The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-23

Of the bureau OF workmen's coinpen-
sstion which viii administer the law
Domestic and agricultural leborefs
are exempted.
The Indiana law provides no state
Insurance. but permits the employer
10 seek u where he chooses. or not 81
all, " he give proof OF his financial
ability 20 pay the compensation. This
II nxed at IS per cent OF the average
wage not to exceed 500 weeks and ~
case Of death. burial expenses TO the
defendants not 60 exceed 500 and 40
per zen, OF the weekly wage for 300
weeks. Domestic servants end asri,
cultural lahore rsare exempt and
those engaged In interstate coromerce.
The Law il elective with both employ
cr and employe and Il administered
by a state Industrial commission.
Fifty per rent weekly wage not TO
exceed 500 weeks IL the basis 81 the
oklahoma law.
Iowa ana Alabama are the states
which prohibited child labor. Maine
adopted a law under which women
and boys under sixteen employed In
mills. factories and laundrles are not
nermltted 10 work more than 50 hours
IN MEEnH NNNNN" ~
statute limiting the hours Of labor
nf children between ~ and 10 years
10 81 hours n week. A feature OF
the law Is that ali such children EN-
pioyed must go TO vocational school
at least eight hours a week which
must be computed M the 81 hours.
thus making the actual working hours
4S. II further provides that no mos
sengers under - years cun be em-
ployed by n teleeraph, telephone or
messenger company after : clock -
night. and that no child d IL
can sell newspapers. a statute alons
similar lines. f's!ns at 30 years the
minimum age OF newsbOys and other
minors engaged In street trades was
adopted by california. In North car
oiina, bills designed to enable OH
cials better 10 enforce the present
child labor laws failed I opass.
Massachusetts enacted a bill pro-
hlbiting the employment Of women
and children overtime for the purpose
OF making up for time lost on n legal
holiday n another requiring indus
I trial establishments 20 furnish fresh
and pure drinking water for employees
and accommodations for those whe
are Injured or become ~. A FIRST aid
J measure. somewhat similar TO the
latter. pasged In the Washington leg
islature. was vetoed by Governor iAs-
ter. Labor unions protested. IL was
drawn in the interest NJ employers
/ alone.
Alaska adopted an eleht hour Law
for placer inner and %pensioned hei
aged and INDECENT prospectors. A bill
/ requiring employers Of All kinds "a
grant their employees one days res
In seven was killed In the senate al
I Wisconsin. but one making such pro-
vision for railway employees was pass
ed by the assembly and was at this
writing awaiting action In the sen-
ate.
other legislation Affecting labor
was the abolition OF the contract
prison labor system by Iowa: the en-
actment In California Of a bin for the
/ employment Of conyicts for the build
ing - froads IN mountain districts u
: similar bill in Idaho and a law ~
that state compelling county commits
sioners To provide emergency WORK
for the unemployed; the establish
ment nf free labor bureaus In New
Jersey and a law In Utah requiring
an mercantile establishments. except
those handling food and drugs. e
close at 6 p. m. except the week he
fore Christmas.