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of IS the additional amount OF 10 per
cent. OF such wages liz allowed for each
chrd until the age OF 49, In case OF
the subsequent death OF the surviving
wife or dependent husband. any sur
viVing child under the age OF Is shall
have his compensation increased to is
per cent. OF such wages and the same
shall be payable until he or she reaches
the age OF rs.
The law specifies. however, that the
total OF these payments shall not ex-
coed sc 2-3 per cent. Of such wages. II
the amount paid TO the surviving wife
or husband and the children under the
age Of Is years does not reach &c 2-3
per cent. of the average wage and there
are dependent parents, grandparents.
brothers. grandchildren and sisters
under the age OF is the law permits 10
per cent. OF the wages TO be paid to
such parents or grandparents or others.
but the total payment cannot exceed
the SO 2-3 per cent. prescribed by law.
The decisions of the commission may
be appealed from within thirty days
after they are made, but the law de-
clares that the commission or the
court before which the appeal IL heard
may assess the whole cost on the APP
pellant The commission Is not bound
to pay any counsel fees out Of IT'S funds
for any appellant. and tho awards It
makes arc not aasignab,e nor attachabls
by any court writ.
The commission under that section
spoiled the scheme OF an enterprising
lawyer who turned UP with an assign
ment Of 80 per cent OF the amount .
claimant might collect Tho lawyer
scented a new and profitable speciality.
When Commissioner John Mitchell nm
! ished talking with him he appeared
willing TO take anything from S1.25 up
to a maximum of SO. but no more. The
| agreements.
TO have any trouble about getting
their money. An employer therefore
must insure in the State fund OF in
some stock or mutual company author
lied TO transact business in the State.
The very large industries may carry
their own insurance by depositing Sc
curities with the commission, sufficien.
TO secure their liability.
| The employer does not have 70 take
out any kind OF Insurance. He can
hght II Off II he is determined, but he
is confronted with two rather severe
penalties. One II a suit by tho COM
mission for tho premium which he
should have paid and the other 10 Q
lawsuit by any employee who may be
injured. He Is not compelled to plead
or prove freedom from contributory
negligence, nor may the defendant
plead that tho injury was caused by the
negligence OF a fellow employee OIL
that the employee assumed tho risk OF
his employment or that he was guilty
OF contributory negligence. In other
words, tho employer won't have a very
firm ground TO stand upon.
As a matter OF fact the law lets 1,
he known with much distinctness that
tho employee IL to be compensated ex-
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quickly settles such matter. En-
ployers themselves report that mar
ried workmen are az rule more eff
cient. more careful and more respon-
sible than the unmarried. The addi-
tional compensation which must be
paid the dependents Of the married man
is more than set off by the better work
done by him.
There Is a report: An upstate hum
dry Is charging all incoming packages
of laundry. whether Il is one collar or
u family wash. one cent. to pay the in
surance premium. There is a laugh at
this and some one remarks that the
laundry in question will soon lose it's
trade 10 a rival that does not make the
charge.
There is q complaint that some man
ufacturers are deducting a fixed sum
weekly from each employee to pay
the premium. That will be invest gated
as It Is reported that the deduction
amounts to much more than the pre-
MUM and the manufacturers are maxi
ing little money. This Is natly
against the law and there may be a
criminal prosecution.
lnPTe is references 10 II unique
case Of the other day. The superinten-
dent of the Ca,skill Mountain Railway
and other little lines appeared before
the commission and declared that his
lines could not pay the insurance pre-
MUM. They were just about paying
expenses and the $1,000 demanded
turned the balance against them.
Mr.. bowling asked the superintendent
what would be done II. after a fatal ac-
cident on his roads. judgments should
be obtained by representatives of those
killed. The superintendent replied that
! he could see only a receivership. The de-
cision was put Off until Monday and In
the meantime the Public Service Com
mission has BEN notified.
The road will pay In one way or the
other, is the intimltion. There are
provisions in the law for the enforce
ment of the decisions.
\ committee Of physicians from the
! state Medical Association enters then
! headed by Or. Alexander Lambert, whc
attends ex-President Roosevelt. This
/ committee has drawn up schedule OF
| fees for medical service, which It sub
mits to the commission simply for It's
| guidance. The committee had already
consulted with the insurance compa-
MES, which accepted the charges as
reasonable The commission thanked
the doctors.
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cept: Where the injury IL occasioncd
by the wllful intention OF the injured
employee to bring about the Injury or
death Of himself o1jf another or where
the injury results solely from the in
toxication of the injured employee while
on duty"
The procedure in case OF injury by an
employee engaged in an occupation
which comes under the act may appear
formidable when 1t is said that there
may be seventy-three different blanks
filed out In one case. II might sound
like red tape. but as a matter OF fact
not l per cent. OF the cascs win ever go
that far. Two-thirds Of the injuries in
the State will never require more than
two papers, one from the employer and
one from the employee.
The workman's first paper consists OF
q notice OF his injury to the commission
and similar notice to his employer re-
quest'ng that medical attendance Be
furnished him. Tho employers first
blank IL his report to tho commission
OF the injury, together with his versfon
of the injury. the average wages
whether ne supplied medical attendance
whether he II insured and by whom.
Medical attendance slone will be con-
sidered IN the bulk Of tho cases and
that is compulsory under tho law.
II the man Ia inca pacftated for lonser
than fourteen days he files his claim
for compensation. and this time no goes
into details. telling whether he b to-
| tally or partially disabled. how he II
hurt. how long no estimates he vii BE-
unable to work and all other intimate
49, ~ ~ oil A. -
which IL part OF the paper:
hereby agree TO accept the compensation
awarded by the State workmen's Compen-
sation Commission in lieu of any other
right or cause OF action which I may have
against any person. Arm or corporation In
consequence of such accident and, In con-
sideration OF such compensation. II any.
when awarded. I hereby assign and set
over unto the State WorkInens Compen-
sation Commission. for the benefit OF the
! State Insurance Fund. II compensation be
! payable therefrom and otherwise to the
! person or association or corporation liable
| for the payment OF such compensation, all
] my right, title, and interest, II any, in
such cause OF action for such injury. loss
or damage against any person, nrm. or
corporation.
Members of mo commission and Mr.
Golden said yesterday that the readi-
ness and tho friendliness with which
employers and employees have got to
gether in cases 80 far has been most
pleasant. Obviously tho only point OF
divergence, except in very rare cases
can be on the question of daily average
wage In the two death claims paid
under the first award the employer
made no attempt to evade responsibility
nor did the insurers.
1T is only in cases where there IL
doubt as to the Jurisdiction OF the com
mission or uncertainty as to dependents
or some other question Of law that we
anticipate any prolonged negotiations,
said Mr., Golden yesterday. Just as
soon as the employers and employees
understand the matter they get together
and as a matter OF fact this act has put
them In closer relation than they have
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A DAY WITH WORI<N1EN;S COMPENSATION COMMISSION
Results of First Three
Weeks Calls 1t Bene.
fit to Employers ara
E m ploy e s---Novel
Que st Ons Arise

