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Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey of Denver's famed juvenile court has been a busy man since he came out flatfootedly for trial or "companionate" marriage, plus birth control (TIME, Jan. ,24). He has had to explain himself over and over again to businessmen, ministers, mothers, youngsters. Not having read what he wrote, many people think he advocated "free love...
Received the first issue last week and note that you have featured the expressions of The Hon. Benjamin B. Lindsey, "Chastity, continence . . . unreal, unnatural...
...Lindsey Flayed...
...Denver Juvenile Court, if not the first in the world, was the first to have almost arbitrary powers-over parents as well as children-for aid or correction. Benjamin B. Lindsey was its "father" and has been its only judge. The important cases he has heard in a dim secluded office. They make good stories. The "trouble" is nearly always sex. Last year, 1,000 girls came to him; 800 "had not let mother in on the secret." In one case, the Judge will personally arrange for the baby to be smuggled away at birth to a childless couple...
...Precinct 6 of District J. It happens to be the Jewish precinct of Denver, and in the autumn of 1924 was marked "easy" by the politicians of both sides. The Republicans said they wanted all the votes for State Senators-the Democrats could have the rest. One of Judge Lindsey's minor assistants asked the precinct-tsar to "look after Ben out there," and paid him $25. The vote-counters counted the votes to make the answer come out right, and Judge Lindsey, among others, was elected. His opponent, one Royal R. Graham, died violently soon after...