The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-01-14

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was rccommo ended. as was tho build'
Ing of state industrial hospital al
/ Portland
after referring to the good work
of the state police. despite th,
vicious criticism lcveled against th's
| crsanixation by the lawless element
whose habits were rudely interrupt
ed by the activities OF the state po'
lice and by many well meaning cit
izens who were not informed trrth'
fully" the message recommended the
establishment of u state constabulH"N
ot ten Ci fiftcon men as u small mo
lie force tor state police duty These
II en- would help enforce the prphi'
,tion Std game laws. and ald IN pro
went ~ forest fires.
II am hopeful" said tho executtN ',
that fair-minded committees of tho
legislature viii make careful eNam-
.hat.on OF the state penitentiary aud
learn the real truth about sitnatlon
which has been made the football
for politics. spiteful vengeanc" and
dccciying manipulations, Altho the
physical status OF the pen,tcntnry
property leaves much to be desired,
| am we'll pleased with the tdtnirts-
tr,ticn OF the institution under II"
first management OF my own 'ndiviG-
uaI choosing. In month ths new
warren has been amazingly enert!vd
In hiS work. and | am confident tha'
any one conversant with actusl CON
diti0ns will conccdc readily that this
penal institution Is now being admin-
istered on u most satisfactory basis
Considering the responsible and eN
acting nature OF the work. | feel the
warden Is underpaid as an official. "
Need for u new cell house Is men
toned, but "becaus" OF the present
disheartening status OF the state
finances Il may be necessary to defer
for another two years this almost i'm
perative improvement. The outlook
for the handling OF the flax industry
at the penitentiary is good, according
to Governor Withycombe. altho the
past two seasons have been the most
unfavorable. climatically. OF the last
forty years to fax growing. He ex-
pressed doubt as to the wisdom OF
laws which prevent the sale OF prison
made articles In competition with
those manufactured by free labor
The population OF the Oregon prison
is so small" he declared. that the
effect OF removing this restriction
would have at most but negligible
influence on the labor market. When
We consider that the taxpayers OF
Oregon are paying for the sustenance
OF the penitentiar yinmates II seems
short-sightedness to erect legal OBJ
structions which serve to prevent
them from earning their own way AZ
nearly as possible during incarcera-
tion. A law granting prison authori-
ties free hand to dispose OF any
commodities that may be produced
adyantageously by the prisoners
would undoubtedly tend toward econ
omy and lower upkeep, as well as
toward better morale among the
men"
In connection with consideration
OF highways, the governor suggested
a law requiring drivers OF both pas
senger automobiles and motor trucks
to bring their vehicles to a complete
stop before crossing the railroad
tracks outside of towns and cities.
With reference to fish and game
legislation he advocated the ceding
OF Malheur Lake and Mud Lake In
Iiarney county to the federal govern
ment for the purpose of creating u
permanent wild bird refuge. and also
urged the plan Of the federal govern
ment for the complete destruction OF
predatory animals.
Besides urging the overwhelming,
II not unanimous endorsement OF ma
tional prohibition amendment. the
governor referred to numerous other
subjects. the message which
approximately eight thou
sand words.