The chronicle=news., 1913-11-19

one tiny towel a week. one cup OF
water a day. insufficiency Of bed
clothing and tho absence Of any
mental recreation.
Miss Doty, in relating her experi-
enee. said:
There are many things to say.
but one ofthe most astonishing to
me wax the fact that they expur-
gate such periodicals as the Youtha
Companion and tho Christian Science
Monitor. And. think OF It. they CEN
sor DIR. Lyman Abbott's outlook.
I'VE entered the prison on the
Monday night before election. ]
was Immediately conducted to .
bath room aud was Obliged to strip.
Everything. even my hairpins. was
taken from, me. Then I was told to
get into a tub OF water.
~ made an attempt 10 wash my
seIf. hut was told to Keep my hands
off. An inmate then scrubbed me.
my head a. well As my body. all in
the same tub. The wash cloth ives
n piece OF an old shirt.
"a hottie OF kerosene was pro-
duced and poured upon my hair and
rubbed in. A prison uiEhtgown was
given to me and I was conducted 70
q cell barcfooted ana locked In. Ny
hair was not dry ana was fuil Of
kerosene.
1t got on my pillow aud on my
head and face. hut I han to endure
Il. II was Impossible to dry the
hair because one small towel. xixteea
by thirty-six inches. was the weeks
allowance.
- was unable to eat u mouthful
OF breakfast. and In fact. during my
entire stay could eat nothing ex-
ccpt bread and oatmeal. which we
had only once. The rest Of the food
was ruined In the cooking.
The windows IN the colts are
painted 80 that you cannot scc
through them. The second morning
l would have d0ne anything 70 get
ont the cell for one single minute.
lnsaffieieaey Of Water.
I'VE wore allowed only one basin
Of water . day. no that II YOU took
your hath In the morning you were
Obliged to wash In the same water
both Mt noon and then at nigh, on
returning from the shop.
In the shop you drink At the sink
and you have only cup Of water q
day In your cell. This must suffice
for drink niXht and morning. ami lit.
tie II left for use In brushing your
teeth.
II WAS transferred Wednesday tol
ward seven. where the routine was
~ follows:
You rose at c:3O. dressed swept
your cell. emptisd the slop Jars aad
then had breakfast. Il was eaten II
an aicove off the main corridor.
I've were not allowed to speak. To-
turn our heads or to smile. The OBJ
jcct WAS to get the food down ~
quickly ~ possible.
After breakfast We marched TO the
shops. where We sat for ten minutes
doinE nothing. Then We put on
capcs and fascinatorx and marched
for exercise around the oval In the
yard for half an hour. The same
deadly silence Prevailed.
On returning to the shop We were
put to work hcmming blankets and
making mattresses. Little work was
done because nobody took any inter-
cst. So long - you kept busy ana
your eyes directly In front Of YOU
you were left alone.
Al 1880 we marched hack In tho
same oppressive silence to our cells
and werc locked In until I: O'Clock.
when We went to the dining table In
the alcove. Here We sat again abso-
iutely silent, eating - fast ~ pos
sible. The time consumed averaged
probably less than fifteen minutes.
Then back 70 our cells. doing
nothing untill:50. At that time we
were marched to the yard again for
exercise. and at O'Clock we were in
the shop to work in the name deadly
monotony until 4:25.
we all folded our arms and sat
absolutely stili for five or ten min
utes until the shop matron said. All
right, girls which WAS the signal
that VIC were allowed to talk for fif-
teen minutes.
Only One Hrofane Word.
~ thought when I entered PRISON