Evening journal., 1921-02-01
ADVOCATE
PAROLE BILL
Chancellor Curtis, Clergy
And Others Urge Meas
ure at Legislature
STATE HOSPITAL
HEARING THURSDAY
Stan Correspondent

Stan Correspondent
DOVER. Del. Feb. THE legislative
committee that recently visited the
New Castle County Workhouse made
a report TO the Legislature This morn
ing. The committee in the report says
Warden Plummer made the following
SUGGESTIONS for improvements: That a
coal range be Installed in the kitchen;
that the dinlngroom be made separate
from the kitchen by a partition; that
a separate place be provided for the
women prisoners: that another place
be provided, for the dope" prisoners
who are sent to the institution for
treatment, and that the farm be con-
tinued for another year.
Starting shortly before ~ O'Clock
The two houses we're in Joint session
for more than AN hour 30 hear
delegation In behalf OF the parole bM
advocated by Chief Warden plummer
OF the New Castle County Work
house and other measures that he Is
advocating. Under the parole bill pris-
Oners, except those convicted for Ger
tain crimes specified in the bill.
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/, served One-third OF their sentence.
/. 10 makes the Board Of Pardons. the
! parole board, and paroles could only
be granted on recommendation OF
that board
Other bills that have been intro
. duced at the request OF Warden Plum
- mer include enc to increase from 40
TO - cents per day the charge 10 each
county for the board OF a prisoner,
until the debt on the institution is
liquidated.
!, Chancellor Charles VI. Curtis, the Rev.
w. Trapnell, Robert Bell w. A.
Nrooman. C.. l.. Hubbard. w. q. Ben
! nett. J. ID. Blake, James VI. Grant and
j. Y. Arnett, j. :. ArmentrOut, Briga-
, der Thomas CONan and Adiutant
Cook Of the salvation Army, Captain
lRoseman Of the Volunteers OF Amer
lea. ]. Frank Ball, L. w Brosius
Philip Burnett. Herbert II. Ward
7 Caleb +. Burchenal Horace L. Dill
A worth. Frank p. Hall and Warden
4 Plummer
!. THE bin providing a system OF pa
o role was explained and advocated by
Chancellor Curtis, Warden Plummer
Brigadier COwan and DR.. Sumwalt
letter from Bishop Philip Cook, en-
dorsing the bill, was read by Dr
|. Trapnell. Former AttOrney-Genera
Ward spoke for the Prisoners Aid So
ciety.
?. Representative Kramer introduced
e in the house a bill amending the Della.
n ware WOrkmans Compensation law
: 10 prOvides that the Governor shal
s appoint as members OF the lndustria
n Accident Board OF Delaware, a H.
, censed physician or surgeon, a rep
II resentative OF organized labor and
= citizen selected from the State a
large. 10 authorizes an injured persol
u 10 select the physician or hospital, In
u crcases compensation and allows
~ larger sum for funeral expenses.
II Representative Kramer also intro
n duccd a bill requiring Boards Of Edu
= cation in counties and special schoo
m districts 10 provide part time educa
tiOnal opportunities in general. Ciyi
l. and Vocatinal subjects for all per
10 sons under i6 years OF age who ar
,e not in attendance upon full time da,
n school, and a bill 10 provide for IN
4 acceptance Of the benefit OF an ac
passed hy Congress providing for tn
promotion Of vocational rehabilitation
Of persons disabled in industry o
otherwise.
The General Assembly received from
~ the Democratic League, OF Whining
u ton. a communication favOring IN
boxing bill, and one from the vii
mington Monthly Meeting OF Friends
le West street, opposing it. Member
)y OF the Society Of Friends favored IN
at New Castle County Workhouse bill.
&c Henlopen Grange, Patrons OF Hus
h. bandry, sent 20 the House a commun
as icatlon opposing Senate bills discon
ne iinuing State appropriations for tn
al Nrih - auN D.
u cholera serum and virus and for N
ed eradication OF tuberculosis anon
cattle.
n The Senate adopted a Senate cor
or | current resolution fixing t30 o'6loc
es Thursday for a joint session Of On
so two Houses TO hear trustees OF N
Delaware state Hospital for the Ir
as sane on their appropriation bill
ce There Is also talk OF a Joint sessiO
all TO hear arguments OF the manager
Of the Delaware Industrial School Z,
Girls in behalf OF their bill asking +,
$4,000 for a new dormitory and 500
for a man proof fence around N
~ school property at Claymont
NJ The Senate passed the House ioil
" resolution with House amendmer
naming a commission to employ
engineer TO investigate the feasibni
IRE or opening Indian River inlet 10 n
les ocean. The commission named in n
tl- bill Is Senators Handy and Hopki
Od' and Representatives Stats and Gle
ss- daniel. The commission is allow
al: $500, and Is to report back TO the &c
art cral Assembly.
Senator Bennett introduced a h
me TO Increase 10 1880 the amount m
rk, Frankford can raise by taxation. an
rn- referendum has been taken on il.
me Former state Senator Louis Dre
ley Ter, OF Bethany Beach. was a visit
ny, today and greeted many OF his frieni
sht THIS COUPLE MARRY
ley Differences between Emclrv Ia
Ia bert. Negro, and Earline Beniam
Negress, arising out OF the obiecti,
OF the girls mother to her friendsl
N. with Emory. were settled last NH
ans with the marriage OF the couple. 4
.iu- marriage ceremony was performed
ing the Rev. Edward $. Rice pasfor
lnt Union A. NJ =. Church, at the chm
red parsonage at 7.30 O'Clock last nia