New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 8, 1923, Page 19

LAWS ARE MADETO PROTECT BOYHOOD Awakengd Conscience and Legis- lation Since the War Portschaeh, Austria, June & » Though the war stopped the progress of the world in many direcons, it has nevertheless resulted in an & ened conscience and progressive | lation for the protection of heyh Bueh is the assertion of a legal oo Mission reporting en the proteefion and reformation of hoyhood 1o the Becond Worid's Conference of Y. M €. A, workers with beys, published June 3. The report is based on a study ‘of conditions in 35 countries. “The newer countries of the werld," aceording to H. Wallace Boutter of Routh Afriea, chairman of the eom mission, “are legislating in accord ance with the new spirit of penology 8nd the conclusions of psyehologica! research, and are striving to prevent the growth in their midst of the hor- rors of the older countries” Boys Live Under Laws Approximately 70 per cent of the boys in the United States, according 1o the commission, live under laws which ecompe! schoo! attendance be tween the ages of § and 16, Amerl ca's experience 1g frequently quoted. and the tendency to project free edu cation forward inte the college grade 18 marked as noteworthy, The report Fums up the educational obligations | upon governmepts as follows “The ideal 10 be aimed at and steadily worked for is that up to the age of 18 years it shall be made pos. sible’ for a boy's energies to be ob. sorbed not by work but by education =An education that strengthens the body, develops the mind, equips Jim not only for earning a livelihood, but also for community service, and thus luys Intellectual and moral founda- tions of good citizenship, “Christian natfons must certainly resist the materialism that would sacrifice the development of person-| ality to the supposed necessities of in- dustry, and must not he satisfied un- til the law brings within reach of the poorest boy the highest education.” Boundaries Have Bearing International boundaries and race characteristics have a minor bearin on juvenile delinquencies, the report indicated. Striking similarities are revealed by the statistics of-all na- tions. Theft is the big outstanding offense of juveniles whether in Japan, Ttaly, or America -~ “ask for Horlick's The ORIGINAL Malted Milk Original Food-Drink for All Ages. Qu!eilechuHGne.Oflcetl’ouna?m. RichMilk;Malted GrainExtractin Pow- dere&s Tabletforms. Nourishing~Nocooking, & Avoid Imitations and Substitutes “We are convinced,” the | ommissones #ales et is prebat mogt | eause of theft by beys of & S A Yery large propention s is for 1 Phyaica Ok 8 o Kations f Juveniie ¥ undernounished boy repony ad { eriming avietis ol cates # & the wajority 16 1o in order that & larger gve wmay Profit by the remedial measures & ready in force for uveniles he commission further says The conciusions of modern psy helogical research must be 1ylly ex plored. Any treatment of boy delin quents must have ‘respect 1o the Iy dividual personality of the effender He be put on probation subiect o treatment and the treatment need ed may be entirely medical. The de clsion must alm at a solutian of hi peeuliar problem with a view 1o his recovery, The methods of payeh Anaiysis should, whenever possibie, b used, net only by skilled men and women, Close observation in sehoo of boys with tendencies to wrong-do Ing would prevent many of them &r riving at the police courts,” Recommendations of the ecommis. sion include a eall for the establish ment by the World's Alllance of | Young Men's Christian Associations of an international boys' committee whose work shall be to study the | preblems of hoys' life in all countries, f(n colleet particulars of all legislation |affecting the legal status of boyhood 'uuu is passed from time to time, to keep all pational councils periodically advised of such legisiation and any other reform movements in progress, and to take whatever steps may e nation adequate legal proteetion,” CROKER WAS “A SAINT" | Widow Thus Describes Former Tam. many Chieftain in Court Today-— @ hildren Were Disinterested, By The Associated Pross Dublin, June 8.—Direct examina- tlon of Mrs. Bula Crocker, widow of Richard Croker, one time Tammany jchtettain was resumed today in the jeourt action to test the validity of his Unal will, brought by Richard Croke T, The widow testified that she was present when her husband made |the will now belng contested but that #he did not interfere in the drawing |up of its provisions, Mr. Croker's last {llness covered five months but during this time only |one of his children, Florence, inquir- ed about him, the witness said. She I‘nddwl that Richard Croker was "a | saint.” The judge refused permission for counsel to question her as to the al- leged hostile campaign against her in the American newspapers. As for her husband’s wealth, people had said he was a mlilionaire but she did not dis- cover it to be so. Mr. Croker him- &elf told her he had been wealthy but that his family had robbed him and he desired her to have what was left, She agreed to counsel's suggestion that the total she received was about $1,000,000 ‘but Mr. Croker had 1 that before he was “robbed” he as worth $15,000,000. When she met Mr. Croker she was earning her own living, but five years after that date she testified, she possessed $750,000, Everytime a "Herald” Classified ad | appears for a person, it is a vote of | confidence by that person in our re- | sult securing ability, |ing to 1, J, O'Malley, of ( €xpedient to secure to the boys of any 4 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JUN NIGHT FLYING MAY BE POPULAR STUNT Feat of Lieutenants MacCready and Kelly Starts Innovation Night brought by the great stop flight acress the Chicage, June & fying aviators has heen before the public contine Ldeutenants Macready and Ke through this demonstration feasibility, general night fiying a the delivery of mal may become an accomplished faet b fore the end of the summer, accord a recent address before the Chicago Aviation elub, Rests With Lighting Companies, “A great part of the plans for this epoch-making Achievement i tion now rests with the public wtilit ing companie les then selves,” sald MF beacon lights are ne fiying particularly w be made for delivery o sengers, A great start in this respect struction of ably more w will be done in during the United States Aerial developed a plan for flying mall which seems thoroughly tieable, once the various cities which the night mail passes agree to maintain the necessary lghting sys- tem and emergency landing flelds, Future of Aerial Mail, “It is @ fact that the whole future success of the aerial mall hinges upon the success of night flying, since the time that is lost by laying over nights would eliminate the saving in time obtained through day flying. “The night fiyer is reduced to flying by compass, and no compass has yet been evoived’ that is sufficiently liable to be depended upon Iy, Then the question of f ings s involv In ev fallure the flyer is obliged to make a landing. This I8 sometimes danger- ous, aithough not as much as might think, since a plane, properly equipped with search lights operated from battery, can be guided intelli- gently when near the ground, al- though being without power it cannot rise again if the ground is unsuit- able for landing. Lights at Various Points, “In general, night flying depends upon beacon lights at various po along the route by which the may know his location; emer; landing flelds indieated streaming searchlights; ped with searchlights for Ir the cultivation of a night sense,” avia Gulde or ssary for night stog mal has be are to T pas made Il as in this summer Mail has night prac- over one “flying Shampoo with one Soap.— Cuticura Cuticurs Soap is the favorfteformtety rasorshaving. icago, in |} + ILLEGAL CONTRACTS Tmportant Decision of Supreme Court ‘“T Geneval Revision of 5o valled Agents’ Comtracts, ing the night s ghven territory t s tractors at a sy t the th ontract within his terr) fixed price and the woh ¢ ourt and 1 comy suprei Model 8 “Lifetime” $8.75 Other styles Y The Suprema .50 0.00 A $2.4 Lol Gitt for | ¥ Graduation | Perfection in Pen Making ‘Will Make Five Carbons Iridium Tipped Point Guaranteed for a Lifetizne Meets the requirements of the busy executive—Unequalled for the salesman in making orders ADKINS |f PRINTERS AND STATIONERS 66 CHURCHST | HOME FURNISHING CO. 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