Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-07
Magnate Assigned After In
forming Peake He Was
Graduate in Pharmacy.
ENTERS INTO ROUTINE
WITHOUT COMPLAINING
Up at S O'Clock This Morning
After Restless Night-Makes
Up His Own Bed.

Forsaking his role of oil magnate for
his long-ago status of drug clerk, Harry
F. Sinclair, of Teapot Dome fame, to-
day became a pharmacist and general
handy, man" in the medical clinic at
the District jail.
A compulsory 90-day guest OF the
Government for defying the United
States Senate, the New York million
aire awoke ahead of most of his fellow
prisoners this morning and entered un-
complainingly into the rigid routine OF
the penal institution.
Advising Maj. William L. Peake,
superintendent of the jail, that he was
a registered pharmacist, trained at
Kansas University, Sinclair was as
signed at 9 o'clock this morning to the
drug and medical rooms, as an as
sistant to DR.. Morris Hyman, Jail
physician.
Sinclair Lucky Find"
Both Mai. Peak and DR.. Hyman
seemed elated on learning that their
new prisoner was a graduate in phar-
macy. The jail has been in urgent need
of a pharmacist for years, Maj. Peak
declared, adding that Sinclair was "a
lucky find"
Sinclair, attired in the same dark
blue suit which he wore upon entering
the Jail last night, entered upon ms
duties at once. He was escorted 70 'tle 4e
clinic by Mai. Peak and INTRODUCED 10
DIR. LYMAN and to the jail nurse, MISS
Kathleen Wright, a pretty blonde.
Asked later how Sinclair took to ms
new assignment, DR.. Hyman said, he
looks like good material to me" he
said he explained to Sinclair What ms
duties would be and showed him around
the place"
cist. Mai Peak stated, would include
compounding of prescriptions, nursing
activities and work as general assist
ant" to DR.. Hyman and Miss Wright.
Several prisoners now are under
treatment for minor ailments, DR.. Hy-
man said, and Pharmacist Sinclair VIII
be called upon to assist him in admin
istering to their needs.
Up at O'Clock.
Should one of the prisoners be taken
seriously i'll and require constant atten-
tion in the clinic, Sinclair may have 10
sleen beside the patient in the drug
room, instead of with his present three
score companions in the east wing
dorn1itory. Most of his neighbors IN the
dornitory are "white-collar boys" con-
fined for intoxication and other less
desperate offenses.
Sinclair arose at o'clock this morn
ing. three-uuarters of an hour ahead
of the other prisoners. Dawn was be-
ginning to streak through the barred
windows of the third floor dormltory.
The windows overlook the fine lawns.
driyeways and tennis courts in front OF
Mai. Peake's home, close by. Beyond
could be glimpsed the banks OF the
Eastern Branch of the Potomac River:
According to fellow prisoners, Sinclair
seemed to spend somewhat restless
night on his plain iron cot, numbered
$50" On one side Of the millionaire
slept a Syrian cook, an allegedly erst-
while bookmaker. On the other was
sstrusty" detailed in the office, involved
In bad check charges.
"Of course he was restless, the trusty
said today. "Who wouldn't be restless
on changing suddenly from ones favor
ite bed to a jail cot. He didn't dis
turb anybody. We talked little and
ali can say is that he's fine chap"
Sinclair sat on plain wooden chair
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