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PORTLAND LABOR PRESS
W o rk m e n 's C o m p en sa tio n A ct c m - law w ent in to effec t on Ju ly 1, 1914 w a s e l i m i n a t e d a very la rg e p r o p o r ­
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show s th a t th e to ta l n u m b e r of \e c id e n ts co m m issio n a le g isla tiv e w ould d isa p p e a r.”
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m ore to o ffe r in th e way of c o m ­ in to x ic a tio n w as raised in o n ly one la ir ex a ctn ess th a t 20 p e r ce n t of all E x p e rts on in d u stria l ac cid en ts g e n ­
At a t'tile w hen w orkm en » com­ m ent •>; he b ecom e m ore p o sitiv e and case and th a t c h a rg e w as dism issed. fa c to ry a c c id e n ts a re p rim a rily due erally a g re e 'h a t alco h o lism is h u t a
p en satio n la w » have a lre a d y been g rav e ly d ec la re d th a t "it is re c o g ­
T h e New Y o rk S ta te W o rk m e n 's to th e n eg lig en ce of th e em p lo y er, m in u te fa c to r in in d u stria l ac cid en ts
e n a c te d in tw e n ty -tw o s ta te s anil nized th a t m ost in d u stria l ac cid en ts ( o m p c t i sat ion t o m m issio n b e g a n op or of th o se re p re s e n tin g him in po- a n d on th e w hole docs n ot d ire c tly
a g ita tio n is u n d er way to exten d a re b ro u g h t ab o u t th ro u g h th e use (•ratio n s on Ju ly 1, 1914, u n d e r a siti n r of su p e rin te n d e n c e ; th a t 25 ca u se 1 p er c e n t of th e n u m b er. It
Your Union C ard is suffui,
th e se laws and b ro ad e n th e ir pro of alcoholic stim u la n ts.” J u - t w here law m ak in g in to x ic a tio n a ca u se o f p er cen t a re ch iefly due to th e n e g ­ m ay have an a d d itio n a l c o n trib u to ry
reference lor you Io buy j our ,,
visions, it is re m a rk a b le th a t th e old th is alleged fact "is re c o g n iz e d ’ Mr. ex clu sio n of a w a rd s, an d in t»813 ligence of th e in ju re d m an h im se lf; e ffe c t in c e rta in cases, p o ssib ly to
or your w ife’s suit on credit
a s se rtio n th a t alcoholism is re s p o n ­ M o r e y did not p re te n d to say. H ad claim s disp o sed o f in six m o n th s the th a t 20 p er ce n t a rc due to th e th e e x te n t of a to ta l o f 2 p e r ce n t.
sible fo r th e bull, of in d u stria l ac ci­ he been cro ss-e x a m in e d an ed ify in g q u e stio n of in to x ic a tio n w as raised n eg lig en ce o f a co -em p lo y e o f th e In view of th e k n o w n fa c ts, it is
d e n ts is bein g d issem in a te d w ith a farce w ould have d e v e lo p e d ; all th a t by th e em p lo y er o r in s u ra n c e c a r ­ in ju re d m a n ; w hile 35 p e r c e n t are a b o u t tim e th a t th e old libel o f a t ­
q u a lity
co n tin u ed virulence
w ould have been n ec essary w ould rie r in only five o r te n c a se s, and due to w h at m ay he called th e h a z ­ tr ib u tin g th e bulk of th e ac cid en ts
ZA r a lly ,
¿ .n ty y a y .
