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NO STATE FUND AGTTHIS YEAR Legislative Committee Introduce Place of State Insurance. any particular person or candidate for office, or to contribute funds for cam paign or political purposes, shall be removed from his office or position toy the authority appointing: him. "Section 6. The commission shall keep its office at St. Paul and shall be provided by the custodian of state property with suitable rooms and nec essary furniture. The Commission may, however, hold sessions at any other place in the state when the convenience of the commission and the parties Interested so requires. "Section 7. Upon the taking effect of this act, the commission shall meet at the state capitol and organize. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the exercise of the powers conferred and the du ties imposed on the,, Sections 3814, 3815 and 3816 to em ployes other than those mentioned in euch sections. "Section 12. The commission and the officers, assistants and employes of the commission shall be paid by the state treasury their actual and necessary expenses while traveling on the business of the commission. .Vouchers for such expenses shall be certified and sworn to by the persons incurring the expense, and be sub ject to the approval of the commis sion. "Section 13. On and after July 1, 1921, the commission shall possess all the powers and perform all the du ties now conferred and imposed by law on the department of labor and industries and the state board of ar titration except that any power or I daty now and. heretofore conferred-or .imposed on the commissioner of labor" and requiring. ridivi(Ittaiv action* **hall, on the taking effect of"this act, GOOD 'FURNITURE New Price Basis Sale POSITIVELY DISREGARDING REPLACEMENT COST. We are in absolute harmony with the national desire for lower prices, and every effort has been made to bring about a more nearly normal price level. REDUCTIONS up to 50% FROM FORMER PRICES (Original Price Tags Remain on Att Merchandise) Furniture China Stoves Housefurnishings Rugi Draperies OUR NEW EASY TERMS AVAILABLE TO ALL. Continued from Page 1. commission. A vacancy shall not impair the right of the remaining commissioned to exercise all the powers and perform all of the duties of the commission. "Section 8. The department of labor and industries shall be open for the transaction of business during all business hours of each and every day, excepting Sundays and legal holidays. The sessions of the commission shall he open to the public and may be adjourned from time to time. All the proceedings of the commission shall be shown on Its records, which shall be public records. "Section 9. The commission shall have a seal for the authentication of its orders and proceedings, upon which shall be Inscribed the words, "Industrial Commission of Minnesota —Seal," and such other design as the commission may prescribe. The courts of this state shall take Judicial notice of such seal and of the signatures of the chairman and the secretary of the commission and in all cases copies of orders, proceedings, or records of the commission, certified by the sec retary of the commission under its seal, shall be received in evidence, with the same force and effect given to the originals. "Section 10. The commission shall appoint a secretary, who shall receive an annual salary not exceeding $3,500, and who shall hold office at the pleas ure of the commission. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a full and true record of all proceedings of the commission, to issue, and gen erally to perform such other duties as the commission may prescribe. "Section 11. Subject to the. pro visions of General Statutes 1913, Sec tions 3814, 3815 and 3816, which shall .'be applied so far as practicable, the commission may appoint and remove such referees, officers, statisticians, accountants, physicians, experts and other assistants and employes as may be necessary for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties and prescribe their duties and fix their salaries which shall not ex ceed in the aggregate the amount ap propriated by the legislature for that purpose. The commission shall re tain and assign to their duties any or all officers, subordinates, clerks, and employes of the department merged by this act into the depart ment of labor and industries, as herein constituted. The commission may by rule extend the provisions of such 2 SATURDAY- -THE LABOR WORLD NOW GOING ON be exerecised or performed by such member of the commissicn, or officer or employe. of the department* as shall be desigijatec". by the commis sion. The state Jboard of arbitration, as now constituted, is hereby abol ished. "Section 14. The? department of labor and industries sfcall consist of the following divisions, Jo-wit Di vision of Workmen's Compensation, Division of Accident Prevention, Di vision of Statistics, Division of* Women and Children, Division of Employ ment, Division of Mediation and Ar bitration, and such other divisions -as the commission may deem necessary and establish. Each division of the department and persons in charge thereof shall be subject to the super vision and direction of the commis sion and of any commissioner as signed to supervise the work of such division, and, in addition to such du ties as are or may be imposed on them by statute, shall perform such other duties as may be assigned* to them by the commission. 