Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-02-25
PAROLE BOARD coNslpERINo. AP.
PLIcAr,oN OF LONE TREE
LlvEavMAN.
STRONG PETITION PRESENTED
IN oPPosIrIoN TO PAROLE
Farm Boys 70 Write Essay on 1.-THE
Ideal Farm in State Fair Compel.
tion-Insuranes Circles Stirred Over
Affairs Of National Lifs-Minnesot
Commission Visits Iowa.

board is today taking up the case OF
received q 15-year sentence for killing
q man named Driver IN quarrel at
a livery barn owned by Baker. The
case was hard fought through the
preme court and an effort made to
induce the governor to keep Baker
! from going to prison at all. Baker was
wealthy and his relatives are able to
pay for a hard fight for parole. A
petition was presented for parole but
much larger one in opposition. 1t is
also declared that this was not the first
offense of the kind charged up to
Baker.
The board has q number of life cases
on hand that are being taken up as
time will permit, for recommendation
to the governor. Nothing whatever has
been done as to any of these as yet.
Warren Garst, industrial commits
sioner for Iowa. has applied to the
state executive council for room for an
Office force and seeks to have place
set aside in some one IF the buildings
purchased by the state. He has thus
far had desk in the same room with
Labor Commissioner UTiCk, hut the
work is growing rapidly and soon he
will be under the necessity OF adding
to his force to care for the work IT
connection with putting the law fully
into force. 1t may be that both the
industrial commissioner and the labor
commissioner will be given office room
outside of the state house.
The farm boys Of Iowa who will seek
free trip to the state fair this year
will write essays on The Ideal Farm
as a competition on which their COM
missions will be based. They will tell
of what their plans would be for an
ideal yet practicable farm and why.
Secretary Corey OF the department OF
agriculture is in communication With
the county superintenden,s and others
through whom the competition Is
managed, and soon the boys will re-
ceive information as to this competi-
ton for state fair trips
While the state insurance depart
ment and the state officials had been
quietly at work for long time seek
ing to adjust matters with the
National Life association SO as to least
/ disturb the prosperity Of company
which is sound on it's general prin-
ciples, it now looks very much as II
| their efforts would be in vain, because
of the determination of the president
of the association and mis- attorneys
/ to retain control regardless of the eject
on the company.
Before 1t though there is likely to be
big airing Of long line OF scandals
in connection with the matter. The at
| torney general has given until March
Z for an answer at which time the
court will be asked to take summary
proceedings.
Nothing In Des Moines insurance cir
cles for long time has caused such
sensation as the disclosures regard
ing the company. 1t Is feared that un-
less the matter is completely cleared
up and a thorough job Of house clean
ing is done it will hurt all the Iowa In
surance companies much more than
the outside competition of which they
have been complaining.
The big problem just ahead Of the
board of control is that Of how TO keep
the men busy in the prisons when there
Is no labor for them in present indus
tries.
Last summer hundred or more were
kept busy at Fort Madison on work
| outside the prison walls. Probably no
larger number can thus be employed.
For several years Il cumber Of the
men have been employed on state ac-
| count in the construction of the new
cell house; but this will soon be done
and there will be practically no work
for the men in fixing up the prison
Then it takes the laDor of about Is
per cent of the prison population to
care for the prison itself
But at Fort Madison there has been
employed in useful industries, for a
! number of years, from $50 to $50 men,
many of whom have been able right
along to earn considerable sums for
! themselves and to enlarge their private
bank accounts.
Now this is 10 be reduced. also, with
the result that it is going to be a
serious problem very soon as to how to
keep the men employed. for it is
recognized that lack Of employment
is one of the worst thii'gs that can
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