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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO LABORSource: Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 14, No. 5 (MAY, 1922), pp. 234-238Published by: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of LaborStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41828244 .

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OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO LABOR.

United States.

Alabama. - Child Welfare Department. Child labor division. Instructions to superin- tendents, principals , and other school authorities for the issuance of employment certificates and newsboys' badges as is required by the Alabama child labor law. Mont- gomery [1921]. 8 pp.

Alaska. - Governor. Report to the Secretary of the Interior [for the fiscal year ended June 30], 1921. Washington, 1921. 102 pp.

Brief mention is made of labor conditions. Arizona. - State Mine Inspector. Tenth annual report for the year ending November

30, 1921. Phoenix [1921]. 74 pp. Because of the lack of production in the larger mines and a consequent shrinkage

of employment, there was a marked decrease in the number of accidents in 1921. A total of 5,759 men were employed on the date of the last inspection, 3,434 of whom worked underground: The fatal accidents numbered 22 and the nonfatal accidenta 509. The corresponding figures for the previous year were 13,340 employeès, 53 fatal and 958 nonfatal accidents. Illinois. - Board for Vocational Education. Annual report, July 1, 1920 , to June 30, 1921. Springfield, 1921. 40 pp. Bulletin No. 20.

Includes an account of the work of the board in promoting industrial education through part-time schools, evening schools, and full-time trade schools. Department of Mines and Minerals. Fortieth annual coal report [fiscal year ended .

June 30], 1921. Springfield, 1921. 324 pp. Statistics from this publication appear on page 221 of this issue of the Monthly

Labor Review. Iowa. - Mine Inspectors. Report for the biennial period ending December 31, 1919.

Des Moines, 1920. 48 pp Contains statistics on production, number of employees, days of employment, loss

of time, and accidents. Kansas. - Court of Industrial Relations. Women's Division. Cost of living survey of

wage-earning women of the State of Kansas. Topeka , 1922. 42 pp. A summary of this survey is found on pages - and - of this issue of the Monthly

Labor Review. Kentucky. - Department of Mines. Annual report for the year ending December, 1920.

Frankfort [1921]. 252 pp . The report shows that 834 mines were employing a total of 58,347 men . Each company

worked an average of 187 days and lost an average of 4.26 days on account of strikes. The total tonnage lost because of strikes was estimated at 1,313,774.86. The number of accidents reported in 1920 was 127 for 266,825.87 tons produced per fatal accident, as compared with 114 fatalities in 1919. Maryland. - Board of Labor and Statistics. Mining inspector. Annual report, from

May 1 , 1919, to May 1, 1920. Baltimore, 1921. 52 pp. The mining tonnage, both clay and coal, for the State in the year covered by the

report was 2,965,858, or 751,201 tons less than in the preceding year. The production of coal in two counties of the State for 1919 and 1920 is shown in the following table:

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The production per miner in Allegany County in 1920 was 867 tons; in Garrett County, 1,164 tons. Massachusetts. - Special Commission on the Necessaries of Life. Report , January, 1922. Boston , 1922 . 177 pp.

The act of April 27, 1921, continued the Special Commission on the Necessaries of Life for a period of one year from May 1, 1921, during which period the commission has continued its work of investigating and furnishing information concerning the cost and selling price of the necessaries of life, including its administrative duties in connec- tion with the adjustment of rents throughout the State. The policy of the commis- sion, it is stated, has been to regard itself strictly as a fact-finding agency and not a price-fixing board. Appendix I consists of tables and charts giving prices and index numbers of the various necessaries of life. Michigan (Marquette County). - Inspector of Mines. Report for year ending Sep- tember 30, 1921. Ishpeming [1921]. [9 pp.]

During the fiscal year 3,714 men were employed in the mines and quarries. Four fatal and 509 nonfatal accidents, of which 134 were serious, occurred during the year in the mines and on the surface. The fatality rate per 1,000 men employed in the mining industry, including quarries, was 1.09. Missouri. - Department of Education. Rehabilitation division. Vocational rehabili-

tation for disabled persons. Jefferson City [1921]. 11 pp. New Jersey. - Coal Investigating Committee. Intermediate report to the legislature , session of 1922. Trenton , 1922. 8 pp. North Dakota. - Industrial Commission. Report, 1921. Bismarck [1922]. 68 pp. Oregon. - Industrial Accident Commission. Physical and vocational rehabilitation of disabled men and women who are seriously injured while under the protection of the

workmen's compensation law of Oregon. Salem , 1922. 31 pp. Tennessee. - State Mining Department. Tweàty-fifth annual report, 1919. Nashville, 1920 . 114 pp.

This document is bound with the administrative report of the State Geological Sur- vey for 1919. West Virginia. - Department of Mines. First annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920. Charleston [1921]. 406 pp. The first section of this volume contains a report to the governor, an alphabetical

list of coal companies, a directory of mines, coal and coke statistics, and reports of district mine inspectors. The second section deals with accident statistics and prosecutions.

