Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-09

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not only encourage boys TO use tobacco
but also to gamble. having variou!
gaming devices In back rooms, where
| young men and boya5are said to con.
sregate in large numbers. We have
been successful IN having few OF
tho proprietors OF the places punished
! but 1t is hard to secure necessary cyl.
dence to convict Some small stores,
| particularly In the country places.
| also sell tobacco to boys. These have
been receiving our attention. with the
result that most OF them have promis-
cd to dcsist from violation of the to-
bacco law.
a number Of saloon and drug store
men have been apprehendcd and pun-
isied during the year for selling liquor
to minors and for permitting them on
their promises. Our laws on the SUBJ
ject are ample. and If carefully en-
forced would give our boys and girl.
absolute protection from these evils.
AID ASSOCIATIONS.
An cndeavor will he made in tn.
near future to secure the organization
Of home finding and labor finding as
sociat.ons Many dependent ana
neglected children have been placed
III good homes through the efforts OF
the court. and Il number OF home
less children adopted into some Of tha
best families i'll the state. but at Bres-
cnt there Is no active organization in
salt Lake City doing work along these
lines. Labor finding associations ars
very essential. for the only treatment
some delinquent boys need Is to be
placed In good situations where they
can earn an honest living.
The accompanying tables submitted
by Chief Probation Officer Brown con.
tain comprehensive cpitome of the
work Of the Juvenile court in SaIs
Lake county during the past year, and
represent n vast amount of time and
labor bestowed upon delinquent and
neglected boys and girls. But there is a
great deal of time and toll devoted to
the cause which do not appear in those
tubes. For instance. considerable cor,
respondence has been attended to.
scores of parents and others have ap.
pcalcd to us for counsel and advice.
which has always been cheerfully given,
during the year over so addresses have
been delivered on juvenile court work
TO assemblies ranging from 20 or 80
10 thousands of people. These we have
to make educational in
character, and have resulted we fee!
sure, in keeping many delinquent boy
ana girls out OF court When parent.
Know the law they are willing. with
rectlng their children and teaching
them TO respect the law.
AMENDMENTS TO LAWS.
While Utah's juvenile court laws arc
excellent, the Legislative COMMITTEES
appointed BY the Juvenile Court as.
ISOLATION of Utah, at Its convention
ast spring, after holding n number
p meetings to consider the subject,
nave concluded to recommend a few
changes and amendments. which. n
s believed, will improve the code. A.
ne committee will probably make q
special report of their labors, it will
not be necessary to go into details IN
his report.
NECESSITY FOR MORE FUNDS.
Much volunteer service has bcen
in the Juvenile courts in
various states. and especially in Utah.
some states at first attempted to make
ne court an exclusively charitable
system. THESE attempts proving UNI
' 81 have been abandoned, for
ne juvenile courts. being part OF tina
state Judicial systems, must. to rel
me best results. be supported in the
sumo way as other courts. AlthoIp.
much volunteer work will doubtless
ne done, and VIII always be welcome.
he effective work. the work that
counts most. will necessarily be done
~ the regularly paid officers. This
oelng the case, it is earnestly urged
nat you use your. Influence to secure
or the juvenile courts Of the state n
LIBERAL appropriation, so that orr wori,
nay be carried to, the highest pos.
'lble point OF usefulness.
UINTAII TRAINING. SCHOOL
" .
Through the wisdom and generosity
Of the commissioners of Salt Like
county. the Uintah Training school for
ooys has been moved into splendid
new quarters, and, under the able SUI
perVision Of Mr.. Brown and his assist,
nv Mt. Palmer has accomplished
! splendid mission among the bovsg
who llave been placed there, MANY
gratifying corrections have resulted
rom the efforts of these gentlemen.
The law provides that other counties.
by paying n nominal amount for their
support. h may send their delinquent
boys to this school for treatment, but
oWing no doubt to lack of information.
not many have taken advantages of
ms opportunity. With higher salaries
10 probation officers throughout tho
state, enabling them to devote moro
liine TO the labor among DELINQUENT
children, several more such schools
could be established to good advan-
tage In various parts OF the state.
WORK WELL DONE.
The report OF Chief Probation or
Ilcer Brown shows that about 500 hovs
una una girls have been handled during
The Year, only about $40 of these com.
ing before the court. This showing
speaks well for our probation system
showing that u large percentage of de-
linquent children receive the neces-
sary correction without giving than
4 court record, and Is in keeping with
the policy which we have adopt.I
Ehcli one of these 800 has received
me most careful consideration. and in
Utmost every instance, where parents
nave united with us. have been ben
Gifted and turned from OWL to rnnd
Although the aim Is to prevent us far
us possible any of our wards going r.
either the Training school or tbn IN.
dustrial school, after every othn,
means has failed. few have Noon
sent to these institutions. Howevnr
WIN the care given the boys at the
lorifler' and the Intelligent and kindly
treatment given the boys and rlrls ~
IL GoWahs ana his capable assistants.
we ieel confuent that every one sent
to these schools will receive tho very
best possible training
with sincere thanks for your carn,st
support, and that of your able serre.
tary during the past year, thi; rennrt
Is respectfully submitted,
'5 GAURDELLO BROWN
CAnnual report as chief probation Of
ficeU.
INC year Just ended has been tho
most successful year of the court since