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.SS, | SOCIOLOGICAL
OFFICERS
ATLANTA SOCIETY
1 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE-ReY. C. B. WilmeV, J.
hJi.'iT.i^ | D> Clcaton > E - Marvin Underwood, Dr. R, R. Kime.
PrseWent B. Mseela-Uadsnssed
Vic* ITes. Dr. Thro. Toe pel
Becrelary Miss Hattie E. Martin
Treasurer ...,C. E. Folsom
kegular meeting second Thursday night
of etch month tt the Carnegie Library.
. BOYS
By E. A. NEELY, Chairman Beys’ and Man’* Oiub, St. Luka* Church.
T HE BTL'DY of snclnlogv embrace*
no more tntaraattng and vital
■ubjvt t than the problem of
deal I me with boys between the age* of
10 and If. who, through environment,
heredity or Instinct, atund on the bor
der land between good rltlxenahlp and
a criminal career.
Previous to the pant few year* all
offense* were dealt with In strict ac
cordance with the law, without con
sideration of the circumstances sur
rounding their commission or the con-
sequences attendant upon their form
of punishment. When an offense had
been committed by a boy he was ar
raigned before the police magistrate,
the proof of the offense made and the
young criminal or offender was sen
tenced or fined according to the law
In such cases. No regard was paid to
his age. environment, opportunity of
learning, mental capacity, or In general
the route taken by the boy to his then
destination or station. The law In auch
cases it was thought was Immovable
and applied with equal force to the
young or old dffender, to the "first
timer" or the old visitor to the police
court. The results attendant upon the
association of boys with hardened
criminals was not considered, the Idea
being Justification by punishment
alone.
Necessity of Training Beys.
Gradually, as general thought as
sumed higher purposes and It was
learned that men were made of boys
and the warp and woof of the common
wealth made up of men, the necessity
for the traiutng of boys to make bet
ter and more useful men dawned upon
the Intelligence of those most Inter
ested In the weaving of the social
fabric, and out of tho necessity grew
the Invention of the machinery by
which the mistakes mllfht be corrected
and the material Improved. Thus art>*e
the United Hates, and even now pro
bation work might be considered In Ita
Infancy.
Probation Work.
For probation work an officer Is np-
A Sweet Breath
is what all should have, and it can
be ensured by the judicious use oi
Beecham'a Cilia. A tweet breath
denotet (hat everything is well, to
at the slightest indication of the di
gestive organa not working prop
erly, do not forget to take
Beechams
Pills
told Everywhere. In' boxed 19c. and J6c
the adoption In many cltlaa of a dla-
llnct part of the criminal aid* of mu
nicipal and pollco court* to try ih« Ju
venile offender*. That* court* art
known na Juvenile court* and are pro-
aided over by a magistrate who., fit-
neat for auch a position la known,
In these coorta th# trial of Juvenile
offender* was' made leee of an ordeal,
and the Judge upon ouch Investigation
ns could he had by the examination
of the offender and the wllneseea for
and against him was able to determine
to tome extent what wax best to be
done In the particular cane. Often
the lecture to and the exaction of the
promise from the boy was all that was
"^Much^mor* recently still haa come
the Inauguration of probation work in
connection with the Juvenile and mag-
latratea' courts In the larger cities of
pointed who become! the arm or ttsg>
court. Hie work conslata principally In
the Investigation of caaee of boys and
young men charged with crime, and
looking after them when paroled In hla
custody.
Many drat offender* are paroled with
the requirement that they report t» the
court at the end of each month and to
the probation officer ae often aa he
may detlrv. Th* probation officer di
rect* each on* to report to him every
few daya or every week or two. At
Interval* he vertltea their atorlea by
visits to their home* and places where
they claim to be working. The prom
ising cases he excuses from reporting
(o the court at the end of th* mouth
and reports favorably ui>on them to
the Justice, asking for an extension of
their parole for another month. Tho
lete hopeful canes must appear before
the court. Incthe uniat hopeless cases,
where they have railed utterly (o gel
work nr have violated the terms of
their parole In other way*, Ih* parole Is
revoked ami they are sentenced to the
slate or rouniy reformatory, or the
penitentiary, according lo the age of
ih* criminal ami the nature of tluj ,,f
home or olaewhtr*. have fallen Into
crime, are helped to begin en honorable
and useful career.
