Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-26
PENN TOWNSHIP, MADISON
COUNTY, PEOPLE HAVE SOLVED
COUNTRY LIFE PROBLEM.
tPlcNlc-AND SCHOOL REUNION
ATTENDED BY THOU SANDS
Annual Picnies Have Been Hold IN
Township During Past Forty Years
-Fire Escape Law Enforcing itse'r
-pr. Hammer, Out Of Prison, Joins
Penal systsn Critics.
Snecial to Tinles-Republican.

Special to Tinaes-Republican
Des Moines. June 26.-Lessons IN
what may be done for the betterme Mt
of social and educational conditions in
a rural community in Iowa might be
taken in Penn township, Madison coun-
.ty, state Superintendent Deyoe adj
dressed the annual Penn Center picnic
and school reunion this year and he Is
enthusiastic in his praise OF the event.
He says that it gave him grand IL
Illustration Of the possibilities OF con-
certed action on the part Of the people
70 make the most OF life There We're
between 5000 and 1000 persons at the
picnic. The schools OF the township
paraded and gave entertainment in va
,rIo1s WAYS There was speaking ana
ball playing, etc. The annual p4GtIlcS
have been held IN Penn Center Tor
some forty years without break inns
is the township in which Z. II. Con-
ger, former minister 20 China, used 20
alive when he was an Iowa farmer, the
nearest trading points being Dexter and
Earlham.
The situation IN regard % the Iowa
FIRE escape law has come 70 be that the
law almost enforces itself After
visit OF one of the agents OF the state
labor bureau to an eastern Iowa CITY
recently where he notified the people
what was expected the fire chief wrote
back that there are over 100 fire eS-
caues being placed on buildings now.
1t is known that the law can and VIII
be enforced. and about all that IS need
ed now is to let the fact be known ana
property owners get busy.
Dr.. A. E. Kepford is greatly pleased
with the fact that at the Denver con-
ference the record was made OF dell
niteiy declaring that human tuneTcu-
7osis can be caused by bovine tuoer-
.cuIosis In the work in Iowa this Cls-
puted point has caused great cea!
Of trouble. for nearly always when the
matter was under discussion some one
wanted to enter into an argument ana
point out that il was not settled vet
that tuberculosis could be taken thru
the milk Now the conference which
has made 4 special study OF the sub
iect declares that the matter IS settled
and that there Is close relation between
the two 1t viii help very much in the
cam paign 70 compel the freeing Of Iowa
herds from the dread nalady
1t is stated here by persons interest
ed that there will be a reor ganiza ton
OF Still College of Osteopathy. and that
the reason certain confessions OF judg-
-oent were entered here a short time
ago by the college authorities was 20
facilitate this reorganization. Those
who are financially back Of it desire
new head for the institution and have
taken this way to make the change.
The college IS declared 70 be prosper
Gus and that osIeopathy IS not al all
on the decline.
The latest contribution TO the liter
ature of the Iowa prison system and
work OF the present state adn1inistra-
ton is from the pen Of DR.. VI. P Ham
.ner, of Newton. who had experience
as an inmate OF Fort Madison The
fact, however. that he was an inmate
and that Governor Cur1r7ins pardoned
him on a showing that his conviction
was dead wrong may weaken his tes-
st;rnony He declares that the Old cell
mouse IS unfit for occupation and that
! condi tons at the prison have long been
very bad from q sanitary viewpoint.
He points out the fact that the prison
popuIa ton has been stea Oily increa sing
under the present method and states
It as a fact that 2 great majority Of
the prisoners believe that the board Of
parole are actually in the pay Of the
contractors" DR.. Hammer does no:
state that he has this belief but points
that Il IS condition in the prison.
which would probably culIify much OF
the work Of the ward in -eformatory
directions DR.. Hammer declares MS
belief that Warden Sanders IS the
most humane warden Iowa has ever
had in the history of herpenal insu-
tutions."
The prohibition state committee an
nounces list OF over forty "chaUtau-
qua" dates. which are simply rallies
for the prohibition party. 70 be held n
Iowa during the summer.
You are hereby notified that the ex-
ecutive council Of Iowa has ordered
that hearings be had upon the subject
Of assessmen tS for taxation and equal
ization OF values at the council cham
bers at the state house IN Des l1oines,
as follows:
Monday and Tuesday, July 10 and Il
railway and other transportation prop
critics, including equipment car com
panies, express companies and Sleep
ing car companies.
Wedn esday, July u, telephone and
telegraph companies and other general
hearings.
The subject Of equalization Of values
between counties will be taken up fol-
lowing the hearing on Wednesday and
continued until completed
The order Of hearings will be, first.
railway companies, calling the names
Of the companies in alphabetical order.
followed by express companies, equip
ment companies and sleeping car com
panies in alphabetical order. Hearings
will be closed upon Wednesday. July II,