The State Democrat (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 5, 1939 Page: 2 of 8
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rage Two
Farm Fames
To Get Waal
Aid Thru Loan
Through arrangement with the
Faun Security Administration Ok-
lahoma farm families can secure
medical aid by adding to their loan
from $20 to $25
C M Evans Dallas regional
FSA director said a survey in the
13 counties just completed shows
general approval by resident phy-
sicians of the program and "coun-
try doctors especially are favora-
ble" Many Families l'articipate
W E West Oklahoma FSA ad-
ministrator said from 200 to 500
families covered by FSA rehabili-
tation loans are participating in
each county and that "in most
cases 100 per cent of the doctors
In those counties are participat-
ing" Under the program that FSA
adds $20 to $25 to loans for each
family under the general program
which additional medicinal loan is
pooled to cover medical care for
all families
A board of trustees Including
debtors of FSA and participating
physicians controls the fund The
rcgular physician of the family
covcred then submits his bill to
the board Doctors agree to ac-
c(pt a pro-rata payment in case
the fund at year's end is insuf-
ficient to) meet the hills
Covaties Are Listed
CotintieJ which recently adopted
the program after majority ac-
ceptance by physicians the FSA
reported are:
Ifughes Okfuskee Pushmataha
Ale Curtain Choctaw Love Car-
ter Harmon Jackson Caddo Gar-
vin Pittsburg and 14Flore
Bkiti Woman Can
Feel ithe Shadow
Cazt by Fascism
KANSAS CITY--Helen Keller
world famous for her inspirational
ti'uggle against the handicap of
Llinoness admitted here that for
the first time she feels a "dark-
ness without a name" in the
world and that her optimism Js
fading
The reason for her despondency
is the growth of Fascism and the
toadying to Fascism by Frime
Minister Chamberlain All her life
she has been pacifist but Miss
Keller now feels that some sort
of a struggle against the "pow-
ers of darkness"—Japan Italy
and Germany—must be waged
She proposed the boycott
"The boycott is a powerful
'weapon if enough people employ
It" she said "I myself will buy
notning that is made in the brutal
empires of Japan Germany or
Italy We cannot Judge the effec-
tiveness of the boycott until we
have tried it"
Can You Tell Who
Made This Remark?
Guess who said the following!
Was it Martin Dies Hamilton
Fish Fritz Kuhn V J Cameron
or Father Coughlin?
"Despite his age he (Ickes) has
turned more and more into a radi-
cal and has become linked up with
Marxism which has the out-and-out
communistic stamp in the
United States of America
"Ickes belongs to the Civil Lib-
erties — an organization
which (i0C3 propaganda Uork for
Moscow The notorious ex-Ambassador
Dodd also belongs to this
group Under the cloald of an
especially active defense of civil
liberty and democracy these men
exercise a disintegrating influence
on American politics
"It is they who incite workmen
to disorder then they pose as de-
fenders as soon as the rioters and
Red agitators appear in court At
the bottom they are communistic
agitators and play an incredible
game of misleading public opinion
In America"
No Dies didn't say It It's from
the Berlin newspaper Der Lohal
A nzeiger
-
ONE BY ONE OR ALL
TOG Ell I E IZ
A description of the drowning
of the jury will be found on page
21—Wi1kes-Barre (Pa) wiper
( Pa) paper
A neW steel rail only 7 per
cent heavier than the older rails
commonly used will stand an SO
-! 111
HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS FASCISM
James Cagney (left) and Edward G Robinson who are making
an anti-fascist neewsreel of the signing of the Declaration of Demo-
cratic Independence along with a number of other screen celebrities
'his newsreel vhih includes the phrase "Nazi Germany is unfit to
be the friend of a free people" will be distributed throughout the U S
and wherever possible in other democratic countries
In Which Competition Is Not
The
IDE STATE DEMOCRAT
ife of Irase
Federal Machinist Editorial ana without a aouot for
pose of preventing the lab
The aphorism that "Competi-
t f b ffec
me n from b as e
tion is the life of trade" expresses
would be if united
a Nentiment that has been so
Predominantly the
thoroughly ingrained into the
Government employees E
minds of most peopie that it is
hers of organizations
oiten welcomed in spheres of ac-
tivity where it is decidedly detri- Nvith the American fede
Labor It has long been
mental not only to the individual
that a number of Corif
but to the group I and other political lead
It should always be borne in deliberately encouraged
mint: that from a point of view of mation of organizations V
advantage over adversary leederal serTice which cot
