Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-24

9pe0OOSS4 refusing to allow
SSs--<ssszzsszzssSsls compensation to
AAHA1sssA=sAAA~ t h widow of
Frank DeSarno, who was fatally hurt
by an automobile. 1t appears that De-
Sarno was returning from work on q
handcar and was struck on the head
by stones thrown by boys. He left the
car and ran after the boys, being
struck by the automobile. His widow
claimed he was working for his en-
ployer at the time he was injured.
Commissioner j., w. Leech upholds
Referee w. w. Champion, of Will
Transport, in a decision in an unusual
case wherein man was injured about
his head and instead of accepting med
lcal services rendered by his employer
had the wound dressed by a nurse
who lived nearer his home. The en-
ployer claimed that he would have
been able to return to work earlier
had he taken the services offered him
instead of those which were unskilled.
Governor TO Speak = Governor
Brumbaugh will speak at the Ad-
Mems convention at Philadelphia on
Monday. He will be here Tuesday.
Prepare for Officials-J. Denny
ONeil. the new Staet Insurance Com
missioner, will assume the duties of his
office early next week and the COM
mission for him is now being made out
at the department of the secretary of
the commonwealth, who will admins
ter the oath of office. Captain G.. Chal.
Port, the new State fire marshal, will
also assume his duties next week He
is arranging to sever his connection
with the companies in charge of
whose police he is in Huntingdon
county.
Both of the new officials will give
bonds to the Commonwealth for $10,-
900, these sums being fixed by act of
Assembly. and they will be executed
by them within a few days.
Governor Brumbaugh will name the
new State Highway commission next
week.
New Code Soon-The Legislative
Reference Bureau is preparing codi-
fication of all the acts of pennsylvania
public charges and wards from colon
ial times. The code will be issued in a
short time in the same form as that
relating to townships which was put
out for criticisms recently The code
will also contain a chronological table
of acts relative to the subject.
May Mean Thousands-The decision
of the Dauphin county court was read
with interest at the Capitol because 1t
is believed to indicate that the new
escheat act will be upheld and that 1t
will mean thousands of dollars for the
State.
Mr.. Sweeney Returns - James
Sweeney, State chief of standards, who
has been i'll, has returned to the Capt.
tol.
Home from New York-A Nevin
Pomeroy, State superintendent of pub
lie printing, returned yesterday from
New York, where he had been attend
ing the meeting of the National Edi-
torial Association.
Meet in September-Then next meet
ing of the State Board of Property
will likely be held in September, when
number of questions which will be
worked up in the summer will be de-
cided.
Good Roads Meeting - Representa-
tives of various counties will meet in
the House caucus room on Monday to
organize Statewide Good Roads Day
Association.
N. G. p. Officers Busy.-The ad-
jtant generals department presented
the appearance of a busy bee hive
this morning. One thousand pieces
of mail came through the hands of
officials in the period of a few hours.
Bradford Strike.-The first intima-
tion of the outcome of the machin-
lists strike which for the past two
weeks mas Deen IN progress at Brad
ford was given to-day upon the return
to this city of James A. Steese, chief
clerk of the Department of Labor and
Industry. who for a fortnight has been
mediating between the strikers and
employers. The men want an eight
hour day where they are now work
ing nine hours and 1t is said that there
is every indication that the outcome
will be a compromise. There are
twenty-five strikes in progress in
Philadelphia at thi slime, according to
the Department of Labor and Indus
try, which is in close touch with al.
The latest report concerns the Roller
Mill Bearing Company, whose en-
ployes struck this morning.
Explosives for MincS.-Chief Rod
erick, of the Department of Mines,
held a conference yesterday at the
Logan House, Altoona, with the off,
cials of the Sonman Shaft Coal Com
pany, the mine inspectors of that ter
ritory and the representatives of the
miners in regard to the use of per-
missible explosives in the Sonman
mine. The Department of Mines in
its efforts to protect the lives of the
workmen demands the greatest degree
of care possible in the operation of
the mines. and whenever the existence
of gas makes teh question of explo-
sives one of importance, permissible
explosives are generally recommended,
and If the conditions are serious, their
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