"Besides giving sympathy to dhe un
fortunate and Investigating th* circum
stance* of th* crime." tays Mr. Arthur
E Bullard, "the effective probation of-
fleer must axtrcite over hla chnrgsa a
supervtMnn Strict as well as kindly.
He should combine with the qualities
of the other Worker, the Insight of the
educator and hte firmness of the discip
linarian. Hla la a position of Immsnso
authority over the lives of his proba-
tlontra and unless he has great wisdom
thlt authority will w ork evil Instead of
good.”
In New Tork city probation work In
.-onnectlon with boys and young men
from II to IS years of age haa been
found moat effective, though even there
th* facilities and appropriation* tor
th* work are inadequate.
Mr. Arthur B. Bullard, who tor sons
years was engaged In probation work
In th* omploy of the Prison Association
of Now Tork, In one of th* reports of
th* University Settlement, writes j!
th* New York probation work:
Law Remain* Unchanged.
"Probation for offenders over 1*
years of age wee authorised by an act
of th* legislature going tnt% operation
September 1, ltd. Thle law haa re
mained practically unchanged. It la
mandatory and requires each Judge of
criminal courts of original Jurisdiction
to appoint one or more probation offi
cers, these officers lu be either civilians
serving without pay from th* state or
member* of the police force or court
•quads. Probation officer* have been
appointed, hu( only In a few reset have
the Judges taken nn Intelligent Interest
In their work. In th* city magistrate
court there are thirteen policemen, one
rlvlllan probation officer, and fourteen
nr fifteen fromen. The latter are ap
pointed to look after tho women prison
er*. but only four or five of theee de
vote their whole time to the wor<b
Cure For Rheumatism
frnee. other rases that are pretty 1 bad
are continued on parole, hut under the
stimulus of a reprimand from the court
and a warning that their parole will he
revoked If they do not do belter the
following month. After several months !
of go.nl conduct the probation officer,
requests ihst the requirement lo re. !
port to the court be suspended, and
that the offender he required only lo !
report to him. After a year of sat-
lafartory probation the court ills-
chaiKes the offender upon tecommen- !
ilathm of the probation officer.
Helpful Freedom.
By auch inrun* a clog* super, tsl'ioi
over Ihe conduct of the offender is kept 1
after he Is fnund guilty and he Is given ]
sufficient freedom lo gel start -d In ]
aohte useful employment or to free'
himself from had associates. During I
thle period the probation officer aria ns
Ihe kindly ailvleor and Ihe mentor ..f
the boy or man on parole. Thus many,
young fellows, who. through force of
circumstance* ur bad sun ojnthngs u
MIXCMATteM. XBUKALOU. SCIAT
ICA. non sad Ll'KBAOO.
lasts—This Bpscta* Itimdr has Sees a*.'
< srtltsd la Iks Msdtest Jesraslt end Med
In trivatt prsstle* fer one it rsaru asd
we a*TS smalt presf to Justify ut In atsk.
ins Iks aM«rt1«n tkat till, prop*ration wtin
roiisto or car* il ptr etai of tko rusi la-1
Slotted.
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ItaM sire, tad Crete. ■ Seed Appetite
Alt
JACOBS' PHARMAC* CO..
ABd for Mis ky nolkll Drusdlati eworthy.
Bond for Free Demrlptlro Circular tt
nr!*lt* Rheui-tstto Curt Co. rtlt nt nr,. II
Tktrd At,, to-. Iltk Sr, K.v Ttrk. N. T.
None of them Is paid by tha state, but
some are supported by private Institu
tions.
"The work of Ihe police probation if-
fleers Is far from satisfactory. H is
considered an easier Job than regular
patrol work and the appointments thus
far «19(>4 > have been due rather (o fa
vor than lo any special fitness
Hew Court* Are Officered.
"In the court of special cessions,
which I* a little higher than the police
court*, there are four officers: One
woman from the United Hebrew Chari
ties. a man appointed by the Chil
dren's Aid Society and two policemen.
