The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-01-20

RECEIVES ATTENTION
Bismarck, N. D., Jan: 13-Labor legislation intro
the principal activity Of the house yesterday afternoon
group Of nine bills presented all of which have
the approval of the legislative committee of the state fed
The bills cover wide range Mr.: Lake declared that
aimed at the protection of the workers from mi
nor abuses"
Labor feels that there is not one of thes bills declares
the nrodcer but just and equitable and for the safe
!ty and general we'll being of the general public We ex
lied labors not political but attempt
to the of protection as is now afford
ed industry and business by the law of the state'
Mr. Lake states that with the exception OF the bill
affecting all classes of workers. the proposed
have been introduced at the request of the various craft
unions
property except absolute exemptions shall be exempt from
Execution in action for aborers mechanics wages
The second bill is designed to prevent misuse OF
union labels.
The third bill provides for mechanics aborer's lien.
The fourth limits the amount of wages garnisheed at
any one time to ten per cent of the amount DUE
The fifth creates state board of electricians consist
ing of three members appointed by the governor for two
four and six years. respectively and provides that the
state insurance commissioner shall be member OF the
board ex officio and secretary.
The sixth limits the hours of labor public work in the
state to eight hours day.
| The seventh prohibits backlstlng OF employees Tor
union or political activities.
The eighth requires the licensing of plumbers under
control of the state board of health.
The ninth regulates scaffolds and safety appliances
while the work of construction is going on.
| Two petitions filed with the house today The
Cass county delegation presented a petition from Ed
Krngel of Buffalo, and IS Others asking that bill be
passed evenly distributing the burden of taxation IN
High School matters holds that districts having High
schools pay much higher while the high school serves
the other DISTRICTS 1t asks either state levy for high
schools special fund for their maintenance or re-
i dstrictng of the state
Petitioners from Oliver, headed by h. +. Henke, OF
Hanover asked that proper compensation be paid election
officials
Former Attorney General LANCER will leave tonight
for Kansas in response call from the farmers union of
the state asking for IAN explanation from nonpoltlca
standpoint of the situation in North Dakota affects
farmers 49,
Election officials admitted not having observed all the
provisions of the law in marking ballots in the Nov.
election the hearings in the WogLst election contest
before the elections committee OF the senate Only one
Judge going into the booth with the voter while two
CURED They Denied however, that any electioneerng
was going on that any marked ballots brought in
the booths or that any election officials paid to mark
ballots with an behind Wogs No one was helped
| they asserted, except at their own request.
! Dallas Texas JAM 15--With one man dead beneath
an auto and another in custody following spectacular
holdup the Jackson Street postoe in which two pos
tai clerks were shot last night additional arrests were ex
pected today Five participating in the robbery drove
up to the building Five aghted from the big touring car
and four entered the posoce shooting they came ln
porter and another wzzed past the head Of Miss Jane
Colon, postofce employee Albert Smith, So was shot
down in the registry when Smith started to argue
with the bandits The grabbed two mail sacks and
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