Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-17
EFFECT OF CURFEW LAW
PROMOTER OF MEASURE SAYS TT
INCREASES CITIES POPULATION.
How the Regulation Has Worked in
Lincoln, Neb., and In
dianapolis. "

From the Omaha World Herald.
YES" said Col Alexander Hogeiand OF
curfew law fame recently, Il do not hest
tate to repeat the language Of Benjamin
Harrison that Where the curfew ordinance
is enforced it is the most important munich
pal regulation for the protection Of the chill
dren OF American homes from the vices or
the streets of the present century There
ara n,u,t;tudes of rnothars that have chill
oren ana ought not 10 nave enein' Du' my
have got them, and unless the state ASSISTS
In rearing them they will later be turned
loose to hold us IN. rob. ditch our trains,
-, 800, .,,~ % e.. ~ ,,s.,1t ,,o+bars and
Wv" opeA o.i sos " aos" 49,. 49,.
their daughters. II was 70 cohoae Inns
army OF criminals thus raised from neglect
that invited the curfew
I'm its present form the curfew ordinance
was first adopted nine years ago at Lincoln.
Neh More than. twenty wears ago I in
troduced a curfew law II did not call 1t
that. howeverl somewhat different from the
present one. It only provided for compell-
ing youths to absent themselves from
steamboat landings railway stations and
low variety shows The present curfew
has been adopted and is very generally :
forced in over 2 OOO cities and towns IN
this country The off1cials of many OF these
report a decrease of 20 per cent in arrests
of Youths under fts nroyfsfons All former
objections to the curfew have ceased.
Helps C1ty'S droWtn.
"Tbe ordinance ia not onlv a crime re-
a,,... LII ,.o.ao+or "a ho,ra hn,1der
uueei' ohiiu pio'ee.oi anu "o .
Out "here enforced II invites men VI 'hilA.
and business capacity and capital into the
cities This was forcfbly Illustrated at In
no,o,oEs m. ~ tho Arst c;t,as tn adont
u"po'A'' OAAe VI .e A~ ~
the ordinance At the moment OF adoption
the press OF the city as Wen AZ tne CITY o'h-
c,ais ueteInneu On sxns 'no o sn,,.,S
tneir nearly support. Iney at oice lounu
a decrease OF oO per cent III eho arrest VI
boys and girls Then came the owners OF
factories. who certified TO getting Detter
service from their apprentices ny their pc
ing OF the streets at night ana getting
needed rest. Inere was no longer any
ed an ADDITION to the formulation Of the city,
through men of means in various portions OF
the state, tney nndng that tnere was plo
e.e,,on+s - ne .trnats 1ror, 10th the hood
INNS and rude class of females
Zone leading business man urged as
reason for increasing thrift that the CITY
was an educational center ana men ".
means uesirins u give .aeli rn a,,,,oa o
nenen.s vi co.ilihol ~. of me- th,,S ana u-
.,oh lnoseu ~ ene ei.y, anu ~ =. odl
she einPty MUSES.. "a oaS =. ~ 49,,
uresseu the stuueHts III eolllue oiot sSo ~
anu was O. eeaD,y sup - I,.S ~.
cro"oeu WIN stuoents uau vISteo .no
same scnooi peio,e me auup,ioI VI ei.o I
.ew, anu Lou,iu lne non 49, - na,L 1i +ha
lnquireu " .hS ploieseoi VI INC s.oi .o
reason Oh the large increase III altenuanH ,
ne INFORMED me that II was uue " .ne
auoptIon anu IIlo =, cenleHe VI me ~. w
ordnance; urging tne Same reason gwen ny
me capltausts aireaoy reierred 70. VIZ, .nat
large humDe.s oI Weh-to-uo Iarners learn earn.
ing that cnito.en were oelns pfo,ec'eu rom
lhe wees Oh tne street uLoeI ne cuilew'
cane 70 tne cry anu gave us inns ill.,
pecteu increase IN sluuehts. Inese lepoI.s
oI lncreaseu Popuiation coming rom 'ne
GuIieW reiorh are ny no means cohliheu W
,nuiala pols. na , ns iea.u sSoaes VI 9iiia
, aar Hplessions IN olllelenl ci.ies: anu De
HeVe II Cinaha hdu' WHEN the oroiHdnce was
aoopteu. nihe yea,s aso, ehiolCeo H. ~
Wouio nave prousHt INTO ohe CITY an III
crease OF not less tnan Zo'VoV people.
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