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MRS. HAYES IS KOI
V OPPOSED IN RAGE
Mrs. Thomas (’. Winter Is Nominat
ed For Re-election As President. —
Mr-. >V. S. Jennings, of Jacksonville
Chosen for First Vice President.
Chautauqua, N. Y., June 27 (By the
Associated Press to Macon Telegraph
—'Mi -■ Thomas C. Winter, of Minne
apolis, was nomnated for re-election
■as president of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs at the biennial con
vention in session here today The
remainder of the ticket, all of which
is unopposed includes:
Mrs William S. Jennings, Jackson
ville. Fla., first vice president; Mrs.
Wallace T. Perham, Glendiveat, Mont.,
second vice president; Mrs. James
Hays, Montezumla, Ga., recording sec
retary; Mrs. Florence Floor, Cleburne
Teias, treasurer.
The election will take place on
Thursday. The corresponding secre
tary will be aoDointed by the board.
By Elizabeth M. Feagin in Macon
Telegraph
■Chautauqua, N. Y., June 27. — At the
Meeting of the nominating committee
B£r national officers helu Tuesday
morning at the Disciples’ House, the
Ok mination of Mrs. Hays, for record
ing secretary received immediate and
Bn ihusiastic seconding from a score
01 States, when her name was pro
jd by Mrs. Nichols Peterson, of
Pft'ifton. The nominations were closed
Hhis morning at the end of the busi
ly ess session, her election to office be
Sng assured . The present election
Bis the first one recorded in the general
■federation, where every candidate is
■ unopposed. Mrs. S. J. Jones, of Al
■ bany, has been appointed a teller in
■ the elections.
Mirs. Samuel Horner, of Chicago
be entitled to vote, when the polls
open Thursday, Georgia having 47
votes.
The resolution, offered by Mrs. John
D. Sermau, of Chicago, to urge the
Senate and House of Representatives
to secure an intelligent use of Muscle
Shoals as an aid in agriculture
thorugh the manufacture of nitrates
was endorsed by the general federa
tion, to be voted on laler.
Ceremonial Opens Program
The evening devoted to the State
president was an interesting event on
the biennial program, taking place
Tuesday evening. The keynote of
the program was women as a working
power and each State president iilus
trated this in the accomplishment of
her state in a three-minute talk.
A pretty ceremonial the program
Each president carrying her State ban
net, and a lighted candle, approached
the platform, which was elaborately
decorated in flowers, through the dark
ened amphitheater.. Georgia entered
with South Dakota, according to a
certain alphabetical place. A beau
tiful musical was presented by sever
al artists during the evening.
Airs. Hays’ Address
In her talk Airs. Hays said:
“The Georgia Federation has accom
plislied more this year than in any
previous year, because of correlation
with existing organizations.
Woman’s Working Power has been
increased in proportion to her privi
leges. With apoiigies to Seneca, the
Federation believes that ‘God divided
man into men and women so they
could help each other,’ and it can be
truly said, “There's not a task to man
kind in Georgia that has a feather’s
weight of worth without a woman in
it.’
To secure better education the clubs
are working for consolidated rural
county serving libraries. Two hun
dred eight girls have been educated
from the $23,000 student aid fund and
Georgia’s greatest pride is her Tal
lulah Falls School in the mountains
oi North Georgia.
“For public welfare, 110 county jail
inspection committees have been or
ganized. The health division had a
week for cancer study. Fine arts are
encouraged by Georgia song contest
and by prizes for best poem and short
story
Other Accomplishments
“Georgia clubs are 100 per cent or
ganized for citizenship study The
Federation organized a legislative
league an f j was instrumental in or
ganizing the South Eastern Council.
“Tourist camp grounds and curb
markets are flourishing. To encour
age home production and home con
sumption, the Federation promoted a
successful ‘Made in Georgia’ week.
“County federations are her best
modus operandi and club houses are
her chief delight.
