Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-23
Parolsd convlets Can Make Living.

Des Moines, Iowa Higher wages
for paroled cOnvicts and fewer viola
\ tions or parole In Iowa than in any
\ other state In the union Is the highly
gratifying showing made for the pa
role board and former Governor a. b.
\ Cummins In the llrst table OF compar.
alive statistics ever prepared. which
/ was completed by Miss Anna B. Cum.
Minis, pardon clerk In the ONCE OF
Governor Carroll,
4 During the Ave year period ended
Jan. 4, only per cent OF the total
number paroled have failed to make
good their promises Of reform, or hf'
teen out OF q total Of 205. OF the 1870
| paroled convicts who have made good,
complying with the conditions OF their
! parole. the average monthly earnings
are $49.76 each. Many Of these men
are working on farms and their earn
ings do not include board and lodg'
| Ing. a.
| In Indiana the average monthly
earnings OF paroled convicts from the
state refor1natory is only 5000, OF
less than two-thirds OF the Iowa av'
erage. Other states show still small
err earnings.
Miss Cummins compared the record
OF paroled convicts who have violated
their paroles in Iowa during the year
1908 with the same, records in five
other state, and, found that whereas
the convicts who failed to make good
in Iowa during this year We're only
10 per cent, In Michigan, Ohio, Illinois
and Indiana the proportion was from
ID to 20 per cent.
Undoubtedly the good showing IS
partly due to the extremely conserva
tive policy of the parole board" SAID
Miss Cummins. The proportion o.
those paroled to those committed IN
this state is very small, being 8 per
cent. During the period of five years
ending Jan. /, 1909, the total number
Of commitments to the penitentiary
at Fort Madison and the reformatory
at Anamosa was 2,154, while during
the same period there were paroled
of this number only 175, being per
cent. In addition to this number
there were paroled before commit
ment during this period, 30 convicts,
making the total number paroled dur
Ing this five-year period 205.'
Fight for Junken Reward.
John w. Gray, private detective at
Ottumwa, was in Des Moines to pre-
sent to Governor Carroll his claims
for the $500 reward which was OF,
fered by the state for the arrest and
conviction Of John Junken, slayer OF
Clara Rosen Of Ottumwa. Mr.. Gray's
visit brings out the fact that there
are many claimants for the Junken
reward and there is likely to be
spirited fight before the final decis.
ion is made as to who is entitled te
the credit for capturing the negro.
Coming In Slowly.
Iowa corporations have been very
slow in paying the 81 annual license
fee required by a new law passed last
winter at the instance OF Secretary OF
State w. G. Hayward. So far only
about 1000 corporations have re,
sponded to the letters sent out by
the secretary, although there are. be be-;
| tween 5000 and 5000 corporations
actively engaged in business. About
1900 of the letters sent to corpora
lions have been returned marked "ou'
OF business.
Int -urban King Comes TO Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa. The purchase
of the plant Of the Des Moines cleo
trio sompany by Congressman WI
/ liam b. Mckinley Of Champaign, Ill.
and his declaration that he would
4 favorably consider the development
of any attractive field for interurban
railroads in Iowa confirmed the
rumor that has been prevalent fol
several days that Mr.. Mckinley would
Invade the Des Moines and lowe
field with his enterprises.
Miller President Of Police Chiefs,
Des Moines, Iowa.--Police chief
4 representing twenty-five Iowa cities
and towns in convention effected 9
/ permanent. organization which will be
known as the Iowa Association Of
4 Police Chiefs. Chief of Police Miller
of Des Moines, was by unanimous
vote chosen as president.
4 Will BE Twice 40 Large.
Officers in charge of the coming
i military. tourney to be held in Dies
Moines during the third week Of Ser
. tembe. have returned from Toledo
\ Ohio, where they witnessed a similai
show. 1T is a most WOnd erfnl sight,
declared Gels Botsford, secretary q
4 the Commercial club, "and beggars
description. One has to see It to
comprehend its magnitude. Our show
will be twice as large .
city rays Mighty Payroll.
After the city council passed the
pay rolls Monday the city treasurer
paid out $s7,529.76 for labor and ma.
4 terial. This is the greatest pay rob
LIN the history Of Des Mcines.
4 Reception for Senator cumn,ins.
Friends Of Senator Albert B. Cum
minis PLAN on giving him q warm vel
! come and enthusiastic reception upon
/ his return to the city, probably the
Latter part Of the. week.
Police Make $50 Arrests in June.
The report of the police department