The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-01-15

our lhWS ana couSo Us 10 Dflu6 ABOUT
speedier administration of justice,
with fewer reyersals because OF. tech
nicalitios in no wise affecting the
merits of the litigation.
Any system of judicial procedure
will be abused more or less, but we
should adopt system which win re
duce the abuse to the minimum This
commission has labored faithfully and
long and prepared some IS bills to
meet the situation, The changes win
affect both the civil and criminal
codes, and bring about speedier adj
ministration Of justice, save expense
to the litigents, and a large amount
annually to the state in criminal costs.
This commission, by reason of its
long, faithful, efficient and unseliish
labors, is entitled to the thanks of the
officers and citizens Of the states, and
as chief executive, ! tender to 1t my
| thanks and compliments.
Fire Insurance. 81
| In 1913, a number OF insurance COM
panies, through their agents, met in
| Baltimore and determined, tentatively
at least, to suspend business in Mis-
souri,, doing 80 under the belief the
insurance companies doing business in
the state We're no longer under the
provisions OF our antitrust statutes.
Developments later in the supreme
court confirmed the views of the state,
and the error of the position taken by
the companies.
| would recommend the creation OK
fire marshal department, making
same an adjunct of the insurance de-
partment ana under the supervision
Of the insurance superintendent. In
this department we would have an
official authorized to investigate the
cause of all fires whose origin is at
all obscure. He should be empowered
to prosecute for arson; to compel the
observance OF building laws; to re-
quire the removal of hazardous condi-
ions due TO carelossness, or some
thing worse; to prepare a code of in
structions IS to electric wiring; to in
spect ana examine properties, and to
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stare inousrF'a' commission
Under The law We have a bdrtau OF
labor statistics, and factory, hotel and
mining Inspection departments and q
board OF mediation and arhitratloa
These constitute five separate aad
distinct departments. The labors OF
| some departments under the law, are
covered a second time by another de
! paIDAent, and reports, travelling and
| Cher expenses unnecessarily dupli-
3ato1. The state should combine these
| live departments in one department to
De kao IN as o state industrial com
| mission"
THIS commission should be com
posed OF at least five members, not
| more than three OF whom should be
| io1s 10 the same pollticai party MS
COMMISSION under proper act en-
larg'ns and defining It's powers ana
duties can feAass greater petter
ana more elticlent service tnah lhe
llVe departments are now rehueflhs.
ana 40 so Oh lhe same amount VI
| money now expended ny the std'e "
| operate the nVet'
"orKmens compensation ACT
| recommend 10 the legislature .hS
passage OF Worahens compensation
ACT. Inc grown ana deVeiopneht Oh
OUT transportation lacliities' factory
| systems hdustrlal prosress' ana the
increase IN the NUMBER OF uhsKllled
wofkmen ABOUT hl2h power hiachlu-
cry, demand the enactinenS Oh q WORK
mems compensation law. FerhapS
majority OF the states nave aifeauy
enacted sucn iaws one OF the prime
OBJECTS OF such an ACT Is 10 aYola ehe
great waste attending the htlsauon
NIliJh aIlseS S, unueI ,r9 oiN w ''o"' Vi
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During the TWO years nave peen
governor OF the state l nave striVen
earnestly, at all times, to nave honest
elections, both IN the primary ana IN
the general election' MY eilol1s nave
not been IN VAN. Inc present laws