Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-03
EXPENSE QUESTION
AIDS PRISON MOVE
Economy Argument Will Be Used
in Effort to Get U. S.
Penitentiary Here
WOULD BENEFIT THE STATE
Supplies Alone Would Secure Big
Item for California
Dealers

The expense which the government
is now under in transporting federal
prisoners convicted on the Pacific coast
to the federal penitentiary at Fort
I,eavenworth. Kas., is aiding the Cali
fornia representatives in their fight
before congress to obtain a substantial
appropriation toward the establish
ment of a federal penitentiary on TINS
coast. according to United States Mar
shal Leo Youngworth of the district
of Southern California.
Mr.. Youngworth believes that point
near Los Angeles, preferably one OF
the islands, is the most feasible site
for a government prison. Yesterday
Mr. Youngworth said:
"There are many hundreds Of red
eral prisoners taken yearly from CAN
fornia to the federal prison at LeaYen-
worth. 1t costs the government S54V
for each prisoner taken out OF Los
Angeles. Throughout the northerR n
part of the state and from many OIL
the points in the interior the cost Is far
in excess Of that. The establishment
of a penitentiary near Los Angeles
would eliminate this expense, which Is
increasing yearly, and on the other
hand would be of great benefit to Los
Angeles, as the cost of maintaining an
establishment of this kind, as IS
shown in Leavenworth Is great IN
supplies alone"
Youngworth is doing all in his power
to aid the representatives at Wash
ington in obtaining federal prison
for Los Angeles. He believes that lhe
increasing cost in transportation alone
is strong argument in favor OF Can CalI-
fornia getting q government appro-
priation and that the accomplishment
of this end is not far off.
FRANKLIN TELLS OF PRISON
Deputy Marshal Bert Franklin, who
has Just returned from the federal
penitentiary at Fort LeaVenWorth'
where he placed Alonzo Altorre, for
merIv an employee of the postoffice
department. who was convicted OF loot-
ing the mails of $4,000, speaks h1ghly
of the federal establishment In Kan
sas. He agrees with his chief that the
government would save many thou
sands of dollars yearly If a federal
penitentiary were built near Los An
geles. .
ment would save in this instance
said Franklin yesterday, sis that there
are 1249 prisoners now at Fort LeaVen-
worth. many of these having been
taken there from California. OF these
prisoners 1929 are white men, 123 OF
whom are serving life sentences. The
bakery establishment at this prison
is a large one and of the most modern
tvpe. one thousand loaves Of bread
are baked and consumed daily. The
consumption of food supplies daily Is
considerable. The supplies are pur-
chased from the towns in the state OF
Kansas.
"The establishment Of q compressed
air plant in the prison now furnishes
perfect ventilation. Every morning IN
summer the bedding is aired by this
means. In winter the same pipes
used for cool air transport hot air
and heat the building.
"Such a prison should be built IN
Los Angeles for the benefit of Cali
fornia and large portion Of the south
west The government would save
thousands of dollars yearly by 1t.
I'm my opinion the federal prisons
are far in advance of the state peni-
tentiaries. There is perfect order and
precision. The men are we'll treated
and move about the grounds like
trained soldiers"