'Section 15. The commission shall have the following powers and duties: "(1) To exercise powers and per form such duties concerning the ad ministration of the Workmen's Com pensation Laws of the state as may be conferred and imposed on it by such laws. (2) To exercise all powers and perform all duties now conferred and imposed on the- department of labor and industries as heretofore consti tuted, and the bureau® of such de partment, so far as consistent with the provisions of this act. (3) To establish and conduct free employment agencies, as now pro vided by law, and on and "after the first day of July, 1921, to supervise the work of private employment of fices, to do all in its power to bring together employers seeking employes and working people seeking employ ment, to make known the opportuni ties for self-employment in this state, to aid in inducing minors to under take promising skilled employments, to encourage wage earners to Insure themselves against distress from un mployment, to investigate the extent and causes of unemplo'yment in the state and remedy therefor, and' to devise and adopt the most efficient means in its' power to avoid unem ployment. (4) To do all in its power to pro mote the voluntary arbitration, medi ation and conciliation of disputes be tween employers and employes and to prevent' strikes, lockouts, boycotts, blacklists, discriminations and legal proceedings in matters of employ ment. In pursuanca of this duty it may appoint temporary boards of ar- bitratioh or conciliation, provide the necessary expenses of such boards, order reasonable compensation not $15.00 per day for each member en gaged in such arbitration o* concilia tion, prescribed rules of procedure for such arbitration or conciliation boards, conduct investigations and hearings, Issue or publish statements, findings of facts, conclusions, reports arid advertisements, and may do all other things convenient-and necessary to accomplish the purposes directed In this act. The commission may desig nate a subordinate to be known as Chief mediator and taay (detail other assistants or employes for the purpose of executing' theSe provisions, without extra compensation. In order to carry out the provisions of this subsection, the industrial commission, or any commissioner thereof, or any tem porary board of conciliation or arbi tration, shall have power to admin ister oaths to witnesses, and to issue subpoenas for the attendance of wit nesses and if any person refuses to comply with any order or subpoena issued by the commission, a commis sioner or a temporary board of ciliation or arbitration, or con if any wit ness refuses to testify regarding that about which he may be lawfully in terrogated, the judge of court of any county in any district the its state,, on application of the commission or of a, commissioner, shall compel obedience, by attachment proceedings as for con tempt, as in the case of the disobedi ence of a similar order or. subpoena Issued by such court.. "(5) To adopt reasonable and proper rules and regulations to the exercise of powers and duties, and proper rules to govern its proceedings,, and to regulate the mocle .and manner all investigations and hearings. But such- rules and regulations shall not be effective until ten days after their adoption. A copy of such ijples and regulations shall be delivered to every citizen making application' th'erefofc v*6j SToicollect* collate and statistical and other latihg "to publish information the, re- Work- under its Jurisr'. ORPHEUM "Temptation/* an allegorical op eretta in seven scenes by Arman Kaliz and his company will lead the Orpheum bill for the coming week, commencing Sunday afternoon This operetta Is one of the most brilliant productions of vaudeville, and its scenic settings are remarkable with big cafet of artists, mostly girls, a and special music, it stands out as one of the features of bigtime vaudeville today. A feature will be Bessie Browning, that charming commedienne, in "Back Again," an offering of particular charm. Another feature will be Gene Greene in "A Little Bit of Every thing," and as a comedian and finger of popular songs Gene Greene is fore most, and is a big favorite with Orr pheum audiences. Alfred Latell, the world's greatest animal actor in "The Pensive Pup," is assisted by Miss Elsie Vokes, and his act is standard and appeals to young and old a swell. Marie Sabbott and George Brooks offer a terpsichorean cocktail with a dash of mirth, a splendid dancing act with clever steps and tunes. Joe Melvin is a clever and versatile chap and his offering is termed an exhibition of cleverness. Michaud's tiny Orpheum orchestra will hav© another carefully prepared musical program to offer while you see the latest news of the world placed on the screen via Kinograms and Topics of the Day. Matinee every day at 2:15 at very popular prices is an Orpheum feature much appreciated. LABOR PARTY IS WINNER OF TWO COMMONS'SEATS Wales Miners Defeat Candidates of Lloyd George Who Put His Personality in Fight. LONDON, Jan. 27.