Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07

The State fund will give complete
protection to the owners of the amuse-
ment caravan while touring across
Pennsylvania. Every employe will be
| protected, from the canvasman to the
| trapeze performers. If the lion tanner
| is mauled by her pets, the snake
/ charmer infected with the venom of
/ the reptiles. or the bareback riders
injured by falls into the tanbark ring,
proportionate parts of their salaries.
! in accordance with the provisions of
| the compensation act, will be paid
| them weekly. Similarly, even the adj
vance man, the billposters, ticket SELL
ers and ushers will be accorded the
same protection as is given the trainer
/ of the herd of elephants.
The circus has several hundred en-
ployes. The rate the circus owners
must pay for the complete compen-
sation protection afforded by the State
fund is S5.41 for each 500 of pay
roll The rate of any other insurance
carrier would be $6.01 or each $100
| of payroll, because the State fund
rates are 10 per cent. lower than the
rates of other insurance carriers.
! The employees of the show will vir-
! tually be protected every hour of the
day from the time they enter the State
until they leave, as they eat and sleep
under the supervision of the employ
/
any time of the day would practically
be incurred in the course of employ
ment
Officials of the fund to-day an
nounced that $500 policies had been
written and that among changes
which had been authorized was one
/ to reduce the rate for insurance of
trolleymen on interurban runs to the
same figure as for crews on city runs.
/ Deer From Lake State. - Fifty
deer from Michigan are now being
distributed by State Game Commits
/ sion wardens in State game preserves
! in Carbon and other eastern counties
and number will also be placed in
counties west of the AlleShenies.
These deer are the first consignment
from Michigan and were received a
few days ago, inspection having shown
them TO be free from disease and
ready for the woods. The State au-
thortics are also after some deer
from New England which it is plan
ned 10 introduce into Pennsylvania
woods.
No Decision Soon. - 1t is likely
that no decision will be rendered by
the Public Service Commission in the
complaints brought by York and Ian
caster manufacturers against coal
rates from the ClearfieId region until
the complaints of Pittsburgh coal
operators against rates from Pitts
burCh 10 Erie and Philadelphia as
contrasted with rates in Allegheny
county are heard. The cases will be
listed for Pittsburgh late this
month.
Orchard Men at Work. - Instruc-
tion in methods of treating fruit trees
to prevent damage by pests and of
pruning to preserve them after
storms was given to the States thirty
orchard inspectors to-day in orchards
near the city in spite of half a foot
of snow State Toologist II. A. Sur
face conducted the instruction, lee
turing in the open air to men who
stood in snow while trees were eX-
amined. The States demonstration
work will start in about ten days.
Would Pc Delegate. Joseph S.
Sells Washington. to-day filed a pc
tition to he candidate for Republican
national delegate from the oath dis
trict.
Closed School. - The State Normal
School at Kutztown was placed un-
der quarantine for scarlet fever by
Commissioner Dixon last night. All
boarding students are quarantined
and the day students dismissed.
Reynolds Resigns. - Col. Dorrance
Reynolds, commander OF the Ninth
regiment at Wilkes Barre, has resign
ed his command.
Appeal Refused. - The appeal for
a new trial for the defendants i'm the
Altoona cold storage suit has been
refused by Judge Baldridge and the
/ is n big victory for the Dairy and
/ Food division and establishes
/ the validity of certain rulings on cold
storage.
Board i'm Scssion.-The State Com
pensation Board is in session at Phila-
delphia to-day. Several agreements
and awards made by referees will be
considered.
Heard by Mr.. Ryan.-Commissione
Michael ]. Ryan yesterday gave a
/ hearing to the protests against the
companies for Mercer, Beaver and
Lawrence counties. The Sharon Board
of Trade opposed some Of the appli-
cations.
National Guard Orders. - Harry J.
Mailc, appointed a first lieutenant of
infantry, and assigned to Company
A, Second Infantry, Philadelphia.
Second Lieutenant Guy Webster
knight appointed first lieutenant OF
infantry, and assigned to Company 1
Eighteenth Infantry, Pittsburgh.
Cunningham Busy. - state Highway
| Commissioner Cunningham, who is in
the western part of the state will at
tend the following meetings of County
| Supervisors Associations: March s
Lawrence County; March Q. Armstrong
| County; March 10, Butler County
| March IA, Warren County; March 10
| McKean County. Commissioner Cum
ningham will notI return to Harrisburg
until after these meetings are over.
Jump i'm Licenses. - The receipts of
| the Dairy and Food Bureau of the De-
partment of Agriculture for February
were $2.5SS.42. The total receipts OF
| the bureau from January l to March
| were S25S,101.02. The big increase In
oleomargarine licenses Is due for the in
| crease in receipts and last years rec.
| ord Of S2T9,055.i0 promises TO be OK
ceeded during the present year. The
follows: Cold storage fines. $3.50. 600
food fines. $1,1I425; milk fines, Act OF
1901, $4,000: milk fines, Act Of 1911
! s17275; nonalcoholic drink fines
s10s17; oleomargarine fines. $7l225
vinegar fines, Sl5O.000.
Stock Tax.-The State receipts from
the stock transfer tax during February
amounted to $20 $4,000. The receipts
from the same source in January, the
| first month in which it was in oper.
alton, aggregated $4,000.
Papers Filed. - John B. Singer. of
| Llgonier township, to-day filed a peti.
| tion to be a candidate for the Repubii.
| can nomination for the House in the
| First Westmoreland district. Edward
$. Brooks. York, filed petition to rur
| for member of the Republican Stat
| Committee from York.
Reynolds Here.-EN-L Lieutenant Gov.
| eruor .Tohp NJ RCVnolds oF padca,s