New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1930, Page 11

Second Section FEBRUARY ONDAY, Better Jailers More Imporiant | Than Better Jails, Committee On Penal lnstltutlons Study Says DFAD YAN FOUND " HANGING DN Theg co o lbn Saud, Herjaz King and Ned; e Sultan Drives Foes Away From el ‘ Country to Save Moslem Shrine ey Two Pillaging Sheiks Made .1 e i s ek Safety in Keep- o 1 ; e ing of British Officers d AVON WA KT P R WA SN Lies in Road Hall an Hour Be- oo s i, i fore Taken (o Dactor hle L o Hartford Student Hurt : In Car Claimed Stolen c M were S | i y in a col- & Hog t of one oy y I il to have | od sk c e t optton of e Police Are Skeptical of t rd-swingine activit T O\er Repor(ed Holdup : 1 Jo of 151 Washing : I s to Off Riley iR 1 1 O'K ! t last nign ! ! n 1 0 up at Wasi i ] on Lafay trects by for Ton 8 v o 8 : A S LA February: Leo " to 1 Hous \r‘ B\l 1 Y l P I - ¥ | By ROB H. BAKER u sout 1wl ‘Tozen O'y 0l Youth Puzzles Jobs Are Given to POllllCd] | (rofessor of Astronomy, University | b found inve north Police Worki A n | i il s S Polioe Working on Case l*a\'ol'ltes Regardless of | | ana, 1. Feb. 1 (®—With the | Dipper two-thirds of t way to-| et ach of spring. Orion and thefward Denc in Leo directs th W ; ' o e irs have moved into eye to o faint r-clustey A Competency, Is Claim southern sky in the early ever 0. Coma RBerenice S e i s <0 4 - 5 i The stars of Spring are begir oc ot P th d and Situation Not Encourag- i s aGovile B Lol : oexion ol)tiskicy ;‘\_, I hanging i : . constellation Lco. il Milky Wa 1A tree ) od ing—Higher Standards On the first of the month Teo x| Wi felescope. the_rogion or | Horse Hill district of 1 : . 5 : in full view above the castern hori- | Leo and (oma eiarhabis toy day. State pol re acting o in Personnel Needed. | theory that the oung | TR ] \ | . ) s il priso 4 ] 0 socicty ' '\‘ g f ¥ ‘-:» 5 3 that held the body was i And physi 1eter and rong 1 to = e old the bo Clusion re | o 2 : ICE ins r « dons. parole. probration, pe [Hass s il a titutional corrcction of the [ e y U Crime commis which EX-GOVERNOR LOWDLN | | about the fect ‘ 9 ! | partly on tl Iy counted for larzely through ous| el sas ;.,‘;‘ Bt i : ‘_m“_,v"; L0 pLthe 3 Rope Probably Stretched Forier Governor Frank O. Tow- undertak ) | Coroncr Lowndes A den. of Hlinois. member ¢ ol more difficy ¥ e rope was not tig « Commi ' chairma findir sl « strangulation. 1 1 ubcommittee, in his introdu i mto 1 T B of the facc. liow tion in the renort s Sl strangulation and ther “Democracics ar ak on the it coloration exccutive sid : | ther, accord to the core evil con S i ot e e 1y have causcd the rope to st tendeney of legislation to outrun ad pile may ha ninistration democrs o Ly d as a I way now ming to be felt vardens | zon r 9 o'clock in the evenir normous number o ke United States. A great c s ions in | This constellation is reco bulae which can ; - The un hould be done wit 1in All with Regulus, i sta tshbabout te Wil L the new ideas of reformato | [ the end of the Below [ T s P i St s e 5 nrotation At narole | ! ari ose low- : '.;”,“. Vidualization m short, have been in- 1 tar is Denebola 1! _‘“’ 2 D d to a very large cxtent R s marks the front pa YeaTer o ! Our per ministratio! i ‘ d Denebola loc plaishdndic o AT 6 o i ried to esc ¢ On the contrary, it has | as follows ro th of T.co the 1 " hind, and as a conse-| “Wearey o0 introd t it Diy be counted on e e e R 3 1 body politic, are |i€lation loo {oward higher|on its ha It P R G R v TFere wia now sufferir om that old com. |Standards of procedure and rece watch its upward progr ,',l:h! T e T piany 'UV‘HI‘Ml to many weak indi- i supervisior At t B TS NS M elt & A v of zood inteations not car- have 38 varieti = e v The solution of crin ounty plov | overcome the pressure to lati W oen ed i » deper many fac officers. ex-policeme., | competent men on the there present the i loon Leep v rule, there is no v force that insists on nicrit in problem of jersonnel vs. barbers. trues | standing guard over Shenls o noAlions To by Ll gl ; ! Study Prison Guards oemakirs. who ness 1o prevent t lnistration. 