Bisbee daily review., 1919-08-08
SHERIFF ORDERS
 DANCEHALL BAN ON MINOR GIRLS
Delinquency Starts In Dance
 Hall, Says Mcdonald In An
 Order to His Deputies; Judge
 Lockwood Takes Same View

As a result of Judge A. c. Lock woods recommendations that public dance halls be carefully supervised and that no girls under IS years old be allowed in them unless properly chaperoned, Sheriff James Mcdonald has notified Deputy Sheriffs Tom Eos ter at Lowell and Constable A. E. Sheppard to act accordingly. The .sheriffs letter to Foster and Shep- pard follows:
 Careful investigation of the numer- ous cases of delinquency among fe- males in the juvenile court shows that almost without exception this class of delinquents start their crim- inaI career at the public dances.
 Superior Judge Lockwood, County Attorney French and myself have been carefully Investigating this for several months. and we have come to the conclusion that the practice of allowing girls under the age of con sent to attend public dances without chaDerone or parent must be stopped. You are therefore requested to call upon all persons having charge of public dances, and advise them that under no circumstances are they to al low minor females 10 attend their dances unless accompanied by parent or, chaparone of mature years.
 "In the event that anyone conduct ing a public dance refuse to help you enforce this order, or coes not show the proper spirit of cooperation, ad- wise this office of the facts and we will proceed with vigorous prosecu- tion.
 You are also ;iicecfed to work in connection with the trUant officers and others who are in a position to give you much infoTTaation and aid. A copy of a letter from Judge Lock wood setting forth his views is here with inclosed
 The letter frclu Judge LockW ood follows:
 Office of Superior Judge.
 Tombstone. July 29, 1919. MT. James Mcdonald. Sheriff, Cochlse
 County, Tombstone, Ariz.
 Dear Sir: Six years of observation through the juvenile court has con vinced me that the public dances in our county are in many cases having very harmful effect on our young @-- which a girl between the ages of 12 and Is gets into the court, it appears that her downfall was due in very great extent, to habits acquired by and through an unchaperoned attend ance at these places.
 I have no criticism for the properly conducted and chape-oned dance, snd believe that in many cases it offers about the only pleasurabie relaxation available to and enjoyed by many people: but the custom, quite pI eva lent in the county of allowing girls under IS to attend these affairs with out any proper Lhaperonage or euid- ance. has proved too dangerous to be allowed to contin1e.
 Will you, therefore. request your deputies. whenever they see girl un der IS at any of these public dances unaccompanied by some relative ol mature age, to notify the girl to go home, and if after this warning she appears 9 second time under the same conditions, to inform the local proba tion officer, so that such action may be taken as seems proper under the circumstances.
 I would suggest that you ask the cooperation of all managers of sucf dances in this object, and call theil attention to the provisions of Chapter i III. Title TX. and Sections BIO and 31l of the Penal Code of 1919. I Very truly yours, Il A. c, LOCKWOOD, I Judge. Superior Court