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FILE NAME: Crane Company (CRC) DATE: 1936 Feb DOC#: CRC007 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Journal Article - Industrial Review INDUSTRIAL P ubB shut fry th t Illinois Manufacturers' 120 S . La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois V o l. 9 F E B R U A R Y , 1936 W h o le N u m b e r 115 Special Senion of Legislature Called to Consider Legislation Relating to Occupational Diseases, Health, Comfort and Safety and Changes in Blower A ct G o v e r n o r H O R N E R iu*<a]ti t T hird Special Season of the Illinou General AmeoiMjr which baton W ednesday, February I. T his session will ran caocurcnliy with the l o l and second aperial sessions which now boys been in p o p for serenl weeks 1teens to be considered in Ibis T hird Special Session which are of srapor- uocs to iodsstry relate to bills prosId* in f for remedies in occupational * ' nasi d u n tfo l; legislation r& ating to health, com fort a id . safety; and mcasnets m ating certain e h u g ta in the IQjoais Slow er Ad- A d ip tt of the P ih d n l p n i s a n o f these seeera! bill. is esbjolacd. Copies of any or a lt of these m easures wfD be sent to member* upon reqaest to oar Chicago o r Springfield offices. I t has urn beca teaslide fo r th t Association to send copies of these noaeure* to "members a t an earlier date becam e the bills were not la lo rn (or submission u the Illinois l-egtslative Reference Bo-' reau a t Springfield until late Tuesday averauf, February 4th. As a m atter of feet, i f ii probable th at tom e changes will eti8 he- made b y th e Legislstivc Reference Bateau before the bitls ace 5ally subm itted to the legislature. However, as iadirated ab o rt, copies of A c bQls as subm itted to the le g is lative Reference: B arcaa will be m at to o member* apart request. These h o u r s are th e rem it of ex tended edmidenatlop of this entire subject n u tte r by the Occupational Diseases Committee o f th t A teedrifon nader tb s ' chairm anship of O K. M ont*. T b it cam odttte eras appointed by the President of th e Association early In 103) to study the occupational diseases problem w in, t View ta determ inhit w h it rem edial legislation was neccumiy `in the state ta bring about an aoiritabl and p a r tia l system nevc n ia g the rights, duties and liabilities of em ploye, em ploye and fasureuex terriers with respect to such diseases, At the tim e the committee was ap pointed. em ploye in th e state were befew Boodcd with damage suits, 'm ost of which seen predicated on silicosis. asboRosis, and a variety of real and fancied long `afflictions. Soma ol these suita suero m eritorious, but. to a lu g e ex ten t'th ey w ere stirred up and salle-, Red by am balance chase for unethical law yers who, w ith the M o f docto of Kki ilk, developed w bet for a tim e Legialatioe Situation at Springfield T here re now three special m aim s o f the IIBooit Genera! Assembly rein ing concurrently, T h t tin t Special session cowers the subjects af old age p e n s io n s , unem ploym ent Insurance, ate. The second season calatea to cmecnplcymant retief, and the th u d , which h at ju st been called by she Govenw r, corcra the subject of occupa tional distase legislation, and aoucnl other item s which arc not 1 direct im portance to Industry. T he sratos of th e anem ploynient lu s c a nee legislation m a n o s undtangxd. A n unsuccessful effort was made to pass ffcr m easure if. the State Senate on January fth . Ioroffideot rotes peer secured. Senator le e , sponsor of the bill in th* Senate, eeecnred the cooscot of the Senate to postpone coo ledoration of the bilL Therefore, ha It in position w here he c a t palt tbc h a up a t any tim e for recoatideratson. A com pasin MV is no asonad roarffoe in the B ouse of Representatives. I t is in position w here It could be ad r a seed i t an y tim e. .T b s A ssociation, is earehdly .w atching th is legislation and wflt prom ptly a m ia ha m ansban in event any farth er efforts to enact th e m easures Into law tie tanda T he a f ije n a t oeeapattiond disease legislation is treated uaewhere la tin t irtu e . T he A atorietipn 5 rcpeeseaited at Sorfsgfield a t II oessto u of the legis lature by Altan T . Gordon, D irector of our legislative D acota, sod other members of our stuff. Detailed infor m ation reg an fin r any measure* pend ing at Springfield can be.