Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-18
lNEBRlArEs At KNOXVILLE TO
be TREATED WITH LESS
LENIENcY.
MUCH GOOD ANTICIPATED uN-
DER OPERATION OF NEW LAW
Board Of Control Prepares For Its En-.
foresmsnt-confusion Over New
Statute Taxing Moneys and Credits
Effective at ones ~ to Bank Stocks
-cosson at Council Bluffs.
Special to rines-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. April 1S-Before start
ing out on their quarterly tour of the
state institutions, members OF the
board Of control made some study of
the law relating to the discipline at
the institution at Knoxville and how II
VIII operate. Under the law just passed
that institution will become less de-
slrable as place Of residence from
the dipsomaniacs and inebriates. The
officials and employees at the institu-
ton will be sworn in as police and be
given authority to act without warrant
for the protection Of the institution
Last year about this time thirty of the
inmates walked away unmolested
There will not be any more coming
back at will to remain for time The
inmates are put to work. "A stone quar-
ry has been opened and the men are
being worked on that industry as well
as In the garden on the farm. 1t is
expected that thru the operation of
the new law and the changed policy
regarding the Knoxville institution it
Will accomplish much more of good
from all over the state are writing in
to the office of the attorney general
asking all sorts of questions about the
new law on taxation of money and
bank stock. The law went into effect
by publication, and a part of it is of
immediate Importance. The assess
ment is already made on bank stock
and it is important that the books in
the various counties be fixed up so as
to conform to the new law as to the
taxation Of such bank stock. But the
change in the manner of taxing money
does not take place until next year.
The ticklish spot in the whole matter is
that OF deciding what is meant by
"moneyed capital which under the
federal statutes must be taxed the
same as bank stock when it is used in
competition with banking capital. At
torney General Cosson will prepare a
statement in regard to this matter for
the guidance of the assessing and tax
Ing bodies Of the state.
Attorney General Cosson went to
Council Bluffs last night for the pur-
pose OF finding out the status Of the
Mabray cases and giving some person
al attention to these matters. The state
has been from the first a party to
these cases and when some time ago
1t was found that one OF the Defend
ants had been released from the fed
seral prison and permitted to get away
without being brought to trial on the
state charges. the attorney general de-
cided he would give the cases his per-
sonal attention.
One Of the tasks before the governor
for immediate attention is that of fix
ing up the new board of animal health
which will take over the work of the
state veterinary department to some
extent. There will be two on the board
other than veterinarians, the intention
being to have board that will look
after the livestock interests Of the state
in a broad way.
Judge Mcpherson will take up at
Davenport at the next session of the
federal court there the matter of the
preliminary hearing on the application
Of the express companies for an intunc-
ton to prevent enforcement of the
lower rates determined upon by the
Iowa board These rates We're to have
gone into effec. April but did not be-
cause Of the temporary restraining
order Of Judge MCPHERSON.