Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-03
GRAFT OF COUNTY sHERlEFs IN
FEEDING PRlsoNERs TAKEN
AWAY ~ ASSEMBLY,
UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION IN
TRADE NOW AN oFFENsE
Taking Of Explosives Into Building For
Burglary Purpose Now Equal Crime
to Burglary Itsslf-Auto Owners
Protected From Temporary "sor.
rowers"-No Deceit in ADVERTISING.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. July 3.-Comparatively
rev changes were made by the thirty
fifth general assembly in the laws of
the state relating to crimes and Of
lenses.
Provision was made for district
custodial farm and the money pro-
vided therefor, also that the contract
labor system shall disappear at the
prisons and state account work take
its place, and there was provision made
tor larger and better support for the
prisons. The graft of the county sher-
IFS in feeding prisoners was taken
away so that those who are temper
arily detained may fare better.
A chapter was added to the Code
which will make it quite as disa gree
able to walk away from the prison
or reformatory as to scale the walls
or break thru door. A prisoner out
on the road or farm commits an Of
Tense If he quietly disappears In the
past some prisoners have evaded pu,i-
ishment for breaking out of prison"
because they didn't break anything.
but just went visiting when they were
at liberty as TRUSTEES.
Several penalties are affixed for
taking into prison anything that the
prisoners might. use for aiding in es-
cape or causing trouble or liquor or
drugs.
Chapter 80 of the new session laws,
now printed. relate TO unfair Fdiscrim
ination in commerce andtr trade and
make it punishable offense to make
higher or lower prices in any CONNER
cial transaction for the purpose Of
destroying competition.
The taking of explosives into
building with intent to- commit burg
larry Is now to be just as bad as if
the burglary was committed with the
explosives.
Auto Owners Protected.
Anyone taking an auto and running
it about without consent of the own
ers will be guilty of malicious mis-
chief.
Larceny of poultry has been made
Just as serious in the day time as in
the night time
The act of soliciting a candidate for
office before the primary or at election
time for support for an office. appoint
i've or otherwise. is made an offense.
The statute In regard to soliciting
for purposes of prostitution has been
amended to take out Of It the sex dis
elimination and it is the same for male
or female now.
I Gypsies are put under the ban in
Iowa by clause added to the va
grancy statute including persons who
camp on the highways and engage
in horse trading.
Advertising in such way as to de-
ceive is made q misdemeanor.
The law as to unsexing feeble mind
ed and criminals has been greatly
strengthened so that 1t will now be in
force and be used. .
A person under sentence from the
district court and the sentence sus-
pended by the court because Of being
a first offense. may now go direct to
the governor for parole before COM
mitment.
The requirement as to reporting from
the counties to the board of parole Of
statistics Of crime have been strength
ened.
The "gun toting" habit is hard hit
by a new and sweeping law making
it a misdemeanor for any one to carry
a revolver without having written
permit.