The herald., 1896-01-28
WHITTIER INMATES TEETH
Should Be Pulled by the Regular School
Doctor
The Governor and State Examiners Find Fault
With the Management of the State
Institutions

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. PA Sacramento
dispatch to the Call says: "What's this?
An $50 dental bill for the Whittier Reform
SCHOOL," exclaimed Governor Budd this
afternoon during the session of the state
board of examiners. IAN $50 dental bill,
with resident physician drawing salary
of over 500 per year from the state! Well,
now, this thing doesn't go any longer. Why
doesn't the regular doctor pull any teeth
the inmates may have no further use for?'
"Perhaps the board has pet dentist,
quietly suggested Secretary of State Brown
"Well, if they have it want it under
stood that from this time henceforth his
occupation as far the Whittier school in
mates are concerned is gone. The physi.
clan must pull all teeth in the future, and
if he can't do it let them get some one who
will. This Whittier school is the most eX-
pensive institution in the state. The salary
list is enormous and must be cut down,
and it will be as soon as we get time to
attend to it,"
1.-THE directors of that institution are ex-
tremely tony..' interrupted Secretary
Markley. "Whenever they visit that in
stitution they always charge the state Il
for a carriage to the depot from their resi-
dence and repeat the dose when they re-
turn.'
"Well, this institution and everybody
connected with it will get a thorough over
hauling when we get down in the southern
part of the state," remarked the execu.
tive. "In the meantime just notify those
people that no more dental bills will be al
lowed by this board"
'Here's a matter that ought to be inves-
tigated Immediately" declared Secretary
of State Brown. 81 have information that
wealthy individuals from various portions
of the state have their wives retained in
state asyulms at the cost of the state. In
many cases these men are worth S75, ,O00
and that is not the worst feature of the
matter. These men have remarked, and
in doing so have committed bigamy, as
the law does not acknowledge divorce pro-
ceedings between sane and insane parties.
Now, they must repay the state for main
tanning their true wives, and should be
prosecuted for bgamy."
IL fully agree with YOU" said Gov. Budd
land we will attend to their cases as soon
as we start on our tour of investigation"
.'Ah, this is something like" suddenly
exclaimed his excellency, with smile OF
satisfaction. "Here's a carload of bricl;
manufactured by the inmates at Napa and
shipped to the asylum for the feeble
minded at Glen Ellen. Now, that saves
the state at least IS per thousand. as we dc
not have to pay for labor. | suppose the
outside manufacturer will object, but we
can't help that"
Then he read an opinion received from
Attorney General Fitzgerald, which alsc
resulted in benefit 10 The states finances
and the board adjourned in very sunny
humor. The opinion was to the effect that
the claim of the University of California
for $2392 as semi-annual interest of di
verted funds should not be allowed. as il
was for interest at 6 per cent on $40, ,75U
heretofore appropriated to the endowment
fs,n l,ut mis- Sfa LA withha16
used for other state purposes. AS the
appropriation was not included in the title
of the act appro prating it the university
was not entitled to interest.