Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 223, 31 August 1915 — Page 3

VIEWS CONFLICT IN LATE REPORT ON CONDITIONS Board of County Charities Asks What Will Become of Children Not Cared for at Institute. "It Wayne county children , cannot be cared for at WhlteTs Instttute, what . la to be done with them?" it the final statement in -the report made to the 'board of county commissioners today by the Board of County Charities and .Corrections. -' '.'.:' - In the report no recommendations are 'made, but the conditions at the Home for the Friendless are questioned rigorously. ' The report states that the Home fon the Friendless is not suited for the care of dependent children. The investigation of the Home

, for the Friendless -was made by the

board on August 16. and at that time it was reported ihat there were no juveniles at the Jail for juvenile offenders. ' ' , "The home has been burdened with children the past months children with unfit homes or no homes at all," . reads the report. "As Wayne county seems to have her quota of children at White's institute, there had been no other plare except on the streets or In unfit homes." . .Statements Conflict. "This institution Is not at all suited to care for dependent children with a woman's j;iil':ind juvenile jail under the samr i of Hiid administration and the .couniy. ion., refuses to maintain them those. .Rut if they cannot be cared for af White's institute, what is to be done?" , ' The astonishing feature of the rejiort of the board is that no recomendations whatever'are made to remedy the conditions now prevalent at the Home for the Friendless. The.report has been commented on by several of the county officials as void of any meaning. The statement is made that the county refuses to maintain children at the home, which is untrue, ac

cording to the report of the investigating committee of the county commissioners. The board of county charities and corrections makes annual and quarterly inspections of th various charity and correction institutions of the county, although it has no power outpfde or its advisory functions. The report was filed with the county auditor. At the' time of the visitation, there were seven women in the women's Jail, two of whom were epileptic. There were eight children in the home, one at the expense of the county and the others on charity. In the llrst part of the report, it shows that on August 16 there was one child in the home, maintained at ,j the '-8x01166 of the, county, .while tn tbe conclusion of the report, it states that f"the county refuses to maintain i tliemr.tchljdreni there.! - ASKED TO REPORT.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AD SUN-TELEGRA1L TUESDAY, AUGUST 31. 1915

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C3BS. FVE WINS TIGHT . WITH GUARDIAN BQABB TO KEEP HER 2 SOfiS

Pupils entering the High school for the first time this September are requested to report Wednesday morning at nine o'clock to enroll. If they cannot come Wednesday morning they may visit the principal's office later. Mr. Pickell said today that it would he to their advantage to report before the opening of tbe semester.

.. For four, years. Owen. Fye, 17, . and Raoul Fye,' 14. sons of Mrs". Myrtle Fye, 14 South Fifth ' street, who makes, her living by doing washings and house work, resided at .White's Institute as the wards of Wayne county. . For the maintenance of each boy the county paid out $165 a year. ; When they returned home- a- few days ago the lads showed the benefits they had received from their training at the institute and their mother was delighted to have them with her" once more.. She had figured out how she would provide for them until they made homes of their own. Even her husband, John Fye, from whom she has been estranged for several years, had agreed to contribute to the support of the boys and he - was anxious to have them make -their home with their mother, "r- ' Board Shatters Dreams. Then the Board of Children's Guardians of Wayne County, guided by Mrs. Elizabeth' Chandler, probation officer, stalked upon the scene and rudely shattered Mrs. Fye's pleasant dreams. She was informed that homes were being sought for the two- boys' so they could "have the advantage of better opportunities," than could be enjoyed by them if they remained in the custody of their mother. It was intimated that perhaps Mrs. Fye was not the' right kind of a woman to be entrusted with the eare of two growing boys. At a meeting of tbe Board of Guardians yesterday the members learned that a mother's love is something not to be . lightly trifled with. Mrs. Fye appeared before the board, through the efforts of her attorney, and so impressively did she present her case that, the' board decided to place her

two boys in her custody temporarily. Not a charge nor an insinuation made against the woman was substantiated. Meeting Kept Secret. - Following what is said to be the usual procedure, Mrs. Fye was not

notified that the board was to meet and consider the case in which she was so vitally interested. An attorney interested in safeguarding the woman's interests learned of the meeting, however, and after a vigorour plea secured the admission of Mrs. Fye to the "star chamber" board meeting so that she could present her case in person. The ban against the presence of reporters was strictly adhered to. Mrs. Fye when asked to make certain promises in the event the boys were awarded to her custody astonished the board members, incidentally making a decided impression on them, when she flatly refused to do so. "I shall continue to conduct myself as I always have," she said. "That means I can' betrusted with the care

and training of my two sons; I have

with me all the time. There might be occasions when they would prefer to play with other children."- Mrs., Fye remarked. L -. In addressing the board i Attorney Robbins said that , the only question the board had to consider la' the cas was whether Mrs. Fye wa a woman who could be entrusted to the care of the boys. The fact that they might have better opportunities if placed in the .homes' of responsible people of adequate means -'was hot to .be given the slightest consideration, he said. :: "Take the children ; away from the poor and you rob ; them of their only aeset," he said. :'If the same principle which has been proposed in this case was applied to any one of you board members it 'would be proper to take your children away from you and place them In the home of some millionaire because he could provide for them better and offer . them better opportunities." -..-

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DOARD FINDS JAIL : IN GOOD CONDITION

The county Jail Is ' in an excellent condition, according to the report made following the investigation conducted by C. B. Beck, chairman of the County Board ' of Charities and Correstion. The , report Nshows that there were three men waiting for trial, eighteen serving jail sentences, five had '.been'' sent to the state penitentiary in-1915; seven sentenced, to reformatory; is three insane (chronic) ; seven sentenced to the Indiana state penal . farm. There .. have , also . been

