Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-26


-GF@==sE shortly be issued on
| @lsAa1sss-D appeals on impor-
tant points in awards of referees. The
business of the board is rapidly being
| reduced to a system under the awards
ana decisions and 1t is expected that
coming decisions will go far toward
meeting some of the objections raised
against the act and which it is said
| lature.
The board is in session here to-day
and the difference between a major
and minor operation will be consid-
ered and ruling made within a few
Gays. The agricultural ruling is ex-
pected to be followed by a test case,
the board deciding to stand by the
general definition of agriculture in the
| supplemental act of 1915.
| In a majority of cases the board has
| upheld the referees. but in several in
stances they have been reversed, while
number OF entirely new hearings have
! been granted. The number of cases
coming up is larger than was expected,
| probably due to industrial activity and
the desire to have precedents es-
! tablished.
To Sue Polluters-A series of i'm
| portant stream inspections with view
10 checking pollution from industrial
! plants which are just now running at
| high rate of production is being made
/
partment in the Juniata, Clarion,
Schuylkill and Susquehanna valleys.
The inspections are the second to be
made, it being the idea to establish the
| pollution and then bring the matter to
the attention of the Attorney General
| If change is not made
Seven New Cases.-Seven new cases
/ OF lnfantile paralysis were reported to
the State Department of Health last
night. Four came from Philadelphia,
New Hotel Company. Philadel-
phia people have chartered the Wer-
nersville Hotel Company, which will
establish hotel at the health resort
| in Berks county. It has $100, 900 cap
| ital.
Third Persons Status. - In an opin-
ion issued last night Chairman Harry
a. Mackey, of the Compensation
Board, settles the question of the
status of third person in an accident
He says in part Every State has
! legislated in its own way upon this
subject. Each State is governed by its
own subrogation revision. 1t is per-
tectly evident that our Legislature in
tended to create for the injured en-
ploye a new right of action for com
pensation against his employer in ac-
cordance with an adopted schedule
! and at the same time to preserve
for him his old common law action
against third party. In case of re-
SONSIy DeCduSe OF an INJURY TO an en-
ploye where the right of subrogation
has been exercised by the employer it
is his duty after having deducted the
total amount of compensation which
he has already paid, to turn the bal
ance over to the employe and treat
that balance as advance payments on
account OF compensation. If these
continuing payments in the aggregate
would amount to SUM less than this
amount thus turned over the balance
belongs to the employe."
Held Under Advisement.-State High
way Commissioner Black held a hear
ing in the case of John j. Dunn. of
Pottsville. who was convicted in the
Schuylkill county courts of manslaush-
ter Tor having caused the death of a
7-year old boy in st. Nicholas The boy
was run over by an automobile operat-
ed by Dunn. AS a motion for new
trial in this case is pending and will
be argued at the September term of
court in Schuylkill county, State High
way Commissioner Black decided that
ne would not revoke Dunn's motor
cycle license until after this motion had
been settled and took the case under
advisement.
Road Superintendent RcsiSns-The
resignation of ]. M. Owens, as road
superintendent of Jefferson county, was
announced at the State Highway De-
partment to take effect August l. The
vacancy thus created has been filled
by the promotion of H. NJ. Dorwart as
actig superintendent for the county.
Colonel jackson Here.-Lieutenan
Colonel H. L. Johnson, commanding
the United States army recruiting
camp at Mt. Gretna, discussed the
plans for recruiting the National
Guard organizations to war strength
with Adjutant General Stewart TODAY.
but no announcement regarding the
project was made public. The recruit
ing officers here are momentarily ex
pecting orders to go to their home
stations to start recruiting.
Trustees Named.-Governor Brun-
baugh to-day appointed the following
mothers pension trustees for Hunt
ingdon county: Mrs. George B. Orlady.
Mrs. I. Harvey Brumbaugh, Mrs.
Lillian Bernhardt, Three Springs; Mrs.
]. M. Keichline, Petersburg, and Mrs.
Mary A. Kyper. Mt. Union.
Appoint Justice. Fred G. Fry
burg was appointed justice of the
peace for Hooversville, Somerset
county, and Henry A. Shipe, for jerks
township, Forest county.
Campmeeting insured. - The State