Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-01-20

the following significant paragraph
We do find that tie financial
condition of the University and
the condition of the books in the
CONTROLLERS Office, for which the
preceding board and President
| Hendrick and the past and pres
ent Comptroller are all response
bic is deplorable.
With the people confused by the III
ordinations and recrimntions, grow
;,,o ont Of the factional discord exist
mo for the past two years and no"
lei in doubt by the foregoing state
n,ant as TO the manner in which our
stewardship of public moneys IN the
University funds, made up IN part u
henefactions from loyal friends OF the
institution and from the Federal UoV-
ernnent which holds the State to
strict accountability, public con, denGe.
| stitution os, aydp adcNz'liiii M" ~
20 essential TO the welfare OF the
school must necessarily De aileeteu
A situation has been created irausi
with grave possibilities OF disaster ~
the institution itself, and TINS stud
| ton will exist until the public ma.
firm TO some authority for an unol'
ased statement of the essential facts
mon which it can predicate intelligent
conclusions.
If is not my purpose to preJudSe
the merits of any controversy 10 Jus
tifv or condemn the acts OF any oniciai
,r set of officials connected with tnt
University which to prosper mus
have. not only proper management
Internally but the confidence OF the
,eonle both within and without the
;tate. However, it is my earnes'
concentration that you address
ourselves practically, and withou
,ias, political or otherwise, to suci
investigation OF the institution as VII
lear up finally the vexatious CUES
ions Underlying he present contro
lersy. If the administration has beef
nisrepresented, the fact should be dl
ulged. If evils exist the people
,hould know of them from an author
tative source, and with this full
lnowledge look to their correction.
Whatever your decision regarding
the investigation may be, the institu.
ion is entitled to the most liberia
support, moral and financial, which
he people and their representatives
an possibly accord it.
Social Reforms.
The Initiative" provision OF our
Constitution and supplementary laws
nave been employed to bring before
YOU a measure designed to prohibi
he manufacture, consumption and
ale of Intoxicating liquors.
This measure, under the law, musi
rave preferential consideration al
our hands and must be adopted Oh
elected without change. COMMITTED
IS we all must be to the theory tina
he public has a right to define II!
rwn policy in regard TO the ethica
| questions upon which 1t naturally di
| ides, and since favorable action b,
| he legislature on this important meas
| IRE while not necessarily deprivin.
he people of a direct voice in 1t
doption or rejection later, will a
east operate to adjudlcate matte
n advance OF the final and dehnit
ettlement of this question-by the PEG
lie themselves VIII CHI will be brough
| bout automatically by your unfavor
lble action on this bill, therefore
owever inevitable and desirable pro
lbition may appear, it is suggested
hat YOU expeditiously take the step
necessary to place the question OF IT
,doption or rejection on the ballot
10Th for the reasons given in the fore
,oing and because of the probable
| impairment OF legislative efficiency
which may be expected to result from
an extended consideration by you
body OF so controversial a subject.
1t must be apparent to you that :
general demand for the abatement o
gambling in all of its forms exists
| throughout the State. and further
hat there are practical obstacles il
he way of settlement of this question
~ the referendum.
| 1t is therefore earnestly recon-
nended that a comprehensive anti
;ambilng law providing enforciblo
penalties for noncompliance and free
| rom any ambiguity or uncertainty
)e enacted by this session OF your
| BODY.
1t is hoped that the ethical ques
tons which may arise for determine
ton by your body will not be permit
ted to subordinate and prevent. as
they have done in previous sessions
he full consideration of other and at
east equally important questions re-
'uiring your attention.
The State Engineers Office.
In nv preceding message the atten
ION of the legislature was called tC
the importance of the work conducted
~ the State Engineers Office and to
he need for amendments to the Act
t 1913 under which the department
hen operated.
The constitutionalty OF this meas.
ire has been attacked and the opinion
# the Supreme Court was unfavorable
the contention that the State En-
yineer could legally proceed under
he Act. Certain amendments were
added in 1915 calculated to correc,
he defects in the original law. The
lmended Act was promptly agar
brought to a test in the Federal Court
| 1T is confidently expected that a de