Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-29
LIEBER SAYS
NEW WARD NEED
At CITY PRISON
GiUeS Local GOuTcikOf Women
Benefit of Her Experience
as POiiceWOni0n.

Mrs. Richard Lieber, who served for
some time "a p-olicewoman in Indian
apslls in order to study conditions in,
the city penal institutions, addressed the
Local Council Of Women yesterday at
the fourth and last discussion luncheon.
in the tear0om Of L. s. Ayres & CD Mrs.
uieber spoke Of the urgent need fbr new
police headquarters. or at least n deten-
ton ward inc connection with the city
Jail, where aged OF infrm prisoners or
women held for witnesses would not be
subjected to the hardShips' and discom-
forts resulting from present conditions
at the Jail.
! woman 20 years old. Mrs. Lieber
said. was compelled recently to spend
the night on the, iron cot which the jail
provides for prisoners, while she awaited
trial on a charge of disorderly conduct,
md others whose physical conditions
were such that they should have had
some special provision for their comfort.
were subjected to similar treatment. Mrs.
Lieber's plea to the women Of the cOun-
ell was tina they interest themselves in
the situation and use their influence in
r~emedying il.
MISS BINFORD SPEAKS
o. SOCIAL HYGIENE.
The larger part Of the afternoons pro
gram was in the hands Of the court
committee. Of which Mrs. Harry Baker
is chairman. Mrs. Baker introduced as
the chief speaker Of the afternoon Miss
Jessie Btnford. director Of the Juvenile
Protective Association Of Chicago. and
also supervisor for the United States
TuterdepartmentaI Social Hygiene Board
Her work in social hygiene has brought
her In touch with conditions in this
and many Of the surrounding States and
her discussion Of Social Hygiene and
the Delinquent Girl" touched upon the
subject both In its effect upon the Ma
tion and upon this community. Miss
Biuford particularly emphasized that the
purpose Of social hygiene was to develop
the family and home as the basic social
unit. and spoke Of the need Of ideals In
the minds Of the young people Of today
Following Miss BinfOrd's talk. Mrs
Allen T. Fleming. president of the local
council. introduced Frank Jordan. chair
man AZ the fire prevention committee Of
the Chamber Of Commerce, who an
Eounced the plans the COMMITTEES has for
a cleanup campaign to be held from
April 3 to %, followed by a city improve
ment contest. During this contest. he
said. prizes will be offered for the most
beautiful yards I'm Indianapolis and also
for the yard which shows the greatest
improvement. Captain Curran Of the
Salvage Corps spoke OF the local fire
hazards due 70 the great numbe of
shinSle roofs and expressed the hone that
the women would cooperate with the fire
prevention committee IN its effort to
remedy this condition.
MRS. LAIR DISCUSSES
ITyENTIE COVRT.
In connection with the work Of the
court committee. Mrs Frank Lair. presi-
dent Of thu woman's civic bureau and the
wife Of Judge Lair Of the juvenile court,
briefly discussed the work Of the juvenile
court as q means Of protecting. rather
than furnishing. those who come under fits
Jurisdiction. and Mrs Lulu RUnkIe, head
q the adult probation department Of the
city court. mentioned the work OF that
department in keeping homes together.
especially where there are children con
cerned. :
Representing the work Of the educa-
tional committee. Mrs Bert Gadd intro
duced Miss Julia T. Landeus. head OF the
department cf visual education in the
public school. who spoke n Visual
Education ia the Public Schools OF In
dianspolis." dealing particularly with the
use Of motion pictures. The mission Of
the films IS not, Miss Landers explained,
to replace books in the schools. but 10 as
sist them. There ara thirty-three schools
i'm indianapolis using moving pictures,
which Miss Landers believes to be a good
showing considering that the school
beard has but six machines. Special care
is used in the selection Of the films to
insure hat they have q -eal educational
value and also that they are printed on
non-inflammable stock. bus eliminating
danger OF fire