"In the court of general sessions
court officials yrera appointed probation
officers, but It was only the formal
compliance with the law, as very little
work haa been given to them. The real
probation work Is done by the agents of
Ihe Prison Association. Their work Is
very effective and demontlralet wh.it
probation work might accotnplsh un
der sympathetic Judges and wIth relia
ble officer*."
The following figures taken from
"How Probation Pay*," a leaflet pub
lished by the Prleon Association, shows
something of Ihe work done:
Number of cases Investigated for
Judges 4!>?
Number of persons on.whom sen-
tence was suspended
Number on probation, 11S
It Is estimated that these offenders
If not put on probation would hnvr
been sentenced to a total of ill 1-4
years of Imprisonment. Ninety per
rent of them are doing well. Betlmni-
Ing the value of the services to the
community and to their families at P
per week, means a saving of l(l,41l> In
the year. In th* earns period I4.M0
was restored lo complainant* In Instal
ment- by probationers. None of (Ills
would have been restored If the men
were In prison.
Work of Judge Lindsay.
In Denver, Colo., probably more has
been accomplished along these lines
Ihnn In any other city In the United
Stales. Judge Lindsay, the pollco mag
istral! has taken an Intelligent and con.
rejentlous Inures! In the mailer and
the result ot Ms w-nrk demonstrates the
fact that the success of proballon de
pends on efficient officer* but primari
ly on Interested, conaelentlous Judges.
As applied to boys under Ihe age of
IX. the pnihailon Idea presents a some-
what ilinnivnt pimsi. from that pre
sented In ihe handling of criminals of
rr-aler age. The child UP to that am',
jeforo any liuleticndcnt thought hasi
tegun Is h'lt the sob-dlvlslon of the
thuuifht of Ms parent^ and this In true
not so much because of heredity (the
actual . transpilssion , of tendencies
through blood) a* because of constant
contact. IP la th* thought around him
which affects Jlim moat; it la the. peo
ple with whom he comes In constant
<Mut mMf-sMps hla course and
build hi* character.
While the character is being formed,
therefore, It Is essential, when the first
tendencies toward evil are made man
ifest, to. havetbe probation work reach
th* root ofithaevU, and the root it the
evil I* undoubtedly th* home.
ire BU^or-V)* qualities of the well-
brought to bear,
if undemanding
eased by the or-
it evil be ascertained
Haro
rounded
but only by
and gympai'
dlnary man.
and eradicated. Where th* Work of a
probation offleer le heavy he la neces
sarily precluded' from making a care
ful 4 investigation Into (he home life uf
the boy and reaching the heart of the
trouble.
Th* Work in Atlanta.
In our own city, Atlanta, fur In
stance, there are now on probutlnn In
the neighborhood of ono hundred boys,
white and colored, tome of whom have
been under the supervision of the pro.
ballon Officer for more than two year*
With such a multitude of duties II can
be easily .seen thnt Ihe probation work
to be most effective I* too great for
the performance of one man.
Probation work hero a* well ns In
every portion of th* United Btntes,
needs supplementing by systematic anil
Intelligent wdrk of men who are In nu
wise connected with the police de
partment. but will take ao Interest In
making th* necessary Investigation into
the home Ilf* of th* boys, ascertain Ihe
exucl conditions there, the motive back
of any particular set with which a boy
may Is? charged, and. If possible, fa
miliarise themselves so fully with (he
condition* that th* cause of the I rou
ble may be overcome.
Here personal service instead of
monetary contributions will be requlr
many Instances ,we will find that the
thing most needed Is the friendly In
terest of a substantial man In the boy;
the personal contact, the-kindly con
versation. the advice of the experienced
with no other motive, than tl|e good of
the hog himself; to make the boy un
derstand that we have more faith In
his tendency toward good than his
tendency toward evil, and bring out the
good by the nourishment of that qual
ity.
Show the boy that you believe In him
and he will believe In you. and will
merit that confidence by better be
havior and finally by gratitude-dor your
friendship and the repayment, -by his
better conduct, for your time and at
tention.
For Biliousness and Sick Headache.
