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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17
THREE MILLIONS
SICK IN AMERICA
Wage Loss Is $50O,00O,O00 a Year,
With Other Costs Piled On-11
States Considering Compul-
sorry Health Insurance
By RAYMOND G. FULLER

L1LEVEN States of the American Union
IL are now considering the adoption of COM
pulsory health insurance laws. The term
health insurance" follows the German usage.
1t puts the emphasis on the main object of
this kind of legislation, namely, the conserva-
ton of health.
Insurance is a commonplace. Nobody denies
that it Is excellent thing. Nobody asks
anybody If he believes in insurance. In
dividuals insure against loss of goods at sea,
against fire, against accident. against sick
ness against death itself. 1t is simply a prac-
tical application of the theory of the distribu-
tiOn of losses and the subsequent elinina-
tion of risk. Some of the economic hazards
against which individuals insure are the same
hazards against which the community may in
sure itself. The losses are community losses.
The risks are community risks. Social,
community. insurance Is rapidly coming into
favor. It signifies not merely governmental
action, but governmental action in behalf
of it's source of power, the state. The state
is the public behind the government, which
is the instrument created for the promotion
of the general welfare.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

of our thirty million wage earners loses
an average approximately nine days from
this cause every year. The resultant wage
loss totals S50000O,00O. Sickness is directly
or indirectly responsible for IS per cent of
the applications for aid received by the New
York Charity Organization Society. Illustra-
tions of the individual and social cost of illness
might be continued indefinitely Distribution
of the dollars-and-cents cost among workmen,
employers and the state would secure econo-
mics impossible for the individual.
One ardent advocate of compulsory health
insurance is John b. Andrews, PHI d.. secre.
tary of the American Association for Labor
Legislation. "This does not represent a new
and costly luxury" he says, for sickness is
a nuisance which everybody is paying for and
nobody profiting from, excepting a few special
interests like the undertakers. Society can
not be run successfully in the interest of the
undertakers, or few proft.making insurance
companies. We want to be alive and well.
The real purpose of this kind of nuisance is
to keep us so: to prevent sickness, not merely
to relieve it or to bury the victims. Employ
ers can't afford to have 3O,OOO,O0O working.
men in America laid up nine days a year by
sickness. The workers surely cannot afford
it. 1t means a loss of $500, 900, 900 to them in
wages and s1S0,0OO,OOO more in doctors bills
Millions go without proper medical treatment
because they cannot afford 1t individually
Socially we cannot afford to let them go
without it. If we will not interest ourselves
in the problem Of individual suffering, we
will all have to pay eXtravagantly. We were
paying eXtravagantly here, as in the case of
injured workingmen, before we introduced
workmens COMPENSATION"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

son-in-laws near relations. Then nobody
could get an appointment who was not in
some way connected with the clan. II the city
likes this sort of thing then, as Lincoln said,
it is the sort of thing the city likes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

Russia and England Flirt with sweden-
Headline
Those blondes do catch the eye of a military
man
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

It's belligerent era. War, or at least the
rumor of war, has invaded the peaceful ranks
of the Historical Society OF Pennsylvania II
the historians cannot maintain an impartial
attitude the vociferations of the average war
debaters have some semblance of an excuse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17
What Do You Know?

Queries of general interest tUiH be ansuered
IN this column Ten questions, the uns,pers
to 1chich euerv icell-inforned person should
knol1, are asked daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

They are exhibiting machine at the busi-
ness show which automatically fills thirty pay
envelopes minute. If some one would invent
. machine for increasing automatically the
amount in the pay envelope the employees of
every large company would buy one as a
present for the boss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

Mr.. Garrison has arranged to practice law
in New York. He will find it easier than per-
suading pork-barrel Congress to practice
the precepts of the fathers OF the country,
who said that in time of peace we should pre-
pare for war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

