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M)? REVENUE BY NEW TAXES URGED BY SPROUL IN MESSAGE TO JOINT SESSION OF ASSEMBLY
ontlnoett mm 1'nae Oni , 0f fhp commonwealth. Pcnnsylvnnln i
enterprise, public nnd prlrnto. ns well om of only two states which lew no di
ns every household, hnve brought nbout rert tnt upon property for stute pur
a fit lint ion in the state institutions pospi. Tho so-culled state tux upon
tiennl. rutnlinn. rlniritnble nnd pdu- mni'tgngcH. loans nnd investment Is
cntlonnl which will reouire prompt
attention.
The cstimntcs mode two eor ngo by
flip appropriations committees, the
State Hoard of Charities nnd the mini
ngement of the institutims lnve bet n
greatly exceeded, maintenance rules
have advanced mid. ns thi Mnte can
not "shut down" its sclion's, hospital
and nsyltuns, thprc lino hern no niter
native but to ntithorlze thp carrying of
deficits pither through Im'iil borrowings
or by-mlvtinccs nimle through the en
operation of the iNen! ofhVcis of the
commonwealth. The nveinge ninin
tetintiPe in the ciistndlnl iii-t itutlono of
the mate hnve advanced limn :.. t
rpally not a state tax at nil. the pro
ceeds now being devoted entirely to
roiinty purposes. This is n happy situa
tion nnd should not be disturbed.
Reven tie Suggestions
ln-
by
tier cent over the estimates of two ynrs
ngo, althoucli these i m tons p'ntits have
been manaseil bv careful and p'litis
tnking trustees and unusually capable
local excititives. Not n 1 v will these
deficits bae to be pmuiptlv provided
for. but provision must be made for a
Jilclicr scale of optrating charge, in the
fill II rr.
At tile ln"t session of the l.cgisln
tiilp. in order to meet a gicut etniT
gem v whli h threatened the public
school svstetn of the state, a teachers'
snlnry net was passed, under which the
inininotiwi ulth ' ll-sunn'd ei, detinue
obligations in the muttiv of providing I
for certain increases m the eompeus.i-.
tion of the several grade" of tcnchir. I
This plini lias been t.iund effective, but j
it ha deilopnl t lint the amount re-I
quired to nun oit the state.- phdsc-
will be considernbU greater than n
then calculated, and before the end of
the ti-enl j ear a deficit of probably
51,. "on. 000 will hnve to be taken up to
enable the various districts to pnv the
lncreuMil teuehers' alnries.
K our present levenuc could be
cruised twpnt.v per cent, or sny,
Stn.(XlO.OlK). great things could be done
in line wit'i tlm progressive ideas which
are miv strongly impressed upon the
inltids of our people. There aie some
ways in which this could be done with-
10 out linnNhlp to nnvoiip and without dls
arranging the gi acini taxation plans
of the State.
IVrhnp" the most' practicable plan. In
that the slight burden it would impose
would be very widely distributed and
a large proportion of It would come
from beneficiaries of Pennsylvania's
natural resources liing elsewhere, would
be found in a small nd valorem tax upon
i'oal. We have a great problem to
meet In all of our coal mining districts,
and ospeciollv In the anthracite region,
in milking provision ngninst the deple
tion of the coal areas, in guarding
"ti-i future dangers in
Education
State Finances
I am happy to tie unle to report to
you that, in sjnte of the unusual con
ditions of high operating cost-,. sonn- of
whii h lime iilrciiih been detailed. b
endcnvoring to mane cveiv dollar do a
dollar's work wo have been able to
make i nds me t nnd have gained sub
stantially in our general balance sheet.
As Illustrating th.. it will be interest- I
ing to note tli.it ut the beginning of our
first appropriation. Juno 1. I'.'l!'. we
had. according to figures given by the
auditor gemml. potential liabilities in,
the shape of overlapping appropriations
mnde in pievious vcur. and then un
paid, of approximately S'Jtt.OOO.DOtl oer
nnd ii!mic th" cash bnlauce in the gn
ernl fund These old appropriations,
through the activity of our arious de
partments in denning ui and com-
Pleting the work in hand, tunc now
.main-it tires
.dent to tlie industry and In nuiuing
ripnratioii of damage to public and pri
vate property, to the communities and
to the whole prospect of life there. The
same situation is becoming moip ap
parent In the bituminous tlelds. YA'e
cannot longer lt here in Miiug indiffer
ence to our icsponsibilitles as officials
and as citiens The men and women of
nnother generation will wonder what
sott of folks lied in this state in the
i nineteenth and twentieth centuries as
' thev contemplate deserted and ruined
I cities, abandoned industries and n deso
late wilderness where once were teeming
communities, and lealize thnt a little
foresight might hove saved, or at least
mitigated, sin li conditions. We ina
make a start toward meeting this grave
question nnd at the same tune help,
tae mining counties, wane we are
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nnd the total f unexnended np',,ro: ' y''l'l "'' average of. .ay. four cents
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III lill ll'll", IlllilOlllIn III Uil Hill' - "I ,ll, . A, .
i.iioi.. .. i 1 m, .. cents per ton upon anthracite, w
li'li' 111. Hi'ii1 i'ii iiuiiimi i nun in1 ., , 1 -
.i. ' .i .:...! . ., at the meseiit rate of production.
IIlOIUICS i' I I O' III'MI "I'l uilI'Mis ir, .' ' -I . . A,,, ,ir,
... i. .-i ,.i .',.. -i .:...!,. a gross revenue of ubout ."slti.OHO
in rim. iiiiiv .- i .in i, ',, ', i" iiimi,,- .in- Liiii
curing for the state the funds whi h it
will need (or its own beneficent pur
poes. it will be i pi ailed that a few years
ngo an act was passed lowing a tax
upon nntluneite coal but this pnnct
meiit was later declared unconstitu
tional 1m the Supreme Court because it
was dlsi'nniinntory in its provision thnt
onh one kind of coal should be subjei t
to taxation. It will, therefore, be neo
essnry to include soft coal production in
our plans ibis time if we nre to tnke
action in this direction. A small per-
ntage tax upon the value of coal tiro-
would
per
glit
otild.
ield
.000.
so great arc our stnpnienis ot tilei. ine
state should n tain 00 tier cent of this
amount for the benefit of nil of the
The solemn obligation rests upon the
General Assembly to provide adequate
educational facilities for the l.ToO.OOO
children in this commonwealth, l'enn
sylvnnln's system of education must be
so complete nnd comprehenshp that it
will meet the modern demands of our
complex American life. The State De
partment of Public Instruction bns been
reorganized for the purpose of develop
ing such n system of education, of mak
ing it coherent and effective, of admin
istering it upon sound professional nnd
business principles, of providing as
sistance and stimulus to every educa
tional ngencj and institution in tbe
utntn iis well ns to each community, and
of giving lendctship and ltiterpretntlou
to the patriotic ideuls of our people.
