Evening times-Republican., 1913-11-03
STATES OWN on ARE
PREPARING TO BUILD RE.
FoRMAroRIEs FOR WOMEN.
IOWA pELEaATioN BACK
FROM PRISON CONGRESS
Dormitory and Cottage Systems for
Women Prisoners Net Popular in
East - State Fire Marshal Finds
Tendency to Erect Firs-Proof Build.
inqs-lowa Awaits Federal Probe

ParsoEs. Of this city, who has official
connection with one Of the national or
g&nizat1ons for work among ex-prtson-
ers. attended the recent nationa. prison
congress in Indianapolis and was
greatly impressed with the fact that In
one respect. At least. Indiana has been
far ahead Of other states. While Iowa
has not yet built reformatory for wo-
men, Indiana has had one for forty
years or more.
"The Indiana reformatory for wo-
men," said Mr.. Parsons, "is near In
dianapolis and altho it was built many
years ago it is a thoroughly modern
institution. For instance. they do not
have, as we have at our industrial
schools, the dormitory or cottage sys-
TEN, but every person there has a sep
arate room. They said there were
about 200 women at the reformatory.
Referring to the fact that when 1t
was proposed some years ago to have
Iowa build really modern prison OBJ
lection was raised because Of the loss
in investment at Fort Madison, Mr..
Parsons called attention to the fact
that the Ohio people informed him that
prison at Columbus on which half
million dollars was spent for better
ments in recent years. The Ohio people
have purchased 1000 acres of land and
will establish their penal institution on
this land,
The Iowa delegation visited Michigan
City, Joliet and other places where
there are prisons The Joliet institu
ton is no better than the one in Iowa.
Ths Chicago house Of correction
handles more men than any institu-
ton of the kind in the country save at
Jefferson city and it Is admirably man
aged. 1t cares for all the short time
men from Chicago and many industries
are carried on there.
Ole O. Roe, state fire marshal, de-
clares that the general tendency all
over Iowa, in smalltowns as well as In
the cities, is to have all new buildings
made as nearly freproof as possible.
The new buildings in Iowa." he says,
''are generally either hreproof or fre
resisting and slow burning. This is one
good effect Of the education Of the pub
lis az to the enormous waste from the
fire losses in the country. Especially
is it true that hotels and other public
buildings are being well built In Iowa.
The people demand 1t and they are get
ting what they demand"
At the recent convention in Phila-
delphia Of state fire marshals It was
found there are twenty-nine states
that now have fire marshals ana fve'
Canadian provinces. This shows how
the subject Of flre prevention Is engag-
ing the attention of the people.
1t Is probable the state will defer or
delay in its action In regard to the
plumbers association until after the
federal authorities have completed
their probe to see II the manner Of do
ing business in the association is in
violation Of the federal laws. The state
authorities have placed at the disposal
of the special investigator who has
charge of the case at Sioux City all OF
the information which has been ac-
cumulated In two years Of work along
the line Of finding out just what are the
methods of the plumbers in relation OF
completion in trade and it's restraint.
ALI this information was to have
been laid before a grand jury in dis
for violation Of the state laws, but
matters by having both state and
federal probe at work at one time.
Whether or not indictments can be
found for violation Of the federal laws
remains to be seen, but it Is certain
that vast amount Of interesting in
formation has been brought out which
throws light on the high cost Of plumb
ing in Iowa and other states.
:ss
The records Of the Iowa highway
commission are open to all who care
to know what is going on. The col
lection Of statistics as to actual ex-
penditures for road work In the state
will be complete and the commission
will make a report that will be the
completest thing ever attempted in the
way of showing just what the people
are doing in the matter Of road build
ing. There has been some intimation
that the highway commisson would at
tempt to conceal the facts regarding
road work in the state. Information
from headquarters is to the contrary.
as to what has been done
by the commission in this or that coun-
ty is available to all who have any
reason for knowing. The season for
road and bridge work will soon be end
ed and the work Of compiling statistics
for the year will be commenced.
Hammitt Wedding at Garwin.
Special to Times Republican.
Garwin, Nov. 3.-A very pretty we'd
ding was solemnized Wednesday eve-
ming at the home of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Conant,
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