Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02


kA--- the work the en-
Assi5ez - ploye was engaged
In at the very time of his accident,
without regard to any artificial ref
erenee to subsequent employment"
according to an opinion handed down
today by Chairman Harry A. Mackey
OF the State Compensation Board. in
dismissing objections of the Phila-
delphia and Reading to the award of
compensation for Ruth l.. Frye. of
Marysville, whose husband Preston
Martin Frye, was killed in Ruther-
ford yards in August. The mans
duties were to drop" cars in a clas-
slfication. yard and he had reported
for work There were no cars to he
cropped and while waiting orders,
Frye was killed. The company
raised the claim that the man was
engaged in furthering Interstate
commerce work. The referee held
he was not.
Mr.. Mackey discusses the trend of
decisions and says that while laws
are liberal and constructions equally
so now it is quite natural and
proper that the same object should
restrict the terms of Compensation
acts to as narrow a compass as pos
sible in order to widen the oppor-
tunities of workmens compensation
laws and to include within its terms
large class of beneficiaries who
otherwise would be cut off with no
compensation for injuries suffered
In the course of employment il ad-
judged an inter- state activity with
out the negligence of the employer"
In conclusion Mr.. Mackey says:
Interstate commerce is question
of fact and not intention, and, until
man actually performs some work
We can not classify him merely upon
the probility that had he not met
with an accident there would have
been no order intervening between
his intention and the actual under
taking. decisions referred to are
held by Mr.. Mackey to indicate that
the real test is the work the em-
ploye was engaged in." He quotes
from court decision that He who
waits, also serves"
Deer season. - Pennsylvania's
deer season opened today with hun
dreds of men in the woods, accord
ing to reports of the State Game
CNAAiAiiAoslpis -hdlS bl lnESe men are
camping on sites for which permits
were grapted by the State Forestry
Reservation Commission for hunting
on State lands. In spite of the fact
that over a quarter of million
Pennsylvanians are in the army the
number of hunters licensed this year
is about the same as previous years
and reports indicate that the deer
hunters are out in force. Many are
bound for the South Mountain region |
and the Juniata valley have passed |
through here the last few days.
Licenses Moving. - over 1000 au- |
tomobile license tags We're sent early |
today from the new quarters of the |
State Highway departments auto !
mobile division to persons who had |
filed early applications for the plates |
and it is expected to ship hundreds |
daily until the end of the year. The |
automobile registration bureau is !
now in one building with it's cleri- |
cal, shipping and storage forces and |
the movement of tags will be facili- |
tated. Pneumatic tired vehicles will |
taken care of this week, solid tired |
cars being cared for Saturday, while !
motor cycles will be listed later in |
the month.
WARNS of Dangers.--Dr. r. r. Roy
err Acting Commissioner of Health, !
has issued warning on the dangers |
of tuberculosis following influenza |
and urges that people undergo phys |
ical examination. He offers the free !
use of the states establishments. |
Using ArmOry.-The Carbondale ar |
mory of the Reserve Militia has been !
turned over to the school board of |
that place for use as a high school.
AIney Chalrman.-Chairma Ainey, |
of the Public Service Commission, has |
been appointed chairman of the COM !
mittee to act on the skipstops in Phil |
adelphia.
Had No License.-The State Medi- |
cal Bugeau has caused the arrest OF |
Jacob Rehffeld. charged with prac- |
ticlng medicine without a license in |
Philadelphia. This is the first of u |
series. it is said.
Bucks Men Mad.-State Game Com |
mission authorities have started an
inquiry into the charges made by !
Bucks county sportsmen that some |
justices of the peace have been deal !
ing unfairly with men accused Of /,
violating game laws.
To Buy ChemicaIs.-As' a result of !
the decision of the Public Service |
Commission dismissing the complaints !
against the Hre service main charges |
OF the Springfield Consolidated Water /
Co, there will be appeals to the Su- |
perior Court, and meanwhile -he mu-
inequalities will buy chemical fire |
engines and establish their own fire I
service, independent of the water
company as far as possible.
JItney Week.-Mrs. will be jitney |
week in the Superior Court at Phlla-
delphia and the appeals will Le heard. |
The Harrisburg cases are on the lisr. |
Great Work on Lake.-Commission
er of Fisheries N. r. Butler reports |
that the take of white fish and her
ring eggs on Lake Erie during the !
last three weeks has been fur in eX-
cess of what was anticipated. There !
is not an empty jar on the batteries
at the Erie station, and the following |
hatcheries have also been supplied !
with all the eggs of this species that
they can take care of: Union City,
Pleasant Mount and Torresdale. The
output of these fish for tho coming
year will be considerably above the
average. and it is the constant stock
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