The log cabin Democrat., 1916-02-09

massachusetts legislature by Repre- sentative Albert M Chandler. The plan Of health insurance will cover any sickness, accident or death not covered by the workmens compensa- lIon act of the state. and is applied to all workers earning less than SlOO month. Benefits to insured mem oers will include medical surgical and nursing attendance, medicine and sur slcai supplies, cash for maximum of Z6 weeks ill a year, and a limited fu- neral benefit. The cost of the insur- ance is divided into three parts. 20 per cent of which is to be assumed by the state while the remaining so per cent is to be divided equally be- tween the employers of labor and their employees so injured The bill which IS to be introduced into other state legislatures this year Is modelled after study of the well-known health in- surance systems of Germany and Great Britain, and has been drafted by national committee formed by the American Association for Labor Legis- latlon at It's Boston convention in 1913, in cooperation with a special commit tee of leading physicians appointed by the American Medical association.
 Notices were posted in the cotton mills of New Bedford, Mass. of an ad- vance of five per cent in wages, ef- fective at once. This increase affects 32 GOO operatives, and means an addi- tion to the mills pay roll of about S15,000 a week The textile council has asked for an advance of ten per cent. With this increase it was said that wages in the city are raised to the highest level in the history of the industry the operatives receiving as much as they did in the extraordinary boom period of 1906 and 1907, when they worked 5S hours week instead of 54.
 All the larger mining companies op- erating in Minnesota and Michigan iron ranges have announced a ten per cent pay increase for all miners, eff fective February l. The increase af- fleets about 22,000 employees of the United States Steel corporation. The Great Northern Ore company, Repub- lie Iron and Steel and Picketts & Mother companies have followed the steel corporations example and from 5000 to 10000 of their men will be benefited.
 A voluntary wage increase of 25 cents a day was granted to 25, 900 mine and smelling employees in Butte, An aconda and Great Falls. The order for the increase in wages, effective from January ], was received from the New York office of the Anaconda Copper company; the Butte and Superior com pany; the w. A Clark company, and other concerns. The increase will re- main in effect as long as copper is 20 cents or more pound.
 During a discussion of the United Hebrew trades of New York city, President Gompers said: The time must come when there will be no such thing as a Hebrew union. Protestant, Catholic or atheist union, but a great federation of toilers fighting for the common rights of humanity"
 Three dollars a week to working girl is an impossible living wage, and any industry that cant do considerab ly better than that has no right to live" declared Dr. A ]. McKelway, secretary of the national child labor committee. in a recent address.
 Officials of the McCliHtic-Marshal Construction company, at Philadelphia, notified employees that an increase of 10 per cent. effective at once, will be given all workmen paid on check. The increase affects about 1.609 men.
 The Woonsocket (R. D Worsted company, the Samoset WOrsted con- pany and the Guerin Spinning com pany announced that they had granted the 750 employees of their mills an increase of per cent in wages.
 London United Tramways company has decided to employ a number of women as conductors, preference to be given to the relatives of men al ready in their service or who are at the front.
 At the recent half-yearly hiring fair held at Pwllheli, Wales, the farmers refused to engage young men of mili- tary age Other classes received a substantial increase in wages
 A feature of recruiting in Birming- ham, Eng, recently was the enlist ment of S2 policemen.
 A detachment of women police as- sistants has been formed in Black burn, Eng.
 In the coal-mining industry in this country last year 750,0O0 men were employed.
 Immigration for the last fiscal year dropped to Iae lowest point In two decades.
 In London, Eng. only persons over the age of sixteen may pawn goods.
 Free employment bureaus have been opened in several California cities . Five hundred printers at Edinburgh.