The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-06-21
EVERY EMPLOYER OF LABOR
COMES UNDER IT'S PRO-
VISIONS.
GOSSIP OF THE STATE HOUSE
A Review Of the Work Of the state
Government at the Capitol and
at the Various State
institutions.

/ W Ldkc lllO pldCO VI bAO OA0 NNDAAAS
liability law In case of suit of injure
workmen against their employers.
Under the law every employer o
labor, regardless Of the number o
his employees, is placed automaticall!
under the law July /, except farm ant
agricultural l~aborers, casual laborers
domestic servants, railroad employees
engaged in interstate or foreign com
merce, and those provided for BY
compensation under the laws of the
United States.
The provisions of the law shall ap'
ply to the state, and any municipal cor
poration within the state, or any po-
litical division thereof, and to en-
ployes thereof.
After July 1 every employer and
every employee shall be presumed to
have accepted the provisions OF the
law to pay and accept compensation
for personal injuries OF death by acct
dent. Any employer who does not
wish to come under the provisions OF
the law may except himself by giving
the proper notice to his employees and
to the state industrial commissioner.
Where an employer elects not to oper-
ate under the law, in any suit at law
he cannot defend himself on any OF
the following grounds: "a That tn
employee was negligent; (2) that ne
injury was caused by the negligence
OF a fellow employee; CD that the en-
ploye had assumed the risk Of he 60.
jury.
II an employee elects not to operate
under the law in any suit for recovery
the employer may avail himself of
either of the defenses above stated in
his defense.
Notice of exemption shall be posted
in a conspicuous place in the shop or
office of the employer in a form pre-
scribed by the industrial commits.
sioner.
Benefits payable under the law are
not to exceed so per cent of the week.
ly wage of the employe, nor more than
$12 per week, depending upOn the ma
ture of the injury. The waiting pc
riod Of no compensation Is two weeks.
but II the disability continues for
eight weeks or longer the compensa.
ton is computed from the date Of In
first aid and medical service, but not
to exceed the amount of 800.
In case of death four times the av'
erage annual earnings will be paid,
but not less than $1,000 nor more than
5 $1,000.
Every employer subject to the pro
visions of the law must furnish the
industrial commissioner with evidence
that he has complied not later than
August 1. 1917.
Organize Defense Committee.
What will be known as the South
Dakota division Of the women's com.
mittee of the council Of natural de.
tense was organized as the result of
a meeting held in this city at which
leading women of different sections
of the state were present. The fol.
lowing officers were elected: Chair
man, DR.. Helen s. Peabody, Sioux
Falls; vice chairman, Mrs. John l..
Pyle, Huron; secretary, Miss MarJ
Perkins, Sioux Falls; treasurer, Mrs.
Fitzgerald. WATERFOWL. A number Of
honorary vice chairmen were chosen
The organization is for the purpose
OF enabling the women of South Da-
kcta to act together In performing
much active war work.
Warns Against Tree Sharks.
Watch out for tree sharks who are
selling so-called cures for fire blight
or other ailments OF fruit trees, warns
F. e. Mccall, state college extension
specialist In horticulture. He says
that such products are absolutely
worthless and ineffective. One such
cure-all is the operation OF boring a
halfinch hole in the trunk of the tree
near the ground, placing in the hole a
few crystals OF copper sulphate and
other materials. then closing the hole.
These materials are supposed to be
drawn up into the twigs, leaves and
fruits SO that blight, bugs and worms
either will not modest or will be killed
in their first attack.
Norbeck Gives out Totals.
The final summary OF registration
figures for South Dakota, az given out
by Governor Norbeck, show q total
registration Of 5S.014. or these 20.
231 claim exemption. 25.541 ask nc
exemptions, 213 colored. ZOOS aliens
and 4S4 alien enemies. The states
estimated eligibles was 67,790.
To Revise Dakota Code.
The supreme court has announced
as the code r~evisors, to take up that
work after the LIST Of July, ID. Haney
OF Mitchell. chief revisor; j. b. Han
ten of WATERFOWL. and G. N. william,
SON OF Aberdeen. assistant ~revisors.
Pharmacy Board Meetiss.
The South Dakota board OF phar
macy will hold its next regular meet,
ing for the examination OF candidates
for registration ina general bnsiy ass
n Lead July II: