Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 15, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 May 1920 — Page 5

■Tr ACTS ON •DELINQUENT •cases in year juvenile Report for Past 12 Months Shows Increase Over Year Before. BLAME PARENTS’ LAXITY “Bad” boys and girls of Indianapolis are giving the authorities of Marion county much concern, the official report of the Juvenile court shows. There were 718 delinquent boys and girls brought into the court during the fiscal year ending March 31, according to the annaul report made public today. Delinquent fathers paid in a total of M 2,823.12 as support money on orders of Judge Frank J. Lahr for their own children in their own homes, not including amounts paid for the care of children in institutions. The statistical report shows that there were 463 delinquent boys and 253 delinquent girls for the year ending March 31 last. M*®.rNQU EXCY SHOWS INCREASE OVER 1918. For the pteceeding year there was 709 delinquent cases, as compared to 718 for last year. Os the delinquent boys and girls handled by the court last year, there were 499 whites, 213 colored and six cases in which the reports do not state the color. There were 705 American-born delinquents. four foreign born and nine not stated. Concerning the religion of the delinquents. the report shows that there were

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537 Protestants, fifty-eight Catholics, one Christian Science, nine Hebrews and 313 with no religion. It gives the mental conditions of the 718 delinquents as follows: Six hundred and eighty normal, nineteen abnormal, three feeble-minded and sixteen not stated. Concerning physical conditions, 692 were normal, one epileptic, ten abnormal and fifteen not given. The report also throws some light on the home conditions of the delinquent children. The 713 homes of the delinquent children are listed as follows: Good, sev-enty-nine; fair, 266; bad, 320, and ninetythree unknown. Neighborhood conditions are described as follows: Good, eigbly-six; fair, 255; bad. 239, and unknown, eighty-one. The report sums up the chief apparent

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causes of delinquency as follows: Lack of parental care, 620; bad associates, forty-three; truancy, three; thoughtlessness, two, and miscellaneous causes at fifty. PARENTAL LAXITY CHIEF CAUSE. The report shows that there were offenses charged to 280, the largest number being 161 for petit larceny and fifty for burglary. J Os 419 offenses, against public orders, 174 of that number were incorrigibility, 105 truancy and fifty-one for immoral conduct. In: the disposition of 718 cases, twentynine were sent to the Indiana Girls school and thirty-seven suspended ; fortyfour to the Indiana Boys' school and fifty-three suspended; fifty to White's institute and twenty-two suspended; one to the Julia E. Works Training school

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and eleven to the House of the Good Shepherd, Indianapolis. 368 DEPENDENT GASES HANDLED. There were 368 dependent cases handled for the year ending March 31, of which 172 were boys and 196 were girls. In disposing of the dependent cases, seventy-one were sent to the Indianapolis Orphans’ Asylum, twenty-one to the Indianapolis Colored Orphans’ Asylum, twenty-two, temporarily, to the board of guardians and forty-four permanently; twenty-three as wards of the court, thirty-three to private homes, eleven released to parents, thirty-four to' mothers and eighteen to fathers. There are numerous cases which never reach the court and those cases are not included in the official report, as attaches of the court have been able to bring about the desired changes without bringing the parties into open court.

