Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-13
TROUBLE AT ANAMOSA DUE EN-
TIRELY TO MIsUNDERsTANp.
ING OVER SUPPLIES.
LUxURIES HELD BACK
PENDING AN INVENTORY
Warden Not Injured by Insane Guard
VINO Threatened Ain,-Sf>4e Fire
Marshal to investigate ottumwa
Biaze-Attack to Be Made on MuIct
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special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. l3.--FolIowing re-
! ports yesterday |" the effect that
! Warden McCIaughry. Of Anamosa was
attacked by guard who was tempo
rarily insane on account of mutiny
an the prison. members of the state
board of control called up the re-
tormltory 10 inquire about the matter.
The state officials were Informed that
the guard did not attack Mctlaughry
bat that he was threatening to while
McClaughry was talking over the
phone 20 cedar Rapids and the warden
had To excuse himself from the tel
ephone conversation until ne could
quiet the man.
The trouble dates back. the state Of
iicials say, 10 the time when there was
more or less talk of a change in war
dens at Anamosa. II was aggravated
when accountants who We're checking
up the accounts there recently ask
the warden not to order supplies that
day until the books were balanced X
happened 10 be the day when SUCH
supplies as candy, cigars, etc. are or
dered and when the newspapers arrive.
Not receiving these melted the pris-
oners ali the more. Two of the guards
who became temporarily insane over
the trouble have given up their work
at the institution.
investigate cttumwa Fire.
State Fire Marshall Ole O. Roe YES
terGay sent man 10 Ottumwa to in
VeStlgate the cause Of the disastrous
fire which occurred there early Tues
day morning when half million dol
lars worth OF property is reported TO
have been destroyed. Fire Marshal .
Roe received 10 request from Ottumwa
10 make an Investigation. he said yes
terday. but was doing SO on his own
initiative The reports from there are
THAI the fires were OF incendiary origin
is were Z so fires which occurred there ;
earlier in the year (
To Attack MuIct Repeal.
F. VI. BalNrger, attorney for the
Iowa sa!oonIsts, will come 10 Des
MC!nes to investigate the records Of .
the Thirty sixth genera! assembly on
me repeal OF the mU3ct law. The saloon
attorney IS claiming that the GARRISON /
bill. which repealed the existing mulct .
law was not properly enrolled and
that neither the bill as passed by the
house, or by the senate or the one en-
rolled are the same. Because Of these
alleged flaws in the enactment It is ,
claimed the repeal measure is illegal. +
The county attorney Of Lee county ,
and other local officials are expecting :
that the habeas corpus action will be I
ruled on promptly. &. A Robbins OF |
the attorney generals office. returned .
yesterday from Keokuk. where he as /,
sisted in the prosecution Of the test !
case centering around Philip NickeIs. .
who sold Decent bottle Of beer
Monday, in order 70 try out the law.
Flood of Temperance Drinks.
The state dairy commissioners Of
fee is being flooded with samples of
temperance drinks which various
manufacturers want analysed 10 aScer-
tain whether or not they contain more
alcohol than the law allows Dairy
Commissioner Barney, however. is re-
fuslng 70 make any such analyses IS
he says such work is not part of his
department. The only analyses which
he makes are of such foods and drinks
as are brought in by his inspectors and
these are gone after under the pure
food laws and not under any law az
TO their qualities as a beverage
The department is ready to test seed
corn and anaiyze other seeds for far
mers, Mr.. Barney states. but not for
seed dealers. Seed dealers must do
their own testing. he saws