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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13

special attention to certain insular and
foreign interests Major and Mrs
Ianier will he pleasantly recalled by
q host of army and navy friends, who
knew Them In Manila during Major
rauier's long service there as assistant
attorney general OF the islands"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13
ROCKINGHAM FAIR
OPENS UP TO-DAY

Harrisonburg. Va. Oct. 12---Ths
County Fair grounds are
beginning to assume the appearance
Of tented city Several large can
vases were erected yesterday arc
more will go up today and Monday,
The fair opens Tuesday and will con-
tinue on Wednesday. Thursday ane
Friday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13
SCRIBE ELECTED TO SCHOOL
BOARD BY ONE VOTE

Harrisonbrrg. Va, Oct. 12-R. q,
Smythe. general manager and chief
owner of the Harrisonburg Daily
News Record. mas been elected to the
Harrisonburg school board TO MI tho
vacancy made by the death OF w. j.
Dingledine. c. d. Beard. OF the First
National bank got tie vote in the
town council and Mayor Downing had
to cast the deciding vote. The fight
was a warm one.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13
To Celebrate Golden Anniversary.

Mr., and Mrs John L.. Williams viii
1elebrates their golden wedding an
nfversarySs afternoon after o'clock
In their home, Sl5 East Grace street
No invita- c. ons have been issued, but
shs4r MANY friends win call to extend
their good wishes on this occasion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13
no Enlarge Country club.

Tho executive board OF the COun-
try Club Of Virginia has under con-
tho advisability OF building
an addition to the present home Of the
club. owing to the increase OF men,
Tho new building will cost
about 100000, In the new wing OF
the building IL - planned TO have a
mems lounSing-roon, szall-raom and
pgiYata dining GROOM
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13
HIGHLAND PARK MOTHERS
CLUB TO MEET THIS AFTERNOON

The regular meeting of the Mothers
Club of Highland Park viii be held
this afternoon at three o'clock in the
high school assembly hall. AS the
meeting will be an important one, all
members are urged TO attend.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13
OF Interest.

S.
SSayssthe Washington Post:
Ma Tor and Mrs. Alexander Sidney
1anicr, of Richmond. Va. have become
permanent residents OF Washington.
and are now located at the Neither
lands. Es60 Columbia road Major
IAu;er veil practice law here, giving
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13
No Witness Against Shooter.

L. Genley a negro, charged with
shooting another ebony-hued individ-
ual near the Fulton brick works some
weeks ago, was dismissed yesterday
in Henrico Circuit court when the
him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13
Fixing to Play Santa, Maybe.

Jesse Owens charged with steal
ing s72 worth Of toy babies from the
Virginia State fair grounds, was plac-
ed under arrest yesterday by Police
men Tiller and Piper. He was
brought to Henrico county jail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13

No Smoking on LynchburE Cars.
Lynchburg, Va. Oct. 12.--Smoking
on the street cars Of Lynchburg viii
receive the death knell tomorrow
night. when the board OF aldermen
will concur In an ordinance provf0-
ing a penalty for this. There Ia no
doubt that Mayor Jester will approve
the measure, which has been adopted
by the common council.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13
State osteopaths Eject onac~s.

Lynchburg. Va, Oct. 12.--At che
fall meeting OF the Virginia Ostco-
paths association here yesterday the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, DR.. II. III. Bell. OF Petersburg;
vice-president, DR.. NJ. L. Richardson.
of Norfolk: secretary treasurer, DR..
w. D. Bowen. of Richmond. Exev-
tive committee, DR.. c. r. Shumaten,
OF Lynchburg; DR.. Harry Semones, Of
Roanoke. and DR.. G. III. Fulton, Of
Danvtlle. The next meeting will be
held in Staunton in April.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13
Gets Year For Cow Stealing.

On plea OF guilty 70 Inc chhrge OF
stealing cow from A. NJ. Madison,
Of Henrico county. Roy Mcclellan, a
negro was given one year on the
roads and fined SIS by the jury In
Henrico Circuit court. He Is wanted
on a similar charge IN Hanover coun-
ty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13

JudGnent For Plaintiff.
Judgment was rendered in the Law
and Equity court yesterday In tho
case OF Louis Ruth against n. r..
Brady. for $40. = case In account.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-13
SOCIETY


