Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-15
No Admissions To Be Charged,
But Contributions Will Be
Received.
PLAN NO VIOLATION,
SAYS CITY ATTORNEY
Move Adopted to Test Public
Sentiment-Mayor Will Is
sue No Permits.

City Attorney James L. Maysou rulea
today that Sunday moving pictures
were barred by law from operating N
Atlanta.
Shortly after the publication Of this
ruling moving picture managers had
found a way to run Sunday movies
without conflicting with his opinion.
Frank Hammond, acting for the man
ayers. announced that a number OF
theaters would open tomorrow after
noon as a test OF public sentiment No
admission will be charged, but hox
will be placed on the inside 81 EACH
theater door, into which patrons may
deposit contributions.
u believe we are backed 25 to by
the people Of Atlanta, said Mr. Ham
mond Il am also Of the opinion that
citizens Of Atlanta are so heartily in
favor OF freer Sundays that they vol
unfairly will deposit the price Of ad-
mission
Managers Meet. e..
The managers meet today in an OF
flee in the Flatiron building and agreed
to open tomorrow between the hours
Of . and 1890 Owing 10 the fact thai
John Evans. manager OF the vsudette,
Is in New York. there is doubt about
his theater opening unless he should
return in time.
The ldteness OF rhe opening hour is
due to the desire not 10 interfere with
the church services. Only religious, o.
scenic pictures win be shown. and 10
large streamers will be placed across
the theater Hobbies. No ragtime music
will be given. Drums will also be IN
der the ban. the piano, violin and organ
being the only instruments which will
be heard
Al $50 tonight another meeting %
managers will be held at which the
program Of each house viii be submit
ted
The following sign will be placed at
the entrance Of each theater:
Benefit performance for the tire
mems widows. Good clean moral pic
lures. Please donate. Box inside the
door.
All money above the expenses of each
house will thus be contributed to a
fund for the fire ladies widows.
City Attorney Mayson gave it.as his
opinion that the picture theaters could
run without charging admission with
immunity from police interference. He
said further that it would not be 4
violation Of either the city o. state laws
for the theater managers to accept
voluntary contributions.
Hammond Deuounces jackson.
Mr. Hammond was Very bitter in de-
Marion Jackson, Men and Re
ligiou Forward Movement leader, who
has announced that he win resort 10
the courts to prevent Sunday movies.
The name that suits him is Mary
Ann. said Nj Hammond. L can prom
Use him that if he makes as big a fail
ure of his anti moving picture crusade
as he has of the vice crusade We viii
soon have Sunday moving picture
shows in all the residential sections Of
the city
Mayor Woodward declared today that
he was not ready to announce his posi-
ton on Sunday motion picture shows
but that he would say that most Of
the talking or the subject had been
done by parties who had nothing
whatever to do with the matter. He
said he would not grant any permits
for theaters to open tomorrow
The sole duty OF the police COM
mission is to see that the rules and
regulations of the police department
are enforced, he asserted The may
or and council make these regulations.
The chief executive and the council
alone have the power to state what
shall be the policy Of police regula-
tons.
To Continue if Profitable.
If the experiment proves profitable,
the movie managers expect to con
tlnus under that plan. It is said that
q number Of cities have Sunday pie
lures on such q system. Nevertheless