The Alton Empire du lieu suivant : Alton, Kansas • 4

i intl moral or spiritual. Tho day-rchool LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. KANSAS MESSAGE jre In auccssful operation, and none of which would have been In existence to-duy but for thtso laws. Otin similar institutions aro end some are In process of construction. KuniKiS consumers are buying their coal-till about live cents per ga iioi cheaper than are the peopo of any othi sur-rouniiinjf stau.

riia llr, L. 1. iiusoiy, Lali. oil iiihin mor. I li.tirn lliit thM Mrs.

Wm Stephenson has hern quite W. J. Kaull, proprietor of the Al'on sick for several days with pneumonia. Roller Mills, 'struck a fine iniik We learned Tuesday that the Bloom- the big bunch of catMe win Je. ington school had beenclosedon ao sbirjiid to Chicago nlout ivo v-eeks mnt of suifiilpoj.

ago; Ho expects to "hip alout in Jinn- Burke's Uncle Tom's Cabin Co ap-' drei1 hemI of flit Bf ,0 Chii-aiw to-teared here Tuesday nitrht. but re-, We hope will find r.s I niarket as he fo -a, and all told rho noi point of attendance. The show was pretty good, but nothing extra Quigley Tucker purchased 70 head of cattle of Ed Stanfield a few days ago and 25 head of Mack Thogmartin, near Laton. They will ship a car load of hogs and a car of cattle Monday. Albert Paynter has just erected a barn 10x22.

Elcsewhere in this issue is a paragraph which states that the next meeting of the Osborne County Teachers' association would be Saturday. Jan. 20, but the date has been changed to. the first Saturday in February. Mr, and Mrs.

Albert Paynter returned the latter part of the week from Plain vllle where they exhibited a pen of Uwn(r cnn naye fame by I roving Leghorn chickens, four pullets erty 80(1 for this notice, and one cockerel, which received fir. Walter Smith returned Sunday fr premium, at the Rooks county poultry: Decatur county and will remain 'in tl show. jsection of the country until spv'ng Af nif e. iC af ft i when he and his family will return to make a nice roll of mot ey. John Ford will start Sunday evening for Kansas City to attend federal court as a petit juror.

Last Saturday F. C. Streble returned frcm Mciibattan vi lit re for several duj he attended a state meeting of tl Poliind hina Erf ders' acsocitilicn. He was elected vice president of li mth district. The association its districts divided the some ns are the con-grespional districts throughout the state, Mr.

R. Y. Strange has been very sick this week but is much better now. FOUND Lady's pcckcttocok cn-taining small amount of none-. their new home in Wallace county, Just before noon yesterday Cleve Wineinger had the misfortune to p- his hand canght in a corn sheller whi'e feeding it, and the two middle fingers of bis left hand were torn off.

Dr. St. John reduced the fracture. Chas. Cooley will go to Kansas City Monday after Mrs.

Cooley, wl for two weeks has been receiving medical treatment in the University hospital. She has been restored to good health a ut her family, also many friends, are w'! pleased, In cne place last week the En: pi re was dated 11)06 and in another and why not since a portion of the paj er was printed in each year? Legislative Notes. We notice that J. B. Taylor voted for J.

S. Simmonds, who was elected speaker of the house of representatives. Dan B. Dyer has been chosen sergeant at arms of the house. The vote on speaker was 46 for Simmonds, 28 for Stannard and 17 for Leland.

W. Ii. Cunningham of Cowley county was nominated for speaker pro-tern. Gov. Hoch's message is a dinger.

We furnish a three-column report in this issue of the Empire. Why pay 7 per cent for money on your land when you can get it for much less from W. E. Evatis at Osborne, Kansas. There is no delay in closing the loan.

Separators! Stoves! GAe Wonder Washer is coitectly named, btCMtse It is the neatest It is the quietest It is the quickest It is the simplest. It runs the easiest. It gets the streaks out. It is the most durable It weighs the least 2- lbs It has automatic adjustments It will not rust or go to staves. UTS nrj Ti7i of Danville.

and Milt Hackman of of Kill Creek township, were united in marriage by the Lutheran minister of Beloit. Mr. Hackman and wife arrived here Monday and drove to their home eight miles southeast of We received a communication last week from some one relative to a ijuilt- ing bee at the home of Mr. and Mrs, T. S.

