Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-11-02 | Page 3 | An Epidemic of Crime among the Boys

AN EPIDEMIC OF CRIMI AMONG THE BOYS 19 10 YOUNG MEN BETWEEN 15 AND 21 YEARS IN OAKLAND JAIL they are all accused cf theft but none will bo be booked until each ceo case Is decided oakland cal nov 2 ahe I 1 he police polac of oakland are confronted by evidence of a sweeping epidemic of crime among the boys of tills city records for be verol years were broken yesterday when the city prison was found to cobain 19 young men between the apes ages of 16 15 and 21 years all accused of filomia degree of theft none of the boys have been booked and the police will not disclose tie cie names of many until a decision as to their cases has boen reao reached hed three of the boys are chaigen with burglarizing an office in point nt richmond and stealing a typewriter another trio answer for theft of a gold watch countermanded A very devout clergyman in vae middle west had just married a couple and aid as was his custom offered a fervent prayer invoking the divine blessing upon them an AB they seemed to be worthy tolk folk and not overburdened with this worlds goods he prayed among other things tor for their material prosperity aco 0 besought the lord to greatly increase the mans business laying much stress on this point in filling out the blanks it became necessary to ask asic tho the man his business and to the ministers horror he said 1 I keep a saloon in telling the story to life his wife afterward he clergyman said that as he wrote down the occupation lie he whispered lord you answer that