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Show IMMORALITY AT PARK. Little Hoys Kntleed Into Houses of III-Faine III-Faine by Men Who Give Them Money to Hasten Their Knin. The l'ark City .1 tner snys: "Men in this city are enticing young boys from the age of 12 to IS to visit the houses of ill-fame and accompanying them hither and giving them money wherewith to satisfy the demands of those beings who keep these houses of ill-fame. ill-fame. This is the school of vice in which children of some parents in this city are being trained. And what is the reason of this? It is because of the negligence of the parents in not knowing where their children are and what they are doing. "The men who are engaged in this TOUth-eorrupting TOUth-eorrupting art are known. The city marshal mar-shal knows of them. The mayor knows of it, and the acts of these men are being watched. Some of the parents of the boys have been notified by the authorities of the places their DOT! ore frequenting, and told their boys will ho locked up unless they look after them, and all these fond and careful parents have said in reply is: "Ob, we don't want our boys Bhtit up. We should feel very badly to have our boys exposed.' "These parents cared nothing fur the fact that their bovwcre being corrupted; they cared not thai they were being led the road which leads to a premature grave: but they did not want them exposed and shut up. "The law provides a penalty for these youth. corrupter., and a severe one, too; but It does not provide a punishment for such careless, lawless and inhuman parents. The Mtmer sees very little distinction that can be made. Neither p issess any of the traits that go to make men and women, and both deserve as severe a punishment as the law can impose. |