El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-22
arizona Biggest
CObberPrOdNcer
In United States
The Proposed Wage Law
Would Benefit Miners,
It Is Declared.

Prescott, Ariz-, June 22.-Arizons
leads the United States in the produc-
ton Of the real metal. The official re-
! port shows that it produced in 1917
i719,035.5 14 pounds Of copper. as against
i69AS473O7 for 1916. The approximate
output for the month Of May was TO-
71l.5O7 pounds. exceeding the April
/ production by approximately 100000
pounds.
At the present time. Arizona cop
per production is going on at the rate
Of 925.00O.O90 pounds year, or nearly
one-half of the total for 1913
New Compensation Law.
One Of the most important measures
incident TO mining in Arizona. is thai
which is 20 come before the voters
this year in the proposed amendment
20 the state constitution, 10 provide
compensation for workmen injured in
hazardous employments. and for their
beneficiarles and dependents where
death results from such injury.
The plan calls for state insurance.
administered by an industrial board
appointed by the governor by and
with advice and consent Of the senate:
providing that the employer shall pay
roll into the state industrial accident
fund, and that the injured emplOve
shall be paid directly from this fund
It is optional with the empl0ye TO
come under the law. If the employer
elects TO come under the law. it is
not binding upon an employe who
shall elect net to be bound by the
law, and serves notice TO that effect
upon his employer and the board. ANY
employe who has rejected the law. If
his employer is operating under it.
may, at any time. waive or reconsider
such rejection upon notification 10 his
employer and the board
When They Can sue.
When injury is due to the accident
arising out OF or In the course Of en-
plOyment away from the plant Of the
employer. through the negligence or
wrong Of another. not in the same
employ, recourse to common law by
the employee may be elected, instead
Of compensation.
ANY employer and his employees. en-
gagged in nonhaZardOus work or en-
ployment, by their joint election. filed
with and approved by the board, may
accept the compensation provisions o.
the law, and the rate OF assessment
OF the employer shall be fixed at one
half Of one percent OF his total pay
roll
Employers who do not elect to come
under the law shall not, in any suit
brought by an employe 10 recover
damages for personal injury or death
by accident, be permitted TO defend
any suit at law upon the grounds that
the emplOye was negligent or that the
injury was caused by the negligence
Of a fellow emplOye. or that the en-
ploye had assumed the risk attending
the occupation which resulted in the
injury.
Benefits Are Large.
All persons excepting household
and domestic servants, and agricul-
tural laborers, or casual employees
working Tor wages in occupation
specified as hazardous. Of which over
800 are named in the text Of the law,
are entitled TO compensation.
Where the injury causes death.
SIS % percent Of the daily wage at the
time Of the injury for a period Of
1900 days 10 the beneficiary. If any,
In no case TO be less than $4,000 or
more than $4,000.
In addition TO other compensat ton.
there shall be paid burial expenses Of
the employee not exceeding Sl25- If
there be no beneficiary. there shall be
paid TO his major dependents 50 per
,entum OF the daily wages at the time
81 the injury for period Of 1900 days
not exceeding $4,000 or less than $4,000.
If there be no major dependents then
upon the same basis, 40 percentum
shall be pzss - [ia r7inn- dependents
Benefit For LIE.
For an injury producing total dis
ability, compensation shall be paid
lut OF the Industrial accident fund
q the injured emplOye semi-mOnthly. I
Il the rate Of 66 % percentum Of the 4
tally wages at the time Of the injury /.
Turing life. If this shall be the period /
II such disability.
The semi-monthly payments pro-
-ided for may be converted in whole I
lr IN part. into lump sum payment ]
lot exceeding the estimated value Of /
he present worth Of the deferred pay
nents capitalized at the rate Of five /
)ercentum per annum. Such con-
-ersion may only be made upon the
written application Of the injured .
workman, his beneficiary, or major i
lr minor dependents, as the case may
De, but the advisabiity Of such con-
-ersion shall rest in the discretion (
II the board
Ten percentum OF the premium COL I
ected from employees shall be set
side by the Industrial accident board I
or the creation Of a surplus until such
UNI shall amount TO 100000, and
hereafter five percentum Of such pre-
NUNS shall be set aside until such
urplus shall in the judgment Of the
.oard, be sufficient 10 cover the ca
astrophe hazard
Law Carefully Compiled.
This law has been compiled after a
---l- % A5s il A4-H A4A-A % ever LDAAA-
ensatiOn law now in action in the
inning states and in Canada. and is
aid TO be the best thing Of its kind
ct submitted for action to the voters
{ Arizona
Consideration Of this bill was given
urng a recent meeting of the Arizona
hapter Of the American Mining con-
ress, which met in Prescott on June
l and T. Representative OF all Of
he large and small mining compa-
les in the state were present for this
ession, as well as hundreds Of mem :
ers.
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