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admits aaniisht and fresh air. The hoor'
ceiling and walls are Of concrete.
Into this cell the refractory' prisoner
is put and the length Of bis stay depends
entirely upon himself. Tho treatment OF
the convict depends upon the severity
the punishment deemed necessary.
It may be, that his Diet 10 limited 70
bread and water: Of bread a measured
ration, OF water as much or as little as he
wish, for It ia at hand In unlimited
Quantities. With this restricted dies'
with no physical toll. he has ample op-
portunity for meditation. Usually o very
few days Of such idleness Ii suricient 70
bring. recognition Of prison authority. ,
There Ii another. a more savere metnon
OF punishment In isolation. Into b cell
each morning Is brought a certain amount
Of granite; the occupant 10 told that ne
must break this stone into pieces suitable
in size for road or concrete work; That
II he accompanies the full task within
the dsy be will get full rations the follow
ing day; II no docs but one-hAh OF the
work his next day rations will b cor
rsspondingly reduced. and II hs does
nothing he will receive nothing TO cat.
Tho task imposed requires eight hours
steady work.
All dietary punishment, however ID
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he received full ~nourishing rations for
alternate periods Of two weeks, returning
the next fortnight to the less inviting fare.
Ths prisoner finally surrendered and
became docile and orderly.
Still another ISOLATION cell occupant,
q negro. chose to sp end nearly three
months on bread and water and came out
fat and hearty. smiling and happy that
he had escaped all kinds Of work, for the
entire time.
The prison 10 watched by . company Of
thirty-eight guards selected under civil
service regulations. This force b under
. military discipline. Tho guard may
not address the oonvicts under his charge
except to give the necessary orders
or in enforcement Of discipline. In o=ss
Of mutiny or attempted escape no h 10
quired to give the offending convict due
warning T. possible, but when In his
jud gment tho time has arrived to
hre Or when ne ID DO ordered by q superior
ofacer he must aim to disable. not to kill.
the unruly prisoner. How well these
men have performed their duties b shown
by the fact that under tho Administrs-
ton Of Warden Meyer, covering more
than FIVE years, there have beeu but three
escapes. AL OF them by TRUSTEE who
at the time were NOS under the . e Of
the guards.
1t IL interesting to note . few facta
taken from the latest annual report Of
Warden Meyer. submitted to tho De-
partment for the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1908.
The total number Of prisoners in the
institution during the year was ese; the
daily average population was s5i.
The death rate was ~ 100 Of one DER
cent, four deaths occurring during the
year,
The daily average cost Of maintenance
a man was 80 cents; the daily average
cost OF feeding each prisoner was II 40
cents; Of clothing him. 4 s-i0 cents.
Seventy Of these prisoners were life
man; n was there for 30 years, three
for rs years. six for 20 yesrs, ~seventeen
for Is years. t~wenty-six for 10 years.
ten for 5 years, thirty-six for 1 years,
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The discipline OF the Atlanta prison is
interesting. 1t Is based upon the idea
that every prisoner enters it's walls with
the intention of complying with the rules
and thereby Of earning all the time de-
duction allowed by law. When he ar
rives he is placed in the first grade and
is provided with a uniform OF dark blue
cloth. marked only with his number and
the letters u. s. P placed usually be-
tween the shoulders of the blouse or coat.
He Is told that so long as he is not guilty
Of wilful violations Of the rules he will be
entitled to remain in the first grade. to
enjoy all its privileges and to have the
benefit Of all good time allowance.
The first grade prisoner wears his hair
as was his custom in civil life; he Ia per-
mitted to wear a mustache: he has the
letter and mail privileges. the use OF the
library and of tobacco.
In the second grade the uniform is OF
black and white stripes. the hair is cut
closer and the face is shaved smooth.
The loss OF all or of a part Of the priv
ileges Is left to the warden. az Is also the
question OF FORGETTING any portion OF the
good time allowance.
The third grade man is clothed In red
and bla ok stripes. and when his degrade
ton follows a murderous assault upon
an officer or a fellow prisoner the ball and
chain are added to his equipment and he
suffers the loss OF all special privileges.
Yet such an offender has all the comforts
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connected by telephone With all part. OF

connected by telephone With all parts OF
the penitentiary.
