Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07
Prisoners to Work Highways.

Prisoners to Work Highways.
| Complete plans and arrangements
for putting prisoners from Anamosa to
work on roads at the State college at
Ames have been made. Senator Anth-
ony McColl, a member Of the board
Of control; Warden c. c. McClaughry
of the Anamosa prison, and Thomas
H. Macdonald. state highway engin.
eer, conferred with the other members
of the board of control at thee state
house and agreed on the general plan.
From fifteen to twenty-five men are
to be put to work with another gang
of workmen hired by the college. They
are to be kept in tent pitched on the
college campus; prison guards to be
in charge, and prison officials provid-
ing meals.
The college to pay the state the
same wages for these men as othe:
men cost 1t. The board Of control to
reward the prisoners with a part of
the money they earn.
This experiment will test the
soundness OF the theory in prison
management which has been demand
ed in Iowa for some time. George
Cosson, attorney general, was respons-
ible for the law that makes using the
prisoners possible. If the experiment
proves a success he says those who
have demanded the abolition OF con-
tract labor and make the prisoner self
supporting will be INDICATED
II the experiment on the road work
proves successful prisoners will be
used to build a sewer at the college.
And, once II is shown men can be
taken from the prison to public work
without danger to the community or
injury to the prisoners men will be
sent to Cerro Gordo county to work
on the roads.
More Pay for Teachers.
Increased salaries for special teach.
ers in Iowa are necessary before the
new plan Of state aid can be carried
ont to the best advantage, in the opin-
ion of A. NJ. Deyoe, state superintend-
ent Of public instruction. Mr.. Deyoe |
reports that twelve districts In the |
state have consolidated since the re-
cent law giving state aid to schools
went into force. The consolidation
was done in order to enable the dis |
trict to comply with the requirements. !
"our difficulty at present is to find
men who can teach agriculture and |
manual training at the salaries we |
can offer them" declared Mr.. Deyoe. !
ut is getting to be serious PROPOSE !
ton. Schools are constantly writing |
to this department asking us to rec
ommend teachers for that work, and |
we are unable to do so. Other states
offer much larger salaries for tie |
same work and we cannot hold our
own people,
Under the new law the state must |
approve the grounds buildings, teach |
ers and course OF s.ady before the aid |
will be given. The course of study !
must include agriculture, home eco.
Monies and manual training.
More p.ge Food Experts.
Greater facilities for the training |
of pure food experts will be provided |
at the University of Iowa college Of |
chemistry and pharmacy next year. |
This summer improvements and al.
terations to the amount of $4,000 are
being made in the laboratories of this
college and fully one-third Of this is
being spent on the laboratories of in
dustrial chemistry. Besides raising
the standard of the courses in COM
mercial chemistry it is also planned
to provide for a greater number OF
students in this department.
A special course covering three
years work is provided for men stu
dents who wish to become food anal
ysts Since the establishment of the
practical courses in chemistry and
pharmacy, the number of students in
these departments has increased rap
idly from year to year.
Dairymen Must Face Music.
w. b. Barney, state food and dairy
commissioner, has notified twenty
milk dealers to appear at his office
on Aug. IA or Is in the "milkman's
court" to show cause why their IL
cense to operate shall not be revoked.
| Unless these dealers can raise their
plants above rating of go according
to the system of scoring adopted by
the government they will, be put out
of business.
The state commissioner has notified
each dairyman where his establish
ment is weak from a sanitary STAND
point. The dealers must appear at
the milkman's court and report. The
question who shall continue in bust
ness then will be decided.
Says Banks Owe S27 900.
Action to recover $27,175.62 has
been brought in six suits which M. F.
Healy of Fort Dodge filed in the fed
eral court on behalf OF F. M. Loren
Zon, trustee of the bankrupt Pilot
Mound, Ia, bank 1t is alleged that
the persons named in the suits were
given preference and paid the amounts
mentioned shortly before the bank
| filed its voluntary bankruptcy petition.
The defendants and the amounts for
which they are sued are First Nation
al bank of Boone, $4,000; Boone Ma
tional bank of Boone, $1,000; Boone
State bank of Boone. $500; N. J. A.
Carlson of Boone, $2,199.62. and o. w.
Tornell of Pilot Mound, s3,S76.
Keep Dust Down With Lime.
Chloride of lime will be used to
keep the dust down on the race track
this year at the state fair, according
to an announcement by Secretary A.
R. Corey of the fair association. The
lime mixes with the dust OF the track
and forms hard, smooth surface
which is not injurious to the horses.
II is expected that the innovation will
add measur.bly to the success and
pleasure of the big race meeting
which will be feature OF the great
fair.