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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28
COUNCIL TO ELECT
NEW CITY AUDITOR

After a meeting Of the board OF
aldermen and the common council to-
morrow night the city council will
assemble in joint session to elect a
city auditor. to succeed Auditor War
rem, whose term expired on January
1st. The term Of the new auditor
will expire on September 1st, and at
the July session Of council large
number Of city officers win be elected
for the term OF tw oyears after Sep
tember 1st.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28
CITY ENGINEER TO
REPORT ON SEWER

The proposition OF Henry s. Wal
lerstein for reimbursement of $583.93
spent In the construction OF a sewer
to connect an apartment house at
Eighth and Grace streets with the
main sewer, was referred by the ad-
ministrative board yesterday to the
city engineer for report.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28
Charters Granted

McCabe- Harrell company, inc,
Richmond. Va. $1,000 to $4,000. c.
C. Darracott. president; p. K. Harrell.
secretary and treasurer--both OF Rich
mond.
Industrial Home School for Way
ward Colored Girls. Inc, Hampton,
Va No capital stock. Mrs. Henry
Lane Schmelz, president; Mrs. Harris
Barrett, secretary--both OF Hampton.
Va --------r--
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28
PAY UP TAXES BY
FEBRUARY FIRST

City tax collector Hulce calls atten-
ton to taxpayers that all pipe and
paving taxes FOR 1913 unpaid February
LIST will go delinquent and that after
that date penalty Of five per cent will
be added as well as interest. This will
apply, also, to all unpaid taxes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28
WfFHJUDGE WELLS
IN HUSTINGS COURT

In the Hastings court, part II. this
morning Judge Wells will hear the as
sumpsit case OF NJ. J. Campbell versus
r. II. Richardson & Son. The case
Is expected to occupy the court dur
ing the greater part of the day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28
COMPANY FILES
SUIT FOR $500

Suit was yesterdy filed In the Hus.-
ings court. part III, by Hardwood
Brothers against George p. Finnegan.
The case is one In assumpsit and the
amount involved Ia $500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28
DELAY DECISION
IN RAILWAY CASE

The Chesterfield board OF supervis-
ors will take final action on the Weiss
tiger Addition South Richmond and
Chesterfield Electric railway contro-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28
HEAR ASSUMPSIT
CASE NEXT TERM

The assumpsit case OF c. T. Stuart
versus G. w. Bragg was continued I'M
til the next term OF the Hastings court
by Judge Wells. in the Hastings court,
part III, yesterday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28

VA Car Chemical, pfd
81 c. 40 fnt -.
Va, Building and Loan
Co. ........... 100 los -.
SALES AT BOARD.
as. 60n A. c. l.. r. r. Cow. Debs. As,
Gs5ia,
20 Virginia Railway and Power co.
com. a55h
20 Virginia Railway and Power Co
com. @55i5
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-28
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
fReported BY Csskie q. Burch 4 Co.
1915 East Main St. Richmond. Va.)

Richmond Va. Jan 81. 1914.
STATE SECURITIES.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

An examination for clerk and carrier
will be held at the postofice in this
city on Oct. 5, 1914.
Age limit, Is to 40 years on the date
of the examination.
Married women viii not be admit
ted to the examination. This prohibit
ton, however, does not apply to women
who are divorced or those who are sep
arated from their husbands and support
themselves, but they are eligible for
appointment only as clerk.
Applicants must be physically sound,
and male applicants must be not less
than 5 feet inches in height in bare
feet, and weigh not less than 125
pounds without overcoat or hat.
For application blanks for full infor.
nation relative to the examination,
qualifications, duties, salaries, vaca.
tions, promotions, etc, address immedi-
ately Carl Maegaard, secretary Board
of Civil Service Examiners, Postofice,
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

insurance rates, some other SOLUTION
will be found. The solution mar be
mutual insurance or it may be state
insurance.
In connection with insurance rates in
Wisconsin the industrial commission s
report relates something of the history
of rate making in this state and shows
how the companies in the east deliber-
ately started out three years ago to
kill the principle of workLan's com
pensation by charging prohihitive rates.
These attacks naturally were first CEN
tered on, Wisconsin because Wisconsin
was the first state to adopt workmen g
compensation and to eradicate the in
tolerable old common law system of
fighting the claims of injured workmen
and their widows and children. This
attitude of the companies is changing
with the ever-growing proof that work
mems compensation has come to stay.
Serves 100000 Employees.
At the present time, says the report,
1880 Wisconsin employers and about
100000 employees are under the work
mems compensation act. In fact, sta
tistics show that 1914 per cent of the
industrial accidents in the state now
are subject to the act meaning, of
course, that the victims of these acct
dents obtain erlief without even a
thought of archaic court methods, shy
ster lawyers or claim agents. They get
relief in medical attendance and silky
five per cent of their wages; and they
get it right away instead of late or
never.
With an apparent aim to forestall ex-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
Quarterly Report of Pauper
Commissioner Shows Little
Falling Off in Paupers.
NO QUARANTINE CASES NOW

