The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-14

should b Considered 80 and treated A.
sSea 10 ne mining law. whether II Ap-
and n bead 81 the Department OF
Mines should BE- given ths ErsStest
sa-eesnt OF Do~er Tor TIE perP0ss 0f en-
fentton OF accidents
The District force should be Increased.
With the duties and q-sslineaiions which
N posiuons OF chief and district In
spector require. 20 b. assured OF retain
psrlence In the past has been that some
~ our best qualified district inspectors
.ase Ieit the Department for the reason
That more attractive positions have teen
offered 20 them by some coal producer.
The Chief Inspectors salary should BE-
snnum- The distriet inspector should
nav s-sgeYo and expenses while on the
r.ad This r-muneration. as before
OF the standard OF efncisncy'
Ane Aiinlnr Department should also
&c placed under the civil service rule 80
mat the changes in State administrator
would not Affect this Department or RS
sdnsisncy. which means 80 much 10 the
I'M on. n,n employed az this occupation
or capital Involved therein.
Forest. Dame and Fish.
our forest, which once covered al
most the entire length and breadth or
! value a. well as quality and diversffx
1 one OF the greatest forest areas in ~.
nor.o, nas dwindled from fifteen n
20 less than one and a half millions.
III Avs 10 regard TO our forests should
care and protection will be Invoked M
tnat part which still remains, and 20
enat ne grestest amount of cooperation
could pc had with the Federal Govern
,he IN kesping with the prOvisionscOf
The. protection OF nsh and game. Il.
Also left To this Aanurfv.r
recommendations are made bv its heal
relatiNe % changes looking towards the
game in our STATE. / 10 moi Srres w an
the recommendation made by Warden
etauesney relative TO the reinstatement
! reason that IL proved TO be so r-epusnant
70 our citizenship when IL was IN Erect
~, ~ eosid De passed in such n way
be removed. VI"
Prohibition.
The state Tax Commissioner who a.
eN-ofncio Commissioner OF Prohibition
and Ms force. as well as all other de-
OF the administration. have
1890 dlhgentiy In the matter Of bring
Ing about a rigid enforcement OF tbe
frohlbiuon law. \ number OF cases in
solkins uitferent points OF law. some at
sssSIns me eons~ututionality OF the act.
others raising questions OF dennition
nave come up. and all these contentioDs
nave been met by the Commfssfoner him.
! sen. Untiring diligence has marked his
80 ~ AAANN DTODIRmA which
have been presented to him Tor goiuiion
IN connection with the duties Imposed
upon Tnki nm by The last legislature.
appropriation OF money made To- ,ha
torcement OF this law. great results hnvc
peen obtained. We have been much
nrnnrspped by the smallness OF the APP
numoer OF field agents necessary 10 the
most rigid enforcement. IL is sarnestiv
nopeo that the legislature will give an
CONFORMATION which al
ioreed sufficiently large. Vita this ~
49,. tosether with a few Important
S snenaments TO the law. we will have a
Jaw easy or enforcement. compararfyct@
speaking. from which can be obtained
the best possible results. u
me general results thus far I'm Tho
matter or prohibition have been mot
81 sfactory. and the co-operativs snSrfs
OF the majority OF our people has Be-
most pleasing and OF the greatest bene.
~ IN bringing about THIS result 1ho
law has been effective only stncn y
LII The results for good have been
IeIt throughout our commonwealth snd
/ adoptton -, Mere actually against the
orlslhally and voted against M have -
peatedIy said to me tina AZ an 1nnortn
MI presented itself in the future thew
iavor prohibition. " anu
Aortallties from accidents. a. we'll -.
~ ,V,asiohs OF the law and commitment
~ Insane asylums. will be materiaiiv re.
uusea. which Will lessen court proceS,r.
~ essen the lumber OF Inmates In or.
pnons. This Will work 10 the rsiier 81
higher standard OF citizanssaes n
every point OF View. ir"m
70 |ve us a sufficient amount OF funds
J that The resn saw; and we will see TO IL
TIL. state Board OF Control.
G rms Board is made MP OF Nr ~
Ell 10 IN resioent' who was re-appoint-
Sohsrnor VIM. NJ. o. Dawson snna.N
ut out the unexpired term of Nj n
I Wuiian1Sn. ~eslgned and DR.. J. NJ
Is. Stephenson. Neeeeo br' r.
The biennial report Of this body show.
Ilcleney maintained and, tn
smouht OF money saved yearly oycr -.
liner an method formerly rracticed in
CONQUER OF our State educationsl nn,
shu cleemosynary nstftufIons Prl
STATE board OF Control has full nou.r
hL e govern and control the chari,s'
and has charge OF the nnapcisi ia ions
u.s. aitairs OF the State educatIonai a.
propristh, as well as miscellaneous an
DVTI.ds created for various purposes ''
the Legislature APPROPRIATE for 81.
iSis one months, beginning October /
1910 and the Board OF Central
&C., lsoin other sources Gin the wav 81
STATE ips,it,ttnss from the different
= totaI fund from all available sourc.e
IYr current and other expenqcs a, 49,
auIsposal N the conduct OF the i%nsfit,
ions coming under their care. tbc
mount Of 1851. 1859. 0ut o. me
money they expended for the biepni.i
BSSaiod ending June 40. 1914 $500
z-Vss. leaving a net balance ~ 80
stedit or over three-fourths IN a ynIii'a.
uVilaIs, ITO no exact. s75A1Ts Oo1
~ - impossible for members ~ a..
board or Control with an on fbeir 49,
uIous uuties. personally TO compIv vIth
Vme Oi the paragraphs Of the bresenf
~ under which the Board Is operatipg
III ~ particularly true In connecti1,
f.ran ~ suolect OF visitation TO the ar
.eItnt institutions which come nrda-
. tRelr charge, and at the same time To-,
akter the administrative duties ~ tbIt.
oIlces- The law should be auepdcd ~
as 10 cure this defect. The po1. ~
Son,roi by law ~ required "to visft go.
y. the penal and charitable tn~sfttutto,s
~ ieaHt every six months. and thai one
~ more members or the Board SHAH
VISIT each OF these INSTITUTIONS r,o,tET-
y same reverie for n moment Vii Sna
onstrate the utter imposgibiiftv - ~.
menlners or the Board finding fir. -
perform this task. with twenf-- &C. ~
stitutions under their supervf4Hcr
need. e'eIy want and
The per capita cost comp,r.d vt,,
oaIita cost Of the inrutufi0ns ~
"t4er states u more than favorabie
ne various Institutions IN ~ So,
With few exceptions. haze term
by me personally. N had time rcr,,,
~ would have gone 10 zach ana e,c-y
vue Ihey are In n healthy. nr0rrorgVy.
eonnllhou. Iholr needs are MANY fYt 81
.2ufse pr time goes By and the roprf,
IN oI theHe institutions Increases. re-