In the year ending June 30, 1920, there were 320 fatal accidents, 848 nonfatal acci- dents, and 2,188 "minor" accidents. The gross tons produced in the year covered by the report totaled 78,991,316, exclusive of 1,000,000 from small country mines. There was an average of one fatal accident to every 246,847 gross tons produced.

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PRODUCTION OF COAL IN ALLEGANY AND GARRETT COUNTIES IN THE YEA» ENDING MAY 1, 1920, AND IN THE PRECEDING YEAR.

Tonnage.

County. Decrease 1919 1920 in 1920 from 1919. ? Allegany 2,723,190 2,160,288 562,902 Garrett 917,420 754,401 163,019

Total..., 3,640,610 2,914,689 725,921

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Wisconsin. - Industrial Commission. Workmen's compensation. Ninth annual rtporl, July 1, 1919 , to June 30, 1921 . Madison [1922*]. 90 pp.

A résumé of this report appears on page 173 of this issue of the Monthly Labor Review. State Board of Education. An inventory description of Wisconsin's continuation

schools. Madison , 1922. 257 pp. Wisconsin's Educational Horizon , Vol. 4 , No. 3. This bulletin constitutes Chapter IV of Continuation schools of Wisconsin, vocational

school survey. United States. - Congress. Senate. Conditions in the bituminous coalfields. Report

of Ethelbert Stewart , Commissioner of Labor Statistics , Department of Labor , on hours and earnings in bituminous coal mining , fall and winter of 1911. Washington, 1922. 37 pp. 67th Congress , 2d session. Senate Document No. 171.

A summary of this investigation appears on pages 1 to 8 of the Monthly Labor Review for April, 1922. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Building operations in repre- sentative cities , 1920. Washington , 1922. 49 pp. Bulletin No. 295. Miscell-

aneous seizes. A preliminary statement regarding this investigation was published in the Monthly

Labor Review for July, 1921, pages 175 to 180. Labor legislation of 1920. Washington , 1922. 152 pp. Bulletin No.

292. Labor laws of the United States series. National War Labor Board. A history of its formation and activities ,

together with its awards and the documents of importance in the record of its develop- ment. Washington , 1921. SS4 pp> Bulletin No. 287. Labor as affected by the war series.

A brief review of this bulletin is given on page - of this issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Use of Federal power in settlement of railway labor disputes. Washing-

ton , 1922. 121 pp. BulUtin No. SOS. Conciliation and arbitration series. This bulletin is reviewed on pages 199 to 201 of this issue of the Monthly Labor

Review. Wages and hours of labor in the slaughtering and meat-packing industry ,

1921. Washington , 1922. 93 pp. Bulletin No. 294 . Wages and hours of labor series.

An abridgement of this report was published in the September, 1921, Monthly Labor Review, pp. 75-95. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Education. Salaries of administrative

officers and their assistants in school systems of cities of 25,000 inhabitants or more. Washington, 1922. 38 pp. Bulletin , 1921 , No. SO.

Bureau of Mines. Accidents at metallurgical works in the United States during the calendar year 1920. Washington, 1922. 28 pp. Technical paper 297.

A summary of this report appears on pages 169 and 170 of this issue of the Monthly Labor Review. Manual of first-aid instruction for miners. By a committee of surgeons on standardization of first-aid. Revised by R. R. Sayers. Washington, 1921. 221 pp.

This revision of thé first-aid manual, first published in 1917, was prepared coopera- tively by the American Red Cross and the Bureau of Mines. It is indorsed by the United States Public Health Service and by the National Safety Council, s* that it is the standard for teaching first-aid to miners and for use in first-aid contests of any of these organizations. Metal-mine accidents in the United States during the calendar year 1920 .

Washington , 1922. 99 pp. Technical paper 299. A summary of this report appears on pages 168 and 169 of this issue of the Monthly

Labor Review.

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United States - Federal Board for Vocational Education. Vocational rehabilitation in rural communities. A bulletin prepared far information of county agricultural agents , agricultural teachers , extension workers , and other agencies devoid to rural progress. Washington , 1922. 13 pp. Bulletin No. 72. Industrial rehabilitation series , No. 4 .

Interstate Commerce Commission. Collisions , derailments , and other accidents resulting in injury to personst equipment , or roadbed , arising from the operation of steam roads used in interstate commerce , July, August , anrf September , IPli. Wa*Ä- ington , I9££. £1 pp. Accident bulletin No. 81.

