PAGE EIGHT THE UNION PRESS-COURIER, stan Thursday, May 25, 1939. Summerti Skirt. of solid color cloth. priced at $1.95. FOR YOUNGER FOLKS GIRLS’ PLAY OUTFITS—Printed Cotton Tie-on Skirt, in striped material that can be used as a cape, sizes 10 to 16, at $1.95 LONG LEGGED PLAY TOGS—Two piece effect. Blouse Overall of printed material; tie- back: sizes 1 to 3; priced at §9c and 89c¢ GIRLS’ SWISS DRESSES—With white dot, and petti- coat style. In wine, navy and black, sizes 10 to 16, GIRLS’ PRINT AND COLOR DRESSES — Sizes 1 to 3 years; some with petticoats, at $1.00 GIRLS’ DRESSES—Sheer and Prints; sizes 4 to 6, 8 to 16, reduced to §9c to 89c FELT HATS—Mhite and colors, at $1.00 FANNIE C. WETZEL CARROLLTOWN me Wear Shorts and STAT EREASON SWHY THE COMPENSATION ACT CONTINUE total disability, Under the proposed Wilson bills, he would receive $11.30. Is this an increase or a decrease? We defy any proponent of the bill to suc- cessfully challenge the correciness of these figures. | (Continued from first page.) Under the law as it stood in 1934, only those violations of orders or rules which took the man out of the course of his employment, deprived him of compensation. Under the proposed am- endments to Section 301, any violation of any rule or order promulgated by | the employer would absolutely bar a| man’s right to compensation. It would be exceedingly easy for the employer to promulgate such rules that any neg- ligence on the part of the employee. would absolutely deprive him of com- pensation. The rule of contributory negligence would thus be for the first time in the history of the United Sta- tes written into the compensation law. This violates every concept of work- men’s compensation. As far as our re- search shows, no other state in the Union has such an outrageous Provis- | ion. Under the terms of the amend- ment to this section, many men who before received compensation, would not get one cent. Does this increase or does this decrease compensation bene- fits? Under the proposed amendment to Section 306-B, a crippled man’s earn- ing power after the accident would be considered to be the wage paid for any work that he was able to do, whe- ther such work was in fact available or not. The Superior Court, while the present governor was a member of it, | has repeatedly stated that if a man is | so badly crippled that he can do only a job created for him, that it must be i ' sible, although it does not affect min- shown that there is such a job, other- wise he is entitled to compensation for total disability. This is a realistic and a humane doctrine that corres- ponds to the actual facts of life, yet this proposed amendment would re-) pudiate it. Few men, if any, are ever so badly crippled that an astute imagination could not think of a job which they could do if it existed. The man in fact cannot earn anything to support him- self or his family; yet under the pro- posed amendment he would get but a little compensation for partial disabil- ity. Under the proposed bill as it now reads, it is infinitely worse; for a man’s earning power is deemed to be that paid for any work he is physically ab- le to so. This is so patiently unjust that your Honorable Committee has indicated it could not endorse it, but we wish to stress the fact that even with the word “physically” omitted, that the vice of this amendment is not cured. Does this amendment increase or does it decrease compensation. Under an amendment to Section 309, tips are excluded from the computa- tion of wages. This is utterly indefen- ers. It does affect all the so-called per- sonal service occupations, such as waitresses, bell boys and taxi-cab dri- vers. Everybody knows that the great- er part of their income comes from tips and that their wages paid by the employer are frequently but nominal. To base their compensation exclusive- ly on these nominal wages is so pat- ently unjust that to call attention to it must be sufficient for every fair think- ing man. Under the law as it stood in 1934, a man who violated the child labor law had to pay such a child out of his own pocket as much insurance as the insur- Switch to Electric Cooking For Results! Failures are next to impossible if you cook with an electric