W ere it not th a t th is a p p a re n tly have been to c o n fro n t him w ith a not a claim in even th e se c a se s was ard of th e in d u stry ." F u r th e r th is to th e w o rk e r’s ow n p e rso n a l fau lt
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sy stem a tic a tte m p t to re p re s e n t th e few -co re o ffic ia l re p o rts an d his den ied , cle; 'y sh o w in g th a t even in co m m issio n e x p la in s th a t, "m a n y a c ­ sh o u ld be effe c tiv e ly ex posed.
w o rk e rs as d ru n k a rd s im poses upon d ec la ra tio n w ould have co llap sed . I th e few eases in w hich it w as cid en ts. w hich in s ta tis tic a l ta b le s
m any people people w ho do not H ow ever, th is situ a tio n
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did
n o t ' c h a rg e d th a t a c c id e n ts re s u lte d from a re ascrib ed to th e n eg lig en c e of
know th e facts, it w ould h a rd ly be com e about but a n o th e r did. A fte r in to x ic a tio n th e c h a rg e s w e re not th e w o rk m a n h im self, a re in re a lity
w o rth th e e ffo rt of se rio u s a t t e n ­ c o m m ittin g th em selv es to th is w o n ­ i su b sta n tia te d .
e n tire ly due to o v erw o rk . A nd th is
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tion. But it is an a s se rtio n th a t u n ­ d erfu l re so lu tio n th e d eleg a tes, upon
T h e 1914 re p o rt of th e M assachu-1 is p a rtic u la rly tr u e of w om en, w hose
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influence. It is to be m et w ith in o ra te b an q u e t at w hich a v a rie ty show s (p. 10) th a t d u rin g th e y e a rs p a rtic u la rly at p erio d s o f illn ess, is
D A M A SC U S
boo k s w hich, a lth o u g h of an o b v i­ of th e ch o icest liq u o rs w as served. 1912-1913, th e re w ere in th a t sta te , s trik in g ly show n by th e s e s ta tis tic a l
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som e q u a rte rs as "a u th o ritie s ," and p u b lish ed b ro a d c a st in n e w sp a p e rs accid en ts, of w hich 290 w ere in su red . th e F a c to ry In sp ec tio n d e p a rtm e n t
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in th a t ca p ac ity a re solem nly and
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tr ia l ac cid en ts, a n d h as a re ta rd in g ly ca lc u la te d t | give nut th e im p re s ­ d e n ts re p o rte d d u rin g th e y e a r 1912- th e w o rk m an oblivion-, of ap p ro a c h -
e ffe c t upon th e p ro g re ss of le g is la ­ sion th a t ra ilro a d an d in d u s tria l a c ­ 1913. of w hich n u m b e r 4,526 cases in g
d an g e r.
fatig u e
an d
nerve
DR. LEO L. McKENNA
tiv e a c tio n aim ed at th e vital causes. c id e n ts w ere cau sed by d ru n k a rd w ere su b ject to c o m p e n sa tio n .
In
-
’
s
tr
a
in
.”
D E N T IST
th a t if em p lo y es
C o n sid erin g th a t th e re now ex ists em p lo y es, an d
DEVERS
asm u ch as of 3.571 eases of a c c id e n ts
1 u rn in g to a c c id e n ts on steam
a m ass of o fficial d a ta on th e su b ­ w ould o nly cease g e ttin g in to x ic a te d , in e s ta b lis h m e n ts of p riv a te em p lo y ­ ra ilro a d s th e o fficial re p o r ts give
O f fic e H o u r s 9 to 12, 1 to 5
E v e n in g s an d S u n d a y s by A p p o in t m en t
je c t accessible to an y in q u ire r f o r , th e n th e re w ould be no such sh o c k ­ ers, 2,781 w ere a t once s e ttle d an d illu m in a tin g fac ts
P h o n e M ain 357
By im p lic a tio n th e
th e facts, it is am az in g to n o te th e in g a c c id e n ts.
T h e re p o rts of th e in te r s ta te co m ­
c o m p e n sa tio n paid by th o s e em p lo y ­
509
Oregonian
Bldg.
Portland, Ora.
re
sp
o
n
sib
ility
w
as
th
ro
w
n
w
hole
bold fre q u e n c y w ith w hich th is a s ­
m erce co m m issio n show th a t fro m
M an y of th e ers w ith o u t an o rd e r of th e co m ­
se rtio n is even now c o n s ta n tly c ir ­ upon th e w o rk e rs.