'Hip state's plan of administration
nnd tho essential minimum standards
which It exacts in tduciition should be
expiessed in sound legislative enact
ment. I. therefote. make the following
recommendations m relation to tiluca-
l'irst, that the State Hoard of Kdu
cation and the College nnd University
'Council be abolished nnd thnt, in jilnce
thereof, one board bo established, to
lc known us the State Council of Edu
cation. All of the commonwealth's edu
cational mtivities. Including nil inde
pendent boards and agem-les relnted to
public education, should be co-ordinated
under general supervisory powers of
sin h council.
Hound, that the conditions which
uermit the t innloMiient of scvetnl thou
sand unqualified teachers in our public
schools should be remedied as speedily
as poibp The surest nnd best way
to reach thmls result is through tho en
actment of a Inw requiring proper qunli
I'nntions for all teachers nnd encourag
ing them to fully prepare themselves by
giiiiianteeing them salaries which shall
be commensurate with the services they
render.
Third, that the stnte normal schools
be utilized to their fullest possibilities
In flip ti. lining of teachers: that ade
quate financial support be provided for
tliese institutions to meet the tnstruc-
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m. i union r iii"i', iiiiii nun tin- iiiii-c
shopkeeper iu the stale could sell them
to minors nnd to all others, without
restriction and In any desired quan
tity thousands of potential violators of
law might be created.
On the other hand, if the safeguards
provided In the Hrooks license law are
allowed to remain, nil applicants for
the privilege to soil these drinks would
ns now be passed upon by tbe courts,
and offenders nniilnst the law ns modi
fied to agree with tho federal statutes,
could be punished for violation .? Its
provisions. No elaborate nnd expen
sive enforcement machinery would be
necessary. The provisions of the fed
eral enactments wouid be the law of
the state ns well, nnd every peace
officer of the commonwealth would be
charged with the duty of enforcing
them.
Constitutional Revision
of Public Welfare, we might be guided
by tho action which has been taken by
several of our great sister states with
much success.
The suggestion had been mndc that
this might be well accomplished by n
bureau in the Department of Health,
but there nre no many questions of ad
ministration involved that I would
recommend the creation of n separate
department, under the direction of n
commissioner, possibly with the nsslst
unco of an advisory board, ns Is the case
In some of the other branches of our nd
minlstrntlve organization.
Public. Health '
Through its engineering nnd inborn
tory divisions, the Department of
Health has exercised Jin efficient super
vision over the public water supplies
of the btnte In regard to their Im
mediate adequacy nnd wholesoinones.
Under the authority given by the 11)10 , " "' ' WZ Xl"" " ,' ?"..? '. " !
j' v i tin iiiiinib (jiuiiiiuii. fi (riipsnm.
session of the General Assembly. 1 ap
pointed ii commission of twenty-five
citizens of the stnto to study the const! -
failure In these directions. Tills has
required, in some instaiio-q the full
exhibit of those large powers convey p!
tutlon of the commonwealth, and to Iffi'VX M fiI.7,Vf
r
unco in the genera! fund. Allowins
So.OOO.OtlO forjhe ii-unl expenses, de.i-
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l,l hv ii.oirioii-i.itu.ns mmle between I people of the commonwealth; JO per
now and June 1, and assuming that our ' ',,nt l-M."!ll
payments wll go mi at the aine rate as
he returned t the counties
keeping of such institutions be placed
uiiou a self-supporting basis. To ac
complish tins result n budget system for
the stnte normal schooln should be
established.
rouifli. Thnt the Inws regulating
the school term and compulsory nt
undanee bi modified so that eiiunl edit
lutional opportunity shall be Recorded
every boy nnd girl in the common
wealth. The lenst which the Plate
may demand for each child is the com
pletion of an elementary education.
Fifth. That such increased ntd bo
given public eiuention as tbe condition
of the revenues, le business affairs of
the commonwealth nnd sound school
financing will allow.
Americanization
The census of l'J'JO shows that there
nre approximately HS.flOU adults in
Pennsylvania who runnot lead or
ilnrine the last veir. we should redm e
this total of .'sliL'.llilli.oo'i by the end "
the appropriation iipi Id to about S10
oon.tHio. or n entn
two-ypar period.
The receipts for Me general fund.
thnt Is the revenues whiih are available
for the general purposes nf the -tafe
government, and which nre not set iiidi
by law for specific purposes, grew iu
tlie lust fiscal year to npptoximntcly
S.'O.Ooo.OoO. In mnsidering this fn-t.
liowevir, it should be borne in mind
thnt lat year was :i pi r.ml of gri it
comniercial activity and as a large pro
portion of our revenues depend upon
thp gross receipts and iiipitnl stock
values of lertam orporutlon-. it may
be extremely diffi' ult to make m good a
nhovving this year If must alo be re
membered thnt winle the salaries and
wages nf state emplnyes hove put, as a
rulo. advanced in anything like the pro
portion that has been prevalent in otner
emplovtnciit-. the cost, of materials,
supplies, ii.amtenance nr.o everything
else entering into the operations of t!.e
govprnireiit. have gnatlv increased and
that the S'lil.OtMi.Olin nvaable todav will
not do inure than tui il.irds i.f vvlcit
that atnoiiuT nccomphs'iei! tnrec yar
iigo. I'irhiips there may )i a chniu
In conditions, but -in U a e .niige will
nffeit the revenues H- well a our e
nenses However, il is not s.lf To ih
Iiend upon sin 'i ,i i lint and pe
I do lot nntii ipat" miv long-ci
from which it originates to relieve local ' write. These are found In eveiy conn
taxation and for permanent improve- i ,. ,,f ,,. .,,., Tll , t f ,,
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and mi' reiiiaiiuni; -u net cent.
mellts.
should go into a iund to be administered
f ,'sll) 00O 000 in the ''' n reparations commission or possidiv
In a bureau in the Depui uncut of Public
Welfare, which I -hall later suggest,
to be applied to resto-atioiis. repairs,
rebuilding and temedying generally the
onditioiis existing in the coal regions.
