Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-04

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HdEhER1RYNMl bacco from him
at lunch hour is
- sE.zssa5STrsS4 entitled to COM
p a ion ac-
| cordlng to a ruling by the State
Compensation Board in Nathan
Hale VS.. Savage Fire Brick Co.,
Myersdale. The accident occurred
on the employers premises and the
fact that the two men chased Hale
is called "a mere incident" and not
having material bearing on the
| case. 1t is held that the workman
sufiered "an unexpected happening
whlle in the course of his employ
Inent and upon the employers
premises"
In Barberitis VS.. Bethlehem Steel
Co, the claim is rejected because
the claimant failed to prove the
injury and to satisfactorily explain
now he came to be found drunk in
gutter with a black eye after
having undergone treatment.
New hearings are awarded in
Hunt, Thornton and Frederickson
VS.. American International Ship
building Co., Philadelphia; Hoffman
VS.. Fava, Erie; Fowles VS.. Canons-
burg Steel and Iron Works, Can
nonsburg.
Public Utility Corporations have
filed certificates of notification at
the Public Service Commission as
follows: Lehigh Valley Light and
Power Co., Allentown, preferred
stock, $1,500,0O0; common stock,
$2,17S,700;. Industrial Power Co.,
Allentown, stock $500; Erie Light
ing Co.. Erie, bonds, $4,000;
Beaver Pipe Line Co., Pittsburgh,
stock, $23,S30; Clarion Electric
Co, Clarion, bonds, $4,000; Penn
sylvania Power Co., Ellwood City,
bonds. $4,000; Shenango Valley
$4,000; Metropolitan Edison Co.,
Reading, preferred stock, $780,
600; Mahoning and Shenango Rail
way and Light Co., New Castle,
bonds, $557,00O; Cambria and In
| dian Railroad, Philadelphia, bonds,
$4,000; New Castle Electric Co.,
New Castle, bonds, $4,000; Penn
sylvania Utilities Co., Easton, bonds
$4O,500; Red Bank Electric Co.,
New Bethlehem, bonds, $47,500;
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.,
Philadelphia, certificates, $28S, 900.
Ownership of automobiles and
motor trucks on the farm of Penn
sylvania has increased very rapid
ly this summer and fall according
to records at the State Highway
Department. Late figures show
that there are $1,000 automobiles
and 1900 trucks owned and operated
on farms in this State. Counties
where the bulk are owned are
Chester, Lancaster, Crawford, Allie
geny, Bucks, Berks, Bradford,
Washington, York and Westmore-
land.
The State Water Supply Com
mission has approved applications
for construction of county bridges
from the commissioners of the
following counties: Delaware coun-
ty for Upper Darby township and
Tioga for Delaware and Farming
ton townships; and borough of New
Bethlehem. Several coal and
steel companies were also given
rights to build bridges.
The Attorney Generals depart-
ment has declined to pass upon
game laws for the benefit of hunt
ers and has referred some inquiries
in that regard to the State Game
Commission. Attorney General w.
L. Schaffer took this action a few
days ago when a Boyertown citizen
addressed him this way: Dear
sir: Would like to know the game
| law about the skunks, and how you
can ketch them, also If you can dig
them out or not"
The hearing held at Smbury YES
terday by Chairman Ainey disposes
of the last of the Northumberland
county grade crossing cases which
will now be up to the Commission
to adjudicate. After various mat
ters are considered, the Commission
will apportion.
Col. NJ. ID. Brown, who will COM
mand the new First Infantry, has
issued call to men of the old 1O9th
to enlist in the new Guard organi-
cation. 1t is to occupy the old First
Infantry Armory in Philadelphia.
Except for few departments
which had to keep in touch with
the strike situation, the Capitol was
closed to-day.
Samuel @. Todd, chief clerk of
the State Department, has gone to
| Washington county to vote.
w. G. Stevens has been named as
game protector for York county. He
went on duty yesterday.
The inquiry into the conduct of the
Eastern Penitentiary starts THURSDAY
under auspices of the State Board
of Public Charities
Arrests have been made by State
game protectors of men who broke
into the Game Commission buildings
in the Penn Forest game preserve
! in Carbon county. Considerable
damage was done and an example
will be made of them.
The State has filed a series of ap-
peals in the Valley Forge condemna-
| ton proceedings. They will go to
court and meanwhile the State will
| develop the property which will be
added to the State park. 1t practi-
cally wipes out a town.
The State Armory Board has been
called for a meeting here on No
vember 20.
Secretary of Agriculture Rasmus-
sen is visiting at State College,
where he votes.
Gilbert ii. Hassler, chief OF the
commission bureau OF the State De-
partment, has been at Washington.