The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-07-14
Charities and Correction.

but submitted separately TEsH
Charities and Correction.
An interested audience, composed of
the charter convention committee on
i cha tiles, corr eotion ant; education
and members of the .Woman's club.
listened. 'on the afternoon OF July Sd,
to the ideas of those connected with
charity and correction institutions Of
the city
Rev. r. e. Sykes of the Associated
Charities gave an account. OF the work
OF that organization and deshribed the
difference between the charity which
pauperizes and that which truly helps.
He told Of the founding. of the present
organization fifteen years ago by My
ron Reed and others. and of the work
which has since been done by it.
In his, opinion outdoor relief work.
such as Is done by the organization.
should be left in Its hands by the
charter. and care should be taken to
entirely eliminate politics. He said
that In the past the poor fund in 9th
er cities had not been kept entirely
free from the hands of the spoiler, and
that where politics entered charity
was often placed where It would bring
the most geods. instead OF where 1T
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
scould be criminal or commit crime.
Misdemfanors committed by children
under this age. he thought. were rare
1y maliciously meant He reviewed
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 as Judge of
the juvenile court. ts.s
His remedy is what he styles DE
tention Home" building to be owned
by the city In a residence, portion. In
charge Of this he, would have a super
intendent and matton, who should be
man and wife, and have sufficient edu-
cation to give the children, in their
care a training which would make
good citizens out of them He thought
that the appointment of these two of
. ficers should rest with the Judge OF
the juvenile court for he said, the
Judge was responsible for sendinE
be responsible for their care and
training while In the home. This
could not be-. unless the appointment
of the officers of the home rested with
him. 4: Sd
In answer to questions from mem
bers of the committee. he. said that
home coud be built for $4,000 at the
most. The sentences of thetchildren
sent there should rest with the fudge.
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 at
least 300 children Of both sexes each
year who might be sent tei'the home
opposed to charging chiklren under
the given age with crime and thought
it all should be.included under d.sor-
derly. conduct ~
Judge Lindsey described the:opes4-
tion Of homes of detention which he
had vtsftedsin different cities, and said
that those which seemedsto be doing
the least good were unfer political
domination. -, a.. sFs'
Mrs. Belford read. a rkport of the
work accomplished. in securing com
fOrtaDle ana SANITARY cOnQlfionSi4n the
city and county jails duAng the wfn,-
ter; and pleaded for fu3pre,, .sreforp
along the same lines.
The. State Humane Society has in
preparation a blacklist OF alf5 cattle
men in Colorado WHO allowed their
cattle to starve last winter The list
lis being carefully complied BY the
agents of the society, and it will be
preserved. for futures reference Just
what action will be takei to punish the
offenders has notya bean determined
The law is very severe1fn it's punish.
ment for such. 'offenses.,. The gifisSy
ones may be fined $3.50 for each ami
NAL allowed to perish from starvation
and besides. get year'a Imprisonment
In jail. It will readilN be seen. tuaet
in cases where many cattle mere al
lowed to starvea the HlHanaz zBoSistx
( has the power to mete solt very heayy
penalties. This fall the societyls viii
prepare and send out 6 catthimen -
over the state warning OF the PAM
ishment provided by law,4n suck s1eee
and the intent of the .oacerY 4 r.
die severely all who ara q VIZ
lation.