“The most noteworthy legislation
passed by the Georgia Federation was
the amendment to the Constitution
which automatically made all per
capita clubs in State Federation mem
bers of the General Federation’’
Echo of Georgia Week
Mrs. B. M. Boykin will deliver the!
invitation of the Atlanta Women’s 1
Club to hold the next biennial coun
cil in Atlanta in 1923. The invitation
will be seconded by Mrs. Hays, as
president of the State Federation and
reaffirmed by Mrs. R. K. Ram bo for
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce,
Mrs. Charles F. Elder for the Georgia
Association and Mrs. W. C. Karnagin
for the Atlanta Convention Bureau.
Atlanta’s rival in this is Arizona,
who is offering Grand Canyon as a
lure.
As an echo of Made in Georgia
Week, recently celebrated in the State
Mrs. Hays received a black horse hair
braid hat, trimmed in wheat, from
Mrs. W. H. Fleming, of Augusta, and
a cotton ratine dress from the Fitz
gerald Woman’s Club, the material
havng been manufactured by the Fitz
gerald mills, and made up by Mrs. T.
S. Williams, of Fitzgerald.
The Georgia delegation has receiv
ed a special invitation to attend the
reception in honor of the local Bien
nial Board and the State president of
special groups of States.
Gives Sunset Dinner
In compliment to Mrs. Hays, the
other Georgia Federation officers, Mrs
Felton Jones, of Borne, entertained
with a Sunset Dinner aboard a private
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VOLUME 41.
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BEY. J. L. HUNTER
REVIVAL AT VIDETTE
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. J. L. limiter, of Havana, Fhu,
Will Assist Local Pastor G AL
Stephens in Con due tug Revival Ser
vices Beginning Sunday July 2d.
Announcement is made of revival
services which will begin at Vidette
Methodist church on July 2d. and last
until the 16th, the local pastor, Rev.
G. R. Stephens, being assisted by Rev.
J. L. Hunter, pastor-evangelist of
Havana, Fla. The services are sched
uled for twice a day—one at 11 a.
in. and the other at 8.45 p. m. A cor
dial invitation is extended to every
one to take part in the exercises.
BURKE'S LEGISLATORS
INATLANTAFOR MEETING
H. C. Hatcher and E. B. Gresham in 1
Atlanta to Take Up Their Duties in
(he Legislature Which Convened
Wednesday—Several Bills Affecting
Burke County to Be Presented.
Messrs H. C. Hatcher and Emmett
B .Gresham, representatives, in the
Georgia legislature, left Tuesday night
for Atlanta to be present at the op
ening of the state legislature on Wed
nesday morning for its usual yearly
session of fifty days. Both of these
men are on important committees and
take lan important part in the legis
lation affecting the state. Mr. Hat
cher is offering two bills which will
affect Burke county. One asking that
Burke county be allowed to hold four
terms of their superior court each
year instead of two as at present. The
new dates in addition to the regular
April and October session are Janu
ary and July. These two no grand
jury or petit juries are asked except
in the discretion of the judge, thus
giving only two terms with petit and!
grand jurors. The other bill is one
asking that one of the banks in Way |
nesboro be named as a state deposi
tory. Another bill to be presented
is that of the City asking for a Local
Act allowing them to hold an election
for the purpose of issuing bonds for
paving the streets of Waynesboro. ~
Mr. Hatcher’s two bills follow:
State Depository in Waynesboro.
An Act to amend Section 1249 of
Volume 1 of the Code of Georgia, of
1910, providing for the selection by
the Governor of banks in certain cities
and towns therein named as State De
positories, and the several Acts amen
detory thereof, so as to add the City
of Waynesboro, in the County of
Burke, to the list of such cities and
towns:
Section 1. Be is enactced by the
General Assembly of the State of Geor
gia, and it is hereby enacted by au
thority of the same. That Section
1249 of Volume 1 of the Code *of 1910
providing for the selection by the Gov
ernor of banks in certain cities and
towns therein named as State Deposi
tortes, and the several Acts amende
tary thereof, be and the same are
hereby amended so as to all the' City
of Waynesboro, in the County of
Burke, Statet of Georgia, to the list
of such cities and towns.