The surplus accumulations from this
fund might he placed in a trust under
pinner restrictions, which would, within
it reason tble time, vjeld sufficient income
tn i.i-ure the pctmanent habitabilitv and
development of our tiulv devastated see
lions. The tax upon toal. if administered as
i.niliniil above, would ill Itself come
literates can share in only n limited
wuv in either the opportunities or the
obligations which citizenship in this1
commonwealth affords. I recommend'
that nn effective state-wide program I
tor the elimination of ndult illiteracy I
lie Inaugurated without delay by estab-
Mshing a bureau for that puropss in thei
Department of Public Instruction
High way Construction
During the years 1010 and lfL'0 our
highway construction program has gone
forward as lapidly as natural condi-
near to nieijini; our reasonable require- i tlons and business exigencies would per-
ineiits. It sliould be nccnmpauieii u.v , mit.
.- ressn
i '1 luive f..
din irv eie
II tlie .1 ip'
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p... nl
nd "lies
tiriitmii
t. li-
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ut.liat-d
period it b
This I.igishu ir.
In additinii to th
herefiifnre tigu-llr.
items, a suriv .-nt
creased ensts nf i ,:i i tamii . the t tie's
wards in the n-ylum-. hn-ich's. p'.b'ic
home, und vui ion. nth' r pln'i.iiitl.riipie .
to meet the oblig.ii.mi t v !.i n vv c iiuv-
lommitTiii i',.. in t'.iriiif ,i part
of the in-r-iiseil iv 'i- ti.i'iu- m the
I OIIIIIH'II si , in,. . t ' p t- . '' I -inl.s
of the cu-tnil.ill in -I l-t "1.- . i t:.it tlo-v
niU.V Clin- for the ,"d- i t nd' Ito 'IM.-d
and .inking find i"i n" u n'- f lb
population, to ,rmid' l"' t.i- iiiti-i-.t
road lonn. .md tn i -i I is' - .. iu
ome of our es-cntlil u m' .'-n-
legislatiou which would prevent the nd-
ditlon of lnigir nm tlinn were ac
tually paid to the costs of coal to th,'
i on. mner as a compensation tor tifxes,
This will prevent any gouging of the
public or any excuses regarding tin;
"costs of collection "
Other Revenue Possibilities
In asc other plans foi increiisicg tl."
nven.ie should be desired, it wmild be
entnely teasible to pliu e a small tax
upon th- tapital stuck of ums,. cor
poration, which are nmi exeii.ptHil
troiii tl,- tiavmeiit "f tnte taxes upmi
Tin ir s;n, k su-s, and which only cv
-ta'e ta-s at nil. when thev hnpimn to
have put out timids which are held bv
resident nf this strif. The tn upon
tins,, cMiupiiriii.s. and p- eeially cp m
i lanutacturlng corporanous. .nouii
make such recommendations as to Its
nmendment nini revision as might seem
to them dpslrcblp. No duty which I
have performed has given me greater
concern thnn thp selection of this Im
portant commission, nnd I know of no
body of citizens w'hlch bus ever given
more conscientious nnd painstaking
service. The Commission on Consti
tutional Aniptidment nnd ItcrNInn, in
accordance with the. law authorizing its
ci cation, has devoted ninny months to
a careful review of our constitution, nnd
will shortly submit to you n repot t as
to Its findings.
It is n matter of public information
that tli iu report, unanimously adopted
after the most thorough consideration
by this notably able and patriotic body,
will recommend thnt the question of a
constitutional convention be submitted
to the people for their decision, nnd In
case this referendum is fnvoroblc to the
holding of n constitutional convention,
that the machinery for the election of
the members of n convention be pro
vided, and arrangements be mnde for
holding such n convention. The report
will speak for Itself and will give full
information as to the questions Involved.
I nm full iu accord with the recom
mendations of tlie commission, and feel
that now Is the lime to give tho people
an opportunity to rev,ls their funda
mental Inw, to simplify and strengthen it
and bring it into closer accord with the
opinion of the times.
Legislative Reapportion'
men l
It is the plain duty of the General
Assembly, under the Constitution und
nw of both the Unifpd States nnd of
the Commonwealth, after each decennial
census, to divide the Stato into Con
gressional districts, containing ns
nearly einial units of population ns may
bo possible. This duty was neglected
after the last preceding census, with
th- result that the state bus each year
elected four members of Congress with
out constituency, the Congressional
districts have, been grossly unequal in
population, und the people have thus
iieeu deprived of proper representa
tion. The Congress of the I lilted States
has not vet passed legislation provid
ing for tlie numerical ratio of appor
tionment for the next decade but will
probably do so in time to enable us to
pvrtorm tlie msi; oi reuisiricwug in
state to comply with the requirements
of the new enactment. The plan now
fnvored In Congress, nnd which seems
likely of passage, provides for an in
crease in that bodv, which would give
to Pennsylvania four additional Con
gressmen, making forty in all. If we
should fail to reapportion the state.
we would be in tlie ridiculous posmon
of bavins eight Congressinen-nt-I.nrBe.
It seems to m that this would be a
reflection upon the stnte. and would
place us in n fuUe light betore the
country.
Our state lonstitution likewise pro
vides that the state shall he reappor
tioned Into senatorial and legislative
districts following each census, and this
duty has been neglected for many years.
Wo have senatorial districts ranging
in she from S2.00H to 2-rt.OOO. truly
unjust and inueieniuie ramiwn
generally safe water for the tate, nnd
of nctive and efficient measures being
tnketi to insure n continuance of this
tonditiun.
