Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-21
HOLY NAME MEN
FAVOR BILLS FOR
SAVING CHILDREN
Leavitt> Expects That His Nov.
ing Picture Measure Will
Become Law.
GFrOm a STAFF correspondent

A1t1 -
TRENTON, March q. - Senator
Leavitt said this morning that his
moving picture bill was now in the
House, and he had excellent assurances
that 1t would be passed as soon as
some of the slow-movlng elections and
other bills were moved out of the way
of other pending legislation.
Leavitt's bill fixes the age limit for
the admission of children to moving
picture shows at IA years and to dance
halls and concerts at Is. In all cases
1t is mandatory that children be ac-
companled by parents or guardians.
There are three other moving picture
bills, two In the House n m in the
Senate. but 1t Is not likely that they
will be finally acted on until the Geran
bill has been disposed Of.
Bills Are Favored.
There was plenty Of approval and
no opposition at the hearing late yes
terday afternoon before the House
judiciary committee on the Simpson
bill providing that minors under the
age of Is shall not be admitted to o
ing-picture shows, vaudeville perform
ances or dance-halls unless accompa-
MED by guardians or parents.
Representatives of the Holy Name
Society of the Roman Catholic diocese
of Newark pleaded for the passage OF
the measure, and as there was no OPP
position the bill will probably be ia
vorably reported.
Those who spoke in favor of the
Measure were Martin Conboy, of East
Orange, president of the Federated
Holy Name Societies of the diocese;
John H. O'Connor, president Of the Es-
sex County Federation; Patrick Elan
merry, of Jersey City, treasurer of the
federated societies; James T. Griffin, of
Englewood, vice-president; Edward A,
Wallace, of South Orange, also vice
president, and John l.. O'Toole. of New =
ark. Mr.. O'Toole said hat the police
and juvenile court records throughout
the State showed the necessity for
curbing the evil.
The judiciary committee also gave a
hearing on the home rule taxation bill,
introduced by Mr.. Jackson, of Passaic.
George L. Record was the chief spokes-
man for the measure. Record said that
the passage of the measure would
double the population of those sections
of New Jersey near New York and
Philadelphia within a few years, by
encouraging the building of factories
and small homes. Others who ap-
peared for the measure were Charles
O'Connor Hennessey, OF New York;
George l.. Rusby, of Nutley: John H
Adamson, of Clifton; P. S. Marcellus
of Orange, and Richard Chambers, OF
Camden. The jackson bill would COM
pei all taxes to be levied on lands, none
on the buildings thereon. 1t would GO
into effect in eac municipality II ap-
proved by popular vote. Assemblyman
Matthews raised the point of the con-
stitutionality of the bill. Mr.. Record
said that was a matter for the courts
to decide. He declared his own faith
in its validity.
The fish and game committee gave
a hearing or Assembly bill 275, pro-
hibiting the use of any automatic gun
in hunting for game. @. O. Shields
president of the League OF American
Sportsmen, spoke strongly for the bill,
as did also DR.. Hornaday, the natural
list. Michael Dunn, of Paterson, Will
lam Marshall. representing a gun
manufacturing house, and C. L. Ber-
gen, of Haddonf1eld, argued against the
reporting OF h bill.