The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1912-06-08
Brooklyn Mothers Club Lines
Up For Effective Work.
LEGAL QUESTION IS RAISED.
First Annivsrsary Of Organization For
Promotion Of Home Life and Civic
8etterment Arousss Much Public In
serost--Justiee T. =. Russell and
County Judge Fawoett speak.

brooklyn - The Mothers club Of
brooklyn has begun an investigation
VI the disposition made of Juvenile OF.
tenders by the children's court In this
tity committee Including Mrs. N
q Dodson. president OF the club, visit
ID the court and held "A conference
With the tnutron Upon inquiry as to
The number of coiorcd boys and girls
brought into the court within the pnst
six months. the nature of the charge
against them and If held what steps
were taken to correct them In order to
prevent a recurrence of the same Of.
fcnsc and encourage them to lead a
better life the mutron stated that the
lumber In comparison to other races
vas very small Only about seven col.
red youths had been In the court
within this period of time Az to the
disposition made Of them. some were
,ent to the Juvenile home. and others
,r guardians or served short sentences
md then released.
The committee asked why such
,ouths we're not committed to the State
institution For juvenile Offenders and
vas told that there was no room for
hem The committee IL OF the opin'
on that 1t Is the duty Of the state to
white or colored.
The investigation will be continued
until the club receives satisfactory In.
formation from the higher authorities
IN the inutter To show thnt the club
means business the committee invited
,ihier Justice Isaac r.. Russell Of the
county court Of special SESSIONS to de-
liver the principal address ut the first
anniversary exercises of the club.
which were held In the Concord Dap
DIST church on Wednesday evening
May 20. Justice Russell's subject WAS
The Welfare ~ the Child" There
was n large audience present. and tire
Justice gave convincing and Iogicnl
discussion OF the subject with fairness
md manifest interest In the welfare of
the youths OF all races ana nationali
lies.
Starting with the child rs babe in
the cradle, the speaker gave his opln'
Ion as 70 the proper training OF chil-
dren and the best methods to use az
every period OF child life Oh through
the adolescent period until youth
reaches the age OF twenty-One. lie
said II tho child or youth could be
| .ot through the ndolescent period snfe
ly without serious mishnps no fear
need be exercised as to his future wei
fare. The foundation must be laid lD
tho home and the course OF the child's
ife carefully watched and guided until
"a. comes to the age OF accountability.
II Is good omen for all the people
when busy men like Justice Russell
lay aside heavy official duties and
come ont In the open with the people
to assist In working out the many
lifiicult problems relating % the well
being of the community. The infor-
nation received at this meeting viii
20 fnr toward solving the problem to
which the Mothers club hns directed
| II attention.
County Judge LswIs Fswcstt on Crime.
The May public meeting In tho In
! terest of the Lincoln Settlement as-
| sociation was held In Friends meet.
ing house on Schermerhorn street.
| The association has under Its supervi-
sion the free Kindergarten work and
the mothers day nursery.
Mr.. George L. Wibecan. Jr.. one OF
the bonrd OF managers. presided. The
/ .nnaEnr lndun 4 Ia
Fawcett. whose subject was Crime
Its Cause and Cure" Judge Fawcet,
was introduced by Internal Revenue
| Collector Charles w. Anderson. Judge
Fawcet, gave an interesting discourse
IN the caases OF crime and suggested
many methods by which the multi
plicity Of crime might he reduced.
He said that prior to the eighteenth
century criminals were extremely tor
tured In tho nineteenth century the
treatment became more humane Grim
inals may be classified rs follows: In
sane. born. hnbitunl. occasional. Ills
| sion. The insane criminal belongs to
that class OF mental inhrmities whose
minds are not sufficiently strong to re-
i rtSt 'cfhltutioHo hc toiu
Is brutal. cruel. crafty and luzy. His
crimes are those OF the highwaymnn.
burglar. Black Hand.eetc.
The occasional criminal II the man
who IL morally wenk. who IL governed
by force OF circumstances or environ
ment. The criminal Cf passion b -
who allows his temper In II moment to
get the mastery OF him to the exten1
that he may kill u man before he re-
gains himself The occasional criminal
IL one who does not commit crime
from nature: In the one who. when
temptations are removed. does not full
again. Defaulters and embezzlers come
snder this head.
Poverty and idleness are largely re-
sponsible for many Of the crimes The
world is full OF men nnd boys who live
without working. They are really the
dregs In the cup OF life, Eighty.6ve
per cent of the criminal classes are