34 10 348 https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/ebc78b4e6f22c3539c2966d70d33d355.pdf 5fab8e51bef760ad24b8ee9a8e3c8404 PDF Text Text Omaha - January l~- 1925. Ur . G. B. Pryde : Bulletin ;2. American ning Congress. first page, refers to the publication or five bull otir10 on standards in one volume, two • copies to be furnished each c.o□pany subscribing on production basis. Do r,e come under that head! If not , we should purch sa a copy for use in preparing our s andarda . Give thought • also to tho call of Governors 011 Safety to be made by President Coolidge in Jnnuary , ahorm in bulletin. I think in so tar as safety legislati on at Cheyenne ie con• cerned we had best lea• Chairman, Mr . the matter to the comm:ltteet Mr . Rua.sell, chant and ::1. Bott.omley • uho uill meet in Cheyenne on the 5th with nr. Horgan and two other Union man . In substance I ~ould prefer that whatever safety laws are enacted the comm.oreial operators • prepare. I will arrange to attend the 00\frpeneation ting at Cheyenne 1•uary Cjtht when oil raen. coal op rators, mine workers and a few oui.lide indu.otries will be repre ented. It will not be necessary tor you to run down, ns ve have the coal situation problem solved. it merely leoeaaarr to explain snma to the other industries • I have written Professor Green that I will be unable to be at B"Pwior for the school opening January 9th• a11d rill send you a word ~cb I wish you t:ould read, or have read if rou are not able to go up . (Signed) Eugene Uc-Auliff'e. �• Rook Springs - January 5, 1925 . ft, sug81l& SoAJi.].:lff•! Yo.rs of Jan.· lat., with reg~d to the bulletins of the American lining congress : It rill b& necessary to purchase a copy for Ur . Hicks• use,. as we do 110t subaeribe to the American Mining Congress . aoribil'lg to their maga~ine tor some months. I have been personally sub- Fbund some good write-ups in it 1"oh I haTe turned over to 1fr. Hicks. W ill atudy the bulletin vr1th regard to the call of Governors on hfeiy to b'e made by President Ooo.lidge in January. Think your Jud _t in having the eommereial companies work out the safety legisla'tion is sound, because if they subscribe to safety legislation Iii uk that it become a law, they ,aill naturally feel an obligation to carry ,it out in their mines and anything that might devel~p will be largely in accord11111· with ,ur pruent practice so ffl!l can very ell afford to leave the. matter b their hards. note that · you have the ~-o al situation problem solved -.a far as the °"Ptnaation is oonc~rnad. wit}). the exception· of the explanation to other in- hatztt,,. That ~ very good n«.~s, as heretofore it has been necessary !or l't)P.. 11\iatine of ccal companies to spend a great deal of time during the l.en.1tture, and I am sure, from the attitu4e of t·be Uine Workers on safety l'ltaJ.auon and compenoation, that such l&gislation can be '.:l~rked out so th at lll cone,rned will be satisfied. for tho opening or the I Will be glad to read anything you •Y 8 -8 nd ~ ll b8 there and ~lill do ~ ■chool. Both Mr. Dickinson and my:;elf "-'l. ~hillg P<>••1ble to make the opening a success. (Signed) G•arge B. Pryd•• �OFFICE DISTRICT COURT COMMISSIONER NOTARY PUBLIC AND STENOGkAPHER T. S. TALIAFERRO, JR. AND WALTER A. MUIR ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW ROOM 5·10 ROCK SPRINGS NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING Janua ry 17, 19t 5. Mt• Geo. ~~ Pryde~ vioe pres~o.~nt and General Manager . cnion pacific Coal Co. , xock springs, vvy oming. DeBt Sir: -- Replying t o your le tter of ~anuar y l ~t h, in re: injury to y. Funamo t o. We di d n ot get a c orrected c opy of the r eport referred to by L!r . McCarty, in whi c h he says "Have also corrected the statement of the foreman on the atta ched re pert . " . Without a copy of the correc t ed re p or t, I am unable t o determine whether or not emr, l oyer • s ac cident repor t as '.s&reE filed wi th the Clerk of Court , needs correc t ion. I am muoh pl eased tha t an e ffort i s being made t o have the Uine Superin tenc.e nt ' s o ffi ce k ee p a closer check upon temp orary total disabilit y cases. Realizing that this matter was gett i ng away from them , I caused to be printed the enclcsea. blank , the PUr ·oae of which was to try to have the Mine superintendent's office investigate this very matter. However, I find, witho ut pres s ure frcm your offiee , t he matter is simply perfunctorily do~e , a nd the blank has not accomplished the purpose whi ch I intelld e d. Coming from Cheyenne the other day and tal k i ng wi t h Mr. me Ioiase11 and Iur. Mosby' b oth of them inf ormed/t ha t no effo rt had been Illa<ie b,1 them t ., O have temporary total disabil i ty ce a s e a s soon as the 0 1ll'geon determined that there was a permanent disabi l ity , a lld I t old them f the encl osed bl ank , which I would. send 'them a c opy 0 •aa gotten of having the mine superintendent out by me for the purpoae �0neo.lC up the camp surgeon. wnat transpired at Cheyenne the other day not only did the reP 0r t of the state Treasurer show that hundreds of thousands of dollars ho.Ve been fraudulantly extracted from the compensation fund, but the reports show that there has been a la.xi ty comparable with the burden of taxati on in the increase of temporary total disability awards, which, unless choked off, will become a scandal, for the operators will not longer be paying compensation but will be rewarding men for idleness. Yours truly, TST/E �\ ' 1• J . .J, · • I T. s. Tali u.forro, - Jr ., Att.orney_-:-at-Law,_. Rock. Spr i ngs, ·yo~,. Doar Sir : I lri.sh t o thctnk you for your person.al letter r e-: -· ,. ceived t his' with ming. Do not believe that any ona co'nne cted i n17 companies :re i.z ed to whu.t. extant mon~y had beon ext.r act9«\ froa the Comp nsa.ti on Fund nbove \,tw.t was l egally due to ~ured a:apl oy ees . - . Am atchi~ th is very caref~ly now and have ag~n taken up with tile ·ne Superintendents the matter?! giving . care!ul consideration to t, he blanks' f'ur i shed by you. Hop& we ri.11 do soue go od in t his connection~ The oriyw:ia ·case is Just another case· w_hich s-h0i1S that it proper•inverligation had bee~ made in the first place, no accident report. wou?,d have been r 3:1ed. ,/ I Yours truly, ·, �.. . \ , f:.\\"O - . \ t;. .. ali,n • ·•.·. .:o, Surgeon, ,,... . • �January 19, 1925. Mr. T. S.. Taliaferro, Jr. , Attorney-at-Law, Rock Springs, Wyoming. ~ ~ ?•I Dear Sir: '}J ~ . r " 0~ . I wish to thank you for your personal letter re- /,jy"-F'· ,, ~ O cei ved this morning. Do not believe that any one connected with mining companies realiz'ed to what extent money had been extracted from the Comp ens at ion Fund above what \'las legally due to injured employees. Am watching this very carefully nm·1 and have again taken up with the Mine Superintendents the matter of giving careful consideration to the blanks furnished by you. Hope we 'ld.11 do some good in this connection. The Moriyama case is just another case which shows that if proper investigation had been made in the first place, no accident report would have been filed. Yours truly, fsigned) ab George B. Pryde. l ~~ .f-,JJ·T·" _, ' ,./ �7 llaima- JanU;.l.ry 20th,1925 . 1lr. Ge orge B , Prydt: : Re : t o your letter of Ja.nu.ar~: 19th,relajTive to payments that a.re being made fr om tho Compensation lhmd. forms The/m ntioned in your letter has ,.,--. not been received;as soon o.s this For.n is received the systel!l \-ra.l l be followed. �I' - ~'ill you. plant:i-e sent! about t.wo ~~ n C"lrJ!pensr:..tion bl~ •.. t.o Ur.. Butler? I refer to thE~ bls.nlw i,,-nieli Ur~ Trilia.fcrro- • got up tor 'the Hine Sup$rint.ender.t und ®np Sure;eo11 to sign • . ' �,. Mr. Fr ank Clark, Commissioner or Labor and Statistics , Capit ol Building, Cheyenne , Wyo~ . Doar Ur. Cl.ark : I wioh to thallk you f.or the en- closures , "Ei~th An~u.al Report or t.be United ·Stat.es Employeea' Comp ensation Jommis.sion.. . The • f~~os ure very interesting and intormative. Youro truly , cb .. V . .. �F. H, SMITH CAPITOL BUILDING DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND STATISTICS ®llttttttissilltt:er llf !(tthll:t nnb ~fnihrlix:s <llh1?g1?:tt:tt1?, ~01ni:ttg The enclosed is an extrac t from the Ei ghth Annual Report of the UNITED STATES t'.Pl,OYEES' COMPENSATION COMM ISSION. �·FJ/PALITIES FROM ACCIDENTS I N THE UNITED STAT.EB, 1923 , *** T}le J)epa.rtment of Commerce announce s that in 19 23 prac t ically one-fifth of .,, flltalities from accid.ents were t~e result of automobi l e accidents . Approximate~ as many deaths from aut omobile accidents occured i n urban as in rural dis108 ~t11 8 diff erence aoubtless due i n part to t he grea ter number of h ospitals in ·rlcts; ~~ districts. Of the 38 States, only thr ee- -Ken t u oky , Mis sissippi , and Wy omi ng __ had ·er mortality rates from railroa d. acc idents than from a'dl.tomobi.:!,e acc idents. 1 ;ng had the highest mort ali ty r a te fr om rai lroa d. a cc idents ( 34 per 1 00,000 ipu1ation) and.Massachusetts the lowest (3 . 5) . Wyoming also had the h ighest mor·tali ty ra te from all lc.in ds of accidents, !95,5) per 100,000 p opul at ion ) and Mis s issippi the lowes t ( 57 ). California had t..ri.e hi ghes t mortality r ate from automobile accidents (32.6 r 100,000 popu.lation) and als o from s tree t car accident s {4 . 7 ) , whi le :Mis sissippi ithe lowest rate from automobile acci dents ( 4 . 4 per 100 , 000 popul ation ), and aaing had no deaths from street c ars . Of the 66 cit i es of 100, 0CO p opul at ion and ov·e r f or which rates are shown, :den had the highes t mort ali ty rate from automobil e acc idents (35.4), Buffalo the ;hest from street car acci dents {8 . 9 ), and Scr~mt on t he highest from railroad acci'"' its(l6.5) and also f rom all acc idents ( 144.5). On the other hand, the lo-;,:est rate from automobil e ace id.en ts ( 6.2) was for Bedford and the lowest rate from all accidents ( 47. 3) was for Fort Worth, while ffu, Jacksonville, San Antonio, and Yonkers had no deaths from street car acci~ h end New Bedford none from railroad ace idents • �There is a document of a table recording permanent or partial disability by location of disability occurring on September 7th 1916- December st 1923 including surgical amputations. It could not be pictured due to 31 bounding of the book it is in. �L Cumberland, Wyo., Feb. 4th, 1925. Ur. George B. Pryde: ~.'/ith reference to your letter January 19th 2 1925 relative to forLJ. submitted by l.Ir. Taliaferro which must accompany each request for compensation. We have hot received any of these forms so will you kindly advise if we shall makr requisition on Rock Springe for same. �/ Rock SJ?ri ngs - Feb . 6 ; .1925 • .. •• Geo • A . . . 3l"O\iil: Refc~ring to your lotter of Fob . ,~th. :regar-ding. :forms s ub itted by ll1· . Taliaferro llioh ~uuz t cocompany ea ch requeot ·for Y' . ~ ,cnsation : . You can aok for fii' ty of these . -forn,: ~"'J;'On .r~ock Spi:1tt6S .on ~ ou.1· nc:x:t requiei- .' tion . • Cb . I • I �'. U~tg@~ll\!/l~IID I MAR 6 .. ·1~z5 t . ,-,!Bl;~~ UANAS~: Omnhn. • LT~roh .3• 1025 • tlt• G, u. iliooonnot: Zho • iyomlne OoJJr noation Lm-1 hna beon ru.10ndod to p~ovlde t11Bt ot.foctivo ~pril lot all employers o'1a.ll t?.tlinta!n n roson,e eqwl to ,~ of tho nnnunl ~ roll, dotom!nod by mul ·lplying tho prooodinr,. nonth ' o ' ~ roll b)' 12, -tho present rato of llf' or pey roll to oontf.nue in ,rorco ,. loyoro uho huvo ovord ~m F¢n:1 4!~ inste cl ot ~~. In c.dd:ltion tho not uao eperato s tlill bo roquirodi> c (without no • ndod to provide that c.11 coal > ,7ith April let, to po.y month~ . ption) 26¢ por 100. CO ~ hazordouo pa.v rol l into tho !i\md, lrcxl wM.ch tlto nto.to 7roaouror- will anr,o to dofro.y tho coot or lltaatropho innumnce. r1r. Fey hno copioo ~ tho· bills , ancl the Stnto ~roaourer la H ncll.n~ out c.t an oo.rly eo:to to nll maployon na:,ndod ooplos of tha Aat, illlo tor your ini'omation. Ot.tgmal Slp.e(l EUGENE McAULJFFE • �, 1orkmen 8 compensation Act - 'Changes in ., ul~lIB~UW ~ID) -, MAR l 3 1925 t ~ . ~Etmt~l ~IANr.13£1! 20-122 1ook S-orings - li n.rch 12, 1925. rr, George 3 -Pryde: I return herewith drafts of various bills submitted to the rece nt 3 tate Legislature, received with yo11r letter of 1: aroh 9th. A.t prese Dt I am interested ouly in .:> ,.F. No. 69, Workmen' s Compensa ti on, and s .F. ll o. 71, Catastrophe Insurance Pr emium .b,und. !n this connection. r r. !'c4.uliffe states in the f1 rst paragraph of his letter of ll!arch 3rd that the present rate of 1~9~ will be contint1ed in force, v·hile draft of bill sho~-s 2%- It is my understanding "that the law as ftnally passed shov1s rate of 1½%• ' I �J -........ a ' f errl ng to- yonr letior of the 12t h in- 'ataus , File 20-122 r .agarding Comp nn ti<>n Act : . 1 _1iy understanding iD that the pr·. elit rate of li~ will continao. in t ore t but that we JJRWt co?Xtirul9 \o pe.y l i% Wlt:i_l our r eserve is 2$. That bl the u:· der- .abadlng I ~•~ from tallliJg with lrot_).fo.Aul1fte. . .... cla ... �.~L!;@~~W~fID ;, I J 19 /l.- "EffERAL ·., , • ~ .. 20:-122 Rook Springs - Maroh 16, 1925. - 7 tr, ~ t1liffe-, ""Rook Spri n gs : ✓ In oonneotion wi th the amended oompensation law. under the present rate this Company has n ot me.de any contribution to thA Fund for January or Febr11ary. and I do not think it v,1.11 be ~equirod t O make anr oontributi on for March. If the new l av.r goes into effec t on April 1st, ~ tdll 'Probably be required t o con t ribt1te e ight or nine thous!:.lld tollars in April and May in order t o bring the reserve up to 2% of our tatirnnted annual hazardous p ay roll, \~1th no 01ntribu t ions thereafter increases t o a oonaideruble extent. llltil the outpu.t Under the ne w la in regard to Catastrophe Inaurunoe f11nd, based on average pay rolls for the last five years, $ 6,767, 073·. 01, this Company "d. 11 be re quired to p ay yearly into the Catastrophe Insur- l!loe Premium ]1und , apn roxim at ely f; l4,417 .oo or an averag-e monthly t>aytent of ; 1200. 00 . In anti cip at ion of an increase in req11iren.:enta :for In- trial Inau..1:anas. and in line ~71 th yot1r suggestions th,q,t estimated lites and general exnenses be kept ap durin g the first part of the year, l - arranged to charge to Employer's Liabilit y Insurance, 6000.00 eaoh 1' J nua~y, Febru,u- i and March• In view of the small ou t put at present. ls atnot'l_,... t see~a very high but it will be de areased a ft er .\p ril let if \ ta found that the new r~tes do not warrant suoh a lar~e mon~bly lt~e • �1·· __ ;:·: .ffie).ops ,.~i· ... ta!& l ~_r:.1 ie. •:, Al.aNed• 9NV1~.thl fo'I'. 9&Jl"lett~ for- . ,_; • .: · tof.-11.J tll-~~ 'l'ae i ~ dlsi:ib11l1.J until ~~·to. ~Ctt-.i-~·- ·"- ~; thi- ~... bl.11·::.t.cp~o~t - lklth ;. ~ ,.-\~;j ;~· . tllt to. . • ~ . .!. • _ bwd. .,, . . -~ .t . . ... . up on :t~ ptt~ • :.r:.::. .. or "'1: . -ch -•r ,tlle e~ 1,.-· ~ - doc:to~. I ' • " uld Mt ,. . .VR-,1~·i,;•'ff ·: ~:J :.e r ,. _:. ~..; ~oa ly, th• w hllo~ ::. t.t!t bljud ' - -.,~~ l - 7,u , ; ' follow u~ - • ·u,_.ldu -, ~or •JOll• Of ~·~:~ : ,dtuu.tJ.oia · .5"~~- ~ . ·' -· doatof' Ot &.b9 lo to l , • oh 'Ulen . :i ~ doulrl i;)J" 111 u· : i nl"t I ,-,.ai, i.: -o,a ,_,., . ......... ..net -;nl:1 •• .... ~ �Rook Springs - Ma.rah '25; 1925. • Herewith copy of ~pensatton 1111 tor your records. th• Sta'\ I recei ved t hi s from C pons ~ion I.l part:nent whil in Cheyenne ~yllr.y. . -- --- / ~ - - Q', ~ l ..., olt '4 �Hanna, Wy o. Apri 1 2nd, 1925. )Jr, George B. Pryde: t Referri ng to your circula r lett er , antler du-te of Mar ch 25th, relative to paying doubl e Compense..t ion for c~se c oci1,g under the Compensation Act, with particular referen ce t o tho Ai1derton case at Ha nna. I do not feel the:t any bl £..me can be attached t o any one h ere, re gar ding • the Anderton case, a s we all kno w th &<t i·~ has boen a vei:r complicat ed case from the start, and I !tnow that Dr . Smit h UBe d ~is v e ry best judg!Ilent durin,;; the time he was here, both for t h e inter esto of the Compa ny and Anderton. Th e Mine Super - intendent !:!UE;t tak0 f ar g rant ed rtn!it ever t he Doctor says r ega rd i ng all cases and in cases such as ours wh ere t ho Doctors are hired 1:.1. nu. supported by the employees, it is r ee.sor.able to assUI!!e:: that he \'!ill g,i.ve the e@ployees th e benefit of the doubt, where Co~::,ensa.tion i s be i n ~ 9 !:ii d . We h1;..vc t 11e f ollo•uini; employees being pc:.id un- der the Compensation Act , and vie haye re quested our Doctor to make an examination, and report as to their being sufficiently recov-ered to work a t any gainful occupation, :/hen this repor t fa;; obtained, I v10'.1ld suggest tht-t the Cornpu.ny appoint a Doctor other than ths Canp Doctor t o ttlso mc:tk e an examination and render a report on !lis finiings • In t hi~ \Vr...y we will have a check on all m:..tters of Compensation Pllid, an::I will be able to det c.cmi. ne whc.t iB permanent partial di S ,.. oility' aritl perUent toti:i.l dia a.b ility. Martin Tomazin . Harry V,r ight. John Cailll)b ell. Joseph rial ton. Injured March 5th, 1923. u January 22nd , 192 4. 11 October 15th, l'j2~. 11 March 2nd, 1925. I Call your attention to the above cases to el· s o that some action can oe taken lDlin::.te any chance for complicatior~ such as has <: come up in the Andert on case• , t !10 ii;; nO\I in !'1e, vJill advise t n.:, Ca Wal ton t' Referring again to the Jm:~eph of b oth bones of the left leg ne Ro Pit .. , \b ""'-, suff€riue, from a c ompou.. d. fracture • vma:t the ulno ona can deterllllne ~t three i . • ncnes oel 0 .1 the knee• A.t this time d if £0 ,J.eath rre.y resul", ' te necessary, an out cO"'e De ~ Will be Amputation ri13-Y • 1 ·tt \ton· • le age. • �Will be 8lad to ha·1e your oui;..:;esti ons , as to the best course to follow· in the aooYc uentione d cas e . T. H. Sutler ( Signe d) �OFFICE DISTRICT COURT COMMISSIONER NOTARY PUBLIC AND STENOGkAPHER T. S. TALIAFERRO, JR. AND WALTER A. MUIR • ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW ROOM 5· 10 • ROCK SPRINGS NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING Apri l 4 , 1925 e i.r~r· . i.: . ii. J e f'fers , Jene rel lianager , ~ni on ? ac i f i c 3t ores . Roe~ Springs :, fyom i ng . Dear Si r : -Znclosed you will find a l etter fr om lv!r . Herbe r t V. L&cey , \°: hi c h a f ter you have read , wi ll you kindl y return it to me . Your s truly , �Cheyenne, Wy o., April 2, 1925. t:r , T. s. Taliaferr o, Jr., Rock Spr i ne;s , \'ly oming . Dear Sir : I have your letter of March 12th co ncerning wn ether the Union Pacific stores can agree with an injw·ed workman t o· f urnish merchandise and necessaries in anticipation of hr.vir€ th e State Trea surer's voucher turned over to the st ores . I am inclined to agree \n.th tha vari ous views which you expres s in your letter , includin '""' tha Virginian ' s Eidvico. In addition to what is stated in your letter , I fear that such a pra ctice would become general , and might lead to misunderstandi ng s, and · particularly. that we mi ght be charged wi th an intention of violati ng the law. St.¥:h In my opinion practice ought only t o be indulg e d in in exceptional cases, and t hat in thes e ca ses the opera.ting dep artmsrrt should take the responsibility and not the stor e deTJart ment. . In other wordf;l, the arrangement should be such so that t a e st ore department can cha r g e any losses wh ich it sustains by gi ving credi t i.n suc h c e.ses t o t h e operating depar tment. Yours vary t r uly, Herbert V• La cey ( Signed) G OP Y ------ �Rock Spri:np • April. -1, · 1925 ~ - )Ir. .~ I Eu.gene YoAulifte: thereto. I believe we ill be mon91,. ahead ~ ou.ses where. there is any evidence of m.al.ingering to get an outside: doctor , de, even if ve have =to P8;J tor and bave a 'joint inspect.ion . ihe ad I tional doc.torts Ser"'Y~Ce • ... ·1 undera d. aime rec~ivi»g Ur. Butler'"s let- ... , th&t John Campbell baa gone b-o.ck to i.mrk, ani I nope that . . ' an ex.amim.tion such as sugg ted by :ur. Butl~ will ~evelop the t preeent condition of Martin 'foma.zia, ~ i'rigb:t !lnd Joseph lal.toa;. ' Ob t... �• ' I . . . 1'!1th r.ter-$tl4e to your lot~v ot tho· 2nd 1•t!'ltit 111 &lQm,r to. u. . ti=. Gild report on the oou:U.tion ·est Uur- doe\or to •• ~: •1 an. ex tllaft \h& • . t .,· ~ loaep?i lrtuton. . 111, Hanf 111 1.t a do~ frMl Rawlim • ,or l:q-e ■ l l ~e-~fJI. 70\l-~M ~t. that '.rh1- doa\al" shotald he of 6 00£1. y, __ , • • ~l«m •d iood et.an~ :· • ..• -: bl enc~ cmn~ .b.ia report. ·t.- 7~ should be co=.p~8' _. t :· ltt.tl$ toortul taa _ bMauae 1tt t~ ·pre~ ! '7 \be 1n1 • ,n . ~ t.o 1>.r:olong ca~$ i nd . . . thea-e ld.ll I>."' -~ tend.a-, 4t n · ; •• .. p.&Y&11~ tre11 l _ estnblls ti . . Cor~e~\lon .. t• • ao t tni ~ t.o 'lf411>ri 011 t eso ••eclal ca.cos iii a . _,. thia dona .~ thout ddtly. It mgig be adviti~ :: ·t h~ 70n -~ - ·~! . ·, : t. . tha ~nt,. or po~cmt po.riial di.oabilitJ, fir • of ~ .:t tot.al . d1 . . . t i ll b tu can. ..... 0a the , - su- ot tb r r ort • .: should tako nt U1ty, 1 f ·thia . to close lAP-- these ,./ t 0811 yov,:. a"dton pQrUcularly io tho case of t.lartia • ~ - J ,...la. ,,. d~tor*s crlgl. • , r- 0~ ot ttocf.dent ,, da-;$11 ~ - .,;tit, 1923, •.••·· '- \k fel"l~ di db td.lltt a1d b• from throe to ~1,r; 1110nt.ll. tad la\a t1r0 yea,• . Ullle•. . . . •a.eUtnl 1a•tat , li, • - llU llto '• -xt • ., Uld~t~•lT• t -T~h_ has:•~i_. • • "• ..;•u~~ ff.6•• . ' __,..., __ - ~ 1 , •4Y1•1-I • • ..,. _,,... .• • ~"1 wotald iak• a~01l "• 'Ute ' 9 ~• •~ :- �- ' April_1, 1925. )Ir. T. s. Taliaterro, Jr ., Attorney at Law, Rock Spri~s t \fy~ng • Dear Sir : ........._, I am rsturning_ herewith letter \\hi~h you a'tttachad to your letter of the 4tlr instant to Kr. Jett~~s , ·am deoire to thank you for ths infor- ~ation. It is in line with hat I ha e al :ys ad-_ Tiaed. •• • Jettorla to do, as the ·l aw does not allow . ansation to us~ It they do it Tol:aultarily it is. all righ , bui no compulsion should .. ., be ll&ed.. Yours truly, cb �. ' . ,r tbb.t : , -:, 1e11 ·to . .. ...... i' ' ' · • '1. s. ~01,-.,r~o. Jr.- • ·' • �THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMP.ANY Rock Springs, Wyo., .4pr. 22 , 1925 Effective this date Mr. H. J. Harrington is appointed Supervisor of Compensation of The Union Pacific Coal Company. His duties will be to work in conjunction with attorneys T. S. Taliaferro, Jr., of Rock Springs, N. R. Greenfield of Rawlins, and Rober·~ Christmas of Kemmerer, in all matt.er pertaining to compensation, furnishing complete detailed reports to the above mentioned attorneys for their guidance in preparing claims !or compensation. Mr. Harrington will receive the co-operation or all Mine Superintendents in compiling information relative to personal injury cases coming under their several jurisdictions. Where personal injuries occur at any of the company's mines Mine Superintendents will prepare three complete statements covering same, forwarding one copy to the Vice President & General Manager, one copy to Mr. Harrington at Rock Springs, and one copy to the representative o! the Legal Department in whose district the injury may have o~curred. (sgd) George B. Pryde Vice President & General Manger Approved: ..lagd} .Jhgene McAuliffe Pre11ident �,/ / ld 81 to all doikod Ol.~moo.tlon " Oharl 'J..., ..:~_) f lnoludi • the foU(ffl'lltitl_ at Ito.rm l Anderton Il\;Jwed ft ffY .q •peoS. 1 ttontlon at an D&·00t11f>Or 19, 1921 "" oh 5, 1923 ff ght " -,,y 22. 1004 Oot r 1s. 1924 J. .ph W alton I ll1h rou would lao go r the rooorda and look into b.tlar d ~ 4 - . at othH• m.lnta • 11'0Uldng .... In lntiudual tile, t. t 1n ao th t t taoh ubject o 1 tanoe you t h fi . 11 relato. t.o but one penon .i,. OrigineJ.Sfsne4 EUGENEMcAULJFFE �,, , -~ - ' - • Roe k Spril'lSG - _; ;_-1 Mny 19, 1925 . - I ....... Kr. r. L. 1.toOarty: I um o.ttach ing herew.l th letter from Ur; Taliaferro whi ch ~ self take ihio form to Dr. xplanatory. \'iieh you would ' . bogu.t ·und usk him to !:iUbmit it . - to JO\l in all co.&c:J betoro sending it to the C.om);,ensa..,· '\ion De rt. _nt . 14g .:1 condition ot tho injured porson. otheroie e. y~u bnve nQ o.otbod of knau- - ... 4-b • •....- �T. S. TALIAFERRO, JR. AND WALTER A. MUIR ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Room 5-10 Rock Springs National Bank Building Rock Springs, Wy oming. May 16, 1925. Mr, George B. Pryde, • Vice President 2:l.nd General Manager , Union pucific Goal Company , Rock Springs, Wyoming. Dear Sir: I m.sh to call your attenti on to the enclosed surgeon 's report. You wi ll r erneuber t hat I h~d this form ma de up so that there should be co-ordi nation between the camp sur ge on and the cine superint endent , in order tha:t no claim could be made by any or the parties, that action was -taken by the court or by the att orneys, or now , by the supervisor, without full knowledge of the facts; while on the other han d, none of these officials could claim know that they di d not/the cases i;1ere malingering. ·Mr s. Eme ry informs me thb.-t a nwnber of these reports, not submitted to themine superintendent, come from the mines at Rock Springs, especially from the surgeon here in question. This for your information and correction, if you agree With me. Yours truly, T. s.Tali~ferro,Jr. (Signed) l'ST/E COPY �, i \ '- :r. Ell no IJcAiuiffe : Her et1itu liflt of ·.oompon::,ut.ion ) cuues at,. Hu ma, turnished wo by Ur. Hurrington• . ~ aendine; t.hia inlor.m ion tor -yo files. to• 1 • ·peeial exomim:1.tion of oarl.r.d.n .oen wno JflX¥ be c· al.1.ngeriq; . 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X W'J·1· . • ,. ··~ tbat ~. eoon ttf-1 l~ la -®~o~ to do L, "' ••o ot • ~~ . , • I " t, �Cha.rJ.ee Anderton. Injured Hanna llinesa • December 19th 1921. Thi s case has been closed b~ order of award filed Ap ril 22nd 1925 , .Am ount $2 , Boo·.oo, to The Fii"et Na tional Bank of Hanna, Guardi an of Charles Anderton . A fur ther orde r of award dat ed April 24th 1925 , .N.nount $4 , 000 .oo, to The Firs t 1rational Bank of I~nna Gua rdian of min or children of Charles Anderton . Both awards were f or Pe rmanent Total Disabil ity . The n:.'Ji?O intrnent of guardian for the Ande rton award of $2~ 80 0 . 00 was a g ood mo ve a s, i t is genera lly unders to od around Hanna, that b oth Anderton and his wife a re very improvident and had the amount of award been turned over to them in a. lurap sum , with n o restr i cti on s, it would onl y have be en a matt er of a short time until they be came County char g es . Dr. Finch, Camp Surg eon , ha s hopes that a futher operation on Anderton ' s in j ured limb wi l l be s uccessful,t o the extent t hat the patient will be abl e to get around with the help of a cane or crutche s and take advantage of the Occupat-i onal Training now offered by t h e state. Th e Hanna Loacl of the U.ll .W. of A. have agr e ed wi th t he doctor to defray the exp ense of this operat ion by a s,ecial a ssessmen t. The t ot al auount of cost of this case, inclusive of various c oncessions mad e by the company to Anderton, was $ 13,072. 80. I am atta ching itemised statement of a ll p ay~ ents from the Industria1 Insurance Fund a1ong w ith state:.nent of vaiue of free rent,1ight and water during the time he was drawing cooipensa~ion for Temporary Tota1 Disabi11ty. �:r~ t..a.~,;--o ~ Dece~ber - .1.rie e . - 1 9 th 1 ~2 1 The fo11owing are a.raounts and period of pay-~ents to Anderton from the Industria1 Insurance Fund. May 17th 1922. 4 months Temporary total disabilit~@ ~20.00 ner month May 23rd 1922. Pennanent partial disability. (loss of leg) - - -·- - - - - -·June 10th, 1922 '1 emporary Total Disa.bili ty 11 June 28th, 1922 11 u 11 Se-pt. , 1st, 1 9 22 11 11 11 Oct. , 3rd, 19 22 11 u 1 Oct. , 2tsth, 19 22 11 11 11 11 Dec. , 4 th, 1922 Dec • .,29th, 1Q22 -- - · ~ -- - 11 Feb,,Jrd,1 -) 23 11 -.r 11 11 1iar.i 7th , 1923 11 11 Mar.,27th, 1923 11 11 Apr., 20th, 1923 }:lay 3 1St I 1923 June 29th, 19 23 Jul. , 28thi 19 23 Sept. , 6 th, Oct., 3rd , Nov., 1st, Dec. , 3rd , 19 23 1923 19 23 19 23 nec •• 26t.n 2 1923. Feb., 1st, 1924 1:~ar. , 1 at, 1 924 Mar. , 25th, 1924 April 30th 1924 11ay 24th, 1924 Jun. , 24th , 19 24 Aug., 9th, 1924 "llar. • S't.11» 1 9 25 11 11 11 11 . 11 II 11 11 11 11 11 " 11 " 11 11 11 11 11 n • II 11 11 11 11 " " " 11 "11 11 11 11 " 11 11 11 Jan •• 23rd. 1925 11 II 11 11 Se:p. , 19th, 19 24 Ovt.,25th, 1924 Dec., 3rd. 1924 nee. 1 2.{)th, 19?..-:+ 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 " 11 11 11 11 11 u " " " 11 n 11 11 " " 11 11 11 Apr.,30th, 1925 Permanent Total Disibility Aoril 24th 1924, Order of Award for ::iinors Total .collected from fnd., Insurance Fund .A.n aerton account -at -Hanna· Store, charged to HawJ.a Ni11.es, ~ine account ll.o• ..;:;.•3.~6..:.2_ __ Ranna Mine accounts > charged to P&L, in November 1923, for Rent,Light & Water& Coa1 Jan •• 1st,1 )22 to and including November 1923 Un~a~~ ba1ance ~an 1st 1922 nav~mber , 1 Co 1 • ~ree rent, :u 1i 360.00 1,200.00 9.0.00 90.00 90.00 9.0 .00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90 .00 90.00 90.00 90.00 9.0.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 90. 00 2,800.00 4, 000.00 11.240.00 1,202.10 280.00 7,78 a 3.50 TOTJl.:L 339.aO �·L zina 19.23. l!.. ;:I.nee. Fr~n what I can learn about this caoe the injured man is, and has been for some time :past, in condition to resume work at a gainful occupation. The only trouble he appears to have at present is soreness and a slight drain in the center of the old scar. This trouole is, no daubt, caused by chafing of artificial limb. Think that it would be uell if we were to have Tomazin present himself to a dininterested ~urgeo~, at either Cheyenne or nawlins, for examination as this is a case where it appears as though the workman in taking advantag e of the Industrial Insurance Fund. Tomazin has drawn to date from the Insurance Fund a total of $2,350.00: $ 1,200.00 for permanent partial d i sability in addition he has also drawn $1,150.00, in monthly pay.ments, for temporary total disability which two runounts ill.alee up the above total. There is a question enters here on which I am not informed, Is the Industrial Insurance Fund liable for :payment of monthly compensation, 'for temporsry total diaabilityi during the period required by the stump to become hardened and accuBto~ed to the artificial limb,and is the Fund liable for co~pensation for loss of time or earning power through complications ariseing from the use of an artificial limb? If not,we should resist any further payments to Tomazin unt11 he is examined as above. �Harry w.ri.ght. Injured at Hanna Uines. january 28th 1924. Dr.Finch is still of the opinion that this patient, while he has been discharged from further treatment, is :=suffering from a permanent total dieibility. In his le tte r of April 7th 1925 Dr.Finch classifies this injury at ab out ,0% p ermanent disability. On April 22nd 1925 in writing further of this case Dr., Finch states that "He is suffering from a condition" "that will be a permenent disability and will laeve" "him impaired for the rest of his life". Mr.Wright has collected,to da,te, from the Industrial Insurance Fund $ 1,012.50 for a temporary total disability, and the probability is that these monthly payments will cont inue, as in the Anderton case, until such time as they reach a total equal to the amount allowed for pennanent total disability, after which a further claim may be filed for p ermanent total disability. After our exnerience with the .Alllderton case I think it would be well for us to have Ur . Wright examined by a disinterested surgeon as to his physical condition, and a further exrunineation by Dr.Strader to deter...nine if there has been any improvement, or if there is liable to be any improvernent, in the "double vision" condition. After getting reports from the different doctors we will then have something to case our fig u·tt:s on :for settlement. �Tony E a rv and ~a. a t H a nna. lVI :l.ncs. Injured llaJI 8th 1924. Barvandakie wa s injured May 8 th 1924 in the f ollowing manner "Vf. aile picking coal a piece :f l evr and struck him in the eye " Emp loyers report cr:f' Accident fil ed L1ay 24th 1924: Voucher for $25 1.6 1 for teri1:pora:i;y t otal disability was mai l e d, by the Cl e rk of Court , to Barvandakis on Oc t ober 16th 1924 . Thi s worlonan, when reporting to Dr .Finch f or treatment , did not advise the doct or of any previous inj ury,and Dr.Finch was not ac qua inted with this fact until advised some time later,by Dr.Strader,that Barvandakis had this s~ue eye injured in 1918 while s erving in the Gre ek Anny . I t app ears as though Barvandakis intends t o bas e his claim for l oss of vision, which clain1 h e filed in October 1924 with the c;erk of the court of Carbon Coubty, on a letter from the commis s ioner of Immigration , in repl y t o Barvandakis ' inquiry , regarding conditi on of the workman 's eye s at the tL~e of his admis s i on to this c ountry . Dr . Finch c ould n ot s tate t h e characte~ of the e xamination g i ven the eye s of immigr ants, but he is of the opinion tha t they were examined only for c ontag ious disease. Have writ ten the Comruissioner o:f Immigration at '!Jew York a s kin g furthe r information regarding this examination. 1n his report to the court.regarding thiscase, Dr. Strader SA.ya "It is extre1nenly doubtful if' the parti cle of coal which the man got into the eye 'had anything to do with the loss of vision.In my opinion the loss of vis i on is entirely due to oJ.d changes in the vi t reous, and the vitreous are in all probability due to the old war injury". In view of the fact that Dr. Stra der does not think that this loss of vision was due to injury rece i ved in our mines, we should resist any further awards ~f any kind,to Barvandakis as it begins to look a; hough ~the workman was imp osing on us. �A. John Carapbel.l.. Injured in Hanna Mine. October 15th 19g4. Ca~pbell has been discharged by the doctor as fmlly recovered. Min e c1·erk advises that Campbell begun work on April 6th 1925. �John Pickup. Inju~ed at Hanna Mines Dec.,12th 1924. Dr. Finch advises that X-ray examination shows complete union of the broken bones in the foot, but that natient still complains of pain in the foot and as far up as the kBee. Patient ,did not want splint removed. - This case should be sent to disinterested surgeon, as soon as possible, for examination as workman is drawing $90.00 per month, monthly compensation, from tile Industrial Insu:cance Fundfor temporary total disability, Workman has drawn, 't:l date, $360.00 from the fund and seems well satisfied \'{i th the present arrangement therefore the suggestion for an early examineation by outside doctor. �D.Hironga. Injured at Hanna Mines December 24th, 1925. Dr. Finch has di scharged this case as completely recovered. ' Mine Clekk advises the Hironga started work on March 16th 1925. �Matt Wrijola. Injured at Ha nna Mines February 27th 1925. Patient discharged by doctor on account of com~lete recovery. Mine Clerk advises that Weijola started work on ~ arch 23rd 1925. �Joseph Wal.ton, Injured at Hanna Mines. March 2nd 1925. On accou...."'lt of the advanced age of Walton, 68 years, Dr. Finch i s of the opinion that the chanc e s a.re very remote of the fractured bones ever mak ing a comp lete and serviceable union, and h e has l ittle doubt but that this will be a case of p ermanent total disab i lity. Walton is married, No children, which entitles him to $ 60.00 per month, a t present , for temporary total disabili t y. The doctor reports thatvhi s pa tient has shown a marked improveraent , ...i.'.: the past week, and app ears . t o be getting stronger, eats heartily and sleeps well. It would be well perhaps to allow this case to run along for a period, of say six months, a nd if at the end of this p eriod he does not show a marked irn~rova~ent we could have an exarainatioa made- with a view to final settlement. �George Cotaifakis. Injured in Hanna Mines. February 2nd, 1925. Discahr6 e by doctor on account of complete recovery. Mine Clerk advises that Cotsifakis started work liarch 9th 1925. �Thomas Cook. Injured in Hanna Mines. Fet,.,13th 1925'. Dischar ge d by doc tor on account of complete recovery. Mine Clerk advises that Cook started to work on March 9th 1925 . �George Anderson. Injured in Hanna Mines. March 12th 1925. Discharged by doctor on account of complete recovery. Wa r told he could return to work on April 23rd 1925 but has not, as yet, reported. �Heber ?Jorrie. Injured in Hanna Uines. March 24th 1925. Discharged by doctor on account of complete recovery. Mine Clerk advises that Uorris started to v,ork on April 2nd 1925'. �Oscar Salo. Injured in Hanna Mines April 3rd 1925. Discharged by doctor on account of complete recovery. Mine Clerk advises that Salo started work on April 21st 1925. �Joe Maxson. Injured in Hanna Mines. April 6th 1925. Discharged by doctor on account of complete recovery. • Mine Clerk adYiaes that Maxon started to work , April 15th 1925. • �RECEIVED JUN 1 G' 1925 GENERAL ~~MtR 9-1245 Rock Springs - June 1~.., , 19 25. ur. Geo. B, Pr y de: It has be en our -practice to report to the Workmen's Compensation Department. the mana~er and chefs at the Cll.lb Hotise as b eing engaged in hazardorts occupations for the reason that at times they are en-gaged in slicing or cutting maats. Hazardous occupations are described in the law as those in wh ich "from the nature, oonditions or means of prosecution of the work therein, requires risks to the life and limb of the workman .•, I am in doubt as to whe ther the occanati ans r1entioned should be considered qnd reported as hq7.4rdous. '"Ti 11 you kindly lP t me have your opinion of this matter at your .early conveniero.e, �Mr. Fronk Ti.J.lmirc: - Your ?-•124S; l.Sth instant: ! cmmot help but believe that '-8 . ehoul.d oo·ntilluo to cari-y the chet and· WLUll.gor Gt '\ho Club aouso on the huaiu-do ~tovo ber list. '_fhey are injW'Y muy be su.otuined very ennly. 1;• b1oure all of our btltobora and • • • • . I • ~ _I L..: or the _opi.nia~ t'hfl.t .·o ot1ould o~inuo to ·- o ry lbe chef an.d ell.Dagel' of the Club House on ibe "baa dol.l . lia:t as heretofore. ~ Ori;!io etl .~\}!nrd: GEORGE B. PRYDE • ob j \. �.,,._~tlV JUN 1 8 192 June 18.1925. l:r• Arthur ·Ca~ve rley. Asst• Depllty . ree.surer, Che Ye ruii'e, J~ng • / _,,/ Sir: I arn in re oe i"l'J t of you.r letter of Jane 17th, advising that this o ':t!l-pany was delinquent undor the •1rorlonen ' 8 Compens gti on Act f0r t he m,:,nt h of l!ay. -· nnr pay roll state ~ents and voucher covering payment to the ~·orkrnen ' s Comp ens~1ti on Fund for May ·were de- layed for a fe w days on ao c:; ount of investigation of certain emnloyes carried on pay rolls. 9 tatf:lT!:ent s and vot1cher are being sent to y o11 t oda.y and I trust yon can see your T5'8.Y clear to overl ook this delay. It is the d est re of this c CJI:;"ailY to comply ~romptly v;ith all state req~1ir ements and to cooperate with lOIU' offi oe and oth Er offi oes of the State in fnrniehing in- formation required by law. Yours trLtly, . fUM( TAU lllf • · ; !' I .. I Cc.. r. , ,, · • /2~~-«~'·. • . .. Geo.B.Pryde, V .Pres. &Gen 1 -. gr ~ Andi tor �Rook Sn~!.-nao ... , .i.'""O J n.V\ft 2~, 192~;) 0 .:. -H~· .~.~h ~ttor from · ' • -MoAulifte g!lr.:·.