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PRICE FIVE CENTS JAILER RESIGNS DURING A PROBE Alleged Relations With Paroled Prisoner Starts Says "Deputy's Health Was Bad." Carthage, Feb. Hallock, county jailer under Guy T. Humes, resigned at 10:30 o'clock tonight while under Investigation by the sheriff concerning reports of his relations with Mrs. Davis, who was given a two-year, penitentiary sentence for forgery In the January term of circuit court and paroled with tho understanding she should leave the county Immediately. Otis "Wheeler, a deputy sheriff, was called to take over the jail pending the selection of a new jailer.

Humes said here tonight, following ilallock's resignation, that the jailer resigned "under fire." He said he itad talked to Hallock Monday, when the reports first reached him, and had arranged to have a conference with him again today. Hallock tonight told a reporter for The Globe that he had been "tipped off" that Humes had planned to raid the county jail in an effort to find the Davis woman there, and resigned. Humes said, upon reaching Joplln tonight, that "Hallock's health was bad and he resigned." The sheriff would niaKc no other statement at Joulln. C'lroylt JiKlgc rianncil Investigation. Judge Grant Emerson of division two oC circuit court, who sentenced the woman, said at Joplln today that he would investigate tomorrow the reports that the Davis woman was in the county, had been seen on the streets of Carthage with Hallock while she was under charges awaiting trial without bond and that since she was paroled she had been at his home working ag his housekeeper.

When Roy Coyne, prosecuting attorney, was notified of the reports late tonight, he gave orders to Carthage officers to arrest Mrs. Davis and place her In Jalh Mrs. Davis was sentenced during 1ho closing week of the January term of court after she pleaded guilty to a charge of check forgery. Judge Emerson said this afternoon that he granted her clemency on her plea that she was needed to take care of her two children and sick mother in Kansas. Judge Emerson granted the parole, he said, with the understanding she would leave the county that night.

Xever County. Mrs. Davis was seen on the streets -with Hallock on one occasion while she was being held In the jail awaiting the disposition of her case, according to information placed in Judge Emerson's hands. Since she was paroled she has been In Carthage, according to the charges, and last night was at the jail talking with Hallock. Coyne until tonight had not been Informed of the reports being investigated by the sheriff.

He said he would ask for a revocation of the parole If the woman still Is In the county. Hallock was appointed jailer by Humes when the latter took office. January 1. He succeeded Norman Bricker as jailer. Man on Way to Prove That He Not Dead Hart as Plane Falls Mexia, Feb.

Trimble, and C. C. Strad- den of probably fatally Injured in an airplane crash here this afternoon. NevlU was en route to OIney, where he was to have appeared before a coroner to prove that he was not dead. Nevlll's legs were fractured and he lost several teeth.

One of Stradden's legs was reported fractured. Nevlll was a passenger In Stradden's machine and they had started for Olney where Nevlll was to prove that a body held there as his had been Incorrectly Identified. The body bore an Identification card of T. B. Nevlll.

A suitcase in the plane Is believed to Hlive caught in the control levers causing the wreck. Stradden and Nevlll are oil field workers. SALARY INCREASE MEASURE FAVORED Bill Indorsed Informally by Them Several Weeks Ago, It Becomes Sent by Bond. SUSPECTS HELD IN AVILLA ROBBERY BAXDIT GAXG ALSO HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR TiARGE NUMBER OF RAIDS. PLAY JURIES TO PASS ON BROADWAY SHOWS System Will Beidu to Fnnctlon When TceVmieal Details Are Completed.

York, Feb. Attorney J. Banton announced today that he had accepted the citizens play jury Inspection plan as a solution of the situation which has ex isted on Broadway since thirteen productions were Investigated by the police because of their alleged Improprieties. The system will begin to function as soon as technical details can be completed and will he applied to the plays under surveillance of the district attorney's office, Mr. Banton said.

The decision to ti'y the plan was reached today after John Emerson president of the Actors' Equity As soolatlon, had Informed Mr. Banton that a panel of ISO jurors had been drawn and that equity performers were bound by contract to withdraw from productions condemned by play jury. TURKISH KUR01STAN IN STATE OF SEIGE By tlio Associated Press. Constantinople. Feb.

state of siege for ono month throughout Turkish Kurdistan was proclaimed today by the national assembly at Angora. An Insurrection In that ter rltory, said to bo headed by the Kurdish Irregular chieftain, Shlek Said, Is reported to have spread into open rebellion against the Angora loivernment. Merchandise valued at thousands of dollars has been obtained In a number of robberies In parts of Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma In the last few months by five men and a woman, who burglarized banks at AviUa and Galena, last week. That Is the theory of state authorities and railroad A. J.

