 By 1920, the state balanced its budget for the first time in its history.His administration notably continued improving state roads and highways, established the state's system of higher education, and directed the state prison system to house adult and juvenile criminals separately.He was considered a popular and well-respected figure by rivals and supporters alike, but suddenly died in office of pneumonia on December 21, 1929, and was buried in Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum in Salem.