The evening world. Newspaper, November 20, 1911, Page 7

>: ; INSANE HERDED | WITH THE SANE CROWDED TOMS Evil Conditions Increased by Lack of Opportunity for O- servation, Says Expert. QUICK REFORM NEEDD. New Woman's Prison and Py- chopathic Hospital Urged y City Prison Association. | ‘Ten out of each 100 prisoner sendto the Tombs are mentally defdent, cording to Dr. George N. Parter of fo. 41 West Fifty-necond street, Rie examiner of the Tombs fo the Cty Prison Association, who @clares lis figures are most conservatve. Despte this condition which, cording to 0. F. Lewis, secretary of #¢ Prison As- foclation, is steadily gro#ng worse, to effort has been made, owss to the over- crowding of the prison, # segregate the frresponsible and feob'ytinded inmates from the others, The gitide of a prise omer last week was in i, due to the last of proper obsarvitin. ecause ot the prison congestion.!! | ‘The female prison ts evn worse tn the | matter of crowding tharehe rest of the Jai. Women are herdi there tndis- criminately. In the datime they oc- cupy one large room, wite women and black, educated and {porant, refined a@hd coarse, those who ive never faced @ trial, and so must barestmed to be {mnocent, and ex-convie awaiting trial for new offenses are frced to associate together, according toDr. Parker, | The startling statemnt is made, also, that seventy-five of he boys in the Tombs are perverts, who for lack of apace have to tw plexed in cells with other boys. Secretary Lewis if the dity Prison As- @xciation, an endwed jociety which Keeps track of proled prisoners, said to-day that the aly affqtual way tn whioh to eradicatethese e'lls that exist {a the Tombs Is tc erect aiother prison and to have a psyhopathi hospital at- tached to tr insttutton. guch a hos- | pital is a necy says Mr Lewis, and Dr. Parker warmly supportahim. Com- missioner of Cormcticns atrick N. Whitney and Dr. M:Gulre, Tarbes phyat. clan, ave in favor ef such a tan, ONE TENTH OF PRISON'RS ARE MENTALLY DEFECTVE. evowded condition of the | omis," said Mr. Lewis to-day “has an ‘vil {nfluence on all of the rsoners. There are only 39 cells for merand out of these probably fifteen are eher out of order or belag used as stotrooms. two and thry in a en's cells are dowded on Hart's (gland 1 nbs, al the Bland As ber mtali defec- through theTombe We have no mina by which to watch them or make: eports | on thelr condition. Tt ts not overknown | ‘mentally weak. ‘ey go | and to Jail absolute! irre. | sponsible, | “The constant intermingling 0 these | men and women with other inmas has | Maturally a bad influence on bd, | “OmMiclal figures of the reformary in Elmira show that there % per cit. of the inmates are feoble minded, Mos: young boys that steal are porvertal’ney: ought to be watched, In the Tome, on account of the congestion, thi way to separate them or to hi under proper observation, Thi: e grave problem, and vital to rery eltizen, , CRIMINALS YOUNG AND ‘i8 ADDS TO THE EVIL, “Another atartling fact ts the jth of the average prisoner in the Toba, The average age is twenty-four, Aoy usually goow wrong, {f at all, betven the ages of sixteen and twenty-ie, Crime seems to originate in the eater years, “Tt isn't right to have these prisors in the Tombs together, The Influencis extramely bad, “The psychopathic ward is not an & travegince or a fad, but @ vital nec sity, It ts one of the big questi which the city has got to handle, & Whitney fs the firat commissioner Ne York has had for years wha ty earnest fang jie, better the conditions: tH | ‘Tombs and tn all the city prisons “One ‘of Mr, \ ot bulla a woman's thi space now ovcup! women in th Tombs for additional n, “Another thing in connection with thd proposed psychopathic ward; Ln the dts trlat prisons where prisoners are dey tained before being remanded ‘Yomba fov trial they should be watoh and if thety cases & be placed in the po opathia howpt onfined himself more to the medical end of the éubjact, I Der gay that 10 per cent, of the prisons ere in the Tombs ara mentally defective and should be isolated for mera} and pheaieel porpones, io not in sapwey an |hhis feet in the other's face. | kept up to the standard. Ten Commandments for Girls Issued by Chicago Pastor CHICAGO, Nov. 2.—This 1s the novel decaiogue for daughters promul- ®ated by the Rev. W. B. Millard, pastor of the Park Congregational Church: 1—Thou shalt no! colve thy 9—Thon shalt not exchange thi and contempt of any man, 3—Thou shatt not esteem silk mother. © bloom of innocence for the favor petticoats and diamond rings ae of Greater value than the family's general welfare. 4—Thou shalt not regard flattery and false pretense as the high- ‘way to popularity. S—Thow shalt not gossip. 