Thompson, special agent for the Frisco railroad, said here yesterday. Thompson, together with T. H. Breeze and Luther Laster. the latter an agent stationed here, Is working with Missouri ttnri Oklahoma authorities to connect three men arrested Sunday night at Sapulpa, with the series of robberies.

The trio are alleged to be members of a gang shadowed at Springfield for a week and which attempted the AvlUa and Galena, robberies. They have been identified in the Galena, robbery, Thompson said. Mnch Loot Found. Thompson, who was with Sapulpa officers when the arrests were made, said officers found In the house In which the trio were arrested. $2,000 in express money $1,000 'in Liberty bonds, and goods Identified as those stolen in two store robberies at Sparta, Mo.

Thompson said last night the trio will be returned probably today to Springfield, if they waive extradition and return on warrants issued for their arrest In connection with the Sparta robberies. The three arrested were Roland Williams, John Grubbs and Ray Terrell. Terrell is wanted by the government for jail breaking, Thompson said, and Williams for mall robbery. The Sparta robberies were staged the night of February 18. On the same night the Frisco station at Chadwlck was robbed of $1,500 worth of jewelry, about $500 worth of clothing and $150 in cash.

The combination of the safe was knocked off. Another robbery staged the same night was at Ozark, In which $2,000 or $3,000 worth of merchandise was stolen. Thompson said yesterday that several guns taken in the Chadwlck robbery and part of the clothing were recovered with the arrest of the trio. The agent said the three were well armed with revolvers, shotguns and high powered rifles. Shadowed nt Springfield.

W. F. Gibson, chief of police, was working with Frisco agents yesterday in an effort to link the gang of bandits with a robbery at Black's store at Carterville the night of January 27, In which a large amount of merchandise was stolen. The five men and the woman first made their appearance in Springfield about ten days ago, renting a house in the central part of the city. Springfield city and county authorities and Frisco men shadowed the house.

Early last Tuesday morning bandits attempted to make away with a safe containing about $4,000 from the Bank of Galena. Early Thursday morning, while the officers were shadowing the house at Springfield, a gang was at work at tha AvlUa bank, getting a safe out of the door before an alarm was given and Carthage officers arrived on the scene. The bandits fled, going north and circling around through Joplln and as far as the Brush creek bridge, north of Baxter Springs, where the bandit car was wrecked and abandoned. The car, a Buick sedan, had been stolen from Sapulpa. A truck used In the Avllla attempt was stolen on the preceding night from Reeds, Mo.

gang also stole a quantity of tools from the Frisco railroad section hpyso there. City commissioners have Indorsed a senate bill now pending in the state legislature to give the mayor and each member of the council $600 a year additional as salaries as members of a board of appraisers, it was learned yesterdajs Commiasioners, acting Informally. Indorsed enactment of the proposed measure several weeks ago and authorized Ray Bond, city attorney, to write a letter to Dan Nee, city attorney of Springfield, conveying the Indorsement of city officials, according to Information disclosed. InfomiaUon Withheld. That Bond did write such a was the statement yesterday of the Springfield city attorney.

Information concerning the action of the council here was withheld at the time the draft was Indorsed and no announcement was forthcoming until it was learned through other channels yesterday that such action had been taken. Individually, commissioners yesterday expressed themselves as being In favor of enactment of th-i measure. Mayor Taylor Snapp said that personally he "does not care whether or not It is enacted." TIj said Monday It is hl4j opinion that the bill Is "a subterfuge to raise the salaries of the city commissioners. The bill was drafted by the Springfield city attorney and approved by the Springfield city commission and. the Chamber of Commerce of that city, according to Nee.

It was introduced In the senate by Senator WUlard W. Hamlin of Springfield, at Nee's request. Before the 'measure was introduced, according to Nee, he sent copy of it to the city attorney of Joplln with a request that It be presented to commissioners for their approval. This was done informally. Provisions of Bill.

