Valdez daily prospector., 1915-04-26

 FOR ALASkANS
Higher Workmen's Compensation To Be Paid In Territory Than Any
 State In the Union.

bard's amendment to the workmen's s compensation bill to raise the amount to be paid in case of death or acci- dent twenty per cent. has been &C., tepted by the senate and in case of death $6,000 must be paid to the rel atives of the man killed. The form CT payment was $5,O00, which is the highest amount paid in any state in the Union, and Alaska will have the highest compensation amount of any state. Some objection has been ex- pressed to the law, which would add so great burden upon the infant industries of the country and force small mining companies to purchase heavy liability insurance.
 The bill was originally introduced by Senator Sulzer. Its provisions may also operate against the employment of men of families, as the compen- sation is to be increased for each child until the limit of $6,O00 is reach ed.
 The original bill is as follows:
 The title of the bill is: An act relating to the measure and recovery of compensation of injured employees in the mining industry of this terri tory and the compensation to desig- mated benefciaries where such injur. ies result in death, defining and regu- lating the liability of employers to their employees in connection with such industry and repeating all acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act"
 Compensation for accident, injury, or death, is provided under a sched- ule incorporated in the bill as fol- lows:
 "$2,5OO to widow in case of death.
 "$5OO for each dependent child un- der IA, total sum not to exceed $5,00O.
 "$5OO to father or mother, (if de pendent), or both, of employe, in ad' dition to the sum paid widow.
 "$1,0O0 to father or mother of un- married employe, if parents were de- pendent upon employe for support.
 "$2,500 for orphaned children of widower employe, maximum compen. sation $5,O00.
 GfE,,roro1 fn ovnand $125, where no dependents
 Injury Compensation.
 Compensation for injuries is pro- vided for in the bill under the fol lowing schedules:
 Total disability, s4,000 if married, and $500 additional for each child un- der IA, with maximum compensation $5.00O.
 Total disability of unmarried en- ployes with dependent father or mother, $3.5O0.
 Save where unmarried employe had both mother and father depend ent upon him $4,0O0.
 "Total disability of widower or di. vorcee, 5000, with $500 for each child below age of IS years, with maximum compensation at $5,0o0."
 Partial Disability.
 The schedule for partial disability is as follows:
 "For loss of thumb, if unmarried $4O0.
 "For loss of index finger. $250 Same if married, $325. Same. mar. ried or a widower, with one or more children, $400.
 "Other partial disability compensa tion, increased where the dependency is greater. is $1,20O for loss of hand $500 for loss of leg, s1,200 for loss of foot, $1,200 for loss of eye, $40C for loss of nose, and s200 for loss of ear"
 The bill further provides that for all other injuries causing temporary disability the employer shall pay to the employe during the period of dis ability, fifty per cent. of his daily av craze wage, provided that the period for the payment of temporary disabil ity shall not exceed six months. The Prospector office for job work