New-York tribune., 1907-12-20
SIGNS DOULL MEASURE.
Police Hill Nosc Begin Study OF
.Sunday 4musemeHtS.

Mavor Mcclellan signed the Doun ordinance reg
,,lsting Sunday aInusenents late yesterday ailei-
poon The problem that now presents itseil DUN
10 those who favored and those who opposed tae
ordinance viii be to learn just how 1t VIII iegahS
AFFECT the situation. Concerts at the Manhattan
and Metropolitan opera houses VIII be resumed d
v,eIj As all sacred and educational lectures "ha'
ever is offered in the line Of entertainment next
sunday will be largely in the nature OF an eAPeii
r7en- 10 see Just what attitude viii be taken oy
,ha r-olicc The police declare they cannot say
tus, p-hat vaudeville acts will be rrohioited pF
them until they have seen them, IL beihs Soile
what difficult decide in advance.
One thing is certain. Those classes OF amuse-
,,ep,s on behalf of which the courts have granted
,r,nc,ions TO certain proprietors viii be permitted
on sunday Y consider that the continuance OF
these in5unctions." said Corporation Counsei rem
oletou last night, means that the courts hdFS
sdjudicated those classes or amusement III '-'e
absence OF any further Interpretation or decision og
e. ,o,urts 7 shall advise the Police Commissioner
60 hermit all such amusements whether specin0
,psunctons have obtained for indiViduai places
or not
buus viii be permitted. also skating rfnks rlolnS
academies and penny arcades VIII moi oe u'S'
turbed- r-..
eel asked -.
within the sacred or educational PROVISIONS l."
would be hard to say in advance just ~Iid' @''9
,,,,l or viii not be permitted There are some
,b,n.s one would say right away would not be
allowed Other things know would pe pIoPeI'
fsuf there are many others On The poroer AIiIe
which cannot be passed on until they are seen
Police Commissioner Bingham has written 20 u'e
Corporation Counsel for an opinion 10 guioe nm
IN his action on Sunday. and it Will be sent 10
him In signing the ordinance. Mayor McNlelia4
made public en- opinion Of the CorpoTauon Couhse4
fta. a does not contravene the provisions OF ihe
Penal Code He said he reason Tor oeie!'
canon Chase. of the InterdenoTninatlcneA COM
r,ittees for the Suppression of Sunday NauoeF;ller
md others had asked the Mayor TO give a pubhc
hearing on the ordinance before signing It. inc
,7as,. with which this whole thing has been done
ss5d Canon Chase last night, seems to me 10 he
in the interests Of the theatrical people. rather
thar, in that OF sober legislation Our coIriltee
las tried three times in the last year 10 get an
audience with the Mayor. and has failed. uleo
10 see him this morning. hut his secretary said
re did not care to discuss IN rflFsle a 'hiis oi
which he had to pass
NV impression is that for q Tine we ale eoIiis
10 have a better enforcement Of the Sunday laws
,han for a. great many years. / find my advlce
f,a, could obtain an injunction restraining the
malice from, enforcing the ordinance was wrong
r77e courts always want specific act ON which
so work
canon Chase said he thought even the Hnd
vaudeville shows and moving pictures could Dc
ffopned under Section 2e5 Of the Penal Code
william Grossuaan. counsel for Oscar Hammer
x.esr holds that Section 25 refers only 10 outdoor
shows and sports.
Justice Davis in the Supreme Court yesterday
reserved decision application ny { u haaS
sc- insunctions restraining the police from CLOSING
seventeen different halls and bathrooms On sunday