—Two more Welch coal miners are to sit in the British house of commons to repre sent the working class. Just before Christmas special elections were held in Abertillery and West Rhon dda, ^Vales, to fill vacancies. Thfe British labor party named as its can didates George Bartter and Will John, both coal miners. Premier Lloyd George and bis sup porters in the ooalition government also designated candidates, and the premier, himself a Welchman, went so far. as to make & special plea for a. strong vote in support of the gov ernment. Jit one time Lloyd George was the iflol of the people of Wales, but the' results? of these special elections must have been bitterly disappointing to him, for Barker was elected by a ma jority of 7,6!0, tor almost twice as many votes as this opponent received, and John pulled through by a ma jority of 4,076. Barker has a splendid labor rec ord. He has gone down into the pit as a common miner, but for the last 17 years has been a member of the executive pt the South Wales Miners' federation, and for a long time has been one of the recognized leaders of the British labor party. John is regarded as more radical in his political views than Barker. However, both men ran on practically the same platform. Their demands were stated by one of the candidates as follows: "Unemployment to be dealt with generously and swiftly peace and trade with Russia to increase British markets and reduce prices an end of the stupid and Wicked diplomacy of revenge that has knocked out Brit ain's central European customers a treaty of peace with and freedom of Ireland, and a winding up of the vile waste on futile armament*"- diction and to make public reports in its judgment necessary.' "(7) To establish and maintain branch offices as needed for the con duct of its affairs., "Section 16. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions or this act are hereby repealed. "Section 17. This act shall take effect from and after the lint day of May, 1921." .. 'Confidence and leadership are nec essary in any movement, hone* the necessity for you to always demand the union label, shop card and work ing button. TESTED" BEANS EDISON MAZDA LAMPS •illth-EJitoi EbetricC*. 214-2*6 W. Fitft Street MBtROSE—911. STREET RAILWAY PEOPLE LOOK TO STATEFOR KELP, Want State Commission to Have Final Say as to Sendee and Continued from Page 1. any city in this state to grant a li cense, permit or franchise for the con struction, maintenance and operation of a street railway within the limits of such city, and on such terms and conditions as*it may Impose. If any such license, permit or franchise is granted by such city it shall there upon have the effect of an indeter minate permit as defined in Section 2 of this Act. Such council shall have the exclusive right and authority to designate the street or streets upon whiclj any street railway or part thereof may be hereafter constructed and no street railway shall -be here after constructed upon any street Or streets, in any city without the ex press authority from the council of such city. The action of the council of any city in granting or refusing to grant the license aforesaid or in designating Or refusing to designate the street or streets upon^which a street railway may be constructed shall be final and not subject to ap peal by the street railway Or to review by the commission. "Section 7. Any street railway op erating in any city in this state may apply to the council thereof for au thority to construct new lines and the extension of existing lines of street railway and for any change in any requirement, rule, regulation or standard of "service Imposed by such city, and it shall be the duty of the council of such city to receive such application and to act thereon within a reasonable time thereafter, not to exceed a period of one hundred twenty (120) days, and to make its final determination in the matter of such application. In the eveit of the failure of the council of such city to receive or finally act upon euch ap? plication within said one hundred twenty (120 )days, such failure shall be taken and construed to be an order denying the application of said street railway. "Section 8. Jurisdiction and power is hereby conferred upon the commis sion to hear and determine any ap peal provided for in this Act from any order, rule or regulation made or established by any city relating to street .railway!, and except as in this Act provided, the Commission is vested with the' same jurisdiction, regulatory and. Supervisory powers over street railways as it now has over railroads And express companies. The commission is herfeby granted and shall have the ihltial and exclusive right, power and authority to fix and establish reasonable rates of fare to be charged by street railways for the carrying of passengers, and thereafter from time to time to reasonably reg ulate and change the said rate of fare, subject to appeal to the district court as in this Act provided. "Section 9. Any license, permit or franchise hereafter granted to any street railway company by any city shall have the effect of an indeter minate permit, subject to the pro visions of this Act, and aleo to-the provision that the city in which the major part of the property is situated, or the state, may purchase the prop erty of said street railway at any time, as provided herein, paying therefor when ascertained the fair value of the property, such value to be determined by the commission but not to include any sum for the franchise value. Any such city is authorized to purchase and any street railway is required to JANUARY,29,1921. sell such property at the value' and according to the terms and conditions fixed and determined by the com mission, subject to appeal to the- dis trict court as herein' provided. Noth ing herein contained shall affect the right of any city to acquire the prop erty of any street railway company by right of eminent domain or pur chase as now provided by law. "Section 10. Any street railway at the time operating under any exist ing license, permit or franchise, or which may