Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1912 — The Scapegoat. [ARTICLE]

The Scapegoat.

“You say the boy’s maternal grandfather was a highwayman?" “Yes.” “And his paternal grandfather was charged with arson?" “Yes.” “And his aunt is a shoplifter, and his uncle a counterfeiter?” “Yes.” “Then to what do you ascribe his waywardness ?” “Why, to moving pictures, of course.”