OF their parents. 1924 Floyd avenue
this cit from to los O'Clock.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-21

rho reasonable regulations governing
his duties and The wny tn ,erform
Thorn he Is nena,ized i'm the samr
nronortion In the event of anpeaI.
.ba ,owve,. for mo .mn,oyc may not
racoivo more than !, ner cent of thu
award '. ...
The omount allowed by the law for
totuI ais,hilitv is az nor cent Of the
amount oY mo wages the emDIoyc
u;onId recoivo during tho time he ia
ont of confinement Inv reason of s,,ch
disahility In cases of martial disa-
biIity he will receive a.. pcr cent of
tho amount n, wages lost. Total dis
ability ia defined as beiny rendered
Mind in hoth eves. loss of both arms
pcar the sbo,ldcr or borh legs ncar
tho hin or one arm and one leg. The
aggregate disability oer;od is fixed
at fifteen years. Reductions are made
for age. For minor accidents. there
is fixed schedule Of benefits ami
various fixed periods during whic''
compensation must be paid.
In this rcspect the Colorado act
will follow the Wisconsin law in ev-
cry particular. Like tina. statute. the
Colorado bill does not ontemplate
industrial insurance by the stale but
leaves that to the private corpora
tons. II does. however. require ev-
cry employc to take out compensation
insurance just as many now provide
Ilibility insurance. This is to be paid
for by the employer and not deduct
ed from the wages of the employees.
While the act may yet be drawn so
as to fix the rates which may be
charged by the insurance compan-
les under the general iatc making
power of the state, such has not been
determined upon at present There
will. however. be Il section which
Will require uniform rates, so there
may he no discrimination bctw zen
employers engaged In the same in
ldustry.
! The law ncrmits copcorns cneneed
In tho same m,siness ,o torn m,,tun,
Insurance cornora,ions for THAR self
nr,,oot;o, ,ni ,u,us ANY, ,ornor.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-21

F!aaaltl.- oi w0skme- mad avert acct
dents. II will have advisory COM
mittee will report to the commission
which win use its Influence toward
the adjustment of the trouble and
will, in the event that IL ESQ efforts
are unavailing. publish reports OF the
contentious Of both sides and its own
recommendations. Leaving the public
in full possession of all facts con-
corning the controversy.
The conclusions of she industrial
commission in the state which have
such a bOdy-Wisconsin and Ohio
are generally tantamount to compul-
sorry arbitration for the reason that
by dclving into the foundations OF
the difficulty and placing the con-
tcstants in the position OF going he
fore the public with all the facts Of
Totally proclaimed. the side In error,
usually submits rather than face the
condemnation of the public.
In the administration of laws now
governing the several bureaus which
are to be abolished, the commission
Will be aided by deputies who will be
experts in their lines. Their duties
will be prescribed in such u manner
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-21
The. commission as provided for.in.

! The. commission as provided for. in
the draft will have full power TO
make rules governing safety and san
itation in all places, both private and
publicpublic where men and women
are employed. 1t will have the
right of subpoena, duces tecum so
that it may at any time examine the
books OF employers to ascertain il
they are obeying the law and the
rules of the commission, the wages
paid its workers and any other de-
sired information. Likewise the conf
mission will have access to the books
of the labor unions and will have the
right to investigate labor conditions
under any circumstances it deems adj
visable so as to avert strikes and
lockouts. A statistical department
will he maintained which will keep
track of the pay recei, ed by work
men In every industry and also the
wages paid to those of the same class
in other states for the purpose OF
comparison in adjusting differences.
The commission will have the
right to define safety and to dctcrm-
inc what appliances shall be in
stalled to preserve the life and
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-21


as to avoid all duplication OF effort
such as exists at present and strict
adherence to the civil service law
will be required of all srbordinates of
the comm ission.
In passing upon the safety of plac-
es OF employment, the commission
, will have authority to make such
! rules as are reasonably" fair BY
this distinction, small industries will
not be required to expond as much
money as larger ones, where more
persons are employed. Employers
may appeal from the rulings of the
commission to the district court in
the city and county OF Denver, SO
that unnecessary expense will he
spared the state in defending such
actions. The right to appeal ~ sn
pcrsedeas to the state supreme court
/ from the Judgment of the lower
courts is not TO he inie-fercd with.
but q rule will be prepared that will
require the court of last resort to re-
turn the writ with It's decision. with
! in thirty days. Appeals from the
rulings of the commission will only
be allowable on questions of law. the
assumption being that the com m is
sion has fully considered all other
facts. In other words the courts will
pass only upon the reasonablene ss of
the regulations of the commission in
specific instances. Refusal TO abide
by the regulations OF the commission
regarding safety and sanitntion. IL
declared to be Il misdc.ueanbr pun
] ishable by fine of not to exceed
Sf00 for each offensc. each day that
the rules are disresardch BEN.
counted as a separate oTfcnse. @
II is stated by the committee that
in Wisconsin, after the crea, ion OF
the industrial commission, accidents
to employees diminished by so pel
cent and that the outgrowth OF the
measure has been a meter feelin.
between employers and employees.
Under the law, all employers OF
more than four persons farmers
dnirymcn, stock growers and employ
ers of domestic servants are except
ed. are presumed to come under the
law automatically at the expiration
OF sixty days after 1t has become oo-
erative unless they have notified the
industrial commission in writing OF
their declination. The employers
who refuse to come undo the act
lose their dcfenses under the common
law In any action for personal injur.
les that may be brought by their en-
ployes.
In case an employe is injured the
commission determines these uies-
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-21
Bill DRAFTED
tCoatIn"ed from par. ~
assistants.


