Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-24
TO
PUNISH GRAFTERS
RESOLUTION ASKS CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION OF DEFAULTING
OFFICERS.

Des Moines, Sept. 23-(Special. -
Thieving officers of local unions OF the
Carpenters and Joiners brotherhood
will be prosecuted in the criminal
court il the drastic resolution offered
at this mornings session OF the bien1
nial convention Is adopted. Tha Hing
Of the resolution resulted from a state
ment made by President Huber IN his
report that nearly $4,000 has been
stolen from the union by dishonest Of
ficials and no measures have been ta-
ken to stop the thieving. The resolu-
tion calls for criminal action brought
against the thieying officials.
Endorse Health Bureau.
Full Endorsement of the establish
was given by the international car
penter and joiners' convention at yes
terday's session.
The Endorsement had been requested
by Senator Robert L. Owen, who Is the
author of bill presented to congress
for the purpose of establishing the
bureau. Hearty approval of the idea
was expressed BY the convention, but
the delegates were unwilling to go on
record as favoring all points OF the
owen bill. No objections to any one
point in the bill were mentioned, but
the delegates were careful that the In
dorsement should be limited to the
general plain.
Great enthusiasm over the subject
was shown by the carpenters. Wnen
the resolutions committee reported the
commendatory resolution, the dele
gates engaged In lengthy discussion
OF the merits of the plan Speakers laid
stress upon the necessity of some nn-
tional bureau which should curb the
operations Of patent medicine takers
and quack doctors.
The Endorsement was urged for the
sake Of universal health. The dele
gates said that they, as members OF
the largest organization Of skilled
terest in anything which affects the
lives and heath of the public, Of which
they represent no mean part. 1t was
ordered that copies of the resolution
be sent to Senator Owen and to the
Hon Charles e. Creager, as We'll as 10
other members of congress with whom
the carpenters have influence. It was
suggested that the individual delegates
send personal letters Of indorsement to
the congressman.
Home for Sick and Aoed.
The convention also Went on record
yesterday as favoring the establish
ment of national home for sick and
aged carpenters. The question, which
has been agitated for years. was set
tied by referring the matter to the gen
eral officers and the members of the
general executive board, who will Sc
cure data and report their findings to
the 1919 convention.
The settlement of the home question
is considered one Of the most Import
ant moves of the convention. Contin-
uaI agitation has kept the question be-
fore conventions for the last six or
eight years Until this year, definite
action has been postponed. Now the
establishment of a home is but mat
ter Of few days in which informa
ton may be secured which will enable
them to build the best home possible.
The home will be designed along the
lines of the typographical unions
home at Colorado Springs, Colo. Mem
bers of the organization who are af-
fiicted with tuberculosis or who are
otherwise disabled or too old to work
win be eligible to admittance to the
home.