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Show "COMMISSION 1TIS" A dozen or so years afto t! " stat" tejlslatur of California passed ap propriate bills for the two years fol- ! lowing, amounting to six, seven or ! eight millions o dollars, and the 1 people thought they were extrava- : gant bunch. About that time the I State of California contracted an ; acute case of "commissionitis" a j prevelant and very contageous disease, dis-ease, and one which is carefully nurs ed by trained nurses and doctore 1 by specialists. This disease spread to many other states and has been : a great source of revenue for the political po-litical doctor. Illinois, under Governor Gover-nor Lowden. found a remedy. Idaho Ida-ho is applying a similar remedy with hope of success. Governor Miller of Xew York is applying more drastic surgery, and Governor Maybe of our own state has prescribed similar treatment for our ailments. In closing clos-ing let us say that California with an extremely aggrivating . case is asking its legislature this year to ap-propiiate ap-propiiate over $100,000,000. Ver ily "Commissionitis" is an expensive governmental disease. : |