Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-03-16
MAY WELD Ak IN KANSAS
Head of Legislative investigating Com
mlttee Says State Has Too
Many Useless Employees.

The state has hundreds of useless
employees, yet the governor is helpless
to remove them" said State Senator
w. F. Lambertson of Fairview in an
address at the University of Kansas
the other afternoon. 81 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.
1--WE 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 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
X Il X
New Church for oberIin.-The Pres
byterian Church at Oberlin was burned
last September. Plans have been made
to build new church costing $4,000.
About 81, 20 of the necessary $4,000
has already been raised
X X X
New Head for Bank.-The officials
of the First National bank of Leaven-
worth have reorganized by electing
Amos E. Wilson president in place
of former Senator Alexander Caldwell.
Mr.. Caldwell, who suffered from a
stroke of paralysis two months ago,
has sold his stock and decided to re-
tire.
Swinging Crane Kills Youth.-A
swinging crane at Pittsburg marble
yard proved fatal plaything for
George Hamilton, one of group of
boys who made merry-go-round of
it. Hamilton, 16 years old, died Of
injuries received when the crane fell
on him.
|
Atchison Increases Salaries
Twelve hundred dollars per year for
mayor and $500 for councilman is the
scale of salary provided in an ordi-
nance unanimously passed by the At
Gibson council, which increases the
mayors salary from $3.50 per year, and
that of councilman from $50 per year.
X X X
School for Winfield.-The Winfield
school board has sold the $4,000 OF
Az per cent bonds for the new manual
training high school for net premium
of $1,749, William r. Compton of St
Louis was the purchaser.
x X 4
Catholic Sister Dead.-Sister M
Cunnigund, Sc years old, is dead al
Atchison. She had been in Mount st
Scholastica's convent since she was
3 years old. Her name formerly was
Margaret Bescher.
X X X
Larned Motorists to Tour--BecausC
there are more motor cars per capt.;
owned in Pawnee county than any 9th
er county in the state, members Of thu
Larned Commercial club are planning
an advertising tour by motor to Kan
sas CITY. The trip is expected to b.
, made early in May.
4 x
: cattlemen Meet at Herlngton-
Breeders of Holstein cattle from va
rious parts of Kansas met at Herring
a ton recently to perfect an organization
0 having for it's purpose the raising Q
better cattle.