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Women’s Evening Dresses, $23 Dreses of satin, taffeta, Georgette crepe and nets, in shades of rose, coral, orchid, canary and black; all sizes. —Pettis dresses, second floor. Women’s $35 Dresses, $21.90. Dresses of tricotine and crepe de chine, in navy blue and black, braid, embroidery and button trimmed; sizes 16 and 18, 36 to 44. Small lot. —Pettis dresses, second floor. Sleeveless Jackets, $4.25 All-wool heather jersey sleeveless jackets, also a limited number of velour jackets. Ideal for sports wear. Many of these are marked at one-half their former price. —Pettis coats, second floor. G-irls’ White Dresses, $3.00 and $5.95 Organdy and voile dresses, daintily trimmed with lace and tucks, and ribbon or aelf material sashes. Sizes are broken and quantities limited. —Petti* Junior depL, second floor. Middy Blouses, $1.45 Neatly trimmed middy blouses of plain white material. Lace front style. —Petti* middy blouse*, second floor. Girls’ Khaki Middy Suits, $2.25 Middy suits of washable khaki materials, lace front and pleated skirt styles. Sizes 6 to 16 years. —Petti* Junior dept., second floor. Fur Scarfs, $7.75 Animal fur scarfs of brown fox. Satin lined and very handsome. —Pettis fur*, second floor. Women’s Suits, $26.00 Suits of tweeds and checked velours, In sizes for both women and misses. Both belted and tailored models. —Petti* suit*, second floor. Women’s Coats, $8.50 An assortment of coats, Including tweeds, velours and covert; in tan, Copenhagen blue, brown and rose. Sizes for women and misses. —Petti* coats, *econd floor. $1.69 Faille Luster Poplins, $1.25 Thirty-six-inch faille luster poplins, of firm 3-ply thread filling, and silk warp of the highest luster All colors. —Petti* llk*. street floor, west aisle. $6.00 Cups and Saucers, Dozen, $3.48 Plain white imported china, in the wanted Ovide shape. —Petti* chin*ware dept, basement. $1.30 Table Tumblers, Dozen, 85c Thin-blown glass table tumblers of nice size. —Petti* glassware dept, basement 50c Notions, 29c 50c Twine shopping bags. 50c Sanitary belts. 50c Sanitary aprons. 50c Sanitary Napkins. 50c Dress shields. —Petti* notion dept., street floor, west aisle. Women’s $4.95 and $5.95 Tub Dresses, $3.50 Os figured and 6triped lawn, with white organdy collar, cuffs and hemstitched edge. —Pettis wash dresses, second floor. 35c Apron Ginghams, 25c Standard apron ginghams in indigo blue checks. All staple patterns. —Pettis wash goods, street floor, aisle one. 49c Shirting Percales, 35c Thirty-six-inch percales, all light grounds, with stripes and dots. —Pettis wash goods, street floor, aisle one. $2.50 Mohair Brilliantine, $1.98 Fifty-four-inch black mohair brilliantine; absolutely dustproof and a very fine high lustrous quality. —Pettis silks, street floor, west aisle. $3.75 Linings, $2.69 Beautiful white novelty Venetians, silk jacquard brocades, 36 inches wide. These are used for wash skirts as well as coat linings. —Pettis lining dept., street floor, aisle two. $3.50 Shirtings, $2.50 Fine quality silk broadcloth shirtings, in 32-inch width. Beautiful color combinations and the newest patterns. Pettis silks, street floor, aisle one. $1.35 and $1.25 Silk Sweater Yarn Ball, 90c In almost all colors for filet and sports sweaters. Pettis art dept., fifth floor. SI.OO Embroidery Needles, 59c New embroidery needles for French knot work. Pettis art dept., fifth floor. Mesh Veilings, 19c An assortment of odd pieces of different lengths and patterns. Black and colors. —Pettis Veiling dept., street floor, aisle two. Women’s 50c Neckwear, 29c Collars of net trimmed with Venise lace, others are embroidered. —Pettis neckwear, street floor, aisle two.

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Men’s 15c Handkerchiefs, 6 for 59c Handkerchiefs, neatly hemstitched and of good quality material. —Pettis handkerchiefs, street floor, aisle two. Boys’ $1.25 Overalls, 99c Made of good quality blue denim of fine, heavy weight. —Pettis clothes for boys, third floor. Men’s $3.50 Overalls, $2.69 Blue denim overalls, made bib style. All new stock. (Just 2 pairs to a customer.) —Pettis clothes for men, third floor. SI.OO Box Assorted Chocolates, 69c Fresh and delicious assorted chocolates, nicely packed in pound boxes. —Pettis candy dept., basement. Women’s $3.95 Tricolette Blouses, $2.89 Slipover tricolette blouses in a splendid assortment of wanted colors and models. —rettis blouses, second floor. Women’s $14.95 Sweaters, $7.95 Broken lots of smart sweaters in attractive colors and combinations. Just a limited quantity. —Pettis sweaters, second floor. Children’s $3.00 and $3.50 Canvas Shoes, $1.95 Misses’ and children’s white canvas lace shoes. Sizes 8% to 11, 11% to 2. —Pettis shoes, street floor, aisle six. Misses’ $4.00 Pumps, $2.95 Tan calf and black calf ankle strap turn sole pumps. Sizes 11% to 2. Pettis shoes, street floor, aisle six. Women’s SB.OO and $8.50 Oxfords, $5.95 Comfortable oxfords of vici kid, with leather Louis or baby Louis heels. —Pettis shoes, street floor, aisle six. 25c to SI,OO Books, 10c A small lot of soiled and damaged books; quantities are limited. —Pettis books, street floor, aisle four. 80c Chocolate Dipped Peanuts, 39c Chocolate dipped peanuts, fresh and pure. —Pettis candy dept., basement. Women’s Knitted Garments, $1.98 Angora scarfs, smart knitted coatees and vests, slipover sweaters. All in broken lots aiiJ sizes. —Pettis sweaters, second floor. Women’s Regular and Extra Size Blouses, 98c Blouses of dimity and voiles in plain white and colors. —Pettis blouses, second floor. Women’s $2.50 Pure Silk Gloves, $1.49 Elbow length silk gloves in white only. All sizes. —Pettis gloves, street floor, aisle four. Women’s $2.48 Silk Moire Hand Bags, $1.39 Double frame with stationary coin purse, extra mirror and fancy lining. —Pettis leather goods, street floor, aisle three. $3.50 Beads, $2.48 Cut crystal graduated beads in amethyst, amber, sapphire, emerald and many others. —Pettis Jewelry, street floor, aisle four. $3.30 Room Lot of Wall Paper, $2.05 Stripes and floral designs with cutout borders. Eight styles to select from. 10 rolls sidewall, regularly 15c...51.50 6 rolls ceiling, regularly 15c 90 18 yards cutout border, 5c 90 $3.30 The room complete, 82.05. Extra rolls at the same reduction in price. —Pettis wall paper dept., third floor. $1.50 Kodak Album, 89c Looscleaf Kodak album, size 7xll, contains 50 leaves. —Pettis kodak dept., street floor, aisle four. $1.25 Dessert Spoons, Each, 49c Rogers Brothers’ 1847 dessert spoons in several patterns which we have discontinued. These carry a 50-year guarantee. —Pettis silverware, street floor, front. $12.50 Rengo Belt Corsets, $6.50 Made of white brocade in low bust model for the average to stout figure. Extra well boned with back boning and wide elastic in back and front of skirt. —Pettis corsets, second floor. Women’s $3.95 Crepe de Chine Chemise, $2.59 Also satins and crepe de chine camisoles in both tailored and lace trimmed models. —Pettis undermuslins, second floor. Women’s $2.50 Petticoats, $1.50 Sateen petticoats in pink, w’hite and with floral designs. Have elastic waistline and tucked figures. 1 —Pettis petticoats, second floor.

