The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-02
TWO NEW LAWS
ARE TIRED OUT
Nine Hour Law for Women Is Said
10 Cause Employers Some
Serious Inconvenience
LIABILITY INSURANCE BOOMS

While some Of the other laws passed
by the legislature may not ue attacked
lu the courts as hat been the lusur
Ahce law, they ARE not having the ef
feet that was expected Of them The
uiuehOur law Tor Women ut uu in
stance. is Que " them.
Retail men do not object seriously
to the ulnchOur law, but udmit that
It has iucunyeuienccd them to con
siderable degree. There Is said to be-
a movement ON foot among some Of
the retailers to dispense with the scry.
Ices " girls and women and replace
them with men aud boys. II is said
that this win I've done within a few
months
All the retailers who have been ask.
ed as lD the truth of this have said
that 10 has not yet been decided upon
definitely Some NJ them stated that
such q move is being considered, but
they do not know that II can be done
successfully. Others will continue to
comply with the provisions " the
uluehour law aud will retain their
present help
Admit Some inconvenience
Muuy ut the mrruuauts stated that
the new law has mcunleuieuycd them
tu SOME extent II Is difficult tU Hr-
range for the employees to work only
mine hours, but In some Of the larger
establishments the hours have been
syslrmutlzed so thoroughly that little
Inconvenience Is being experienced.
For one thing the new law has re-
suited m the department sores open.
ing at later hour than formerly.
They do not open nov until S 80 each
morning Attmt hour II is not unusual
for many customers To he waiting at
the doors The greatest lncOnyen-
ienCe, however, win come when the
days are shorter and especially at the
approach Of the holiday season. AT
that time IL viii he necessary to em
ploy greater number Of helpers.
Probably there was no intention Of
playing into the hands Of the insur,
uucc companies when the workmeua
compensation act was passed, but that
Is just what II has done This law
has made business tremendously good
for the liability insurance companies
I'm fact II Is far better than IL has
ever been In the past
Carrying Liability Insurance
The Nurkmcns compensation aot
has forced employers 10 carry liza
bny insurance. and while II is an
added expense IN the long run It IL
believed that It win work out well.
The law Is likely to prove very salts.
lurtury it is believed now, both for
employers and employees
Before such law was passed the
amount iu nr obtained by employe,
IN case OF Injury was an problcmau
cal n is 500 yet t0 some extent. II
the employer chooses tO go into the
courts I'm many instances the nt
torpVs get the larger portion NJ the
Judgment obtained after II has been
fought to the highest court aud the
eyponses NJ the suit rut M another
large part Of H.
Never before IN history have thu H.
ability insurance companies been do
Ink such heavy business as At pres
pnt EMPLOYERS are taking advantage
NJ the protection they offer but the
expense makes some ot them Vince.
The new law viii be- given u thorough
trial however and it /. believed that
lt win prove satisfactory
4 setback for Lawyers
Agents " the liability Insurance
companies In this clt, are reopIng a
harvest on account NJ the new law
They are writing polIcie, Tor many VI