The English dukedoms are not the only ones
to undergo partition. The estate of the once
celebrated New Jersey character, "the Duke
OF Gloucester" is being divided
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

is Lillian Russell right when she says that
women want to read about something besides
how to cook and how to keep the hair from
falling out?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

The affection of the Irish for the old sod
is SO great that one day is not enough for them
to show it in. They simply boil over in honor
of ST. Patrick.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

: Universal military training is advocated by
Colonel Glenn, chief of staff of the Department
of the East, u. s. A. He would "Prussianize"
American youth at the tender age of 10. This
seems to go beyond the demands of reasonable
preparedness
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

The Mayor rides only horse at time
on his vacation in Georgia. He cuts much
better figure there than when trying to ride
two horses at home
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

Mr.. Stokowsk was learned in music before
the trustees of the University decided to label
him as such.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

General soukhomlInoff, former War Minister
OF Russia, faces cashering for illegal prac.
tices." Possibly one of them was the volu.
bility with which he gave interviews to GER
tain American newspaper men at Petrograd.
Another victim claimed by yellow journalism.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

1t was push and not the push pin that made
the late Edwin Moore successful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

The resignation OF Won Tirpitr. father Of
the submarine policy Of Germany, Is taken
in some quarters 20 mean the end of sea-
friRhtfulness. Won Tirpitz showed to what
end the submarine, as commerce raider,
must always lead, account of the con-
ditions under which it operates. Germany,
In losing his services, loses none OF the re-
spert Of the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

Under the circumstances it's safe bet that
Felix Diaz will decide to postpone his revolu-
tion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

Let thy speech be better than silence, or
be siient-Dtonusius
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17
Preventive Power of Insurance


munity needs. 1t cannot cover even the needs
of all individuals. 1t leaves unprotected the
classes that most need protection. The cost
of accidents and illness falls chiefly on those
who can least afford to bear it. Is that fair?
Society is a party to the conditions under
which they live and work. Society Is the
beneficiary of their daily labor. Society is
responsible TO all groups within society.
Merely as a method of social self-protection,
insurance is the most effective means avail
able against the pressure of incapacitated In
dividuals who otherwise would be thrown
upon the community for support. AS a
means Of prevention it is equally effective.
out of workmen's compensation has come the
safety first movement and the rapid decline
Of industrial accidents In this country, Mean
while the amount of illness is increasing.
The effect OF compulsory health insurance, in
respect to prevention, will be the effect
already produced by workmen's compensation.
Insurance is the greatest preventive force
known. Individual insurance puts a premium
on prevention.
But individual insurance fails as social
insurance. Why don't the wage-workers
voluntarily insure themselves against the
risks of accident and Illness invalidity and
old age, early death and unemployment. There
are several reasons, but one of them is simply
this they can't afford to. Can't afford to in
this country of prosperity. free labor and high
wages? 1t shocks the American conscience
perhaps, this further fact that the average
wage-earner with a family is not receiving
pay for his labor sufficient TO secure the
elements of a normal standard of living. The
Russell Sage Foundation has estimated that
an income under $500 is not sufficient TO
permit the maintenance Of a normal standard
e., p,, .E.,ss
children. The average income of the in
dustrial worker is 5000. In the manufactur-
ing industries rs per cent OF the workers
earn less than $500. What constitutes
normal standard of living? From the stand
point Of the physician. this: Plenty of good
food abundance of fresh air; physical ex-
ercise in the open air; substantial annual
vacation; peace of mind; intellectual work;
proper distribution between city and country
life; congenial occupation; normal sexual
life; good medical care Not a single one
Of these conditions can be realized by the
average workingman or workingwoman. Shall
any Of us thank God we are not as other
men and women are7
Five Years Back, Five Years Ahead
In a little more than five years the prin.
ciple OF workmen's compensation has been An.
corporated in legislation in thirtythree OF
the American States. The fact that eleven
Legislatures are now considering health In.
suranee laws is a fair promise for the next
fve years. In its economic effects illness Is
much more destructive than industrial acei.
dents. The Webbs have written IN one of
their books. I'VE are apt 10 forget that In
all countries, az an ages. It Is sickness TO
which the greatest bulk o. destitutlon Is
Immediately due" Ia the United States 5000
900 persons are SICK Al any one tine. Each
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