1904 to 1913 a to ta l o f 29,820 d e r a il­
b e e M C la rk , P r e s. G eo. M. O rto n , M ngr.
w hich
co n sp icu o u sly m ission. th is is th e c le a re s t p o ssib le
c u la te d in som e em p h atic fo r nt or n e w sp a p e rs
p ro o f th a t in to x ic a tio n w as e n tire ly m e n ts, k illin g 487 p e rso n s an d in ­
p
u
b
lish
ed
a
rtic
le
s
d
e
a
lin
g
w
ith
th
e
se
L IT T ÏB H E A D S , BBYEX.OPXB
o th e r. A lw ays in th e se p ro d u c tio n s
ju
rin
g
8,385
p
erso
n
s,
w
ere
ca
u
se
d
by
a b se n t as a fa c to r. U n d er th e W is­
Ia Paot, A VTTK IBO Ton W ant
it is th e sam e in im ical n o te : th e o rd e rs d isc re e tly re fra in e d fro m a s k - ' co n sin w o rk m en s co m p e n sa tio n law d efe ctiv e eq u ip m en t.
SHIRTS
w o rk e rs th e m se lv es a re re sp o n sib le | ing e m h a ra ss in g q u estio n s.
T h ese
F ro m 1902 to 1912 d e fe c ts o f ro ad
in to x ic a tio n is p en a liz ed 15 p e r cen t.
if th e y a re m aim ed o r in ju re d in in- w ould have sh o w n th a t sto c k -jo b -
O f th e six ty -tw o c o n te s te d ca se s of w ay. such as r o tte n ties, ca u se d 12,-
d u s tria l a c c id e n ts ; th e ca u se lay I'in g m ism a n a g e m e n t an d m a n ag e - ac cid en t a w a rd s from S c p te m b e r I, ¡674 d era ilm e n ts, k illin g 517 p erso n s
MULTNOMAH
CO
m o stly in th e ir p e rso n a l fa u lt in be- rial in c a p a c ity , p erilo u s sp eed de-
1911, to Ju n e .30. 1913. th e q u e stio n an d in ju rin g 15,664 p erso n s.
risk
s
ing ad d ic te d to in to x ic a n ts. N o m en- ‘ m a n d ed of em p lo y es, in h e re n t
In th e fiscal y e a r 1911-1912, th e
of in to x ic a tio n w as raise d in o nly
Mana! tetaran of
tion whatever is made of the com­ of tra d e , o b so le te an d d a n g e ro u s o n e case, an d th is so lita ry c h a rg e in te r s ta te co m m erce co m m issio n o r ­
T e le p h o n e M a in 2900
eq
u
ip
m
en
t,
d
e
fe
c
tiv
e
ro
a
d
w
a
y
,
th
e
bination of causes which every of­
d
ere
d
in
sp
e
c
tio
n
s
of
74,234
lo
co
m
o
­
B y L a v i, W orking Cards. W e Carry
w as n o t su sta in e d by th e S u p rem e
••BOSS OF THE ROAD”
ficial report on the subject shows h irin g of in e x p e rie n c e d m en an d c o u rt. T ile 1914 re p o rt o f th e W is ­ tiv e s of w hich 48,7t>8 w ere found
V aio* W ater Marked Paper
vital
o
th
e
r
fa
c
to
rs
w
ere
th
e
m
ost
bring about the vast proportion of
6 8 F IR S T S T R E E T
co n sin In d u s tria l co m m issio n sh o w s d efe ctiv e , an d 3,377 w ere o rd e re d out
OVERALLS
these accidents—unsafe machinery, | causes, and that there was an evt- f u r th e r th a t in to x ic a tio n is an a l­ of serv ice as d a n g e ro u s.
