Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-23
REPORT OF WARDEN
Information Is Given Out from
State P email institutions.
MUCH CRIME DUE TO LIQUOR
Warden Mcclaushry Shows Liquor Is
Cause Of Eighty Per Cent Of the
Crimes Committted-But Few
Liquor Dealers In Pen.

Des Moines.-Of 1853 persons sent |
to the Anamosa prison to serve sem
fences for crimes committed from |
May IS, 1878, to Sept. 80, 1915, 1874
came from farms and 2,14O from
manufacturing and mechanical occu-
pations, according to q report issued |
by C. C.. McClaughry, warden of that
institution.
While experts declare that so per
cent of the crime committed was due
to liquor, the actual number of men
engaged in the sale of liquor who
were sent to prison in forty-two years
was exceedingly small. The record
shows IA bartenders, 1 brewer and Is
saloon keepers landed at the Anamosa
prison during that period.
In general classification, the occu-
pat.ons of the convicts prior to con-
yictions were: Agricultural and rural,
1914; commercial and mercantile,
247; manufacturing and mechanical,
s,140; communication and transpor-
tation, 55S; professional, pol; clerical,
public service, 10; no occupation, So;
unknown, 9s.
OF the 1914 convicts coming from
the rural districts, 100 were farm
owners, 1882 were farm laborers, 2
were florists, were gardeners and 2
were ranchmen.
Eight bankers, bank cashiers and
bank clerk were sent to Anamosa
prison during the forty-two years, the
record shows. OF the convicts having
technical education, IA were teachers,
were ministers, 10 were musicians,
IA attorneys, artists, "a physicians.
! priest.
There were 1,S45 convicts classi-
fed as common laborers and 449 had
previously been employed in public
places and 349 in domestic service.
OF the prisoners who came from pub
lie service jobs there were city
marshal, collector. county treas
urer, mail carriers, mail clerks,
superintendent of schools.
Aceountancy Board Meets.
Only one of the three applicants
who took the recent examination for
certified accountant at the state
house received passing grade. This
was the first meeting of the state
board Of accountancy created by the
last general assembly. When the law
passed nineteen accountants came in
under the terms of the measure with
out examination. There are there
fore just twenty certified accountants
In the state at the present time.
Returns from Convention.
Emory English, insurance commits
sioner. has returned from New York
city, where he attended the national
convention of Insurance commission
ers and the meeting of presidents OF
various life insurance companies.
English said the insurance CON-
missioners went on record against
allowing insurance companies to in
clude in their annual statements as
assets, deposits made with various
states requiring them.
Ask Modification OF Order.
Application has been made to the
state railroad commission for a mod
ification OF the order recently issued
in the Calmar branch train service
case. The commission ordered the
Milwaukee to operate an additional
train between Calmar and Monticello.
The company wishes to rearrange its
schedule to meet the demands of the
people on that line.
Consider Thomas Parole.
Charles Thomas of Des Moines,
serving life sentence for the muir
der of Mabel Scofeld, will be given
hearing by the state board of pa
role, when it again visits the Fort
Madison penitentiary. Efforts are
being made to secure pardon for
Thomas. The case was referred to
the board by the governor.
Auto Registrations Increase.
The state automobile registration
department has registered $4,000
autos for 1915 and already has issued
1906 number plates for 1916. The to-
tai receipts for 1915 are S1,250,9 900.
After Dec. 20 the department will no
longer require new cars to be regis
tered this year.
Warden Files Application.
Warden Charles C. McClaughry has
filed an application with the state
board of control for reappointment as
warden at the Anamosa reformatory.
McClaughry said he did not know
the board required an application.
Supreme Court Settles Odd Case.
The Supreme court has affirmed the
Linn county District courts ruling In
the case of the state VS.. Charles
Wolf, appellant. A cat and dog fight
was the basis of the suit. A dog killed
VOLTS cat. Wolf then shot the dog
and was fined $40 and costs for dis
charging firearms In the city Of Cedar
Rapids. The court affirmed the fine
and said that It would be q good
thing for the public in general II the
defendant was compelled to sell the
gun to raise the necessary money to
pay the fine.
Defends Honor System.
Warden J. C. Sanders of the Fort
Madison prison defended and explain
ed his honor system at the quarterly
conference OF the heads OF the various
state institutions.
Sanders said rs per cent of the con-