Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-13
FAITH OF STATE BOARD or CON-
TRoL NOT SHAKEN BY Es-
CAPE OF coNvicTs.
TRANSFER OF wARDENs
NOT BEING CONSIDERED
Board May File Claim For Damage
Because Of Running Of Sewer System
at Fort Madison BY Back Water
From keokuk Dam Organizing
cummins States.
Special to mes-Republican.


been printed in Des Moines during the
past week that the state board of con-
troll was considering making an ex-
cnange OF wardens in the two reforms
tories, placing Warden Sanders at
Anamosa and Warden McCloughry at
Fort Madison. The board members
deny this and say it would not be good
policy to make such change.
The board IS apparently stronger for
the honor system now than ever in
spite of the fact that unfortunately
some prisoners have taken advantage
of it and escaped in the past several
months. Last August the board passed
q resolution abolishing what is known
as the up and down method of punish
ing refractory prisoner. This is the
practice Of Handwriting q man to his
cell door SO that he can not sit down
until released. No such practice will
longer be permitted in the Iowa
prisons.
The board spent considerable time
Saturday in going over the condition
of the sewer system at Anamosa-
When the new dam was perfected
across the Mississippi at Keokok it
raised the water so high at Fort Madi-
son that the sewer system was put out
Of business The Mississippi Light and
Power Company was held responsible
for this and installed new system at
Fort Madison. The state had new
system put in at the penitentiary but
the authorities Of Fort Madison nave
never permitted it to be used because
the outlet is too near the source OF
water supply for the city OF Fort Madi-
son. The board must now devise some
new plan for sewer.
The state board Of parole will be in
Anamosa for several days this week
examining prisoners. The board now
makes 1t practice to examine every
person confined in the states prisons.
The board will examine about 100 pris-
oners at Anamosa this term. sixty
eight of which are new prisoners.
One OF the problems the Cummins
workers are trying to solve in working
out the campaign to nominate Senator
Cummins president is the organization
Of the various states. There are many
states especially in the west, which
are ripe for organization right now the
Cummins leaders say If they had the
men to go into those states and per-
feet an organization.
Louis Kurtz, former postmaster OF
Des Moines, was calling on several OF
the political leaders at the state house
Saturday in an effort to learn OF lead
ers in various states who might do
the organization work in their home
states The workers are especially
anxio,ls to get New Mexico, Missouri
and Arkansas organized soon.
- . .
Congressman Dowell has forwarded
copies of his resolution asking for an
Investigation of rural route changes to
friends here. The resolution was In
troduced into the house Dec. and has
been referred to the committee on the
postoffice and post roads. He asks
that special committee of five mem
bers be appointed by the speaker OF the
house to investigate the changes and
djscontinuances Of the rural route ser
vice ordered by the postoffice depart
ment and to make a report to the
house of representatives with it's rec
concentrations as soon as it Is possible
10 do SO. The committee is to have the
mower to take testimony, send for per-
sons and papers and issue subpoenaeE
for witnesses.
He declares that the changes have
deprived many thousands OF farmers
Of the service which for years had
been rendered in their behalf and have
imposed great hardship, Inconvenience
and ininstice on those who live in the
rural portions Of the country. He fur
ther declares these changes have un-
settled or destroyed the business and
social relations in a great number OF
farm communities.