• ." rtp()l"to . Botcr~ doing an~inu ubc,,~ thil , I would liko t O c.t is cue C ·the 1~ t fN:" vi.th ytJJ. Jo tnu .. we nny dacido Juet .wbnt ~~•• •.M.aAul1tte • Origlns.1 Siped: GEORGE B, PRYD[ .. ... ,,. �Omaha - June 20, 1925 . ?Jr. G. B. Pr yde : I vrish you would arr~ri.ge with I\Ir . Harrington to prepare two c opi 3s cf p:... st general rep ort·s n~de by him re ga. rdi:rig specific injury cases , fon•;arding t o oa , thereafter sendiris two copies of additional general r eports E4S. ma.de by him from time to tir:1e . . r wish t o file one copy \7i th the Le Jal Departr.1e11t , rcta ining the other in my file. You will under stand I do not ,1ant co pies of ordinary correspondence, simply the results ~f his investigations of specific ::iajor ca~:es with , of cow·se , f oll cw- up reports on the same cases, e.g., iihsn he looks into a case reportin 6 special medical examina~ion desirable , we should h& vc copies of tile special report as '.1ell as further d.isp Obi ti on ms. de t hBr eef t er. Eugene 1fc11.uli ffe ( Signed) - COPY �~rrrrvr 0 0 FF ICE DI STR I ! :,..C.O.!!JUill·~i,l,W.5i&LQi!i£.2.~ NOTARY PUB . S. TALIAFERRO, JR. AND WALTER A. MUIR ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW • C JUL 1 4 1925 GENERAL MANAGER 'I':" ROOM 5·10 ROCK SPRINGS NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING July 13, 19 2°5 0 Union Paoifio Coal Com_pany , Kmrnerer Coal Com.pany , 11:~eath Coal Company , Ce~tral Coal and Coke Co. , colony Coal Compa ny , Gunn-Quealy Coal Co • , Lion Coal Co., Rock Springs Fue l Co., superior-Rook Spri ngs Coal Co. ?remier Coal Co. Hanna Coal Co., ~ ock Springs, Wy oming Xe.m:111erer, Wy omi ng . Ro ok Springs, Wy oming Rock Springs , Dines, Wy oming . ~ueal y , Wy-oming Blai rtown ,Rock Springs South Superior , Wyo. Superior , iy oming Superior, Wyomi ng. Hanna , Wyoming. Gentl emen: - Pl ease ins t ruc t y our mi ne s uperintendents not to anrmer Quest ion 16t now appearing on t he Employer's Rep or~ of !C(lident in c om~)ensat i on c ase s. We have concluded that it is unwise for the empl oyer to a n swer thi s -iuestion in any case, This for tha reason t hat i t !flay e ff ect the ·statute of limitations as contained in t he 1925 a mendment to the Compensation Law. I would appreciate it if you wo uld see that inst rue ti ons are given to all 00ncerned 80 that this question will be unanswered on all the reports ' hi0 h We make he re after. Yours truly, ...... �_R-ECEIVEo" JUL 1 3 1925 GtNERAL MANAGER • i LJ , :t entlon t ) Qties •to erro Jin o l .,eariDG on the r plo • l'UMl'IA•i« of Aooiuen.t in oompen·o atloa oas a. r, ba:re 0011 lu4ed tbat 1t t.a unw 11,tatt~n in mq ~- :., 16 now tor th em.pl fbir for the ·:renson tbs r to enmre-r tbio it :, affect eonta1!1 ~• Ul the 1925 t1on Iatr • I uoul4 , pp Uo111 are g1ven to all oo it 1~ you r,oul c, that his question. 111 be un• Pntlfl c;, wbioh see that inatruo- • utt1\ittM1 .;11uNt.u KE.RBERT V, LACEY 1 �.,.. - Q ..' . ... •• . • Orr,daJs._.: &EORGE·a. PRYDE -. • �'Do oay ·- nO"II. •'P•O~'l-y 9-r.,..,_,,r.---4 ••rw"\ce. \'1 c1c.l·un· -c.ero,,,\.c.o an•"'W'o'I" 't:.'he 9u.1""9~e.e. Nlght Roc k Springs - J ul y 21 , l925 . .l!;ueene 1.foAulift e , Omaha. , .Nebr . 'U-42 • '.Till arra.nge to ho.ve Harri ngton there Friday. morning . Geo . B . Pryde . B-2 44 . • ...,.'-'-'- �RECEIVED JUL 2 2 1925 GENERAL MANAGER On.aha - July 20, 1925. Kr, G, B. Pryde: Yours of July 13th on question 16, Employer's Report of Aooident: Will you please oblige me with copy of the blank. �Roek Spr:\i ~s - July 22, 1925 . f ;mne !JcAulit !e: • •llerewi th copy ot Empl oyc- ' a Repcrt or Aec ·dent, us raqaeutsd \Ji your letter at July 20th . - cla I .. • �RECEIVED JUL :3 l 1925 GENERAL MANAGER Cha.ha .. July 27, 1925. Jlr, G. B, Pryde: General Solicitor Loomis handed me attaohed memorandum, dated July 25th, relative to compenaa.tion matters. Unless you see some substantial objections to the suggestions made by Mr, Loomis, I would be glad to see same carried out. llndly advise me. CC-Kr • H• J. Harrington �At confer noo with ur. JI rrington. Compensation SUPttvl or for the Co l Company, in llir. Looml • off'io , :ult 24th, Yr. Harrington explained the procedure follo e4 ln ho.nd11ng cl tms under the Wy ming Comp n and the records pt of such oo. ea . In the ! • ~in the l!'lethod 11 now in of handlil'l6 theae matten force, and the records k pt . taotor,; but the follo ing eugge tion 1. t1on L ·, ppe r to be sat:ll• wer .r:nad : That th! Dep rtmen should be in closer touch With those cl im 11111 be consider 4 which ha ;,.J I reache4 a a tage where. the7 oontea ted oae a in court , w1 th the P111lbility of rip ning into a :rious la suite ; nd with thte ln Tie•• ancl in or4 r that •uch oasea might be O&rtled on the Omaha Law Depal" nt ts docket, it was IUggeated that :. r. '11arrl neton include all such onees on 1 •IJ>a;r.ate sheet of Form 11, • Report of corn.pensation Cai•• • !be Union Pe.ctf'ic Coal Company, P•ndins During the !.~onth. •t ..,,, " , which report ls now being ,.,JS.de each month. '114 ••nt to 2. r. McAulitt• and this oft t.ce . In Tiew or the taci that under the statute \bi lllplo7e bu ■ix month• from date of the accident to t11, a ala•t til•t a :repor\ of acoident .ua , when he ha• no v 'ltata '••nt7 dqa of the date of the accident , and baa ....... nthe to file a ola:lnt when ha hal tile4 • reporl ot .I �the ccldent within t ·uen ty d roro 11 hould ha.ve a n • i t tra,s augge ed that . ddi t i -o nal column he ded , " Date Jllploye•s Accident Report i'iled " , the date of such filing in th.a t column \0 be aho 3. hen e!nl)loy tiles such r eport. It was also sugg ~stod that column on Form 11 head.14, •comp ns tion Cl aimed ' , should s ho no t only th amount of' the oompen s ti n clai med , but the date when 1 t wu claimed, nd the eolumn heading «moul d be changed to read, • Date Compenoation Cl imed, 4. Mr. Loo i s a4Tl■abili ty ot d Amount." ucgested to !tr. H rington the going to the offi c s of the Clerk Dl1trlct Courte wh ere compens ion J:lfl.tter of are p ndlng , at least once ach month and ch ck up his re co Na with thoee of the District Court Cler: • It appear that b. !allat rro ia now doing thi , but 1 t is Dr. Loomis' 14• that Kr. H rington ehou1d rel ieve : • Tal iaferro or thte work ao far as possible . 5. 0011•lder JJr. Harrington states that he. would further the matter of getting up soae fom. ot annual report of Coai C pany compeneation caaea with comparative table• Of taae, handled.• amount• P id out• etc, somewhat sim11" to a &ratlTe state ente in annual ~eports ot th • General- . lolf.ottor •. Union Pacif"ic R 11roacl Company , but in lese 4eta11. •r. Barrington ia keeping a ncol'd on card•• of all le\ten taken 1~ all Coal Comp&nY comp naa tion olalM • which ' correapond.a to th• docketll of th• General Solicitor '-•11.111 Railrcuut _na.11•• It wae •uggd ted to him thai �a ,omewhat different or more elaborate form of record might be nece 8 s ey as to those cases which re eh the dignity of• contro rted claim in court , r quir ng handling by the attorneys, ln ord r to properly show all action taken f.n oourt• -on euch cases . llr. Loomia instructed thl'.t the monthly reports of the Coal Compal'\Y co?D.J)ensa tion ca.sea, heretofore mad , should be gotten together and b9und in to annual voluzm,a. n.c.n . �Suggested Amendment to Form 11 ~ . . •• Date :ts Last Step Taken and •• General •• De.te : 1)1.te • :Com.penCompenEmployee's: All Steps Taken • •• Character: or of :sation sa.tion • •• Accident Durin~ Month of red •: Injul"Y' •• • :Disputed?: Claimed • Report •• .an • Injury •• •• and " • Filed • • Amount • • Date • Remarks •• l • 1925 • • ~ • 1/12 : Employee's Yes 1-3025 • 1-16-26 :Sprain of ,. : Accident 1,one• : 1-10•25 $500 • :Lumbar : Report filed 11 : :Kusoles : with Clerk or • • • ~ Court. • • •• . ~ . . . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . !!ore.ndum: When claim is disputed by employer and claim for compensation hta been «.:1ed by Emplayee with the Clerk of Court, it is to be deemed 'oont••ted court case and .is to be separately listed with other contested OoUrt; caaes • • �Rock Springs - July 31st, 1925 . Memo to Mr. Pryde : In regard to memo from General Solicitor Loomis herewith attached, beg to suggest that under Paragraph 2, Section 5, PaE;e 2, wherein l-'r . Loo mis suggest s " a somewhat different or more elaborate form cf record might be necess ary", I believe that the record can be made all that is desirable by indicating the file reference of the controverted claims on ?!r. Harringtons card record, of all action taken in all Coal Company compensation claims. Complete record would then be in the general file ~hich the Supervisor of Co~pensation keeps, and the card record would form the ready reference. Enc. ab �I ' \ Ori,rbl&l s;ped: , GEORGE B, PRYDE V ·- �RECEIVEDII ( AUG 1 J 192S _ GENERAL MANAGER Omaha - .August 17, 1925. Jb'• G. B. Pryde: On the recoJIDnendation of Mr. Loomis I have prepared and submitted the following form of notice, which has also been approved by Mr. H. v. Lacey, and which should be reproduced in mimeograph and copies posted at mines and mine offices where employes may see same. I would suggest also that you send me six copies so that I may formally address Secretary Morgan relative to same, the purpose that of in- au.ring a complete compliance with the made. so that no after complaint may be �Rook: Springo, lfr-r,rain• (J>t\ ) . ..., . ol !he tfnlon Paoltio Coal (l(npany will at all timem attempt to ,attprd the i~tero ta o~ i ta •ploye in. , -1tton rl • ttull.y due th6t4 under tho ffo haffl'Or, the 1• ill \:1"11~ly binding nli lta IIIPloye ~ing tor thODl all oomon C•pe upon both the Campall)' and and the court which admini tor l14I:10 • no •plo),e will be 9 pr1on 2 1916, relatS.w to o 11 To tho end that d ot hie ri ht by roe.son ot the tat.lure of prl tooovo1 to O.Oa1Pl1' w1th the term baa paragraph (8) , tion 14w, otion 4326, tor OOZ!U>OM or the Act, . pter 124, s quote ion Lan ot ty, ng, ions pl! :tion thallbe Vtllid or claim tor OGa:Denaatlon enforce le and no order ot o.n.r4 IJh l be i:tad un1 1e nn pplloation or cl&.dm i• filed bf the S.nju.Nd r or oOCJOon on bu behill with the Cler or the Di trict court in the oountY' wh reln •uoh aooident ooourred w1thin aix montba after the 481 upon Which the injury ocourre4, unle1 the mplaye 'a report ot aoo1dont 11 fil d wlthin the pro14ribecl p0rio4 tor ft.ling an •ploYN'• report ot aoo.ldent, in vlt;oh oaae the period of limltation .itall be nine montha. * • • "'10 All •ploye• are requeated to 1ee that their •pplioJtionl 111 llled ao per tol'ml ot the prori.•t.oll quotod. H.J. Jlanlngton, superrt.aor ot caapm1att.on• �1 . . ) I 1 • . OriJ!'lnal Si~: Gi:ORGE B, PRYDE • •• �Rock Spr~ngs, Wyoming, .. ' . August 19, 192 5, . . ., . Sub,i ect to the Wo rkmens 9onme:n~ation Law• The Union _Paci~ic Coal Company will .. . . . at.. all times at- tempt to s~~eguard ~he interests _o f its ~mp~_o y.e es in securing for them. all Com. . compensation rightfully due . them under . the Workmens . ,. pen~a~ion 1aw, . how~ver. the law is equa~ly binding alike upon both the company and its employees and the courts which administer same. To the end that no employee will be deprived of his rights by reason of the failure of any person whatsoever to comply- with the terms. of the Act• we quo-te from paragraph ( 6) , Section 4326, Chapter 124, Session Laws of Wyoming, 1925. relative to claim for compensation: 11 , .... no application shall be valid or claim for· comi:,e~sat'ion enforceable and no order of award shall be made unless an application or claim is filed by t1:e 'in_jured _wor1:<=-.t man or someone on his behalf with the Clerk of the Il:-st: 10 C~urt in the county wherein · such acciden~ ~ccurred wi thJ.n six months after the day upon ·which the 1nJury occurre~, Unless the emoloyee' s report of accident is filed wi th1 n the.prescribed. period for f~ling an emp~o;ree'~ report o~e a:cident, in · which case the period of limitation shal 1 nine months n •• All employees are requested t6. se~ t1=at th~ir applicat· ions are filed as per terms of the provision quoted. Geo B. Pryde, 1 Manager . • Vice J?res~dent & Genera H J. Harringt·on, • . supervisor of compensation. �Rock. _SpriJ'.Cll - Aug. 19 1 1925• . Herem.th six copies of w.mGo- grap BJtice , in accqrdanco •......th your re of tba l 'Ith instant . \ cb G\ . �.,, . ' • "· . \. .l;eltea.'1lU1: ~. J. ~. Std.t h 1 4 r11. . �\ ,, .,, '· • I .... ._, .. • I r· . ~ ~-'' 4 ~-. -. ~ - ...::=..~·· .. ..·;.o ~, J. - .. . • ~ e • . • • �Rock Springs - August 21st ,. 1925 k'°• ueo. B. Pryde : Your circular of 19th inst. with copies of notices, quoting section of new liompensation Law. Have posted notices ·this date, one each on bulletin boards, 2, 4, '{ and tl Mines, one at liompany Store, one in Mine Office, one i.tl lilchine Shop, one No. 2 Dump and holdin~ one on file. .. I ' I . �~eliance - Aug. 21st 1925. r.:r. George .8 • Pryd c • '1'his is to advise you that notices quoting the new compensation law have been posted conspicuously a.t the following places, Mine Offic e - store - Post Office and Pool Hall also at t he mout h of the mine. today. 'l'!lor.e notices were posted �Megeath - August 22, 1925 RECEIVED A'.,, U;_i 2 4 ]925 Mr. Geo. B. Pryde: GE~E~AL MANAGER This will acknowledge receipt of copllles or notices to the effect that injured workmen mu.st file claim for compensation or have claim n:ade by some one for them. Wi sh to advise that the 6 copies of this notice have been framed and posted at the following places: l - Front of ?Jine Office (Outside) 1 - Win ton Store (Inside l' l - Winton Pool Hall (Inside) 1 - No. 3 Mine (ManWay) 1 - No. 7 Mine (ManWay) 1 - Machine Sb.op (Outside) we are retaining a copy of this ~vife for our files. · �er, George• B. Pryde' Please be ad~ised that notices relati"fe Collpenaa.tion Law, reoei"fed at this office on Au~et 2lat, was posted in the following places on Au~st 26th. company store. 1 oopy. Amuaement Hall. 1 " liillikena Store. 1 Poat Office. 1 " " Ko 2 l!ine. 2 copies. !lo 4 Uine. 2 Bath Houae No 4 Mine. 1 copy. ft �Superior Wyomi ng 2,1925. I.Ir , G90 • B. Pryde : Her ewith list of pl a ces and da tes that the n otices rega rdin g the n evi Compensat ion Law have been posted. September l ,1SJ25 . B Ma.nway ,., 1t " V D E It It ft Store Post Off ice Hospital Dru g Jt or e Amu s ement Hal l Uni on Hall 1.!in e Off ic e , August 31 ,1925 . !f "1J ;:ieptember 2 , 19 25 . rt �Rock Springs - Septemb_e r 8, 1925 • Mr. G. A. Brown: Referring to your memorandum regarding not ices quoting Compensation Law being posted at different places around the mines and mine buildings: I note that you did not state that one of these notices had been placed in the Mine Office. If not, then this should be done at once. Mr. Brown: One of the notices had b in the Mine Off ice • Same was on list by mistake. Geo • A. Brovm AM Cumberland, Wyo., cb Sept. 15th,1925. cific coa' n. ~,...,e:.o Re:,o c.r 9 au.P.,. t-l e:. �September lat, 1925 notic_es quoting Compensation Law which makes it mandatory for the injured workman or someone else, in his behalf, to file a claim for oompensation with the C~erk of the District Court were posted at the1£ollowing places: Mouth of liO. 1 Mine Mouth of 1~o. 2 lfine Mouth of llo. 2 so. Mine No. 1 store Post Office c.c. to Ur. George B. Pryde �I All ·":a~ Gt il\Jw.t. r llr. Butler: In line with our COllYeraati on, plea& e Uli-ke a l"1quest for compe113ation for Vr. Hughe• in accordapce with our &graemant cb ( �RECEIVED SEp 25 1925 Cmaha - September 23, 1925. Mr• G. B, Pryde: Confirming our conversation September 21st: When men employed on a monthly basis, who are not members of the United Mine VTorkers Union, receive injuries disqualifying them from service and which automatically bring them under the terms of the Compensation Act, the usual report of the accident should be made and claim made for compensation by the individual, you to determine the amount of oompensation paid by the State, continuing to pay the individual so injured the dif'f'erence betvreen the amount of' compensation received or payable and his previous monthly salary; this arrangement to continue tor three months from date of injury, after which any case requiring further determination should be submitted for consideration and disposition. �' )Ir . . Eugene. rJcAulif.te: . Yours of' Sepl.er$cr 23rd, 't'e. m:du,g the 1>ntbly ·.1uon t · ~u ~e not Clambers of t be United Jlino \"iorkei·~ Uni l1 coming undeJ;" the Compensution /1.ll Gupm-int.endant.s ha'fe been ·c1r- c rized: to tui~ at!ect am the instr®tions con• tllined la your lett • • 11 be compl.ie-d with • .-cb , ' �r , ! I Ur. l~one UcAulitfa t . ' • Herewith copy of \Vorkanen•o Compa-1• ation Ac~ _tor y~ files . It you desire aey fur• tber co p1os• ,I oon obtain them rrorii' Ur. liarr1ngton um forwar d same t-o you. / • ob �I . ,, . I ✓ ir. N. R. Greenfie ld, Ru ' illS t Wyomii:g: In t ha fu tun,, wh on s ending Rep ort of Conpensa U on SB:Jes to this itely 'iii full" or fice. will: you kindly state defin- a case ia cle&ed? ill be suffici ent . d-.itermining tho ca~os tb.£.t nave not.. "Cas Closed" or "A.mlrd in ,7 r.1--e l'Jlvi:IE d.itficu.lty in baVG been cl0ced and those t~t. Sooo m.::>m.b.s "78 report a c rW.n case closed and !ind it. necoseary to roopan it in our next mouth's report • •• �J .- . ~ '-· ." ~~~· : ut ~ ::,n .. • :c-irt,'1~,t. ■iol . .1 ...... r alla •"' •· ~ 1u 'J ., ... Ut' Ol'ig,11111.l ~ig~i!? Gf.ORGf B..PRYDE . Cb • I �~fa:f-t .of l'lirtrlllttttt;g '©'n~®~ Jlllr.ttr~mr C!fo:m:p-~athttt Jlh.p:~:d:u1.e.tt1: m1r~~a:e ARTHUR W,CALVERLEY December 1st 1925 As8T,0EPUTY TRU.SURl!R Dl!PARTMl!NT MANAGER Union Pacific Goal Oor.i, any Rook Springs , Wy oming Gentlemen :·::e wish to call yotJ.:r attent i on to Chapte r 159, Session Le.us 1925, uhich i s an ~ct t o provide c oal mine cet~strophe insurance and the insurance and the ac cumula ti on and use to the end of a Ca.tastr~he I nsurance ? remiu:n Fund . This Cha:9ter :provides that the stat e 'l'reasurer I!laY re i nsure Cata stro~he under the classification of coal min es. ~is reinsuranc e i s nm-1 in effect and inasmuch as we a.r.: r equired to ma.ke a r e:!) ort to t h e Under Vlri ters in New York City, '.7ho are t aki ng- this haza rd, b;:r t ::.e 15th of each month, we would apprecia te it v ery mu.ch if y au. wo~ ld see to it that your report is th sent to this of fic e , a s soon as possible, a fter the 1st of the mon follmri.ng that for t'rhi ch the re:,ort is due. '.7e will be unable in th future to p e rmi t an extensi"Jn of time beyond that permitted by Law, . in fili ng each mont h l y re,ort. nJ.,...,L1st1· n;,: 1rou will •' - J co-opera.ti e ·,7i th us in this m~tter , I beg to remain, Very trulY y ours, H. e �~~1245 .. ,o' ~: · ·Pl"ift6S "" llGa • lO t 1925 .. t ~ o oonp,L • -~ t> N n.1 .:: ./ ::,.t ~: ( :. ion : •:r_:_:~.: ..01rit , o.op1,,s f i oe ,o .. .-~- .-• •J:.; .\; • .. , 1n ,·, ~·~11 . • t . :~. t> • , . ,,~..r, j• f.30 r.auob tllo botter. '} 't.tor � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. 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Title A name given to the resource Workman's Compensation for the year 1925 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1925 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, 1925 Description An account of the resource These letters and documents are related to the workman's compensation from 1925. They are bound into a book with all documentation from 1920-1929. Some pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eugene McAulifte, George B. Pryde, T.S. Taliaferro Jr., F.L. McCarty, Geo. A. Brown, Frank Tallmire, Herbert V. Lacey, J.M. Snyder Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0223 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/7983c8cbf3c5e71b17d791c810199243.pdf 7d759bc35dace689ce4a479589dbf8d1 PDF Text Text RECEIVED JA ~I.I~ - i92J Rock Springs - January' 5, Mr. Geo. B. Pryde: The contractors who are employed to de~i~i-v_e_r_____ retail coal at our various mines ~ are carried on the pay rolls, classified as hazardous occupations and a percentage of their earnings is paid to the State Workmen's Compensation Fund. r am wondering whether our agreement with these men is such that we are required to contribute a percentage of the am::,unts paid them to the Compensation Fun.d and whether in case of a.n accident to one of their drivers, the company would be in any way responsible even though the names of the individual drivers do not appear on O:lr pay rolls. \'Till you kindly let me have your opinion of this matter at your early convenience. �/. .. " 'I' . • 0 .. f. ... . l' (' ,. . '- •· .,. • ... 1 ,.'.D •. - . ..·~,,. , jl . . , ., 1 I• ' a -' ity :. ~ _, ) tt ' ~·~- .~, .,. . -"' r \.. :·er tc r . . ti.~ ., ' -·,, ' . . ,o ... '.V fl l' . ,.. ,- .... .. .' • . .l ....., j 1... ~ , c. ., to.: ... or , . ........... • 't • I ., .t. -. . ~ ... . / . ... ... ., ,.I • ... , . . -ell t:C ... .J', - ...1 • tr ii. elf tor "? • �9-1245 Hock Springs - Jan. 11, 1926 14r. Geo. B. Pryde: Referring to our conversation in regard to paying to the State Workmen' e Compensation .l!1und a percentage of payments made to oontraotors for delivering ooal: My letter of January 5th was intended as applying to contractors at Rook Springs, Superior, Hanna and Cwnberland, all of which are carried on our pay rolls. �' ' ·\ / ,I /' , I .took . iv.r~u ·- _Jw~ J.'Jtb, " l?2o. , / r. • '·• I \.. ' D i • •i. • • . .. ... .. . ,.;.i _... . ,. ti ,·. - !. 0 ... • lf.&4 • t.-' _..,~ . ,J - oo .. __ ,~ctor~u (l to..· - llll• iJ(j ... ·-~· •.. 1th ._00 ;__.: ooplo .. Y:.. . •• -.. ... ... ·•.J "' .. �RECEIVED J/. . . 2 1(' ,) r , GENERALf,11'\NAGER Ha:r,'1'1a, riyo. January ~1st 19~" ' '· r • Rep l ~ring t o ~.ronr circular le t ter · under date of the 19th, il'1s t , r 9l ative t o coal oontructors being carried on the paY roll, will advise triat our cor t ract or Mr J ohn l lilli'l{en is ,arried on the pay roll, but .,,one o f the □ en worki ng for him delivering coal are carried 011 our r olls or paid by the compan~r . i8 have never had a wr i t ten co-r,tract wi ~h the contra ctor, arid lcn ow of no reason why on e sbould ,,ot be made and properl y e xe cuted, and the con t r a(}tor p a i d by voucher :1 rstead of being c arr ied on the pay roll. Our contrac t with I!r :il illiken , provi des t h at h e is to be paid the sum of ~ 1. 00 { One Doll ar ) per t on for cieli vering the coal. If you wish a wri tte!"! contrac t , r.· ill you please have same <lrawri up, and f orwarded to us f or Hr 1~illik e11 s s i gnature. ,_ as •Kno . "'" of ~o r ea son whv con vra~ v c ann o t be aa+.ed ,&. "1th the option of re!1ewal each y ear. o.p ~ Junuary 1st, 19r~, �N£RAL MANAGER rtock Springs - January 21st, 1926. 'If, (ieo, ~, Pryde: tour circuiar of Ja nuary 19th, regarding proper contracts made for the delivery of coal to employees. Gommencing January 1st, 192 0 we changed fro:n pay roll method of paying our contractor to the voucher method. this will eliminate any question of compen 5,!1iJ; 9_n _.U,.c_ ., . . written contracts have not been made to cover this class of work, though, if you wish, can draw up a contra ct to cover. f �. ' . R o o k S p . • . -e .,. J n ry 22.nd., 1 9 2 6 • ..., • J - Yours of 2let. rocte:bted . ·.:_:ro , ant •. 2. J. Oottl Contl"f'.otors e.t vurious Ctl.mpB uill be. d.n1tw Up hore r· oftico. ,,. • ... I �RECE\\/ED J/\i~ 2 . 1S .. GtNtl:i\\. - - ·: : -Mf\NflGER -- Cumberland, Wyo., Jan. 25th, 1926 t Mr, George B. Pryde: In answer to your l ette r of Jsn • 19th, regarding coal contractors carried on our rolls and paid compensation in case of inj ury, wi sh to s ay that we have never had any accidents for which we have pa id t hem cmmpensation. We also use our coal contractor on othe r te am work in cases of emergency and pay h i m just teams ter 's rate as per contraot with U,ll,\7. of A. , He fU.rnishes his own t eams and equipment and feeds his own horses. All we pay him for hauling coal is 75r/, Per ton. His earnings for the y ear 1925 were $2059.81 which includes what extra work we give him for other hauling• He has to :furnish two teams and equipment for Bixmonths out of the twelve. I believe if we try to make ~y changes from our present arr~gements we would not be able to get this work done for the price we are at present, aa our contractor does not make company wages. I , . l ,, • I I .. ' ~ j J �., .. 1. :,u t .. t \ .. �RECEIVED GENERAL MANAGER r✓J 11/ r~ . ~l - ·:.. ~~ ...: _ oAtU1:£t-., : ~ -- 102 : I havo. ---~tJ ', o,1t •. io.:: .....;._, t.im11L~ 1n:··ol'Il .101 f:.-:. · tl10 ,cnr 192th ?hi. •. . -: .t\l .. -.. ~t . _ o ... •owu : ou.nt paid into t ..•. ,-~ :opho In:.J.r~ r.. _, , ~ -.. :niut ~ 'ttid tor- tho ;.vnr- l9DS. Original Signed FRANK TALLMJRE Per E. T, BALDRIDGE :..... -~-~ -.. n. :..j,, -··1., ~ one copy of statement referred to is attached hereto. �' 2 - ,~ENE :AL f:iMlAGER *• r. •• Q iy. pretldtal• fht Ka:r.lONP CocLl Coqpaao,• rer, tlg w and NPrTe tuffi2» with total tn eambl1114 i'un&t . .rJ of' encl or lfJK I O.t11Nl ihlnd 68 1uerwo PuM M1,ooo•.oo Total _r:fl . ·-G0.22 0 . 21 ~ tt.. )'VN"' cubo.rttW am tht rou 1'ind to tba 11 that.. in .... lot ter ot ~ r 26 to You will YO\l, ~: ~ bnl a a. cm hon4 ltmo 30~ 1926 waa 0. 13.823.41.- lndlCAtind a. ~ l a l 1111>~1.-i>ut 1n reNrnt a!noo ~hat ~hie, ~ - •hut na ot- bruary 28• 1928 lndloate,a u. turlher lo1• ot t7,0&o.72 the !'t~ tw aotrt!htt at ~hi.a ..._l t_ ~u S.t not J.mp 1,tiiloat1ng a d!ttlrJ!t:. b1- thn1! o u r ~ a• of Juno aQth . & p ~ t 0.000 ~,alOlf JuM ~- 1926. ~ •re not gamin • ~ o.re loelng a little slower. :• H, V. Le.o e 7 /. • .o. a. Prv - ln ro•--·- .. .,,~,_, EJJ~ENE McAUUffE J on the ot·her �REC EIVED f .r• · 2- 1~~~ GENERAL_MA~AGER 9-1245 Rook Springs - April 2. 1926. 11r. Geo. B. Pryde: Referring to your letter of January 19, ) 1926, to the Mine Superinten.d ents at Hook Springs, superior, Hanna and Cumberland, relative to carrying ooal oontraotors on pay rolls and compensation paid to the State, oopy of which was sent to me: In reviewing the pay rolls, I notioe that A. Bertagnolli, . Coal Contractor, is oarried on Superior pay roll for the month of .e ebru.ary as hazardous. 1 I al- so notice ~hat John Milliken, uontraotor at Hanna, is carried on first half of Maroh pay roll for Hanna as hazardous. Will you kindly advise whether there is some particular reason for oontinuing to carry these contractors on the pay rolls as hazardous. �• ) 1 , Ol-\~tba) S\1;-nfla~ GEORG£ 8. PRYDE �I . • ,,. ' ,,, ' • I �2 .. GEfJfiU\L ;- \fMGF.R - ---.: Kr• P. J . The 11, , rer Coal Cetll)an.v. lfllllrer, • l.y: Be with detail COl!ll•ti.•on ~ oorzmo1msutlon fund 1924 and 1925 ocasarod. Qt& or u,,a,:, ml• lle.neou in tf'ic :a:pctn4itureo• dccsn,a. d 12.~~ ex n41tu a I att not sure that cOQ1 ope:rat utd oil oen are twdng u muah intetw t 1n msaeUaneouu exarerw1: f:u""~" as they mir;ht Md: I would lib very oh to talk to )'DU at yo'W:' uon't'ltni ~ pollob,g ot a nae• ln •ubatau«t • I think the oil and coal oen ahoulcl aonttme to occupy a rather joalaua rr.- of gardinc ind toward the Aot wh1oh la at\ •aaptloNllly good one. S1n•r IT Y'(Nrtl• r-~.J-.,rpo. tUGE~E cAUUff£ �Rock Spri.ngrz •• J\prtl 28th, 1926. / .J • Mr• Eugene !.ic.Aulitf e: I · mvo curbon copy of let·ier to Mr. Quealy r rd1z,g tho c:c~ ~ nsa_:& ion oxp ning is vacy timely . _di'ta ~es~ and tni~ .your . While the cool operators und oil rien 11re gi~ng oloue uttont i on to the exp ndltures in thoo.r 1 awn industries ttley give very littlo oomidoratiott to t.he others . ottld it not be _poeaible to have the Compensation Depan t get. up a monthly stat ocient ot inco?IS am expen- 3itu.res tor the dit fer mt indue rie·a • so thnt we could n\oh tbia iiitt.er J:Ore clouely. ) Orl,r\»l Signe!~ GtORGE 8, PRYOE / Cb . �American Association for Labor Legislation ~ OFFICERS Gli cindoraed by Nntlonnl InformatJon Bureau, Inc.) L CHADBOURN!! • • 1il1 'fJIOJ,I.U • L ', p,11iJtnt;: V. EvERIT MACY ~ ,AoD-'~MoNS HENRY R. SEACIIR J -arh• R, soJ)t:FoRBsT LILLIAN D. ALO FELIXM. WAlLUURC ~ ~Gf151!Elt BN $. WISB JJ1I SrBPJJ gN B ANDREWS w EXECUTIVE COMMIT'fEI! PUBLICATIONS HENRY W. FARNAM, Honorary Prt1idtn1 American Labor Legislation Review (QUARTERLY) HLETS AND LEGISLATIVE REPORTS t1111• J0 131°East 23d St., New York City tary lRENI! OSGOOD ANDREWS , ,,1Sttfl -- r'- MARY ANDERSON SAM A, LEWISOHI ERNEST G. DRAPER Ono ·T. MALLER· JOHN A. FITCH THOMAS I p E • ARKI DWIN F. GAY LEO WOLMAN SAMUEL McCmrn LINDSAY The Prtsidtnt and the Sterttari I ,,,.,tr, ADOLPH LEWISOHN, New York City . 2 ADVISORY COUNCIL pf})-1 Washington Ader, B·iker, Amherst sunna rd 'tt, B·1ll101ore i,:;:-Ju~~i!ng, ~ew York City IP'& Bresette. Clllcago eense. Cleveland :,ill/ ~Cbnrnherlnln. !l:ew York City 'J Chlopek. Rufi'" lo ~nish New York City , J.p_cau,iuln, Brookl)"U 1" tierJtr oa,·I~. St. _Loul9. jiwti S: !Hnoi~on, Fm111111g1Jnm, Mass. :Ji O.ruJlas. Chicago i orerer, New York City t?. Doncao, Quincy. Mnss. .. IL EidlltJ, New York City Jank I.Brosi, New '\'ork City May 26 1 1926 ,0 ,it A~bOl~ew )' ork City ii~ l)ammn, !sew , ork City tA! ADeDlols. Wllmln_gton ast 23d St., New York City TO OUR MEMBERS: On March 2 we wrote you of the urgent need for prompt passage by Congress of the Longshoremen's Accident Compens~tion bill. (llael Fel,, Philadelphia llflnl A Filene, llos ton ~ Funk(urler. C:1mbriclge 11!1 p Fnr, Cincinnati .llllrf• l'Uru.<eth, Wa.ohlnirton J1116JneGoldm_ark. New York City Jn A. Hole. Sherbrooke, Quebec 11ft llarullton. llo,;ton filloa H. Hnmlllon,Washlogton lammond, Columbus ndl,r 1 ~lihrnukee llaro, Wn.<hln:;:ton ~ U. ll1td~ Wnppin;:ers Fallio, N. Y. lasmt ll'.113tch. ll:ew York City l,ndolph llnrnes. Lo~ Angeles B. Herlnir, South lien cl, Ind . ~.I llnlhrmk. C.t~t,. <"nltege, Po. l..&.Jollan, Cincinnati lllau Kennedy, Indluoa'l)olt. ~dn Lnmhert. Kew York City f&u.Tta,\\", Lnmont, Em:Jewoocl, N. J . .._ nsburrh, Harrisburg ... A. L11pp. Chln11m !ltrrii B. Leeds, Philadelphia i...~•• llrao,r I.Pwis l'hlhrlelpbla - H. Lynch, Indianapolis llaher, Toleao lln1·, l'ill-lbnrgh A. Mt'Cahe, Princeton Clair Mitchell. New York City rr \ 011011: Moore, Los Angeles 11nort, Ottawa. Canada Nestor, Wea go· •Osburn, New York City '-lpPeabo<ly, Cambridge • 0111, Brooklyn PoUnd, Cambn<1ge 4. Uran, Washln,;ton ~- ~!z. S110 Francisco 51i '""°nll'ner, Chic-ago Sli:~rd. Cedar Rapids Wuhln,;ton Sou le.n,New York City :e.s~.wnrt, Wn.•hln,rton S. 5t "'"' York City raua, New York City , r!•rtieu, New York City Cntnbrldge l D, Plttahn"-h W. V~} N\Vew York City "•td If, Hhlnirt.on t,11e 'OtU\wn, Cnnodn O. \\'l~:n~ ~YI, Woodstock, N. Y. I B. Witte, lllondcolrd, N. H. B. 'IV a son olf, New York City 1114 tbe offcera -1;:!r, This carefully considered reasonable measure was int~oduced by the chairmen or the two Judiciary Committees on February 17 and 18. Extended public hearings were held, and the House Judiciary Committee unanimously reported the bill with request for a special rule to bring the bill ttspeedily" to a vote. There the matter rests. These hundreds of thousands of local harbor workers -- comprising besides longshoremen t ~enty different crafts including machinists, boi l ermakers, carpenters, painters•• urgently ne9d this protection, which should be extended by Congress before.the adjournment w~ich !s rapidly approaching. Will you not !_rite 1mmed ~_ate_!! to members of the special committees (list enclosed} and to your two Senators as well as your Representative in Congress• urging them t~. ~!~ and vote for the Cummins-Graham lon~shoreme~~~ accident compt'" nsation ~ It will be helpful send us a copy o! your letter, ttyou ,TBA/B Secretary, �Accident Compensation for Harbor Workers Urgently Awaits Action by Congress By JOHN B. ANDREWS HE introduction in Congress-by the chairmen of the judiciary committees-of a federal workmen's compensation bill for the relief of the group of workers most urgently in need of such protection, formally marks .the opening of another chapter in one of the most amazing developments in American labor legislation. A third of a million "harbor workers"-engaged in the extremely hazardous tasks of loading, unloading and repairing vessels at the dock-are placed in a position that from any point of view is indefensible. Exposed to risks far greater than most factory employees are pennitted to assume, these essential wage-earners suffer work injuries for which the individual states cannot provide accident compensation. The longshoreman if injured-while on shor~ has the protection of state compensation laws. But let him walk up the gangplanlc and step aboard a ship with his load and he is denied that protection. If injured aboard a vessel his sole recourse-a damage suit-is under maritime restrictions that make it unworthy the· name of "remedy." The compensation principle bas been almost universally adopted ~or work accidents elsewhere. Why are these great groups of men m ~ra-hazardous employments-longshoremen and local ship ~e~nnen-given a less favorable opportunity when they suffer T IDJUry? When the states in 1911 first enacted worlanen's compensation laws, they included longshoremen and repairmen at the ~ocks as a matter of course. These workers were so protected until tbe ~~preme Court in 1917 held by a five-to-four decision that when IIIJured on board a ship, the accident was "maritime" and tberefore �outside of state jurisdiction.1 Twice Congress attem these objections and remedy the desperate conditio ptfed to tneet • • to them the protenoti" the1ong. shorernen by specifically reservmg • laws. These efforts, desp1te • their • charact c on. of. state compensation "statesmanlike" by the minority Justices, were held to b e:zation as authority of Congress in that such power delegated :O ehy0nd the • t e states would mterf ere w1'th t he proper h armony and uniformity maritime law.2 of the It is important to note that longshoremen alone are not th e only harbor workers affected. A carpenter, an upholsterer a . . . b . k . h , pamter a machinist, a 011er m ha er-m s ort, a_ny one of the repa~ representing no less ~ an twenty-two different crafts involvedwhen his work takes him even for a moment . . . on board a vessel cannot in case of accident receive compensation under the laws of his own state. In holding that all such "maritime" workers throughout tht country must be treated with absolute uniformity, the court has finally suggested the solution. The remedy lies in the adoption by Congress of a law extending federal protection to harbor workers.a Meanwhile, America has step by step, in state after state, discarded as unfit the outgrown and discredited system of employers' liability suits for damages. Congress, also, has adopted the modem principle of workmen's compensation for all civilian employees of the government. Experience has shown the superior advantages of workmen's compensation to injured workers, to their employers, and to the whole community. There can be but one satisfactory remedy for local harbor workers-a federal accident compensation law. But these men, longshoremen and ship repairmen, are employed not only in our seaports and along the lake fronts but are scattered throughout the country along river landings-in fact, wherever their work is to be done upon vessels afloat. With benefits at least as liberal as those of the compensation law in New York, where many of the 1 Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen, 244 U. S. 205. . • Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. Stewart, 253 U. S. 149; State of Washington fl, Dawson & Co., 264 U. S. 219. • State of Washington v. Dawson & Co. 264 U. S. 219. • the :~ithout doubt Congress bas p~wer to alter, amen~ o~ rev~se and !llantime law by statutes of general application embodying its 11 gen· Judgment. This power, we think, would permit enactment O a ting ~r!tl employers' liability law or general provisions for cornpensa tnJured employees." t �f both related classes reside, a federal commission, with its • • ilar f unctions • authorized to exercise sim by state appointfepUtl~uld insure prompt and efficient administration. nelli/ tiJne is more than ripe for this comprehensive and final . en of a vexatious national problem. For years, hundreds of . • 0Juuo • -~nds of our most essential workers at the docks have been boU:,o,• " • • • ,, b cl htlttled about- out agam, m agam - Y osely divided opinions ,f the highest court. Patiently. they have exhausted every legal roach to the local compensation remedy. Both they and their :PP • a si·t uation • that is • m • def ensible and unmployers are now 1eft m earable. The officers of the longshoremen's union, with the same careful onsideration that won high praise from distinguished judges for heir earlier "statesmanlike" efforts, are again utilizing every facility t their command to reach a remedy that will be liberal to injured 1orkers, fair to employers, and just and stable under the constituion of the United States. Other national affiliated railway and epair workers' organizations have promptly offered their endorse1ent and support. The American Federation of Labor, at its recent Jnvention, gave to the project its unanimous vote. It is known that recently employers in the shipping worldnpressed it is said by injustices and wastefulness of present conitions-have gone so far as to have their attorneys work on the raft of a federal compensation measure. Meanwhile, influential . labor groups with their advisors, in ,operation with the American Association for Labor Legislation 1d several public officials, were already perfecting a bill for introJction in Congress. Having worked consistently year after year 1r adequate accident compensation, the Association is actively 1rticipating in this promising new movement, and will continue ; efforts until a satisfactory federal measure is in successful ieration-the most urgent next step toward the completion of ,mpensation protection. The pending measure, which has been approved by compensation ficials throughout the country, and endorsed by the workers for hom this protection is primarily intended, was introduced in )Dgress by the chairmen of the judiciary committees-Senator llllmins and Representative Graham. This bill (S. 3170 and H. R. 9498) embodies the best features existing compensation acts. The scale of benefits is wisely based NO rker . 5O �on the schedule in New .York-the state .having the greatest nu mer b _ 1 of these workmen. . E mp oyers are to msure payment of accid • by any ofh ' d methods. Admient. compensation t e common aut h onze istration of the act is through local federal deputies cooperaf n with state compensation officials wherever the latter choose to ass~f all under the uni£ying supervision of the experienced United stat ' Employees' Compensation Commission which was •created ;; Congress in 1916. The government is to bear none of the costeven the necessary preliminary appropriation to initiate the administration of the law is to be reimbursed. The necessary and desirable limited appeal to the courts on questions .of law is, of course, provided. Modern provision is made for cooperation in rehabilitating disabled workmen, and special emphasis is given to stimulating accident prevention. The bill is a carefully considered and adequate measure. Its early enactment should be urged upon Congress. "THE cla111 of longshoremen needs the protection of compensation as much if not more than any other claas of workmen. Their occupation, so essential to the prosperity of the trade of the United State,, is extra hazardous, both on account of its nature and on account of the pressure under which it; must often be performed. It is unjust to these men and to their families that the burden _of loss resulting from thousand, of accidents annually should be left by the law Qn theil"I shoulders. The resulting discontent and disaatisfaction ~asy to understand. The ship• repair men form also a large clasa among whom injuries are frequent, and they find it difficult to understand why the carpenter, brass worker, or plumber employed to repair a ship in the harbor should receive no compensation, while if he were employed in a building on the dock, h.e would be protected by -the---Stato. comp.ensation law."