Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30

Austin W. Biggs commissioner Of Ia
Dor of Missouri, with headquarters at
Jefferson City, was this morning unan-
imously elected president Of the Associa
ton of Officials of Bureaus of Labor and
Factory Inspectors. now holding its
twenty-eighth annual convention at the
Raleigh Hotel. Mr.. Biggs last year was
second vice president of the organiza-
ton. The newly elected president served
in the legislature Of Missouri in 19O5-6-7
and was chairman OF the labor commit
tee He has been an advocate of legis-
lation looking to the betterment of the
conditions Of working men for a number
Of years and is the father of many IA
vorable laws One of the best known
laws is one limiting the interest money
lenders may charge to per cent an
nually. Mr.. Biggs formerly was a
printer.
Others officers elected this morning
are: First vice president, E. w. Vance,
superintendent of the free employment
bureaus of Oklahoma. with headquar-
ters at Oklahoma City; second vice
president, Thomas w. Malloy, secretary
of the bureau of labor of Saskatchewan
province. Canada, with headquarters
at Regina, and secretary treasurer, j.
w. Smith, deputy commissioner of la
Dor of Michigan, with headquarters at
Detroit.
Delegates Go Sightseeing.
The place of meeting for the con-
vention of 1913 will not be decided un-
til after the meeting of factory inspec-
tors in Washington next Tuesday. The
delegates spent this afternoon in sight
seeing. many going to Arlington. Bust
ness sessions will be resumed tonight
in the oak room of the Raleigh at 1880
o'clock. 1t is expected that all bust
ness will be completed at this meeting
The delegates will leave Washington to-
morrow morning for Baltimore and the
day will be given over to sightseeing and
pleasure.
Resolutions asking that the President of
the United States appoint a commission
to investigate the need of workmenS COM
pensation acts were passed. 1t would be
the duties of this proposed commission to
thoroughly investigate the working con-
ditions with view to having the COM
pensation for injured or killed employees
uniform all over the country and elimi-
nate litigation resulting from various
state laws applicable to employers do
ing interstate business.
Standard of Accident Reports.
The convention indorsed and urged the
adoption in all states of the standard
schedule for the reports of accidents as
offered by the American Association for
Labor Legislation. Complications result
ing from interstate business are aimed at
in this action.
The convention will ask that the direc-
tors of the Panama-Pacific International
exposition in 1915 have an exhibit Of
safety devices in use in factories in Eu-
rope and in this country, so that COM
parsons may be made. 1t also asks that
there be a division where literature on
workingmens insurance and cOmpensa-
ton acts may be found and its merits
discussed
Time limit at this meeting prevented
| some of the state reports being made and
they will be included in the secretary s
report. AS the questions of state insur-
| ance for employees and compensation acts
became SO involved no stand on them was
taken by the convention. The president
said that he will be pleased to have men,
bers discuss the matter during the year,
so that action may be taken at the next
convention.