The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-17
ORDINANCE
IS BEFORE
ALDERMEN
Action Deferred Till Next
Meeting; Other Mat
terS Considered

One Of the important issues to come
before the city council at the regular
meeting Thursday afternoon was the
ordinance drawn TO prohibit the ex-
hlbit.on OF moving pictures, yaude-
vile, theatrical and other perform.
ances in the city on Sunday. The
reading OF the ordinance produced
much discussion. J D. Bnie. made >
motion that thC ordinance be passed
as read and Alderman Burgett second.
ed IL Ed Evans opened the Discus
sion with a speech opposing such
law on, the plea that the closing Of
the play houses on shissay would az.
feet the business OF the town. II. b.
Spencer expressed himself as being
against the Sunday show but stated
that there is a class OF people who
will 20 whether it is right or wrong
Alderman coffnan stated that he
d.d not believe in the Sunday show
business but that for the good Of the
town he would oppose the passage
OF the ordinance. He says that to
close the shows win affect business
interests.
J. A. Temple advanced the thought
that Sunday shows are IN operation
all over the country and that Kidding
chlckasha Of the evil would not ma
terially benefit humanity
Alderman BHle in second plea ask
ed the councilmen whether or not
they believed il right and lawful 70
grant license for Sunday shows in
the violation Of the law. 4 am ready
to kill the town Il to keep 4 alive
we must allow the violation Of the
Sabbath law SAID Mr.. Buie We
are giveg six days IN which 10 carry
on our business and It IS enough for
any man. The principle involved Is
the same as If kept my hardware
store open on sunday" Mr.. Buie in.
sisted that there were plenty Of law
full ways to secure recreation without
violating Sunday and wound up his
argument BY sending folks on a
country buggy ride for good fresh
air"
Mr. Bule stirred up a hornets nesi
when he suggested buggy riding. al
derman Evans arose to the point 81
order and declared that he would
rather a daughter Of his attended
moving picture shows on Sunday thar
to 90 'galivanting' over the countrl
with a young man in a buggy" I
took some little time to straighter
this out to the satisfaction Of th'
council, Mr.. Bnie explained that n'
daughter Of his should ever 90 ~dris
ing with man Mr. Evans mis-
construed his words he said.
Mayor Burton explained that
number Of the citizens Of the tow
have interviewed him personally i
the matter Of the Sunday shows an
that the ordinance was prepared b
the city attorney at bis suggestion
He said that he had talked with Judg
Bailey concerning the legality Of N
ordinance permitting shows to ope
ate on SUNDAY and the Judge had tol
him Of instances where Indictment
had been made BY the grand iuT
against Sunday law violators but tbs
the court was forced TO surn the a
cused loose when brought to trial b
eanse each held q license issued ?
the city government permitting the
10 conduct such a business.
The mayor told Of the Sunday de
ercrations that have been permits
in the city since the theatrical cor
panies have been making the tow
how bands have played on the stree
and agents have gone around q
street car line calling out and advs
tislng their attractions "centlem'
It is not right and personally I a
against Il" concluded the mayor
Mr.. Temple argued that the hol
people needed the business that the
show companies bring to the tow
He says lsat II every form Of amul