The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-04-12
OLD Age and Disability Payments
Favored by Special lnvestl-
eating Committee.
EIGHT-HOUR LAW Is UPHELD
Wisconsin Supreme Court Sustsins
Milwaukee misunderstanding
Compensation Law Produces
Big Surplue--News of In
terest to Labor.

sions be paid to members of tina United
Mine Workers OF AmericS after they
are slIty-fivs years old. and TO dis
nbed miners under that age Will be
made by the special committee APP
pointed by John p. White, president OF
the organization, TO investigate the |
matter
The validity of Milwuukee's eight
hour-dny ordinance, which provides |
that tho work day for city employees
as well as for employees of contract
ors doing city work. shall not exceed
eight hours, was upheld by the state
supreme court OF Wisconsin
The first year and half Of the Wyo-
ming compensation law shows sur
plus OF over 100000. The expense of
enforcing the law was LA per cent,
against AS per cent cost TO private COM
pnnies.
Active work is now being done by
the Canadian national service board TO
supplant male labor with female
wherever possible In munition plants.
Already nearly 1900 women are en-
gagged In the manufacture of munitions
in Ottawa.
The British governments decision to
cali half OF the skilled agricultural
workers to the army and replace them
by men who are now scheduled for
sedentary work. or women. has evoked
flood OF angry protest from the farm
ers.
There is a growing opinion in japan
favorable TO labor organizations and q
reasonable curtailment of daily hours
OF labor because OF the economic con-
viction that those things add to the
total sum of efficiency OF the workman
remarkable increase in member
ship OF the sailors unions on the At
lantic coast is reported The total
membership OF the eastern locals, for
the FIRST time. now exceeds that OF the
sailors union of the Pacific.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels re-
Gently told the house naval committee
that the wages OF every enlisted man
In the navy should be increased 50 a
month. This would add 100000 a
year to the payroll
! Allied shopmen employed by the st.
Louis Terminal have secured wage In
! creases that range from two and one
half to I'VE cents an hour. These gains
Will total about $4,000 and will bene-
| fit 62b employees.
In order to prevent future disputes
between employers and workers. the
/ French minister OF manufactures has
announced that he is taking steps 70
fix wage rates In all munition factories
Four million OF the $50O0,0O0 being
raised 10 pension retiring clergy OF
the Protestant Episcopal church has
been pledged, II is planned to raise
the other million before next March
The supreme court of California ha.
recently ruled that II is not violation
OF the law for an employee discharged
by a firm to solicit trade from former
customers for a competing firm.
/ The program of the ministry of mu
nitions for producing munitions In Ire
land Is very elaborate and Will neces
state the use of every building avail
able throughout the country.
The Union Pacific Railroad compan!
has announced that IT has insured tn
lives of It's 10000 employees and nls'
against III health and accident for
sum totaling $4,000 600
During the first nine months Of 19i,
1913 men we're killed and 6,959 othe
workers were disabled for period
greater than IA days in the anthracite
mines OF Pennsylvania.
? Newcastle (Austraiia) Labor council
has requested the Sydney body to con
vene a labor congress looking to tn
adoption Of some means to prevent nj
future strikes.
For the first time In many years tn
? union house card is to be displayed Il
restaurants and cafes In San Francis
co that are employing union culinar
. workers.
! A war bonus averaging II cents pc
g week has been given by South Tippel
AIRY Qreland) county council to II
y workmen on account OF the high price
= of food.
The total killed and injured worker
for the year 1915 ia Pennsyivnni
reached the staggering number OF 251
48S. or that number ASST died.
Denver (Coio.) Stage Employee
union has signed an agreement wit
theater managers. Wages are increase
from $3.50 to IS 9 week.
A bonus Of is per cent of their yea
ly earnings Will be paid to about &c
OOO Porto Rican sugar workers ne1
July, provided they do not strike
The various structural iron worker
I unions of the California bay countis
have voted to affiliate with the Ire
I Trades council of San Francisco.
I Canadian Manufacturers associate
I is securing the names OF women able
\ take the places of men In the pro
! ince OF British Columbia.
! Compulsory service for women
I under discussion In England. 1t wou
I apply to munition and clerical VOL
= for the government