New Britain herald., 1922-07-15
|DRY LAW SUCCESS,
 CONNOLLY ASSERTS
Probation Officer, in Report, Con-
 plimentS Detective Bureau
HEAVY PENALTIES NEEDED
OfYicial Points Out That Persistent Violators Can Be Stopped Only Through This Procedure-Work of Department Increased.

SioidtoTs Jan be Sopptu oniy
 Through This Procedure-Work of Department Increased.
 That the 18th amendment ia vindi- eating Itself is the opinion expressed by Probation Officer F. C. Connolly in his annual report. submitted teday to Judge George w. klett. The official compliments the local detective bu- reau on the manner in which 1t is enforcing the dry" law, and quotes authorities to show that while the law Is being violated both here and elsewhere, it can be regarded a sue cess.
 Probation Statistics.
 MT. Connollys report follows:
 Hon. George w. Klett,
 Judge City and Police Court,
 New Britain. Conn.
 Dear Sir:-
 Following custom in the court over which Your Honor presides, submit herewith statistics and report for the year ending June 30, 1922:
 Number of probationers carried over from June 30. 1921, s1 placed on probation during the year from July 1. 1921, to June 30. 1922, in- elusive. 1s4; total, 275.
 Made up as fololws: 155 men, 12 women, 1o1 boys, ' girls.
 Number who observed terms and were released, I'll; number who were rearrested. 23; numbr who escaped, 4.
 Remaining on probation June 3o. 1922: 56 men. ' women, 12 boys, 2 girls.
 Amount of wages and moneys col lected for support of wives, families and children, s2,95s1s; amount of fines and costs, s1.656.75.
 Number of cases referred to office by prosecuting attorney and others for possible adjustment and settle ment out of court, "A; number of Superior Court cases. o3.
 Cash in bank received on unset tied accounts, 775.54."
 Juvenile Court Working.
 'In compliance with the law passed by the last Legislature, January l., 1922, witnessed the formal inception of a regular juvenile court in the council chamber of the City hall, New Britain. This relieves the city and police court from all cases of children on the probation work connected with this court aA given each month and an annual report will be due January 1, 1923.
 "Only cases of minors from 16 to 21 years are accounted for since that date in this report, hence the shrink age in figures in comparison with ether years In general, other than as stated above, the year just closed has not developed anything of unusual interest There Is still. however. a constantly increasing demand upon the officers time and abilities to meet the requirements of both courts. It is a work of unlimited possibilities, hindered only by conditions from which there seems to be no immedi ate release.
 Much Clerical Work.
 "The daily clerical work includes court records required by the state, which in each prisoners case neces- states from 30 to 40 itemized state lnents, not to mention identifying subject having three or four court aliases. If received on probation, these entries are increased to nearly 100, and now the new records for the juvenile court demanded by the state increase the work of the officer to still greater extent.
 Assigned wages and collections, payments of fines and costs, must not only be a matter of record but kept constantly in mind Every proba tioner's record must be frequently re- viewed, absences noted and deln- quents located homes visited and so- cial agencies and school authorities co-operated with. investigation made of domestic and other trouble com of court notoriety. Resides all of this Is the great hedl Of home improve ment and personal contact with the family"
 Assistants Tasks.
 Here is where the services of a emale officer becomes of the great 'st value. The home is essentially a sphere and a man is not qualified to dictate or interfere, es- ,ecially in matters of housekeeping. | The friendly visit, advice and cooper | ltion of a woman officer, with the | luthority of the court back of her. | nay be made to go far in solving | lomestic problems and transforming | he home into a place of comfort and | for husband and children [ like.
 This is the kind of work Miss Scale is trying to do with the limited | ime at her disposal, having also to ook after her own work in connec- ion with the Welfare association and tate aid to widows
 The eighteenth amendment al hough still violated in our own and ther communities, is vindicating it. elf, and the extensive and splendid york done by the detective bureau n running down offenders is to be commended. Quite a number of these Iquor law violators. both men and . have been placed on proba- ion.
 Anent Prohibition.
 Tt is gratifying to those interested n moral and social progress in gen