assistants.
. State Oil inspector and his assist
ants.
Board OF examiners OF mine in
spect9rs.
State coal mine inspector and his
assistants.
Managers and employees of the
state free employment offices.
These bureaus constitute all the
state offices which have n bearing on
the relation of labor to capital. The
laws governing these bureaus will
continue to be operative until the in
dustrial commission has formulated
its rules. which will then supersede
these laws ana the latter will be re-
healed. probably at the end of two
years, In the departments which
will be consolidated under the COM
mission there are now biennial ex-
penses Of about 1925, OOCo which will
be largely reduced, through the elm
inetion OF aM~duoicate,i effort.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-21

copies and have them appoint COM
mittecs to confer with the drafters Of
tho bill wher they are rcady to draw
II into its finnl IOrm.
The Washington times., 1914-07-25
LOOK YOUR CAR OVER.

role. See to 1t that the lubricant IN
the rear axle and gearbox is up to
the required height. If these parts
have not been thoroughly cleaned out
and wa shed with gasolene. do so, and
you will be surprised at the. improve
ment
Front and rear wheel bearings may
not have received any attention from
You since you purchased the car. Ask
what attention they should receive. II
he says none" then consult, your gar
ageman and find out IL he does not
know of trouble arising from neglect of
such parts.
Sometimes it is good policy to clean
top of the grease cups. 1t has been there
for year or more, and is so hard you
cannot force 1t out. Often when get
ting ready for a long country trip an
extra filling of the grease cups is good
Fill them first and screw down until
nearly empty or you are sure the
lubricant has been forced through the
entire bearing; then refill the gIeasecup
and screw down enough to hold 1t in
place.
Your magnetic has to be oiled every
500 or 1000 miles. The magnetos gen.
orally are so faithful that they are neg
lected. There are one or two points
that must receive attention. Do not
overlook them. They do not need much
oil. Too much is nearly as injurious
as too little. If you give too much il
will lead to short-circuits, perhaps. and
missing. A few drops is all that is
needed. Ask the magnetic man about II
IL he can be reached on the telephone.
Go little further with the magnetic:
The breaker-box may need brushing out.
The points may need cleaning. 1t is
much better to clean these off before
you start than to have a disturbing
miss in the motor when you get on
the road. Give it your attention.
Start out with your tires in good con-
dition. II you have an old set which
has carried you 400 miles or more.
there is a probability, almost a GER
tainty, that you will have much trouble
Many experienced car users prefer to
buy new tires for the back wheels be-
fore starting on a long trip. II is a
good way TO stiffen your moral courage
Do not start on long trip without two
additional castings and four or five ex-
ira inner tubes.
The Washington times., 1914-07-25
OPERETTA SUCCESS,
AIDS. SOCIAL CENTER
Gypsy Entertainment Staged by
Teachers at Grover Cleye-
land School.

Teachers. and others interested In the
social center work being carried on In
Washington are enthusiastic over the
marked success which attended the per-
formance> Of the gypsy operetta pro-
duced and staged by the teachers and
pupils of the Grover Cleveland Social
Center last night.
The operetta was given by the teach
ers In charge of dramatic work at the
school to raise funds for the continu-
ance of the activities of the social CEN
ter.
Four Of these young -women-Misses
Edna Carr, of the Gales School: Anna
McCoack. of the Emery School; Edna
Robinson, of the Thompson School, and
Cecil 2. Norton. of the Grover Cleve-
land School-devote most Of their time
during the vacation period IN the social
and Industrial work now going on at
that school.
Miss Frances Fairly, principal Of the
Grover Cleveland School. who has been
particularly active in the work, directed
the operetta- A feature Of the perform
ance was a tambourine dance given by
three-year-old Trita Schaefrer. dressed
as a boy.
The Washington times., 1914-07-25