hereafter-acquire any such license, permit or franohise, shall upon filing at any time prior to the expiration thereof with the clerk of the city where such license, permit or franchise was granted, and with the commission, a written declaration duly executed, that it surrenders such Hc.ense' P®rmit or franchise, .and also filing with the commission the cer tificate of the clerk Of the city show ing the fact, shall thereupon f^ceive in lieu of such license, permit or'fran chise, an indeterminate permit from the state to operate within the terri tory in which it had operated its plant under its theretofore existing license, permit or franchise subject to the right to purchase by the city or the state as provided by this Act. Such indeterminate permit shall be evidenced by. a certificate under the hand and seal of the commission that such street railway is on arid aftfer the date therein specified, the holder of such indeterminate permit, which certificate shall be presumptive evi dence of the facts therein stated. A copy of the indeterminate permit duly certified by the commission shall be filed with the secretary of the State of Minnesota. "Section 11. No license, permit or franchise to operate a street railway in a -y city, where a street railway is then operating, shall be granted by the council of any such city unless a certificate of Convenience and neces sity Is first obtained from the com mission after a hearing held thereon. "Section 12. The council of .any city through or in which a street Ail way is operated may make complaint to the commission for any failure of such street railway to furnish reason able and adequate service or for fail ures to obey its reasonable order or requirement, and any street railway may appeal to the commission from any order or requirement of any city which it considers unjust, unfair or unreasonable, and in like manner the council of any city through or in which a street railway is now or may. hereafter be operated with through connections with the street railway in any other city in this state, may make complaint or appeal to the commis sion from or on account of any order or requirement of such other city which it deem& discriminatory or in any manner unjust, prejudicial or un reasonable, and the complaint of such city shall be heard and disposed of by the commission as provided in this Act. Any orders, motions, resolu tions, ordinances. or proceedings ap pealed from or complained of by a street railway shall be enforced until the decision of the commission thereon unless stayed by the commis sion pending such appeal. "Section 13. Upon any appeal or complaint being made to the com mission by any city or in case of an appeal being made to the commission by any street railway as provided by this Act, the party making such com plaint or taking such appeal shall be designated as the complainant and the party resisting such complaint or ap peal shall be designated as the re spondent, and every complaint or ap peal shall be deemed an original pro ceeding before the commission, and the complainant in such proceeding shall be required to file his or its complaint and the respondent to file his or its answer therein as provided in Chapter 28 of General Statutes of Minnesota, 1913. A full and complete record shall be kept by the commis sion, of all proceedings had before it upon any formal Investigation or hearing, and all testimony received or offered shall be taken down by the stenographer appointed by the com mission and a transcribed copy of such record shall be furnished to any party to Such investigation upon de mand and at a reasonable charge to be fixed by the commission, and "lifter the filing of such complaint and answer, all other and further pro ceedings in such matter shall except as herein provided be governed by the provisions of said Chapter 28, Gen eral Statutes of Minnesota, 1913 and except as otherwise provided in this Act, all the provisions of said Chapter 28 and acts amendatory thereto ap plying 'to railroads and express com panies insofar as the same are ap plicable shall apply to street rail ways. ."Section 14 It shall be the duty of the commission, in the event of any appeal or complaint being made to it by any city for the enforcement of any of its orders or requirements against any street railway company, and in the event of any appeal or complaint being made to it by any street railway, from any. order or re quirement of any city, after a hear ing thereon, to order such standards of service in any city and to prescribe such uniform rules as may be reason able or necessary covering the con duct of the business of the street railway appealing, or respecting which any city shall complain or ap peal and it shall prohibit all discrim ination in rates, oharges, or service. Any order, ruling or decision of the commission,' duly made after a hear ing, shall be final and binding on both parties, subject only to appeal to the courts as provided in Chapter 28r General Statutes of. Minnesota, 1913. Whenever an appeal is taken from the order of the commission under the provisions of this act the commission shall forthwith cause a certified transcript of all proceedings had and all pleadings and files, and all testimony taken or offered before it upon which such order was based, showing particularly what, if any, evi dence offered was excluded, to be made and filed with the clerk of the district court where such appeal is pending. Upon such appeal being «o perfected it may be brought on for trial at any time by