Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-01

M-i.azs nze o.ss-s -h@n they say snst
sEos- no have had sxssFiszes -ith
sss ossssts cell Construction eontsr1r
e. Does suc@rfasszes1f whf:Eaa %
80 Chiess8 hgass % coTrsefio1 eoa-
esza rf Does warfsa Thonas Not,
. Osborne os stag sinE eonesna ~ il
is 60: a fact nat - and al prison
sush1risiss % New YORK state are e1-
sTtssE svsrT fsagsses 90 secure a nsw
srfsoa % - pIaarsf aioaE these iiass
. visited tse Massaehgssfts rs,ortaa-
tory iEss week r. vas erected q ASA
Ter % resrs aE1. rs cell walls are
made as brick ar1 Sc foors % stone
ne cells are about tzNi0xs feet bat
rrlv ore nan is allowed 90 q cell. The
Rock tsiaEf fai ls 90 provide a cell
reTV rsreh smaller. bat Tor two n1sn-
The Ifsssaehgsetfs reforzlatoFy houses
sa11e dsspsFnts Ezsa. yet q was not
s1esrf necessary 20 shut 90 their Esht
arf veatiIatt1z By an Intervening par
tifi1n % heavy iron bars. such as are
provided s1r On the Rock Island fail
These cells get light ard fresh ar ev-
err tnv and are provided with the
f1ree system % ventilation But the
s4perir-~rdsnt % the Institution and
members % ths STATE parole board told
re that 70 g we're 90 b. erected today
fts cells uogid BE- placed along the
outer vail The hospital is separate
t4uti1E % o1s floor. with d0rmifory
wards There are bars on the win
G1ws wfleh are now considered Who'll
tT unnecessary. bat otherWiss the sick
prisoners live Just ~ free sick men
7r1gf1 1--we
Two Rows u Bars Here.
tr ere Rock Isiauf iau % O. pro
posed f1 place two rows % iron bars
between him and che windows This
trsssserlsFtrs prison was built years
rE1 and sea So is more modern IN ev-
err rssreer tEat the proposed Rock L. .
Isat sl. latf % wh1ss population. .
gear sE ard year ogt. viii BE- composed
st men arG worea aho vii never b.
ErrEIEsr,t for trial. and therefore have
ere rtset s1 enc presgmzpfi1r % iuuo-
reser esd f1 Treatment ss iru0erlt il- .
t5uttEsts.
sstfa- rs true that 80 hoped Rock I
tsisaf wa1if strike oat on original .
lines so inst we alEht point other
-1GrF.ss 90 it ss 90 example, Bat 90
Eel roc trEF. ss s1@e wugit make % ap- .
peer sFst ue tried f1 f1dlee the e1aa- .
sv FT sreees an getrief or visionary .
ttisE
Hs.idsnee WI Csst $1,000.
seaerrf werE is sst ahoat che .
erection o. a restssacr for q sssriG- ft .
Gel Eas en- answer Co ny criticism 90 .
say FsaF fEs c1st % tEr resident Sec
Fl9a ss fEfs fau Gel frssateriai o. is n
sreslr raef ~ ere FrFa. o. Ehas ttr res
t-rer VIII be- 90 FF6rr ttaa a ssiieFs
resaFrreF All 2 esE fs ttat yog fs-
seseF Fa~ p-srs aEG zee f9F FogFssif
rsr+srr ere Fesafsaes s~ctfoa % tss
fa5sErs ts snail o. tseEpsasive. {
s1erf sEss H ts pF1V5tFt wtfs ever
--rFrrr e1stort. taets4iEE private
tsFeFers saE ftr5rE soeMs. baths ard
s-rss r.rssT 81 tFf rooms. paFi1rs and
sssFlsE F6a&s. sgea q E1gss % the
EstFrfsl specified cDgif zoe BE- erected
ssFFt ~ stsae0 rsissf this po5nt BE-
-aase H baf tsra arEgsd % ms that
.Er r1EesF bad tfftte money With witch
.1 baTs Tsts saEt waaif BE- sur
sfses to bEv q tos several blocks from
.Es ragrt Ga1ss s4esFs. o. - eNpsrdsd
ss ere fau proper. o. che court h0gse
ssEe w5aff bs sgTefset Co give 90 mol
srr facilities
am VERY consseas that TIE plans
5f sEts fan represent she eommittse's
fsas sa1 aos ~. tfef.aae's. T. - 700
apparent for any ore 90 attempt 60
soaesst e.. that srss eonsideFati0n had
10 - Eiven 90 ths shsriGs rssi4enes.
sscor4. 90 provfGisE a place for a heat
nE riart aaG third. % ths dst6ntiou
- ser ssd womez- o. e. not material
The power plant - 90 b paid
'or cat % oas fgnf OF another. The
mportans poiat e.. ttst che architsct
n craving plans foT a iaii had 20 take
are % tts power plant before be con-
.f4erc4 ths prtsousrs.
Net Credit 60 Counfy.
I ear oriy rsiterate. that the fail that
Rock Island - abogt 90 pat ug viii
- q discrsdif 90 a cogrtT % tie wealth.
and spirit % humanity u
VII b. little better than the fail o. "a
% eispiaes an4 the dzv viii come when
~ committee enG the architect wiii
- glad % erase their names from the
.orrsr sto1s. ssT this with all re-
p@ct 60 tEs vroFtsfness. the honesty. (
ks iasszrisV asd ths good intsations
e ths committee sE4 ths professional
kfIi ard hiEh purposes % ths arehi-
set.
Respectfully years.
A. L. BOWEN. "a