-eeeored by -com ueuieatbg w ith our Chicago or Springfield offices. e n t a nourishing racket. T he uneth ical law yers and doctors, and n o t tbc . em ployees them selves, profited from these snittu. The eonrawtlea h as devoted its i t lev ities exclusively to the devclopaaeut of adequate and com prehensive ccupaM disease tegiahtfon for the aiata, and it has actively and eooseientieusly continued its eS orts to this desirable end during th e post' year. I t ha* had die w hole-hearted co optation of mem ber coeguale* o f tie Agaodelioa. which compantes h a ts placed a t the disposal of Use com m ittee ti)c services of I n ti, m editai, engineering and lay mem ber! of th eir g n lsa tfo o s. I t ha* alee received the eoopucatioa aad as sistance of n num ber of the m oat out standing' legal, m edicai and lay au thorities on the subject of occapatasaal diieasea i s f ib country. M easures C rieftffly S la d ri Careful study and considration bat beca given -to occupations! diseaaes acts which have been enacted by vario at states io this country and by forcigst countries; and in our study of these varions act* especial effort* have been m ade to d e to n i w hat has proven satisfactory fo acted operation horn the standpoint of both em ploy! and empi,**, A* toon ns the fieri draft of a pro posed act w as approved hy th e com m ittee, > copy o f stadi a n s a re w as deHvtacd to th e ra rn e q u ttiv e s of- la bor fo r their cpRsidcratfoii, W e hoped that err i t e r i hOI m ight fie f -- and iotroonoed a t the l l ) f -w jdnn of. the Illinois G eneral------------T he representatives o f labor, however, Introduced their ow n hi#, whkfc action heed a s under th e Pccearity o f fonted ad ag o ar MU. B oth bills w ere re ferred to. the H o u e 'ju fic lu y Com m ittee, and hy th a t eom arittee lo ta ra to a special suh-comsuhtee. T bc aqbsomniHtac conducted eoasy. houiaga. Shortly, before th e end of the regalar session, the I limola D irector o l -lab o r requested representa tives of employera and labor to confer In an effort to t o v ricp *a agreed bin. T he widely di v o gent views o f th tw o group* ren- .P bRA SE P A SS THIS. BU LLE TIN D OW N 'THE EXECUTIVE U N E PLAINTIFF EXHIBIT W KCC50M dtred agreemerrt imposslblt in toc limited tane svitoMe. Tire Vili nelly reported to the finase fey tke Judiciary Commit! wa considered basically tim ad fey this committee. We tnoidagly opputsd Its enactment and. JorlanaltJy tor UKn i t pdaslry. It faW of s u u r t 4 1 sfeuatrrur with n iy tu to the faUElgr of m s h r m tor occVpstiooal t o n a h u undergone radien! change daring the part year. The decision el the Scpreme Court in April, M il, holdisg portions e l she esislfog Oreopatfoasl Diseases Act eneeeatitotinmsl, and the auhaegueat dcdlUm oi the Appellata Court in } d n IN I, hotting that no ctunmoo finr eight at action eaiata la this state for uceupatfonal disraata, topped the to o l of damsfe* itala agaiust employers As * resede these decisions hundreds at Hens claims hare been hied a to the Indastrill Commission on tha theory toil aader lunher co rn dedstow tech ' th iu r am M he held compensable fen der the ndsliog law. No one Is in po sitina to predict with certainty too uh n o oi these datore. The rincarino, tfeefchore, remains chaotic. No iottlCgsnt person caiders that aach a sit uation win be pensi!ted to continue Csnatfeulwnnl I n n providing a logical relation can, wiH, and theaid fee es atteti. u aeonadottitiMl taws thoold {and goni be eihnieated. The goryrnor, reeogairipg the wldespscad