Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-17
BUILDINGS AT EPlLEPTIC COLONY
TO BE ALL ONE STORY AND
FIRE PROOF.
TO BE DIVIDED
INTO TWO DIVISIONS
Colony to Have Family and custodiai
Departments For Proper Manage
ment-suit Against State Fair Off
ciats Emphasizes Need For Sewage
System--stats House News.

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I NJ. \. Voldens. of Cherokee, who is
soon to take charge OF the rev epilep-
tic colony at Woodward. IN association
with the board of control held an eX-
tended consultation with the state
architect. the landscape architect and
others in regard to the general plan
( for the colony layout.
! 1t was decided that the cottage COL
ony plan shall be adopted and the
cottages will all be one-si2ry and fire
proof.
+ Ii was further decided, and this for
the first time, there will lie two d.
visions, one the family department and
the other the custodial department..
/ 1T seems certain" said .supe..inten-
/ dent Foideng, that the pressure is go
ing to be such for the taking at the
institution of all classes OF epileptics
! that custodial department will be
necessary for the proper care of those
cases that are difficult TO manage. But
! the main feature Will be the groups of
cottages affording opportunity for
classification of the inmates and the
! placing together of those that will De
iconsenal. We hope to plan for a
/ iNoueI INSTITUTION.
/ The landscape architect has laid out
the grounds in a way to take advan-
] tage of the contour of the land
One reason for the conference
yesterday was that it will be
necessary TO secure some changes in
the highways leading into he grounds,
and the boards of supervisors of Boone
i and Dallas counties viii be consulted.
Frank A. O'Conner, United States
district attorney for northern Iowa
passed thru the city yesterday on his
way from st. Louis where he partici-
pated in the presentation to the federal
court of appeals of the case involving
the deportation from Mason City last
fspring Of certain Greeks. George
Ranges, Steve Pantza and others.
In this case Judge Reed released the
men on habeas corpus, on their com
plant that they had not had a fair
hearing before the immigrat ton inspec-
tor.
One of the questions argued to the
appellate court was whether or not the
courts have right to interfere with
case while it is pending and before
executive officials. The inspector had
reported for deportation but the i'm
migration chief had not yet approved
the deportation and this case was
therefore in an unfinished state as far
as the executive department of the
government is concerned. The conten-
ton of the immigration department
is that while case is in this unfin-
ished stage the courts should not in
terfere.
The spite case in the local district
court to get back" at officials of the
state board of agriculture and to have
them sent to Jail for not caring better
for the sewage from the state fair. will
have the good effect, at least. of calling
sharply to the attention of the legisla-
ture the need Of some provision for n
complete sewer system at the fair
grounds.
The president and vice president of
the state board were indicted and
prosecuted but the court directed a
verdict of not guilty because of the
fact that as officials of the state they
were only performing public duty
and are not amendable TO the law in
this way If there has been any offense
committed. AS matter of fact it ap-
pears that the compliments live in
even than those alleged against the
state fair. They have had no sewerage
and drainage.
County Attorney Guthrie who soon
goes out OF office, stated he would an
peal the case and get decision as to
whether or not officials may not be
prosecuted under such circumstances.
Two peculiar situations have arisen
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the county attorney will be George
Wilson, who probably would not care
to prosecute very hard. as he has been
for many years annually employed in
good position by the board of agricul-
lure at the state fairs Then, on the
other hand, the attorney general who
Under the law should defend thes.
state officials the same as any others
was prevented from so acting because
in case of an appeal, it will he his duty
10 appear in supreme court as prose-
cutor of the case
In case of failure TO convict In q
certain case peculiar situation NAV
arise In connection with a young man
under accusation in Lyon county.
The defendant was arrested while
in the United States navy at San
francisco. Requisition was honored to
bring him back TO Iowa only when the
requisition clerk in the governors
office had certified that there is money
on deposit sufficient so that in case
of failure to convict the man can be
sent back to San Francisco to re-enter
the navy. This is always required
when a man is taken out of the navy.
Now what is worrying the officials
, is, what will happen IL there is an ac-
quittal? 1t is true an officer might
] be started to San Francisco with the
, man. but suppose ne got off the train
, in Nebraska or Utah and refused to
! go further? The officer could do
2 nothing. Or he might even refuse to
' leave Iowa and hire lawyer to make
5 a fight. II acquitted he would no
longer he under arrest. The state has
e never had to handle a case of that
kind and 1t Is not clear just what will
Y happen when 1t is called upon to handle
/ such a case.
An appropriation will be asked of
e the next general assembly to repair and