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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-30

the minimum wage bill will be pass
ed after a bitter fight. He says that
the measure will have to overcome
ignorance, selfishness and blind in
difference to pubic welfare, which he
considers the strongest opposition to
the enactment of progressive legisla-
ton In this or any other state.
Provisions of the Bill.
The minimum wage bill as It has
been drafted gives to the state indus
trial commission powers similar to
those now vested in the Wisconsin
rates for public utilities. Much of
the actual work of looking into condi-
tions will not be done by the indus
trial board, but that body will be the
final tribunal. unless the case at bar
is taken into the courts, in fixing a
minimum wage.
Under the provisions Of the bill as
1t has been drawn at the suggestion
of Mr.. Mahon, any woman or girl who
feels that she is not receiving proper
compensation for her work may file
a complaint with the industrial COM
mission, which shall then name a
committee of investigation composed
of three members, one member to be
named by the person making the COM
plant, one by the employer, and the
third by the commission. After prop
er investigation the committee will
file with the commission a report of
its findings, and upon the basis of this
report the board will fix a minimum
wage. This minimum wage may be
made applicable to one portion OF the
state or to the entire state. the In
dustrial commission being vested
with wide discretionary power.
To Compensate Prisoners.
Assemblyman Fred l.. Holmes OF
Madison will introduce a bill provid
ing for state indemnity for innocent
persons who have been sent to prison
through an error in criminal justice
The amount OF indemnity shall not
exceed SIS 900, and the bill establishes
certain restrictions which will furnish
ample protection to the state from
fraud in an attempt to secure com
pensation.
! The bill will provide that any per
son who has been committed to pris
on shall have the right. upon the ex
! piration of his term, to present to the
original court any evidence tending
to establish his innocence. II the
evidence is sufficient to show that ar
error has been made. the court may
fix the amount of compensation to bt
awarded to the injured person. Upor
the usual procedure OF presenting the
claim to the county, then to the sec
rotary OF state and finally to tht
state treasurer, the prisoner win re
ceive the indemnity fixed by tn,
court.
"The state faces a duty" said Mr.
Holmes, "in all cases where an erroI
has been made In criminal justice
In the course OF our enactment o
progressive legislation We have pro
vided that employers shall compen
safe persons who are injured Will,
at work. We regulate such compen
sation through our present industrial
compensation. II the state believes
that the individual employer or tn,
large manufacturer has this duty t.
perform toward persons who are in
jured, the state cannot ignore that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-30
NEWSPAPERS ARE SUED
Wallace ingalls,. Racine, Asks $780,.
900 Damages In Court.

Elkhorn, Wis, Jan. Judge
Franz c. Eschweiler of Milwaukee
opened the case OF Wallace ingalls, OF
Racine against the Delavan Republi-
can, a weekly newspaper of Delavan.
In which Mr.. ingalls, asks $4,000
damages for alleged libel.
The present action is one Of three
started by Mr. ingalls,. The others
are against the Beloit Daily News and
the Monroe Evening Times, Mr.. In.
gals asks $1,000 damages from the
three defendants.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-30
Freed Convict LIS Robbed.

Oshkosh. Wis. Jan. 29.-Olaf Gassk-
iobsen of Blair, Wis, who was re-
leased from the state prison recently.
showed slO7 in an Oshkosh saloon.
After leaving the place he was rob
bed OF his earnings in the peniten-
tiary.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-30
Stockholders Get 10 Per Cent.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Jan. 29.-At
the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers OF the Farmers Produce company
a dividend OF 10 per cent was de-
clared. The usual dividend has been
and four per cent
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-30

Seeds Tagged "Grown in Wisconsin,"
"Grown in Wisconsin," printed on
copyright shipping tags, to be attached
to every shipment of pure bred grains
sent out by 1000 members of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin experiment asso-
citation is the latest idea.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-30

ing, Mr.. Philip Conway Of Clyde and
Mrs. Elizabeth S!ama Of Ridgeway.
Their many friends wish them happi
ness and success.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-30

"Free Men Need No Guardian"
Hudson True Republican: President
elect Wilson has the clearest ideas on
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-30
S stdUT.. AZ? y: ; :::$

and interest paid just promptly. There is
nothing better. | invite investigation by the
most conservative investor. Call ON or write to
h. j. PENHALLEGON, JR.
800 High street. Mineral Point. Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-30
MINIMUM WAGE
FOR WISCONSIN
Bill to Be introduced by As
Semblyman MahOl
PROVISIONS OF THE MEASURE
II Is In the Interests of Women and
Girls Who Find II Necessary to
Seek Employment-BiII Providing
Indemnity for Unjust Confinement
Board of Education Bill.

