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FAVORS CONSOLIDATION
STATE LABOR AGENCIES
Continued from I'a«e One.
_, ore economy am! efficiency. In line
ith these ideas we. propose putting
the approximate 15 agencies now
dealing with labor and industries in
one single department of labor and
"ntlustries, with three subdivisions,
towit: (It Industrial insurance; (2)
Safety: I 1 Industrial relations.
To these subdivisions are assigned
thos( . agenc.es whose functions log
ically fall there. In addition the
functions of several other state agen
cies can I"' operated'bv this same tin,-:
Olympia National Bank\
TIIK HANK SKKVN K AND conrrKsv
Tlic hitrli standard this hank lias set for itself in the conduct of
jts business is a protection to its depositors in every emergency
and under all circumstances. The spirit of this institution is
one of helpfulness. We should like to list you our
patrons.
11l KK( 'TORS;
P. M. Troy Hugh Ross John Gunstone P. C. Aller
Wm. Huntley E. E. Flood Senator Edward T Coman
Buying Tires
THAT'S EASY!
BUT ARE YOU JUST BUYING Tires or are you getting
your tires and enjoying the service that goes with every
tire we sell?

Whether it's a new tire, retread or used tire, we take care
of you as long as that tire is on your car.
" Yours for IU tier Service"
Begg Bros.
Olympia Elma
"You may be Sure"
says the Gbod Judge
/O That you are getting full
value for your money
when you use this class of
tobacco.
/ The good, rich, real to
// TJLK bacco taste lasts so long,
I r you don't need a fresh
chew nearly as often —nor
y° u nee d so big a chew
I as you did with the ordi
\ II nary kind.
\ IK** Any man who has used the
Real Tobacco Chew will
tell you that.
Put up in two styles
W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco
RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco
Batteries Drop 10 Per Cent
Brings the prices down so we have the nerve to publish them:
6-Volt, for small cars $38.60
6-o Vlt, for large cars $42.60
12-Volt, for Dodge and Maxwell $52.25
Genuine Permalife, fully guaranteed.
MCNEILL BATTEBY STATION
Opposite Capitol Phone 387
Courtesy and Attention
Shown you at this bank will confirm your decision to let
us handle your banking business.
Every department is throughly and systematically organ
ized, and is in charge of competent and experienced people.
You should consider these tilings when you choose a bank
the depository of your funds. Wc believe that
"He profits most who serves best."
CAPITAL NATIONAL BANK
chinery. The proposed consolidation
is as follows:
Department of Labor and Indus
tries (in charge of director).
Divisions or ltureau c .
1. Industrial Insurance. Includ
ing present functions of industrial in
surance commission, medical aid
boards, local aid board-.
2. Safety. Including present func
tions of state safety board; factory,
mill and hotel inspectors: steamboat,
electrical construction, etc., inspect
ors; state mine inspector and dep
uty: state mining board: state board
of examiners; examining board.
3. Industrial relations. Includ
ing present functions of labor com-
THE WASHINGTON STANDARD, OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON. TIT.SHAI:. !)!:< KMIiKW _•>.
mission (except safety); mediation
boards; industral welfare commis
sion; 111 n in) um wage conferences
Itor women): bureau of statistics.
Personnel. The director or person
in charge of the entire department of
labor and industries is appointed by
the governor, with the aid and advice
of the senate. He is responsible for
the success of this department. He
in turn appoints'the persons in charge
of the three subd.visions and tn
heads of each of these subdivisions
appoints his assistants and employes
with whom he works. It is a busi
nesslike arrangement, with the re
sponsibilitv definitely fixed through
out. We have not attempted to
change the substantive law or func
tions of the;e agencies except in the
industrial relations.
Industrial Relations. The princi
pal findings of the commission are in
corporated in the conclusions relat
ing to industrial relations. We have
proposed a division or bureau, with
three subdivisions, as follows:
Division or Bureau of Industrial
Relations. (1 I Mediation, concilia
tion. arbitration, etc.; (2- Industrial
statistics; t .*!) Women in industry.