Buchanan, two weeks ago today. The LeaBburg Missionary society completed three nice qu'lts for Mrs Buchanan, who for. some time has been in quite poor health. "We think the above named society is doing some nice work. Beginning with the Kansas Improved Stock Breeders' association, which held its opening session in the Supreme court room of the State house Monday afternoon, there vill be five conventions in Topeka this week.

Besides the stockmen's convention the other meetings are those of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the Kansas Veterinary Medical association, and the secretaries of fair associations of the Kansas-Oklahoma circuit. Miss Clara Keene is the guest of Miss Flejssia Strange this week. Miss Emma Forman and her father, G. W. Forman, returned home Sunday from Beloit, where they spent the holi days with a sister of Miss Forman.

Vic Cox has been quite sick for sever al days, and has been obliged fo be absent from the store. He is feeling much better now, and we trust will be enjoying good health again soon. Mrs. Jas. Kerr went to Beloit last Wednesday evening to visit her son, Lester and family.

Mr.xand Mrs. G. N. A. Storer came home the latter part of the week frcm Kosciusko Mississippi, where for over two weeks they visited with Mr.

Storer's brother, A. M. btorer and family. They thoroughly enjoyed every moment of their vacation. Washers! Cream umount of cjui-oil consume in uii sta.e bibi; uoDUi ittr la a matter of plain mathematics, there fore, thut these laws are suvlng to the users of coal-oil about J.ino.wu every year, I do not like to recommend t.le creation of new offices, but It does seem to mo if the whole road-inuking business were put In the hunds of some competent expert for direction It would be a wise anu economic departure from present methods of road-making.

No IneluHuy in tbu state has made more rapid progress in recent years than the cultivation of sugar-beets, i recently visiUel tho new susar-b. factory in operation at tlurden City, it was to me a revelation of tne agricultural and manufacturing possilqiitb of that section of the state, 'ih ro is not a urgument advanced by tho most pronounced protectionists in favor of protecting any Ainer.cin ii.uuhi.Ks ui.it noes not apply witn double foice to the protection of this most hopeful and woiehy of ail our new Induatiies. The proposition of is.enk Royce for protection of bunk deposit ors is a simplo one, that the bunks shall set aside a certain niotiiit from their deposits at un insurance fund to dcimslio.s. Tins uiiu ueiMiMltoa in tiiu state treasury until it aggregates Ui.Ow.v.O, and to become a perina.ii.nt btcuo.y lunJ. it wic iaw ii, uatvii, uiiu tiust.

v.i.1 moie stringent pionsioi.s tor periodical examinations of bunks and protection aganiM, unsound bunking iiit'thuus shouid jit-mtui the Luuct- sufriruartis n- needed anyhow. 4iom Mr. John sun. nay comniiDnioiav, is i it ii. -ii in evi.d im of he act of the lust ltsislataro in dialling i.uli: ou.U'i tin cm meiuoei to no pi client un thud of manujfiiiir ti.j sanitary lntcre-ias of the siuie, it only reu.uins tor nils to let buuU voi in tins Uma.

t- til. cui.v. d. The wlao and nccossury luws provld-HJ for tue inspection and weighing of S.uln have been vifcorousiy utlacktU in -he courts by interests uiitiigonititic. I to the lalc-rests of Kuusas prc- UUCCIS Ulltl All-, spector, Mr.

J. W. Radford, exhaust ms coritmge.nl fund la defending enuuuiitiitb, and tuiieu n.e air financial ussldtunoc, which I pron.ptly rendered out iif my own con tingent This litigation has en veloped rome weakntuse's in the whloli you will be uslud to strengthen, which Jcam sure you will gladly do. I Invite careful consideration of Doctor Crumbine's report and of his wise suggestions. I specially commend his recommendation tor revision of our pure- food laws along the line of the new na tional pure-food law.

The "great white nlagua," censump- tlon. claimed ueui.y i.vjj Kansas In 10-5. The recommendation of the state board- of health for the establishment of a tuberculosis sanita tion is worthy of your most serious attention. The fish and game law enacted ty the last legislature is working admit ably. 1 commend to your most favorable consideration the recommendation, of the lish-waiucn, ivir.

u. n. iravis. When I came into office two yeais ugo 1 was confronted with the du of continuing an examination of the state treasury already begun, growing out of charges tf irregularities in that department of state. The legiKlaeu.e appropriated $15,000 for this Invcstigatie-n.

i at once appointed a high-class cu.nmittee to Uasist n.e in this delicate and difficult task consisting of Judge W. IJcnson. uudiid Ansel K. Clark, and ox-State Treasurer 3. T.