The department tins hud the cordial
und active co-operntlon of the medical
j.i ofession of nearly nil organizations
working toward a better health, and
particularly of the HpiI Cross. Some
five thousiind of the most active, uble
nnd prominent citizens of the stnte nre
formnlly enrolled ns n pnrt ol t lie
Health Department nnd nre working
for no return other than thnt inci
dent to public service well performed.
The department nceus legislative
support in the direction of a closer ns
sneintion with hospitals receiving stnte
nid; some supervision over both .pub
lic nnd private Institutions in which
children nre grouped, either from the
standpoint of henlth or charity : power
to insist upon nn adequate henlth ud
luinistratlon in the smaller cities: pro
vision for sequestration nnd treatment
of transmissible diseases.
nnt ns the control and prevention of
forest fires.
Employment of Prisoners
Our Prison Labor Commission, with
the means nt its command', tins been
able to accomplish much good in the
employment of n small proportion of
our prisoners, but the work sliould be
greatly extended. In order to do this,
It will M necessary to oinend the lnws
fovhldiMiv the mle of prison -nindo
products.
Under the restrictive provisions nf
thp present Inw the courts of the
viu ions counties arc compelled to sen
tence prisoners definitely to otic or the
other of the slate penitentiaries. The
result Is thnt the I'nstern Penitentiary
is grentlv overcrowded, while there nre
empty cells nnd nbundant room in the
Western Penitentiary.
If ii transfer of prisoners could be
arranged much good would be accom
plished and n ridiculous situation would
be corrected.
National Guard !
lienl progress has been made In the
reorganization of the Nntlonnl Guard,
nnd too much credit cannot be given to
the officers nnd men who have done so
much to re-establish and develop our
military orgnnlzntlun.
Kvery encouragement clioitld be given
to tlie olticers and men and adequate
provisions should be made for the
stote's share In maintaining this splen
did organization.
question Is Rtlll n serious one In many
places,
In some states lnws havo been passed
which have not aided materially except
to the senernl confusion, but sonic
ennrtmcuts would Bcem to be neccssnry
to prevent n recurrence of such condi
tions nnd to encournge the building of
desirable homes.
During the Inst year, thcro has becu
a truly remarkable increase in the num
ber of building associations, especially
in nnd nbqut Philadelphia, and much
money, saved for investment in that
way, has become nvailablo for bome
btllldlng purposes. Our bniiking de
partment has been nlcrt In encouraging
nud supervising these savings Institu
tions, nnd it would seem thnt there
might be some broadening of the powers
of these useful corporations, ho thnt
their assistance, In a very necessary
public woik, might be more readily
uvallable.
The .whole question, however, is one
which will require careful study, and
possibly tho crentlon of a commission,
to look Into nil questions relntlng to the
housing problem nnd io report in time
for nction nt the present session, might
be deslinblc. A study ot recent legis
lation in other states, where conditions
arc simllnr to those prevailing here,
might lead to some suggestions which
would be helpful.
Capitol Development
City Legislation
I am Mil- that wn should go ahead
actively with our highway improvement
until all of our main roads have been
made available for traffic at uil sea
hoiis of the 'ear, and through routes
established w 'eh will provide trans
portation facilities for all sections of
the stute.
We have available more than half
of tbe S'iO.oOO.000 road loan, and pro
pose to sell the bonds, which we are
authorized to Issue, nnd proceed with
the work as rapidly as posstMe. t
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,.t .I,.. .nt, lmv rnteil nnon loans. I ,,! nun which must be reselitCil u.v
amounting to over S.'l4.000.000, to co- I people.
operute with the htate in building high- I , W(?ij ,,,,.uli thp difficulties in passing
wnys, and tsnit, in aaumon u '"'s. tn,, last reapportionment nui. mm im
tbere are in igui, uiruiiK" ioiiini' .tt,,r is one wnieii win ieiim.-
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Ktrlll'finn lilnl tbe .tat- aid ' "
road funds -v i h 1 in N -u itt i in tn
various iourfn -. m 1 '"!'"' to g nm ad
.vith the Id 'au.'ire rr. ' bi nL-u' P..1.11
delphia, or to ii. tin inti i-tnt" br-lgi .
farther up that .tpinu. it' prnpi's
10 m-et the mcl t'r In-pitiil fir ilim s
for nur wnundel sibli-r who -'-in tn
have le-ti sUi'y t-gb't"! 1 .-.- if
we plan to extend I'lditimiu! iml to our
universities and 'egi s tn I Ip them
to fnd niPOii. to ml it tin t'i" .siind. "f
Hinhit ums Peiiimv.Miiiin bnv and girls
who could not be tukm m hist autumn,
if we Me going t.i i.fip nur icimal
schools piep.il- 111" " mil bettir t-.i'h
rs, if w- tire to tiy t 1 1- 1 i.t th- b'"t
of illlterai in I'-iinsy'.vHiua ,f v- in
to extend tlie ble.-d wuiit of n hniji!i
fating the woutid-d s-ivii- nun uinl tD
inoimeil from mdu-'rv uud giv- th-m a '
chance In th- world, if we nte to try '
to milk- up f"i l'H-i m kii .. in'., nnd
insure ngninst futui- in d 1 p luting
aud restoring "ur tot.si-. if w an to
do nny thing that i- 10 w or fnrwmd
looking iiistuid nf staiiduig sti.l m- p 1
lowing the 1 u.v path of lui-t re.istain e,
we shall have 1.1 find some additional I
levenue That i lust when, the unit-'
ter stands.
L.
Pennsylvania's Tax Plan
The I'cdei.'.l tin' erniiH ii'. Il" inuui
ripnlifles aiul all of the various ii I
mitiistrntive authoiities hnve diuvvn
heavily up
tjie citi.i 11.
made to It'
1 the fit pavini; iihtuti
and evtrv ihoit Hl.ould le
en nur State cip-uditiires
wltbin the lowest priicti-al limitations
The people of I'eunsvlviiii' 1 lust jear
fald the national inx-gutberer some
nine over thirteen tunes ns much ns
they paid for their State tiovernount
The city of Philadelphia with u trifle
pss than til per cent, of the population
of tho State, collects nnd expends con-
tl-V
li'ibln- frimeht
111 the sun,, aid in the development unj
ii'.biiilding of our inmuii.nities mid pro
vide ii.itrkus for our piodui is Mme. 1
miT. tin V colli nhllte lo the lm ill ev-
eiiu- and ur- not 1 xi ii.ptfd as in tli
1 a-e of tiuniportutiuii companies, which
pav 11 heavy tax upon their stock and j
upon their giusN revenue", thus giviri",
th- .fit- li large part of its iuioine.
