Cedar Rapids Tribune (Newspaper) - March 11, 1938, Cedar Rapids, Iowa A NEWSPAPER WITHOUT A MUZZLE Vol SOCIAL SECURITY AID IN OKLAHOMA STOPPED BECAUSE OF POLITICS Board Finds That Has Been Disbursed To Persons Who Are Not Deserving Some Pension Checks Going To Those Who Are No Longer Living FEDERAL REPORT SEES POVERTY AS WORST MENACE RAPIDS IOWA FRIDAY MARCH ATTEMPT TO FOOL CIO No 20 Says Little Progress Has Been Made In Caring For The Needy Politics and old-age pensions don't mix Recording to the gist of a warning Issued this week in Washington by the Social Security in explanation or Us action canceling federal old to sion recipients in Oklahoma Every state now has an old-age assistance system except Virginia A copy of report has just teen received by The Tribune The action followed an in- which revealed that had been paid out Irregularly The de- was made in spite or a protest from state officials that the abuses grew out of Inexperience and steps were already being to correct them Arthur J Altmeyer chairman of the board made the de- that we thought would react to the permanent advantage of the needy In Oklahoma and of the taxpayers not only in Oklahoma but In the country as a whole The federal government had been paying half the pensions and the state contributing the other half Tlw Is said to have enough money on hand to over the whole load for March at least As soon as the federal board Is fied that the state is complying with the Social Security act it wUl resume FOUR CANDIDATES FOR TWO PLACES IN SCHOOL RACE Trailing In The Wake of the NEWS By J Hie Only four candidates arc the field for the two places to be filled on the board of education at the annual tion March 14 Tie polls will be open Irom 7 n m to 1 n m In addition to Herbert Hoadley union printer who Is a candidate to succeed himself other Include Alex Sampson retired carrier Ernest Kosek Investment broker and Call railroad man Ervin K Stepanek a vice-president of the Peoples Savings bank Is the only candidate far WASHINGTON D C A special committee oi the U S Public Health Technical tee on Medical issued a re- port on our national carelessness of health which shows once more that poverty Is the deadliest of all It bays in It Is cause for grave concern and for action that the poor of large cities experience sickness mortality rates today as high as were the gross rates ot fifty years ago One-third and perhaps of the population is too poor to afford the full cost of adequate medical care on any basis Public health must be brought to the factory as well as to home CLAIM AUTHORITIES ASLEEP AT SWITCH To hear all the medical progress of the last fifty years means little or Seek Through Trick To Gain Political Prestige At Labor Meeting treasurer nothing to the very poor of elites ONE RECIPIENT BOASTED A BUTLER During a two-day hearing held by the Social Security board last week homa officials made no attempt to deny earlier testimony by Security board in- that pension checks had been addressed to men who had passed on One investigator told of being met at a door by a butter The law requires that recipients of assistance shall be in need The section of the Social Security Jaw involved in the Oklahoma situation Is that providing for Immediate grants to the needy aged and has nothing to do with the old-age systems be- ing tip by tax contributions from employers and employees In nil of the 48 states State welfare officials blamed ment by the slate legislature indiscriminate political campaign ises of old-age pensions and ence for tlie Inefficiency and ity uncovered distressing Mr Altmeyer said is that In this situation some are not receiving the assistance they need but federal government is making largo grants to the Elate Dr Raymond Thomas member of the Oklahoma Welfare commission blamed promises In political campaigns for part of the trouble Mr Sampson was the first financial secretary of the of Workers Inside local union No 226 He has in his possession the banner of the union made by S J Conrad who for many years was city electrical inspector This banner of blue and gold was carried by Mr Sampson in the first Labor Day parade ever held In Cedar 37 years or so ago It had three lights on the top At that time Alex wus in the employ of Alex Joined the postal service In and fur a number ot years was of the best known letter in the city he retired from active duty about three years ago he Is still a member of the Letter Carriers union to be shock to the most con- of city fathers The report also tells what can tw done by right use of the in Conn at Ion we have now and by securing the proper distribution of medical dental and nursing services YES HAVE ELECTIONS NEXT WEEK ten less candidates In the noli than appeared for the primary two years ago little Interest seems to be manifest in the city election next 15 when tions are to be made for those who are to enter the race for the city election March 23 In the 1935 primary a of 24 aspirants sought honors Including Incumbent members of the council This year there are only 14 candidates all toM in two mayor and for the post of public candidates will appear on the regular election ballot there are only two for each Mayor Hahn Is op- posed by Fred Currell who made the same race two years and Wea esli present public safety commissioner