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What Does Juvenile Court Do for Boys and Girls ?
BIG BROTHER CLUB
LENDS KINDLY gNFLUENCE
FIRST I'HIZK.
I Njar Aunt Laurie:
OUR city should hi- prOUd to possess
BUCh a splendid institution as the
Juvenile court of Loa Angeles. It
shows the great sympathy of the pres
ent day courts for girls and boys wno
have been placed among BUch sur
roundlrgs that they know no better
thai! to violate the laws.
Th.' Juvenile court deals with them
fairly and usually sives them an en
tirely new start i'l life. It has been
stated that a very large percentage
of the world's criminals are below the
ai i 80. How much then must crime
be diminished by starting these chil
dren in the correct paths!
The juvenile court of this city could
not have a more Interested, able and
sympathetic leader than Judge "Wil
bur. Many of the boys and girls who
are dealt with are found to be chil
dren, practically without home.-, who
are only acquainted wit', the morals
of the street; All they really need to
make them healthy, physically and
morally, is the Influence of such a
court, "which very often places them
in good homes.
It is not hard to find homos for
girls, as they are useful In housekeep
ing, but boys are not In such demand.
There la In Los Angeles a Big Brother
association which is doing a great deal
to help boys of the juvenile court.
Each member adopts as a little broth
er some small boy who needs as
sistance. He helps him to find work
..ml does all he can to Influence his
life.
You can Imagine the pleasure of a
little newsboy in having some strong
young man talk kindly to him. In
many cases these "Big Brothers'
have found good homes in the country
for their "little brothers." This is one
instance of the good work our juve
nile court is doing. . j^ll^' '7 *^
HELEN HOWELL.
117 North Avenue 66. - Los Angeles
high school, grade 11.
A LOAD FROM MOTHERS HEART
Dear Aunt Laurie:
The juvenile court was introduced by
Ben 1 Indsey of Denver. His plan was
LETTERS TO AUNT LAURIE
FROM NEPHEWS AND NIECES
(Continued from Vane TUrer)
and how did you get here?" said th«
"'""'thought I'd take a little ride," Bob
The man was showing Bob how he
guided the comet, when he said:
" "How would you like to visit the sun
and some of the stars'.'" ;
Bob answered without hesitation.
"Sure! That would be tine."
XI • guide headed for the sun. where
the; were to take supper. After that
they went to Venus hotel and stayed
over night. Just as they were drinking
from the great dipper Bob was
awakened by his mother calling,
"Hurry Robert, or you'll be late to
school." LUCY PRINCE.
Lankershim; sixth grade.
FELL IN CHINA
I (ear Aunt Laurie:
It was on May 18 when the comet's
tail swept through the earth. I was
on a very high mountain. It was com
ing very swiftly, so swiftly that I could
hardly see it.
When the end of the tail passed by I
grabbed hold and was off for a nice
ride 1 clung to it and was going so
swiftly that my clothes were tearing
off. but I did not mind.
1 passed through many pretty places,
watching eagerly. At last I saw the
large and beautiful country of China.
All the yellow children and ladies were
very much frightened when they saw
me on the tail of the big comet. I
thought it would be nice to let myself
drop in China, so I let myself go and
fell In a Chinaman's cart full of
clothes. The Chinaman was much sur
prised and ran away.
When I struck the cart I woke up
and found myself on the floor, as I
had fallen from bed.
IGNACIO PESQUEIRA,
San Fernando, Morningßide school,
grade 5; age 11.
PASSED KING CLOUDS PALACE
I)i ir Aunt Laurie:
One »jvm day \ WEB sitting in a
chair under a tree, when 1 suddenly
discovered I was riding on the tail of
the comet. T looked all around me
and Baw nothing but clouds.
Shod we came to King cloud's pal
ace, it was white on the outside and
Bllver on the Inside. While 1 was look
,i ii the beautiful sight I heard a
pofl wire call to me:
"Will you ii<• t come In and visit?"
But I was going so fasl thai I didn't
tin,i to i'-n the i "!>i it t" stop.
Then we sailed on for hours, only
...-. ing 1" uui Iful ■•■:ji t >- clouds. Boon it
row blight, brighter and
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(This topic is suggested !>\ Arthur Nobles). Write of the efforts
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Address "Aunt Laurie." Herald Junior, The Herald, Los
Angeles.
to save minors who had committd
misdemeanors from being sent to Jail.
He planned that the unlawful minors
should be brought before the Juvenile
court; that Is, ;i court tor lawless chll
dress; if ihe misdemeanor waa Berious,
the reform school to work put their sen
tences.
other minors would report to the
court every month or week, just as the
court decided, or sometimes school
teachers would semi notes telling of
the pupil's behavior.
Judge Lindaey was very successful
In his plans, and before very long
brighter, and soon so bright that I
could not see, so I asked the comet
who lived here. Then I heard it say
King Sun lives here. But we must
hurry away because King Sun is
angry with me.
Soon I heard roaring, and it sounded
like lions, but it was only King Thun
der.
Then the comet's tall touched the top
of a mountain and down we came. But
I was still sitting in the chair under
the tree. Your niece.
LESLIE SMITH.
1608 North Main street, Santa Ana,
Cal.; Central school AG grade.
COULDN'T HOLD ON
Doar Aunt Laurio:
The other day I went to visit Hal
ley's comet. I asked him if I could
have a ride and he said yes, but be
careful and hold on tight.
I was careless and fell off when we
were going fast. I landed on the beach
where a lot of people were playing.
Kveryone came running to Bee who
it waa who had fallen. 1 came down
light beside mamma and papa and
the children, who were at the beach.