interest and (rarity el the au satolo, io the early part s i September, Itti, arranged tor a conference of rep resentstires of tA sr aad ta g la tn under the cbilrroairhip of Boo. re ter . Augnato, chairman ot the lllineij ndnstrial Catnmissiaa. This coolerrnce was called fey the oscipa h i the parpase of endeavoring to d arri agreed Irgishtto proridmg for toe prevention ol, aad oompeaiatio* far, ocranational diiH-assi Ever since tha W orhstcs's Getapensatioo Act was placed on to t lUIttois Statate Booka u th is, h kaa been car* ternary for repementotires of labor and indicitry to uadartahe to agree to oacb aoufedments is card act as leaned accessary or eopedieet for coosidsraliod at succeeding atsrions t the fegrtfalure These jo'nt coalereiicer through the years between repneseeUtsvaa of labor and indsstry on sha sobjees of pnopooed change* ia the Wa-fcmca'r Compensatic Act were ordinarily lasttatod by the Dkoot* In d u s t r i a I Gpoualsssiia- Accurdragbi pnsaQt to fach castora the Occanatiooal Diseases Comrmttse of the Attifoistto* orbee It hod Completed the feral drab of a proposesl bill reumi atad iag change* to the'law nlattog to that subject matter asfemilfcd a copy of r i torsrare to rrpreucntntivea oi labor tor urtir m ad to rifea, This T U corre early to lM d, shortly alter the Usuala Ccacral Aaasusbtr had omTened to icguhr aesriou. This action wa* tabea with the hope to il aa agreed VW aright be wwfeud oat and enacted at toe saM regatar seeatea. The repreceatehecs _ol tabor, however, Intredaeed their owa bill brinatele all socalled occupational diresres under toe W o ris n 'i Cempeauattoa Act under what was commonly referred to as the "Wrdceopcu" clause. There was no detrition of w het oonatiMUd aa oc pupaliona! distase. If svcb a measure n d beta etnclcd tolo late, Illinois euif luyera woold tuve baea oMigotad lar eralias for ao-nllad cacupatioasl 4 i(ataa which rara sari ia b u tchtled to employmeor. We atoold ha.ee bad a recam a ol eaatotions which ex iliad ip Nata T ato State, wbere, oader a h a taresed thcOS compatible t o f o n m lM "srid am a" psopocal ps*t relered to, m u y New Voto employers ere ofeCged to rise down their plasta and a m others w att aaafefe to secare aturante caces* at pitohJdt r t ratei. The Ibiaois Um ntfactnauf A u t f tioo arai, therefore, ahEged io intro duce its own occupalaoaf discsSet bill, Beth u n a U . tha ao-criled "a rifre n s " bai. spansored by organ ised labor, aad the mensure sponsored fey ear Qeeapaifonri Diseases CojbokIlee were referred' to the Jadidanr Ccosaattes o[ the Hoar of Represenis tm i and by that roosmilles to a sub-committee. The cammttea h u had a hnge am ber ol oamtsnn. In isct the commit tee hat met alinosi oootinnoeair since to t dale upon srich it war called to gether fey the Industrial Commission In Septamhcr ol b u t year. Aa a r it o r i short. Hit feiBs were not la Sani form fot safendisfon m the L eghistire Referasre B orua until the night of Taetdry, February ot*. * The decidan at the Sopmsna Coart ol 1Pinato haM ag poetine of Iba Oc cupational Dtoaaaaa Act u ta n liw , nom i to effoet fovtiUdned tka ystadpsl features t f tha Ultoab A n perestotng to ralea and registice pcavidkg for "Health Safety and Comfort" to lo t teria iadustry. The proposed fegialatfon relating In that smbiect, whsefa a a part ol Hus enm asa and digest ol which to subfolncd, represents the eorTusUais of too committee aa the most practicable and tu n objectionable plan that b svsIrbis wader t l existing The changes in the Blower Am, which are also cootcmpbled fey toss series -ol bills, are (he m o lt of'e ru a rirc study fey a Stroup of cngfaccrs Ideotiftcd with rctweaestrlivc m asher firma. It seu tha rsmrietiaa of the members of that poop that the pres ent hurt relating to to st subject a n indelull* and lurched and ccold nut, to n o r snstances, b e conformed to to practical operation. This proposed measure relattof to tola aabioet la toteodid to snare cfewtly