Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-08 | Page 10 | Police Start War on Juvenile Pool Players

Police Stari War on I Juvenile Pool Players Lester Wilson. 20 years old. of 606 Twenty-fourth street, failed to appear ( before the city court this morning on In charge of playing pool. His bail, amounting to $G was forfeited Howard Falkner, ig years old. Pleaded guilt tb I charge of playing pool inn! was given a five-days' aUjB-i aUjB-i ided cnt. -nee. Judge L. J. Ilollher warned l alkner that his next appearance appear-ance In the court would result in a straight Jail sentence. According to word from Captain J..11 t iian Jon.-s, the aiTes! 01 Wilson and Kalkner mark the first to have t .kcn place since .a campaign against juveniles in pool halls has been started. start-ed. All patrolmen have been ordered to make a close Inspection of all poo) halls. Not only boys under IS nho are caught, but proprietors of the pool halls will be prosecuted. It Is said Captain Jones said that the practice employed by pool hall proprietors of having hoys sign their Dames and age .on a register would not excuse them If the boys made false cntrlr-s about their age. nv