Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-23
INSPECTING THE ASYLUMS
Dr., Maokin Finds Great improvement in
Those Conducted by the Counties.
CHEROKEE STATE BUILDING A MODEL
Des MOines Capital May Build n
starch Mill TO BE Operated Inde-
pendent of the Trust ~ Lat
ter Does Not Rebuild.
cFrom a stan Correspondent

DEs MONIES, June 22.-(Special .)-Dr.
G. w. Mackin of Ossian, who has been
delegated by the State Board Of Control to
make the inspection OF county and pri-
vate insane hospitals in Iowa, has nearly
completed his work, having examined the
Polk county hospital last week, and will go
to Dallas county this week for inspection,
which will complete the work. Or. Mackin
was for a number Of years in the state
hospital at Independence as an assistant
physician. He reports that the county and
private hospitals have made many i'm
provements since they have been placed
partially under the supervision Of the Board
OF Control, that their appliances for the
safety and comfort Of the insane are far
superior to what they were and the man
agement is generally more In accord with
modern methods. The board adopted reg
~ulations for the county hospitals and in
nearly every case they are living up to
these regulations. The Polk county hos
pital, which is the largest count hos
pital in the state, now has 1903 insane pa
tients. but there are a number Of these
county hospitals with from forty to fifty
patients all the time. DR.. Mackin has WIS.,
tied the new state hospital at Cherokee
and declares that in the matter Of appoint
ments and perfection Of detail it will have
no equal anywhere in the country. When
it is opened a number Of the insane now
in county and private hospitals will be
transferred to the new hospital or there
will be room made for them in the three
other state hospitals.
May Oppose the Trust.
1t has been made known in Des Moines
that the United States Corn Products COM
pany, which took over the property of the
National Starch works In Des Moines, does
not intend to rebuild the burned starch
plant in this city. At various times off,
GERS of the company have given assurances
that the factory would be rebuilt and Des
Moines people have counted confidently on
that end, but it is now certain that there
will be no new factory by the trust.
T. w. Jones, formerly manager for the
plant here, Is a resident Of Des Moines
and has set on foot a movement for the
organization of a local company to erect
and operate an Independent starch factory.
He and the business men OF the city believe
such a plant could be operated in opposition
to the trust at a profit and are figuring
on plans and a site.
Socialists Holding Meetings.
J. c. Chase, who was at one time mayor
Of Haverhill, Mass, having been elected on
the socialist ticket, spoke to a meeting
Of Des Moines socialists at Greenwood park
this afternoon. The socialists of Des
Moines have a small but compact organiza-
ton and are holding meetings in a public
park at different times They expect to
have a county and congressional ticket in
the field this year and were influential In
city politics last spring.
The strike of the telephone operators
continues and the telephone service in Des
Moines is but poorly attended to. II is
learned that the telephone operators in
Davenport have struck and that a great
many in different parts of the state are
ready to join the Des Moines operators in
their demands. The manager Of the Iowa
system in Des MoInes has signihed his will
ingness to meet a committee of the oper-
ators tomorrow for consultation.
Parole Before Going to Pen.
Governor Cummins has issued paroles to
George Mayer and Anton Weidlich, OF Du-
buque. They were convicted about three
months ago of larceny and given light SEN
fences. Their friends insisted that as II
was their first offense and as they had
borne good regulations they should be par
oiled and prevailed upon the sheriff not to
serve the commitment papers until a chance
could be had to present the matter to the
governor. The men were not taken to the
penitentiary at all but have been paroled
Too Cold for Crops.
The temperature all through low was
almost low enough this morning for frost
but none was visible in this part Of the
state. The records Of the weather bureau
show that there has been no such period OF
protracted cold weather in Iowa at this
season Of the year for many years and that
the effect Of the cold and rains has beer
disastrous to the crops. 1t is feared thai
should extreme hot or dry weather follow
in July the crops would be in no position
to survive and there would be great loss
Iowa State News Notes.
The school board Of Sioux City has beer
wrestling with the question of styles OF
penmanship in the public schools. The