The Cordova daily times., 1915-06-24

II Somewhat different standards as to the way in which compensation should be awarded and the law administered are shown in the measures enacted this year, but this lack of uniformity is also a feature of various laws previously passed in other states. For instance, under the new Colorado statute injured workmen will receive 50 per cent of their wages during in- capacity, though not to exceed ss al week. In case of total permanent dis ability, the compensation Is payable through life. When death results rom the accident, the workers family is to receive a similar amount for six years with a maximum of y2,500 Iu case of loss of eyes, hands, limbs or other members, similar payments are to be made for specified period, varying from a few weeks to four years, dependent upon the nature of the injury.
 Employers are required to insure payment either in a state insurance fund to be created or mutual or stock insurance compay. Administration Is placed in the hands of an industrial commission of three members who shall adjust disputes and with au- thority to make awards if employers or insurance companies neglect to make payments promptly. Court proceed ings are thereby practically elimin- ated
 The Maine law, however, awards her injured workmen payment by the employer of not more than s10 week in case of total disability with a maxi mum of s3,000. Heirs In case of death receive the same and the scale of payments for those partly disabled ranges from $4 to $10 a week.
 Pennsylvania provided for the pay ment of fifty per cent of wages, but not more than S10 or less than S5, with maximum total of $4,000. The act Is elective and takes away from the employers the common law defenses, but the people will vote in November on a constitutional amendment per hitting the legislature to make 1t com pulsory. The act creates a state in- suranCe fund, but employers are per mitted to protect themselves in any other form of insurance or carry their own risks on approval of the Bureau of WOrkmen's Compensation which will administer the law. Domestlcs and agricultural laborers are ex- empted.
 The Indiana law provides no state insurance, but permits the employer to seek where he chooses, or not at all, if he give proof of his financial ability to pay the compensation. This is fixed at 55 per cent, of the average wage not to exceed 500 weeks. and in case of death, burial expenses to the defendants not to exceed $10O and 55 per cent. of the weekly wages for 300 weeks. Domestic servants and agri- cultural laborers are exempt and those engaged in interstate commerce. The law is elective with both employer and employe and is administered by state industrial commission.
 Fifty per cent. weekly wage not to exceed 500 weeks is the basis of the Oklahoma law.
 Iowa and Alabama are the states which prohibited child labor. Maine adopted law under which women and boys under sixteen employed in mills, factories and laundries are not per mitted to work more than 54 hours a week, Pennsylvania enacted a statute | limiting the hours of labor of children between 14 and 16 years to 51 hours week. A feature of the law is that all such children employed must go to vocational school at least eight hours week which must be computed in the 51 hours, thus making the actual working hours 43. It further pro vides that no messengers under 21 years can be employed by telegraph. telephone or messenger company after 8 o'clock at night, and that no child under 12 can sell newspapers. A statute along lines, fixing at 10 years the minimum age of newsboys and other minors engaged in street trades, was adopted by California. In North Carolina, bills designed to enable off, cials better to enforce the present child labor laws failedd to pass.
 Massachusetts enacted a bill prohib- iting the employment of women and children overtime for the purpose of making up for time lost on a legal holiday and another requiring indus trio1 octahtchx~.z s..u..s.I