The summer report of the city poor
master, which was filed with the city
clerk today, fails to show any great
falling off in the number of paupers
receiving aid from the city and it is
evident that some of the people have
not as yet recovered from the slack
months of last winter as sixty families
are now on the city roll as dependents.
Pauper Commissioner Saftig has re-
duced as far as possible the amount of
help being given to the dependents, but
in many cases the city is still paying
the rent and with a number of the
families where husbands have been
disabled or out of work the city is
furnished full support for whole fami-
lies. 1t should be said that the commits
sioner is doing all in his power to
get these people on a self supporting
basis and he is busy every day seek
ing employment for them in order to
keep them from securing too much from
the city. The quarter brought five
quarantine cases to be taken care of
and this largely increased the cost of
the maintenance of the department.
Commissioner Saftig is hopeful now
that all guarantees have been remov-
ed that these people will return to work
and pay back to the city the amounts
advanced during the time they were
kept indoors. During the quarter one
family of four has been sent to one
OF the countries of Southern Europe
with the understanding that the mem
bers of the family will not return and
the city had paid part of the ex-
pense of sending two other families
back to their native lands. There are
ten inmates at the city poor farm, two
having been discharged during the
past three months.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

travagrant charges of administrative
opponents, the commission s report
comes right out in the open as to the
expense of administering the work.
mems compensation act. The cost for
the year was $13,1309S During that
period 1885 cases were handled. This
gives an average of $1,2O a case as
compared with $40 last year and $3ls
the year before. In relation to the
amount of money paid out in eompen.
sation the Wisconsin administrative
cost is bare two per cent.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
Be Calm.

Tn a communication handed to the
Washington correspondents Monday,
the president laid down rule of &C
tion in the present crisis that should
be followed not only by every news
paper, but by every business man,
every employer of labor and every en-
ployee in this country. The statement
was couched in the usual polished
language Of all of the president IS COM
munications, but in effect it was moth
ing more than an admonition to the
whole country in general and the news
papers in particular to: "Take things
easy and go slow" Don't be fright
ened before you are hurt" The
authorized quotation from the presi-
dents remarks to the correspondents
follows:
cit is extremely necessary, it is
manifestly necessary in the present
state of affairs on the other side of the
water that you should be extremely
careful not to add in any way to the
excitement. Of course, the European
world is in highly excited state of
mind, but the excitement ought not to
spread to the United States.
SO far as we are concerned, there
is no cause for excitement. There is
great inconvenience, for the time be-
ing, in the money market and in our
exchanges, and, temporarily, in the
handling of our crops, but America is
absolutely prepared to meet the inan-
cial situation and to straighten every
thing out without any material difficult
ty. The only thing that can possibly
prevent it is unreasonable apprehension
and excitement.
eff l might make a suggestion to
you, gentlemen, therefore, would urge
you not to give currency to any I'M
verified rumors or to anything that
would tend to create or add to excite
ment. l think that you will agree that
we must all at the present moment act
together as Americans in seeing that
America does not suffer any unneces-
sary distress from what is going on in
the world at large
THE situation in Europe is perhaps
the gravest in its possibilities that has
arisen in modern times, but it need not
affect the United States unfavorably in
the long run. Not that the United
States has anything to take advantage
of, but her own position is sound and
she owes it to mankind to remain in
such condition and in such state
of mind that she can help the rest
of the world.
81 want to have the pride of feel
ing that America, if nobody else, has
her self-possession and stands ready
5 with calmness of thought and steadi-
ness of purpose to help the rest of the
world. And we can do it and reap
great permanent CORY out of doing it,
provided we all cooperate to see that
nobody loses his head.
81 know from my conferences with
the secretary of the treasury, who is
in very close touch with the financial
situation throughout the country, that
there is no cause for alarm. There is
cause for getting busy and doing the
thing in the right way, but there is no
cause for alarm. The bankers and bust
nessmen of the country are co-operat-
ing with the government with a zeal,
intelligence and spirit which makes
The outcome secure. 8"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

People who drive a great deal will
le pleased to note that the highway
commissioners and the state engineers
re paying particular attention to the
obstruction of the Shoulders being
uilt on the new roads. With the very
arrow concrete roadways being put in
N some of the roads the shoulders be-
ONE of first Importance. To an out
ider 1t looks very much as if some of
he work on these shoulders which was
'assed and paid for last year, would
ventually be productive of damage
Wits for the county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

