Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-19
NEW DEAL IN MANAGEMENT OF
MITCHELLWLLE RADICAL
CHANGE IN SYSTEM.
CELLS HAVE BEEN ORDERED
AS PART OF EQUIPMENT
Will Start General Movement on Part
of Parents to Secure Release of In
mates cewnie's and FitzseraId's
Successful Policies to Be Overturned
Prophecy BY Fitzgerald True.


stated that cells have been ordered
1 placed il the industrial school for
girls at Aitchellviile The inciden,
marks the change which is taking
place. About ten years ago it was
necessary on a notable occasion 10 turn
! a hose on the girls 10 suppress an
/ outbreak: but for ten years il has been
/ the boast Of Iowa that the school has
been school and not prison and that
| Il has not been necessary either 10
| bar the windows nor 10 build a stock
/ ade.
It is also intimated that in case the
! plan is followed up OF changing the
character Of the school steps viii be
taken in the courts by parents or rel
atlves Of some of the girls 10 secure re-
! lease Of the captiyes. II this happens
1T Is feared the institution viii De in
for long period OF unrest
When The outbreak occurred years
ago and rile superintendent who tried
driven from the place, Mr. Cownie
Went 10 Mitchellyille and assumed full
control. He talked 10 the girls ard had
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IIaaiued a week or more and established
order. The girls threa tened # he left
Tor q single day TO break on. again.
ana he had 10 secure permission from
them 10 attend a board meeting in
Des Moines. From that day 10 last
winter his fa-herly care and wa tcia-
fulness have dominated the school.
Superintendent Fitzgerald followed
closely the policy which was outlined
for him by the board which was COM
posed Of Kline. Robinson and CQwnie.
One day a year ago Superintendent
Fitzgerald said 70 the writer:
I believe ] have the most difficult
and the most dangerous position in the
state, I realize I am living ali the
time on a volcano. In a day these
girls could ruin me, or anyone else. for
while most Of the girls ara al heart
good and mean well. there are always
among them girls who have los- al,
sense Of honor. If these should ever
become Offended and join together they
could besmirch anyone against whom
their wrath might be directed. The
whole policy that the state Of Iowa has
pursued which has given this school
distinction above all others IS 10 Lead
! the girls into a better life by keeping
them busy and teaching them the use
ful things. They can be led, but not
driven"
/ Fitzgerald finally fell q victim 10
! just what ne had all along feared, ard
was forced 20 leave the institution.
| AT the time Warden Jones, Of Fort
Madison was aspiring to become a
member of the board and was strongly
backed politically, the demand was
made for the summary removal Of Mr..
Cownie on the ground that his policy
as developed in the new era at Fort
Madison was ruinous 10 the prison.
Whether a new demand will be made
is not known, but those VINO are watch
/ ing the turn Of affairs say that the
way is being paved for such action.
| In the meantime cells are to be built
at the school and the discipline of the
/ state will be enforced and the superia-
/ tendent will be upheld,
All members of the board of ccutr ol
refuse TO discuss the matter.
( 1t leaks out that ct the standpar
/ convention ii was virtually decided
I that James Dewitt of Oskaloosa should
/ be the candidate for attorney general
in case Il is disclosed by immediate
events that there is proba biiity Of the
standpatters being able to control the
state convention. Announcement of the
candidacy may be deferred some time
One OF his friends here this week stated
} that there is division Of sentiment
among those who have orga nized
the state with regard 10 going after all
! the offices.
The injury to Secretary Dawson OF
| the state executive council, when ne
recently was thrown from a street car
to the pavement, was more serious
than at first anticipated and he has
been away from his office most of the
| time since. 1t is regarded as entirel.
possible that Dawson may retire some
time soon from the position he has
held so long In fact, it is an open
secret that ne had it in mind long ago
to divorce himself from the confning
duties of a thankless task but for his
desire to establish system that would
endure for the good Of the state. Mr.
Dawson owns q splendid farm in South
| Dakota which he farms by proxy.
/ c. W. Phillips, member Of the state
1 board of agriculture, has been spend
! ing some time in Oklahoma where he
has farm of about 1900 acres Of the
lnesl iaud in the IIIitr Indian sces:a
try. Mr.. Phillips is giving his personal
attention to the land.
|
| The insurance companies have been
paying in their taxes to Iowa the past
two months and State Auditor Bleakley
| has now received all of the taxes on
all companies other than life. This in
cludes fire, casualty, hail, etc. The to-
tai is s144,s72.o1. The largest single
payment was by the Hartford which
paid s5.4s4s7. Some of the Iowa life
companies have paid their taxes. The
Central paid s2,12S.SS; the Des Moines
s1,320.s0, and the Royal Union, ST.
1918. The life com panies are not re-
auired TO pay as early as the others.
| A portion of the report on file
companies is In the hands OF the print
er.
| It is now evident that the railroad
companies will not accept as final the