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Show REED SMOOT VALUES I LIFE AI OIL! $1000 Apostle-Senator Balks U Paying Pay-ing $1500 to Wider, nd Children. Special to The Tribune. PBOVO. July 1. Reed Smoot, by argument argu-ment and vote, values a man's life as (vortli only $1000. and that. too. when a man Is killed leaving a widow and children, chil-dren, On November 3, 1007, Frank Cownover, while In the employ of tho jlectrlc company, was Instantly killed by in electric shock. Subsequently, the ;rldow consulted a lawyer, hut before a suit for damages had been Instituted j. J. Nunn representing: the electric :ompany, offered Mrs. Cownovcr $1B00 Hid hor attorney's fees to compromlso the case This was accepted, hut beforo the money could bo paid It was necessary neces-sary to have" the board of directors approve ap-prove Nunn's action. The board of directors di-rectors consists of Rood Smoot, O. E. Loose. L. Holbrook, J. J. Nunn and A. L, Woodhonse.. At a meeting of tho board held on Tuesday, when It was expected ex-pected that the compromise would be Approved. Roed Smoot made a talk and said tho amount was too much and ho n-as In favor of cutting the figure to $1000. TTolbrook and Ixjose wore of the fame opinion, and when a vote was taken on the proposition Smoot, Loose and IIol-Drook IIol-Drook voted In favor of $1000. while Nunn and Woodhouse voted to sustain the action ac-tion of Manager Nunn to give Mrs. Cownovcr $1500 and $10 to her attorns attor-ns Thus tho compromise falls and iu'lt will be filed In the District court within a few days, when damages will be liked in the sum of $25,000. r John Sullivan, who escaped from the countv Jail last evening, with two other prisoners, Js still at large, but every avenue of escape Is being guarded and it Ib expected that ho will be captured More morning. |