competition is a very fine thing to pended upon to aid in th
keep such adversary busy on the Um of Government
defensive so that progress cannot from the labor movement
be made along lines detrimental to fhe influence Nthich Go
yourself Competition is always employee organizations
good in the minds of most people with the America Fede
when applied to the other fellow Labor had with "the fc
It is good for the consumer for twine': was becoming too
instance to create competition and it was felt that F
among businesses that produce should be 'done to break
goods distribute them or supply tact Naturally if the 1
services for the purpose of secur- iomsts throughout the cot
ing more and better service at a are not employed by th
Government became
given price
It is not a good thing on the that Government emplo3
other hand for labor organiza-
disassociating themselv
5
tions farmers' organizations and their cause they V uld
business associations to create lose interest in what hal
Government employees It
competition within their own
group Such a procedure usually ly and then those politic
had sponsored this rival
results in furnishing their oppon-
be able to retrench at th
enta with an opportunity to frus- of conditions of emplo:
trate their efforts by pitting one Government employees
internal group against another However this inspired
and thus defeating them both tion for American Fede
It is not only bad stragey but
Labor organizations w
nothing short of foolhardiness for
Federal service cannot
any group to so create friction and
discord within itself as to furnish without inside help that
out the help of Govern
its opponents an opportunity to ployees themselves If
use one element in the group to foolish enough to join che
help them exterminate the Other izations which are rivt'
which if cuccessful usually results American Federation of
in that the group which partici- order to escape the pa
pated in exterminating its rival reasonable union dues th
becomes the next object of ex- of which has been demon
termination be essential or if they
While friendly rivalry within a with the "company unior
group is stimulating the sort of organization where no d
rivalry which aims at total de- ever are paid in order
struction or extermination is contributing to the Lat
detrimental to the cause ment at large they are
Business organizations from
do from the inside what
whom labor organizations could opponents and enemies
learn much always boost their courage them to do fron
own cause and do not permit side
their enemies or opponents to A labor union like a
learn Of internal friction They
refrain studiously from exposing
any Nveaknesses in their organiza- 1f
sr B
tion armor
Local Chambers of Commerce
always boost their own cause and
Play up to the best advantage As L
every situation which will gain for
them more trade greater prestige
MADISON Wis—Dr
greater profits
The U S Chamber of Commerce Stovall superintendent o
consin General Hospital
the National Association of Manu-
facturers and similar aggregations recently that by a delici
of employing groups do a similar tion male sex characteri
job in helping their own cause na-
been restored to a 15-yea
tionally school sophomore who
The American Federation of La-
reared as a girl until a n
bor since its inception has always Ile described the open
maintained that "There is room complete success hnd sa:
for only one labor movement in tient who has been knot
the United States" To the extent nora would henceforth
that some of its former adherents as Lee
and some who have never been He said a series of opel
members thereof have by their be started next week—fc
action shown they disagree with rection of hypospadias v
this principle labor's forces have mit the boy to mature
been divided on the economic and "Lee was brought up
political fields he said "but he is and a:
There is plenty of evidence in been a boy The sex
existence to demonstrate that was latent until the oper
many outstanding industrialists He said the boy was t
and political leaders have played a a farm couple living
prominent part in encouraging this Lake Wis At birth a
1! jt t 1fw "T Irso il11" 10(i 11n prf”ft tn rt-cvini
and without a doubt for the pur-
pose of preventing the labor move-
ment from being as effective as it
would be if united
Predominantly the organized
Government employees are mem- I
hers of organizations affiliated
with the American federation of
Labor It has long been suspected
that a number of Congressonal
and other political leaders have
deliberately encouraged the for-
mation of organizations within the
federal service which could be de-
pended upon to aid in the separa-
tion of Government employees
from the labor movement at large
fhe influence which Government
employee organizations affiliated