ever been before. They come here and
talk over matters and end everything in
few minutes. We figure on that Or
we would never be able to get through
with the work"
The State Insurance Fund now has
about 10000 policies out of the total Of
100000 written throughout the State.
This Is slightly more than the commits
sion itself thought II would be able TO
obtain. but 1t Is nowhere near the
amount It expects to write after the ex-
piration OF the first six months. Tho
! insurance rate charged by the fund,
while 1t is 8 per cent. less than the rate
charged by private companies. VIII be
reduced according to tho confident eN-
pectation of It's manager and tho COM
mission. New estimates prepared indi-
| cate q likelihood that there will be a
further reduction in rate after the first
OF this month or OF September and the
estimate Is that the rate will DO cut TO
Is per cent. below the rate OF private
companies. The commission authorities
will tell you frankly that they hope in
/ time to cut to 80 per cent. below II
/ their experience bears out their esti-
mates
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CITY HALL PARK DINERS
TT Annette Keflcrmnnn should vtssA
City Hall Park any hot afternoon

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CITY Han fark any not aftornoVn
i or evening she would behold some
fancy diving In tho little granite
fountain in the southeast corner OF the
park, Which no doubt WOUND interest
her.
When tho familiar groom wooden
benches surrounding the granite BOW
are hlled with sitters tho anpfnparns
arrive from the East sioe section az
the city ana immedla'eiy sho" tner
propensitles oy bpiashlns uhe WAGER
with their hanoS ana thrV"lhe suoh"
and folded newspapers into tno "eoor'
often they CAUSE inc ""'or 70 'pI@an
almost across the e1pahso that 8opSA
ratas ehe fouh'aah droh lho nho on
penches. Az sucn TINS" tho oooupaiiie
OF mo penches VINO psIeiy escaped =
wettinS cap up ana eApro" liUu
opinion OF tho sport
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BROOKLYN ADVERTISEMENTS.
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BROOKLYN ADVERTISEMENT
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BROoKLYN ADVERTISEMENTS.
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How the Commissioners
Are Putting the New
Law inOperationEvery
Morning at Madison
Avenue

DH@ Workmen's Compensation
Commission IL in session at its
headquarters. 1 Madison avenue.
1t is "A regular morning meeting,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-06
THE HUERTA-AMERICA TRUCE.
Dictator Will Suspend HositiIities
Against United States.

