Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-03
BOARD OF CONTROL LOOKING
FOR FARM AS LOCATION FOR
WoMAN's REFoRMAToRY.
LEGISLATURE TO BE ASKED
FOR MORE DEFINITE LAWS
Glass of Prisoners to Be Sent to Col
ony Not Defined by Statute-controi
Board to Make Other Recommends
tions-State Hit Hard by War Rev
enue Measure.
Special to Times-Republican
enue Measure

Des Moines, Dec. 3.-The state board
OF control is putting in some time now,
as announced some time ago, on the
problem of locating and establishing
$50 acres will be secured for this pur-
pose. Il will not be near any other
state institution. Preferably it should
be near some small town or be almost
out in the country far removed from
any town. About all the board can do
now is TO purchase the ground and
MAKE the start for the new institution.
The board will recommend in its re-
port that the legislature make clear
what class of female prisoners shall
be committed TO this institution. This
has not been done. The board also sug-
gests the legislature provide for the
election of a superintendent and the
proper officer to manage the institu-
ton and make provision Cor the build
;ngs. About thirty women could, of
course. be taken from the Anamosa
refornatory and more than that from
Mitchellville and good many should
go there who are now in county iails.
The board also has recommended
that the legislature pass legislation in
dicating what classes of persons shall
be sent TO the district custodial farm
which? has beer located, ard 9f course
the suggestion is made that at least
three other farms be established as
soon as convenient.
The legislature is asked 70 make
specific provision. also. for admission
10 the epileptic colony. There should
be commitments either by the commits
sioners of insanity or in some other
way, ard there should be some way for
voluntary commitments.
The board also asks that the law :
to road districts at the Stare institu-
tons be amended to show more clearly
what composes a road distict at these
institutions.
| In view Of the abolition Of the con-
tract labor system the legislature is
asked to provide a fund Cor establish
ment of industries If the men in pris-
on and reformatory are % be kept EN-
ployed they must be provided with
! tools and equipment for work. It is
I up u the ltS4SIolure 10 Cec.GS.
The board suggests that the policy
Of sending the women addicted tc
drugs 10 a hospital for the insane be
abandoned, and that provision be made
for them at some other institution
There is no more reason for sending
women drug victims to an insane hos
pital than to send the men there
1t is recommended to he legislature
that the law be so made that two OF
more counties may join in erection Of
a hospital for tuberculosis.
It appears that the state of Iowa i
going to be stuck" for a good man,
thousands OF dollars to pay for tn
war we are having. 1t was suppose,
that the revenue tax had been so fxe,
that the states and other public bodie
would not be taxed; but this is not s.
as 10 Iowa.
There is a clause that every certif
cate OF every Kind shall pay a tax b,
having a Decent stamp attached. Nov
the state is called upon TO issue man
certificates. State officials certify a
to thousands Of different matters eac
year There is the land office. for in
stance, which issues several hundre
certificates of land transfers each yeal
A corporation is formed and certifi
cate IS issued. Thousands of Their
each year. An insurance company o
a bank is formed and a certificate
issued. There are certificates by hun
dreds that are to go to other states a
\ evidence Of things legalized by low;
All carry stamps. Every time an in
surance agent is appointed a certif
cate is issued. Ten cents.
Then the state issues many thous
ands of teachers certificates each yea
| to the teachers of Iowa. A 1o-cent Ia
! on learning. Possibly the automobil
certificates viii escape as they al
| merely receipts. The dairy commits
sioner issues a certificate for a mil
\ tester and it is a real certification {
| qualification. Why not help pay fc
the WARP
So it goes all along the line. Th
state officials will have to cut in,
some of the funds intended for fire
and similar calamities to pay for a
| the stamps.
| 1t is expected that. among othe
things, the legislature will make
change in the manner Of compensate
Of the supreme court reporter. He
now paid $500 volume for editing ii
reports of the supreme court
The plan is to have placed on
straight salary basis and be require
to devote his entire time to the wor
or to work in relation to the subjec
As a makeshift, Mr.. Whitney. the ne
reporter, viii come to Des Moines ar
/ connect up with Attorney Gener
Cosson's office during the legislati,
session to help out III the work of al
sisting members of the legislature
get their bills ii proper and presen
able shape. Inasmuch as the repor
on which he will work will not con