El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-12


working in a dyeing and cleaning
establishment to support herself and
two children She made $50 week
Two weeks ago she had been told BY
an eye specialist that she would
shortly be blind II she remained in
the dyeing and cleaning business.
Her husband had left her and had
contributed nothing to the support OF
his family since the summer before
He was now living with another
woman as his wife. the two OF them
being employed by q hospital in
Brooklyn, she said
Upon Questioning the man, ne rree-
" admitted that such was the case,
and complained bitterly that he had
Just been discharged from the hos
pitaI because his wife had made
such a howl about It" He had been
willing 10 return TO his family on
Christmas day. he stated magnani-
nousiy, but his wife had no home for
him to return to-
An Advnreed Hush nd
my vordr' exclaimed the pro6a-
ton officer, this man expects MS
wife 10 provide the home go,
Apparently there are some things
that can still astonish a probation
officer in the domestic relations
court. The man was placed under
bond for two years 70 contribute so
much per week to the support OF his
family 80 Ia
woman. with a deeply furrowed face
and stringy gray hair. who was ap-
plvfnr for support from her SON. The
son. a dismal looking creature who
showed his IS years bitter struggle
with poverty, tok his place before the
judge. ,--t-.s
What does your son coE inquired
the Judge Of the old woman
Anything he can, I suppose" she
Z said uervously.
who paws the rentF
Nobody"
How much money have your
7 amt got no money at all
well. don't you know what your
son does for q iving2 No, answer
me. don't speak to him"
srHe used TO be a driver. and ne
worked on the snow for a while. but
7 don't know what he does now"
After many questions, the Judge
finally discovered that the man was a
driver who earned SIS a week when
he worked. but that he had been out
OF work for a month or more This
called forth a lengthy judicial rebuke-
There is plenty Of work for every
body" declared the Judge. You are
Just lazy. Now I will give you until
next Saturday 20 get a iob-you can
get into touch with our probation
department and they viii get you
something to do. Your mother Is not
an extravagant woman, and you
should not put her 70 the shame OF
borrowing. II you are not at work
and contributing to her support by
next Saturday. will send you to the
wori.house for six months"
A Man Who Won Ont.
Next came an Italian woman, with
a sullen face and frettlns baby,
accompanied by 2 weak-looking man
e a
introduced by a social worker from
one OF the city charity bureaus who
explained that the case was getting
quite beyond their abilities and that
they would appreciate some advice
from the Judge. The woman had two
children By a former marriage ana
the man had two children BY Tor
mer marriage. IN addition to two
children by the present marriage
The man was an easy going. rather
dull creature, very fond OF his home
and children. and exceedingly docile
in the matter OF handing over MS
wages. The woman. on the other
hand. was obviously bad-tempered,
and completely under the domination
Of her Is year old son, who, It ap-
peared. was the cause Of all their
domestic tribulauOn- Among other
things. the son was fond OF flourish
ing a knife when frritated, according
band had recently felt that the wise
thing for him to do was to leave
home.
This was the only case during the
entire morning where the woman
was rebuked by the Judge She was
told TO take her husband back and
be glad that she had a man who
would hand over to her his entire
weeks wages. Now" said the judge,
"weru put the boy on probation in
the children's court"
In prosecuting the man. the court
has IN mind. OF course, the welfare Of
the children, since society expects the
man to be the breadwinner. And II
he doesn't live W 10 this expectation.
he may be sent to Jail Uufortunate-
". this is what happens in too large
a percentage OF cases. and society IS
required not only to support the chill
dren but to support their father while
he is serving his prison sentence
Thus, the only person really bene-
fitted Is the avenging wife.