The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-30
STATE W0RKMEN'S
COMPENSATION LAW
State Efficiency Conference Discusses
Dozen Ways To Revise Law.
Safety Problems.
Harrisburg

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were advocated at general discussion
OF the Act Of 1915 and It's operation
held during the State conference ON
Industrial, welfare and efficiency. The
suggestions for changes came from
representatives of organized labor,
while an Official of the Department OF
Labor and Industry urged that the law
be allowed to stand so that 1t might be
thoroughly tried out.
Patrick Gilday, chief Of the State
Bureau of Mediation, opposed compul-
sorv arbitration as unfair to labor and
offered instead, the mutual agreement
plan. which he said had worked salts
factorily.
The Standardization Of safety COM
mittees and the accident problems Of
general industry were themes with
suggestions as to ways and means to
reach the non-English-speaking work
men. II. II. Wheaton, of the United
States Department Of the Interior,
spoke on Americanization.
Talks on fire prevention were given
by Commissioner Lewis T. Bryant. Of
the New Jersey Department Of Labor,
on the way his State handles the prob
lem Miss Florence L. Sanville. of the
Bryn Mawr fire prevention study. and
Philip s. Tilden. Philadelphia.
The discussion on compensation was
opened by Paul N. Furman. chief Of
the Bureau OF Statistics, who urged
that the Act be maintained for at least
two years and declared that employers
and employees had heartily co-operated
to work out the system and that insur.
ance companies and exempted employ.
ers had helped.
Francis H. Feehan, of Pittsburgh,
called for a number of changes on be.
half Of miners and other workmen. He
suggested that the Act be made COM
pulsory instead Of optional; that the
fourteen-day period be reduced; that
compensation be made sixty-six per
cent. instead OF fifty; that cost of arti-
flclal limbs, etc, be borne by employ
ers as well as cost of medical or sur
gical attendance; that compensation
be given for Disagreement, and that
the State insurance fund be extended.
II. Fowler, of Taylor. speaking in be-
half of United Mine Workers, said
that the compensation for men made
blind and suffering other serious per-
manent injuries should be increased.
Harrlsburg-N. Y. Highway Urged.
Highway Commissioner Black was
asked by delegation of Northern and
Central Pennsylvanians to take up the
construction Of State main highway,
to be known as the Susquehanna Trail,
and to extend from Harrisburg to the
New York State line by way of Will
Transport, Roaring Branch, Canton
and Troy. The highway is along lines
Of State highways as far as Troy, but
the remainder Of the distance is on
roads which 1t is desired to add to the
State system so as to form a thorough
route from Elmira to Harrisburg Com
missioner Black said he would like to
build the road, but that he would have
to walt until the Legislature gives a
sufficient appropriation.
State Finances New Top Notch.
Pennsylvania finances are going to
turn out better than was anticipated
by some of the calculators Of the in
come Of the Commonwealth last year.
The revenues to date amount to $685.
774,122.41, and at the end of the fiscal
year, 1t is hoped that they will run
over the $S5,000,000 mark. Last year
the total revenues amounted to $751;
990,727S5. so that the total for the two
year period may be over $66,0O0,000
On this date last year the receipts had
amounted to S29,OOO,000 in round num-
bers. The increase in receipts is at
tributed to the increased business of
Pennsylvania corporations, due to thu
demand from abroad.
Electors Spent Less Than $50.
William Finn, E. d. Smith, f. NJ.
Rine and j. Van Buskirk, Republican
electors, filed statements that they
spent less than $50 in the recent cam
paign.
John J. Shigo, Democratic elector,
certified to spending 800 and William
Repp, Prohibition candidate for Audi
tor General, contributed s125 to his
psrty's war chest. F. l.. Morton, Pro-
hibition candidate for Congress-at-
large, did not spend anything.
Oliver Mcknight, single tax candi.
date for Congress-at.large, received $50
in contributions and paid It to the
State Committee of his party.
Two Trustees and Four Justices.
Governor Brumbaugh appointed
John Jordan, Alderman of the Second
Ward, Pittston, and Cornelius Kunkle,
Hazleton, members of the Board OF
Trustees of the Hazleton State Hos
pital Justices Of the peace were
named as follows; Furman T. Foy,
Jenkintown; Frank B, Wentworth.
Newtown; George c. Mcclellan, East
Bethlehem; Stanley w. Fenner, Ash
ley.
5000 Bushels OF Tubers On % Acres.
The State Department of Agriculture
received report of an inquiry into a
crop yield, which shows that w. A.
Shuey, of near New Cumberland.