Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-19
Number In the Iowa Hospitals
Increased 233 During the
Past Year
BOARD OF CONTROL FIGURES
ovon Seven Hundred Inmates Now In
tho Insane Hospital at Cherokee
Number of Conviots in the State
Prisons Decreased Somewhat During
October.

Des Moines, Oct. 1.-THE number OF
insane in the state hospitals increased
233 between october 1, 1903, ana Octo-
Der /. 1904
This interesting fact was disclosed
by the report of Chief Accountant A.
b. McCown of the office of the state
board Of control yesterday. There now
are 1850 insane persons at the state
hospitals. This increase has been go
Ing on despite the fact that constantly
an Increasing number OF chronic pa
tents are removed from the state to
county hospitals. For instance. Polk
county has to exceed 40 insane per-
sons in Its county hospital.
Judge l.. G. Kline OF the board re-
turned yesterday from Cherokee hos
pital. There are now 707 inmates in
that institution. 1t Is the largest num-
Der ever accommodated at Cheroffee,
The institution Is crowded.
The two new cottages which are be-
ing built under appropriation of the
last legislature. will relieve the con-
gestion, but the extension OF the hos
pitfalls will have to be kept up indef-
initely IL the ratio OF increase in num-
bers continues at the same figure.
William M. Edwards. superintendent
of the Michigan state hospital at
Kalamazoo, has accepted the Invitation
Of the state board OF control to read a
paper before the next conference of the
board with the state institution super
intendents, and will take as his theme:
Provisions for the Acute Insane
During the month of October the re-
port of the chief accountant of the
board Of control shows that the num-
Der of convicts In the state prisons de-
creased eighteen. But for the past
year the number has been remarkably
stable, there being an increase OF but
three in the number in the prisons be-
tween October ! Of this year and last.
The state Institutions OF Iowa now
have $10S,302 cash in their support
funds. This is slight increase over
the amount held on the first of last
month
The board Of control now has re-
ceived 1900 replies to it's inquiries of
physicians as to cases of consumption
treated by them.
Cooke Goes East.
Col. Thomas +. Cooke of Iowa, left
last night for the east, where he will
attend the meetings of two important
organizations, and will deliver an adj
dress on "smokeless powder" One is
the conference of the officers and di-
rectors OF the National Rife Associa-
ton OF America and the other is the
meeting of the national board for the
promotion of rifle practice. Both meet
ings are to be held at the Office of the
secretary of Washington October %,
Colonel Cooke is director Of the first
named organization and a member of
the second. Both are working together
to encourage a higher grade of marks
manship among the militiamen of the
country. Assistant Secretary Of War
Robert Shaw Oliver is a member of the
national board for the promotion of
rifle practice.
New Insurance Idea.
The National Inspection and Adjust
ment Company Of Des Moines has filed
articles of incorporation with the sec
rotary Of state. It's capital is $4,000.
G. D. Powers, ]. w. Howell, A. A. Cha
ney, A. Fl. Todd, w. r. Prouts, E. H.
Roger and Aaron Younker are the In
corporators. The object Of the cor
poration is Of q legal, commercial and
reporting character pertaining to in
surance contracts, to assist policy
holders in adjustment and settlement
of cases arising under insurance poll
pias at