Mediation. Concili.it'on, Arbitra
tion, Etc. This subdivision is in
charge of a state mediator and as
sistants. Their duties are to active
ly encourage and assist in the forma
tion of. in all communities and indus
tries, local adjustment boards, indus
trial councils, etc., to meet local con
ditions, and thus tend to prevent in
dustrial differences from reaching the
acute stage, and also to offer their
own services as mediators in cases of
industrial disputes. In disputes af
fecting public utilities and industries
affecting the general public interest
it is mandatory for them to investi
gate and make prompt public reports.
Industrial Statistics. This subdi
vision is in charge of an industrial
statistician with such assistants, ex
perts, etc.. as may be necessary to
carry on this branch of the work. It
is their duty to gather industrial t.ta
tistics that nip.y be needed for use by
mediation, conciliation and adjust
ment boards or by any department
having need of industrial statistics.
They are also required to compile
such reports and statistics to con
form us far as possible to the plans
and reports of the United States He
part merit of Labor.
Women in Industry. This subdivi
sion is in charge of a supervisor of
women in industry. She has charge
of the supervision and administra
tion and enforcement of laws respect
ing women in Industry. We hive
also proposed that she be the execu
tive secretary and member of the
body performing the functions of the
i industrial welfare commission and re
move it as far as possible from poli
tics, and at the same time secure a
i body that is more specially trained
j along the lines of and more familiar
| with the problems involved. We pro
pose that the body be composed of
jfive members, as follows: Director
of the department of labor and indus
tries, assistant director iu charge of
industrial insurance, assistant direct
or in charge of division of safety, in
dustrial statistician, supervisor of
women in industry. The latter also
acting as executive secretary. The
personnel of this group would have
all the requisite qualifications to in
telligently handle the problems pre
sented.
Conclusions.
If our plan is adopted the adminis
tration of approximately 15 agencies
dealing with labor and industries
will be merged into one department.
The governor makes but one appoint
ment (the director of the department
of labor and industries), instead of
13, but the other appointments are
made by heads that are directly re
sponsible for their work. The oper
'ation of this plan should result in
more coordination and less duplica
tion of work, and in additon promote
more economy and efficiency.
A proper and intelligent adminis
tration of the functions of the pro
posed division of Industrial relations
ought to insure to our state indus
trial peace. If there is a genuine de
sire on the part of all parties for in
dustrial peace while securing and
maintaining their economic rights,
we believe that there is no reason
why this machinery, if created by the
state, should not be able to function
succesfully.
CAS IX»IPANIKS SUSTAINKI>
BY PUBLIC SKKVICK BOA HI)
In an order issued yesterday, the
state public service commission fixed
temporary gas heating standards for
the three larger cities of the state
and announced its decision to con
tinue gas tests for the purpose of
determining whether tho previous
standard of 600 B. T. U's can be low
ered for tlie entire state by official
action. Tho three varying standards
fixed are each below 600 unit require
ment.
From consideration .of all available
data submitted the commission con
cludes that until time has elapsed to
permit making a more thorough in-
the owners In the form of the note abor* /ZL, bee K tt "I 1 to
called, and one of the southern cotton gins in P y ar "
vestigation no final order should be
made.
Gas furnished by the Tacoma O.is 1
& Fuel Company shall contain a total i
heating value of not less than 4."0 nor
more than 47British thermal units
per cubic foot.
These standards are made effective j
on and after January 1, 1921, until
further order of the commission.
In all cases where the change in
thermal standards may necessitate
the adjustment or readjustment ot
consumer's appliances the three gas
companies are directed and ordered
to maintain a sufficient corps of com
petent employes to promptly and sat
isfactorily adjust all appliances re
quiring adjustment. The three gas
companies are ordered to file with the
state public service commission at
Olympia on Monday of each week suc
ceeding January 1 a sworn statement
showing total heating value in B. T.
