The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-15
New Suits Filed.
COLONEL HOAGLAND HERE.
He Has a New Plan for Pushing the
Curfew.

Colonel Alexander Hoagland, of Louis
Vile. KY, the author of the curfew law
as applied in this city. is at the Occidental
Hotel, where tomorrow the meeting of the
executive committee of the Boys and Girls
National Home and Employment Associa.
ton will be held. The board includes the
following people: F. W. Douglass, Prof
d. NJ. Geeting. Edward J. Robson, c. d
Meiss. William V. Wheeler. Mrs. May
Wright Sewall, Mrs F. A. Blanchard, Mrs.
{. M. Walker, NJ. v. McGlliard, Prof. D.
K. Goss and Albert Sahm, Of Indianapolis.
Ind; j. B. Larimer, of Topeka. Kan: F..
NJ. Ferguson. of Kansas City. Mo-; William
b. Thayer, of Kansas City, Mo-; c. l.. Mar
tin. Of Louisville, KY.
Colonel Hoagland says that the curfew
law is growing in popularity and that In.
dianapolis has not cnly the best one but
has it administered better than any other
city in the world. He says the work of the
association is much in the line of killing
odious curfew laws as it is in establishing
new ones. He says. in most communities,
when it is seen that something Of TIE
kind Is needed the Councils generally pas.
such strict ones that they become oppres-
sive and obnoxious, and the result is that
Witnin short time they are repealed and
do incalculable harm to a good curfew law
when it is sought TO have ii established in
those places. He rays in many places he
found it specified that fines of SIS would
De assessed against children, even up to
the age Of eighteen, when caught out after
O'Clock at night. He has invariably lent
his efforts to having fine of 81 fixed as
the maximum, and then only applied after
children have been repeatedly taken home
by policemen. He says ii is not designed
10 make the law oppressive nor to create
a revenue in fines. but simply to keep the
cnlldren from the communicating influences
or the street after dark.
He says the. association, which has hereto
lore directed its efforts to securing the
passage OF ordinances in different cities,
has reached the conclusion that the work
can be better and more quickly done by
dealing with legislatures hereafter and five
laws have been drafted by the associa ton
which will ask each State in the Union to
pass them when the next legislature meets.
In brief they are as follows:
First-Compeliing officials of cities, towns
and villages to detain and restore to their
homes OF truant and tramping boys and
girls.
.Second-To imprison all youths apart from
old criminals.
Third-To open a free public intelligence
ofice In the respective cities, towns and
villages in each county of the. State for
the purpose OF assisting youths in securing
homes or employment for themselves or
through their parents.
Fourth-To protect children in the homes
Fifth-The curfew ordinance already re-
ferred to.
The first is designed to do away In time
with the tramp evil by stopping the source
of supply. The second is intended to re-
form young boys and girls who have taken
their first step in crime. The third is framed
70 meet the congested conditions in cities
and towns and equalize the supply Of labor
10 meet the demands from all sections. The
fourth is TO give authority for the supervi-
sion Of children born of disreputabfe or dis
solute parents.
I'm this city" said Colonel Hoagiand,
where the curfew law has been admins
tered In an ideal manner ii has been OF
immense advantage. and you would not be-
lieve the stories I hear in all parts of the
country complimenting INDIANAPOLIS on it's
cursew law. Superintendent Ouigley told
me- some time ago that where he formerly
was compelled TO arrest on an average three
boys a week for lettering around the streets
1T unseemlv hours he now rarely has a ca Sc
at all. and not more in any event than
one or two in six months"