Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1926, Page 11

CITIZENS APPROVE ~ POLICE COURT BILL Kalorama Association Acts’ After Bad Conditions at Building Are Shown. n ai a meeting in’ St. A Parish House, Connee: and Bancroft st last night, “Pela Martin” of " tar, who re- cently submitted to arrest and im- prisonment in order to obtain firat- hand information regarding condi- tions at the jail and Police Court. He pointed out that the campaign waged for the passage of a bill in Congress to provide for an addition to the Dis- trict jail had been successful. the bill having been signed by the President st week, and that the efforts of The tar and citizens’ associations should now be turned. to improving condi- tionx at the Police Court. The speaker painted s word pic of the ‘Althy, ill-ventilated crowd- ed conditions at the eourt building. pointing oul that at the time of his was penned in a ym_with about 140 offenders. 1t was impossible to nything but remain in a standing tion, with not even room enough to raise the arms or ds to the face, and he was compelled to endure this for mine hours before being re-| Meved. Ride to Jail Oppressive. | There are sometimes well over 200 prisoners confined in this same cell- room. he said. He described the ride te the jail in the “Black Maria” as another abominable condition and { roncluded by answering questions and yelating events leading up to his ar- resi. which oceurred after several honrs' search for a policeman. An avdent plea was made for the support i in the campaign the erection of a new court building of sufficient size to afford ordinary comfort and con- veniences he asseciation voted 1o divect its secretary to communicate with the proper congressional com- mittees and state the stand taken by the organization and urge the passage of vemedi; r. Harvey W 1l barred v n. Wiley denounced the action of the Senate in passing the s law “legalizing adultera- »f food products” in direct op. tion tc the tenets of the pure food | which. he said, has been dead The Cummings law, he as clothed to make | 1t appea id 1o the corn-grow- | ing farmers of lowa. but in reality | 1= solely In the interest of the Corn | Products Co. NIf the measure as pass. | ed by the Senate hecomes a law, Dr. Wiley declared. it will mean the | legaliZing of food adulteration. The | Rureau of Standards. he said, is| evincing a4 keener interest in |h¢I mutilation of the food law than the | Department of Agriculture. He was bitter in his attack on the bill. which he sald, was yut through the Senate in the guise of tarmer relief. 1t will | mean the flooding of the markets | with sugar made from corn starch, ! which will be inferior in quality to! the regular sugar, will cost less 1o} produce, but the consumer will pay Just as much for it ax the original cane sugar, he contended. English Prisons Described. 1 William Wells. a sh subject, ad- | Aressed the meeting. relating some of | his experiences in an English prisol where he spent two years during t World War as a conscientious « jector. Tie pictured prison life in k land as entirely opposite to that pi fartin” in the Disirict ng was maintained in | clean. orderly and systematic manner. | Declaring that there was nothing | definite to work on and that there was no desire to hesmirch the char- | acter of any official or align itself | with any group intent on premature | action in District affai AR Murphy moved and it was voted tu tahle the matier of participation fo | meeting led by the Duponi CLEAN UP ‘WITH King of All Polishes Makes ur stove range_look Excel- screens, Dries in 5 M Pt “Just as Good" 0LD AT Washington Gas Light Co. A&P Stores At Depart Hardware and Grocery Stores Felmor Chemieal Works Baltimore, Md. Do not ac 7 Hours Shorter on CSunshiI;éZSpecifl Ly. St. Louis &4%pm (10 day Ar. Dallas T:10pm (mext dav: Ar. Pr. Worth .. 2:05 pm (mext day! Ar. FIPaso 10:30 am (2d movming Ar. Lot Angeles . 10:25 am (3d movming! Overnight to the halmvy apring- time climate of the scenic South- west to California. 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