-SENATOR BORAH, in a report for the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, sub• ·u mitted in 1921. �!N 5UfPORT OF CUMMINS-GRAHAM FEDERAL WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT FOR LONGSHOREMEN AND HARBOR WORKERS (Address at the Capitol, Washington, D. C.) U. S. SENATE STEERING COMMITTEE Republicans James W. Wadsworth, Jr. {New York) Frank R. Gooding (Idaho) William M. Butler (Massachusetts) William B. McKinley (Illinois) Peter Norbeck (South Dakota) George Wharton Pepper (Pennsylvania) Frank B. Willis (Ohio) Floor Leader: Senator Charles Curtis (Kansas) HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE Republicans ,l'tl'and H. Snell (New York) ieodo:re E. Burton (Ohio) ~~Illas S. Williams (Illinois,) lace H. White Jr. (Maine) ed S , l • ~ne11 (Indiana) c. Michener (Michigan) ;r c. Ransley (Pennsylvania) 1111 ani Ramseyer (Iowa) Democrats u (North Carolina) Edwar d W• Po ) Finis J. Garrett (Tennessee) _ . Bankhead (Alabama William B. k) 'Connor (New Yor O John J • �.... , . ~. , ·11..,.... raa:llllltl'1f n,ocUli.£.• plylng to rour. ~ April 28th d rtlatl to QCi.f,,IIIW~ in l\\nc1 .S.t!ng ~I' 1"4 vn.i,ttn~- tht..i~ I ~ IVS ,i.trut oh ta turthea- abl'l ,- 1n 1926 ot 088• .'8 cw· Qpti~!M--1.y 9• h~ ' - for tha -ltdllitll:t to tM law ~ MllDOI ot • ~ tlwlr -.nth]¥ ~ tlw aeu ~ our oh bu ... to ftaT.aan ot ta1 1n-hllllll'tt.. l J.oadl • ' which hento- llAI•~ • • J.UI •m-r~,-•; ,,.... and & tron4 ~ i.rlt~ . roll• S.. •hri.nkl-1~ dUII to _..str the bitt ,...._ NtndJl'Wc1 b1 _.. WIii~~. and 11111 ! ~ •· •oa.whl1.t .,~ efflo!Mlt OCllta ttithadnot " 'WbSeh tn.oalate• pq roll tAJrlAl tor repat.n. crto. <a eno.lJala ~ the claS.. a11Gll9d,, .td.oh tc,talad ioe. OI:' Of t h e ~ ot PN~-- l"Nlltl: an plJ' ~ - I a\ibld.~ t!• tollowlnC �ath olahut ~llOltt ...._rtlt\l d! tot ptn tot rde allowod on alatu d "' , ,;,_ en-- /It? ¾ / •• ~:th,uv,• ~ ht.le ol<dlaa al.1°"'84 ili.._ inc" • r"" ..,., raey partl • d1 ,. bility ino reEJ.Go4 ll Hl. - 1 491 or G"' • '"'""'wom:>ii~ l1 te> be not 11. and that 11, tho pltal nlO ot e7o,ltffi'-'70o or 4a,!. 14,tng ,_, bo d1 ,.. n...'4ftl aubltlitttll. duotion or ~•cU.~l &nd ho, .. l think thnt U1a ma.jor portion ot tht• otly ttributcd to the int NJ t manl.i'e11ted by the tn!lploy. ere Md our attomoyo, hioh wotar na aMO relate to ul ding the ~ atJ.on aot · in . di • • :t to 11nd that 1• thnt the oon1 OPo to -•r.... to &ttord• .aid hould withou.t gator who would u.ndou d1y and tlte oil ind\\Gt,y oottbtn1d oan n11· lop opl)fftunltte tor · d1o billt kte ,our ,tt.'lir.g lo, "' o~po nt tnveatlriug ln awardtl made . f thl a •~tS.on I would appreo.. rloua thousht to. A tuq or the _,""'-l stat• nt or baleutae ai.ot indloate• ho t}Mtole.l altuatlon othei- than tho taot that the expen1e ot maintaining thl otttae iriONuo4 G2t690.o&• orapp~ thl• 110nOy waa tel1' 16"• l ~ t , 1 am aure 11 eapondod, t;he 1nore IO oOl•t 0.t oporatl.on ret1e~ 4 1~ the reduotlon or 1111dtoal and b plital oxpenae. betore reterre4 to. :t• .ti.on and that Thtre la one otbar thin& that att-l"lloto 'IIS1 • • .n •_ . lt the ~ ot P _. palcl and tlki&J'U . paid out by c1•ae• or t • .a.._. t ropte..»t a ctetinlt. ~.s.,. ot aou111e • on• 1"~ •it~lott ~• no ,._., but When I tl:ret dboua•ed c,oc1peuatt.on with you in 1928, I_. tol4 that the J:d.a•llNWOU9 ~trle• t.lt tblY _, tbt taan4f.•ppt4 by ....., the ooa.1 and of.1 P1111111lt ot a pNldua untto111 with that paf.4 U# . ~'1.~1 . You wS.ll notl• tha<t, whil4i 1n i • tht ld.ll•llaM• �..- at p pldd and :uarda puid out balllll~do· in l!JI!& they paid "' ot thl tot•l p •l , , teldr.g out s71, ot the total rd• }>Qld. 1'h1• ,t• to me that, poriu. .• due to ... ok .or polloing• too ~ r:tlieollcu\- •- wdultrlo o.re thl • ll t,nduatrio of the to on in.~ ~~t of pi-opera ptsadUlla, Again. lb. Q pint; the ,-ploye art, treqmntly ti. trionda or rolc4tlou . ' loyt,t• there 11 gmve danger ot thct 4 . ploye re.,.J:vlng an Und • &wnlrd. 11 employer boib a ·s -n, You will pol'hapa teaall cuuso ot thl eon; to ua iome ltiOntho pt t>w ro I will t the ohottoe ot p ot prophet i• a dangerou urulc,rtotln , but dlotlng thv.t our baltm • . 111 the fund 11 1- ly l %by the end ot tht.a yoar, reduood a 1\trthltt4 $SOtOOO• or npp uld irrd-to tu~hor S.noreuo ln p I 1-. tlnder the oirouuto.noe I think Mt hould take tho nooo uey atep 1n t i . and tr, to wotk out 1th the oil om uployln a •peol«l ln 1tlgato• mlrol.1 out l any lndwatry end who bould be leote4 wholl)t on ti. b&ela ot abllt.ty. I 0.t1 •otiu10·nng betoNt the b10 opera or•' u th!Js 1t'OUld not 1- ,. proper tlli.ng to bring aoola~~• l am JJOJ1dlng a oopy ot thll • a1noore1>' ,out•• 01 1. ~J ::."~ Elf" £fiE lcAHUFFE �lnol'II lnnat i,t fe,S.o4 J)tQ,, tn4 " • 1916 • 412,'103 tiea, ao. , •67 -405,9 iot,'112 .., , a.ees.21 1,oas.1 .vi 1,,,1,,.ae • tt 191 " ft ft 1019 eth II . 6th vth " . " 1020 " " ·U It it " 0th " " ft 10th ti " 3001492.'IO a.a, .,H?.8' • . 1922 oth " 1921 !'."-'1~\5! .002. rr 0. l, 1917 . ar4 6th ., • • f tt .. . .... lOf., •aa ' 1923 019 1 6 1924 wt,"80. 22 1026 • a.. 1A56, ,.. 212,oea.os 38, 806.U ' �,-,o J9!! : Ma !~a.. 6'1Vh ti008 2u.,,o,n 8'3.,21 011,,1,1.eo ot bt.lt.t, 32,881.08 -'•'16 Pd40ll T1IIIPO lfll &lhbility, pd4 tor Uodl 1 and . p!tnl S rrl a.sis. 101.,eea.2e e.91 Em.,872.-68 a,1s1. .91 6,470.00 712. .11 000.20 11114 on lltbO ·ntcl on I r1 1AMnt PN'tl Paid tor lmo lgattona Vaid t\,r , tnB d? ' ° • 21.aa 1 in Poimnent Part 0• 519.tl 78,165.fO '°"•" �-- 19 ,!•lJ?!!<I ~ao,e,a.ta n.nlGJJIJl'I .AIHQ9SIOn1)0 11ttreot ~ fatal Alarda tor ln3Uri C868,91Sit71 •• M,ea 190.11) a.30 18 708.08 19.19&.11 lffltlllption Elptnlll ot Oftl oa trophe I . ur 2- 90.°' l 000 00 -~1 1 ... IW'l · - - - ......._ _..._ _ , ,Miil!!&•,.,..,...:·1.....,,..., ;rn;;~i1......,....,.... •...,.,_,••~~ Total I I c.i Jndud.,, 110,03a, ae,: 1926 ,.,.._ 1, .68,.,1 Oll l'a6aat,y ieo.052. aGf' 180,08',Y5 -~ OU.r Indwa ricta 171,880.aa -,l 1'8,tMa.11 ~~ 155•'"·· !8" 1e,.1-n.a1 ~1" 180,ssa.20 M1' lfl,6'8•06 811' 1sw,se1.e1 17" 1926 ao,t ~PddOn �I ' ' ' 11r o l. N.. Snyder• state Tr . Gby'enne, ~ar Sir: If posaible I would like t o mvo 9 copies ot the Te th Annual Rep orl of tA• W'or Departm rt- s Compensation t , .J D.U!U'J' lat. • t a Deeeiri>er 31st, l 92S, imu• • aiTe. It is rq desire to pass a copy or this to each of our ne Superlnt end.en-ts as well as o.1her· O'ff iaial• I) .,. . \ f,. r /"~ .-:. \ ~ j: Ver, trulJ y011l'.'il , . Ort,!!'i11al Siirnedl GEORGE B. PRYDE • .. cb �COPY Rook Sprinr;v ._ B • -nvC t ,, 21 , 19 26• • I have 'been advised by 'ur. Biseonnet-that insurance tak~n in outside oomp@iea to cover work' or pro1>erty und~X- conatr ~ct ion- should be charged to Capital Account. You will ·t ber$fore take t.hia -into considert,tion atruction . I The proportion of insurance premiui-l oha.rg• ea a~ainai const ):-~ction of new ~tfice and store building will not be very large . Ae soon as the exo.ct aiuowit is arrived at, I wtll a.dvi e you and the knginee.r,•o offico. '\ (51p~d) Frank TalJ.uli.re . �Omaha - December a, 1926 )Ir, G. B. Pryde: Note attached letter to Mr. Edelman. I would be glad if you ,ould speak to re:presentat.i ves of other coal companies in Rock Springs regarding Mr. Calverley' s retention. I am writing Mr . Q,uealy- direct. �.,. ·. . . . to1 !ldldlng, Cbflenn& t • m~~~ ' ..... ·:l'N r:, 0.&Jleble at •laud \o JOU .-·~ .. Thi $a : r'lelld14. t would lUn .sl t mt\ you l.i Cbtd"eli»W a tew cift "'-~ . IIU • -~:. • • ~. .-,,-.i:~ l{r. .A.r-t:hnr •• ea.1 •• '° to :recoo~. :tad., (I~ ' rl ,. '101& • -. Of-:_, "'1 dtic1 n, ill :~ ~ com1et ot hi• wr.,o:-Jllj.a, b\:l.l bu fllo1m a .t::l':)1'1:Dfl per- 1114le,: 1lbt ~·en h&e 'been •llp '1' · to •• '5J11nler \wo ,-an ago·. -4 11.. lean .si.S.116 ,.._ • 1 lllll• "91" •1 • oat d let •late- ch ! bopa ._. dll 'be a'bl• ff :reoiOIS!!dl S(llle �• I Yol$ .Lat·t, er of Decei:1bar dth r egar dinu tho r.e-- ' lb.ve ·tuk en this :. :a t.tor u,.:, with oth~ r couponioa herb and havu u.sk~d t hom t o •.. ri t e to Jr . ~del,.lan . .ul thu.i. I have talked . it b hu.vo if rOwiaed t o do ao . ' ' Ori,thw,1 SiJ!'Df'd: GEORGE B. PRYOE • {I ✓ . .., .... • �- ,.,. December 10th~ 1926. 1ir. 1. u. 11artin, U The Be.Jr River CoaJ: . Ev .;n~ ton, W,Y. ou iDo .. The ~ia.ttur uf l"otaining !ir. Galv.erley in the State Co'1pensa. tion . Dap;i.rt1~.ont has co!:;le up , and it "o ulu be appr~cia tad if , • you. UiOulc 'J.ri;:.e "i.o w i• . ·.!. U . Edul rt.m , Treuourer- elc ot,· Sta to Oa.t>itol I Buildinb• Gheyenu~, a sking thu.t he give con~ideration to re.taining tr . Gal.verlt;y in his pre~enl. c:1paci t..y t .l5 ha has· dQne very good work No-:.e by tho preua that t;r. ~forgm-i will be _re~rlned as Deiu.ty T.rEaat,.trer anu Lr . UcAulif fe _i s very H;uch interested in ha.ving .Mr. Calverley reappointed, 80 _an ything you can do in the r~tter wiU be ~l)recia.ted . Very truly yours, • F. N. Bletcher, Secre-ca.ry, Prm.ifo r Co .ii CO.lilpany, Ogden, Utah. - L: T. Dee, ligr ., Cb Lion Coal Co. , Ogden, Utah. ' �.' Rock Spr!ngs,·_ iyoming ·D oembar 10th, 1926, n . w. H. Edelman, Tree.sure Elect• capitol Duilding, Oh yenne , rfyoming pear Sir : ~ eil., · I believ ·, as the ma.1or1ty of the coal opera.ting companies ' of the state have been gr a.tly iropresse_d by the efficient &f5rvioe r of Mr. Arthur- . Ourselves , a.e w. ~alve:t-ly, in tha conduct of the business o:f th• ·Employees Comp nsa t ion Yund. In our. conferences ~1th. him relative to cho.ng s in th • law and the prop r and ef:fio.. , ient enfor_oement of it, we have noted. that he seems to bt thorougr.J.y posted on all phases of tha workings ·ot • the law, and he ha.s been of:great help to us 1n suggeatt~g ch11,ng •• 't'h handling of alaima has been .., ery prompt and satiefaotory. For these re asone I would· very much like to see him retained in the office. ., very truly your•, super1nt~ndent • ... �MINES AT EVANSTON, WYOMINS. J. H. MARTIN, Manacer THE BEAR RIVER COAL COMPANY (INCORPORATED) !{r George B• Pryde rrnion paoific Coal Co nook Springs Wyo . Dear Mr .Pryde ; - Eeplying to your favor of the Ioth concerning the rei, appoin~ent ot 1,1r Calverley, I will be glad to write Mr YI . N. Edelman Treasurer elect, asking him to give consideration to the r e-appointment of Calverley, I have asked Mr P,W. Spauld.ing to write a letter, a.nd he ea.id he would, and we will aak Mr L~ff of the Standard Company, to help out. I have noted that Mr Uc Auliffe is very much interested, and and tha.t Mr Morgan will be re tained. You can depend on us doing all we can, not only on thi s mstte:z; but anything else you may want. Yours very truly• �PREl\!IIER COAL COMPANY OGDEN, U'l'AH ,, \Ve an!. • I" e~.r.fl that t b;l imtter of :reta.tnltlg 1,~~ 0:1.lVe:rley 1n tha St 1.J,+;O Con11~nsatio~ 'P&f .::.rtr.ent !¼i the t. state, -of ·,·/yomirg Lns ar!$-Em• ::o should vor:, l!?llch like to mve yoo ~1ve ser1Q'US c1nsid~~tion to t he ?:'l:ltter rtt ~"?:: e}'~ ;tt-. 03lverley 1n his r-ro~oo t 110:sit 1on. for ,-re believe hi# se.rv1oas ~4ve oe• ver-, sat lat'.:.!.ot ary.. ~ o ctnstdor.!.tion i,rot1 ·o~::n s}:ort rr .. C..1-1·1~le1 will bt, v~ n:c a.r.,Jll"eoi..i.te4 by our Ch1~ :·n~• Yours ·, r ~ tr~lY. 1:1E?,U~ otAu oow.·ANr, 8:_3:t~-1 ~;B:D CO:Ur. Calverl eJ' OC1!lr. Pryde . �H.C.MARCHANT, GcN'L.MGR. GE:NE:RAL OFrJCE: : OGDE:N UTAH MINE:S:SUPE:RIOR,WYOMJNG,. December 17, 1926 ,/,Iii~~' / .•.·A yJ .,, l[r. George B. Pryde, Genera l Manager, Union Pacific Coal Company , Rock Springs, Wyoming. Dear Mr. Pryde : It is a pleasure for me to write to Mr. Ede].ma.n,Trea surer-Elect of Wyoming, asking that he give consideration to the reappointment of :Mr. Calverly in charge of' Workmen' s Compensation.. Yr. Calverly has demonstrated his fitness for this position, and I have today written Wi.r. Edelman urging his a.ppo intment. Very truly yours, SUPERIRO ROCK SPRIWGS doAL' CO., ~ ~el president J.ll!D/r J �THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY NO. Rock Springs, w yoming, Ur George B. Pryde , Vi~e ~res~d~nt and General Manager • union Pacific Coal Company c1t1, Dear Sir:-- I do not think we ought to pass up in silence the last paragraph of Dr. Arb ogast ' s letter of December 23rd, wherein he states: has not been my custom to r eport cases on Form 150 ~ince the Compensation Law took effect unless the in Jury be suff ici ent to disable for seve~ days or more.; ~I~ I would suggest that Dr. Arbogast•s attention be called to Section 8, Chapter 124, page 130,Session Laws, 1925 which is as follows: flNOTIFICATION BY DOCTOR se:tion 8. Every doctor who accepts the case of an in Jured workman, and every hospital which ac9epts the case of an injured workman,shall within ten ~10) days after accepting such case file a written notice thereof with t he Clerk of the District Court and shall send a copy of such notice within said ten (10, days to the State Treasurer and another copy within said period to the employer of the injured workman. Any doctor or hospital failing or refusing to file the notice within the time designated with the Clerk of the Court or to send copies thereof within ~a~d period to the State Treasurer and the employer of the inJured workman shall forfeit any remuneration or award from the compensation fund for any services,care or • attention rendered to such injured workman or any facilities furnished to pim.m · h L i 1 ture because physicians Thi s Section was enacted by t . e eg s a ~~ spitals l.m.dertook to determine for themselves the circums t ances �ll'ottN 2103 5TANDARO 1-21-10000 THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY IN lU!lPLY PLEASE REIJ'MR TO NO, under which an i n jured workman, disabled should be reported or not reported. I remember di stinctly having this matter up with the late yr,E,s.Brooks and with all the other coal operators in ~outhern Wyoming, calling their at tention to t h e fact that it made no difference how slight the injury might b e or where or how it might have occurred, whether in the perfor man ce of t he injured workman's duty as an employee or not, if an in j ury occ urr ed either upon the premises of the operator I • and not in the course of t he workman s employmentj or off of the premises of the oper ator, a nd in t h e course of the workman's employment,it should be rep ort ed, and that the Court and not the mine superintendent must determine the ultimate f act as to whether or not compensation is ' to be awarded,and especia lly,neither the mine superintendent, the injured workman or the camp surgeon were authorized to determine that an injury need not be reported because of its extent,duration or circumstances. The case of Mr- Hunter demonstrates the situation. If Dr. Arbogast is looked upon as having any official connection with the llledica1 department of the Union Pa ific Coal Company, his failure to report the case might, by the judgment of the court of competent j'lll'1sdj_ction,subject the coal company to a fine of $ 500.00; and llll"1tt1ngl'111_, , _ of course, in bis fa ilure liolat to report this case,he has ed the law. It might be well for me to say that we are not much concerned �1 8TANDAAD 1-21-10000 ,.,,;."· THE UN!ON PACIFIC COAL COMPANY IN RJ!JPLY PLmA.sl!l IU!lFilllt TO NO, ~ether the surgeons report to the District . . Court and to the State Treasurer. We are concerned, under our system ·of medical and surgical attendance to our employees, that every case of injury treated by our camp surgeons are r eported to us, and we would impress aj)on them that it· is neither their province nor our province to usurp the prerogative of the court and to det'ermine when an injury is not to be awarded. Excuse me for making this letter so positive and so long,but the matter is important,and it is also a matter tiiat I have dwelt upon before, and it seems as if it should be restated. Yours truly, '1//(,(7 V .. ,.. "//. . - ~ . • : .,. . v ./i/V..- "..':l.-- ..:;../;).:.-:,,--..r1:1 ,- TST/E ~' ., : ,V' �Rock Sprint;s - Deoembflr 28th, 1926. ur. u. J. Harringt·on; 1!.'ieb. you would develor> tor· me i f al;l do~tora are reporting all · inJ°ury cases on Form l,5'0 . In taking UJ,> wi tb., Dr. Arboge.ut oor.ao timo o.go tne mttor of injury to lfr. Hunter , ne advised ma he did not mke a report unloaa the injury inotlpe.cituted t he w:Jrkroan for DOro thwi seven days , and JJr . Taliaferro thinks t hey a houl.d ' Zlllke a roporl on nll ca.~as . ~ Beliwo ho i s corr oat in this. Ori.e-lnal SfR'nedt _. • - ,r11.)E B. PRYOt I ab �,I Herewith oop; ot l etter I buve iqdu~ wri~t~n ilo ur. Arbog et . i-1.1:l I oo takinu tile rnnttor up with ull .1:li?lO u.puinten~eflts to inu ara it-ll onoes beinc r8portctd~ bouevor _ lignt, .the 1nJury I11AY be. - I lltl omirol.1 in auoortl "11th tb!J stund you ure tating 1 au ouoofl c.a ni, Ul) trora time t .o tirco wbioh tho dootore did xaot deem ot anit tio i _ . ~J31)(')ftt.Jl0~ to repon and lat.OJ' •• i bad '\o po.y co P. n1a.:ti0n • . • Original Sf~ed: • ·GEORGE· 8. PRYDE I ·. • �I • ,I t ~• • ,.,_ ·,t,'} '.j.;,. •'I ' · .. 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Title A name given to the resource Workman's Compensation for the year 1926 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1926 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, 1926 Description An account of the resource These letters and documents are related to the workman's compensation from 1926. They are bound into a book with all documentation from 1920-1929. Some pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frank Tallmire, George B. Pryde, Eugene McAulifte, L.T. Dee, T.S. Taliaferro Jr. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0224 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/e88687717a0eb6284e31abb4d95623c2.pdf 26fd1cbd5be8d829de9f88480d2e40e5 PDF Text Text Rook Springs ... Jnu. 20, 1927 • Ur• Bugem tlc!ulifte, Mr. G. ~. 3ia«onnet, ....- _ ~---· Ur. Goo. B. Pr;yd.e. -r~r. ' : . .,_ In lim with in1'ormation in previous years, I nend you horowl th, Gtate- mout ahonini Haznrdou.e, ?ion-l:I!lzar<loua and ~otnl PQ¥ fiolls a.Di P. ~nts tmde to '1/yomlng State \tork:men • s Compen • tlon and Ca tua trpphe In•~nnoo Premium i'wlds tor JOU 1926. . ,/ �_, I Rock Spri ngs - January ltlth, 1927. Mr · J . o. Holen : Ple ase fur nish 1:ie with a few copi es of Form 2-37. ------ ~ REC EIVED FEu ~ · • GENERAL MANAGER ,le re cei ved :;. supply of these bl""::il{s fror.:1 Mr . Hurri ngton. cb - �FORl\l 237 Tile Union Pacific Coal Co. Mr,, _ _ _ __ __ _ __ --------~-------Wyo,, -------------------192-- - -Sup't., The bearer,, _________ _ who was injured in Mine N0 , _____ on the ____ day of _____ _ l92 __ is now fully recovered and able to resume his duties. s-Surgeon NOTE-Any cmploye, who has re})orted to the Camp Surgeon for treatment for any injury, must not, under an , circumstan ce, be a llowed to resume work without a1111roval of !\line Superintendent on att nd wtl h iring bhmk. - -- - -- - -.- - -- --Wyo., _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____.1_ !J2 __ _ - - - - -----------Foreman :\line No. ________________________________________ :n: have employed the beai·cr, _ _ _ __ _ __ __________________---- ·-·· · - - - - - - - -·-whose ;ignature appl~u·s I.Jelow as ____ _ - ----- ·····-······----·in l\Iine No, _ _ __ ----------------------· Employe's Signature. DUPLICATE !\fine Supt. The person whose signature appears above has been assigned Check No, . - - - - -------------- -------- -------·- Time Keeper I )· I . I !;-/, j I ' 1' ;' ' ' ·I : 85 I r �I' Rook _Springe - Jaruury 3lat, 1927. ,Ur . Eugena M<iAul if te : Your stateme nt of ·uoat of . oornpeneation, oonl · aor.ipanies, is part ic ul arl y int er esti~g, oQVering_ns it does • a long, period· of t iro.e . ) cb �~ook 5prfnge -: " t• Jug ne ~oAulif f e: Herer11th a o<,t of t ra.phs I .h1ve h:.ld nade. tro:.1 tho 'tig~es . . you turnil'JL,ed i!le on the \Vy~uiing Co. :ipena~tion Law for th~ yoclre 19l!i to - 1926. tou may find the gr-e-l.i>hs i.,11lre c.,mvenient to h..indle than tho figures •. .J • If you deoire any .turt.her copies of t heoo gr phti I ce.n furniall the~ to you ae tie h.1 ve the t r::i.o i~e ., fp GEORGE Jl PRYDE �.. Rook Springo _ F8b . • • ~ry .lltb, 1927 . .,, ' .• Bugono f.~Auliffe: Along ,1ith. lli" . Sru.th n11d ~ - Hnl"'tinaton. I rave gono ovor House Bill Uo . 200 . Ur . r~x-1--ir.gton hua aloo 4iGcWJBGd the bill with rr. Tali~f crro r..nd ha~ wi:-ittcn no the o.ttnchocl letter. You, no· doubt• aro f mnilinr with all th·e fa.at~ 0£ th~ pro- poeod c~:,cnoation eat • G.o ycu ndviae:,d me you vorked alorl(S with Herbert Lacoy in de olcpi l'l{; chang , but thora io o. pooa~bility with ao moh politico coinc on in Cheyenne t at tho bill my have boan ahanged :::'.;bout your noticing it, ao I O!!l aemding .ur. Harri~rton 'o lettor to you so that• if any cbnn~ae onoaped your ttontion, you rray -t~e ,'ion :J.,tore tho bill io evontunlly paasod. Thora iu a good deal of merit to tho objeotio~ in Ur. Hnr- on~ ... letter.· one ot tho pri11eipt.l ones being tht) opportunity giv• en tor Nop•~e oaoes • •Y It is po aib1•, no I sf.\id botoro, that ~~ · "1 beeti advised ot ~ho eituation, the bill having your full ap• Pl'OYt~• but in ·order to be eure of this I asked Ur. Harnnsto~ to write • • ' th• letter which I fim to:rani-di!le to you. \ ed ' Qrlg\n&l 8 ~ ,iWOt GEORGE B, f �l . ... . .... ,. ~ .Cases.Computed for 'Sweetwater Couhty, Wyo. , Special to Tho Tribnne. GREEN, RIVER. Wyo., Feb. 11.Carroll O Ne111, the deputy clerk of district court . here, yesterday m:ide a computation of the year's work In that court for 1926 !or Sweetwate r count}·. In Wyoming the district judge, mostly In chambers. h11.~ the deciding and adjusting of the workmen's compensation cases. In this. ,vyomlng's blg'J;-est mining county. tor the ~-ear just ended there were 358 compensation ·matters filed with the clerk of the court, most of which ha,·e had the attention of District Judge V. .T. Tldball to some extent. , In addition to this· "there were 161 civil cases, thirty-eight criminal cases and seventy-five probate matters !iled In the office. The district judge, who lives ln La.ramie, u-.ufl lf' ~mes here once each month, he;i.rlng an that Is ready to be heard, a.nd a..<r a. result there are practically no mo.tters ready for hearIng tlu1.t o.re not.' disposed of. while only three or four Jnattel'l< submitted are not yet decided. Judge Tidball has Carbon and Albany counties also In his district. I the �/qJ Omaha - Februar;r 13 • 1927. / ill'• H, v. Lacey: Att ached le·tt e1... fr~om l',~r~ Har:i.'1 ington to Mr. Pryde came in today • s r::mil o I am f orv,a.rding same to you by air It rJas not mail tonight. ry uno.erstanding that the situation outlined in the fi:r~st; parag1"aph no.s i n a ny way changed, in so far as the ri{!hts of t he r1or1 JS.n are c on cer nep. ~-n the matter of filing claims, except ·i;ha, t lie i s g iven t b~ee months i n which ~co file a claimg in- . stead of six • on·ths as at presont o You rJ111 recall this s:i10rtenf or fil ing 'las put in er ~ the instigation of the ing of t he t; im oil m0n to prevent a.bu ses from \,h ich they suffered. Personally I do not thi nl i t u ill x·un a gainst the honest workrnan. Rogarding Paragr aph 2~ yoursel f and Iii· 0 It was my understanding that Gee uould restric•t the injured r1orkman to the measure of the a wa rd as fix ed by the court., that is to say, that the v1orkman \70Uld be prevented from coming in and claiming additional permanent partial disability after his fir 5t allow- ance uas exhausted or during the payment period. h Regardinc; the third ,parag~ap: That mat ·t;er v1as dis- cussed very fully and it is my understanding that the uidow w0 In other ~ords, that Uld not have the 1~ight to make a claim. &he at present if the _,;1orl1man reWOUJ.d be exactly ~h ere she is ce1v spent same before his death, ed the full award in cash and the on showing, to pay a lump court privileged at any time, 'Urn not exceedll.ng the unpaid balance. I am not clear wl1B.t is mean t by the fourth paragraph. �- 2 \ . . . . ..,. \ the of fi ce to go to, MiJ;Uni:·t where the 1 ara leaving eeting te..kes pla ce , and I wish you would look the matter ••ge in tul lY get t ing Mr . Ta l.ia f erro to come over if' you think o1er cs.re , • it neoes sat'Y • OrJgbl&\Sl8fl6(1 EUGENE McAULI FfE �Ro ck Oprinc .. February 15th, 192 7. I I - \ \ \ID I - I I Mr. Eng ne UoAuliff o: ?h~..~ t .. ~~ co ctod •:tapha mtlo up from figure you ont. me rog('~..diug tho ~,yot!i In tho fomo:r aop-i wn.J .compe o.tion ln-Y. oent you, tho torin~o !or 1923 inno ~urat o . Or\glna.1 S\Jtned: . GtORGE. B, PR\'0 •. f I Fae . , ab , • ' �, -\ : ,C t: ·1 r:~-;~-, 1 h J 2 ; :-:-:~, I 1 '--·~-----.:: ~~Ei•J;Pi1, L !.J~,, . i 4!\·,:t:1~ , '" Omaha - February 25, 1927 Mr. G. B . Pryde : The mine worker employed by the Diamond Coal and Coke Company who made an improper demand for compensation was Mitchell Eres. You will r ecall Y spoke to you r egar ding this case, Mr. Russell of t :.e opinion tha t John Comer , who applied to us, was the man that applied t.o h im . was mi staken. iI �i ·· Ro Ok flprlngs .,. March ~4,1,.1 t; r, 1 I 1927. • I Jlt. H. J. Harrington: I have your oopiea of tho tlorkirtgmen•a Compensation reports. • If you will hn11d no tho additional eopias, togethor I with~ a letter otatins who thoy are tor, I tlll aeo that Bamo aro sent to ·llr .. IJoAuliffo u.nd otbol'O ooncorn~d by ooparata mail. , ' In other \10rclo, I prGfer to have all this so through my offioo eo that uo oay hnve n record of it. I • .' .,, . ab �l Ur, Eu~one McAuli£i'o: - ' . Al!l oending t under oepo.rat e ~over today, t\'10 copies of ·11r. , Harrl.ngton'a ·roport tor the year 1926, giving tho hioto~y nnd monoy ptdd tor oaoh i,.ecidont during the ;:qa.X'. 1 A furthor report io in 1u•ooass of baing typed and ~rill ~e . . I forwnrded you tho ti.rot· of the week beginning ·Unrch 28th, \Jill you . . kindly hand ?:r . Lol1Din' OOI)Y to him , th:ls being the fon:1 in '13bioh ha dos ir~d 1t ma.de up . \ ab I ..... �·Omaha - March 28, 1927 Hr . G. .B • Pryde : • TrJo C O'}?ies of Mr . Harri ng ton 1 s a nnua l r epo.rt f or 1926 received. I 1ave 92,ssed one t o r:!r . Loomis a.nd ,1ill go over the other very ce.refull y . This i s a ver37 busine s s-like r eport. �Rock Spr5.ngs W . , yoming, ' , 1927. March 28th {f, aeo. B. Pryde: Since talking with you the other day regarding our experience with the White Compensation Case, I have been vionderin 1, f • g any of the compensation /es tor :ases \"lhiCh we he.ve been reporting "Closed", in Report of Compensation Cases , 'o""l ll, are in fact closed, or are these cases reported as closed •· merely contin~ed cases as in the Nesto r White Case 0 Enclosed are copies of vrording of joint stipulations· which are being used in the various districts in settlement of claims for compensation for the iccount of The Union Pacific Coal Companyo Please note that part of stipulation which we use in Sweetwater County iii.th reference to Final Settlement. This form was dictated by Mr. Taliaferro for the very purpose of a.voiding such an occurrence as the White case. I am not sure that this stipulation t.rill answer the purpose for which it is intended or not, but think 1'Iro Taliaferro has successfully resisted re-opening of a number of cases tbich he.d been settled by this form for some of the other operators whom he rep- resents. This form was not drawn Yri.th the idea of depriving any of our workmen of their rights, but ·was intended to definitely close cases where the Surgeon ad reported that workmen have fully recovered from the effects of the injury, nd ther . e is no loss of tissue or function. eon's final report of personal injury that f Perm ~ there is a disability of development anent partial disability, the workman's right to additional compensation --" 1• nl disability may be s ea a.d .,. . rhenever i·t appears' from the sur·' Ved by stating that a further claim for permanent pw. " e for the degree of such disability as it may appear at nation by a Board of Surgeons. th e time of final ax- As soon as we receive this repo rt from exam- �- 2 - ertifying as to the percent of disability which was present at the board' c ~ . al examination, we stipulate with workman for an award in the amount tiIDe of f J.n ,··o rkIPe.n ' • based on final report of examining. board ' and • a 1so stipulated . ti is due '' award shall be in final settlement of all claim for compensation for this tbat ..,j.icular injury sustained by workman. paru If such a thing is possible, we should adopt some standard form of word- ipulation that would, r1ithout question, definitely close these cases so ing of st that vihen cases are reported to our General Solicitor as being closed we could ieel that we were c ir: rrect in so reporting them, and not find later that our report \'IB.S misleading and that cases are continued instead of being closed. H. J. Harrington. �- I ' Rook Springe .. April 2ncl, 1927. ; ' Yr, :Eugene ?..cAulif'te: ·' Am attaoh:lng • hermyith, letter from Ur. Harrington, together t nth dit~erent formo role.ting to compensation. - Rava diaousoad th:ls :ttcr .at . vari ous times with· Ur. Harrinet-on ud ho feela 1tba.t there is . nothing in tho finnl stipulntion ma.de out by our atto:rnoya • Ur. Green.:. .. I • ., .._ ~ . , . . • .• ' I\ field at Rawlins and Ur. Chriatmns n.t Kemmerer., to ahow thnt such is a fiml t ipulation and tho case oan ba ry•opened at any time. .navera3: . of the forms atts.ched 1ill sho r t hio. , ; Am also attaching a Form 20. F:t.Ml Stipulation, mado in Ur . hliat rro ' s oftioe 'flho recites the case and then goes on to otate thnt "It is horeiby stipulated an~ agr o~ by .:the ·injured ~ork~ and tho_Ont'.: .Ployor t hat the j udgllterrt enter ed on thio stipulation shall be •n final judgment." i ' '"7ould .like to huvo yo~ bring this I11D,tter,to r..rr. Loomis' at• tention and find out if ho ~uid a.greo to having nll th8 ti~ stip~lations witton· in this manner. It we d~ not do this• th er-e 1~ .al\1ays a danger ot cases being re-openod iJ;l Carbon Oounti ·t1nd Linqoln OountYt _ 1 \ ~ ' na 8Tidenced by the cllSe of N~otor 'white _whio ' h is herewith o.tttµ!hed • " �,- ".:F.i E till i:11,tlfo/,rH Omaha - April 2, 1927 .~-,. 11r. G. B. Pryde: / Tallmire: ur, Frank Harrington: Mr, H. J • Certain amendments were made in the Workmens Com~ ~::_Lai:1 , ef~ec_~~~-e ~:pr~ J:_Jst ,. the most important one ~- - ----· "' for the moment tha t covered by Section 4331, Employers r Assessment Service and Policing Charge. Mr. Tallmire should confer with Mr. Taliaferro, getting the amount of the assessment to be paid in ·connection with his April remittances. The amended statute should be available within a very few days . --_; �Rook ·Springs - April 6th, 1927. ----- Ur, Eur;ene :UcAuliffo: \ Am s anding , by ronistered railrond baggage today. two oopioo of n •f ur-the unnua.1 report on the -\"lorkman·•a Compensation I ~ by Ur. He.rrin5ton, ono copy for yourself a.nd one ror Mr. Loomis. The .report ia very oomplato and :t nr11 aura you will bo interested in having oamo . Ori~in11;l Flig-ned: GEOrlGf B, fRY9E' ' ' , - �r~ f "', I l , -,. ; • ~- ,. lf ' I GENEaAL MANAGER 20-122 RoOk Springs - April a, 1927 • 11'.Iro G·e>Oo Bo Pryde : !n connection with the recent changes in :7orkmens Compensation Law 9 filro Taliaferro has as yet no definite information from this matter, but has ~rritten to Mr. Lacey for a copy of that part or the law dealing with Employers' Assessment Service and Policing Charge and will advise us as soon as this information is received. ~ ~· ~~ �- .... 1 _,. - ........... h ~ CE\'J .~G i t,Pn 1 l i9?7 \ Gt.NtRr\L MMlt/'it~ ----- April 8, 1927 J ) ( y ! u r -~- ~-- tlr• G, 13. Pryde: Your s of A1)ril 11th: '£h e t wo copies of Mr. Harrington's further report on Workmen' s Corn9en s a t i on h ave been received and one copy has been passed to Mr, Loomis. �n~ l ,r. :~.: ~ r-,..ri1: l.ll-'J~ f ·.- L ~J "= ( ·- ... . _., I 't' ~"JG/AL nWJ/\G:n 20-122 April 12, 1927,. J I t l l" ~' ~ 4 ;3 o r:,_.i,?.f err.c ;"'"'Jr:~ Roc:r SIJ::· i'ngs ? fiy c ingo X r-~ urn her0wi 'thll copy of !louse Bill : Oo. 2 O!) 'Jo:,;""~n9 s Compensation 0 @ich I borrow- ed yestorclayll n copy having been made of the pm~ts pert.sining to cry departmento I trumk you fo~ the use of this docureento Auditor. �OHM~.Jl 11i., ORIGllfAL ltOUSl~ BILL NO 200 v:olmwJ:It' a OO.\U?F41SAiricm section 2. ~t Seot1on 4331• WyomttJS 00 11 ~ d 1>1 section 3, Ohaptor 124• aesalon Lawa : r.l 't~~tatuteo, 1920, ::OJ148d nn4 re-enacted t o r ead as f oll0?1i: """"' llff• 1925• be mt?IDYER I S ASSESSMEn ia seotion 43310 Evoey ettq,lQyer engago<1 in M3' of the oooupatton, )l()toin def1Md aa extra•hamardous , is horeby reqw.t-ed. to pay into the stoto ',Croaauey tor tb.e benefit of tho Induatr1al· Aocltlent Fund a atmi ot moner oqual to one and one-half por oant (1~ ) ot tho money eamod by eaah ot his empl oyeeo ongagad in suoh oxtra- bazardou employmen, during eao.h oe.l~ ondar month ot suoh ompl~nt. Suoh pa_ymant shall bo so n8do on or beforo thO 15th da, ot tho month following th& tnOllt h tor wtii :olf :,sua-ir ~ t • al't oomputed m1d pa14. Each empl oyer shall oont inuo :to malm monthly oontl'lbUt1on1 ae abo provid Cl unless hie aooonnt attar making tho here1taath!I speo1t1e4 4eduot1ono thorotrom aball equal full two pe~ cent (~ ) of hls annual payroll ocxaputed by multi p~ g ·h ie current month'• pqroll ot wonllllnl enpged ln oxtr • h8Bard0UG empl ~ t by twol '9'8 and -,hali likew11e be not leoa 'thnn Throe 'l'housand Dollara .)3, ooo.oo); providod, however, that any employer who o aaoount is owr draw shall be requitod to pa, UX>nthly 4 S\l!!l ot ~ ( lnol 1¥1.1ng the payments as above opealfiod) oqml. to four per oont (~ ) of tho monoyo anrned by eaoh of his employees ~Std ln such enrn-balardouo empl~nent dutlng eaoh oaletldar month ot suOh amplOJD18nt Qlit11 suah OVGl"draft ohall bo pnid. Suoh Ottq>loyor shall not be compelled to oontrl b\lt o \"lhon bia oont r 1but1ons ln tho tlmde1 atter naklng deductions aa atoreoaJ.d, shall eciunl two per oent (!$) ot h1• annual pl\Vtoll, and shall llbwtse bo not l oao than Three ~ oueatd Dollaro (p .000.00) In add.1 tion to tho other pa111eu.t" requited bf thil 1eot1on to be ~ employer engaged 1nt ,:-0\ftl ooouin tiona hero in dof1nod as as:tra-wardoua sbQll nalte a ~cbal' ehall be as a "•ens.ce and Pol1clng cluu•ge•• • Suob aei-vtoe an4 pol1o1ng genduatrlal pa14 by the emplc,yer into the State ~ ea•ur.r tor the ben~tit of tJle Ir ontl"1..1 ~oOldtnt tum and shall not be c,reditod to tho bnlan~~~ : : ,!i,1o1""tlns, b anount ot bolanoe 1n the indutrlal a.oo • the 1ai-v1oe •• 8 Cl'ecU t lhall not i-eliow hlm ot !11• duty and liablll tto tor any oal8 : Poliolng obnrp; p-rondecl, hOW9'9r', tha. ' ~o !/'hta empl~o• en,ps-,, :" month tour per cont ot the monep earn oh oale~ month shall be oom14 11 8UCh extn-buardoua empl~t clurinB SU! th PeUe4 to pay o. aomoe and poll oing oMrse tor a,uoh DIOJl • 11 be oomputed on 1210 monthlJ . 'l'ho mrvloo and ·pol1c1ns obarP Iba tato fN&SU17 tor the bftet{tl 0 1 9 ~ - P'1d by the ind.1'fld'Qlll emp1GY f ~ month or on the ptelll• \ht e Im:uetr1a1 Aoe1dent , - clurlns ea ll&d not the amomt or tha the etq;,lOJOr would bave boen ~oqulNd to ~ t 6 •proim. ,. 0,eft • balance re11owcl him ttorn the pa1JIID lh&ll be u,ermlnl4 ao~ 'I'he amount ot tbe ..moe aid. po11olns oJmt89 1Zll to the to11ow1ns e0be4'11• 1 8: :; PG1d int o tho industrial aoo1dent flmd, ::i~ b;;!: ,._r :i:J.z. t;:;1 �1 Sottv100 8nd Polio ing cw tho t!O?lth 81 toi- • • • • • • • • • • • 10.00 • • • • • • • 10.01 to 320.00 inal, • • • • • • • • • • • n 20.01 to 30.oo • • • •••••• •• ti 0 ~•• t}lan 30.01 to 40.oo 40.01 to eo.oo ao.01 to &o.oo ao.01 to 70.00 ,0.01 to eo.oo eo.01 to 90oOO 90.01 to 100000 100,01 to 200.00 2eo,01 to 600aiOO 500,0l to 100.00 750.0l tolOOOoOO 1000,01 to2600o00 2500.0l to5000o00 OTei- !I • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • •· • • • • 0 • • • •••• • • •• tt • • • • • • •• •• "n • • • • • • • • • " • • ., • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••• • • • t t1 • • •• • ••••• • ... • •• • • ••• •• •• • ti ,, • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• ••• •• • • tf • • • • •• •• • • tt •• • ••• • . • n 0 0 0 0 ' ~ ~ II>, 0 0 Q 0 it 0 ft 0 e 0 0 t5000o00 0 0 0 Q f 2.00 3.oo a.oo '1,60 10.00 15,00 ao.oo 25,00 30.00 35,00 so.oo 75,00 100.00 125.00 150,00 1'15.00 200.00 FOl' the pur-pose ot anoouragtng 03ro on the pa1•t of tho employers and thuS 4toresS1ng nooidents to employee and to the end tlmt oaoh omplover sm.11 oompon11te all 1nJm-1ea to tho workmen of suoh employeJ:- and not those orotber empl01JCro, tbe State Troasuro~ ohllll tteop n Opat'Qte aooount for oa.oh omployer so contr1but1ne \o said fund and sbs.ll charge ag 1n t tho aooount ot enoh omployer all warrants p111d fllom the Industrial Acoident Fund. . • · (a) (b) As amu"ds tor 11\Juties to employeos ot EJuoh ~10181"• In :pa~t ot medical n.n4· surgical auppllt1e and •d1oal or hoopital attondanco of c,11 employeo ot auoh· emplc,ytr. ;• (c) ln ~ n t tor 1nvestigatlons ·or QC01donts ot sucb emplOJOt• or in pa~nt ot 1n1'8 tlpUona of 1nJUl"1t• ta hia omploJ"e8., {4) In pa:,,mEm.t ot wttneos tees in cases whtl:rein au order 0£ Bt/~rd. is granted to tho oq,lo,e ot suoh empl~• . . Section s. 'lho. t seotion -4832~ .~ n g 0ompiled. atutut••• •1920, as nme::4 i'0 SGaUon a. Chapter GO, Seoa1on I.AWi of o)OmS.ns, 1923, be ameme~ a:nd ro-o~o • rod as followa1 •• • """ COi,r OF PA?-aott 'RO ag SEM fO Sf.ATE ,9.u15uam. t ~ 1oyer to f()1'1'1at(1 to th9 S~te ! Section 4332. lt lball ba •the duty :.S,c,.eSto.t:ii.ooauror. ~ tt\19 OOPY ot hie 8 p.,._~ r-•ui-er on a blank fotm pt-added by tta basardoua emp1Q1?P8Bt during. the ~ut1 ot peraona ln his emplOJ enffigiM1 1 ; 01• tho --x,l'•on hllv1DB knowledge 1 or 8'id Gal&ndai- ~tb, sworn to ei tbor b1 mes supplied. w1 th thO 1aat abo"VU 'blaJat t P&iJrolla. T:ach etnployor, un1e1s od~t te ~toasurar ror tho BGJmOftll, Shall eeasonab:11 applY to sai • :i:0 -or heretotoro rsent1ont4 to °~ lt ahall further bo the dutf ot oaoh emplc,; ceased to emplof ,m:,rkmln in o~tl 'he State ~reaaUNr 1n tho e'fent tbat he :a:, tht• Ao1I. 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" )\..-. -..,; 1....w. lt1 ·'...... ~??..t ~,. ....' - /'1r, .,il-10·" .., ,. ,,~1 ll • ,yi(1 • U - - ..- -~..__,/••-·-~--- ~ i;.Jt_. u!._,., \ t:::::r~0~~t f Q ;:... ,J!JO ...