In th e j
lack of proper safeguards, flying ob- dent campaign to conceal these by | m o st n eg lig ib le fa c to r.
n ex t y e a r, 1912-1913, a to ta l of 4,676 M ultigraphing
'lm eographlng
jects, hazards of trade, dangerous concentrating attention upon the ele- i
lo co m o tiv es w e re found fla g ra n tly !
T
h
e
N
ew
J
e
rse
y
W
o
rk
m
e
n
’s
Com­
speeding up and other factors. I ment of liquor.
HILL & CO.
sp ecifically says th a t d ir e c tiv e an d d a n g e ro u s an d o rd e re d
Salesroom, Fifth and Ankaoy Street.
These causes, operating either singly . These inexcusable distortions are \ p e n s a tio n law em p lo y e w as in to x i- 1 o l|t o f service.
Public Stenographen«
or together, in so great a number of ’een in their fullest tragic light >» *"<• injured
Factory, Grand Ave. and E. Taylor St
T
h
e
in
te
r
s
ta
te
co
m
m
erce
co
m
m
is­
M ala 8005 S aite 220 H enry Bldg.
cases, are ignored, and the situation' when we consider the huge sacri- .c a te d at th e tim e of th e in ju ry , r e ­ sion re p e a te d ly h as re p o rte d th a t
Notary Public
is so twisted and so misrepresented Fice of human life on what are called co v e ry of accid en t claim s is th e re b y in m any in sta n c e s th e sa fe ty a p ­ M J. Hill, Manager
Further th e S o m e Industry Mo ra­
..¡ in d u s tr ia l accid en ts. M r, F r e d e r ic k 1 b a rre d ,
'i et th e N ew J e rs e y E m -
m ent by having thia Babel appear os
that these perverters make a sweep
p lia n ce act an d th e h o u rs of ser-
your printed m atter. It stan d i for
L
H
o
ffm
an
,
o
n
e
o
f
th
e
fo
re
m
o
st
sta
-
p
la
y
e
r
’s
L
iab
ility
co
m
m
issio
n
s
ta
te
s
ing case indicting the workers as
rood workmanship, good olttsenahip
e s tim a te d se v e ra l y e a r s '
><s 19,3 r e P ° r ‘ <!'• 5) th a t o f 5,750 ! vlce a «‘ l,ave l,een tf o s s ly v io lated
fair w ages and th e npbutldlng o f tbt
the chief culprits, and virtually say- tisticians,
In its 1913 re p o rt th e in te r s ta te ! F u lto n F is k M a r k e t
ag o th a t th e n u m b e r of fa ta l a c c i - 1 c a s e » of " o n - f a ta l ac cid en ts an d 233
•tty .
ing that if they did not get drunk,
co
m
m
erce
co
m
m
issio
n
d
escrib
ed
at
E.
C.
W
A
L
K
E
R
,
P
r
o
p
r
ie
to
r
d
e
n
ts
to
ad
u
lt
w
o
rk
e
rs
in
th
e
ca
se
s
of
fa
ta
l
a
c
c
id
e
n
ts
re
p
o
rte
d
fo
r
there would be few or no industrial
U n ite d S ta te s w as b e tw e e n 30,000 co m p e n sa tio n d u rin g th e y ea r, 932 le n g th how h igh speed w as ex p ected
F is h a n d P o u ltr y
accidents.
of ra ilw a y em ployes, n o tw ith s ta n d - 1
A llied Printing Trades Council Com
O ne p a rtic u la rly au d a c io u s e x a m ­ an d 35 000 a y ea r, an d th a t th e re P‘ r <*nt w ere se ttle d a u to m a tic a lly , in g th e fo rm a l ru les. T e stify in g b e - | P h o n e s M a r s h a ll 2648, H o m e A 2245
posed of
w as an a n n u a l to ta l of 1250,400 n o n - ( T h is show s fully th a t in to x ic a tio n
232
Alder
Street
ple of th is v a rie ty w as re c e n tly e x ­
fo re th e L’n ite d S ta te s E m p lo y e rs’ ’
T y p o g r a p h ic a l U n io n
fa
ta
l
a
c
c
id
e
n
ts
in
th
e
U
n
ite
d
S
ta
te
s.