range. thing out when you mix the reci perfect cooking. For the electric stove has everything—perfect heat control, time control, oven insulation, and other features good cooking automatic. o need to watch and test, your electric stove all alone your dinner, take up a perfect meal at the appointed time. An electric range Ask about our budget plan. PENNSYLVANIA EDISON COMPANY No Other Dollar Buys As Much As the Spend For Public Utility Service. sure of developed to make Best of all there’s n you can leave while it cooks is easy to buy. ! should be simple, it should be prompt ) week Unless you leave some- pe, you can be Dollar You ance company paid. Under the pro- posed Wilson Bill he would pay only | ; | j ten per cent of what the insurance company pays. What possible justifi- cation is there for thus encouraging the violation of the Child Labor Lawes I and the crippling of those whom the legislature has stated may not be em- | ployed? Apart from that, does this in- | , crease or does this decrease compensa tion? Under the law as it was in 1934, non resident widows and children of em- | Ployees who were not American citi- zens got two-thirds of the compensa- | tion provided by the act. Under the | proposed Wilson Bill they do not get one cent. Does this increase or does this decrease compensation ? Under the law as it stood in 1934, a final receipt could be set aside at any time on proof of fraud, mistake, etc. Under the proposed Wilson bill the injured man must act within one year | and he must produce “conclusive” proof of the fraud. These amendments are not an invitation to trickery and may deprive many a man of his just compensation by fraud. Do these am- endments increase or decrease compen- sation? This list of amendments is by no means exhaustive, Similar instances which have the same effect could be multiplied. Those that have been cited above are but typical examples. Be- yond question and beyond doubt, the effect of the Wilson Bills is to slash the benefits of the costs of compensa- tion 20 per cent below the levels con- demned as inadequate in 1934 and 45 per cent below what the operators of- fered to pay? Is this just? In addition to these cuts in the ben- efits there are many changes in pro- cedure which are almost without ex- ception bad. As was pointed out by the chairman of the board, Mr. Ullman, | in his remarks to your Honorable | Committee, compensation procedure and it should do justice .From this statement no reasonable man can dif- fer, but as Chairman Ullman pointed cut in detail, the effect of these pro- cedural amendments is to clutter up proceedings with red tape; to delay reaching a final disposition and to en- courage chicanery and fraud. Let it not be thought that we ad- vVocate an unreasonable bill that will impose any impossible burdens upon the coal industry. It should be clear to everybody that no group of men has a more vital interest in the successful operation of the coal industry than does the United Mine Workers. From it we derive our bread and butter, our shelter, our clothing; but on the other hand, we cannot but condemn in the strongest language, proposed compen- sation bills which provide for bene- fits more than forty-five per cent less than the coal operators offered to pay. Such proposed legislation is clearly unjust; it is obviously unreasonable; and we are confident that you gentle- nen to whom this memorandum is ad- dressed; will demonstrate your under- standing of the issue, your sympathy with the just and reasonable requests of the workingmen of Pennsylvania, and your sense of obligation to the high office which you hold, by rejecting the proposed bills in their entirety. The momoradum is signed by J. W Stephenson, Representative District No. 2, and John Wusels, Representative District No. 5, United Mine Workers of America. HASTINGS BRIEFS Mrs. Anna Musi and daughter, Lu- cinda, of Altoona, were here with fri- ends on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Patreno and chil- dren, and Mr. and Mrs. Art Wagner were Sunday callers in Patton. Miss Helen Lantzy of Harrisburg, spent the wek end at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Ball of Akron, were week end guests at the Axel Peterson home on Beaver street. Sunday callers at the John Ferett: home were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Paga- ni, of Marstellar and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Dill of Barnesboro. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Weakland Tuesday motorists to Altoona. Mr. and Mrs. John Fraklin, Mrs. Squires, Lester Fisher and Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Yerger and children spent Sunday at the Earl McKillop home. Mrs. Ann Musi and daughter, Agnes, and Mr. Mike Nimo were Sunday vis- | itors at the Henry Borne home. | Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Niebauer and dau- | ghter, Eleanor, visited relatives in Lil- | ly on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs were mmadue of Ha- | waii, are d | the home of the and Mrs. Walter Mr. and end visitors Miss Ann Ne visitor in Altoona. Miss Agnes Endler f was at her hor end. { Mrs. Vincent Link was hostess her card club on Sunday evening. | Cards and lunch featured. Present | were Mesdames Edwin Link, David Elden, Frank Gill, Margaret Kirkpat- rick, Stephen Jansure, and Walter El- der. Mrs. Coletta Kirk entertained the members of the Ladies’ A. O. H. at her home recently. The affair was a lodge farewel for Mrs. Walter Elder. After a pleasant evening of cards, the hostess served a delightful lunch. The following attended: Mrs. William Stras- sler, Marie Ladenberger, Mesdames Cosmos Elder, Raymond Kline, Ann Beck, Theresa Beck, Cyril McMullen, Albert Gill, Frank Gill, Margaret Ra- ger, Mrs. Walter Elder and the host- ess. Miss Helen Robinson, who spent the past several months in Detroit, has returned home. spen Vp T AVITS, I Johnstown ne here over the week | to | COMMENCEMENT MARKS ANOTHER SCHOOL ENDING (Continued from First Page) Joseph Basil Bearer Beatrice Clara Butler Donald Blick Anna Mary Bortman Mary Eleanor Biller James Jeffry Crowell John Earl Callahan Louis Frank Caretti Diana Cosma Cammarata William Harve Chirdon Ruth Marie Colberg | Francis Joseph Sebastian Cossitor Eleanor Louise Cihan Bernadette Marie Conrad Jane Chirdon Kathleen Rose Mary Crowell Martha Jane Dunbar Andrew Dubyak Luke J. Davis Helen Louise Evans Lillian Rose Finett Alice Kathryn George Emma Louise Gresko Helen Grozanich Melvin Hite Gardner Herman Fidelis Joseph Gill Rita Anne Hasenstab Emery Louis Haluska Howard James Healy Eleanor Grace Jones Elsie Marie Jones Frank William Kinkead Raymond Bernard Kelly Mildred Henrietta Karlheim Ethel Mary Lesnak Patrick Paul Laurito Edward Joseph James Link Hazel Florence Link Florence Marie Leary Isabelle Lenglet Helen Frances Maurer Marjorie Morrow Ida Mae Merrill Stanley James Morcheskey Joseph Edward Melko Serenus William Nagle Anna Mae Pristas John Prebihilo Rita Norma O'Leary Thomas Henry Reed Mary Magdalen Resko Raymond Joseph Aloysius Ryan Frank Arlo Rounsley Owen Wendell Rowland Eugene B. 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Remarka- ~ ble values in style and durability at $1.45t0 $2.50 SHARBAUGH & LIEB Barnesboro, Pa. RE PO RI EO GRAND THEATRE PATTON Friday and Saturday Double Feature FOUR GREAT STARS IN THE YEAR’ TRIUMPH OF LOVE RS TO AND LAUGHTER! LM "MIDNIGHT : with FRANCIS MARY BARRYMORE + LEDERER - ASTOR Elaine Barrie « oiected by Mitchell Leisen « A Paramount Picture Added Attraction Hepalong Cassidy in ‘Silver on the Sage’ | Sunday and Monday ROARING WESTWARD, AMERICA’S ROAD TO GLORY! Roar to glorous adventure and romance with the empire builders, settlers and gold seekers, dance hall girls and cattle drovers with bull whips, Scoundrels, men of vision—smash- ing their way through desert, over moun ain, to build an iron high road across a continent. CECIL B. DeMILLE’S “UNION PACIFIC” With BARBARA STANWYCK and JOEL McCREA. THE GREATEST AMERICAN EPIC OF THEM ALL! Playing Sunday and Monday instead of the program origin- ally advertised, “Let Freedom Ring.” Matinee Sunday at 2:30 nd Thursday NAZI SPY EDW. G. ROBINSON FRANCIS LEDERER - Paul Lukas George Sanders - Henry 0’ Neill Directed by ANATOLE LITVAK Presented by WARNER BROS. Screen Play by Milton Krims and John Wexley * Technical advisor Leon G. Turrou, former G-Man * A First National Picture GR
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