has R as his opponent Lou finance J R Booth and J A DuBols as his opponents nave Williams Is or streets and public Improvements by J P McLaughlln and C J Anthony Each year new of ilis go to doctors More than half a more resort to self medication or quack treatment yet the diagnosis and treatment of syphilis are highly and it has been demonstrated that a program of control could reduce this more per cent Besides this a notional health CITY COUNCIL SEES NEED FOR NEW MAP TO DEFINE ZONING CHARLESTON W Va J Dillon of the West Virginia State Federation of Labor re- to deliver a scheduled address be- fore the Ohio Volley Trades and Labor Assembly Wheeling W Vn mi the same program with Congressman RobL of Follansbee representing the first of West Virginia an announced candidate Dillon reporters that he to Wheeling under the impression that it was to be n labor meeting under the auspices of the A F of L but was amazed to find a political gathering under officers oi the CIO and the or John L Lewis and declined Lo participate In any meeting 1 facts were misrepresented to e Milil DUlon X believe it was a clever effort trick me into endorsing a political meeting under domination of the CIO Candidates for public should take heed ol the warning of re- sults in Detroit and Akron where the C TO WBS overwhelmingly repudiated CIO endorsements will insure defeat and candidates seeking the ment of an organization invite de- feat of who they are UNION LEADER URGES CAPITAL AND LABOR TO RESIST AUTOCRACY Matthew Woll Vice-President Of A F of L Says Governmental Usurpation Of Power And High Taxation Must Be Checked If Industry Is To Get Back On An Even Keel SEN HERRING AGAIN PROVES ABILITY AS AN ARTFUL DODGER That Senator Clyde Herring Is still an adept alibi 5 in a Trout Devotees May Look Forward To Good Sport Trout fishermen planning to open the season on April 1 may wonder if the number of trout placed in the streams during will Improve the during 1938 How many trout were caught during 1937 no one knows and the natural loss never can be mined The trout stocking figures are encouraging and it would appeal that trout may expect one 01 the best seasons since the new trou program of the State Conservation commission was instituted During 1937 a total of trout of all species were placed in Towa streams Adult brown trout numbering In addition to yearlings and 700 were stocked A total of adult rainbow trout plus yearlings were placed in the streams adult brook trout were stocked the number being This Is In tion to yearlings and lings The city council Thursday informally discussed a need lor complete revision of the city's zoning map after Don city solicitor read a new nance changing the zoning designation of two lots at the com- pany from C commercial to D light The ordinance was read the first find second times and fileU for the required number of when a public hearing will be held March 31 before final passage Mayor Frank 1C Hahn bald had long been thinking the need for a new showing the location of various zones to avoid confusion In the public mind He cited the rapid changes that are now taking place In zoning declared It had been many years since a thorough study of the whole city had been made and proposed this be done with a view to the modern trend of zoning ual areas as units rather than ing the city as a whole So many dis- within city are of a different nature as far as the building needs are concerned he pointed out A petition signed by Albert D de and L Schodde as owners of lots on the north side of 3rd avenue between and 17th streets was received and referred to the City Plan commission It asked that the area be rezoned from A height and area zone or district to childbirth by half or more Cut down infant mortality rates In the proportion BETTER PROTECTION FOR FACTORY WORKERS Cut down tuberculosis deaths by half within a lew years Tills Is the lar place where the report wants public health to go to the factory as well as the greatly the present deaths from Prevent the crippling of thousands by Infantile paralysis Wipe out malaria with the terrific toH which It on I Probably reduce materially the ber of denllis from heart disease kidney disease cancer and occupational dis- ases National efforts to cope with disease Ed Stefan veteran member of the council In the parks department has more nny of the others Lined up against him are Bob Geo S Holmes Itf Early predictions of a lively campaign failed lo materialize but It is known that efforts were made by the group opposing the bus franchise to frame up a ticket that would include some well known citizens Evidently the electorate Is satisfied with the sort of government we've been getting over at the city hall We've had no public scandals city fluids are adequate to care for all obligations to the end of the fiscal year and bonded The OTO my lon is not a labor organization u Is fundamentally a political movement dominated by one man and being used to advance the personal political ambi- tions ot that person seeks to select dominate and dictate to officiate end that is contrary to the of the A F of I and I don't think the American people endorse any such move The rank and file of local unions in Wheeling will not support this political movement Their brains and their votes ore not In the pocket