Howe. Will the aid of those gentlemen, I select el wetl-Knoui. utcou.itu,i'lrm of 1-1 a kins Sells to make the InvcsLigatioi tueiiii Hiso formulated the I ntructl or.s for the Investigation. The report showed an amount aggregating which needed explanation. Kvery one familiar with the facts knew that there was no such real shortage.

The total sum included about $16,000 interest on what are known as Oklahoma warrants, which the Shawnee county drs-trlct court, as soon as as the question reached that tribunal, decided was no: a shortage. Much of the remaining amount, as every one knew, Involved what are known as clipped coupons. In harmony with my instructions, the attorney-general brought suit against the present state treasurer for the amount covered by his term of office, and, after a lengthy trial, the court decided that the state had no case against the treasurer, Mr, T. T. Kelly.

The greater part of the unexplained amount was incurred during: the administration of Mr. Kelly's predecessor, Mr. Frank E. Grimes, and that gentleman promptly paid into the treasury $9,381.25. The investigation was further valuable In revealing the Imperfection of the system of bookkeeping which has long been in vogue in the business of the state government.

Experts have since been at work perfect-ng a plan for the permanent Improvement of this service, which will be itibmltted for your approval, and which trust will be given. This legislature should fix definitely he status of this whole treasurer's bond matter. Placing the fixing of the emount of the bend upon the governor is, Judgment, an unwise provision. If, monthly examinations of the state are wise and necessary, th-y should be made by experts who have both the peculiar qualification and time make them efficient. It seems to that quarterly examinations, made by the state accountant and his would vitalize such examinations and make them of practical value.

Mr. luiiug, commissioner of insurance, renews some former recommendations, which I heartily commend to your consideration. Among these I especially mention the creation of the office of 'Ire marshal and a law providing for the publication in certain state papers perleidlcally of a list of companies authorised to do business in this state. The work of the Bureau of Labor and Industry and Factory Inspection has been largely augmented by recent statutory enactments as well as by the growth of the state In population and In material Interest. These conditions have put an amount of additional labor upon Labot t'ommissieiner W.

V. A. Johnson and his assistants beyortd their power adequately to perform. Mr. Johnson asks for additional help, tend he should have it.

The last legislature made an appropriation of for the purchase of a stiver service to be presented to the officers and crew of the great battle ship then tinder process of construction. in recognition of the honor conferred upon the state tn naming It "Kansas." I have Initiated, a meivement tq have; the shir sent tit Wnlvpstnn ha-1 Ihe presentation ceremonies, and feel confident the president and secretp'y of the navy will grant the request. The ceremoHte will probably occur early next summer. Ihe taw enacted by the Inst legislature providing for the establishment of state and county eleposltories Is yielding a Rreat deal of Interest from public fund for the benefit of the people. I wish to reaffirm tree opn.oii hu hli nniol messago.

that the three hould be greatly Improved. Hurely Is a greut need of UiU, for over Ui cent of the boys who are. sent to this nstltution must cuter mo rir or reader class. Muny of them cannot cau or write. 1 ixuovs women maun 'K shon'd be irovldtd for -these young men.

The library should Da care uiiy ovtiluuicu, nod syntem of p.i vale reading Inaugurated end encour aged, under tho supervision particularly of the chaplain and the teuchers. A wonderful reform work can be wrought In this manner. There should be a resident chaplain In the Institution, with a salary of at least $1,000. A renewal of the effort made tn the last legislature wlli be made In- this one to establish a suit plant at the Reformatory at Hutchinson and 1 trust with more favorable results. The law should require that all coun ty and city Jails should be constructed with a special view to light, air, and sanitation; that they should be kept clean; that the beds should be furnished with clean linen anu covers mat can be washed and changed frequently.

The jails, particularly In populous counties and cities, should be so arrunged as to permit classification of prisoners. Theie should he an aetuJl department, a Juvenile department, and, of course, 'a women's department. I'rlsoners serving sentence and prlHone-rs awuitlng trial should be separated. When possible, prisoners should be given employment, and some system of pay for their services adopted. I believe the salaries of our supreme court Judges and our district Juderf alike aro ridiculously low.

