The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
DETENTION HOME
IS BADLY NEEDED
And 1t Is Up to commissioners
to Build One, Says Judge
McMastcr.
TOO MUCH MONEY FOR
FISH AND OTHER GAME
And Not Enough for Protection
of Morals of Little
Girls.

Judge Alexander McMastcr OF the
juvenile court delivered an informal
address before the Woman 8 CIVIC
lcaguc Monday afternoon at the month
| ly meeting held in Unity hall. Chei OF
Police :. NJ Barlow was TO have dc
livercd an address, but OWING 10 inc
press of business in his office be was
unable TO be present lie will address
! the women at the next meeting, Which
will bc held the third Monday ~ NO
vcmbcr.
! Judge McMastcr said that the WORK
| OF the juvenile court was greatly nam
pcrcd by the activity OF lawyers, VINO
| sought Tor the sake of small lee TO
ovcrturn the efforts of the court IN
rcscuine unfortunate children from
| surroundings thai we're ottcn NlIlainous'
! lie declared that these lawyers brought
INTO play all Of the macninerY OF me
criminal law and sought TO apply IT In
cases where only mere children were
concerned.
Judge McMastcr, when asked in
what way the women could assist the
court. declared tnat the establishment
Of detention home for girls rs PRIME
necessity. tic cited n case wherein a
! girl who had been in a detention nome
in another state came 10 salt LAKE 10
! kccp house for her father. She was
! simple minded girl and went astray.
! She became pcnitcuL and asked tue
court 10 protect her from her oFn
! Weakness.
Up to Commissioners.
'.Therc WAS no place 10 which wc
could send this girl. said Judge Me,
! Master. except the industrial school
AT Ogden We had 10 send her there;
we fully realized that 1t was not
the proper place for her, but II was
the best VIC could do.
"'WcIl. Judge Nc Master asked ono
of the ladies present, 'tO whom must
VIC 20 Ia secure the establishment OF
this detention home
/ Without becoming personal, re
piled the Judge, - would say the csuu-
| ty commissioners.
80 But we have been after the county
| commissioners. and they tell us they
cannot build it, The law saws the de
tcntion home shall-shall--bc built but
the commissioners tell us that the lhw
makes no provision for the money with
which TO build it,
"Certainly,D said Judge McMastcr.
| cit takes money. The only thing left
for You 10 do is to work mp strong
public sentiment. The condition in
which the last legislature LETT The
| llNtnllf court SNEtfUl III luAS Nl'N' 10
scandalous,' - he declared, ''Thcy ap-
propriated only $4,000 to carry on the
work IN the entire statc-a paltry sum,
| indeed. Thousands upon thousands OF
! boys and girls are involved III our work.
lIt is a shame that the legislature
should see fit practically 10 ignore
! them.
Too Much for Game.
"Thcrc is an appropriation of $4,000
or 100000 or moro for the protection
of the fish and game of the state.
have no objection TO stocking the
streams with fish, but [ do think that
the protection of the fish and game is
not nearly of so great and vital i'm
! portancc ms is the saving of our chill
drcu. In fact. the laws as they stand
place the welfare of the children of
! Utah at only oncthlrd the value OF the
! fish and game.
/ "What you and l and every right
minded person must do is 10 find out
Just precisely where candidates for the
next legislature stand on this all I'M
! porlaut question. and then TO vote ac-
cordingly. They must assert them
selves to YOU as being with US in our
attempt TO reclaim the helpless children
and To prevent others from. falling into
the mire. If they do not pledge them
selves to support our hands\why should
! they get onr NotcSl
In reply To a question. Judge Me.
Master said that the curfew ordinance
| is being enforced to the degree that
il can be looked after by five officers
| He suggested that every one present,
when she sees a child on the street after
the prescribed hour. ask the name and
address, and, if possible, accompany the
child home. The law should be ex-
planned to the child. laying stress on
the fact that the tardy one is likely 10
arrest and Imprisonment, and tho furth.
cr fact that It's parents are also III the
same danger
Many Children Out of School,
Another question was asked the iudec,
| which related TO the employment of
child labor. 1T was pointed ont thai
| 5000 children whose names appear in
the school census arc not enrolled i'm
the schools. This startling proportion.
1t was suggested, spoke exceedingly i'll
for Salt Lake
!nasmuch as the law requiring com
pulsory attendance at school provides
for exemption for the first six weeks.
no steps can be taken until the six
weeks have expired. The law reads
that there shall be thirty weeks Of con
secutive school attendance. Deductinp
the first six weeks, there would still bc
time for the children not now enrolled
tn comply with the law. An accurate
check will be made by the league next
month. and vigorous action is proposed.
should there still be children not nj
tending school. Judge McMnster said
that the officers and teachers are ready
To do everything in their power 10 en-
force the compulsory education law. bur
that the greater part of the trouble is
with the foreigners. Parents of the
lower classes, he declared, were mind
ed To send their children 10 work ms
soon as they reach the age oc twelve,
years.
There. rs to be heard. Tuesday even
ing. before Judge Lewis. n habcas
corpus case wherein the possession of
a child. Helen Hall, is involved. The
league felt that the decision of the
court would have vital affect on fu.
ture cases. and decided TO attend the
session OF court in numbers. Officially
20 be represented in thc courtroom. a
committee was appointed. consisting of
MIS- r. A. Simpkin. Mrs. Sallic NJ. Davis
and nj re (,pnroc III