The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07

r Am cavised that me complete renor
viii show 90 average fust pcr nnnuii 8
anI,roximately q bundled and sixt,
The present caaAclly 81 thc Fort SIN
ply a4vlum hnNsan bcen reached IL,
state y vet utlighHE thp Norman asylun
nnder me y acontreeh md has now three
nuhuErN sna flehiy-seseh patients care'
Il viii he observed the uniting Of Ii,
TWO territories into one state. as wei 81
the ordinary lncreasp IN lh1 population
., tne state mas Increased tilc numbel
o. insane patients during The year frou
FIVE hundred and clehty~pight 10 a tota
or rlNht hundred and ctghtf-oieht anf
while the asylum privileges ~ both thea,
m.u.luions y more satisfactory than ths
muei, "a need Of a second asylum nnde,
~ ewn control and with 4 total eapacit,
OF at least twelve hundred
state Prison
At the beginning OF statehood tho
STATE prisoners We're being kept az the
kansas state prison at Lansing under z
contract OF forty ccuis ncr day, equivalent
% q hundred and forty-slx dollars pei
annuna for each prisoner.
AZ tae beginning % statehood there
prisoners. Dufins The year Tho Roard ~
Prison Contr1i created bg the last les.
lal1tnrc pro .idcd Tor estAhliNhing 4
prison ut McAleatcr. Oklahoma. and for
temporary pus poses leased ihc Fedora
lnil located %tlereat. and Ia August began
lr renewal of nrisonera from Lanslf~f,
KANSAS, to McAteSftr. the purpose helne
% temporarily use the JAN while hulldtse
2 prison upon a tract Of one hundred
nsfss OF iand donated 70 the state by the
people of that lpcaiity. utilizing prison
labor as fur as possible 90 create the
prison building, after which the general
pui pose IA mind being to utilize prison
itpor % construction OF public highways
throughout the state.
From time 20 Tina numbers of prison
ers have been brought from Lnnslng an
~ there are now ht the date uf "A recent
%lipathly report one hundred and nfty-
hNs prisoners q MeAlester. L u The
belief Or the Superintendent OF the prison
that he can rapidly provide for about a
tutai Of four hundred prisoners al tho
present McAlcHtcr prison. and IN about
ninety days from ihis date be able 10
,,ssrf inr the entire state prisoners at
There are now Ave hundred and sixty.
Two male and thirteen female prlsonerH
az Lansing, being held under the former
tert,ltorlal contract at forty cents per day
pach. The cost OF maintaining tie pris-
oncfs at McAlcstor rs running about
twenty~tou cents per dag each. on
course, when these McAicster prisoners
are employed at constant labor. the cost
el malntaining ana guarding and other
wise caring Tor them when engaged In
daily labor viii Increase % perhaps thlr
ty-tye or forty cents per day. hut this
y only an estimate. hut | call your uttrn
zion 20 the fact that when the cost IL
increased there VIII be beneficial work
done for the general welfare al the peo,
pie Of the state.
N addition 20 tle prisoners az Lansing
hid MrAlester, there are approximately
ono hundred aud nfty-nve prlsrners In
the various counties 81 tho state await
ing direction as 70 whore they shall be
transported aud confined, 40 that tho 10.
i4f number OF stale PRISONERS now va
rioqsiy confined is about oight hundred
ana eighty This Increase III the total
humber 81 prisoners Is due to the faet
that Indian Territory, nOw n part Of thf
state, had added iNs quota 81 prisoners
% those Of Oklahoma Territory and sub.
Atantially doubled the number.
inc. reports hied With Tile legislature
WITH this message state the necessities
selves. $3.50
THE contract under which our prison
efs arc heing held al Lansing. Kansas.
expires the thirty first day OF fhls month
and provision viii need be made far 4
short iiNlc fof extending this contract or
otherwise providing for about four on ayp
hundred prisoners.
Ia this connection. the report Of our
STATE Charities Commissioner upon me
conditions md practices at The Iansieg,
Kansas, perttDnttury should De taken
Into careful confederation. call atten.
flNt w AtA' fA'l| HItt illH liH lfNtfIifNf
made IN said rennrt TIE governor ~ the
state Of Kansas appointed n commission
~ I'VE member ana requested that IA sim.
llNr committee nom the state of Okla
honia be appointed % fully Investigate
the same. This commission has beer
appointed ana ~concnrred In by the state
Board Of Prison Gontfnl Of oklahoma. and
said tneeaUFalion u now being had and
early report may be expected
] suggest that this report VIII doubt.
less INFHi1r tho tputHtu4ufs 1Hs Itkf4u..a
ZION necessary 20 determine whether or
our state should see an extension ar
the contract for further Keeping OF or
prisoners ~ tho Lsnzlng ~pcnitentiary.
Pandonat Paroles and Seprlcves
There IN filed herewith. as provided hy
law. a report 81 an pardons. pAroles and
granted eiucc NV report 10 the
laat legislature with the reasonn there.
Territorial Accounts
IN accord with an act II the last icgls.
! have caused investigations TO be
mHde INTO the territorial accounts which
Investigation o. near completion and will
be reported at IN Curly date.
Peace ard Order
am pleased 81 call the attention Of
honorable hadr az wrli Is the pen-
pie of tif country af large. to lha tact
mat while oar state + new ana fuffTsa.
meHi &C law began without organisation
IN q lafRe part ~ our state. and with
and good order largely ln the
hands Of the local communities whlle !
local sentiment ANs The chief mpanR 8f
mainlalnlns peace nna order yet tn thit
year there has not been "a ease OF
iAnehinF or mob execution within TIE
Prohibition Enforcement
The department NJ llqu0f traNlc and
prohibition enforcement provided Tor In
scpnie BIZ No, 81 Of the iasi legislature,
.IfH f4nFtt .IllH" ~ fI4f1 t44Nufz HtII4tt4 -. J.
duct
rho dispensurs department. providing T
FOR The. sale ~ liquor fHf medicinal and
mechanical purposes. Under the charge
report herewith. was operated from
pasaaee % the law IN AMI. laos. un.
n after the election. November .. 1905.
Rheil the tanyasslnE pf the vote 81 tho
question showed IA mal0rity
II she enies against continuing the local
aHd ~ my judgment, the pep-
generally voted an the question 81
belief that they we're repeating Hrsi. !
Ie. at a1ii Senatc Riii No IN. which
neluicd The local dlspensnry thcref
pfuvlaimed the local dlspenaafleH
Tossed. since which date. the District
s0utt Of Logan County has held that said
lrtifle was not repeated. directed an
fOuft 70 the supreme Court where toe
'aHe Is siili ncndlng. and lave refused
N REOPEN the local diApcnsarleA Until
he supreme Court ehnll have decided the
'aae. and ! especially express 60 YOU tine
lone thai the will of the people shall be
'esprctta III an matters Of e~0YrrHment
wAni 10 assure this honorable body
~ well IA ihp aeaple OF fae state that
0cal public oHlcesA must bAse the actite
Iunpoft 90 the law Ahidinel people Of the
community before Just complaint can be
naAe for the failure OF TIL local enleefa
D fully succeed IL thu dis pharge of their
! believe that on the whole. IL may
be aid that the enforcement Of
las proved Il practicable, and
hat with gfeatef r0ofl ana popular aap-