Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-25

the State. DR.. Koch was formerly
of the high school inspectors of the
department and was also a deputy
State superintendent, being desig-
mated by the Governor as acting
superintendent after the death of DR..
Nathan c. Schaeffer last winter.
The work relating to approval of
plans and specifications for new
school buildings and remodeling and
repairing of old buildings has been
organized and will be administered
by new bureau, to be known as
the Bureau of School Buildings. HUI
bert G. Eicher, who has been the
school architect for some time, will
have general charge with the title of
director.
welfare Meeting - Arrangements
have been made by Governor Sproul
for general conference of mem
bers of the State Welfare Commits
sion to be held here Tuesday to dis
cuss not only the Philadelphia rent
profiteering charges. but also the re-
distribution among State depart
ments of various activities which
have been handled by the Council
of National Defence and the State
Defence Commission during and
since the war. Several new lines
will also be taken up and the general
scheme of employment agencies be
considered.
Dispositions in Scotland-The State
Compensation Board has awarded
a new hearing and that dispositions
be taken in Glasgow, Scotland, in
Murray VS.. Ross, Philadelphia; for
purpose of ascertaining dependency.
Other new hearings announced are
Barnes VS.. Cramp & Co., Philadel-
phia; Richman VS.. State Insurance
Fund, Philadelphia; Henk VS..
I Uns4 IL, IL
Gillespie Hart Co., Dravosburg.
No Honorariums-Offici of the
State Department of Public Instruc-
ton have been informed by DR..
Thomas e. Finegan, the new state
superintendent of Public instruction,
that when any members of his staff
or representative of the department
speaks at teachers Institutes; dedl-
cations of school buildings, COM
mencements or other public meet
ings no honorarium is to be accept
ed. DIR. Finegan says that such
functions are to be regarded as
part of official duty. He says that
the necessary travelling expenses OF
employees of the department Will be
paid by the State when such officers
go out to represent the State on OIL
Cial matters"
Damages End Agreement - Ap-
DIONdl VI the VI 0Soi o.
w. Smith, Waverly, n. Y, for pay
ment of compensation to him by Les
ter Swain, of the same place, for in
juries received while working for
him in Northern Pennsylvania, has
been revoked by the State Compen-
sation Board. The Board found
that the claimant has recovered
from the Lehigh Valley Railroad
$4,656.92 as damages for the same
injury. Since this sum is in excess
of any amount to which claimant
it follows that the employer
is not obligated to pay the claimant
any further compensation" says the
Board.
No Action on Differcntial-Legal
questions which have cropped up in
the matter of the proposed abolition
of the 10 per cent differential In
favor of the State Workmen's 1nsur-
ance Fund were last night adjourned
until next Tuesday or Wednesday by
Governor William c. Sproul after an
extended talk over the matter with
Insurance Commissioner Thomas b.
Donaldson, who has announced the
abolition, and State Treasurer H. M.
Kephart and Commissioner of Labor
c. B. Connolly, who do not favor
the abolition just at this time. Both
sides presented the proposltlon 10
the Governor, who last week indi-
Gated that he wanted to be shown"
in the matter. Messrs. Kephart and
Connolly have taken definite stand
against precipitate action and are in |
clined to want not only to be |
Shown" but to be given some legal |
advice as to the powers of the In |
surance Commissioner in such mat |
ters. There have been some intima-
tions that postponement of abolition
for a year have been discussed, but
no conclusion reached.
Inquiry to Go On-Prosecution |
of the inquiry into old age pensions
in this country and the compilation
of a report for the next Legislature
has been arranged by the Old Age
Pension Commission, following
conference with Governor Sproul be-
fore he left the city last night. This
will be done independently of what
steps the Department of Justice may
take in regard to the objections to
Chairman James II. Maurer going
abroad. Mr.. Maurer was among
those who saw the Governor to-day.
but the situation in regard to him is
unChanCed.