The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-06-16
STATE FORCES ALL TO IVORY
New West Virginia Law Affects Al
Physically Fit Citizens Between
Ages of Sixteen and Sixty.

IhekOallf0rnia legislature enlarged
the scope of the state worknen's com
pensation law The main feature In
the inclusion of farmers and farm la
borers. Other provisions are: Re.
uuction OF the waiting period, before
| compensation is granted to injured
worker from IA to 10 days; modifica.
ton of the term 'willful misconduct"
so that the workers will be further pro-
tected; granting injured workers great
ef latitude in the choice of physicians;
requiring employers who do not take
out accident insurance to give proof
OF assets to meet judgments.
The engineers strike, which threat
ened seriously to interfere with the
output of munitions and other war ma.
terials in England, has been settled
through the intervention of Premier
Lloyd George. An official announce.
ment said it was agreed that the la,
Dor members of the unofficial strike
conference should return to their dis.
tricts and advise the men to return
to work Immediately and should leave
the executive council to conduct nego
tlatfons with the government regard
ing the existing differences.
In one year Toronto metal polishers
have raised wages % per cent and es-
tablished a minimum rate of 40 cents
an hour; reduced the workday from
ten to nine hours, secured the Satur
day half holiday in majority Of the
shops and made better working condi,
lions possible.
The strike of 300 decorators in pot
teries in East Liverpool and Wells
vile, o., and Chester and Newell, w.
Va, was broken when several manufac,
turers granted the strikers their de
mand for 10 per cent wage in
crease.
The lower house of the Connecticut
legislature has defeated bill that
would prevent women and minors
from being employed in grinding metal
on machines or on buffing work, al
though it was shown this work breeds
disease.
Union labor at Philadelphia las
dropped its opposition to non-union
men and has appealed to them to help
the government mobilize all available
mechanics for work at the arsenals
and navy yard.
One of the three woman members
of the Arizona house introduced o. pill
in the last session calling for a mini.
mum wage of S12 week for wctss1.
1t passed, with reduction ri. ~
ssasss = to s $ls0 aau sss;ss
A minimum wage OF w PEI u'if 1Ut
eight hours is provided for III ANEW
working agreement negotiated py
Frisco Upholsterers' union with The
Furniture and Carpet Trade assocRas
ton. B#
Cooks and Walters unions in Spring
field, Mass and vicinity have organ
lied a district council to secure an
equal wage scale and TO extend the
principle of one day in seven. sss
ProprietOrs Of mills in South Caro-
lima are spending S1,000,000 year In
the improvement of living and working
conditions, South Carolina now has q
well enforced child labor law.
Laundry workers in Cheyenne, Wy0.,
have organized with the aid of local
trade uniOnists, who are determined
to secure better conditions for these
poorly paid workers
The United Cloth Hat and Cap
Makers International has trebled its
membership in the past year. 1t now
has over 10000 members.
The Japanese government has de-
cided upon an extensive scheme for
the development of the sugar industry.
Frisco Photo Engravers' union re-
quests an increase Of 81 per week and
reduction in the hours of labor.
Railway car men In Kansas City, Mo-,
subscribed for 100000 worth Of the
federal war bonds issued recently.
st. Joseph (Mo) Typographical
union has signed wage increase
agreement with local newspapers.
! Seventy-nve per cent OF the women
employed in the German metal trades
work ten hours or more day.
A hand-operated machine to knead
the stiffness out of leather has been
invented by an Oklahoma man.
The United Brotherhood of Carpen-
tiers and Joiners Of America has a
membership Of about 100000.
Owing to the war women are tax
ing an ever broadening part in operat-
ing the railways of France.
Over 100000 women in England
have entered all kinds of positions
held by men before the war.
Local unions Of the Musicians In
ternational in Ontario, Canada, Will
organize provincial council.
Thousands of women are taking ex-
amnations for the position of taxi
drivers in London, England.
Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado and
Washington have woman superintend-
ents of public instruction.
Eighty per cent of the munition
workers in Great Britain are women.
Union butcher workmen at Denison.
Tex, have secured Sunday closing
Duluth (Mlnn.) local unions have
formed trade union dry league.
Toledo (O.) PAINTERS have q mini.