I heartily Indorse the suggestion that the of these Judges bo Increased to a reasonable sum. The threo state educational Institutions, the state university, the stati mirioul school, and the state agricultural r-ollege, show a most gratifying growth and each appeals to the patriot ot iviiy vie Kantian. Kach Is worthy of your fostering care. Kansas, leader in iiul reform, was one of tho first slates to require uui formlty of school-books In its public schools. The.

law was passed In 1SH7 an has worked winders. A cimpansun of prices In Kansas with those In California, where tho state prints its own books, shows that the people of Cali fornia pay from UK) to iuu per ce more for their school-books than do the oeople of Kansas. Plausible sch-'tner will doubtless be submitted to you for he purpose of weakening this law and I warn you against them. Among the other suggestions made by the State Teachers' association 1 would call especial attention to the pro- position to levy a BtateWhool tax. This ii.

ii ii oriti. manually 10 in crease school taxation. It is rather a proposition to better equalize the dis tribution of school taxation anil the school facilities in poor districts. Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri, and perhaps other agricultural states have made the learning ot elementary agri culture and horticulture a part of their common school curriculum. Many of our educators think that Kansas should follow this excellent example, and 1 heartily agree with them.

Superintendent and principals of our city high pehools are confronted with a new difficulty, the growth of tilth school fraternities. These fraternltl should have no place In our high schools. 1 believe they ijioulil be fot-bldden by law and boards of oducatlon given all possible power to suppres; them. Two propositions have beer, earnestly and extensively disc used upun whirl) you will doubtless be called to tak-official action, namely, the project o' a semicentennial exposition. snl the inauguration of a permanent state fair I wish to combine these two proposi tions and discuss them as one.

Oil the 2th of January, 1911, Kansas will reai its fiftieth milestone as a state. The proposition to celebrate this historic ant" important event In an elaborate and Bp proprl.ite manner when first suggest' met with a response remarkably heart and una. Unions. The ne wspapers of ti stute with singular unanimity Indorsed the prnji ct, on Januai 2i, IW.i, convention was held in Topeka, fine-posed of delegates appointed by van ous commercial clubs, county commissioners, city efflcers and other municipal and corporate bodies throughout the state, and was a remarkably enthusiastic body of men. No one thing would bring Kansas into greater prominence and contribute more to its material development and progress than would this contemplated exposition.

Allied to this exposition project is the kindred one of permanent state fair. 1 have long believed that the state should have such an Institution, that It should be no cheap affair, thut It should have permanent and beautiful grounds that its buildings should be substantial and ornamental; and that a permanent display of the state's resources, its minerals, Its grains, its grasses, Its birds, its animals. Its arts, its literature, its ever resource and development, should be on permanent exhibition, for the inspection of strangers and for the inspiration of Its own people. If these two projects could be combined, and I set no reason why they couldn't or could lead the procession In this matter, A bureau of Information, with a man like V. 1).

Coburn, for Instance, at its head (without interfering with his present duties), would be of great value to the state. The race problem Is largely an educational problem. The educational problem, therefore, is a most serious one. It must be solved, If solved at all, by colored schools. Practical men of both races realize tt.ls fact.

State aid extended to this class of schools Is therefore along the line of practical statesmanship, and I commend to your favorable consideration the two Institutions which former legislatures have generously helped. Western university, located at Qulndaro, anl the Topeka Industrial and Educational Institute. I believe It would be wise to establish a state hospital for inebriates, fot the treatment of alcoholism. Perhaps the new medical department of the state university might be wisely enlarged in Its scope to Include treatment of this class of unfortunates. Our debt of gratitude to our country's defenders should be Intensified by the passing years an by the Infirmities and necessities which age brings to them.

1 most heartily commend for your careful consitieration, therefore, the wise and practical recommendations of Department Commander P. II. Coney, a copy of which will be laid on all of your desks, in addition to the recommendations of Captain Coney, 1 wish to suggest the propriety of the legislature providing for a regular chaplain at the Dodge City Soldiers' Home. The suggestion of Mri. Cora O.