dafiat tba rigfeu and Uahlltica oi tn p fe p tn fa amusaclion trito ibis n b jeat m atter, paoding further tnatmaW of Ihk iririect far tifo Industrial Camsnisgfa parsnoot to the outhorily gfreu to die Coountosioa d a r toa tana* of tfea B talth, Goar- fore and Safety AcL As loricatad abare, toa restore rere n faefoded a this proposed lagHaitoa are the resoti of emendai coaridoratioo of oer Occupational shaeasea Gomndttoe ever a period of rerural years. Ip fife activity we bava had tha assistant* of all ol tha other principal m ploytng groups to Ifboort, all of whom we era Informed arc to sympathy with and hors endorsed this prnersrn. Tats legtshtivc program hai abo re cavad ti careful n u ite a liw of ton I (Hoots Ipdartrirl Council and our Board ol D irtetera and hat toc unnibkmu approva] of both of (host groups. Wa shall be glad to undertake to answer inquiries bom our members re garding any features of this program upuo which they desbu additional intonnation. D ie a st o f B dls The foltowing is a brief digest of lha five Bills; 1. The first BUI is for a W orkmen'* Occupational D istares A ct T his is a 3BI covesax th e eabjoct o f Gahifity o f employers for In feri or deaths ccsaitisg from diseaios. It pr v id a fo r an elective om apearetire Sa tolity. w ith a liability for dim agra im p o rts on noo-rieefors. Section g of tim BBS prprides for -SabSly for damages to aa smabyn who rea retained story to health, or death, by reason of a ristare con tracted or inftamed daring the everse Of fits oopkiyouAt and prorissU elj cstired by toe aegigttire of the em ployer, uniere to* employer shall have elected to pay coaapeoaatfau aa pro vided In Section 4 of ibi B ill tg cen a te ti with thy Baferity fo r darereu i f lOA-cteetiag enrefoyers, the a ll provide! tin t the vw ufoo fey my em ployer of sip elective rete or ra ta made fey ,fhi faduatrial C om isiiea puragaat to Ota Hcailh aad Safety A rt or toe yfotatfen by tb t retptogrer ai toy m atate of tire Stale H adad for to* prolecimo o l the health ol motore*, iban con ftn asgnsce. T w afee- den further provide* far the period ia which actions lor damages most fee coramCoced and r a m n i the conunon law defentes of the employer, Seetfoa 4 gravida tb it **y era-' pfoyer M r elect to provide sod pay com peiuunou according to the prst ilo o f tin t B ili fo r disableca l or death rcsuUivg from SCcapatioml dfereos*. The BiU p rp v ilu for tha method of anakfag to* election, aad further provides, th a t caiptoyas* sleet in g muy have the right to elect out from under the Act oa October 1st, , 1 , and no re d i October n t for fan years thereafter, proridiae, however, th at an m p fa c r w ho has elected to come under th e com pensati p to riaiosj ol th< A ct, then fins d a te d nor to bn nudar them , sod h u ssbso9neatly elected ansia to COOK under die A ct.' Ifefiti B<* have the right to U T fortore electroos. The eaipfayre af any mplopcr arfeo ha* elected to he bound fey tie enco penoslio provisions od the Act have the right not to ho so l a m i IM rei an am foyo fifes an ti to the contrary ' cntinn thirty (10) days after to* dec lina far ili employer , fea shall, be deemed lo birr* scofolad the compeaia ti mollatoci af the Ariti Tbc BiH drfiner an accupatioaal to case u lotto**: "Seetfoa 1 fu rido Acc the ter `Occupational Diacuac* means a ris es arising'out of aad lit the eoorae of the employment. Ordinary di, cases of life to wlddi (hu arcuerei pubic is expired outride of the c a ptoyiasat shall not fet cooapmuahk, except where the' raid diseases fotlew h m M d ia l I a um [nfluiuT d in a as defined ia tbh aec&w. A dtoeaae shall fee decreed lo * PLBASB PASS THIS BULLETIN DOWN THE EXECUTIVE LINE / 3 rise <mt of the rap fay m tn t, saly if there ** eppeeeat so the rational mind upon cotut&enUtou of (U the circuxnsesiKee, a direct c a u e l cou nterion b t t v r t t the conditions under which the wort: is perform ed and the occupatioae] disease, u d which te a be n e t to have followed as a n ato rti m adeet of the work as a te n th of the expoUurc occa sioned b f the nature of the employ m ent and which can be laizty traced to the envleytaent aa the proxim ate -cause, and w hich does n et come tram a hazard to which workmen would have been equal); exposed outside of th e tm jto y ia tp i. 