Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-01
FiFTv.oNE OPERATIONS
At STATE INSTITUTIONS
Asads Of hespitals Report Satisfactory
results and Approval Of Pian-stats
Railroad Commission Ends Year by
Issuing Orders in Several Cases
state House News.
Special to rimes-Republican.


eral important respects is made in
report the board Of parole will make
to the governor.
The law should be changed so that
there would be an order issued by the
board only after notice and hearing OF
the case and then there should be no
appeal from the order.
In no case should the law be man
datory. but the discretion of the board
and officials should govern.
The board of control should be sub
stituted for the board of parole to act
In all cases at state institutions other
than the penitentiary. The law shoulo
not include inmates of jafls.
The board ordered the operation IN
twenty three cases at Fort Madison
prison but the federal court suspended
the order and declared the law mop
erative as to prisoners.
Orders were issued as follows at the
hospitals for the insane: Cherokee.
ten males, four females; Independence,
two males, two females; Mount Pleas
ant, twenty-four males. nine females;
The operations were performed at
Cherokee in thirteen cases, 1ndepend-
ecce three, Mount Pleasant twenty
In all.
Reports from the heads OF the hos
pitals indicate satisfaction with re-
suits and approval Of the plan. In only
one case was 1t attempted at Glen
wood institution. The board warmly ap-
proves the principle of the law and
that it should be extended and rigidly
enforced.
Another attack on the high cost Of
living in Iowa. Cheaper peanuts. sau-
sage. head cheese and souse: ordered
by the railroad commission, by reason
of reduced rates.
One Of the last acts Of the commits
sion for the year was to issue a num-
Der Of orders on rate cases submitted.
Application Of the Western Grocer
Company for lower rates on peanuts
was granted. Application Of John Nor
rill & Co. for lower ratings on cooked
sausage and for rates on head cheese
md souse. in berreli or boxes. granted.
Orders were issued In regard to
changes In ratings, on implements of
various kinds, fertilizers, sheep dip.
bananas, and other things.
A substituted rule was adopted IN
regard TO egg cases returned to. deal
ers so that the dealer must show It is
In fact return.
An order was issuel on behalf of The
Commercial Club Of Omaha on "all day
suckers giving them candy ratingI
This Is the first time they ever had Of
fetal recognition.
Application of Rath Packing Com
pany for third class rating L. G. L. on
pork livers. neck ribs. brains and ears,
granted. The Morrill, application for
third class rating on mixed ship
nents Of packing house products had
been settled by agreement
With regard to the complaint about
limitation on liability of carriers in
handling emigrant movables the COM
mission found that there Is no attempt
to apply any such limitation in Iowa
and 1t has no jurisdiction in interstate
matters.
Commissioner Urick, Of the state la
Dor bureau, Is arranging. with the ad
information. so far as that is possible
regarding the number of employed in
Iowa at this time. There has been a
good deal Of information got out about
1t but there have also been conflicting
reports. Mr.. Urick will secure infor-
nation from various sources-the COM
mercial clubs. mayors Of cities, labor
organizations. associated charities, etc
In this way It is possible there will be
q survey Of the stats that will be re-
liable.
II u MI. TRICKS idea that this sort
Of information ought to be had, not "a
much that there Is anything that the
state can do to change conditions at
this time. because II would be useless
to attempt to better conditions unless
there IL real information as to what
the conditions are. That there is a
vast army OF the unemployed in the
cities Of Iowa each winter Is certain,
but It Is important to know Just now
big 10 the army and what class OF PEG.
pie are most affected.
Members OF the Iowa board OF con-
troll are much Interested In a report
from Washington to the effect that
congress contemplates the passage of a
bill to forbid Interstate traffic In any,
thing made by convict labor. II such
bill ID passed II will entail a heavy
burden on the tax payers eof Iowa. for
It will virtually force abandonment OF
the plans to make use Of the convict
labor at some profit to the convicts
and the state! The state has recently
Invested in = butter tub factory ii
Anamosa to utilize the labor OF the
convicts. Not Is per cent OF the output
could be sold in Iowa. II congress for.
bids sending these tubs over to Elgir
Tor use the factory will be almost use.
less. 6
The ratification OF the convict labor
question are many. Not long ago the
board received from an Official of a
labor organization in Iowa a request
to know II = certain we'll known Arm
making edge tools, in another state.
was having some OF the work done at
: Fort Madison penitentiary The re-
port was that the firm named does
not buy any goods there. But as a
matter Of fact for many years 1T did
secure some OF IT. material at the
prisoa Rnd the toQis were of the very
best quality and Hntirelv satisfactory
% the company. The relations were
cancelled, howeyer, because Of opposf-
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