The bill would create a board of appraisers to assess property valuations for city taxes. The board would be composed of the mayor, city commissioners and the county assessor, who would receive $600 a year each for their services. missl6ners could either do the actual appraising or hire it done. Under the provisions of the measure, they also would be members of the county board of equalization when it meets to pass on valuations of ciiy property. This would give the city a fifty-fifty representation on equalization board.

Nee, speaking yesterday in support of the measure, said that while the actual eost of making appraisements would be increased by the bill, it "would result In a saving to tho city in taxes," declaring that it "would result in equalizations bo- InK made more equitable and Just." Amplifying this statement. Nee said that if the city commissioners acted as appraisers and also members of tho equalization board, their knowledge of property valuations would be such that they could act advisedly when complaints for adjustments, usually reductions In valuations, ara made before the equalization board. Thus, he explained, the commissioners could meet the complaints of the property owners and could make equalizations on a "more fair and just basis." Under the present system, appraisements in the city are made by two appraisers named from the citizenry by the council, and by, thti county assessor. They receive $5 a day. Joplln and Springfield would he the only cities in the state affected l)y the proposed law.

Gloria Swanson Improves GIRL WHO THREW ACID IN MATE'S FACE NEAR DEATH Slight Chances Entertained for Her Recovery After She Drinks May Lose Sight. GLORIA SWANSON Paris, Feb. of a decided Improvement in the condition of Gloria Swanson was made nt a late hour tonight at the clinic where she is being treated. Her temperature had fallen and was onlj' a shade above normnl. Los Angeles, Feb.

meeting of reconciliation which ondpd In acid throwing and an attempted suicide, tonight certain to claim the life of one of the principals of (ho tragedy. Mrs. Dfli-by Day, who was brought lo a hospital hero last night snffer- I ing from poison which, according to rollcp reports, she took after hurling field Into the face of her estranged huslinnd, Darby Day, son of the liresidcnt of the of was declared by hospital attendants to be at death's door. She had been unconscious all day. It was said, and had but a chance for recovery.

The husband, on the other hand, was said to be recovering "satisfactorily" at the home of his mother In Beverly Hills. His face was badly seared and, according to his physician, he probably will lose tho sight of one eye. GEN. WOOD'S SON FACING ARREST PROBE IS RESUMED LEGAL PROCEEDINGS CONTRADICTORY STORIKS AS VPOy BY DIRECTOR OF BIARRITZ CASINO. TO VALT'JIS OF STORES SOLD ARE TOIJ).

Dancer Collapses as His Partner Marries; Says He "Loved Her" New York, Feb. the dancer, weeping, watched the marriage of his dancing partner. Leonora M. Hughes, and Carlos Ortiz Basauldo. wealthy Argentine, at St.

Patrick's cathedral todny. After the ('creniony he cnl- I.apsed In a pew. He said he "loved her ns could love a sister" and thnt he had not known of the Intended mnrrlage until informed by a friend a few hours before it occurred. "I could not believe it, 1 came to if It, was true." he nddfd. The bride left her after the cerpinony, went to Maui'lrc and kissed hlni.

Bnsauldo's father is ivealtliy land owner of Argentina. The son and Miss TTughes met in Paris, where slie was performing celebrated oabnrct. After n. honeymoon in California they will go to BuonoR Aires, it was said. INCREASED STATE TAXES UNLIKELY, GOV.

BAKER SAYS Delermlned Effort to Same Allowances for Institutions as in 1924 Wm Be Made, However. 8 ARE KILLED IN OTHERS IN- IN AN EXPLOSION AT RAIL QUARRY. Airplane Olnlnis Second IVctUu. Beatrice, Feb. airplane crash near here yesterday which caused the death of Daniel Camp, stock buyer of Ellis, also resulted In the death early this morning of Corel Sherwood, 22-year-old Lincoln filer.

Sherwood staggered from the wreckage of the plane with his clothes aflame and was rushed to a hospital where he died. THE WEATHER FORECAST. 4. 4. Missouri: Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday; colder Wednesday and Wednes- day night.

Kansas: Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday; 4 much colder Wednesday and 4" AA'ednesday night. Arkansas: Generally unset- tied, probably colder In west and central portions; Thurs- day probably fair, colder in east 4" and south portions. Oklahoma: Wednesday ly cloudy, much colder; Thurs- day fair. Biarritz, France, Feb. having awaited- full week In order to give Osborne C.

