East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-17

Boys or girls-sex makes on differ
ence-if under IS years of age may
no longer habitually frequent the
streets of Pendleton after Z o'clock
in the evening. This was the edict
OF Judge r. p. Gilliland, of the ju-
venile court in Umbatllla county this
morning, who informally issued a
warning to that effect to the parents
of Pendleton. 1t was the first step
in crusade undertaken by Judge
Gilliland against "street-walking' and
street idling in this city,
II am determined" said Judge
Gilliland, "to break up this habit of
young girls walking the streets Of
Pendleton after dark. There are
some of these children whom 1 see
every time l come down town in the
evening, no matter what the hour, nor
how late. l see some of them gad-
ding up and down the street, loafing
on the corners, or about the depot.
can not understand what their par
ents or guardians mean by so allow
ing them to court the danger of
criminal life.
Some of the boys no doubt are
just as bad, although the girls are
more noticeable. But both boys and
girls must keep off the streets at
night. They will not be allowed to
make a habit of loafing around town
after o'clock in the evening. That
is late enough for any child to be
away from home and the parents
must see that they are kept in unless
there is a reason for their absence.
THE path in which some children
OF from IA to II years of age are
travelling is APPALLING. 1t is the duty
of this court to put a stop to such
gsddng and loafing, and the delin-
qunt child law passd by the last leg
islature gives me power TO do so.
Will Start Crusade
81 intend to take up a crusade
against this evil at once, and in do
ing so I have been assured Of the as
sistance of the district attorney, and
the probation officers of the city, ].
b. Haley, Mrs Fee and Mrs Coles
worthy
"If boys and girls persist in loafing
on the street after this warning,
whether they do so with the consent
of their parents or not, the children
will be proceeded against under the
delinquent child law. II the parents
will not control them we will. III
the parents cannot we can under this
new law.
at is awful to think of, but there !
may be some of the young girls on
the streets now who are so far gone |
as to be beyond help from the good
homes into which we can put them, |
but If they will not reform after be-
ing given such a chance we can at
least put them where they will not
be a menace to other children by Set
ting them an example of the good
times" that lead to destruction. The
law gives all delinQuents into the
custody of this court until they are
2l years of age and if necessary we
can put them in state institutions I'M
II llldl llillt, NlltIt luty CAN lnJuTe
no one by association with the inno-
'ent. An example of the evil they
10 now was shown the other day
when a gentleman complained to be
hat his little six year old daughter
lad heard from other girls all about
he good times" that some of them
nave had.
The first real work of the crusade
vas begun yesterday when a prettyl
girl of II was brought before the
udge on a charge of delinquency.
Upon a promise to reform she was
secured a good home in this city and
Will be given another chance. During
he course of the hearing the girls
mother urged Judge Gilliland to con-
inue his work to keep other girls
away from the pitfalls into which
ler daughter had fallen.