'th e disease a tt be iocidto ta l to the character of th e buaocas and (tot independent of the relation of em ployer and employee. T bs discale need not to hade been form een or expected but lite r its contraction it m utt appear to have bad its origin in a rule connected w ith the em ploym ent and to bavn domed bom bat source as a ralioaal oooseqeeaec" The B ill define! diaablemeal as foihnra: n a n tu tu rf means the event of beeam inc dbibiod from catalog M l wages a t tb s work in w hich th e em ploye* was g ag ed when, Unt ex posed. to the bund) o f th e occapatfaoal disease by th e em ployer from whom he claim s compensation, or - etp n l w ages far other suitable ea>' ploym entj and 'disabilily' m esas the state of being so incapacitated-* th e Bill further provides th at no compensation uheff be payable for T)etnpatiotul diseases tm ltss dueW cmeat occurs within one year after the last day of the last exposure to the haz ards of the disease, except in cases of ,, occupational disease caused by the inbaUtton of silica d u st or M atos dust, and in w eb eases w ithin three year* after the last day of tbc last exposure, The Bifl further provide th at the em ployer liable fa r tn aipeaid tiou abaB be the em ployer in whose employm eet the em ploye w as last em oted to the haxard of the occupation) disease claimed upon regardless of the length of tim e a t such last exposarc, except th at is the cases of sfficosu and asbestoei, the exposure during a period Of lern than sixty (to ) days after the ef fective date of tbe A ct shall not be deemed a Iasi expomwe. T he provisions relating to am oants of com pensation, aod to procedure are incorporated iu tbc Bill fa. tbe same language, xad by tbe m a n lection a am bers, as they ate eoutxiosd ha the I l l i t a l t W w ia tts 't Compcosalion Act* T he B id, if enacted,"sb*fl take e le c t <m O ctober t, 13, aad shall be ad m inistered by the Industrial Commisasoa. H ealth ta d Safety BUI #. T he tceoud Bill is tbe H o lth and S afety B3L T his B ill vesta la tbe IndurirfafConamsaaoa the pow er to m ake rea sonable rales to provide reato aib le protection to tbe Urns, health aad safety of employe- The power of the Industrial Ccun- m iiriou to make n d o lim ited to the fctlow iag purposes-, (a) The proper taaiu tw o aad venr tiiatioa of all pfasea o f employment to guard s p i u t ' petm aal Injuries and (b) T hs arrangeas I and guarding of majchioery and the atorm g ana placing of personal property to ( ta rd gains* personal injuries and direnar IO The preveahea a t personal 10- jsn e t and dtseaaes by ecutace w ith may possono o r deleterious m altreats, s u o , vapory gaie o r lume. i,d] T he prcvasulon of persuasi in jurie a oueaies carnea by expos ure to sniderai atm ospheric presaun. tunes of tbe in d u rim i Conuuisuoo adopted in tbe m anner provided, in tbc Bill shall have die torce aod effect of law. This Bib would apply to aS em ployers g ag ed io any occupation, 005*060 n r eatsrprise in th e State; ex cept farm ers aod stim r m gaged in ' arm in g , tiUge of lb s sti, or siede raising, and to coal m ining. T he rates adopted by the In d u rira i Cesnerittion m ast be d e w , s k ia and m tdligibla, and m aw be tifoni and generai ie tb rit applicarlo. T he B it provide th at it a h a l not be enostm nd aa grunting tbc {adus im i Commison tbc power. to snake u y role which w it require, tbe inbsruuion of any plan, cpeciticvtioos. nr other inform ation oM uerniog any pro posed installa doc, alteration, coustrnc.lioa, apparatus o r ecnipioznt, or in any m anner regalai the hoars of ta bor of any em ploy ic tb e S tau . T he Bili sets forth th e