Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-04
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LARGE MAJORITY OF WOMEN IN
STATE aEFoRMAToRY FROM
LARGER TOWNS.
PRODUCT or CONDITIONS IN
SOCIAL LIFE OF CITIES
New Nsfesmatory 70 Be Located Where
inmates VII! 30 Given Rural En-
vironmsnt - Complications Likely
4 Over Question of Extra compensa-
tjsN For County superintendents.
Special to r.mes-Repuolican.

N0N For CoonS3 SuperihSehae"'s'
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines June 4.-Those who will
occupy the new women's reformatory
In Iowa viii be mainly from the cities
A large majority of the women at the
Anamosa reformatory are from cities
of the state and only very few from
the towns and country. There are
eight women at the reformatory serv-
Ing for killing human beings.
There is only one girl at the in
dustrial school for girls who came
there from the country. Formerly
there were two, now only one Most
Of the girls are from the cities and
are the product of such social condi-
Iions as prevail in Iowa cities.
Because of this fact it will probably
be that the board of control will try
to select as a site for the new re-
formatory for women some location
not too far removed from the larger
cities of the state and yet really SO
far out In the country as 10 really
save Lie TuTdl eDNlTOEu1eIll 10 lHe III
mates. Inasmuch as the legislature
did not make a very heavy appropria-
ton for starting the work and organ
izing a small farm Is desired and
probably one with good Improvements
SO that with little expense the re-
formatory may be started.
The members of the board of control
are engaged this week in Informally
looking over some of the sites that
have been considered as available, but
will not confine themselves to places
that are offered.
Some complications are likely to
arise later over the question of extra
compensation for county school super
intendents, because of an ugly mix-up
in the law.
It was the plain intent of the legis-
lature when changing the manner Of
selection OF county superintendent to
also change the control Of their COM
pensatton to the county educational
convention. So there was passed a
law providing that after Sept. next
this convention may fix whatever extra
compensation may be deemed proper
over and above the $500 a year pro-
vtded by law.
Then in order to provide for what
happens prior to Sept. l next the
Legislature also re-enacted an old law
providing that the board of super
visions may fix the extra compensa-
ton.
So. on the face of the Law, there are
two tribunals having the right to
give the superintendents extra pay
above the $500 a year which is the
. nlinimum II is generally assumed,
however, in view of the intent to turn
eyeFythhg over to the county educa-
ticFlal- convention composed of heads
Of tho local boarda that the clause as
to sthe boards Of supervisors Is good
only until Sept 1. But the law Is
capable a. other construction and it
may be that in some counties there
VIII be good deal Of doubt as TO
which body has the right to really fix
the pay of county supertnrendents.
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Henry Sabeson, chief OF the 'blue
sky" department Of the state. has
just returned from Chicago, where he
vent to make personal investigation
Of concern that desires a permit
under the Iowa law to dispose Of
some of its stock. The trip was made
On request of the officers, who threw
open their books and records and de-
sired to give the fullest publicity to
everything concerning their company.
that which they most desired was
farther hight on how to make out the
report.
1T is impossible to prepare a set Of
blanks that fits every case, said Mr..
Saberson. Tn the case Of this Chi
oago concern which is a strong COM
Iaany doing big business It was
found the officers will not be able TO
make out report on every item Just
as seems &c be required by the blanks,
So I told them to make out the state
Ment Just as II is and give the ex-
pianatory matter so as to make clear
the exact facts desired. Almost every
Z case Involving the condition of any
large concern will require special
consideration. We have great
many calls for blanks and they have
been sent out, but not many have
been returned. as it takes time to get
together the exhibits required and
have them in proper form"
The blue sky department has been
In operation only short time hut &c
y yet there has not appeared any evil
dence Of intent on the part OF the
PROFESSIONAL ued1eIS III Dlue SKY lC
break the law.
The members of the board Of parole
cail attention to the fact that the con-
viction In Linn county Of one Robert
King, on an indictment charging him
with breaking prison, is the first under
the new law which constructively
makes it breaking prison for con-
vict to get away from an officer any
u WharA
King who is a young man thoroughly
1 lnstitutionalized, starting in a reforma.
tory in Minnesota, and sent to Ana
mosa from Calhoun county for larceny
then paroaed and breaking the parole
gave officers the slip last October as
3 he swas being taken back to prison
he induced a man with an auto K
take him to Clinton where he agar
& gave the officers the slip, then wa,
picked up in Vincennes, Ind. HI
thought ne would get back and merely
serve out his original time, but jury
Sound him guilty Of breaking prison
because Of his running away from al
16Ycer.
Tho law was enacted to hit jus
6uch cases, ~ It was found tina
~ formerly the only thing that could b,
Zone was TO return the prisoner to serv
ont the old sentence. Hence, prisoner.
ala mot greatly care II they tried tn
- seape game and failed
! "a number or school elections he'll