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Homu of Poor »t Washington to So Invaded at Night.Au Invasion of the home* Of (be rioor In WbHhingtoL night. wbeu s the inmate* nlinII tin re mired, la nnld !»■ to Da one or the newest move* de-0 nlgnm] for the religious. moral and j{ aauluiry uplift of the national capital, j , Nocturnal descent* upon aocb bum**are to bo made. It la aalii. by tb* Rev. l* Zed I!. CopP. probation officer uf tba l“ District of Columbia; members of the r police force and a health inspector, it Artue«1 with n c«merit and tlsahllght n ttppnratus. the probation officer. It la II i said, will aacttr* photographic evltlenee (j I of tbe conditions ibat prevail when the mantle uf niglit liaa fjr.lieu upon tbu homes. He win lure informed himself previously as to the relation-f. ships and degrees of consanguinity it existing In the homes he will rlalt. d Upon thee* fours It is even saw 4 newspaper men will 1* taken. The n purpwe apparently is to inform the | public of aacb eundltloua at miy tut found to exist. Reports, loo. will t« nude to tba Judge uf the Juvenile d court Tba probation officer la quoted if at follows regarding hla proposed ex-* peditloua:“Thls partkuiar phase of the life of n the |*or ban been ao far overlooked by the Juvenile court. I don't believe that. fla n general thing, we will tlnd x conditions very bad. but I am confi-r* | dent wlrnt wo do discover will prove a r j valuable eullghteiiiuent to the general t- pubilr. Uttfe tb-ugat IS given at tba f p.-rs^nt time to the Immorality eugen-j | dorad by Insufficient or badly arranged sleeping quarters.I I do not think the manner In which p; we approach them will be tn any way u offensive. Our trip, while It tuny seem ft • hit unethical, !» distinctly for the * common good.1
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The Chickasha Daily Express

Chickasha, Oklahoma, US

Mon, Nov 22, 1909

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