During the quarter covered by this report the total number of fatalities was 1,798, 83 of which were due to train accidents, 1,596 to train-service accidents, and 119 to non train accidents. Of the 32,663 nonfatal injuries, 1,300 were due to train accidents, 10,366 to train-service accidents, and 20,997 to nontrain accidents. Other tables classify the accidents by cause, nature of injury, etc. Railroad Labor Board. Average daily and monthly wage rates of railroad employees on Class I carriers, in effect under private control (. December , 1917); under the United

States Railroad Administration ( January, 1920); and under decisions No. 2 ( effective May 1 , 1920) and No. 147 (effective July 1 , 1921). Washington , 1922. IS pp. Table . Wage series report No. 3.

Data from this report were published in the Monthly Labor Review for April, 1922, pages 82 to 85. Treasury Department. Public Health Service. The physiology of fatigue. Physico- chemical manifestations of fatigue in the blood . Washington , 1921. 42 pp. Public

health bulletin No. 11 7.

Foreign Countries.

Australia. - Court of Conciliation and Arbitration. A report of cases decided and awards made , including conferences convened by the president or deputy president , during the year 1920. Melbourne [1921]. xxxiv, 1249 pp.

(New South Wales). - Board of Trade . Compendium of living wage declarations and reports. Sydney , 1921. viii, 139 pp.

Includes wages for both industrial and rural wage earners. Canada. - Department of Labor . Canada and the international labor conference. Ottawa , 1922. 33 pp. Bulletin No. 5. Industrial relations scries.

Issued as a supplement to the Labor Gazette for February, 1922. Honorary Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. A plan for the

development of industrial research in Canada. Ottavia , 1921. S pp. Bulletin No. 10.

Research and the problems of unemployment , business depression , and national finance in Canada. Ottawa , 1922. 20 pp.

(New Brunswick). - Workmen's Compensation Board. Third annual report , 1921. ISt. John, 1922. 40 pp. This report is summarized on page 174 of this issue of the Monthly Labor

Review. (Ontario). - Department of Agriculture. Statistics branch. Annual report , 1920.

Toronto, 1921. 47 pp. This pamphlet contains a very brief section on "Labor, wages, and production."

France. - Ministère des Travaux Publics. Direction des Mines. 2e Bureau. Sta- tistique de V industrie minérale* et des appareils à vapeur en France et en Algérie pour Vannée 1919, avec un appendice concernant la statistique minérale interna - tionale . Paris, 1921. 246 pp.

This report contains statistical information in regard to production, number of workers, wages, sickness, and accidents in the mines and metal industries of France and Algeria for the year 1919. There is an appendix giving international statistics of mineral production.

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Great Britain. - Industrial Fatigue Research Board. Report No. 17. An analysis of the individual differences in the output of silk weavers. London , 1922. 88 pp. Textile series No. 4 .

Report No. 16. Three studies in vocational selection. London , 1922. 86 pp. General series No. 6. The three studies indicated in the title are: A. - The psychophysiological capacities

required by the hand compositor, by B. Muscio; B. - The measurement of physical strength with reference to vocational guidance, by B. Muscio and A. B. B. Eyre; and 0. - Physical measurements in a confectionery factory, by E. Farmer. Registrar of Friendly Societies. Reports for the year ending 81st December , 1919.

Part C. - Trade unions. London , 1921. 57 pp. A brief review of this report is given on page 180 of this issue of the Monthly Labor

Review. - - (London). - County Council. Reporty 1920. Vol. IV. - Education. London , 1922.

27 pp. No. 2Ï48 . A portion of this report is devoted to a discussion of technical, trade, and evening

education, and day continuation schools. India. - Statistical Department. Prices and wages in India. Calcutta , 1922. 246 pp.

No. 1512. This volume, which is the 36th issue of the series, consists of three parts, namely,

(1) Wholesale prices, (2) Retail prices, and (3) Wages. It includes data up to the year 1920 and in some instances up to January, 1921. Wage statistics are on the whole made up of monthly averages of the wages paid to certain laborers and artisans in each district during the last six months of each year. Netherlands. - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiék. Verslag over hei jaar 1920. 1 s-Gravenhage [1921]. 88 pp. Centrale Commissie voor de Statistiék. Jaarverslag over het jaar 1920. 1 s-Graven-

hage [1921). 71 pp. Departement van Arbeid. Centraal verslag der arbeidsinspectie over 1920. ['s-Grav-

enhage] 1921. 267txxviipp. Plates . Report of the labor inspection service of the Netherlands for 1920.

Verslag over het haventoezicht uitgeoefend in 1920. [* s-Gravenhage] 1921. 108 pp. Plates.

Report on the inspection of working conditions of dock and harbor workers in the Netherlands in 1920. Union op South Africa. - Office of Census and Statistics. Official Year Book , 1921.

Pretoria , 1921 . 1,007 pp. Contains statistics mainly for the period 1910-1920. Of special interest to labor

are chapters on Labor and industrial conditions, Prices and cost of living, Native affairs, Agriculture and fisheries, and Mines.

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