The Washington herald., 1921-09-05

tive of all pests-the Cootic. Your
clothes are then sterilized. Every
thing is left to this "trusty:" from
the time you enter the cell block
the guard is through with you. l
was confined on the side where only
the transient guests are located.
Those awaiting trial for the more
serious crimes and the sentenced
men are usually kept on the oppo-
site side Of the Jail. But it is
fact that in two days ! became as
infested as a cuckoo. and when ]
went home entered by the back
gate, had my wife prepare tub Of
water and left all my clothes in a
shed before 7 would enter my home.
even to take a bath. Some of these
animals were oldtimers, the kind
the lumberjacks train in harness to
draw match boxes all over, tables.
Your transient guest is not caring
much what kind Of pals be brings
there with him nor what kind Of
trade mark he leaves behind him
The only way they will ever con-
troll this is to make vice or bug
squad of some of the long term
men and have these cells sprayed
with an insectiCidc on the side
where the transients are located.
But nothing will bc done until
someone in the front office gives
some orders, for the guards ana
TRUSTEES" certainly are not inter
ested.
This is a depression from the sub
iect I started to write about. and
that is Of more Importance TO the
men there. namely the so-called
buy certain staple articles-paper,
nencils. cocoa sugar. matches, and
a dozen or more others. list OF
nrices is hung at the end of each
tier Newspapers sell for a cent
more than they do on the street and
in the evening. especially. they are
always out Of one kind so that you
nav 4 cents for paper. Satety
marches cents box (you must
huS two boxest They are OF the
so.cailed wartime quality. the klno
Won lose your religion over IN Try
ing to light one cigarette from au
entire box. Merchants dont oher
them to you any more for rear you !
knock them down. Shortly before L
wac there the men formed ooy-
cott on the store because t"o
mound package OF sugar coss S'
rents The trouble was adjusted pg
.roducins the price to % cents 30
!, is with every article all the way
down the list. ,, m
The fact that a man is not OUT on
hou or cannot pay his fine is eNi-
Sa.oo that he is without trlends
and without money, yet many Vi
thom are there because they were
..od f.lIows" Pennies oeCothe
h9Uoor ia them than dollars ever
80 outside. 1t does not spear
81, for the much vaunted Nnie'
can snirit OF fair play that inns ssS
tor, should prevail simply necause
,bcv are all in. down ana on
wav- out. This so-called store -
.con5ucted by a nero. the driver VI
,ho n,orxue wagon. when you or
d.r ,bese goods you pay for the"'
at that time, These orders
taken by the TRUSTEES, or pets
goods are delivered by them an"
they usually manage to beg or ouit
doze ono into giving them Apou'
half of his supplies in order 70 keel'
.he good will of himself anu
thrbu-h him, the guard. All these
ore STABLE articles: there is noth-
inc 70 spoil; they pay their money
when the goods are ordered: notn-
ing can be lost. With any KIND oi
progressive management these
goods could be sold to these men al
a Wholesale price or slightly above
IL, and not at a price thar would
make a wartime profiteer tear out
his hair in Jealous anger.