Wood every opportunity to redeem what he alleges Is a worthless check, which Wood cashed February 17 at the Biarritz caslrjo, the director ot the casino announced today he had decided finally to take legal proceedings against the former American army officer. Even at this stage of the proceedings, the police assert that the director of the casino expressed his willingness to withdraw the complaint should he be reimbursed In the sum of 35,000 francs alleged to have been paid to Wood. It was added that the cash payment must be made promptly, however, inasmuch as the controversy tonight passes out of the hands of the local authorities and into the jurisdiction of the Bayonne magistrates, who will decide whether a warrant should be Issued or not. Must Appcjir in Court. If a warrant for the arrest otf Wood, who was last heard from In Spain, is Ls-sued, then the law must take its course.

It was said in legal circles today that even should the complaint be withdrawn Wood must appear before a French court, which would decide whether or not there were grounds for a trial. Precedents are that the courts generally dismiss cases whore complaints are withdrawn after reimbursement Is effected. Mr. Wood was very well and favorably known at casino and the hotels of Biarritii. He made numerous lengthy stays here recently.

The director of the casino said he had advanced the American various sums for checks In tlie past, some of which were for larger amounts than the one now in dispute, and that all ot them invariably wero honored. Feb. of Osborn C. Wood, in Paris said tonight they understood Wood Is in Madrid, Spain. These friends assert they are willing to advance him all the necessary funds to cover tho disputed check.

If they do not hear from Wood by tomorrow night one of them will go to Madrid. PRESIDENT'S SECRETARY MAY GET WAGE INCREASE Washington, Feb. house voted today to increase the salary of the president's secretary from $7,500 to $10,000 a year over the protest of Sanders, republican, Indiana, who will hold the post after March 4. Mr. Sanders was absent from' the floor when the house, considering the deficiency appropriation hill, adopted an amendment providing for the increase.

He later appealed to his colleagues to reverse their action, but his request tor unanimous consent for reconsideration ot the amendment brought objections from half a dozen or more members. By tlie AsBori.ited Vrtnu. Jeffer.sou City, Feb. 2 Contradictory staten-venls as to value of stores sold in connection with the liquidation of the affairs of the closed Holland Banking Company of Springfield, today were given before the senate general Investigating committee, which Is inquiring Into the liquidation of banks under the state finance department. J.

W. Sanders ot Springfield, former manager of three 5 and 10-cent stores owned by the Holland bank, testified that one of the stores in Springfield was at $10,812.25, Including the fixtures, which, ho said, was at 50 cents on the dollar. The store, he said he learned, was sold by E. Cahlll, special deputy finance commissioner, for $1,800. Sanders said he considered the fixtures alone to bo worth at least $2,500.

to Soil Cahlll was called to the stand on request of Finance Commissioner Millspaugh and testified that ho had tried repeatedly to sell the store, and that Turner, a Springfield merchant, had npprai.sed it at Anotlier merchant, he said, said the store was ot no value lind that he would make no offer for it. Cahlll said ho considered $1,800 a very good price for the store. He sold the fixtures wero of cheap pine wood and were of no value. Two other one at and the other at iilso came into the testimony. The Springfield store, Sanders said, was sold at tho appraised value.

San- der.s said that tho Clinton store was sold to Harry Garbco for $5,900, Oarboo giving $1,000 in and a note for the remainder. Hf said Garboe Ijad reduced the amount ot tho nolo to about $2,700 and that Cahlll accented $1,200 as a compromise. The note, wa.s worth "at least $2,500." Cahill testified that he had investigated tho value ot the store at Clinton and found it to he worth only $800 to $1,000 and that Garbee's credit waiv Impnlred. lie said ho considered the compromise for $1,200 "very gooil." Lie Pn.s,spd to Cnhlll. Cahill i-eferred to "rumor.s (hat Sanders had hauled nierchandlso away from the Campljell street store after the store was placed In the hands of the finance department." Sanders took tho stand again after Cahlll to dispute the statement that he took any goods from the store after It was turned ovei- to tlie finance department.