~cG~)~Jo.1 12!:d ,'(,(':,"~() fio "' .;I a •,::Jo cw.:" t.o,~ofl'ii.t of: ~7o _p d~)tr)2c: \~l. ~ c ~J~~1:1~ , f ·~I~o �aEcEr~i • . APR 1 G i, ~ - Omaha - April 15 , 1927 Mr . G. n. Pryde : Yours 6th m.th two co11ie s of ':7or kmenls Compensation Re, ort prepared by Mr . Harrington : I have delivered one copy t o Mr . Loomis and the pr eparation of tb.e report s ~e;~:cs well for Mr •. Harrington's systema.t ic handl ing. �f ! ~{ EGE-, v-u APR 1 G1q~7 ~~A~Grn Omaha - April 16, 1927 / .,/ Mr. G. :B . Pryde:" ?Lr • H, J. Hal'rington ; After maki ng a ca reful exe.mina.ti on of Ur. Harrington ' s tabulation coverinf Co!I!_;_:>ensation cases , year 1926, I am ~ery much impressed wi t'b the splendid manner in ~hich the f i gures are brought togethe r, livi ded as they are between character of accident, nationali ty of workman , etc . T:'1is report if kept u:p wi ll "9!.'ove verr valuable in referri ng to cases as well as locati ng ~her e compensation funns are being -:mneces~arily })ai d . �/ ,,. Rock Sp~ngo - _April 18th, 1927, , • Ur , I ene UoAu.li:ff0 i \ \ Your joi~__ letter to llr . Hn.rrin~on _tmd myself, rogt1rd- ine Ur. Harri~,-ion'a tnbulation of c6mpens ·t1011 cases, received: ·Ho is kooping hio reoorciG in the ea.m,a fonn during the preuent year and . early in tho yonJ" 1928_ tvro simil ar· reporls w1,U be f\U'?UD hod you. 01•iginrl R!gnP.fl: . fi.:.vh' E B, FRYDF • ab ' I �(I j -• 0 ., • ., ,2[:.~~ ( •• 0 , y C. o I. ·,> ,. . . ,,.. > ~ ~ "'-· -+-- --~,_.. ,_,, -" . . <',''• ., .. \,.; ,, ,_ . - \. . • i ,;i j f~ ! ... ~ 1' • • ',~ I • ,. •I <"'I .... .. - - ,,.. .. .,,. :.~.... ,J ?~ · 0 .,. , ,. .. .... ,, · · r.... . . - _..,v __....,. ... ,. ....... .... . -~'<' • , .. ,, ~ ....,,. .._, -; ~· ' .:..h '.,.L~ Q ~: •, - ~ • _ .._ .. _ ; \ -.. • , ,,. ._,. .. .,, ~ :. V ............ ' ., '> �i J, ... , �~htlt of ~JJnttttltB 'mr.easur.er's ®ffu.e ~.orlunen's C!I.cnnp.ensmintt lRep~ut filfr.eJZimne •• ,- 1n- ;_1 27 1.1..;.,y 09 ARTHUR W. CALVERLEY ASST. DEPUTY TREAIUREII Dlll'AIITIIENT MANAGER PJ.Ci ic At the last Session of the Legislature, an amendment to the Workmen'·s Compensation Act Was made requiring an additional monthly paym.ent to be known as a "Service and. Policing Cha.rge 11 ,. the amount of which is based on t'he monthly premium. A schedule of this charge will ce :fot.'..nd on the- r eye1·s e !1i0..e of the bL:1.n1r ~n.:y~roll en• closed l1erawi th o:::- unc. c>:r S-2r,t::.un ':331 of' the Vh.1:rlmen~s G'.)mpensation Act, (Employe r s l'ay5. n g -1,5.~ :J.:"8 11ct rr~91JJ.r a6 to E>end. in t:r.e Ser~ice and Policing Cha rge . Se c: ?t)Ction !J:331) This incr eas e r.. :9:r ei:..::.ut-:1 wa :., rr.?.cle necessary by the unprecedented drain on the Ind.u:: tr i a i. _;_e;c i6.ent }'\:.r.d b:r 1;; l l ·:l1du~.; tr::es. We believe that this sit 1;_,_ti o!l C i::i ?: ~: e ovf.::r cc:::e if eac J1 e~lore:: will co-01_Jerate \'lit:_ us in rna.l:.L1g n. c u::•'.' Grt P.1: .:;ti 0rt durS.:ng t.hr~ r.i:;xt bie!'..niu!:l. along • ,-,-.r 7 ·,ri";g• --10~"'r atte!l.. '.ir~H to the clb.ims made the H.~1es cf s~,f'~4v I.,'-v C"'rd , _, U.) O 1< -· v -• ~ on accou...r1.t cf e. c~ :~<in::: r:-;. "4 - . T!12 reo.liza:~j_on th~-· -:·he cost of ac-~idents is borne by each 1nc1. ·,.-, -'-"1.1 -~~!:: ...,,. ~.+,P. a~ ... other- employers evidentl_y 1 1 h •lQU..'.l_ err.p !.o;-,-·e~: arc.. not b:.r .,u::- 8 _;;..:. / 5 not bee1-i 11::.~01:i.sr~t h-.)r:e . +,o th·:J m6.,iority of thJse who are engaged in he various huza:;_•c;. ou.s i :..lti-,.:3tries of the stat'3 • .-. . , -oneration in an h liia~r ue not: tns:"efore: ~O-'.lC 1. t Y0 1:~ co •• .. the state on,: st end.eLl.VOI· tu cut to :i m.i.:'J.:i.rr,t1m t:1~ a,e,cident rat~ i~h "Service of •.;~romi,·. t:·? •'le ,··ould ~1s0 ,;«::-: tha~ •., ou 1~ir.dly send in - e d e ana. 1)10 . --~ • ' " a. o.. '".. - .-.~ ry correspon enc . _ 1 l c,J_ ; 1e; Ct11rge" each mcm;n so ,.,nat u:mecessa may be avoid.ed. Very truly yours' �/ \ :-::ay 9th. 192 7. 'I ' '' t •,l'. .·;· • J-t.• • -, -c:' el i;,B.n ,• StJ.te ·.L re -·.io w:~€ r i 1 C cy unnc, ~,~1:.::.. :,v e..tr Sir: )J fp_ ' / �. ) t'.kly 12th, 1927. r r- . r-t m 1::>- ..: o Calvm...,l0y, .\aat. D:::.:1 rty rs:· ...,J.8 t L'8 i"', Stn.to of :·, Jo.. : ri r:; , Gheyo$110 ~ .'. yo :...5._1g • ..t. (.,_ •7it:~ you i·1 :.·cc.tu.J in::; nceidonia c.nd u o uro giving thi.:: 1:.0.ttor m· close nttcntic:1. ..r.-., v1,.:, l.t uJ.,rJ vou:c~' w ,, I �I •• . __ 20-122'. • . ·ri~o/ j "' ..:_~1,. • •• Rock ,,pr~ - u.y i.;. 1927. , i, 1/ ioh JOU ~ 110 a. cy ~ttantlon to CJ$in. l~iit~t)A :ta in •hll ·:.1orkmo:n1 3 oo•nsation Ill', ~f£ootlivo i~:01~11 /' l \ii l9t.!7 ~ iUnd on .i\p~il SO , Y'e11av~ci thio (~(;Jir!J.~ o't ri:nl,tillG i'.}Jt{' pg,yl!ilnt .for J1Pt11 to tlnt ~ ·, 1~ ; of the f . ~"&011 i:.:u 9U.Uteli ·to (::4.,103.99• neoosaitatin6 0 thg p:~ nu o-f :)l7SoOO fo~ eorvieo . id policing clw.rgo. !luring the Ye!lr 1926, tho o tn hJ,y --~yroll c.n.g\.:tl ~ou \.J335.ooo.oo to (~14.-000.00, using theo nmounto no br',Ge s D -t ...o p: g_ ~nto for ...orvica tin:1 polictna c?,\rl,'9 OUld hDvo ru.1o~imte.d. to 1: 200~000 1ho ~~olls in c~Qh acmth, ~17 -\o A U,. ineluoi c, h~v • • ~-_owitod. to less than ~3si ..s33.53, it ould + r: .<'175.00 1 0 ·• t tho. m:rvic ~na policti?:ig ruiurgo.o fol!' 1927, wil,l 110t exceed r Original Signad FRAtu{ TALtMm~ �- Rock $-p rings - Juno 21,st, 1927. Heret1i-t h c lippi ng f r om the Sa.J:t La ke Tribune of Sunday, the OrfalMl Slgne4: <lEORGE B, PRYDE jg. �Statfatics Reveal Majm.· Causes of Accidents in Ut~h Coal R.egnons. S tn tis ti cs complied 1n th e off!cies of t h e stnte lndus trlnl commission show t h a,t $1,470,48G.77 wns pa id to tho se ln jur cd , ::i n d tho <lep ~n dents of thos e w h o lo t t ho lr lives In co::il m ine n.cclrkn tf< <lx ri ng· t ho nine -year pe ri od bot wce- n i· 1, 191,, ::md J un e JO, 1926. Tn a<l "!lion to t h is n mou nt, some $2 40, l(l0.07 wn s pai d for m edi cnil and s u rg-k, 1 t rcrt t m cn L of tho se In lured, ~rnkln;; n :., ·u nd lotnl or ~1,710,587.H. Th e t otn l p 1·e111 ium s coll ecte d for thls in s ura.nco "·0rc $j,S5~.8GJ.Gl, indi ca tin g- n loss r;1tio of H .4 p er cen t. This lnfo r mntioll' w a s inn.d e p llbllo by 0 . F. Mc-Sh n.HC', m emb er of t ho commlssion. I t Is f ur th er show n bJ• th ese stnti. t ics that il46 fa ta lities occurred during t h p('riod u nd er cons ideration, ,\·Ith l 'iG perman Pn t d isabilities and 12.GSil t emp or a r y disab:llltles. The 348 ff1.tnlitl es In cl ude th e 176 Jives Jos t at th e explo,;ions a t Cns tl e6 a te In Mnrch , 1~24, a nd at Ra ins In September, 1924. Exc ludlnr,- th ese ca tas trophes, the aver .. .;-e a nnua l n um b er of f atalities In the Gta h coa l mi n es In the nine years under cons!d cratJ on has been nineteen . • I n 1<lt1 d~·ing n <'cldent loca tions and t hei r c:i.u1;cs, It hRs been foun d thnt b,· f"l r tho grc:i.ter 11111111.>er of n.coldE'n t; of nil kinds ;i.re caused by falls or coa l, th e r ecord s or t he commiss ion i;how. Thes e r ecords re,rea l that o4.G per cont of all fatal accidents in t he "(;tah coa l mines. during tho n lnc-yea.r period, other tnan the explosio ns :ind burning gas , have been ca.used by th e fa ll or ccml. Of tho n ine t y- four killed In this manner during- the p eriod, s ev enty -three were nt the working face, nine in a room or chamber , and twelve on th e rond , en, or gangway. More than . 26 per t~~ t o! the li2 permanent injuries ~:we re sulted from the s~e caus e~ nd have occ:urred as follows. Thirty :even a t the worldng face, fivo int' •·oom ot· chamber and three 011 a r~~ 5 • gangway More t 11 an "· entrY or of the 12.,580 temporary inper C'.en th period were caused juries di;r\fgof ioal at th9 following by the 2£1.~ at tho worklnr; face, 326 places: ~.,' hamber and 129 on the in e. room oro~ gangway. 1 r oad, en ~ 067 460 tons of coal were Some • • • the nine years. The produced durlngroduce e.t $3 per to ya.Jue of this P For ea.ch million ton was $1:!3,172, 701. d one-halC lives "''ere mined, el,;~t ~ the cornmlsslon show los t. ncco1dB o en sa.tlon cost per ton u1e aclltal ciTf cents, whlle tho ac ~ mined was • ost was 9.:17 cents pei: tual premiumTc0 tal compensation cos ton mined. t o! the value o! th wae 1.34 per cen ~ 7 -- �...!. ·· • GENERAL i 1 1\r!i\Gt:P. • .. . • . • • ·'• / • �THE UNIC>N F".AC:IFIC: C:C>.AL C:C>NIF".At--1~ OFJrZOlO 011' NO. _ __...,A==t.t..o...rneu!-y:_ _ _ __ Rock Springs, Wyoming, May llth,l9.2'1 ' Mr.H.J.Harrington, Supervisor of Compensation, Union Pacific Coal Co. CITY ··-;,- ,:::-:·-;-.. ' • ; ' f ~ • ·~ " !. .... ~ \7 Dear Sir:-- .,.J• , - J ? •✓ . 1/ . -• .. .... ~ ~/ Someti1i1e I thinlc it might be VJell for y o •J to hav e a conversation Vli th Dr. Arbogast upon the pha. s e of bis f i nal reports which appear to me to be rather speculative. Sometime ago we received a final report from the doctor, in which he s aid that in his judgment, the workma.n "will be able to resume his duties in a.bout three wceks. 11 It is obvious we could not stipula te e.n award for three weeks ahead of the stipulation and 1:tf e declined to do it. We frequently get final reports from Dr .. Arboga.st in which he gives it as his opinion that the employee may resume 'Hork in one or two days. I am wondering if, frequently these one or tvm day s are not gratuitous. Please understand tl:1at I do not say this is true, but I do believe that, vihere every__ influence is to stretch out the time, especially where the number of <1ays of work per week, is small., that it might be vrnll the f'irst time you see Dr.Arbogast to remind him that the st~tute ±s, that compensation is to cease when the injured person :«can perform work at 'fu1. occupation.n an,y gain.- The thought I wish to convey is this, that in looking over these reports, the surface indication is, that two or three days are always given after the date of the final report; It seems that some of these dates would be coincident with the final reporto I am just suggesting what occure_?._ to me, and I thought in .a diplomatic way, without reference to this- letter, you might sometime call the doctor's attention to the fact, that it is quite desirable, if possible to have the final reports definite. I feel a hesitancy in authorizing the payment of State funds upon a final report that says that a workman may be able to go to work in three or four days, and then to give that workman three or four days extra con1pensution upon a mere supposition. We are constantly returning these final reports to the surgeons, requiring them to be made more definite and certain in this behalf. We have in mind a recent occurance. A workman is drardng compensation at the rate of $90.00 per month. Mrs•Emery noticed that he is walking around town, and asked the camp surgeon why a final surgical ~eport is not forthcoming. The surgeon replied that this would pr?~ably e e1one in two or three months, but Mrs• Emery said 11 I see him wal.1-C1ng �around on the streets" upon v, h ich the surgeon replied, 11 Yes, I have t;o1d him he could worlc at some lieht work, but he hasn't been able to get a J.ight job." A policy of this kind works very \'Jell in those sta tes HheI· e coropensa tion is b a sed upon the a ver&. ge wa ges a n d time of the en1ployment exhibited for the past t wo or three yea rs. rt does not v,cor1c wher e, as we d o i n Wyomi n g , p ay the highest awards 3rnov1n in any cornpensa tion l avJ, and t ha t rJi thou t r efe r e nce to the workman s probable earning ca pacity o I hav e tri ed to make t he Courts understand the lib er ality of our l aY, and tha t it needs no stretching to satisfy what they ca ll in othe r s t a t es n1ib eral construction." Yours truly , TST/E cc to Herbert ~.Lacey, Cheyenne, Wyoming. ...• .... -··-,~--:,:I / () ,. . �1 ,l .. : - .., .-" t' • • ti • •-~ J ' . •-.~! 1.: .... :. •... •, .'..... fr J' • • • • ? • • • .• • • • • �\ \ l - oUoet. •H.J. Harrington: ~ . th enough 'l>J.o.JlkS, 00 they Please furnish superintendents wi may Pe passed to each of the doctors) _ �Yul..l.'.i.·.... l '-...1 '"'" , ')f"\vs 1· c 1 e""' ·1·1i ·-1.-o "-I., i· on •• _• ... ;,j t;;., _ .. • - J. ~ ... I j I r J ,/ I thi11..'lc ~ �Rock S:i;>ringo - June ]0th, , 192 ,1. Yours of .June 27th. Rubber star:ip has be en oz,dered and thio ~~1atter trill be taken care of by t!.r. Harrington. jg. �l c:.>r1· ,,,.,. C[ • ' !'; :]_?.. : ., r:~y 11.,,•, ,l.. J.,,,J . .. ~ . ..... .. , \..i . ...... • ♦ l ,<'► ' ~~ ~;. . ~--'~ 1 'to t ho ~ ..! t ;~C; Oi i t< Z ::.i"';; Clt J, u~,; ·:..he::- m. 7.'l -· ltol.'.' {;·"4 G ~ye ·i iJ ;·.-21::ci1 n~ ' :..: .jUi:'Oa o.n p1oyo ohould bo C.,: b .,.. . . . .. '-~ 10 �I I '. I l, . .. tlb �FORM 2SO '\\...ASHI~GTON~U~IO:S COAL Co ~n:SER5- Al\"D SHIPPERS OF MPANY TO~OCOAL NO, 6-4 To~'lo, Washington August Ninth 1 92 7 The Union Pacifi c Coal Co 0 Roe le Spri::18a , Wyoming. Dear Sir: k t you r conv0uienc a will you kindly mail to this office a supply of Form 143 - a physical examination blank used by t he Emplo yme nt Department. About 50 will be sufficient for oui· r equir er.1s11-ts, and they s hould contain the added notation as to applic ant 's age . The ab ove in accordance with Hr. McAulif'fe 's re- cent request. Yours truly, �' August 12th, 19 27. .,, ti? . rim. Haru.1 ~ M :?? • l ·:;as 11ingt o Ui.iio Coal' Co , :i Touo, \:ash;i..aoiO'l o \ I ha,,~ yours of AuguElt 9th eood am asking ou~ Purchasing A fJUt to, f or,:aX"cl you fifty blwtlks of l'orm 143 aa x-0quest etl. Ve~y truly yours, 1 i_ ab I �Omaha - August 17, 192'1 llr• G. B. Pry de : Please oend Mr . ~ 25 or 30 copies of the new form for phys ical exam:ina.M.on , be i ng careful to see that the rubber stamp, carrying a provision f or recording age , i s shown thereon. CC. Mr. '7m . Hann �\ ' \ / of ·the f o:crr. f m:' physical exa.rnination of n,m employes, to- \ ab �I .ndeY'str:u1d tr.:n.t ao:na lawyers x'r-om Salt lake i'ecenUy visited yomr Lo~al ~:t Reliance fi\i'lcl mrgGci the @on not to accept theil" co;!lpeneation c 1ecke or make any ag&"00r:wn-t ,;;1ith the oo!lipi:my the compa y rms not giving sufficient mo1t10y for inju:ries, but if they uould t ux--n over -c.he C" aes· to -tho~n a.ud instit.u·~e suit ''through the c ou?,./.,s ·Ley ~ t h e Utah lanyers 1 1;1ouid get very much more money I i.7iah yo; t1ould det0roine if you possibly can, in a quiet Day, nho ·c.h0se la.Jyerrs Y1En'"e, getting ·i;hei'° names and the da.t e of their visit to the Local; ciao t1hethel"' or not they visited apy of the other Loeals in this field, \iou.l d like to be ad_visod of any· • 1 ft gone into this mati .,.,o LU onnatioa that might dev-o op a er you h"'d"' t-o V" ter. ab '!I • I �GENERAL Mi\NAGER October 26, 1927 0 I hE ve ., ecn tr>,_ril g to 0 0-c the 1926 am2u.al report St at '"' .Crea suror .,, t:he 'n oo',,. .o • f rom rJ.1_0 v v • ).. l _ lA ~ up , un~or~unately,by the printers 1 bu:i; _ rot .ise · r1ithin t he neJi:t fe1;1 days 0 I havo befo1~e ·J.o ~ co y· of the· S0ptember balance sheet ., on \'hi ch ..,. :?ind th~t for the f i r~st nine u1onths of this ~hero r:ns :r·ec0i v e . f1~0;:;. poli c i ng $ 5, 417 .oo, but for l7h ich the tot!'.'• l shri ,1lrage for the fir s t n:ln0 months of :this year would have been $ 3 17 ., 067 . 89 . V!i th good pay rol l s r,1e uill pick up par t of trlis, but the Fund \7ill 0TYO i n to Decembe1. . 31st not better than even s1ncerely yours, CC-z:-ir. G / r .. B. Pryde ✓ .wr • Ji. V. I,acey �... _ GE, E~Al r.1f,t'.~.GE? . - .· • ~ - - ~. Omaha - November 2, 1927 Ur, G, 13. Pryde: Mr. c. A. McDowell, Box 64, Pittsburgh, Pa., in charge of welfare work and employmsnt, Pittsburgh Coal Compall1, is anxious to have a copy of your employweut record carda as t1ell as the doctor's certificate recently gotten out for ne\7 men. See that the fifty year requirement is stamped on the blank sent to him, sending s direct. �192'/ ' : ·_1; ~!l<.-- 1·::•..\l 0,3'~ o f ~:~·o r_\:,~u'i .Lf.:i' G ·:r. C.i'L! o:wloni 1~ I V Eno • �, J I I ,, ...__ Y!J L~' . l -;:,-~ . r a-? fo , Vt:i~1 b0:r:· 2niJ '/! _<;. 0:;_•,r 'll. o 1 [ ~ J " .- - I Th0 or.p lo yi:101-r~ .....r .·, I' �November 18, 1927 Mr, George Bo P!""IJde, Vice Presid ent, Union Pacific Coal Company, Rock Springs, Wy oming . Dear P.u-. Pryde : Th a nk y ou kindly for th e copy of record index on employees hired , a s wel l a s copies of doctor I s certificate covering examination of neu men. Very truly yours, f/111~ Safety and Personnel Manager. �1ocl:: Spr,i ngs ... Janu:1ry 21·-s t·, 1 92 8 • tuo co l ac of tW• o L:u"'ri 1r;iou 's Corn_ ensv.i i on ·-,eport for tho ro:i.ch yo u in cbout ton do.ys. oh �I . l , ,-, Omaha - January 31, 1928. !Jr. G. B. Pryde: In Mr o Harrington rs monthly report . of compensation cases for December, 1927, the Gus Ebner case, No. 2042,is still carried on the docket, "Compensation disputed, protest filed. 11 As v,e arranged to pay Mr. Ebner $40.00 per month_. effective with the month of November, 1927, this case should be cleared from Mr . Harrington rs docket. Please have Mr. Harrington advise just what is meant by a disputed case, as, for example, his summary o_f Winton cases for December shows "Pending disputed cases 1 ' II While the detail report shows five cases in the disputed column. �i:,, 011-311 ( nud 1):1.obtL 00~1on t r- , .} f~O v00 ~ thic loon, · pluc ! laot ho.vo to oo t f~ :on c nt"O of.: in pn1it cn!'ly :ln 10:10 .. I have conool!•., ntod tho vn:r-ioun itedn ohor.~1• l ~r tl~.c ototo:1cnt, ·:•4 '·") o .r:..-:>o11- vr.~,1·r'\ • ? TOOUl to: v_.... {·.1 u--• oQ, r;i~'l o . J ......, ,(.. ""w o... orroc1 .:ro::1 Cr:.tn.otropl 0 I.i: ourc..."lCO .......-......... . 1 I"-U'1(;. ,J, 7 f'~o r.l! I _...• • - - .~·:4, .7,847. ?0 1 otcl i:ocoipto ;i', '· Oru.o:ro of' :.r ord {?1,;1,200.1 ·, Hdmini tr:tion .:. .: po oo Proniw.n o:r. a t i.ctror> 0 Insurr /v •\ I'\, ~. 100 r, 124 .. 9L ----!-----~-494 .063.~ l _ _ _ __f.:.!.<411...PIL--~- �tot .1 ' 10, 110... ., ·a :; 0 "t..., 1.;~t•i0t:-f1ori- 0 1nsm.z:~i:nco~ and. \.;l,"785.OD for ::-:o:-,vice 1 m1d ol ..e::l:.:lG 4t -- ----------------- �, .. <)•t,;,• t) t':"J'( ' tj' j . ' ....a Q. ~ ~ ~ ; ('~'f~ 1> A ' ~ 1"":': "', -1' .() , _L , .. ~ ~,, ,/1, ~ "': ,. :, lt>.✓.'l"-' ,: ,...... ,:-; t- " _ ._, \i ~ l ,.! .\ t..1 - - ' '.,t: t. Ht"\ F~t, n ~·'\#...., • t, .) r, ..... ~ ,--- ..,.,, •..J ~~ ~ - ; ~ u.,;•,.,$< �THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY 1926 Tot al Pay Roll $4 ,718 , 534 .98 - 1927 $4 , 226,911.65 Payments made 'f O .3_.,...,, ' / For \'iorkmens Co:n.pensation 61,924 .97 41,698,61 For Catastrophe Insurance 11,727.5~ 10,492.69 For Service and Policing _... _.. ... _______ _ 1,725.00. $73 ,652.56 ~53,916.30 Total Payments Cost per ton mi ned ~ .0265 §-i,- §,fl, 3-o i .0195 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Workman's Compensation for the year 1927 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, 1927 Description An account of the resource These letters and documents are related to the workman's compensation from 1927. They are bound into a book with all documentation from 1920-1929. Some pages are severely faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frank Tallmire, George B. Pryde, Eugene McAulifte, L.T. Dee, T.S. Taliaferro Jr. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0225 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/d10ccd95ca4bb40ffb78dd12e7ae750f.pdf 48cea2978de5d8e6789ea6048918bdd1 PDF Text Text I ~\/ ) . ~ ' ... !,.J - "( J '·' r--,J ft v,3'.~ 1:; · G '..J t~ J:..(JJ tr~· J~ lJ~~ r :_-I~~ --- j _J l ' ...r.,,_,.., -' "'i •. ".\. . C1 t- ~ 1. o:; !:.;1? '-_//'J (,l. 00805 ,t!'",) 1 :inc C> "" 1 .. lJ <) • 1 0002. ,....:... ~ ' v, n l c'.'. : r,t:12 6 <--> ?.} ""? ,'~' ,j ., c..., 13" ) i:Y.;,; '-' u ,.._\ r .., •.; .·.,v '( v""l' ~.:_. C• ..!:. <- d e ',_, a'e;:·'J_J ". 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'1r.-::".1Vc...., Oh 1h .g 77 ? 9 600 b l? 1 L1. 18 23 78 19 21 20 Fatal B Permanent Total Disability A <M 7 .John l~o .Johns on TI,-, A Rock of Coa l . o-f 0 ?.A of' .,IJi" 1 :i ,· ae T'.1Te.tt !J. • 101 Fall Cl) ]~ ';!:::s...., .$ ~.§ 3 r;- j ;':nr>"vi;.,,.,o P.h T, lj.: Yl i 1'1 CJ - ·- R~ri.::ik",ri ~h 'C~ Month of...................... ec.....,..... l.9.2 ◄ Actual Cost of Compensation ~ t! ·9 Q) f/lME-i I i'orm.26' Tot.al Man Shlfts •• 6.46.6............ :'. .........5.l~l.2a ~ Cl) ~i - REPORT C D Temporary Total Dlsabillty Permanent Partial Disability \ 4 13 1 12 ·, : I \ - I I l J I I ' I �COAL co. W ASHiNGTON UNION COAL CO. - - - .. " ~ ' JI. "~ 7 • l\'li.ne•••••••• ..ti~.-J...2.11 dl.;;JJ!'J(,' c..e ... ~!:': ... 011.ts.id.e Average No. of Eniployes............................·· Total Man Shifts ...................................................... Dec. t ........................ 1929 . Month of........................ fl.I Employe's Name 'C~ Description of Accident Q) "" Injury 'C b.O s § E~ ::l ...... ""fl.I Q) Jg o. Q) Ul ..:l 8 •• A ~ T VO "'"J 1 .D6V Q. 2, F a.llin o: 27 2 ~o P:::8 ~ Actual Cost of Compensation Q ~ :::i_, ...., fl.I Oo <..:J LL A Fatal B Permanent Total Disability C Permanent Partial Disability D Temporary Total Disability �~- ~ . Mine••••• :i....e li.t?J'lC.e ... \ • - .r .O.o ....l .. M ONTDLY A CCIDENT REPORT •••••••······· Average No. of Employes......... ·· ................. ' I Form 264 Total Man Shifts •••4.6.9.2.......................3.7.5.3£. \ Month of ....... :l?..C..•..,-... .l~2.9........... . (/l I Employe's Name I I '0~ I. Description of Accident I I i John l1urinko . \ };Ii ke l;avicli 43 F lvi11 ?, 01:Jiect 3~ ~a ll of Geo o -1-Iat zi s Ste-" e ·,. e rak i s Coal 18 1r 2 ,l 7 of 1:lo c k 3 4 'Pool q j YI (),. : n Hp,nrJ s -o bO Injury <I) 0 ~ Cl Actual Cost of Compensation i:l a> ......... § ~~ al::,_, 1-1 c,s o. to CJ 0 A <I) (/l ..., Fatal (/l ri.i i-:i E-t ~E-t -< i-J 2 ~ n I 3 4 0 5 25' 9 10 16 16 17 19 ]() 19 r 71 () 17 0 19 B Permanent Total Disability C D Temporary Total Disability Permanent Partial Disability 15 14 12 1~ 1-----~==tt======+--t-+t-t--±==t===t=~ I I \ \ \ TOTALS 72 J GRAND TOTAL ) / �·- ··-· . "A Cl.l-'JC c!OA .fJ CO. ll~ . ! 1 ~, _ ,y,' 'ON flNlON COA .i ... • _, ., ' : • t' \' t i : \ -~ ·.• co. t; \l1.l. _1 •. 1 - I • ' - ~~ ·1 ... • O O O • N ~ 0 0 .... N • " • . .. 0 6 <IJ a1~ ,!Jl ..O ·----. I .. -, - ,~ -~ . .._ I• l .. -· I i: . ill'1. _ \ , -e __ J· _111 _1c11Hl • I ,1 ~•_ ! · ' •· .._ _,.. _ ~ • : "I -- 1 ~ --) : : ~I t -- - - __ ~~ ' ---~V- l.5_~--- 1;~ ,U j,.JJ . 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Month of .. ................. 1929 .. . . , • • • . . n- F"nto.l CJ Ill It -- T .n~ r1 Pr" ,, ~o '., Act.uu.l Cost of Compensation - .-c ..... _ _ ___ ~~ ]~ (I) ~ 3;56 Tiftin r:t Ob.i e ct s R3 7 ·;i"o, 11 i n .0: Cb.iect •1 !b{ri,no yj_ ch • . -- Oh -·i P. r. t . k2.6. .lii .n.e_-.C.a. r f-i ~R l t .9 Injury 11'] v·j i'°l ,-;- nn,1 .. 'O b.o ~ cl ~~~ ~E-4 <i3 th..1 • 11·~ r.~ 0. } 1 P n i 0. P 1 . J u ~ }tl-,~ '~ ·- • ~ ~- - - :· ;.. r • Description of Accident 6z J _ Form 264 '.rotal Man Shlfts2.0.'1.G .. ............... . . .2,:'JQ ... f)[} Average No. of Employes............................ • O ,_. 1;~BiJ1!\.1,Y •'s NdtUO .... MONTHLY ACCll)ENT llEPOllT Q --·- ·-- . __] 30 --··--------· \ . \~ ·- --- . . ·-- · J.. --· ------· ~ \ \ \ \-\ \ \ '· r - \ ~\ - --- . - .. --- I --- -·-- j --· ·- - I I ·• · c .,._.._..,.,., a_.. :-, I I I 1 :7.,., I L I ··- I J \ . . . - - ... ....,--·- ... . ... . .... ~ - / - I I I I :. j I I I / I I / / l I j I �THE UNION PACIFIC COAL CO. WASHINGTON UNION COAL CO. Mine......... MONTHLY A CCIDENT R EPORT W.i.nt..Ql'.L ..Ko.•....~................... I A verage No. of Employes ................... _....... . Total Man Shltts2.8.'1.6 ...:............'. ...2.~ Q.O.~...... 1-, '"O ~ g~ az '"O b.o "'1-, µ i P°"' '"' "'i, J. -i I I I J"ohn G o J"ohn son l m vd e Tl-=i.n i P.1 c:: I ',i'hos ~- J:Tu,~·hAc:: I P· . Cou1·t n ey f i _4, . jli ilrn °Fl:Ya 11 n vi l"! h 'i'n n C' - '71:n '"'.,."::1"" Actual Cost of Compensation "'Sai t! .D') § .2l o . Y.P-l E-< ~ LL (1 , "- 1 f; I:; 10 16 5 ? n nrr.:>1~ TI"l"i l 1 11"> , '7 () 83 6 T i fi· i ;-ir,• Ob ie c ts , r; 19 , Q7i '7 "ft'a l J_j_n -:i: Ob ·ie c t 18 19 0 1" ?7 ?? () Des cription of Accident °ft~ l Y i n r.· ( ~ ()() Injury ()1-, ; pr- + - 884 1:'oP f' Yl~Y1i (' <> l 'l',.j i i1 A P. <)r-:: ~R 1 IA C;.Q ('!-:, "r'C: "tl' l vin.7 - T. n s:i r'l fC>"l" R· ()1'-, •j P f'_ Ip r. nm n t i v ,-=-c:: Be n Gi ov a n ini 8 68 Fal l Rov M c nrm <::i l (J P, e;;:Q / 1'1 i i-, :c:i 1 c:: Tho s . Thom2.s D.RR T,i 1"'t i ::, ,·.· Cibier!t S R. A. 80 9 Fl vin :-,• Obi e c t Jol l y ~ A so ::its= ... Ql 0 P::E-< I I -;:;, -,...,. n l r of' Coa l - 30 n-·· n pi-• '@ Permanent Total Disabilit y Fatal <.'.3 7 ?A () 30 ] ' TOTALS 14 GRAND TOTAL 'Eune Accldenta . . . _ .,, ..... . § - .'Z.7..9 Frequency Bu.tc.., ___g_ g_Q..~. C Permanent Partial Disability D Temporary Total Disability I 1 '; () 2 '7 B A .8-' C.l 02 I bhunbcn- Lo• t Month of .........P.~.~ ..~ ..t .... J.~.?..$. .......... 02 "' ~ .c Employe's Name Form 264 .. fl �b\ I~~~::::::~t~!~~!_gi: Avera ge No. of Employes................... ,........ .!I: .c I '_'Jji1- Description of Accident e3Z ~7r:1. Kern I ,i::,.!I: ~~ Employe's Name ?r"J() Injury i .,., " " ri, 1', •;, 1, rl c: ri.o ~ Ti'1 7 ,ri 11 ,;• r ,1-i ·i r-- r. +. c: T-T.-:, 1 1 t! .!3 eo Q) r7 1 6 ~'.-Tine C2.rs 7 86 Fa l l f!c Lo c or:1oti ves o-f Ho ck ~ ....::s~0 ....al::, _,"' Q) Month of ............. .Dc..c.•., ....l .92.S.-.. Actual Cost of Compensation A ~E-< Oo -CS:..:! 2 ~ ('\ ,~ 7 ,.., ,~ V Chas. Be ss o T. Ya.me.mot o (1) ... 'O bl) 21 .3"' .§ rn E-< ITT /')/')1 C: Form 264 Total Man Shlfts .. 2.'.7.81.....'. ..........222.48....... (1) I -· MONTHLY ACCIDENT REPORT ... ! I 1· - B Permanent Total Disability A Fatal C Permanent Partial Disability I .?~ "q- 2'"/ 4 I I I I - ' I Nv..nbe>T Lo,.t 'rune A.ccl.clcnt.s....... . .. ~ .......... _ . . _ TOTALS , .,_ GRAND TOTAL ~cqucnc y Ratc ........~.?..~.§.9 5 ··-·-·-···· I D Temporary Total Disability �\ THE UNION PACIFIC COAL CO. · WASHINGTON UNION COAL CO. I MONTHLY ACCIDENT REPORT il-llne .... sup.~:i:i.o.r. ... - ....Q.v.t.g.i.d.e .... Average No. of Employes......................._,.... .,,.. I I Employe's Name I ~i cSz Total Man Shifts..214....................l'ZJ.,2;.......... "' ., ,.. t:l::;, Inj ury 'Cl bl) "t .s eo Cl) 21 ~ .§ w t-l 8 I I I J.us Be r t a I i Ab e I ; c-:-c:.nt rv 513 I i -i''t. i 11r:- /: h<' l 6 R P l vin ,-;: r1h j P- r. t ·Rr f\h i <=> f' t ,:: 30 ....., E::0 .Bal ..... A ;:l 0:: 8 Month of...........:P~.9..•.....l~.2.9............ A ctual Cost of Compensation 'C .!I: Descr iption of Accident Form 264 0"' <.3 .~, 'Fat al B Permanent Total Disability C Permanent Partial Disability D Temporary Total Disability (\ . I I I I - TOTALS GRANDT~AL Nun>.be r _ ~ s t. 'rune Accl d e nt.s ... - ····- ·· - Frequency Ro.to ... - .... - . -- . �r I --- -· -THE UNION PACIFIC COAL CO. WASHINGTON UNION COAL CO. . .,.... , __ .,. II ti MONTHLY ACCIDENT REPORT " " i1 l\:line.... i::i.,;,.J.).~,:.:.1.o.r...... .B ......fil_1e. ....... Average No. of Employes......~ ..................... Total Man Shlfts.. 414.Q..~---······· ·····.3..3.l.2Q...... ,.. "' Cl) ~1 Employe's Name '0~ Description of Accident tsz Injury Cl) 'O b.o Cl) ~ VJ - T-L (!p l"\T't:rP Dan Hendri c k I Joe AnP-eli ,Iobn OJ-=-, Z rne!:;t 7.UP. cl1 JUc_:trlr -P rice ~ '.14R• Ti' 1"'ri ;-,r,- ()h; -~-'- - p:: E-< ....Oo"' ., ho () () ·p O,,. c:, ,.., ,., c:, , ,, , ,~ ,~ 402 Fa ll of P el"S 011S 11 LL () 78 1 :i () 1368 P oviTe r l,;;an H'~ 1 1 n,,.; , , n -"' 301 Liechanic a 7 ~Q~ T:' 7 P r- t .,. i r- -i .,_ V tz. 8 9 Ti':" l l C, ,~ 7 oacl ers ~:,; ryf -;:;, ,.., ,-- l f 362 J?a lli n r.,: Ob i ect A Fatal <..:i h () ~/1. Ill 2Ll. ~, 6 26 I=\ TOTALS 36 - GRAND TOTAL N...-., Lo&< ....... A<cld='°·-··•····•~....-.- ~•~ '- ~ "'r'l.,nn.- .A.c.c•\4ant.N. .. s:::;. Frequency Rato ... .... .. - ... 9 0 ._57 9 ....................... S11'l"Vnrl . ~ J1·1,.n...,___ , - .RemnrJcs...... ... Month of ............P~.9.-~.. 1 .... J.-~.?.~ ....... Actual Cost of Compensation ~ A § ....~~0 o3::s ..... .so. i.. •fii I • '-> 0 BA <1) cn..JE-< I J"ohn Raunio I -.,,~ ,.,.- , .~·- - - , ; Form 264 B Permanent Total Disability C Permanent Partial Disability D Temporary Total Disability �THE UNION PACIFIC COAL CO. WASHINGTON UNION COAL CO. !!.C.!!.......___ 1\:line.......S11:s1.~.r.;LQ.r..... MQNTDLY AC:CIDENT REPORr Average No. of Employes ••••••••••••••• :............ •.rotal Mnn Shlfts.~.1.~.1 .....:............ 2.7.4.'2.2:..... ., 'l:J~ Employe's Name Description of Accident Injury 'l:J b.o B i::i Cl) .l:ls... ·.;o.§ l'll..:1£,-< Jack Hv s P.11 Cl) 0 ~ Actual Cost of Compensation A ....~~0 .3al .... Cl) l\lonth of.. Da.c:.... p. ... . J.~2.9................. Fatal 0., ~£,-< <.3 2 3 () 7 q 'i _5 _6 0 1 1 0 14 12 17 lr-; 0 ln 3 18 0 24 215 0 30 31 0 A B Permanent Total Disability C Permanent Partial Disability D Temporary Total Disability ,~,=~352 H~ndlin~rr;........JI~J.12.Jat~e~r~i~~~··..!.....l___~f-------t--'-1 -..,_1 - 1 ------r------t-------+------t / Gust liurta t-~:::...:~=::......::;_;;.:;___ _ _ 1: l;:, ·r enc."' Form 264 'P.eJJ 32 Flyinr:: Ob .iect John iunbos I Tohn P_a 11 ~ri I I liike Robinson - - - - - - -- t - - + - - - - - - -- - , - ---·---l-~-+----+-----t---,----t---, TOTALS ~ Numb'°" 'Lost 'rhxu, Acc\w,n-........ 2. ....--····-···· - - - - .. .., ,_ 'II:.~,._ - - - • .... A• ..- • r, •· 10 GRAND TOTAL Frequency Rntc .. . ·-········· ? 2 • 8 O.l.,.................... . �I MONTHLY ACCIDENT REPORT Average No. of Employes..........••..••.•.••.•.•. ". •.rotal Man Shlfts .. 292.'Z................. .23.41.6...... ., I '0~ I Employe's Name Description of Accident Injury I I (1)0 ~~ t! ·r;; § ..., 0 .5 o. rn ,.J E-< ~E-< i ;7m. J:Joss111an I Fabian Padavich / 'O b.o Cl) i:I Cl) Cl) I '.L'om 1:Io-rn, Jr. Cl1c..s. JiJiiller ~ cl ;:,_, ..., tll CJ 0 < ,.J 10 94 F2.ll of Rock 16 l?. n 7all of P erson 18 1_9_ 0 27 ?,n ~ ~A 2q n ?, , ,.., 240 Tools in ovm lw,nds J.~.?5L....... A Fatal B Permanent Total Disability C Permanent Partial Disability D Temporary Total Disability 21 9A ~() Month of .........P.~.g.~.1 ... . Actual Cost of Compensation Cl 358 Fallinrr Object Joe Pe..u 1 i ch Joe J.iarchetti Florence .tlvancini Form 264 I ~ 30 0 ?i1 () - - - - - - - - ---+--+-- - - - - - - - - - - , -- ----l--~~-+---l------t------t------r------i TOTALS 27 I GRAND TOTAL Frequency Rnto ... ..........l.28 .....J..l..'.7. .................... . .Remn.rk11 ......... - . ............................ ........ . �'Cl~ Employe's Name Description of Accident Injury 'Cl bo 41 8 4) ~ Actual Cost of Compensation A e~ -a t: ·.,, .§ 341 0 .!:lo m..J8 ,..o.Q __&.c.J.~.,__.rr~'---!...L 41 0 Ct:8 ....,::,..,. ., tJ 0 A Fatal <,.;i B Permanent Total Disability C Permanent Partial Disability D Temporary Total Disability - t[ine Car s c:: Loe ornoti ve Otto. Sa~l~l~i~·-----+--+-~F~a~l:!::...:::l~i~n~r~~~O~b~·L ·e~c~t~-----t-------t-~,......1 _._.1 _____-r_____-t--------t------! TOTALS GRAND TOTAL Frequency Ru.to . ...... __________ _ _ _ _ _ __ �· -- r THE UNION PACIFIC COAL co. WASHINGTON UNION COAL CO. 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CosfDJds 9 ~ r,:; :') R ,,..,,.. 1r Ii'c.11 of Coa l i'.,'.: 11 chi 1'7 F ' 1i'.8, 7 1 nf' :-:u~ I Fall o·:" Pers ons T. ],ro·.--i V2.1.718. :ife.11 o f Coa l ?h B Permanent Total Disability A C Permanent Partial Disability D Temporary Total Disability ,o q · rr,..,,,.,..-;"' l'L Month of••••.P..~.9..!.. .. J .~~-~---··············· Actual C~st of Compensation a, 0 Description of Accident I I Form 264 - TOTALS ~ Nurn'b-,r 'Lo..~ 'Jebnc, A.ec\dontt. ..... ... ...9-.........._____ - j 3A GRAND TOTAL Frequency Rato •• 5 6 4, • 8 5 3 ········-·········--·········· - - - Romo.rlcs . .. .... ::.:::-.:..::..:: I �MONTHLY ACCIDENT REPORT Average No. of Employes............ ,...,............. ,.. I Ill .!I: .c 'O .!I: Ql ,.. ~~ Description of Accident tJz Injury I T.7 - ~ P.,rr->ni 1r!:> 1" F;7iq 'O b.o 3 i::i Ql s.. ·;;; § .so. rn ..:i E-< I I •.rotal Man Shlff51·19-···········'······.2.4.952... ;.... 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IQ ~E-< <.3 8 9 0 R Q (\ 8 q () - ~_{) -- B Permanent Total Disability A Fatal ~ ,, 1 I - I ~ TOTALS Nuxnbcr Los t Tune Accldents ..... .. - ......._. . - - .... , ... _"' '""'"~. . ... . ~ ~" -" -c.MI_'_ J:..... ~ 11 GRAND TOTAL Frequency Ru.to •••••3Q..• GO? ir.:t.......... ~- - --- .. "'"""' ..... ·········-········· C Permanent Partial Disability . - I I lUonth of................... Ile.c..._. ....1.929... Actual Cost of Compensation· A UJ..:IE-< T.l ,:, - ... c-, ,......,q l"'\.P ., 0 ' 'i' 1111 '.[_ T,,Tn i"'P ,.., I"'\ ,:\ 1'1 () Injury J:l ~.§ n nJ:? '! "' 1 n "' cd I Description of Accident Form 264 Total Man Shifts .. 31.5.G. .......J... .......25,24,8..... .,... I I MONTHLY ACCIDENT REPORT D Temporary Total Disability � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Workman's Compensation for the year 1929 Part 2 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1929 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, 1929 Description An account of the resource These letters and documents are related to the workman's compensation from 1929. They are bound into a book with all documentation from 1920-1929. There are two parts this is the second part. Some of the pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B Pryde, T.S. Taliaferro Jr., P.J. Quealy, Eugene McAulifte, Edward Bottomly, H.J. Harrington Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0228 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/8a249ba24b32f2107ded5eedf30430b9.pdf 791776e3adf901f08788e712a4527258 PDF Text Text Special File N0. 184 \1orkmen' s Compensation Indiiidual cases involving Gunn- ¼u ealy b oal Com~- any 1938 �r:; IC ( ' .:II· . . ?• Bz·rn mer 0 ...to ~t :~~ , • ;1 ;:rtn-i n D t el" , (J(.) 1o .i:ado t .. . 1 l_,_::_~·v0 y o u:i: le tte:i? of Ju:t;y·· J// ·i:lt, 8.Ctdl"000 0<i 'it.'J ':J.10 ~Tn i ::m Vt.~oi f i c f. kL... l Ccmycn;y . e "ni on :..- 0.ui ''i c Co n,1 C:om.1.J2r:1~/ c'.10 co not 0\1t7. X1.; i o m·.1.od by t h.<:: Gmm- 1,uenly Coo.l Co · .:.i1::ny , r.-nc 1 121. G E:~1 ·.1.~ig you.z- let·teg~to~"fl'r. . • ·•-. =i . r-"icrn ~ &U ~)e:r:tu·G o. de1i o f thv.t J>l'o:>_ c2<..,ty , a.ohin g him to :i:tU.'ni::: 'l j,' t he huol~iO.tior.i ' if' i t i s :1Vail.t.1ble. '.t:i \;ho Tm. t:iuo. Original Signed: GEORGE B. PRYDE �July 19 , 1938 Mr. G. A. Knox, Su p erintendent Gunn- '1ue t:!.1:,7 Co e.l Comp eny Q.u ealy. r yomin g Dear Ur. Kno x : ·H ere:1ith letter :fxom r.T r. A. F. Brantner, .P . o. Box 2 2J , 1..Jei.=rtmirH, 'ter, Oolox•ado, and my ansv,e:t• thereto. \'/i 11 you please loolc up this inquiry, and ans\7el" di 1·ect, fl_S the deceased was a1,paren tly an employe of your comp any. Yours vexy truly, Orl1<!nal Signed: \J GEORGE 8, PRYDE �Westminster, Colo. July 17 - 193 8 Union P acific Co al Co. Rock Spring s, Wyoming. Dear Sirs: Iffy mother died recently, and v,e are trying to settle an estate. My father was killed at your mine at Gunn, Wyo. about 19 16. His name was John Brantner. Could you tell me how much comp ensation was p aid to Barbara Brantner after his death. The above information means much to me and will be gratefully apPreciated. Sincerely, ( sgd) A, F. Brantner P. o. Box 228 COPY � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Workman's Compensation Gunn-Quealy Coal Company 1938 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1938 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, Gunn-Quealy Coal Company, 1938 Description An account of the resource Letters documenting Workman's Compensation Involving the Gun-Quealy Coal Company in 1938. The letters are held together by a brass pin. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource A.F. Brantner, George B. Pryde Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0217 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/c1e3559f250625c48b7aefeafae7c386.pdf 9f8f6f8ed9051e45c7e9406727f947ee PDF Text Text Special Fil No. 184 WORIGfim'S COMPENSATION Individual Cases involving Lion Coal Corporation 1933 - �Rock Springs - Ma.rch 11, 1938 L!r . E 0 0110 .:cAuliff0 : I t cil ked to •If'. R. Y. Gibson t oday r eg,.:ir ding t he letter you m~ote him nith r ef e.~ence to t he Lion Coal Corporation~ ·i ving up it s membership i n t he Sout h er n Wyor:ung Coal Oper a.t o1~s ' As s ociation. Lr . ._,,i bson advises r.~e t hc.t he dis cussed thi s ~iatter \'1i·th 1:r . ~:v.r riner Brenni ng uhile i n Ogden ·this \'le ek , am lf,r. Br owning adv ises th -'i; his compo.ny did not contempl ate d oing this, neither uer e they cons i deri ng t l1e cutt in of f o:? Er . Talia f er ro ' s r emuner ation. 1.~· . Br or:ni1g to ld n- . Gioso1 -~lY t he u ns v e ry much s ur prised fo hear of it, s o :..:r . Foulger evidently did not consult nith I-Sr. B1~owning befo:ce :UJ,kin;; t he s t :rtouent. ' ->u nay h c.ve d i s cussed thi s rnatt er r, ith I.'.1~ . F oul ger while he rio. s i n J :1eyenne thi s neek , but I t aougi1t you uould like to have thi s inform~tion. Or i ginal Sir;ned: George B. Pryde ORIGINAL ON ~11.E .2...' --l - -...a N0, .. �Rock Spring s . . . March 7, 1938 ,)" , .i.}u -ene ~lcAul iffe : Lr . R. Y. Gibs on, Pres id ent of the Lio n Coa l Corpor ation, call ed rJe yest er day , s t t-.fGi_g he ha d re c eived y o ur l eJGter re- ern ~'lyo .. ing Co a l Oper at :::irs ' J ssoci;;.t i on. • He o. dvi sed me h e ua s g oi 11G t o 00 d e n l a s·i; ni 5ht to t e r egul..r fr ct or s ' r.i.e et i ng, a nd h0 1.rn s not i n f nv or of .:.r . Foul zer ' s pr opos a l. He s t ated this \'/Us di scussed nt the l u.s -1: Dir e ctors ' 1:1r:!eti ng, .;ind t \wt he advised, 1.' H h re 0 • ~d t o ·.r . T't.1linferro, i ns t end of dis continuing the il:J.01,thly coup en sati::m , t h~,~~ t'.'wy shou::.d r ai e 1r . 'l'ali afe rro's r er;.mner u.t i on. iie s t uted -t h::r~, c:s s oon a s h e co nferr ed with the dire ctors r egurding this, he s:1ould urite you re gar ding the e,:rtire r.n t t er. Georg o B. Pryde CC to I.:r. Ecll.uliffe c/ o I.'ir • J. U. Lo oruis Cheyenne �f< ECEIVED '- APR 8 1936 GENERAL MMtf.\GER l'l A. M. 0. APR 8 1936 -:- · . .,, , ~ p Q __. Q :r , ·, ~, ,t ._... ..~ . , :.._ ,; . . '9 _. T•• •':t • "i I - ., ( -::.·. . .:. •·r ·"'-l .'•!.~o ~~ .. ~-:-.. . •. ..) t. 1~,tl • .> .. -~; ~: .1. '. ,... - ; .::.. -~ ,r.;_,. , ·~~ -', : -..; : ..... ~! i "'• : \)_. }i ~ ·- :." ?...., ...._ , ; , . . :. - ·) t ~· ... ",..-.,. ~.7• ~ ~~j ~•.· f~·- i'·: ,,., ::I~.I ;~ l1 ... i~ -~.-.. ·· ~f·,.,....... . ••.r~~•: - ·. -a"-, r; i:;_, •. 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Company c I found t h is ~Gcsti:rn.on,y very interesting and h_ave h~d a copy m~dG· f or oir fi10 s n -v- ery muc.n for passi:ng i t to mo'-' ThPnk you ~his shous the trodn of ·nna t som.e people c.,r0 tryin0 to do and r1hich YJill probz.:..bly get \7 0rse before gettinG bettero Yours truly, �;r✓ "he :.1 ta te of Uyorning ) : ss. Co unty of .. tJGl et'i.'Ja ter ) I ~7 ?H.E DI S'.i.'RICT COUF.T In the ' atter o:f the Claim -.ofriASIL L.::;VJ:iULI CH , en_ l oye e of the Lion Coal Com1.Jany, Im . 8215. '!!lad e under the \7o rhraen 's Compensation Lan. xce:t>pts i'roo 'i'ranscript ~ • roceedings -o- Green River, Wyoming, October 2nd, 1935. �J . G. \'/P...NlmR a \,i tnes0 c2.lled herein on behalf of the claimant, being first duly m-:orn acco:i:ding to lat1, on his oath tesiifiecl as i'ollot1s: Dh: ect- o:m:,mination bv Jr. Oalicich: State your uu1 O o please. J. G. V • 'J anner . 