The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-08-04

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Cases reported to humane socie.
ty ................... A
Miscellaneous complaints, no rec
ord .................. so
Total complaints ............. 49S
Number of Children Before the Court
BOYS ................'. 40
Girls ............,...... II
Adults cited to appear.... -. 10
Number of cases and complaints
settled out of court by proba-
ton officer ............... 41S
Number of Hearings
For delinquency ................ 40
For dependency or neglect. 16
Contributing to delinquency. 1
Neglect of minor children. 4
Hearings of record. ......... 3S
Hearings no record. rd.............. 81
Number of runaway children ap-
pretended and returned to their
homes in other states and cities
of this state:
Girls ...... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Number of Children Committed To
Industrial Schools
BOYS ''.'.... ......'.''''..'.. b
GIFTS ...... .......'.....'
Number of children committed to
Children's Home.
Number of children released from
Children's Home and surren-
dered to parents ............
Number of dependent children
placed in private homes:
BY adoption .................... q
BY order of the court. ..........
Number of children paroled from
Industrial Schools.
Number of children returned to
Industrial Schools for violating
| parole ..................
Number Of children on probation
during the year ............... 81
Number of children discharged
from probation during year. Is
Number of children from Knox
county now in Industrial schools
Boys ..............,...
GIFTS .............'.... ....'.'''''''
Number of dependent children in
new Children's Home. ........ l.
Number of dependent children in
private homes and cared for
without compensation. .... L
Total number of dependent chill
dren in Knox county. y.......... 2
In addition to this number there ar,
20 children that by reason of a recen
ruling of the Attorney General ar
now deprived of the partial supper
that they formerly received from tn
County Poor Fund, as by such rulin
dependent children must now be care
for in the Children's Home or by
Mothers Pension or this number tw
have been committed to Industria
Schools; two to the Children's Home
three cared for by Mothers Pei
sion, and one adopted; so that in fac
we have SO dependent children in ou
county.
We are not in sympathy with tn
ruling of the Attorney General in thi
matter, and question it's justice or wi
dom, for it has worked great hart
ship ON many poor mother, and otl
ers who were willing to care for sue
children in their homes, with a littl
aid from the county. Many of thos
children were not subjects for th
Children's Home, and their mother
do not come under the provisions {
2 the Mothers Pension Act; consequen
ly the poor mothers must take in MOI
4 washings, or beg for charity to kee
3 their children together. And agai
our local Charity Organization is nj
5 strong enough to give anything bl
temporary aid in few cases.
4 Amount of money received from
4 parents and paid out for the sup
port of minor children. ... 81 ,49S.'
4 Approximate value of stolen prop
erty recovered and money paid
0 back to make good money or
y property stolen ......... 125..
Number of miles travelled answer
3 ing calls, making Investigations
Z and conveying children to Chill
2 drens Home or Industrial
D Schools ..,...., ..,...,....... Az
. Amount of incidental expenses,
. serving warrants, citations and
d other orders of the court, livery
D hire, railroad fares, etc, in
D Guiding transportation to Indus
a trial Schools and Children's
Home, and investigations of
. homes for Mothers Pen
slons' ,,.,,..,,......,... SS3
Mothers Pension Department
A From Aug, lst, 1915 to Aug. 1, 1916,
Number of applications, ......