Indemnity for Unjust Confinement
Board of Education Bill.
Madison, Wis, Jan 28.-(Special)
1t will fall to the lot of Assembly
man Thomas ]. Mahon, Eland, to in
troduce the minimum wage bill relat-
ing to the women and girls of Wis
consin who find it necessary to seek
employment. In many respects this
measure will prove one of the most
interesting and important to be in
troduced at this session of the legis-
lature.
DR.. Charles Mccarthy, head Of the
legislative reference library, and a
student of labor and economic condi-
tions, has expressed the opinion that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-30

faces the same duty in reference to
persons who suffer false imprison-
ment. Cases of innocent persons be-
but they do occur. The innocent
man who serves time in prison often
loses his health. More serious than
all, he is apt to lose his grip on things.
A substantial sum of money would
help such a person to get a new
start -
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-30

Want advs. will be found on page
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
CHILD EXHIBIT
(Contiued from First Page.)

(ContiuGd from First Page.)
ing the activities OF Hull House, Chi
cago, and SO forth. Films on health
conditions will also be shown.
In the children's building will be
set apart room and screened porches
forming a Baby Checking Depart
ment," in which children can be left
while their parents see the exposition.
This win not mean that babies will be
put In compartments like suitcases. On
the contrary, the room will be simply
equipped with all the essentials for
giving healthful and pleasant sur
roundings to little children, with play
space and rest rooms
Baby Health Contest
It rs also proposed that there shall
be q Bay Health Contest" This con-
test, II held. will eliminate the absurd
and cruel features Of many baby
directed entirely toward setting up a
standard OF health for the babies.
The Babies Clinic OF Knoxville has
agreed to cooperate.
The method Of Baby Health Con-
test" as worked out by the Federation
of Women's clubs in Iowa, Is that
each childs physical development Is
compared with that shown on a
standard score card, and certificate
or medal given In accordance with
the facts. Thus there Is no compe-
tition between the babies, but only the
effort to reach a standard. With the
help of the Babies Clinic to advise, in
the case of children much below the
standard, 1t is believed that the con-
test will give a great incentive toward
better care for babies.
The wall exhibits and models will
be constantly explained by a staff of
assistants. among whom 1t Is hoped
give preliminary lectures on the way
to make the exhibit most interesting
and Illuminating to visitors. 1t Is ex-
pected that the great American vol
unteer societies for safeguarding child
hood will cooperate in this exhibit.
Many assurances to this effect have al
ready been received.
Expert in Charge.
The direct work OF securing and in
stalling the exhibit of the child well
fare committee will be in charge of
Miss Anna Louise Strong (Ph. D.,
University of Chicago), who is known
as an expert and who, since the time
of the child welfare exhibit in CHI
cago two years ago. has been constant
~ occupied in, developing in various
cities local exhibits showing by this
new type Of self examination the con-
ditions and needs Of each town. Such
exhibits have been successfully con-
Quoted by Miss Strong in st. Louis,
Mo-, Louisville, KY, Providence, r. L..
Montreal, Canada, Rochester, N. Y,
and other cites.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
RANGE OF STOCKS ON N Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
r. Mai
SroeK.

Sales. Stock,
500 American Beet Sugar ...
Allis-Chambers .......
Allis Chalmers, pfd. ......
10 GOO Amalgamated Copper $500.
! 400 American Can ...........-
200 American Can, pfd. ..,.,.
400 American Car and Foundry.
Amer. Car and Foundry, pfd.
American Cotton oil 1900.
American Locomotive ...
American Locomotive, pfd :.
zoo American Smelling ....
American Sugar ...,......
100 American Tel. and Tel Co. !.
200 American Tobacco, com
American Tobacco, pfd.
500 Anaconda Copper, .........
wv Atlantic Coast Line.
goo Baltimore and Ohio. .,..
500 Brooklyn Rapid Transit. e.
400 Canadian Pacific ..
200 Chesapeake and Ohio ......
100 Chicago Great Western 49,.
500 Chicago. Mil. and st. Paul
Chicago and Northw estern.
Clev., Gin, Chi. and st Louis
Central Leather .,....,....
Colorado Fuel and Iron.
Colorado ands Southern.
Colorado and South. let pfd.
Colorado and South, I'd pfd.
200 Consolidated Gas ,.....,.
Delaware and Hudson ...,..
Denver and Rio Grande, com.
Denver and Rio Grande. pfd.
100 Distillers' Sec. Cor. ......'
! 100 Erie .................
General Electric ...........
] 4e0 Great Northern. pfd. 1850.
Great Northern Ore. cts.
400 Illinois Central ..........
2oo Int. Metropolitan .....--.,.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
SCHOOL HOUSE IS
lContlnued from FIrst PaGe.