Bath Tablets Palmolive soap or Venetian bath tablets, 6 for 39<L —Pettis toilets, street floor, front. Women’s 25c Vests, 11c These vests of fine stitch cotton are in the sleeveless, taped top styles. Slightly irregular. Sizes 34, 36 and 38. —Pettis vests, street floor, aisle five. 50c Outing Flannel, 34c Assorted pink and blue stripes designs. Heavy quality and extra wide. —Petti* dcmestics, street floor, aisle two. $7 Bedspreads, $4.69 Satin weave bedspreads in beautiful designs. Scalloped edges and large double bed size. —Pettis beddings, fifth floor. $2.75 Dotted Swiss, $1.65 Genuine embroidered St. Gall swiss, 42 inches wide. —Pettis white goods, street floor, aisle two. 59c Colored Dotted Swiss, 37%c Thirty-six-inch colored dotted swiss, in gold or pink (20 yards to a customer). —Pettis, drapery dept., third floor. $4.98 Lace Curtains, Pair, $3.69 Quaker Craft lace curtains, all 2% yards long. Filet weave, double thread lace edge and hems. In white, ivory and ecru. —Pettis drapery dept., third floor. Men’s 25c Socks, 15c, 2 Pairs, 25c Smooth finish cotton socks with reinforced heels and toes. Black, white and colors. —Petti* hose for men, street floor, aisle six. Children’s $1.49 to $4.49 Trimmed Hats, SI.OO Small, medium and large shapes, most banded with ribbons and streamers. —Pettis hats, second floor. Child’s $1.19 Wheelbarrow, 79c Has steel bed, wheels and handle. —Pettis basement. 45c Cretonnes, 26c Fast color twill cretonnes, 26 inches wide. A complete assortment of colors, stripes and allover patterns. (Just 20 yards to a customer.) —Pettis drapery dept., third floor. 27c Drapery Scrim, 19c Colored drapery curtain scirm, In bluebird and floral patterns on white and ecru backgrounds. The quantity is limited. (Only 20 yards to a customer.) —Pettis drapery dept., third floor. 45c Silkotines, 27c Beautiful cretonne patterns and colorings, all 36 inches wide. (Just 20 yards to a customer.) Quantities are limited. —Pettis drapery dept., third floor. Laundry Soap, 6 Cakes, 33c Swift’s Pride laundry soap. (No deliveries.) —Pettis basement. 15c Toilet Paper, 6 Rolls, 49c Fine tissue paper, in 1,000-sheet rolls. —Pettis basement. 49c Dinner Pails, 39c Made of tin. with separate coffee con. tainer and cup. —Pettis basement. sl.lO Pudding Pan, 79c Four-quart size, of heavy aluminum. —Pettis basement, $5.00 Sani-Cans, $3.38 White enamel heavy metal sanitary can, with automatic top. —Pettis basement. 5-Yard Lengths of Ribbon, 9c to 21c Five-yard lengths of ribbon, Nos. 1H to 5. In white, pink and blue. —Pettis ribbons, street floor, aisle three. $4.75 Molded Garden Hose, $3.95 Five-eighths inch, 25-foot length, nonkinkable. —Pettis basement - $7.48 Bamboo Bird Cages, $4.39 Handmade, swinging feeders. —Pettis basement 95c Window Screen, 68c Adjustable, 24 inches by 33 inches. —Pettis basement 60c Liquid Veneer, 42c Twelve-ounce bottle for furniture and floors. —Pettis basement. 45c Weeding Hoe, 29c Two-point steel blaae. —Pettis basement Children’s 98c and $1.25 Bloomers, 75c A limited number of sateen bloomers in black and white. Sizes 2 to 16 years. —Pettis infants’ dept., second floor. $2.75 Organdy Flouncing, $1.89 Ruffled organdy flouncing, 40 inches wide. AH the pastel shades and white. —Pettis embroidery dept., street floor, aisle three. Women’s 25c Cotton Hose, 13c Cotton hose of nice grade,- with reinforced heels, toes and elastic garter top. All sizes. Black only. —Pettis hoisery dept., street floor, aisle five.

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