1t is perhaps unfortunate that it is
necessary for the highway commission
sr to go to extremes and get out war
rants to protect the concrete roads now
Under construction in the county, but it
seems to be the only way to teach some
If the people (who should not require
any teaching) that the signs warning
people to keep off these roads must be
respected. The county is not spending
thousands of dollars on these highways
20 have them damaged by individuals
Who carry the idea that any rules for
he protection of the work cannot be
uade to apply to them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

One of the hardest things that county
andidates for Office on all tickets viii
ave to do is to convince the voters
{ their utter independence of all the
ifferent factions in state politics.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

Stanley Rails was brought before
Judge Randall in the municipal court
this morning on charges of assault and
battery. He entered a plea of "not
guilty. and the hearing of the case
was adjourned until August 18th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

After giving the bunch here to the
effery conference the once over, one
not so much surprised at the enor-
lous sales of automobiles. That outfit
Ooks as if it could sell anybody any
hing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
Wisconsin Paws Difference.

The report intimates that possibly
the eastern companies are favoring
eastern industry at the expense of bust
ness men in the west. Eff the insur-
ance companies in the bureau are charg-
ing inadequate rates in the east, says
the commission, "they should not be
allowed to make up their losses in
Wisconsin. Wisconsin employers are
long suffering, but they will not know
ingly consent to pay the losses of east
ern competitors. If stock insurance
companies will not provide equitable
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

s'The most damning comparison in
rates is that between New York and
Wisconsin, rates for these states,
like all others, having been fixed by
the bureau. g The New York compen-
sation act in effect July /, 1914, is the
most expensive in the United States.
The New York scale of compensation
is 6625 per cent of wages with a
maximum a week, as against IS per
cent and maximum of 1927 in Wis
consin. Altogether the cost of compen-
sation in New York exceeds the cost in
Wisconsin by so per cent. Yet the
bureau rates in New York are lower
in nearly every industry. On basis
of actual cost the New York rates
should be at least $50 per cent of the
Wisconsin rates. It cannot honestly be
claimed that the same industries are
more hazardous in Wisconsin than in
New York. Quite the contrary. Wis
consin as state, leads the nation in
accident prevention
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

1t is remarkable how much interest
he people are taking in politics these
avs. is it not9 1t is not.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
Urged Harmony Plan.

GIN order that my motives and pur-
poses should not be subjected to sus-
picion of personal interest, several-weeks
ago | eliminated myself from the sit
uation with the positive statement that
/ would not be candidate for the
United States senate. Then with
others I urged upon both Awkward and
Husting the dangers of splitting the
progressive wing of the democratic
party and urged the retirement of one
or the other from the race for the
senatorial nomination. Recognizing his
strength and campaigning ability,
many of us urged upon Mr.. Awkward
that he put aside his ambition to be-
come senator and become candidate
for the governorship. For years he
has fought the progressive fight in Wis
consin and given of his time and ability
and his substance. It was great deal
to ask.
"Aylward took the big attitude and
in the interest of harmony consented
to set aside his personal ambition and
make the run for governor. In this
manner was the issue made clean cut,
with a progressive democrat of tried
character and record a candidate for
the senate, and strong progressive
democrat a candidate for the govern
ship.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
HITS At LIABILITY COMPANY
Report Shows Vast Amount of Work
Done by the Commission in Settling
Claims for Injuries Among Workmen
of the State-Sends Out Warning.

Besides breaking conventional prece.
dents by publishing its annual report
only thirty days instead of year or
two after the end of the fiscal year,
the industrial commission, in its third
annual report on workmen IS compensa-
ton, champions the cause of Wisconsin
employers in an attack on the work
mems compensation service bureau of
New York, which maintains staff of
so-called actuaries to figure out liability
insurance rates for America s manu-
facturers and business men. This
bureau, says the report, is maintained
by twenty of the large eastern stock
companies which write workmen Is
compensation insurance policies.
Shows Up Eastern Bureau.
The industrial commission report hand
les the eastern stock liability insurance
companies without gloves. The report
SCOTS at the claims of the bureau that
it reaches its insurance rates through
scientific calculations. Then it pro-
ceeds to prove its point by means of
comparative tabulations Of rates in
different states in similar industries all
the rates having been established by
the workmen' s compensation service
bureau.
After going into detail regarding
these discrepancies, the report says:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
Says Karel Refused.

