Show AX X APPEAL l TO MEN TO SA SAVE YE BOYS The other day Justice ce James C C. C of ot Brooklyn N. N Y was Vas called upon to sentence e three boys bos all 21 to the electric chair chah for m mur mur- urdel ur- ur der del They had robbed and killed a bank messenger After Arter tho sentence of death was as passed tho the justice delivered delivered delivered de- de de de- livered a lecture to t the he men or every community should heed He said The Tho fact fact Is that the age of ot these offenders is is' not not unusual Most lost of or orthe the criminals are Ze boys an and young men To be exact over SO 80 per per cent of them are less than 25 years of age age- If the people e of Dro Brooklyn klyn as ask why WIlY so o many youths become criminals crimi pals nals I can tell themA them 1 A A dozen years years- of of Investigation n and experience experience- in ih these se matters have demonstrated that tha the vast majority of all 1111 the youthful o or committed committed committed commit commit- ted crime because they had haa bad as associates associates associates associates' as- as and were mere not under the proper in proper influences in t the e years when vh n boyhood was turning into manhood the ag ages s of 12 and 18 IS That Is the most Important period in a boys boy's boys boy's Then his Ideals are acquired his acquired his character formed In those years every boy needs need to be under the i influence of af th the right kind Q of a l man He needs such amans aman's a aman's amans mans man's life to supply ills his ideals and SU dl such a i a man man an i to become his his h hero ro Every boy is a hero worshiper The There re reason reason so so sot S many b become come criminals is t that at they follow t the e wrong leaders ea ers This condition i is a a chall challenge to U the e manhood of pur your Jour community What are we men nIen men t yens Tens ens of thousands of bo boys s 's are our str streets ets looking for a amusement amusement n seeking seeking seeking seek seek- ing adventure y yearning rl ing for co com cam I Many of them have no fathers and the parents of or many others give little or no teed heed to the places their boys bos visit or or the he companions companions companions com com- they choose Do we oc men owe one no dut duty to these boys Can wo longer remain blind to the perils perUs that beset them Should we wo not provide places where such boys may meet and play and bo be entertained and instructed Instruct d and all the tho time be under tho the influence of ot men or of orthe orthe the right kind This is a practical thing thing- It can canI I be done It has been done clone in a small way and with wonderful results Why should not we undertake it in abig abig a abig big way We can lessen the tho crimes in our midst by giving our attention to the y youths They need a mans man's surfing guiding band hand and h helpful lY ty They need the the example of ot atrue a atrue true truo mans man's life Ufe in forming their character Brooklyn can be made b better Whether it will hc bo be de depends ends us its men Shall we turn lurn lour our backs and Ignore existing conditions conditions' condi condl- or shall we ve V challenge coal chal lenge and lend ourselves to the task Its It's a mans man's job and it needs red- red blooded men nien men l I will put something something something some some- thing of ot themselves into the under under- taking Men Ien this Is a call a-call call t td Us us Are r w we awake Do we hear hear It it Will Will- our I consciences let us ignore it Shall Shat we not help tomake b better the the boys boys boy of today SI uld we we not begin beginy V 50 4 at once y T |