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STATESBORO JAIL
Padrick on Verge of Collapse in His
New Cell at Statesboro —“Sin Caus
ed Me to Slay.” He Tells Bulloch
Minister Who Pays Him Visit.
Statesboro, Ga., June 24 —With a
haggard look, a part of which was
probably caused from his long trip
last night, with her eyes filling occas
ionally and with a voice so weak his
utterances were hardly audible. El
liott Padrick the confessed slayer of
his wife and mother-in-law on the
Ogeechee River bridge near Dover
last Monday evening, was seen in the
Bulloch county jail this morning.
He was given a copy of a morning
paper which carried a story from Au
gusta saying that Padrick would re
ply to Dixon’s statement, which ap
peared in the morning papers, later
Mr. Dixon is his father-in-law and
gave out his first statement Thursday
which contridicted the statements
purported to be from Paidrick, sent out
from Augusta, where the young min
ister has been confined since the
crime.
“Mr. Dixon has thrown the fat into
the fire and coals upon my head,”
said Padrick, when asked for the re
ply to the statement today. He said
he would hardly reply to it before the
trial.
“All the talking I will do now will
be with God. I do not fell very well
and I am tired out from the long trip
last night.”
Sheriff MaJLard brought Padrick to
this city last night at 12 o’clock and
the fact that he was in jail here re
mained a secret only to a few for
sometime, but the news soon spread
and the whole community was soon
aware of his being here.
Padrick expressed a desire to see
a minister and the two remained to
gether for some time. After the min
ister left the jail he stated that when
he entered Padrick’s cell the young
man threw his arms around him and
hugged him.
“Why did you commit this awful
crime?” Padrick w r as asked.
“Sin” was Padrick’s reply.
“God forgives sin I, have confessed
and He has forgiven me.”
The local minister says he left Pad
rick in prayer, holding to hs Bible.
Sheriff Mallard states that he asked
Padrick last night on their way to
this city, if he expected to get away
o r get caught after he committed this
act.
“I expected to get away,” was the
reply, according to the sheriff.
Padrick is also quoted’ as saying
he wished he had his wife back.
The double murder occurred in this
county and when officers here were
asked why ttye transfer wias made
from the Augusta jail to this city,
their reply, “he is our prisoner and
we want him. He is just as safe here
as he would be anywhere. Nobody
is going to harm him.”
Whether or not a special term of
court will be called to try him is not
known at this time. The regular
term of court convenes on the fourth
Monday in October. No preliminary
has been mentioned up to this time.
The young preacher has a dazed
look and appears very nervous, and
his voice trembled this morning when
he was called by on the Telegraph’s
representative, who quickly learned
that Padrick’s lips had been quieted
“I still have faith,” he said, “and
will do my talking from now up to
the trial with God.”
“But you have made many state
ments while in Augusta,” he was toid
“Well. I think I have said all that
could be said, I do not care to
talk about it further I thank all
those who sympathize with me, and
will appreciate any assistance they
can render me,”
Whether or not Padrick’s apparent
nervousness is caused from being in
the vicinity of his crime, or whether
he is broken down physically is not
known.
It is certain the officers and entire
community feel that no harm will be
done him here. There is no indica
tions of violence, nor has there been,
even his father-in-law wanting the
law to take its course, saying all he
wants is for the slayer of his wife
and daughter to get justice at the
hands of the law.
If Padrick has employed local coun
sel they are not known at this time.
He stated that his father has visited
him in Augusta, but his mother was
unable to come to him. He evidently
emplayed counsel in Augusta and it
is due to this his lips are almost
sealed.
