Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27

OF the production of 51S,00O,O0O net
tons last year in the United states
Pennsylvania mined $4,000, 900 or forty
seven per cent. of the total, while of
767,554 men employed in the nations
mines, S65,073 are in Pennsylvania col
lieries.
The favorable showing of the btu
minous mines of Pennsylvania in the
number of fatalities. In the United
states, exclusive of Pennsylvania, the
number of fatalities was 1926 or 3.O7
per 1000 employees. The number of
each million tons produced was 456
and the production for each fatality
was 1898 tons, while in Pennsylvania.
where che conditions are very much
like those existing in other States, the
production was 157,420,06S tons, the
number of employees 1S7.734, of which
442 were killed which equals 2.S5 per
1000 employees, PSI per 100000 tons
produced and S56,154 tons produced for
each fatality. If the fatalities in the
United States exclusive of Pennsylva-
mia had been 2.35 per 1000 employees as
in the Pennsylvania bituminous mines,
instead of 3.07, the loss of life in the
mines of the United States, out
side of Pennsylvania, would have
been 946 instead of 1926, a reduction
of 200. If the fatalities in the btu
minous mines of Pennsylvania had been
S.O7 instead of 2.35 per 1000 employees,
the number would have been $40 instead
of 442, an increase of 13S
The fatalities in and about the an
thracite mines are more numerous than
in the bituminous mines, but the great
er degree of danger does not equal the
greater percentage of fatalities, shown
to be almost one life for every 1000
employees, as compared with the btu
minous fatalities. The conditions. how
ever. are such that the Department of
OF Mines officials say it cannot control
them under the present anthracite law
enacted in 1891, and it is therefore sin
cerely hoped that the law will be
amended at the coming session of the
Legislature.
After Steak FiXcrs.--Dairy and Food
Commissioner James Foust has been
getting after the persons found by
state analyses TO have been doping"
hamburg steak. Several instances
were found in Pittsburgh.
Investigate Explosion. r. Pal
mer >chief factory inspector, and r.
r. Young, special inspector, went to
Bethlehem to-day TO investigate the
explosion which occurred last night.
Board to Meet.-The Compensation
Board will sit in Scranton and Wilkes
Barre next Wednesday.
Message Goes to Printcr.-GoVernor
rumbaugh's message was sent 10 the
printers last evening.
Chaplain Resigns.-The Rev. Robert
O'Boyle, chaplain of the First Cav
airy, has resigned.
Committee to Meet-The approvaIs
committee of the Department of Labor
and Industry will meet here to-mor-
row for its monthly session.
Snow at Butler. - Chief Engineer
Snow, of the Public Service Commits
sion, is holding a hearing at Butler
to-day. The latter part of the week
he Will be at New Florence.
Much Disappointed. - Everyone at
the Capitol is much disappointed at
the inability to get the Oakley paint
ings into place in the Senate in time
for the opening of the session. The
walls are now in condition.
Capitol VisitOrS.-Visitors to the
Capitol included Senator w. NJ. Lynch
Lackawanna: ex-senator G. c. Sense
Mich. Westmoreland Representative
George Hibschman. Lancaster, and ex-
representative Walter Young, Lykens.
Not on the Payroll. - Insurance
Commissioner J. Denny O'Neil to-day
denied that Representative w. j. Ho-
warth, of Pittsburgh, had ever been
on the department payroll or had been
given a position.
Governors Office Cosed.-Gover-
nor Brumbaugh's office was closed to-
ernor's father. The Governor will re-
turn to Harrisburg late tonight.
Pardons Go Out.-The pardons for
those recommended by the State
Board on Wednesday were issued last
night.
Moved to Historic Room.-The State
Economy and Efficiency Commission
to-day moved from the second floor
of the East Wing to room No. 4O2
which was the office of the Capitol
probers.
In Neutrality-suspicious. of
Health Dixon is in Washington for a.
few days.
Attending Conference. - Zoologist
Sanders and Assistant Barnes are in
New York attending the national
scientific societies meetings.
Donaldson in Chargc.-Thomas B.
Donaldson, special deputy insurance
commissioner in charge of the Pension
Mutual Company, has taken charge of
the work under special direction of
Commissioner O'Neil.
Nine Charters.-Charters for nine
new Philadelphia companies were
granted to-day, including two building
and loan associations with $1,000, 600
capital each.
Look Up Our System. - Captain
Alexander r. Williams, of the United
States Army Quartermaster Corps. was
at the Adjutant Generals office to-day
in conference with Adjutant General
Stewart regarding the system of ac-
counting for Federal property under
the new defense act. He made an ex-
haustive inquiry into the Pennsylvania
system which is regarded as the best
of any militia organization in the
country.
Shipping the Tags.-Large quanti-
ties of automobile license tags are be-
ing shipped from the State Highway
Department because of the demands
for 1917 licenses which must be dis
played on Monday. Some of the big
gest orders filled to-day were from
mercantile firms while cities which
must license their fire companies sent