"Cahlll lies and he absolutely knows he lies." said. A. A. Lang, who purchased the store on Commerce street in Springfield, which was owned by the bank, and who was manager of the store prior to the time it went into the liands of the finance department, corroborated the testimony of Sanders as to the values ot tlie stores. Harry Garbea testified as to the purchase of the store at Clinton.

Fipant'e Commissioner Millspaugh (Continued on pagFaoT Chicago, Feb. A. Day. prominent Chicago businessman and leader In social work, left here hurriedly tonight for Callfornl.i after learning that his son Darby had been partially blinded by acid thrown in his face by his brldq of six months. Immediately after she unsuccessfully attempted to commit suicide by poisoning.

A message reeelved by Mr. Day. today from his wife, who Is with the young couple, stated that both wore taken to a hospital In Hollywood. The message stated that the daughter-in-law was out of danger, and the physicians were hopeful of saving the sight of the son. Mr.

Day, tried to hurry his trip by going by airplane to Kansas City, but found he could make bettor train connections by rail. "I thlnlt tho girl is temporarily deranged," he said ns he was preparing to leave. "I am hurrying to California merely to see what I can do." The younger Mr. Day was prominent In younger social circles of His father Is president of the Life Underwriters Association. Tho marriage of his son last September of Bernice Lundstrom, daughter of Mrs.

G. B. Lundstrom. Chicago, wos a surprlso to both families. Mrs.

Jjundstrum Is now with her daughter in California. Although according to the Hollywood police the young couple had been estranged for several weeks, Mr. Da.v, said he had received a letter from his daughter-in-law yesterday, written last Thursday, In which she said she was liappy and comfortable and that she and his son had a "comfortable, cheerful home." GRAIN DEALERS' ASS'N HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION Kan.sas City, Klection of officers and selection of S. as next year's convention city marked the final session here today of tho annual convention of the Farmers' Grain Association of Missouri, a co-operative marketing or- gonization. W.

R. Crowthers of Golden City was chosen president of the as.socia- tlos. rt. II. McCullough.

Polo, was elected vice president: K. J. Alexander, Monroe City, secretary, and F. A. Degnod, Golden City, treasurer.

Langtry, Feb. men wore killed and four were seriously Injured in premature explosion In a Sotithern Paclfio Railway Company quarry here this afternoon. Two ot the injured are not expected to live. The dead are: J. W.

Harshaw, 5 3, division engineer of the El Paso division of the Southern Pacific lines. T. Dorrlfl, 28, Langtry, quarry foreman. G. D.

Buddy. 21. El Paso, driller. Luis Flores, Silverio Alfonso Zapata, and Catarin P. Ruiz, Mexican laborers of Langtry.

llie Injured. The injured are; D. Stokely, Pinehursf, Texas; F. U. Vicent, Arnulfo Cfsnero, Ebarlsto Valdez, and Marino all of Langtry.

A score of men working at tlte quarry escaped injury but could not tell how the explosion occurred. It Is presumed that one of the charges of dynamite was Imperfect. A train carrying physicians, nurses and medical supplies arrived from Del Rio, sixty-five miles from liere, to give aid. DISORDERS OCCUR IN ELECTION AT CHICAGO Most of Sixty Incnml)ont AJdenncn In Bond Issucn Carry. KANSAS SENATE PASSES GASOLINE TAX BILL Topeka, Feb.

senate thi.s afternoon passed the gasoline tax hill which already has been passed by tho house. The uieasure now goes to conferenre, on tho senate amendmertt which would inuke it effective at once upon official publication. The original bill fixed tite date of May I to liegin operation. The bill provides for collection ot a 2 cents a gallon tax on gasoline used in motor vehicles, farm tractors excepted. HOLCOMB, BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS Jefferson City.

Feb. Holcomb Liberty bank of Holcouib, today was placed In the hands of the state finance department. The bank was capitalized at had total resources ot and no surplus. Loans smounled to $20,650. IJeposlls, according to the last statement, were $19,032.

J. E. Cochrane Is president ot the bank land F. P. Bess, cashier.

Chicago, Feb. ot Chicago's fifty incumbent aldermen were re-elected today and seven bond issues totaling SI wei'o approved' in an election in which only about one-third of tho city's qualified electorate participated. Upward of 375,000 voters went to the polls, whereas a vote of more than 600.000 had been anticipated. The election was featured out the day by disorders and kld- naplngs. and was climaxed shortly after the polls closed by the theft of a ballot box and the shooting of one of four men who attempted to kidnap the precinct clerk.

