The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-09

ures for the las, three months OF the
administration OF Warden White. ana
the first month of Warden Terrell, no"
going to be n difficult one. II not I'M
possible The budget cummitic" mas
provided for an emergency approPrlN-
lion 10 meet the deficit II the cNpcndi-
lures persist III exceeding tho Income.
The failure Of the income OF inc
prnitcntiary 10 keep pace with its eN-
pcnditurcS. as before suggested. IS pr
mnrily due to Increased cost OF com
muditics consumed. For instance. while
the price OF the contract labor under
the fivc-ycar contracts, could not not Dc
increased. the board of control has hceh
compelled To pay as high rs ~ cents
per mound for bacon which II bought
at from To 10 cents when the LABOR
contracts were made. Not only was the
hoard unable 10 advance the pay OF
labor under The contracts, but mo sem
tmcnt and movement against products
Of prison labor has led the contractors
To seek to annul their contracts. 1t IS
therefore, manifest thar the contract
labor system. long profitable 10 the
state in an Immediate monetary sense
is about at an end. 1t was and IS Il
species Of slavery. ahho-rcnt 10 modern
thought and sentiment. Il is being
abandoned everywhere. New Jersey IS
the latest state 10 take tn" step.
TO abolish the system Will cost tn"
state some money just as the prom
bition amendment sacrificed half mill
ion dollars or revenue annually. anu
the enforcement OF which is costing
considerable sum. 1t will nccessitate
changing the whole policy a, the pcni-
Tertiary. A sidcrabl" per cont OF
the population can be worked on the
roads. but there are moro than 3"4 lie
men, few of whom can be so utiilZco,
while others are not physically able 10
Go hnrd labor. consequently II VIII De
necessary 10 arrange for SOME Kind "l
work within the institution. The stat
ute requiring tho contracting lanor
should be repealed. first for the reasons
before gwen; cOnd. because The time
is already 1t hand when III" board VIII"
/ he unable 10 comply with ito max"
the contracts. TIL" board OF control
should be authorized TO install ma
! ch!ncry 70 make automobile license tags
and such similar commodities as the
state needs or can utilize.
Turning to the parole law. III" gov
crnnr urged an amendment 10 the pres
cnt statute 50 prisoners serving life
| sentences can be pnrOlcd and not only
pardoncd. as the law now provides.
! IN advocating the removal Of the
dcmic. the governor paid tribute 10
| the state health department. which he
! said now should he increased In lis
| Sconc 50 as not only 20 deal with the
! cpidemcs, hut study and prevention Of
| disease.
In advocating tn" r"mova! Of m"
present $500 900 limit on tn" capital
! stock Of banks AMI trust companies.
/ ,hc governor said tn" state loses great
| sums in revenue h"cnus" larger insti-
| iutions now are Incorporated outside
the state. To stimulat" them in West
| Virginia. h" urged an amendment 10
! the present law
| For Revised Code.
! The governor said he farorS III" pro-
posed hill looking IN REVISION Of the
school code. which abnlishes the school
| book board and changes the manner "t
| making contracts for text books. He
also advocated IN" Legislature limiting
/ the percentage Of text books that can
be changed at any Oh" iimr.
Other questions dealt with ny he
! governor included a word r""alllng 10
| the legislature The national prohibition
amendment. the Virginia debt on which
| nc said hc would report III II few days.
the state printing. binding and station
! ary law. which hr sal. should be re-
pralsd and one enacted 81 rontrn"iS can
! l.. let from time Ia tim" for separate
! Jobs of work. the gas question which Is
J before the Public Service Commission.
In proposing Il law I" max" display
ing the rcd nag felony. III" governor
! said there had h""n no radical out
breaks in West Virginia. bat advocated
such action /" prevent tho spread "i
Sn-calIcd. Rol$l"v!Em.
Tho governor concluded his address
with Il Pile. for III" appointment of n
commission authorized and "mp"wcr"d
80 erect III front a TIA" capitol huiluihH
=, soldiers and sailors monument rs !:
,rilut. Ia the stairs lsTn..s who
fought in tn" great wa.