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Show Mine Owners Are Hard Hit By Morrison Mine owners will be hit hard In the event that a bill Introduced by Representative A. W. Morrison of To(fle county, known as house bill .No. 102, becomea a law. The bill proposes to amend chapter S3 of the session laws of 1919. I'nder the present law the mine owner Is allowed to dduct the premium of the lessee for work- j men's compensation and the lessee contracts to do work In the mine, i tne men neinjr proiecieu unuer me compensation law and by the premium pre-mium paid by the owner of the mine. Should the proposed amended law be enacted, according; to the state Industrial commission. It will mean that the owj.erofa mitiernjjLJ-re7tuTrThe premium njnirTor wnrkmon'i compensation, yet, at the same time, he will be I held responsible and liable to py compensation to men who are not directly In his employ. |