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FILE NAME: Owens Illinois (OWILL) DATE: 1936 DOC#: OWILL002 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Newspaper Articles -Silcosis Hi M AN C f ACTVXtSS NEWS Silicosis Committee verdict of $10.000 against the company had afterwards bern set aside by the Court of Appeals on the ground that no negligence Illinois Manufacturers' Association O. E. M ount, C hairm an Sil i c o s i s and similar d i m m caused by the inhaling o( dun have treated luch a problem lor all Illinoii manufac turers. involving million ol dollar in claim* (or damage* in common-law tuits, out. there is weakness, more frequent colds, bronchitis, itiAucnia and presently tubercu losis following silicosis due to irritation. "The question ultimately must be settled on a permanent basis with a properly drafted nn the part of the employer had been es tablished, but the ex pense the ease had to be borne by th* employer. . Mr. Hirth thought all luch caics should be tried under the Workmen's Compensa tion Act. There was no need of a jury. The evidence should be presented to com missions. as was the practice in Canada and Great Britain. He referred to 128 cases against one employer in St. Louis, that the only remedy teem* to ba to include m h cate* in the Workmen'* Compenulion Act. occupational disease law. A state board to pats upon silicosis and similar diseases should be appointed, separate from the which had netted $100.000 for one attorney. If tilicosis cases were tried before a com mission. k would be possible to pay th* Several meeting* o( the Silicoii* Com present Industrial Commissinn. The Illi compensation in monthly installments and mittee and it* sub-committee were held nois Industrial Commission dnes not want if the emplnye went back to work and during the year. At a meeting on Septem a lot of lune uses. Dust will have to be -showed an improved condition, the award ber 8, it wav unanimoutly decided *n intro atopped at tts origin as a result of more could be rut down or discontinued. duce an amendment i( possible at a special earefut methods in factories. Dissemina J. L Eariywine oi th* Illinois Steel tession ol the Legislature, reading a* fol tion of dust must be avoided. Company stated that up to three or four lows : "Few industries u n enpe with this silico year* ago. no employer realised the danger Amend paragraph 7 o l section 3 ol the sis problem and remain financially sound, from silicosis and ether dust diseases. Compensation Act by inserting therein even if they settle the uses. There should Twenty years -go no foundry ever had after the word in the second tine, "vapors," be physical examinations at lu s t every a case nf silicosis. If lawyers and doctors the following: "silicon dioxide dust or other six months and if the workman show* were tamest. most of the cases could be noxious or poisonous dusts," so that said paragraph shall read as follows t "In any enterprise wherein molten metal, tuberculosis or healed tuberculosis, he should be put in some other occupation. 1 know of twenty men who arc the apparent defeated, he said. Silicon DIm U o Mr. Eartywmc Stated he had defended or explosive or injurious gases or vapors, picture of health. but x-ray examination cases during the last two and one-half years silicon dioxide dust n r other noxious or show silicon dioxide." and had reached the conclusion that silicon poisonous dusts, or inflammable vapors or Dr. Harvey recommended that thaw dioxide was the only dangerous d u st He fluids, or corrosive acids are manufactured, present secure the following pob!uaos for thought it would