Within the present. main building are
located the cell blocks, two Of them, each
containing $50 cells. arranged in double
rows five tiers high. Each cell ID 7 feet
II inches high, S feet 10 inches wide and
8 feet 8 inches long. Each has two hunks.
one above the other, with comfortable
mattress and pillow and abundant cover
ing. Every needed modern convenience for
proper sanitation has been provided
fresh air in abundance, running water,
steam heat, electric lighting. glazed tile
walls, concrete floors and ceilings. ample
bathing facilities, which every convict
is required to Use regularly and often
besides the latest improved devices for
guarding the prisoners.
Within the main building Is a tailor shop
where ~forty-odd prisoners make the
clothing worn by the inmates. their under
clothing. the suit furnished each convict
when he leaves the institution at tho tor
mination OF his sentence. the bedding.
sheets. towels, DO. There 10 . shoe shop
which provides footwear for tho CON
viots. q pharmacy. an inhrmary and an
opera ting room. Tho prison surgeon
is assisted in the work Of his department
and even in operations by oonvicts who
have been surgeons. All the prisoners
clothing is cleaned by convicts In a COM
pletely equipped laundry. A barber shop
is also operated by the convicts.
There is an assembly hall with a seat
ing capacity Of about 1000. 1t has a
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Of their discipline and the control and dis
position OF the prison guard. and his
responsibility is TO the warden.
The incoming prisoner reaches the peni-
Tertiary in charge Of a United States Mar
shall or Of his deputy. The warden gives
a receipt for him and assigns him a serial
number. Following this the prisoner
has a bath. then marches TO the store
room. where an outfit of prison clothing
ia given him. then TO the record clerk,
who takes his Bertillon and other identi-
fcation measurements, and then, with
a printed book of prison rules he Is es-
corted to a waiting cell.
At an early opportunity he is taken TO
the office Of tho deputy. by whom he is
examined verbally. and he is assigned
TO the work which will occupy his prison
life. A single Formally remains and hat
is his assignment to a cell. where con-
siderably more than half his prison life
will be passed.
This cell usually locates him among
those with whom his regular employment
will bring him in contact. He is encour-
aged to cultivate friendly relations with
his cell mate, II he has any. Communica-
ton is allowed also where the nature Of
the work requires it. He is not allowed
to talk with others.
The privileges allowed the prisoner
depend upon his grade. which is described
later. They are. in the first grade, to
write I friends once in two weeks. to
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for lighting and other machinery. the
blacksmith. carpenter. machine and paint
shops, coal sheds and the isolation cell
building.
II is possible that in such surround
ings imprisonment might be robbed OF
some of it's terrors, yet 1t Ia the routine.
the discipline, that affects even more
intimately than physical environment
the daily life Of the convict. The warden,
William H. Meyer. and his deputy, Charles
c. McClaughry, are men of wide expert
ence in prison work and in accord with
the advanced ideas of modern criminol-
ogy Their efforts are seconded by Chap
lain T. C. Upper.
Warden Meyer exercises a close per-
sonal supervision ver every detail OF
prison economics and discipline. and
he is responsible only to the Attorney
General Of the United States at Wash
ington. To the deputy fall the duties
of direct contact with the prisoners,
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and from 9 p. NJ. to lights out at 0 p, NJ,
are the prescribed hours.
The prison schedule provides for eight
hours Of labor daily The music hour
from b to : p. NJ, is a feature Of the Atlanta
prison which has place in but few other
congregate prisons If any. The prisoner
who in civil life played the violin. cornet.
cello, fife. fute or even harmonica Is
Permitted to have his ~favorite instrument
in his cell and during the prescribed hour
he is allowed to'use IT.
The prisoner in one tell ma" be executing
Annie Laurie" My Old kentucky Home
may sound from the next, and so on up and
down the cell block. Almost every in
strument, excepting the bass drum, Ia
allowed, aud pandenonium may result
from the canglomerate noise, but it is the
one bit of license on which no restriction
is placed. 1t seems to be Il sort OF safety
valve to relieve the always present ner-
vous strain, and il has its health value AZ
well as furnishing amusement.
Some criticism has been made 10y prison
officials on the allowance of this privilege
az afrordinc the opportunity for plotting,
but Warden Meyer declares that in the
years in which il has been permitted not
a prison rule has been broken, nor has
evil resulted 30 far &C his knowledge has
gone. To the writer he related a recent
occurrence in connection with this feature
OF the Atlanta prison.