'llihere do you re si d e? Rocle S rings, ~-iyomin . ";hat is your busineGe or '..IX'o fession? l;i_b ye;ician and s urgeon. Ho t1 lon g have you be en a 1/hysician and surgGon'? About seventeen ye~rs. Roti l ong in 1:;yomin,s? 1?ifteen y e ars . You are of the regular school of I!ledicinc'? Yes ~ sir. Do you lmotJ the inju:red \.'.JOl'kman, rlasil Levkulich? Yes, si . Q, . Have you 0ver attended. or cx8!!lined the man in your prof1assio n o.l capacity'? Yes, I have e:xamin ed. him oevers.l times. fJhen did you first examine him'? I examined him first - - I couldn't tell you the e:xact elate, but it uaa in the .h o spi to.l shortly after his injury. Do you Imo~ ~here he ~as injured? Do you □ eon the place? .... • . Yes I uncierstood he \"Jas injured in one of the mi.nee in ·which he A• as employed·, "t7hile at hia duties. Could you tell ue the month ana. the year oi' that first examination? I don't believe I coulo. \-;i t.hout referring to my office ::records. Do you huve them with you'? I don!t ru:a.ve the records of the first e:x6Dlina.tion, but I have some record~ of the reyorts made since tbat time. THE COtniT: He was inJured, Doct.or, according; to · the report of the employee, on the 16th of October, 1931. �2 A. (Continuing) oz- 19th of I saw hia aypro.xi□a tely possibly on the ll3th tl1G1t smue month. Y ou made an e:xamina tion of him at that time? Yeso I examined him. I exemincd one of his eaxs, on thc3 injured side, because he hsct been ruiving some bleeding, and Doctor Sanuer :o c a lled me in to see him. I believe he -:m.s ~upposed to .tw.ve been dizzy. Ile ,;rn1.·e trying to locate the solll'ce oi' his injury at that time. I also e.Jramined some Jc-ray picture.:, of hi . rro~ , t1ill you plGv.oe st~ te to the Court Tiha. t you found as a result of t.ba t e1m:::iin 2 tion'.:: l ~t that eJ>:emin &tion, the eax d:ru'1l ha d evidently been :ru1.>tured, anei there ,.;as Bo me bloody serum eho ning over that site &t that e:rrnmin a tion. The :\-ro:,' pictures -- I v.ru.sn 1'.t able to see in them a~y definite fx·acture tbat \i7ould irHiica te a skull f'rscture. Thee man nns z1eulc and uppeared <H.zzy '..hen 'he stood up, and no further a,rnmination \'JUG made bJr me ~ t that ti.De. He rm.s sent in latex to me for a check-up o:f his hearing and vision. r:ihen n o.s that', ?.ant 1., &s n:obably about a month ei'ter the time he was in the ho ;;;J_jl tc.l. Q• ; .n . ;.That di d you fi~1d n.t thct ti □e'? At that ti.me the mun compl a ined of lowered vision -- veey poor vision -- r..nd he had muny other oymptoms of ciizzin<?ss ancl pain in his head. Ue eompla.ined of not being able to hear on the oue :sicie. :r;:y rummination at that time cii<i not ci sclo sc very much to account for all of' those symptoms. I ex.:::minecl him repeatedly, 1 uould say many times, afte~ that. Some of tho ...,e e:xa!:lination □ -uer·e not mt:de as a matter of recoru, but they vere made os casual office e.xaminat!lons, eind then I r:1a.de an exa:nination or two after that, \1hen J: believe the cool company sent him, or through Doctors Luuzer and Sauaers, and then I aade regular reports of' those e:camina tions. But his sympto!!ls during those v eriods never 01~ew1e<.i to dovetail with the physical findings. !'). • 1.. 7lhen did you last examine this man? Ila:; I ref er to my records here? Yee. I cannot tell you the exact date, but i t wa13 in SeptGt1.b,~r of 1~33, eccoroing to my last records, before he was sent to Denver. \7h&t diu you find at that time? I was unable to find any physical evidence to support the man's aymptoms at any time. I considered that either the man was ma.lingerinta 01:· tba t he had some ayl!lptoua or some �3 r objective si gns Dhich I could not correlate uith the things he complained of. I suggested to someone -- I don ' t kn0\'1 r1hether it vms the Court or t.rho it was -- at that time \that the raar.1 be sent f or a complete neurological. i.md. serological e,rneina tion, a nu oelected three or four men in .Denver to do thi~ wh o had not l)reviously e:xl':u_1ined the man. Ji.s I recall, he had been examined in .Jalt Lake a nd had been :pronounc1:-d a maling e:cer, but, t o gi ve the men the benefit of the doubt, we t.,;elect ed t wo ou t s t anding men in Denver. But you asked me what I found. Th e man alnay a co::n lained that he could not see. 'm a t rN2.s hi s main compla int. He al.so compluined that he n a s dizzy, und he had .f) ainc in his head, &mi he coulti not hear r..·ith one ear. In nzy tests of his visio n , I 'Ga1s never e bl-e a t .my time to e et, him to co-opexa t,e sui'ficiently to fin a out. r.ih e tlier h e could see or not. lie r:.iould I'(ilfuee to read uny kind of' a cha:rt. \1h eth e:r the cha :rt b e h eld up fa1en ty feet fr-o m hi m oz- z11le the r i t ,•;a 1:1 held up in f ront of his face, he s .id he coul dn 't see anythin g . &lthough he v1as a ble to get a.round fairly sntisfuctortly. Q• 1: • Did you ever see him a fter that examination in 1933'i' I'm sorry, b ut I don't have my of fice record a YJi th me, ar~d I don't lrno\, whe the r I did er not. At least, I don't believe I . adc uny ;reports on him c.1 f ter that time. Did you ev er G~e him ..-;hen he ';'"Ja S not at your o f fice -- that .. is, see hi u ca Gually? I believe I h~ve seen hin on the s t:t'ee t, yes. 3 ov1, I v1ill ask you to state, f1•om your ex@Jlination of the norkraau -- did you find uny l ermauen t physica l cii sabili ty, or tlid yotJ. find an y -- J,.. (Inte:rposinc;} I ·.-;ould like to have tha.t queetio,1 1JUt a little differently, if poseible1. so that I may ani3Wer i t more intelligently. Do you mean, did I find 0ny o oj ecti ve signs. signs th&t I could see, of :physical disabilicy? Yes, objective symptoms. :.~·e speak o-f objective signs as something we can see, an<i oubjective as t:aomething that the. patient feels. .1. have never been i:.ble to find any o 'aj ecti ve signs at all to ~<:count for his alleg ed trouble oz- sympt.oms. Hou, in your opinion, do you believe tba.t there are ~ubjecti ve symptoms or that there i o some thing wrong ui th the man centally? Yes, I have =formed a definite opinion in that regard thl:'ough this period of time in uhich I had observed him ~ml in ,rea<iinc;:, the re.voi·ta of the specialists t1r..o have examined hio, und I have fo1med a defi.ni te opinion as to what I think his trouble is. Q,. A. ·7hat is that opinion? lly opinion ie that he baa a condition kno m as po at-trrm.matic �neurosis, .or peychosis. I believe the man believes iu his ovn :aiud tha t these thin gs ure \7Xong with him. At first I wae inclined to believe, lille the other men, that the man m1s e.n out-imd-out malin ere1·, but I am convinced now that h e i s not. I b elieve, if j;·ou t.:ant to so call it, that it ia a luild fo xu1 of insuni ty. (~ 0 A. In y our orlinion p is t b.i s men tal condition due to the injuri0 s \'ihich he sustained in October, 1~31'? In my personal opinion, it cou ld b e .._J o □ oible. l!R . TiJ..IJ\T!' •!U't) : I object to the ansuer aud. move that i t be st1·icken out. He aoked .bi n , in his opinion, did he consider his menta l conditio n no-.n ihe :recul t o:f the acci~dent, a nd no\Y he seys , 'Im my p erBona l 01;inion, I think i t might be posnible 11 • 'i'hc;t is eimyJly 2, bu eoe. THE COURT: fmer it. TIE ~.IT.!1. ~8B : :r~eybe t hat is as dofini tely o.s he can ,m- I mi~ht qua.lify :that. if the Cou~t wishes, on thi s ba sio -- tho.t these cases ~r<: colilpar a ti vely 2.·are, and much of our o ijinion i£ formed on the nast record of simf.laJ.· cases the t ·ne- hrive 1:'end nbou t or he,ve- seen come up before o ti-el"' c-ourts of a similar nu ture. .TJ:y findings are based vrinci ll=ll y u pon "the interpi:etution of the reports of the other r3p e ci elists r1ho have 0xaoined ·this man. ~ •• '.i"'ilLiiJ?l3lill{}: I object to his basing his opinion upon re1-,ort0 of other c1 ecialiists that .h ave e~ai::1ined hin. This iD not a hypothetical question. 11 THE COURT: I think I uill let the nnetJer stanci. Does this l_:;ost-traumatic neurosis cii~mble this man from performing ~ork at u ~ainful occupation? As long as it exists, yes. I will ask you to state whether or not, irl your 01,)inion 11 the :post-truumatic neurosis condition that you found to be present in connection with. this .case, or this pa:rticulalt' r.orkman, tlasil Levkulich, is permanent or merely temponal'y. I a!J unable to answer that de:f'ini tely, but, to quote again from the a.uthori ties on similar cases, I would say that many times in such cases ae thia, when o.ny kind oi' a settlement ba.s been made, either :f'or the patient or agclnst him, the neurosis \7111 sometimes clear up \'Jhen the patient's ~ind has been as.ti sf'ied that the case has been settled. Doctor, o.re you a me!!lber of the Sueett?.ater County luna.c:r A. co?mlisaion'? Yes, sir. �5 Q, . 1~ . ,::. J\. \:,'ha t wo uld you s ey as to · the mentality of_ this r10:rk?llan? Is :i. t nor3.lal o above normol or oeloti normal? ;Jot kno,;1in the man before his present comiition. I ·would not b e ble to say definitely. but I would probably _c la1ssify him us beine EcHneY1ha. t belovJ normal. Tl' rom your e:x&nlinri. t:l. on- of t.hi0 man. I Joctor, do you +rno1:1 <iefini tely ~ o GVeb DiJi/l1u:cmb. telyp v1hen this 1iost-t:raumatic n eUl'i)oi s !,-:~s c.ievelo9e d. o:r v,hen it 1:>0ca:.n e present :in the man to such an e.x tent t hat he coul d not. perfo l:'m work at a gnin- ful occupa tion? I unders tami t he i!la"1 'i ~ .. 'i.'PLI AFE£EQ : I obj ~ct to v:ta t he uuderst..::.nds, j~f Y,:iui· IIorwr • leas e, ~ . ~A. You Glean, since the i njury? Since the in.jury . It ·i f!! rny opinion that the tl'e.uma tic neurosis took place immedit: tely follo,,;:irlfl; iti. ~ i njuz·y. 1· .M1 vm.:2 pnrnent Et ~:• e1) te:.:1ber , 1 ~.:i~'l ', 1. . Yes, dr. Cl " .A . :.· A. q, . h• the da te of your ln.st ex£imination in Could yo·tA state :i:'ro11 your casual observation of this e:1an after that tiue ~7nether t hti t condition still e~isted at the time y ou sa1.1 him, and, if so, clllProxioa tely nllat time o~ date thu i tm:a? The only v;uy I could answe.:l~ that ie t hat the l,:l. st time :i: peroonu.11y em7 him ~nd e:xamined him, it existeci, and in tulking to ne~oers of hie fomil~,r anu othel's, the condition ,;mo a_ppurentzy the laal!le \!Ihen I would inquire about him .. In o t.her r:ord.s, you ke.;.lt in close touch v>' i th this case since it:3 inception to the 1u:·eeent time, is ·that coxrecf~'? I'airly close, throU£,h &eking about his welfare from hi 1;J other c.octor.i:l ..and his wife a nd one 01' tt10 of his clrl.ldren thut I ht1ve seen. I \-;ill ask you to state, to ascertain an!. to :realize that this traum.utic neurosis condition ex.ists -- can that be found upon one c.xamination of u werk~n or does that require t . continuous otudy of the case? There are certain caaes of traumutic neurosis which are dcconstrated by actual plzyaical findinge, such as x-ray pictures, and there ure some that ue are not abl e to demon1strate ~nci yet ue knoY1 they exiat. Q. • A. In ,·1 l1ich clasa \"1ould this one be? I believe thi a ie a case in which r10 physical eviaence oan be sllo m in· the w,zy of :x-rays or test£J to aupport his syrap- tomu. �6 I \7111 u:-.3k you, t hen , in :a case like this, referring to this pu1'ticuL:,:r· car.3e of thio ~n , Yiasil .Levkulich, could soce A. doc to1·, by eiw.;uining him only one -;;, determine whether o:: not 11c ·,•mo cu.ff'exine; fron truum .... tic neurosi'3 or ',".'OU.ld it require an ooservation ov"3r u period of tiine? I ~cl ieve it P nUlti ~> c nc~essnry to obse1-ve tu1Y type of rieu1·00i s or ;p:syeho ...is to determine -..,hetl1er it mm present and to tf.r10. 't , egree. Do ctor, i7hen did you i'oxm an opinion that the ,·;orlunan OJ? clo.i..unt h exe i'i"as suffering fro m iI"a~tic neurosis'? \'7.llen o1id I form that. op inion? Y~:.;, ohen uid you for:n ths. t o:vinion't I believe 1 forr..1ed th .... t opinion af ter the man vm.s e:xamined. in Den-v~r Hc, t until afte1· he \7!1S e:i~aruined in D~nvei~ did. you form rtha t l • Q, . opinion'? Yes , sir . Did you .foi--w thnt opuuon. a s you have stated, from the re- . ports t h &:. t r.7erc received frm~ these specialists in Denvt?r and "" ~lt Luke? 'f'.tle re .o:rts , ou ld indicute th;;; t the rn.2,n ciid not h ave a traumatic neu.ro sis . .And. you formed t:t.nt opinion after you had read these re1>or·ts'? Ye:.-i, ;:;ir. So that you didn' c; f o:rrr; your o pinion us to the physical anri mental condition of thle claimant from ,•;hat these other Buro eons huve ai..ici.'? I vms i.i.ble to separ~te the \1heet from the chaff, so to speak, ~nd from 'the highlights of their findings, these com- 11lete re~orts, I \7aO o.ble to sift down and correlate th,~1, and I formed my opinion from that source rather than from uhat t~e dcctorz : opinionJ were of the case. You testified at onG time tha·t you arrived at th&t cooclucion c.:.s to the cond.i tion of this \'70 rlQila.n from -r1ha t the 1sl,)ecialists had said about him, wmt tt.ey re.f)Orteu,' I did. You lirrived at it from uhat they said? Yc:z, cir. q, . .Anc. it was, then, thet you read between the lines t.. nc ci<,termined that so!Ile o! the thin8e that they 2~id uere chaff and o th.er things tho.t they said uere \Jheo.t'? �7 .~ mi that is the Y:Jay you hcnre arrived at your llreaer1t con- clu;;;ion? liot c~ti.rely. It i s e1.ls o from tclking into consic!e::ration my past det{lin&c pe.rGouully \.vi th the patient and ey e:,rnmination s of hi, 1 on Lr ny occ~rnions. ('J • A. Du. t you haven't e.xs.'.'!1inecl .hi5 since he returne<i from Denver and Galt ::-~alee, e::ce \ t. t o see hin on the stx·eet? Ac c ordinc to 1zy reco::rd-.:. , I do n't believe I h&ve exr.::ruineci him. Q, . I say, you ha:v011 ' t exG.ri1in ed l.im $ i t ce you sent hir.1 to Dnn- A. ve:r? Ee :has lJt=.rnri Din.'.!e. -:.h~t, ye r,, . He ·,10nt to 1Iayoi.:, 1 r3inco then. Q. . tave you. eJrnmined. him s ince he ,.,;,ent to liayos''? A. Xio , slr . ~· /_ . i ~- 'l'hen wh!l.t i s the U;.ae o:: b ringing in t n.at :Jayo btrnineae<~ asking u ircct que2tiona. ! 'm Yes, t: i:r:. xict: , the faet of the r.:1ut tc:r is, :Docto r, in Sevter:iber, 1~)33, :,:ou nc.cc a statcnent , did you. over your ovm si 0 nature, r,ith :Doctor Lauze!' and :Loctor Sanders, t hnt you were m1c:.ble ito t ell tluit thi e ma~1 ,;-;ns suffering from any yhysical or- raental condition. nnu l'(;comnendcci that he be sent to other spe,:iali sts? don't i·enaober i:1Y report ·.,i thout seeing it. A. I q, . I'll dlo,·1 it to you (handing pr.Je x to witnees). See ii' yo u recognize tlli,3. See if you recollect i·t. I hand you a copy of a. lettel', und see ii' you c~m identify that as being a letter t:tat you Y,rote. ·The originul, of course, is in J)enver. Yes, sir. A. q, . A. You wrote tha t letter, did you? Yee, sir. Q, . .P.. .A.nci the c!a te of it? Q,. You haven't e,;:amined this man ::. ince then, hu.ve you? I don't believe I have. 1~. q, . A. 8€':z~ tember 11th, 1933. Thnt i1: \':hat you have testified to. I don't recall any. On Septenber 11th, 1933, you addressed & letter to I;octc•r Pronklin G. Ebaugh, 4200 Ea3t liinth .1ivenue, Denver, Col<>rndo? Yes, f:::ir. �B - q. lfow, before s oing furthez- ililto that letter, I u,ill ask you i f you x·ecollect j oiiliug in \Ji th octo1~ Lauzer anc:l Doctor .4. . Yee, s il.". Q. I n t ha t letter, you ata ted l>;anc~ers in c:i l e tter to l'11·. R . Y. Gibson on I-larch 22nd, 1933 . r- 7 :. . G-~ I CI CH : If the Court pleaseo i f they a1·e going to quote fro n the letter, r.:iby not offer it in evidence? The letters ~:tre t h e best evi cl ence, and ~e v;ould like to see the letters. 1 • 'i • Tl\L! t.:S'.:;HRO : I ~11 intzoduce themp i f you rmnt t'.le to, after they are identified. :-;t . Gt.LICICH: Bu t you \1ere u.0king wha t r1 c'!: 0 weren't identifying it. ... if~ in it. You . TiJ..! AFRP.RO : no you van t to Ge e it uovf? ~ R. G/IJ~I er CH: bly oave ti me. \7 e -r.;ould like to uee it. \fi e can !)013Si- ~R . Tt~I AFERRO: I think ~e can save time if you Tiill lei o e cr oos-exa::nine hin a s to his recollection of the records. ( \7he~eupono a paper tm s ma rked for identification ns .<.:JXl.rl bi t A) • .ur.:rployer' 8 I.:IR . T.1'J.,I twi'ERF'O: I 'l.'lould like this letter to be acin1it- ted in evidence, if Your lionor please. LIB . GALICICH : Q. . l'1o olljection. In this letter oi' I'iarc.h 22nd, 1~33~ marked bmployer's ~chibi t A. the folloi-1ing appears -we excmined him very carefully and could find no <~vidence •O f any permanent disability ~s a result of the accident,. unless his present mental stnte ie the r,irnult of the injury to the bead. This cannot be verified by 0 x-ray or any o th.er means &t our command. 11 • .Anu that is aik,ned by L~uzer, Sanders and \'tanner. How, 1.·,·h'1t other means, since thia workr:ian was e:xamine;d by these Dunver surgeons, has been developed by \7.hich you coulci i'ind ou1t personally. youroelf', about thi ff/ You budn 't examined him, you stated? A. llo, sir. q, . \;1lat I am getting at, Doctor, is \'"".Jiat you read in the r,,_ ports of' these surgeons. That v1aa the only other mem1a you had, im 't thut true? �9 ~i'o • tha:t is not tJ·uc, in ray. sense of the interpretation of 1t, as to what other means I had. I rely upon my authorities in medicine, possibly like an attorney relies on hi.s 2-utbori t.ie;J i n legal nutters -- his books -- ond my opinion has been r:10lc.ied dux-ing that time by my pa.st obsel'vation o:f this p~tient pluG the reports \:ihich ue have received since. Plus t he reports? Yes, sil·. Q, . A. In other \'";ords, you have chan~ed your oz1n o Jinion of the matter ui thout uny founo ntion ,1ha tsoever ue to examination, except the reports of these Denver surgeons? Yeo, sir. And that is the -r.1ay that you have chunged your opinion.;. I have changed my opinion by n correlation of ray past e;mminu tions \'Ji th the addition of th ese other reporis. ,, . your But tbo se 11.:::.:st e.2mr--;iinu tions nel'e to the effect, according to letter, that you had no meons at your command. 1, . That is YJ~' rie sent him do't'm the!'e. 'fhctt i s ,;:hat you say -- th~t y ou had no means? J. • T.nat is right. Th~t ~ns truG ~hen ~ou sent this letter, uasn't it? Yeo, sir. A. 'i."he fact of the r.1atter is, uhen you come dotm to it, that you have simply changed your thought since you e~iunined this man? Yes, I have. /..nu tll&t change has been m~de .d thout G.!.DY examination of him at all? Yefl, sir . .And thut change is in violation .o f the 01,1inion of thest? doetor.s. these Denver :2urgeon s? Yes, sir. How, Doctor, you say that you wrote a letter to Doctor Franklin G. Ebaugh. on September 11th. 1933? Yea, sir. too. llR. TJ\LIJUrERRO: Em.. GiiLI CI CH: I think I will put this letter in,. No objection. ( \7hereu11on. the paper in t1llestion was marked for iden ti!ication us ?.:mployer' s Tod:rl.bi t B). �10 \'lb.at is your srecialty ns a physician and uurgeon, lJoatc,r? I specialize in eye , ear, nose and throat. \~h a t i0 a neurolo gist~, i' neurologist i :s a r.11;, n tillo deal,s rJith the b:rain and ner,1ous sys te•.n , principally. J.re ;you n Gvec i ali st in that? lfo. :3Lr. \, . In thi;;; lettei· rn:u.'li:ed UJploye1-' .s E.xhibi t B, you state -·· 11 I have b een a~k ed by llr . T. s . Tali.,,f .e rro, ;:;it torrrny of the conl competni es here, to contcct a neuxologist in Denver for the ,1>urr1o oe of arrungin : an e:a:-.minci.tion for un employee of one o f these com1}anies11 - - :ind .,rou &,o on further m1d onr.ae Doctor fadwaz·d Delehanty. 1. You usked him to contcct n neurologist? Yes, Gir. And then you further scy -- riAs regurds consultation I ~!ould like to suggest that you call in nnotl1er neurologist in rendering your xepor '.t, and any of the follouing raen \'IOUld ;Je acce1>tnble" -and then you Gi<"J" e the n.2ne of Do ctor .2.di.1ard. Delehanty. ,~. How, you testified that you are not a neurologist? lJo, sir> I ;;.m not. Do you .lmo'i."1 r,lro Do ctor De lehanty i 1£ Yes, sir. He is a neuroloe;ist in Denver. Q, . t. . Is that his s1>ecial line in the profession? Yes, air. Do you reco gn ize him as·being a competent, efficient and ekillful neurolo~ist? Yes, air, he is a very good man. Q, . A.. You got a. re~ort fror:i him, dicin 't.. you? Yes. sir. Did you come to your conclusion or your opinion -- this opin~ ion that hae .been formed since the reyort was given by llo ctor :Lelehanty -- from that report. did you come to your conclusion tho.t this Dan, this 'li'iorkman, uas suffering from an insane delusion? If I believed his report, I would think that the man Yms malingering in putting on all of tho~e symptoms. So you didn't come to your present conclusion as to thia man's mental cond1 tion from anything tllut Do cto.r Deleho1 ty, ho is a neurologia•t, has eaid1 No, sir. �ll ~ • i .. 'i'heir reQort to you uas exactly o npo ai te, vmsn' ·t it? It ~as that he couldn't finu any evidence of any mental trouble vith hi · I <ion't recall the gist of' his report. Gen excll;y. \'Jli,m' t the. t hl s .report to you? eneEally, hie concluGions, as I remember them, \'Ojere that the man tms u malingerer and that he bad nothing 't.':Con g 1tii th l:J.m and that he ~as yutting on. Bi th.Gr r.1entul or f)bysical? Yes. sir. Therefol'e, the conclusion that you rJade \1as contrury to i.'-ih~t Do ctor Delehanty infoz,med you? Yes, :;,ir. So his re.1:ort didn't ente1· at al : into this conclueion of yours, tlli s nei..1 conclu0ion? 'l'here "Gere many thin~ s in his re_ ort \'Jhich eliminate.cl and cleared up points that nere not cle8r in oul.. minds ae t<:1 othez- _ment!::.l anti physical asp ects of the case. Do you lmo~; :Doc tor Fred S. 1:alsted'f Yes. sir. V,'hs. t i 2 hi:::; Sj)eciul ty-;, I think he does ear, nose and throat. I don't know whether he doeo eye ·cork or not, but I know he does eer, nose and throo. t. Did you g et u report from . him? I h&ve a copy of his report, yc::J. sir. I don't know wh(;ther it was sent to ~e or not. but I think I have a copy her•~· _ Yes, I have a copy of Doctor Halsted' s report here. Di cl you form this later conclusion of yoUl.' s from anything that he sui d in bi s r e1-10 rt to you? Hot any more tha1 I did from Doctor Delehanty's 1·e,1loz·t. his report y;as against the i"intiing of any mental tr,:iuble with thi.$ \·Jorkman, uasn' t it. as he r~ported it to you? I cannot an8wer that '!.}ithout reacd~ his reyort over. r cannot remember a11 that he said in the report. Jmcl The :fact of the matter is, Doctor, that you diun' ·t ya:y muc.h &ttention to what these doctors in Denver that you had ~e- f'erred this man to snid, did you? The fact of the matter iD I paid con0iderable attention to tiha t they said. o •. You weren't guided by ther:i in nny way, iere you? In making a diagnosis, I make it by a v:n>cess of elimina- A. tion, and by reading the reports I nas uble to eliminate certsin f'nctors. which I a1lpreciuted und vulued their repo:rts foi-. �12 Q• So you have come to this conclusion, not from subsequent eJca.r!lina.tion of ·ibis workmC:!.n 1 but from analyzing the reports th~t these docto~s raade? 1~. 1:'Jot entirely. As 1 etate<l befo1--e. it was from my correla- tion and my ~rcvious findin sin this cuse, plus these re- po1·ts. Q, . 1fou, on the 11th doy of September. 193j, you :,.rt£ited to J)ol;- tor Ebnue:h -"Ii has been ill;}' 01>iuion from tJ:1.e ver:y s ·t;0:rt that the ps.tient has malin12}9red, especially e.s to loso of vieion ,, and I Em in some douot es to his loGs of he a rin&;. ~i.'his has al Eo been the opinion of other men z;ho have GXaBined him". 'i'ha t rms your thought in September, 1933, t, asn vi i It? 1~. Yes. sir. Vilio i s no c tor Ebough? Doctor I!b8.ugh iG consid ered u ve1·y hi gh-class man in hi1~ proi'eoeion no a neurolog iei. In y;hat'? In neurolOBY • 'ibat is, in mentul \il iEor<lers or nervous uisoro.ers? Yes, sir. He i e considered a vers hi.€.h-c.lass mnn? Yes, sir. Pilld that is not youz- specialty'? Ho, sir . ., not~ithsto.naing the statements of Doetor Ebaugh macte . .Anci, to you, and the statements that Doctor .Delehanty made t<> A. you, umm you recoonend as being hi€Ji-olass oer1 in that line -- you do, do you not'? I do. (Continuing) -- you fox'Illed, since you sari theiI' reports. a di:fferen t opinion? Yes, sir. And you formed that opinion from their reports and not from an examination of thi:;;; workman? I didn't say that. But you said you hadn't examined him since? I said my present opinion is fomed from my past .freouent e.xtil'!linations of the can, plus these reports. • So you had. no such past opinion on Sep terauer 11th, 1~331' Uy ovinion before that wae that the man waa malingerin . . I am frnnk in eo otnting that I thoue;ht the man was a m1il- linberer. �13 A. "1"'.u·, e.,..,.,,.-<•,.. .._,...,. • • • "'"'-.L"'"''-'' you::r op1n1on since that time, or your presen1t opinion~ i s 8.) p a :rently formed. in the face of the l'eporta of these specia li~ts th a t you 1'eferred thiG man to·, Hot enth:ely. l~I'om ub...a to if you ba.vc:m't examined him? Hy opinion has beGn formed by tbe study of case re1Jo1:ts and readiu1;:; o:f aut.ho.:r:i tics on ::.1imil&r cases. LJ.Ilct i t i D my ovinion tha t there is no ffiethod of exaroino. tion that cun d<:lilon- at:rate ruiy subjective evic.euce of inJu:ry in this man.. Why <lid you sena thl rs v10rkm8n o at your requcrnt wade to nc - wby dici you send hi1:,1 to Denvex· to be examined by iheae doc- to1· s? In 01·der to clear the cn~e u.p, if possible. You nt ti:1.at time hti..d m> Odinion of the matte:: , and you 1:1eren ' t an exp er-t in th.a t ma t tel:? liy opinion was tha t the mun \'.'UIS a mnlitig ex-er. \7h"-"t h 1.-1s oc~ur-retl 1.c1ince the11 to cl1ruige that opinion? I ,;1ill rep eat ,;-;hat hti.o occurx-ed - I make my diu~nosis by a process of el;,.mination. I h:xve taken into ccn2ide:ra t.ion my pust examiu a tions of' the It an, an<i rny thou6hts ~nd opinions at that til!le, ood the 1;e1io.rts that nere furnished by the Salt .1..tcili:e tloctox-s anu the Denver doctors and the 11ayo Clinic, and my 1·eading of medical books, books of BU tho1·i ty ~ on similar cm sea, .::.nd th& t htu; molded my present opinion. That has ir:oldeu. your present opinion'? Yes, si:i'. imd it has cb£:n~ed since Septeraber2 1~33? Yes, six. Antl you ai·e not an ex};lert ux,on mental and nervous di eea,aes? No, sir. \'Jill you t;ive me the d.octo:x; booke th=itt you have read, that you hove referreci to that you have read, upon this matt~r A. of mentul clisorders, since the 11th cay -o:f 5eptembor , U)33'? I don't tn1flt1ose I could quote all of them to you. I a eked you for the names of the hooks . I say, I <ion 1 t sup1,ose I coul<.. quote all of them., but I l1uve read vebster ~a Legal ~edieine &no Toxicology and warb~sme on Sure:ery . Did they deal especially '.d th. trauma.tic neurosis? That is the subject I wua intereeted in. o.,. I dian 't ask you that. esvecially . .A. Yes, ii: ir. I asked you, did they deal 1:ii th it �14 You :t,ead th Gm Don't you krlo1."l whether they <leal t ,.~i th ithi s or no t? They did n ' t d e a l ·\'11th this case, but they ciealt 1,·;ith airi1il u r c a.,,,er:• . O A. Diel they cieo.l n i tb, t.bis question? Ye s , s ir. .,. A. 'i'h a t is t no a utho r ities? Yes, e i:r. t;'hen did you read t..11.em , J)o c t o r'l' Oh, I rea d them, o ne of t hezn , nithi n the l ou:d; wee1c, becuuse I though t -To g et ready to testify in t h i s e ase? I thOU$ht I v;ould b e called u pon to give an opinion. Then your opinion from t heee books hc::s been made within the l as t u eelc? Uo , si:?:. Q, . !Jo,;•1, l'GDding these ti.JO bookB has influenced your opinion in t hi s c~ s e, i s n't th~t true? Ho, sir. 'i."hey uici enlar g e my viewpoint or 1·efreshed rti;;/ mer.:10.ry, u ecau~ e I t h ought I uoul d be called uIJon to testify t o til:m t I t:tought trnumntic neurosis was. You se;y :;·ou c:. re not un e:cpert in. th&t'? :t!o, si1' . I run not. Bu.t you n re u s peci&list in eye, e a r. nose and throat'? Yes, Eil,. Q,• A. That is \'Jhat you have studied, isn't it, .Doctor? I have stu.uied g.eneral medicine and surgery. I serve on a lwtacy commission, al though I aLI sanity, und do not pretend to be. not at all till expert on in- A Judge of a court serves on a lunacy commission, doesn~t he? Yes, sir. But I am not testifying bere as an ex11ert in this case as to mental conditions. T'!!en \?hat you have said here is not aa an €:X.f,ert? Absolutely no. !JR. TALI .1\ FBBRO: That is all, Doctor. �15 E.edil·ec··t-eJ{m i1mtion by llr . Ga licich: ~.. ~ Is that you~- opinion ns a tioctnr of medicine'? A. It is. ( t.'ihereupon, the wi tneos nas e:irnu.sod) • �16 - 3. S . LNJZER a gi tncss called herein on h -.-h~lf of the claim&nt, being first duly s wora o.ccordi nt.'.. to lax1, on his os.th testified a s follo vrn: Q_ . Gta te y oux· nar:1e, please. A. E. G. Le uzer. Q, . Vihex-e do you resi d e? A. no ck Sprin e:.s- q,. A. \"Jh ~t iE, your :i:,rofeseion1 .Phy sici&u n ntl suz· eon. Q. • lfo1.·1 long huve you been a phy sici an ~ml ..,urgeon? Since 1905. A. A t \"";hat place'. Ro ck Sp r ing ~. Were you in \Jyor:1in g o.11 of thut time? All of t h at time. You c1.. e o. s rna .J.ute of 1•ih c:.t scrool'? University o f 'Hebraska. Do you 2 no w the injured t7orkosrl, 1;1asil Levkulich? I do. l'.'ere you eve1' c ~lled uyon to treat him in your 11ro:f e1:1sional capaci t.:t? A. Yes. sir. q, . ! ,.,-,ill ask you to state Y1hethe1· or not you \?ere called u.pon tc treat him in your p::oi'essional capacity during the mun th of October, 1931. Yea, eir. On whu t date? October 16th. Where dic.i. you fir at see the Zio:rkman? I saw him first at the hos--uital. Doctor SanGi.exs uent first to the Iiline nnd. pick.ad him- up c:Ul<i brought him to the ho 1api- . tE1l. You say he i:ia.s injured in the Dine'? Yea. eir, the Lion coal mine. Did you see him the Dcl'l1e ciay thtlt he was injured? Yes, sir, I saw him ofter he entered the hoG~ital. �(' 17 :., Q. • State to t 2e Court wha t you found in your examination o:f the \.'1 orkm.:.t1. tha t .time I found he had u alie.,ht lacG1·a tion on the right ei ct e of the ho~ct, GOf:lGVJhat over the I'ight temple, und hE~ TJaS bleeair1..; a li ttlc fro m the ri €ht ear. He was· in a slight A. .At Gtufo1· unu ri .:J k;tc o:f ®ock at the time. Yia::; h e conociou G o z· u.nconscious when you sau him'l F.:e ,. as □ emi-con ecio u s. Tio"Q lon g did he B t 3y in that. semi-conscious condition'? Abeu t t~m days. \7as he your :patient1 Ue i.7ti s t1~e8 teci by ae, yes, sir • . r\nd oy Vibom. olse i :Oo ctor oandere. Doctor !:;antlers i a your a ssQciate? Yea, six-. Hou long did you treat thia man? I tra a ted hio ri ht along . present ti me. I he.ve treated him until the ·.-, ..1en did you lust exumine him? ?.ae day before yesterday .h~ t,as at the office. Di ti " r. L evkuli ch suffer any di sabi li ty , any physical o :r o oj ecti ve di snbili ty, us a 1·csul t oi' t.na t accident, ro1<1 for .hor, loug? He uas -- you mean hovi long has he been di sableci'"? ., . Yes, A. ho\·1 long w~e he disaoled, that you could his disability? cllo\7 and mee He left the hoo1>i tal on the 24th day of October of the 1am!le year, l-.131, bat at the:.t time I didn't figure he \'Jae aolta to work, und it hus been going on up to the prescm t. We never have been &ble to decide -- that 16, at least, I haven't \Jhether he hats any physicml disal>ili ty no_\'.I o.r not. Iu your· examination of the i:,orkma.n the d&y l>e.i'ore yeste:rciay, did you finti any disability uhatever, either physical or mentb.l? The only thing I could decid,e anywhere near was t:r.1.1:J.t he h&d some kind of a mental deproosion, but uha t it 170,s, I could not say, but a.s far as s.ny 1>hysical ciefecto, I coulein 't find ,my. \~'hen did you first discover tllil'.i mentcl ui aabili ty? Ch, i t r1as some time af tcr he went home, but I don' t lmo w 11011 long afterwards. �18 no you b ,'. "V e uny i dea 213 t o the a )p!'oxir-10.te time? Ho. I think -- that is, he ,-:o.snit entirely -- \?ell, I just couldn't suy , bu·l; soi.!1etime after he \'1en t home. because he uas Bo!'t of d e pr e:rneci vihil e he rma at the hospital, and then ·i::e thou 2):i-t we \'1 oul d 1 et him go bome and it would .1:•itobably clear ui a li ttJ.e be ·i t cr , but it a1ip,n·en tly ditln' t . and ii i s still there. J .• ·."lould yea eny ibis mental condition is the :result of the injury tht:tt he su.□ t a ined i.-n Octobei,o 1~31? lie • I v•10 ul c.n ' t, bec.8.use I can ' t. prove it. I don · t know ➔ Q, - \'J.1.w.t is your o pi nion in the matter? :5y o.i.:inion i ~➔ tha.t I bk1 ve a ltJ:?.ys felt thDt thex·e must b(~ some connection b e t Y-, eei'.l h i ~ ment al condi ·!;ion nc.rn ..rnu th,~ acci den t, 'but I never could r,o i u t ou~ £1 n,ything trm.t I coulu absolutely stan d on by any method of exs.min2. tio n . I'\ Do you me ~n physica lly? P}zysically or any o~~e ~ ~~y . A. 'Jha t is t h o extent of this man's depression or mental dtsability? Doe s i t i nc.:=..ve.citate him partially or totally'i' I-t a._J 1,e.1'2u tly i ::J to tcJ.1. A t least, }1e feels that ~,w.y. ;, you cay the. t his mental condition is l)enaanent or . ·~7ould me rely teJ.1.)orary? I dou 't lmo\'i• It has oceu going on so long , I don't know v1hether i t i :i;l per-man en t o l"' t:hether i t i s nomething th~t ctill muy be cleared up. Do you knot1 ho\·~ he ~uG'tained his injury? A timber hit hli.n on the he ad . The examitrntiou oh:>ti;et.i thG.t .he uas struck by a heavy object? Yee:. i.l.H. Gid.J:C!CH: You ma.y croes-examine. Cross-exa.miai:.tion by !:h. 'l'ca.lh:. fe:rro; Doctor, all you kno v, aiJout any mental disorder that he has is wl~t he Geys r..i.mself-7' T.hb.t is all. 'fh:..t is all.- , but r.e can't prove it. f.nd you don't knou ,::hether \'ihat he aays if feigned or fxau.dulent or whether it is true? A. Do, I don 1 t. I don't know. J.nd ,.vour conclusion was entirely cirawn from what he tell a you? Ye6, Eir. Q, - Are you a~ eJC.Pert, Doctor? ment~l and nervouo diseases? Is that your specialty -- in �... Q.. 11 0 19 You cot curr ed ,ai th Llo ctor \'h!nnel' that 'this mun should bia s ent to Qpe ci s li 0to on ~,c::i:-vouG <ii cea~es? Yez, s ix· , becnuoe \-;e :felt vie ncre not able to Lmke a neu:rolc gi~ol m~!::i:1im, tion. ~~ . You -c oulcnvt ~fine.~ A. T'.n.a.t is all. Q,. .A. Yes, s ir. ne tD ltl you<'? ..-·~ r evid~nce o-f ae11ta.l diseriae e~cce11t i1hat :Do you lmov: Loctor .B<i.\-;-~.rd Delehanty? Q. ~,r;-n.at i~ hiD reput~tion &s a mental s urgeon £:n d physician? J. u G is one of thG highGst clas s men in th&t line in this ·r ;es tern country. Q, . ~.1.'ould J:...i s o.i)inion h nve influence 1.:ri th you as a phyaician A. o.nci ~uri:;eon on a. mcm t&l t 'l · t tc:r'? Yes, ~ir, it ~oulo. I would s ay it uould. Do you know Doctor Halsted? 1fo, I rion •t. ~A. ~..0•• c;, . ,.'I.. q. A. I hn··r n hsa.rd of hie, but I don't knovi him.. Do you knot1 of hio re:ftu~~~tion'? I h~.ve heard of hit?. by reputation, yea. .'ihn t i ~ it'? Ir~ i:~ o. no~e .:tnd throat specialistg as I recall it. 1 ~1ih~t is llis rei'utation in th.at field? ! t i G go O cl • You don't krlov1 hi~ persorrn.lly'.1 I:7c , I don 1 t. q,. But you do knoY"J Doctor Delehanty? A. Yes, sir. Q• Do you kno\·1 Doctor 'F. B. Ste!)heneon? A. No, I don~t. Q,. :Do you 1.-not: anything aoout his l'eputation? I can ' t aey the. t I do • A. Q.• A. Do you know :Doctor Ebaugh? I clon't lmo: him pcrsonclly, but I kno\;.' him by 1·e-put1;.;.tinn, und I huve had corres,tlonc.ence \1i. th him. G.I. A. v'hat is his epeci&lty? He is a ueui·ologist anci paychictI·ist. ~i, . k. 'i'hnt is, mental and nervous aie:ordere? Yee, sir. �0 • ·::ou.ld. you oe influenced in forminf; an opinion DJ' \'!hat ·n u :::aid, h. Ycs o I ~uuld. I 11 a i!lcn tcl cc. se'r Yest uir. Q, A. Do y ou knoi.'i Do c to r Ke r by o f f ,,;_::a L u.1: e r;ity? Q, . .A.·. ·.1.'ha t i e :1i s ._J., ec ial ty'? x-r3Y. YeG, cir. (._, . ::,1lat is his :repututiou? A. Yes, cir, firat-claes. .A . In t.lle exumini::!.tion o :t an ~-~r ay, \1 0Ulci you be guided in any r;;; ay by hie s tu temen t @'? Yes, I 'l::oula be inclined to accept his diagnosis . < •• Is he skillful in that'? ...,o you l mo •.' :i.,octor ..2;<2\a in :;IEn so 1 lT eh(,r·? Yes. .Jh~t is his 2p .3 cialty? aar. no ~e aud tlu·ou t . 1 3y e, Do you lmo v: l1ir.1 personally·? Yes. \'. 'hat is his stLnding as o. specialist in that regru·d? High-class. i:iould you be guided a ~ood deal by nha t he said? Yea' I WO uld. in that line. I mesn. in thu t special branch of rnedicine. r.1nd Eurgery:1 Yes, I wot.:.ld. :Do you kno\, Doctor ]'oater J. Curtis? Yes. Of Sl:.l t Lake Ci "ti,y? Yes. \illa t is his SJ.J eciG.1 ty? i:e i 1;. a neurologist. ilental and nervous diseases? Yes. !~ you know him personally? Yes, 1:,ir. �21 ·::lir· t i :5 hi::. repu t ..~tion ~~ a s.1; eciali st in mental and nervous u.1 .)ea~e:Efr Very hi gh-clas8. '.Jh&t \Joul cl you tilink of a z·e90 rt made by hird'? Would you be inf l'L1(·:i.1 c e • by i t';i YaE, .I \'1ould. I ·;muld €;ive i t deep consideration. at 11:a.st. You t !link they fi. I'e worthy of con :zi.:i.dera tion? Yes, £ir . .:..~direct-e::mmination by !!Ir. Galicich: Q, . A. Going back to th-a -,ork:la n, \'Jasil Levkulich, :Cocto:r, in your opinio,a, -.·1ould you :;;;;.y thl~ m.2n i.-:s a mu.lingerer or that he is a ctunll;y suffering f.rom u mentul disorder? I never felt, as I otated before, that he uas a malingerer, entirely. Ther0 rJere Gor:ie thi nt:s th::.. t he e.x asgera ted -·· 9 no oue ~tio n ubout it - ... bu·i ho ·1 Zlll.i.Oh, I couldn t <iecicie . . .. ~ A. You nouldn 't s ay he i~ totally malingering? ~1o , I r;o ' l dn 't. .: . v. Do yoi1 feel there is a I!lentlll ui i:.;aolli ty in cid<ii tion to J. :m:~lin , eri~1 0 ? Yes, I do . C~uld. you i.; stimu te that, or in any Wa¥ give the Court some idea o.s to how much you. think is put on ~nd hovJ mu.ch is act ... ally u merJ't~al state'? I r;ouldn 't cveu attempt to , lJecuuse it · can't lm done. We can't measure it. 7.hat is tile reason ue sent him the lu.st time to the ·_:,cyo Clinic, and they couldn't do it. 'ill~ COURT: Io that ~syo Clinic re~ort in the file here? rin . T.J,LI1Jr.,.-~rmo: No» sir-, I don't think so, but I \~ouldn 1 t object to i t bein~ put iu. llR. Ci-.LICICH: Yes, th&t is t1grecable . with us. ( ,;Jhereul)on, tm, pupei·s \7ere m:s.rked fo:r: icienti:fica.iion oa Bmployer's Exhibit C anti Employer~ s Report l)). :~amination by the Com·t: ~J,.. 7''ha. t 1 ~ your interp.r eta tion of that report, Do etor? TI-fut there is aome relationulliJ.J . -- they :feel t:he same ais we hove e.':~lJl'.'eesed here -- th:it t.here is some rela tionshii) between the injur-,i and his mental l.ttitucie, but wlla.t i t if.i, \1e cim't sul>tltanti~ta, anci there ia no way of proving it. �Cal ling you:..- attention to the last p;:;.:r~gra.ph here -- nT!lo iH.'CsuI-ap tio n i rJ 'tba t injui·y in<lucea .o t.:ru,c turru !; hanges o :f a ~a:fficient c~ 1·co to n.ltcr our oubjcctive p:rocc:::ise0H ··!:.hat z i w:i_.> ly !'!lo.mu tliut tbel"e is u presumption? A. Yes. f:c., . (Continuing xeodL1g) -- 11 but ue ~c not in a position tCl find pbysic~ i:c i gns 'to corrcsv ond n i th th.em. 11 • ,~uc tly , un d th:..:. t ;-:a~ our t:tough.t _.. ,•;e cou.ldn I t find it. Q, . fa... \'.'as that Y OU.I.' thought'? Ye.J, ~i r . L:E. . 1'/LI ;..:r.;.;1:~~,.Q : i z tl S l lWl CO tlCC!l'OeG. • Q. . Do\;to l.