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Show Complaints Made To Judge of the Juvenile Court Numerous complaints an? made from time to time to the juvenile authorities concerning acts that are being committed com-mitted by children in the city, and demanding de-manding thnt something be done immediately, im-mediately, according to a statement of Judge Dan Sullivan. These complaints are usually so lacking in information that the officers cannot take action. Judge Sullivan suggests that if Clti-zens Clti-zens desire to make the Juvenile court more effective they will be careful to ascertain the names of thp children they arc complaining about. "A few days ago a case was telephoned tele-phoned to the office" said Judge Sullivan, Sul-livan, "and the only information we could glean was that the Juvenllo officials of-ficials should do something immediately immedi-ately because a boy was cutting his name on the sidewalk on a certain street The Informant was asked if he had remonstrated with the youth and Informed him that he was violating the law. He said that he was riding in an automobile at the time and did not desire de-sire to eel out, so he just went on until un-til It was convenient to telephone. "This is one of the cases when 11 was the duty of the citizen to explain to the lad that his act was unlawful. Many times were are called on such wild goose chases as a report like this 1 brings on. When our officers get to the scene, the boy has gone and we have no means of knowing where to look for him. It is the duty of any cltl-sen cltl-sen in a case like that to first learn why the child Is doing a wrongful act, 1 I whether it is because he does not realize real-ize the fact that It is an offense or bi-rause li' has not le.umd to respect the law. Prevention Is the best remedy. |