procedure (or the adoption of m iss by the ladnstrial Conunisnoo. T bc Comrrmsion may either institute proceedings on ila own initiative by a resolution, or upon petition signed by five KOploy or five em ployers in * specified industry. The Commasion skull sst a date for a public bearing oot Isas Urna thirty days, nor m ore than ninety day, alter the date of the passage o l the resolu tion by the Com m istioo, or the filing of tbe petition. N otice of th e hearing m ost l a given a t least th irty days prior to the date of b u ri e g by pubBeatioa in a news paper of general r n ia turn and by matHog notice to say em ploy ad to any association of em ployers or of em ploya w ho have Alad then- m ow* aad address w ith the Industriai Cammisaxm requeuing entice of so d i hearing. Any interested parly may subm it Vidasce a t tbe hearing. U pon tbc conclusion o f the bearing, the Industrial Couamarion sbe# enter its decision hi w ritim r and send * copy of the derision to th e interested par ties whose n am are on file with the ConunUnen, and a certified copy of Use dedrion abati be filed wito the Secretary of S tate, W ith!* th irty t i n after the cqlry of the derisim i, th e Industik i Commis s i may correct, m odify o r v a n te t%a decide*, ru le ce rulm , and any peraoe affected by the decision may object is w riting, stating tbe specific grounds of U s objection. - Any person affected % dis derision. w hether be partieipattd is the pro ceedings o r not, assy file a praecipe fa r a w rit of u ro o n rl in th e O rcsh o r Superior C ourt of tbe C ro a t; which th e subject-m atter o f the r a r ing is situs led, {nr review of Ibe n s aouaM taese or lawfulness of lb* de cision o r rule. The C ircuit o r Svperior C oort uisy confirm o r reverse tie d tc im i ol the Commission as a whole, or m ay reverse and rem and it as a whole, o r may cosfirm parr and reverse and rem and poet of the d e d a n s .. An a p p a l from tbe order o f the Circuit o r Superior Court easy be t i l CD to the Suprem e Coort w ithin fertyf in days, except aa to the porticos of the derision w hich are resiaaded by the Circuit or Superior C ourt, Tbe Industrial Commtssion r o f fix the fate th at rules o r dedsou* adopted by it hat twcume effective, provided th a t no snch decision, vote or rubes shall become effective until ninety days after entry by the Industrial Gomo a rw s , nor th ill they b s effective fusing to n pendency s i any proceeding lo t review o t appeal and upon term utation of a p p a l, no derision, rule or m l shall become effective .anti) a period o f tim e faaa elapsed a lta r the fifing of t i e C ourt's lu a d a K equal to the period of tim e originally fixed by the C aaiaiiasioa. T he Industrial Commistioo is re quired to keep a full and com plete rec ord of all proceeding, and a t least w ire a year shall phburh in printed form all ol the rules io full force sad effect a t th e tim e of the publication The enforcem ent of th e rule is vested in th e Departm ent of Tabor, with tbe. proviso that the Industrial Commission Shall not take any oart i* their e n lo rte rse st The D epartm ent ol Labor is given power to inspect places of eeepfoyuieul affected by roles, subject to a proviso th at whenever soy secret proc e ss are used, the owner shall furnish an affidavit th at he Ju s com plied with all effective rules, which affidavit shah bo accepted in Ken ol inapecdon, The Bill provides that the Depart ment o f L abor shall give proper notice in regard to any violation o f the A ct, and any perron w ho fails o r neglects to com ply w ith any ta le adopted by (he C om m hsh tec tote notice is given, is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to f in . T his Bill provides for repeal Of the H ealth, Safety and Com fort Act. to take tffess July 1, t t t t , aad for toe repeal of Secboo t t f tic eo-caSed Basem ent Blower law, to take Beet O ctober 1, U K The Bill contains an emergency clause, and is tended to take