"This further should be said, that
not only did Mr.. Awkward consent to
withdraw in his ambition for the SEN
ate and run for the governorship, but
he agreed to retire voluntarily and en-
tirely eliminate his personality from
the situation if Mr.. Karel would do
likewise.
Mr.. Davies asserts that an attempt
was made to come to an understanding
with Judge Karel, whereby comprom-
Use candidate might be brought into the
field, but the attempt, he charges, was
met with an outburst of temper and
intolerance. In regard to his lodging
the request to attend the recent demo
cratic state convention Mr.. Davies says
it was originally his intention to be
present and goes on to say on this
point, S'it had been my intention to
take this matter up with the conference
of Karel's friends in Milwaukee at
their so-called convention, but in view
of this attitude of mind which we
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
Believes in Pro grass.

1t is my firm belief that the democ-
racy OF the state of Wisconsin is funda-
mentally opened minded and progress
sive in it's character. Such has been
my conviction during the years in
which have labored for the party and
believe that in this situation upon
second thought, the people are going to
set aside any personal feeling that they
may have with reference to the person
alities of the candidates, and are go
ing to line up on the question of prin-
ciple and not of men. 1t may be as
we'll, too, that the issue be clearly
drawn and that the fight be made now
that we lay know what the character
of the democracy of the state Of Wis
consin is.
Concluding Mr., Davies says that he
believes if the democrats know the
facts, they will nominate Aylward and
Husting, to both of whom he gives a
high certificate Of good character, and
so he has given what to him are the
facts.
"These,' said he, fare the facts
submitted for the information of the
democracy of the state of Wisconsin.
which facts you are entitled to have
from your chosen representative upon
the national committee I have no per-
sonal feeling in the situation. There
are many men who believe contrary to
what | do respecting Karel and his
candidacy men whom I like personally;
| regret to have to differ with them.
but these are the facts and this is the
situation and the facts should be
known to you.'
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

found TO exist, and in view of the fact
that for the greatest part this conven-
ton was composed of personal friends
of Karel IS, it was held to be entirely
futile and useless. The only PROPOSE
tion that would be considered, as it was
brought to us, was that Karel should
be candidate for either senator or
governor, and that Aylward should be
candidate for the other place.
Calls Karel Impossible.
Judge Karel, Mr.. Davies says, is out
Of tune with the democracy in the state
and nation, which makes him impossi-
bic as candidate for either governor
or senator.
eff" said he, "this were a matter
merely of the division of spoils be-
tween factions, if this were matter
merely of men and not of fundamen-
tails, this could have been arranged, but
fundamentally we regret those associ-
ates and that character which, in our
judgment, makes Mr.. Karel out Of tune
and sympathy with the democracy of
the state and nation as candidate for
governor, and makes him equally i'm
possible as candidate for the senate.
Harmony is desirable thing, but
harmony can not be purchased at the
cost of principle. Harmony can not
be purchased by the yielding of an
essential.
Peace is good thing, but peace at
the cost of substantial sacrifice of the
vital things which affect our state
can not be purchased by sacrifice of
those things.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
HARPS ON PARTY REGULARITY
Washington Officeho1der Insists That
Karel is Not Entitled to Office of
Governor and Boosts Hard for Elec-
ton of John Awkward of Madison.

In a statement issued from Washing
ton, Joseph E. Davies urges the demo-
Gratis of Wisconsin to defeat Judge
John G. Karel for the nomination for
governor and nominate John A. Ayl
ward for that place and Senator Paul
Q. Husting for United States senator.
Mr. Davies admits that he has been
opposed to Karel from the first al
though he asserts that he voted for
him two years ago when the judge was
nominated for governor by the demo
Gratis. Mr.. Davies objections to Judge
Karel, as given by him, are three.
First, to his record years ago in the
legislature, when he followed the die
tates of the democratic caucus; sec
ond, because he opposed the income tax
law two years ago; third, because some
republicans signed his nomination
papers.
Karel, Davies says, does not repre-
sent the democracy of Wisconsin either
in his record, his associations or his con
victions. Mr.. Davies says that if the
democratic party should win in Wis
consin this year, and he believes yet
there is reason to believe it may, then
the man elected governor "should be
a man whose associations are beyond
question: The man so elected says
Mr.. Davies, must on the one hand
stand for retrenchment in state ex-
penses and on the other retrenchment
which will not affect the things which
are good and have made the state
great in the last twelve years against
which the people are now crying out.
Calls Democrats Progressive.
"The democratic organization Of
this state,' says Mr.. Davies, "has
been progressive and of the Wilson
type. The progressive democrats con-
trolling the organization in the state
were behind the Wilson candidacy two
years ago.
Mr.. Davies admits that the danger
to the progressive organization is
conflicting ambitions among the lead
ers and goes on to show how the am
billions on the progressive side were
adjusted by bringing John A. Ayl-
ward out for governor and giving the
nomination for United States senator
to Senator Husting. Mr.. Davies ad-
mits he had been urged to become a
candidate for United States senator,
but in the interests of harmony he an
nounced some time ago that he would
not enter the race. On this point
he says: