PUBLIC SAFETY MUST BE FIRST Important Ruling on Dam ages Also Made in Chester County Case vice Commission handed down to ruled that owners of a quarry prop- OUS crossing when the interest of the public are con cerned and that the property- being 1200 feet away from the crossing they are not entitled to damages. This decision, which wilt have some effect upon other cases, was given in the claim of Morris T. Phil lips and James Scully- for damages alleged to have been caused by clos ing of what is known as the "Red Road" in Valley township, Chester. This road connects with the Lincoln highway and the Valley- road. The claimants set forth that the clos ing of the crossing over the Penn sylvania railroad would force them to make a new longer and harder haul for their product. The com mission says "The abolition of the crossing will undoubtedly incon venience the applicants, but it is an exercise of a power of government for the benefit of the people as a whole. In the interest of safety, the State refuses to permit persons to cross the tracks at the point in question. In otir opinion, the prop erty of the applicants is not ad jacent to the crossing which has been abolished." Commissioner John Rilling dis sented. Rains General—Practically every county in Pennsylvania is reporting heavy rains and considerable wash ing of roads and fields. In some sections much harm has been done to orchards and growing corn, but it is believed that with return of clear weather much of what now seems loss will be overcome. State Department of Agriculture officials say that in some sections the rain fall is greater than known in July In years. It has interfered to a certain extent with work on State highway improvements in southern counties. War Work Reflex—Activity of the last year and a half in coal mining and shipbuilding industries in Penn sylvania is commencing to be re flected in compensation claims com ing before the State Board. Over a score of recent decisions cover claims arising in these industries alone, while most of the rest are in steel manufacturing. Rehearings granted include Triggs vs Merchants Shipbuilding Co., Bristol; Xeff vs American International Shipbuild ing Co., Philadelphia; Onofrey vs Susquehanna Colleries Co.. Wiikes- Barre: and Sipp'.e vs Lackawanna railroad. To Test Code—Tests of the State dog- license code of 1917 will he made in the courts of half a dozen eastern Pennsylvania counties at the coming fall terms because of actlvitv Of State Game Officials and State Police in enforcing: the law. Many farmers were found not to have taken cut dog: license and on refusal to pay the cases were returned to court so that further tests can be made. Numerous arrests of aliens for owning dogs have also been made. Road Rewards—Plans for putting Into effect the new township road reward law, which allows one third of cost for improvements of various kinds cn highways and bridges are being made at the State Highwav Department and the first aid will be distributed at the close of the presen* season. The new law. which was approved together with an ap propriation of $1,000,000, gives the bureau of township highways au thority to receive and act on peti tions for rewards. The appropria tion will likely be divided into two equal parts, one for each year of the biennial appropriation period. Quarantine Code—Copies of the new quarantine code are being printed for the State Department of i p. ;i: TIME TO REBUILD r< I Winter foods clog the |l jjj liver and tax the digest !J ion. Summer bring |s re ; $) lief in cereals, fruits & 11 and green vegetables. I] j ShreddedTWheat >