1 by some politica our w | v ; theoretically to do a high- ned. ill-adapted and preseatatives from impor- ! H ) o ensiv rhae Jucchnoaliicceiotinloyces & ore t to prison, W 0 Sevr s i fuman engincering which requi In any allempti Lo lay down soir i i < e DEEoR ) s e type of train principles wvhich the job analysi 1ge in prison perso bkt s FOUZNONL | opea and citizenship. ot Jall ¥ nd gua ‘»‘;\ can 2t e as found / Bt port further quotes from | entifically be the comn o D sid el their appointmeat | i Journal of riminal Law )| finds that onc of the difficultics Is|deals with th ‘ wmedical examiner Clinton, or omnsen Moloniiihinon Under pre conditions ouc a man to prison is. A considerable handling the problems in ¢ | ‘ot TR dommit : Mlcdiens and prison of rs arc | portion of the 1eport taken up in | of probatior arole and institution. 1 nown authority on nenal ad. | CfCH appeinted solely for political |an cffort to clear some of these hazy |care. Civil service commissions b A ! regard {o theix | idcas on part of likened to personnel departments o [y s and the position of | even of those who have css conceens, and the subcom- | e prison guard is not only given as to select prison officials, ittee insists that they are even| s political pluin, but s+ poorly cral, the committee finds nore escential public busir St that m ability will is a widesprcad effort to Lian the personnel department tions is also included. showing | > eIl nish intolerable. His salary | merely punitive in chara busines: drive for profits is usu- | wardens' salaries of |5 Fidiculously low and far less than | that our prison employes havinz [ally strong cnough to overcome th | n Denitentiacy | (At Which can be carned by even | been brought up under the punitive | pressure to place incompetent | o 21500 for Idahe | LIC MOSt incompetent mechanic. His | thcory only are to a great extent to- | on the payroll. The report fin : calarics of guards | 10UTS of labor are long—somctimes | tally unfitted for the work nceded | there is little or no systematic sci- o T e of BYArS | sixtcen hours a day. and he himself | by this new conecpt ctfort to build up personnel | TR van Al ol s s 00 | onaRALYE SR DEslonal B IsRisolay| Sum Cp Difficulties civil service. tontis eriielita s Mindecithaler1es ISR et e e Section 11, there is given t vhich exist at Jolict, at any rate | R 2 el b QI thave Mure| SIS ELR AR 2 el 0S| building up staffs adequate to cope | carefully prepared and studied ac- s having state civii ser- | oot . g h the existing situation found ‘n | count of the historical developme prisoners. He is chiefly engaged 1 insti ons and ‘n | o’ our varyi s of the varous per penal system. 1t shows t watehing idle men and our criminal THis ~ OF VALUES AND THE NEW WILLYS SIX IS THE ALUE OF THE YEAR! /‘*\\R:mun subject to change with- THE YEAR .. .72 MILES AN HOUR 48 IN SECOND . . . 65 HORSE- POWER . . . RICH BROADCLOTH UPHOLSTERY INTERNAL 4-WHEEL BRAKES HY. DRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBERS SEDAN DE LUXE DOWN PAYMENT ONLY 324 BALANCE IN 12 EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS List prices $695 to $850. Prices f.0.b. Toledo, Ohio, and speci- The 1930 Auto Shows throughout the country have been a succession of triumphs for the new Willys Six. The immediate popularity and impressive sales of the Willys Six prove how great has been the demand for just such a car—an inexpensive Six with speed and power capabilities un- precedented # the low-priced field. out notice. And the high-compression engine of the Willys Six is economical to operate. You get unusual mileage per gallon of gas and oil, not only at low speed, but also at the modem cruising speeds of 35 to 45 miles an hour. WILLYS-OVERLAND, INC. TOLEDO, OHIO WISE BUYING IS TRUE ECONOMY IN 1930 cach of these divisions of penal dis- THE WILLYS-OVERLAND POLICY IS SOUND, MAXIMUM VALUE FOR EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND diction over prison officials, and | iolot has allowed almost eihis. | (1€ probation and parole service are | the punishments meted out {8 con- o where these cOn- | five per cont of the fnmates to be | U3 summed up: victed criminais in Colonial da ions have any voice in the selec- | igle. He. nimsclf, 16 usuaily ignon, | 1M the first place. the public have nearly all vanished death tion of officials for the coun 4 {ant, and he gets into the habit of | 145 Mot Yet been aroused to the 1e- | penalty, narrowly