Evening journal., 1915-08-18
Rv The United Press

Bv The United Press.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1s--Housing
Federal prisoners has become so Sc
rious a problem that il is possible
Congress will soon be asked for an
appropriation for another peniten-
tiarv. For want of room in federal
prisons the government has been dis
tributing male and female prisoners
among state prisons. and there are
good reasons, II is thought, why
these. especially the women, should
be directly under Uncle Sans con-
troll.
Insdeouacy of present prison ia
cilities is causing Attorney General
/ Gregory no little concern After a
recent inspection of the penitentiary
at Fort Leavenworth he announced
that he intended to ask Congress to
make further provision for prisoners.
There are but three federal peni-
tentiaries-Atlanta. Ca. Fort Leav On
worth. Kan, and Mcneil Island,
Wash. A new one probably would
be located somewhere in the east.
That would strike a good medium, 1t
is thought between Atlanta and Fort
Leavenworth.
"One of the reasons why the fed
eral government should cease send
! ing its prisoners to State institu-
l tions.V said Attorney General. lis
that the parole law cannot be prop
erly administered unless prisoners
arc kept directly under the eyes OF
government agents. Then, besides,
this thing of scattering women pIis-
oners all around is bad generally"
The need of a special prison for
women was emphasized by the attor-
ney general The possibility of such
an institution being authorized is
considered remote, yet the head of the
Department OF Justice, will sound
sentiment in Congress on that point
Uncle Sam has only about 40 out
of about 500 women In his own prls-
ons. There are approximately COO
males that the attorney genera
thinks should be taken out Of State
penitentiaries.
Labor at federal prisons is a dis
tinct problem with the Department
of Justice. II the attorney genera
can have his way all federal prison
ers will soon be turning out genera
supplies for the government, includ
ing equipment for the army and nav!
such as uniforms, shoes and caps
Congress will be asked TO authorize
this. The scheme has worked wei
in Japan. That is pointed out al
another reason back of .ho plan foi
the concentration Of all federal plis
oners in federal places.
There are approximately $500 fed
eral prisoners in all and their com
bined labor on supplies would saw
Uncle Sam large sums Of money.
A race to avoid being the las
= State in the union to adopt compul
sorry education laws is apparently un
der way in the Southern states. &C
cording to reports received al tn
United States Bureau of Education
} There are now only three States with
out such laws Florida having re
Gently joined Texas and South Caro-
lima in adopting compulsory educa
tion by legislative enactment. TIL
] three States still without such law
p are Georgia, Mississippi and Alabam;
= Omcials of the BOreal of Educa
J. ton pointed out that this years con
b pulsory educational legislation
n part OF a big educational advanC
r. all along the line. Nearly all III
3 State legislatures were in sessio
during 1915 AM Tarch Of the educa
] tional discussion that has been &c
2 ling on for several years crystallize
I into law. The Alabama legislator