Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-13


- involved compen-
sation for children through two sep
arate claims. When the father OF
the three children of Mrs. Mary
Decker. Ford City, was killed COM
pensation was awarded against the
Provident Coke Mining company for
the widow and children. The widow
married again and her second hus-
band stood in relation of a parent
to the children. The second hus-
band was killed in an accident and
compensation awarded the family.
The board sustains the award and
says: ANY evidence touching the
receipt of money by these children
from any other source whatsoever Is
incompetent and irrelevant and can
not be considered as affect.ng rights
in this case"
The board refused appeals in Mes
singer VS.. Lehigh Valley railroad,
Carbon county; Hornyak VS.. Erie
Malleable Iron Co., Erie; Monies
VS.. Barrett Co., Philadelphia; Good
hart VS.. General Electric Co., Phil
adelphia; Knorr VS.. Central Rail-
road of New Jersey. Carbon county;
Villinger VS.. Villinger, Lycoming
county, and made an award in
Boughton VS.. American Interna-
tional Shipbuilding corporation.
Philadelphia.
Sprouts Eirst-The first general
order. from National Guard head
quarters bearing the signature of
Governor William c. Sproul as COM
mander in chief has just been is
sued giving appointments and as
signmentS and announcing that reg
ulations for the 1918 rifle practice
season are being made up. The in
spections of the Reserve Militia is
under way under charge of General
c. T.
Dickinson May HANDICAPPED Hill
was interested to-day in reports that
Judge o. B. Dickinson, of Delaware
county, might succeed the late Judge
John b. Mcpherson, on the United
state Circuit Court. Judge Dickinson
is now one of the federal judges
and well known here. He is backed
by A. Mitchell Palmer, while Joseph
Tumulty is boosting Judge Haight,
of New jersey.
To Attend BalI-Governor Sproul
will attend the Victory ball in Phila-
delphia tonight.
Clement Sworn In-Samuel NJ.
Clement, Jr,. one of the new Public
Service Commissioners, took the
oath of Office in Philadelphia to-
wealth Cyrus E. Woods administer
ed it.
Don't Change Now-Mortimer F.
Elliott. of Tioga county, one of the
delegates who helped frame the con-
stitution, is out in n statement in
which he says that this is no time
to make changes or frame a new
document owing to the war and dis
turbed conditions.
\ Democratic Dream-The Phila-
delphia Record to-day contains a
three-foot article in which it says
that the harmony dream of the Leg
islature is over and that the Gov
ernor has been Slammed" twice in
week. The article is erected upon
the opposition of T. L. Eyre to Com
missioner of Fisheries Butler. Out
side of that, as the war reports used
to say, there is nothing new to re-
port.
Dog Law Uphe1d-Judge A. S.
Heck, of Potter county, sitting in
Bradford county court, yesterday
| upheld the validity of the new state
dog license law. The question in
volved was whether a farmer might
shoot and kill a dog licensed, but
with the tag lost. If the animal was
found on his premises. Judge Heck
returned a compulsory non-suit sus-
tanning the state law and holding
| the tenant had the right to shoot the
dog found. running at large. The
| decision was the result of the suit
| brought by George II. Arnold against
Hazen Wintermute. both Laceyville
residents.
Takes the Oath-E. Ray Shelby.
! of Uniontown, the Public Service
| Commissioner, took the oath of Of
! flee to-day at the office of the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth. He i'm
mediate'y assumed his duties.
Plans Adopted - Plans for the
| new armory buildings in Philadel-
phia and Reading were discussed at
the annual meeting of the State
| Armory Board to-day. The board
also considered appropriations to
construct and improve other arm
ories.