Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-06

EeJISHBINH that Of Gursli vs.;
kSSY0SSSS9EF Susquehanna Coal
s--s-==.s=st Co., in Luzerne
"ssss<zssSsu<s<ssle county, in which
1t was contended that a man met ta-
tai injury by going back for tools
which were necessary for him to
handle the work assigned to him.
The board says that lit is clear his
orders prohibited his going into the
place where he met his death" and
that there is no evidence that an
other machine could not have been
provided to replace that which ne
went to get"
In another mining case, that of
flourish VS.. Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron Co, Schuylkill,
compensation is allowed the widow
of a miner who suffered apopleXy
following the firing of shot" or
blast in a mine. The death was held
to have been caused by an increased
blood pressure on weakened arteries
due to pressure of air created by
the force of the explosion of the
dynamite" The explosion was one
of considerable violence, 1t was
found.
In the case of Apessos VS.. Pitts
burgh Steel Products Co., Washing
ton, it is fdlnd that the claimant did
not know what he was signing. An
award is allowed as the insurance
carrier paid the bills for treatment.
The board has upheld award of
compensation to Pauline c. Gutaker,
whose husband was injured while
moving a basketball goal for ST.
Johns Episcopal church, Lancaster.
The injury aggravated a diseased
condition.
The board upheld the referee IN
the case of Curry VS.. Midvale Steel
Co, Chester, in which it was found
that parents were not dependent and
dismissed the appeal in the case of
Voorhees, VS.. Central Railroad of
New Jersey, Allentown, in which the
defendant by mistake waived de-
fense and agreed to pay compensa-
ton. At q later date it failed to
urge the defense and thereby made a
mistake in law which the board will
not relieve.
A new hearing is granted in Gay
dula VS.. Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad, Lackawanna.
Paying Schools.-First payments
of local school districts in the annual
distribution of state cash for their
expenses during last year were made
during this week to about fifty dis
tricts, a number of which had been
certified as much in need of cash to
start their fall terms. Other districts
will come along from time to time,
as the payments. to hospitals have
also been started. The school dis
tricts will be paid at the rate of
twenty-five to forty a day when the
regular payments start.
Didn't Send Name.-F'ailure of
clerks in offices of commissioners of
some counties to give the addresses
of some candidates for county offices
for the making up of the ballot for
the soldiers has resulted in the pa
pers being returned to them in
number of instances. The depart
ment of the secretary of the COM
monwealth has ruled that in county
nominations the home city or bor-
ough must be given.
Forests Earn Money.-The state
forestry department turned into the
state treasury to-day $1,000 as the
earnings of the statet forest reserves
during the last month. This money
will be added to the states perma-
nent school fund. The forestry
commission has authorized the addi-
tion of about / 1000 acres to state
reserves in central Pennsylvania
counties.
Object to Crossing.-Citizens of
Phillipsburg have entered complaint
against the crossing of the state road
on the Pennsylvania and New York
Central railroads in that place. A
petition for some means of changing
it has been filed.
Board to Meet-Problems arising
from the increased number of woTn-
en- and children working in the in
dustries of Pennsylvania will be con-
sidered by the State Industrial
Board at a meeting in Philadelphia
on Tuesday, when DR.. S. McC. Ham
mill, director of child welfare of the
state committee of public safety,
will discuss the subject. Women
representatives of the Department
of Labor and Industry viii attend.
The relation of the federal child la
Dor law to the states child labor law,
continuation schools, employment
certificates and other matters will be
taken up. DIR. John p. Gerber, STU
perintendent of city schools of Phila-
delphia, will speak.
Commission Plans. - The Public
Service Commission will devote Mon
day to arguments and the following
day to executive sessions. Hearings
will he held in Harrisburg, Tunk-
hammock and Pittsburgh during the
week. Among the arguments Sched-
uled is the Spplication of the Lam
caster and Berks railway for re-
cision of the certificate of incorpora-
. ton of the Womelsdorf, Richland
/ and Myerstown Railway Company
Wednesday western telephone cases
will be up and Thursday various
PraQG CFOSSlHS cases from HHllauel-
. phia and Chester will be heard
Three Lancaster county electric COM
panies are seeking charters
Four Counties Latc-To-day was
the last day to certify judicial NOM
inations to the counties but the De-
partment of the Secretary of the
commonwealth was unable to do so
because Philadelphia, Erie, Luzerne
and Washington, have not filed Of
fetal returns.
Bids Rejected-All bids for the
new buildings at the state hatchery,
have been rejected by Commissioner
Butler, who will readvertise.
Contract Comes Up-The contract
between the borough of West Fair
view and the Riverton Consolidated
Water Company, for water service
comes up before the Public Service
Commission next week.
Governor Sends Protest-Govern-
or Brumbaugh has sent a letter to
General Price in command at Camp
Hancock asking for information
relative to the reorganization of the
PENNSYLVANIA division and protesting
against the dismemberment of sew
eral Of the regiments.
Doctors Given Leave-The State
Live Stock Sanitary Board to-day an
bounced the appointment of Dr. T.
u. Munce, deputy state veterinarian
hs acting state veterinarian and exc
cutive officer of the board, and Dr. G. |
b. Marshall, state veterinarian, has
baan annointed major in the ARMY