Waynesboro, Ga., July 1. 1922
HARDWICK ADDRESSES
GEORGIA ASSEMBLY
The Governor DeUvered Message in
Person, Making Some Important
Recommendations. —A General Sum
mary of His Address
Atlanta, June 29. —Governor Thomas
W. Hardwick’s message to the 1922
session of the General Assembly, de
livered in person at noon today is prob
ably one of the most non-political docu
ments of the kind ever presented to
an assembly by a governor. In It there
are no “issues.” The paper deals
wholly with statecraft In a very serious
vein and may be properly divided un
der two distinct yet complete headings;
viz.: the fiscal affairs of the state, their
status; the insistent prayer for the cre
ation of a practical business policy in
handling the state p affairs.
The governor deals exhaustively
with the question of taxation, using
emphasis in the declaration that he
never has been and is not now willing
to tear down one piece of necessary
operating machinery until there has
been created something to function In
Its place. It is on that basis he deals
with the tax equalization law and the
subject of a substitute in the form of a
new system, of which he says: "I
propose that the state shall abandon
the field of property taxation on the ad
valorem basis,” and, as the substitute
machinery which he offers, “In lien
of the property tax for state purposes
and as a substitute for it, propose a
graduated income tax.”
Financially he shows that the state
faced, January 1, 1921, an actual de
ficit of $2,500,000 which would have
been a deficit of $3,000,000 in Decem
ber of that year but for measures
adopted to prevent it. The state now
owes on “unpaid balances” on 1921
appropriations $63,740, for which re
quisitions will be paid when they are
properly drawn. In connection with
the financial showing he draws atten
tion to the provision by law that one
half of all the state’s Income, when it
exceeds $8,500,000, shall be set aside
for the public schools. To follow this
requirement, he shows, would make it
impossible, by one-third, for the state
to pay the appropriation as made and,
for well defined reasons he gives, the
recommendation is made that this
clause be repealed.
The Governor shows the total appro
priations made for 1921 were $10,886,-
884, and this total was cut down to
$9,452,317 for 1922, being a reduction
of $1,434,567.
The governor urges upon the legisla
ture a close investigation of every
board, bureau and commission and, un
der the stress of conditions, that “we
abolish every useless place, purge ev
ery pay-roll of every useless official. He
recommends the department of ar
chives and history be abolished; the
reduction of the railroad commission
from five to three members, the
abolition of the special attorney for
the State Highway department, and, re
peating his own and Governor Dorsey’s
recommendations, that the state be re
lieved of being board-ridden, commis
sion-ridden and trustee-ridden.
The governor especially urges imme
diate establishment by the legislature
“a complete modern and up-to-date sys
tem in the operation of the state’s
fiscal affairs,” referring dirdctly to
the need for an auditing system which,
he points out, should pass upon and ap
prove all items before they are paid,
and in connection therewith he
insists that the departmental and in
stitutional heads be required to make
up advance budgets and working plans
for each year. The auditing system,
he says, should be applied to the state’s
collection as well as to its purchases
and payments, and that every cent col
lected for the state from any source or
any agent be turned into the state
treasury.
The governor urges the "enactment
of a real and rigid Australian Ballot
Law to be applicable to primary and
general elections alike, and to be
Installed at every precinct in Georgia,”
and that this session of the General
Assembly submit to the people a con
stitutional amendment providing for
bienial sessions of the Assembly.
In scope, the greater part of his
message is devoted to an explanation
of the ills under the p»sent system of
taxation, and the imperative need for
reformation of that system, a system
which has made it possible for appro
priations to increase gradually until
they exceed revenues, as he is with “se
curing a just and equal distribution of
the present burdens of taxation,” to
gether with the practice of "rigid econ
omy by drastic retrenchment, and in
his proposed taxing system he pro
vides for the collection of taxes quar
terly instead of annually.