Washington, April 3O.-Gen. HUI
erta tonight accepted the proposal
that there be no further hostilities
between the United States and Mex
leo pending the efforts of the ENJOYS
OF Argentina, Brazil and Chile to
bring about an amicable settlement
Of difficulties between the two coun-
tries.
This was announced late tonight
by Secretary Bryan, after he had
been in conference for two hours
with the three South American diplo-
mats at the Argentine legation. At
the same time Mr.. Bryan said he al
ready formally had notified the me-
diators that the American govern
ment took it for granted there
would be no hositlities during the
mediation proceedings, and had in
tended no further acts Of aggression
while the conferences were being
held"
With these replies before them,
tlO NhNoSo "SiS piCpdlSu W 10
ahead with their peace plans so far
as the United States and the Huerta
government are concerned.
News from Mexico that Gen. Car
and Gen. Villa were pushing
ahead their southwark movement
and preparing for a general attack
on TampiCo, threw a damper upon
hopes for peace between the warning
Mexican factions.
Secretary Bryan left the legation
shortly before midnight and the
three mediators continued their
conference.
No CaITanZa-Huc ArmistiCc.
Ell Paso, Texas, April 30.-While
Gen. Carranza has not replied Off
cially to the proposition Of the South
American mediators for 4 Federal
Rebel armistice, officials here say
his answer is plainly forecasted in
orders promulgated for a concentrate
ed attack on TamDico.
The Federal gunboats and the
land defences Of Tampico have
proved too big a task for the troops
of Gems. Cabellero and Gonzales, and
orders we're issued to-day for the
mobilization of 1900 troops from
the States of Coahuila, T]amaulipas
and Nuevo Leon. 1t is reported also
that Gen. Francisco Villa will lead
the attack.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-06
Big Fire ut Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md, April 25.-Fire to-
night destroyed the big plants OF the
Atlantic Fertilizer Company and the
United Fertilizer Company at Curtis
Bay, a suburb. The total loss is esti-
mated at $1,350,OO0, covered by in
Surance.
superintendent G. NJ. Hobson, of
the Atlantic Company, said his COM
pany's loss would be 5000, 600. The
loss of the United States Company
was placed at $750,000 by Assistant
superintendent G. w. Wentworth.
The fire is thought to have originated
ron spontaneous combustion in the
condensing chamber of the Atlantic
plant.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-06
NOTICE OF ELECTION OF SCHOOL
TRUSTEES.

To the TRUSTEES of the Various
School Districts in Oconee County,
South Carolina:
The trustees of each school dis
trict are hereby appointed to hold
and conduct, at the school building
in their respective districts, on Sat-
urday, 18th day of May, 1914, a pri-
mary election for the purpose OF
nominating and recommending to
the County Board Of Education, for
appointment, the names of three
suitable qualified electors to serve
as school trustees for their respect
i've districts for a period of two
years, or until their successor is ap-
pointed and qualified.
All white citizens above the G of
Il years are entitled to cast their
ballot in said election, who -, 100.
dents OF said school dist. Ict.
Polls to open at : o'clock p. m.
and close at 4 o'clock p. m.
The manager shall take the
usual oath to conduct said election
fairly and impair tally. and that each
resident who shall offer to vote that
he is a qualified Clector.
The trustees, as shall!
tahf!late the vote and make true and
correct return OF said election to the
County Board of Education within
five days after the holdinI, Of said
election.
This provision for the selection of
trustees is not mandatory, but op-
portunity is given each school dis
trict to thus recommend men for
their trustees If they so choose.
THOS. A. SMITH,
COunty Snn~prjntandaDt nf EI,ooFinp
April %, 1914. 1913
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-06
How to Raise Good Sweet Potatoes.

(S.H. Hobbs, in Progressive Farmer)
For an ideal sweet potato land we
select a medium gray sandy soil, one
underlaid with a red clay and not
too near the top Of the ground, Of
medium fertility and naturally
drained. To put the soil in an ideal
condition we grow a crop Of COW
peas upon it the veal before and let
the vines remain. This vegetable
matter should be thoroughly worked
in with a disk harrow and the
ground broken deeply. At planting
time lay off the rows three feet,
three inches apart, manure literally
in the drill with barnyard
If for shipping purposes or for hog
feed and quantity is the object, sup
plement this manure with about l.
600 pounds of guano that has, say,
8 per cent phosphoric acid, 5 per cent
ammonia, Z per cent potash. But
understand this; The larger the
quantity Of commercial fertilizer
used the less will be your chances of
keeping them successfully through
the winter. Throw two burrows on
manure, drag out the middles lightly
with a pillow with a sweep. When
ready to set out, level the rows with
a drag and set the plants about IA
inches apart. Cultivate them once
or twice with a sweep and as soon as
the vines have IL sufficiently, lay
by n side one week and the other
next. | find it best to use a turn
pillow to throw the two burrows next
to the plant and a cotton pillow with
sweeps turned up, or something like
that, may be used to sweep out the
middles. This is one of the few
crops | have found ridge cultivation
best. If level cultivation Is used en-
tirely, we are not likely to get
enough dirt to the plant to keep the
frost from nipping the potatoes be-
fore digging time.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-06