with the America Federation of
Labor had with "the folks back
Dome" was becoming too effective
and it was felt that something
should be 'done to break this con-
tact Naturally if the trade un-
ionists throughout the country who
are not employed by the Federal
Government became convinced
that Government employees were
disassociating themselves from
their cause they v Add be prone to
lose interest in what happened to
Government employees legislative-
ly and then those politicians who
had sponsored this rivalry would
be able to retrench at the expense'
of conditions of employment of
Government employees
However this inspired competi-
tion for American Federation of
Labor organizations within the
Federal service cannot succeed
without inside help that is with-
out the help of Government em-
ployees themselves If they are
foolish enough to join cheap organ-
izations which are rival to the
American Federation of Labor in
order to escape the payment of
reasonable union dues the amount
of which has been demonstrated to
be essential or if they go along
with the "company union" type of
organization where no dues what-
ever are paid in order to escape
contributing to the Labor Move-
ment at large they are helping to
do from the inside what their real
opponents and enemies would en-
courage them to do from the out-
side A labor union like a bridge or
'Girl' Becomes Boy
As Doctors Operate
MADISON Wis—Dr William
Stovall superintendent of the Wis-
consin General Hospital revealed
recently that by a delicate opera-
tion male sex characteristics have
been restored to a 15-year-old high
school sophomore who had been
reared as a girl until a month ago
always He described the operation as a
room complete success tnd said the pa-
ent in tient who has been known as Le-
extent flora would henceforth be known
ierents as Lee
r been He said a series of operations to
r their be started next week—for the cor-
e with rection of hypospadias would per-
s have mit the boy to mature normally
LC and "Lee was brought up as a girl"
he said "but he is and always has
nce in been a boy The sex distinction
that was latent until the operation"
rialists He said the boy was the son of
ayed a a farm couple living near Rice
ng this Lake Wis At birth a deformity
NEW YORK—Physicians who
are opposed to any serious change
in the economics of medical prac-
tice have proposed a substitute to
state and co-operative health
plans which they call "voluntary
pre-payment medical indemnity in-
surance" Sponsored by the New York
State Medical Society this plan
Nvould entitle the individual who
Paid $1 a month to credit of $150
a year on his doctors bill $2 a
month creditof $300 a year and
$35 a year maximum of $500
credit on his doctor's bill
Advocates of group medicine
are not impressed with the plan
however and an interesting debate
over merits of opposing plans is
taking place
Under to the medical co-op
method a group of doctors in-
cluding specialists offer complete
and unlimited medical services
both preventive and curative for
a fixed sum per month per per-
son The doctor is paid a fixed
salary independent of the Mini-
ber of persons treated
TALK OF "HEAL-
THY COMPETITION"
Objections offered by the Medi-
cal Association to group practice
are: They eliminate "free choice"
of a physician by the patient a
fixed salary to the member physi-
cians "eliminates healthy com-
petition and tends to lower the
quality of medical care since the
doctor would still get the same
amount under any circumstances"
and there is a temptation to get
medical service as cheaply as pos-
sible The main objections offered by
the advocates of cooperative group
practice to the plan of "volun-
tary pre-payment medical indem-
nity insurance" as outlined by Dr
Kingsley Roberts are: It ignores
preventive medicine it provides
no hospital care it offers no ade-
quate diagnostic service beyond
that which can be rendered in a
physician's office although diag-
nosis is usually a group effort it
permits the physician to collect all
he possibly can from the insur-
ance fund and in some cases to
charge supplementary fees
COOPERATORS
MAKE ANSWER
Dr Roberts outlined five rea-
sons "why cash indemnity sick-
ness insurance won't work" He
said:
"It stimulates the 'get some-
thing back' desires on the part of
the patient it encourages exces-
sive treatment by the physician
it flashes a red light on medical
progress it provides incomplete
coverage it disregards the neces-
sity for preventive medicine"
As to the objection on the lack
of free choice of a physician in the
other material structure can sus-
tain a certain amount of strain
without being destroyed Overt
straining it reduces its effective-
ness and strain beyond a certain
point will destroy it The mem-
bership of labor unions should ac-