effect im m ediately upon Hi passage. S. A Bill to amend Sections T. I t, and i f o f the W orkm en's Cctapeataliua A ct. The um endm eot to Section ? ir re sult o f tbe derision of toe Supreme C ourt In the Mow ave Coal Coxwauy c a s t XdO Iff- IX , and adds tb e follow ing language to the section: " Whenever four time tbe average annual canting o f the deceased em ploye is provided fa paragraph (a) of Out Section amount to lour thou sand dollsra and an t m ore than four thousand four hundred doll end PLEASE PASS THIS BULLETIN DOWN THE EXECUTIVE U N E ^ - i . * --5 t*' -- ,, VO ^ zr ` ; r~ -o c ^ 5 4 -: B-f c-i* P VC If IS }P E . x *-s-u a : ? * 0? !5$ ' s -fiS . ; S ^ :^:=-sc*i S.O s A i I f ir m i ot^lojF k it iw w im h in ette ch ili.r a t e (be ag* of i t e tee ypr fae-wooiint M yitfo hall he le v thovrad feur **o4*ett ibi tee. *Vfrtn*rtt fiKtf tb u the a T tn fi esatti a r a to s f Ite tetttM plore as prew fcd is p tf u r if b () o f th b S e n to esm aits o foor tfaov H 4thi muI n e t a m (te a b u r t e w ! aeree hundred d e lte ia'4 th e daoased cw ?W /e left rnriying h iv tw o cbtUnui ander the ape of ixtren / v s (he aiaoaoc hail be b a r thouuuxi creo hue* drei dolivi. "Whenever b u r timas the n n t t tn m l earning of tfc< decerned emH are ** FntdMI i F U im H (a) of in s Secato amounts to toar rtwis- u n d dallar and ant mare than five thousand dallan and the deem ed en fiare left surviving film thro* or none efciHmi adev the age al r te o real* the am ata* payable d o ll he five O m u l M b i t ' The amendmuM to Sfatto id add* the word* "m anitwil secretary" i* caparrilo with ateto d ad a *fined e s the Scevrtery e l toe C ea- The ae m d a td t to Section H i t for the t u f o e e l taU ec ere I the ta ranto* which awakt anae' 'hat* * ckimant nevfeitwwee Ua reaudyaad file* fill claim Better the Ocuvatimial Dbcasa Ace when he aboedi to re filed oader Ihe C enettualkm Act, or-where he ilea u f a the C e a m a a M Act wbea he ihoeld have (led auder the Qeeapstioaal Disease A ct The incadn en t prarldM fact la each w at the avpliatioo ouy be amended to eaaert chain lor djsabitty o r death under the proper An, end hell he deemed to have peca *o hied at amended on the date o( the erlfio il fitina; had tuck eaaapeaaatioa a n il he awarded at a aamnted h r afi ol the evidence. c A u ( toam end Section t t ot the Act to rtlattoa to the Ch A datotetralion f tile Stale gevunaieat to 'eethorhee the Dapartweot of Labor tbrm eh the Industrial Communing to adarimater the Health end S alde Act end tfar Worhmcs't Oa w etit o l K r cu ts A ct I . TMi la a Bifi to com .cl the ush | of eahatax ijrtc m i far tn a r ie f deal aad dirt fren rtodto*, p ab h top aad Vnfiiitr operations, Jeepoafi f a pnecat U n a ; la w , ana esntsiatog an a n a itr c p d a a. The BOf . an acanto to effect eatil inly ter, I ttr , by M id i tiaje B to caatnasUted But tbc M ofan Coeoreitmoc will have adopted taka cerer a * the a b je e te u ftn . ' n a to a Bill which -Wee drawn by a Sib-Coouuttac L ibe OcCTpafie*l Illecasm Cnaaadtface .a the *rUancfa HaarabctarcnP AavOeiafyn. had am iatrodneed I n d i a L efildatar at the hot Gcacail Sailton. I t ana dnam hy aafifaeai, and n a to ddalM d adeadfic rc'aidreaianta to ostoee the yattoat aatiaaattd Btower taw , ITtiifina ConaedttM Servios - - The Heathen of dm Ocreaafioa il Disees Coatailfimt a t the Asaa- of the TUada U lfatoM C r n i, which m o p e ; h ila lid * PLEASE PASS above rcprcscsttd the iatcreata al aor membera ia eaaaattiaa with the prepontaoa of the atom oaeuar*, arc: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES 0 . E . UoaaiL Chaltatan, Atactkaa 5td FfunAwl 1 X A im . V ktt-dterm tttt, Gtovye 5. U pte*i CkVi ifiterj Gmml j. R. Abet, b te a tio ia l H irteiW Ctta D osab B b b Bkkc VoMBsmt CoE, B tn iie i^ Owrpibttr, Tvwior Co. llkjor R. A. 6Sp Si'OW S tttl C iitto Co. W. E. CrAamk X tntatos K n tv i' tjc te c ] Co. K. U . Z H i^ IoU ruH uul SBka Co. J. $, D e n p iij, B a lt C w nm y. F. M. E aai, A sw riras Steel Fcnjo- detoa. tj? :Wafcar Eauaa.