The Washington times., 1929-05-07
HAS JOB At
HOSPITAL
IN DRUG
ROOM
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big mess hall. he didn't eat much,
just gulped some Of the coffee.
The breakfast menu follows:
Toast
Cereal
Ham and Eggs
French Fried Potatoes
Corn Mullins
Coffee
pals With Callmafaa
Pals With CeIlmates


81 roommates filed back to their
dornnitory. There the millionaire
was introduced all around.
At 11:30 Sinclair went to the
dining room for dinner. He had
!. Boston baked beans, smoked sau-
sage, bread and coffee.
"I'm glad to be one Of you." he
IL reported to have said. I know
you will help me do my part"
! The other prisoners think Sinclair
is q regular guy" He is friendly
and shows no indication that he is
dissatisfied with his fate. they said
this morning.
Before going to bed last night,
Sinclair pointed to one Of the steel
clothes lockers and asked what 1t
was. A prisoner told him.
"Oh, thought / might have to
sleep in one of them," he said.
Joke Gets Laugh i
The dormitory roared with
laughter.
During the night Sinclair noticed
that the prisoner next to him had
kicked his blankets off.
Pull your blankets up or you'll
catch your death Of cold" the mill
ionaire sportsman called out.
Later same the session with Major
Peak. Then he was put in charge
of his bookmaker neighbor for a
short walk around the institution
in order to familiarize himself with
the place.
Takes Chance On Dipper
He asked where he could get a
drink Of water. The bookie led him
over to the community cooler, with
a single dipper that had grown
gray in service.
rs this it?' he asked.
E EYES," said his guide.
''Well, here goes" said the novice.
Later he wanted another drink.
This time he asked for and got a
glass.
The conference with the super
intendent developed that he will be
permitted to receive visitors on
Sunday.
Friday is the usual visiting day,
but for what they call "the STAFF
the day Is Sunday, because the
staff have practically no regular
duties on Sunday He will. how.
ever, be able to see his lawyers at
any time.
The jail's new pharmacist has
At least one well wisher in Wash
ington. Shortly after 9 a. M, Major
Peaks phone rang and a feminine
voice inquired about sending read.
ing matter to the Jail. The warden
explained they accepted only such
matter as come direct from the
publishing houses.
Wants to Send Dainties.
The voice then inquired about the
chances OF sending a basket OF
dainties down to Sinclair. explain
ing she was $50 sorry for him."
Peak laughed and explained that
was impossible, and inquired who
was speaking.
"Just a friend Of his" the voice
said.
One letter arrived this morning for
Sinclair at his new address. The
oil baron discovered 1t was the GUS
tom Of the Jail officials to permit
the 'soffice men" and other mus
tered prisoners to receive and send
mail without its being read by the
jail officials.
Peak explained that these men
had unlimited opportunity to send
mail out surreptitiously If they so
desired, and he pointed out it would
be rather ridiculous to trust them
with the prison records and CORE
spondence, including their own
record, and then distrust them suf-
ficiently to censor their mail.
Made Own Bed
Sinclair, however. insisted he had
no objection to having any and all
Of his mail opened.
An inspection OF the dormitory
where the oil man spent his restless
night showed he had adhered to
the regulations requiring each
prisoner to make his own bed. The
sheets were neatly sInoothed down
and the blanket was folded at the
base of the cot. Behind the cot |
Sinclair's brown top coat hung on
a hanger and his felt hat reposed
on the shelf allotted to him., His |
bed is numbered 81.
On the bulletin board of the dor
nnitory are a number Of orders is
sued for the benefit of the inmates.
One particularly lengthy one warned
them against committing number
of offenses, the first of which is "at-
tempting, to escape"
Sinclair had one visitor this morn. |
ing, although today is set aside for
the callers on negro prisoners. The
man who called on the oil man, how
ever, was privileged, being George
= Stanford, attorney for the Sin
clair Oil Company. Sinclair's lay
visitors may see him on Sunday.
Rule Is Waived
Stanford was permitted to confer
with his millionaire client while the
latter went about his duties in the
Jail hospital, through the courtesy
OR Major Peak. It Is CUSTOMARY for
prisoners and their attorneys to con-
fer in the spacious Jail rotunda un-
der the watchful eyes OF guards.
Shortly before o'clock Maj. Gen.
John Murray denkins, u. s. A., re-
tired, who told Major Peak he was
an old friend of Sinclair. called at
the jail to visit the incarcerated oil
baron. Major Peak declined to al