The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14

employer must tbei notified within a short
time Of he accident, and at GONE time
prevtous To the Workman leaving Ills en-
.ployj and proceedings must be begun
within six months. The matter may he
settled between the employer and tho
workman by agreement, but Upon failure
to reach a Satisfactory settlements, pro-
vision Is mnde for an arbitration which
removes the matter from the law courts
and makes the proceedings moro expcdi-
tious and more economical than they 9TH.
erwise would be- 1t would be wlser, how
ever. Ifta permanent board OF arbitration
had been provided for the control OF all
cases, and if the practice Of enga eng
lawyers. to try the cases had been dts
cotiraged 'front.' first.fTiie employer ii
where5the workman has beeii
hired by a stb-contractor under him.
the injt1rad workman thus being sure Of
being paid. although provision Is also
made Iii the law by which the employer
may himself recover from the sub-ccil-
tractor. This prevents a workingrnal
failing to secure compensation owing TO-
there being straw sub-contractor be-.
tween him and his real employer.
n The arate Of remuneration for persons
who arc Killed depends upon whether or
not they have other persons dependent
upon them. the workman leaves any
persons who are wholly dependent ,ipon
.his earnings at the time Of. his DEATH,
they must be paid a sum equal to his
earnings during tho last three years OF
his employment, or IL he has been en-
.ployed less than that time, a sum 1856
times as great as his average weekly
earnings; provided, however, that this
sum shall not In any: case amount to less
than $3.50 or to moro than s1,5O0. II the
workman does not leave any persons en-
!tirely dependent on him, but does leave
persons partially dependent upon HIM,
they will receive such sum as may be
fixed Disagreement or by arbitration.s but
in mo case greater thansthc SIM he would
have rcceved'if he had lie TT persons entlrc-
~ dependent upon Y him 4 & he leaves no
dependents at all he receives the reason
able expenses OF Ills medical attendance
and Burial not exceeding $50. Where the
workman Is totally or partially incapncl-S
'tated, he lis to receive IA week. v payment
after the second week, not to exceed 80
pc recent. OF his average weekly earnings
and not to exceed IS per week, In fixing
these sums the employer Is allowed to de-
duct any sums (not wa es) which he may
have advanced as the result Of the accl-
dents for the srelief Of the injured work
MANA Any workman receiving weekly
payments fora par tial or permanent sin.s
to time to qualified physician, who will
fcertif ~ AS to- ~ her or not the injured
workman As still capacitat ted
Contrac sting Out" Feature.
II one 3 q the great 4 drawbacks of the act
OF 1880 was that the Swork man was al owed
to contract out, Z and. !. as a, consequence.
the law was made Of no effect. In spite
of tho opposit the re e tatiy res
sof the working classes. a sion was
inserted in the act OF 1897 likewise per-
hitting " contra citing out" ~ Though in
this case the provisi on guard tt 70 sa
great extent the wei fare st tho working
man. u Itswa sproyid ed that where the en,-:
:ployers and workme Ell greed y upon IS q
scheme. which In the opin ion Of tho Reg
sistrar OF F,IdendIy VI socie ttes.. was, on the
whole. not less favorable to the general
sbody d OF workmen and their DEPENDENTS
than the provision OF this act, then Y he &
the Registrar. Il light grant, ccrtif lcaie
permitting the parties to contract out
or. In other words 3, to adopt an 81 erna.
tive scheme but No schen'e shouI
SO certified which contal ed an obligation
upon a workma n to Join the scheme as q
condition ofa his fsecurtlgf asjol Il, Rf hi
ny Under this s. a. large number q COM
fpanies, including some of 4 thes largest
adopted alternative themes and contract
cd out There were. in 1903, over IL. OoO
m en- who had d ken advantage OF tt,is.
provision: IN n hese Va rious Sfiitt racting
out schemes the rkm en- had s contrihut
ed 500. 900 and the employers S32O, O00 to
provide for forms OF Insurance, and DUR
Ing the year $40 900 q ! been paid
for death, incepacity, act dent q nd other
:beneft s,. / as well as or mi ma Eement and
expenses. In the case Of ese s122 coo men
there were IN the arr 1907, b. forty-tWoe
deaths where no 3 dependents were left
and 113 deaths where there We're depend
en- tss5Wflile there were 1881 IS dents, re-:
isultinE in par ttal sor compile tie incapaci =
itatio ]. Most person u con tract ting out
we're eitherEniner or raj way employees
about one third 2of all tire workInen con-
tracing out being empl yes OF two rail-
ways There Is still Snu III 5op posit ton to5
the system ut contra ting out 'San AM IN
somea cases IT. IS claim ed tina /. Il
majori tyE or even a large @minorlt y Of the
Senlpl Dyes ire vii ling to accept the plan,
the remainder are prac ticall vi coerc ed ,SS
u ponstlle gwhole@des pit e.certain manifest
ANTIQUITIES, tho yVorkmen's Comp nsat ton
Act has proved n success s. and has been OF
great. L not inestima ble. benefit to tho.
Brit ish IN D knian. u Ohm AdITCHEIL.
IN collaboration with Walter q - NVeyl.S5
Stirred UP Jacks on Ward.
stn IL sfsss
night. He was finally arrested and three
charges were made out g gatnst him.
s he first wa IRAN cha rged lin with as.
sauting and neafnE 4 7 iather q y
way towards zone M M ~ 4NFlc ks, and
the third with being disorderly and break
ms window glass said Aat .lle, made