U.'s of gas at the plant for each day
during the preceding week, and that
tliis test be made at least three times
a day, until further order of the com
mision, with the total number of com
plaints received, toal number of com.
plaints investigated divided between
those caused i>y distribution or pres
sure condit'ons and those caused by
Improper adjustment of appliances.
THI ltST< >\-M AS<)\ LA WVKRS
ORGANIZE BAH ASSOCIATION
Wednesday morning, in Judge
John M. Wilson's court In the county
®BU CK®
Mlrr,-/Saltern J / V V 1 V X V.
§ =*■ —— , m e)
EVERYBODY knows Buick builds six-cylindef
VaJve-in-Head automobiles.
that Buick sold its entire 1920 out-put
long before the end of the season.
that Buick has sold a large percentage
of its 1921 schedule.
that Buick users > are Buick salesmen.
—that Buick car values are 100 per cent.
Added to their recognized high service value the
new Buick models possess a distinctive beauty.
Their graceful lines and handsome appointments
merit the pride which early buyers have expressed.
Nineteen Twenty One Buick automobiles have
more improvements than any Buick models in the
past five years and 1921 models represent 25% greater
used car values. j
A
Many of our spring deliveries are already contracted
for. Thousands have been disappointed during
past years because of the shortage of Buick cars.
* The matter of present purchasing
should receive the immediate ° ,
consideration of motor car buyers
BRONSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY
WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT, BUICK WILL BUILD THEM
courthouse, attorneys from Mason
j and Thurston counties met and
forme I a Thurston-Mason County
liar Association. Lawyers were pres
ent from Olympia, Tenino, Shelton.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, R.
F. Sturdevant: secretary-treasurer,
A. W. Tyler, both of Olympia.
! A committee was appointed to
; draft a constitution and by-laws, con
sisting of W. J. Millard, secretary of
the Washington State Bar Associa
tion; E. X. Steele and Roscoe Fuller
ton.
A committee was appointed to pre
pare resolutions in memory of the
late Judge Byron Millette. The com
mittee consists of Thomas M. Vance,
I P. M. Troy and Judge John M. Wil
! son.
It was voted that the organization
would hold monthly luncheons be
ginning in January.
PAPEIi CARRIER WANTS Ft LI
l PAY* FOR SIX WEEKS SERVICE
Russell Cowiing of 40S East
Eighth street has placed in the hands
of C. H. Younger, state labor com
missioner, a complaint against a
local afternoon paper for failure to
pay him in full for delivering papers
from September 25 to November 13
inclusive. Under the regular rate of
pay the boy claims that he is ent tied
' 1 *i, $1 2, but that the manager of the
afternoon paper tried to induce him
PAUE SEVEN
(• ai-cept $7.50 lor his services oil
ili«- proline! that tines had cut ilov.fi
t!ii> pay $4.50. The boy refused to
accept tin' sum ottered and seeks to
collect the full amount due him.
K\(.l i:s |'L.,U MIItWINTKK
I ! si iV \l, THIS KVICXI.VfI
Tli" Kaji's Jodste will hold a Mid
winter Festival at Central Lodge
this evening. From Tenino 150
members will come besides the lodge
band. A spletid'd program and en
tertainnii n followed by a dunce will
make tlu' old town sit up and take
notice. I/;st Tuesday the lodge held
a big meeting in its own hall, replete
with humorous specialties.
BEFRIENDING HORSES
HER WINTER JOB •
Mrs. W A. Walton of Cincin
nati, 0., loves horses. During the
winter when ice and snow covers
the city streets, she loads her aato
with anti-skid chains for horses
and starts on her mission of
mercy. When she finds horse or
team in distress, she loans chains
to the driver placing their name
and number upon her "honest
card"—their promise that they
will return the chains whenJfh ey
are no longer needed.

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