quire some sort of notion as to
how much strain their own par-
ticular organization can sustain
without damage
Defend your own organization
Do not help to create competition
for yourselves Resist the organi-
zations which continually attempt
to encroach upon your jurisdiction
as a girl They were comparative-
ly isolated from the guidance and
opportunities of medical science
and proceeded to bring him up as
a girl
They named him Lenora His
hair was long and curly His play-
mates were girls and when he
reached high school he joined a
girls' basketball team
Only recently his parents and
other adult members of his family
noted psychological disorders on
his part They brought him to
Madison and told physicians he
had shown mental and physical
traits foreign to girls Specialists
recognized the mistake and or-
dered the operation
Lee had his hair cut and was
admitted to the women's division
of the hospital The operation
was performed Dec 13 The next
Thursday January 5 1939
Clever Schenze Fixed
Up by Physicians To
Stop Co-op Medicine '1
group practice system Dr Rob-
erts expressed his belief that ''the
subscriber can be made to see
that the administration is a better
chooser of a physician than he is
—they have been at it longer"
"The administrators of the
medical coiperative" he added
"have the advice of other physi-
cians They must choose the
very best doctors because they
must give the subscriber the
best service to keep him happy
and satisfied and to give hint
his money's yeah
"of course the physicians will
howl because they will realize that
the best doctors will be chosen
and the incompetent ones left out
All the medical society bigwigs
will scramble around wildly trying
to protect these incompetent physi-
cians a performance which has
been going on for years it seems
etZE ENIION IS
tkONOMICAL
"I believe that the best way to
foster scientific progress is through
group medical practice Anyone
nas yet to prove that group prac-
tice has not resulted in better
medicine It is efficient and eco-
nomical simple and comfortable to
administer
"Preventive medicine is sound
economy Catch appendicitis early
—8 to 10 days in the hospital
catch it late-12 to 14 days Four
days of hospitalization saved and
possibly four days wages to the
Patient The economies of group
practice and preventive services
make possible complete coverage
at a cost not far exceeding the
cost of cash indemnity plans The
savings in administration can be
put into service"
Little Companies
To Have Ante Set
Matching Big Boys
TRIPLE THREAT
Flash! Berlin — A drunk was
picked up on the Wilhelmstrasse
shouting that Goebbels was a
"Schweinhund" The drunk was
arrested and convicted of the fol-
lowing three offenses :
(1) Being drunk and disorderly
(2) using abusive language about
a person in authority and 13)
endangering the safety of the
deformity 1 day be was transferred to the I state by revealing an official set!
It
lk
110
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CONGRESSIONAL BRAINS -
I sauntered into the TVA hear-
ing where a congressman and a
TVA official were juggling back
and forth the figures $107000-
000 $99000000 and $65000000
They seemed to be wrestling about
the cost of the flood control part
of TVA Then someone whis-
pered: "If a cook earning $9 a
week were cooking a leg of lamb
some carrots potatoes baking a
pie and some biscuits and at the
same time darning some socks
and washing out some diapers 1
consuming 28 cents' worth of elec-
tricity how much would the gravy
cost? Especially if she ansWered
the door bell three times and the
telephone twice?"
I walked out in a daze with a
vision of two medieval friars
arguing how many angels could-4
dance on the three tines of a
pitchfork—Ilarlan Miller in Des
Moines Register
According to Jess G Reed in-
surance commissioner a bill will 41 7
be introduced in the seventeenth
legislature to raise the financial
requirements of companies writ-
ing insurance in Oklahoma
The bill will require a minimum
capital of $100000 in stock or sur-
plus he said and will apply to out-of-state
concerns as well as to com-
panies incorporated in Oklahoma
"Under the present law" lis
said "a little mutual company
may start writing accident and
health policies with as little ap
$1250 capital The capital must t
merely amount to five times the
maximum risk Many concerns
have been started with $25000
capital
"A stock fire insurance company
can organize with $50000 and
write any policy that the larger
and older companies can write"
Mr Reed plans to suggest to
Governor-elect Phillips that the 0
state insurance commission and
the state insurance board be con-
solidated This is in line with the
Phillips program of economy
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