of Mr Lewis to be dished out at hb command to ther his political ambitions d to Four were urged by the committee which said there is need and occasion now for the development of n national health program Uncle Sam Pays Up It must be nice to have an unlimited bank account to draw remarked Louis D Burgus commissioner of counts and finances Thursday morning when ho Informed the city council a heck for had been received rom the government in payment of the Balance of the police station grant The check was received wrapped In a slip of paper without comment All the com- concurred in opinion B height and area awl stated as cause the alteration in the nature and character of the district since the original zoning law was passed The petition claimed the area immediately southwest is now zoned as B The attempt to salvage 15.000 gallons of whiskey In a Florida river in 865 shows that even spirits of the dead allowed to remain undisturbed Metallurgists urge the D S to mint coins from powder metal In case nen as well as women would accept powder for its face value Musicians who suggest a navy tune to replace the Banner should it's the high C's we're trying lo get rid of A New York conservation says dogs arc responsible for more injuries to men than oil other animals put together lie forgot road hogs Seek To Require Union Label On City Printing DENVER Col Special to The a vote of 5 to the city council on first reading an nance sponsored by organized labor to require standards of hours wages ana conditions In all shops cV Ing city printing The effect of it was said would be to throw all city printing into union shops It must be passed again on second reading before it can be sub- mitted to the mayor for signature The council chamber was packed ing consideration of the B A Gates for one of the city's larger printing firms pretested passage of the on the ground that it uled an Infringement on the tight of he commissioner of supplies who takes on all printing letter read at the regular meeting of the Federation of Labor Thursday night In which the dapper Iowa solon ored to justify his vote against Hie pre- vailing wage amendment of the Federal Housing net The Federation taken Herring to task for his failure to support the Lodge amendment which would have required prevailing scales on all work done un- der the new act In reply Herring claimed that no officials of the AFL had appeared before the senate com- which held hearings on the measure and he also declared that no request had been made to have the prevailing wage scale incorporated In commenting on the senator's excuses several Federation delegates pointed out that Wm Green president of the AFU and other representative labor leaders everything to have the wage Included The letter was placed on file A request from the for assistance In cleaning up the Cedar river was approved The stated In a communication that refuse was being turned into the river con- trary to city ordinances and slate laws Federation officials will support a tion to the city council requesting that such practices be stopped Delegates from the For union asked support for house file N 031 providing an excise tax on Federation delegates were re- quested to bring the matter before ocal unions A communication from the Bakers Confectionery Workers union that an agreement had been reached with the Paul F Beich Co of 111 where a strike has been in progress for eight weeks Jim Bruce announced that ic bus ait accumulation of hats jers etc at Labor Temple that will NEW YORK CITY tary of workers and em- to work for the common good ana for protection against usurpation of power over their was urged by Matthew Woll vice-president of the American tion oi Labor in an article written for the Greenwich Greenwich Conn Woll suggested revision of present taxation laws to employment of money in men en- and Indicated his that the capital gains arid undistributed profits in their present forms are large factors In the industrial recession and consequent unemployment It of first importance Woll that we create and maintain a friendly and relationship between and labor OF VITAL NECESSITY This relationship he continued shouM bn brought about not by legal Hat but by n Uil policy that begets the confidence and good will of both Labor quite as much from Many Strikes Averted WASHINGTON D C The NLRB that It averted 505 threatened strikes involving 286 workers during the 23 months it has been operating The board has conducted exactly elections in which votes were cast lave to be consigned to a rummage sale unless called for soon Delegates Irom the Teamsters union they would a dance in C 3 P S nail March 17 lo which everyone Is Invited Jack Stewart business agent for the Machinists union reported the strike at the Iowa Co was still In progress He thanked those who have been assisting as pickets Adjournment came at p m Union Pickets Still On Early Spring Digging Printers Protest Increase In Vocational Department NEWCOMERS TO CEDAR RAPIDS G a from Kewanee m to 2100 SE Cole Don V from St Mo to 1644 NEL Dewell Dwight A from West Union la to 300 W Paul M from McGregor la to 423 SW Harris Marlon from Vinton la to 225 NW Horak K from North English la to Keller Bernard E from Anamosa la to 4001 BE Mm Caroline from town Is to 1017 SR Moore L E- from Jollet HI