I itlii r states, however, lew heavily
pnii these 1 orporiirinii. whi'li vv- par-
tn ilar'v fnvm . Vew York, for ex- 1
II ,,in . taking for state purpo.e. I per
1 ei 1' il i let taruiiigs, in rpldit.oii
to iiiinb mng t it in with vuiious stm.lt ,
,.ii,l i'l. 1-1 laves and making 11 direitl
iiiuit-riv i against their ien estai-I
i-ildiiigs
i-nrdii'j to the iiitol million ,n tin
II ll tor gelierill's fill' e. cnrpol U tllllis of
! . . l:is 111 I'ennv lv nnio value their
t.il't.il st.e k nt tibour ..'I..VHI,(sKMMHJ.
1 , nui g tin- capital m ploy ! by out -.nil
in poratim.. wh.ih operute 111 this
-.'in A tax of one mill iimiii this
lapitaMatiiiii would yield nbout Sit.
.",1111. OHO, aid 'wo 11 ills, whiih shoul I
I.- ti niits.de figure 1 misidering all
tl ',g-. u 1. ihl vie'd ahum $7,0110,(1(1(1
1 -in ntiiist ig fini tliat tunny mr
pniiit.n'.s ii.ariernj i.Mhr the laws nf
ntl.ir .'res, hi. 1 whiih have almost
I'i'ir til 11 prnpiit) 111 Pennsylvania,
pp. I.env) franchise and other taxes 11.
the -'ut, n in whiih they wn- ehaiter-d
and 1 onrriliute nothing dn tlv h thj
i-i-i 1 1111- ni th- 1 miiiuouwi ult h win -li
ii.itits tli-n- paints and 1. iifs fm tl.-Ir
1 .01. In 1
An 1111 lease nf 1 pei i ent upon the
1 inherituiii e taxes, making the late II
per 1 -nt upon collateral inheritances
and n pi r cent upon direct inheritanee-
ni. Id v l-l.l a revenue of about $'.',."00,
11110 vvtiile mi r inlii'i Kin-e taxis aie
iml hem v . as 1 ompured with the 1 ni -tioli.
111 "tin r states. I do tint believe
vm- should iiiPieuse lliet,. rates -vi ept
in us- of th- failure of other measures
to mnfi ualiz- A -adjustment of the
luvv governing the estaleN of nonresident
dei ed-uts owning jiroperty in Penn
svlviiuiu. -o that other possessions in
addition to the .fotk ot I'-niiS) Ivnnla
1 nipiirutmns might be subjt to the
fiimsfer m.iei itam e tax, would prob
ably yield half a million dollars and It
should he passed us a matter of equity.
A si. ite luinse tax of five (eiifs per
nf 1 square foot upon billhounN and odcr-
Using sign- erected upon property
other than that owned 01 occupied by
the advertiser, would yield sevcrul hun
dred thousand dollars aud do something
to curb a condition thnt Is rapidly be
coming a real nuisance. If half of this
tox should be returned to the counties,
whoso people hnve to endure tlicso signs,
there would be some compensation for
thoir unsightly obtrugioik.liito tbe land
loans and money which enn be spared
through temporury county borrowings
bv the counlv commissioners, addi
tional sums which will bring the uitul
available trom this source up to very
...1.. c-.o noil ftllfi The Tedcm! Oov
they have nn prnrmnr js planning further confrihu
inucli
effort upon the part o no-. ,-, ,, K ,,
with working out the ititn.ute details
of the necessary bills, but we 1 nnnot
avoid tho responsibility and I urge upon
vou strongly that a start may be made
promptly toward making the necessary
;......,... lm. for this important work.
' ri I1UIVII1 - t .- r, 1 lilUiMii ttvi"- - - , , ,
ir pr-seiu". 1 ti(JIiq f(ir co-operating with the stale. fnilure to remedy the existing injus-
1.. !,., .nnatpopTinn oi iio-n ruini.. 111111 . rt n(i inemiaiuv in me. cijhkh---'iiiiii,
our npprnpiiatlmis to take ndvontuge , .nnlorinl and legislative apportionment
of n'l of tli- sources of nssistanie in 0j tnt, htnte would be a blow nt the
, oinpleting til 11 gient lilgliwavs 01 Ha
state should he as liberal as 0111 means
will permit.
Thoie me sufficient funds available
fo- (oinpleting the acquisition of the
toll toads upon the state highway routes
We should now turn our at'-ntion to
acquiring and freeing the toll bridges,
nf which there are inanv lolls ot nny
kind, und especially upon our mam
In nut leiiect cit.ui ui
, ....,..!,. .. . ..,,r..w., t n t 1 ,',.
1 very iiiniiniiieiiiuit "i , .. ,-....... ....
government, and a coui-ssiou upon nm
liurt of unthinkable incnpacit) to meet
tlie icsponsibilitles of our positions.
; Women in Public Affairs
VnMnu nir tie adoption uv me ro-
Soldiers' Bonus
There will undoubtedly b- 11 well or
ganized effort to secure nction bv the
Genernl Assembly toward providing a
bonus payment to the bonornblv dis
charged soldiers, sailors nnd marines
from Pennsylvania who served in tlu'
great war. Aside from the desire upon
the part of every good citizen to suit
ably recognize the, services of our gal
lant defenders, the question is n most
Important one nnd In cn"-e n wn.v enn be
found to mnke possible nn enactment of
the kind, it will bp thp largest financial
undertaking in tlie history of the state,
with the exception of tjie highway pro
gram. There were approximately .'l.'O.
000 Pennsylvaninus who enlisted or
were called to the colors during the
gieat wnr. I he sum Involved in tlie
payment of a bonus to these, men would
be very large, even nt the minimum
figures which arc now under discussion.
