Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-08

out another certificate when it has in
creased its capital. In the case de-
cided casualty company was chart
cred with an authorized capital of
100000 ad on giving notice that the
capital had been fully paid in was
authorized to do business in the State,
Shortly after the company gave notice
of an increase of its capital to $5,-
100000. The Commissioner has au-
thority to require a new examination
before issuing a new certificate Mr..
Davis holds.
In an opinion given to Secretary
Joseph Kalbfus, of. the State Game
Commission, Mr.. Davis holds that un-
appropriated moneys collected under
the hunters license law or moneys ap-,
propriated from the fund created by
that act and remaining unexpended
do not lapse. He says that the Legis-
lature in providing for the hunters
license revenue to constitute a fund
for the activities of the Game Com
mission and payment of bounties
adopted a definite policy whereby the
income produced from a certain class
shall be devoted and restricted in its
expenditures to the purposes and rea-
sons foy which the burden was i'm
posed upon that class" 1t is also held
that no further legislation is required
to make the fund available for pay
ment of bounties.
Compensation Gases. - The State
Workmen's Compensation Board in an
opinion by Chairman Mackey has dis
missed the appeal of the Union Coal
and Coke Co., Mariana, in the claim
of Elizabeth Benish, for compensa-
ton for the death of her husband
holding that the absence of her hus-
band while seeking work did not con-
stitute desertion although he had been
separated from lis family from March
20 to July IL. 1t is held that all the
; circumstances of the case show that
the man can not be considered as q
deserter and that he had gone away
with the avowed purpose of getting a
better position and sending for his
family but had not succeeded when
he was killed.
In the claim of McGee VS.. National
Transit Co., a Mexican county case,
Referee Smith, is upheld in awarding
compensation to parents of the de-
ceased who died from pneumonia
''supernduced by the administration
of an anesthetic for the purpose of the
. amputation of a finger which was
badly crushed accidentally while in
the employ of the defendant COM
pany."
To Care For Work. - bill which
would transfer $4,000 of balances in
the Fire Marshars Department to care
for expenses in various activities for
which. the money has run short was
presented yesterday by Mr.. McCaig,
Allegheny county representative.
To Present Picture. The State
Society was asked yesterday Ato ar
range a dinner at which the Cover
nor's staff could present him with a
portrait. The request came through
Colonel Louis J. Kolb, and the dinner
will be arranged during the winter.
Six New Cases: = Six new cases
, have been listed for the Board of Par
dons on February 81. There are four
holdovers.
. Coovcr Transferred. Ri /. r d
Coover has been transferred from the
Attorney Generals Department to the
State Compensation Bureau.
ApprovalS Given. - The p II C
Service Commission has approved the
contract between the Bell Telephone
Company and PaXtang borough, the
first to be submitted by the new mu-
nicipality; the Lebanon crossings the
Womelsdorf trolley franchise; Jersey
Shore Electric Company contract with
Avis borough, and the Philadelphia
lighting contracts.
State Wins Suits. - The State De-
partment of Labor and Industry has
won the suits brought against manu-
lactufefS ana uedleTS III HldIIIeSSeo
at Pittsburgh who violated the pure
mattress act. The suits were brought
by an inspector and fines imposed.
Jobs Are Safe. - Notice has been
given by Luzerne county employers
that the positions of men in the Third
artillery will be held for them until
they are mustered out of active SER
vice.
Bucks on Rampage. - From all ac-
counts some of the bucks placed in
the gamd preserves by the State Game
Commission are inclined to be pugna-
cious. A couple of game wardens
have had narrow escapes.
To Ask For Bids - The State De-
partment of Public Printing and
Binding is going ahead with plans to
advertise for the State printing con-
tracts which are due to be let this
month. The advertisement will be
made Monday by Chief Clerk Bell,
the officer authorized by the Senate
resolution to exercise the functions
of the chief of the department dur
ing the vacancy. Whether any legal
question will be raised no one seems
to know.
No Excitement - Commissioner of
Health Dixon is standing pat' on his
order to heads of water plants to
close them to visitors, notwithstand-
ing objections which have come from
a number of places The commission
er holds tnat the order was a San1-
tary precaution and that there is MOTH
ing to get excited about.
To List Holidays - Representative
w. T. Ramsey, of Chester, is consid-
ering a bill which will establish
Christmas. Washington's birthday,
Thanksgiving day and the Fourth of
July compulsory holidays. The idea
is to have them so fixed so that
teachers will be paid for the day. Now
in some districts teachers are not paid
for holidays.
Crossing Approved The Public
Service commission has approved the
proposed crossing of the Northern
Central Railway and State Highway
route No. at Millersburg.
Attended Convention - DR.. William
F'rear, one of the Department of Agri-
culture chemists, was at the American
Gamers convention at Cleveland.
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