Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-07-10
Charities and cerrsetien.

Charities and Correction.
An Interested audience. composed OF
the charter convention committee ON
charities, correction AMI education
and members Of the wo5rans club.
listened. on the afternoon OF July id.
To the Ideas Of those connected with
charity md correction Institutions of
the city.
Rev. H. Z. Sykes OF the Associated
Charities give an account OF the work
OF that organization and described the
difference between the charity which
paupcrizcs and that which truly helps.
He told of the founding Of the present
organization fifteen years ago by My
ron Reed and othcrs. and of the work
which has since been done by IL.
In his opinion outdoor relief work,
such aS is done by tho organization.
should be left In It's hands by the
charter. and care should be taken To
entirely eliminate politics. He said
that In the past the poor fund In 9TH
cr cities had not been kept entirely
free from the hands Of the rpoiicr. and
that where politics entered charity
was often placed where Il wonld bring
the most goods. instead OF where II
would do the most good.
Judge Lindsey described In detail
his ideas regarding the treatment OF
juvenile offenders. He was listened
to with great interest. and numerous
questions were asked him by members
Of the committee. Judge Lindsey held
that no one under sixteen years old
could he u criminal or commit crime.
Misdcmcanors committed by children
under this ngc. he thought. were rare
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the effects on children when confined
with older persons with trained Grim.
inal instincts. and cited numerous In.
stances which have come under his
observation while acting M judge OF
the juvenile court.
His remedy Ia what he styles DE
tcnticn Home. n building to he owned
by the city In n residence portion. In
charge of this he would have n super.
intcndcnt and matron. who should be
man and wife. and have sufficient edu.
cation to give the children In their
care training which would make
good citizens out OF them. He thought
that the nppointmcn OF these two Of
ficcrs should rest with the Judge Of
the Juvenile court for. he said. the
Judge was responsible for sending
them to the home. and he should also
be responsible for their care and
training while In the home. This
could not be, unless the appointment
OF the officers Of the home rcstcd with
him.
In answer to questions from mem
bers of the committee. he said that
n home coud be built for $1,000 Mt the
most. The sentences Of the children
sent there should rest with the Judge.
who should not be hound by laws In
this respect. as different children
needed different treatment He
thought that the time OF detention
would range from two days to two
months. and that there would be Mt
least 800 children Of both sexes each
year who might be sent TO the home
for varying lengths of time. He was
opposed to charging children under
the given age with crime and thought
II all should be included under disor-
derly conduct.
Judge Lindsey described the opera
ton of homes OF detention which he
had visited in different cities. and said
that those which seemed TO be doing
the least good were under political
domination.
Mrs. Belford read a report Of the
work accomplished in securing com.
city and county jails during the win
ter. and pleaded for future reform
along the same lines.
The State Humane Society has in
preparation blacklist of all cattle
men in Colorado who allowed their
cattle to starve last winter. The list
is being carefully compiled by the
agents of the society. and It win be
preserved for future reference. Just
what action will be taken to punish the
offenders has not yet been determined.
The law is very severe in its punish
ment for such offenses. The guilty
ones may be fined $3.50 for each ami.
NAL allowed to perish from starvation
and besides get years Imprisonment
in jail. 1t will readily be seen that
in cases where many cattle were al.
lowed to starve the Humane Society
has the power to mete out very heavy
penalties. This fall the society will
prepare and send out to cattlemen all
over the state warning of the pun
ishment provided by law in such cases
and the intent Of the officers to han.
die severely all who are guilty of vio-
lation.
Prof. Louis G. Carpenter. state en-
gincer. has written n letter to City
Engineer Case of Colorado Springs
that as coon as the pressing dhties of
his office will permit he will visit the
Springs and conduct thorough ex-
animation of the water system and
adjudicnte the dispute between the
city and outside water users. 1t is
claimed by the latter that Colorado
Springs Is infringing their rights and
taking more water than justly belongs
to it. The feeling over this matter
has grown quite bitter. and an early
adjustment is desired by the state de.
partment as well as the parties to the
controversy.