TEXT OF TEH'S FINAL IESSIEE Retiring Governor Re views Affairs of the State for Last Two Years ASKS REPEAL OF MANY LAWS! Congratulates the Commonwealth Upon the Work Done by the Various De partments, and Suggests Revisions Bather Than Moro Laws The full text of Governor Toner'® final message submitted this afternoon to tin* House and the Senate is as fol lows : "The government fs a trust and the officers af the governrrtnt are trustees, and both the trust ana the trust js are created for the ben efit of the people.'' The duty of a Governor, therefore, upon his retirement from office, should be to furnish the General Assembly and the people r, ihe Commonwealth with a statement of his trusteeship, and he might, with propriety, refrain from making many recommendation aa to measures for legislative consideration, aa they may well be left to his successor. FINANCES OP THE COMMONWEALTH General Fend. Cash balance In the State Treas ury. November 30. 1914 $7,427,208 Less amount cred ited to the Sink- In* Fund $*11,733 40 less amount cred ited to the im manent State School Fund 50,804 77 Less amount cred ited to the Motor Fund i.9?3 00 Amount In General Fund, November 80. 1914 $6,575,697 41 Estimated gross re ceipts for the fis cal year ending November 30 , . 101 5 SS»,BSO,Sf>I 45 I* ess collections which merely pass through the treasury, and are Hot subject to appro priation : estimate*! in the at 1,83?,675 35 Fsti-nat?d gross re ceipts for the fis year end g November 3 0 , '916 - - 530.5%49.004 V Less collections which merely prss through the treasury, and are not sub.'set to appro priation : estimated in the aggregate at 1,832,670 35 529,017,229 17 Estimated receipts for the period from November 30, 1916, to May 31, 1917. 12,106,660 97 Total amount available and to become available. June 1. # - $76«217,773 65 Lees payment for obligations and current expense tj June 1, 1917, a* indicated by the un expended balances of existing appropriations 26,468,132 16 Net amount available ami to be come Available for appropria tions lor the two fiscal years beginning June 1, 1915, and Ending May 31, 1917, 148,779,641 49 Sinking Fund, November 30, 1914. ' Sinking Fund assets-cash $811,733 40 1 Total public debt 651.110 02 Net surplus in Sinking Fund— $160,623 38 In estimating the probable revenues of the < commonwealth. the ta.\ on anthracite coal Imposed under the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of June 27, 1913, has not been included, for the reason that prac tical.y all anthracite ~oal mining companies have appealed from the settlements made gainst them and have indicated iheir inten tions of carrying such apper.ls to the Supreme ' ourt of the United States. In case of a de c'sion favorable to the Commonwealth, the *-sult villi probably !>e that revenue from this ► »urce will not be received until after the IK.riod for v.hioh tt.e above estimate is made. A PPROPHIATIONS Ur.der the la'.v the State •Board of Public ! i herities has free access to the grounds, Utiild- ! ■ngs and all books and papers relating to char- ! It able, reformatory, and correctional institu- j tions: and all such institutions that may de- I sire to receive State aid musi give notice to j the Board, on or before the first day of No- i vember in each year, of the amount of any application for aid they may propose to make j to the legislature, and of the several pur poses to which such aid, if granted, is to be | applied ; and in its report to the General As •e:nb'» the conclusions and recommendations of the Board thereon are given. In acting upon appropriations to these institutions I have found these conclusions and recommenda- | tions to be carefully prepared and worthy of e*. cry consideration. The Legislature, there fore, in making appropriations to thene insti- , tutions should endeavor to limit them to the recon.mended by this Board. The chief problem in the lives of individuals, families, and business enterprises is the ad justment of expenditures to the receipts, the outgo to the inrome. In the management of the State's fiscal affairs there should be estab- I lined btisiness-lik' principles. It in wrong for each session of ihe General Assembly to make impropriations far iu excess of the revenue, imposing upon the Governor the responsibility of reducing the amounts to reasonable limits. There is no e.cuhe for such a practice, espe cially when one considers that the executive end fiscal officers furnish, at the beginning of each session of the legislature, a statement as to what revenue will be available for appro priation purposes. I. therefore, urge the General Assembly to discontinue this method of appropriation, and thereby lighten in no little measure the duties of the executive. INVENTORY OF RKVL AND PERSONAL . PROPKRTY In order that an imentory might be made of the tangible assets of Commonwealth, I appointed an inventory commission to pre pare an inventory of all the tangible assets of the Commonwealth, as of May Ml, 1914. This work has been performed with diligence and ability, with the result that for the first time the Commonwealth is in position to determine the value of these assets. The totals in this inventory aggregate $62,713,876.35, divided as follows: Real Estate, $49, 356,392.81 • Personal Property, $5,625,766.35; General Fund and Sinking Fund in the State Treasury, $7 761 - 717.15. This inventory has been prepared in detail and hss been tie posited in the office of the Kxecutive Controller, and should prove of much value for comparative purt>oseß in all future inventories. HEALTH The Department of Health has rendered in valuable services to the people of the Com monwealth in fact, it enjoyn an enviable in ternational reputation. The work performed at Austin, after that municipality was v.a#hed away, and at Gettysburg in looking after the sanitary and hospital conditions at the time of the Reunion of the Blues and the Gmva Is especislly worthy of notice. y#f In its tuberculosis work the department makes its biologic*! products after its own formula; its sanatoria building have been i planned so at to furnish the greatest possi- I blc amount of air and sunlight ; and from its 115 dispensaries have not only come the Da- 1 tientj. for these Sanalorin. the rapacity of tvhieh has been trebled in the last four years but their nurses enter the homes of our people and help them to protect themselves against the spread of disease. Thousands- of patient, have been discharged from Ute Sanatoria in parently cured, or with their disease arrested. By establishing and maintaining .