1-ewls visiting me mber of the Board of Control, for be purehusi- of lands ndj leent to our state hospitals for the insane let be cultivated by harmless Inmates ef throe Institutions, seems to me to l.ave -much merit, and 1 recommend the jubject to your favorable cunsielerution. In addition to the; nine state "leemosy-nary Institutions supported vntlieiy by appropriations by the state, a large mini her of private institutions of a nature are also partly supported oy funds from the state treasury. I think (he whole muter should be plaeeal in the hands of the State Board of Control, or at least the indorsement of that board should be necessa'y before mum) Is appropriated to any of these Institutions. Aitiuieipat suffrage, which has beeti enjoyed by the women of Kansas since has proven a sucess. The righ should lie The word "male" has no place In a modern state constitution mid should be stricken from wurs.

When the lust legislature Hssemnleo cur vast oil Interests Were In the bush-lute grip ot the Standard Oil company. Four laws specially intended to relieve this situation were enacted -M Ktate-n finery law, pipe-line law. a maximtim-freiKbt-mte law oils, anil an law. Th" first of the se. th law ren hllng for the erection of a suie re'finrry.

was at once attacked In the supreme 'court and declared unconstitutional. The pipe-Hut law has so far yielded beni fit, but the maximum fr Ichi rate law on edls and the anil -dlse-riminstiivi law h.ive made p.isslhle the establishment of tev Independent oil refineries, all of whieh Gustavus R. Eastman at Rest, (Conrtesy of Osborne Fanner.) GuHtavtiH Robert Eastman was born Jn Swoelon Sept. 19, 1842, aiid died at his home near Bloomington, this county. Jan.

3. 1007. In November, 1803, he was married to Anna Anderson, anl they came to America three years later. He settled first in Cloud county, and in 1376 moved with his family to Osborne cjtinty, near Bloomington, where he re sided continuously till the time of his -ath. To Mr.

and Mrs. Eastman were born eleven children, eight of whom ire living and were present at the time of his death. It will be remembered Mrs. Eastman passed to the home be yond just about a year ago and whs fol lowed by the youngest son, Vern, about threo waoks later. The deceased was a highly honored and, much esteemed oitizen, a kind father, a good man who will be much missed throughout the community.

While never a strong man in health, he was a hard worker and industrious, and accumulated a good shire of (he treasures of this world Funeral services were held in the Congregational church at Bloomington Friday afternoon by W. E. Brehm of Downs and the body laid to rest in the Osborne cemetery, where a lrrge num ber of friends and neighbors paid their last token of love and respect to one they held in high esteem. "There re maineth therefore a rest to the people of God." W. E.

B. Wood Mclntire. Monday evening James A. Mclntire and Mrs. Edna Wood were united in marriage at the home of the groom, in the north part of town.

The ceremony was performed by. Kav. Boss, of the Congregational church, in the presence of the bride's son, Albert Goodwin and family. Immediately after the ceremony the company went to the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Goodwin and partook of a very nice supper. Mrs. Wood came here about tlx months ago from Hannibal, to keep house for Uncle Jimmy and she proved sncb an excellent housekeeper that he concluded to share honors even. He acted a little suspicious Mon day afternoon and early in the evening: his friends concluded that he was about ready to join yast army of benedicts. They guessed right, too, Tuesday morning Uncle Jimmy came diwntown.

as proud as a-school boy with his first pair of red-top copper-toed boots. He set up the cigars to his gen tleman friends, and a few of the ladieB enjoyed a treat to candy. The Empire joins a host of friends in wishing them much happiness and prosperity. Death of Jonathan Britt. Last Sunday Jonathan Britt of Bloomington received a stroke of apoplexy from which he did not recover, death resulting in a few moments.

Jonathan Britt was born January 31, 1837, in Fayette county, When a young man he moved ot Apponoose county, where he married Miss Sarah A. Buck, April 3, 1858. To'this Union twelve children were born, ten of whom survive. Mr. Britt and family came to Osborne county, in 1878, and located on farm three miles northwest of Bloomington, where they resided until 1889.

That year they "moved to Trego county where they lived for six years, then returned to Bloomington. services were held Tuesday, Rev. Boss, officiating. Mrs. J.

W. Fuller Paralyzed. Yesterday, about noon Mrs. J. W.

Fuller came to town alone and drove to the home of her father-in law, E. Fuller." She hitched the horses Hind started for the house, but stumbled against a woodpile and fell. Just how long she was there no one knows, but Frank Austin saw her lying in a semi-unconscious state and called for aid. Dr. McShane was at once stsnimoned and when he arrived Mrs.

