Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-23

Prisoners Are Well, Tread ana well Behaved; Get rtssh
air and Recreation and Encouraged ia Take Part in he
Ggious Services Which are Held in Chapel Each
Sunday; Brick Making II Principal Indusry at Inst.
tuition, Conyicts Doing All the Labor.

winter the garb II heavy ciotI
which is warm and durable and give
much satisfaction.
Prisoners handy with me malist
the chisel and punch and Holderinl
iron ply the craft ~ q t,nsmlth In th'
tin shop. The prison receives eacf
year thousands % cans VI syrup and
other foodsuns Al the cans are
saved and the tinsm'ha make variOui
articles out at them. uv.ng the state
a consderab bic sum ~ money.
a BernalillO count prisoner, sam
Lyle. In foreman 10 the prison black
smith shop. Lylc h. a newcomer In
the penitcniiBTy having been SEN
fenced only f"r. W'"ks ago by Judge
RaynOldH ~ 81 gqucrpue, following
his conviction fDf the murder ~ Ira
Carr. Lylr lopks after the horse
shOeing and me various Jobs Of black
smlthlng. his s,rvcgs being much In
demand because he IL an excellent
workman
Tom lns,cy 70 former Albuquerque
man. serving long sentence In the
penitsntiHrs fpr shouting his brother.
iE-law. John Higgins. ~ the mHChin
ist a. the institution. lnsicys duty is
to fix anything nXabic on wagons. tu-
tOmObllrs, steam engines ~ ans ~
tho mechanical appliances about tho
place.
The Chicken warden" at the pcni-
Tertiary " Elmer PRICE. Her from
Chaves county. The poultry farm at
the DentcntiHrl IL nnc ~ Warden Nc
ManuB' pet projects There are sew
eral hundred nnc chickens on the
farm and u IL the intention 10 con
time to raise fowls even On a larger
scale than ever. beginning in the
spring. Plans are now under way for
n new chicken yard. directly Ia front
OF the main building ~ the peniten.
tlary Although Warden Nc ManuA
has had big success with IA" chickens
this year, his greatest success has
been In the raising VI hogs.
give me five hundred acres of land
where ! can raise alfalfa. let me take
the alfalfa ana feed u 10 the hogs
and Will make this Institution "A pay
Ing proposition" declared the war
den. as he viewed with admiration
two hundred and hfty fine hogs Of
high grade stock. The new warden
has taken great interest In hog
Raising and has made many changes
In the hog pens, building concrete
lplunEes for the pigs TO wAilow In
and having erected vat In which all
the rood for the animals In re-cuoked
before being placed In the troughs.
The grounds about the penitentluTy
aSe kcpt"spiok ana span by the con.
victs. the civic beauty squad belna
directed by "a man who was the head
landscape gardener at the Portland
exposition. lie was too handy with
n pen and forged checks. NO II In said
The head gardeners particular pride
In the prison conservatory, large
building under glass. IN which are
Grown many beautiful flowers aud
many varieties OF Ahrubbcry.
Blg improvements are now under
way at the pcnltentlary. Work has
progressed SplondIdly on dining
room, kitchen and bakery. which In
being built OF penitentiary brick on
a space 50xi25 feet. When the new
dining hal! In finished Il viii have a
seating capacity OF t76 and viii be-
an Ideal place for the feeding Of the
prisoners. Another important i'm
provemcnt now under way II bath
room. 4OxiO feet. of brick. one STORY,
In which sixty men may battle at the
shne time COnvlcts are required to
take II bath once IL week.
Attendance at religious services at
the pcnltcntlnry In desired. bat not
h convict may either
attend church services on sunday or
remain la hls cell. Az "a result there
are but very few who do not attend
services. which are held each SUNDAY
IN the big chapel. A Catholic priest
ana "A Protestant minister alternate
At the chapel services each week, The
'OnVicts are great singers, and the
burst OF song that RTeets visitors 10
'hapel on Sunday In pleasing In the
extreme, Nearer. My God, to Thee"
y the favorito hymn. and the prison.
IRA nave learned To sing that beautl-
.ul selection In magnificent style.
lhere are two string oroheEtras at
ne penitentiary. and music by these
organizations is permitted at stated
lines. Baseball from George Wash
nEton's birthday. FEB. ~. to Thanks.
giving day In November, forms tho
'hief outdoor diversion OF the pris.
lneTH. For thirty minutes each noon
he convicts set out and play base
ball on the prison diamond and on
sunday there ID nearly always a red
not game between the prison nine
ana the II. MiChael'a college team or
The White Box. both clubs being from
Santa BE
Although stIll far from being a
model institution Of the kind. the
View hexico psnitentiary Is constant.
" Improving. and the prisoners are
being taught that II they will only
stand on their feet Ifas men and gse
INTO the game and 40 a mans work
iheg have an opportunity for an
b0nest and upFl9ht life In the world
evealds when their terms are On.
Hives, CESSNA. itch or sait rhourn
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