Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-13
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What Was Done to save an Old Couple From abject
 Poverty

cases in Southeastern Alaska was the ease of Olr I.inyc'S ad- ministrator vs. Alaska Trcadwcll Gold Mining Co.
 In 1905 Ole Line, a young Scandinavian miner, Was killed while sinking ill the main shat of the Trcauwcll mine; immedi- ately the company rushed into court and had one of is hrnch- men appointed administrators, without even notifying Lingc's father or mother that the boy had been killed.
 H. seems that in case of the dcalh of d person through the negligence of another, the only person who can Sur for dam- ages is the administrator of the deceased, and the cOnipany'S ub- jcct in having their own man ap- pointed administrator Was in keep suit from being brought un- [ il any suil would hr uuIIawrd. IinGcS father learned of the buys death through a friend and also of the cnnIpany'S scEcIIr to avoid liability. and hr solicited the professional aiI of k. w. Jennings. Jennings demanded of the administrator that h. bring suit for he old people. This the administrators refused [" do, say ing That tn" company Was not liable. Jennings procured all or der removing the administrator and had an administrator ap- pointed who would bring suit. Jennings then brought Suil for the new adminiSlraInr for Siu.- O0n. the highest sum allowed by the law in case of death. on inc first trial the jury disagreed af- ter being out for i8 hours. On he second trial a verdict for $lu,- n00 was returned. but lhr trial judge refused io enter judgment. on a irchnirality.
 Mr. JrnningS appealed iu the court al San Franri-rn and pro- cured an order commanding the trial judge iO rnIrr Inc judgment. Then the company apl"alcd lO llIr Supreme Court al WaShing- ton. Jennings fought the case IiIrr" and was again victorious. After inc judgment had been en- IrrnI IL, tEr,n,l,,n1I Ihn, .,,,.aI ed tu tn" Supreme Court al Washington and again they were drfraIc1. Finaly. after exhaust ing every effort Io escape pay mcnt. the company had to como though. The ease was begun early in 1905 and inc money was not paid until 1910.
 The money received by the father and mother of ihis poor boy lifted them from abjcci pow rrIy to comfort. Jennings not only fought the case for them through all of it's phases, but all so loaned them the money to pay costs as the case dragged along.
 Mr. Jennings has been the con sisicnt friend and sympathizcr of the laboring man and has cnm- pcllcd the Trradwrll company to- pay large sums in damages to- their employees. Naturally. the company does not love him much, and is bending heaven and earth to defeat him.
 Robert w. Jennings iS now q candidate for delegate from Alas ka. The laboring men can elect him; will they do il. or will they hrS"rt him now and throw away their votes on q SOcialiSt, or on lIarrais, who was brought out by ShacklcfOrd, ihe attorney for the Trcadwcll?
 JcnninE- had a strong labor plank put into the Democratic platform: He stands for the g. hour law, mine inspection and ab- Oliiion of the fellow servant rule. If the laboring men want to know how union labor regards him, let them write iO the Douglas local w. F of M., OF talk to any miner who has ever lived in JunpaI ur