6—Thou shalt uot use loud speech nor bold manner to attract attention. 7—Thou shalt not think more of the culture of thy heels than thy head. 6—Thou shalt not hold the ou Ups of somebody 'e brother, Thou shalt imitate the ip to thy brother's lips, nor to the fine lady's language while thy mother washes the dishes and sweeps the hou 10-—Thou shalt find joy in the service of Go: |, Who created thee. In explaining to his congregation the decalogue for daughters, Dr. Millard said: “A girl should have no secrets from her mother, because where there is secretiveness there about it, and there will be no v something wrong. The attentions of young men are flattering and bewildering to the young debutante. regrets later on. Girls, teli your mother “The average soctoty girl wastes enough time on dancing, cards and other frivolities to perfect herself in music, complishments. “Woman's greatest enemy is alcohol. It is therefore nothing short of a crime for a young woman kind and sober. terature, or any one of a score of ac- It !3 to her Interest to have men to preside at a punch bow! at a reception and offer Mquor to fen.” exaggeration,” he sald. “I should say the figure is very conservative, In the workhouse {t {s about 9 per cent. CROWDING MAKES PROPER WATCH AN IMPOSSIBILITY. “Under the present crowded condition of the Tombs it 1s a physical impossi- bIMty to have prisoners under proper observation. Foreigners who have come over here to study our municipal gov- ernment have expressed amazement over the frightful conditions of our city prisons. “Why, only a few days ago I saw ina | Police court prison twe men in a call) Bach man slept with Sometimes one will sleep on the floor and the other have the use of the cot. “On account of the congestion in the Tombs, the sanitary conditions can't be with only one cot. is doing the best he can. “It is a great moral injustice. Two Prisoners are placed in the same cell. One is mentally deficient. He is irri- table, morose or abusive. He will tmagine all sorts of things. He some- times thinks that everybody 4s insulting him; that every one is in a conspiracy to injure or hurt him. The other has no escape. Again, if the mentally deficient | Prisoner is the weaker he often has to stand the jlbes and guys of the ed This crowding of the prisoners has a| most improper effect upon both men, “It is a prisoner's; legal and mora! right while in the Tombs to have the Privilege of being alone. Under the law he 1s presumed to be innocent and should be made to euffer no indignity | nor hardship other than detention. [MORE ROOM AND A PS8YCHO.! THIC WARD NEEDED. “A Seyenins ward Is an absolute , jecessity in “tire Tombs. The prisoners ould be watched and separated. If| ‘any of them shows any abnormality he/| thing to do to be rid of s should be placed by himself and put under the proper treatment. “An insane person should not be pun- tshed the eame as a gane one, A pris- oner whose actions ispiclous should be placed under observation by a man who understands the work and who would be in the prison all the time and have nothing else to do. “At present the congestion in the Tombs makes this tmpossible. There {s no room for even normal and ordi- en 0. * more merey and { p.' ——>—___ Mr. Dryden tn No Danger. Ex ed States Senator Dryden of Newark, President of the Prudential Ins | surance Company, who underwent an operation for the relief of gallstones beg'nning. Eve y new model inc coats, box coats, te!ted lar coats, etc, Gina” $11.50 Toots $13.50 seo vee’ $15.00 Horst: $25.00 sOeeeate’ $27.50 Presentit a very wide astortment ind browns, Suit Special at . Mr. Whitney | SALE« OVERCOATS TIMELY, because here are overcoats of latest style way unde:price at the season’s very The Hackett, Carhart is Suit Special at . and American model, in blues, neat mixtures. new Sizes for men and young men. BUSINESS MAN MISSING. The police of Bloomfield, N. Jacent towns are looking f Hugo Dreyer, an accountant, place of employment at Mount Vernon, N. Y., and his home, No. 413 Berkeley avenue, Bloomfield, for the last ten d: Lee Dreyer was employed by th Studio, painters of stage sc in Mount Vernon and deft there for Bloom- fieid on the afternoon of Nov. 9. He has not been seen since by elther his family or friends. | Dreyer had no troubles at home or at | his place of employment and {t {s feared he becaine temporarily deranged from ; loverwork or has met with injury. Mrs. Dreyer is unable to give any other rea- son for his absen FIRE AND PANIC DUE TO LOST COLLAR BUTTON. The loss of @ collar button early thi morning resulted in a $0 fire, a nea: panto and an injured fireman and p atreot, dropped fire to che couch while looking for | three women, stampeded to the Street cept engins No. 8 on Hast Fitty-frst | This started, but slipped a tire on ¢! | thirty. |} three, who has becn missing from his | FREE —Stoo!, cover, year's tuning. ——— — — — engine got to the fire an put out the blaze, ° = An engine out of commision tomporar-| wThe Teg Biscults are white es John A. Wynne, who has a farnishea| SNOW and judt as flaky.” room house at No. 140 Bast Forty-nim re On Ro a mE, collar button. nd his twenty-five gueste,tncluding | ile Fireman Thomas MoNn- trying to put the tire ba etched the third Anger >t New Franklin Pianos at the extremely low price of $185 + s:00 These instruments are fully guaranteed by J. & C. 