Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18


plain provisions of the law"
This ruling was made in regard
to the filing Of claim petitions by the
swedish vice consul at Philadelphia,
representative during the war of
Austria so as to safeguard
Interests of dependents in Austria
when any citizen of the empire was
killed in Pennsylvania industry. Mr..
Mackey says that while the COM
pensation act provides for protection
of dependents of aliens ut does not
contemplate the tolling of the statute
of limitations of one year as provided
by the act except by the filing of
claim petition or the execution of a
compensation agreement alleging
sufficiency facts that, if unconverted,
would constitute the basis of an
award where death occurs by
accident in the course of employ
ment the dependents of the deceased
or a properly constituted representa-
tive may file a claim petition which
must allege all the material facts
necessary to an award and set out
who are entitled to recovery because
of dependency upon the deceased"
Mr.. Mackey says, THE consular
representative of Austria Hungary
cannot tell the statute of limitations
by filing a mere suggestion with the
SNA S%hN Niie1I sili <AdSll al leili
subject has been killed who may
have dependents in a foreign coun-
try. l am writing this letter so that
the rights of no one will be defeated
by relying upon the filing of any
similar petition as proposed by the
ro-Hungarian consu's represen-
tative."
Studying System.-Inquiries as to
the manner in which physical train
tE a a rf M q
course of instruction in the schools
of other States is being made by the
committee in charge of establishment
of such course for the schools of
Pennsylvania on the part of the State
Board of Education. The committee
has assembled considerable data both
as to methods and results and will
make report to the State Board in
short time. 1t is possible that the
course will be established this winter.
Smallpox DeCline.-Reports to the
state Department of Health indicate
a marked decline in the number of
new smallpox cases and the aid given
by railroads and companies employ
ing large numbers of laborers, espe-
cially those from the southern States.
is credited with aiding materially
in reducing the cases. During June
there were forty-three cases re-
ported, but only fourteen during
July. The disease is now prevalent
in only three or four countries.
Jitncymcn "Kick."-Over a dozen
applications for certificates for the
operation of jitneys are being filed a
week at the Public Service Commits
sion. Some weeks the number runs
higher. The commission has had
numerous protests against the appli-
cations, including quite q number
from iitneymen who have taken out
certificates and who object to what
they term raids on their routes
by persons without certificates.
Investigating Firc-The State Fire
Marshal's Department to-day began
an investigation of the fire which
destroyed the Fishburn mill and
damaged four houses at Penbrook
Incendiarism is suspected.
Borough Complains-The borough
of Wyomissing to-day entered COM
plant with the Public Service Com
mission against the rates charged by
the West Reading Water Company
for fire service. The borough CON
tends that a charge of S12 per hyd-
rant and 5000 for each mile of pipe
is in violation of an agreement of
SO per hydrant made last year. The
charge is made that the company
notified the borough that rates for
private consumers would have to be
increased unless the borough paid
more.
Another Sues-Frank 7. Matthews,
of Philadelphia, candidate for court
No. D, has brought a mandamus
against the secretary of the com
monwealth to require filling of pa
pers. The papers were refused, on
the ground that Matthews was too
late.