On this subject matter he presents
not only his own views, but such views
as have been advanced to him and,
thereby, he "feels that I am only dis
charging my Constitutional duty to you
and to the public.” He charges the
legislature, though-, that, "if the present
taxing system of Georgia Is to be
abolished, then it is your duty to pro
vide on efficient and adequate substi
tut a.”
WAYGROSS PLANS FOR
LESION CONVENTION
Waycross, Ga., June 27.—The com
plete program for the American Le
gion Convention which convenes In
this city on July 17, was announced
by the committee in charge this morn
ing. The program as arranged pro
vides for the three days of business
sessions, speaking, dancing, frolic and
fund and the citizens of Waycross will
be given the opportunity of witness
ing the annual celebration of over a
thousand former service men gather
ed in this city for their first state re
union. A ball game, barbecue, huge
'street parade, fire works displays, mil
itary ball, dancing every evening and
many other interesting features have
been arranged to assure delegates and
visitors that not a dull moment will
be spent duirng: the three days spent
in Waycroes.
M T'T ■ - -7^
GOV. THOMAS W. HARDWICK.
WRY TRE SERVICE
MAN IS CYNICAL
Here’s Why Men Who Fought War
Make Complaint—Many Disabled
Ex-Service Men View Wrangle Ov
er Compensation With Cynicism.
Washington, June 24.—This is the
story of Steve Borisuk, former soldier |
for Uncle Sam. When you have read j
it, you may understand something of j
the cynicism with which thousands of j
disabled soldiers regard the promises |
of the government to give them just
aid and compensation.
It is now more than 43 months
since the armistice which ended the
fighting, But peace, for Steve has
meant one hospital after another.
Among the mementos of his fight
ing days which Steve lists are;
A fractured skull.
Virtual blindness
Diseased bones in left cheek
Lungs which leak blood
Bayonet stabs in stomach,
A shattered back
Seven machine gun bullets through
left leg
A silver plate to take the place of
one heel shot away.
Yet the medical sharps in the United
States Veterans Bureau have just re
rated! Steven’s physea ldisabilitiea.
They now report these are less than
10 per cent and that therefore, be
ginning July 1, he will be dropped
from the lists of disabled veterans re
eeiving diability compensation!
Steve isn’t kicking Money doesn’t
mean much to him, anyway Also he’s
used to having his compensation rat
ing changed.
For the first nine months after his
discharge Steve was rated as having
15 per cent disability . For that he
drew sl2 a month.
Then his rating was changed to tern
porary total. j
Later, in June, 1920, it was decided
lie was totally and permanently dis 1
abled and he was so rated. This gave ,
him SBO a month disability pay.
That didn’t last long, however; his
rating being shifted to temporary to
tal again, and payments withheld, on
the claim that he was incompetent.
Demanding a re-examination to
clear up the matter of competency, so,
he could collect his pay, Steve got it.
He was declared competent, but at
the same time his disability rating
was cut to 10 per cent. AlO per cent
disability allowance pays $8 a month
From this he was shifter again to ,
a temporary total rating.
And now the temporary total is sup
planted by “less than 10 per oeint,”
which effectively removes Steve fror l
the Veterans Bureau payroll
Only six weekd ago an operation
was performed to remove some dis
eased bone in Steven’s left jaw. I
“Next week they’re going to. take /
out my right eye.” Steve said. “The
left’s in bad shape too. Mustard gas”
He lifted for a moment the double
dark glasses which hid his eyes. Red
inflamed, rheumy, they were clear ly
in dreadful condition.
A spasm of coughing shook the pa
tient. He clung to a window sill till
it passed.
“I only got out of bed two days
ago.” he said in explanation of his
weakness “That cough—it’s like tuber
culosis. I keep spitting blood. The
doctors are talking about sending me
to a different climate when they get
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STATE PRISON REPORT
Prison System is Rotten to The Core
—Substance of Report to Coine
From t ommission.—Rack of Funds
the Cause.
