Show KEEP OFF THE TRACK for some time complaints have been made of the exploits of ft a gang of small email boys near the southern boundaries of the city all calculated calou to annoy the employee emp loyes of the salt bait labb city street car company said boys will run io in front of the abe moving oars cars or in the cover of darkness decorate t abe be wires with indescribable rags or otherwise display the lamentable negligence of their parents nothing worse was done by these javle lit le outlaws outlaw to in embryo until lost last monday night when so owe we are bof armed they undertook to gross grease e the oar track for a considerable distance at the intersection ot of eleventh south and fourth east streets af the deed was probably intend ed for fora a practical april joke but it is ot of SD of serious a nature as to oali call for a warning the car tracks must be left alone one or the youthful jokers be hunted bunted down and given a practical lesson in criminal law serious consequences might have resulted considerable traffic is goina gainor on monic the streets street mentioned the were unable to check the speed of the oars care or stop atop in the crossing the wheels wheel gliding ing as on toe ice under the circumstances collision with a passing team might have been unavoidable and io in such a case loss lose of life would probably have resulted the attention of parents jiving io in the vicinity of the track where the annoyances noy poy ances complained of have been going on for a long time is called to this his last dangerous pastime because it is in felt that if some measure Is not taken by those whose im red late duty it is to do so to stop further jokes or the same saine character the inventive genlue of the camin may carry him too far the next experiment miff might bt be in the line of ef placing obstruct obstructions loDs on the track for the fun of seeing a car ditched mud and as the conductors conduct claim to know with some degree of certainty the leaders of the youthful marauders any further devious devices of theirs against the abe safety of the traveling public are sure to bring them serious trouble it is in admitted to be extremely difficult tor for parents to watch every movement of their children and to prevent them from mischief still baill that plea does not free the former from response ii itty one duty of parents is to know where their children are particularly at night and what company they kep to a neglect of this sacred duty duly many youthful esom escapades may be traced boys love jove liberty and need a good deal of it for the development of 01 their individuality but when freedom of action degenerates into malicious mischief it must be chocked checked promptly unless the intention is to lay jay the foundations for full fledged anarchy JIM in the next generation |