The Washington herald., 1917-11-09
Refuses to Talk.

How about this charge that you are
discriminating against the imprisoned
pickets?"
Mr.. Ladd regarded me critically and
said with a Sow and deadly pause be-
tween each word: Didn't you near
me tell you that I wouldn't discuss this
question? I am not permitted to talk
That settles it."
Then your superiors have given out
the word that the truth about this
matter is to be suppressed"
He waved his arms and vanished.
began to wonted where Mr.. link
han lived knocked at the door OF
building. An amiable individual,
smelling slightly of liquor, came to the
door.
Mr.. Zinkhan? Oh. he lives in that
big. white house on the terrace?"
Encouraged. 1 asked Miss PauPs
whereabouts
I'VE moved her from the receiving
ward to the psychopothic ward three
or four hours ago. It's the building
right next to Mr.. Zinkhan's house"
THE psychopathic ward! Has she
lost her mind
mo more'n usual, I guess" he said
cheerfully
While l was in the neighborhood It
seemed no more than polite to leave
my card at Mr.. Zinkhan's. even If he
was downtown engaged in important
business. A plump, polite gentleman
answered my ring. "Mr. Zinkhan. l
believe" said with a quite uufounded
ssurance
He reluctantly admitted the charge.
Zinkham Denies Charges.
repeated the formula. Would
you mind telling me how Miss Paul
is getting on?'
why. very nicely" he said.
Didn't you move her this after
noon" l said.
Mr.. Zinkhan smiled again and said ::
Miss Paul is somewhere in the hos
pital. 1t is inexpedient to say just
where"
'Mr Zinkhan. is it true that the
sUffragists are Disseminated against?
That while other prisoners may buy
tobacco they can't even send out
for an egg?"
That is absolutely untrue They
have the permission to use the Jail
canteen like other inmates. 1t hap
PENS that there's nothing on hand
that the ladies wish to buy"
How is 1t that other prisoners
get occasional luxuries?'
why. some of their friends bring
them fruit which we permit them
to receive"
Can bring Miss Paul an apple
tomorrow"
You cannot"
Has she forfeited this privilege
granted to other prisoners by her
conduct?'
NO, I wouldn't say that"
We'll. don't this involve a discrim-
ination?"
Il don't care to make a statement
on this subject"
Says Food Il Good.
But he said that he would possibly
have a statement for publication soon.
viii the relative time of your
statement depend upon Miss Paups
attitude?"
To some extent. But there are
other elements"
These complaints as to the food
here are absolutely unfounded," he
said. THE food is not fancy, of
course, but it is of good quality.
wholesome and well prepared. Any
one could live on 1t and gain weight
while doing a standard days work.
Many Of our inmates go out in much
better physical condition than when
they came in"
May l come out and have lunch
with the little shut-ins some timer" 1
ventured
Certainly. if you wish to. II seems
possible that you may have plenty of
our board sometime"
The tone Of this last remark did not
appeal to me at all. So l ceased to
obstruct the traffic.
New York, Nov. 8.-The following
resolution was adopted unanimously
this afternoon and sent to the Presi-
dent:
I'VE. 500 New York women voters.
assembled in the Ritz-Carlton ball
room, demand that Alice Paul and
Rose Winslow and their comrades, in
nocent women now illegally and un-
justly imprisoned for asking for lib
erty, be treated as political prisoners,
according to the custom of the civ
iliZed wordl
MRS. o. II. P. BELMON,
Chairman