Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-07

lone Oh J0O LuOBL lHpOl toAS P"cO0u ~
the general assembly.
In opening his address DR.. Kepford
gave brief resume of the work which
has already been accomplished in the
suppression of the white plague.
4 Labor Grows Interested.
'sAmong the several forces at
work." he said, organized labor is
just beginning to find it's greatest OPP
portunity in the study OF the causes
which produce preventable diseases"
He spoke of labor as an 1mpotent
power for social redemption and that
with this mighty force moving toward
! Industrial freedom the prevention OF
/ disease and crime would find it's way
into the legislation of our states and
nation.
There is much Of encouragement
In Iowa's combat against tuberculosis
and polyglot OF preventable
!! diseases" he said. From humble
] beginning less than six years ago
forces have been set in motion which
/! will eventually control the scourges
of the poor man. At the outset the
physicians alone understood the
character of this disease and Its pre-
vention, but now business and profes.
sional men, club women, teachers,
lclergymen. in fact all classes have al
most exact knowledge of its proven
ton and treatment. The newspaper
press has been the greatest factor
In the dissemination of information
and the interest is still undated. In
fact but recently my work has greatly
Increased and find 1t impossible to 40
all required at my hands,
Then deviating from these pre-
liminary remarks and referring d.
rectly to the occasion, he said in part:
Devolves on Labor.
"The social redemption devolves
largely upon organized labor. The
principles announced in its creed
formulate the creed by which our
democratic institutions must be saved
in my judgement God dignified labor
his own hands and pitied the multi
tude who had no leadership. Paul
said we are workers together with
God
when God made man he did not
make labor a curse, but blessing. He
put man In a garden and told him to
take care of it and clear it, but 1t was
when man got to eating apples as some
lone says instead of raising apples that
man got into trouble.
"The toiler with muscles or brain is
constructive and therefore producer
who performs a distinct service to
mankind. You cannot divorce labor
from the public welfare, and its proper
place in the reformation Of society
must be recognized before preventable
disease can be stamped out. The
necessity for shorter hours of labor
in the industrial occupations is impera-
tive in the eradication of tuberculosis,
better wages, abrogation of child labor.
better houses, more fresh air, proper
housing conditions, medical supervision
of children in the public and private
schools, pure food, good water, NUM-
cipal reform, just taxation laws. a
stable, free and expert government,
are some of the great state questions
involved in the final triumph over dis
eases and crimpe which are proven
table
"And | appeal to the great labor
forces represented here today that
there shall be increased dignity and
power given to this movement"
Kramer Wins Essay Prize.
Perhaps no portion of the days pro-
gram was listened to with greater IN
terest than was the reading Of the es-
says on Trades Unionism among the
workers by three contestants for the
prizes that were awarded by the cele-
orators during the evening. These ef-
forts were of an unusual character and
deserved all the recognition they OBJ
tanned which was not small. The win
ner Of tho contest was John F. Kramer
of Beacon who was given the first
tumwa won second prize and was
given SIS, while Miss Edith Ramsell
also of Ortumwa won the third prize CT
$40. The young people writing the
essays with the exception OF MISS
Ramsell, read their essays and were
accorded hearty applause.
Vaudeville Pleased.
The amusement for the evening was
plentiful and the purvcyors Of fun
were the vaudeville troupe that was
secured from the Garrick theater for
the evening. These artists scored a
real hit and were given vociferous APP
plause throughout their humorous
stunts.
The baby contest had five entries
among which were a pair of twin
girls. The winners were: First prize.
Mary Elizabeth Onson and second
prize-Dora and Dorothy Chapman
twins. The prizes were IS. and 81.
The Garment Workers were accord
ed the first prize of SIS and the Car
penters the second prize Of $40 IN the
floats Of organizations.
Spilman Hardware Co. secured the
prize of $40 for the prettiest float OF
business firms.
The Sheet Metal Workers were
awarded the first prize of $40 and the
Coopers the second prize OF IS IN the
uniformed crafts marching.
The judges were as follows:
Baby show-Mrs. Josiah Rodgers
and E. j. Sullivan.
On essays-District President w. n.
Rogers, Edward Van Duyn the state
labor commissioner. and Representa-
tive Frank Shane.
On floats and marching bodies-W.
J. Donelan, ]. B. Sax and Frank
Cameron, secretary Of the Y. N. W. A.
Crowd Was Entertained.
The Abba, Brazil and Fifty fourth
regiment bands furnished music dur
Ing the evening entertainment and ct
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