The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-21
he HOLDS IT UP
State Auditor Nation Makes Or
der About State Aid.
Institutions Can't Have 1t I'm
less DO Charity Work.
MUST MAKE SHOWING
Prove That They Do as Much as
Amount of Appropriation.
Affects Topeka Orphans Home
and other Institutions.

No state aid will be paid to private
charitable institutions unless it is shown
that such institutions have given value
received in the way of free treatment
to charity patients.
This ruling has been made by State
Auditor James M. Nation and it ties
! up the appropriations for 40 private
charities in the state
For years the legislature has appro-
pr1ated $500 year for numerous pri-
vate charitable associations. The list
keeps growing. 1t has now reached
40. In the past money has been paid
over without a murmur. but the audi
tor thinks it is time now to put the
thing on a business basis.
The legislature has no right TO ap-
propriate money as a gift said the
auditor. 1t has seen fit to donate
500 each to several private charitable
institutions. The theory is that those
institutions treat enough charity pat
tents to earn the money. Now 1 pro-
pose to find out if they really do.s.;!
After this no institution of that
kind Will get a cent of state money
until it makes out statement show
ing in detail the charity work it has
done. This statement must give the
rame of the persons treated, the length
of time and the cost of the charity
work to the hospital.
If it shows that the amount
equals the amount appropriated by
the legislature. then I will turn the
money over. If it doesn't I will only
give the institution the amount it has
earned in charity work and no more.
The institutions are expected to get
their state aid this week, but this
order stops payment
The private charities that have
been getting state aid are all under
the jurisdiction of the state board of
control to a certain extent. They
must report to the board and be sub
ject to its rules concerning SANTA
ton and so on. The state aid in re-
cent years has been handed to the
institutions through the board. But
this time and henceforth a detailed
showing must be made to the state
auditor.
These Places Affected.
The institutions affected by the
new order of the auditor follow:
Kansas State Protective Home asso-
citation, Leavenworth; st. VincentS
Orphans home, Leavenworth; Guard
ian Angels home, Leavenworth;
F'riendless Women'S home, Leaven-
worth; William Small Home for Aged
Women, Leavenworth; st. Johns
hospital. Leavenworth; Wichita Hos
pitaI and Training School for Nurses,
Children's home, Wichita; Rescue
hcme. Wichita; st. Joseph's Orphans
asylum, Wichita; st. Francis hos
pital, Wichita; Topeka Orphans
home; Florence Crittenden mission,
Topeka same, (colored) Topeka;
Ingleside association, Topeka; ST.
Margaret's hospital, Kansas City,
Chndren's home, Kansas City; Beth
any hospital. Kansas City; DougIes
hospital. Kansas City; Associated
Charities, Kansas City; Home for
Hriendless Persons, Hillsboro; Beth
esda hospital, Goessel; City hospital,
Pittsburg; Mount Carmel hospital,
Pittsburg; Home for the FriendIess
Parsons; Mercy hospital, Fort Scott;
Goodlander home, Fort Scott; ST.
Mary's hospital Winfield: Arkansas
[ ny hospital: Orphans home, lola;
81. Johns hospital, lola; St. Rose
hospital, Great Bend; Salina hospital,
hospital, Concordia; Orphans home,
CIeburne; 81 Francis hospita1 To-
peka; Sterling hospital; Larned hos
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