Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 98, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 September 1924 — Page 7

MONDAY, SEPT. 1,1924.

LABOR REPORTS STEM GAINS IN LEGISLATION Safety and Health Laws Among Those Cited by Association, NEW YORK, Sept. 1. Labor made substantial gains in the 1924 output of protective legislation in several States, but received scant consideration at the hands of Congress. according to a statement issued today by the. American Association for Labor Legislation. Progress is noted in the broadening and liberalizing of workmen’s accident insurance laws, no less than seven of the eleven States that held legislative sessions this year having improved their acts. Adoption by Utah of anew and model legal safety code for coal mines, including use of rock dust to prevent disasters due to coal dust explosions, is cited as a notable advance. Important Extensions “Important extensions of the scope and benefits of accident compensation laws," says Thomas L. Chadbourne. president, "were secured in New York. Massachusetts. New Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky, and Virginia. The outstanding gain of the year in compensation legislation is the reduction of the non-com-pensated ‘waited period' in the New York law from fourteen to seven days, which brings 25,000 additional injured workers yearly within the protection of the law and adds a million and a half dollars yearly to the benefits payable to industrial cripples. "Two States will vote in November upon workmen's compensation laws proposed by initiaitve petition. In Oregon the proposed law calls for compulsory ' workmen's accident insurance under the State fund. In Missouri, the only State of industrial importance not having compensation legislation, the initiated workmen's compensation law provides for insurance in an exclusive State fund. Thousands Without Protection “Failure of Congress to pass the Fitzgerald-Jones bill to provide workmen’s accident insurance for private

PAY US A VISIT During State Fair Week EVERY courtesy will be shown you. Guides will be furnished to show you around and point out and explain the many things of interest. COME and see where the well-known “Reliable” hams, bacon, lard, etc., are made, and the care with which they are prepared. YOUR visit will prove interesting, entertaining and educational, and you will be glad you came. OUR. plant is less than a mile from the Monument. To reach it, go out West Washington Street to Blackford, then a square and a half south. King aw & Cos. Pork and Beef Packers INDIANAPOLIS

A Big Night at STATE FAIR GROUNDS Beginning 7:30 P. M. in Front of Grand Stand CONCERT BY Indianapolis Military Band N. Y. Hippodrome Aerial Ballet Fashion Plate Review Consisting of Thirty People. Pretty Girls. Plenty of Music and Dancing. Mabel Cody Flying Circus Night Flying With Airplanes, Bombing and Pain’s Fireworks Everybody Should See This. Arrange to Attend at Least One Night. E. T. BARKER, Pres. WM, M. JONES, Secy. INDIANA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE Indianapolis

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employments in the District of Columbia leaves 100,000 wage-earners still without accident protection—a national disgrace. Congress alone can act for the district. The wellconsidered Fitzgerald bill has been before Congress for three years. Twice it has been given strongly favorable committee reports after extended hearings. It is unanimously supported by labor as well as by social service organizations and by progressive employers. “Congress passed an amendment to the Federal compensation law for civilian employes of the Government making clear that the original act meant to include disabilities due to occupational diseases, thus putting an end to the arbitrary refusal of the Controller- General to pay awards duly made for occupational diseases by the administrative commission.’’ RACE DRIVER IS KILLED Dies When Car He Was Testing Goes Over Embankment. By Times Speci-il WINCHESTER. Ind., Sept. I. Ted Smith. 23, of Detroit, Mich., was dead today. He lost control of his car which he was testing for races to be held here today, and plunged over an embankment. His neck was broken.

