The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-21

senator Vinton StiIlings of I,eaven-
worth. while in Topeka strongly de-
1ended Warden Haskell of the Ian
sung prison against the charges re-
SI Oh IIlaoe by Kate Bernard of the
Oklahoma board OF charities He said
don't know Miss Barnard and
nave no idea what her motives were
put do know that the charges She
ma hes are untrue and do Mr.. Haskell
an injustice - said Senator Sti1IincTS 1tI
have had for years more or less hI,si1
ness dealings with the different war
pehs ana L live close to the prison 7
nave neen around the prison frequent
~ uurlhg the past thirty years and
was familiar with the management of
1t under the Lynch, Lands and lev
cuts administration, as they were All
friends of mine'' ii
like great many other citizens of
i.ase 'Ve t, take great pride in show
ing strangers through the prison and
nearing them make favora BILE COM
nlentS on the way it is managed. Under
It's present management believe If is
IN ~ oetter condition in every way. than
II mas ever been before Its sanitary
condition is better, more is heinz ar.
comphshed in the way of work and tba
dlsClpl1ne is better than ever before
nave never heard a convict complain o9
tne way that he is fed or clothed While
the discipline is strict, the punishnents
Tor 1nfractfonS of the rules under War
den Haskell are always humane and
no unnecessary punishments are allow
ca TO De lnt1tcted. I have talked to
many convicts after their discharge
and while they were working on the
road, in which all know am deepIv in
terested, and have never heard a man
complain of his treatment at the
prison.
IF there were any such conditions
existing at the prison as represented by
Kate Barnard, and other citizens
would certainly have heard of it. There
are probably 100 men in Leavenworth
who have done time during the time of
Warden HaskeIl's administration and
no one hears them complain of their
treatment while there. Perhaps thes..
false charges are made for political eff
Feet l know that there is not word
of truth in them. So does every other
man who is at all familiar with the
prison In my judgment Mr.. Haskell is
one of the best wardens, if not the best
the state has ever had. I say this
all of whom I am friendly
with, but 1 say it because it is a fact
know that Warden Haskell would be
pleased to have the Oklahoma people
make an investigation"
Everybody from Kansas has the good
roads germ in their system nowadays.
First it was Governor-elect Stubs,
then it spread to various members of
the next legislature all of whom have
it has been boosted in Kansas since
John Brown marched away from Osa-
watomie. The last case of infection
comes from Washington and Phil
Campbell of the Third district has
hard attack. He has introduced a bill
in congress intended to promote the
cause of good roads by creating bu-
reau of public highways under the de-
Dartment of agriculture, to cooperate
with various states in a system of good
roads construction. The measure au-
-horizes an expenditure of $S,Oo0'OoO
year.
State Treasurer Mark Tulley in an
interview declared that most OF the
kansas securities now on the market
are being purchased by Kansas 1nVes-
.ors. Mr.. Tulley then goes on to say
hat they are not being hawked
around in eastern financial centers like
hey used to be. The people here have
much idle money and they are putting
t into municipal bonds"
During the past year the total amount
If municipal bonds issued in the state
aggregated So, 237 ,529. Perhaps three
ourths of these were taken by nome |
people. The state school fund com
nissioners were the heaviest individual
purchasers. while the savings banks