The Detroit times., 1915-01-19
JUVENILE COURT
OFFICER DENIED
PRIVATE ROOM
,'TwOuld Set Dangerous Prece-
dent to Give Women Frills,
Auditors Argue
SECLUDED QUARTERS
ARE SADLY NEEDED
Women and Girls Must Bare
Souls Where Chance Call
ers May Hear

The auditors OF Wayne county are
struggling with problem OF wom-
ans rights.
Giving TO a woman oftice-holder OF
the county a private Office for her own
exclusive use. would. III their opinion,
be setting bad precedent, and might
pave the way to the domination OF
county affairs by women.
Therefore, the juvenile court gets
no Office in which Miss Cara r. Iiy-
ermore, chief probation officer. can
hear in privacy, without fear OF inter
ruption by anyone who may chance
into the offices OF the court, the deli
cate family matters OF women and
children.
For several months, officers OF the
juvenile court have recognized tie
pressing need OF a private Office. Az.
fairs which Miss Liyermore discusses
with charges OF the court, are OF such
nature. they pointed out, that 1t is
not fair to expect women and girls
to tell their stories III large room,
crowded most OF the time with court
employees and persons who have come
to the court on business.
The matter was laid before the
auditors, but they said there was no
room. Ii was finally arranged TO turn
the press room over TO the use OF Miss
Liyermore, providing the reporters
would be given another place TO
work. The auditors invited the news
papermen to make their headquarters
in the big anteroom that leads 10 their
private Offices.
We'll have your typewriters and
things moved down in the morning
choruses Auditors Buhrer and Gut
man. ANY time you want TO use a
private phone, come into any one OF
our Offices"
SO the reporters went once more to
the press room, looked sadly upon
friendly chairs, and the big table
with the kitty" slot in it. They said
farewell to the room
Last week. the word was passed out
from the auditors office that the re-
porters were TO sit tight for awhile
There was to be no change Miss l.iv-
ermore believed all the time that ar
| rangements were completed, and
looked forward to occupying her new
office. Monday, she learned she was
not to have the room, after all.
THE matter is in Mr.. Gutman' {
hands" said Auditor Buhrer. "lt's @
significant fact that no one else con
nected with the probate court has a
private Office. Judge Hubert has to
do all his work in public. Judge Dur
fee. even has no private place. II
Miss Livermore is entitled to a pri.
vate Office, every investigator in the
department-there are about Is OF
them also has a right to a private
room. The juvenile court Is to have
a building OF its own in the near
future. anyway. Miss Livermore has
gotten along thus far and think per-
haps she. can continue III her present
place until the new Juvenile detention
home is built"
Miss Livermore declared she did
not want the office for her own con-
venience.
$50 far as / am personally con-
cerned." she said. "Pd just as soon in
terview these women and girls on the
front steps OF the building But I do
not think they should be asked to talk
about their personal affairs in pub
lie place. We cannot expect them to
speak frankly and let us know true
conditions when there are many
strangers gathered about them"