New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20


reap rich harvest n Boston tIst now
Naturally the lack OF knowleass OF tns oi1
blue laws has brought about many hurnorou6
and laughabls situationS Many OF rhs pollos4
men themselves have not an acute understands
Ing Of the old ruias on the Massachusetts STAR
ute books. and thsy are continually taking -
names OK persons who are not violators az ali
This Is hunorous1y illustrated by an fncsdsna
which happened IN Roxbury two Sundays ago.
The officer who was mixed up IN the affair sayn
he only did IL for Joke. but there are thos1
who believe he played his part with earnezae
ness. The policeman was passing along qliA
street when his attention was attracted ID
shrieks Of pain Rushing TO the rear OF nescf
by house. he observed a wrathfu1 parent "a
dustriously chastising his son with a stick. Tn
officer knew the father, and he said severeIys
Here. John. this Is against the law and
must take your name. You working on
Sunday
For couple Of Sundays the enforcement Of
the ancient writings on the statute books quito
paralyzed the milk business. The Police CONF
missioner received letters from persons wha
complained that their miIkmen had given tha
Sunday laws excuse for failing 20 delivers
milk. The laws distinctly authorize the sale
and transportation % milk on Sunday. and Corn~l
missioner O'Meara advised these eomplainantA
/ 90 seek new milkmen
q
en- Sunday is strictly against the law and sew
eraI photographers have been fined fer falling
to live UP TO the rule y. F. Dole. a Dudley
street photographer was taken before Judge
Williams OF the Roxbury court. charged with
finishing pictures on Sunday. He contendsd.
that the pictures were for the state police ana
for that reason had TO be finished on Sunday.
He was fined s.. at first appealed. and later
paid the fine
Amateur photographers have been getting
some hard jolts also. On a sparseIy Inhabited
street in the little suburb OF Allston last sunday.
rosy checked young woman with brown eyes
sat perched on a stone fence. A short distances
away stood smiling young man pointing q
camera in her direction.
Now look pleasant" he urged
She giggled with amusement. and he wan
about 10 snap" her when a grufR voice from.
the sidewalk rudely interrupted the prooeedings.l
You are breaking the Sabbath and 1 1nuss
take your names You may be summoned TODD
1t was policeman. and though there was n
quiet smile OF amusement on his face he keu1
his word and totted down their names.
But Robert didn't take my picture" said tina
sweet miss. almost tearfUlly. with the color gons
from her cheeks. 4
Well maybe that fact will let you out. anf
maybe II won't, was the comment OF the pOlfctS -
man as he walked away.
Frederick AldOs. foreman OF the FergusouS
bakery IN Roxoury; was nned 50 for kneadinE
harm in making bread on that day but 40
court did not agree with him.
The collection Of garbage on Sunday was heIok
by Judge Duff TO be Illegal in the case OF Joseph
A Beasely, who took garbage in covered barrelG
from the Hotel TOuraine last Sunday morninS -
Beasely was found guilty, and paid a fine. Lew
L. Webb also fined for delivering butter al
the same hotel Judge Duff said the statue&
permitted the delivery OF milk and the making
OF cheese and butter but did not allow the saIa
of butter and cheese that day. He saw 80
reason why the butter could not have bearsl
ne haf gO fD1U sal T-a u
Beasaly told the court that he wanted 60 get thT
garbage when 1t was fresh to feed the hogs -
"the Board OF Health Is pretty exacting with ID
hotels concerning OffaL and the hotel managed
ment does not like TO have it around" i
This case presents an unusual phase" rqIA
the Judge. According 20 the evidence. the ship-S
ment on Sunday appears TO be carried on IN
order TO utilize the offal 90 feed the hogs bs-s
cause IT spoils. rather than as a result OF actuak
necessity. l find the defendant guilty"
II is legal TO ship coffin on Sunday Il TIA
family of the dead person wishes TO have tha7
body incaSed Immediately, but II "a a viOlatfoaj
Of the law for undertaken to transport a.
coffin simply for the purpose OF adding TO hisl
stock according to a decision given a few daysl
ago by Judge Duff This finding was made I'M
wagon for the National Casket Company. Of
Cambridge. OCOnne1 was Sunday TOT
deliver three collins. and complaint was issuedi
against nm. The evidence showed that two.f
delivered in East Boston. We're sent to afflicted
homes for use; the third. the evidence indicate
ed. was merely sent 70 an undertaken judges
Dun continued the case
Cases have been made against many persona
for manufacturing, packing and delivering ica
cream. Men engaged in dressing the windows
OF department stores have been fined. POrters
or hotels have been summoned and fined FOR
washing windows. The fining OF musicians hired
to play n hotels IS another instance OF the
scope OF the blue laws. II is settled that ap
work OF immediate necessity Ia connection WITH
funerals is legal
The decisions far are against the tranS
pOrtatfOn OF theatrical baggage and scenery. n
is regarded as unlawful. and several persout
have been fined for violations Theatre mani
ayers on Saturday night are beginning their peri
fOrmanceS fifteen minutes earlier so as 20 havt
time 20 shift their scenery and luggage 20 th&
railway stations before midnight.
Two Sundays ago. at about ~: 80 IN the m0rnt
ms. an attempt was made to shift some Gagged
OF trained pigs from a vaudevllls house. Th(
animals set up such fearful sQueallng that thu
movers lost their courage and carried the cag0
back into the theatre
A peculiar came before Judge MurraN
last Monday in which United States District ATT
tOrney Lewis secured continuance OF the caSQ
of William Hesson. accused OF washing or th(
sidewalk around the Federal Building on SUM-
day. He said that the sidewalk was governS
rnent property and the local authorities had
no Jurisdiction. Boston is rapidly assuming The
aspect OF Jay Sunday and 30oS
sonians ara wandering Nhsxe Y. = ~ - o. =