to 864 SE John D from Chicago 111 to 1552 SE A C from Vinton Ta to 1612 Smith R rural to 326 Wright Thos A from E3 Reno SE WATERLOO la Special to The that enlargement of the vocational printing department n the East Waterloo high school would be a waste of taxpayers money of the Waterloo Printing Trades Council and the Typographical union resolutions of protest which been before the board The printers point out that the field is ready overcrowded with members of the craft to secure adequate em- ployment Voters will be asked to approve tion of a annex to East high school Monday which expansion of the Industrial arts and music departments of the school Cadahy Employees Favor AFL Union SAN FRANCISCO Calif The Western Federation of Butchers of has announced that em- ployees of Los Angeles and San Diego plants of the Packing company have voted overwhelmingly for the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and er Workmen of North America as their sole collective bargaining agency under the WLR act All employees of the San Diego plant 600 of those at Uie Loa Angeles pUnt were reported to have filed cations with the L union Duty At Iowa Machine Co Declaring that the Iowa Co 40 SW lias refused to bargain with union Harmony No 831 Machinists union called a strike Wednesday morning since which time the has been picketed Two members of the union and one app tice are out J E Stewart agent for thi union said the company hnd regulations of the National La DOT tions act In refusing to meet with of the union in an eiTor to adjust their differences Picket lines will be maintained Air Stewart an until a settlement has bee reached control over its ship to Industry as does industry itself You cannot well regulate the out at the same time the nnd interest of the other failure on tli c part of government to adhere to is no less harmful to labor than has been the disregard of his principle by industry when it was In saddle onti Industry have cause for a common In protecting each other against autocratic usurpation of power over their destiny by governmental agency It makes little difference if such usurpation Is exercised by the tional Labor Relations board or any board proposed or designed to fix the wager of labor's hire and the conditions under which industry and labor shall function side by side BOTH MUST BE ALERT are alert and join In a common for against such aggressions we may find later that the time is past in which to retrace our steps Movements erroneous or wise once begun generally gain to mentum and when at full speed it is almost impossible to put them In without serious consequences But when labor states that it wants to see n very check placed on undue government Interference in ess it means the rapidly growing ency to compete with its own citizens which II carried out to its logical con- must eventually lead to political and operation of all of the of production and n Unless Is allowed the unity to make reasonable profile col- bargaining will be rendered and be of no avail CAPITAL FLOW HELD HAMPERED seemingly of propaganda of governmental officials big and little as well as by all sorts of governmental bureaus and designed to discredit all ness and Industry can result only In in- labor well as industry too where the government Imposes a tax that tends to freeze tha natural flow of capital from one place io another resulting in values in some and values in Green Sends Resignation In To His Brother WASHINGTON D C William Green of the A F oi has formally severed tion with the United Mine Workers of America in which he has held a for more than 45 years His resignation was necessitated he said by expulsion of the UMW from the Federation and formal expunging of all reference to the parent Federation from the miners constitution at their recent convention in Washington Green submitted his resignation In letter to Hugh Green his brother who is secretary of the Coshocton O local to which the Federation president has for nearly half a century Flood Area Fears Epidemic ers paralyzing to an important degree what ought to be a free flow and un- restricted movement of capital both nto and the security markets we will have set at work Influences ad- Industry's ability to anti certainly render It o expand Of all forms of taxes It Is quite able that the undivided profits and cap- tal gains taxes in their present form lave been the greatest factor uting to unemployment which Is still it its peak In other words would It not be well ANGELES Cal the prospect of further damage now re- mote three counties emerge from the most disastrous flood In the state's tory with n loss running Into many lions arid a death toll of more than 100 Engineers fear pollution of the water 35 supply of many communities and com- Inoculation has been ordered hi several sections Carcasses of thousands ot farm animals are being burled by WPA and OCO workers On ranch alone at Anaheim chickens were drowned BUILDING CEDAR RAPIDS Robert rear 661 BW dwelling 9800 John Sons Co 600 commercial St George Syrian Orthodox church 1202 SK church remodeled 500 Mra Olson 313 W dwelling repaired Krumboltz 2231 dwelling remodeled Bethany Lutheran church 2044 E new church Mrs B J Iloff 1414 SE dwelling remodeled Arthur A Collins 1720 SE dwelling remodeled Mrs Mueller 425 NL dwelling