Atlanta, June 26.—The prison sys
tem of Georgia is rotten to the core.
That’s the substance of the report
which the commission of five Su
perior Court judges will file with Gov.
Hardwick tomorrow, having complet
ed their work here today.
The ofiicials in charge are let down
light, far lighter, in fact, than there
was reason to expect, but they are not
white washed.
The burden of responsibility for
rotten conditions is laid more to the
lack of funds, and in that respect the
Legislature is held responsible.
That the men are not properly
treated as human beings should be,
when they are sent by the court into
penal service, is an established fact.
Among other things the com
mission will say these things:
Recommendation by a vote of three
to two that the system of flogging
prisoners be abolished.
Declaration that the farm is con
ducted in an inefficient manner and
that a change to intense cultivation
and proper business administration
will make it self-supporting.
The assertion that the water supply
is a menace to the lives of all prison
ers and recommendation that a mod
ern water plant be immediately in
stalled.
Approval of immediate screening of
practically all the buildings of the
prison plant in order to protect the
health of inmates from disease-carry
ing insects.
Urgent recommendation that an ade
quate supply of bedding be provided
in order that the present condition of
filth and the presence of vermin may
be rectified.
A sweeping denunciation of the sys
tern of feeding prisoners, relating both
to the quality and quantity of food
served, which is declared to be very
poor lacking variety.
Failure to attribute these condi
tions to malfeasance or negligency of
any official, but a general assertion
that a lack of funds are mainly re
sponsible.
The recommendations of the com
mission will include sweepng changes
in both the buildings and the farming
property.
The tuberculosis camp, it is under
stood, will be severely scored and as
a general proposition the commiss
ion holds that while there must be
necessity be some form of humane
punishment in the handling of convicts
in order to curb the criminal classes
it is imperative that the puishment in
all instances be more reasonable than
it is.
There is a difference on the matter
cf flogging and while the judges are
divided three to two that it should be
abolished ,they all hold that “the leath
er has not been used, as a last resort’’
as the rules provide, but as practical
ly the only resort, but they do not
charge that even this was inhumanely
done.
It is learned that the report will
say on. that score:
“While all of us are agreed that if
whipping is to be recognized and used
as a form cf punishment it should
never be resorted to for trival of
fenses and should only be used as a
last resort and after all other means
to correct objectionable conditions
and enforce discipline have been em
ployed and failed.
In regard to the proposition of pur
chasing a new and better piece of
farming land the judges are said to
have found that while much of the
farm is broken and very poor and does
not under the present inefficient meth
ods of cultivation produce a sufficient
supply of food to support itself and
the prison, this fact, they find, is due
to the absolute lack of system and
the absence of intensified farming
rather to the lack of fertility of
the land.
“There is too much scattering over
a wide territory,’” the commission as
serts, “and there seems to be a care
less effort to cultivate a greater por
tion of it and no proper method of
cultivating any part of it. If the
farming enterprise were restricted a
support might be made on this farm,
proper methods of husbandry this
farm can make much more of the sup
plies needed by the prisoners and re
move in large measure the alleged in
adequancy of funds for its power
functioning.”
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Thousands On Experts’ Report—
Points Criticisms Made of Agricul
tural Department.
Atlanta, June 24. —Devoting more
space and attention to the state De
pariment of Agriculture, probably
than to ail other offices touched upon
in the report, and most severely cri
ticising and condemning that depart
ment, to a point almost pointed in its
attack, the report of the efficiency ex
perts and business engineers engag
ed the last several days in making
an examination of certain parts of
state government baa been made to
Gov. Hardwick.
That the cost of operating the state
government can be reduced hundreds
of thousands of dollars a year, and at
the same time the service given the
state markedly improved, is the con
elusion Gov. Thomas W, Hardwick has
reached, based on this series of re
ports, according to a statement given
out fro mthe executive offices.
