Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1915 — 13,208 INMATES IN INSTITUTIONS [ARTICLE]

13,208 INMATES IN INSTITUTIONS

Statement Issued by Board of State Charities. MENTAL DEFECTIVES GAIN Five Hospitals for Insane and School for the Feeble-Minded, Care for Over Half of State Charges. . Indianapolis.—Tlxe 18 state institutions under the supervision of the board of state charities now have 13,208 inmates enrolled, according to a statement just issued by the board. More than half,of them are under the care of the live hospitals for the insane, the School for Fe§ble-Minded Youth and the village for epileptics. Nothing connected with the statistics of the state institutions is so striking as the rapid growth in the proportion of mental defectives. There are seven institutions for them, and all are filled to capacity. In spite of increasing demands from every quarter of the state they are able for the most part to receive new' inmates only as vacancies occur. Since the beginning of the fiscal year they have received 512 and discharged 466, The net addition to the enrollment in that time was 46;

In the first half of the fiscal year these 18 institutions received from the state treasury a little more than one and one-half million dollars fur maintenance and permanent improvements. Maintenance expenditures alone for the six months amounted- to $1,332,795.93, an average of $110.65 for each inmate. This was divided as follows: Thirty-nine dollars and forty-seven cents for salaries and wages, $30.12 for food supplies, $4.25 for clothing, $5.77 for ordinary expenditures and $31.04 for miscellaneous expenditures, principally house furnishings, fuel and light.

Compared with the corresponding period of 1914 there was an increase during the first half of the present fiscal year of $11,533.39 in maintenance expenditures, an increase of 331 in the average number of inmates and a decrease of $2.15 in the average per capita cost. One new institution lias been added to the list since this time last year, the Robert \V. Long hospital in Indianapolis. This new hospital now has 88 patients. Its average for the six months was 63.

In addition tb the maintenance cost, the institutions spent $168,250.89 on hew buildings ami -permanent , improvements, This was nearly $50,000 less than in the same period last year. The most extensive building operations at present are at the village for epileptics, at Newcastle, where additional cottages are being, made ready for patients, and at the Northern Hospital. for the Insane at Logansport, where new dining rooms are being added. The School for Fe file-Minded Youth, Fort Wayne, has purchased some equipment sor 1 its new hospital, which is not ready for occupancy, and the reformatory at Jeffersonville is building an extension to its walls. Receipts turned into the state treasury for the period amounted to $124,282.40, of Which $83,767.75 was from the labor of prisoners : t .Michigan City and Jeffersonville, and in the woman’s prison at Indianapolis.

Pensions for Indianiar.s. A pension of s*> lias been granted Fred Da. is, Ingalls, and pensions of sl2 have been granted the following Indianians: Harriet Broadhurst, West Terre Haute; Amanda J. Cox, Sandford; Virginia E. Harriott. Little York; JaUe ! Hudelsoii, Indianapolis; Rebecca E. Johnson, Terre Haute; Nannie A. Layman, Greencastle; Mary S. Newman, Richmond; Margaret F Scblaudroff. Fort Wayne; Lueretia E. Anthony, Freetown; Sarah Ann Bailey, Rising Sun; Frank Brenner, St Anthony; Harry L. Chappell, alias Faraby Crum, Buena Vista; Mary L. Eg new, Lamar; Caroline Friend. Burr Oak; Sarah E. Hickman, Terre Haute; Alice J. Sims, Kokomo; Catherine J. Spear, Terre Haute; Caroline Woods, Wabash.

Reappointed Factory Inspector. John J. Walsli of Indianapolis was reappointed state factory ins_pector by ■the Indiana industrial commission by the last general assembly. Michael Scollard of Brazil was appointed mine inspector. Both jobs pay $2,000 annually. William Fitzpatrick of Fort Wayne was appointed boat inspector. All the clerks of the former state inspection bureau were reappointed by the commission. For the position of boiler inspector, worth $2,000 per annum, John Gallrvan, present incumbent, is meeting with opposition from certain insurance companies, it is said. Incorporations. General Stove and Furniture company, Indianapolis, $40,000; to deal in furniture, etc.; Frank H. Nagle, George F. Ong, G. L. Crabb. Griffith Hide company, Griffith, $15,000; to deal in hides, etc.; M. Hart, William L. Hall, F. W. Curtis. Notice has been filed of the dissolution of the Ladies’ Co-operative dotnpany of Anderson. The American Advertising company, Evansville, $10,000; to do an advertising business; Gus Sehelosky, J. Reilly, JJ. Uuibach. }

