Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-25
COUNTIES TO RECEIVE REBATES
in EXPENSE OF CRIMINAL
CASES.
CONNECTS TO MAKE GOOD
COSTS OF THEIR CASES
Under New Law Which Rsrunerates
Prisoners For Work Performed State
Will Withhold Amounts From Pay
Counties Notified to Certify Costs to
State Board Of Control
Special to Times-Republican.

:er of cost of criminal prosecution for
the counties. There is a chance for .
refund.
Under new laws and the interpreta-
ton placed thereon by the board of
control, the costs in criminal cases will
be paid, at least in part. out of the
proceeds of the labor of the persons
convicted under certain circumstances.
The state has provided that where con-
victs are given employment in the state
service, or in the public service in any
capacity, or on state account jobs, the
conyicts shall be paid wages the same
as other men. The payments may not
be the same as is paid elsewhere nor
as much, but there must be fixed some
compensat If there are costs in
connection with the camps these costs
are first paid. Then there are pay
nients to dependents of the convict
But under some conditions there will
be created a fund out Of which the
state must REIN burse counties on the
cost of the trial and conviction.
So some of the convicIs will be in
the position OF working to pay back
what their criilIinality cost the coun-
ties
County officials have received notice
from. the board OF control to certify
up these costs and. wherever it can be
done there. viii be the refunds from
time to time out of the state treasury.
That is the plan that is seemingly con-
templated in the new arrangement. It
may go far toward lessening the cost
to the counties Of the criminal work.
A great many Of the men at the pris-
on and at the reforra tory will be given
employment at good wages. The state
viii not expect men4to engage in work
in competition with. outside labor even
II the work is done lbehind prison bars,
At least there will be no cheap labor
competition.
The actual work Of putting into OPP
sration the new scheme for approach
ing more nearly to Justice in the mat
! ter of FIRE insurance rates in Iowa is
going into effect and the Insurance de-
pafhnent IS beginning to get material
ON which to work One prominent
/. company has given notice Of intent to
have its own Independent classification
bureau. A group of mutuals has indi-
Gated intent to form a bureau Of their
own and to f1le independent schedules
sN-SAAAS
ers have made inquiries as to the right
q4e deviate from the ciassifications
adopted or hled, and whether or not
they will be bound by whatever clas-
stdcatton may be fixed by any rating
bureau TO which they have subscribed.
or course the law specifically provides
Tor such deviation.
It seems that good deal OF adver-
Using is being done by someone just
now to leave the impression that all the
insurance companies Of the state have
entered into a combine and have
organized one rating bureau, with
headquarters in Des Moines. and all
are going to get together in such a way
as to eliminate competition. The in
suring public may rest assured that
this is not going to happen. That was
the indictment of the law prior to it's
adoption, but such a contingency has
been guarded against.
Commissioner Emory H. English will
have the last say as to the classical
lions that are placed on file and kept
for the benefit Of the public. If any
individual feels aggrieved he can ap-
Peal to the department. Competition is
preserved as between risks upon a uni
form classification.
Some time this year the companies
doing business will have to file their
classification lists and begin doing bust
ness on the new basis. The plan is to
unity the work while still retaining the
element of competition. The idea has
been adopted now in a half dozen good
states and will be given thorough
trial. There has been constant irrita-
ton ever the insura nee situation for
years and the new plan promises a de-
cidcd change for the better. But the
companies are not going into combine
and overlook the fact that the Blanc,.
ard anti-compact law is still in full
force and effect.
Mr. W. J. Dixon, Of the board of con-
troll, has just returned from attending
the meeting OF the conference of char
tiles and corrections held this year IN
Baltimore. There were a score Of Iowa
people in attendance, representing not
only state agencies having to deal with
the delinquent and defective classes
but private and special association and
agencies.
1.-THE feature Of the conference that
impressed me-" said Mr.. Dixon, "is that
It Is getting too big. It covers too much
territory. They have taken on every
thing that relates to those subjects
however remotely. The result is that
no one person can be interested in
everything that is going on
But the conference annually brings
together the specialists in all the vari-
Gus lines and great deal of good il
accomplished in this way.
The task Of getting ready the argu.
ments in the western freight rate case
10 no small one. The arguments and
the abstract Of evidence must be ready
by June 10. The transcript of the
Testimony makes about $4,000 pages OF
COPY. This must be distracted and a
condensed statement of the same be
prepared for the use Of the commission
and be printed. This work Is now being
done in Des Moines in the rate depart
n.enf Of the state and being done az
rapidly AZ possible.
insane Patient Escapes Guard.
Cedar Rapids, May 25.-Wflliam Won
vinkenstein sent six months ago from
Sioux City to the hospital for insane al
], Cherokee In straight Jacket for treat
Went, and last night on his way under