They were surprised to see me.
They all said at once, "Why, I
thought you went up to see Halley'a
comet."
"Why, yes, mamma, but I was hanff-
Ing on to the tail and fell off of it.
Mr. 11 : 111 <- >" told me to hold on and I
would not fall off. So I was holding
on and he went around the sky.
"He went so Cast thai I could not
hold on tight enough, bo I fell off."
most every city in the United States
had organized a juvenile court.
Do not the mothers feel worse to
have a child of theirs In prison behind
the bars than a child In a reform
school, or a child that has to report
now and then to the courts?
1 am sure every one will agree with
me when l say that Judge Ben Undsey
Introduced one of the greatest works
yet, and lifted one of the largest loads
from a mother's heart whose child has
gone wrong. NAKCISSA SHEETS,
1667 East Thirty-third street, Vernon
avenue school, grade As.
WHAT HAPPEND TO JOHNNY
LEILA PRINCE, GRADE 9, LANKERSHIM
Mamma laughed at me because I
could not hold on to the comet's tail.
MARY CAMPBELL.
Bawtelle school, grade 6.
RODE ON A SKYROCKET
Dear Aunt Laurie:
It was the evening before Fourth of
July that Jimmy sat on tho porch
thinking of the skyrockets, firecrackers
and nigger chasers.
His father had been to the city the
day before and bought them for
Jimmy.
While he sat thinking a giant fire
cracker came walking up the path to
ward him.
He said, "You are just the boy I am
looklnp for. You are one of the bad
boys who set us on fire and blow us
Up. You had better come with me to
court and receive your punishment."
Jimmy started to run in the house,
hut the giant firecracker caught him.
He made Jimmy go ahead of him down
the walk to the sidewalk, where a
great nigger chaser stood. The fire
cracker opened a door and told Jimmy
to go in.
Inside the nigger chaser were two
chairs made of small firecrackers. A
large firecracker sat In the front chair.
He was the one who made the funny
automobile go.
The giant cracker put Jimmy in an
iron cage and the nigger chaser started
with a jerk. They were now after a
little negro boy who was playing in
the street. They soon caught him and
put him in the cage with Jimmy.
The big cracker said, "Two boys as
IS YOUNG PEOPLE'S FRIEND
Dear Aunt Laurie:
The Juvenile court does much for the
young people In this beautiful city of
temptation and win, and many way
ward youths owe a prreat deal to
their kind friend. Judge Wilbur.
Think Of the many boys who would be
sent to Whittier and girls to the Homo
of the Good Shepherd were it not for
the Juvenile court
The juvenile court is indeed a good
tiling ;> fill we trust our hoys and Birls
will profit by its man) «i><>d Influences
anil show their kindness toward .Indue
Wilbur by b,elng bo good and obedient
after the Brst offense, as to never again
be seen In his office ether than upon
friendly calls.
Yet xvi' should not Maine too harsh
ly the buys and girls Of 1-os Anßeles,
for I reality know of those whose
mothers would rather dress and be
on the street than remain at<home with
ih.'ii- children.
Is it any wonder Gerald and Ruth
Ket Into mischief, and are sent up to
their friend Judge Wilbur who always
has time to bother with them and a
place in his juvenile court for them to
rest and hear his kindly words of Rood
advice? HELEN MINXK'H.
824 Cladys avenue. 1 .os Angeles,
olive Street school, grade 89.
GIVE BOYS A CHANCE
Dear Aunt Laurie:
I think the juvenile courts are a great
benefit to a liuse city, because there
is so much corruption there.
The l.oys may read dime novels or
about minders and burglaries, and If
they have weak minds they may com
mit murders and burglaries 100.
Judee Wilbur of the juvenile court Is
a preat help to such boys.
[f I lie crime is the lirst the boy is
guilty of. and It is not a murder or a
serious crime, the boy is treed and he
is niven another chance to be good.
But if he dwsn't improve he is sent to
a reform school, where he is kept under
dose guard and lie has to behave him
self.
if the boys were sent to the peni
tentiary they would be in the company
of some very hard criminals, which
would make thafboy worse.
Boys who commit serious crimes
should be taken away from other boys,
for they are a bad Influence, and they
will not do for citizens of America.
Your loving niece,
OLLIE B. HUNTON,
, Orange, CaJ., li. F. D No. l. box 162;
O. V, high school, grade 9.
had as these will be enough to go to
court today."
That night Pete, the little negro boy,
and Jimmy were taken to court,
Jimmy's punishment was that he must
be tied to the largest skyrocket that
was ever made.
Several of the largest cannon crack
ers tied him to a great big skyrocket.
All at once it flew up so fast that
Jimmy did not realize what he was
doing.
They flew through the tail of Hal
ley's comet and visited Mars. Jimmy
say all sorts of funny thing 3.
All at once the skyrocket started to
(,-n down. It went fn fast that it
took Jimmy's breath away.
Down, down, down they went till
they landed right on the steps of
Jimmy's house. It struck so hard on
the .step that it broke the rope which
held Jimmy to the rocket.
He hurried into the house, and was
not any too soon, for his folks were
just going to call him to supper.
EUNICE JACKSON.
Bawtella school.
IN A SHIPWRECK
Dear Aunt Laurie:
One day last summer I had been to
the beach fishing, so when I came home
that night I dreamed about a fish.
I thought that 1 was riding on a big
boat when a storm came up. The boat
was wrecked, bill a friend of mine and
i happened to fall clom to • whale, io
we jumped on his tall and .slave I (li. re
about fifteen minutes. Then a big Qsh
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