Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-09
WOMEN OBTAIN
VIEWS OF MEN
IN ASSEMBLY
Grow Indignant When Told of
Surroundings of the Men
tally Deficient.
VOTERS LEAGUE ACTIVE

indignation waxed high among the
members Of the League of Women Voters
at a conference with the Marion County
legislative delegation yesterday in the
Chamber Of Commerce when James l..
Kinesbury, Representative. stated that
many people mentally deficient are placed
in the county Jail. which. as he expressed
It, as very much like treating a person
with q violent sick headache by con-
filming him in a boiler factory" The
women discussed informally the measures
they will advocate in the coming session
OF the Assembly
Mr. Kingsbury is working in the in
terest of measure that will give better
care to the insane. People who are in
sane" he said. ARE only sick mentally
: and what they should have is medical at
tention and decent surroundings. Sixty
Fer cent Of the people sent TO our insane
hospitals are sent home cured or in a
decidedly improved condition so that they
may safely live with their people. There
ere over 80 900 mentally deficient in the
State. and too small a number are getting
proper attention in public Institutions"
LEGISLATION
TRICKY"
Mr.. Kingsbury will also indorse various
measures concerning the profiteering
problem, especially as to the coal situa-
ton. He warned the women that legis-
lation was a tricky proposition and that
the women should study carefully the
bills and men back OF them to see tlat
there Is not a catch somewhere. for the
biggest thing that a man can do in the
Legislature is TO kill unwise legislation"
Robert E Moorhead, Senator elect. said
he was particularly interested in the high
rent situation and would advocate q bill
fixing the fair valuation to be placed on
rental property and the placing OF
fixed rate Of interest on the money in
vested in the property. Twelve per cent
Of the value, he stated, should be on an
average a fair rental.
Another bill which Mr.. Moorhead is de-
eidedly interested in is measure to be
backed by the American Legion for the
education Of the adult foreigner in the
principles of Americanism.
WOULD ABOLISH
SERVICE COMMISSION.
Representative Omer L. Newman ex-
pressed himself as actively working for
bills favOring the reduction Of the high
cost Of living. Something should be done
by the Legislature to relieve the tax bur
dens Of the people. he said. and he scored
the public service commission as an
"abominatiOn to the people Of Indiana"
He said ii was unheard Of that public
corporations entering into solemn con-
tracts should not be called upon to carry
out their part.
'If they are not able to do So" he said.
They should be allowed to quit You
women must wake up TO the fact that this
board should be abolished"
Another statement he made was to the
effect that public State officials are not
efficient, that they do not put in enough
time, thereby making it necessary to
have twice es large 4 STAFF OF public
servants as is necessary. He urged the
women to make a survey Of the State
house and they would see where a big
portion OF their money has been going
The Interest OF the woman has been
concentrated upon Ills which concern
chiefly women, children. education and
citizenship.