Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-15

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Labor and Industry, at the Capitol,
Tuesday, August %.
Suggestions and criticisms will then
be received on the code which has
been drafted for adoption by the In
dustrial Board for safety in electric
crane manufacture and operation. The
draft of the code covers the struc-
tural feature of cranes, regulating
factors of safety in construction and
also specifics rules to be observed by
operators, signalmen, floormen and
repairmen in crane maintenance and
operation.
The Industrial Board, which holds
its next stated meeting in Philadel-
phia, Tuesday, September 5, at its
last meeting adopted codes to insure
safety in electric installation and in
textile plants. An additional code for
safety in plants manufacturing eX-
plosives is now being formulated.
Local Cases Heard.-The first hear
ing before a Workmen's Compensa-
ton referee, brought for the purpose
OF terminating compensation payments
to an employe who has been injured
and who, it is claimed, has completely
recovered, is being held to-day by Ref
cree E. K. Saylor of the Harrisburg
district in the Masonic Temple Build
ing. The action is brought by the
State Workmen's Insurance Fund and
the Wincroft Stove Works of Middle
town where Jonathan Clouser the de-
fendant was employed. In an accident
in February Clouser lost his thumb at
the first joint and index finger at the
second joint from his left hand. The
State Fund, acting for the employer,
paid Clouser S126 from February IL to
June 15. The petition filed by the
State Fund, acting for the employer,
alleges that DR.. John c. Lingle of Mid
dletown, states that disability has ter
minated although Clouser was offered
work and refused it. Referee Saylor
is also hearing to-day the claim of
Caskantino Augusta Cesarino, ia
North Seventh street, Harrisburg,
against Roger and Herr. Cesarino al
leges that a compensation agreement
hled in the Workmen's Compensation
Bureau between him and his employer
was based upon a mistake as his agree
ment states that the duration of his
incapactty, from his injury is indefi-
mite. Cesarino now claims that his in
capacity is permanent. The change
petltioned in the agreement by Cesar
inc would entitle him to a greater pc
riod OF compensation payments.
Sharon Registers Protest.-Forty
officials and members of the Cham
Der of Commerce of Sharon appeared
before the Public Service Commission
to-day to protest against the granting
of certificate of convenience to the
Mahoning and Shenango Street Rail-
way Company to extend it's lines
through a residence section of that
place and the township adjoining
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Jesse z. B. Cunningham represented
the Chamber of Commerce and Ralph
]. Baker the company. w. o. Davis
led the citizens delegation and r. r.
Stevens, president, of Youngstown,
Ohio, headed the company's delega-
ton. The hearing will continue all
day.
Surfaces Last Day.-This is the last
for Dr. H. A. Surface as State econo-
mic Zoologist, dismissed by the State
Agricultural Commission. Surface said
he probably would not be at work
Tomorrow" although it is known he
has made another appeal to Governor
Brumbaugh.
One Case of ParaIysis.-One case of
infantile paralysis has been reported
in Pennsylvania since yesterday at
o'clock. The Health Board of Lancas-
ter, where a cleanup is in progress,
discovered a young child suffering
with the disease.
Scranton Files AppeaI.-The city of
Scranton has notified the Public Ser
vice Commission that it will appeal
from the decision of that body de-
clinirg to order the railroad COM
panies in that city to erect a union
station. The commission held that
under the law it has no power to make
such order. The city will carry the
case to the Superior Court in an effort
to have it decided that the commission
has jurisdiction in the case.
Withdrawal Filed.-Horace Geiger
withdrew to-day as a candidate on the
Prohibition ticket for the Legislature
in the Fifteenth district, Philadelphia.
Eleven Forestry Graduates. - The
degree of bachelor of forestry will
be conferred upon eleven men at the
eleventh graduating exercises of the
Pennsylvania State Forest Academy,
at Mont Alto, August "a. Ira L.
Shenefeill will deliver the valedictory
and BENJAMIN D. Mcpherson, the SAL
utatory address. The commencement
address will be by Professor B. z.
Fernow,, dean of the forestry school,
University OF Toronto. The graduates
are Joseph Blouse, Wrightsville; Lewis
Detz, Columbia; Charles Hogelan,
Holland; Benjamin Mcpherson, New
Bloomfield; Joseph Middour, Waynes-
boro; James Morton, McConnellsville
Marvin Meyer, Telford; Harold Port,
Connellsville; Ira L. Shenefeill, Pit
cairn; Edward Smith. Harrisburg, and
Homer Smith, Waynesburg.
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