Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-06-01
473 PRISONERS
AT DEER LODGE
rs PER CENT INMATES NATIVE BORN
AMERICANS, 10 PER CENT Ma
2 TIVE BORN MONTANANS
(By Our Helena Correspondent

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About IS per cent of the prisoners I'm
the Montana state prison at Deer
Lodge are native-born American citi-
zens and have lived i'm the state more
than one year, but only about 10 per
cent are native-born Montanans, ac-
cording to a recent review of the In
stitution made by the state publicity
division. The entire present popula
ton of the prison is ALB.
A few interesting facts about the
prison gathered by the publicity division
follow:
Fifty-six and six-tenths per cent of the
prisoners are under 80 years Of age.
Twenty-six per cent are W 80 and
40 years of age. Twenty-eight and four
tenths per cent are over 40 years of age.
Forty-three n three-tenths per cent
are second termers.' Two hundred sixty
nine OF the inmates are there on first Of
tense charges; 204 have had previous con-
yictions.
The average cost of prison operation
per inmate per day is about 81. In 1928
"a the average cost per prisoner per day
was S1.4o.
Seventy-ive per cent of the prisoners
are employed part time in some way.
Twenty-Five per cent do nothing.
Dr.. P. D. Mossman of Raleigh, Mo,
trachoma specialist for the United States
health service, has arrived in Montana
TO assist in ascertaining a true diagnosis
of trachoma prevalent on Indian reser-
vations. Although trachoma is generally
considered in this state to be solely on
the Indian reservations, it has spread to
the whites residing in the counties bor-
dering ON the reservations.
While in Montana, DR.. Mossman will
visit the state entomology laboratory at
Hamilton, where SERUM is developed to
destroy spotted fever germs n para
sites for the destruction of the fever
ticks.
He declared that trachoma wal more
prevalent with the whites in some sec
lions of southern states than with the
Indians of Montana.
H. H. Schaefer. rate expert for the
state railroad commission was authorized
by the state board of examiners to rep
resent the railroad board before a hear
ing of the interstate commits
sion in Seattle to investigate into the
rates on grain and grain products
throughout the northwest.
Funds to obtain sites and commence
construction Of three new federal build
ings in Montana will be carried in thu
deficiency appropriation bill in congress
There is ar appropriation of $50 900 pro
vided by this bill to start a 5000, 00t
building at Havre n the same amount
to launch a S165, 900 structure at Lewis,
town. One thousand dollars is carried
for acquisition of a site and commence.
ment of construction Of the $50 ,00'
Babb-Piegan customs inspection station
and $4,000 is provided to complete tn,
extension of the present Missoula fed
eral building to house the extension, for
estry and other activities, with head
quarters there.
Montana road and bridge contract
totaling approximately 1896 900 hav
been let by the state highway commits
sion. Seven road projects on SO mile
of highway n seven bridge and trestl
projects were awarded. two of the con
tracts being given to contractors from
out OF the state. Bids have been sub
mitted by contractors In several state
of the northwest.
The highway commission announces
that June % contracts will be awarde
on IL to Is projects comprising one Q
the largest awards made at one time Il
this state. The projects will include I'M
tial construction work On the Jefferso
canyon road and on the Drummond Yves
and east road, which was held up las
year because OF right Of way difficulties
Montana's public schools received l,
233 $40, or 86 per cent OF the net incom
of e1,427,518 OF the state land depart
ment. That figure represents rs pc
cent more than the schools received 1
any year prior to 1925. The remainde
OF the income of the department is dis
tributed among the various state inst
buttons.
Investments made during the year b
, the state board of and commissioner
the governing board Of the department
broke all previous records, the statemeI
says, when they totaled more than "a
$50, 900.