Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-03-25
Head of Legislative Committee
Says State Has Too Many
Useless Employees.
GOVERNOR POWERLESS TO ACT
Students of Plans For More
Efficient Service in State.

10 remove them, said State Senator
w. P. Lambertson of Fairview, in an
address at the University of Kansas
the other afternoon. 4 hope that next
year we can put all state institutions
diretcly under the control of the gov
ernor, so that useless jobs will be
eliminated" Senator Lambertson is
chairman of the committee on eff
cheney and economy which the state
legislature appointed last winter to
make recommendations to the legisla-
ture next winter looking toward a re-
organization of the state government
I'VE have twice as many doorkeep-
ers and other employees around the
legislative rooms as are needed he
said. The first recommendation to
the legislature will be that these I'M
necessary employees be dropped.
There is a lack of fixed responsibility
in the administrative division of our
state government. The governor is
helpless to do any real efficient work
under the present system. He cannot
do much more than act as publicity
agent for the state and speak at county
fairs and public gatherings. The state
institutions are governed by boards
which are not under his control The
pork barrel must also be eliminated.
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Kansas Editors Ready.-The pro-
gram for the annual meeting of the
Kansas Editorial Association, which
will be held at the University of Kan
sas May and in connection with
Kansas Newspaper Week, has been an
nounced by J. L. Napier, president
Irwin Cobb will deliver the principal
address unless he is called back to
the war zone
Cabaret at Junior Prom.-Cabaret
performers from Kansas City were
brought to the junior prom at the Uni
versity of Kansas, which was given
In Robinson Gymnasium the other
night. The cabaret luncheon was an
for K. U. proms
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Two Pioneers Die.-Two Franklin |
county pioneers died the other morn |
ing James Bay of Williamsburg had |
been resident there for forty-five |
years and Mah1on Groenmiller, a |
wealthy farmer and stockman. also |
came there many years ago.
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To Give Wesleyan s25, ooo-The
Alumni Association of the Kansas
Wesleyan university will raise $4,000 |
o endow a chair of philosophy The
'und will be raised by means of life
insurance policies on certain of the
members to become paid up and ne
in ten years.
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Landmark Burns.-Fire of unknown
origin destroyed the implement store
g TIL 1
was one of the Oldest in town,
having been built before the Civil
War. 1t was the property of ]. S. Clio
'on of Americas and w. E. Miller of
Council Grove.
Start Oats Now-Farmers in Mont
somery county have already started
oat sowing. This is a little early, but
hey hope by early sowing to make the
bats crop counterbalapce the expect
I'd slump in wheat, which, the county Il
arm advised says, will not be more
han average, if it does that we'll.
End SmeIter Strike-The Joplin Ore
nd Spelter Company and the Shelter
mems Union of Pittsburg, affiliated +
With the Western Federation of Min
RS. have signed a contract for two
ears. which ended a strike in prog
ess since the first of December.
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Peach Failure in Kansas?-E J.
lacy. county farm adviser of Mont
-omery county. has found that not all
he peach buds have been killed, as ,
'as previously reported. Seedlings
ave survived the severe winter :
Seather, but all budded peach buds !
Ssiina Hotel Burned.-Fire damaged !,
he Pacific Hotel at Salina recently
was a S-story frame structure and
or years was the leading hotel in 7
entral and Western Kansas 1t was
one time owned and conducted by :
Mother" Bickerdyke, famous as a ;
ivil War nurse
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Train Killed Section Hands. p
ampben of Elk Falls, a section hand +,
a the Santa Fee. was struck by a pas
snger train and killed two miles east :.
Moline recently
Grief fastened Death-Nrs. Ella
easer, az years old. is dead at the
amily home in New Cambria. Her
ldest son. o. NJ Reaser. died a week :
go and grief hastened her death.
he family was among the pioneer set :.
ers in this part of the state
Two injured In Wreek-T. c. Wat Il