The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-08-19

serve rs try-Out OF tne pan, Witbln
which time every state will Join in the
movement aimed TO make the indus
trial cripple an asset for the com
munity rather than n liability. In the
present days Of labor shortage, this
movement Is regarded as economic as
well ms humanitarian.
l.. $. Hawkins, formerly director Of
vocational education I'm the state Of
New York, will have charge Of the
federal governments participation in
the movement, and L. II. Carrls. for
merly vocational director for New
Jersey, Is in charge Of the immediate
development work in the states. At
present Mr.. Carris Is on trip
through the country that will take him
to the Pacific coast and back TO Wash
| ington.
No reliable statistics are available to
show the number of Industrial cripples
but Charles III. Verrlll of the United
States employees compensation com
mission estimates that 1900 persons
every year suffer injuries at work
I unit tluNt ullllhluAibl VI liif IT'S iVVN
or hand or loss of sight. Roughly,
the official guess is that 10000 or
more persons will be re-educated an
nually when the new law is in fun
operation.
The wide scope Of the federal law
Is apparent from the definition OF
those who may be benefited by 1t. a
section reading: "Persons disabled
shall be construed TO mean any person
who by reason of a physical defect or
lnfirmity, whether congenital or ac-
quired by accident. injury or disease.
is or may he expected to be totally or
partially incapacitated for remunera-
tive occupation; the term 'rehabilita-
ton shall be construed to mean the
rendering of a person disabled fit to
engage in a remunerative occupation"
Many States Have Started.
While no state has yet submitted Its
plan, which on approval by the fed
eral board will entitle 1t to govern
ment funds. the seven states named
in the foregoing have accepted the
principle of the federal law. while
others nre expected to act In the near
future. In fact several states, includ-
ing California, Virginia, West Viz
ginia. Illinois, Massachusetts. New
Jersey, North Dakota. Pennsylvania
and Rhode Island, already have state
laws providing for the rehabilitation Of
their injured Industrial workers, but
slight changes will be needed In their
laws before they can obtain federal
aid.
In order for state to share In the
federal funds, there must be CO
operation between the state vocational
educational board and the state work.
mems compensation board.
Progress Of Par Clearance.
The federal reserve board has just
issued an interesting report showing
the progress of the movement started
some years ago for the collection of
all bank checks at face value through
the federal reserve syste IN.
All of the banks In the country ex-
cept one-half of those IN eight south
eastern states do not make any charge
for the exchange of checks. In 40
states and the District of Columbia,
one may write q check on hts home
town bank, though a thousand miles
from ii, get its full face value and not
have a single cent added at home FOR
the exchange service. Not many years
ago practically all banks made
charge for this enthusiastically 10
cents for each $1,000 or less-and this
practice still obtains In the southeast
ern states.
A study of the federal reserve board
report discloses some interesting sur
prises. II is difficult to have popular
conception grasp the fact that Iowa
has twice as many banks as New
York; that even North Dakota has
more banks than the great financial
eastern money market; that Iowa has
more banks than any other state In
the Union, or that Texas has more
banks than Ohio or Pennsylvania.
The movement for the par eoliec-
tionsof bank checks was begun by the
federal reserve board because the law
creating II decreed that member banks
= could not pay an exchange charge, In
= the early stages there was consider
able opposition TO the movement, ana
: the fighting has not yet stopped.
Georgia Bankers Opposed.
Recently state bankers in Georgia
, conducted strenuous fight against
par collections, carrying their protest
10 court against the federal boards
! collection OF checks through express
companies, post offices and over the
] counter generally. Still the fight Is
4 not yet ended, and is expected to come
before the Supreme court of the Uni
4 ted States In the near future.
! Elsewhere I'm the country there also
have been protests against the actlv'
ities of the federal agents, some bank
I ers complaining that the district re
: serve banks collected large amount;
Of checks and, appearing suddenly al
, the bank counter, demanded cash
, sometimes more than the legal reserve
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