The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-10
Wives Depending on Town.
ship Charity, Should Pros
ecute Drunken Husbands,
He Tells Officials.
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Much to Be Done in Correc-
ton of Poor Fund Expen-
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dumping ground" for persons who ex-
ist OF the township. James Howarth.
trustee OF Wayne township, delivered
an interesting paper on conditions in
Wayne county before the meeting OF
the township trustees on Thursday
morning. In taking up the subject OF
transportation Mr.. Howarth asserted
that one OF the reasons that this city
10 the mecca for "hoboes" is because
Cincinnati and Indianapolis. The
trustees of townships between these
two points furnish transportation to
Richmond and the Wayne township
trustee Is asked to give transporta-
ton to the desired destination.
Mr.. Howarth discussed the question
OF aiding the poor from all phases and
made the statement that the husbands
of the families that are continually
asking charity are usually drunkards.
He suggested that II any wife would
prosecute the worthless husbands for
non-support and make an example Of
them that 1t would do great deal to
remedy existing conditions.
Mr.. Howarth's DISCOURSE in part was
"a follows:
I'm taking up the discussions Of the
poor. my opinion is that 1t is serious
matter to discuss. A trustee must be
at all times ready to investigate all
calls made upon him. In looking up
eliminate between the right and the
wrong. There is poor class OF peo-
pie In this city who would live on the
township all of the time II they were
permitted to do so and others whom
would call the worthy poor who
would not accept charity but would
rather suffer than accept aid. In my
opinion this Is wrong. not only to
themselves but to their children.
Prosecute Worthless Husband.
II always try to help them IL can.
On the other hand the class that Is al
ways willing to be helped is the class
with worthless husbands at the head
of the family who will work for a
short time and then the first pay must
20 towards meeting saloon debt. all
or part of the balance Is handed to
the wife for expenses Of the house.
Now this ia wrong. There ought to be
some law to remedy this. The trustee
10 obliged to keep the family while
the husband enjoys himself Wives of
husbands OF this character are better
on without them. have had calls
made for help and upon investigation
have found that the husbands had
received their pay but had spent it all
in the saloon. leaving the family to get
along the best way 1t could. .-.
III there was any way to get the
wife to prosecute the worthless hus-
band for non-support and make an ex-
ample OF him, believe it would be
better all around Now. do not blame
the saloon keeper as they are in the
business but do think there is a ma.
1ority Of saloon Keepers. who il they
knew the circumstances would refuse
to sell such men liquor. Sometimes it
,1s case of fault of the wife, who is
as much to blame for the acts Of her
husband.
Child Taught Bad Habits.
"Some parents send their children
TO the trustees Office to ask for help
when the parents should come them.
selves. refuse such cases 1t must be
. needy case when will give orders
to children. II teaches them bad hab.
its and when they grow older they will
learn to depend on the trustees for
help and have known of cases where
the husband spent about all he made
for liquor and when he. was. threatened
with arrest he said. oh, well. If they
arrest me the trustee will keep my
family So you see that the class OF
people who do not care what happens
to their families, as. long as help is
forthcoming. is the class that is ask
ing for aid continually If they fail to
secure aid from the trustee then they
curse him.
"Now as to the matter of transpor
tation. This is knotty problem as
Richmond is a stopping place for no
boes. Able bodied men are refused
help unless they are sick. There is a
class OF people travelling through the
country at present at the expense Of
the trustees, Richmond has been 8
dumping ground for that class of peo
pie inasmuch as 1t is considered the
center or stopping place between In
dianapolis and Cincinnati and Dayton