Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-31
MOVIE FIGHT NOW
WON. SAYS WHITE
Minister Declares Picture Show
Houses Will Not Open on
Sunday Any More.

br john L. White declared to-day
laat the project OF SUNDAY movie. in
Atlanta was as dead as Hector" A.
one Of the leaders Of the opposition.
be- said that he and his s-ociates
We're prnpared 10 defeat any further
effort ON the Part Of the thealer man
ayers 20 operate their places on sun
uag-
Yesterday aled the doom Of the
plan. na asserted The interpreta-
Jion 81 the law by our authorities
Waae d Gear that no thoater- could
iun ana charge for admission The
motion picture men show ed they did
NOT intend 10 operate forcnarity when
tDcH did not open THEN doors fol. vol
untary contributions These mana
gers admitted 10 Us IN "a recent con-
ference that fhey wanted to run on
sunday Tor M money there would
be i'm a.
n = referendum. 10 the people on
this issue lis to be had. we want it
conducted by absolutely disinterested
parties. Since the announcement that
$4,000 people attended the nine thea
trrs he first sunday they were
opened. We anticipate q statement that
100000 voted for Sunday movies il
the referendum is conducted by the
motion picture men But even this
could have no effect on the law"
Councils ordinance committee viii
consider the Maddox resolution pro-
hibiting the opening Of theatcrs on
sunday, even if no admission is
charged, al meeting tomorrow. 4
majority 81 the members Of council
are already pledged 10 support this
resolution. and indications are that IL
WIN be finally voted on at he meeting
OF council next Monday
The motion picture men will urge a
postponement Of action until a vote
by the people can be secured Frank
Hammond spoke man for them said
to-day that no further plans had been
agreed upon
The motion picture men are very
much discouraged by the recent turn
OF the fight They had permits from
Mayor Woodward 10 open Yesterday
and charge admission for the ben,ht|
of the Hood sufferers. Asked for an
opinion by Police Chief Beavers. city
Attorney Mayson ruled that it was H.
legal for them 90 charge admission,
lie said that at heater had no more
right 10 charge admission and give
ihr money away than il had To charge
ana put the money In It's pocket. TheI
potion picture men met at Il O'Clock
SATURDAY night and decided that they
would not open at all
Dr. Dunbar ~ ogden. OF the cen
trial Presbyterian Church. said TO-
day
The course Of the moving picture
men iu their fight for the SUNDAY
opening has been unworthy through
out
Their confessed end has been 20
make money by commeryialIzi that
day which 90 tEe entire community is
a rlth asset as 81 time OF rest. and
which ,o great majority OF our peo-
plr IS a sacred day
PhIlanthropie Managers.
To accomplish this end. the man
ayers became pHiIautArupic. open.ag
their houses for the benefit Of the
WoINnE classes and donating the Of
terlngS 60 charity The Norkingmta
repudiatcd this plan aud the charity
element failed. Thus their mask was
torn away. The American people de-
test hypocrisy wherever they find 20
Mercy having failed them they Jgy
Justice. The present proposition Is
card ballot Of voters. Upon what are
We Go vote and uho is TO conduct this
election
u can not be ballot to DeleTmluh
whether or not We shall enforce law
such proposition would boz an in
suit to a IaW-abiding community
IA can not be- an election Jo deter
mine whether o. not We shall chauC,
law. There lis legal process FOR
changing law. This is not the Legal
method We have mo- provision n
our city charter for referendum ans
even il We had a card ballot protected
by interested PARTIES can not ot
deemed such hy any sane man.
"lt can al best Doe but petition
ia iS. in fact. am effort to use JUS
tIce as mass when mercy has
failed.
Against Movies"
William u. Iu~haW. edition of The
Golden Age. has taken vigorous
stand against the Sunday movies
He delivered au address yesterday ~
the Giant Park Bap,is, Church ana
paid his respects to the effort beius
made To ''desou.atc the sabbath.
"lt would have been easier FOR the
ohio Hood sufferers to have stayed
fue ourusuiug waters with their base
HANDS than it UjN oe Tor Atlanta so
recover her lost moral and spiritual
health If 80 lis once permitted To be-
come infected with this subtle germ
OF irrevs.rnt and slckIy sentiment.