(uarantine In rural districts; supervising and a»«i,tin K in the suppression of epidemics at request of local authorise,; cleaning up the premises and purifying the water supplies, the danger to the people from epidemics of contagious disease has been (neatly reduced. Trained Inspectors have policed watershed, and divert ed many thouaands of pollutions from streams. plants have been constructed to e*re for municipal sewage, i'iltfatio i plan;, I «r» .tow furnlkhiOE filtered water to more than 1 (ene-half of the population ef the State. ' The records of the Bureau of Vital Statistics •how a decrease of almost 70 per cent in the death rate from typhoid fever since the satab- Hshing of the Department of Health, and a decrease in the general death rate of nearly 14 per cent. Under the provislema of the Board ef Health Act of June 12, 1913, hoards of health have been secured or reorganised in nearly every borough and first clans township. These boaros are constantly advised and assisted by the da partment. By constant nse of sane and practical meth ods. though at very considerable expense, ow ing to the lack of compulsory vaccination law, epidemics of smallpox have been prevented during a period when infection was persist ency being carried into our State from outside sources. Diphtheria AnMte.di l furn'shed free to the poor has saved more than 10,000 lives that would have been lost if this wonderful reme dy could not have been readily obtained. School inspection in fourth class district*, under the provisions ol the School Code, has been a success. In 191 L two-thirds of the dis tricts rejected this inspection. During the present year it has b€ n accepted by 90 per cent of the same dist.Lets. Follow-up work for three years shows 75,000 cases where de fects found by in sectors have been remedied by the plants after votice rceived from the Department of Health. Through its educational features—exhibit*, lectures and publications-the department has given the general public a better understand ing of health laws and the value of fresh air, of sunlight and sanitary surroundings, and has greatly improved housing conditions. Pri vate and public corpo atlons have instituted improved methods recommended by the depart ment. industrial interests realise that money and effort expended for keeping their well is a >?ooo business investment. Liberal appropriations should be continued for this laudable work. The department's gen eral fund should be sufficiently increased to provide for the Bureau of Housing, ana in creased appropriations should be made for medical inspection of schools. PURE FOOD Pennsylvania's pure food laws are probably the best in this country. They are enforced vigorously and efficient.y. It is the duty of a State to see to it that meaaures are enaeted for securing and maintaining a pure and wholesome food supply, to facilitate its distri bution, to safeguard its quality, and to prohib it abrolutely any and every adulteration in foot! and, drink. During this administration many pure food laws have been enacted. The law fixing stand ards of composition of milk and cream has resulted in a msrked improvement In the qual ity of these important foods; the law requir ing the denaturing of spoiled eggs has pro tected the consumer from the use in bakers' wares of these deleterious ingredients : and the cold storage law. which was intended to cor rect a serious abuse, has proven beneficial. PUBLIC SCHOOLS Since the pr-.ssage of the School Code in 1911 the State Board of Education and the Bureau of Vocational Education have been organised. The former has special charge of the erection of school buildings and the dissemination of ed ucational information. It employs an architect to criticise plans of new school buildings, to suggest necessary changes and to harmonize new buildings with the requirements of the law. It is charged with the duty of acquiring by purchase the property of the State Normal Schools. The schools at West Chester, Edin boro, California, and Lock Haven have thus f ar been bought and are now entirely under the control of the State. The Act of 1913 makes the Board responsible also for the care and education of blind babies, and a beginning has been made along this line of beneficence. The Bureau of Vocational Education has In twenty-ei 'ht counties organized and estab lished schools with UKricultural and vocational departments, introduced courses in domestic science and the household arts in many of the school districts, r.nd supervised the establish ment of schools for the education of miners many of whom are not conversant with the English language. As soon as the workmen learn to read, write and understand English and acquire some knowledge of ventilation and other mining problems, the number of ac cidents is diminished. In the growing centers of population the di rectors have difficulty in erecting sch«*>' buildings rapidly enough to accommodate the school children. The system of public instruc tion is growing in efficiency and is attaining colossal proportions. School buildings with a valuation of more than $100,000,000, with 39,596 teachers in active service, and with 1,401,324 pupils enrolled, constitute an organ zjtion the magnitude of which it is difficult for the imagination to conceive. Its influence upon the futile of our people makes it worthy of the most liberal support and the moct vigilant rare and supervision. LABOR AND INDUSTRY The comprehensive law creating the Depart ment of Labor and Industry enacted at the lust session of the General Assembly, has been enforced fearlessly and honestly. It is the duty of this department to endeavor in every way to establish friendly relations between capital and labor, in order that industrial dis turbances may be prevented. The educational campaign for the dissemination of knowledge concerning "safety first" methods has been vigorously conducted, as probably GO per cent of industrial accidents are caused through lack of knowledge of safety appliances. Num erous industrial conferences have been held over the State, including two State-wide con ferences in Harrisburg, which have already resulted in materially reducing the number of such accidents. MINES Pennsylvania is the greatest coal producing territory in the world: producing in 1913, 264,592,628 ions. The State has enacted com prehensive legislation for the protection of those employed in this great industry. These laws are rigidly enforced and violators of their provisions are promptly punished. The bitum inous mining code, enacted at the session of 1911, has already proved its worth in conserv ing the health of employes and by reducing the number of accidents in and about such mines. The number of inspectors in the bituminous region has been increased to 28 and in the anthracite region to 21. In order that the greatest possible safety may be thrown about mining operations, the department has recommended the establish ment of First Aid Corps and Rescue Corps at the various mines. The primary object of • First Aid and Rescue Work is to render quick service in times of emergency, and the effec tiveness of the work has frequently been demonstrated. In the anthracite region there are now approximately 600 First Aid teams, comprising 3,000 men, and the number In structed in the work up to the present time is about 6,000. The number of Rescue Corps is over 100, comprising more than 700 men, and in this work about 3.000 men have re ceived instructions. In the bituminous region there are more than 400 First Aid teams, com prising 2,000 men, and the number instructed in the work at the present time is about 3,000. The number of Rescue Corps is about 3,000, comprising 300 men, and in this work about TOO mer. have received instruction. In all the mining districts encouragement is given to the various methods of education, such as night schools, mining institutes, and vocational schools. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION In my last message to the General Assembly, concerning the subject of a workmen's com pensation law, referred to in the report of the Industrial Accidents Commission, I said: "It is important in every civilised commun ity. but is of peculiar importance in Pennsyl vania. because of the pre-eminent position of our State in the industrial work of the world. The report deserves especial attention because of the fact that it comes from a commission made up of men who represent diverse inter ests, who have all given the subject thought and study before their appointment, and who, after many months of work, are unanimous in their conclusions. This unanimity in men of their character and standing si>eakß eloquently for the sincerity of efforts and the fair ness of their work. ■'urthermore, the con stant publicity which e commission gave to its work, and the frequent hearings which it gave to all interests, show that it has been in close touch with the general sentiment of the people of the State. "In the appointment of the commissioners I did not consider, and in same cases did not know, the political \iews of the men appoint ed. It is my earnest hope that the matter will be dealt with by the Legislature in the same non-partisan spirit. "I strongly urge the enactment of the Workmen's Comi>cnsation Bill, and the other r lated bills included in the report of the commission. .and without delay, especially the bill regulating the employment of women and children." I most emphatically reiterate what was then said and urge the prompt enactment of this legislation. One-half of the States of tht Union now have laws of this kind upon theii statute books ; and in iny opinion Pcnnsylvanis, the greatest industrial State of them alt, should no longer hesitate, more particularly as every State surrounding and contiguous to Pennsylvania, with the exception of Dela ware, has acted favorably upon this important subject. The General Assembly, having the experience of 24 States to draw from, is in » position to pass a bill that would bo accepta ble to employer and employe alike. CHARITIES ♦u *' , c. 17881 * ow J** 1 * 8 has fceen throughout, tiie country s marked awakening along all line? pertaining to the care and wei fare of the dependent, defective, and penal classes. To this call Pennaylvania haa re sponded in a manner that should arouse the pride of every citiaen. During the past four years she has placed npon her statute books legislation looking to the betterment of undesirable conditions. Pro posed drafts af statutes are being • consid ered for submission to the General Assembly,, covering practically every phase of the care, detention, and reformation of the weak, de- | ftctive. nr. 'nrftunate. and errinc. HARRISBITRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING. JANUARY 5. 1915. During: ftii period iomMid leeoamodatlsnf for the Insane have been provided at Fairvtew end Rittersville; and additional building* have been ereeled at Polk and Sprite City for the care of the weak»mtnded. In aoditlom to I the erection of buiMingf to care for "the coo- | stantly Increasing number of these two classes 1 of unfortunates, large sums of money have 1 for the purposs of making them comfortable. The last session of the General Asaambiy provided for the erection of a Home for Inebriates, a Women's Reforma tory, and a Home for Feeble-Minded Women. The Juvenile Court Act has been extended, in order to make this already useful legisla tion more effective; snd the powers of the Board of Public Charities have bean so In creased as to enable it to give better and closer direction and supervision over the im portant matters coming under its jurisdiction. Many of the laws governing the care of the dependent, delinquent, and penal classes were passed years ago, when conditions were en tirely different from those existing today. Amendments were made from time to time I as necessity see mod to require, until now, tak- I ing them together, there are hundreds of statutes relating to these different subjects. In my Message to the General Assembly of 1913 ' ft WM recommended that, in order to correct this condition, a commission be created to examine into, these subjects and to report a comprehensive plan for their improvement. Accordingly, the commission wss appointed. 1 and will report the results of its deliberations , and conclusions at an early dale. "Shall the helpless, be cared for?" ia no longer a debatable question —it must be done. Pennsylvania never hesitated a moment in an swering this question, and she has answered it with a iiberalty which no other State can rival. During the\ past four years Pennsylvania has given $11,000,000 for the sick, indigent, and helpless in private hospitals and homes; 31,169,000 to those in semi-state institutions, i which includes the blind and deaf; and $15.- 600,000 to State hospitals for the care and maintenance of the indigent, insane, weak minded, and sick. This does not IneJude over ¥5,000,000 given to the Department of Health for the care of those auffering from tubercu losis, and $5,500,000 for buildings to shelter them. AGRICULTURE The great mining and manufacturing Inter ests of this State have brought to the door of the Pennsylvania farmer a market unsurpass ed for everything produced upon the farm. Pennsylvania's Department of Agriculture compares favorably with like departments in other States. This department ex«rc»aes close supervision over the agricultural interests— by extending agricultural knowledge, by edu cational work, and by protecting farmers and other citizens of the Commonwealth from pos sib'e fraud on the part of manufacturers and dealers in commercial fertilizers, commercial feeding stuffs, linseed oil and farm seeds. The Division of Farmers' Institutes carries its work into every county of the State, by hold ing Movable Schools of Agriculture and Farmer*' Institutes, delivering lectures and Saving object lessons and systematic instruc tion upon all subjects relating to successful farming, domestic science, and the improve ment of rural conditions generally. The "um her of jiersons receiving instruetion in iheae Movable Schools and Farmers' Institutes has been increasing, reaching last yesr more than 208,000, the largest attendance in any year since the beginning of the work. Special in structors r.ud demonstrators have gone through the State giving practical demonstrations in soil improvement, dairy and animal industry, poultry production, drainage, water-supply, vegetable and fruit growing, homs sanitation, household economics, etc. LIVESTOCK Notwithstanding the fact that the livestock of the State is valued at $180,000,000. we are compelled to depend upon the markets of other States for horfees to do our work, and for cattle, sheep, swine, and poultry for our food supply. Pennsylvania should furnish a surplus in this line and be able to export rather than import animals and their valuable and necessary products; and. to that end. its institutions of learning and the various branches 6f the State Government are encour aging greater efforts in breeding and raisin%- animals. The wisdom of providing hygienic measures for controlling the transmissible diseases of ani mals has been demonstrated. Practically, without