The statement was made following
a series of conferences the Governor
has recently held with Fred Telford
aud Hugh J. Reber, representing the
rirm of Chicago engineers, accountants
and consultants in the problems of
public service. These gentlemen have
for six weeks, been making a study
of certain branches of the state gov
ernment for Gov. Hardwick.
Thirteen separate reports have been
made by them to the Governor, and
some of these reports border upon the
sensational, particularly that iu re
spect to the state Department of Ag
riculture to which especial attention
appears to have been given by the ex
perts investigators.
It is shown in the reports that ex
cessive costs of operation amounting
to more than SIOO,OOO a year, due in
part of bad laws and in part to bad
administration, are pointed out in the
Agricultural Department alone. The
oil inspection work, the experts say,
costs the state $75,000 more than a
good system such as they suggest,
should require. They say the ferti
lizer inspection work does not afford
the farmers the protection they need,
and is not properly conducted, while
other phases of the Agricultural De
railment work are branded by Messrs
ielford and Reber as inefficient or
needy expensive, or both. The bureau
of markets, a branch of the Agricul
tural Department, is given some scant
praise for its aims, and some of its
work is said by them to be “well
done’’, though much of it is said by
them to be operated without proper
planning and the two gentlemen say
the farmers of the state are without
the service and without the informa
tion they are paying for while a com
paratively small number of indivi
duals reap the benefits from the work
done. The report says the bureau
of markets has more than paid its
\vay but, the report also asserts, with
the money available a great deal more
should have been done. The report
says the “Market Bulletin.’' the of
ficial publication of the market bu
reau, takes more than half the total
appropriation, and that publication is
severely rapped by Messrs Telford
and Reber.
ilie biggest savings, the report says
are possible through the establishment
, a sLa te auditing and accounting of
ice. At a maximum cost of $45 000
the experts say, the state should in
etehteen mon ths save from
$- 0,000 to $500,000, already appro
priated, by the auditing of bills before
payment. A proper audit, in their
opinion would stop very quickly the
padding of expense accounts, payment
ot excessive salaried, ove«*-manning
m some state agencies, purchase of
supplies and equipment not needed
an fi overcharging for goods purchas
ed. Example after example is cited
to show that, without an audit before
payment, the state is mulcted of large
snms which an audit at the end of the
year can not recover.
The auditing work now dune in the
controller general’s office is said to be
good as far as it goes, but the con
stitutional limit on the expenditures
tor help, as well as weak laws, makes
it impossible for this office to stop
known wastes.
The Governor’s office under recent
ly enacted laws, is likewise said to be
stopping a number of leaks, but the
force is inadequate and the work
ought to be extended through an audit
ing and accounting office, the report
says The safeguarding of collections
is equally important and, according to
the experts, the state at present falls
to collect all the money due it and
considerable sums collected are spent
without going into the state treasury
or without review by the General As
sembly.
The study made by Messrs Telford
and Reber, it is shown cover only a
few of the numerous state agencies
and it is noted that most of those in
vestigated received both praise and
blame, except the instance of the Ag
ricultural department, where prac
tically everything was scored without
stint.
The State Board of Health is de
clared to be doing a fine public health
work with meager funds, and the
Ellis health law providing for county
health units is said to be a model,
which other states are likely to copy
The spending of $50,000 a yeafi,
more than a third of the state’s con
tribution to health work, on the
State Sanitorium for Tuberculosis,
which reaches only a small fraction
of the tubercular, is said to be a
serious mistake in policy, but its con
tinued operation is recommended. No
unfavorable criticism of the operating
efficiency of the institution is offered
Costs at the Confederate Soldiers’
Home ar e said to be high and the serv
ice given the ex-soldiers poor in some
respects. The plan of securing ten
trusties from the state prison farm
giving them very light duties and pay
ing them a dollar a week for spend
ing money is severely condemned
The Training School for Boys is
said to be not functioning properly
because of an outstanding debt of
Only the bos* of the land should be
used for crops and these should be
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