Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-30
HkruRN MADE TO IOWA PRISONS
or THREE rIckEr-oF-
LEAVE MEN.
DOES NOT Paw 70 VIOLATE
CONFIDENCE OF AUTHORITIES
Almost impossible For Convict 20 vio-
late Parole and Get Away With It,
Railroad Commission Concludes
Hearing on Rights Of Electric Com
panies to Use Public Highways.
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Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. S0.-The state pa
role board has again illustrated the
fact that 1t doesn't pay for enc on pa
role to ignore the laws and the rules
on which freedom is granted. Three
men have just been arrested for viola
ton Of paroles. In each case the men
were what seemed to be good pros
poets. or in other words they looked
like they would make good. In each
case, following tho rule Of the board.
each man secured q good place to work
before he was paroled. In each case
the man quit the job and started OUT
on a career which, all eight enough,
probably would lead to recurrence Of
criminal life.
An interesting case was that OF
George williams, found in Texas. He
I was paroled last May after being in
prison two years. He was an itinerant
awning member. He taught school
while In prison and the only complaint
he made when he was paroled was
that he was not secured work where
he could attend the college at Ames.
!. which he said was his ambition. He
went to Texas to make good and was
arrested and will come back to serve
out his term.
Another who had given tho alias o.
Williams, but whose name was Sturde-
want, had been paroisd after thirteen
months. He was serving for larceny
IN O'Brien county. He was arrested in
southern Florida where he, Of course,
claims he went to become a proper
member of society.
The third was Mr.. Costello, who
went to prison from Henry county and
after three years secured his parole.
but he departed and was caught later
leaving the state.
Under the system which is coming
Into vogue 1t is now almost impossible
for convict to break his parole and
get away with It, no matter where he
goes.
The situation regarding the street
railway franchise has become so criti-
cal that President Schmidt brought an
attorney from Chicago to take hold of
the case and see II he can tell what to
do. In the meantime advocates and
opponents Of the street railways COM
pany's proposed franchise are getting
ready for public meetings on the sub
1ect.
The secretary Of state is this week
sending out Volume 1877 Of the iowa
Reports" just received from the con-
tract publishers No. 16O has been in
the hands Of lawyers for some time.
No. 157 contains the reports that were
made by the supreme court two years
ago and more. There has been great
deal OF trouble securing good work
+ under the contract system and this
volume has been delayed beyond all
reason. Because OF the delays Incl
dent TO letting this work out at con-
tract many lawyers are urging the
complete abandonment OF the contract
system and having the work done as
are other Jobs for the state under the
personal supervision of one who will
devote his whole time to 1t.
The railroad commission has finished
up the case involving the rights OF
high power electric lines and telephone
lines, but has made no order. The
case was one from Clinton county
where a transmission line for high
power electric currents had been placed
directly over q telephone line and the
owners Of the latter complained Of in
reference OF currents. The telephone
people brought experts from the east
who demonstrated The irnpossibility Of
having the two kinds Of wires close to
each other. The transmission line peo-
pie are asked to move the telephone
line to the other side Of the street The
sole question was one of the cost OF
doing the work, and 1t was left for the
lawyerS TO draw M the form Of an
order and then the commission will de-
eide how much 1t will cost to have 1t
done and make the order accordingly.
That witch was settled In the case was
that there can be no running of these
two kinds of lines parallel and close
together.