Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28
REFORMATORY PRESS At AN.
AMosA ANALYZEs REASONS
FOR LARGE POPULATION.
OPPORTUNITY NOW LESS
TO sipESTEP PUNISHMENT
Criminal Laws Better Enforced and
Political and Financial "PuIs' No
Longer Keep Mon Out of Iowa peni-
Observation-Disclosures of Both State
Prisons Growing.

Specla! 10 / lmeS-RSpUDlican.
Des Aioines, April 2S-A writer in
the last issue OF the Reformatofy Press
AT Anamosa undertakes to give some
explanation of the steady increase in
the population OF the reformatory in
recent years. There are over SOC per-
SONS there now, as against 42S two
celIhouses, SO that it is only matter
of short time until the institution
will be overcrowded.
We attribute the increase of popu-
iatlot2 at this institution, says the Re
formatory Press, not to the fact that
crime is on the increase, for it is not,
nor 10 the existing liquor laws but TO
the TACT that those who commit an
offense punishable by incarcera tion in
the penal institutions OF the state are
sent there more certainly than has
been the case ever before. The public
has become educate in matter socio-
logical 10 marked degree In times
past the man who was in right otter
was able TO sidestep prison service,
even tho found guilty of an offense
punishable by a sentence 10 prison.
Political and financial influence both
or either, used TO keep many man out
of prison. II does that sometimes even
today. but only sometimes. Society
demands that prince and pauper, poll
tic!an and panderer. be treated exactly
alike"
The population at Fort Madison is
row over 5C4 and IS steadily increas-
ing.
Dwight \. Lewis. who is engaged in
securing some evidence IL connection
with the pending express rate case,
sought 10 learn the status Of the Ms
souri, case in which Judge Mcpherson
held up the express rate schedule
there. 1t was found that aItao the in
junction was granted in 1907 the case
is nearly ready for hearing at this
time: in other words, il has taken the
officials OF Missouri three years and
over to gather together the -n-ornla-
ton deemed proper for a showing on
the express rate case, after the Sched-
ule had been announced. From this a
little may be cleaned as TO the masni-
tude of the job ahead of the officials OF
Iowa if they are to so 10 the bottom Of
the whole express rate case. a COM
mittee room has been assigned 10
those who are az work or the case ana
the work viii be pushed rapidly.
II any new tangled epidemic breaks
out in Iowa this year as one did last
wear the state board OF health IS go
ing 20 be ready to put the quarantine
lid on Instantly. When the epidemic
of infantile paralysis broke out last
wear il was found that the board had
no authority over the matter me
legislature which has just dispersed
not only provided for quarantine OF in
fartile paralysis and measles but gave
blanket authority 10 the board to
quarantine any communicable disease
should that be deemed necessary. Any
thing new thai comes along VIII be
dealt with accordingly. At the session
OF the state board held the past TWO
days this new legislation was discussed
and arrangements made for reports on
revision of the board OF health rules
at the July session.
The board also arranged for caring
sor the new artitoxin department This
has been organized and is in oper-
alton now. but the legislatur gave
81 900 with which TO handle the same.
The board increased the conpensa-
year and authorized him to attend the
convention of state health officers at
San Francisco IL June.
The May term of the supreme court
commences next Tuesday. and in the
first period there are sixteen cases
set for rehearing applications. One of
the most interesting of these Is the
case from OskaIoosa Of Hamilton VS..
Mcneil. involving a $4,000 verdict for
alienation Of affections which the court
said wasn't that kind of a case at all.
Among others TO be considered on ap-
plication for rehaaring are Pritchard
vs. board Of supervisors Of Woodbury.
county; Sioux CITY VS.. Simmons Ware
house Company; Kirby vs. Rock Island
Railroad Company from Linn county;
and the tax ferret case Of ShontZ VS..
Tal1er from INOOlbDrV cOuTty