The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-13
Second Annual w elfare
and Efficiency Con-
ference Will Be Held
Here Next Week
DI oTINGUISHED
MEN TO BE HERE
VIII Discuss Matters Relating to the
General Benefit of Human Kind
An Exhibit of Safety Appliances
VIII Be Made

NVNSmocr i'. 1o, ~, mas Deen pre-
pared by John Price Jackson. Commits
siouer of Labor and Industry. which will
give an intelligent idea of the matters
10 be brought before that meeting.
Governor Tener viii give an address
of welcome on Tuesday morning, No
vem5er Il, at 10 O'Clock. and it is
hoped that Governor elect Brumbaugh
will also speak upon that occasion.
William B. Wilson. National Secretary
of LABOR, and John +. Tobin. president
of the Labor Trades Department of the
American Federation OF Labor. will be
upon the program of this meeting. as
will one or more prominent manufac-
turers.
Conference in Four Sections
In the afternoon the conference III
videS into four sections. These sections
are the Safety Section, Hygiene Sec
tion. Welfare Section and Fire Section.
Those taking part in These sectional
meetings will be. among others, Carl
Hansen. chief engineer of the Work.
men 5 Compensation Bureau. of New
York City: DR.. Thomas Darlington. a
famous expert from the American Iron
and Steel Institute, New York City; w.
L. Doyle. mechanical engineer OF the
New York State Department of Labor:
{. o. Smith, president of the Pittsburgh
Emery Wheel Company: Lueien W.
CLANCY. a famous S.atistician, connected
with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Washington. d. c.: Dr.. !. NJ. Vain.
wright, chief surgeon of the Delaware,
l<ackawanna and Western railway,
Scranton. Pa: ]. Z. Serughan. professor
OF mechanical engineering, University
of Nevada; c. L. Dooley head of the
educational activities of the Wessing-
house Electric Manufacturing Company,
Pittsburgh, Pa: IL. W. Forster, a well
known safety and fire expert. of the
Independence Ins>eetion Bureau, Phila-
delphia, Pa; r. W. Campbell, president
of the National Safety Council; Dr.. c..
NJ. Prize. famous for his writings on la
Dor problems, and director CT the Joint
board of Sanitary Control. New York
City: James Lord, president Of the Min.
ing Department of tine American FEEDER
alton of Labor. and Frank Duffy, a
member of the Indiana Commission on
Industrial Education. also secretary of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners. There Will also be other
well-known labor leaders and employers
who will be present and take part in
this day of discussion.
Reports of Safety Councils
In the evening of the 18th repre-
sentatives OF the Safety Councils. asso-
eiated with the Department of Labor
and Industry and the National Safety
Council from Harrisburg, Pittsburgh,
Philadelphis. Reading. York. Scranton.
Lebanon and other places. will make re.
ports. This work will De followed by
some unusually attractive and valuable
motion pictures. dealing with safety,
health and fire prevention. The films
for these motion pictures are, in a mum.
Der of cases. new and will be Shown
for the first time.
On Wednesday. November is. the
morning will be given up TO the see
tional work, as on the first day. while
the afternoon will deal. in a general
session, with unemployment and labor
mediation. The evening will be en-
ployed in visiting the magnificent ex-
hibit in the Chestnut street hall.
Those taking part on this dav will
include Lewis T. BRYANT. Commissioner
the foremost fire experts; Charles 2.
Neill. recently Commissioner of Labor
for the United States governpent. and
now with the American smelling and
Refining Company. New York City;
Timothy Daley. president of the Inter
national Polishers Union; John Il.
o O'Leary, a foundry expert and vice
president of the international Mould.
ers' Union; Arthur Mcdonald, pFesi-
dent of the American Overs and Mer-
cerizers Union: A. 4. Myrup. treas
urer of the Bakery and Confeetionerv
Workers International Union: Elmer
Greenwalt, United States Immigration
Commissioner and ex-presideut of the
Pennsylvania State Federation of La.
Dor; Mrs. Sarah A. Conboy. information
al organizer of the United Textile
Workers Union: Miss Frances \. Kel.
Ter, managing director of the legisll-
tive committee of the North American
Civic League for Immigrants, well
known for her important writings on
immi igration; A. B. Farquhar. promi-
nent manufacturer, of York. Pa: An
drew Furuseth. president of the Inter
national Seamen's Union of America,
and Frank y. Bump. member of the
Massachusetts Board of Cancellation
aad Mediation and also member of the
Boot and Shoe Workers Union
Compensation for Industrial Accidents
On November 19 the morning ses-
sion will be given up to the four sec
tional meetings, while general session,
dealing with the Pennsylvania Indus
trial Board and compensation for in
dustrial accidents, will close the con
fe'ence proper in the afternoon. Among
those taking part will be c. L. Close.
of the United States Steel Corporation;
Z. H. Wilcox, of the United States
Bureau of Mines; L. Fl. Burnett. well
known safety expert; DIR. Alice Hamil-
ton, of the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Washington, d. c.; DIR. Carol Arono-
viei, secretary Of the Suburban I'm
provement League, Moylan, Pa; P. H.
Bohlen, secretary of the Pennsylvania
Industrial Accidents Commissions: Nil
ton Snellings. vice president of the In
ternational Union of Steam and OPP
Grating Engineers; Hugo Diemer, pro-
fessor of industrial engineering of the
Pennsylvania State College; Prof. c. l..
Kinsloe, of the electrical engineering
division, Pennsylvania State College;