The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-17
Chimes Special service.)

Bisnnarck, n. D.. Jan. 17.-condi-
t!ons Of the state asylum for the in
sHne Mt Jamestown are decidedly bad.
according to the statement made by
tho board Of control Of charitable and
penal institutions to the state lesis-
lative assembly. That the failure OF
tho atate to provide facilities for the
aggregation Of insane patients afflicted
with Tuberculosis has resulted in pa
tients becoming infected while in the
institution, only to die after leaving
It, is the contention of the board.
There are now In the state hospital
Tor insane at jamestown. s2s IN
been committed to the institution are
out on parole. Any or all of those
on parol are liable to be returned at
any time" says the board.
'.The normal capacity OF the instt-
tuition is about coo. Most Of the
wards are overcrowded. some Of the
Of course. should not not be be. . ''0' -"'''
'The net increase OF inmates in tho
Institution for the biennial period
ending June 80. 1912, was i66; the
total number Of inmates handled in
the institution during that same Pc
riod. that is, the number received,
III. 4'"' "'''"''seu A"D 0'''F's'' was
Twenty-Five Per Cent Tubercular.
'"Thc superintendent Of the institu-
ton says that there are about twenty
fve per cent Of the inmates more OF
hospital for women that will answer
for tho next biennial period. There is
no place In the institution to segregate
and care for the tubercular male In
mates. Many Of the patients who are
mentally cured and discharged. die
after leaving the institution from
tuberculosis contracted while in the
institution.
THE administration building 10 not
large enough to properly conduct the
business affairs Of the institution:
there is no receiving ward. The wa
ter supply is at present insufficient.
The boiler house Is too small for tho
barns will have to be moved and re-
built in order to make room for the
extension of the sidetrack to the boil
er house. A farm house large enough
for the farm help and the inmates
who work on the farm should be
erected: large amount Of time could
thus be saved.
"In order to thoroughly understand
the needs of the institution a commit
tee. consisting Of members of both
houses. should visit the institution ut
as early date as possible. The
members Of this board will be pleased
to accompar such a committee at
any time"
The bill by Representative Camp
bell of Morton county fixing the SAL
aries Of shorthand reporters in dis
trict courts at $4,000 annually had the
support of the reporters OF the state.
They contend that under the present
fee system the situation is not at all
satisfactory. The bill also would
grant the reporter necessary expenses
while away from the chambers of the
district judge, working in some other
county of the district.
afternoon in the house will provide
for cutting down the size of state re-
por' : Of the treasurer's and insurance
commissioner departments. The
treasurer's report will be reduced
from the present size of $40 pages to
about twenty-four and the insurance
reports will be reduced in the same
proportions.
A bill was introduced this afternoon
by Senator Hughes. which. IL passed.
will prohibit the killing Of deer in the
state until November 10. 1918.
senatar Frank Talcott Of Cass coun-
ty proposes to abolish the handling Of
fees by any state official in a bill in
trodEced yesterday. The bill makes
the payment Of such fee to the state
treasurer necessary. SO that all fees
will be handled by him. and not by
the departments. except insofar as the
recording Of the same is concerned.
Representative Porterheld Of Cass
county has introduced a cold storage
bill. being patterned after that pro.
posed by the National Association Of
Pure Food Commissioners. and which
has the support of Prof. e. F. Ladd Of
North Dakota. 1t limits the period
that foodstufrs may be kept in cold
storage. as we'll as making provisions
with reference to the maintenance Of
such storages in a sanitary condition,
He also has introduced a bill prohibit
Ing the manufacture or sale of adul-
terated insecticides and fungicides in
the state.
Representative o. J. Sorlie of Traili
county would do away with the law
providing that constitutional amend.
mcnts must be published In one paper
in each county of the state. At the
present time any proposed amendment