.JJ4I4'" mi "' '" iiiii-iii few-" women coogncd- at" th -eoqnty Jail as insane person, y i .- "The Jail -should be rebuilt and so constructed that all prisoners could be kept in their respective wards and under - supervision of - the-, sheriff," reads ' the report. This recommendation was made by Sheriff Steen and was included in the report of the board. - $ A better ventilating system and improved heating facilities are also needed at the jail. The building is in a -clean condition according to the report but the plumbing has to be repaired -before winter, -v . .It has been estimated that the earth can maintain a population of 6,000,000,000 a total i which will be reached about A. D. 2100 at , the present rate of increase. C ..-. , :

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! The county poor farm was inspected by the board of charities and correction, and recommendation that the county should build a new women's building was made. Better water supply and fire protection are also urged but this has already been taken care of in an appropriation of $1,600 by the commissioners to be included in next year's budget. The net annual expenses of the -poor farm 'last year were $6,000." ; With the exception of the women's building, the poor farm Kitll j4it arm m wm i n a-svas! iAii1ltlAM ' aw

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Although further comment on the Arabic case has been dropped by the Berlin newspapers, they have published what purports to be a despatch to the "London Telegraph," quoting Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson, as saying that Americans are unitedly with the President, and will if necessary offer their lives to maintain the inalienable rights of Americans on land and sea. "The 'Kreuz Zeitung' says: These inalienable rights, as is known, consist of using British passenger steamers." The "Tages Zeitung" heads .the article with the line, "Wilson's Secretary Threatens."

always lived with xbeci BOvorkjs hard at 'a" factory and If Tyou" can find: a

better boy I would like to see him. If I can raise this son as I have, why cannot I be trusted with the custody of my two other boys? I will make no pledges to this board. It is unnecessary for me to do so." One of the board members asked Mrs. Fye if it were true that she kept beer at her home. She said this was true. She was then asked if it was true that she visited saloons. She denied this emphatically. "The chief

of police says you do," someone remarked. "The chief of police never made such a statement," Mrs. Fye retorted. "Now that my little boys are living with me again no beer is kept in the house." Supports Contention. The Rev. Addison Parker, a board member, took this opportunity to assert that while he was a strict temperance man the citizens of Richmond, at ,two elections, had indicated that they considered it no moral offense for people to keep beer at their homes and to partake of the beverage. Mrs. Fye was asked if it was not a fact that she had been" arraigned before former Mayor Zimmerman three times. "That is not true, and if you do not believe me ask Dr. Zimmerman. I have never been arraigned in any court," the woman replied tartly. This question caused Attorney B. C. Robbins to inquire somewhat sarcastically if it was customary for the board to- investigate charges preferred with', it to ascertain their authenticity. He said that if the board depended entirely upon gossip as a basis for charges he would hazard the guess that a "wagonload of gossip could' be obtained against any inhabitant of the city." Mrs. Fye was questioned concerning the report that she had been seen on the streets in company with a man who boards at her home and that she had visited photoplay houses with him. "Yes. that is true," Mrs. Fye replied. "I see no harm in doing this and when I occasionally go to picture shows with him we never walk on side streets. Visiting picture shows is my only recreation." Might Prefer Play. "Perhaps if you secure the custody of your boys you will not do this any longer; you will go with them when you want to take walks and visit the picture shows?" President ; White inquired. She replied that sometimes she might seek recreation in the company of her sons, at other times she might, as she had been doing, go to shows with the boarder. "Perhaps my -boys would not want to go tagging around

"Shave and get your hair cut, put on your paper collar and polish your shoes." :- ' "': '.-v..- ,-'r; " In these military terms Oran Perry, president of the Sixty-ninth Indiana

regiment, issues the call for the re-' union to be held Saturday, September 25. at Economy. This is the fiftieth anniversary of the "muster out," whlcU is expected to prove an inducement tn ar-.. I. .... A j

The roll will be called at 11 o'clock, and all must be "present or accounted for." A letter written to Mr. Perry before September 20, will prove an "excuse from duty." John Henry Newman, "Son of the Regiment," will tell a number of funny stories. The music promised will be the best since the days of the Bald-headed Glee club. Parade will be dismissed at 5 o'clock.

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into action and what they didn't do to the High Cost of Living is too trifling to refer to. Incidentally, they spiked the oratorical guns of Mr. Steinbrink. He was on the ropes when the debate closed. Allow Some Pleasure. "These drivers are entitled to enough money to live decently," White yelled. "I'm for raising any man's wages, especially a poor devil's, when I get a chance to. Let 'em have at least enough money to spend a

"A horse cannot-be properly provid

ed for "now forties's than $3 a week," said Carter. "Under favorable weather conditions our one-horse wagon drivers work fifty-five hours a week and earn $16.50. After they have provided for their horse they have $13.50 for their families and themselves. The weather man has been so bad this summer I bet they haven't averaged much more than $10 a week. Would you like to work for that, Mr. Steinbrink?" "These men are not being properly proviued for," shouted Walterman. "For several weeks I know that they have been receiving on an average of from $7 to $12 a week, and a man can't live on that." Controller, McMahan, watchdog of the treasury, gave voice to the declaration that if the wages of the drivers were increased it would only mean less hours of work for them, so they would receive no benefit. The city has just so much money to appropriate for the street department, he said, and this money was not elastic enough for a wage increase for drivers. His comments were ignored, however, and the resolution "was adopted without a dissenting vote.

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