Show DISCUSS PLANS TO LESSEN CRIMINALITY Speaker r Before American Prison Congress Favors Indiana Plan SEATTLE Wash Aug 19 The IL The In Indiana Indiana Indiana In- In diana plan of preventing the procreation of Imbeciles and confirmed criminals criminal was heartily approved by Dr Daniel Phelan of ot Kingston Canada in his annual address as cr president tI before of t the the XI Prison American I Physicians Physicians' ah e Prison il as association as- as as association as- as here too today a Dr Phelan said sald Banish Immoral Literature Not ot on only I do do- doI I suggest the adoption of ot energetic means to lessen the number of ot the already existing criminals and degenerates degen degen- rates crates but also the tho removal remo as much ai as possible of the evil II Immoral literature plays exhibitions pictures and such S like without fall fail have an evil effect upon the young mind and especially upon naturally weak ones Dr Theodore Cooke of Baltimore read a paper on The T Advisability It of T-aws T Compelling Corn Com olka the tho h Examination r I I of t All Prisoners I Before Trial by a Physician The delegates spent the afternoon at the worlds world's fair At 6 p. p m n the they will be guests guest solag of Coy Gov M M. J. J II fj hay of Washington ashington s d t tat at an Informal dinner atthe fair A final session In one of ot the fair will be held tonight Officers Elected IThe i t iThe The congress has elected the following officers President Amos Amo W. W Butler lie lis Ice vice James Jams A. A I Leonard Mansfield O. O 07 01 the Rev Hev D. D heed Meed Imbrie- Imbrie Hoboken Pa General Demetrio Havana A. A G. G Irvine i d I Robert Ladow Wash Wash- 6 ington D. D TT general seer secretary Josept- Josept P. P Dyers Byers Randalls MartO N. N 1 t han iian- cla secretary II H. H H. Shirer Columbus 0 O. treasurer Fred H n Mills M. New tw York |