Have your car ready. 1t may have
been running perfectly all this season,
during which you have been taking
trips of 200 or 800 miles, but before start
ing off on a circuit of 1,o00 or more
have it looked over or look over it
carefully yourself. There is nothing SO
discouraging as having your two weeHs
of vacation upset by two or three GAYS
spoiled by waiting for car pars U
reach you from the factory or from tne
nearest dealer.
Here are a few points about your car
to look over, says Motor Age: II !our
brakes are not in perfect adJustIheht,
see that they are attended TO. Olten IL
is too difficult task to set Up an IN
ternal set of brakes, and If You rave
il done get the dealer or your garage
man to do it properly. If your car is
an old one, 1t may be necessary TO have
one of the sets of brakes refaced. 20
it before you start Your car must oe
brakes lust as carefully as you would
look to a slipping clutch before starting
out on such a trip.
See that the steering-gear parts are
in good shape. II there is TOO ;nuca a.
taken up. A nsw bushing may be
needed. Look over the steering
Enuckle parts. often bushings become
worn and in the rough usage OF tour
a Din viii break ana, Desluts HpiuihS
YOU up for a day or so, may endanger
YOUR entire party. Take the Old leather
coverings off the steering connections
clean these connections with gasoline
and see that parts are tight You may
moi have had these leather coverings
off since the car Was new, and you
owe il to the car. to your passengers
and TO yourself to take this precatlon
before starting out on the trip.
See that the universal joints are Wen
hacked with the lubricant that the
maker recommends. In these days OF
direct drive the universal Joints are
rotating as rapidly as the crankshaft.
II is of prime Importance that crank
shaft bearings be adequately fabricated,
and Il is also very important that uni
ykrsal Joints be given due care. 1t
NAV be beneficial TO force some OIL
through the Joint to be sure that any
Iut ricant that has hardened is forced
ont of the Joint. Then ill the grease
cups or other lCbricating means ade-
quately.
When on the road the grease cups
should receive daily attention. and IL
YOU are making 200 miles per day II
is a good investment to give the grease
CUPS on the joints 4 few turns at the
noon stop. So often we give the clutch
every iubricating attention and yet
overlook the joints which are working
Mt as high speed as the clutch. See that
the leather covers on the joints are in
good shape.
But go further in this preparation
The Washington times., 1914-07-25
MACH|N|STS OFF ON
ANNUAL EXCURSION
Hundreds of Members Spend
Day With Families on Outing
at Marshall Hall.

Hundreds Of members of coIumoia'
Lodge. No ia. International Associa-
ton of Machinists. embarked this
morning on the steamer Charles Mac
calester for Marshall Hall. on the an
nual family excursion of the lodge.
Elaborate preparations were made for
the entertainment of the excursionists
Three events viii be featured-a draw
ing" baby contest. a tug of war and
q foot race to determine the fastest
runner in the organization, Those
holding coupons with numbers corre-
spending with the tickets viii get as
first prize round-trip ticket to Nj
agara Falls and az second prize
round trip ticket to Atlantic City.
The first baby prize viii be $40. and
the second -
The committee In charge Of the ex-
cursion consists Of George A. Joynes.
8. ]. Martin, Tom Bresnahan, C.
kreichbaum, H. A. Meyer. ]. =. shee-
han, and I. ]. Farley.
The Washington times., 1914-07-25
Voyage on Pacific to
Be Their Honeymoon

and his bride-to-be. Miss Susan L. Cron-
miller, of Laurel, Md, who obtained a
marriage license at the City Hall yes
terday. will be spent on journey to
the Orient. Steiger. who is thirty -one
years old. Is teacher in the English
schools Of Shanghai. China. and has
been employed in school work there for
seven years. They will be married late
today.
The Washington times., 1914-07-25
Investigation Welcome,
Says Occoquan Head

w. H. Whitaker, superintendent at
the workhouse at Occoquan. said today
that he welcomes an Investigation of
charges of incompetency and cruelty to
prisoners preferred against him by
Thomas Burns. formeraemploye Of the
institution.
Investigation Of similar charges have
shown them to be without foundation, %
said Mr.. Whitaker. IT have nothing
to fear as the result OF any inquiries
the Commissioner may make
Burns was told by Commissioner
Newman that inquiry would be made
concerning his allegations.
The Washington times., 1914-07-25
WOMAN AUTOMOBILE
/. DEMONSTRATOR NOW
Mrs. Howard A. Rhine, Prize
Winner, Takes Up Work for
Agency Here.