Near the close Of the hour one Sep
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against the prisoners conduct is neces-
sary for his restoration TO the grade next
above that in which he may have been
placed for punishment.
Nowhere in the discipline Of this prison
does the lockstep find a place. In their
movements In bodies from place 10 place
the prisoners march two by two. follow
ing military practice.
The striking Of a prisoner under any
provocation is absolutely prohibited. Be-
yond the loss Of grade additional punish
ment sometimes becomes necessary to
maintain discipline. and for this the
prisoner is removed from his associates
in the cell house to the isolation cells.
These are not dungeons, but we'll lighted
cells. warmed by steam and provided with
running water, and each has is iron cot
which folds against the wall when not In
use. Each cell is II feet high, 20 feet long
and 8 feet wide. A window about four
feet square. high up In the end OF the cell.
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users before coming to the prison. The
use OF alcoholic liquors In any form is
strictly forbidden. excepting upon the
prescription Of the prison physician.
A ration Of chewing tobacco. ~ ounces,
is issued each week. To those chewers
who are employed at hard labor out OF
doors a double ration is issued weekly,
and an extra half ration to hard workers
within the prison buildings or shops. The
ration OF smoking tobacco 10 az ounces
weekly, and no extra rations are issued.
The prison also furnishes pipes. which
cost 90 cents a thousand.
Cigars are permitted at the prisoners
expense or that OF his friends. but cigars
are admitted to the prison only In the box
which hears unbrokeS the revenue stamp.
Cigarettes are forbidden. Smoking is
not permitted outside the prison cells.
From the rising gong at 9 A. NJ. until
breakfast at 7:2O A. M: from dinner at
1925 P. NJ. to the call TO work at l P. NJ.
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stage with scenery, where religious SER
are sometimes given. At the regular
Sunday services the singing ia led by an
excellent choir Of a dozen voices. accom-
panied by a we'll drilled orchestra Of from
fifteen to twenty instruments. Both choir
and orchestra are selected from among
the prisoners.
Adjoining the assembly hall is the
prison library. containing about 5000
volumes. The chaplain il the librarian,
but a large share Of the work is performed
by two convict assistants, both formerly
monthly circulation in the cells is about
LOO volumes.
Out in the big back yard OF the prison.
within the walls, Is a row Of white tents.
and near at hand a little house with walls
and roof Of glass. This is the home of
the tubercular prisoners. Here they are
segregated in the open air and every
thing is done for them that is prescribed
by the most advanced advocates Of the
outdoor cure.
For the benefit Of those who need or
who desire it Saturday afternoon is given
over to a school, conducted by the chap
lain. This school is started usually in
November and is continued seven or
eight months and until the heat Of APP
preaching summer interferes with salts
factory work.
Outside the main building. and still
within the walls. are the shops for the
employment of prison labor; the stone
shed where is being shaped the granite
for the new buildings, the stone crushers,
a boiler house where steam is generated
for heat and power purposes, the dynamoe
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hours and from 7;45 O'Clock to 0 the pris-
oners are in their cells, Then they are
summoned to compulsory attendance on
religious services Ia the assembly hall.
These continue for one hour. when the
prisoners are marched to the cells.
Those who desire may drop out OF line
to attend the prison Sunday school for
forty-fve minutes, and following that the
meeting of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety. which continues until ll:+5 A., NJ.
Dinner follows at noon. and twenty-five
minutes later the conviots return to their
cells. to remain until breakfast time
Monday morning. supper being served in
the cells at l:lS P. NJ.
The holiday hours are the same as those
Of Sunday, but religious services are re-
placed by entertainments In the assembly
hall given by some volunteer professional
theatrical or concert company, by the
people OF Atlanta or by tho prison Or
ohestrs- .
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receive letters. to receive visits from
friends in the presence Of a prison official
once in a fortnight. the use Of the library
and the tobacco privilege. He lie allowed
to receive papers and magazines direct
from the publishers, excepting that all
sensational or sporting publications are
prohibited. printed matter from friends
is subjected to inspection.
The tobacco privilege is important.
Every prisoner IN entering is asked:
DO you smoker do you chew?'