either party upon ten days' notice to the other and shall then be tried by the court without the intervention of a jury, and shall be determined upon the pleadings, evi dence and exhibits introduced before the commission and so certified by it. At such trial the findings of fact made by the commission shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein stated, and said order shall be deemed prima facie reasonable, and if the court finds that the order appealed from is unjust, unreasonable and not supported by the evidence, it shall make such order to take the place of the order appealed from as is just ified by the record before it. If the the court finds from an examination of the record that the commission erroneously rejected evidence which should.have^been admitted, it shall demand the proceedings to the com mission with instructions to receive such evidence so rejected and any rebutting evidence and make new findings ajid return the same to the cour^ for further proceedings. In such case the commission after notice to tl».e parties in .interest shall proceed to rehear the matter in controversy, Furniture Prices Greatly Reduced! 10 to 50% Off in AD Departments—Buy Furniture Now at a Saving That's Worth While This sale is not merely a Clearance, but a real, genuine Price Reduction Sale, much lower than It can be bought for later in the so look over your home and see what pieces you need, whether a whole suite or an odd piece, then come to our store as early you can ana make your selection while our stock is at its best. Bed and Spring $19.85 A full size continuous post steel bed with 1-inch fillers and a band edge steel fabric spring finished in white enamel only. Regular price $29.75. Sale price $19.85 Bttmotasiu THEN ALL -COMPLETE HOME Felt Mattress Special 45-lb. Felt Mattress, covered with a fancy blue ticking and a rolled' edge. This mattress is worth $15.00 regu larly. Sale price and shall receive such wrongfully re jected evidence and any rebutting evidence offered and shall make new findings as upon th original hearing and shall transmit the same and such new record, properly certified, to the court wherein such appeal is pending, whereupon the sai.2 matter shall' be again' considered in said court. in the same manner as in an original ap peal. Either party may appeal to the supreme court from the judgment of the district court, as in other civil actions except that the appeal must be taken within thirty days from the date of notice of the entry of such judgment. Where an appeal is taken to the supreme court the appellant shall cause a return to. be made to said court within thirty days from the date of appeal, otherwise said appeal shall deemed abandoned and ma} be dismissed upon motion of the re spondent. When said return on said appeal is received by the clerk of the supreme court, said cause shall be placed on the calendar of the term then pending, or if none is then pend ing, then one of the next ensuing, and it shall be assigned and brought on for hearing as other causes on such calendar. ^Section 15. The commission shall have authority upon its own motion to make any investigation, valuation of property, prescribe uniform sys tem of accounting and prescribe de preciation, and control the disposition and use of any monies jn the de preciation fund, and to do or perform any act which may in its opinion be necessary or expedient to carry out the provisions ot this Act. "Section 16. If no appeal is taken from any order of the commission, as above provided, then in all litiga tion thereafter arising between the state and any street railway or be tween private parties and any street railway, the said order shall be deemed final and conclusive. "Section 17. Nothing in this Act shall.affect the right of the state at any future time to modify, amend or repeal this Act or any part thereof or limit the police power of the state with respect to street railways. "Section 18. All acts or parts of acts conflicting LABOR WORLD READERS— THE CITY RATIONAL BANK 8ELLWOOD BUILDING luatUOBS IB $9.90 Four-Piece Bedroom Suite Consists of Bed, Dresser, Chiffonier and Dressing Table. This is a good quarter-sawed oak bedroom suite, well made, finished iu. fumed oak and made in the Adam design. The dresser has a large mirror and four drawers, the chiffonier has four large and two small draw ers, the dressing table has a triple mirror and two drawers. Regular price $185.00—sale price Bedroom Suite—Four beautiful pieces in the golden oak waxed fin ish. The dresser and chiffonier have large drawers and good mirror, the dressing table has a triple mirpor that is adjustable, also two drawers, and the bed is of a plain panel design.. 1 CO Eft Regular price $218.50—sale price ALL BEDROOM FtTRNITURE AT REDUCED PRICES ith the provision of this Act are hereby repealed insofar as they are inconsistent herewith. "Section 19. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage." FRESH CHICKEN. Tom Cranfill of Texas, prominent in oil circles of late, tells the follow ing on a minister who had discovered oil on some land he owned. The min ister invited some of his deacons to go with him to the new field, so that they might share in the opportunities. They were breakfasting at the local eating house and had decided that they would order chicksri. When the waitress, a, calcimined and peroxidfed miss, came up, the minister inquired, "How is the chicken this morning? "All right, kiddo!" she retorted. "How are you?" 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