Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-09

has long since passed .he experimental
stage. In New York city. Los Angeles
and elsewhere sphere of criminal work
has been found wherein her talents and
industry have entered into the solution
Of questions, and there are features per-
tanning to the moral conditions In many
communities, for which Womans skill
from a detective standpoint might De
equally applied. This phase of the po-
lice work is not entirely new In the ex.
perience of this Jurisdiction, and II will
undoubtedly be furthered.
I'm these days, when various organized
interests are endeavoring to concentrate
in some manner. looking to the restraint.
IL not the reduction Of the social evil ana
to carefully impress upon innocent hu-
manity some of the dangers to which II is
exposed from that source. it is a pleas
ure to note that the heads of police are
not only cooperating with the general
government i'm the enforcement OF the
white slave law, but are themselves
adopting various methods of treatment
of the evil, with a view OF improving
conditions.
The contention of the world is to pro-
vide restraint for the outcasts of SO
ciety, but that course should be adopt
ed after an opportunity for betterment
through employment OF some degree
has been refused.
..I-plift of a practical kind should he
extended an unfortunate before labor for
the state Is invoked. Parental neglect.
ignorance and poverty are the contribut-
ing agencies to the evil, much of which
should be corrected. Remembering these
facts. the police should do much to that
end
In closing he said I'm our delibera :
tions we must show to the world that
we are engaged in n laudable under
taking. which will rebound to the good
of mankind, # society will only extend
to US that consideration and encour-
off
Discusses the Parole Law.
w. A. Pinkerton of Chicago read a
paper on do Paroles Work for Bet
terment?'
He said there had been considerable
discussion recently as to the merits
or dement's Of the parole law. Some
have gone SO far as to advocate the re-
peal of the law he said, but such ad-
vocates deal in generaiities and give
no statistics or facts on which to base
reasona BILE argument"
He declared political influences should
be eliminated from the conduct Of all
penal institutions. and more especially
from all boards of pardon or parole. He
declared the indeterminate sentence and
parole law cannot be efficiently admin
istered in any prison controlled by ar
tisan politics, for the most important
part Of the indeterminate sentence and
parole law is its supervision.
Would Abolish Social Evil.
John L. Beavers. chief of police of At
lanta, Ga, advocate ed the elimination OF
tie social evil in this country. He told
of the cleaning up Of the segregated dis
trict of Atlanta eight months ago. and
declared that since it had been cleaned
up there was less crime in that city
The session adjourned at noon. The
chiefs and their wives We're received at
the White House this afternoon by Presi-
dent Wilson, after which the ladies' were
taken to the Library of Congress In au-
tomobiles.
The convention Is meet again late this
afternoon. The sessions will continue
until Saturday morning.