Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 276, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1913 — Dr. Hurty Proposes Curb For Propogation of Criminals. [ARTICLE]

Dr. Hurty Proposes Curb For Propogation of Criminals.

Gaity, Ind., Nov. 17.—Sterilization and segregation of confirmed criminals, confirmed paupers and the feeble minded were advocated here by Dr. J. N. Hurty. secretary of the state board of health. In an address today as means of preventing a criminal and feeble minded class In future generations. He was addressing the annual conference of the Indiana Associated Charities in session here. “We must stop propogatlng the criminals, paupers .and feeble minded,” Dr. Hurty said. ‘The means of purification of the human race, of this class of people, is sterilization and segregation. We must put these classes apart In colonies and stop their propogation.” , ~ At today’s meeting reports of work being done by the various charities of the state were made. Tomorrow the delegates will be taken through the steel plants hem This will be the first time that women have ever been allowed to make this trip. ‘ .