fay sIoAtlnusd3 Irom FifbI IAkS-y syla
such a law, but If 1t really is neces-
sary, then every Southern State should
adopt legislation compelling the
school supervisors to open our
Southern school houses for any body
of citizens requesting same for the
purpose Of any legitimate assembly,
Those who have. travelled recently
throughout the West and the Pacific
coast have marveled at the wonderful
accomplishment being wrought by
these Western people. and those Of
us who are in a position to under
stand the situation realize that this
has been largely brought about
through local meetings held in our
school houses and churches, which are
the real forum OF the people in their
several communities
The way to maintain church MEM
bership Is to interest the members
and the church that is broad enough
and big enough to establish within Its
borders a real home. the doors of
which swing wide open to welcome its
guests every day in the week. IL the
church that is going to survive and
grow In strength and righteousness, /
! believe.
| Let us all do what we can to bring
about little more liberal conception
of the real purposes and privileges Of
fered by our schools and churches.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

years selling al 50 rs
brief dispatch from the West as
serts that the Minneapolis. st. Paul
and sault Sainte Marie Railroad com
pany has evolved cooperative in
vestrnent association for the benefit
Of employees, who have been in ser
vice six months or more, The en-
ployes will he invited to set apart an
amount of their monthly earnings and
invest that portion in the securities or
the company they are working for.
Each holder of one share. par value
81, in the proposed association, Will
have one vote in It's management The
payroll aggregates $4,000. GOO, so that
a saving Of s per cent would create an
annual investment fund of $4,000,
II is not explained what particular
advantage tn the company is aimed
at in this innovation, but 1t Is sug
eested that fertile Imagination en-
iarging on the idea might develop a
beautiful picture OF railway labor at
the highest standard OF efficiency 1eal-
Gus of its rights as q stakeholder in
the companies it served and oppos-
ing by every means in Its power all
obstacles placed in the way of an
honest and profitable operation of the
railroads Of the country.
How far the Goulds can retain any
measure OF the control Of the Wa
BASH Pittsburg terminal. that liks In
the Gould fancy Of continuous Gould
line, which they once exercised
through the Wabash ownership Of the
entire stock Of the road, ends tine
only point of romance In an otherwise
wearisome tangle. The casual OBJ
server In Wall street arrives at the
definite conclusion that in any re-
organization Of Wabash Pittsburg
terminal the Goulds are going 10 be
exceedingly scarce as factors OF own
ership. Opinion IN well fixed that not
q vestige OF Gould name or infiu-
ence, will be discoverable in the re-
organized terminal property. IL the
happy day of reorganization really
does come. The terminal road will
be reorgan.zed without waiting for
Wabash reorganization. In this event
Wabash ownership OF $4,000, 600
stock Of the terminal property, all of
its capital stock. viii be wiped out.
for none supposes that Wabash will
be able TO muster an assessment fee
upon it's holdings which 1t must
necessarily pay II IL wants to hold on.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
NEARLY STATIONARY
/ IS MARKETS STATE
As ran AS RESULTS WENT YES
N TERDAY MIGHT As WELL HE
~ NO EXCHANGE.
PUMP is A FEATURE
Il noNDs. PREFERRED AND COMMON
STOCK ALL TAKE A SLUMP
AND KEEN INTEREST Is
81 FELT FOR REASON.


