The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-07


coming from different states had a great
variety Of text books
To harmonic the entire state made
OF text book uniformity without intro
ducIns new book into most localities.
/ The school book publishers In most in
stances even after contracts were made
with tho state. proved technical In full
hliing their contracts. and many attempts
We're made TO eNade strict fulhIlment OF
their contract. particularly I'm the line Of
exchange Of old books for the new adopt
/ ed books desired at the exchange price.
pting hali the price Of the new books.
/ but by vigorous Intervention. as COM
! paints were made to us from numerous
localities, that condition was hnaly i'm
| proved, but still owing TO the thousands
! OF communities In the state. IL was eN
ceedingly difficult 10 keep the situation
well under control. and insure proper
| compliance with contract. o..
We were unfortunate again In the fact
| that with thousands Of teachers In tho
state the variety Of opinion AS to the
merit oi different text books Was very
] great. and a text book or policy that
/ met the approval Of some would natural
! ~ be vigorously opposed by other. This
natural dlrerrncf OF opinion makes The
! enforcement Of laws or rulcs more dif-
/ hCult for the want OF local cooperation
We can only express the nope that men
VIII realize that u is impossible 60 adopt
/ the views Of many persons OF elements
| VINO DO not agree among themselves. and
We sun hud ii proper. In our opinion to
| recommend to the legislature q further
]
/ Insane Asylum
/ At the beginning OF statehood the In-
| sane patients OF the state we're being
cared for at a private asylum at Norman
| two hundred dollars for each patient
! There were then five hundred and eighty
! patients Ia the care OF the state during
. the wear nineteen hundred and eight
! The asylum at Fort supply owned by
! the state, having been placed In condI-
| ton for the accommodation OF patienp
- NsaHaH AI..WH
] dred and eight At the close OF the year
! the Fort supply asylum had FIVE hundred
and one patients. and while the organiz-
! atlon OF TINS institution and the eNpen 50
/ OF many things incident to htting IL for
use has probably increased the cost that
viii be entailed after the asylum is iu
/ not been supplied with accurate figures.
! am advised that the complete report
! viii show an average cost per gnnum OF
! aILroNimatcly one hundred and sixty
dollars.
The present capacity Of tho Fort sup
ply asv'um having been reached. the
state Is yet utilizing the Norman asylum
under the old contract and has now three
hundred and eighty-scven patients cared
for az that asylum.
II viii be observed the uniting Of the
two territories into one state. as well as
the ordinary Increase In the population
Of the state. has increased the number
OF Insane patients during the year from
hve hundred and eighty-eight 10 "A total
Of eight hundred and eighty-eight and
while the asylum privileges Of both these
institutions is more satisfactory than the
conditions one year ago. yet the state Is
much IN need OF a second asylum under
Its own control and with total capacity
OF at least twelve hundred.
State Prison
At tle beginning of statehood the
state prisoners were being kept at the
Kansas state prison at Lansing under a
contract OF forty cents per day. equivalent
to one hundred and forty-siN dollars per
annum for each prisoner.
At tho beginning Of statehood there
were about three hundred and seventy
prisoners During the year the Board OF
Prison Control created by the last leg
isature provided for establishing a
prison ut McAiestcr. Oklahoma. and for
temporary purposes leased the Federal
lall located thereat, and In August began
Kansas. to McAlcstcr the purpose being
t. temporarily use the jail while building
a prison upon tract of one hundred
acres OF land donated to the state hy the
people OF that locality utilizing prison
labor as far as possible to create the
prison building after which the general
purpose lu mind being 10 utilize prison
labor in construction OF public highways
throughout the state.
From time 10 time numbers of prison.
ors have been brought from Lansing un-
tI there are now at the date of "A recent
monthly report, one hundred and hftv-
hve prisoners at McAlestor. II is the
belief of the Superintendent Of the prison
that he can rapidly provide for about a
total of four hundred prisoners AT the
present McAlcstcr prison. and IN about
ninety days from this date be able to
care for the entire state prisoners al
McAlostor
There are now five hundred aud sixty
two male and thirteen female prisoners
/ AT Lansing. being held under the former
|icrr.tnrIbl contract AZ forty cents per taN
each. The cost Of maintaining the pris-
nntrs at MyAlcsteI is. running abput
tweuty-!our cents per day each O'
course. when these MrAlpst,r prisoner
are employed at constant labor. the cost
If fI ftIF
wise caring FOR them wuru engaged bro
Tally labor VIII Increase % perhaps tuIr-
N-hNe or forty cents per dlN. but this
ls only am estimate. but call your attcu-
ton tu On" fact that when tho cost iy
Increased there VIII be hCuruCiil work
done for the general welfare of the pco-
In addition to the prisoners AT Lansing
ana MrAI"~ter. there are approximately
one hundred and hfty-hye prisoners In
IN" various counties OF the state await
ing direction as to- where they shall he
transported and confined, so that the to-
tlI number of state prisoners now va
riously confined is about eight hundred
ana eighty. This increase In the total
Lumher Of prisoners Il due to the facJ
state had added its quota OF prisoners
to '..' Of oklahoma Territory and sub
sta ally doubled the number.
The reports filed with the legislature
Win TINS message state the necessities
or TINS department and speak for them
selves.
! ! nv 'blIllh'l hIlifI NIltU our rT. son
crs are being held NJ Lansing. Kansas.
expires the thlrty-hrst day of this month
and provision Will need he made for a
short time for extending this contract or
otherHise providing for about four or five
hundred prisoners.
In this connection, the report OF our
state Charities Commissioner upon the
condition and practices at the Lansing
Kansas, penitcntiary. should he taken
Into careful consideration | call atten-
tlon To the fact that upon the complaint
made In said report the governor Of the
state of Kansas appointed commission
OF hve members and requested that a sim
ilar committee from the state Of Okla
homa be appointed 10 fully Investigate
the same This commission has been
Lappointed and Cou,urrcd in bv the state
Dioard Of Prison Control of oklahoma. and
'sdld Investigation H. now being had and
an early report may be expected
! suggest that this report VII doubt
less furnish the legislature the nfnrma
ton necessary 20 determine whether or
not our state should see an extension Of
the contract for further keeping of our
prisoners 3t the Lansing penitentiary
pardors, Paroles and Reprieves
There Is filed herewith, as provided ny
law, "a report ~ All pardons paroles and
b.