warning, aphthous fever, one of the most dreaded animal plague* of the old world, has been forced upon us. From the Chicago Stockyards, this disease was spread to sixteen States within a period of two weeks. The dis ease was introduced in its incubation stage to practically 600 herds in 25 counties in Penn syhania. In many cases the herds were locat ed and quarantined by State agents before the first symptoms of the disease had ap|*earcd. Our livestock interests have been disturbed extensively. Regulations, restrictions, and losses have fallen heavily on many. For the public good it has api>eared necessary to de stroy many valuable animals and much per sonal property. The Federal and State officers have promised to reimburse those that have been jnfortunate in this respect, in so far as the laws and finances will permit. The ex penses have necessarily been heavy and the funds provided by. the last legislature have been exhausted. I therefore recommend that the General As sembly mal;e prompt provision for the pay ment of bills already contracted and for the payment of expense? necessary to continue the work of exterminating the disease. ECONOMIC ZOOLOGY The Division of Economic Zoology, to which has been assigned all iperial work cooncerninp fruit production, is well organied, and the gratifying results accomplished by it have more than demonstrated Its usefulness. Original investigations are made for the pur pose of discovering successful means for sup pressing disease and destroying insect pests to which fruit-trees and fruit-producing plants are subject. Some of the results obtained by reason of these studies are now being used, not only in this State, but by zoologists in other States and countries. Demonstration orchards have been established in every coun ty in the State, making it possible for any cit lsen who is interested in fruit-growing to reach a model demonstration orchard in lese than one-half day's travel from his home. GOOD ROADS Your attention is called to the fact that on June 1, 1912, the State took over from the counties and townships of the Commonweslth certain existing public roads connecting coun ty-seats, principal cities and towns, relieved the said townships and counties of authority over said roads, and assumed to improve, maintain, and repair the same as State fa way routes, solely at the expenss of the Com monwealth. These routes approximated 9,000 miles in length. That such a task was stupendous is appar ent. Many of these roads were not much more than wagon-paths having no drainage system, but marked by "water-breakers" and encroached upon by grass and shrubs. In order that money might be provided fa sufficient amount for the early completion ot' this comprehensive road improvement, an amendment to the Constitution of the Com monwealth was proposed, and the question authorizing the State to issue bonds to th* amount of $60,000,000 for the improvement and rebuilding of the highways of Pennsyl vania was submitted to the electors and failed of approval. The work done has been limited to appro priations and funds totally inadequate to prop erly repair and keep up the extensive high way system adopted by the Commonwealth. Broad, well-crowned, smooth dirt roadi have, however, been substituted, as far as possible! for the old time, ill-kept paths of travel, and smooth, water-bound macadam roads have taken the place of some of the old, rough, stony turnpikes. At the close of the season of 1914, there had been shaped and rebuilt approximately 6,300 miles of dirt roads, and there were re constructed approximately 50f> miles of maca dam. Also, at the close of the current sea son's work, there were approximately 481 miles of new State highway construction work finished ; divided into three classes: State high way routes. State-aid roads, and national roads. This mileage, in addition to the mile age of stone roads reconstructed by the High way Department, shows a completed mileage equal to the entire State highway system o1 Massachusetts. There is not a contracted piece of new State Road that has been finaily accepted and the bond released thereon which ia not in first-class condition, and for which tht coat of all overhead expenses, including engi neering, inspection, administration, and thf auditing of accounts, has exceeded 7 per cent of the coat of the work. Conaidering the are* of the territory covered, the wide range of ac tivitien and attendant expanse a, this overhead cost compares favorably with similar work elsewhere. In fact, the unit ccst of any type of work performed by the State Highway De-. partirent, either by contract or by force ac count, will appear to the advantage of Penn sylvania when compared with almost any mu nicipal or other State Government work. The diatinguishing feature of the Depart ments work during the paat four years haa been its comprehensive survey of the State Highways. On June 1, 1911, when the depart ment wak reorganized, there was found a com plete absence of maps ar.d surveys adequate for its purpose. The Commissioner was required, by law, to cause to be made a survey of all the roada in Pennsylvania : to compile statis tics and collect, information relative to the mileage, character, and condition of the roads; to make and keep for the Department a general highway plan of the Btate; and to publish and keep on sale, at cost, complste road surveys of each county in Pennaylvania. By June 1, 1912, the surveys and plans show ing crossroads, towns, villages, turnpikes, toll roads and bridges, grades, culverts and othei important i>ointa, and data to complete the record of existing conditions, for practically every mile of all the Stste highway rtutea, ag gregating 9,000 mites, has been made. This was, without doubt, one of the most extensive continuous surveys ever undertaken and performed in a short tims. The plans nare osen kept up to date, and, together with the other statistics collected and made by the Department, coippriee a store of laformatftaa necessary and adequate for future operations. No following administration need be handi capped for lack of this fundamental data. INVENTORY OF WATEB RESOURCES Subsequent to my message pf two years ago, calling attention to the expediency of taking an inventory of the water resources of ths Commonwealth, in order that legislation might be snatted to provide for their conservation aad utilisation under proper State control In a manner which will best promote the inter ests of all the people of the State, the General Assembly directed the Water Supply Commis sion of Pennsylvania to make complete inven tory of all the water reeeurcee of the Com monwealth : to collect all pertinent informa tion In connection therewith, and to classify, tabulate, record, and preserve the same; and, upon the basis thereof, to determine the point* -at which reservoirs may be constructed for the puri>ose of minimising floods, of storing and conserving wate* for power, of increasing the low water flow of livers and streams for the purpose of nav ligation ; and, generally, to devise sli possible ways and means to con serve and develop the water supply and wateT resources of the Commonwealth for the use of the people thereof. To this end the said Com mission was directed to