There seems to be some doubt as to
the right of the I-egisluture to appro
priate public moneys for bonuses or
pensions under the provisions of the
present constitution, and the difficulties
of securing sufficient funds under nny
other plnn except by nn amendment to
the constitution, which would clear up
any doubt us to the legal phase of the.
matter nnd nt the same time provide
the necessary funds by n loan, would
suggest that as tho only practicable
means of realizing the general desire to
reward our service men. I nder this
plan, the repayment of the loan could
lm gradually made nnd the financial ar
rangements of the state would not be so
st rlously distrrbed.
A study of the laws passed iu other
states shows that twelve states up to
the present time have adopted the
bonus plans. In all of these slates, ex
cept two, bond issues, ranging fiom
J.oOO.OOO in Hhode Island to $-1,1.000.
000 in New Yuk. hnve been nuthorized
or proposed. In Mnss'iehusetts a ."WO,
OOO.l'OO bond is. up is piovided. with a
direct military poll tnx upon uil titizens
to provid" for its retirement.
A straight mlownnce ot !moo to c.ieli
soldier, siilornnd innrfne would requite
Pennsylvania to raise $.'',,1,000,001). A
gtndunted allowane on ttio basis of $10
a month for service time would nmount
to about S10.tiOO.000, und un allowance
of $10 a month for home service and
$. a month tor overspns service would
bring the total uu to $.10,000,000.
As the plan of tlie state's paiticipa
tlon in the gi anting of 11 bonus will he
more or less subject to the provision
which is fo be made by the l'edernl Gov
ernment in the 'iintter, it would seem
thnt a final conclusion, so far as Penn
sylvania is con vi tied, might be deferred
until Congicss hns acted. This would
not Interfere with the proposal of an
amendment to our stale constitution,
however, so that no tinio need ho lost
in the in lomplishment of the ultimate
result.
The new office building upon the Cup
itol development plnn, which wns au
thorized by the Legislature of 1010, has
been started and is now well under
wny, the contract having been awarded
ot n very icnsoniible figure. The short
age of available space in Ilnriisburg
for the public offices und Hie necessity
for nrm'bUni- cnnvntiirinf npcnmmrwtn .
-: - ".-S...V..V ..s... ..v... . jnim in- iiiiproveu. out. n-ti umi i. ,-
tlons for sonic of the departments, now I Kimld be as little tinkering as possible
sciiiicieu un over ine town, lea lie with the fuiidniueutnls or the new cliar
Miiard of ( omiiiissioncrs of Public ter ut the present time.
1. rounds nnd IIuIldinBs, us an emergency I 'jq,,, (.cnwui 0f 10-.0 shows thnt the
measure, to contract for the erection I territorv included within the city limits
of four temporary office buildings, io the o Heading and Krlc contnius, In each
east of the ( apitol. It is estimated tliut'cnsc population sufficient to warrant
these buildings will pay for themselves 1 t,1Me ,m,ni(.ipnlitles being proclaimed ns
III lilt- j'! l-Villllll 1,111- 111 Il'IltillS Hi ICKS
Tlie new charter of the city of Phila
delphia, which was provided by the
last session, has been In operutlon for
n little more than n year, and while it
is dlffipult so soon to form nn entirely
clear opinion ns to its workings, cs
pcelnlly in view of the local political
turmoil which has undoubtedly pre
vented the best results being shown, it
Is only fair that the plan 'be given a
full trial, before changes of moment
may be mnde. There are probably minor
dptnlls which exnerlenco has shown
might bo Improved, but I feel thnt therp
Crime Wave
Tho era of Irresponsibility, T.
oflpn follows periods of ercm .ii.
strati and nxcltpnipnt .. ,". P'-Mio
tested nil over the world In nn LTa'
of criminal tendencies. In "hi,""
i.v, wnere uicro lias been manifest I,"
Ity in the enforcement of the hvv .,
the detection nml punish.ne " of rV,'
limls, the Increase In the n,unbeTL
crimes of violence ins been nbirli ot
The advent of IIip nntomoblh hM Sjlf
Increased the radius of action ftf 1
dlts and other malefactors fi.n"
multiplied the .HOcK ' th?,'! ""
prphenslou. There is a genrrni iLJ'.
for more stringent law. am iSi"1
punlslnncnts for crimes of this 1-lnH
for gpatpr alertness upon the pn;.0"1!
our peace oAkcrs and greater seVo't
by our courts. '"critj
For jcars some of our vveli.ti.
tloncd people have had a tenJc ? ' "
Ipssen the bovcrlty of our prlnon, l,
ti. m tlgate the sPntPnces ol the to,, ,'1
Paro'es ami other methods of nsslitu.
criminals havo been worked to the S
These things seem to go in cvet, ,
when conditions return to nnriiml, ther '
will probably again be orgnnlze.iV
to "reform" conditions and minim
the terror which the law sho. dhnv,
evil-doers Careful revWon if 'mVS
the provisions of the nennl In,-. .?
disclose some rather startllm? in. .,'
However, nn Immediate nnd .!
ties
fectivc
deterrent
than four years or long before the space
they occupy is likely to be needed for
further extensions iu the Capitol plan.
During the rental stringency other nc
cominodntious had to be secured for the
necessary work of the stnte government
nnd the new buildings will grcntly re
lieve this situation nnd ennldc most of
the state's employes to be grouped near
to the Capitol, thus saving tini und
Inconvenience.
1 feel thnt we should take advantage
of any decline in tbe cost of construc
tion to proceed with the work of com
pleting the ultimate plans for the provi
sion of suitable office buildings nnd the
beautifying of Capitol Pork.
Efficient Hospitals
cities of thp vcond class. There seems
to be some reluctance upon the pnrt of
the citizens iu both places to nsiine thu
icsponsibilitles nnd attendant expendi
tures of this higher classification.
Amendment to the prpspnt law, pro
viding for tho classification of cities,
which would rnlse the requirements of
population of cities of the second class
to 12.1,000. would not disturb the sit
uation further thnn to lenve ltending
and Erin in their present positions, us
third clnss cities. If no action shnll
huve been tnken by you upon this ques
tion, I shall regard it as my duty to
issue n proclamation nlncing the cities
4 of ltending nnd Erie in flip second clnss.
immediately upon me uujournincuioi
this session.
