The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-05


-" ,n' tdltor 81 Ihe Times Dispatch:
nave lust had aii agreeable
talk viii l)r .'ah.ll. the efficient SUI
p"rinteudrut Of IN" city Home. regard
ING statements made in my recent talk
al The business Mems club. He agrees
WIN my conclusions. but desires M
l" state mat a large amount OF thu"
APPROPRIATION Tor the ,tlmshuuS, was
spout for TIA" C!tN Hospital. Thv whole
"ppropr9iton for last Year was s73
ub'.-> ~ which S->,I3i.iG was spent
for tn" maintenance OF tho hospital
other cities lill"Svise spent "a large
amount, /" AID the INDECENT sick in
was trying TO show in iuy tank
that the need al tho hour is orgauiHa-
ton az all our forces to prevent
pdupcriSlu No one realizes moro inau
myself the Importance OF helpin.
those VINO arc in mood. lave spent
my iue IN doing this Kind OF work
hut no honorable person seeks public
poor relief except AS last resort
our honest people, especially our good
women, should he saved. IS FAR IS pos
alpl@. ms humiliation. one OF that
hoh!. band of Christian women VINO
NoluhlecF 70 20 from house 10 house
o''riy NJ relief 10 those who are ia
want informs mo THAT ON her list AFRO
eight families ~ which thrr. aI, slIl
hah.tuos. The city
help feed them because otherwise the
wives ana niue children viii go cold
tNu hungry. or course, il is ri.ht to
moip tht Women and children. but
10 inc up All our agencies for social
iplit IN an effort TO induce the ncyt
'''"'''! assembly 70 strengthen our
"n iaw so That We can force
an worthless men like these to work
"na support their families?
Another way in which we can 10
very effective preventive work is bv
uniting 10 strengthen the hands ana
eNtend The powers Of our Juvenile
Eourl The city is reaping a great
harvest OF pauporism and crime he
cause We nave not sufficiently consid-
crrd IN" problem Of the neglected.!
The history of tho oldcs, ir,na,. -,
our .penitcntiary is Interesting. H..
was born in this city III 1870 lie va.
= var on our streets. When a little
boy lac was convicted Of theft In the
iolicc Court and sent to the aims
house In May, 1863, he entered IN.
ncnit"ntiary TO serve u sentence Of
Ton years FOR burglary. When Rirb
niohd was evacuated the prison doors
We're thrown open and this man was
.Ic'. In November, 1865, he was CON
Nlcicd Of grand larceny In NorfoIk
and sent to the pcnitcntiaiy for nv
years September. 1876. he again en-.
tgrsd " prison, having been con
ihc third conviction, which meant life
imptI*onmcnt. lie has been in the
Prmiten,tlitry since the last conviction.
!"ftN-thrc" years and three months
ana is now eighty three wears old
y certain resident of Richmond. born
~ nus citN, - now thirty years OF age
~, 80 i'''"' d 10 grow up IN idlcncSS
" No. %Vli Joinpanionship. He never
went 10 schoo! or church, and he has
probably never done an honest DAYS
work since October. 1910 he has been
computed to jail twcnty-onc times
and has spent. If he served out his
Sschtonc"S. 40 out Of $50 davs In inij
me Ass3ciatcd Charities paid S2G5 to
ms lHmiIN IN cash in five years
our methods OF poor roller have
greatly improved since they hcincd
MAKE ines" men pnupcrs and criminals
our nonsupport law, imperfect as il
nents IN the right direction. Let ,,s
unit 10 a" away with all that is uot
Wise IN present methods ana to pcr
rect thoSu mat nave proven cffcctfvc
j. T. MASTIN