Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-14
Legislature May Add New In
stitution and Abandon One
Recently Established
lNEHRlATE HOSPITAL a FAILURE
Board Of Control Reaches Conclusion
State Treatment OF, lnebriates is Not
a success-Demand for Ruling on
Marking of Presidential Ballots =
Basis of Contests.

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| Des Moines, Nov. 1.-THE state Of
Iowa will have at least one more state
[, institution before another biennial term
has passed and may lose one, which is
now in operation. That which Is
| wanted is an enebriate reformatory.
The state board Of control has urged
before several legislatures the purchase
/, of land on which to establish a colony
for epileptics. This recommendation
will be made again to the legislature
and more emphatic than ever before,
and inasmuch as the state institutions
will not be greatly in need of large
sums for extraordinary purposes In
other directions 1t is regarded as cer-
tain that the epileptic colony will be
established.
There are about 5000 epileptics in
Iowa. including those that are kept at
home. Many are in poorhouses, others
at the institution for feeble minded,
others at the insane hospitals. Unless
their ailment has led to positive insan-
ity they are capable Of doing a great
deal of work and il they were colonized
on farm they would be able to very
nearly pay their own way in life. 1t is
planned to take nearly all of them from
the. institutions and.place them on the
farm. For this purpose a farm. of at
least $40 acres is wanted which would
cost $4,000 or over. If the legislature
should appropriate for the purchase of
the land, the construction of buildings
could be deferred.
The institution would probably be To-
Gated in the northern part of the state
! on high ground far removed from any
city. The buildings necessary would
not be expensive. This would reduce
the total cost of maintaining state in
stitutions.
The other institution which is a
source of a great deal of annoyance
and trouble is the inebriate institution
at Knoxville. The experiment Of COM
pulsory cure of persons addicted with
the liquor and drug habits has proved
practically a failure. The number of
persons actually cured or benefited
is very small. The only persons who
get good results are those who volun-
tarily go to the institution. Those
who are forced to go there by order
of court are always defiant. They con-
spire together and many run away.
For some time a serious effort has
been made to recapture and return all
who go away, but this is proving ex-
increases all the time. 1t is possible
that the institution will be abandoned,
/ and certain it is that the disposition
Of the state is to not spend any more
money there in permanent improve
ments.
There is strong demand for ruling
by the attorney general or the courts
on the question of counting votes
which were improperly marked but
which were not marked for Identifying
purposes. This year in Iowa, for the
first time. a new problem is presented.
The names Of president and vice pres
ident candidates were placed on the
ticket without squares and many voters
put crosses before their names. These
ballots were not counted in most in
stances This forms the basis of the
contest in the Eighth congressional
district and also in the Marion repre-
sentntive district and Mahaeka sena-
torial d:st, let. 1t is very evident that
where voters marked in front of Taft
or Bryan it was not for identifying
purposes and should not be so consid-
cred. but the only way to have it set
}ynJ to- f,, %o1y ;rto %ho
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Senator Bleakly is in the city look
ing over the distribution of plums at
his disposal. 1t is not generally known
that the office of state auditor has a
much larger force than any other Of
flce in the state and the positions are
excellent ones. There is, an impress
sion out that the new state auditor
will insist that every member of his
force be a lifelong republican and an
avowed standpatter. The criticism he
has had for having not always re-
manned with the party will thus in part
be offset.
The investigation which will follow
the Garrison disbarment proceedings
here is likely to bring to light a whole
lot of interesting matter relative to
real estate and law methods as con-
Quoted here. Garrison, it seems, had Sc
cured the reopening of case In Ari-
zona involving the Des Moines Land
company, by filing an affidavit which
accused George Wambaugh with GER
tain Irregularities. This is where the
trouble started. In the correspondence
which has been filed in the case there
are accusations of exorbitant fees
charged by lawyers and of the looting
Of the company. Only hints are given OF
some big matters and the lawyers are
anticipating some racy evidence.
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