Fuller was yet partly conscious but had lost the power of speech. He found that she had suffered a stroke of apoplexy, due to a hemmorage of the brain. Her face, arm and limb on the right side are par alyzed. This is a very sad affair, but the doctor believed she would survive-! unless she had another hemorrhage. Surprised Miss Forman.

Tuesday afternoon the Ladies' Aid society of the Congregational church Liurprised Miss Emma Forman. She has just commenced her eighth year as secretary of the society. She has been very efficient and it was thought best to reward her her friends presented her with a beautiful landscape picture. The ladies took plenty of good things to eat and lunch wa served about 5 o'clock. It was a very pleasant afternoon.

Joe Shepard of Mt Ayr who was ad' juged Insane last-- week will be taken to Topeka tonight. Neighbors are doing all they can to make Mrs. Shepard and daughter comfortable. John Conover and Virgil Euiernn left yesteselay for Wove county to look after their farms and remain there till next fall. Gov.

Hock Submits His Recom mendations to the Legislature for Action. SEVERAL REFORMS FAVORED Prohibition Receive Strong En dorsement From the Eexeeutlvo A Great Year for All Indus. trie in the State. To the Senate and HoUBe of represen tatives: In obedience to constitutional require m'iit and In harmony with c-UBtom, transmit herewith tfy biennial message lor your eonHlderutlon. To you.

Kuntlemen ot the legislature, has been' committed great trust lu utuuy the governmental m-eiiH or tne people, to Hiipplrmi nt former legislatlwn with additional enactmentH weennary for lis ent'orcimfnt and efficiency, und to liut upon the Hlaimo-uouKH ucn new Iiiwh hh new conditions und experience may show to bo necessary. Jn tins great at the threshold of your labors, the executive department tenders you cordial co-operation and submits for your earnest consideration numerous recommendations, 1 wish to renew the recommendation made at length in my messuKe two years aKO for the passage of a primary -election law. und 1 trust this legiulature will be able to solve the problem, and give the people of all parlies un opportunity to Hi it at a primary ekcllon tne enn-ilidalts for whom thiy will be asked to vote at a general election. Thi should also be permitted to express their pie-fe-perfice for United States senator, an tx-p'. e.ssion which legislature would hardly Ignore.

1 recommend the enactment of a law fciflililillMiF trCbtiiUAiiu triinuniirtollnii ctpt to actual railroad employees. i commend the uppoininient of a committee early in the ses.Mlon to hear arguments for and against a proposition to reduce railroad fate In this state. If railroad rates In this state aiei to be made equitable, an expert eq.ua! in ability to those employed by the railroads themselves in fixing ttio schedules in the first pluce must bo employed by the slate. The absolute necessity, also, of an uuthorilative estimate of the value of railroad property In Kansas, 1ft' order thut the question as to what Is a reasonable rate may be Intelligently decidei, by the commissioners, Is apparent to every student of the subject. The railroad companies are enabled to evade most of our statutes by claiming mat much, If not most, of the traffic is Interstate because its terminals are across the line, and the freight is billed from all shipping-points In Kansas to Kansas City, and from Kan-tens City.

to all points In Kansas. This should not be. If our laws ure to be of value, wo must insist that the railroads provide pluces for the reception of freight and passenger traffic on the Kansas side of the line. Otherwise our state laws on thesu subjects will be in large I art annulled. 1 wish to renew my recommendation of two years ago in reference to placing the telegraph and telephone companies and all transportation lines operated by electricity under the control of the Uonrd of Railroad Commissioners.

Our taxes seem high because our assessments aro ridiculously low. As a matter of fnct, Kansas affairs, state and municipal, are managed with remarkable economy. Official salaries are comparatively small. Few states pay go little to their official. Appropriations tor the suppott of the statu penal, t'li'tmosynury and eilun.tlonal Institutions Hill rilllllvi-lV It MH In any state In the union, and yet our taxes mriu uifeii, un MlultHJ aUOVe, assessments are ridiculously low, and for the further reason that a vast amount of property escapes taxation altogether.

This is particularly true of money, for, while the bunk commissioner reports on deposit in the banks of the state, less than appear on the taxrolls. The assessment of railroad and other personul property Is almost If not quite as great a farce. The law compels the assessment of property at Its actual value, but nobody contends that this law Is complied with, and there la no penalty for its violation. I think most of this whole taxation problem could be solved by adding to present laws severe penalties for their violation. Including severer penalties for perjury tn fisting property for taxation, and I recommend that this be done.