o
r
o
»h
r
r
io
r
l”
of
"w
ilful
n
eg
lig
en
c
e”
P
O
R
T
L
A
N
D
,
O
R
E
G
O
N
h ib ite d in th e n e w sp a p e r p re ss of
W eb P r e s s m e n 's U n io n
L ia b ility an d W o rk m e n 's C oinpen- ■
w as lacking.
P r in t in g P r e s s m e n 's U n i o i ,
th e U n ite d S ta te s w hich re p o rte d In an a d d re ss re c e n tly g iven b e fo re
sa
tio
n
co
m
m
issio
n
,
M
r.
W
.
G.
Lee.
In C a lifo rn ia , 10,835 in d u s tria l a c ­
P r e s s A s s i s t a n t s ’ U n io n
th a t a t a se ssio n o f th e N a tio n a l th e N atio n al A sso ciatio n o f C o tto n
S t e r e o t y p e » ' a n d E le c tr o t y p e r s f i >’
c id e n ts w ere re p o rte d in th e y e a r p re sid e n t of th e B ro th e rh o o d of
J.
C.
GREEN’S
MARKET
B o o k b in d e r s ’ U n io n
C ouncil fo r I n d u s tria l S a fe ty , at M a n u fa c tu re rs. M r. C arl M. H a n ­
end ed D ecem b er 31, 1912. T h e C a li-i R ailw ay T ra in m e n , d ec lared th a t th e
B in d e r y W o m e n 's U n io n
M a r s h a ll 995, A 3242
C hicago, L. R. P a lm e r, ch ie f in ­ sen, s e c re ta ry of th e d e p a rtm e n t of
ra
ilw
a
y
em
p
lo
y
e
did
n
ot
h
av
e
tim
e
M a ile r s' U n io n
fu rn ia I n d u s tria , A ccident h o a rd d e ­
P h o t o e n g r a v e r s ' U n io n
s p e c to r of th e P e n n sy lv a n ia D e p a rt­ accid en t p re v e n tio n , w o rk m en s co m ­
B gra, B utter, Cheese. O ysters, Fish,
to o b se rv e s a fe ty rules, such as e x ­
c
la
re
d
on
th
e
su
b
ject
as
fo
llo
w
s:
P oultry, Oame, S h ellfish , P rulte
m e n t of L a b o r a n d S a fe ty , a s su re d p e n sa tio n se rv ice b u reau , e s tim a te d
and V egetables
"O ur s ta tis tic s show th a t in C a li- 1 a m in a tio n of ca rs, tru ck s, a p p lia n c e s.’
th e d e le g a te s th a t 60 p e r c e n t of th a t fro m 40,000 to 50,000 w age w o rk - ■
etc,
"A
ll
em
p
lo
y
es
k
n
o
w
,”
h
e
t
e
s
­
fo rn ia we kill fo u r tim es as m a r y j
251 Morrison Street
ers
w
ere
killed
by
a
c
c
id
e
n
ts
in
in
­
ORGANIZED LABOR EVERYWHERE
th e in d u stria l a c c id e n ts in th e U n ite d
N e a r T h ir d
tifie d , " th a t th e y w ould n o t he c o n ­
S ta te s w ere c h a rg e d to liq u o r. T h is d u s trie s in th e U n ite d S ta te s y ea rly . a » *«’ sh o u ld hut C a lifo rn ia h as! tin u e d in serv ice if th e y co n su m ed
Thia Is Our New UNION LABE!
n o th in g in th e w ay of safe-
w as th e b a re fo rm in w h ic h th is a s ­ T h e M a ssa c h u se tts In d u s tria l Acci- ;
th e tim e n e c e ssa
ry to m ake such
d
en
t
B
oard
p
laces
th
e
n
u
m
b
e
r
of
g
u
a
rd
in
g
its
w
o
rk
in
g
people
a
g
a
in
s
t;
*
s e rtio n w en t o u t to th e n e w sp a p e r
T h e ru les
w o rk e rs in th e U n ite d S ta te s y e a rly n ee d less d a n g e rs. T h e re a re lite ra lly 1 ex a m in a tio n s.