The third class city laws: have worked
nt iience t u .,
hands of our couits, iu the Imposition
wholesome sentences, '
The greatly increased use 0f dn.,
is declnred by students of the niattfr i
be 11 1 col menace. There is no ha.,,
criminal thnn the individual who U.
the si.he f Ull. Illicit piofit he mnym.'
Is willing to provide mentis for the ,1
structloii of his neighbor. The laws rot
rrnlng h drug traffle should k
strengthened, their penalties inerfa3
and their provisions rigidly enforced,
Commissions to Report
Several poinmlsslnns, pi, trusted viitli
the duty of reporting upon many jm.
pnrtnnt subjects, hnve been at work
since the last session of the Concrjl
Assembly.
The Commission for tlie ItcvUiono'
the Tax Laws hns prepared a rnojt
comprehensive leport. nnd Its rvcom
mendntlous, if enacted Into law, wouM
undoubtedly save the taxunveis n r...
lntge proportion of tlie prpnent rot of
asspssim; nnd collecting the taxn of
thp comities nnd municipalities.
The commission to revise the bnnMnt
i.i.v.. ,mn 111.0 lining iiiipnrinnt rerout
incmlntions to make in the time of sim
plifylng and strengthening the statute-
governing tuc winning business in the
stnte.
Tlie commission to levi.e and rodifr
the lnws relating to the Insane and
feeble-tnli.ded. the Penal Coiln Com
mission, the Old-Agp Pension Pnramlt.
sion, the Health Insurance t'oniinlsslon
nnd the commission to investigate latr
relating to recoruins of deeds and mnrt
gages nave an oeen giving attentinn '1
the subjects for which thev win.
I pointed.
In conclusion I may say thnt. whil
route, d"
t i.tei prise.
Prohibition Enforcement
Agriculture
Whatever inn) I"' nr individual sen-
.. It Is .. iiiiliLtll.MlIl Inl'Alttnil
timtlits regnnniig in- i(in--i"i. ,..,
IU the eighteenth aiucnuru-ui io me
constitution of the I lllteu Mates, we
cannot, as patriotic citizens of the re-
tiublh view Willi un micei n ine im-i
thai tl'iie State, under the laws as they
now exist, is actually lb easing its citi
zens to violate th- f-deial 1 institution
nnd statutes.
Wldle It has been held that the fed-
eial law supersede- the laws of uny
state, the eighti-'iith amendment pro
vides' thnt the Congicss and several
state, shall have cmicutrent power to
.,,,f.,rc this article b.v imnropiiate leg
islation." The f'oiiqris- us you know,
has complied with this ilii-aimi, by the
passage of the so-ui'bd Volstead uct,
but iu Pennsylvania no 1 luingi! has been
made lu our MututPS governing the
right to handle intoiicntlng liquors.
Cnder the Hiooks law. no liquor of
even the slightest ulcoholii content can
be sold in Pennsvlvimla, without 11
license griu.ttd by the imirtii, and after
n very thorough 1 insiderntlon of the
mutter and with u lull desire to reach
u conclusion, wlinb will remedy the
present Intolerable onditioiis, I am of
tho opinion that it would be unwise to
,-onpiil (lie Ho-cn'Ied Itroolts license law.
but that this law should lm amended so
ns to conform fully to the federal lnws
imnn the suliiei t. and necessary en
forcement provisp ns should be added to
meet pieseut conditions.
J cannot but feel that a very unfor
tunute tondltinn might arise if full
contiol of the sale of brewed and other
liquors containing any percentage of
alcohol, how-ver inllniti Himal, should
be relaxed, for then liquors containing
an ulcohollc content of the standard
Imposed by the federal law miRht bo
sold and distributed indiscriminately,
tho some ns milk, water or any other
ilnnld. and to out person without re
cord to nge or degree of responsibility
These products, contnln nil mo cie
meats of and are easily converted
quired number of states of th- Nine
,1. Amendment to the I-dial ( on
stltutloii, the women of Pennsylvania
were gtcn tlie full lights and privi
leges of citizenship.
Tho advent of women into public
positions will require some 1 Images iu
tho laws governing certain nf our official
affairs. The counties of the ommon
wcnltb will "' -ihliged " '"like ade
quate provision for th imfort und
privacy, for example, of women jurors.
These matters will work out gradually.
but It may be necessary to have some
legislation, giving broader authority to
county commissioners, und, in some in
btauccs, riiuiriug action by them where
a dilatory disposition is iiiuuaieu.
Undoubtedly, there will he demands
for mandatory provision for the elec
tion or appointment of women to cur
tain positions nnd to membership in
, vnrlnuH bourds. My opinion is thut
iu distinction as to sex should bo mndn
among our litUens in nny public in
pucity, nnd thut these matters bu al
lowed to work out according to good
judgment und discretion, in our ad
ministrative, commissions aud boards we
nre adding women ineinbers us oppor
tunity offers.
Agriculture is still the greatest single
industry in our commonwealth.
It is important that the stale interest
itself in and support the work of solv
ing the agricultural problems that are
beyond the control of the Individual or
the community.
Despite the fact that Pennsylvania is
tbe sixth agricultural state in the union,
one phase In our agricultural develop
ment is still mglected that of a state
fair. Many other states less important
agriculturally than Pennsylvania have
greatly stimulated nnd developed their
agriculture, by bringing together ench
yenr the best produrtfi nnd the best live
stock of tho farms. The establishment
of a stute fair tor I'enns.vlvninn has
been advocated by the Htate (Jrange, tue
press und our agricultural interests gen
eially. I would urge that the Legisla
ture take steps toward the establish
ment of n stnto fair such as our agri
culture and industry warrants.
The Pennsylvania plnn of extending
state aid to hospitals nnd other char
itable and philanthropic institutions bus
been much criticized, but It cannot be
denied that it hns built up n great or
ganization for real humanitarian service,
nnd bus contributed greatly to the well
being of our people by providing facili
ties in all parts of the state for the care
of tbe ailing aud unfortunate.