-C<aiM Co Andrew J . Pcaerral, A E . SUley R l*. H. C. T haratoa, Ottawa SBca Co. R. E. fidcBama; W o to a E h e tn Co A W anaw, Wcdrew S ca Co W. E. .Long, Steefiap U tra1& SUp pera' Am a, Sterfinn IL .. G. Sohcrt GaUeway, Cfimber of Cnatcree of W arg ao W i r (ao, IL . H toth Chkavh IL C L B U tehlm 4N 5oaJi H dal T nrdu AajociaSon. C hkaio BL H . D Sture. N atam i Vetal Tmdca ASPSo A lita T. Gonion, SpatopifielL UL ig to c o iw m n vxm bbm The nunsbaa of th avto-eoafeteo who, disine th periodi et arrerei montha, eianad ea th naperttoca aad th detled wnrfi m e r f TM th dnftiaa t i tho ha. a iti 0 - X hlnaat, Churama: J. L. larirw icc, X G E isactoa. W elter E. la n a . U t. JH. O h m , Dr. C. O. Salvia) and Nr. E. O. jo w e Ueaan. David S . Qarke and John H am iaitaa al tho fina of fy fit ad . Clark, totaenl Counael far tha Amm danno, alto parfidpotad U Ibr Work ' of tha- aaVeneipana aa weS u Ahtaraay Frank IL P a n trito ; aa ifithnritr apan W ortm ea'i Ceuion rioo ttfillafiao fin i reaaimod aa me tili u s u i hy tho O cofU toad Oto> raaea Goanniliea tp a d d to th deaft- d lrn fan t-lrp al ma of rida m aanm . TU* activity oa hhdd of fha a David M. C lukc, Fyffe It CUrlcc, At- Ieri of th A od Mina haa Invedved > toroeyv. .m y abatudal eaeadtoaia of rima, J. L. Eartjvnae, Cotmiel, llUaaia Sled cnerty aad loodr. I l la fifa anviedea Co. of a l ef tkofa who baro eirtfd ttr fa i- . A C. H irth, Comwdt Owvoa-Ilitoafa h m d tho pmxrom e t tm woah that Gfan Co baca roopa novo' t t a h rad a u * fanatorr-JIndfail ioely valaaMc ervk to th empHre of laiooii. Dr. J, A Britton, Sopervtvar of Med icai Service, lo ta u iia a a l Harvaatar Co. Booth Anaerieoa Trad* Dr. J. E- Deidotto, Chief Sur, _N_o_a_h__V_a_n__C_l_ec^t, o_f V__ia__d_e_a_f fita t. h fa n o d a o fa d Car lllp Co . cuoufutarart ol ad d ed ralbar prad- Ito. A K_ Harvey, O der Surfta a ,4 ' u a i vaio icetatly rta n a td froto na ralerwivr trip- thraagh South Aawr- D ^ jtL a * ! , Peeaoasd D im u i. x a for the parpctac.af totendia* vat, O u t Co. trade of U i office, earn fin* good] Dr. C 0 . Sapptatton, Coumhing Is- aaaaftetiind to the Vatoad'Staa* tontrial HyiwCb joy wide acceptance to South Aracr- ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL c a l a anay eaves U n fa Aotoiwao aaanfactanr* hu rt found fa * derided COUNCIL ariea advaatoge to d h fild t peafawot K ou Bowlet, PwstdCBL East Side A l keariac the mine bheu and naarfito. locatod Iadnotcwa, I n t S t Loa, aa ara mod to iheto-deancatto tiaaa- UL aettona. The i te n s a Soalh. dtorrirva J. L. Wother. V fae-Praidrat. Fest . amaider tbc N onb Aaaerfean paataai K n Volley T fiaaiihriararf I n . . a trade aueh or aasaataa ai cecal- Aarora, n , L S . Roark,'FeorCi Maopfarlareet* fa Ua, Vaa d te f-in aa article la fix-. .fifadhaata A ta, Paaaia. IL CUcamt Cradle Now pelatod oat daw U . H . W ird, Alton K urie UtauUc a hahdiap to file funaricu etpoatet tarer' I n a , Altea. U l ia the dilejiewaaliee to theaata of tx - Richard W . Gaio. Actio Sacy, Ielle, chaoye t p i n t (be fia to f State (u ride Chnifier I Coamterc*. Belle- favor of other aationa. J L t W c a , U ba.' A ua. of O oa ,, fiU .,C hkaiw H r M n l l Hey y Bol. Dccator Amogahoa oi l l v K bmISiSUtoommf d ata. Geaafae Q fa UL A W . Taoca, WTCoanty M u sile- tartr i n a , JoR rt lU. H. } . Z ku^K ipT lC aufcttan Cbaav thaaa io'f "C-nniatrro^ -K-a--p-k--akor,--' IL ' 0 . M. iBaT_wao_oa,h l,lf_Liw_aSt_aalVa.aDlcUy R o n - E. C Rnder. T^t-Chy S f ia ' Aaaoeia fa a Haha, D t* C L B ath aiR U fard lu ta ' fa Sblp", DL The latcrm fa Conuacne Ccmnaivatoa km poMpmcd a verriet tie. fitti aradr af yarv to ftr fur*. Sean ICC officiali fefaoaot Our fifa, fama farto n .railioadi will hetrto Sur*)pfi to) tala aa I a ta a a ffifi add * cafa a tailt-faE'fi tovHeoawfarCkoMrporaatfioinfl data la the Joatmsy-I Anwafiea, a a f i f a d . DAmiearilcaa Foderatioa THS BULLETIN DOWN THE EXECUTIPB LINE