study snd determine upon a public policy wl h regard to the mar keting and ectuitable distribution of the water th* State; to the restoration, development, and improvement of trrasportation by water; te the supply of water for domestic and in dustrial use# and to the conservation o£ water resources by the aid of forestation. The sum of $150,000 was appropriated for the purpose, but because of insufficient State revenue I was compelled to reduce the sum to $50,000. In consequence, the Commission will submit s partial report to the General As sembly of 1915. It will contain data concern ing the condition and utilization of the streams. The inventory deals with water supplies; water power; lakes and ponds; de scriptions of all named streams: floods; navi gatton ; culm in the streams of the anthracite coal field ; a study of the methods of flood re lief in Turtle Creek Valley; purity; foresta tion. and fish. The State would suffer If this work were to be abandoned. Better, by far, continue the w-ork until a definite and comprehensive plan of State control and development of this re gaining great re sou re: is worked out. PYIIATUNING RESERVOIR The Pymatuning reservoir should be com* pleted at an early date. It is a conspicuous example of the highest form of conservation and utilisation of stream flow. There was ap priatcd to the Water Supply Commission the sum of $400,000, for the purchase of Isnd snd to build an extensive storage reservoir in Crawford County, on the headwaters of the Shenango river, to prevent Hood damage and to afford ample water supply for municipal and industrial use in communities where short age of water retards development. I wss com pelled to reduce the appropriation to SIOO,OOO. STATE POLICY OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT Consideration of public welfare dictate that the State shall assume more direct control of the economic development of its resources. , Industrial development is intimately connect ed with the abundance of fuel and cheap pow er ; and while steam power used by manufac turing establishments has increased by leaps and bounds, yet the use of water power has declined. Of all states in the Union, Pennsylvania ranks first in the production of coal, coke, iron and steel, cement, glass and leather, rail road cars and some manufactured articles. It holds second place in various products, includ edg textile and electrical machinery, and in to bacco manufacturing. To long maintain *u premacy in these lines our natural resources must be conserved. In no way is the waste of natural resource* belter illustrated than by coke manufacture in bee-hive ovens. Pennsylvania, in the year 1912, had 43,347 active bee-hive ovens, which produced but 587 short tons of coke i>er oven. For every 100 tone of bituminous coal used these ovens produced only 66 tons of coke. They destroyed 34 tons of every 100 tons. On the other hand, by-product ovens yield 73.8 tons of coke from 100 tons of coal, and they do more. They pr duce gas. tar, and ammonia as by-products. In tqe year 1912 the 1,442 by-product ovens in Pennsylvania produced 1,369 tons of coke per oven. Moreover, and this is the point of the matter, these 1,442 ovens produced approximately $2,300,000 worth of by-products in addition to 1,974,619 short tons of coke. The value of by-products was about four-tenths of the value of the by-pro duct coke, if the coke made in bee-hive ovens in the year 1912 hr.d been made in by-product ovens 4,077,765 tonE of coal and about $87,500,- 000 worth of by-products would have been saved. • The effect of forest depletion upon the lum ber industry Is well known. Fortunately, tim ber is different from coal. Enough timber can be grown to meet the State's needs ; but coal once hurned is cone forever. Pennsylvania's investment In forest lands total a large sum of money. Inasmuch as the total value of iron and steel produced annually in Pennsylvania is enormous, the State Government and all per. sons concerned with economic development should be interested in the delivery of iron ore to the srreat ateel centers at the lowest possible cost. The railroad systems are excel lent but must expand to keep pace with the State's progress. The moat important point where the transportation system needs strengthening is that between Lake Erie and the Ohio river, where approximately 50.000.000 tons of iron ore, coal and coke move annually between the Lake and the Pittsburgh and Ma honing Valiey districts. Pittsburgh's suprem acy In the iron and steel trade is to be main tained only by cheap ore. The Act approved June 27. 1913, provides for the construction, operation, and mainten ance by the Commonwealth of a canal or water-way between Lake Erie and the Ohio river. The sum of $150,000 was appropriated to defray the expenses of the Canal Board in making the surveys and plans and prepar ing for construction. The 3 mills per ton mile rate, including tolls, as estimated for this proposed waterway, looks attractive- as compar ed with an existing rate of about 8 mills per ton-mile over railroads from Lake Erie to Pittsburgh. If the proposed Lake Krie and Ohio River Canal should be found desirab'e by the inves tigation now ordered, it should receive sup port from Pennsylvania. Improvements in water terminal facilities in the Pittsburgh district, including better connections with the railroads, would be necessitated by the canal. In the value of export and imports of mer chandise. Philadelphia, during the year 1913, ranked fifth amonc Atlantic and Gulf ports'; but it ranked second in tonnasre. Customs' dutieß in the year 1913 amounted to 318 876 - 000; in 1012. to $21,088,000. Contrast 'with this the total expenditures by the Federal State una City governments in improving and maintaining the harbor of Philadelphia, from IM>O to 1014, amounting to only *17,293,000 This sum does not include the coat' of'im proving the Delaware Uiver from Philadelphia to the s»», which, from 1836 to 1913, amount ed to $17,523,000, The improvement of Philadelphia and Pitts burgh's water terminals it not a local mat ter. The whole State is interested. The vast improvements needed at these cities are mat ters of State, City and Federal co-operation Hand in hand with the physical improve ments at the water terminals in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh should go co-opcration between railroads, shipping interests and municipali ties. Pro-rating, through bills of lading by water and rail, reasonable terminal charges physical connection* between railroads wharves and warehouses, are all items of great importance coming under State regulation. In addition, the Lehigh and Susquehanna valleys are vitally interested in securing ores cheaply from Cuba and Chile. Immediate Im provement of the port of Philadelphia should be accompanied by a careful study of the pos sibility of transporting by water these ore* to the very doors of the Lebigh r.snn* sieei plants. In certain populated district* the problem* of water supply and drainage and sewage dis posal call for State establishment of metropoli tan districts, and State control and aid in in itiating the improvement; but all these thing* which I have enumerated, and others as im portant, cannot be done and be paid for out