The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-03-20

patients. and the above defense will,
therefore, not apply to this lack of
appreciation Of the competent, hard
working, conscientious" and We might
add modest superintendent.
In Ward-:}, in the asylum is Il room
known ilS the "round room,' which is
reserved for imbecile patients; it is
20 feet in diameter and has a con-
crete floor. According to statements
Of attendants published herewith, ii
is L common sight to see from II to
Is patients IN underclothing and with
out bedding. lying on thin cotton pads
on the concrete tloor OF this room,
/ huddlcd AMI shivcring, with one end
Of the paa pulled over them for Il
covering. no other bed clothing being
! provided. The means and cries Of
these miserable beings through the
! long, cold nights are said to have been
! pitc0uS in the extreme. The state of
I West Virginia has appropriated suf-
tcieut funds to furnish each and
every inmate OF this asylum with bed,
| bcdciothing and comfortable care, and
! the only reason that these cursed Of
the earth are deprived Of these !H"a-
gre privileges is either because Of
! downright neglect, or. tiS some cLargc.
! the funds have been diverted t. i'm
proper channels.
The statements also carry the char
yes that the private family accounts
Of the superintendent. which are IN
! uiUGcG in the expense accounts 0t the
/ institution. give a misleading eStl-
mate Us to the per capita consumption
nf good things consumed by these
wards Of the State of West Virginia.
. If the statements III our possession
. are correct, and our informantS have
. sworn that they arc, Dr. Guthrie ana
his family put their hooks into the
food supplies much as the Jewish
! priests Of Old Israel formerly put
7 theirs into the flesh offerings of The
+! people.
For instance, the official report Of
4 the superintendent for the wear iHl
carries the folIowin" tahuation:
EXDnNicd for fresh beef -. S2.IDG.44
/ CONSUMPTION per capita ... 9.h;'
/! NJ are unable To determine exact
! X how much OF this years supply Of
fresh hccf was consumed by the 800
! inmates and exactly how much went
to the private table Of the Guthries,
! but from figures II hand it woui,> ap-
pcar that about ONE-FOIRT Or
! this amount was for the Superintend-
ent'S private table alone.
10 illustrate-The total meat bill
f: for the month Of August, 1911, was
$%2l9.S9. OF this amount the Guthrie
I family table gr0aneG under the weight
! il s.t, ,.,l
amount of $76.l2: leaving S2I".Ti
worth Of meats to be consumed by
the other 500 recipients Of the states
! bounty. which reduces the per capita
consumption to some extent. t1gur-
cd ON the basis Of the August account
the amount Of beef consumed by the
800 inmates for the entire year would
bc reduced to approximately $1,000
worth. and the per capita consump-
ton to about 81; while the Guthrie
meant bill for the year would be
about 500, which allowing an average
! Of ten diners ut the table would show
= per capita consumption OF SO.
! Each inmate Of the institution "a
wrrth of fresh meat Il year. Each
member of the Guthrie family St0
difference in the PER CAPITA when
The accounts are separated. Evidcn-
! tly llr. Guthrie is not one of those m
tcrcSting vegctariauS so often met
With in the medical profession.
Ard someone connected with the M
st;rution mast be possessed with an
"ch;ny void that can be satisfied only
With oysters and fish. This item IN
the suncrin,cndcnt'S tabulatcd report
for the wear 1911 reads as follows:
,v.i, .,,, o,.s,.,.- .... $S%6.74
na.. 49, ,,,,;,, rnnsnmDtion ....... Ia
=, ''F ~ had .,,,,oo Of
Ne SupGLn'Sofr ,,,,,,,ii"s WV" ';(s :,vrrs that
t"e fc'%iv'IS CIV, .,;;yn - ,:nn,.S "p 1o1I and 1912
,,"i,. loo Gallons Of oysters were Scrv-
Du ';J ~ ,,,.;,a ,ri Would only amount to
sIGn: and tia, the quantity of fish
consumed bv the inmates is 50 ncgll-
oibIo rs to bc almost inromputable.
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