witha evere cas- of organic weakness.
l had backache, pains in my hips and
over my kidneys, headache, dizziness,
lassitude, had no energy, limbs ached
and ! was always tired. was hardly
able to do my housework. / had taken
Lydia e. PiAkham's Vegetable Com
p6una ON one other occasion, and-it had
helped me so l took it again and it has
built me up, until now / feel like a new
woman. You have my hearty consent
to use my name and testimonial in any
way and I hope it will benefit suffering
women. Mrs. ORPHA TURNER, 431 S.
Wayne St, Piqua, Ohio.
Women who are suffering from those
distressing ills peculiar to their sex
should not doubt the ability of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to re-
store their health.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia T.. Pinkham Med
icine Co., (cOnfidential} Lynn,
Mass. YOurletter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-06
SPARED,
Kidney Troubles Attack WaIhalIa
Men and Womens Old and Young.

Kidney ills seize young and old.
Often come with little warning.
Children suffer in their early years,
Cant control the, kidney secre-
tons.
Girls are languide, nervous, suffer
pain.
Women worry, can't do daily work.
Men have lame and aching backs.
If you have any form of kidney
ills
You must reach the cause.-the
kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
Kidneys
Have brought relief to Walhalla
people.
Walhalla testimony proves it.
Mrs. Ida Hellams, Factory Hill,
Walhalla, S. c., says: I'VE have used
Doan's Kidney Pills in our family
with fine results. I know that they
live up to the claims made for them.
They were obtained from DR.. Bells
drug store and used for pains in the
back and sides and trouble with the
kidney secretions. Great relief was
had"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for q kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Hellams recommends. Foster
Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, New
York.-Adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-06
Preferred Death to Jury Duty.

Memphis, Tenn, April 29.-Be-
cause, it is believed, he had been re-
fused a discharge from a jury select
ed to try a murder case, John B..
Rhodes, a well known real estate
man of this city, committed suicide
here to-day by shooting himself
through the head with a pistol.
The jurymen were at a local hotc.
preparing for breakfast when the
shooting occurred.
No other reason than that men
toned above has been assigned for
the act.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-06
Child Cross? Fcvcrish? Sick

A cross, peevish, listless child, with
coated tongue, pale, doesn't slcap:
eats sometimes very little, then again
ravenouSly; stomach sour; breath
fetid; pains in stomach, with diar-
hoea; grinds teeth while asleep, and
starts up with terrOr-all suggest a
worm killer-something that eXpels
worms, an almost every child has
them. kickaDOo Worm Killer is
needed. Get a, box to-day. Start at
once. You WONT have to coax, as
NickaDoO Worm Killer is a candy
CONNECTION. EXpels the worms, the
cause Of your child's trouble. 25c. at
your druggist.-Adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-06
American Kills Self in London.

London, April 30.-An American,
Henry G. Fitzgerald, who lad lived
abroad for ten years and was known
as "Major," shot himsel in the head
at Charing Cross Hotel to-dav and
died from his wounds shortly after
ward. The antecedents and claim to
the rank OF Major of Fitzg 2rald are
unknown. An inquest is to be held
tomorrow.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-06
ASKED TO QUIT, HE DOES so.
Minister Who Repudiated Affidavit
in the Frank Case.

Atlanta, April 29.-Rev. C. B.
Ragsdale, pastor of Plum Street Bap-
fist church here, who recently made
affidavit that he heard James Con-
ley, a negro, confess to the murder
of Mary Phagan, a 14-year-old fac
tory girl, and then repudiated his
sworn declaration, has resigned his
charge. The action of the minister
followed a visit from a committee of
the church, it was announced to-
night, A meeting Of the church's
membership has been called for to-
morrow night to take action on the
resignation.
Cohley, the negro, vas a sweeper
in the plant of the National Pencil
Company, of which Frank was SUPER
intendent. He was the chief VIII
ness Tor the State at Franks trial,
saying that he aided in the disposal
Of the body in the factory basement.
Conley was sentenced to one years
imprisonment as an accessory.
sun was Hleu mere To-Day Dy a ma
tional detective agency against the
National Pencil Company for $1,000
for services in investigating the case.
This agency's services preceded the
work of another agency. A partial
report of the latter recently held
Conley to be guilty.
-SS--------
On the road to second childhood
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-06
Mothers Day May 10th.

Columbia, April Ex-Governor
Blease has received from the Moth
ers' Day International Association a
request to ask that the people Of
this State observe the second Sunday
in May, the 10th, as Mothers Day.
There will be a general observance
OF this day throughout the country.
ct has been several years since
Mothers Day was observed in Wal
halla.)