1 PAGE THIREE TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1952 THE MTCHIGAN DALY . rv:i: '" " '1 1 11 1 1 1 AI + "+a.~ =ON" CANDIDATES HURL CHARGES: Campaign Centers on Prison Controversy C P - - NEED GREAT: Volunteer Polio Workers Sought By WILLIAM WIEGAND The Michigan prison wrangle which began last April as a life- and-death struggle between con- victs and officials is still with us, but in a new form. The controversial state peni- Xentiary set-up has become per- haps the major election issue of the state gubernatorial campaign, h verbal pitched battle between' Governor G. Mennen Williams, Democratic incumbent, and Fred M. Alger, Jr., his Republican op- ponent. , * * 4 ALTHOUGH order has finally ,been brought to the sprawling structure near Jackson, the largest walled prison in the world, rever- -perations caused by the million- dollar spring riot has left a sharp division of opinion among state %politicians as to who wanted what when-disagreements which have been crystallized by the tight elec- ion campaign. The summer just past found Warden Julian N. Frisbie follow- ing his Deputy Warden, Vernon ox, into the ash heap. Although both men might have been ex- -pected to receive administration support for their handling of the outbreak Fox's resignation was re- quested almost immediately after ithe riot when a congratulatory message to rebelling prisoners drew sharp fire from various state igures. Corrections Commissioner Ear-' nest C. Brooks also jettisoned Warden Frisbie in July after another abortive uprising within the walls had threatened the peace of the institution for a few hours. Brooks at that time de- clared that Frisbie had more than ample time to restore order in the havoc-wrought penitentiary, and summoned Deputy Warden Wil- liam H. Bannan, number two man at Ionia, to replace him. Later this summer, prosecu- tions were begun against various riot leaders for alleged crimes committed during the out- break. Some of these men have been placed in county jails across the state and local sheriffs have had their hands full, keeping individual rebels in 'check. Riot boss Earl Ward led the way in a cell-breaking tantrum and several of his unreconstructed lieutenants have aped him in simi- lar outbursts. * . .* WHILE AN uneasy quiet has fallen over the penitentiary Itself since the accession of Bannan and Deputy Warden Seymour J. Gil- man, Fox's replacement, the rea- sons for the expensive riot are still being sought on political rostrums across the state. Governor Williams, running for a third term, has charged that the basic cause of the outbreak was the false economy of Republican legislatures who consistently ig- nored his warnings that the peni- * * * * * * Students who want to help fight infantile paralysis now have a chance. An appeal for untrained volun- teer help to work in the polio Fall Classes Start For Potters' Guild The Potters' Guild will begin its fall classes in wheeling and free form today. The classes will meet twice each week for the next eight weeks and are open to any interested person. One session each week will include a workshop. Further information may be obtained by calling Mrs. McHargue at Ann Arbor 34970 or 31275. ward issued late last week by the "We need many untrained help- University hospital has already ers who will work without pay and been answered by several students. aid in feeding the patients, writ- * * ing letters for them, reading and talking to them or just bringing a BUT, MISS RUTH Locher, field little light into their lives," Miss consultant for the hospital, re- lttl e clr e. ported yesterday, many more are Locher declared. needed to help in the hospital's "Aanyone may apply. A chest wards, overcrowded with patients x-ray is the only thing necessary in as a result of the record outbreak the way of a physical examina- of the dread disease in Washtenaw tion. The work is not dangerous- County last summer. there is about as much chance of catching polio in a ward as on a During the epidemic, 150 men, city street," Miss Locher explained. women and children were strick- en whereas the previous high Students interested in working had been only 30. can contact Miss Locher at 3035 Hospital Administration Bldg. or As a result, the hospital's staff, call 22521, extension 641. which is adequate in normal times, found it almost impossible to at- tend to the personal needs of the Read Daily Classifieds patients, Miss Locher explained. r r - 19 GET ACQUAINTED GIFT -Daily-Roger Reinke GRIM VIGIL-Jackson Prison, scene of bloody riots last April, is slowly recouping the more than $2,000,000 damage it had suffered when this picture was taken, While State Police Commissioner Don Leonard (now Detroit's police commissioner) directed state police operations, a wounded rioter THIS WEEK ONLY Beautiful Ball Point Pen FREE !! Ii, OLPO E sprawled meditatively in the prison yard. * * * tentiary was overcrowded and a en to p potential "powder-keg." their fri He cites numerous recommen- a charg dations he has made to provide den Hat for a larger staff of guards, tration more room within the walls, and Import new provision to take care of the priso prisoners outside the peniten- ger becon tiary. ber. One All of his advice, Williams ex-Ward : charges, was not considered when ger's Cor budget appropriations were made. is known ing the7 of theirc ALGER COUNTERS with stor- Also p ies of palpable mismanagement of 'aso rh the prison, blaming Correctionsasfo Commissioner Brooks for "favored replace t. prisoner" practices and other mor- vided by ale-destroying actions. When Williams defends his subordinates, Alger points to a RUMO contrary lack of confidence the den Bann governbr displayed by the release job at Ja of Fox and Frisbie. electionr Republican Attorney General Gerritt Ionia. Frank Millard has exposed the "soft treatment" of Peter Maho- As for ney, an ex-member of Detroit's ers of S notorious Purple Gang, who is al- Penitenti leged to have become a trustee al- waiting. most at once on his arrival at the newspap prison - and by special order called ed of Commissioner Brooks. normalcy ly admit Stories have also been aired the unea of "special privilege" visits giv, in the a' YES... rominent gamblers with ends in the parole room, e familiar during War- rry Jackson's adminis- several years ago. ant changes are seen in n set-up if Secretary Al- mes governor in Novem- recurring rumor is that en Frisbie will become Al- rections Commissioner. It that Frisbie is furnish- Republicans with much campaign ammunition. ossible is that Alger will a return of the old four- :rections Commission to he single office now pro- the State. * * * R ALSO says that War-' nan is not happy with his ackson and shortly after' may change places with Heyns, present warden at the six thousand prison- aouthern Michigan State iary, they're watching and Although the convict er, The Spectator, has ditorially for a return to y, many prisoners private- that they are enjoying asy currents of dissension administration. e convict put it, "today n is being run by the men. here was some feeling of y at the top, but now, the e had a real sense of their er. They know what they It'll be a long time before ack to where we were six ago. 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