Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1916 — INDIANAPOLIS NEWS LETTER. [ARTICLE]

INDIANAPOLIS NEWS LETTER.

Indianapolis, Feb. 12. - It was a severe jolt that Attorney General Stotsenburg gave the Republican candidates for governor and senator when he told them they must report all the money spent by them and in their interest in the primaries. Even ii they report only those expenses which ate so conspicuous on the surface that they can not be denied or concealed, it will be all the argument the voters will need to keep any of the spenders from being elected to office. Watson, New, Goodrich and McCray, each spending no less than SIOO,OOO to get the nomination to an SB,OOO office; and all of them combined spending no less than $500,000 has caused the people to wonder what men hope to get. out of an office that is rot included in the salary. o—o0 —o The industrial board of Indiana reports that during the month of January compensation was paid by the employers of the state amounting to $25,663.53. Of this amount $10,0274.98 was paid on 532 cases which ’Were closed within the month, and $15,388.55 was on cases which are still drawing compensation. Accidents reported during January

numbered 2,600. Twenty-three accidents were fatal. No disability was reported in 1,356 of the accidents and 1,182 cases showed disability of less than two weeks and called for no compensation. 122 cases reported disability for more than 14 days. Two thousand, three hundred and ninety-two cases have been settled since the compensation law became effective, last September. Only 101 of these actions have represented contested cases, 2,290 of the cases having been settled automatically under the provisions of the compensation act. Of the 101 contested cases, 13 were finally settled by agreement; 47 were settled with findings for the plaintiffs; 15 were settled with finding! for the defendants ; 11 were dismissed and 14 are awaiting hearing.

. At the close of January employers were paying $5,493.30 a week in 741 pending cases, or a weekly average of $7.41 a case. Twentyfive per cent of the injured employes in these pending cases were receiving $5.50 a week, which represents the minimum compensation under the law; 16 per cent were receiving $5.78 a week, representing 55 per cent of their average weekly salary: 20 per cent were receiving from $6 to $7; 12 per cent from $7 to $8; 11 per cent from $8 to $9; 7 per cent from $9 to $10; 6 per cent more than $lO, and 3 per cent $13.20. The commission approved agreements for compensation in January in six fatal cases. The defendents in these cases receive from the employers compensation in the following amounts: Two receive $5.50 a Week for 300 weeks; one, $6.64 for 300 weeks; one, $8.54 for 300 weeks; one, $9.90 for 300 weeks: one, $10.90 for 300 weeks.