restricted to a un I institutions. Of the 8.065 | Belioving that his ehief duty is oy | CESSitY of doing it. While advanced crimes, still - survives., though counties in the United States only | oot 8 L8 8 e ales rath, | thinkers have succeeded in passin ght states have wholly abandon:d five have county and municipal civil o0 Giag - te suard - againer | 12VS 0f the most scientific and hu- | it. Whippings are administered , wvice boards, and in these OnlY |{nom. ile has to mans s |Manitarian type. they have not car- [the State of Delaware. But the ¢ have jurisdiction over appoint- [ ghowing. s s \* foalricd the general public along with | bees. the stocks. the y b wents and positions in county penal | ooy the inexpor o om ing and the practice of hack institutio say inexperienced 5 usuall “Secondly. we Americans suffer | noses, tongues sad cars hay comes o the Tmportant [ tne confirmed criminal has learey | FOM the delusion that laws enforce | pissed on into the Jiniho of discard- | probation offic S R T Tl il s e Ives. No law should ever by thin ishment i Colonisl | ommittee has been unable (0 find | yavior in mentality). is the p bassed unless all the administrative {Himes, says the repor ¢ 2 phobation comiission de | ¢ wiplications are taken into accot large extent corporal | ard own discontent and 0 1 \ hat 3 ¢ | rinrent or bureau which has work T eai R Sy ward o il that mes i b h | ciont any (ks (3 e O P et b o Ve new vistas of humar for payment was not Y o1 probation « though some | jehments ar i 1. the existing con-|ment as now hut some one of | of them conduct informal examini- | jowed or dis i fi administrative ser- ous forms of corporal pu L neasure, the parole hoard 'acts, | et ""'* S oot e Bionl o l‘”‘"“l Mol ar Not Encour S ey s mine the advisability of enacting the | evolving foward individualization in | tion are summarized in the report | pheir likes and dislikes offen hase|More than a task of forcing peopt Urges Civil Sery as follows e i O prison | 10 0bey laws. Underlying it i the | his evolutionary account Ihe situation, then. with respect | guards are among the most impoy- [ A5Sumption thai a very large pro-|penal system is a kind of jol to these public personnel depari- | tant of (ho officers who are ton. | POTUON 0f the people want and un- | sis to show wnat v m is far from encouraging. OF | pnocted with the system of paroles, | derstand aw and are Wiling (04 frving to accomplish throngh o7 1l , only ten have a state [hev should be carcfully selected, | $PeNd their time and money o Make | penal and correctional institutions. il seevice commission. Of these | They should not be political appoint. | 1. @ HVIng force in the community. | probation and parole. W no of- | fen commissions, cight have 1oen | tees, neither should they hold their | 1h¢ 1egal setting of our penal ad-| ort js made i this part of th | Riven power over appointments 10 offices by political favor. Their | :iistration is much — of A METC | part 1o outling the duties of ir penal institutions. Liven these eizbt | pours of service should be reason- | 568 in favor of W officers t vario commissions are not truly state- |able and their salaries adequate | Wwholly vague form ches of our penal administr wide in their activities: they ha Want Job Analyzed RORE UpE i) 1o tion, the Nt oof this summary heen created mainly to take It is the contention of the com- |28 has been zaid b to afford an opportunity fo noete | of state jobs. FFour of the « miltes Uhat it is particularlyinecess | & Rancr systcm the changinz char of the worn e not touch appointments in COUNtics oy in this class of stale employees| “The third rcason why have | and to sce that our evolving syste o municipalitics. Therc are some | ts use the modern method of joo |Not huilt up, and possibly may not {of penal discipline has required bec- | 2.065 counties in the United States, |analysis and thoroughly to compre- | bt able to build up, an adequate pes- | ter and better men at cach succeel- | and we have been able to find ex- | hend the duties of their positions in | scnnel in penil administration s, ing stage to run it cessfully. } actly five with their own central |order to secure men qualified fo- | that there is as yet no force in pub-| Section 111 is