be sufficient to llmend the used, generated, stored or conveyed in study of the effect of dust upon certain Act to cover such cases. Every industrial dangerous quantities." disuses: employer of HUnnit was subject to such N tw frssiilM Thereafter add to section 3 a new para graph 7K as follow*: "Any disability to or death of an em ployee resulting from exposure to silicon dioxide dust or other noxious or poisonous dusts, shall constitute en accidental injury for which compensation shall be payable under this Act." A i< " a brirl presemation of the purpote of th. m eting. Dr. A. M. Harvey Keport by the Industriel Contmtisioii of Wisconsin, on "Effect of Dust Upon the Respiratory System." Report by the Industrial Commission of Wisconsin, giving general orders in Con nection wish dual fumes, u p o n and gatas. Report by a commission appointed by Governor ttnchnt on occupational ditusca, issued by the Pennsylvania Industrial Com mission, Harrisburg. J__o_u_rn__al_nf _the American ,Medical A ttn{or AaffaM of the Crane Company wat oiled open to I ; discuss "Silicusi* end Dust Diseases from a fegol specs* Medical Point of View." I A. C H irth of the Owens-Illinois Class Silicon and similar dust disuse*. Dr. I Company, talked en the "Legal Aspect nf Harvey pointed out, confront Illinois and \ Silicosis and Other pustPiscascL * every other state. A few months ago it Moot ease* involving du*t disuses cess- was utim ated damage claims involving sthutnl a racket, be staled, but the problem m o w . had either been tried or Started. had its irrhto* side. While many u se s Probably double that amount at the present were frandutoue. an employer could net go time confront employers. Compensation it into em m with their fraudulent character asked of industry for certain worker* who as a basis. Many u se s were hong ftde. presumably a n disabled, but in reality a There might or might mu be Rabiliiy. tribute is being levied upon industry by I Fur it10 years there hat beets knowledge those who are getting the tribute from the that certain di-uses were caused by cer persons who claim to be injured. The | tain types nf d u st The low rrnnrniplatft money is going to sm art doctor* and hat a workman should have a sa ft place lawyers. in which to work. For twenty years there "Thirty y u r t ago." id Dr. Harvey. ha* been more or le>* knowledge nf dust I t was predicted that a gradual increase disuses in various countries and for flf- of lung diseases due to ccupariunal dust tren y u r t this country hat been studying might be expected, but no n t expected the the eile of dust upon the respiratory syt- growth nf thousands of cases, it has been called a depression d isu se--the plaintiff Mr. flirth stated that the subject of spe has nothing to lose and may have some cial lrgi*btin covrring dust hasards had thing to gain. been considered in a number oi sta in ami "Silicosis and similar disuses a rt caused in seven) state* laws relating to the h a u rd by the inhalation of imcrnscopie particlt*' had bens enacted, in state* where such of silica which lodge in the lungs and de laws were not in effect, plaintiff* took their velop slowly--the progress of the di-ease claims for damage before common law depending upon the quantity inhaled and the courts. This wat excetdinglv expensive time oi exposure. Symptoms appear for employers. The Petmsylvani* Pulver eases and must be in a position is defend himself egainst a racket He referred to damage* in which 50 per cent o f the fees went to the lawyers and sa ted that if en employ obtained a Judgment of 51$.000. he would he lucky If he got $M00 for himself after