Show CHISELERS TO BE eliminated FROM WELFARE BOARD ROLLS reappraisal of the circumstances ol of all aged persons and others receiving assistance through state stata and county departments departmental of at public welfare was ordered tills week by tile the state board of public welfare at a meeting in the capitol the board instructed the held field staff of 0 the state department to examine case records of at county de par tinnis with a view to eliminating chiselers and of transferring into categories under tinder the social security act qualified persons persona who are now being helped as general welfare oases cases reports have been made too to the state department that in a number of cases applicants for old age assistance si have deliberately concealed assets and transferred income producing property so they could obtain state federal and county money the field start staff was instructed to invoke the provi provisions siona of the old age assistance law providing penalties tor for such concealment or conversion of assets J W gillman director alre tor of the state department asked the field workers to report by the end of january the board continued at its meeting this week tta its study ot of the lemoc responsibility in the care of indigent indians several counties have protested pro the payment of the countes coun tys 15 per cent share of welfare costs coats for indian residents on the grounds that indians indiana are wards ol of the federal government that they hey pay no taxes on their property and contribute nothing to the costs of county government senator william H king and representative J will robinson informed the board by letter they would in vUlgate the 0 of f legislation determining the responsibility ais ability ot of the federal government milt toward indigent indians indiana albert lee director of the idaho state department of public welfare assured the board he would take up the indian problem with the idaho congressional delegation and other neighboring states have indicated they would attempt to get federal action relieving the states of the burden of caring for indians |