The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-01-08
War ReoistratIon

AhRiiN iNthlAh6 FfoNfNV WiAiAAl NAO Apft
clerk hire, automobile service in del
liyering registration cards or money
expenses are submitted with the re-.
commentator that appropriation be
made to cover said amounts to saltl
parties
Under the law providing for the com
per atiCn for registration Of electors
the county registrar is entitled to &c
per capita and the precinct registrar
&c. / recommend that an appropria-
tion be made to compensate said regis
trars accordingly, which will be to-
tai Of $S,5O1.75.
Deficiencies.
(The Governor details various def
eiencies he has approved during the
past two years)
Tubercuar Sanatorlum
The Sixth Legislature provided for
a State Tubercular Hospital and made
an appropriation Of $4,000 90. The
act provides that the hospital shall be
located on State lands, said Hospital
to be under the same management as
the said Western Oklahoma Hospital
for the Insane.
My best Judgment Is that an appro-
priation for a unit at supply IN which
tubeScular patients may be received
from certain area, the county from
which such patient is sent to bear
certain fixed charge; then dormitories
for tuberculosis treatment to be erect
ed at Oklahoma city aud to be under
the supervision of tho medical depart
mont of the S@te University is al
yisabie, patients to be received for tu-
bercular treatment from a certain
area and under simiar Conditions.
Soldiers and Sailors Home
The Sixth Legislature provided for
a Union Soldiers Home. This Home
has been built and il now in opera,
tion, near Oklahoma City. This act
should be Immediately amended to
extend the provisions of this Home
so as to include every soldier, sailor
! and marine honorably discharged who
has ~ any time in this war which has
just closed, or any other war, served
the United States of America,
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The State should preserve in marble
the names of the men who died that
the cause of the Allies might live
The proper way to preserve their
names is by a monument built on the
Capitol grounds ON which shall be en-
graved the name Of every soldier and
sailor.
Venereal Disease a Menace
1t has been disclosed through the
war which has just closed that these
diseases are worse than cancer, tu-
berculosis or typhoid fever. Such
wastage Of human life ought to be
reduced. The states and the federal
government should act together to ac-
complish this end. | accordingly re-
commend that you pass necessary leg
islation to stamp out this evil.
Revolving Funds
On account of the revolving funds
which have been installed in the va
rious prisons and asylums and schools
! it is essential that a representative Of
the State Examiner and Inspectors
| Department check UP such revolving
funds | therefore recommend that an
additional Deputy State Examiner be
provided for the said State Examiner
and Inspectors Office to examine these
institutions at least twice a year.
l further recommend that three ad-
ditiona1 deputies be allowed the State
Examiner and Inspectors ojce and
this win increase them four in num-
ber In fact, it would be advisable
if the jurisdiction of his Office should
if he jurisdiction Of his office should
extend to examination of every mu-
nicipality. The time has come in mod
ern business methods when every bu-
sine concern has it's books audited
at the close Of every business year
A municipal and county and state
government should keep pace with
private business in being checked W
to prevent waste and leaks whether
by negligence or corruption.
Pardons and Paroles
Few pardons have been granted ex-
cept communications as provided by
statute, or where the parties had for
merly been paroled and after trial
had been found worthy Of pardon. /,
as a rule favor paroles.
Apartments for Employees
The coming to and returning from
the Capitol by the State employees
is not only expensive but it occasions
considerable waste of time recon-
mend that the State build houses
(of prison-made brick) for the jan
itors and that character Of en-
ployees on the state land Immediately
west of the power plant. They should
have these houses free Of rent or their
compensation increased from $4,000 to
$500 per month. | also recommend
the question of building two apart
ments on the State property, for en-
ployees.
School of Mines
The bill making appropriation for
the School of Mines was delivered to
me during the last five days of the
Sixth Legislature and was not ap
proved by me. None of the friends
Of said institution locally who talked
to me about it contended that said in
stitution could be made a success ex-
clusively as a school of mines; but
their plan was to convert it back into
school Of technology or junior col
lege. I am sure that the state has
enough of such institutions has more
now than it is able to properly sup
port. AT either the A. e M. college
or the State University, by adding
one or two professors to the Engin-
eering Department. a school of Min
ing Engineering of first grade and
standard can be afforded, and this is
the wise and proper thing to do.
recommend that an appropriation
be made for mine extension work both
in the coal and the lead and zinc min