Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-28 | Page 2 | Drive Against Girl Delinquency Opens

Drive Against Girl Delinquency Opens Charges of Contributing to Moral Weakening of Minors Placed Two Youths Initiating a widespread Irive arive to stern stem a tide of delinI delin- delin delinquency I quency among Salt Lake girls from 14 to 17 years of age court off cers led by David A. A Guest county probation probation proba- proba I tion official Wednes Wednesday arre arrested ted and arraigned in hi court Harry Gray 24 years of f a e and Bob Harvey 23 years of both o f whom enter entered d pleas of riot not guilty to changes of contributing to to th the moral noral weakening of minor girls I The sp specific accusation read I against Gray in juvenile court was that of inducing a year Old girl hi accompany him to No I 5 Woodruff Wood Wood- ruff apartments where In her presence pres- pres ence he ed liquor on September Sep Sep- t ember I 3 I tI Harvey was charged with tal tak- tak ing I ng a old 16 girl to 1100 Blair street at 9 o'clock on the evening of September 24 and keeping her herin hern I in n the residence until 4 o'clock In Inthe inthe the morning Constantly increasing reports to tous tous us of a growing moral lassitude on the part of girls still In their child child- have bave precipitated d Inquiries by my that reveal a large number of young men preying on the gullibility and credulity ot of these Guest declared W Wednesday We Int intend ld t t out every perpetrator tor of moral code violation vie vio- lation and aid punish him to the fullest extent of f the Utah statutes In rare Instances do the girls themselves deviation from honest and honorable companionship that involves In- In neither liquor tobacco n nor r Indiscreet rendezvous at Improper hours When this condition is palpable palpable pal pal- pable we will riot not only punish the theman theman man but the girl with equal en- en deavor F. F Following setting of HarveYs HarveY's hearing for October 11 he was released re- re 1 leased ased on bond posted by byCh Ch Charles rles F F. Gray oh- oh tamed his freedom dom on depositing cash They were arraigned before Juvenile Judge Fred R. R l I e