Young Men Do Foolish Things

Marshal Fred Rose, Sr., wasted no time in tracking down the evil-doers responsible for the vandalism to the Hobart school, and the harassment of women and girls (a different doer of that evil).


From the Hobart News 3 Mar. 1921.
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Commenting on the case, the Gazette printed this timeless lament:


From the Hobart Gazette 4 Mar. 1921.

The vandals' names were never revealed.


From the Hobart Gazette 11 Mar. 1921.

The $25 fine and costs, which latter amounted to $50 according to the News, added to the $50 in damages would total to about $1,626 in 2013 dollars.

As the "white mule" story (above) reminds us, older men also did foolish things … and illegal things.

Indeed:


From the Hobart News 10 Mar. 1921.


(Incidentally, I have no clue what "school problems" the East Ross Community Association meeting, mentioned to the left of "Young Men Do Foolish Things" above, intended to address.)


Sources:
♦ CPI Inflation Calculator.
♦ "Local and Personal." Hobart News 3 Mar. 1921; 10 Mar. 1921.
♦ "Local Drifts." Hobart Gazette 11 Mar. 1921.
♦ "Young Men Do Foolish Things." Hobart Gazette 4 Mar. 1921.