New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-08-20

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well as humanitarian.
l.. ). Hawkins, formerly director OF
vocational education in the state of
New York. will have charge of the
federal governments participation in
the movement. and l.. II. Carris for
merly vocational director for New
Jersey. is in charge of the immediate
development work in the states. Al
present Mr.. Carris is on IA trip
through the country that will take him
to the Pacific coast and back to Wash
ington.
No reliable statistics are available to
but Charles II. Verrill of the United
States employees compensation com
mission estimates that 1900 persons
every year suffer injuries at work
that u amputati0n of the leg, foot
or hand or loss of sight. Roughly,
The official guess is that 10000 or
more persons will he r~e-cducated an
nually when the new law is in full
operation.
The wide scope of the federal law
Is apparent from the definition of
those who may be benefited by II. a
section reading: persons disabled
who by reason of a physical defect or
infirmity, whether congenital or ac-
CURED by accident, injury or disease
Is or may be expected to be totally or
partially incapacitated for remunefa-
tive occupation the term 'rehabiiiia-
ton shall be construed To mean the
rendering of a person disabled NJ u"
Engage in n remunerative occupation
Many States Have Started.
While no state has yet submitted lis
plan. which on approval by the fed
eral board will entitle it 10 govern
ment funds, the seven states named
in the foregoing have accepted the
principle of the federal law. while
Others are expected ia 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 ~
their injured Industrial workers, hut
slight changes will be needed in their
laws before they can obtain federal
aid.
In order for a state to share IN the
federal funds, there must he co
operation between the state vocational
educational board and the state "ork-
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 hank checks at face value through
the federal reserve syste IN.
All OF the banks In the country "N-
cent one-half of those In eight so'ith-
eastern states do not make any charge
for the exchange of checks. In 10
states and the District of Columbia,
one may write a check on his bone
bank. though IA thousand miles
from IL, get its full face value ami mo-
have a single cent added nj home FOR
the exchange service. Not many years
ago practically all banks made a
for this service-generaliy 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 Ia have popular
conception grasp the fact that low
has twice as many banks as New
York; that even North Dakota has
more banks Than the great financial
money market that Iowa has
more banks than n other state in
The Union. or that Texas has more
banks than Ohio or Pennsylvania.
The movement for the pnr 'oilec-
lion OF bank checks was begun by the
reserve board because the law
creating IL decreed that member hanks
could not pay an exchange charge. In
he early Stages there wns consider
able opposition Ia the movement, an:
.:ie fighting has not yet stopped.
Georgia Bankers Opposed.
Recently state bankers IN Georgia
conducted a fight against
pnr COLLECTIONS. carrying their protest
@ court against the federal boards
objection OF checks through express
companies. post Offices and over ~,
,ounter generally. SIN the fight IL
,ot yet ended. and Is expected io ~
,c fore the Supreme our of the uui-
ed States IN the "A future.
Elsewhere la the country there also
been protests against the artiy-
ties Of the federal agents, some bank
,rs complaining that the di~trict re-
er,e hanks collected large amounts
4 checks and. appearing suddenly at
bank counter. demanded cash.
oinctimes more than the legal reserve.
These protests reached congress. and
Harding of tho board whea
allied upon to explain cited the law.
nd told the congressional committee
hat IL was M TO congress 10 repeal
he provision against exchange pay
ser.ts II II was desired 10 stop the par
learaDce movement. No action fol-
owed in congress. and since then
1ore banks have been added TO the
ar list.
The eight states In which par clear
nee Is not general are Tennessee.
forth and South Carolina. Georgia.
.labama. Mississippi, Louisiana and