New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
ALL MOVING PICTURE
LICENSES REVOKED
MAYOR PUTS $50 PLACES
OUT OF BUSINESS.
PROMPT Action Follo1Cs Hearing
Demands That Strict Conformity
zCith Lac Be Enforced.

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action followed the hearing on Wednesday "nea
testimony showed that many shows we're run
ming in violation OF the regulations of the ERE
DEPARTMENT in spite OF the extreme IMAM
ma bfIity Of the films used. and were exnloilus
pictures tending to degrade morals
No license viii be reissued unttl the building
for which II il intended meets all the reqaiEe
naeats and the proprietor stipuiafss N
that he will not r1n the exhibition on Sundays
r. ,f.,-,- .rzo gives notice that Re viii revozs
the license Of any house exhibiting ira1nor-
pictures in the future
The Moving Picture Association VIII noid =
--,aa+t,g IN the Murray HiI Lyce1Irn at II ociock
this morning to determine what legal sIeps 7i4.
he taken TO fight the order The possiollts O
an Injunction on the ground Of dlscTlrnln@--'3
was talked Of last night
--1A Msvo- also ordered Police Commissioners
bingham 10 enforce rigidly the Sunday law -
I.+fo. ~ concert and music halls Tie CON-
,-tssfonsr was Instructed to call before MIN 10
morrow the proprietors OF all such halls "n1cn
are omen on Sunday and read 20 them the t0i-
lowing notice signed BY the Mayor
Notice is hereby given that hass dirssssd 5s Las
Z PonSs 1d s+sTHtes in regard 20 Sunday perforrl-
snres and that Violations OF tl5 9a---T 9a- -o----.
T-osac,7fsd both in the civil and criminal cour's
The Commissioner is reouked for MS IalIuT7
~ get evidence OF violation of the Sunday IaT-
him from private sources
REBUkE FOR Mr. BINGHAM
--ra letter OF the Mayor 70 the Co-nn1issioner
is as follows:
Evidence has been laid before ms ~9i15 VI f 59f
beyond doubt the absolute dzTsgsTd q, q sstrs and
nances and statutes 2y 5es me no''ieiS %
am convinced that II this PROOF cs1 5e slPp.s s
@ o. PTS ,I s secured 5v the Police Department
This disregard of the Sunday avs Hl--s- ss-S -
70
d. d. sI 5n5 concert houses that Operate sun
day 6sf"rs Re. yo5 o,iss sstqTzZ Psrv5h q9r co-sd
fTths- d-cgJ 1s6-cy9g y94 % 70 snays and rosets
violations of law II you desire any NO. mo- t
5fracteo the Co-ooration Counsel 20 in1rnsolale-F
furnish you with opinion thereon
The CORPORATION Counsel Is directed TO prose-
cute the holders OF theatre licenses aEainsc
whom ne has evidence OF Violations OF the sun
dav laws and ordinances
The order revokfng the licenses Affects aoour
$50 OF which Do are IN Manhattan and 15D n
BROOKLYN CSustavus a Rogers counsel for the
Moving Picture association and To- the TX
hibitors- Protective Association said the Mayer
had exceeded his discretionary powers He sx-
poets 20 fight the case TO the highest courts II
necessary.
..vVbv some or these men have invested al
80 ~ from 81 coo 70 $4,000 n their enter
rises said Mr Rogers. yet the Mayor BY 4
single sweep OF his pen wipes out the licenses
for which these men have paid In ny opinlon
- * class discrimination and I am drn1ly q
the belief that when the case is brought into
the courts the action OF the Mayor viii not CO
upheld"
MAYORS PERSONAL INSPECTION
IN the memorandum fled by the Mayor n
announcing MS revocation OF tEe licenses n
ra4ars 10 the fact that he personally has visit
Cd r,auv Of the moving picture shows and has
received a number OF reports regarding them
He adds.
From ny own examination q these Places and 1s
the reports OF the present Chlet oI .e 44 49, ~
1Forn1ei that the inspections in regard 70 the nrsi
axi}s have been inadequate and resulted IN noi
raj resurrection upon the owners 0c moving pic
ture shows
T, +ba affidavit Of Battalion CHEZ Begin ot
the Fire Department. who for some time has
bsa1 in charge OF the work OF examining thst
places in which moving picture shows are Civ
on II Ls stated that the chief has had only Two
~ for the work The result has been thas'
each show has not been visited b representa-
tive of the department oftener than once =
year.
Referring to this affidavit the Mayor adds
r,,+. tack oe re-inspection has probably led -
the conditions which nave psJ ri5,9e4 ~
re doors fast ladders MISSING steps on SANE
g ogo4 ne Kits on the exterior after DARK That greaE
b. sxz-
moving picture films and the liability q IRE tAsTs
rom Tnere be no doubt -. ,-.
In the af7davit OF Chief Begsi1 there vas orotsnS
70 nv attention experiment condCcted - -.
FIssd1I-arters with a roll OF MIN suc6 as : use1
IN tl.ts ths mGyns ytjnt;lI9 PGs9ls a. foIfoRs
.T6ar in a demonstration OF the InraIllInaol-lsy
% one Of these moving picture show fins AT EIrs
-ifz roTI ~ drr. about i've hundred feet long lNe
same was coiled Up. and Immediately shot Up IN
fame OF about i've reet hlSl- 10 = '-a . -
touched 20 this moving picture snow nll-It snlo-y
shot up IN aaTles @ 49, - --Is Tf~r- rsai
heat of the Isnt thrown -pt- - -
,-ss one ~ the regular electric lamps used m mo-
ing p.c[s5tT ,gr zr,sT r0I of a!rl or abour ten
long laid a rDeOSIar an1 iElIlettlaLe-
used about the same - 2 -i't tg---
licenses for moving picture SHOWS ar
ssfs-I and lives OF the patrons and take t1is
action personal knoVTle ledge Or eNlsLlns e1Ie I9
a public calamity
,f+sr saving that he rev0kes the licenses th@
Nravo- directs that the Chief OF the Bureau %
licenses personally inspect the site of every
appIication for moving picture Snow and report
70 him ,the Mayor The head or the Bureau
of Licenses will be able 20 fnspece from twenty
Eve 70 thirty places day and he IS directed
70 make the inspection in the order IN which
rha appIicstrons for licenses are fled with him
The Mayor SAYS he VIII ask the Board =
Aldermen 70 suspend the exactlon OF the se5
license fee IN all cases where license - issued
10 a holder OF a license revoked BY the order
of yesterday
Earlv In the evening Com-nissioner Bingham
sent out an order for the poIice 70 close al
moving picture shows without exception Ths
order went into effect AT midnight. The poles
we're directed To serve notice on aI managers
OF theatres and concert houses that operate "a
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