The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-09

would be recommended to pay him $4,OOO. Mir. Faulkner then produced his records and spondence to show what took place On Septem- Der IS. 1916, a letter was written by him by the Casualty Company, stat ing that Viano was badly injured and that he might not be able to work again. He produced reply tC this letter which was written on September 27th., in which the com pany asked him to obtain all the information and proof he could get regarding the injured mans support of his parents, and to employ dis animation. On October 4th., Mi ! Faulkner wrote to the company al San Francisco, recommending the payment of $4,000.
 Rustgard Makes $1,ooo Easy Money Subsequent to this time, MT. Rust gard called MT. Faulkner on the tele- phone and stated that he represent ed the man Viano. MT Faulkner showed him his files, and what 1was being done for the man and reques,- davit from some countrymen of the | injured man to supplement his proof | that he was supporting his parents N This, Mr Faulkner stated, was all that Mr. Rustgard did, excepting to call him up on the telephone twice i afterward to ask if any word had been received from San Francisco
 telegram came to the bank ir i November authorizing the bank tc accept Mir Faulkner's draft for S4 | him, before MT. Rustgard entered tho case at all. The $4,000 was pai} and Mir Rustgard charged the man $1 ,OG0 for his services in the matter | MT. Faulkner stated that the mar got exactly what he would have had without Mr Rustgard's services, anf that for writing an affidavit and onc 1 interview and two or three teie phone conversations, he had charged this man $1,000.
 Satisfactory at ChichaQoff
 James Freeburn, the manager of the Chichagoff mine, then told tho committee of the system unde. which sick and injured employees were cared for at Chichagoff. He produced a statement showing that during the year 1918, the company collected from the men in dues $2, 94650, and that all this money was raid to the mine doctor; that the company maintained a hospital, a trained nurse, all medicines and equipment, including x-ray machines and latest up-to-date appliances, and that during the year 1918, this cost the company $4.0312S; in addition 1 to which, they paid the physician $50 per month, making an additional $500.
 Would Open Doors For Fraud P. R. Bradley, manager of the Treadwell and Alaska-Juneau com panies, then commented on the bill and stated under the proposed chang es the men would be giving up { great deal and receiving no benefits in return, and he stated whether ol not interruptions, dishonest and in Competent physicians would profi' by this bill, the door was wide open for fraud and abuse. He told of the conditions under which the physi elan was employed at Douglas, and | hot cip and in inrnd treated, but that the family of the employee received treatment, under the present system.
 James Fozard, manager of the La tGuche company, then called attention to the conditions which existed al the Latouche mine, and he showed that in addition to the amount which had been collected in dues from the men during the past year, the com pany had expended over s7,000 il the treatment of sick and injured em ployees.
 Wright Wenrich stated that ht represented the Labor Union, an( that the only fault he could find 1T the old law was that in case of . i suit an injured employee would have no expert witnesses, although he did not know of any specific in stances, and stated that he had at tended court very little and was no 1 familiar with any litigation during the past few years.
 Oliver Thinks No Change Needed
 The Chairman then called upoT Bob" Oliver. who represents thf Fishermens' Union of Ketchikan. Mir Oliver stated that he had listened t. tho discussion, and that it seemed to him ta he fair, open and above board, and that the mining compan ies were certainly doing the bes they could for their employees anf that he could see no cause for com plaint, except perhaps that in in stances of severe injury an em ployee might desire to have an out side physician to consult with thu company doctor.