El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-02

III PAso stands well up in the list
OF counties on the number OF
- juveniles sent to the Texas JuVs-
a1e Training Creforn) School.
For the II months ending August
q. 1918. FL Paso had sent 50 boys TO
the institution. Dallas with IS and
Tarrant with SO were the only counties
having . larger claim on the institu-
don By reason OF its juvenile popula-
ESon incarcerated there. Bexar county
only sent a and Harris only SO.
For the six months ending last March
I, FL Pzso county tied Bexar county
with 4S and was exceeded only by
Dallas's IS boys and Fort Worth's 80.
The figures are made public in q re
port Just published by the board 81
governors of the school This report
shows the institution to be in about
the same condition OF dlsrepalr as
most Of the Texas institutions.
Buildings are declared TO be in need OF
repair. light, heat ventilation and all
the other essentials for healthy living,
and additional accommodations are
badly needed
The board also recommends that the
present delinquency law be wiped off
the statute books and a modern law
enacted. patterned after some OF the
states that have adequate laws on the
subject. The present law allows q
county Judge to recall q lad at any
line after he has been committed TO
the institution and also permits boys
10 be sentenced for definite terms The
board recommends that the new law
take this discretion from the judges
and that It provide that boy, once
committed to the institution, must re-
main there until q years u age IN
less he is released by the board Of con-
troll on parole to relatives or friends
who can show that they are able 70
amply care for him; his conduct would
establish whether It is safe Tor him 10
5e released or not
A boy Sentenced for a year or so,
the hoard says. If he is incorrlglble,
merely contaminateS the other boys
and is not improved himself, whereas
4 he is not a bad boy, a year Is often
long enough to keep him. IL at the end
Of that time, he can be taken in hand
by parents OF the proper guardians
The board has established a military
corps for the boys and rewards them
by promotions. Those showing ADAPT
ability are also taught trades, sucn
a. printer. carpenter. mason barDer.
engineer, etc A new hospital and some
other buildings are being erected D.
the boys themselves, under dIrecIlon
Of manual training supervisors
Prison bars have all been done away
with at the institution, and, while
guards are employed, the lads are prin-
cfpaIly kept at the place on their honor
period from Sept / last year to this
wear on March J. Only 25 boys had
10 be punished for infractions OF the
rules during that time and seven OF
these were for fighting.
good story has drifted up from
Dublan, where Maj. Gen John J. Perish
ing has his headquarters
John BarleycOrn has been denied al
TRANSFORMATION from Columbus by Gen
Pershing and orders against bringing
IN any "booze" are very strict,
Recently Brig. Gen Scriven, head OF
the army signal corps, flew to Dublsn
from Columbu The noise Of his ar
irving machine brought all officers and
men out TO greet him BE alighted,
and. as the motor was still running
Cen. Scriven had to speak in q very
loud voice. to assure his being heard
he strobe over to Gen. Pershing, slap
ned him on the back and said: Well
lack. how are yOu2 Say, I brought
Won 2 bottle Of Johnny Walker" Those
who tell the story say that the eN-
preston on Gen PershinSs race was
hard 10 fathOm-
Col E Y. Smith, than whom there
IS no officer more beloved by FL Paso-
ans, was both coming and going the
other dav. He was coming from Mex
ico and going to Deming. TO assume
new command. Somebody has been
telling tales on the colonel and this
Is ore of them: He was explaining
10 a bunch OF friends that he was un-
der orders TO proceed to Deming- and
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