At the present time It would be 1 ii
tiicly iiiudvisobb) to curtail the fnclli
tles of our hospitals and institutions
receiving slate aid in their work' ot
earing for those of our citizens who
ma) need their services, Instead V
should Insist upon better provision,
(.specially for our wounded uud ailing
service men. Many of these aie now
being cared for by our public hospitals,
and nil who need cine should be
promptly admitted.
1 Rehabilitation Worh
The experiment in the rehabilitation
of maimed soldiers nnd of those who
have beeonio physically impaired
through industrial accidents, which
was authorized two years ngo. has
worked out most successfully under tlie
management of the Department of
l.ubor anil Industry. Pennsylvania
hns been a leader in this very practi
cal plan of making useful, sclf-eup-norting
citizens from those who have
been crippled through no fault of their
own. Ir is a most inspiring nnd
Inudable work which we are doing,
nnd provisions should be made for its
giadual extension. Wo could not make
a better investment.
Housing Problem
The question of proper homes for till
people, especially in our industrial ceii.
tors, hns given much concern during
tlie Inst eor. The great Industrial
development In certain sections of the
state brought many workers to com
munities already overcrowded, and this
situation was seized upon bv con
scienceless speculators to extort 1111
lensoiiable rentals from families who
sought homes, There has been somo
iclief, due to the cessation of many
ubnuimai industrial" activities, hut the
well, and there should be no return to tins program ot suggestions nml Infer
the confusion and irresponsibility which motion has taken a long time in ntt
inatked the old plan of miscellaneous
city chartering.
Interstate Bridges
1
The state of Xpw .Icispv nnd thp rlt.v
of Philadelphia hnve joined us in tlie
sentlng. our affairs nre of crr.it In.
portnuce nnd we must give them bud-
nessiilte attention. I trust that the pro
ceedlngs of -the session inav he mi
dlted and thnt, us a beginning in our '
plnn of economy nnd efficiency , we mav
he nble to make this session ns brief c
inny be possible in view of the work
to be done, liverytliing cnt be di
enterprise of building a grent. bridge I ( of in tlirf(1 nctive month, ,
'over the Delaware river between tho , w should be nble to adjourn In tbe
cities of Philadelphia and Camden, nnd, mot, f April."
a start has been mode in the engineering ,
preliminaries of this important under
taking. Provision should be mnde for
carrying on the work, and appropria
tions! to carry this state's share of the ,
expense should bo made during tills I
Bcssion of the (Jeneral As.srmblv .
Additional Judges
I'nder the provisions of the consti
tution counties which shall have nt
filned n population of 1.10.000 ure rnti
tlecl to hnve separate Orphans' Courts, j
erented bv proper enactment bv tbe
General Assembly. Five, counties of
the s'ote come into this class as a '
result of the Inst census. I nm advised
that In most of these counties the irres
cnt judges arc able to fulfill nil of the ,
duties of their positions and keep
abreast of their work, and thnt there
is no 'need of the creation of additional
judgeships. The piesent lnws govern
ing tlie Municipal Court in Philadelphia I
county nnd the county couit in Alle
gheny rouutv provide for the crentlon
of additional judges for certain in- '
crens.es in the population of these conn- .
ties. My Information la Hint mere lire
now a sufficient number of judges in
each of tliese courts to sntisfnctorlly
nttend to nil of the business coming
bpfore them, and thut the appointment
or election of additional bulges would
simplv bring ubout additional expense
without nny public need therefor.
The number of judges in Pennsyl
vania has been Increased in recent
enrs out of nil propoitlon to the in
ei ease in population or business. New
courts should not he erented except
vvheip urgpnt necessity is shown nnd a
change should he mnde in the lnws pro
viding for the ri ecial courts In Phila
delphia nnd Allegheny counties, so thnt
there would be no lequiremcnt to es
tablish ndditionnl places there.
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prevented liy unlni, Co.lcura Soap W '
toilet purpose. On y HihlMt '
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Forestry
' iBttfteailnz, tewum juuL
Public Welfare.
My experience in the office of Chief
Executive of the couiinonvvenlth Iiiih
strengthened an opinion, vvbirh I have
long held, thnt nil of tho function nnd
duties performed by thp several coin
mlMiIons nnd boards having to do with
the direction and overidght of the penal
and charitable institutions of the btato
should be centered in an executive de
partment to bo located here at Ilnrria-
Tho plnn I have in mind would not
involve the pllmlnatlon of the local
bonrdi of trustees or administrators nt
the various InstitutioiiH, but would pbice
tho supervision of nil of thuso agencies
in a delinlto organization, and would
provide a connection between them nnd
the executive iiuuiuri. ui wo mme.
It would simplify and make more effec
tive many agencies working in' the name
I direction, nut outiniPH entirely
Within the IiihI yenr the Department
of Forestiy Iiiih been reorganized
throughout. With the ussistnnce and
npprovul of the I'orest f'ominisHioii. all
of itH methods and policies; have been
subjecteil to 11 thorough-going rceou
Ntruction. A well-organized plun of iiiRpeetion
hns been devised nnd Htarted. The aren
of forest land in charge of each forester
has been greatly Increased, nnd there
is cvrtuiuly a new iiirlt in tho field
force.
A new policy In tice iilnntiug linn been
adopted, Including provision for the
the raising and distribution annually of
ut least SO.MIO.QOO seedlings by the
iharltuble and correctional institutions
of thp stute, whose en-operation is most
valuable.
Hiuce tho forebts of Pennsylvania enn
now supply hut one-fifth of the lumber
indispensably necpstary in agrlpulture
and industry within the state, and tdnce
that smull fraction will still further
diminish in tho neur future, it Is of
the utmost importnnco to restore U
fotent production mat part ol tlm stnto
which is valuablfor no other purj.ose.
One-sixth of Peniuylvanlii, which con
arow trees but nothing else. Is now
barren aud unproductive Our first tusk
tho cle cencml uirection, uui oiiumcs entirely ii-'" - -"- w, 1,0, uim
r cd into. witMit co-ordination. In following this In fc"BVrjr lH to rc,t"e -t to production.
The Car Without a Grease Cup
The sensation of the New York Automo
bile Show was Saxon-Duplex with its
wonderful exclusive system of automatic
chassis lubrication which does away with
every grease cup and oil cup simply
operated by a lever on the instrument
board. An exclusive feature on
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