The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-29

prison, prison pen ana jail Witnln
the corporate limits:
Since the riot between thApgunmen
and gangsters Of Italian and Hebrew
descent In the Workhouse. a week
ago last Sunday, she has restored
clubs to the keepers with orders to
use them when the prisoners show
signs Of starting gang wars in prison.
She discovered O healthy, honest
faced man in the prisoners pen Of
Essex Market Court, who said that no
was being committed as q vagrant
because nobody would believe he had
ID Job In q Second avenue bakery. She
took him under her own parole,
whisked him to the bakery In her
departmental automobile. verified his
story. made the daxzled baker promise
70 hold the Job for her charge. rushed
the prisoner back to the court. pleaded
for him before tho Magistrate and
had him started for his Job self
respecting. self-supporting man. with
carfare In his pocket within half an
hour after she FIRST laid eyes onehim
Going through the Tombs the other
day Miss Davis heard q prisoner
shout vile epithct at a prisoner
across the corridor. She whtrled
about on tho tier keeper.
what do you mean by allowing
prisoners to use such language?" she
asked.
"All I'm required to do Is to keep
them locked up" was the not alto
gether respectful reply. 1--WE can't
stop 'em from talking. They can say
what they please"
HER GLANCE MAKES THE TIER
MAN sHRivEl.
1907" inquired Miss Davis. turning
and fixing his eye with her own
meaningly. She paused. And then
she said: HE couldn't say that II ]
were tier man."
She promptly turned her back,
There has boon no more violent OF
| Miss Davis, in taking the unprece.
denied step Of making a semi month.
ly report to Mayor Mitchell after hel
fifteen days In office. told the Mayor
what she thought Of prisoners who
try to make brass-band appeals fol
sympathy to q supposedly soft heart.
| ed and unsophisticated Commissioner
| The new Commissioner epistolar,
methods mark new era for the con
pliers of Complete Letter Writer'S
She never wrote the following io;te,
to an institution official. but It In "
her style:
"sir: First-In inspecting the Work.
house yesterday I noted pools Of wa
ter, stagnant. In depressions in thu
corridor floors. Those should have
been mopped dry. and must be "
mopped in future. You are right II
your assumed protest that these de-
pressions should not have bean al.
lowed TO exist, but I fail to md any
record OF your having asked for thu
repair OF the same.
| "Sscond-Three cockroaches crossed
the floor of the kitchen yestcrda,
while I was there. Please keep thu
cockroaches somewhere else. II yoy
must have them about.
| 'sThird-The department automobile
assigned TO your use was at Fifth
avenue and Thirty-fourth street yes.
terday with three women passengers
viii you kindly have the women OF
your family use your private auto.
mobile, II you have one, and thu,
SPACE the department unnecessar,
criticismf"
secretary Of the department, Mr.. Rip,
pom, to start an entirely now system
Of accounting. disbursement and pur.
chasing. She has not yet found a
way to keep existing prisons fror
being schools for the drug habit, bul
she IL on the watch. Ono Of these
days she hopes TO have segregate|
prison for drug victims. who shall \.
treated as subjects of disease and
have especial care. and at the sains
time be out Of reach OF other prison,
| crs who might be corrupted.