The Green Forest tribune., 1911-01-20

mon school or high school work. Besides | this, it is cheaper for the taxpayers and more convenient for the parents to send | their children to school nearer home until | they are fully prepared for university work.
 The levy of special tax on all the prop erty of the state has been recommended by | the Board of Trustees for the maintenance | of the university This plan has very many advantages over the present manner of se- of strong political lobby whenever the university is to get it's allowance from the propriatons for the university or any other | of the institutions of the state, I think there | should be more attention given.
 District Agricultural Schools.
 There are four of these institutions as provided for by the last legislature, and | they are located as follows: The first dis, triet school at Jonesboro the second at Rnssellyille; the third at Magnolia and the |
 Under the terms of the bill they were located under competitive proposals and the | community offering the best inducements Aas | received the permanent location. All of | the schools. believe, are now in operation, | and the attendance is larger than was ex. pected for the commencement. Public Schools and Uniformity of Text
 Books.
 It is pity-"and pity that it is a pity that we cannot. or have not, enacted comprehensive law for the selection. sale this state. We are frequently advised that | uniformity is not best for Us. That. of course, depends upon whose uniformity 1s adopted. If we permit our natural enemies the book trust. to specify the kind of uni l formity we shall have, it certainly will not be best for us from the viewpoint of cost l If we listen to them in the lobbies around our legislative hails wilt never have any other kind. In my opinion this is of the most urgent necessities for the common schools of the state. and in order that it may receive the most careful consideration at your hands, recommend that you appoint competent joint committee for the express purpose of Investigating all the jaws of other states on the subject, and of drafting a suit able bill and then to pass that bill in spite of all opposition.
 The Anti-T Act
 In the trial of the rate ease the counsel for the state, developed the fact that the rates which were put in force by the rail roads after they had secured their injunc- tion from Judge Van Devanter were made in concurrence by them and the rates were the same upon all the competing lines within the state. Thus it is seen that when freed from control of the state by the injunction of the federal court competing lines of rail road in the state combined in putting in the freight rates which were in force in the state until they were declared unreason- able by the federal court.
 Under the direction of the Railroad Com mission. the special counsel for the state filed suit against the Iron Mountain Railroad at Fort Smith under the antitrust act. seek, ing to recover penalties from 1t for violation Of sald act in thus combining in establishing freight rates. Before the ease was reached for trlal, another case presenting the same
 
 cu'.rs attorney in another portion of the state reached the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court held that fine antitrust act dld not cover such a combination. There is no form of combination which can involve so much financial burden on the people of the state as combination among the rail reads In fixing freight rates. It has bern shown to have been in this ease most dis astrous one upon the people of the state, and it is unfortunate that the antitrust act dia nor cover thls combination SD that the railroads could have been punished for so combining III oppression oi the people of the
 l recommend that the antitrust act be amended so as to cover in the future such unlawful combinations in the establishment of freight rates.
 The Tuberculosis sanatorium. Modern science has demonstrated that tu- berculoSls IS curable disease, and that science $ greatest weapon on the great white peague is the sanatorium. The General Assembly of 1909 appropriated SSO OOO for the erection and maintenance of a sanatori- um. The financial condition of the state ! required the postPonement of the work but 1 it was begun in February. 191O and the Sahatorlum was opened the first of last Sep tember. II has been located on a beautiful tract of 975 acres in the pine ridges near Bonneville, the land being donated by the people of that city. The sanatorium consists of sixteen buildings, water, sewer and heat ing plants and electric lighting from Boone vllle, and dairy. It has been well furnish ed and equipped and all within the appro- prlation, supplemented by some donations
 
 me present capacity is for seventy-four pa tients which may be increased at but com paratively little expense. So far nearly 100 patients have been treated and splendid results are being obtained The report of the Board of Trustees will be transmitted to yon, and your careful consideration of
 I recommend that you deal as Iberallg as is possible, under financial condition, with tms institution.
 Reform Schools
 .biI5so The location % of the the ref9rmqtory for white of rocks for them to till On it nothing can be produced: nothing can be taught of practical benefit on the subject of agricul- wasted energy of the youthful criminals therein confined. No shops have been pro Vided, nor has any other means of em- ployment which might he of use to the re formed criminal in after life. So in it's present situation there remains nothing for them to do but to remain housed up in they must be supported at the expense of the honest labor of the taxpayers of the sI9mte' Ih tliS cohhecton 1 would respect 1u!lY recommend that you look carefully into this matter, and. if after reorganization ot our revenue system you find that the states finances will permit it. that this institution be either moved to some locality where the soil is of such character as to make farming profitable, else shops be established in connection with the institu- alL. tloh on on its present site in order that the youthful criminals may learn trades that VIII ht them for earning living when they have left the institution. and help them to become better and more useful citizens
 recommend the establishment of re form school for youthful negro criminals This school should be located in some io cahty where at least 300 acres of land could be had.
 Old Confederate Soldiers.
 In conforming, with the law, in due time after assuming the duties of my office l ap. pointed a Board of Control for the Confed. crate Home, This board has done it's work well. The buildings have been repaired and the rooms made more comfortabe The home has been very much improved A physician has been placed in continuous charge Of the hospital where all necessary drugs and medicine are kept on hand The farm has also been very much improved as well as the service in every other way 7, Because of the decreasing numbers of old Gonfederates in the state. the number in the home is decreasing
 The Confederate pension fund tax for the past year has produced more money for inc old ConfederateS than they have ever had before. But the system of distribution is bad The county boards meet but once to make the necessary investigations to de termine who should be pensioned among the apphe9nts, Men are drawing pensions, it IS said. who were never in the Confederate army. Having been once put on the roll. some continue to draw pensions after they have become well-t do
 The Arkansas Confederate pension roll should he roll of honor, and none but the worthy should be placed on it.
 On account of their decreasing numbers the old soldiers at the home, l am informed by the board can be well provided for in the next two years with smaller appropria tion than has formerly been made
 recommend that they be given whatever amount of money it may require to maintain the home and keep the old Confederates coptented and comfortable while they remain there.
 Extra Help for Supreme Court.
 There is too much work imposed on the judges of our Supreme Court and | am infnrmel h,- that LII. tl...t.