The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26
MOvINGPICTURES
MENACE TO YOUTH
Protest by Women of Peters
burg to Objectionable Char
acfer of Shows.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
3 Boiling brook street,
- D r,nln nhnna .SS
Petersburg. Va. May

Petersburg. Va. May 25
mayor Cam aron has received n letter
| signed by representative women of
churches of the several denomlna lions
GAZING his attention 10 the objection
able character of exhibitions given at
moving picture houses in the city and
asking his cooperation and assistance
IN preventing them. II is represented
that of late some of these exhibitions
! nave been of such nature as seriously
TO harm the morals of young people and
, prove grave menace to the youth and
| the social life of the city
Mayor Cameron responded that he
VIII most willingly co operate with the
! petitioners in stamping out such men
ace 10 public morals. The matter has
been brought to the attention of ths
Police Department on several occa-
sions, says the Mayor. and during the
last thirty days he has had special
officer to visit daily the various shows.
rms officer has reported that the char
acter OF the shows has changed and
that nothing Objectionable has been
shown or said. The Mayor gives assur-
anco that he will revoke the license
of any playhouse on the conviction of
the proprietor of giving immoral exhi-
bitions. and will do everything in his
power to prevent such exhibitions.
Government to Improve Hnrbo..
Mayor Cameron. while in Norfolk
this week. had conference with Col
onel Mason NJ Patrick. United States
engineer in charge of rivers and har-
oors in Virginia, relative to conditions
at Petersburg. The Mayor was given
assurance that the work of dredging
the harhor and river here would be
begun at an early date, preparations
for doing the same being now made.
AS to restoring the dam to its former
height. which ths government will do,
Cnlnnal n fr{n oh .;,o
be wise to await certain improvements
to the north bank of the river
TO Plan for Religious Census.
"A conference of the superintendent
of the various Sunday schools in the
city will be held in the First Baptist
church tomorrow afternoon to dis
cus3 plans for taking the religious CEN
sus of the community. upon the i'm
portance of which all are agreed
Plans will probably be adopted that
VIII render the work very easy to be
done.
Church Cornerstone Laid.
me cornerstone of the new owen
process of erection on West Washing
ton Street, was laid this afternoon
with imposing Masonic ceremonies.
conducted by Powhatan Starke Lodge
No. 124. of which Robert G.. Bass is
worshipful master. The address was
delivered by the Rev. ]. X. Joliff, pre-
siding elder of the Petersburg dis
trict large assemblage of people
witnessed the ceremonies. The church
is favora ably located and will BIO an
ornament to the western section Of the
city. 1t will be the ninth church on
Washington Street. on which all the
six denominations in the city are rep
resented
Public Schools Closed.
The public schools OF the city We're
closed with simple. but attractive ex-
ercises to-day. and the distribution of
certificates and awards.
Tobacco Sn1cs.
The sales OF tobacco this week were
only 42.1s5 pounds. bringing the ag-
gregate sales for the season UP to g.
6tQ.91O pounds. Probably 100000
pounds yet remain to be sold in this
section. The farmers have been busy
for some days in planting for the new
crop.
Fine Sales of Realty.
M A. Turner has purchased the brick
buildings on North Sycamore Street,
occupied by BruHet Sommers and the
Senate Saloon. for $4,000. a. heavy ad-
vance on what the same property sold
for less than two years ago.
Herbert Tucker has purchased the
"Seahury" lot on South Sycamore
General News.
The funeral OF young Harvey Fitch
COCK. telegraph operator for the Sea-
board Air Line Railway. at Burgess
Station in Dinwiddie, who died yester-
day afternoon OF a broken back, after
lying helpless for nearly three months.
Will take place from the residence
his parents in that county Sung. 70
ternoon. may al
Fl; d; King and daughte- ,r.. Mo-.
tie B. King, of Washinr.t'r MISS MAT
visiting the Rev. won. D. G. are
High Street ThY'sFFss, time H. As NV .,o on
taken through ,, was T prtsan nc was was
-, iort Lookout.