Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-19
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Des Moines, Nov. 1.-THE parole
board has recently made an order Tor
parole Of two young men from state
prison, the determining factor being
that they have tuberculosis in in
cipient stages. OF course they were
otherwise qualified for parole. but the
veport Of the doctors that they were
afflicted with tuberculosis which might
be arrested IL they were out and given
proper care. was the determining fac
tor.
The board makes much inquiry into
the health Of the convicts. One mem
Der Of the board. DR.. Howe. Is ply
stefan and whenever he detects any
thing about . prisoner which would
indicate disease he calls for special
report from the prison physician. In
this way the element Of the bodily and
physical condition Of the men enters
into the parole question quite largely.
in both Of the cases referred to the
paroled persons have provision made
for their care by relatives and they can
not become charges on the conmuni-
ties where they belong.
The records show that the two state
prisons arb shout the most healthful
places In the state. The death rate Is
lower at both Fort Madison and Ana
n1osa, in the state institutions, than
among q similar number OF men OF
same age In any community Of the
state. This is due to q large extent TO
the regular habits enforced. the frugal
meals and the general good care which
IS taken of the men. Some investiga-
ton has been to disclose whether or
not there il any proneness to tuber-
culosis or similar ailments at the
prisons and 1t Is found there IL Moth
ing Of the sort. nearly every case dis
closed there having been brought to
the institution by the inmate.
Judge Fahey, Of Perry. Is one dis
trict Judge. 1T least. willing to leave 1t
to those higher mp to undertake the
task Of ovsrturning the will OF the leg
islature In matters Of law. He refused
to declare all wrong everything done
by the legislature to provide a hospital
and care for the victims Of drink and
drugs. He upheld the laws relating to
the Knoxville inebriate Institution.
One DR.. Aidrich. of Cerro Gordo
county, q confirmed user of morphine.
employed Attorney Van Der Ploeg, OF
Pella. to tear down the whole struc-
turs under which the hospital 10 oper-
ated. Adrich had been there or In
similar institution before, but he felt
he ives deprived Of some privileges he
had enjoyed before the state had to
take him in hand, and he attacked the
law for various reasons. among them:
Because II abridges the privileges
and immunities granted to American
citizens and denies the equal protec-
ton Of the law.
1t provides for imprisonment with
out jury trial and without the right
OF being confronted with the witnesses.
It provides for imprisonment more
than thirty days without the inter-
vention Of . grand Jury.
It provides for imprisonme nt for
three years without provision for the
.elease Of the inmate upon being cured.
It provides no method by which an
inmate may have the legality Of his
imprisonment tested in court.
1t imposes conditions on q dis
charged inmates when cured and for
recommittal upon the written order OF
the superintendent.
It would seem that with such an ar
ray Of accusations against the law 1t
might have been declared unconstitu-
tional, but the district was not con-
sinced. There will probably be an APP
peal to the supreme court, and as fed
eral questions are raised, there could
Se case started In the federal courts.
The state university won its case IN
the court in Davis county for owner
ship Of an acre Of ground used many
years by rural school district foz
school purposes. Assistant Attorney
General Robbins has been notified OF
the decision Of the court.
The case was q peculiar one. The
university sold the forty acres which
Included the school acre to a man
named Mcclure who had occupied the
land many years and really had sup
posed he owned it before. But 1t was
found his title came thru q faulty
chain. and the land was really a part
OF the university endowment secured
az saline lands from the government
But both the school district and Nc
Clure claimed the acre on which the
school house had been located many
years ago. Now the school district Il