POWER COMPANY SALE IRKS NEW EPOCH IN STATE J, H, Brewer Transfers Interests to Insull Companies, Sale of the Joseph H. Brewer interests to the Insull Companies, and announcement that Samuel Insull,* Chicago, has been named chairman of the board of directors of the American Public Utilities Company, marks retirement of Brewer from the Indiana field after thirteen years in utility- operation. The sale carried with It control of the Central Indiana Power Company. operating lit approximately 149 Indiana cities: the Northern Indiana Electric Cos., the Wabash Valley Electric Cos., Merchants Heat and Light Company and the Indiana Electric Corporation, having a combined invested capital of SSO 000,000. Consolidation and purchase has for its object decrease in electric cost, it Is said. Transmission of power over vast territories is projected. The purchase will not interfere with operation of the Interstate Public Service Company, one of the largest Insull interests in the State. By the transfer the following principal cities will be served by the Insull Company: Logansport, Kokomo, Marion. Frankfort, Clinton, Spencer, Sullivan, Attica, Lebanon. Greencastle, Indianapolis, Mart'rsville, Wabash, Crawfordsvilje, Noblesville, Knightstown, Carthage, Huntington, Rochester and Plymouth and numerous smaller towns. They wiy be served from the new superpower plant at Dresser, Ind. MARION FIRE PROBED §IOO,OOO Damage Done to Glass Block Saturday Night. By Times Special MARION, Ind , Sept. I.—lnvestigation was under way today to determine the origin of the blaze that did SIOO,OOOO damage to the Glass block, one of Marion's biggest buildings, Saturday night. Losses are covered by insurance. MOTION PICTURES

NOW SHOWING GLORIA SWANSON TOM MOORE “MAN HANDLED” TESTER HUFF Flavin* “A DAY AT THE FAIK” SPAT FAMILY COMEDY Virgil Moore Entertainers COMING SUNDAY THE COVERED WAGON First Time at Popular Prices [APOLLO ZANE GREY’S “Wanderer t ° h r ß Wasteland” With Jack Holt anrl a Great Ua*t | Made entirely in natural colors'"| Imperial Comedy, “A Monkey Romeo." • • * * Benson's Melody F.ntertainers

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Today's Best i Radio Features (Copyright , 192 U by United Press) KDKA, Pittsburgh (372 M) 7:05 p. m., EST —Special Labor day program and the KDKA serenaders. WLW, Cincinnati (423 M) 8 p. m., EST—Final zoo frolic. WCBD, Zion (435 M) 7 p. m., CST ■ —Evening concert program. WDAF, Kansas City (411 M), 8 p m. CST—lvanhoe Masonic Band and Glee Club. WJZ, New York (455 M) and WGY, Schenectady (380 M) 2:15 p. m., EST —Major White describing the Belmont Park races, featuring Epinard, direct from Belmont Park. WATSON DATES_ ALTERED Republican State Committee WiU Meet Sept. 10 and 11. Because original dates conflict with engagements of United States Senator James E. Watson, Sept. 10 and 11, have been set for meeeting of the Republican State committee, Daily McCoy, secretary, announced today. William M. Butler, national G. O. P. chairman, and Mrs. A. T. Hert, national vice chairman, will attend the meetings. . State Chairman Clyde A. Walb : will be at headquarters at the | severln permanently starting on .Wednesday. BILLY SUNDAY ON* JOB .VdireMcs 8,000 at Bible Conference at Winona. WARSAW, Ind., Sept. I.—With all his old time vigor, Billy Sunday, famous evangelist, addressed 8,000 i persons at the closing session of the I Winona Bible conference Sunday. It was Sunday's first *peech since his break down while conducting i services at Nashville, Tenn., last 1 spring. He is fully recovered and will start on- an extensive evangelical campaign this fall. AMUSEMENTS

AU THIS WEEK V. M.—B:l A V. M. “STEPPIN’ OUT" WITH GIRLS GALORE CAPITOL THEATRE C'nlnmblft Burlesque All This Week “STEP THIS WAY” With I. B. HAMP Hl* Rmipty Chora. and a Cast Worth While. J,adle# Every Day, 25c. Matinee Pally. WHERE THE CROWDS GO! LYRIC CONTINTOFS—I to 11 F. M. State Fair Week Gala Bill Tameo Kajiyama World Fainoii. Cnltgraphlst ROE REAVES. IN’ THE JARVIS REVUE Music ala Comedy I Casper & Morrissey Couche Brothers Howard & Jenkins Ladora & Beckman “HAWAIIAN KNIGHTS” Sennett Comedy, “Fast of the Water Fluff” —Klnogrnmi, "The "Go^Getterh.** Dancing: In the Fyrtc Ball Room Afternoon and Kveninff.

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