The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-11

able, although instead of 1t being a
cleanup" day, it resolved itself in
to many cleanup days before the en-
tire job was finished. The work of
removing the offensive junk and ref
uge from the cells and corridors
was too much for one day it requir-
ed several, but when the work was
completed, a wonderful change was
the outcome
First an old untidy blanket would
| be thrown out then would straw
from the bedding of a bursted mat
tress then old clothing would be
heaved out the cell doors, to be TAX
en- out and carted away to the incin-
orator. 1t was not many days until
the Objectionable junk was entirely
removed fran the premises.
Then the painters got busy. The
color scheme of pale blue and white
was used artistically throug bout
In another day the coating was re-
peated and while painters swished
their brushes back and forth, pris-
oners swung mops and brooms until
the floors literally glistened with
their cleanliness.
The commissary department, once
located in the east wing was remov-
cd to a storage room fitted out in the
Jail yard. 1t is as clean as an up
to-date meat market or grocery
store, and the prisoners food stuffs
are as pure as any served in the
city.
Since Deputy Sheriff W. A. Hicks
has been in charge of the Jail, disci-
plinary measures have improved to
a marked degree. Working on the
theory that there's too little sun
shine in there as it is, and the only
way in which to make it cheerful
for the unfortunates is to always
have kindly word for them
Bill, as he is commonly known,
has held informal chats with the I'M
fortunate prisoners, and outcome
has been agreeable understanding
between the sailor and inmates. You
cant walk into the Jail and say one
word against BILL or against
Sheriff Hardie. If you did the pris-
oners would start a rough house
quicker than you could count five.
At least once every night, and
several times during the day, Jail
or Hicks visits the negro quarters on
the second floor. He chats in
formally with them, answering their
various questions as to the happen
ings in the outside world, takes their
orders for smoking tobacco, chewing
or other "luxuries" that they desire
fom time to time.
After this, the prisoners all line
Up. as they are compelled to do in
the large penal institutions of the
country, in lock-step style, and
from the short corridor,
each negro announces his number, :
and files out into the commodious
corridor for an airing" After this !
period is over, the negroes again line
up, and as they pass into their cells, |
they again speak out their numbers, |
so that the jailor is informed that !.
all are in, or whether, in the dark |
recesses, someone is lurking and !,
awaiting an opportunity to attack
him and try to effect escape.
Recently "Bill' has permitted the
negroes the pleasure of spending
he entire day in the more spacious
quarters which enables them to
walk back and forth, and where they
lave more light, and are favored
With exercise that the more cramped
quarters would make impossible
A few days ago the warden in
tailed an electric light bulb in each
md every cell, in order that the
prisoners Nigh enjoy the advantages
If reading by night, some of the
,rove.
The complainant averred that it
vas without remedy except in
curt of equity, and that to permit
he infected trees to remain with
anker Will make it possible for the
Infection to spread to other groves.
therefore, it is prayed that the de-
endant. be temporarily, and finally.
enjoined from inter-
ering with any of the agents of the
state Plant Board in the discharge
II their duties, or from intimidat-
ng them in their efforts to destroy
injected trees.-Miami Herald.
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