Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-05
ACC|DENTSMUST
Be REPORTED
Commissioner Of Labor and Indus
try John Price jackson Issues
Warning to State
DIR. stanley IS HONORED
Again Elected a Vice-President of
the State Veterinary Medi-
cal Society
DIR. stanley IS HONORED

n new system
nave been received in sufficient num-
per 10 enable tabulation to be made.
commissioner John Price Jackson,
VINO Is organizing the report service,
says that this number represents but
traction OF the total accidents occur
ring In pennsylvania inasmuch as en-
ployers have not yet fully realized that
they are required to make reports un-
der the acts creating the department.
commissioner jackson says that ac-
1--WE measures will be taken during
March to require reports of all serious
accldents to be made and that persons
or firms failing to comply will be Wig
orously prosecuted. This is not in
tended as hardship and all that is
desired Is reasonable compliance
with the law, which is of the utmost
value to the people of the State" said
ne to-day. by having q full record
OF all accidents occurring, with specifi-
cations of their causes, the department
VIII DC able to take measures, in CO.
operation with employers, which will
reduce the sum total probably more
than ttty per cent. 1t can be readily
conceived that such reduction Will
not only avoid enormous suffering to
those who are afflicted by the acci-
dents and their families but will be
an economic saving running into large
denominations for the people Of the
State as whole"
Ready For Flood.-Field men and
observers of the State Water Supply
commission have been directed to re-
port Immediately breaking of ice and
rising or streams as a result of the
thaW so that the newly organized State
mood warning service may be given q
practical test. In districts where the
service has not been extended gen.
eral public warnings have been direct
ed. Hundreds of men throughout the
state are making observations, many
of them voluntarily.
Watchinan Ordered.-The Public
service Commission to-day directed
that watchman be placed at the
Pennsylvania railroad grade crossing
IN New Florence, pending completion
OF negotiations for construction of a
subway. Solicitor Lewis j. Walllin-
shaw appeared for the borough ask
Ing that some protection be given to
the people and General Manager r. L.
|O'Donnell, of the Pennsylvania, ap-
peared for the company. Following
statement of the facts the commits
sion directed that for public safety the
company should place watchman.
This crossing was investigated by In
Vestigator Dohoney last year and re-
ports made on the situation.
Named on COmmisSiOn.-Dr, Sam
uel G. Dixon, State Commissioners Of
Health, and Judge Isaac johnson, of
Media, have been appointed members
OF the State Dependents Commission.
Petitions Filed.-Nominatlng petit
tlons We're filed to-day as follows:
Harry kerns, Democrat, Carbondale,
Firth Lackawanna assembly district,
and Maurice j. Hoffman, Reading,
member Republican State committee.
New Justice.-Harry r. Plank was
to-day appointed a justice for Caer-
navon township, Berks county.
Charters.-State charters were is
sued to-day as follows: Thomas Henry
u Sons, inc, yarns, Philadelphia, cap
ital $4,000; Keystone Construction
and Supply Co., Philadelphia, capital
$4,000; Dunlap Printing Co., Phila-
delphia, capital $4,000.
Smallpox i'm Chester. - Reports
reached the Capitol to-day of an out
break of smallpox at Yorklyn, Ches-
ter county Steps were immediately
taken by DR.. Dixon for quarantine.
Stanley Elected.-Dr. 1. NJ. Stanley,
of the State Livestock Sanitary Board,
was to-day elected a vice-president
of the State Veterinary Medical So
ciety,. it being a second term. The
cchiu was WCil iCpiSSeItcu dI llc
meeting held in Philadelphia.
Senator Here.-Senator Walter Nc
Nichols, of Scranton, was visitor to
the Capitol to-day.
Big Increase.-The Thomas Iron
Company, of Hokendauqua, to-day
filed notice of an issue of bonds to
the extent of $1.000,000.
Payments Made. Prothonotary
Holler to-day paid the State $6159
and Recorder Wickersham $152.75 as
State taxes from their Offices
Declined to Serve.-Luzerne county
to-day sent back the commissions of
twelve justices who had declined to
serve and Clearfield returned five.
Appointed Officer.-A. H. Haines of
this county, was to-day appointed a
special officer for the Pennsylvania
railroad.
Lincoln Highway. r. Parding-
ton, Of Detroit, active in the Lincoln
highway project across the country,
was here to-day to discuss a change
of route in the highway in western
counties. He called on Governor
Tener who assured him of his CO.
operation and then saw Commissioner
Bigelow who will make an inspection
of the route with him in Beaver and
adjoining counties.