ON, come on in Mr.. Greenaheim-hrst name
" Moses or Michael? Make yourself at home.
We were just about to sing old irish song
of ours. It's not such an old song at that,
but we've revamped it lately and we're dedi
eating the new version to our friend, Oscar
Loeb who didn't like our opening notes when
we first warbed the thing seven or eight
years ago. Here's the way it goes:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
to
Play Lynchburg
High Saturday

The John Marshall High School
bask etball team, which has easily dis
posed Of all OF the opposing teams
this winter. will journey to Lynchburg
Saturday to battle the strong Hill City
High school five. Last year the
Lynchburgers defeated the Marshall
ties in a close battle. but this season
the local boys expect to emerge vic
torious over their opponents.
This contest will be one in the
series for the Virginia preparatory
school championship. and at the pres
ent time it looks as If the Marshallites
stand a mighty good chance to cop
the honors this year. Last season the
John Marshall team was eliminated
from the race by dropping a game
in the Hill City to the Lynchburg
five.
If the local high school play to-
gether as they have been doing in
previous games this season. they are
expected TO easily defeat the Lynch
burgers, but Il is a known fact that a
Richmond quint experiences no lit
tie trouble in whipping game in the
CITY OF HiIls The John Marshall
team this year is undoubtedly the best
that has ever represented the local
school
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
LEAGUE TO
HOLD MEETING TODAY
Stalngs Will Purchase Four Players in Order to Bolster
Boston Braves-Eforts viii BE Made to Adopt
Twenty five Player Rule.

New York. Feb. THE scheduled
meeting of the National League opens
at the Waldorf-Astoria tomorrow.
Percy Haughton, the new owner of
the Braves. and George Stallings were
among the early baseball arrivals to-
day. Haughton is carrying the dough-
bag. and has given Staiiings n free
hand TO purchase about four players
ia holster ND The Braves, .r.. ..,4 o.. -.
' Eddie Rousch. star last year, IN the
outheld for the Newark Federals. viii
play right field for the Giants during
coming -seasoF,-T The deal-wa
closed this evening when Harry Hemp
stead handed over $4,000 for the player
10 Pat Powers.
Manager McGraw started after
Rousch as soon as he received word OF
Davy Robertson's injury. The club Of
hcieis a few days ago learned that
Robertson WAS in a bad way. This
FASTENED the deal. Several other clubs
were bidding for Rouseh.
Rousch developed In Indianapolis
and was one of the first players Sc
lected when Harry Sinclair invaded
Newark.
Garry Hermann says the Reds need
about five players and that he Is
ready to talk with any manager who
has the goods to sell.
Miller ttu&EiuS On AAbHl 81
Louis with Schuyler Britton. They.
too. are ready to purchase or trade
players. Incidentally. Britton says his
club is for sale II satisfactory offer
is received.
Stallinzs Is ready to pay fancy
figure for a first baseman now that
he Is convinced that Butch" Schmidt
intends to retire.
Should he fail 10 get the right man.
StallinGs will start the season with
Sherwood Magee at tirst
Directors TO Meet.
The directors OF the National League
will go into session tomorrow morn
ing Only routine business Is SEIZED
uled, so the general business of the
league will be under way before 2
o clock In the afternoon. The schcd-
ude will be adopted before the mag
mates adjourn.
Charles weeghman and Joe Tinker
are expected in the morning. Weegh-
man will ask the National League to
set aside one day OF each week rs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
CAROLINA DEFEATED
BY ORANGE AND BLUE
Virginia Energies Victorious Over Trhee Basketers by Count
of 30 to "a, After Hard Battle strickling
and Tandy Are Stars.

