Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-10

thast insii'ulipns from the ln iusnce VI i'aft
~ Oh G.. ypl will nave ~ lrp-t dune thl
st.ra should c0inlprai you 10 iuturs tsnss'
lima
rus YsxirESfIARY.
Ths report Of the directors, warden On
otnrr ON iefs VI the peni snlisy will furnl'
you with y detailed statement u The receipt
and expenditures, q we'll a. the req itfeHsn
and condition Of the Institution, slth sucl
recomn indatl0ns - In their Judgment sen
necessary 70 saiely and probably operate ID
Institution, During the biennial period ~
ended The penitentiAry mas at times reached
the point Of being self-supp0rting II you
province 70 s1eerssln w. whose expense, AM
tie correct solution Of that question Will sus
gest urscnt Fsssois for remedial legislation
llsolying contract labor, coinystttion VIII
free lst,or, especially mining lsb0f, and th'
right o. society 70 deprive even convict o
The ffuits 0f his labor.
Iu dealing with the crime problem, The iscb
ars overwhelmingly sgainst further lsgisla
tion that 10 purely punitive In its obj sets sad
results, or that takes cOgnizancs OF the 0hons'
to tAs exclusion VI tho offender. IL 10 tmt
that foundation WAS laid for . n0bler super
structure than that which has for it, corner
stone the elements OF vengeance, TetrlbutiOn
and relsliation The imprisonment Of ths Of
fender Il primarily for the pI0tsction Of 80
eleiy, AMI reformation Is the surest aud safesl
means Of protection.
The correction OF the evils surrou' 49, thu
questions OF prison labor and psrnlcgas .0n
Iluihods, and the establishment 0f proper ~.
iorinat0ry influence for our crlme-clsss, will
nvcrsitate wise legisl Alive action, involving
atcvision Of our penal laws and criminal pro.
ceiufo; u knDA ledge OF the best method, VI
prison reform a. demonstrated by modern
prison science, sllcl as the practical workings
Ut the lndslernlnate sentence and the parole
system, the completion Of The STATE RefDfml-
tory al Hutchinson, and o.her matters VI
equal importance.
snJuld your many duties prevent your CIV
Ing this subject consideration sum ,ient 10 ac-
CON llsn the solution Of these questions
satisfactory ~ yourselves and the de-
mand, VI equity and justice, you
should at least create commission au
thorllud and empowered TO prepare and ~
port to you plan for tao Improvement and
government Of tbs important in,ll utiOn, 10
100 ead hat the bgsl Interests Of society may
be subserysd. and our STATE take first place
lDlnns those comm lDWvalths WllDsa b1sl
llipusat and best energies are expended IN an
ell ,rl to pracflca broader humanity aud NC
compli5li mlchneed4d Reform.
THE STATE REfoEMAroRY.
The legislature OF 1885 made an enactment
pnp'f''ps " stt.V telormt t'iy iuf N'ilt
sfldlnalj between the ages Of ID and Is A
i, ~. dl Hue lihsnn exists ~ an uulia-
lshed condition, although SloJ,OO) has boen ex
peDisd Ia Its erection
sn.n in.Iitulirn, VII, Ill.,,
inanr1tl rrs'1gcn, n a INK. ,ra ,uWIant ~,
I,ls;li, Ina c1s1 ~ eT,.,li,n snI o,in'r1ane,
IN ni,,r,nrl lila, sh,uli Ia, y, +, i, ,,,,ji I'm
# liz ,o,,,nl,tl,a a,d nn,un,,,ev ~, ti.' 49,
al buJl,llmr, "N '@'N'-"'' '"' P'''
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INSURANCE
The report and tables Of the insurance com
missioner disclose sOmo Interesting II not
Iacts. they snow that the peoplo of
Kansas paid, during 1873 premiums 10 foreign
Insurance COMPANIES doing business In the
ltalu a. follows.
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~ fo,n1gn enn,n,na. IN sha stsfs ,y'.sa ".
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TX. stn,siit-a
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accident, etc 1)ulv ID
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fyoos, 10 n.,,,,i,,,,, ann i,.,.,i Il,
cn,rod 'S''S' ~ -,t.o.r,
ao,o..
some comparisons may aid VS. 70 ulueIslAnu
'lidI these lsares realiy mean. Tho excess OF
'lemlnnis OYER lOssus lncdrred, not paid
nv,oiy' Wou'u on'',u'y KY ~, ano opns'iuo
~, y. . Wy ns"'o ,.o",o 90 ~" ssau, Al
way ipo' ,.an une Iea' 'l"u wv n'Vn'hs' ~
in ~ MY .ma" I, pr cen'' .ao .osai
~, $1,000 ~ wv ~ 'o', oaeocu' W neaiy
I" sao ", ~ ,no
' 'ai yvaa io,a oAuVou' 4, niv'1 .uan siy'
,n,' "'""V '"o i, tno en'io "onuoa
~, u .m p ~ ,a,ah s oafpu,o 'nis
"'ba az, i'u, "on9 'p1a,nuu ~ Wy ss"su ~
~ uns'u'"fynv"s y, nuns vou,p"nus' Wouiu
. ao",' ""sn"s vi W. ioHP'e' ~ Wv "
'',s ~ NY eo,n,s s"rs NV -
0ss II, , H.. wv v',v' nas poon Sup
gut years 10 tha., during the period since
s5i We nave sent out Of The state Tor Insurance
hpre than fl3W0,D0J more than has cJnlu back
or l0'sess, while We paid " foreign com.
'aIllpi y'p,l,'Jjnsill lo'h'. lnt total Income OF
!, lnie inuluti nfe Insurance. coNnpanlgs WAS
"' 'na "a ,e III, .,,'aan ~ Wy s,s"
ID u total paid to home compinles, sg5,,.
,Jvt
In View OF these facts, cannot agree with
hu commissioners recommendation that
oruners should investigate lire lJssls IL
Gems to me We should not assist 10 el,n
onpailius To still further increase The honest
llcy hDlddl's difficulty III securing an honest
l!us.ment OF The loss against wnIcn no has
!iu TO DO ln,afsd, aud llus iacrea,o stu
iore tho surplus of premiums over 10 sss Of
huh the stale Is constantly drained. We
Mould rather oxclld0 forcing companies
ntliely, learn W tako care OF our own iusur
nee, and thus stop this annual drain. We're
uch daty imposed upon tint corunor, every
oroisn lnsualnco company would have an IN.
aiusl IN tho local politics Of every county IA
hv siuc and motive wOul bJ presented
Jr the further corruption Of the ballot The
Insurance companies won d deem IL to theii
interest to elect coroners who would I'D
rusled TO favor Tho com anie- rather than
he assured such legislation you'd not 10.
nee 10 cost ut Insurance. To the peup,d OF