Statistics show that about so per cent.
of the prisoners smoke. So per cent. chew
and approximately 90 per cent, both chew
and smoke. The use Of tobacco is for
hidden those who have not been habitual
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tembsr evening a violin in the hands Of
a skilled musician sounded out the strains
OF Home, Sweet Home For just an
instant Of comparative quiet the familiar
old air. bringing recollections Of other
days. swelled above other sounds in the
corridors. bnd then n by n all the
other players, rude and uncultivated
most Of them, Joined in the strain. Again
and again it was repeated until the gong
ended the music hour. Sobs were heard
UP and down the long rows Of cells.
The Sunday schedule Of course cuts
out all but the necessary work in the
kitchen, bakery, the power and lighting
plants and at the stables. The rising
and breakfast gongs ring at the usual
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A SIDEWA PUZZLE.
Misstng Words That Annoyed walkers
In The Bronx.

A ANAL boy in . Bronx sire ct was
aus Of some mental annoyance to many
persons. He wandered along the street
and presently STOPPING down wrote in
chalk chalk on p. the hsessSns -Whsrei Then
Did A third time he bent down when
he had wandered nearly t~hirtyyards and
inscribed you" That was all.
But almost every person that came along
the street for some time afterward read
the words and then looked for what might
be coming next. Each one had an idea
that a whole sentence might be strung
out somewhere about and each n wanted
to know what It was. Some suspecting a
sharp trick looked on fences and sides OF
houses for the missing words. but in vain.
An end was put to the whole thing
when a choleric looking old gentleman
trotted down the street. He read the
three words and like the others looked
about for the rest. When he failed to
find them his face got fiery red. He
hurried back to the writing and rubbed
out with the sole Of his shoe the words
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SANS MODEL PRISON
CONYXCTS IN UNIFORM, NOT
GyRzPES, AT ATLANTA.

Privileges, Including q Music Hour
In the Evening -Tent Life for the
,Tuber cular-The Prison Occupations.
The old policy OF the Federal Govern
nssnt was TO farm out it's conviots to vari-
Gus State institutions or re%for1natories,
paying for their keep at agreed rates,
The prisoners were subjected to the dis
cipNne established at each institution,
% it what il might. A dozen years ago
this policy was changed az to prisoners
whose terms of Imprisonment exceed
one year. II might have been from mo-
dives OF economy or perhaps to secure
more humane and uniform treatment
and discipline, or it might have been for
both reasons. but the net result is that
the United States Government now has
three penal institutions Of it's own, where
It's own methods of handling it's prisoners
are carried out by it's agents.
or these prisons that at Leavenworth,
Kan, formerly a military prison, was
turned over in 1895 by act of Congress
30 the Department of Justice for the pun
esbment Of civil prisoners. Prison labor
was utilized in constructing or the reser-
walton a new civil prison, which was
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ONE ART OF SALESM ANSHIP.
Stores Where the Clerks Are Too Smart
for Their Own Good.

for Their Own o
There are some shops" said the man.
where they practise an art OF salesman
ship that does not pay in the long run. l
used occasionally to 60 to n such place
to buy furnishings. ties. collars, DC. but
I have quit It now.
.One time ] went in to buy a necktie Of a
sort that was advertised by samples in
the window. had a hard time trying to
get the salesman to let me have what |
wanted. First Of all he tried TO sell me a
tie OF another sort and quality consider
ably more expensive than those displayed
In the window.
when that wouldn't work he refused
at first and later very g%rudgingly agreed
to take a tie out OF the window. Then he
pestered me with all sorts Of requests to
buy shirts. under wear and pajamas. mean,
time holding the tie had selected instead
OF wrapping II up. He was one VI those
persons who mistake . courteous refusal
Tor weakness and finally ] had to be rude
to f, m ny tie sp an. md ST. S;n out s,s.r tina. to stay
away from there, and ! did until one day
when I wss walking With q young woman
sudden ninstorm oame up. had to get
an umbrella and this place was the nearest
at hand. The young woman went in with
whiN I selected an umbrella.
After I had picked one by handle and
price the salesman calmly took oil the
cover and made ready to put 1t one side
I was astophded, but the young woman
-ss more @k-possossoi. RemaTkins,, I
believe We paid for that she took the
cover away with her. The salesman
looked at US "a II We had done something
and not he; -so
own that store think they have a smart
and capable lot OF salesman, but they
won't eet me back there again, no matter
how prossing the necessity
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sighty-two for . years. 100 for , year,,
seventeen for 10 months, 100 for one
year and a day. OF the total aae, The
American born numbered s47; the for.
eAgn born, %. Tho white prisoners
numbered eo7; blacks. slz; Indians. II.
