Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-14
PNlsoMGRs PUT ON HONOR At
PORT MADISON APPRECIATE
PalvlLEaEs.
MORE MEN ON HONOR THERE
THAN IN ANY OTHER STATE
Waedsa Saundses Discusses cendi.
tisns u Prison and says Large Fam.
iiy fer Most Part 10 Living happily
Tho crsehs Must File Financial
Staesmsnt With Stats.
sp.eia, to Times Republican.

Special to Timss. Republican.
Dss Moihes. March 1.-THE yea,
1914 has started OF serenely at the
state prison Of Iowa. Warden Sander.
YVES here the other day.
ANY new sensations or great troubles
At the state prison?" was asked OF the
wardea.
mo-" he said cheerily. Everything
runs along smoothly with my large
family D. OF course We have on,
Share Of little troubles as we 90 along
That IL to be expected Of such an in
stttution. Every now and then-pufr
UP goes things, dome one makes a get
anNy, Big eensztion. great excitement
Then 1t all settles downs and runs
along nicely until pun and away she
goes again. It's the same story over
and over again.
But tell you, you can't measure the
success OF Al. institution by the num-
Der Of getaways. That isn't what tells,
The success lies in those things YOU
never hear about at all.
SEINE Whe Bstray Trust.
ssof course prisoners get away You
never can tell in advance Just what
every man will do under certain cir.
comsfances. Where You really trust
men. there will always be some 10 he.
tray the trust. And you must trust
them. in fact. not merely pretend to
trust them. You must give them thu
right to 80 or stay. If you don't do
that you nave done nothing but arouse
suspicion.
And really We have had a very
small number Of escapes. We have
done well. The men have not a hit
nobly to our efforts. I am not a bit
discouraged Certainly there are
knockers-why. I had to discharge one
just the other day and take him Off my
payroll. have to take men lust as
they come and there is a contain per.
cent. in prison and out. who will fail
TO make good when placed on their own
honor But really We have most trouble
from outside. Wed get along fine with
the men inside the prison but for that
fact.
DO you know" Warden Sanders adj
ded renectively, "that we have trusted
. larger number Of men outside prison
walls than any other prison in the
country; IN proportion to our popula-
ton. And We have had a wonderfully
small percentage Of going wrong
Why the much advertised Oregon in
stitution which got it's inspiration
from us. has had more than twice as
many failures as we have had. The
Iowa record Is good"
'sYSJNA .1aS~ s
has decided upon issuance Of two
bulletins each year instead OF one, and
the preparation Of the spring bulletin
Of advice aid information is now well
under way. 1t will deal with the things
that ought to be done to comply with
the laws Of the state during the sum-
mer months. especially In sanitation
and for .he observance of the ice
cream law. the. cold storage law and
others. It will also contain a report on
the work II the past year.
go
Mrs. Caroline Johnson, and Mrs.
Dudley. Of Council Bluffs. the former
superintendent Of the Creche. called OF,
the board Of control yesterday to pro-
test against demand for q financial
statement OF their Institution. All the
other institutions in the state for the
care of children have reported except
this one. The superintendent brought
letters Of comnendation for the good
work done and evidence Of the fairness
of the handling OF funds. but upon be-
ing shown the law makes no distinct
ion a. to institutions and that the
board has no alternative save to in
sist upon q financial showing, it was
agreed one would be forwarded. The
Creche cares for about a hundred waits
each year and IS declared to be doing
q splendid charity. The full report of
all the,institutions Of this kind is pub
lished in the report Of the board Of
control.
Postmaster J. A. Frech. Of Bancroft,
who visited the state capitol on bust
ness yesterday. is confident that the
next Iowa legislature will provide for
the division Of Kossuth county and
creation Of a new county. Mr.. Frech
was head Of large delegation that
urged this on the last general assembly.
All they got was a chance to vote on
the question. which will be done next
fall It IL probable the north half OF
The county will vote solidly for divts-