aR the court costs were paid. He referred to an unsuccessful attempt to secure an amendment to she Workmen's Compensation Act at the last session of the lflinait General Assembly, the failure bring largely due a the fact that the esnployen were net united. The present plan w at to wtrodwet en amcndmcsit to the W oehmcnTa Compensation Act. which would include silicon dioxide and h e r dost diseases, and H t o N ba necessary a obtain an gree n y wish organised tabor to the amendm e h order a have the proposal sub mitted in the Governor's cat! for a Special Session, and also for th* reason that a twothirds me nf the Legislature was neces sary to m u re the passage nf the proposed amendme ip a special teinn. David H Clarke, counsel talked an the importance of having the amendment in- chided in the call for t special session and proposed that Mr. Eariywine take the mat ter up with representative* oi labor. W . E. Cmcombe of the American Man ganese Steel Company, stated silicosis case* involving gJIUlOQjlflO m damages were oa the court dockets in New York. F. H. Elam ol the American Steel Foun dries, stated the increased o u t of compensa tion case* in Fcnnsylvanta covering silico sis amourned to about 8 per cent. Commonwealth Ediaqn Company. Chi cago. hat Med with the Illinois Com merce Commission a aeries nf industrial rate changes which should interest many manufacturer* in Chicago. Th* com slowly, with -hnrtne* i breath and diffi iser caie had <o*t gtb.hho for legal ex pany's contract department i* prepared culty in breathing. The appetite is eaprici- penses. titvluwiitg a rernrd of th* use. A to give full iulormatton. CP053 063) ^ t d ,)1 .3 /3fc % = 4 ws t H f p f u T o f l PR03LIM / , Out af tha Nation! Confarne* oa SiUeoii* bald raeantly at Wuhlagtoa toMrgn tba grnttfylag tact that van sow tt la pouibl* to eopowtth deadly nek duit.. Zt is feed to not* that tool rapraianutivt of Ubornt Washington! laalatod that tha^workar* la tba duaty! trad** art oar* lattraatad la aavtoa tbair lunp tbaa la obtaining comptua-' I Uoa for diiablUty, and tbafonploytr* ! would ratbtr laprova tba conditio** ' uadtr arhieb dust I* of Kaaatty gta* aratad tbaa aubjact tbeaualvt* to thH baraaaUg tncUc* at tba aaabulaact-]' chaatag typo al Jawytr who pray* an i workara aad ktop* for kkaaalf lb' grantar part of tba dnmng* that ba _ may aucctad la taUacttog. A* tt 1*. la*' duatry la aow aiaaat itbavt flaaoatil frotoetlaa. rw UaaUity coapaaiaa w tllj , aaaiiia a rillcoaiS riak at aay bot , prebibUlve prambua. Jt I* a aad con* * eatory that daatb fnaa tutortularia coatraetad la ditltisg la prafarrad by rottura to rtjoetiaa a B ajkal (nu b a. or talegntlo to alar bot la* wtU.paid toaha by hum an n^ layor aitar tha X-raya bava told tbair atary ; af laciptaat oilieoata. j la riow f tha m e Staratura ' that baa aiready appaand a afltcaal* . tt *baM ba puntola te i n f u aafaly coda wbleb wauld ba aadanad Iy batb aaptayara aad libar. Tha Saotb Afri f u gaM alaaa ha ahawa what ai j ha dea 1 thl* oauauy wa bar,' ! auag ottan. tha'iMaUtiau f tha' I PubUa H a t barri, tha to m a af j bOMC. Obi Harvard labari f fnaa: | Konlth, tha U m ane Laboratori*. -The,' ; l ar i a i al U f mpleyrn hia bea .reveaied by tha lareatignlioa f tha ! AJMriaaa Itoadarda Cantolttaa aad : tha Air Kyflrae yauadaUoo f Aaur' i tea. Xadaad. Kr. A tm a C Kurt! raa ' bla to aay at Washington aa babai! af tha rw a fa tM that. aa far aa tha da . alga aad 'tabriaattoa af noehaalcal appUaaaaa ara ceacencd, tha duri ha*, ard **u alraady aa tha way wa.".th la baia* a, thera la aa taaaa riy th! taauuauai f durinmiag r du*u| pravaattog apparati ' beali aat ba*; vada eanpuinry. aa avaa tha adi alttadly b*d bill mw bafara tha (Hata 1C Larlaiararw prvrldM. li. la addition, tu ta laapaeton pariadlealty aa duat teaoto aad aarvayad M arin ai plaota aad aaaavatlma bara duri waM idi aarily ba genaratt i la daagiiaai aaau au , than aa he M ia dauba that ailieaaia would la a vary faw y iin ha a ara cettpatieaal dlaaaaa. A i a Mattar af gnatica! kgW atiaa Kear Torte la yriaurlly aaaat n ad with . tt th an faw yaata Vada a New Teak * law which'aarigala'aa a^ioytr ta eoa r tributo baavtty t agallai rinbltoy J furila M ilatjlaad by tha Bayarinaat b f T ttatlaa aad rm aata. whaaavar a warkar la bUlac ad lanata a da p iadaat*. n aay haadial lh o a u i dai lata have aeeantdited. Tka tadurirtal !C iB iia ri a a r. hhriaalf pn paaid that ut ad th an aattrai foada ITS. ha nppraprti tad aaaoally far a ecudy f . aiuaaat* a trapa n i, w a v e d by tba : Aaaaably Iran tba peadrig bOt. Thl* : (oggaria that dtnblad urter arai > c u arava that M y cantrnetod tubar 'astoato ta a riUcaOa indurir? n a y watt ha can d far ut* a f thia accianlatiaa dlirtac tha trial (m a ttila parlad g rin d to Piatali pnvantlva naahtaary. la aurardnac* wit a ouadaiury tow. e c 4 .V N E SD A Y , A P R IL 15, 1936. mISBILSICTOASTIESAPTR'OCBRLIESMIS' v * Andriv<yPa)>r, Rad t ! Cap* hai Parity, Cita*Morato Med* ify Compensation Law. HAZARD HELD 'ON WAY O lfl' fest H k an whe heve Ossa Xraysd sad teuad siUsaUs to n Ossa dlssfcsrasd. ealp toara ttst alter apiepsrs vsr* asrtlUa* I* atoes Usai sa Us psrreU. . Wbsrs stUcasU Usto. Os added, aetedp eussUeasd Us assd ter X-rey swminrtiitos, Out later S'***tlsasd "Us Jasttce at dtoehart* *r U* pepata et tower m (* ratos at sea* ettsr recapiti**." Ssentsty Ferklas. to eseatai tte assuat. said ttat sUlsesto esposar* la sea* dssrs* toss* SCO,MOvat* stasis. Bte sdtwatod a essspr*. ksaslrs ptsa ter vertuta* tete sasattoa la eoaasctlea vno attlew sto sad ea st dast dtosssss. New Apollinee* Premising,''r *. arch Aids Says--Mis* Parkins . d. *. \ * ' *'* ..** ite. f i X " Urges Bread Plan. . StMMlTSBW* fits VMM. ; WASXZXGTOX. April 14.--E a st r . Aadtevs, K l Terk 'SUU la.durtrUI Cooualssleier, la a atass- rsadaa placed tetjte U* aaUeaal .ceatsreac* ea siikesto. OtM ksrs tedsp ape* U s sail *t Sscreury 1 iPsrWas, said Oat as sutrgsacp sltoauea txisted la sttiaa dast teaard tadustrtss a* K i* Task Sute. The a ea srsad sa, ptweaud Op Dr. I ssast i Orssahar*. dltacter at U s Divisioa at ladastolal Vpglea* at the Ntw Task Stau Deparuesat at taker, destarsi ttat U s prete lem at sUlcesla prsvaaUsa has te>! csaM sarte far aaplaysi* la reseat pests sesasss et ssaussa lav dateate satos anregatlaa villisas, Uadsr a lav adaptad last paar la New Terk, flavuitsuasr Aadtsvs so*jested ta "atanaftta tosaraess atoa adversely attested. ' "Hasp ptoau vara feasd v itt tte Ursat at Mudava." k* vest ea. "vhiah weald pat haadrada at ` werket* ea the street sad la U s sad. be added, a MS dtaeUaaUp hattlat aaaueasstiaa ter .Illusi* va* t i***, ad I* a sv {tetar* the Luttituts. Me said tte MU vas set a (a si ana, hat "w* late slattaste*wukaa sassrtsacy." "The werken vast their (tea :hash." ha added. -Thar at* enfilad . ite tareas a parUaa a ttheir aaaspaa. . . ---i-t-l--s-s-i--iaard-e-r-t-e-w--e-rk-, la-d-a-s-t-r-p . ideai hat ertat ts tose tu platea." f-dltoedCJUtUatUsAlrH pftsn IIW M M in ivanta, aa ertasiIitttit i t LOOO tu e t ueahaalaal appttaasas ha**d*> Ivslaped "t* aach a dsfta* ttat tt* usua* at a deadkaaard la atraed? an ito vap sat." i ; Jaba P. Prep, praatdeat et the .listai Tradu Dssanauat at the I AJaeneaa rdtrstiaa et U sar, said I