Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-25
FIGURES SUPPORT SAUNDERS
RsfsrmssOry Bill W0uld Fairly Divide
Couvicts IN Two Psnitsutiaries.
BOONE PEOPLE OPPOSE WARREN PARDON
Number OF Buls in Legislature Hnvtng
for Their object Reform I'm
Judicial Procedure, Par
ticuIarIy on Appeals


CFrum a stan Correspondent)
DIES MONIES. Feb. 24.-(Special.)-A
investigation into the ages of the inmates
OF the two penitentiaries has armed the
friends Of the indeterminate sentence law
and the bill 70 make the Anamosa peEi-
Tertiary q reformatory for persons under
the age Of 80. who are first offenders. with
an argument which they consider is
clinching They have determined that II
their bill had been the law for the last
several years the number of inmates IN
the Anamosa penitentiary would be 1.07s
and those at Fort Madison 1859. II has
been the argument of those who have
opposed the creation Of a reformatory OF
the Anamosa penitentiary that such a
measure would mean practically the aban-
Comment of the institution at Fort Madi-
son. The records in the governors office
have been searched to ascertain the truth
and the figures above show the number CT
persons who would be confined in each in
stitution. II there was a readjustment as
provided in the bill putting first offenders
under the age Of 80 at the reformatory
at Anamosa and all others at the peni-
Tertiary at Fort Madison. Senator Saund-
ers OF Council Bluffs proposes 10 make
use of these figures m his arguments FOR
the proposed measure The readiustment
called for by the bill would take Az sec
ond offenders and persons over 80 years
of age from Anamosa and put them at
Fort Madison and would leave All and
would take sos from Fort Madison and
put them at Anamosa and leave $40 The
senate committee on penitentiaries and
pardons has had one hearing on the meas
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bill at once It is probable that a measure
will be reported out TO one Of the houses
the coming week.
Oppose wsrren's PardOn-
Opposition has developed in Boone and
Marshall counties against the pardon Of
Elmer Warren. who killed Conductor
James O'NeiI Of the Northwestern rail-
road at a little station near Boone in
January 1891. Warren had his petition
for a pardon well on the road before
Boone people became interested. Warren
and a companion were hiding in a box
car on O'Neils train and a detective ap-
preached the conductor and told him he
suspected two burglars were on his train.
The conductor went with him to investi-
gate. He swung his lantern over the
grain door Of a box car and was just
preparing TO climb in. when he was shot
and killed by Warren. The two burglars
escaped. but were soon after captured and
tried and Warren convicted Of the murder.
Shall Telephones he AssessedF
The house passed the McAilister bill.
providing that rural and farm telephones
shall be assessed the same other prop
erty, and now the committee teIe-
phones, telegraph and express has reported
for passage the Geneva bill. exemptfng
them from taxation.-The McAllister bill
was defeated the first time II was voted
on in the house. but its author got a re-
consideration and II passed Now the
Geneva bill gets on the calendar. There
is an understanding that II the McAllis-
ter bill passes the Geneva bill will be
withdrawn.
For Industrial History.
An Industrial history of Iowa provided
for IN a bill introduced by Koontz OF John
son, though attracting small attention is
really considered an important measure.
It Is proposed by the State Historical So
ciety to gather data through competent per-
sons and cover the entire field Of Industrial
activity Of Iowa II is proposed to have
one from the State Agricultural college
prepare the chapter on agriculture. Others
will be on banking and manufacturing. 1t
I is proposed TO have thirty or more OF these
divisions. The authors are TO be paid only
( their expenses and the histories are to be
published in brochures The movement Ia
in harmony with a national movement
backed by Carnegie for a national industrial
history.
Primary Bin Next Week.
The primary elections bill is still in the
hands OF the joint subcommittee. but Is
again promised for next week.
| Fight Pure Drug Bill.
Three pure drug bills that have been In
troduced in the legislature have been con-
solidated into one bill and this bill is work
ing its way through the houses now. II
probably will be up before the committees
again next week and there is a possibility
that It may be reported out next week. A
strong nght is being made against il by
the patent medicine and drug people who
ask that they be left alone The argu-
ments are exactly the same were made
against the pure food bill when il was con-
sidered at the last session. II is ASSERTED
that II will ruin the business and interfer,
with wholesalers OF Iowa selling int
other states and meeting composition
! where there Is no such law and
further that the national law covers every
| thing and that the law Is not needed Tn,
retail druggists are quite generally for tn,
DlAA anu AAAC CAaAc A9ouAA VI AAnAAAAd-lg n
supporting II
manufacturers Help McManus.
The Iowa State Manufacturers associa-
ton is back OF the McManus bill in rela,
uon to permitting the shipping Of NAL
liquors into any place in Iowa on tbs
same terms as the shippers OF other states
may do business This association. repre-
senting SSa0oo. 90 OF capital in manufactures
in the towns OF Iowa, has sent out letter.
urging support OF the McManus bill. In
these II Is declared that the association
would not support the measure If there wa
the least danger that il would increase th'
sale or consumption OF a single additions
drop OF liquor, and the bill IL in no sens
a movement intended 10 open up IN an,
new form the prohihitory question. But a
present the Iowa brewer is not permitted
10 sell HIS goods In sixty-eight counties o,
the state where, under protection OF the in
terstate commerce rule. the brewers Of
other states may do business legally. Tn,