Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-05-05
SHOULD MOVIES
OPERATE SUNDAYS?
City Council Is Willing, But
Defers Action to Get
Minister'S Views.
TO BUY AUTO TRUCK
Machine Is Not to Cost More Than
$1,000, Of Which $1,000 Will
BE Paid Cash, Business
Men Helping.


truck. This was definitely determined
upon last night at the meeting of the
city council when Alderman HUT
made motion that the fire fighting
apparatus be purchased at cost not |
to exceed $4,000. The motion passed |
without dissenting vote. Bids for
the truck will be advertised for at
once. Fifteen hundred dollars is to
be paid cash and the balance within
from three to five years. Mayor Bloom
said that the Chamber of Commerce
had signified the intention of helping
dispose of the $1,000 scrip and that
no difficulty would be experienced in
securing the money needed for the
first payment.
The matter of permitting moving
picture SHOWS to operate Sunday af-
ternoons from / until 5 o'clock was
brought up by Alderman Simpson,
who said the managers of the various
picture shows Of the city have agreed
to give fifteen per cent of the receipts
of the Sabbath business to the United
Charities and promise to run no 9TH
err pictures than those Of religious
nature, such as "Joseph In Egypt" and
others.
AldermaRrSorrells expressed him.
self as heartily in favor of the scheme,
saying that at present there is no
place for the working man to go on
Sunday for recreation, and by running
this class of pictures when there arei
no services at the churches, 1t would
give the working man chance to
enjoy Sunday afternoon, and keep
the young men from standing In the
drug stores and matching for the
drinks"
Seek Minister'S Advice.
The movement seemed to meet with
the popular approval OF all the men,
bers. Alderman Sorrells made mo-
ton that committee Of three be ap-
pointed from the council to confer
with the Ministerial association on the
matter.
Mayor Bloom suggested that the en-
tire Ministerial association be asked
to come before called meeting OF the
council and talk the matter over" as
it was not his desire to go against
the wishes of the people. Aldermen
Simpson, Sorrells and McGibbony
were appointed as the committee to
confer with the Ministerial assOcia-
ton.
At the request of the Chamber Of
Commerce the mayor appointed two
members of the council to act with
him and the city clerk as a commit
tee to confer with the railroad Off
Gals who will be in the city for a
conference regarding the new Union
A IL r-I
men HUT and Bahlau.
Alderman Frank Franey was ap-
pointed a member of the park COM
mittee to succeed Fred Fox, who retlr- |
ed from the council at the last meet
ing. DR.. J. w. Withers was reelected
as a member of the board of public
affairs. The bills for the past month
were approved and ordered paid.
More Sidewalks.
On information of Alderman We'll
the property owners on Hardin ave-
nue. between Main and Olive street
will be served with notice to lay side
walks by the city clerk. The council
declared the buildings at Sixth and
Tennessee and Eighth and Walnut
streets nuisances. Both will be order
ed removed at once.
In reference to the raid made on
eight negroes recently. Alderman
Sorrells said that this should have
been done by the police department.
Alderman Franey, chairman of the po-
lice committee. told the council that
the raid was made by Chief OF Police
Frank Stewart and members of the
sheriff's force. Patrolman Phillips,
upon whose beat the raid occurred,
was sick on that date and Chief
! Stewart assisted the sheriffs In the
raid, he said. Alderman Sorrells also
said that all misdemeanOr cases
should not be transferred to the JUS
tice of the peace courts. but should
be kept in the police court, when the
arrest was made by the police.
On the suggestion of Alderman
Franey, chairman of the police COM
mittee, the two policemen who were
added to the force last week during
the track meet, will be retained on
the force as regulars"
The city clerk was instructed to