The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-01-22

docketed 15y have been settled by tri,
J and Judgment or by compromise and &C
justment between the parties to the az
ton through the recommendations Of tn
board; thirteen have been dismissed 70
want Of Jurisdiction, and seven dismisse
for want Of prosecution, leaving twenty
nine cases pending and unsettled, !
the 162 cases that have been tried an
settled, 100 have been favorable to tn
compliments and forty-sx to the re
sp0ndents. No appeals have been take
from the findings and Judgments of thi
board, but the question involved In cas-
No, A, the case Of The Shawnee Millin
Company ct al. VS.. The Atchson, Topek
! & Santa Fe, was brought before the dis
trlct court Of Douglas county, Kansas
and the Judgment of that court sustaine
the findings and judgment Of this board
The Kansas City-Leavenworth Railwa,
Company an interurban railroad operat
Ing BY electricity In and between tn
cities Of Leavenworth and Kansas City
Kan, carries both freight and passengers
and crosses at grade the tracks of othe
railroads operated by steam, This road
and all other interurban roads doinl
business as common carriers and operate,
by electricity, In my Judgment shout,
be placed under the Jurisdiction Of TIL.
board. ~ 1HI14s I'll
The relations between the railroads ant
telegraph companies are so Intimate AMI
close that In some cases jurisdiction owe
the telegraph companies Is necessary II
order to get full and satisfactory adjud
ieat!on of the issues, and for this reason
the board feels that the telegraph com
/, panles Of the state should be placed I'm
der its Jurisdiction. and this recommended
ton of the board, In my judgment, II
worthy Of your careful consideration.
The report required by law to be madt
BY this board is intended largely for thu
Information of the governor and the leg
islature, to show the doings of the board
and the efficiency Of the law, and as the
legislature meets blennially, would re.
specially recommend an amendment
making the report Of this board biennial
instead Of annual, as the law now pro.
vides.
GRAIN INSPECTION DEPARTMENT.
AT the last session of the legislature the
grain inspection laws were changed from
fees to salary basis. There have been
inspected and weighed by the department
In the past twenty months, 218,40O cars OF
grain, at a cost to the state Of $8l ,277,58
INand the department has turned into the
state treasury $Gg,0sg.44, leaving bal
ance to the credit Of the department Of
S1,704.SS,
The work at the different stations has
been done In generally satisfactory man.
ner. In the past two years the depart
| mon hne had lose Work tn dn tbon natal
In 1901 we had an almost total failure
Of the corn crop, and In 1902 the wheat
crop was shorter than in former years;
still, in spite of this fact. the department
has been self-sustaining, With a normal
crop Of all grains, substantial profit
would come to the state.
The Weighing department at Kansas
City has been hampered by lack of APP
preparation, necessitating a smaller force
than was needed to the increased amount
of work properly would suggest a
larger appropriation, 50 that the work
could be done thoroughly, II necessary
making small increase Of the fee
charged to meet the increased expense.
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
The dictates of humanity suggest gen
erous appropriations for the support Of
the charitable institutions Of the state,
and 1t Is very gratifying to me to be able
to say that believe each one of the
institutions under the control of the
Board Of Trustees Of State Charities and
Corrections Is in good condition and has
been maintained during the last admin
istration without deficit. For your
guidance and information as to the needs
Of each Of the institutions under the con-
troll Of this board, | refer You to their
thirteenth biennial report
! especially urge your attention to the
Parsons State Hospital. The last legis-
lature having reappolnted the lapsed APP
preparation Of 1899 for the establishment
Of hospital at Parsons, the board has
proceeded to the work of erecting an in
stitutlon In compliance with the law.
After careful investigation Of the sub
ject, they have decided to make the Par
sons institution one wholly for the treat
ment of epileptlcs. Several other states
have provided themselves with institu-
lions 81 this character with very salts
factory and humane results, The re-
moval of the insane eplleptics from the
other state hospitals is most desirable,
and it Is believed will prove beneficial
both to the epieptics and the other In
sane. believe, therefore, the recon-
mendation of the board in reference to
this institution is worthy of careful CON
slderatlon, and that the making of the
Parsons institution an asylum for cpl
leptics will be humane and progressive
movement.
You will also note that the board Is
asking more land at some Of the institll-
tlons; also increased water supply, botL
for sanitation and fire protection, The
reasons given for these requests seem
excellent and the improvements neces-.
sary. -
THE PENITENTIARY,
Certain repairs and improvements are
needed at the penltentiary. These are
set forth In detail In the thirteenth BIZ
snnial report of the directors and warden,
specially call your attention to the
need of a new ward for the women pris-
)ners, also for the appropriation Tor
water supply.
The Legislature of 1901 authorized the
purchase or lease Of additional coal lands
'or the use Of the state, but no appro-
,rlation was made for tho purpose OF
making either the purchase or lease; but
contract has been made for the plr-
,hase OF what Is known as Staigers
sland, a tract Of land containing &4 20
Icres. The deeds conveying this land to
he state have been executed and are
low in escrow in the Leavenworth Ma
ional bank, subject to the approval OF
he legislature. | invite your attention
specially to this matter.
The parole law for convicts Of the state
development of the condl-
ional pardon rule inaugurated by Gov
rnor Stanley during his first term, Is IN
operation, AS shown by the
eports on file. 1t was an experiment IN
his state, but In many other states,
where It had been In force for several
rears, II may be said to have passed the
experimental stage, especially IN Ohio an
Minnesota. 1t is now recognized by eX-
,erIenced prison management as an
n prison discipline and as q means
through which young men, especially
hose who are serving their first terms
n the penitentiary, can be saved from
GLOWING life Of crime
The defect however, in the present
Iystem of granting paroles IN this state
I in my Judgment, the lack of an equit-
Ible adjustment Of the method through
which It Is put In operation. It should
~ based upon a merit system. The parole
Ihould come from list Of eligibles' on
trades which the prisoner attans through
lis own efforts This would place the
riendless inmate upon the same footing
With the one favored by friends, and
influence from the outside. | do not
mean to allege that, under the present
Working Of the parole law, this latter
lass has been intentionally permitted to
,njoy its benefits, but in the. very nature