Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-07
STRIPES ONLY FOR The BAD
Board of Control Adopts Grade System for
Conviots' Dress,
JUDGE KNNE FAV0RS CONVICT LABOR
Democratic Member of the Board
says Only Political DemnEoRucs
Oppose It-SheriGs' Copven-
tion-SmnlIpOX Spreading.
JUDGE KINNE FAvoRS CONVICT LABOR

! DES MONIES, Ia, Dec 6.-(special Tee
gram. 1.-The State Board of Control has
adopted the grade system of clothing for in.
mates of penitentiaries and contracts for the
various grades of woolens were closed today
Inc new system will go into effect January
l and 1t is expected that within a few
months thereafter all the convicts will bs
equipped with the apparel to which their
/ conduct entities them
There will be three grades of convcts
under the new system. Those that are
exemplary in their conduct will be clothed in
suits of softest wool in which no stripes
appear. Grade No g comprising those
guilty of an occasional infraction of the
rules, will be provided with clothing of less
expensive material and have stripes of a
subdued color. Vicious and unruly convicts,
who make no attempt to conform to the
rules of the prison, will continue to wear the
old black and white. This is grade No. g.
The Sherihs Association of Iowa met here
in annual session today Judge Kinne of the
State Board of Control, a democrat read a
paper On convict labor in which he en-
dorsed 1t. He said convict labor had b sen
in vogue in Iowa for sixty years and that
the row being raised comes from political
demagogues. The association decided that
two matters will be brought before the state
legislature at the coming session by the
sheriffs. They are the question of equaliza-
tion of salaries and the matter of providing
for the expense OF requsition. The sheriffs
from the smaller counties say the present
law is unjust in that it discriminates be-
tween the larger and smaller counties In
some of the counties the offices at the
present time do not pay more than $500
Smallpox the Increase.
The smallpox plague is spreading despite
the best efforts Of the authorities in the in
fected districts to stamp it out. The State
Board of Health this morning received in
telligence that the disease had appeared at
Northwood, together with request for ex-
pert assistants. DR.. Kennedy teegraphed
the mayor of Northwood to communicate
with DR.. Shrader at Iowa City, who is a
member of the board, and he also started
an investigation of the complaint coming
from the State Board of Health of South
Dakota, that persons from the infected dis
tricts of Sioux Rapids have CARRIED the
disease into that state. DR.. Kennedy re-
ceived telegram today asking him to send
trained nurse to Marathon, but he has
been unable to secure one up to this time
who will volunteer to face the smallpox.
Mrs. Anna Helms. mother of Fred Helms
alias Fred Beall, returned to her home in
Omaha. She did not secure the $4,000 bond
as was expected. Helms will be taken to
Fort Madison.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Barrett today filed his biennial report. He
makes many recommendations in regard to
the school system of Iowa, the chief of
which is a Recommendation for the estab-
fishing of three more state normal schools.
That the United States Revenue depart
ment contemplates bringing the question of
the attachment of revenue stamps to Off
cial bonds to a speedy issue would appear
from the fact that Revenue Collector Kirk
patrick spent some time at the state house
today comforting with state officials regard
ing the matter Kirkpatrick satisfied him
self that Remley's bond did not bear the so
cent revenue stamp which the commissioner
of revenue has said must be attached to
documents of this character and let fall re-
marks which must be taken to mean that
his interest in the matter was due to in
from the department The diff
ferences between the attorney general and
the commissioner of revenue grew out Of an
opinion by the former to the effect that
revenue stamps need not be attached to off, |
cial bonds.