Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-24
THE GRANTINC OF PRISON PAROLES
Gov cx,msnins Believes the Courts onou'o Hee 'A'
Power to Liberate Crinainols-Otner
lowe Notes Of Interest.
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that the Iowa institution may draw
English patronage.
Organizing Associations.
The work of organizing county Y. M.
C. A. associations has been taken up
in this state The first one was in Jas
per county and headquarters have been
established at Newton. The purpose
Is to use the county headquarters as
nucleus of energy which will e1ect the
organization of associations in every |
hamlet and town in the country. Coun- /.
ty organizations have been quite sue
cessful in Illinois. The state officers
Of the Y. M. c. A. have no doubt about
the success of the new movement IN
this state.
Antitrust Law
In an important case now pending
Iowa's antitrust law is to be tested for
the first time. The Portland Gold Min
ing company, which is an Iowa cor
poration, is resisting the collection OF
more than $4,000 by the American
Bridge company, on the grounds that
the latter company is part OF the
great United States Steel corporation,
and as trust is not entitled to bring
suit. It is admitted by the mining
company that it purchased steel, but
it contends that it was not according
to contract, and further that under the
Iowa antitrust law the bridge COM
pany cannot recover the amount of its
claim even If justly owed. The statute
referred to in the answer Of the mining
company was enacted by the last legts-
iature, and in sections 5000 and 1904 in
elusive it Is declared that any trust or
combination for the purpose of regu-
lating OF fixing prices or limiting pro-
duction is conspiracy and provides that
this shall be deemed defense against
any claim by such conspiracy or trust
for goods or merchandise sold.
7. Care of Paupers.
DR.. Frank l. Herriott, statistician for
the state board of control, believes that
the state and not the counties should
care for paupers. The different coun-
ties Of the state now have poor farms
consisting of about 10000 acres of land
worth $2,400,0O0 with machinery, inn
provements, ETC., employ 400 persons at
about 100000 wages year, and have
otherwise invested 100000 for the
maintenance Of the county poor. These
number 1900. This number hardly ex.
ceeds that of the inmates at both Mount
Pleasant and independence hospitals
for the insane, which are run by the
state for about 100000 a year. DR.
Herriott's idea is that if the state would
take care of the paupers at state in.
stitution it would greatly lessen tht
cost to the people, which is true.
VIII BE Deputy.
State Superintendent-elect Riggs hal
signifed his intention of appointing ]
G. Bennett, the county superintendent
of Ringgold county, as deputy stat,
superintendent, succeeding Mr. A. c
Ross, who has held the position ST,
years. Mr. Bennett has been four year,
, superintendent Of Ringgold and ha,
brought the schools of that communit,
!. to high standard. He has never en-
: gagged extensively in politics.
Against Athletics for Girls.
Miss Alice Young, the dean of tn
: women's department Of the state uni
versity, has pronounced against ath
letic courses for girls in that institu
> ton. This is in conformity with tn
decisions reached by the meeting c
women's deans at Chicago The healt
Of young women, they found, was nc
9 so much improved as has been believe
4 by athletic courses.
: LEON BROWN.
!, Make Complaint.