Show 1 Should Investigate Prison I She Sheriff iff Smith is right in iii demanding an est in investigation gation of cha charges gesl l' l that hat prisoners are not properly treated in the county jail And the investigation should be made r r It would be uI to the thc sheriff to Jo cast this cloud upon the j conduct of his department without giving him a chance to defend 1 himself and the public has a right to Know th the exact truth of conditions since the question has be been n raised f t Government officials declare that complaints have been made to Washington by foreign consuls who alleged that prisoners were ff mistreated in Salt Lake county jail The federal government t has ordered its charges sent to the state penitentiary instead of j to the county prison as has been the custom aI 7 The government has been paying 75 cents a day for each e prisoner I kept ept there Of ot this amount 45 cents has been given to toi the thc sheriff for board board 15 15 cents a meal The county has Jas been f i paying other expenses out of the remaining 30 cents It has been een It charged that the prisoners did not receive 15 cents' cents worth of food i at c each ch meal J I r invite a thorough investigation into conditions at the county M jail In fact I shall insist that an investigation be made not only by federal inspectors hut but by county authorities as well Sheriff SheriffS S Smith is quoted as saying 3 1 Let the investigation be made as quickly as possible Fairness Fair Fair- 2 ness demands it u r i |