Packard Shoes $ 3 .5 0 a Pair
p re ss r e a d e r s ; it c a n
he
easily
no law s re q u irin g m a ch in e ry to be l ° f th e ra ilro a d s) go to th e publi
killed
by
ac
cid
en
t
at
75,000
an
d
th
e
im agined w h at e ffe c t a s ta te m e n t
co
n
d
e
m
n
s
th
e
c
a
re
le
ssn
e
s
s
of
m ade safe.
If th e le g isla tu re w ill ' **Hicn
Reoair Price«
w ould have upon m a n y g o o d people n u m b er a n n u a lly in ju re d at 3,000,000.
Men a Soles and H eels. Leather or
give th e In d u s tria l A ccident h o a rd th e m en. h u t th e u n w ritte n o rd e r
If
m
ost
of
th
e
s
e
c
a
su
a
ltie
s
a
re
th
e
ac ce p tin g it as a fac t. N o r w as th is
Rubber
............................................*. $1.00
p o w er an d a u th o rity to m ake th e g o es to th e em ploye to k ee p tr a ffic
987654 7 >
Men'» holes ..................................................... 75
all. At th is sam e c o n v e n tio n —a high- resu lt of alco h o lism , as c e rta in sp e­
em p lo y m e n ts an d places of em p lo y ­ m o v in g at all h az ard s, an d it is th e
M en's H eels. Leather or R ubber...............35
so u n d in g c o n v e n tio n th a t n o m in ally cial p le a d e rs airily a s se rt, th e n em ­
.r
M r.
m ent as safe as th e y re a so n a b ly can la tte r o rd e r th a t he o b ey s.”
Ladies' Soles and He« la. Leather or
m ight he ex p e cted to h av e som e p lo y e rs m ust n ec essarily p lead g u ilty
R
u
b
b
e
r
............................................................75
A.
B.
G
a
rre
tso
n
,
p
re
sid
e
n
t
o
f
th
e
he m ade, it will u n d e rta k e , w ith in
kn o w led g e at le a st of w h a t cau sed to th e c h a rg e of em p lo y in g an d r e ­
Ladies' Soles ...................................................50
five y ea rs, to red u c e by o n e -h a lf th e O rd e r of R ailw ay C o n d u c to rs, te s ti­
Ladies Heels. L eatn er..................................25
Aak For It - Inaiat On It
in d u stria l ac cid en ts a n d w h a t f a c ­ ta in in g g re a t n u m b e rs of d ru n k a rd s
fied
to
th
e
sam
e
facts.
"T
h
e
d
e
a
d
­
u u n ih e r of se rio u s an d fa ta l a c c i­
L ad ies’ Heels. R ubber..................................35
If you believe in and »land fnr
to r s really im p erilled s a fe ty —A. T. in th e ir em ploy. T h is ch a rg e, h o w ­
liest
o
ffen
se,"
he
sta
te
d
,
“th
a
t
o
c­
in f Cla«« Solidarity and really » '
B o v s’ Soles and H e e ls........................ 75c up
M orey, of th e C o m m o n w ea lth S teel ever. th e em p lo y er w ould he th e d e n ts th a t w ould o th e rw ise ta k e c u rs on any railw a y is d elay . E m ­
aaaiat the Clothing Worker» »rs
yon will recognize thia label and ie:;.«"
C om pany, and c h a irm a n of th e com - very first to re se n t. But w hen we place.”