Relatively (and every thinsr Is relative in this world) the prohibitory policy has been a great success In tnls state. It has been a great benefit educationally, morally, and financially to the people. When i came Into office, two years ngo, I found this law largely Ignored, If not flagrantly vlolutwi, In every city tif the first class In the state, and In many of the smaller cities and towns. 1 have written to every county attorney and sheriff In the state, and to many of them repeatedly, urging the enforeu-inent of the law. In four-fifths of the 106 counties the prohibitory law Is as well enforced as other penal statutes.

The constitution imposes upon the governor the duty of enforcing laws, but legislatures alone Rive effect to constitutional requirements Htid furnish the executive with power for their enforcement. The governor can only enforce law with law. 1 have some well-matured thoughts as to what you should In this matter, but will not make recommendations at this time. Hills covering the Mibject will be submitted for your approval having the Indorsement of the administration, and I doubt not with receive your careful consideration. The subject to which 1 devoted more attention than to any other in my first biennial message, two years ago.

was a iliaiige hi the method of managing our state eleemosynary Institutions. The Institutions have been placed upon a strictly clvil-ervlet and business basis. Many reforms In the management have been Inaugurated. The inmates have fared better than ever before; and yet. while the needs of these Institutions have greatly Increased, owing to the fnct that the uopulation of the stats Vihs increased loo.uoo In the past two years, reports from of these nine institutions show a most gratifying financial exhibit, the aggregate saving amounting to some seventy-odd thou-tand dollars.

I commend to your most favorable consideration the recommendation, of this board, and trust you will furnish them every facility they ask to continue even more suceesxfully the Rreut work they have been doing. The last legislature Wisely changed the whole mettKd of state printing by providing for the election of a state printer liv nennle, given a salary of and for the erection of a printing house to be owned by the state. It now gives me great" pleasure to report the completion of a three-story brick printing-office, 50 by feet In dimension, handsome In rxternxl appearance end modern In internal arrangement, equipped with mooVrn material anil In sue-e essfuf operation, a total rrrnt of about ail of which will be paid for out ef the sHVlng of less than three years' operation. No more humane snj creditable law was ever enacted than the erne passe-d two jTars ago known as the Juvenile-fourt law. You will be sskod to consider some ame-neltne nts to thin law, suggested by experience.

1 recommeiul that the trial 1hr nowor to tKtif nnrle immp. ellately after sentence has been Imposed, in cases in whieh they may think it wise to do so. A day recently spent at the revealed wonderful external tend Intel iml Improvement. Mr. Haskell Is a great warden, and I commend his recommendations to your favorable consideration.

I recently ep-tit two days at Itefurmatory, at Hutchinson. Much is jet to be done to make It Ideal, and these efforts should be directed aiong -three specific InJustrliri. It washes the dirtiest nieces fastest. It will wash a cambnc handkerchief It will wash six yards of carpet at one time. Jt tdds ytars and happiness to the laundress.

Me RIVERSIDE AER HEATER A Double Heater. one of the best stove on the market. The saving of this stove for heating upper rooms, will put to shame any oil burner you ever read about, and it also heats the low er rooms. Small amount of fuel required. Shall I buy a cream Separator? Many farmers are asking themselves tl above question.

Da as your neighbors have done buy a Sharpies Tubular. The Tubular separator gets all tbt (ream. state educational Institutions sliouM be in the management of one board of regents Instead of a separate boartl for each. The Institution for the reformation ot Juvenile offenders Is eloing fine work, hut It needs some aiidlttnnil fncllltl which I am sure you will gladly grar.t It Kansas tin the errntest experimental farm In the world. The resents wish etilnrpf the txixTlments.

al.fady rf Inrstlu. sidle snd I trust you will respond liberally to their requests. Adjiitsmt-renrral J. W. F.

Hughes and his til, have revolutinoix the afrirs of th's rt. metit. They have brought ordrr out of chaos. The tl'-mrlnie lit was n-'Vtr in iitt'li fi-ie- ll now is. Hughes' reronimi ndatlors ami rrqurati lo.o'ii iniir Resrx-ctfully submitted.

K. V. H'VH..