything will be run.
uI"s run blast from small models on.
erated by electric motors TO huge ma.
ehines removed right from the factories
ana set up IN working positions.
just inside the big hall is tbe hootb
OF the Aetna Accident S Liability
Company, which is represented in tb;s
city by ". H. Essick. An antomatie
stereoptieon lanterns is operateJ aIl
snroush the hours of the show, giving
reptoauctlons of safety guards in in.
uustllal plants. y miniature station.
ary horizontal engine is operated by an
eleetrle motor 1t shows how safe.
guards can be placed at dangerous
places, even to surrounding the GOV.
ernOr. So
Bell Telephone Exhibit
AS interesting an exhibition of q
puoIe service company is the booth of
the belI Telephone, located in the cen.
Ter aisle of the big hall 1t is dee.
grated with Instruments equipped with
smali red lights i'll the transmitters
winch light alternately. pivinc the
oooth an attractive appearance. MANY
photographs illustrate features of the
Bell service, together with the safe
guards for the employees of the com.
pany. a Bell telephone exchange in tbe
once o. the convention hall gives the
visitors look at the inside workings
vi an exchange, which Is more or less
mystery to the average layman.
One OF the most interesting displays
for economical and more efficient ad.
mnlstratlon of the business office is
that of the Burroughs Adding Ma,
chme Company. This exhibit is lust
on the stage in the hall and shares
booth with the School of Commerce
which is demonstrating a stenotvpe
machine, an office device to be used
Ike typewriter, but taking the place
OF the slower method of stenography.
Aside from the mechanical engineers
and other experts who take in the
snow, housewives and others who know
nothing of mechanics can find much IN
interest them by visiting the booth of
the Harrisburg Light { Power Com.
pany, to the left of the big hall. Many
and varied are the uses of electric pow.
er Ill the homes and all of them are
demonstrated by the local company.
The persons whose knowledge of
oxygen is confined to reading about il
and seeing the small tanks used in the
sickroom will certainly be surprised at
the display of the Superior Oxygen
Company. of Pittsburgh. Great tanks
that almost require crane to move
them are shown with smaller tubes for
the familiar uses.
The Pennsylvania Steel Exhibit
Few persons realize the wonders of
the steel industry until viewing such an
exhibit as the Pennsylvania Steel
Company has promoted, and it is safe
to say that the processes employed in
the manufacture of steel are a mystery
to the average person. The exhibit is
almost an education in this industry,
which is likely to get big boost now
that the steel mills in Europe are closed
on account of the war. The various
iron ores, some of them from the Gu
ban mines of this company. are shown.
The finished product of the rail and the
frog and switch departments constitute
an interesting display.
Perhaps the Harrisburg Pipe & Pine
Bending Company could create a stir by
having display of shrapnel. one of
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