NEW yoRK, May s-As far as
a she net results OF todays business
were concerned there might Ne.S
we'll have been no STOCK e&chaiise
/ session at ali During the two hours
/ devoted to business the stock mar
ket remained as nearly stationary rs
any market well can
81 Durinr the greater portion OF tue
session ali the sales Of Steel common
we're made either at Sc IS or 90
The only departure from these hg-
5,res occurred late in the day. when
there were q few trades at 90 l-e.
In other quarters similar state OF
AFFAIRS prevailed. and altogether the
market was AN extremely nresome
AFFAIR.
International Pump Is FEATURE.
The ore notable feature OF the day
V~os nnosh.r outbreak OF tho selling
cf to International Pump securities.
v,siaf, favcsd tha quotations for these
ssm,ee dawn to a level which tnevita-
NV excited kean interest, rs 70 the
& rrerisn state az the companN'5 imam
E eial affairs. The rreferred stock
which ap ~ now. has paid six per
cent 6.v!aerds FOR n number or years.
fail N go, the common TO Z. and
w. nsr cent sinking fund bonds
which are q arst lien on the property
took a sudden slump from 60 TO
~ IS
Not n grea, deal OF attention was
s attracted by she weekly clearing
house statement. The return, Il is
& true. did not exhibit TO the full the
Increase IN cash expected of 1t, but
a tendency toward reduction In the
loan account was an encouraging
development, especially in view OF
the usual end Of the month financing
a ,rro,ssp,anfs which usually Compli-
Gates the figures.
No Striking Change.
In broad sense there was no
striking change In stock market
conditions during the week. More
or less continuous liquidation pro-
ceeded In limited number OF mac
tive Issues, which for reasons pecu-
liar TO themselves have been thrown
into an unfavorable light.
The general list OF stocks presented
I plain signs Of the activities OF
\ '.hear'' party Of some force first In
the lower prices established in the
4 early part Of the week, and again
and perhaps more clearly in par
I ticuiarly abrupt rebound on Wednes-
day.
No enthusiasm was displayed on
the advance. and after the preilml-
nary swift uprush all excitement sub
sided, and prices Of the active shares
left OFF nj the close Of the week just
4 =. fraction below the level they
s,Ar~S from.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, May s,-The cotton
market showed more disposition TO
respond 10 favorable view of the
new crop outlook than to old crop
uncertainties. or bullish foreign ad-
vices this morning. Cables were better
than due.
The local opening was steady At
unchanged prices to decline of one
point and under some selling SaRged
off to a net loss OF six or seven points
during the middle of the morning. The
market finally closed three TO six
minis lAMrnr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04


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do with the kitchen and cooking
rooms.
New Industrial EnterDrise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, May 3.-The grain mar
ket was dull today, and prices fiuctu-
ated within very narrow range The
close was irregular with some options
showing trifiing advances. and others
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
WALL STREET GOSSIP.

NEW YORK, May IA break of
IL is points in the International
Steam Pump SIS last week, on sales
Of twenty bonds. brought the price
down from 10 to 50 rs. The high
price for the year was SO "a. last
January. Wall Street is. therefore.
confronted with the unusual specta-
CHE of a bond. first lien on the en-
tire property OF a company. which
has paid per cent dividend on its
preferred stock regularly for twelve
years selling al 50 IS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
BANK STATEMENT
KITCHEN APPARATUS

Continued from First Page)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.

tReported by Rodgers, MeCabe q Coz
Petersburg. Va. May 3. 1913.
SPANISH-Market firm.
Farmers Spanish. $40 per bushel.
No Shelled Spanish. Sc per ID.
No. 2 shelied Spanish. SIC per lib.
NIRGfNTAS--
Fancy Jumbo, &C per ID.
Fancy hand picked, az @3A. per lb.
Extra prime, SIC per ID.
Prime. &c per lib.
Machine picked. Sc to az per Id,
Smelling stock. 2ilc to ~ c per ID.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

