Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-08

The department Oi AEdNt" is Sc
required. under the Administrator.
code, TO prepare "a budget and tai
lwerS were vested in tie Depart
ment 10 make amy myra. .s"ilon Wulel
might be necessary To enable IL Il
-ofA4uiaie Ihtellisth'S me hHahcia
needs oil me state Tor 'A" next "Ieh
-,un. sH'n investigation a@s zee.
made ana the budget Has ''eh pre-
/ pared as required ny law, ana VIII
oe submitted 10 youi t'oHoFaoI" hody
TX VIII %" reaaiIY seen 'id' me III
rector O. nance began. I'D TACT. pre-
pairing ioE me Ruasei on july B.. I1I'
+oF "aeE me- eAeICI7e' a'@ powers "'
upeiF47ioh over U't accounts d me
several ACTIVITIES I'll inc 9'tie. Ae
'aAan 10 FORM some IDEA dis 10 me
t'"- Hee'~ "l inc state. a. ms TIME
Het'l ''-s 7"! t.i'. '"' 1t'-,. Is .a'
.'Hu'. Oh many ldoH'HS ~ 'f''.''S .'''
'''"' an" "I"uo"' "".N- oe'-eFe
la"t " VIII commend l17eH 20 your
"''"0H+.
Puzzle Welfare Problems.
Perhaps the Department OF Publ
Welfare has laoored, during the war,
Under greater difficulties than any
other department OF our government.
Though the minimum wages OF al
aadants were increased ~ per cent
Il was impossible 10 secure competent
attendants in anything like sufficient
numbers. The drafts specially made
upon physicians ana nurses in the
service by the War Department ana
he Red Cross threatened 10 demosa.-
.ze the service. in some Instances,
me entire medical stan OF hospital
with the exception Of the superintend
ant and assistant superintendent, vas
changed twice during me war. Al
'he time the situation was SO serious
hat ! deemed 1t necessary 10 make
d direct puohc appeal to the people 10
ngage III the necessary work al the
STATE institutions IN order tAat We
ALBAt not nave 10 close them.
MucA T1do!e, 100, was Aaa n pro
'i4hs suhcLeAt ana satls4actol!
Oou IoI tAe inmates Vi the 4nstlta'
Ions Lecause oI government require.
--.v!4's. 81 best, where fooa must be
prepared IN sucn large quantities, tle
jEoDIeM IS a hafd one, Means nave
JetA provided, however, by which i,
5 h0peu tAat TINS situation VIII be
}elhaheAtIy improved.
SpeciaI attention has been given
. IAe farHs connected with he diff
-eleht institutions. The Department
d FHOAe "eHare, III cooperation with
ne department OF Agriculture, has
'eorgaA@ed the activities OF these
arms. lhey nave been made very
productive and profitable in every IL
.'"HCe. indeed tAey nave been a Very
"Fae factor IN he4plng US 10 meet int
oou pFooiem al all. We have demon.
''ated mat these farms are not only
source Oh considerable revenue TO
NJ institutions, nut they also afford
te@!'Ay ana wholesome occupation iof
~ inmates OF the institutions, VINO
To suited 10 thls WORK. In addition
o thIs' there Is no reason why each
u 'he institution farms should not 81
n OBJECT lesson making Tor better
eiI1ui1dFe IN lis community.
Nh0eF al tile circumstances, II IS
'u~A''I'td thd' tAe state institutions |
inHo''o"cu hl"o-l ttter thdh
Quiz nave beeh expected. The OH
Sis Vi tHese institutions, Wno over
anne lHelr difficulties ana enlharlas
leAt7 curing these trying times, are
Atitied 10 the gratitude OF the people
i Illinois visited most Of the in
IIulion7 myself and know something
II the appalling obstacles they had 10
'eItolhe.
ne buildings and equipment Of the
''ale institutions were found TO be in
'au pHySlcaI condition hat condi-
loh mas been considerably improved
y uIli2lhs the labor OF inmates OF
ue INSTITUTIONS II has been the poll
y OF Tue Department 10 furnish oc-
upauon, wherever possible, 10 the I
equation OF All the State lnstitu-
IONS HeaIlhtul and congenial accu-
"''oH mas OeeA found AN important
ACTOR III restoring 10 normal condition
insane patients and other detectives
/ society. IhAt ada IN thE1I pap-