The Washington times., 1929-06-26
SILENCE Of
OIL BARON .
MARKED

on Harry F. Sinclair, mil
lionaire oil magnate, who, de-
spite his confinement, is still
the immaculate chap who de-
fled the United States Senate.
In fact, Sinclair might be said to
be taking his medicine, and for that
matter administering it to others,
like a man.
Although he is still sending back
requests for interviews with the no
tation mot available" he makes no
effort to hide himself away among
his retorts and graduates in the phar-
macy at the District Jail where he
does his daily stunt.
Reads at Work
Today when a, reporter went on
tour of inspection of t. 9 jail Sim
clair was seated at his desk in the
pharmacy perusing book on drugs
and their effects on man.
Sinclair was attired in an immacu-
late white shirt and blue fouT-in-
hand tie and blue trousers creased
to a razor edge. His glasses were
perched on the edge OF his nose ana
held by black ribbon.
The millionaire prisoner merely
glanced up and said good morn
ing and returned to his study Oh
the book he was holding.
If anything, Sinclair looks
4Lao ~ did vyhnn he was
committed to the Jail and his ex-
preston is not one that would in
dicata that prison confinement IS
bothering him a great deal. He is
slightly paler than when he was
sent to jail. and he has put on a
bit of weight as would be natural
from the nature of his employment.
Has Little To Say
Sinclair has taken the stand OF
emo interviews" with anyone ana
aside from the terse good morn
angn had nothing to say.
He Is a model prisoner and during
the recent hot weather was more
than cheerful according to some OF
his prisoner associates in the IN
Urinary.
At no time has he complained OF
his incarcera ton, but according TO
his associates. who may correctly DC
called his friends, takes his I'M
prisonment in the same manner 1hst
he would take another mliilon pfol'C
out of an oil deal.
Rut-eoing down stairs from the
brightly lighted infirmarN where
Sinclair is taking life in a philoso-
phical manner, one finds prisoner
No. 12146, otherwise known as Henry
Mason Day, piling cans of salmon
and tomatoes on a store room
shelf.
VoIuble to Writer
Day was by no means retlcent
about speaking to an old friend but
turning from his cases of canned
goods ran down three steps to give
the writer a hearty hand shake
and to inquire about the weather
"out there"
''How's everything out there?"
asked Day with a grin.
well it looks a great deal like
rain was the reply.
''Well I'm glad I'm iaside where
I won't get wet" he chuckled.
Anyway a lot of good hard work
will give me a good work out and
] need one. And l know that III
get good treatment" he added
turning to a case of canned corn
that was showed in his direction
by another prisoner.
The contrast in Day and his boss
from a sartorial standpoint is
marked.
Difference in Dress
Day, who is a big fellow. was
dressed in pair of old blue
trousers. the type that stevedores
generally wear and a brown shirt,
fhe tail of which was hanging in
the breeze. The neck of his shirt
was open and his hands were al
ready showing the effect of hard
work.
Sinclair surrounded by his pills
In the infirmary gave the impress
sion of the boss doctor studying up
some serious question.
Day with his Background of
smoked ham and canned goods re-
minds one of the apprentice clerk
in a warehouse.
Both men. however, are doing
their work and pretending to like
it. but in Days case it seemed a
long way from polished mahog-
anv desk as head Of the Sinclair
Foreign Expectation Company
with nothing to do but sign his
name-to the assortment OF rough
hacking cases marked tomatoes,
canned corn, corned beef. and
salmon"