Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1910 — Dentistry Reforms Bad Boy [ARTICLE]

Dentistry Reforms Bad Boy

Delinquent Chicago Urchin Testifies to Good Done Him by Forwarding Gold Piece. Chicago.—Ten dollars’ worth of dentistry, supplied by the Children’s Day association has reformed a delinquent Chicago urchin into an honest, Industrious boy. A flve-dollar gold piece received In Chicago the other day proves the transformation. . , Joseph Bejlovec, sixteen years old, a Bohemian boy, Is the hero of the story. Bejlovec was until a short time ago a delinquent youth, spent most of his time dodging the truant officer and the rest In mischief of more or less serious nature. He was arrested and taken before the Juvenile court. There he was examined by the physician attached to the court and his teeth found to be in bad condition. The physician spoke to the court nurse and the nurse told the agent of the Children’s Day association. The association is devoted to relieving emergency cases that appear before the court, and the agent was interested Immediately. She. gave $lO to be used in fixing Bejlovec’s teeth. As soon as this was done the Judge would not punish hint, but would send him to a farm at Scherville, Ind., where he could work and if he were willing to do so could save enough money to pay back the $lO. Bejlovec went to the farm. The other day a letter was received at the offices of the Children’s Day association In the Woman's Temple. When It was opened a flve-dollar gold piece rolled from the envelope. It was from Bejlovec. He said he was working steadily; had saved the five dollan;

wanted It to be accepted as half pay* ment of his debt, and that he would have the other five dollars saved up within a short time and would send it on.