Those in prison on their hrs+ convictions
were 71s; former convictions known or
admitted. 22s.
! The offences which brought the largest
number Of prisoners to tho prison were.
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he enjoyed previously, tho same sanitary
surroundings. the same quality and
quantity OF food; he attends all Sunday
services and the same entertainments. II
he wishes, but he stops smoking and
chewing unless such deprivation in the
opinion of the prison physician will affect
~unfavorably his nervous system.
How does this grade system work?
The report Of the warden on February s,
1909. showed the division Of prisoners on
that date as follows,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-03-11
Oregon, Tor the County Ot
klunutl,

In the matter of the Guardianship
of the Persons and Estates Of Lester
Stacy Colahan. Ciinord Johnson Col
ahnn. ard stephen Colahan. Minors.
order to Show Cause on Applica-
tIun of Guardian FOR AN Order to
Sell Real Estate.
II appearing to this Court from the
petition ihiE day presented and filed
by Joseph T.. Colahan. the guardian
Of th" persons and estates Of Lester
Stacy Coiahan. Clinord Johnson Col
ahan, and stephen Colahan. minors.
praying for AN order and license OF
ale OF the certain interests In GER
ain rcai property belonging 10 said
wards. that II IN necessary aud for
be best interest ol said wards that
heir said interests In such real prop.
rty h" sold. aud II appearing from
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-03-11
NOTICE OF GUARDIANS SALE.

In the County Court oi the State
Di oregon for the County Of klamath.
IN the Matter ur the Estate aud
GUardignship oi Robert Laughlin. an
IN .auv person.
.ulirr Uf sale OF real estate by
rrurdlHn.
turuuHt 10 order Of said court no.
rir. - h"tooy given that the undcr-
.wod wiI EriI ~ private sale for
cash. ul bis rrbid"ncr near Dairy, Or
n.Yr, In aali county and state. on or
lll.r SATURDAY. April 10Th. 1903. the
.rIuWiug described real estate be-
iuuEinR 10 The estate of said Robert
Luurhlin. an Insane person, to-wIt:
The Sia Of the NEit aud the Nia
VI the sEW. See. ~. Tp. 3s s.. Il.
ili. T.. ". ~. In klamath CouIt",
oregon, containing iGD acres.
Dated this Gth dag ur March. 1909.
THOMAS T.. STANLEY.
Administrator ur tho person and "s.
tate uf said Robert LaughIin. an
iUaaH" ncrson.
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said petition that such may BE- true.
hat the next Or Kin N said wards,
and al persons interested In their
said estates, appear briDr" this Court
~ SATURDAY. the 27th day Of March,
800. at tie hour Of ten O'Clock In
he forenoon 0f said day. at the court
room of this Court. IN the County
Court Hons" at the city Of Klamath
Falls. Ia ~" County OF klamath and
State or Oregon. then and there TO
show cause. lf any tl"y have, why
"a license Should not b" granted Tor
the sale Of tie Interests Of said
wards In such rua! property, dcHcriU-
I'd IN said pcti,ion.
II Is further ordered, that a copy
lcrcof snail Ice personally served on
the next Of Mn Of ssLd wards and
all p"rsuns Interested IN their said
.Uatcs respectively. at least ten days
b"for. N" date lust above mention
I'D, or shat this order be published
~ l'AN' N'|Tff rNii'E nlF' "a'l hH III
he Evening Herald. daily ncwspa.
per printed aud published at the
city of Klamath Falls. In said coun-
~. being a newspaper OF general
circulation therein.
The real property mentioned In
said petition being described as fol-
lows. to-wit: The SwI Of the
SWh Of See. 10; the sen of the
SEA- Of Sec. lG; the MEL Of the
NEL Of See. 81: the NWA. the
SW = Of the NEb.. the Nis os the
SEA, the SEh OF the SEA of Sec.
22: the Wa OF the NV = the NWI
OF the SWiA OF Sec. 2G: and the
NEh Of the NEH of See. %. all in
Tp. 81 s.. II. az T., nf the VII.
lamette Meridian. In Klamath Coun-
~. oregon. contnipinG IN all coo
acres "f land. according To the gov
arnment survey thereof
Done this Esd day OF February,
\. ID. 1903.
j. u. GRIFFITH.
2-2i County Judge.