The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-31
COMPENSATION IS SOMETIMES HARD
 TO DETERMINE

Albany N. r., Oct. 31-In It's ad-
 ministration of the Workmen's Com | of Labor has many perplexing pro l b1en1s to solve. Here are a few of | the questions submitted to the de- partment:
 | titled to compensation for an injury 1 under the provisions of the Work mems Compensation Law? | If, while engaged in moving a | building, you chase rat that has | annoyed you and are injured during the chase, can you receive compensa- ton?
 If hunter mistakes a pair of white boots for rabbit and empties | his gun into the wearer is the latter's | employer legally bound to recom- pense the emp1oye for injury and dis i f1gurement?
 If movie actor while making a picture, dives into shoal water and | strikes a rock must the producer foot the bill for damages?
 When man is awaiting execution for murder ought he to worry be- cause he believes that an Injury for which he had received compensation has become permanent? Are the dependents of man who accidentally kills himself while try
 ing to take the pinch out of tight shoe entitled to compensation for his death?
 These are not mythical questions. Each case cited has recently been submitted to the Department of La-
 Dor for decision. Some have been adjudicated; others are in abeyance. The case of the cat originated in | Troy where sales woman was scratched by the store's pet cat. The
 claim was reported to the department by an insurance Company, but has
 not been pressed.
 Charles E. Beasiey of E1mira. em-
 ployed by a building moving con- tractor, tried to kill a rat that ran
 from under the building where he was working A silver from the board
 he used as a weapon of extermina- ton entered his hand and blood poi soning resulted. His claim for com- pensation was denied by a referee on buildings and not to hunt rats.
 Ray Smith, employed by an oil company at Clean. was wounded by a hunter who mistook his white rub company contested the claim for compensation, but 1t was allowed by the Buffalo office of the Department of Labor.<
 sation Is Ralph Faulkner. While making a picture at Port Henry, on Lake Champaign, last summer, Faulkner dived into the water and heath the surface, dislocating his thumb, bruising his body and sus- taining cuts on brow and head. Now the depart rtment must decide whether Faulkner is entitled to compensation for his disability and extra compen- sation for any disagreement he may hayes ustained.
 A case that has attracted much at- tention is that of Nathaniel Ingra-
 ham who, while employed as game keeper by the Glove Valley Rod and Gun Club, at Verbank, Dutchess county, tried to kill chicken hawk. He missed the hawk with the first the second barrel he tripped over a piece of wire and shot away a DOT tion of a finger. Later he was con- victed of murdering his daughter and was sentenced to death. The Court of Appeals has stayed execu- tion of the death sentence until his appeal can be decided.
 In the meantime, Ingraham has become dissatisfied with his compen-
 sation award and claims that he Is
 entitled to compensation on the basis of partial loss of the finger
 rather than for disability growing out of the accident. Pending exam ination by the Sing Sing prison phy- sician as to whether there has been a partial loss of the finger, his case is held in abeyance.
 While working at one of the plants
 of the United States Gypsum Com
 pany last March. Glenn P. Elliott tried to stretch the toe of shoe that
 pinched. He inserted in the shoe the wooden handle of sharp tool. press
 ed on the blade. lost his balance and ach, death resulting within five min utes. His wife and child have applied for compensation but the claim has not yet been decided.