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Tt was said that he was 3 | He infection. | condita, The no an rs | Juded—Raglan shoulder coats, convertible col- "cnet" $17.50 ‘Overcoats 919.50 “Srerconts B2Z.GO #9.00¥2" $32.50 SSrercests, PBT 0 Overcoata of the best si5ean values in Amer'ca. The Hackett, Carhart § ap” 5 | Fabrics from the world’s best mills, many of exclusive de- sign, combined with ta loring Standard, make there cuits Petter value and newer atyle there garm:nts, Men’s Fur Coats We have purchased stock of S. Steuer & Company, and are rolling them from 1-8 to 1-2 olf Naka arharte(o: £, E, TURLINGTON, Vice-President, 841 Broadway 65 Broadway | Nees Chambers i, | Cen, 12th Htret of thy hgh Hackett, Carhart | the best in America at $25, than usual at $25 distingush men's sample [ Conta From regular prices 125th Street | 3d Avenue | HRW, aad Ww, it &. Sabthin din ane tenen.eteia toma ieininae Lord & Taylor Founded 1826 To-morrow, Tuesday An Unusual Sale of Imported Double-faced Fute Velour Portieres 160 Pairs Best quality finished edges | $24.00 17 Styles to select from Beautiful color blendings : Per pair Value $45.00, at Sale of Curtains and Curtain Nets $,000 YARDS, CURTAIN NE’ New, desirable goods, 50 to 200 yards of a pattern 30c per yard............Values 45c to 50¢ 2,000 PAIRS IMPORTED ‘I IRISH PO! CURTAINS Large Variety of sada $4.75 per pair. $0.75 per pair.....Values $12.00 to $15.00 300 PAIRS COLORED SNOWFLAKE CURTAINS Appropriate for beuroom hangings $1.25 per pair....... Values $3.00 to $3.50 350 PAIRS COLORED MADRAS AND CREE CURTAINS Wide color range $3.50 per pair..... nf .- Values $6.50 to $8.00 - Values $6.00 to 86.50 Special Sale of Blankets Bedspreads and Comfortables (For Tuesday and Wednesday) At Greatly Reduced Prices FINE WOOL BLANKETS.. .per pair $3.85 & $4.85 regular $5,00 and 86,00 grades BED SPREADS—Satin finish, .each $1.95 & $2.65 regularly $2,50 and 3,50 COMFORTABLE —Wool filled, plain or Aguses value 80.50 . $6.85 “Dwight Anchor” Muslin Sheets and Pillow Cases At Reduced Prices Broadway & 20th +} Sth Ave; 10th St, his left hand. Finaily the tender of the the crew with the ald of a .volimteer bucket brigady | j> Xie] ano Sale! EASY TERMS All Cars Transfer to tC Lexington to 3d Ave. All the Special Sales Advertised in Sunday’s Papers Will Be Continued To-Morrow, Tuesday Important Sale ot $150,000 Worth of | © Fashionable Fur Sets and Fur Coats| Nowhere can you buy such furs of quality at our prices. A saving to |} you in many instances of more than half. The lowest prices ever quoted on such furs. Before you buy a fur coat, muff, scarf, set or any style of furs it will pay you to visit Bloomingdales’. Russian Pony Coats, 52 In. Long, Only $25 | }: q Also these luxurious Fur Coats, 52 inches long. Beautiful recat Coats, fine qual-; Alaska Seal Coats; a most ex- ity skins; best Leipsic 37 50 ceptional value; to go at 5500| “* t dye; to go at BH Ge very Pier Notes ; udson Sea! ats; look Hudson or Nearseal Prat for) like ‘Alenka seal; a.gich c6a¥) 6 5] 47.50) Beautiful Marmot Coats, of finest women, fine French § lustre; special price ialected 4 very’ mesial. § Genuine Seal Coats, for $ $9 value..... 75 Broad tail Persian Coats, $200.and | $275. and trimmed with various combinations sa $85to$100 Natural Pony Coats Fur as Muffs, Scarfs ard Stoles as Follows: 2 Beautiful Coats, of Victoria Seal, hand- somely marked Russian Pony, Caracul, Baby Caracul, Natural Pony Skin, plain i i | | Black Opossum Sets, lorge pillow | Red Fox Sets, snake scarf, with one Fox Rye. muff; shaw! with four head, one and two paws; ..... $55 and $65.00 § } tails, satin lined; perset.. $7.90 | muff, with one head, one 16.50 | Black Fox Sets, shawt coltar, with jf | White Polar Fox Sets, phe PP Aa eas road head, three tails and : ill if ‘ 0} « ‘ Pare nat and shawl 619.00 | snake shawl, with one $15.00 Plain pillow 695.00 |» | Gray Fox Sets, piltow muff and | gheadvane brush tail. 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