, started the scoring, when George
Tandy sent one through the nets.
Strickling tied the score with one of
his long heaves. and then a short while
after Virginia took the lead when
Strickling tossed one into the basket
from foul. Long evened matters on a
like play.
1t was AT this juncture that Virginia
took the lead for Keeps" by sending
the ball through the nets In rapid sue
cession. After Virginia had secured
the lead by six-point margin, the
two teams ran side by side until the
end Of the game.
With only Ave more minutes left
to play George Tandy. Cardinals star
center, was elected from the game
! after four personal fouls had-Reeti
called on him. The game was marred
to certain extent by frequent fouls,
Carolina committing fifteen. while Vir-
ginia was found guilty of nine In
Judgements of the rules.
For Virginia the spectacular play
Ing of StrickiinR stood out prominent
ly, while the guarding OF Luck was of
the first order. White also put up a
nice game. Tandy was the shining
star for the Carolnians. while the
work Of Long was very good
The lineup and summary follow;
Virginia 500 Positions Carolina t2D
white. ..........R F.........-..., Long
Stickiey ........ l.. F.........,Jo Johnson
StricklinE. .--.... &. ......,..... Tandy
Churchruau Tenant
Luck ....-...... l.. G.....,..,... Davis
summary: Goals from field--striek-
ling. 4: white. 8, sticky. 2; Luck. >.
Tandy, 5 Long. 3; Johnson, l.
Goals from Strickling. out OF
Is tries Long. G out of tries. Sub
stitutians-ScruFRs for Long, Long for
Tandy. Referee--Collifower. George
town. Time of periods--Twenty min
utes each.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
L, Basketball, Bowling, Boxing, Rowing Racing

Charlottesville, Va, Feb. with
the first meet less than one week off,
the Virginia track squad is rapidly
rounding into good shape, with better
prospects than were hoped for earlier
in the season. The final trials for the
Baltimore meet were held Thursday
afternoon and showed what excellent
condition Coach Lannigan has his
charges in. n team of twenty-four
men has been picked to represent the
university and should stand an ex-
ceilent chance of winnings
Interest, as rule, centers chiefly
around the relay races run at the In
door meets, as the training of relay
teams has been one of Pops" spe-
cialties since he has been track coach
here The team this year should GER
tainly be one of the best, If not the
best one-mile relay which has ever
represented Virginia. Captain Norris
made a new record for the university
board track when he covered 440 yards
in fifty-two seconds fiat, lettering by
almost a second any time previously
made on this track. stones time was
next to this, and he was followed by
Mason and w. X. Abbot, each making
the same time. Minor was fifth man.
berkeley was unable to run on as
count of a recent attack of grip. The
men to run In the S. A. /. A. A. Cham
pionship Relay. viii be picked from
these six, a team which should average
close to ffty-three seconds on the uni
yersity track.
Some Promising Men.
Three long distance men are show
ing more promise than kas been seen
here before, SO that the team bids fair
to hold it's own in the one and two
mile races Allen Maury and Crane,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
Sports
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
HAS BIG TRACK SQUAD
Orange Blue Will Be Well Represented Next Saturday in
South Atlantic Meet-Pop Lannigan
Has Good Material.