£30,000 in Purses for Races.* The premium list of the Indiana state fair, to be held the week of September 6, has been issued by Charles Downing, secretary of the exposition, and it shows that a total of $71,507.25 tn prizes and racing purses will be offered. The prenri urn list is financially one of the richest the Indiana fair has ever opened to farmers, breeders and harness horsee. In the speed department the regular purses amount to SIB,OOO, and there are two stake races promoted by the Western Horseman, one for three-year-old pacers for $4,000 and the other for three-year-old trotters, amounting to SB,OOO, making the total hung up for speed $30,000. Becabse of the generous prizes in the other horse departments the fair ought to have an unusually attractive array of these animals. The prizes on draft horses amount to $4,075, with many medals and other trophies in addition; light harness prizes amount to SB4O and $250 for hackneys. The pony prizes amount to $1,029. The chief feature of the night horse shows will be the saddle-horse contest for SI,OOO, which is much richer than any prize the Indiana fair has ever offered in this class, and it is expected that a large number of the finest saddle animals of the United States will be here. The total saddle horse awards will amount to $2,575, and in the harness classes in the night show the prizes amount tol $3,320. The cattle prizes amount to a total of $10,877, divided as follows: Beef breeds, $5,935; specials on beef breeds, 51,250; dairy cattle, $3,692. In the other live stock departments the prizes are* Sheep, $3,447; swine, $4,651; poultry, $2,354; agricultural products, $1,806; horticulture, $930; plants and flowers, $1,112; bees and honey, $248; table luxuries, $308; fine arts, $1,792.50. Mr. Downing has published the premium list about a month earlier than Usual and an edition of about 15,000 copies will be mailed in a few days. Governor’s Route Is Outlined. T. C. Mcßeynolds, chairman of the building committee of the Indiana Panama exposition committee, has completed tlft* schedule for the. Ralston party, which will leave at noon June 14 from Indianapolis for the exposition.

The party will go ori a special Pullman observation car. Members of the party are to he Governor and Mrs. Ralston and two sons and daughter; .Mrs. Dale Crittenberger, wife of the auditor of state, and daughter; Senator E. R. Stotzenberg, member of the commission, and wife and daughter; Bert Winter, Lebanon, private secretary to Mr. Ralston before he became governor; A. V. Conradt, president* of the Great Western Pottery, Kokomo, who supplied the pottery for the building, and Mrs. T. C. Mcßeynolds and son, Thomas Jr. Mr. .Mcßeynolds, owing to his knowledge of railroads and railroad men, through his connection as manager of the Indiana Railways arid Light company, was designated by Governor Ralston to make out the schedule for the trip. Leaving Indianapolis at noon on the Life" Four, the party will go to Chicago, arriving there at 5:30. The ear will be switched to the Chicago & Alton and will leave Chicago for Kansas City at 6:15. Kans'as ‘City will be reached at 7:30 a. m. June 10. There the party will be met by automobiles and a trip taken over the city. At 10:30 o’clock the parj.y will leave aver the Rock Island and will stop at Colorado. Springs, Colo., at seven o’clock, June 16, spending three hours there. Breakfast will be served at Colorado Springs and at ten o’clock the party will leave over the Denver & Rio Grande for Salt Lake City, arriving there at 11:45 a. m., June 17. The party will remain in Salt Lake City until four o'clock in the afternoon, visiting many places of interest. At lour o’clock the party will depart over the Southern Pacific for Ogden, Utah. The party will pass through Sacramento, Cal., at noon, June 18, and will reach San Francisco at 5:30 IV m. of tire same day, Other stops may be arranged later.

Postmasters to Meet July 21-22. Arrangements were completed; at a meeting of the executive committee, of the State League of Postmasters in Kokonio for the holding of the convention of the organization July 21 and 22 in Kokomo. The members of the committee are John T. Clapp, president, Beech Grove; Harry C. Weaver, Campbellsburg; Oliver P. Chapman, Eaton, and Charles Rolling Prairie. The members of the committee were met by Will H. Arnett, former postmaster of Kokomo, and C. H. Havens, present postmaster of this city. Mr. Clapp estimated that fully 500 persons would attend the meeting. There are 1,000 members of the organization. The business meetings of the association will be held at the Athletic park. The members of the Kokomo Automobile club will entertain the visitors with automobile rides.