The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-13

this special committee recommends
that an net be passed. giving author
/ ity to the Industrial Accident Com
mission to eSpend portion of these
funds for tho vocational rehabilitas
ton of injured workmoa, II Is intend
ed that the commission shall turn It's
efforts to restoring permanently
maimed men and women 40 positions
OF self-support where they will again
become assets rather than liabilities
In their community,
Industry, with its modern machin-
cry and speed of production, is pro-
ducing more cripples than all the
wars that have been fought, As the
result of industrial accidents men
are losing their arms, or legs. or eyes
every week In tho year II Is right
that these Industries, functioning
thru the State Industrial Accident
Commission. should aid in restoring
these cripples to sufficient earning
capacity to enable them to be self
supporting citizens and not depend
ents upon society.
To do this Il will be necessary to
re-educate many Of them, or train
them in new lines of endeavor. and
while they are gaining this new edu-
/ cation or new training, 1t Is necessary
for someone to support them and
their families.
am already Informed that the
commission is obtaining good results
in the physical rehabilitation Of in
iured workmen, and that the commits
sion contemplates immediate expan-
sion OF its efforts along this line. The
commission should be given ample
authority and the right to use a suf-
ficient portion of its funds to carry
on this work.
fully endorse the recommended
tions OF the special committee. and
believe there will be no hesitation
on the part of any member OF the
le gislature in thus meeting a situa-
tion which affects so many thousand
injured workmen and their families.
Approximately $4,000 industrial
accidents, affected by the Work
mems Compensation Law. occur In
Oregon each year. Considering the
families OF these injured workmen,
II is estimated that between $4,000
and $4,000 persons will be directly
concerned in these proposed mea-
sures of relief.
Educational Aid for Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines
desire to direct your attention to
an action ] deem necessary in con-
nect.on with carrying out the provi-
sions Of the bill enacted by the peo-
pie at the special election last June
extending financial aid for the educa-
tion of soldiers. sailors and marines
who participated in the great war.
Under that bill levy OF two
tenths of mill on the dollar OF the
total taxable property OF the state is
to be included in the state tax levy
annually. This levy appToximated
slightly over $19s.000.oo for the
first year. That amount is far below
the sum which will be required to
carry out the provisions of the act.
In fact, II has developed on the basis
of an estimate made in the secretary
of states office, that the sum raised
by the two-tenths of mill levy will
just about pay the bills to the first
of January this year with no actual
funds left available to carry out the
administration of the act during the
balance of 1920.
As you will remember, the bill
provides for the payment OF $1,000
month toward the education OF
each of these men, but not to exceed
a total of 100000 in any one year
for any one man. This provides for
aid during but eight months of the
year. Consequently we must make
provision for eight months Of the year
in 1920.
state, Guarantee of Irrigation Bond
Interest
Article XI-b of the constitution
was adopted at the special election
held on June A 1919, and provides
fer the payment by the state Of inter
est on irrigation and drainage dis
trict bonds for any one or more OF
the first five years after their issu-
snce- The Irrigation Securities Com
mission, composed of TIE attorney
general, superintendent of banks,
and the state engineer have encount- !
cred many obstacles in the operation
of the provisions Of the amendment,
and while a number Of changes could
be made to advantage, it being a con-
otitufiouaI amendment II cannot be