The Detroit times., 1914-01-23

Dand passed they 60 do~nstairsNto the
bathrooms. whcro every bit OF. their
clothing IS taken from them and they
are L ICED 10 take a shower bath And
there isn't any fake about that BATH
either Each man as he go IN dapS
lot OF liquid soap on his head ana
then gets under the shower win
scrubbing brush. while attendants WIN
authority watch 10 see that IA jon II
thorough. Whsn the ledger has dIleu
himself in another room he receives
clean nlgntgown and a clean pair Oh
socks. aud is taken an an elevator 10
the doctors, wAeIe he Is vaccina'eu
40 ne needs il Or gets medicine II ne
has "A cough and Is generally louNe"
over. Then bel
"DoubIe. Decker" Beds.
The dormitorlcs are equipped W.
"double-decker" beds. like the ber'n7
on steamer. and each bed has ahlpIe
clothing The sheets and nightso"hs
and socks are washed every DAY an"
the blankets are fmigated, 40 there -
little possibility of contagion
rooms are well vcL tilated-
lions for Go persons, including one
dormitory for women and children
I'm tho morning n breakfast OF 90.
,a,1 hread anil coffee is served, anu
certain number q. men. usually from
10 70 40. are told of to clean up
About o00 more are sent 10 the s'ohe
vard N plackwell's Island for rev
hours work. and al noon thes e
hot meal II they are WILING uaad
until that time Any man 10 aro ~
the privilege Of working al ga pn
island IN return for another III
lodging. aud this privilege Is eA''Nu0'
for six days. % cot ,odg.
inr IN the house are fed, bnt tneS We
not have TO take hath. MY
registered like the others ana ~"
marched IN squads to the ,,t,sI
Stvth.st dock. past Bellevue hosp. .f.
and The morgue. They also get oiea"
east in tho morning, but DO nor na ~,
g. ,vork For that reason some OF W
,Non nrsfar the dock. but most OF Cloii
% there because they nave w. "uP''
Yorke thinks. ., 80 ,ha
nnr;nc the night the clothing o. the
- carafullv tagged. is tdmiGateu'
,rhe clothes are subjected In Dig ~
l,aeate "a euch PRESSURE and neat WIN
o,,r,oai.. and formaldehyde. as ~
cleanse and purify them go, 20
TIC Law does cot allow one man ~
Ia lodqer more Than three nights =,
any one month, but a certain anu anu
80 discration IS allowed and exercise
Tndeed MAYOR Mitchell announced
aatir .hat during the hard times ia
no civ this rule would not De oo'e'
- IS \ man comes too often ne -
earned. and II ne applies again ne -
80, ~ magistrates court 20 pe
am win Supt. Works holds soIs
~ court every morning and pasee'
i,,dpment on the 'rereaters ,.,,
1--WE have ve-y little trouble Wiz,
A,,,,, " ~ laid Those who disres"ri
my wa+ninc are sen- 10 coHtl, anu er o,,.
&c tbev ara discharged they are on oul
black books AZ TINS SEASON VI ar
year We have } large NUMBER W 80
who want 20 be committed W
workhouso anyway. and theN 'o"H
regular application Ihose men
usually sent M; ONE ol lneI,
LONGER terms than they like pul
think that on tho whole We nave w.
COW fakirs. To regulars, OF oo"t ne'
we get 10 know, and they can III
nose on III. long. fc~ an accura''
ord IS kent. EvecT reference sNeh
looked ~. | should say on tne VIZ
that 70 per cent OF the reiereHSo'
t,roye 70 he genuine. or I reni"ln-
der many are not 70 lied SIMPLY
causo the peopie with whom man
NAV cav he has worked do not Keep
an accurate list OF their temporary
emn'oves. ra,o
what We can 90 il the present rate
~ ,,craasa keeps no don't know we
1ar,ai,,v mood more room this year
-rho tvno ~ ncn Who have been com
ba-o the season differs from w
81 moot oars They are apparen.F'
many NJ them. better educated, ana
,raat r,arv Of ih' S"o
49,. toa,i,o was a nov. .'-'--g to them
pviaor.ly the have come 10 me c',
ico,i,o ~ wo-', with = fe'' do"ars IN
.beir rocl,ets and have been unable 10
end work-perlaps they are unable 20
e-t h0s,,0
10, sunday night we boot AL rec
crds with .St2 IN 49, house AND on
tho docks and the rush has kept ~
all fhroueh the week. even thorF9 We
veateer has not been so verv cold
II is an ORDERLY crowd that gathers
every night outside the house before
tho doors omen On one or two nleii's
Il has been extended almost to Fist
ave Once inside. very little time -
wasted. As many as FIVE clerks at
times are kent busy hooking the men
The FIRST OF them ere often in bed sna
sleep bv o'clock The Candidates
for the dock privileges come stras-
cling in after the first rush, az late as
cling IN after a. o' rush. as late a.
midnight when the doors are supposed
10 be closed. But II is not likely tha'
really needy man would be turned