The woman demonstrator Of automo-
biles has arrived. The art Of demon
strating the good points of \ motor
car under actual road conditions has
heretofore been limited to men folks.
but so many women are now driving
gas" cars that an enterprising motor
car dealer here has decided to try the
innovation of having woman give
demonstrations 10 prospective women
buyers.
Mrs. Howard a. Rhine has the proud
distinction of being the first to enter
the field in this city. She has joined
the forces of the Carter car Sales Com
pany. and will demonstrate Metz cars
for this concern. Mrs. Rhine has had
much experience in handling gasolene
cars. She won the first woman's prize
and another prize in the recent So
ciability run to Cabin John Bridge, and
came within four seconds OF winning
the big cup presented to the person
driving a car from Washington to
Cabin John Bridge nearest TO the secret
time set by Vice President Marshall.
II expect to derive great deal OF
pleasure as well as profit from my
new duties" said Mrs. Rhine,
following Ford cars during the past
week: Touring-Charles B. Chroniger.
I. III. Humphries, John Appich, Leo c.
Brooks, A A. Anderson, c. T. Brain
ard, e. C. Mccarthy. William Levy.
National Training School for Boys. G..
A. Sterling, C. Il. Rice. E. A. Stevens.
Henry L. Streb. r. E. Reno, Harry
Bishop, w. C. Thomas, V. NJ Minor.
c. d. Morello, Mrs. Virginia Bryan. w.
n. Fisher. jr.. Ruth Ireland. J. z.
Schooley. w. J. Dow. ]. A. Porter; s.
c. Faulkner. c. w. Hunt. Henry Hobby.
J. l. Reeves. D. II. Baldwin. S. 8.
Soper. Runabouts-C. A. Jones. II. H.
Hawlett, The F. II. Smith Company.
NJ. ]. Croghan, Barney Steiger. Jacob
Freedman. A. T. Jones. Conway Chi
chester, Mt. Joy Bros. Q. J.J Herring.
George w. Mascharer. Alene Hardin.
Delivery wagors-John Kolb, Charles
w. Smith.
The Metz agency has been given to
the Cartercar Sales Company, and the
first shipment of cars will be received
next week A number of dealers were
applicants for this agency, and the
Cartercar people are being congratu-
lated upon their success in securing It,
The Metz has beef. a prominent factor
in many contests. Last year the Metz
team of three cars won the Glidden
tour from Minneapolis to Glacier Ma
tional Park, Mont.
The Washington times., 1914-07-25
HYATTSVILLE.

Capt c. A. Greager and family left
last night for Manchester, N. H., upon
receipt of word that Captain Greager's 8
father, Herman Greager. was expected
to live but short while. Captain
Greagers leaving caused the postpone
ment of a special meeting Of the coun-
Gil until Monday.
The Washington times., 1914-07-25

of Alexandria county on Tuesday to
hear the suit of Anna T. Zell. admins.
tratrix. against the WASHINGTON ana
Old Dominion railway for $4,000 dam
ages The suit is the result Of an ac-
c.dent at Hume Crossing. near this city.
a year ago. when William II. Peck and
Eugene Zell were killed by train
while crossing the tracks in an auto
mobile
The Washington times., 1914-07-25

Funeral services for William Crafty. 50,
who died at his home in Bladensourg
Thursday, were held from his late home
this morning and thence to st. Jerome's
Catholic Church, Hyattsville, the Rev.
Father ID. c. Keenan, officiating. De-
ceased is survived by, widow and four
children.
The Washington times., 1914-07-25
Hedges a Candidate.

NEW YORK, July z5.-Job E. Hedges
has formally announced himself as
candidate for the regular Republican
nomination for governor Of New York.
The Washington times., 1914-07-25

The Rev. John Lee Allison. of the
Second Presbyterian Church will preach
at his former church. the Gunton-Tem-
pie Memorial. Washington tomorrow
morning. His pulpit in this city will
be filled by the Rev. ]. NJ. Nourse.
The Washington times., 1914-07-25

Mrs. Amy. c. Weech. field secretary
for the w. c. T. u, has returned to
her home in this city after a 1--WE
months trip throughout the middle
West during which time she delivered
lectures on the prohibition question.
She will now take up the fight for State
wide prohibition in Virginia.