Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-23
PUTNAM

In the midst of Holy week, Captain J. H. Bulger of the police department gave formal notice Tuesday that when the post-Lenten festivities open with a rush, as is indicated will be the case Easter week; Q rigid ban will be placed against iris under 16 years of age attending dances unless accompanied by parent or guardian.
 Numerous complaints haTs cofne to Captain Bulger relative to the tendency of numerous young girls just entering their teens falling into the clutches of
 dance lizards who have learhed to prey
 ipoh what they are pleased to term chickens" during the past year or two. While this condition flas existed in some degree f6r many years 1t has been grossly aggravated since the war.
 A statute of the state of Conhecticut prohibits boys under fourteen years of age and girls under 16 years 6f age at- 1 tending various Kinds of afiiiisef1ent places unless properly escorted The pro- | hibited places to such young people. ,ir- less chaperoned prolperly Include dance 1 halls.
 At feast four dances are advertised to be held during Easter week. Capt. Bulg- 1 CT requests publicity for the fact that girls under 16 years of age. will not. be permitted to attend these dances unless 1 they are accompanied by a parent or by 1 a guardian, and guardian must be boha l fide. ii6t Ia friend'' who brihgs in d girl l and represents that lie will be fesponsi- l ble for her.
 Occurrences of the past few months | have. made 1t necessary to stifinarily check the tehdency Of voting people to
 speed thinEa tip. Only a fraction of the
 responsibility for what has occurred is | rlS &I1 1 be protected under the enforcement of 1 the law 5arring them from dance halls if they are under IS years of age. The l chief offenders are young men, who have about reacked their majority 5f who have just passed 1t. and tfese-thougf tais by no means apply to aM young mefi-havt preyed upon the innocence and unsophis tication of this budding class Of girls ir a way to arouse public sentiment against thes practice.
 Almost anything can happen thest days A Ponfret man is the latest vict1u Of aii imposition having to do with the leeaseless underground activities for ob. I taining and distributing booze.
 L. The resident has complained to the Do rlice here that strange men came to his home last Saturday, evening. One oi them came to the door of the Po16fre
 mans home and represented that the in quirer and the men who were acc e5rrp anying him were Putnam police officer
 and deslrous of searching the Ponfre mans premises for liquors
 T While the interview was going on a the door of the house others ill the part,
 of strangers were engaged in lookin,
 through the stable and other building on the property.
 I No Putnam police officers have beel , opefating. in Ponftet in se4rch of Ii , duors. The men who appeared at t.,
 home of the Pomfret man were undcu5t
 edly crooks who had certain lead. bu
 picked out the wrong house to search fo ! the liquor they expected to find and car ry away.
 . The foregoing Incident following clos < up3n the heels of another raid here las week in which s1,69o worth of liqu3r
 said to have been stolen from farm
 house where it was stored is indicativ :, of the way things are being done in thes arid days that were to be so quiet an
 peaceful and lady-like, so twas said. g Putnam lodge of Efks Is asked to adet g one Armenian child; as is being asked ( 8 every other lodge of Elks in Connection l, The request is made in letter that fiaS
 been sent out to tfe various lodges ti ] District Deputy Exalted Grand Rule : John A. McAfth,ir of Hartford. The Ii
 quest is made in connection with the fl
 tensive effort that is beihgrnade tlurir r Holy week to goost the Near East Reli