Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-09-07

such special institutions were in ex-
istence in all the states and territor-
les except Arkansas, Idaho, Indian
Territory, Mississippi, Nevada, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Texas and Wyoming.
The number of juvenile delin-
quents in institutions for such offend
ers increased from 14,846 on June l,
1890, to 23,034 on June 80, 1905
a gain of 8,1SS, or 52.2 per cent.
This remarkable increase is to be ac-
counted for chiefly by the establish
ment of new institutions and the ex-
tension of the functions of those al
ready in existence. 1t cannot, there
fore, be regarded as proof that crime
is now more prevalent than formerly
among the younger members of the
community. Whether such is the
case can only be determined by sta
tistics based upon the records of the
criminal and juvenile courts.
From January l to December 81,
1904, there were committed to re-
formatory institutions 1854 juve-
nile delinquents, of whom 1854, or
95.9 per cent, were males and 1860,
or 14.1 per cent, females.
CRIMINALITY OF COLORED
YOUTH.
OF the juvenile delinquents, 1,576,
or 1873 per cent, were colored, while
of the general population of the
United States in 1900, the colored
formed only 1921 per cent. These
figures would seem only slightly I'M
favorable to the colored, but it should
be remembered that the colored are
largely centralized in states where
little If any, provisions is made for
juvenile d%elinquents. When the fig
ures for individual states are con-
sidered, it appears that in general
the tendencies of the colored children
: toward crime are much greater than
> those of the white.
Foreign born white children to the
number of 1,116 were committed
6 during the year, and they formed IL
: Per cent of the total number of white
' juvenile d%elinquents. When all fac.
, tors are taken into consideration, this
n percentage is probably not excessive
: and the foreign born children ar
probably little if any more crimina
n than the native.
The rank of the principal ~juvenil'
offenses specified by the census Blu
reau, with the percentage of the tota
a number committed for each, were a
a follows: Larceny, 24.5; %incorrigi
n bility, 2O.2; truancy, 1913; burglary
+ IA; d~isorderly conduct, 6.S; vag
Al rancy, 6; assault, 1.9; and robbery
ie IL. In the south Atlantic and west
ern states more delinquents wer
y committed for incorrlgibility than TO
a any other specified %offense, while /
ST the north Atlantic and north centrs
r states larceny was the most commo
~ crime. and in the south central d
N vision. yagrancy.
IN For each of the offenses specified
4 except drunkenness and embeZZl'
n ment, delinquents had been sentence
as young as Z, s or 8 years of ag'
In these early years, however, II
most usual offenses were truaney, il
corrigibility and vagrancy. A majo
ity of the offenders guilty of disor,
re erly conduct. incorrigibility al
ng truancy were between 10 and
on years of age. The offenders commi
he ted for vagrancy were. as a elias
nv somewhat older.
or SENTENCES.
or The great majority-S1.3 per ce
til of the juvenile delinquents
.er known sentence committed duril
To- 1904 we're sentenced to confineme
-ro either during minority or for an