p
lo
y
es
can
he
g
u
ilty
of
n
o
m
o
re
C
o
-O
p
e
r
a
tiv
e
S
h
o
e
S
t
o
r
e
it
from
your
tailor,
merrhsn:
'
T h e so u n d n e ss of th is plea w as
m itte e on reso lu tio n s, in tro d u c e d f u rth e r reflec t th a t g re a t p a r ts of
dealers.
se rio u s o ffe n se th a n to c r e a te o v e r­
126 Sacnnd. Near W aahlngton
rec
o
g
n
ized
by
th
e
C
alifo
rn
ia
le
g
is­
¡th e U n ite d S ta te s a re u n d er p r o ­
th is reso lu tio n
tim e ; and if th a t econom ic situ a tio n
"W h e re a s. It is rec o g n ize d th a t h ib ito ry law s a n d th a t am o n g th e la tu re w hich p assed an act. to ta k e
effect
in
1914.
au
th
o
riz
in
g
th
e
In
d
u
s
­
d rin k in g of alcoholic stim u la n ts is c a su a ltie s a re th o se of la rg e n u m ­
S. M . Q E L L E R T , M D
N am ed Shoes are freq u en tly m ade in N on U nion Factories
p ro d u c tiv e ol .1 heavy p e r c e n t of b ers of w om en, ch ild ren an d y o u th s, tr ia l A ccid en t h o a rd to e sta b lish a
K idney, Bladder, Venereal I d -
th e ac cid en ts and diseases a ffe c tin g it is se lf-e v id en t th a t th e re is, c o n ­ b u re a u of safety .
DO
NOT
BUY
ANY
SHOE
U M
O ffice Honrs:
T he
Iow a E m p lo y e rs' L ia b ility
th e sa fe ty and efficiency of th e sid e rin g th e s e ta c ts alo n e, a co lo ssal
no m a tte r w hat its name, unless it hears a
3TÍ.5A
Phone Main 6919
w o rk m e n ; he it
libel in a ttr ib u tin g th e hulk of in ­ com m ission re c e n tly m ade a sim ila r
plain and readable impression of this
516-617 Broadw ay Buildm
WORKERS UNION
"R esolved. T h a t il is th e sense of d u s tria l a c c id e n ts as th e re su lt of d ec la ra tio n . " If th e m em b ers of th e
UNION STAMP.
Broadw ay and Mo.-.-ison
g e n e ra l assem b ly ,” it re p o rte d , "w ill
th is o rg a n iz a tio n to go on rec o rd d rink.
All shoes w ithout the Union Stam p are
su fficien t
and
a d e q u a te
S p ecu latio n
is
u n n e c e ssa ry
on p ro v id e
in fav o r of e lim in a tin g th e use of
always Non-Union. Do not accept any ex­
’AMP
UNIOI
in to x ic a n ts in th e in d u stries of th e th e se p lin ts o r on any o th e rs rc- m ean s for th e e n fo rce m en t o f law s
cuse for the absence of the Union Stamp.
n a tio n ."
g a rd in g th is q u estio n . O fficial d ata re la tin g to accid en t p re v e n tio n , in ­
THE BOLLS WALL PAPER
T h is alt - inclusive resolution, as con clu siv ely show w hat a p p ro x im a te ju rie s to em p lo y es in th is s ta te can
Factory
BO O T A N D S H O E
W h o le sa le and B éta il
b en e v o le n tly w ord ed a s th o u g h th e fa c to rs do cau se th e se ac cid en ts, and be reduced, in a very c o n se rv a tiv e
T>, s o l a s s a T in c » 1*11 a t.1 E t c .
W
O
R
K
E
R
S
’
U
N
IO
N
w hole m otive w as an in fin ite so ­ of som e of th e se fin d in g s w e shall e s tim a te , 50 p er cen t an d th e re b y
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