Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-25
Warden Jones Retires.


Jones of the state penitentiary at Fl
Madison, will be succeeded by Prof.
J. C. Sanders of West Union, Ia, on
the first day of April.
The unexpected change in the man
| agement of the famous state prison
is explained by the board of control
to be change in policy as to the In
stitution. 1t is proposed that the
striped garb, the lock step, the dun.
| geon-like cells must go and that the
motto of the penitentiary will be
Reform" and not Punish. 1t is
| complete change, as the Fort Madison
institution has been run largely upon
the old plan that a prison was place
| where people were confined for pun
| ishment and not for reformatory
| measures.
1t is proposed that the Fort Madl
son prison shall be changed so as to
| conform with the Hunter regime at
| Anamosa and to make possible the
reformation of criminals and to make
good citizens out of them. Warden
Jones, so members of the board claim:
has been an efficient manager, but
| that he has been firm believer ~
the old system of operating pentten'
i tiaries. The ideas of the board dif'
4 fered in many regards and the change
is made In order that their theories
concerning the handling Of the crimi
nal class may be given full test,
Warden Jones has been at the head
, of the state penitentiary for fourteen
years and has been looked upon as
man of sterling worth and able to
handles so large an institution. He
4 has frequently addressed the quar-
terly meeting of the state board o.
control with regard to the problems
: involved in the care and treatment o.
the state criminals.
r The new man is principal OF the
i high school at West Union. He was
an applicant for the Eldora position
and came very highly recommended
The members of the board have
f great deal of confidence in his abilit,
t as manager for the state institution
to which he goes. He was born II
: yinton. His training has been especi
: aily along the lines of industrial worl
n which will come in good play at TT
Madison.
Professor Sanders has developed ;
$ peculiar field in school affairs Ii
e Iowa, He has organized boys AMI
n girls clubs. has created manua
training department, is proficient il
gardening. in which the boys Of th
0 public schools have become inter
o ested. He has created unusual inter
8 est in school affairs and is a man,
: is said, of unusual tact and executive
= ability.
g He has resigned his school to TAX
/ effect ON March 1. The resignation
/ has been accepted and the mont
prior to his taking hold of the peni
Tertiary work he will spend in tn
s different penal institutions through
nj out the country, looking into method
It and getting acquainted with the de
!, tails of the work. He Is frRa be
. lever in the reform theory.
n Street Railway Must Answer.
s Only an injunction from fedora
d court will prevent the Des Nome
: City Railway company from beini
r compelled to show in district cour
q under what franchises it is operating
= in Des Moines. Judge Howe ha
handed down decision in the civil
leagues quo warranto cases in whicl
he orders the street car company tt
file its answer within thirty days. II
bis opinion, Judge Howe asserts tina
Y only federal court Injunction will b.
able to stay the proceedings in tn
state court.
F During the argument Of the civil
leagues motion to require the cit.
railway company to file an answer il
the quo warranto cases. Attorney w
60, ~1,o
pany, announced that in case Judg
Howe sustained the motion an injunt
ton would be asked in federal court
He said further that an effort woul
9 be made to have the civic league al
l, torneys cited for contempt. He cor
d tended that the questions at issue Il
e the quo warranto cases were decide
# when Judge Mcpherson enjoined tn
. city from interfering with the stree
car company, and the state court
had no right to interfere. Attorne
p W. L. Bailey for the civic leagu
# answered that only the Turner fran
) chise was passed on in the, fedora
e court, while the quo warranto case
l. raise question as to the validity o
. nineteen franchises.
y No Commissions Allowed.
she supreme court has decide
that the county treasurers are not er
d titled to commission on the collection
1t of special assessments. The point wa
eel raised in case from Woodbury. cour
v ty in which the Barber company OF
"a jected to paying a per cent to tn
: treasurer for collection of paving Gel
y tifieates The supreme court held tina
Il the statute only permits the collection
IS Of a commission on taxes scollecte,
% for state and municipal purposes an,
a. not to special assessments, which ar
It said not to be taxes with the meanin,
- of the statute
:, :, Teachers Come Here Again.
- Des Moines won the next meetin,
= of the state teachers association
% This was decided upon by the execu
tive committee Of the association
70 which met in Des Moines. t,
O gain the association for this cit,
% this year guarantee of 500 mem
lie bership was made for the Des Nome
e teachers. Miss Bessie Albeit, presi
e dent of the association, was presen
% at this committee meeting, whicl
- was but preliminary meeting. A
- later meeting the decision will b
II made upon hotel headquarters an
time for the association meeting
Veterans Protected.
=. In the case of veterans of the wa
If who now hold public positions for in
It. definite periods, the supreme cour
IN has decided that they can be remove,
IL.