· , are y ou tt cqu....,in teo. riith these ti·c.umatic neurosis ca3ez? DG you usually find p.1:zysicru. :;;yuptoras to e;tplain tlle menta l con'-'i tion ox no t:? 7h1 s .,.r •...:.£.nc.:ti c u ou.rn m. z i c L>. c__,1.:1.b'ar.1 ti ,;rely rece~ t di uea1.3e, auu it i e Xb.ther ·-indefini te. ?hat is, you may have an in- jury to u l e~ , and you h av e g. peculiar lot of symptoms thu.re. a nc you 1.;1;..n 't u cCi>Ul'lt. for them iu auy other way, but b ecauDe you have on inj ;;zy it r.-ould be vrobaoly cl~H,sed as a traUlll~tic naurosio. In this cas0, the injury is to the head I enc.. these p cci.!lia.r conditions have come on. I lmHw thi~ man before, uncl, of courze, he wa~ a little ·b elow normal intelligence then·, ·o ut :nnce then this he.s been a grz..va-ted , but -.:,hethci· it io the accident or soruething e1se, 'l:'1e don ' t knot'J. You r..t one time thought he \788 a malingerer, dicln t you~; Hot enti.r<ll.y, no. I ltuew some of it \iiae, out I never thought he was entirely a malingerer all the time. Yo·1.o still t~unk thc.t p5.rt of it mi s malinge:ring1? Yes, sir, I think part of it. A. You think he is putting it on? ;so~e of it. yes. .Bllt yo:,;. don't kno'wl ho\v much'? l!o, &ii-. Se c&.n 1 t differentiate. TEE COUi'~T: That's all. ~iscross-examin&.tion oy !lr . 'i'uliafer:L\): Docto1:1 ir.. J.;oc:to1' 2":lelel:..anty:a croae-exanination in this caae, on Intori·oi::;i.tozy No . 4, ,:1hich is o.s follov1s: �23 11 State t ;tHi explain t!hat is meant by traUiilatic neurc1oi 0 and, in t.mst1er to that, Doctor Delehonty says this -1 n 'i':t>&um:::i. tic neurosis' is a tem applied to u train of mental or nervous symptoms \7hich develop follor;ing an accident antl t1hich e.1·e cauEed by other i .nfluences than trum.1a11 • Yes, that is true. 11 A. It may b0 caused b~,r other things e;,cept the blow'? Yes. it moy be caused by other thinga. Arthur Lee ougges'tf.l thi s question, :Doctor -- flay not neuroeis develop froB u malingering and apart from uny accident? • Thr:.t i s ~oesible, yes. Yn other \'lOl"ds, a person can think of himself having a di sease 1:mtl believe he h a s a dii:iea0e \7hen thero- is no ci.i s<~ase':1 A. Yes. t u.a t is poss ibl e. You heard Doctor Wunner' s testimony? Yeso :.=1~, I did. You li i.::tened to it", YeG, I u.i • And he said iu his testimony that a person uho is a malingerer und \'JilO ba:3 thought about his condi tio11 c.nd who hais made himself nervous in ouch a tJ0.Y as to affect his min<i may clear UJ.> uhen it is definitely dete:zmined that he i :.::i to get compensation or that i t is definitely asse:rted that he i e not to &et compensation. Did you catch that'.> Yea. Q. In other -cords. either one way or the other, the matter eight clear up? A. Yes. That \"ioulcl be the man's O\"Jn thought, v.·ouldn' t it, ra their than from the trauma? Yes, i t appears that way. ill . T.!',LI r.FERRO: That '6 all • Redirect-eJCamin.:..tion by Ur. Galicich: !Tow. in this particular case, Doctor, you are \'Jell ucquu.inted ui th the 'm atter as it proceeded in the courts. ·are yc,u not? That is, you remember \"'Jhen the ce.ee was originally set for hearing in 1~33? Yee • .And. then Yee. the man was sent to the doc to ra in Denver? �24 .t.nd a:ft.er the reports cam.e back, the matter \"Ja.s dropped:1 so far as the m2x1' s claim r1u.s concerned? Yes, sir . A. .And aftex- the case r:as dropped. did you notice a.Yly change in this man vs condition'? Ho, I didr1't. Xn other vords, thei~e rms no change in his contii tion after the case \'JaS dropped? A. Ho, i t didn, t 1.3eeu1 to m.~ke eny difference either. one wa~, Ol' the other. Q, . No~, Doctoi-# going back to th~ question that 1~Etlm1· Lee sugGested, you said ihu.t a man could suf'fe:i~ f1•0.ra tX-.:.iill!latic A• Mo , I didn't say II traumatic neuro ::Ji s 1 • neurosis. 0 . Th&t is a different type o :f netu."'o si 0? Yes, U:10.t is a little differcant type. neurosie even thouf1}1 there -rm □ no in~ury'? f,.. ~hat i E called \7hst'? ?sscho-neuxo sis. li4. GALICICH: That's all. -o- It 1:1oul ci be ju s·t a �.,. 0 Daylooo I all 1u-· " ,LLL.Lwxan-o •~ l1Qr u:ltu -~,_,,_,,, .....,. .. ~ t . lotto~ oot· mfIT'J �THE UN ION PACIFIC COitL COLiPallllY Office of Attorney Ro ck Springs, i7yoming October 10 , 1935 n ·. Geor ge :a . P1~yt1e, Vice-Preside;.r~ and Gene,r al L:anae;er , 'I'b.e Union Facific Co2.l vc,,19nny , Rock S~rii',gs , Wyoming . I hnud y ou here:r.7i t h t:10 t 0sti1:iony of t\";o of our l ocal ~ octo1·s tal~en i n u cas e ,:t Gree11 Ri ver o, t ;1e 2 nd d ay of October, 1935 , ,:here:L Pull:,r , t i1e C::; .,mt ; Att crney and o·i; ~1er ~ cle.i;;1ed 0.11 em:9l oyee or th e Li on Coal Co r:ipQn)- uris p0r.:1an0, tly , to·i; ally disab led fr :;:.1 i n:rnni ty. ~::s c c Ge i nvolved s ~Llethin8 nr ound, I think, 08 ,ooo.oo. _·t1is c o.s e ,;ilJ. '..10 of i nte1~e s t to you , beca use I tl1fa,Jc The Union 1-~ c..i.f'ic C..) D.l Co1.:1~:::::n y :ms 0110 er t ·; o s ii:ri. ~.r c ... ses . 1. r;ciri; you to re a.d the tec t i1'10 11~- given by Dr . 'Janner., r· 1ic h illustr :?.t cs ti1e j eop2.rdy r,e e:1~e in a.t C?,lJ. tir.1es. i. ~· 2...,ci out ti1:...t I ;..i3.de a nist o.ke ii.~ .:s. f :i r mer c as e, TT!1ich r.J.ist rik e I u roid ecl in t .!i;:, c:::: se, :md. :;: ~l:::o c.vo ided it in t he Union Pncific Cd ,e of Stigeue Grigl.ione. I t hink I told you the nmny letters Er,d r;ie::;s 2 6 es that I sent to Gener al .1itt cr::.1e~r Loomis. I :1Ll. d t t1is tr :.n1s criptio11 mad e es rJeci&lly for the b<rnefi t of :.:r. Bayless, un:l I ::'. sk you to tur 11 it over to him v:hen you have r e .... d D1~. i'.'c.:~111er's testino:,:1y . on sec ond t h:;u1:)ri;, I think i ·t \wuld . ·be r1el:i. for you al so t o b ot a ;;;ood picture .:,f ho,; e:; sy it is to get one Doctor i 11 ten r i'ift een to c;ive ·l;es tiu011y, \·1hich \"J i l l SU:i)port c.1 l 1:1os t any outrn~eous clui11. If Dr. ~1:.·.m1er hr:..d e;~iued this norkman c '.)nst a ntly fro m the tin e t \r.:,d:; he \'/0:n-l; to t t e Denver specialists, the Lion 00 :.;l Co·..i)any \'io uld have lost the case. It r.1ay be ex1)e,rnive, o.nd ·l;,1is c2.se 1.1as e;c9 0ns .ve fer the Lion Coa l Col;l~Jany,u lmt ue must send our pa:tientD to the specialists neur t ;1e tiv.e of trial and afJ.;er local D::ictors have corrouHted themselves. T:1is case \"JUS eJ;;pensive for r.1e, the tiua that I pit :in on t '.1e case bei ng r1orth a good deal more t lw.n the Lion Coal C:.,,-;ipany i7ill pe.y n e for t\'IO ye c-: rs. Undly -~r'3r.t this le·l;ter as conf'identic.l beti:.icen :,-cu and I.:r. Day less. Yours truly, 'r3T:kb (Signed) T. s. '.I':.lie.ferro, Jr. �/ ,,,. / FORM 2.103 ,,-·"' STAHDARD twt-10.000 ,t:. THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY hock Sp r ing s , Wyoming Octob er 10, 19 3 5 NO, Attorney :;i r. Geo r g e B. P r yo.e, Vice-P re si en t E.:.n d Gen e r al ~J ana e r , Th e Union Pa ci f i c Co a l Com any , Ro ck Sp r i ng s, V.'y omi n g . De a r Sir: I hanct you h er eY:i t h th e t es t i mony of t wo o f our local Lo cto r s t al{en i n a cas e at Gre en t i v e r on t h e 2n& •ay o f Oc to b er, 1 8c5 , wher in Pal ly , t h e coun t y At torn ey an d o th ers cl e.imed an employe-e o f t h e Lio n ..._Co al t..;omp&ny was pe r man en tly , to t a l 1 y ui s a bled. f rom i ns anity . ---- Tl1i s ca s e involv e some t hi ng a r ound, I t hi nk , $8 , 0 0 0 .00. Thi s c a se "iLll b e 0 1' i nt res t to y ou, b e cau e I t hi nk The Union Pa ci fi c i..,;o al Cor:1p any ha s on e o r t v.ro simil a r ca s e s . I want y ou to r ead t h e t e sti .llony ?;i ven by Dr. Wann er , 11hich illus t r &. t es t h& j eopardy v.re ar e i n at all t i me s. I fin ' out t ha t I :c:ad. e a o i s t ake in a forme r cas e, which illi s t ake I nvo i a e c.. i n t his case, and I also avoi a e d i t in ·the Union Pa cific ca. se of' Eu g ene Gri gl ione . I tni nk I tol d you the many let t e rs 2nQ mes sag e s tha t I s ent to Gen eral Attorn ey Loo□ is. I h ad this t r an sci p tion mac e e spe cially f or the benefit o f i~r . .o ayl es s, an d I 2 sic you to turn it o ve r to him when you have rea d Dr. r:ann e r' s te s timony. On se cond t hought, I thinl-c it would be well for you also to get a goo d picture of ho w easy it i s to get one Doctor in ten or fift e en t o give testimony, v.hich v.r ill support al :.::.o 3t ~ny outrag Eous cl :;.im. I f Dr. 1,·: anner h ad exam ined this r:orKinan ,c.onst .antly from the t i.rre tha t he went to t h e Denver sp eci &.lists, the Lion Coal Company v.ro.1lc. have lost the case. It ~cybe expensive, and this case v!as expensive for the Lion _C oal Company, but v1 e must send our patients to the specialists near the tiwe of trial an6 after local Doctors have co!I!illitted themselves. This case was expensive for me, the time that I put in on the case b sing worth a good dec,.l ;~ or·e than the Lion Coal Co;·a pany will pay :.ne i'or tvm y e a1·s. 1 Kindly trea t this letter as conf ioential between you and i'/l r . .bayl12ss. Yours truly, -.... �The State of . Uyoming) • ss. County of 8v1eetwater.) IN THE DISTRICT CO'CIDT In the lla t ter of the Cl aim -of"\'/ASIL L EVKULICH, employee of the Lion Coal Company, No. 8215. made under the \'lo rkmen 's Compensation La\"1. Excerpts from Transcript of Proceedings -o- Green River, Wyoming, October 2nd, 1&35. �;r . G. \'1AID!ER a \Utness called herein on ·behalf of the claimant,. being firs·t duly sworn according to law, on his oath testified as f ollo~n.,: Direct-examination by Mr. Galicich: ~A. State your name. please. J. G. Wanner. Q,. A. Where do you reside? Rock · Springs, Wyoming. ~- ~hat is your business or profession? Physician and surgeon. A. Q,. A. Q,. A. Q.. A. Q,. A. Q• A. q,. Hou long have you ·been a physician and surgeon? About seventeen years. Hou long in \'iyoming? Fifteen years. You are of the regular school of' medicine? Yes, air. Do you kno't'J the injured \'Jorkman, Vlasil Levkulich? Yes, sir. • Have you ever attended or examined the man in your professional capacity'? Yes, I have e:xami.n ed him several times. A. \7hen did you f'irst examine him? I e,camined him first ·-- I couldni t tell you the exact date, but it . was in the 'hospital shortly after his injury. ~- Do . you knou where he ·was injured? Do yo~ m~an t~e pl.a: c·e'? A. Q,. • Yes. A. I underetood he was injured in one of the mines in which he was employed, while at his duties. Q.. Could you tell us the month and the year of that first · exami~ nation? I do·n 't believe I could wi tmut referring to my office records. A. Q,. A- Do you have them with you? I don't have the records of the first · examination, but I have some recoide of the reports made since that time. THE COURT: He was injured, Doctor, according to the report of the employee, on the 16th of October, 1931. �2 A. (Continuing) I saw him approximately possibly on the 18th or 19th of that same month. ~A. You made an examination of him at that time? Yes, I examined him. I examined one of his ears, on the injured side, because he had been having some bleeding, and Doctor Sanders called me in to see him. I believe he was supposed to have been dizzy. tle were trying to l'ocate the source of his injury at that time. I also examined some x-ray pictures of him. Q,. Now, ·will you !)lease etate to the Court what you found A. Q,. A. Q• A. Q• as a result of that examination~ At that e.xamin ~tion, the ear drum had evidently been ruptured, anCL there was some bloody serum showing over that site at that examination. The :2,-:ray pictures -- I \"lasn"t nble to see in them any definite fracture that would indicate a s1.'Ull fra.cture. The man was \7eak and appeared dizzy ~hen he stood up, and no further examination was made by me at that time. He was sent in latex to me for a check-up of his hearing and vision. When Y✓ @ s that? That we s probably about a month after th~ time he was in the ho spi ta.l. ~'hat did you find at that time? At that time the man complained of lo~ered vision -- very poor vision -- and he had m&riy other symptoms of dizziness and pain in his head. He complained of not being able to hear on ti1e one side. ~ examination at that time did not disclose very much to account for all of those symptoms. I examined him repeatedly, I would say many times, after that. Some of those examinations uere not made as a ·matter of record, but they were made as casual office examinations, and then I made an examination or two after that, uhen r. believe the coal company sent him, or through Docto~s Lauzer and Sanders, and then I made regular repo·r ts of those exainina ti one. But his symptoms during those periods never seemed to dovetail with ·the physical findings. When did you last examine this man? ref er to my records here? A. llay I q,. Yes. A. I cannot tell you the exact date, but it was in· September of 1933, according to my last records, before . he was sent to Denver. Q• A. What did you find at that time? I was unable to find any pbyaical evidence to support the man's symptoms at any time·. I considered that either the man was malingering or that he had some symptoms or some �3 objective signs ~hich I could not correlate with the things he complained of. I suggested to someone -- I don't know v1hether it 1tJ as the Court or who it was -- at that time that the man be sent for a complete neurological and serological examination, and selected three or four men in Denver to do this who had not previously examined the man. As I recall, he had been examined in Salt Lake and had been pron.o unced a malingerer, but, to give the man the benefit of the doubt, we selected t\'m outstanding men in Denver. But you asked me what I found. The man always complained that he could not see. That was his main complaint. He also complained that he was dizzy, und he had pains in his head~ and he could not hear ui th one ear. In my tests of his vision, I v1as never able at any time to g et him to co-operate sufficiently to find out v;hether he could see or not. He would refuse to read any kind of a chart. Uhether the char"t be held up tuen ty feet from him or whether it was held up in front of his face, he s aid he couldn't see anything. although he was able to get around fairly satisfactorily. Q• A. Q. A. ~- Did you ever see him after that examination in 1933? I'm sorry, but I don't have my office records ui th me, and I don't know 'liihether I did or not. At least, I don't believe I made any reports on him after that time. Did you ever see him uhen he ,;ms not at your office is, see him casually? I believe I have seen him on the street, yes. that A. Now, I uill ask you to state, from your examination of the v10rkman -- did you find any pennanent physical disabili•ty, or did you find any -(Interposing} I would like to have that question put a little differently. if possible, so that I may answer it more intelligently. Do you mean, did I find any objective signs, signs that I could see, of physical disability? Q,. Yes, objective symptoms. A. ~e speak of objective signs as something we can see~ and subjective as something that the patient feels. I have never been able to find any objective signs at all to account for his alleged trouble or symptoms. Q. No~. in your opinion, do you believe that there are subject1 ve symptoms or that there is something \·1rong with the man mentally? • Yea, I have formed a definite opinion in that regard through this period of time in 't'lbich I had observed him and in reading the reports of the specialists \.7ho have examined hiu, and I have formed a definite opinion as to what I think his trouble is. A. ~- A. What is that opinion? My opinion is that he has a condition known as post-traumatic �neurosis, or psychosis. I believe the man believes in llis own mind that these things are wr.ong with him. At first I was inclh1ed to believe, like the other men, that the man was an out-and-out malingerer, but I am convinced now that he is not. I believe, if you want to so call it, that it is a mild for..a of insanity. ~A. In your opinion, is this mental condition due to the injuries which he sustained in October, 1931? In my personal opinion, it could be possible. MR. T.ALIAFERRO~ I object to the answer and move that it be st1·icken out. He asked him, in his opinion, did he consider his mental condition no w the resul ·i of the accident• and now he · says, "In my :personal o pinion, I thinlc i t might be possible". That is simply a guess. THE COURT: S\1er Maybe that is c1s definitely as he can an- it. THE WIT".clESS: I might qualify that, if the Court v,ishes, on this basis -- that these cases are compai·a ti ~vely rare, and much of our opinion is forned on the past record of similar cases that ~e have read about or have seen come up before other courts of a similar nature. !'.:iy findings are based principally u pon the interpretation of the reports of the other specialists who have examined this man. UR. Ti'. .LIAF~: I object to his baaing his opinion upon reports of other specialists that have examined him. This is not a hypothetical question. THE COURT: Q,. A. ~- A. Q• A. I think I uill let the ·anawer stand. Does this post-traumatic neurosis disable this man :from perfo:rming ~ork at a ~ainful occupation? As long as it exists, yes. I will ask you to state uhether or not, in your o~inion. the post-trs.umv.tic neurosis condition that you found to 'be present in connection with this case, or this particular workman, Wasil Levkulich, is permanent or merely temporary. I am unable to answer that definitely, but, to quote again from the authorities on similar cases, I would say that many times in euch cases as this, when any kind of a settlement has been made, either for the patient or against him, the neurosis will sometimes clear up when the patient's mind has been satisfied that the case bas been settlea. Doctor, are you a member of the Sweetwater County lunacy commission? Yes, sir. �5 Q.. A. Q• A. Vihat would you say as to the mentality of this workman'? r.·s _ it normal, above normal or below normal'? ~Tot knov1ing the man before his :present condition, I would not be able to say definitely, but I would probably classify . him as being somewhat below nonnal. From your examination of this man. Doctor, do you know definitely, or even e.ppro.ximately, when this 11ost-traumatic neuro si a vms developed or when it became present :.n the man to such an extent that he could not ~erform work at a gainful occupation? I understand the man MR. T.ALIAFERRO: Your Honor please. I object to wha:t he understands, if A. You mean, since the injuiy? Q,. Since the injury. It is my opinion that the traumatic neurosis took place imwediately following his injury . Q,. .And ,1as present '-'- t the d.a te of your last examination. in September, 1933? Yes, sir. A. A. Could you state from your casual observation of this man af- A. Q,. A. Q,. A. Q,. A. ter that time whether that condition still existed at the tirne you sa\1 him, and, if so. approximately what time or date that r:;as? 'l'he only way I could answer that is that the last time I personally saw him and examined him, it existed, and in talking to members of hie family and others, the condition uas appurentl~! the same t1hen I ,;·10uld inquire about him. In other words. you ke_pt in close touc'h with this case since its inception to the present time, is that correct? l:'airly close, through asking about his welfare from his other doctors and his wife and one or two of his children thnt I have seen. I ~ill ask you to state, to ascertain and to realize thnt this traumatic neurosis condition exists -- can that be found upon one examination of a workman or does that require a continuous study of the case? There are certain cases of traumatic neurosis ~hich are demonstrated by actual plzyeical findings, such as x-ra:y pictures. and there are some that we are not able to demonstrate and yet we know they exist. In which class would this one be? I believe this is a case in which no physical evidence can be shown in the way of x-rays or tests to support his aYJUptome. �6 Q,. A. I rnll ask you, then, in a case like this, referring to this pal'ticular case of this man, Wasil Levkulich, could some doctor, by e~amining him only once, determine whether ox not he was suffering from trauma.tic neurosis or would it require an observation over a period of time? I believe it would be necessary to observe any type of neurosis or psycho Gi s to determine v1hether it was present and to what degree. !J.R. Gi\LICIOH: You may cross-mcamine. Cross-IIJ;mminc. tion b;'{ :11·. Taliaferro: Q,. A. Doctor, when did you fol'til c1n opinion that t h e workman or claimant here wi;:s suffering fxom traumatic neurosis'? \?hen did I form that opinion'? Q,. Yes, when did you form that opinion? I believe I formed that opinion after the man was examined. in Denver. Q.. Mot un ti 1 after he was examined in Denver did you form that opinion? Yes, sir. A. A. Q,. Did you form that opinion, as you have sta. ted, from the reports that ,1ere received from these specialists in Denver and Salt Lake? A. The re;;,orts would indicate that the man did. not have a traumn. tic neurosis. Q. A. And you fom.ed that opinion after you had read these reports? Yes, :air. A. So that you didn't form your opinion as to the physical and mental condition of this claimant from what these other surgeons have said'? I was able to separate the ~heat from the chaff, so to speak, and from -the highlights of their :findings, these complete reports, I was able to sift down and correlate them, and I formed my opinion from that source rather than from ,,hat the doctors' opinions were of the case. Q,. You testified at one time that you a~rived at that conclusion as to the condition of this workman from what the specialists had said about him, wbat they reported? I did. Q,. A. Q,. A. You arrived at it from -what they said? Ye£, sir. And i t V1as, then, tho.t you read between the lines ane;. dGtermined that some of the thingo that 'they said \"Jere chaff and other things that they said were \1heat? Yes, air. �7 q,.. A. Q, • A. Ana that is the wa.y you have arrived at your present conclu~ion'i' Hot entirely. It is a lso from taking into conside:rati.on my past dealings personally with the patient and my examinations of him on ma ny occasions. But you h<:1ven' t examined him since he returned from Denver 2nd Galt Lake~ e::r.ce:p t to a:3ee him. on the street? According to my record s, I don't belie·ve I h av e e.:;:amined him. Q. A. I say, you b.aven 't examined him since you sen ·t him to Denver? He has been 1:dnce tha. t, yes. He v,en t to Mayo u ' s ince then. Q,. Have you examined him since he vrnnt to Ifayo s '? no, s ir. Q.· Th.en what is the use of bringing in that mayo business? -asking direct questions. Yes, cir. A. A. ·1 'm lfow , the f a ct of the ma tter is, Doctor , in September,. 1933, you .~ ,d e a statenent, did you, over your own signature, with Doctor Lauzer and Doctor Sanders, that you \iere unable to tell that this man Vias suffering from any physical or mental condition, anti recommended that he be sent to · other specialists? A.. I don't remember my report m tb.out seeing it. Q.· A. I '11 sho·.:1 it to you ( handing paper to witness). See if you recognize t his. See if' you recollect it. I hand you a copy of a letter, and see if you can identify that as being a letter that you ~rote. The original. of course, is in Denver. Yes, sir. Q, . ~- You wrote that letter, did you? A. Yes, sir. Q;. A- .ft.nd the da. te of it? ~A. You haven't e.xa~ined this man since tben, have you? I don't believe I have. September 11th, 1933. Q• That is what you have testified to. A. I don't recall any. q,. On September 11th, 1933, you addressed a letter to Doctor Franklin G. Ebaugh, 4200 East :Uinth .Avenue, Denver, Colorado? Yes, air. A. �8 - A. Now, before going further into that letter, I will ask you if you recollect joining in with Doctor Lauzer and Doctor Sanders in a letter to li:Ir. R. Y. Gibson on 1larch 22nd,. 1933.• Yes, sir. q. In that letter, you stated Q,. MR. GALICICH: If the Court please, if they are going to quote from the letter, why not offer it in evidence? The . letters are the best evidence, and ue would like to see the letters. ilR. 'f.ALIP.FERRO ·: 1v11 introduce them, if you want me to, after they are identified. MR. GALICICH: But you \Vere asking what 1-ias in it. weren't identifying it. r.m. T.ALI.AFERRO: ilR. GALICICH: Y.ou :Do you want to see it no\v? \'le \,ould like to see it. VTe can possi- bly eave time. MR. Tl4I AFERRO: I think we can save time if. you will let me cross-examine him as to his recollection of the rec- ords. (\7hereupon, a paper uas marked for identification as · Employer's Exhlbi t .A) . llR. TALIAFERRO: I \'1ould like thi.s letter to -be admit- ted in evidence, if Your llonor please. !.ffi. GALI CICH: Q.. Uc obj eotion. In this letter of Uarch 22nd, 1933, marked Employer's E~iliibit A, the following ·appears -"We examined him very carefully and could find no evi- dence of any permanent disability as a result of the accident, unless his present mental state is the ·result of the injury to the head. This cannot be verified by x-ray or any other means at our command''. A. Q.• And that is signed by Lauzer, Sanders and Wanner. now, what other means, since this· workman was examined by these Denver surgeons, has been developed by which you could find out personally, yourself, about thi d? You hadn't examined him, you· stated? No, sir. What I am getting at, Doctor, is what you read in the reports of these surgeons. That was the only other means you had, isn't that true? �9 A. Q,. ~fo, that is not true, in my sense of the int.erpretation of it, as to what other means I · had. I rely upon my authorities in medicine, possibly like an attorney relies on his authorities in legal matters -- hie books -- and my opinion has been molded during that time by my past observation of this patient plus the reports which we have received si~ce. Plus the reports? A. Yes, si:r. Q,. In other words, you have changed your own opinion of the matter without any founaation whatsoever as to examination, except t _h e reports of these Denver surgeons? Yes, sir. A. Q,. A. And that is the way that you have changed your opinion? I have changed my opinion by n correlation of my past examinations vd.t..'11 the addition of these other reports. But those past examinations v;ere to the effect, according to your letter, that you had no means at your command. That is uby vie sent him doun there. Q,. A. That is uhat you say -- that you had no means? That is right. Q,. That was true Tihen you sent this letter, wasn't it? A. Yes, sir. Q,. The fact of the matter is, uhen you come down to it, that you have siLlply changed your thought since you examined A. Yes, I have. Q.• And that change has been made without any examination of him this man? at all'? Yes, sir. And thut change is in violation of the opinion of these doctors, these Denver surgeon ff? Yes, sir. Q,. A. rTow, Doctor, you say that you wrote a letter to Doctor Franklin G. Ebaugh on September 11th, 1933? Yes, sir. lm. T.ALI.AFERF.O: I think I will put this letter in, too. HR. G.ALICICH: No objection. ( Vlhereupon, the paper in question was marked for identification as Employer's Exhibit B). �10 ' ~A. What is your specialty as a physician and surgeon, Doctor? I specialize in eye , ear, nose anct throat. Q, . What is a neurolo gist? A neurologist is a man who deals with the brain and nervous system, · principally. A. Q. . A. Are you a s 1,eciali st in that? No, sir. Q, . In this letter marked Employer's E.xhibi t B, you state -- /A. ! have been asked by Mr. T. s. Tali a ferro •, attorney of the coal companies here, to contact a neurologist in Denver for the purpose of arra.~ging an examin a tion for an employee of one of these companies 0 - and you go on further and name Doctor Ed-1ard Delehanty. You asked him to contact a neurologist? Yes. sir. Q. And then you fu~tber say -- A. As regards consultation I uould like to suggest that you call in another neurologist in rendering your report, and any of the following men would oe acceptable" -and then you give the name of Doctor Edward Delehanty. :How, you testified that you are not a neurologist'? No, sir, I am not. 11 11 Do you lmo\7 who Doctor Delehanty is? Yes, sir. He is a neurologist in Denver. Is that his special line in the profession? Yes, sir. Q,. Do you recognize him as being a competent, efficient and skillful neurologist? Yes, sir, he is a very good man. You got a report from him~ didn't you? . Yea, sir. A. Did you come to your conclusion or your opinion -- this opinion that has been formed since the report was gi van by Doctor Delehanty -- from that report, did you come to your conclusion tha,t this man, this workma..r1, was suffering from an insane delusion? If I believed his report, I would think that the man was malingering in put ting on all of those symptoms .. So you didn't come to your present conclusion as to this man's mental condition from anything that Doctor Delehanty, who is a neurologist, has said? No. sir. �11 Q,. A. Their r ep ort to you vms exactly opposite, -r,aan't it? It was th&t he couldn't find any evidence of any mental trouble vdth him'? I don't recall the gist of his repo1·t. Q• A. Generally o v.r::1 ~n ' t that his report to you? Gene:rally, his conclusions, as I remember them, were that the man was a rnalingerer and that he had nothing wrong with him and that he was putting on. Q. Either mental or ~.bysica l? Yes, sir. A. Q,. A. Therefore, the conclusion that you made YJaS contra:ry to what Doctor Delehanty informed you? Yea, sir. A. So his report didn't enter at al l into this conclusion of yours, this new conclusion? There \'Jere many thing s in his report which eliminated and cleared up points that uere not clear in our minds as to other mental· and pbysical aEJpccts of the case. Q.. Do you knov; Doctor Fred s . Halsted~.> Yes, sir. Q.. A. Q.• A. Q,. A. Q.• A. \'1hat i s hi s specialty'? I think h e does ear, nose and throat. I don't know VJhether he does eye \'Jork or not, but I know he does ear, nose and throat. Did you g et a report from him? I have a copy of his report, yes, sir. I don't know whether it \'las sent to me or not, but 1 think I have a copy here. Yes, I have a copy of Doctor Halsted' a report here. Did you form this later conclusion of yours from anything tha. t he said in hi s ref)o rt to you? J:Tot any more than I did from Doctor Delehanty's report. \"fae against the finding of any mental t1·ouble vii th this workman, vrasn' t it, as he reported. it to you's A. . I cannot answer tha.t without reading his report over. - I cannot remember all that he said in the report. Q.•· .And his report Q,. The fact of the matter is, Doctor, that you didn't pay much attention to what these doctors in Denver that you had ref erred this man to said, did you? The fact of the matter is I paid considerable attention to what they said. A. Q. A. You weren't guided by them in any VJay, were you? In making a diagnosis, I make it by a process of elimination, and by reading the reports I was able to eliminate certain factors, which I appreciated and valued their reports for. �,, 12 Q.• A. Q,. So you have come to this conclusion, not from subsequent exami11ation of t:hi s workman, but from analyzing the reports that the~e doctors made? 'Not entirely. Aa 1 stated before, i t was from my correlation and my previous findings in this case, plus these reports. Hovr, on the 11th d.ay of September • .193:.-S , you stated to l)octor Ebaugh -- "It has been rr;y opinion from the very s-tart that the patient has malingered, especially as to loss of vision, and I am in some doubt as to his loss of hearing. This hes also been the opinion of other men v1ho h a ve examined him". A. Tha.t ,;;as your thought in September, 1933, wasn't i t'r Yes, sir. Q,. \'!ho is Doctor Ebaugh? A. Doctor Ebaugh is considered a very high-class man in his profession as a neurologist. Q,. In what? In neurology. A. Q,• A. That is, in mental disorde1's or nervous ciisorders? Yes, sir . Q.• He i ta considered a ver:1 high-class man? A. Yes, sir. Q,. A. And that is no t your specialty? .no, sir. Q.. And, notuithstanding the statements of Doctor Ebaugh raaue to you, and the statements that Doctor Delehanty made to you, whom you recommend aa being high~claes men in that line -- you do, do you not? I do. A. Q.• A. Q.. A. Q,. A- l Continuing) -- you formed~ since you saw their reports ., a different opinion? Yes, sir. And you formed that opinion from their reports and not from an examination of this workman? I didn't say that. But you ea.id you hadn't examined him since'? I said my present opinion is formed from my past frequent examinations of the man, plus these reports. Q.• So you had no such past opinion on September 11th, 1~33? A. Uy oyinion before that was that the man was malingering. I am frank in so stating that I thought the man was a ma- lingerer. �13 Q,. Therefore, your opinion since that time, or your present opinion, is apparently formed in the face of the reports of these specialists tha.t you referred this man to? Wot en ti rely. Q,. From v/hat, i f you haven't examined him'? A. My opinion has been formed by the study of case reyorts and reading of a uthorities on similar cases, ane1 it is my ouinion that the1·e is no method of examination that can uemonstrate any subjective evi d ence of injury in this man. Q,. Why did you sena this -r1orkman, at your request made to me why o.id you send him to Denver to be examined by these doc- -- tors? In order to clear the case up, i f possible. Q.• A. Q, • A. You at that time had no o pinion of the mutter, and you weren't an expert in that ma tte:r? JJI.y opinion ~as that the man was a ~alingerer. What has occurred since then to change that opinion? I t1ill repeat what has occu:rred. I make my diagnosis by a process of elimination. I have taken into consideration rny past ex~.minations of the man, and my thoughts and opinions at that time, and the rep orts that were furnished by the Salt Lake doctors and the Denver doctors and the Mayo Clinic, and my reading of raedical books, books of authority, on similar cases, and that has molded. my present opinion. A. That has molded your :present opinion? Yes, sir. ~A. And it has changed since September, 1933? Yes, sir. Q.• ~- - And you are not an expert upon mental and nervous diseases? lifo, sir. A. Q,. A. Q,. A. Vlill you give me the doctor books that you have read, that you have referred to that you have read, upon this matter of mental disorders. since the 11th ciay of September, 1~33'? I don't sup1)ose I could. quote all of them to you. I asked you for the names of the books. I say, I don't suppose I could quote a11 of them, but I have read Webster's Legal Medicine and Toxicology and Warbasae on Surgery. ~. Did they deal - especially with traumatic neurosis? A. That is the subject I was interested in. I dicm't ask you that. especially. A . . Yes, air. Q.• I asked you, did they deal with it �14 0 't. A. You read them. Don't you know whether they dealt ·with this or not? They didn I t deal i,•1i th this case. but they dealt with sirtl- lar cas es. Q,. Did they deul with tl'rl. s q·a estion? Yes, sir. Q,. 1'ha t i s t wo a.u tho ri ti cs? Yes, six. A. A. A. When did you read them , Do cto r-7 ·oh, I rea d them, one of them, within t h e l a s t week, because I thought -- Q.• To get .ready to t .e stify in thi s case? I thought I \'Jould b e called u pon to give an opinion. Q• A. Q, - A. Q. T'nen your opinion fro m these books has been made within the last ueek? lTo , sir. A. No w, reading these t~o books h a s influenced your opinion in this ca se, isn't tha t true? No, sir. They di d enl a rge my viet:point or refreshed rey memo1·y, b ecaue e I though t I would be called u1;1on to testify to -r:hs.t I thought traumatic neur osis v1as. Q, • You say you a re not an eJcpe.rt in that? ~1o, sir, I am not. J...• Q,. A. Q,. A. But you are a sp ecialist in eye, ear, nose and throat? Yes, si1·. That is 't'7.hat you ha.ve studied, isn't it, Do cto:c? I have studied general medicine and surgery. I serve on a lunacy cormni ssion, al though I am not at all an expart on insanity, and do not pretend to be. A Judge of a court serves on a lunacy commission, doesn't he? A •. Yes, sir. But I am not testifying here as an expert in this case as to mental conditions. Q.• ~A. Then what you have said here is not ae an expert? Absolutely no. llR. T.ALI .AFEBRO : That is al 1 , Doctor. �15 Redi:rect-examina,tion by llr. Galicich: Q,. A. Is tha t you i· o pinion as a doctor of medicine? It is. MR . GALI CI CH: 'tha t i s all. ( \'ihereupon, t h e wi tt1ess wa s excused) • -o- �16 ' •E . S. L.AUZ.ER a witness called herein on · b ~half of the claimant, being first duly swom according to law, on his oath testified as follows: ' Direct- e.xa."llin a tion by _hlr ~ Gali ci c..h.: ~- State your name, ulease. s. Lauzer. A. E. - • ~- ~"'.here do you reside? A. Ro ck Springs. Q,. A. What i:;; your profession? Physician and emrgeon. Q• A. How long have you been a physici an a nd surgeon? Since 1905. ~1 - At uhat place'? A. Ro ck Spring s. ~- Were you in vyoming all of th~t time? Q,. You ere a g racluate of vihat scr.:001? University of rJebr.a ska. A. A. All of that tima. A. Do you krlo , ,-1 the injured vlOrkr,ian, Yuasil Levkulich? I do. Q.• Were you ever called upon to treat him in your professional A. capacity? Yes, sir. Q,. I will ask you to etate whether or not you uere called upon to treat him in your professional capacity during the month Q,. of October, 1931. A . . Yes, eir. ~- On what date? October 16th. ~- Where did you first see the w01:·kman? I saw him first at the hospital. Doctor Sanders went first to the mine and picked him up and brought him to the hospi- A. A. tal. A. You say he was injured in the mine'? Yes. sir. the Lion coal mine. Q,. Did you see him the same day that he was injured'? Yes, sir, I saw him after he entered the hoepi tal. Q,. A. �Q,. 17 State to the Court whe.t you found in your examination of the workman. At that time I found he had n sli ght laceration on the right sioe of the head, somewhat over the :right temple, and he was bleeding a little from the ri ght ear. He was in a slight stupor and a state of shock at the time. Yl as he conscious ox unconscious when you saw him? Ile was semi-conscious. Q.. A. Ho w lon g did he s t ay in that sem.i-conscious condition'? .About two days. Q.• Was he your patient'? He wa s treated by me, yes, sir. A. A. And by v1.ri.0m else? Doctor Sanders. Q.• Doctor Sanders is your associa. ie? Yes, sir. Q.• A. Q. . How long did you treat this man? trea ted him right a.long. I lwve treated him until the present time. A. I Q, . ·when did you last examine him? The d&y before yesterday he was at the office. A. Q. Did llr. Levlrulich suffer any disability, any physical or oojective disability, as a result of that accident, and for A. He was -- you mean how long has he been di sabled'? ~- Yes, how long was he disabled, that you could show and see hi a di ea.bi li ty? Re left the hospi-tal on the 24th day of October of the same year, 1931, but at that time I didn't figure he Vias able to work, and it has been going on up to the present. We hever have been able to decide -- that is, at least, I haven't -whether he has any physical disability _notJ or not. ho w long? ,A. A. In your examination of the ~orkman the day before yesterday, did you f i:id any disability whatever, either physical or mental? The only thing I could deciq.e anywhere near was that he had some kind of a mental depression. ·o ut what it was, I could not say, but as far as any physical defects, I couldn 1 t find any. Q,. A. When did you first discover this mental di sabili -cy? Oh, i t was sometime after he went home, but I don't know hov1 long afterwards. ~- �'-:,. 