The Washington times., 1925-02-20
MEASURE IS
DEEMED
LEGAL
ceI1K. BIanton FaVerS Action
as PFoPosed-J. f. Easily
Smith Leads Attack

Lieutenant Nina C. Van Winkle,
IN charge of the Woman's Bureau
Of the Police Department, today
told q joint Senate and House in
vestigating committee that the
bill they have under considera-
ton, creating a distinct Woman's
Bureau, does not materially in-
crease the powers of the police
women, but merely guarantees
their life under any future
changes Of police or District Com
missioners who may not be IN
syAnpathy with their work.
Indicts the Press.
Lieutenant Van Winkle charged
that the press had given the wrong
impvessieh of the bill and declared
IL was not their view to enter homes
ana get children without the! usual
search warrant. She said she knew
the newspaper boys were fighting
the bill, but she said this was only
because they have false philosophy
OF life.
The Senate District committee
room was crowded to its capacity
with fashionably dressed woriren,
but the vigorous opposition and pep
perry charges which we're expected
were lacking. The only one to up.
braid the proposed bill generally
was James F. Easily Smith pronli-
nent lawyer here. He said that 1t
Nas the most vicious piece of legis-
lation ever drafted in the United
States.
Taken to account by Congress
man Thomas L. Blanton of
Texas, Attorney Easby.Smith ad-
mitted that If several minor amend.
nnents, which were offered by pro-
ponents Of the bill today, were
adopted, that some of its vicious.
mes would be removed. Attorney
Easby-Smith said that it was an
attempt to create two separate
police departments.
Congressman Blanron announced
early in the hearing that he would
heartily support the measure, and
he believed that the Woman's
which should be extended.
Lieutenant Van Wrinkle ga: - thac
the bill with some few revisiC. nds
been approved by the District CorpU-
ration counsel and is entirely consul
tutional.
Hygiene Society Approves.
Alan Johnstone. jr.. of the Amei1-
can Social Hygiene Association.
opened the testimony of proponents
of the bill and declared that it's pur-
pose is to guarantee women's work
under unsympathetic police regimes,
and not to usurp the powers of the
Juvenile court. He said that they
were perfectly willing to reduce the
age of those subject to supervision
in the bill from twenty-one 10
eighteen years.
Doctor Valera II. Parker. also an
official in the same association, took
the stand before the conclusion Of
the hearing to deny reports that
she was not in favor Of the bill and
had left the city rather than testify
Ter it.
Senator Royal S. Copeland pre-
sided at today's hearing and ordered
that the bill be reprinted with the
amendments suggested today, and
that another hearing be held at
later date. 1t was the general con-
seneus of opinion among many of the
witnesses that the House of Deten-
ton should not be under the Police
Department. but under the juris-
diction of the Juvenile court.
Others who testified today on the
bill were Mrs. William z. Chamber
lain, Of the Housekeepers Alliance.
Mrs. Anne Webster, of the National
League of Women Voters; Mrs. NJ.
c. Holiday, of the Travellers Aid; Mrs.
A. r. Kalmbach, Of the D. c. Con
eress of Parent Teacher Associa-
tions: Edna ]. Sheehy. lawyer; AMI
J. z. Stuart. secretary Of the board
of children'S guardians.