New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-21
WOrkmen'S Commission
Begins Work of Decid-
ing 1000 Claims.
WOMAN AWARDED $50
A MONTH FOR LIFE
Big Crowd Attends Initial Hear
ing Scalded Cooks Case
Opposed Under Law.

The g-rl reaches the age OF eighteen,
py7s made yesterday IN the case Of Mrs.
Sadie l.. Anthem By the Workmen's
Compensation Commission at its first
public hearing Mrs. Athens husband
was a carpenter who fell 10 his death
from the twenty-second floor Of the
new Equitable Building July /, the
day the Employers Liability Law went
into effect in this state
Although more than 1000 notices
81 injuries have been hled with the
commission since the first Of the month,
only TWO awards were made Yesterday.
The majority Of the cases submitted
10 the commission were in the nature
o. test cases TO determine how GER
tain classes OF injuries shall be class-
tti.
The other award was made to the
WIDOW of orion \. Fargo. rooter'
killed AZ Randolph. y. J. There was
no contest Of the claim by MS en-
nloycrs, and the commission directed
tho payment Of SD 30 q month &c the
widow and a like amount 20 his twelve
vcsr-old son until he becomes OF age.
Fargo also held accident insurance.
The hearing was held on the thIr-
fieth floor Of the Metropolitan Build
ne. az Mad son az. SO great was
the thronC des .rouS Of attending that
.. wa. necessary 20 limit the audience
70 relatives Of persons whose CLAIMS
worc presented or those directly IN
tercstcd iu any Of the cases.
Robert +. Bowling. chairman OF the
commission. presided. and read me
claims TO the ether four COMMISSION
crs. John Mitchell. Thomas Darlington
Howard T. MCsher and q. M"Ehe"
Wainwright
In tho varioUs statements ana ALL
davit- submitted with the claim IL was
SCI for,h that while Curtis W. A'lH,H'
. carpcut.r. employed by tnt Inomp-
-or-S,arrctt Company al the E4u.-
table Building. ~ 10 Brc"cW".' We.
CARVING lumber OF the twenty second
soor o. the structure be fell anc C'eu
.,cr ..s injuries. TWO amcr '',,--
.oo p, .Hua.it a. % has Identity, and
..a..[ tnev were eyeW4lncsses 20 ms
death. ..,.-
.D..r and that Of her daughter, KUN,
as foui wear. They have since moNeu
rom g.. Wet c1et St. % ORR, rem.
-;., commission awarded her the luil
..7lo.irt prescribed by law. ACCORDING
,c the compcnsatiou act 500 montn
F.. she maximum wage Of e laborer, ano
81. no case can aL award O. more man
80 per cent be made TO dependent
Dispute over Claim.
,...,o,... c.,..r. presented Was that
Of James j. Hernon, OF 20 last 'V'n
>i.. employed AZ the hing James n1;et'
1-, Globe Indemnity Company when
carried his employers insurance w
-.o,co his claim. IL was set ASIDE LOT
,,.,ee+ication 10 determine If hernon
We. ,mDloycd AZ hazardous trace
Uo VA. Killed BY a fall down an ele-
vator shaft o,o
<ac+s can be determined was that ao-
,.srred b, the dependents OF koDetV
Uhincvald. house painter I'D NV;
cit,. .aId 10 be m business for nlInsel' j.,
,,ho rcU from scaiFold he h'mselI
,rc,,od and was injured. Doubt arose
.s IN whether Rhinewsld was the con
tractor Tor the Job or merely Joui
ucyman. ao,.,stcd
d., his cmrlovers. Freedom & XII -'
H., commission awarded HI@ 9o :"
,,,o,tb TO tho widow. Eliza =. Fargo
md another ST. 90 q month 70 ms
.or Harold T.. Fargo. The "ldo"
,,donnitv D. TO cease u she maII.' =
,.,l. hat o. the son viii be nuHlhed
,,,.r he reaches the age OF eighteen,
nnofrio Ouaco was killed recently
Lc course Of his wor6 and left no
,od,stc family. The dependents
d. bo made the claim for damage we're
LIS mother and father. Dcc.slon vas
,,..--,d until a. careful invest gation
made to determine II the parents
ma, lawfully be- made bcnetclaTles.
Da,,ol 4. Golden. chief o. the pu-
,csu OF CLAIMS and adjustments OF
80, state Worsmcn's Compensai on
Commission. said after me nearing
no an average o. 1000 claims a
ycc. arc pouring iu ON him. and lha'
most co. those put before me comnlIN-
SION yesterday were o. sucn a nature
.r.t tho decision rendered would ana
bis bureau iu presenting similar cases
500 tnc future.
A. importaut case considered, on
(which Judgment was reserved Wa
,-4' OF Mar, Ncnga.. COOK omploEeu
hv David Newman at ms restaurant
15.g I'D AZ, The Ncuca' woman
was carrying RI pot OF boiling soup
WHOM she slipped and was severely
,ca.dcd The opposition TO the pay
~eut % nor claim was that snc was
rot crnplosed 800 a trade covered oF
'tc new law.
When tho claim advanced uy me
ocpendentg o. Jacob Sta.cncr was pre-.
.cntod ~ was asked by INC Ind Wharf
Brewing Company. BOO one Of whose va
the man WAS found dead. that me
cause OF his death Doc investigated
T. was declared by the brewers that
Staigncr died Of heart disease. stag
rcr lived a. S6i Van Dcusen s'r STA
p.cton. Staten Island.
How to Present Cases.
Regarding the manner IN which APP
,leaiions for compensation are han
gcd Mr. Golden yesterday said that
d, +, absolutely unnecessary for a
workman 90 engage an attorney 10
handle his case.
"We want it made absolutely plain
.-d Mr. Golden. that any amount
.,.syded b. this commission cannot %
.,,sr6cd. garrishecd or obtained or
Judgment n the commission does
not 20 direct.
We have had one case he contin
red "v.hcrc. an aftorney agreed u
tie the case q securing compehSa
tor for 20 per cent Of me amour
,ceeived Comm .ssioner Mitchell nm
,oediately got after that man. "hei
'rc case 80 question comes up ina
1s,vcr Will probably receive - OF
&. Tor he services.