have been doing very good work and
are improving rapidly. Wilson, with
Bretelle az team mate In the hurdle
events, should prove to be one of the
most consistent point gamers FOR both
the indoor and outdoor meets and VIII
make good dash man. especially La
the 220.
In the dashes wallace. Airey, Fite
and Pace are showing speed. Cole
man ana Parker have been Unable to
do much work on the weights so far
but should be in shape by the George
town meet on February 10.
AT a meeting of the @. A. A. board
Tuesday II was decided by a vote of
four to three TO sanction the entry of
men in the South Atlantic Champion
ship events which VIII be contested
at the Georgetown University meet.
as these events are solely under the
control of the South Atlantic Associa-
ton. The s. A. 1. A. A. events TO be
held at this meet are: 5o-yard dash.
50-yard hurdles, sSo-yard run, shot
put and high jump. Virginia will send
small team to compete in these
events as they go towards the cham
pionshtp of the South Atlantic Asso-
citation The remaining =. A. l. A. A.
indoor events are apportioned between
the Johns Hopklns-Fifth Regiment
meet and the George Washington meet.
Those given TO Baltimore which has
the best track in the South, and equal
OF any in the country. are: 22o-yard
dash. 1o0-yard dash, 100-yard hurdles,
one-nile run and one-mile relay.
The contract for a meet at the uni
versity wednesday of Easter week
with Penn. state has been signed by
the MANAGEMENT This should be one
of the best meets of the year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
Wake Forest to
Play Two Games
Here Next Week

Wake Forest, which team is claim
ing the basketball championship or
North Carolina this season. will come
to Richmond Friday, February IS. for
two games with local aggregations.
Friday night, February IS, the Tar
heel Ave will stack up against the
Richmond Howitzers on the latters'
court, while the following night the
will take on the Church
Hill Athletic Club.
According TO reports emanating
from the Old North State. the Wake
Forest quint Is an all-star aggregation.
and any team will experience no lit
tie trouble In administering the Down
Homers a drubbing.
Local basketball enthusiasts are
anxious to see the Carolintans in ac-
ton. and large crowds are to witness
the encounters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

The fast teams, representing Rich
mond College and william and Mary.
will clash in Williamsburg tomorrow
night.
This Is the initial game of the two
teams in Williamsburg OF the winter
pastime and will doubtless prove one
OF the hardest contests seen on the
Indians floor this season. Fans are
assured that it will be good-natured
scrap from whistle to whistle.
This game will be the first OF Will
liam and Mary's championship series
in the Eastern intercollegiate Associa-
ton, all the other teams having play
ed one or more games. The Spiders
have played only one game, that be-
ing with Hampden-S Sidney, whom they
'outclassed to man and swamped by
an overwhelming score. The Yellow
Jackets have played the Tigers. both
OF the scheduled contests. taking each
by a good margin.
If dope counts for anything. the In
dams have one Of the strongest teams
that have represented that institu-
ton in years. When II comes to- toss-
iss goals Zion 10 unsurpassed bic, with
Jones. the other forward. close SEC
'ond. and the guards axe with heir
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
Snithdeal Quint
Battles Chester
Five Wednesday

A hard game is anticipated tomor-
row night on the Scholastic Court.
when the teams representing Smith
deal Business College and Chester Ath-
letic Club will meet.
The Chester Club has just been or
ganized and the basketball team is
working hard for their second game
Of the season. Saturday night the
Chester boys lost TO the Richmond
Howitzer Reserves by a narrow mar
gin. and they will come here conf
dent of giving the Smfthdeal Quint
q ArQbbing, :~,s-- .4.s5 ~, ~
On the Chesterfield outfit are the
Bruce brothers. both of whom former
ly pastimed with the Virginia Poly
techuiG institutes. Une or them DC
cupies the center position, while the
other plays guard.
This game Wednesday night, which
will start promptly at o'clock. should
be one OF the best OF the season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08
TODAY'S BEAUTY HINT

1t Is not necessary to shampoo quite
so frequently IL your hair is properly
cleansed each time by use of really
good shampoo. The easiest to use and
quickest drying shampoo that we can
recommend to our readers may be pre-
pared very cheaply by dissolving a
teaspoonful of canthrox, obtained from
your druggist. in a cup OF hot water.
This rubbed into the scalp creates a
thick lather, soothing and cooling In
it's action, as well very beneficial
to scalp and hair, After rinsing. the
scalp is fresh and clean. while the
hair dries quickly and evenly, develop
ing a bright luster and a soft duffiness
that makes II seem very heavy.