The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-07-27
COMPENSATION IN
ONE SUM OPPOSED
In Refusing Widows Petition, Work
mems Board Outlines Policy
OF Payment.

| mutation TO a lump sum or money
awarded as compensation for death or
injuries of relative is outlined in an
opinion filed by Chairman Harry A.
Mackey in the case Of Mary Stilfura. of
McKee's Rocks, against the Standard
Steel Car Company, Of Pittsburgh. The
board will grant commutation only In
exceptionally meritorlous cases." says
Mr.. Mackey.
The petitioner has been paid COM
| pensation at the rate OF $6,015, cover
ing period Of fifteen years, the bene-
fits being for herself and three small
children, and the decision says that
the widow desires to have one sum
paid to her instead Of substantial
semi-monthly payments. ut seems to
the board that II will be well to pro-
lect her as against herself by refusing
her petition" says the decision. ut
will only be in rare cases that we can
wisely exercise this discretion by
granting such petitions. II is a great
temptation to widow or any bene-
iciary under this law to ask that the
compensation payments be commuted
20 present value and paid in lump
sum. We think, however, in great
majority of these cases these petitions
are ill-adyised, and real wrong would
be done to the petitioners II we grant
ed their prayers"
The opinion says that the Act pro-
vides for payments so as to relieve
dependents OF real want, and con-
tinues: I'm the majority OF these
cases the dependents have been unac-
customed to the use of Nancy in bulk
and the sudden acquisition OF a con-
siderable sum might readily lead to its
unwise expenditure or to its unfor-
tunate investment. The widow might
terminate her dependency by remarry-
ing and then the money would prob
ably be spent without regard to the
rights or best interests OF the chill
dren"
"As general rule" continues the
opinion, I'VE are opposed to granting
such petitions to alien citizens who are
desirous of taking the money to for
eign countries. Awards have been
made on the basis of their residence
here. This same amount of money in
foreign country would be worth
more than 1t is here, hence the diff
ference in the Act in the amount to be
awarded to alien dependents; not that
our Legislature intended to dis
criminate against this latter class, but
itoattempted to equalize money values
between foreign countries and ours"
100000 Acres Barren BY Fire.
At least 100000 acres of land in
Pennsylvania are kept in a non-pro-
ductive state because OF forest fires,
and at a minimum figure the people Of
the State are losing s2O,OO0OOO which
might be realized from the products
of the soil, is the statement made by
George II. Writ, chief forest fire war
den, in the first report of the opera
tions of the fire prevention service
made to the Governor. With repeated
fires and continuing erosion the bar
rem land Is on the increase, declares
the report which estimates that 5O0,-
900 acres of the 100000 acres of
forest land in the State Is damaged by
fire annually. The State loses mil
lion dollars a year directly from fres
in the woods.
Governor Signs Many Charters.
Governor Brumbaugh is clearing up
State business while enjoying his
vacation in Maine and over fifty char
ters were received at the Capitol with
his approval. The charters included
several for electric companies in
Western Pennsylvania and a number
of manufacturing concerns.
Those for Eastern counties were:
Foote Mineral Company, Philadel-
phia; capital, $25,OOO; treasurer, War
rem NJ. Foote, Swarthmore.
Camp Curtin Trust Company, Har-
rlsburg; capital, $15O,OOO; treasurer,
4 IL ~ Il VI lamp illiis
Goodrich & Keefer Inc, real estate,
Reading; capital, $4,000; treasurer,
Ambrose w. Goodrich.
The Globe Stores, Inc Northumber-
land; capital. $4,000; treasurer, ]. o.
Stein.
Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Com
pany, Philadelphia; capital, $4,000;
treasurer, w. F. Harold Braun.
Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Manu-
featuring Company, Philadelphia; capi.
tai. $4,000; treasurer, Robert Biddle,
I'd. Riverton, N. J.
The Heinbach Baking Company,
Allentown; capital, s25, 900; treasurer,
e. S. Kutz.
The Lincoln Deposit & Trust Com
pany, Altoona capital s15O,OOO; treas.
urer, II. A. Hutchison.
Mohnton Building & Loan Associa-
tion, Mohnton, Berks county; capital,
S1,O00000; treasurer, A. S. Hornber-
ger.
Ruth Hastings Glass Tube Company,
Conshohocken; capital, $4,000; treas
urer, Aaron j.. Ruth.
Long Woods Lumber Company,
Bangor capital, $4,000; treasurer,
Clayton T.. Bruch
Clinton Stock Farm, Mill Hall; capi-
tai, $4,000; treasurer, II. P. Herman.
The Cramer Skirt Company, Phila-
delphia; capital, $1,000; treasurer,
Maurice King.