Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-28

after an injury where he is making
more money than before he was
hurt, with some terse comments. The
claimant admitted that he wanted
! changed SO as to provide for the per-
manent loss of the use of hand and
intended to use that award as a.
basis to open cigar store.
This is a typical case against
which we ere on constant guard"
says Chairman Harry A. Mackey.
Although somewhat MANNED this
man can always be useful in indus
try. We desire to discourage the
thought in n workman that because
he has been so unfortunate as to
lose the partial use of a hand that
he is justified thereby in forsaking
q producing establishment and un-
dertaking nonessential business CT
his own. This claimant can always
find employment in an industrial es-
tablishment. We need more work |
men and less cigar stores. Therefore |
we consider the spirit of his applica- !
ton most unfortunate. He has CX-
pressed the fear that the defendant. |
after being successful in having the |
compensation agreement terminated, |
will then find some excuse for dis |
pensing with his services. We will
not attribute any such notices to this |
employer. Our experience with the !
defendant, as well as with all great |
employers of Pennsylvania, is to the |
contrary"
Big Increases.-Notices of big in
creases in stocks or bonds have been |
filed with the Public Service Com
mission by a number of public utility
companies. Among them are West |
Penn Power Company. Pittsburgh,
bonds, s2,22S. 900; the Wilkes Barre |
Company, Wilkes-Barre. bonds, |
s20o,50o; Metropolitan Edison Com
pany, Reading. bonds. s4S6,500; |
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
pany. bonds. SIS, 900; Pittsburgh and
Shawmut Railroad Company, Kit |
tanning, notes, S500,000; the Ridg-
way Electric Light Company, Ridg-
way. bonds. $500, 900; common stock, |
S105.000: st. Mary's Electric Light |
Company. bonds, 100000; common
stock, $225,000: Johnsonburg Light |
and Power Company, common
stock. $4,000; bonds, SIS, 900; and
the following by electric companies
Electric. common stock, $500; |
Bradford township, Foster township, |
Heating township, Lafayette town
ship. Liberty, township, Port Allie
gany, STncthDort, power companies,
each $500 of stock.
Boards Cautioned. - State draft
headquarters has issued a caution TO
all local draft boards that competent
and necessary medical examiners can
not be released to enter the medical
corps without permission of the state
headquarters. This action was taken
because of the notice from the pro-
vost marshal general that many
medical board members have been
going into the Army, 106 having left
the draft service during July in this
manner. Local cards have also been
directed that where any doubt exists
as TO the availability of a registrant
rejected at Il camp the matter should
be taken up with the camp comman-
der and have been reminded that
reports on the work or fight" order
must be made to-day.
Big Test On.-An appeal to the
Supreme Court from the order Of the
Public Service Commission, in its
finding that the commission has the
power to authorize increases of street
passenger railway fares above the
maximum rates prescribed by a mu-
nicipal ordinance was filed by City
Solicitor Bertolett, of Reading, yes
terday. The appeal is on the ques-
ton of franchises and will not su-
persede in any way the hearing to be
neld IN Reading Oh august ~, when
the question of the reasonableness of
the six-cent fare will come before the
commission.
Reappointments. - The following
reappointmcnts were announced at
the Governors Office to-day: Val
ley Forge Park Commission, w. H
Sayen. John w. Jordan, John T.
Windrim and John r. K. Scott. of
Philadelphia; State Quarantine
Board, j. L. Forwood, Chester.
Object to Charge. Complaint
against The readiness to serve"
charge of the Highland Gas Com
pany, operating near Philadelphia,
was filed to-day by customers before
the Public Service Commission. A
Shamokin firm attacked the system
of freight charges for switching
movements in vicinity of Shamokin
and West Milton by the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway. The