Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-24


agent of a COM
pany killed while
riding in an automobile while on
business for that company Is en-
titled to the benefits of the compen-
sation act. The opinion is rendered
in an appeal from the decision of
the referee and awards damages to
the widow and family. Mains was
an agent for the Pennsylvania Rail-
road at Beech Creek and was killed
while crossing the tracks of the COM
pany in an automobile on his way
to Beech Creek on company busi-
ness.
The Commission decides against
the claimant, Vincenzo Mastroianni,
in the appeal of the Turner Con-
struction Company. of New York,
which asked the Commission to set
aside the award of the referee. The
opinion holds that while Crescenzo
Mastroianni, the son of the claim
ant, contributed from time to time
to the father, who made the claim
for benefits following the death of
the son while in the services of the
Turner company, the father was at
the time not dependent upon the
son, and that If there was any ne
cessity for such aid it was created
by the father sending his own earn
ings to his family in Italy. There
fore the Commission decides in favor
of the company, holding that to do
otherwise would be indirectly
awarding compensation to an alien
parent"
Appeal from disallowance of COM
pensation was denied in the case of
Frances Engesser, Erie, VS.. the Ger
mer Stove Company, the Commits
sion holding that, while Mrs. En-
gesser lived apart from her husband,
Peter Engesser, at the time of his
accidental death while in the employ
OF the stove company, she was at
the time taking legal steps to com
pei him to support her, and she is
therefore entitled to compensation.
On the ground that mistake was
made in the case of Patrick McGin-
mis-, Scranton, against the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company, the Commission, reviewing
the evidence. finds that allowance
should be made for total disability
and recommends that such an agree
ment be framed.
Because the incapacity of Frank
Christian, Johnstown, injured while
in the employ of Dolling & Com
pany, has increased since the award
was made, the Board increases the
period of benefits as long as the
present disability continues, not ex-
ceeding 500 weeks.
The referee is sustained in his re-
fusal to grant compensation in the
case of the widow of Mike Polishy,
of McKeesport, who died as the re-
suit of an accident while in the en-
ploy of the American Vanadium
Company, of Pittsburgh.
The case of Guy Robinson, of
Athens, against the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company is held to be ex-
cluslvely within the jurisdiction of
the United States courts and the pc
tition is therefore dismissed.
Fare Complaint Dismissed.-The
Public Service Commission has or
dered dismissed the complaint of the
Merchants Association of Pottsville
against the Pottsville Union Traction
Company against the restriction of
five-cent fare limits. The case was
local in its character.
p. and r. Bridge Permission
Among the petitions approved by
the State Water Supply Commission
in the list handed down to-day was
that of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway for the erection of a dou-
bic track arch concrete bridge over
the Susquehanna at Harrisburg to
replace the present single track
steel structure. The action of the
Commission was a formality re-
quired by law. The plans are the
same as presented to City Council
some weeks ago. The Pennsylvania
Railroad also was granted permis-
sion for the rebuilding of bridges
along tho Raystown Branch. Most
of the other permits related to the
western part of the state and cover
work approved as necessary by the
Government.
Franklin's Road Bonus.-Frank-
lin county will receive $16,S47.2O of
the 1911 cash road tax bonus. which
is being repaid to the townships this
year. This money may be spent by
the supervisors for various road and
bridge improvement purposes. The
amounts due to the various second
class townships are: Antrim,
$2,2sS.S0; Fannett, $1,0S2.76; Gull
ford, $1,S75.79; Hamilton, SS29.76:
Letterkenney. $1,004.76; Lurgan.
$661.79; Metal, $779.76; Montgom-
cry. $1,734.9S; Peters, S1.242.67:,
Quincy, $1.1Os.92; st. Thomas.
$1,47S.S6; Southampton. $1,233.53:
warren, $zzl.lS, and Washington,
$1,254.13.
bghtner Goes Up-Jacob Light
ner, director of the state employment
| offices OF the Department of Labor
and Industry, and of the employ
ment division for the Department of
! civilian service and labor, has been
appointed superintendent of all en-
ployment offices, both federal and
state for Pennsylvania, and has left
for Pittsburgh to merge the present
existing federal offices and the state
employment offices into one.
Horticulturists Will Visit-Horti-
culturists will tour the fruit belt of
Pennsylvania and adjoining states,
October 1924. H. G. Niesley is maxi
ing the arrangements for this dis
trict-