Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-29
PRISON WARDEN ARRESTED
Fight Against Use of Iowa Convict
Labor Grows Acute.
CITY PASSES AN ORDNANCE
Council Makes it Misdcmeanor for
the Warden Go pcrmit uoWviCts
TO work Anywhere tn
Fort Madison,
lrrom a staft Corrcslnnde nll

AfAN M'lANt4Ns July @N--NNncN lAl lClc-
gram)-The fight between tho state Of
Iowa and the city officials OF Port Madi-
son over the right of the state TO make
some use Of its convict labor oiltsdde the
prison walls Is becoming acute And today
new phase was reported 'rhe city
council has adopted an ordlnano, making
II a mtsdemeanor for the warde to per
init the convicts TO work any, where in
Fort Madison and under this equation
he has been placed under arra st Now
tho farmers living in the vtcin ity hav
been notified OF a boycott on thch produce
In Fort Madison II they make at,y use nr
convict labor on the farms 4, paper
company which uses large Quan titles Of
straw has given notice to the farmers
II viii not buy Of any who uso convicts
iu any way
WIN Hrtns BacL Escaped Man.
Warden McClauEhry of the AnamuSa
reformatory was at the state hot,se today
10 secure reuustion TO bring back from
Grand Island, Ncb. one Frank johnson.
tho man who ran away from the con-
Wet camp AZ Ames week ago, Johnson
was said to have come from Nebraska
in the first place, but was sent ZIP from
Harlan TOT attempting TO break arul enter
a house for purpose OF robbery, BecRuse
OF the fact he had a short time to serve
It was thought he would be a good nan
To trust out in the camp. bat he cuslld
not resist temptation TO get away,
The warden reports that he has the
usua! number OF men at work in the
stone quarries and few on the farm.
The state has not succeeded very wen in
giving away it's crushed stone to cosin-
ties FOR road work, but has an abundenco
OF stone 20 offer
WIN Sell Govcrnor's square.
The state executive council today Sc
cured complete blue prints OF the plating
of Governors square, which Is u be sold
in lots for residence purposes. There was
a story to the effect that tho state did
not have an unqualified title to the lawi
in the square but the deeds were is-
vestigated today and 1t was found they
are all straight warranty deeIis with no
reservations. The state has owned the
land FOR near fifty years and held IT. for
a residence for the governor. but no leg
islature has ever appropriated for a
building and 1t would be entirely unsuited
to that purpose.
Advertisers Are Called Down.
ne NtNItldlN VI lllt GAhAi AIbhEh W
Health has demanded Of certain break
fast food makers at Battle Creelc that
they Immediately stop making use OF his
portrait and an alleged endorsement OF
their food. or rather of their special
packsging OF the food, in advertisements,
and threatens trouble for the advertisers
unless they stop. A letter from the maker
of the product seems to Indicate that
they have been deceived by some enter
prising advertising agent and that they
had really supposed that an endorsement
was secured from the secretary, which
was made the basis Of the advertisements
| used.
Personal Property.
The state executive council Is finishing
up its assessment and taxation work by
having figured out the changes needed in
personal property assessment 4 number
of the counties will have to be changed
materially. The equalization can only be
on classes OF property, but these changes
will result in some increase in the total
! of values in the state on which the state
| tax is levied. The railroad valuations will
not be materially changed from last year.
| The tax levy OF 2.9 mills will be made
! thia year, though there was some hope
I of a reduction.
Regret Absence Of NebrRAkans.
Members of the Iowa National Guard
regret that the order was made cancelllng
| the previous orders as to an encampment
| Of two regiments OF the Nebraska Ma
tional Guard with the Iowa guard next
week. 1t had been anticipated that with
/ the fifty or more organizations from Iowa
and those from Nebraska the naneuvers
would be the most extensive ever held
| in the state Even as It Is there will be
larger number Of the Iowa guardsmen
on hand than ever before at one time,
! because tha recent furry in Mexico re-
suited in the filling up of the Iowa com
panies to the maximum The camp will
be held at the state grounds near Des
Moiens and will constitute the usual an
| nual Iowa maneuvers
ThOrne Replies to Critics.
Clifford Thorne has sent a scathing
| reply TO Newman Erb to a criticism made