devoted to showini personnel ney. (In New Jersey. | the work. The report says: sufficient to counteract the |that, although our penal system i New York and Ohio, the state com- | “In our opinion, an advance n|terrific pressurc of the ‘spoils sys-|reached an advanced state of devel- mission has jurisdiction over some | penal administration can be brought [ tem.” Power is based on votes ani|opment so far as law and surface in- ccun ppointments.) Of the five |about only through the full accep- depend not so much on what | dications show. the truth is that our county civil service commissions. [ tance of this prescnt-day business| people think as on the way they are | actual accomplishments are far movc three have jurisdictions over ap- | principle of knowing, reilly know- (handled, How are those to be paid | nicagre than we hi heen aceus- nointments to county penal and cor- | ing, what cach job is and of find- | vwho do the man-handling of poli-|tomed to think. ar this the poor rection institutio Of the 1320 ling and developing the proper man | tics? Our leisare class have no de- | quality of personnel is largely (o cities throughout the country having | to do it sire to do this work and we have | blam niore than 5,000 population, only| “In industry, this work is now |zllowed services incident to vot The actual relationship between about 200 have any civil service or- | carried on by personal departments | control to be paid with the gift of | personnel and good institutional | ganization. After much scarch, we |orgzanized within the management|public office. Where our own inter- [ werk, probation. parole and the col- found fourtcen of the 200 |and subordinate to the chicf exccu- | erts are not threatened. we make ro | lection of fines is shown, as well 23 which claim powers over appoint- | tive. The nearest thing in public | vigorous protest inst this .n~z-i jusf what brings about failur ments to offices in municipal jails [administration corresponding to|tcm. Contrast penal administration or workhouses. Probation offi these personnel departments avs | with school administration. Here we | cipline. who should have at their finger (nv\‘u\rl service commissions. We \w.[mw a vital interest at stake of | Suggestion fs made as to civil ser- the technique of social wvm- that these are more essential|vwhich we are acutely consciovs | vice itself. The committee feels that | ers are, for the most part, | than the personnel departments of [ through our children, We know that | the practice of business concerns ec in a haphazard w v local | private business concerns. We must | they will not receive proper training [ having a pereonnel officer directiy judges usually from the ranks of | remember that any one of our 45 (i’ the main qualifications of teach- | responsible 1o the chicf exceutive of- | small political ~workers. We ar:[states or even any one of our num- | crs is that of ability to round uv | f.cer might not be a bad scheme fo faced. therefore, with the fact thut | crous large citics or counties is, | votes. Iigch day of the school year | try out in’ public busincss. For ex- | there little or no systematic sci- |among other things. a large busi- | this is brought home to us. Such 18| ample, the head of the civil entific endeavor to build up per- [ness concern, very commonly the |rnot the case with respect to penal|vould be in the state sonnel in penad institutions or in |y t single employer in the dis- | treatment. Our contact with prisonz, | cabinet officer d probation work in the United |trict, spending large sums of mon-y [ with the probation and the parole [to the governor, and in cities >} States.” {annually on tasks of huge social siz- | services is t. Generally, it is|would be similarly respons | The report says [ vificance and having many em-|those who are without the power fo | the mayor. | 22 MAIN STREET he great gap between our pro- [ ployees on its administrative staff.|influence public opinion who fecl e =3 fessions and our accomplishments | In private business, the drive for | the baneful effect of the spoils sy 1t is said that the game of chess in penal administration can be ac- | profits is usually strong emough o [tem. Conscquently, only in the r2-,is more than 4,000 years old. TELEPHONE 1513