New Industrial Enterprise.
Behind the opening of this estab-
lishment there Is an interesting story
of industrial interest the pith of which
is that Richmond s soon to boast OF
factory in which these Iabor-saving
kitchen utensils will be manufactured.
B. w. Smith. the head of this enter
prise, a native Virginian. for some
years travelled for Northern concern
selling kitchen furnishings, such as
ranges. refrigerators and the like.
genius and student, the Virginian made
q study of his business, saw the defects
in the goods ne was selling. kept his
eyes open and his mind alert for i'm
provements In the apparatus. and pre-
ceeded to make some inventions of his
own. He took pains to patent his
ideas and thus 1t comes about that x.
w. Smith is the owner of patents on
certain kitchen furnitures and equip
ments for homes, restaurants. cafe
teries, club-rooms, etc. that will some
day in the near future make him
fortune of huge dimensions for with
1t all he is twentieth century bust
ness man. He gave his especial at
tention to cooking ranges Of various
kinds. and became the inventor OF
par excellence range and the inventor
of various parts and improvements for
other styles Of ranges, and other kit
chen goods.
Ranges A Speciality.
The real specially of the house will
be the Ideal Steel Range" the leader
among Mr.. Smiths own inventions.
and herein is Richmond most largely
interested. for the indications are that
In time, and short time at that a big
factory for the manufacture of these
ranges will be prominent industrial
enterprise of Richmond. The plan OF
the company is to establish here large
iron works for the manufacture OF
the ranges under the Smith patent and
also all other goods and parts of ma
chimes and cooking apparatus which
are the children of his inventive brain
For the present the company has a
contract with an Illinois iron working
factory to make the various parts Of
the Ideal Steel Range. and the Rich
mond factory for the time being will
assemble the parts and put out the
goods in the complete form and in the
same way the Illinois factory will pro-.
duce the parts of other Smith inven-
tons. and the same will be assembled
and completed here
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
IT,, Il Il" TIE. liz
St!e!:lSS'T'&~..INFiSLE.''>$:S
c,1' fHMo
'T't~.'D'N7'NI
Golf Players Watch
Putting" on Skyscraper.

There are a number Of golf en- =
thusiasts in the northern section of
the Grant Building and each had de-
cided again and again that golf was
the most exciting sport In the world
Since the steel work on the Healey
Building has mounted TO the sky
however, they have changed their
minds.
IF you want to see the greatest
sport in the world" said Dr. A. H
Van Dyke. Just watch those steel
workers pitching and catching RED
hot iron riyets. I've seen them
thrown and caught a distance Of
more than 200 feet. and although
winched and almost had a nervous
fit those men played on with, the
calmness Of putting on a golf green
OF course they catch the red hot iron
in a bucket. But my Suppose they
should miss one and il should fall
and strike Major W. T. Healey on the
head"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
Who Put the Moss
on the Old House?

Walter Taylor. City Clerk, said to-
day that much OF the most illuminat-
ing information be had ever received
came from New Workers. but that
he had a recent experience with a
member OF the Edison Motion Pic
ture Company which gave him the
last laugh
play was being acted around an
old house on the outskirts of'Atlanta.
One end Of the house was covered
with moss Charles ellison, ma
chine operator, climbed up on the
house to feel Of the moss during an
intermissiOn.
was this stuff put up here or did
II grow up here2" he asked.
1T was put up there replied Wal
ter Taylor.
Don't kid him." said Charlie Seay,
manager of the company. He was
born in Hoboken and this trip South
is the first time he has ever been
outside of New York City"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
TWO POLICEMEN
HAVE NARROW
ESCAPES
Presence of Mind Saves Them
From Fates Similar to That
Of Deputy Yancey.

Mounted Policeman L. o. Askew
had a narrow escape from being shot
to death by a desperate negro Fri
day morning. Only the officers
quickness in getting the drop" on his
would-be. slayer saved him from a
fate similar to that Of Court Deputy
Dave Yancey, killed earlier in the
week trying to arrest a negro purse
snatcher.
Askew and Charles H. Brannon
went in pursuit of Charles Edwards,
a negro who ran amuck among a
crowd Of negroes at Foundry and FL
lott Streets, brandishing a pistol and
threatening their lives.
Officers Trap Negro.
The officers chased the negro into
the yards Of the Southern Railway
near the Terminal Station. Hoping
to corner their quarry one made a
circuit to come on the negro from the
rear. Askew caught sight Of Ed
wards and spurred his horse The
negro turned with an oath and reach
ed toward his pistol Askew
was on guard and whipped his gun
from its holster. He commanded Ed
wards to drop the weapon and throw
up his hands. Edwards, outwitted
sullenly obeyed.
Carries Gun in Shirt.
Policeman Frey is another member
of the police force who is congratu
lating himself that he is not dead.
Frey was in charge Of a drunken ne
gro who was being taken to the police
station in the patrol wagon. on the
way to the station Frey noticed that
the negro repeatedly reached his
hand in his shirt bosom as though
he were searching for something.
Frey finally threatened him with a
billy if he did not stop.
At the station when the negro was
searched a long Colts revolver was
found concealed in his shirt. He said
he was w. A. Malone, Of AbbeVille,
s C. He was arrested near the City
Hall by Mounted Policemen Hollis
and Florence.