Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-08

tano OK MS lie. salvage was San
ders' profession and he loved it.
Bang! Out OF clear sky came the
stroke which notified him that the
board Of control of the state peniten-
tiary had picked him for the warden's
job. had chosen him to be the custod-
ian of the restraint of half a thousand
bad ones. 1t was strange call. Where
are the high school principals to say
Yes to this stirring proposal, But
Sanders thought Of 500 crfminals-the
hardest, most Elusive game in the pro-
fession Of man salvage. Furthermore,
there was 4 wife. She was a thin,
gray-haired, prim, keen-eyed. straight
mouthed woman. Nowadays the pris-
oners who see her walking alone inside
the Jail walls point to her with re-
spect and affection and say: There
goes the Duchess" She was his wife,
and when he was offered the new
chance. she nodded. Sanders took the
job.
Plenty were the ARRANGEMENTS, the
rules and regulations. and the man
ners and customs that the new warden
wanted to change when he came to live
at the peni,entiary. Ye, these were
details compared to the one thing
which Sanders. who is nothing of a
sentimentalist, wanted to turn inside
out.
Why Not Graduate . Better Man?
First Of all, he could not see any rea-
son to treat prisoners inhumanly. He
believed that this was somewhat out
of keeping with civilized manners and
customs. Furthermore. cruelty and in
suits neither added to nor subtracted
from the punishment
Nor could the hign-school principal
believe that the state gained anything
By depriving a man OF his right to
health. Aside from common decency,"
said Sanders to me. 'Iet US look at
these men as 500 machines which turn
out product for the state I can show
you on paper that there is money in
giving them proper air. Clothes, sleep,
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Finally. Sanders could not for his life
see why 500 Of the population, even tho
segregated. should not be made better
men rather than worse men. Saliva &c
was his profession. and said he to me:
why not try to graduate a better
man."
Go ahead and answer him-you who
believe in our present penal system.
/ found Sanders on hot afternoon
in June standing near the front porch
OF the warden's residence. collarless
happy-and five men who were about
him looked up as came.
They had all been discussing q cary
! ing on a piece OF repaired furniture
which had been put out on the lawn
for the finish to dry-the warden and
the five men who looked like those
| who sit across the aisle from you on
the train or come to repair the leak
| in the roof.
The warden was in his Joy.
! i've started a new department
| said he. looking over hts eyeglasses
l I'VE are salvaging furniture. Come
into my cellar and Ill show you q
chair which one of my men pulled out
CT a scrap heap with a rake. I've
found a lot Of the boys can be used on
ss!.::s rn-l There 1nea p now &c
deliver an upholstery Job to Mrs
NJ. down in Fort Madison. We are
i charging little more than union
prices for all outside work OF any kind
This repair work has been a great
hit"
These men are prisoners?"
''Of course"
| "And that man."
| That's c.. He's been here years
already for rnanslaughter Hes Nfer
country to drive In my cow. Ha! Y0t
hook surprised. Well, this AFTERNOON