Take Ortno Laxative Fruit Hyrup. It
sweetens th* stomach, aids digestion
and acts as a gentle stimulant on the
liver nnd bowels without Irritating
(hose organs. Ortno Laxative Fruit
Syrup cures biliousness and habltu.il
constipation. Does not nauseate or
gripe and Is mild and pleasant to take.
Bemsmber th* name Orino and refuse
to accept any substitute. Bold by all
druggists.
WE ARE NOW PREPARED
TO SERVE OUR 0UST0MER8
AND FRIENDS WITH A FULL
LINE OF FRESH MEATS AS
WELL AS ALL KINDS OF FAN-
07 GROCERIES AT 816 PEACH
TREE STREET, CORNER OF
TENTH. WH.KER80N A BRO.
MISTRIAL DECLARED
IN STRICKLAND CASE.
Stvcln'. tn Tb*i flwrginii.
GalniwU)?. Gu.. Feb. 9.—After de
liberating for vcvei'Al hour*, the Jury
having under consideration the cane of
Harry Strickland, charged with tho
killing of his brother. Newt Htrlcklnn l.
. could not agra* uppn a verdict and a
ed. No amount of money con purchase • mistrial was declared.
Intelligent and practical investigation I
of this character and suggestion of the j ATl.ANTARJtNI.Y^K IJt E • Ml O O f
remedy; It can only be done by men
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ATEUSTS
ho nro Interested In ddlng some per
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to work out ihe details of tha rented*.
Moral education.
AMIPI.AN lIOTKLr-tllS MAJKKTW:
E. E.
PHYSICIAN* AN 3
QEON
No Treubla With Strikers. j
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick. Oa.. Feb. 9.--The ten no.
Itcemen who were added to the force on
. . . , Monday have had little to do. an the j
A system of moral education may be; c | tv remains perfectly tftulet. nnd no
Officaa: 324-325 Century Bldg.
Ball Phono 3901
— i en v remains junwiiy «iuin, no
evolved borough the concerted net Ion (rouble In apprehended us a result of]
of public * pin ted man. and though j the strike.
moral education In of ntetsalty u very J Naw Official* Taka Chare*,
gradual process, ettll the .**ftult» tn b* , Special lo The Gi>urgUuj.
attained will undoubtedly be mate thijn» Monttcella, On.. Feb. 9.—The newly*
commensurate with the energy expend- * elected mayor nnd council, composed
e ,l i of j. L. Itenton. mayor, and J. 8. Me-
Funlaliment cr even verbal reprimand! I >ne. Hr.. W. T. Jordan. Monroe Phil-
may not be the thing for the pnrtlcu- lips. T. 8. Malone nnd N\. J. Phillip*.
I at* cgse. and UiIf con only be devel- nerr Thursday sworn In and entered
oped after careful Investigation. Ini Into their new duties.
OEM
mint
tt b.». eub
Special Low Prices Until Feb. 16
Best $H Set...
Best $5 Set...
Best $3 Teeth.
...$B
..$3
...*2
Hava Impraasion Taken
Morning. Got Ttath
th*
Sam* Day.
Crown and Bridge
Work $3 and up
DR. E. G. GRIFFIN’S &V M(L
Phene IH*. S6 1-8 Whitehall. Car. Ale. end Whil.hsll, L»ffy AlDmtan;.
MERCER MAY LOSE TRIP
UNLESS ACTION IS CHANGED.
Special |„ The Oeergta*.
. Macon. Oa., Feb. •.—Unless U‘<
lellc council of Mercer raconslilcr' t••*
action taken yesterday, ihe >'"■ >
baseball team will not get a week ' ,np
on the road this season. In reply *
petition that was presented l ) th*
player, for the reatorallnn of thi- ii»t*y
the athletic ronncll elated tl">< "®
change could be made.
VETERAN MAQISTRATE
DIES AT CHARLOTTE.
Special to Th* Oeorglan.
Charlotte. N. C, Feb. I.-Cep""" M
D. Stowe, for over a third of it '
tury a magistrate for Me-M" ■'*
rouniy nnd on* lime Judge of th* ;
Inferior rouri, died this morning ' ■'*
home, |tr this clly.
The deceased leaves a largi- i