Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-12
PRACTICE DECLARED BY VAN
EPPs TO BE GROWING AMONG
BETTER GLASSES.
ADVISES DISSEMINATION
OF FACTS AMONG POOR
Less Poverty and Decrease in Attend-
ant Crime and Disease Advanced as
Argument Before Heads Of Iowa State
institutions - Soaring Food Prices
Worries State Control Board.
Special to Times-Republican.

SpeC1al to Times RepuDllcan.
Des Moines, Sept. 12.-Birth control
is practiced by multitude Of the bet
ter classes. according to a statement
| made today by Prof. Clarence Van
Epps Of the Iowa State University,
who read a paper on THE Birth Con-
troll Movement" before the quarterly
conference Of the chief executives Of
state institutions. He advised that the
restrictions Of the dissemination Of the
knowledge to the poorer classes should
/be removed.
THE birth control movement may
be said to date from the Essay on the
Principle Of Population by Nautilus in
1881 declared Professor Van Epps.
an this 1t was insisted that the
miseries OF poverty were due to over
population. As remedy he suggested
later marriages.
Frederick Place believed that late
marriages meant larger complement
of vice and advocated therefore earlier
marriages with birth control in a
pamphlet published in 1922. From
this time may be dated the Neo-Mal-
thusian movement.
Much greater prominence for the
doctrine was obtained however in 1877
as result Of the trial Of Charles Brad
augh and Mrs. Annie Besant Tor their
4 Circulation OF copies Of the Fruits Of
I PHILOSOPHY Of Knowlton. The Sanger
Ease in New York, dismissed last
February. has again brought the mat
ter before the public.
There Is in existence an 1nterna-
}tional Neo-Malthusian Bureau a
#society which is officially recognized
4 in Holland.
That the control OF births means
/ less poverty and its attendant evils of
\ disease crime, prostitution, illegiti-
macy, abortions. ETC., can not be
doubted. The arguments against birth
control from superstition and supposed
bodily harm are less and less heard.
THAT the practice would lead to in
creased unchastity applies to limited
class Of potentially unchaste women
only and can not be said to offset the
many advantages. 1t is no longer. pos
sible to deny the existence of the
4 movement. Birth control is practiced
K by multitude Of the better classes.
Restrictions to the dissemination of
the knowledge to the poorer classes
Should be removed.
Among other papers read at the con-
ference today were the following. 1.-THE
Delinquent Detective" by Roy Moon,
assistant superintendent Institution
For Feeble-Minded Children, Glen
wood. Disseminated Sc1erosis, by DR..
Lena A. Beach, Carroll; Improvement
1 and Maintenance of Roadways at State
Institutions. by F. H. Mann. assistant
engineer. Iowa state highway commits
sion,. Ames. $50 q.
foed spricss Cause Concern in State.
The higher prices for food stuffs is
causing the state board Of control con-
siderable concern. inasnuch as the
board has to contract for food sup
plies for 10000 persons who are in
the state institutions. Especially large
amounts Of -four and potatoes are
used
The board expects to let the con-
tract within a. few weeks for 10000
barrels OF -four and from fifty to sixty
thousand bushels OF potatoes. If the
board Is able to buy potatoes at 81
per bushel Il will spend about $4,000
for its supply Of spuds
Large quantities Of meat, butter and
similar products are also consumed at
the state institutions. Many of the in
Inmates Of the state institutions who do
considerable outdoor labor are big
meat eaters. The board expects to
let its contract for a years supply Of
meat within a few days. This is con-
racted for and Is then delivered as
needed.
In some seasons the board has been
able to buy potatoes as low as so cents,
which means from $4,000 to 100000
ess than will be paid this year.