TEXAS CABBAGE GROWERS SET A MINIMUM PRICE ('liicago, Fei). an effort to improve the marltet for cabljage, growers in south Texas have set 15.00 a ton as tlie wag6n load cash price, and have agreed to cutting fi'om the ficUlR unles.s that price is paid, the United States bureau ot agricultural economics says in report Issued here today. In some places the track price has l)ecn down to $10. Prevailing prices for cabbage at mid-western consuming centers have been $35 to $45 a ton. with a year ago.

cabbage shipments from Texas have been reduced about one-fifth. heaviest movement of Texas cabbage Is usually the first two weeks ot March. JAPANESE PACT WITH SOVIETS IS RATIFIED By the Tokio, Feb. privy council today ratified the agreement recently arrived at between the Japanese and Soviet ambassadors at Peking establishing diplomatic relations between the two'ifeovernments. The exchange of ratifications will take place at Peking tomorrow, Bj- the rrono.

City, Feb. 34. detennlned effort will be maiSe by Governor Sam A. Baker to have the legislature make the same appropriations for the various state Institutions that were made two years ago and It is probable that no legislation Increasing the state property tax will be It learned from the chief executive late today following a conference with legislative leaders. Total apin-opriatlons during tho, last two-year period amounted to $15,532,394.10.

despite the fact that the total revenue available during tho btennlum, after tho one-third for tho public; school fund had been deducted, totaled according to the figures announced by the governor. surplus remained in the treasury, however, and thus the more than $1 8,000,000 disbursed was available. Sliist Raise 4 Millions. Estimated revenue for the liiennlal period totals $14,000,000, after tho one-third, which goes to the public school fund has been deducted. No surplus of any size remains in the treasury-, however, it was explained.

Consequently, the governor pointed out. It will be necessary to raise about $3,923,000. Governor Baker said that It was the opinion of the ten house leaders and six senators who attended the conference, that sufflclant money probably would'be available during the 1925-26 blennlum without raising taxefl. He added that he had gone into the conference prepared to recommend an Increase of from 2 to 5 cents In the direct state property tax rate, but said that It might be pos- lible that this will not be necessary. Governor Baker said that figuring the revenue, which Is estimated would be available for appropria- ions during the next biennial period at approximately $14,000,000, the amount necessary to make the 192626 appropriations equal to those of two years ago probably could all be raised by the proposed measures now before the legislature, such as the administration consolidation bills, corporation and Income tax Increase bills, measures brought to make tho public commission self-sustaining, and savings brought about by economy.

Savings Set Forth. One ot the first things to be taken Into consideration, he said, was the fact that the present administration will not have to spend $400,000 for a constitutional convention, such as was necessary during tho last blennlum of the Hyde administration. Total estimates from the various departmental consolidation and other bills before the leglslatm-e will approximate $744,800 for the next biennial period, the governor stated. Other measures intended to raise revenue, which now are before the legislature, were explained. One of them is the bill to Increase the inheritance tax, which.

It is estimated, would Increase the revenue during the next two years approximately $100,000. Another bill to authorize the state public service commission'to collect a regulation fee of one-twelfth ot 1 per cent of the valuation of public utilities In the state to support the commission, estimated to make It possible to sav9 $400,000 during 1925-26. A third would increase the stata corporation franchise tax rate from 50 cents to $1 on each $1,000 of capital ot corporations, estimated to produce approximately $1,454,189.93 during 19 26, the only year It would be available during the blennlum since It is.too late to make It effective tor this year. If It is found to be necessary, tho Bales bill before the house seeking to Increase the state property ta.v' rate from 5 to 6 cents on the $100 valuation, could be adopted, the governor added, making about $400,000 available In 1926, the only year It could be effective during the nlum on account of being too late foi? 1925. All of these would provide an additional $3,552,685.98 of revenue for appropriations, the governor estimated, not yet enough to make the approximate $18,000,000 to equal tha 1923-24 appropriations.

He added, however, that by slight reductions In some appropriations and cloaa economy, almost the same approi priations could be made for tha Institutions this time as were made two years ago. Governor Baker added that he had several other things he wished to tn-i vestigate before mnklnn any deflnlta (Continued oa pagtt.