1.8 Q, • A. Q• A. Q.• A. Do you have any idea. as to the a.pproxima te time? I:To. I think -- that ia, he Ymsn't entirely -- well, I just couldn't say, but sometime after he went home, because he was sort of depressed while he was at the hospital, and then we thought we would let him go home and it v10uld p:robnbly clenr up a little better, but i t apparently didn't .and i t is still there. \'! ould you say this mental condition is the result of the injury that he susto.ined in October, 1931'? Uo, I woul dn't, bec ause I can't prove it. I don 1 t know. VJha t i s your opinion in t he me. tter? :fuTy opinion is that I have a l vmys felt tha t there must be some connection between his mental condition now a nd the accident, but I never could p oint out a nything t ha t I could absolutely stand on by any method of examina tion. ~A. Do you mean physically? Physically or any other ..-ray. Q, . 'Ghat i s the extent of this man's depression or mental disability'? Does i t incapacitate him partially or totally'? It appa rently is total. At least, he feels that way. A. ~A. Q,. A. Would you say that his menta l condition is pennanent or me1·ely temporary? I don' t k no w. It has been going on so long, I don't know whether it is permanent or ,.. ,h ether i t is something that still may be cleared up. Do you kno \i ho w he sust.ained his injury? A timber hit him on the he.ad. ~- The examina tion showed that he was struck by a heavy object? A. Yes. FIR. GAL!yICH: You may cross-examine. Cross-examination by :Mr. Taliaferro: Q,. A. Q.. A. Q,. Doctor, all you know about any mental disorder that he has . is wb..at he says himself? Th£i.t is all. That is all, but we can't prove it. .And you don't know whether 7ihat he says if feigned or fraudulent or whether it is true? No, I don 1 t. I don't kno~. And your conclusion was entirely drawn from v1hat he tell a you'? A. . Yes, sir. ~- Are you an expert, Doctor? Ie that your specialty -- in mental and nervous diseases? �19 Q,. A. Q, . A. You concurred with Do cto1· Wanner that this man should be sent to speci E~li sts on nervous diseases? Yes, eir, because we felt we were not able to make a neurolo g ical e:iran:lirrn.tiou. You couldn" t f inci any evidence of mental disease excep t what he told you? That is all. Q,. Do you know Doctor Edv1ard Delehanty? A.. Yes, sir. A. Vfuat is his re·o utation os a ·mental surgeon a nd physician? He is one of the highest class men in that line in this viesteJ:·n country. Q,. Would his opinion have influence \7i th you as a physician A. Yes, Q,. and rurgeon on e, mental matter? Sil.', it t !OUld. I nould say it tJOUld. -~. Do you know Doctor Halsted? A. Ho, I don't. I hnve heard of him, but I don't know him~ Q. . Do you knoTI of his reputation? I have heard of him by reputation~ yes. A. Q,. Yiha t is i t? A. IIe ii.; e, nose and throat specialist, as I recall it. Q• What is his reputation in that field? I t i s go o d . 1. . Q- A. You don't kno w hira pexsonally? Jfo, I don tt. ~- But you do know Doctor Delehanty? A~ Yes, sir. ~. Do you knou Doctor F. B. Stephenson? A. . No , I don ' t. Q. A. Do you knov, anything about his reputation? can 1 t say that I do. I A. Do you know Doctor Ebaugh? I don't know him personally, but I know him by repute.tion, a.nd I hD.ve had correspondence d th him. Q,. What 1 s his ep e ci al ty? He is a neurologist and psychiatrist. Q,. A. ~- That is, mental and nervous disorders'? A. Yes, sir. �20 Q,. Wh a t is his rep utation? A. Very high-class. Q.. A. ':lould y ou b e influe nced in forming an opinion by wbat he ea.id? Yes, I Y:OUl d. Q, ~ In a mental case? A. Yes, sir. Q,- A~ Do you know Doctor Kerby of Salt La ke Ci ty'"t Yes, sir. Q.. \1!11a t is his specia lty? A. x-ray. hl1a t i s his r eputati on ? Is he s killful in tha t '? Q,. 1 A. Yes, sir, first-class. ~- In the ex amina tion of an x-ra y, woulci you be guided in any -way by h is sta. tements? Yes, I \7ould 'be inclined to accept his diagnosis. A. Q, . A. Do you k now Doctor Edwin '1Ianson Hehe r? Ye s. A~ Wh @t is hi s s-p ec i a lty? bye, e&r , no tie a nd thro at . Q,. A. :Co you k ncVT him personally? Ye e . Q,. A. \'iha t i'i:3 bi s stunding a s a s i:iecialist in that regard? High-cl a ss. A. 0. Would you be guided a good deal by wha. t he· said? Yes, I would, in tha.t line. Q.• A. I mean, in that special branch of medicine e.nd surgery? Yee, I would. Q, •. A. Yes. Q,. Q.• A. o.,. Do you kno\v Doctor Foster J. Curtis? Of Sa lt Lake Ci -cy? Yee. What 1 e hie specialty? A. Ee is a neurologist. q. Mental and nervous diseases? Yes. A. Q,.. Do you kno w him personally? A. . Yes, sir. �21 \'•·1'J~ ,">~ t 1• 1:: .u :t. s l" epu •, P,t1on d iseases? Ve1."Y hi g h-class. ,h, Q. . A. Q, . A. .,_ • £t B a speciali s t in mental and nervous '\':'.nat would you think of 1:1. r e_port made by hira? Would you be influ e nc ed by i t? Yes, I YJOUld. I would g ive i t deep consideration, at least. You t h ink they a re worthy of con s ideration? Yes, sir. liJL T1\LI 1\Jl .ERRO: 1 Tha t's all. Redirect-examinati on by t'i:r. Galicich: Q,. A. Going back to the workn a.n, Y!as il Levkulich, Doctor, in your opinion, would you 0ay thi s ma n is a malingere1· or tl1a t he is actually suffering fro m a mental d isorder-? I neTer felt, a s I sta ted befox·e, t b.at he was a malingerer, entirely. There were some thing s tha t he exaggerated -no que stion a.bout it -- b ut ho w mu ch , I couldn : t decide. Q, . A. You wou.ldn 't s ay he is totclly malingering'? Q, . Do you feel thexe is a mental disability in addition to lTo , I VJCI u l dn ' t. ma lin g e ring? do. Y e 1;: , I Could ~rou e sti ma te that, or in any w~ give the Court some idea as to how much you think is put on and how much is actua-.lly a m~n t al sta te? I w o uld □ 't even a ttem·o t to, because it can't 'b e done. We can't measure it. That is the reason we sent him the last time to the 7.f ayo Clinic, f'. nd they couldn't cl.o it. TI!E COURT: Is tha~ Mayo Clinic report in the file he.re? MR. TJJ.IAFlIRRO: No, sir, I don't. think so, but I wouldn't object to i .t being put in. UR. GJLICICH: Yes, that is agreeable with us. ( Whereupon. two papers were marked for identification as Employer's Exhibit C and Employer's Report D). :mxamination by the Court: Q.. A. What i a your interpretation of that report, Doctor? That there is some relationship -- they feel the same e.a we have expressed here -- that · there is some relationehip bet ween the injury and his mental attitude, but what i t is, Vie caa 't substantiate, and there ia no wa:s of proving it. �Recross-e::i:amin a tion by Mr. Tulia.ferro: Cal line your attention to the last p&ragraph here -- "The presumption io thn.t injury induces r;tructurc:.l cru:inges of a sufficient cegree to alter ou:r oubj ecti ve processes" thu t simply raer,n s tl-. r. t there is a presumption? A. Yes. o.., . (Contit'ming reading) -- ''but we are not in a position to find. pbysi cal signs to co rreSiJOnd rii th thernu. Exactly, anti th& t u a s our thought -- we coulcln I t find it. Q,. Vlas tllat ;your thought? Yes, ..,ir. A. ]lB. . Ti;LI .iili'EP.IiO: co ncernec.. Tha t i n a ll . :Do c tor , eo far a s I W!1 Examination by the Court: Q,. A. Q.. A. Q,. Doctor, are you £..cquainted with these traumatic neurosis • cnr.ies: De you usually find :physical syrup toms to explain the n.ental condition or not? '.i'his trr:;.umc:tic neu.I·osis is a co m:pa·utively recent di:::;ease, ruld. it is rathe:r indefinite. Ti1at is, you may have an injur~~ to a leei and you h av e a peculiar lot of sympto·ms there and you c~n' t account for them in any other way, but because you have an injury it ~ould be prob&bly classed as a traumatic neurosis. In this case, the injury is to the head. ancl these peculiar conditions have come on. I knew thie man before, and, of course, he was a little below normal intelligence then, but since then this bas been agbravated, but whether it is the &ccident or something else, we don ' t know. You at one tirae thought he was a malingerer, di dn t you'? Not entirely, no. I kne\"1 some of it was, but I never thought he was entirely a malingerer all the time. You still think that part of it was ma.lingering? A. Yes, sir, I think part of it. Q,. A. You th.ink he is putting it on? Some of it, yes. Q,. A. But you don't know how much? Mo, sir. We can't differentiate. THE COURT: That '.s all. Recross-examination by llr. Taliaferro: Q.• Doctor, in Doctor :Delehanty ' s cross-examination in this case, on Intcrrogato zy No. 4. which is as follows: �23 A. "State and e:xplain what is meant by traumatic neurosi s 11 and, in answer to that, Doctor Delehanty says thi a -" 'Traumatic neurosis' is a term applied to a train of mental or nervous symptoms which develop following · an accident and tJhich are caused by other influences than trauoa".. Yes, that is true. Q, . It may be caused by other things except the blo\"ll Yes, it may be caused by other things. Q,. Arthur Lee sugge0ts this question, Doctor -- May not neurosis develop from a malingering and apart ~rom any a.cciden t? That i ·s possible, yes. Q,. In other words, a person can think of himself having a di -· sease and believe he has a disease v1hen there is no disease? Yes, · tuat is possible. A. A. Q,. A. You heard Doctor Wanner' s testimony? Yes, ::ir, I did. You 11 stened to it?. Yes, I did. Q,. And he said in his testimony that a person uho is a malingerer and i:1ho has thought about his condition ·and who has made himself nervous in such a uay as to affect his mind may clear up \7hen it is definitely determined that he is .to get compensation or that i t is definitely asserted that he ·is not to get compensation. Did you catch that? • Yes. Q,. A. In other words, either one way or the other, the matter might clear up? Yes. That \"lOUld be the man 's oYm thought, wouldn't it, rather than from the trauma? A. . Yes, it appears that wa;s . Q,. llR. TALI .AFERRO: That's all. Redirect-examination by Hr. Galicich: Q.• lfo.w, in thi .s particular case·, Doctor; you are well acquaint- ed with the matter as it proceeded in the courts, are you not? That ia, you remember v1hen the case was originally 1:iJ'et for hearing in l'd33? A. Yes. ,. A. Yee. And then the man was sent to the doc to rs in Denverl �24 Q,. A. Q,: And after the 1,eports came back, the matter was dropped, so far as the man's claim wae concerned'? Yes, sir. A.~d after the case uas dropped, did you notice any change in _ this man's condition? A. l~o, I didn't. Q,. In other words, the1,e was no change in his condition after the case was dropped? Mo, it didn't seem to make any d.iff erence either one nay or the other. A. Q,. lfow., Doctor, going back to the auestion that Arthur Lee suggested, you said that a man could suffer from traumatic neurosis even though there ~1as no injury? Mo, I didn 1 t say II trauma tic neuro si s 11 • It" would be just a neurosis. Q,. A. That is a di f:feren t type of neurosis? Yes, that is a little different type. Q,. A• Tha·t is called \7hat? Psycho-neuro ei s. liR. GALICICH: That's all. ( Whereupon., the witness was excused). -o- �MAR 9 - 193s !1:r. !}. ih11 .Llu:tr ~it,y Dear Si:r : Your lGttcr oi' I:.l~ l.'cl'l '1th 1s DG!:'0.,: 8 mo o .l-1.S I UllLi.0'r-f)t~i'.Hi the t;or..1p <Jrrn·1t1on L ari, t110 pur11osos ror t7llich Hrs. ~ ti~;ick1 t:isn.cs t11c 1·ili1p ~um 1-H;,~r!f ou t Z:re u ot cont o:npl atct¼. tJ~ tn:.; 1aw as 001:ug ooJects .i"oi:· 'i..l11cn lmup suw f.1l\Ywx-m'c-s \':i l l ·oe !!mcte, i:mct I i.3ra c 1 rcrLc.i. tn:.:t i.t 1 consEmt ed. to 1 t, I \:ould. be s1:;tting a :1•ocvuell. t ttrn t .. ould give m0 unto..l,.:; t rouble, cJld ·t >rin~ mucn critlei t u 1.l;}Oil ,jJ J b,Gti:·· . rjicw:··1 ::. c0::::i,-?rJns:st:lo {.;.\"; Q;."d. is t;.ot iut'.:::ndcd to oe used L, puying i'l0r nt:rnb~s.~1c~' r:s u 'Ot~, r..or is 1 t int ot ueu ·t o b~~ ·u;:od 1·or _:;uyin_:, 8.UY ctcots. Tu0 f;t2.tute 9t'. r·tlct1.l::rly st c t ,e s t .ne.t no ·,02·tion o.r this .runct. CEll yas~ l:ly r:tt.:.cooo.ut , or miy o'th0r op•:'.::r..s.tion of l~n.-,·1 Lhic.i:l r:ou.Lu include, of cours~: contr.:!cts, ,.:greemer..1t.s, etc . Tho oo:noy is pro. 1 to t:, sui ·v iving rddo,•, mo21thly .in 8:ii,:\ctl~1' tµv s:::.tw u .y ~r.-t pension rJoncy is paid., i;;ith tne proviso t11 .... t ~1 .i.uo.L:; su~ :01.:s,- os ootain(;d if t.nG coui t fi..nds ntne reces si ty thereforn. A 0 0 I feel. tn&t ever;; coc.l o~~I'E.tor in th(: Southern 1Jyo1:I1il1.s Associ.:.tion r,ou.La. ba utterly oJposed to tne i.;n.yi:H?:nt, 1n ::i luill~::- .SUID.9 or arq or tnis c:\·,arti. for t.a0 purpos&s n 2iu1ec..i. in 3·our l!_1tt c.!' . Lt' · your re ·.,uost in this behcil f should nocowe ~ frre c~<:hm t, the11, of course, evor:y surviving -:;; ic.o-.: roce1 vlnt; aom.I.)0ns,:rticn at, ,;U'ds ~-ould De;;. oo:.rnt . oy twr husband's crectitors to give h e:t· money to p:9,y .nls d.obts, au .... tne~~ crea.1 tors r;ou.1.d c.:_u•e i i ttle i.r tnc: \?idov;s th•3 y u~ti hounded to death snoulci bG:come· nolici tors of l'..ll.1-blic charity, a1tt d0p~nuerit uk-'on our cities one otncr munioipr1l corr,ior•;~tion.s i'or tuoir ct-.:ily oreul . I s:·. oUlti v ery ;'!Juen .Lik s to c1eeomou~te you i:r.1 t.tli $ t:;:.;".:.tor, nut l am positiv0 t.l:l ~t; ti\j" e:rnploye:rs ;;;ill. ex;, i·~ct me ,Go :,;:ro'tGst. the grtm.t1~6 o.t c:i. lump swa .±'or tn~ pm..-pot.1~:~s Dt.b0.:r.l. .fr;. you1· 1 ,3t·t.~1x· o �WA.L,TEh A UOIH Attorn.ey .at Law Mr. T. s~ Teliar0rro, Jr. Attorrwy at Law Hoch: Spril'.!3 s., Uyo..1ill5 J·csop11 .Katich, r'hil o •lwployetl oy t11B ~ Cool Qoillf ,,-:-:.lly at. 1Jl [.i i1•t,0 0. n tl. S a coal. mi:n01', t~'CfJ __,.. i:.e_;.t.Ci:H)C::l' 7tx1 ., J.9aL-, k ill O' t bJ a !'U!lt.:iV:zy Cur, His \'jif'<:,, Kr.. t.rwrine K2ticn, and ti.i~ ct1iL:1ren .:: 0r-0 :J.\'., 1::. '◊Gd co@}; e-x.i.,sa tion 01. 2- ccouu t 01· .tll s cwntn, 2..uei iJ~ s. ltatic11 h ~s b l;en urowing J iG.00 on per r;ontu. Sue ila s a s.Kea m'.2- to ~G.li e i•.r)Pllc~.tion to t1.1e court for·· a lump sum arwr ct to p8. J some of tn.cir .c .1.' ~ :.... ltors. Prior to ·t.uo de~\.th o!' Lir-,. .liatien, the .follOi'.'i.ng a ccount.s 11au ·01.:~n lncur r eJ., viz .~ ·:rne Supsrior LUIDLJGl' t;ollipany, ~tlG. fi ce on a.ccount, '.;)£88. 29; ?l(;lllori stone lirocery .:2nd Ii'illing Station, ) 90.66; O. lionatto, bel 2nce on account, Jl8.l5; . County Treasurer, t~....~i;~, t.;,<15. 09; Tony .i:Jegovich, c&s.i:1 loan for r€J.rlodeling 11onw, ~)250.00. Tuere. is a..Lso a oalence due on ~ccount 01 funcr3.l o.xpcms~s to tno Hoge.in £:lortuory in the sum o.1' ;~·114.00. Tnese clebts rmount to :;.;ao6.l9. I::Jrs. Kati cl.1 r:oul <' like to h ave enough mon0y tmnrd.ed to her to pey these debts. I r;onder i I' yoti i~ill h~.ve any objection to (:;ntr.:;ring into a Sti 1tul c:i tlon Xor th,J ,.}lt Jifili.:mt 01 Go. J,ump sum to lLrs. E.\:it;icll, eo t.tw.t 6.i1t3 nwy liqaic!ate the rore~oing, .1.nciGOi2d.nos.::;? Tnought I S.i:l OULi tt\AC tnis mi:d;t,ar• u .;., \ i tn you Defore 1'iJ.inci no:t' &.l-)£..).l:i.cf-.t1on. �.-, :·,. l .: ' ._ :> Rock Springs - Oct. 2, 1933 (1' /6 / I Nr. T . S . Taliaf2rro, Jr.: ---- I thank you for yours of the 30th ultimo regardin{; the case o:f r.1 r. Levkulich. I think it i s a goo d thing to send these men to outside a.octor s once in a wh il e , it ve,,.y a p parent tha t the local doctors ano t he oocto r at Gr een Ri ver who exam ined this man certainly v; ere wi o e of the mark in their exam in a tions. V �Ro ck Springs - Oct. 2, 1933 Mr . l~ug ene I·:l cAuliffe: You n ill be interested, I am s ure, in the attached letter from l'A r . Ta lia.ferro. this c ase being the one that Mr. Taliaf erro c a lled your- attention to, th&t Dr. dhalen had been aske ci. to Giv e an o p inion on. I presume .Ll. J.. Tc:i liaferro me c;;.ns Dr· . .Nilsson when h1~ refers to the Chief ,, V urg e on. �ITAHOAID FORM 2103 IMt-l0,000 THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Sl) ring s, '.'/yor.iin g . IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO OFFICE OF Se ~t ember 3 0 th, 1 9 3 3 . NO. Attorney .i'il.r . E u g ene :Ii cAul ii'f e 14 16 Lo a~ e S tr e et Omaha, Ne braska Mr· . Ge or b e 3. Pryo e City Gen tlemen: I t h ink it mi k,h t i: > e o f i nter e s t f or you to k no w t l w t t he em11loy ee o f t h e Lion Co a l Com_!Ja n y , ':"as il Levkul i ch , iNh o c l a ims p ermanent oi sability o i' a ra t her ••to tal " na t ur e , a nc... who wa s l:3ent to Loctor Wha le n by t he Count y Attor ney , btnd who L octor \'lhalen r.J.o. Ge the rey ort conce r ni nt, 1Nh i ch vJe ha c.. s ome corre s11onc. ence E._l1 C., a lso convers a tions, wa s s en t by t h i s o f fice to four E~ ecialists of u i d e re puta tion a t De nv e r, thes e spe cia lists bein g :::y eci::::. . lists in f our c.. i ff er ent b r a nch es or feat u r e s o f the ir p rof ess ion. A close examination wa s hel d upon the wo rkma n, c lai minL :h i s ciisabi 1 ity o r i 6 i !18 . te d f ro m an injury in · t h e mi ne, 2n d they aJ,.l a g ree th 8 t hi s alle t, e d c..is &bility h a s no connection wha tsoever with h is injury. To r.iy min <., , this sho ws ho w nece s s a ry it i s tha t once in a wh ile we a c.. oy t thi s cour s e. You \-1ill reme:nb e r in the Koprovrnki case, t wo of the ::::u r 6 eon s in s i s tee. th a t t h e man h '" o a fracture d ou ck, <.. ue to a mine a ccident. I tho ub ht tl1i s w~s not true, out I was f orce d to s enc tl:.e v:ork ma n t o . :. c. l t L i::.11 e, to b e e :xamineo. oy f our c.o c tors the re, anc a lso to t ak e t he o eyosition E of some four o r five cioctors in Denver, who hac examined h i:n, 0x ith the re sult that two aoctors claimed hi s oack was broken from a mine injury, anci seventeen . claimed that there wa s no evi6ence whatsoever that his back was ever broken. Yours truly, T. Chi -=!f s. Tali&ferro, Jr. I think it mie,ht oe auvisable to show tnis l e tter to the Sure,eo n: T.S.T. TST: g a COPY � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. 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Title A name given to the resource Workman's Compensation Lion Coal Corporation 1933 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1933 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, Lion Coal Corporation, 1933 Description An account of the resource Letters and court transcript's pretraining to the Lion Coal Corporation in 1933. The documents are held together by a brass pin. Some pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, T.S. Taliaferro Jr., I.N. Bayleess Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0230 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/7d750aff7530195a224ef89ce9570039.pdf 491adfb061606a10349e5ee555ee4bd8 PDF Text Text Special File No. 184 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATICtf Individual cases involving - Rook Springs Electric Qgmpany ~loyee - Malcolm T. JohDaton 1936 �, • Rock Springs Miner Nov. 27, 1936 •/ ( ~ Court Uph~lds Prior:::;. Compensation Award To Mac T. Johnston # - t-- ~ . _ 4 - -;--1_ _ _"""-"'o.: The district court has affirmed the l prl-or award of $7-50 compensation to Malcolm T. Johnston of Rock I Springs. The decision was announced , by Judge V. J. Tidball early this week. The district court formerly order- ' ed the state treasurer to pay Johnton ·compensation for injuries in- ' curred to his f.o ot while In the employ of the Rock Springs Electric. J. Kirk ·B aldwin, state treasurer, contested the payment and petitioned the court to reopen the case which Judge Tidball did. Baldwin contested the case on its constitutionality. In compliance with the decision of the district court, Johnston has received the amount of the reward. Ienn G. Stanton represented Johnson. - - ___ ___ __ --·~·:::~~ ~ - ... ~ / �I Rocle Springs I;ti.rier 6-19-36 Briefs Required In 1 • ~~!?i~e!s,~~i~?i,9~s! I ! A Johnston compensation case was - -· heardin district court at Green River yesterday. Lawyers for Johnsto~ and the compensatiqn department -0f, the ,state that is fighting the case after the court- previously awarded the' compensation presented arguments with the result that Judge V. J. Tid'ball ordered both sides to present' written briefs. Johnston was awarded $750 for • injuries he incurred while in the employ -0f the Rock Springs Electric. The compensation was allowed after three Rock !Springs doctors made a second e.xamination of Johnston and reported that his Injuries justified I the claim. J. Kirk Baldwin, state treasurer, Is attempting to have the section of the state compensation law under which the claim was made declared unconstitutional. �Rock Springs Rocket Julle 10, 0 I I 1936 ohns @m1 w~rr~· for Co I{De to r ~ftn@fill eRehear~ @@fill .---- Treasurer's Office Tells Reasons for Making Protests "It is the duty of the Workmen's Compensation Department to protect the interest of the fund" Is the comment made by J . Kirk Bald,vin, state· tr'~asurer, in support of the department's reopening of the case of Malcolm T. Johnston of this city. . Johnston was on Feb. 21, 1936, granted an order of award of $750 for permanent partial disability covering an injury sustained on the 15th day of July, 1931, while in the employ of the Roel~' Springs Electric company. The compensation department, under the direction of P . J. Coady, manager, has filed an appeal in the district court at Green River in an effort to set aside the order of award on the grounds that ''The Rock Springs Electric company is no longer in existence and, of course, has no interest in the Workmen's Compensation Fund when . Johncconunued on pai;e !our) Workmen's Compensation fund an~ the State Workmen's Compens~t1on Department was not notified of the hearing, we felt it the further duty of this department as custodian of the fund to mak~ a full investigation of the case 1 ~eri:fore, felt it the duty and ~bllgatio~ of the Workmen's Compensation Department to appeal the order of award passed by the court. . "I would, therefore, say that a.f. tel: a complete investigation of this case that r do not question • the n~atter of disability. However I ~o feel there is a very important point of law involved, concerning the amount of time an injured employe has to make final claim in case of injury. • "I feel that in view of it being ah_nos t five years from the time th1s emp~oye was injured until he I ·· - - v - • made claim _fo_r permanent partial -JOHNSTON A W A R D award that 1t 1s questionable as to . ~he!her or not his present disabilcconunued rrom pni;e one> 1ty IS the result of a direct outston made his final claim for tern- growth of the injury sustained on porary total disability on Oct. 23 July 15, 1931. In having this case 1931." ' :eopened and set down for rehearIn defense of the department's mg by the court, which has been action requesting that the order granted, I feel that we can have , of award be set aside, Coady of- th e question of law involved , fers the followinO': cleared up in an equitable manner "On Feb. 24, 1936, this depart- bo~ to the injured workman's ment received the $750 order of claim and to the industrial acciaward in favor of Johnston and' _ent fund." . upon referring to the Workmen's _The case has been set by Judge Compensation file in the case we Tidball for rehearing during the found that Johnston had made his week of June 18. final claims for temporary total - - - - ~ -- -- d~bility on Oct. 23, 1931. The claim at that time stated that the workman had fully recovered. Naturally, we thought it a case that warranted our full investigation and finding the above related facts and particularly keeping in mind that in October, 1931, the claim recited that he had fully recovered and then approximately five years after Ip.a.king further claims that he was permanently p_artially disabled and compensation award claimed to the amount of $750. "It was also determined that when the district court had a hearing on the case on the 21st day of February, 1936, that the employer, the Rock Springs Electric company, had ceased to do business and had no particular interest in the claims and particularly no financial interest in the �Ro ck Springe Miner Jtme 5, 1936 l .( I Compensation Case Of Mac Johnston Is Set JFor Re-Hearing, ., 1 _..i,....:_ There will ~e a rehearing of the Malcolm T. Johnston compensation case Thursday, 'June 18, ·before Judge V. J. Tidball in Green River. 'S:tate Treasurer J. Kirk Baldwin, who is contesting the case, petitioned the court for tlie rehearing. Judge Tidball heard the first arguments in the case in April w•h en he took th·..!m under advisement. It ls understood that attorneys for J,ohnston will introduce additional evidence at the rehearing, which is regarded as favorable to his contentions. Johnston was awarded $750, compensation in district court in Februs ary for Injuries incurred In 1931 while in the em1>loy of the Rock •Springs Electric. Baldwin, custodian of compensation funds by vll-tue of his state of.flee. failed to comply with the court's ',)rder and Instead asked the ·d istrict •court to reopen the case. This was done after three Rock Springs p-hysiclans, Doctors Lauzer, Chambers and McCrann, at the request of Baldwin, rirexamined Johnston and reported that "he (J•o hnston) Is entitled to a permanent partial d,isa'bi!ity of 50 percent of the loss of the leg below the knee." :Baldwin is attempttng to prove that the ,s ection of the state's com:. pensation -laws which entitles John- ' ston to -the award is unconstitu- . tionail. This particular • section was pa,s sed by the last legislature and i was considered by the 193,5 leglsla-, tors as especially beneficial t!o Wyo-· m,lng workm·en. '--I) i) �Rock Springe M;iner 4-24-36 State Treasurer :···eontests Legality Of Compensation Arter tihe ,c~~sa~ion cl.epartment of Wyoming was- successful in reope_n!ng the compensation case of _M~ lcolm T. Johnston, of Rock , Springs, attorneys for both the state . and J•o hnston appeared before Judge V. J. Tidiball in dstirict C0u\rt a.t Green River Wednesday to argue th'e case. Judge Tidball took the case under adv:isement. A compensation1 award of $750 was granted Johnston !n district -court !Feb. 25, 1936, and the state .ordered to pay him for injuries incurred in 1931 while In the employ of the Rock Springs Electric. Instead of complying w:ith the court's order J . Kirk Baldwin, state treasurer wlio by virtue of his office, is In C'harge of compensation funds, filed a petition in dh1trlct court to re-open the case on grounds .tha,t section 124-113 of the Wyoming Compensation law is unconstitu,tionnl. This · particular section was passed by the last legislature a.ncl was considered by, the 1935 legislators as important i lld b~nefl<'al;to w::omiug workmen. • While legality of the entire sec- , tion is to be t ested the following , portion pa1•ticularly is ,to come to th·e.· attention of the judiciary of Wyo-ming: ..,. "Where an award of compensa-· tion has been made in favor of ~ Injured employe, an application may ·be made to the court by either ,p arty any time after one year from -da,te of award, for a modification of the amount of the award on groun,d of Increase or decrease ot Incapacity due solely to the injury or- upon the ground of m1stake or fraud.'' Arter the compensation department was successful In reopening the ca.se It commissioned three Rock Springs- doctors, Dr. E. S. Lauzer, I Dr. Oliver Cliambers and Dr. P. M . . McCrann, to make a. thorough ex- I aminatlon! of Johnston's injuries and · report their findings to the department. Their report was: "We feel that as a. result of the injury received :Jie (Johnston) is en•t ltled to a permanent partial •df.s,. abillty of fifty percent of the loss of the leg below th'e knee." The doctors designated Johnston',s injury as a. Po_tt.s fracture 01 th~ right an~le. 1 • 1 Baldwin contends that: . 1 The court was wi.thout jurisdiction and lbases claim of la<:.k of j i diction on the following. ur(!) Section •. 124-113, Session Laws of Wyoming, 1936, 1s unco:; . stltutional in that the title to 1~0 a mended Act, .to-wit, ,chapter • Lo/ in-c omplete and makes no reference to amended Section 124-130, 'Wyoming Revised 1Statutes, 1931, "'i h in effect ' said amendment Wiu C , attempts to amend. . ('b) The amendment 1n ques- ' tton ·which undertakes -to remove the statute limitations on opening up awi rds is not retroactive and only applies to accidents happening subsequent to the passage of sa'id amendment of 1936. (c) Because the court did not 'X'equire any showdng on the part of the em<ployee of diUgence :before ,consentlng·fo open up the orlgina\ award. ·:· • ·2. iBecause ,t he evidence fails to show that the present alleged ag.g regate inj~ry was due to the accident. 1 WHEREFORE, petitioner prays that the said awards may 'be stay- : ed and that the matter 1be •set \ do~ for hearing upon due notice i to the employer a.nd employee._ /j £ ·-. - -- �Rock Sp.r.i.iJ 4-23-36 gs RocJcet - v - - - - - -- - J udge Considers Motion to S'et Aside ~ohn~ton Award A motion made in district court yesterday to set aside an award 1 previously issued by the court in 1 the compensation case of Malcolm 1 T. Johnston, former employe of the Rock Springs Electric company, was taken under advisement by Judge V. J. Tidball. Assistant Attorney General Snow represented the state while , Glenn Stanton, Rock Springs attorney, represented the plaintiff. During court yesterday a divorce was granted Zelda Roundy from Ivor S. Roundy on the grounds of non-support. �I /, ( Rock springs Miner !-'arch 27, I \ \; / 1936 • Rehearing of Johnston Compensation Case Is i Set for A p r ii 2 2: The compensation case of Malcolm T. Johnston was set for hearing , April 22 in district court by Judge• V. J. Tidball, in a one-day session of court held Thursday. Johnston was previously awarded · permanent partially disability in district court and given an award of $750 for injuries incurred while in the employ of the Rock Springs Electric. The casl:l was considered settled until J. Kirk Baldwin, state treasurer, objected to the ?,,S fijtd ··a nd called for a rehearinR,.,~y.'l!'· . ~ -- - - -- / I - \ l �_h;_·(, r ----o---t~_,.. , Ro ck Springs Rocket ~~arch 24, 1936, ' Compensation to Springs Man is • Fought by State The state compensation department is appealing an award recently allowed by the district court to Malcolm Johnston for permanent-· or ·pa.rttar-a!sabillty suffered by Johnston while an etnploye of the Rock Springs Electric company and is disputing the award made to Dr. B. V. McDermott and Elizabeth Wendt in the hearing. The department objects to . the claim previously filed by Johnston approximately four years after the injury. The state claims that the court did not require any showing on the part of the employe of diligence before consenting to open up the original award. . The .c ompensation department also claims that the evidence failed to show that the present .alleged aggravated injury was due to the • accident. The state · has asked that the matter be set down for hearing at the earliest possible ·.convenience of the court. •. Johnston was awarded $750 by the district court on Feb. 21. The sum was based on 50 per cent of the amount awarded for the loss of a leg . below the knee. �T. s. Taliafex>ro, Jr.: Thank you fo::r the copy of your letter to Mr. Balduin of ~ebruary 26th. I he.d noticed this compensation award by the papers, and i JG is certainly strange that this boy has not :presented· llis cla:lra in the five yearo he has been di.sabled. / I / _I Orl " h • 1 <' 1- , ~ : GEUt1 uL o, fRY DE A. M. 0 . FEB 281936 �f<ECEIVED FEB 2 n1936 _ _g,NE"RJI.L r.MNAGER :: -~coll:1 T. J o.1neon o :t· 1:o c1.: ) r:..11t~s ,;.;a"°' by t,;; c ~Oil!";;, ~r.-._:...·d,;a \,·l:.:o . oo ~ .i' ;,,W t.:.~,:.~ " ~zo on [; CCOtm t o f an i nj :i.r~· clr ir.1et1 b.,r hi •,1 i:.o : ~t\V b een r . . . c .,.: iv don July l &, l v::.,1., t:fhlle i n th6 ~;:i::,107 o :."' th.0 P.oc!\'. t.prings l.'.lectri c Co., a m:-m by t h ~ n a:n e of J. t;. 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FEB 261936 ... f �'HE ROCK SPRINQS ROCKET, ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1936 ~-------------- -----Johnston Given Compensation by • District Court Malcolm T. Johnston of Rock Springs, former employe of the Rock Springs Electric company, was awarded compensation. for injuries to his ankle equal to 50 per cent of the loss of a leg below the knee, in district court at Green River yesterday by Judge V. J. Tidball. Johnston was injured July 15, 1931, while taking down an electric sign in Green River. A rod holding the sign broke, causing Johnston to fall to the sidewalk breaking his right leg above the ankle. Compensation had been paid the workman for temporary total dis- I ability up to Sept. 10, 1931. Later I his ankle became stiff as the re- 1 suit of the injury, causing a per- ' manent disability. ' While there was no dispute on the part of the company as to • Johnston's claim for compensation, it was necessary for the court to determine whether he was now entitled to compensation under the law, which does not provide directly for such cases. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Workman's Compensation Rock Springs Electric Company 1936 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1936 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, Rock Springs Electric Company, 1936 Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and letters regarding Workman's Compensation involving Malcolm T. Johnston and the Rock Springs Electric Company. The papers are held together by a brass pin. Some pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource T.S. Taliaferro. Jr. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0215 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/b88bdeb7fab4a0cd610cfd4b4f72cc0f.pdf 2e6c35cedb8a96c4eae94062ba8bd406 PDF Text Text I!! Special File N0 . 184 \f()RIGIIKN ' S COMPENSATION Indi v i dua l cas es invo l ving Highway Depar t r1e nt 19 38 r �COPY August 3, 1938 r.i:i." . Io N. Bay less Ce11e~al tfone.ge.r J.._y,.,. ,r1 r.rh e Union Puciiic Coal Co. ( •i J, .'-'' fJ 1 Iwck Spi"iuga, Uyoming l ,_ 1· • \, Dea:c Sir: nr,,, n.i:,. Lopo v. Union !Pacific Coal Gompan~ The Clerk of -the Suprame Gour-~, Mr. Fred s. Fobe:., in a letter addressed to mo, dated August. 2, 1938, advises that the mandate in the above case has been issu ed, addz-essed ,Go the Diet ric-f; Gou~, at Green P.iver, requiring th e Dist:dc·i; Court to reverse its judgment, and to dismiss th o claim against the Union Pacific Coal Company, taxing the Union Pacific Coal Company as costs, 048.25, nh ich includes $30.00, a usual fee aJ.lo,;ed o.n attorney f or the cost of ·i;ype\vriti:ag the brief. Tho Sup:ro.ria Cou?'ti did not allo\1 ·i;he County At·i;o1"".<l0y ru-i a-~torn:;iy's fee, \711ich I especially 1;1un·ted a ruling upon , but the Supr0m0 Court declined to make a ruling, ancl simply did not include any a·i;torney's fee in the cost i-ter..is . In this lette r , I wc:mt to reinterate, even s:i; the risk of being called a "repeatez-", ·i;ha.t the cardinal det eat ia ·the \iyoming ·11orkman's Compensation Le:v is thi:i:t in t:. moment of r0conci1liation and aCCOI:liilCda•tion, bet~;ieen emp loyen--s ar.:.d. e;;iployees, it ua.EJ agreed that ·the County and Prosecutil'lg Atiorney should prosecute compensation claims in behalf . of em1Jloyee:J and a gainst -the eraployer, even us tho County and Prosecuting A-iitorne y prosecutes in beho.lf of JGhe people, crimes · conmli:tted against -the people. Nov , of course, from every imaginary view point, this io illogical. It does not injure the Goal Coz,porations doing business i n South Ueat orn Uyomin 0 , because -~hose Coal Corporations are, practicmlly in evei"Y case, represe.1.ted in, as v1oll as out of court, but the systea builds up a tri-parly group ccmposed of ...;he \'Talking delegates of the Unions, the political a.1:n of . the County nnd Prosecuting Jittorney, and the surgoons nho are ·'Ghe paid employees, um:ler the law, of every injured -r,orkmru-i and his dependants, \"Jbile on the other hand, out side of a fe•\J large i~ employers of labor, the industry is unropresented, o.nd "\°jhat is \101-se, E,,lld more illogical, is the fact that the State Treasu1"er reprosenting the Fund Hself, is 11ever represented, unless an employer, here or ·'Gher0 i \'Jiggles around. and succeeds in getting tha State Treasurer to intervene. Ona uord more, it ia a mistalte to think that the Union Pacific Coal Company lost the Cu.thbarlison case. __The-'Sup-rsme-. Court, in the Cuthbertson case, road into the atatu·~ e thet<crd 11 DE?ENDlu"\JT 11 : Another case ·that has gone to the Supreme Court is thh.t of C-eorge Parfitt, . a Coun·l;y Officer of S'.1oet.:rater GountyJ· receiving a r.a~·U14_salary for e_v.t>ry month of the yGar. General Attor-aey John U. Loomis wiatne· 'rfriter insisted among �..... t¥1PGD1 tl&t ~ 'Illa !'altlti - - . . . 'Ille 1191'&Z:11 Cllat, JMq S.."1 'Iha ODN ltlloa allO aJd tlllll, tlllD p;110sd, mill lo ...,,,._..., re :; - QG Pcditt arm ffldlllD '11111 , . . "MDIA1. Ill daUDP to .... • --, •• .......,.,,. a.» ,_,,. :111 tibo 1410 .oo 11111111 __. it ,_ . . eia.,111111 . . oo:::lk-ld:lo::1 ~ o:d.ld.lcn -=-:.,, Haltfnntn IIIUAIIGllt la tllD 11"11 w Jr ... Ur.4 '" ......... J 1111111d .......... , . JIIID tlda JalW Cl'. 111:;do, ar:I ~. ro 1n1tf..,, tllCII I .. mp Ila VGL1 .IQ,waullll ..... tla'4IP DIAtll a, 'fdJalUJl ill ~-= ~ • _,, ___ Z do - ' ialrml to car m.iu, a,oa ~ cul>jad., , - r. . It m : , tJlo _,.,..,,,. at ........-. OD tD !amD ..- - . ....•, ..,.,- ' �Court Awards Pare1I11ts I $1500«1 ~C_.:.__ ompensatiollll ~ George and L!llian Parfitt, 603 Center street, were awarded · $1,500 compensation in district court yester/day in the death of their son, j Howard Parfitt. Judge V. J. Tidball took the appeal for the compensar : tion under advisement Wednesday ' and rendered . his decision the following mwning'. ,1 • Parfitt -was injured whi7e workipg on the _highway west of <Jr.ee~r River, March 31 last, and died ,,.of the in~, 1 juries nine days 1;1ter, April.)!. ! �; New Trial .A ked ~ -Prurfitt .Case GREEN ·RIVER, July 28 (Spec- , ial)-M;otion for new triai ·in the Howarq. Parfitt ~compen!le,tipn case . was filed Thursday by State Treas.urer J. Kirk -Baldwin in• tlie office . of County Clerk of the District . Court Grace .Siegert at Green Riv~ 1 er. • ~orge •and Lillian Parfitt, par7 ents of Howard, were·· awarded 'Sl,500 compensation in the ·deatl1, of their ·son by.' Di..str~ct Judge· V. J. Tidball in an • order handed d_6\11n during .a 'short term of dist~ ' rict -court Wednesday, July 20,' in ' Green·· River. • · • · · ; • •. Parfitt, s·tat~ _hjgh\~ay_employee: ' died Apr~~ 8. from a ' fractured • skull ·received . March 31 while at work on:·th!! .highway' three miles ' west of Green River. Asphalt; which -was being heated in · a bar- , re.I, ~ploded senqi~g pieces of the ' barrel crashin'g against Parfitt'!l skull, resulting in the fl,'actµi:e. Motion for the new trial • was filed by the. •state treasurer ''for the reason said award is contrary to the law and c~ni:rary to_the ev-: ,, , iden~e." • / _ �-RE crrv ro- - · - -- ·· JUL 2 8 1938 VIC:.t:;; f'kESIOENT OPERATION , I July 28, 1 9::.6 I / ,f John U. Loo- is Gsn eral .At to r-n t:y » ] :r. The Unio;n :? acific Co c:il Co . Chey~:m,e, r y o:-,:ing Dear Si ::·: I c..r::i~: rec::.at e y our in t <:;? r cs t ~.n t i.1t:.. bov e • a t t-,r , eJ nd th:~ t tho Attori10y Genernl r:ill fi. l i.:. _ dOtion f'o ' e.. n~ ,· tr c l. I t h e ittorn--..y Gs'1.cr£:l r-l -1 ore/er fron t he Cour·t. rE:.,,,0 1~ter a of t :: e t e ~ti!o ny . If I re~:i <.