Show Officials Lack Power to Jail Kid Criminals ESCANABA Mich United Press This city harbors two of the worlds world's youngest criminals They are Harry Johnivin 5 5 and his brother Merrill 9 The police are powerless to stop their depredations s sand and which have caused more trouble than any other gang gangin in Escanaba's history Under the state law governing juvenIle delinquency children under 12 cannot ho 00 committed to a state reformatory The two boys have been taken talen into custody three or four dozen times In the last 18 months and each time tinie have admitted ad- ad i ed-i their crimes All the police could do however was to offer falls falls- erl erly advice and send them on way again J 4 The boys have admitted settin fire to the Baptist church winch which caused damage amounting to They have bave entered stores and ad homes Not even the United State mall mail is immune from lom their attacks They tampered with willi boxes in the postoffice ice after setting getting of keys s A short time agO the police ere ere notified that a woman had bad her bOT bOr tied by a chain to the porch of th the home Investigation revealed tha it was Mrs Johnl and she had chained up her son In fn a last desperate desperate des des- attempt to keep him bins out O c trouble The last time the youngsters youngster were caught Merrill l was dressed in girls girls' clothes Inquiry revealed that tha Mrs Johnivin had put the garb on the boy in the tho hope he would n be too ashamed to go far from home It did not deter him and he led his his' Younger brother on an j lion or of business offices worked havoc with files and j fumi ture 1 |