of the State's revenues, because the latter are insufficient. It would appear evident, then, that the necessities of the people w'll demand amendments to the Constitution of the Com monwealth for purposes of economic conserva tion and development, and I recommend this to your careful consideration. INSPECTION OF DAMS The legislation recommended by me, And enacted in 1913, provided stringent laws for the protection of life and property against insecure dams, and for the prevention of en croachments along, or obstruction* in, streams. In actively enforcing this law the Water Supply Commission examined 258 existing dams, and when imperfections were found or ders were issued for repairs. No new dams have been built without the approval of the plans therefcr* and inspection of the con struction by t e commission. The number of imperfections disclosed by these tions indicated the wisdom and the necessity if State control of the desimn and const ruc- FORESTRT The State owns 1,001,226 acres of forett 'md, purchssed at an average price of $2.25 «er acre, from which a revenue of $89,406.44 as derived to December Ist. 1914. Six thou sand miles of roads, trails, and fire lines have een built; the nurserie* contain over 10,000,- 00 trees; 200 leases for p .rmanent camp* •tee have been approved; and during the cur nt year temporary camp permits were issued J over 4,000 persons. This department should be given sufficient appropriations to improve Its forest fire warden service and for the purchase of addi tional forest lands, and shoul' be permitted U> furnish trees without coet to municipal!- STOMACH FINE! INDIGESTION. CDS. SOURNESS GONE—PIPE'S OIAPEPSIN In Five Minutes! No Stomach Misery, Heartburn. Gases or Dyspepsia "Really docs" put bad stomachs in order—"really docs" overcome indiges tion, dyspepsia, gas. heartburn and sourness in five minutes—that—just that —makes Pape's Diapepein the largest selling stomach regulator in the world. If what you eat ferftients into stubborn lumps, you belch gas and ties "for all cihds of municipal planting. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION The Public Service Company law, created by an Aet of Assembly, approved July 26. 1913, is one of the utmost importance to the people of Pennsylvania, and to those corpora tions serving the people which are defined as public utilities. This law puts the ultimate control of public service companies, with re spect to services, facilities and rates, in a com mission selected under the authority of the State. Up to the time of the passage of the Act, this control was vested in the boards of directors of these corporations, subject only to such redress upon the part of the public, as could be secured bv suits in the courts, and was often exercised without regard to any interests save thoss of the corporation* which the directors represented. During the short period of a year and a half since the enactment of the law, it has proven to be of great benefit to the people. Not only ha\e they come to the Commission with confidence to present their complaints concerning exces sive rates, grsde crossings and similar mat ters of importance, but the very fact that there exiets such impartial tribunal, with promptly and inexpensively to de termine disputes, has led to care and self re straint upon the part of the corporations. Many cases of far-reaching importance have already been disposed of by the Commis sion. In one instance, the supply of heat of a borough was turned off as winter approach ed. The hearing before the Commission wa» ended at 8 P. M.. a# opinion written durinj. the night, and at 10 A. M. the next mornin? an order was issued requiring the supply tc be restored. The whole system of telephone rates throughout the State is under consider ation, and the rates upon the transportation of anthracite coal to Philadelphia have been materially reduced. The right of some of the industrial roads to participate in through rates was determined although the Interstate Commerce Commission had decided otherwise Between January 1, 1914, and June 30. 1914, 58 grade crossings were abolished and 4 under grade and 7 overhead crossings were established. Since the work of the Commission is rapid ly enlarging both as to the number and im portance of the matters brought before them for determination, and since the vast num ber of tariffs over which they have supervision are filed with them and require to be provided for and analyzed, additional space and facili ties ought to be furnished by the Common wealth. ATTORNEY GENERAL The Attorney General's Department has rendered valuable services to the Common wealth, not only in advising the many de partments of ilie State npon questions of law concerning the powers, jurisdiction and ad ministration of the several departments, but has carried to successful determination much important litigation in the interests of the Commonwealth. Quite a number of Acta of Assembly, in volving the administration of the various de partments of the State Government, were from time to time attacked as unconstitu tional, and it became the duty of this Depart ment to meet those attacka, which it did suc cessfully. The Department argued with success in the Supreme Court of the United States the cut: raising the constitutionality of the statute pro hibiting foreign-born aliens from owning shotguns and rifles, involving importsnt ques tions as to the i>olice power of the State and the construction of international treaties; and. in the same court, the Department sustained the validity under the State and I'ederal Con stitutions of a very important provision of the anthracite mine code, requiring in the inter est and protection of the miners the leaving of barrier pillars between adjoining mines; also the case involving the constitutionality of the Pure Food Law of 1909, which is the principal act under which the Dairy and Food Department operates. The constitution ality of the Full Crew Law, and of various provisions of the taxing laws, have also betn upheld in the highest courts of the State, and the act regulating private bankers, and sev eral other important <u part mental laws, have been sustained in the lower courts. CODIFICATION OF LAWS The Legislative Referent* Bureau, at the session of 191°. was directed by the General Assembly to make examination of the general statute laws of the State and to prepare a lis; of obsolete statutes and statutes wheroon some doubt exists whether they have been repealed by the general repealing clauses in subsequent acts. Accordingly a bill has been prepared, reciting by title and repealing upwards of five hundred laws. The bureau was also directed to prepare compilations and codes, by topics, of the existing general laws, and to report to the General Assembly in 1915 such codes as have been prepared. The bureau has codified and compiled the general laws of Pennsylvania relating to taxation in all its phases, State and IScal, relative to business corporations (ex cept railroads, canals, banking, and insurance, which will be codified separately), and to bor oughs. Even if the codes mentioned above should not become laws, the amount expended on this work is justified by the result* shown. BANKING There were 439 banks, trust companies, and