-:.,;b· r con, e ctly .? t~ e r·e:porter htJs to ·f,~1 n ish t lt ~. s tr2....s 1:::r·iJt r;i t hout cha::-ge» but I t lin}~ v:e should nav~ c-i c a rbon co ~j y, thu v -;.e u:..y kno r: tr e av-.!i l sbl &v..:. a(:;nce, th(": t t. !'.rn "' ar t:n ts v:er0 not su" :J O E:e t"i' t:a.:1scr.. ) t 1 "Actual d s1H -i.'lcl &L t sn ., rn.::ie: d velofJE:d ttt t h €. t.r.:al . I 1r.as not p resent 'Nhc-n t lG evide.nct: :.72. ;;;, b GiL g given » e.rHi ti1e fact is this c .1 ~e 'NJ.£. S(: t for :1.ee.ri,:q £.t 9 o'clock A~".:o. g t::i en tn.e notl c c s of tne o p ening o f t~1 ~~ court fi xed the h ~.ur :.:it 1 0 ov clod;:, so I :ce1;.c!1cd t h e co ;.; . r t roo:2 oEly to he,:;,r & i'e ~-i; !'E'!Ji.i.rO:-rs on the )art o f ,Jos e 1)1 ' ·"'-olicichJI Co .u ty Attorney, £:_n d a · fer,· r0::-rnrks fro:1 De:9uvy :'t'.:o r nE-y GEll•~r-:-,1 ;Jno·;-;• ~ ~ ro Gal ici ch asse:cted t.o t:::-i. e co1.2 rt o pin::..ons b .::.se U)on t _, tut-·..:. .? al•.,ost t otc.:lly tn-:? l -=.ltG 0 .1 :r st .-· tuteJI and in ~•J rinci)a.l un.lik•1 t h G _i_-l o.rfi tt cas e , an ·-1y :ecollection is "tiht _:r. Sno i:'., sa:Ld fr ~.n.~ ly to trie co u i"t ti:iat he ,;;•_;, s not f;..,. :ilic:n' r.l t ' 1 Ii'!du stri c-1 i1 ccide11t Insurnnce La':.• I) 1 Our con stitutlot1 .cnov..1.ues for co _~ 1)en S{:i tion to ~l;.c_·J.'..i°¼L.J. Xt- 0 • To -~2y ~-ind, t hi s \·.ord nd0Jen dc"nts 11 snou:;..a be const··ntly kep:t ·. b f:; fore t he E"J'E= S of our legislative a ssec,1blies. To F1Y L)ersonal , 1rnowledge t nJ. s r·ord 1,s:2 s acivi~:edly usGd in })re.c>bring t he p ro ; osrod cC!Gnd. .ent to . ~!lE consti tutlon. It i: [: S used becausE; but few stotes · ~1.16. consti tutio.nal t">rovisic.ns in t l1e prel'."'.! iser, .:.nd ther efore the legisl&tures of almost ell of t'1e str.t E:s have been left r:lth free hands J.n the .!l& tter, until the injust:i,c e of legislat.i ve C'D c ct)1e;.1.ts ag:1lnst indust ry r:as a..)_. urent Gvery. 1;;_ier 0 , fmC. tne courts o.re µo ~·er1 ~s s tho1Jgi1 in · their decisions tney a! , 'rec.U:.t o t n,:. injustt c e , ref<:--rring in<lu s try to t i!c l (g i sli.c:1tur·e. I r. 1,~·y o,.!i11g, p ro tec-teti. by tli& cons ti tu tlon, ":Y _tl1ou ght is tl':.o'" t !.H, ~:Jai._. .:. - _.{E. rs of our Extra na ~aro.ous indu$tr· e: s shoulc:. t ns I.st t lv~,t con pens ,•tici 11 . a r:Lrcs b e '.J c_de only to t he <J?E..,be:1°s of a fc:;. __;ily v :10 a1· r:: c ,-:..; 0nct,;;1 t:., :.n vier: • of t.,1e~ r. ctua:r ::: -o rds of t!:1c consti tut:t..on. 1 L1 t11:'...~ con .ectio11, if y0 .J. f c;el i t cons.L~tt.:::id;, I \'.'o ,; J:d l i l-i:e ~ cr so-,::: 11,,- to sGe ~·:h:.., t thE: te:;;ti :ony i::G1 s, as .... o t:.1. -2 L~a.rfi tt' s <i e) er: c~ncy_. C. C. <r eo rg e B . Pryde • ,J �aas:.IYAO: •V. .I • R.:>U: ••.nt:ao T)"J.TBUHIA ,ar.11r.o·I'H ,aov.m'l8 xooH'. llr . T. s. Taliaferro, Jr. : '!hank yo u for copy of your le t ter to Mr . Looni s under dut e o f July 22nd , r egardinc:; the Howard Par fi tt- oase. I t do ea seem to me that 1.'lr . Gnc,1 did not a1,pear very much interested, und I was surp ri sed that the a.ward was mo.do . Or\f{ln:tl Signed: GEORGE B. PRYD E "" ... �Foux ~103 SOBJECTr NION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY VICE PRESIDENT, . . . . . QPE~A.-T_!O~ PACIFIC RAILROAD c mWANY J:N REPLY PLEASE REFER TO Ro ck Sp r i ngs, Viyomi ng , Attorney NO, J u ly 22nd, 1 9 38. Mr . J ohn U. Loomi s Ch eyenn e ; \Vy omi ng R8 : Ho v;a rd Pa.rfi t t " comp ensati on c a se. I s ee by thi s morning 1 s 1t RO CK SPF:I NGS RO CKET" that J udg e 'l'idb 2.l l o r cie re6. t h e awR r d o f ~;1500 . 00 ' 0 Georg e ? 2r f'i~ t, and v-i f e. I v-:r.. s r·2. th er surr_; ris e d t h a t th e Ol. o.er Yif·. S 11a d e _so soon, bec ause I h ap p en ed to b e i11 tn. e Co u rt Ro o!:n j 1J s t h e f o r e ·t-;he CR s e 1:-'e s submi t t ed ? and :;: hea r d th e Ju dge scy t h at h e had al r:2y s t hougnt t h at •;:her e a fa t h e r h ad su f f i ci en t i, .::.E.r:, s o f 21..1~•.:) r t in h i e o r ·.n eE[1l o:.,rr-1 er t > thc1.t he v,~ s n o -c a 11 d ependc.n t n u . on hi s s on , a.ri it s 2 emed to me th at 1.1e vTs i n cl i ne " t o t he.t vte, ·. The Coun t y A1,t o rnr-y, GaJ. icich , re!- d -s ev e r &l short excerp ts f roi.t ;·sn yder on Com;) en sc=i t ton 1 . Of cou r s c , s1 · ch e:;-.: c erp t s ~Dean but l ittl e n n1 ' s s t he t .ci:.--.1.;te 1..1 on ,:;hich th e t eY.t i s b .sed i s 8.l so con si d.ere c., 1::h i ch ,, f~ s 11 :J t; done . - 1J 2pu t y i~t to rne y Gener a l Sno v.' then st2t e~. to th P o n• -<; Tlle.t le •··c-: s n ot v er, f a11i l j_ Dr 1.':i t h th e 0u e sti ::in, 2.nc. t ~o c2.E e r:&s a c cord.:i.Bgly s u b:ci tt eo. to t he Cou rt. I l!L:£:: o..i ate.:!.y _~ I ,:·c-':n t oV2T :·.c fat \. _, 2.n Q 1.·-l:1"l ~1 Pr c d. in hi s ear t h E. t t l1 <:; \'.'y o1.:.1 i ri.g Statute, s:Je f..: i n g ·::>f t!DEPEI1 D::'~N'l' FA':ILI ~S" s ie ci fi c ally us d th e ,.· ord rlACI'U.tLLY 1! . 0 ,,· -"-::,•,· r. J. 'C' ~ •• .:: ..,.. . 1""' P. C: L.. ..!.. J. .1. ., " ... ~-'? - ·1~ --~ - ,-: c, O. .a. ·'L., ~ , ' - • - .... , T ---• 1r 0 cj '..t..V ~~ v .... .. , - . f o·r_ _. tC...' .1'l'lo>;· :. • , b11 t:..., 1••·· c: • r'., ... , i•1 f 'o.,,,··,o ,.;, l .l.. .LL..:..., . L;. ne 1..... e f t t.o •,·:n i :n his au tu :.:obile .· ?Jor:, of cou r s e , i:'h n on e rea ds the st atu t e concerning f &th f:rs ;ma. ::lo t.h e r s bei:: _g cc ir. ~-: '::.Y:. f e.hle ( i?..nd I s1J ·.:.:) os e J u:5.g e '!'i d.tall 1., 0 2.6, t h e st!°•tut e), :Lt. s&y s ncthi n g a s t o !!de·)end.en cy 11 • You i-~:i l l rer1 e111b er in the C~1tl11:i:E: rt son v. 'lhe lln i on P a ci f ic Co al Col'lpe. ny cc: s e , Fe cl ai med t h e statu .t e t o b<? 11 un co n s t i tu 'cion al L' The Strn re::n e Cou r t do ci.ged t he i s rne by szy i ng th 2 t it ·rnul 6- h a.ve t o h ci.ve a. S) eci f i e case con c ern ing c. "non- re si den t &l i ~n f 2. th er anci. mo t.h er 11 b e fo r e i t , ir:. orcier to d -2clE",r e t h e st 2 tute 11 1.m ccnsti t~ ti ono.l 11, b-o t th e Su .-1rrc,~:i e Court 6.i d. SE-Y t hat t f1e cou rts mu r t r ec. a into the st atut <:: 11 .CB?Dl!LP.i'l'r" f at l1c.,1~s 1,.1,; d mo t her s . The :r e sul t o f J udg G- 'I'l db c1J.1 1 E: de ci sion i s e ::; r e c ed en t, ,:·hich sirn ply d e c..Y! s th a t ev ery f c.th er ana. moth E:· r a r e coE1penE: abl e , 1·.h &t ev sr £JWY be thei r financi al n e ecis or 1·,t1atevE=>r 1:! & y be th eir v: ealth . I'.~y o r·n t hought i~ tnat E- r evie ·· of this case sh oul c~ b e insi st e l on b y th e St ate ·rr_c i sur e r, if for n o other :::,ur:: o !:o e than t o b:cin g ::i romin ently b e fore th e people of r-yoming th e la.ten t, a s v.-ell es ap par ent ue fect, in this l a~ . ~lours truly, Tc·r: gE.. CC-Eugene McAuliffe �Rock Springs Rocket 7-22-38 !GRANTS $1,500 . • ·,, FOR DEATH OF STATE EMPLOYE 1/ . GREEN RIVER, Wyo., July 21 J (Special) -An order granting, • $1,500 compensation to George and Lillian Parfit t of Rock Springs. on . tl:ie death· of their , son, Howard' state 'highway employe, was ' signed here this morning by District Judge V. J. Tidball. Parfitt died April 8 from a (Continued on pni;c ten) / '.:·-:GRANTS . \ i,ioo· rcont!nued Crom pn"e one) ~iactu)·ed sku''ll received March ,.,1 . while_ at work on the highway , th1 ee •miles _west of Green River. !1-sphalt. which was being heated 1 a barrel , exploded sending ~ p1ec_es of the bal"l'el . crashin ~gamst Parfitt's skull, resultin! m llie ft~~~o �I • J~OA • if ·e, <,r""ah~ • F:obr-:•-s•· • I,1!'. ?rene ;.;ont the 6 a ~e ~1, ~:.ie ...._.,.......··~ ·> ancl t11ll tcl:Q tlle '/ ~>os!,ti n t• at '.he ol eta.tut.e. ,j VffJr/· e,'l)'OUZ'Gl,~O}U•) u. ! -·~iVUS • .. --------~ ft �Xr. .Tobn U.. !.oomie: .1 etCTing to Jt1·. 1101,.ull :!'fe'. 1 etter to you under date or ~l.v 11 ~ . ·, file 011 .. 311. :reserllinc the co.no ot ~'-'M:'l'd t.,;~ •; . ~ o\· .... -.c .. •..:.... . 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On June 30, I sent you a copy of a letter which I wro te to Mr. Fred s. Fobes, Clerk of• the Supreme Court, in ,·,hich I _pointed out that the 11 workmans Compensation J!"und 11 was un r epr e sented in · 1ft"Jhat I believe to b .e a large majority of the Comp ensation c a ses. The Howard Parfitt case well illustrates a mos t d eplorable situation. George Parfitt has been a county officer f or man y years, receiving a substantial salary, for no _work , which I can discover, he has ever perfonned. Joseph H~ Gali cich , i s . a fellow county officer , and Joseph H. Galicich con ceives .that it is his official duty, under his oath of off'i ce. to p rosec u te, in favor of the claimants, all claims against th e Compensatio n . • fund. It is readily unaerstood that little equi ty can a rise at the h~aring of the P arfitt case. I know no thing of the financial relation shi p of Howard Parfitt with his father Geor g e Parfitt. Doubtless. Geo:['. g e Parfitt will make it aiJp ear to the Court that he wa s _d epen d ent upon Howard Parfitt for his living. Inquiries lead me to . believe that Howard Parfitt lived with his father and mother, and probably :Paid them board and lodging . This doe s not ·, to my min d , mean 11 dependency 11 • One might as well say that t h e Chinamen in the Grand Cafe are dependants upon every board er that they feed. I am powerless to appear i n Court r epr esen ting the Compensation fund. I have letters on file which show tha t Judge Tidball con si ders-- and probably rightly so -- tha t my interference is unlawful medling . When we consi der that George P arfi t t and J o seph H. Gali ci ch are both county officers, i t seems to me that this is a case in which the Attorney Gene r al ' s office should represent the fund, and this, e v en though the Cour t should decide that George Parfitt has, for f ive or six years, been the dependent of his dead son, Howard Parfitt. • I think justice can only be ·h elpe·d, while un der the pr esent situation it ge ts little help, by showing the court officers, one and all, that at least in the measure, some security is throvm around the Co mp ens ati on f und. Yours truly , ( sgd) • T. S . 'faliaferro, .Jr. TST ; vk CO P Y �_RECEIVED /. JUL 6 ~ 1938 Vice: PficS/ • Ot::Nr OPERATION ' TM OMAS s i::obow TAI.IAFERRO,JR ,. A TTO RNEY AN C> COU NSELO R A T LJi,,,.W ROCK SPRING S,WYOMING Jul-y . 6, . 1 938 Mro George Bo Pryde Vice President, The Union Pacific Coal Co. Rock Springs; Wyoming., Dear · Sir: The attached excerpt is f _rom this mornings Rocket. On June 30 , I sent you a copy of a letter which I wrote to Mr. Fred , S . . Fobes., Clerk of the · Supreme Court, in which I pointed out that the uworkmans Compensation Fund 11 was unrepresented in what I believe t o be a large majority of the Compensation cases. • The Howard Parfitt case well illustrates a most deplo r ab le situation. George Parfitt has b een a · county officer f or many years, r eceiving a sub stantial salary , -fo·r no work, which I ·can discover, he has ever performed o Joseph H. Galicich, is a fell ow county officer~ and Joseph Ho Galici•chcon.c eives that -i t is his offici_a l duty~ under his oath of of_-rice, to prQs·ecute, in favor of the claim . .,. antsi, all claims against the Compensation :Tu:nd. It i s readily understood that little equity can arise at the hea ring of the .Parfit t caseo : • I know nothing of t he financial relat ionship of Howard Parfitt w.i. t h his father Geo rge Parfi tt. · Doubtless George Parfi tt will make it ·appear to the . Court that· he was . depend;ent upon Howa rd Parfitt,, for : his ·.living. Inquiries lead me to be_lieve that Howard _.Parfitt lived with his father and mo ther, and p robably p aid them board -a.rid . lodgingo This doe s not, to . ay mind, mean '·11 dep endency n. One might as well s ay that t he Chinamen in the Grand _Cafe are dependants upon every boarder that they feedo • ·r am po werless to appear in Court rep resen•ting the Comp ensation fund .- I have . letter s on fi l e whi.ch s how that J udge Tidball considers.:_ - and probably rightly so-- that my interfer ence is unlawful medling . When we consider tha t George Parfitt and Jo s eph H~ Galici.ch a ra . both county--officers, it seems to me that this is a case in which· the Atto~1ey ·General!s office should represent the fund, and this , · even though t he Court should decide tha t George ·Parfitt 'has, for five or_ six years , be~ t he depende nt of his dead . son, Howard Pa rfitt. • I thi nk just ice can on1:y be helped, while under the present si ttiation i t gets little- help ., by sno wing the court officer s , one and all , tha t at least i n the measure, some security is thrown around the Compen sation fund . • /:, r.:''.. c: • Yours �ock • inga Rocket JUJ.y_ 6, 1938 I Parfitt .Claim to ! B·e He~d jluly,·20 EE/• RIVER, J uly 5 ( Special) -The c-1:-iim of George und L il1'.:ru arfitt. par~n :s of Howard Parfitt who was kllled on the L in- oln hiO'hway near Green River on • -larch 31 whib in t he · employ of t he st:nc highway department. will u.'. !le:: l'<l befo!· 'Distr ict J ·ge V. J . T :,ib:1Jl at 10 a . :n .. .Tu ly 20. The p3. ,·f!tls are c l?.im.i:i:; cumoensa• l ien fo!· the d~ath of foeir s ori. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Workman's Compensation State of Wyoming Highway Department 1938 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1938 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, State of Wyoming, Highway Department, 1938 Description An account of the resource Letters and newspaper clippings related to Workman's Compensation Involving the State of Wyoming Highway Department in 1936. The papers are held together by a brass pin. Some pages are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, T.S. Taliaferro Jr. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0216 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/1bcc3fad520f32ddcc262e7408b4dbcf.pdf 10009bedc43be0aaa55f88d7bd627d28 PDF Text Text ·- · Spicial File No~ 184 V/orkmen' s Co'rnpens a ti6n I ndi v i dua l case s involving Col ony C::, a l Company 1937 - �STANDARD FORM 2103 •-•o.ooo SUBJECT: UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Ro ck spring sy v~oming . OFFICE OF Attorn ey December 16 , 1937 IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO NO. M_r . Geo r ge B• Pryde City Dea r Sir: R~: Doctor Goo dnough. Replying to your l et t er of Dec ember 1 5t h: I am gl ad to stc. t e th at Doct or Goo dnough h 2. s withdr avm his bill a s ag ainst t h e Compens ~tion Fund of th e Colony co ~l Comp any, and ha s f i led it ag ain st t h e emplo yee s of th e Colony r.oal Company. I do not kno w how t h e Colony Co al Comp ci ny min ers will keep t vi·o diffe rent fun ds, but a s I unde rst end it, t wo funci s are contemplated . Of course, Doctor Goo dnough 1 s bill shoul d not be paid out of t he Hospitel Fund to Vihich th e Colony coel Comp eny contributes a half cent a ton. Of course, it might be s 2id that this is the Colony Co al Company's business. However, I view it as the business of the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators .Association, of ,•.1hich the Colony Coal Company is a member, because of the fact of the agreement betv,een Di strict No. 2~ and the Southern 1FTyoming Coel Operators AssociGtion. My view is thBt no coal compEny,. belong- ing to that .Association, can abrogate any rule set forth in that agreement. •r ST: ga �Rock opl'ings - December 15, 1937 H:c . T. s . '£a li a.:f erro , .J1· . : I , ! ' 'V G yom:s o f Dec ·:n1ber 1 4 t h , ,:ith enclosures, ,.nd -chis i s one of t.ll e t hi n g s Vl G h clVG been ·crying to ge t av1ay fro m , ,.nd l \'Ji f.::11 you 1ou l d noti fy The Co lony Coal Company .... ~ . . , _ _ . ,. ,.,. .. not to honoJ. t lds bil l , as t he on e-h a lf cent pe r ton vihich the Co a l · Comp a ni.e s c.tl'e y aying i s d crni gned to cover both medic al and surgica.i1 c ure i n t h e hos) itals f or injured. employes , E:nd t h e statement I sent yo u 1;d1ich accom aniecl Br . Mc.Anliffe's report sho....-rnd very conclusively th a t t i1 e one-ha lf cent per ton is do in g thi s . The real cl. ei.11and upon th e Do c tors' time is not fro m t h e er1_.1l oy e s \'iho a re s ick or \'.h o s uffer f rom i nj uri es i ncurred in t 1e min e ~, hu t fro m th e employes' families . 1 .1. ai- n i n accord vv'i th yo u thoroughly in this matter, and, if i t h as to be p aid, I think The Colony Coal Compan y sl1.ould p a y it out of funds, and not a llov, i t to go as a chaz·ge a guinst. Comp ensation. I think they should pI·otest that mo s t vigo:rously. Certainly the F-0spi tal Commissions, including llr. Warr en, are very la;r: in their duties if they make such an agreement as attributed to them here. I thmik you for calling my attention to thia. Original Signed: GEORGE B, PRYDE �I :·; !" . .-·-:-. •-,;-:- ~ J P:17 I I I FORM 2103 THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY Rock Springs, Wyoming. I ' .. I • Df!'.' !::'M "f. '.!!~ I !: ·'tl"i" /1(' ~'1:: IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO December 14, 1937 NO, Attorney Mr. George B. Pryde City Dear .Sir: Inclosed you will find a bill r endered by Doctor Goodnough against the 1J.7 orkmen' s Compens ation Fund on account of an operation to an employe e of the Colony Co al Company. You will also find copy of a letter written by Arthur-L e e ·r aliaferro to Mr. Warren of the Colony Co al Company. It seems to me th at this matter is of much wider significance than a question betwe en Doctor Goodnough and the Colony Coal Company, or Doctor Goodnough and the Hospit al Commission at Dines., but that the contra ct between Di.strict mo. 2?., United Mine vlJorkers of America and the Southern Wyoming Coal Opera.tors, is itse.lf involved, and therefore, as the attorney for the Southern vryoming Coal Operators Association, that I shoul d submit the m2tter to that Associ ation before I undertake to approve or disapprove the claim of Doctor Goodnough ag 2inst the Workmen's Compensation Fund in the hands of the State ·rreasurer, and placed there by the Colony Coal Company. I am particularly concerned because of the information that I gave you in my letter of November 30th, to which I refer you again. I want to call your attention to the fact that the Hospital Commission at Dines could hardly make an agreement with any physician that he shoul a attend only to nmedical" cases, but that all "injuriesn occurring to the v10rkmen should be paid from the ~orkmen, s Compensation Fund, because, to my mind, such an agreement would "abrogate" Section 62, paragraph (b), page l 4 of the Agreement between the United Mine Workers of America and the Southern ,~:yoming Coa.l Operators Association. It is needless for me to say that this claim of Doctor Goo.dnough, while I believe it is mad·e by the Do·ctor in good faith, is exactly the thing that Dan Pallie is working for, that is to say, that all me_d ical, surgical and hospital expenses for injured workmen are to be borne entirely by the industry. I would like to know what you desire in reference to this communication,. as it may tend to shape my course in reference to Doctor Goodnough's claim, and I do not want to set a precedent until the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators Association ha.s full knowledge of the situation . . Yours truly, .. o7 ' ./ , TST:ga ' . D f tJ _... ! iP; ; \ .,·_ ·-;. M ,0. CiEC 16 1{ ~J �Mr. W. B. W2 rr en Th e Colony coel co. City D~c ember 13th, 1937 De2r Sir: I received tod ay . from the Clerk of Court a f ee bill filed by Dr. Goodnough for $1 ? 5.00 for a herni s oper a tion on r. H. Peneouine. The employer•s report of a cci dent shows th c: t h e .w2 s injur ed 2 t nines on N0 vember 29 th, 1937. I went to see Dr. Goodnough about th e ma tt er todeY, 8nd h e st a t e s that about one y ear ago a committ ee call ed upon him, and mad e c- contra ct with him for the doing of surg ery for th e min -= rs r t Dines. ·Th e committe e pr e sum ably -\.r s t he Dines nHospit?-1 ('ommission'', rnd they wa nted to mck e the contr~ct becaus e Dr. McDill is not a surgeon. Dr. Goodnough recogni zed th a t the contra ct was not the usu cl contra ct obtc.:ining between hospit el commissions &nd doctors, and ther e fore inquired into the matter, end wa s tol d th e t _Dr. McDill W8 S not hired by the Dines Hospit F. l Commission, but th at h e was hired by T~e Colony Co al Company and paid by it; tha t any ch e ck off m2de at Dines wa s for their sickness e s and the sicknesses of th eir f amili es, c>nd hPd nothing to do with mine injury ca s ~s, and that Dr. Goodnough wa s to do non-accident surgery a t th e €xpense of the miners, but th 2t Pll ?- ccident ca s e s would be paid for through compensrtion. • Dr. Goodnough s2ys that he inquired especi£lly aqout the mP- tter, ~no th a t it was cleErly understood tha t the 30 cents p er man per month th.st Dr. Goodnough rec eives is to cover only non-2ccident_ cRses. I wish you would let me know wh2t• the sitm, tion is El t Dines. .Wo will, of course, h2ve to strci ighten the matter out. Yours very truly, A. L. Tc>liaferro A M.0. uEC 10 rn: .? �~ht±£ of ~~nming 'filreusurer's ®ffiu WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT <!Ilye~imn.e, ~~omin_g plaim No, _______________ _ Employe: _I. _H. _P eneouine ______________ ____ Address __ Dines L ~ryoming __ ___ ______ __ ______ ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S REPORT AND FEE BILL Employer: _9_~!9~¥--~~.§3_3:_ __r:_~ 1EP_~~!_________ ___ _ Address __ Dines 1 _ Wyomi~ - - - - --- - ------ ---- Date of Injury .R.Ez~_E:.l!!!?_t:_~ _}-_~_}-_~97____________ _ All questions in this blank should be answered, and the report should contain an account of all injuries, no matter how trivial. Fill out blank in ink, using pen or typewriter. 1. Name of injured person __.{ ..!_..H_! __.e.?A~Cu_i!_l._~-- ----- - -- ----- - AddressJ2fP_E:~-'--~Y-~~~.n_g: ____ _ Age of injured __ p_l__ ______ ___ __ ____________ Date of first treatment by me_.R~S-<:.~ !?-~~-!J__ ].._~~7 2. Give an accurate description of the nature and extent of the injury_ Mr_._ P en e 0uine_w::,s ____ _ __ _:in_j_ured_ while_moving _a_ duck bill _with c:_ b c:: r on_ t h e _co n v eyor which_ce.used double In~uina l h e rni 9 , __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ :,Q_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ ___ _______ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. Describe the treatment_ ___ .A _B_~ ssini_ op e r 2 ti on_ ·w p s _g erform e d. ____________________ _ 4. Did another physician act as assistant, consultant, or anaesthetist? Name and address ____ _x_~_s__ _ ____ Dr._ Oliv e r_ Chcmb e rs, _ Pock _f p ring s,__Wyoming __ ___ _______________________________ _ 5. Was hospital, nursing or X-Ray services necessary and ordered by you? Ye S Give name and address of party rendering service Y~Y91Ilin..g__g.!=.O~X§J __.Ej9_so;Lt.c:L __________ _ 6. Was the case infected? ___~_?______ If so, when?.--- -------------- - ------------------------------ 7. Has injury resulted in a permanent disability? If so, what? ____ N.o. _____________________________ _ 8. Was the treatment covered by fee bill below rendered solely on account of injury described aboveL_Y e S 9. What period of disability was caused by injury? __ A_fj __t_q_f,_Q _____________________ days. 10. FEE BILL llilc._.._3_,~fil7 ITEMS AMOUNT _____________ / _____ Ba ssini _ operE.tion for_ double_ inguinc1l _h2rniP ______ J,f_p___QQ__ _ ::::::::::::::I:J _:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: -----------.------::::::::::::::::J :::::::::•::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .::::::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::::::. , ____________ _/______ ___________________________________________________________ ----------- ------- ·------------~ ---r---------------------------- ------------------~ ----------- ---------· t ·----Total ___________________________ _ 1 I December 9~ 193' Date of this report: ___________________________ _ Graduate of ___________________________________ _ University of Nebr~s ~ : : ; T ; T E S ~ : ; ; i ~ : --------- ss. e. J. Goodnoughof the County of_______________________ 8~eet~rter r, ________________________________ _ and State of Wyoming, being duly swom, do depose and say that the above a and foregoing account is just and correct and has not been paid, nor any part thereof, by the State of Wyoming. __ J_. __ H.,._ __G_o.o.dna.u.g~ __lt • .D___________________ _ Year_.1.914: __________ _ (Sign Here) Subscribed and sworn to before me thls---~----day of__ J)_e~, ________ 19__~7 _JA~_:rg~;r._~_y__ A,___Ar.bQg_e..s..t ____________________ _ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. 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Title A name given to the resource Workmans Compensation Colony Coal Company 1937 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1937 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, and 1937 Description An account of the resource Papers documenting the workmans compensation involving the Colony Coal Company in 1937. Papers held together by a brass pin. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George B. Pryde, T.S. Taliaferro. Jr., A.L. Taliaferro Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0211 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/c2baf3b317d061bc6aa369b34e5c4c3f.pdf 8b1a251089fd0acc7aa0fbbf0854809c PDF Text Text Special file No. 184 J!orkmen • a Compensation Individual cases involv:i.ng - Mezeath Coal Company_ 1933 - �August 19 9 1938 I Rouoro.blo B. 1 • Ch ri str.!S.o EGm,.lo "C • 9 ., yor,rir1 l!B: 'l'H.C .';Om{1.2J\N h In tl-10 llitter of the CluiE of Reno Eo retti 11 iliployee of The Union Facific Coal Company 0 11 11 B lli.ne 9 Sup0rior 11 Gyorning 0 r:-:ade under the --:'o rkmen 9 s COic,Pe11sation Lan. !JOT b Rl.!MJE~TLY TuTuLLY DIS-'.3LED. PorL.- nent totul diGo.bility is definitely fi,wd by tho statute, to-ui.t: Section 124-120 (B). uPora:::ment tota l disabilit y" mcuns t ho lo~ ::, of both legs or oot l: c.rr:.s 11 iotol loso of eyesight, purnl • sis or- otho r co:1d itions per o,unently incapacitatin._: the 'u"Orkr::!m fro rJ perforcinr, uny c:ork ut any r;uiuful occup:.tiou." ( Underscoring supplied) 'l'hc '.:.iO?l.u:.:c.n's nur , con-Dr. R. H. :2e:.nders- t1ho vo.s ol£o the °'·;orlman'a oitne::io , G.!'1 i 1e only nit1:1om:i, except t l:c cla.i ~e:nt himself, t estif'ic;o. on his direct cxoo: nation tta t t ~e DCTk, n na o not "perc.snently tote..l ly disabled ". The r,ork:-i:an hi1us0lf' testified t _;::.t Le: J-:e.tl Gought el:;lployncnt since the o.ccidon'i, e.nd ubout a· conth or t -1ro 0 ueeks e.r:o, fro o the Union Pacific C~o.l Conp::my . Since the n orlur:an throu6 h his ovn surg eon, us his o,m oitnoso, cntl i'rozi hio oun lip:, disclains that h e is p err;:c.nently totally dicubl~ll this phnoo of tho cc se r.:c.y b e disfilisscd from furt .ilex- considera tioap e.nd 'JC n:ust vie·a t hi o r:.att er cs a pcrsoual injui'y, rceul t ing in "permanent partial dioubi - ity,." and that o.lone. !Joo i n 11 pern.unent partial disability", \7.bicb Dr. Sc.nders testified to Your Honor .:Jt.S in fact the pbysicc.l condition of the ,1or;,.~&n, tb~ question urises, io there any statute, or e.ny lo.u, "Judo;e c.ude", or ctheroise 9 u:.ich directs t he employer of extra hazardous labor to pay u uorlrn:en , .-bo ,J cH.J ·:. om blind in one eye, or uho uas born o-it b e;o ,._ e other deformity, or v},o in pursuit of hio 0\1?1 pleasure, . ith gun or rod, and rr.a.ims hi mself, to pay for auch d efonnty or ptysical lose? It seemo to the auttor of this letter that not only uould th e affirmative be illogical and unrca :;onable, but thet tl:e stutute le.\, and the court decisions ansoer tne query in the ne~ative. fJ'hat is "periwnent partial disability", as defined by the statute? �£QEr Section 124=106=7 (L~ Tho words "injurioo sustainsd in extra-hazardous employment" 11 na usGd in. this chupter, shc.ll include * -:t- ·:i- injuries to employo03, e s o. reoult of their eroplo:yernent and ·ahile ut vork in O? about the promises occu) ied, used or controlled by the cmployo&9'.:- ~,- -;; o Tbo n orlrni.an tocti fi ed t hat the los s of hie right urm above the elbou dia not oc cuX':) "as 0 r ooul t o f bis employment und r,bile at ,., ork in or about t he pr emi..,es occupied, uocd o r controlled b·, the employer," end therefore neither dirG:ctly o. indirectly ee n the loss of the ri ght erm be impugned to th0 er plc yer 11 nny _ore t hm-i it could be im ugned that in "perCJ£.nen"t parti al disa bility" that t h e employer is responsible to an employee 9 \, ho ·llas born bli!'.ld in one eye. r'ercanent parti a ldisability covers no s uch physicc l deficiency. Th0 ctatute says: Section 124-12~ (~) 11 .Ferrw.nent pa rtia l di:;.;nbi l ity" ::rirnno t h e l os s of citi.1 e r one foot 9 one leg , one b '.u'ld 9 0.-10 a r m, on e c:vc, or th e si s)1t of one eye, o, e or n:;or-o fin1- oi's 11 one or rr.ore toeo, o.nd disloco.tion w'.· cr-0 the ligpMents are severed, or nay other inj ur y kno'l:m to 01.A:'£ 0ry t o be perrr.cment partial disability . ·:Em Sche::dules for t h0 los nco of s evera l f ingers, pa lm, hand, ariiJ, foot~ und e:,+ e 9 or s ight t hereof O n. re t hen set forth v.nd then tho stetute conti21-uos: For c..ny "otl~o r inj ury'' kno un to our[;e.FJ to bo per:,:enoni partial dis= a bility ~ t ~e :o rirr:an sha ll rec ei vE: e. sue in t e o.rr.Ou!lt pro po:rt ional to t h e ext .:-.!'.lt o f rm.ch pcrmS'..nent p:;1. r t i e l d i ::0.bility b~o€d as near uo may be upen tbe forogoiug schedule .. " It oe 2Qo to t he uriter of' tbio lc.tter thc.t t 2:o things t-;.re quite appr3.:r= cn.t~ fro m the last quoted excerpt o.f the statute. To-nit: 0 Fi.rot: The ''injury" can mean no other injury than the injury recehed by the vork£ano In the language of the statute, to-uit: Sustuined in extra-hazardouo e@ploymeni 11 "uhile at 11ork in or about the premiseo occupicd 9 used or controlled by the enployer." Second: The "injury" so received cannot be conjoined in "permanent partial disa bility 12 , ..:;ith some physicul defect con[:; enitul in the -:;orkman or received by him uhen engaged in ''his 0\711 sports end plea.sures"o To construe the statute in e: n:;r such ,·an!lcr ,:ould be equivalent to mleint tl:ot every emplo:;cr of extr'"'•ta:,, a!'dous labor is un insurer of his cm-ployoes a r;oinst accidento, <7hich is contra ry to tbe very funda.:nentul theory of ell ~orkmen's Compensation Acts, rmd ~ould probably render every net both of State and Federal Co•1ern~ento unconstitutional end void us divesting �QQIT ..: ,I l- the employer of bis proporty vithout compensation. Jin ornployeir can con~titut io nully be rr.ad e to insure a n employee u-=-ainst a ccidents occurring in and upon the employers pr0rai ~eG 9 and in t he employers occupation, just e;,xa ctly O.G a hct0l keeper or a ctore keeper may b e comp0lled t o inSi.'. re the se.f et y c f a. [ Uest or v. cust o!:er 1:Jbile in the hotel or store, ,,ut neit her :::rr.~ loyer, or hot el ke -c,_per or store keeper cc.n be compelled t o ins . re those ·J aO ·•re not o..t tho iimc employees or guests or cutoc ers. Ho1; he claill:!lnt, nhile in the employment snd upon the prcrni ses of The L'tli o;;i F cific Cowl CO!:ip3Uy O Wl s " p e 1·.:mr1e11tly pnriia;lly: diso.bled " 7 rmd uotr..ing r;;ore . 'i.'} ero i s no ot her evi dence before th e Court\) end there io no othel'" evide ~e in the record o f this cc. s e\) a s · t ~l: en by t e reporter 9 thun tl': e.t of the clui :n2.nto surgeon, iJro R. H. Sanders , n ho both upon direct u.nd cross o;.:um. nation, st c-.t ed pooiti,rely, c e rt e inl y, ~nd ·.?ithout quc.li£icc.ticm., thv.t U,e ap plicent Y/Cl S not "per:-·£-r. cr.:t l :1 t ·llt lly disc. led" o This boin~ t. hc truth, the \,ho le trut h , e nd t1 thing but t he truth, the Court is ':':ithout ri ght to con sider t h- r i ._lht ar□ 9 YJ iich t he cldrn3nt testified he lost n hen not in th e e!!lplo y o ;~ ? he Uni on fo.cifi c Co:;;l Co!'.:pany, but ,:hem ~ na. s out hi.mting , cn:_: ng cd in t i s Oun s port s c.ncl plm.1. s ureso 0 Tl c u riter of tti o leti or i s n t unBindful o f t h~ i'uct that considero.blo ·.-;>uo ~a id to the Court on !\u p 10t 18 ut this hco.riue ~ by Er. G.t? licich und the s;-;rit m· about "por n:Sl!lcnt t otal d isc.bi . :.ity" . Some o f t h2 r etc.c. rks nros€:l b0ct.:.uo0 or ol> j ection s t:n c :<. cc. tions. r·ore r ef erence ,r s ,r.ad e t o "poxrr:;.::.ncnt .1- t :.:..l d i a::lbilit y ", nhc the filing of b riefs e nd t he citat ion of n utl::ori ~i oo i n support o f tl~ o briefs 9 :;o.s ' r.ing d iscussed. r.f-t c_ .furth er consi deTaticn of --:. ,... t est i r..1 ony and the stc.tutes~ the vrit0x> of.' t his lotter l:ae cor.1e t o the concluoion the.t it 7.'0 uld te "ultruYi I"e s'' for hlr,1 to discus s , ·ith tee Cour-t 9 a s e.t f irst he hnd thou cht t o do 9 t.!ly uection mwep1. tho.t ·,;bich -::;·~e c0,id ence -ohovis to be the issue 9 to-oit~ "Perr.:crn.ont pari:fol disability;: becauoo the evidence s t .. \,s ..:e ncl us.:. vely , 2nd 1.7i thout contridiction 9 t hat "peri.:-..c.ncut pur-'i:.iul disability" 5..s the onl:: is sue in the case. If there had been conflictins evidence or ev::.dence lees positive and dired sub mi tt ed b y t se clo.in;riint 11 l:i ms 0lf II o different situation rn:Lght arise in the mind of the s- ritero 0 The vrite:r subcits tl',et the only is , ue before the Court is im emard £or the injury ouf'fer e-<.i b y the s.:~plicant ,,l.i lc oagagcd in extra-hazardous uork for Tne Union Pacific Coal Co~po.oy, that the injury uas to the fingeYG and palm of the applicants left hand, is uncontradicted and undisputE:do The stetuta provides a schedulep the conclusion io for the court, and the ccurt aloneo B0i'ore submitting the n;utter 9 \?e feel that i -': ..rould be only foir to �i$.!1 .,1J ~-✓ ,,/ t he C~u:tD to cull e;t t ent i on "iio In Ro Ko proi:,ski 11 (r!y.o:') 46 Pe.c (2nd.) 85° ihilo t ,o nritcr bcms i i.'l Gubmissi on t o t he ruling of the Supreme Cou?t in th0 Kopirou01d cas8 ~ h e i s fu r .from being' convinced with the logic and ! ' thoj osgw:ic.m'i cf i c do ci oion . If l'oprov s,,,._~f lmd injuries as sug~ested • . ~ 11 b Y -~r_, _u.• oor t o hin okull 11 ? or to his 11 bruin " or to his "spine", v,hich uere o f n _o. rtiu l JPO!?'i'"•" 1iJ0nt nature 9 the e"i;ntut e·'' in exnress terms reauired the Court t b ... oe ' ucb i ju!'y O or ouch i ni ur.i"es 0 • 0 t,; / / f s €tu· s n;e.y b upon tho norogoing oched ule. not upon o.n ana.rd ( no scbGdulo ut all) fi xc.=:d t her ecftcr1> and dec ling ,;;i th an euth~el y di ffere,rt rr;attor o 'l'h ere is c e rtc ~.nly no lo gica l rea son u hy an inj ury to the "skull " ~ to t he "br ui n" or to t he " 02)i n0u , or to a ll of them9could ot c b sed upon t t at which the statute fi xes as t he "forcwoing ochc~ule 9 " vr.ct hoi' i t be 25'/, or 751-, or 1 25~ O i' 200~ 9 of t he high est fi gure i n the ochcdulo 0 s vel l as 25~ of an a r;;ount 0 aot ''h0r0tofore" but t h erea fter montioncd und er an o:atirel y diff erent pa:r-ag:raph . 1i0 n re not sugr_ osti ng to t hin Court by the obo erv,,tion to depart from a rulins k i d dom1 by the .:upre::uo. Court in the Kopronsld ca se. The ,1:dter n ill l'. l i,;ni n n r c;uo t hG propo sition 9 if e.r. opportuni iy ever ufforos its elf. ut !) what th0 i:1rit 0r insists upon i s t ha t t his Court give full f orce nml effect to the Supre□e Court. n s ru1:'..t1£ in t h e Kopro·,rnki ca.sell 1:1hi ch says: .,.t7e thi nl~ it d sducibl e fro□ th£ _'languo.ge of section 124-120, supra» tckou as a uhole 9 tlm t nhen £!. ,10 ·ltr: an su f ers on injury kno,,n to om'gory a s p0r rr.enent p:ar-tie. l di sabil ity ond ';, hich is not listed in the s chedule of ihe statut e, e.nd i t i s of s uch a character a s not t o be proporc.ionally r cf e:r.;;.tle to any i njuries s pecifically named t herein, the district court is aut horiz€d 9 upon substantial evidence 9 t o do a u 1.'10.s done i n t he ca s e a t ba r 9 ioe. ~ to allocr ~ proportional uc m.u1t of t he statut or y sun f or a tota l perwflne nt disability anard." Uor,1 in t he case c.t bar t h e fe.cte a re in ox.act juzta=position to tl:ose that the Court 9 by the above excerpt authoriz ed in the case then before it. Respectfully submitted . THE UNION PACIFIC CO.I\L COL~P_l\l1Y By (scd) T. S. Ta liaferro, Jr. Its attorney TST;vk �'l _1 ATiENT\ON MR. BAYLESS r3r. T. s. Taliafe:rro, Jr. : I tho.nk yo u vory U i. ch for youi' l otter of April 27th, i1~tl ic ating that Ju.tl[;O 'i:'idbnl l h"' o deaicd per r;inmnt di o::i.bili'i:,y t o Jllbort I<opronski. Buck injurio£J cro cooin~ to b0 a. 0odous queotion ,:,i·th all coal op 0rr:rto?o in thiG fiel d , 2.0 D:ro. LG.uzer and 3D.nciors havo r;one to extremes, I -think , ::.n di 05no si nJ th ose • 2c.: i n jurio;:; . I no.s vory cl ad i ndeed to · see tl:'.1t Jud~o 'i'idbull hM rulGc.1 o. ' v ors ol y in this case, oci it ulll have u sor:::o•.,'1~t oo.lutory of _oct. Ol"\itlnr.l SiP.oed.: GEORGE B. PRYDE V �tHOMAS 5EODON TALIAF'ERRO,JR . ATTORNEY AND Cc:;>UNSELOR AT LAW ROCK SPRINGS , WYOMING April 27th, 19330 Mr. Georg e H. Pryde City Dea? Sir: You will be inter est ed to know that Judge •ridball has denied permanent ciisability to . Albert Koprowski, employee of Meg e ~~~ ~_9al Company. Of course> ii" it should be demonstrated at any time in the future that Koprowski was actual ly permanently injured while working for the Megeath L:oa.l Company.s, the Megeath Coal Company itself will be first to ask the court for reconsideration. I think this de cision shows great care and judicial equipoise on t he part of Judge •r idball. You will recall that the amenclment made by the last Legislature iimits the unconscionable cost entailed upon the employer in the Koprov1ski case. 'rhe court .s> under the amendment J> now has control oi" the number of' witnesses that the Prosecuting .Attorney can subpoena at the cost of the employer. Yours truly, i · TS'f :ga �i I I \ - liook SpriDJs - Jc.nut~ 27, 1933 1re,f· -~ .. .. __,,.... could ________ .. octor 1 - ---· 1" • "-" \/ • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Workmans Compensation Megeath Coal Company 1933 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1933 Subject The topic of the resource Workman's Compensation, 1933, Megeath Coal Company Description An account of the resource Letters documenting Workman's Compensation involving the Megeath Coal Company in 1933. Papers are held together by a brass pin. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource T.S. Taliaferro Jr., George B. Pryde Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0213 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.