Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-12

2EJsSSSSSW - should be award
ESs-==.s1 ed In Murray VS..
- an ssaszaze8 Otis Elevator Co.,
Philadelphia, in which 1t was dem
onstrated that the son of the clai-
mant died from pneumonia, after
having undergone an operation for
relief from an injury sustained at
work: The man was twice operated
upon. and the opinion holds that the
injury; the operations and infection
resulting therefrom had so reduced
the vitality of the deceased that he
was unable to withstand" the at
tack of the disease.
In Manton VS.: Adams Express
Company; the Board holds that the
claimant, who could not speak Eng
lish, should have been taken be-
for referee on n petition to termi-
nate an agreement instead of being
called on to sign a final receipt He
alleged he did not know the nature
of the paper he signed.
Recommendation that the offer of
the employer TO help obtain special
appliances to relieve disability be
accepted is made in Tierney vs..
Westinghouse Mfg. Coz
A new hearing is ordered in Miller
appeals dismissed and referees sus-
tained in Miller vs. Pennsylvania
Railroad, SaXton; Eek vs. Bethlehem
Steel Co: Anspach vs.. Reading Rail-
way, Richland; and Costello VS.. Bald
win Locomotive Works.
Consultations Made-The Pierce
Packer * Supply Co, and the Pro-
ducerS Supply Co., of Franklin, have
consolidated under the name of the
Franklin Nalveless Engine Co., of
Franklin. The capital Is 100000,
and the officers are Charles II. Sheas-
ley, PRESIDENT w. S. Pierce, vice
president; j. A. Flood, secretary and
trea surer.
The Johnstown Laundry and the
Monarch Laundry Cos, of Johns
town, have consolidated under the
name of the United Laundry Co., of
Johnstown, with $4,000 capital.
William Carrell is president.
Increases Made-Notices of in
crease of stock or debt have been fll-
ed at the Capitol as follows: Pitts
burgh Seamless Tube Co, Pittsburgh,
stock, s5OO,000 to 100000 Frank
lin Manufacturing Co., Franklin,
stock, 100000 to s1,50e,000; Her
cules Cement Corporation, Philadel-
phia. debt, S612, 900; Philadelphia
Quartz Co, Philadelphia, stock, ST.
0S1. 500 to $l.220,900; Warrington
Auto Construction Co, Pittsburgh,
stock, $4,000 to $4,000: Amalgam-
ated Coal Co, Pittsburgh, debt,
$50, International Fuel Corpo-
ration. Pittsburgh. stock, $4,000 to
100000; Lycoming Foundry and
Machine Co.., Williamsport, stock,
s15O,0OO to S1,000,000; Monterey Col
liery Co., Kittaning, stock, $4,000 to
$4,000, debt $4,000; Pittsburgh
debt, 100000; Electric Dental Mfg.
Co. Philadelphia, S250,o00 to $780,
600: The Penn Mfg. and Supply Co,
Wilkes Barre, stock, $4,000 to
100000.
Ask Appropriations - Substantial
appropriations will be asked of the
Legislature of Pennsylvania for con-
struction of bridges. which may be
damaged by floods, and for the aboli-
ton of grade crossings on State high
way routes. Estimates are now
being made up for this purpose, The
grade crossing appropriations will
be used to meet such shares of costs
as may fall upon the State. Owing
to the attitude of the United States
Railroad Administration. the State
Commission is completing testimony
in numerous grade crossing cases
without making final orders, When
an agreement is reached the orders
will be issued.
Board to Mcet-The State Indus
trial Board has been called by Com
missioner of Labor and Industry. G,
r, Connelley, to sit in Pittsburgh.
May Il, for the second public hear
ing on the code for head and eye
protection for industrial workers.
The first hearing was held last month
in Philadelphia The plan is to
make the code operative late this
year,
HorseshoerS' BilI-Efforts to put
through a bill to license all horse
shOers in Pennsylvania. and to create
State Board of Examiners are be-
ing made here. The bill for the
system is in the hands of a House
Committee.
Asked to Spcak-Governor Sproul
has been asked to speak at the dedi-
cation of the Signal Corps monument.
at Gettysburg on Friday.
Investigate Typhoid-State Health
authorities have started to make an
investigation of the typhoid situa-
ton in some of the Eastern cities
of the State.
Lebanon Hearing-The Public Ser
vice Commission has arranged for
hearings in the various Lebanon
water rate controversies, at Lebanon
on Wednesday.