savings-fund institutions doing business In Pennsylvania at the close of the year 1910. This number has grown to 487 : the resources have increased from $1,069,486,356.35 to $1 - 278.644,961.78: the deposits ha»e srown from $747,610,554.36 to $923,294,436.82; Bn d the number of depositors from 1,744 049 to 2,315,321. Building associations in this State at the elose of 1910 numbered 1.550, and now number 1,793. The resources have increased from $181,302,088.27 to $233,564,455.60, in January, 1914 : making the total resources of all Incor porated financial institutions in the State for 1914, about $1,700,000,000. It is to be regretted that the Legislature has not yet deemed it necessary to enact meas ures similar to those in use by the National I FOR 1915 May be bad at the business office of the Star-Independent for or will be sent to any address in the United States, by mail, for 5 cents extra to 'cover cost of package and postage. The Star-Independent Calendar tor 1915 *s another of the handsome series, featuring important local views, issued by this paper for many years. It is 11x14 inches in size and shows a picture, extraordinary for clearness and detail, of the "Old Capitol," built 1818 and destroyed by fire in 1597. It is in fine balf-tone effect and will ba appreciated for its historic value as well as for its beauty. Mail orders given prompt attention. Remit 15 cents in stamps, and ad dress all letters to the STAR-INDEPENDENT 18-20-22 South Third Street Harrisburg, Pa. ™ 1 s== =1 eructate sour, undigested food and arid; head ia dizzy and ached; hreatli sour; tongue coated; your iusides filled with bile and indigestible waste, remember the moment Pape's Diupepsin corned in contact with the stomach all distress vanishes. It's truly astonishing—al most nnirrelous, and the joy is its hnrmlessncss. A largo fifty-cent ease of Pape's l)i«- pepsin will give you a hundred dollars* worth of satisfaction, or your druggist hands you your money back. It's worth its weight in gold to men and women who can't get their stom achs regulated. It belongs in your home I —should always be kept handy in case iof a sick, sour- upset stomach during the | day or night. It's the quickest, surest and most harmless stomach doctor in the world.—Adv. Government and many of the states for a more expeditious and inexpensive method of windmtr up the affairs of Insolvent financial corporations. Legislation should be enacted requiring all Individuals engaged in private banking to take out r license, and the provision in the present law exempting certain private bankers should be repealed. They should not be permitted to receive deposits upon the credit of individ uals. unless subject to the examination and scrutiny of the Banking Department, in order that such deposits may have the greatest possi ble measure of security. INSURANCE Realizing that there were but two states In the Union where more capital was invested in insurance enterprises, and but one State wherein the volume of business transacted was greater that! in Pennsylvania, the General As sembly of 1911 enacted comprehensive legisla tion reorganizing the Insurance Department and extending its jurisdiction until today the insurance laws of this State compare favor ably with those of any other State. Policies of life insurance and health and accident contacts have been so standardized that beneficiaries csn readjly understand what protection they or their familtea will receive in the event of misfortune. The liquidation of insolvent Institutions had been a source of dissatisfaction on account of the delay and excessive cost of administration The act of 1911 authorizing the Commissioner to liquidate insolvent companies has proved beneficial. Some twenty-flve companies and associations have already been wound up. or are in process of liquidation, with a minimum cost and no unusual delay. Little additional legislation is required ; but a standard tire policy should be adopted, au thority should be given the Commissioner to examine and supervise rate-making associa tions, and provision he made for the licensing of fire insurance adjusters. NATIONAL GUARD The National Gusr<' has maintained its ef ficiency. It is composed of about 1 1.000 young men of the State and is competently officered. I visited the several encampments, ami was impresaed with the interest manifested by the officers and men. The training and discipline of this organ' :ation teaches respect for la\T and authority and prepares the young men to understand and actv.it responsibility. The cit izen-soldier is the nation's reliance for the de fence of her institutions, and Pennsylvania should be prepared to do her part by having a strong force of trained and disciplined men. The General Assemb'y b *oul' give thoughtful consideration to the n. .Is of the National Guard, STATE ARMORY BOARD The work accomplished by the Armory Board, created to provide armories for the National Guard, is commended. The appro priations made by the General Assembly, from time to time, to this Hoard aggregate $1,250,000. Armories have been erected or aquired throughout the State, representing a value of $2,050,000, or SBOO,OOO in excesa of <he money appropriated by the State. STATE POLICE The Department of State Police, created In 1905, consisting of four troops of 2 officers and 65 men each, with barracks and stables .it Wyoming. Pottsville. Greensburg, and But ler, has rendered valuable service to the Com monwealth. The necessity for an increase in the number of men and an adequate appropriation to dis tribute thfcm to the beat advantage throughout the State, is proven by the thousands of re quests for assistance that are receivod yearly from State and county officials, with the ma jority of which the Department is unable to comply. FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAT TLE OF GETTYSBURG The event proved to bo a great success and In every way worthy of the Commonwealth. For the firat time since the close of the Civil War there was a general reunion of the vet erans of the Union and Confederate armies, J both of which were repre.Tented by large num bers. and the celebration did much to create good feeling all over the country. The Preal- | dent of the United States and the Secretary of War made addrctses. The Governors of many States and other distinguished guests partic ipated. TRANSFER OF FLAGS The commission created under the provisions of a joint resolution of the General Assembly approved June o, 1913, authorized to arrange and supervise the transfer, from the Library snd Museum Building to the cases in the ro- | tunda of the Capitol, of the flags of Pennsyl vania commands of the War for the Suppres sion of the Rebellion and the Spanish-Ameri can War, and other flags of historical value, on June lft, 1914. transferred these flags with .patrioti" and most impressive ceremonies, par ticipated in by a portion of the National Guard, Grnnd Army of the Republic, and pa triotic societies. These flags, the most preo- i ious jewels of the Commonwealth, representing as they do the valor of Pennsylvania's son®, are now cared for in a better and more ap propriate manner than ever before. PUBLIC PRINTING AND BINDING Under legislation enacted at the last ses sion of the General Assembly the distribution of public documents is now performed in a businesslike way. The creation of the Divl- j sion for the Distribution of Public Documents will result in a discontinuance of the wasteful j method that existed prior to its establishment. The editions of certain reports can be greatly reduced, and it is suggested that legislation b»* ' enacted with that end in view, in order that it may be in force when the next contract for printing is awarded in 1917. Attention is called to the expense of print ing pink bills used by the Legislature. The cost of printing these bills for the session of 1913 was $42,843.35. Unless this printing be essential to the proper administration of the business of the General Assembly, they should be discontinued: at any event, the number of these bills should be very much reduced, as a large portion of the waste paper sold by the Superintendent of Public Grounds and Uuild tan* ivpiKNuiß a surplus or these bills. Acts of Assembly authorising special pub lications should contain an item appropriating the money necessary to cover the coet of print, ing, binding, etc., thus enabling the legisla tors to arrive at some reasonable estimate of the cost of such publications. CAPITOL PARK The Capitol Park Commission, created J»y the Act of June 16, 1911, has conducted its af fairs in a thoroughly businesslike way, and its members are entitled to the highest praise. The number of properties in the proposed park area aggregate 537, of which 415 have already been purchased by the commission, and negotiations are now under way for the pur chase of the remaining 122. The transaction of the rapidly Increasing business of the vari ous departments of the State Government makes necessary the acquisition of this area. PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION The Panama-Pacific Exposition Commission, appointed under the provisions of a joint reso lution of the General Assembly spproved June 14, 1911, has completed the erection of a building for the participation of the Stat* of Pennsylvania in the Panama-Pacific Interna tional Exposition, to be held in San Francisco, Cal., In 1915, to celebrate the completion and opening of the Panama Canal and the Four Hundredth Anniversary of the Discovery of the Pacific Ocean. This building is now bei*g made ready for occupancy and use, and wl-C it is believed, fittingly represent Pennsylvania at this great international exhibition. SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS Attention was called at the last session of the General Assembly to the fact that tha maintenance of the office of Secretary of In ternal Affairs, because of the creation of the Public Service Commission and the Depart ment of Labor and Industry, would nerve only to produce conflict of authority, duplication of work, and unnecessary expenditure of publta moneys. The result was the passage of a reso lution proposing an amendment to the Consti tution of the Commonwealth for the abolish ment of this office, and transferring the pow ers exercised by it to the Public Service Com* mission, the Department of Labor and Indu* try, and the Forestry Department. I recom mend that this proposed constitutional amend ment, which conies before you for action at this session, should have your early atten tion, in order that the subject may be submit* ted to the people for ratification. WOMAN SUFFRAGE The last session of the General Assembly passed a resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth to determine whether or not women shall have the right of suffrage in Pennsylvania. I rec ommend that this resolution, which comes ba fore you for action at this session, shall re ceive such attention, as will enable the sub. ject to be submitted to the voters for theif determination. SENATORIAL AND REPRESENTATIVE AF PORTIONMENT Attention is called to Article 11, Section 11, of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which provides that the Stats shall be apportioned into senatorial and repre sentative districts immediately after each United States decennial census. THE NEW PENITENTIARY The very best, thought hss been given to the erection and organisation of Pennsylvania** new western penitentiary, near Bellefonte, which when completed will house a great por tion of the State's convict population. An ajv portunity will be afforded its prisoners to work in the open, and to live and sleep in sanitary surroundings, to the end that they may be re formed and their shattered physical constitu tions repaired. This institution it attracting nation-wide attention. DEPARTMENT REPORTS The details of the work of the several de partments end commissions of the State Gov ernment to which no special reference is made, will be found in the respective reports. I recommend that the suggestions found there in have your careful consideration. REPORTS OF COMMISSIONS The Building Code Commission, created un der the provisions of Joint Resolution of June 14, 1911. and many others will submit re ports to the General Assembly :* e a tive to the performance of certain duties and make recommendations based upon investiga tions authorized by legislative enactment. These reports and the recommendations m*tie by the several commissions, arc worthy of your carefui consideration. \Ve, in Pennsylvania, have every right to r* j proud of our Slate and of her achievement*. ' No State has better law*, and in no other a\atj are the laws better administered and more I vigorously enforced. In conclusion permit me to say that the , people throughout the nation, yeneraliy apeaV ! ing, are suffering from a surfeit of laws, rather than trom too few. 1, tnerefore. be speak for my succesfcor your earnest co-opera | tion and assistance in enacting only Hurh laws j are nccessaiy and will prove for the i>en«as i QA all the people of the < omroonwenlth. Very truly yours. JOHN K. TUNER. j FIRST MAN FOR DEATH CHAIR Mondella Is Convinced That He Must Meet H s Doom Union'town, I\M„ Jan. .j.—Nick Mon della, the lirst murderer sentenced to elect l ocution in Pennsylvania, yester ! day was notified that the State Su : preme Court had affirmed the verdict of 1 the Fayette county court. He said lie ! would malie no further appeal and criti- I c.iseil the trial Judge and the courts, Mondella was convicted after jury had been out. 12 minutes, for th'i | shooting of Lillian Leonard in a local ! restaurant. Drink Bay Rum and Die Uniontown Pa., Jan, s.— Charles Me ! Kee, and Hugh, Beck, 45, died yes I terdav at Herryopelis as :t result o r j drinking l ay rum in a J'erryopolis liar i ber shop Sunday. Koch man is said to j have drunk a half-pint of l.lie liquid. | HOT TEA BREAKS j A COLD-IRY THIS j (let a Miinll package of Hamburg ! Breast Tea. or as the German folks i call it. "Hamburger Brunt Thee," at ! any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of ■ the tea. put a cup of boiling water upon ! it, pour through a sieve and drink A ! teacup full at any time. It is the most j effective way to break a cold and cure grip, as it opens the pores, relieving congestion. Also loosens the bowels, thus breaking a cold at onee. •It is inexpensive and entirely \cge table, therefore harmless.—Adv. 11
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