Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-21
CHANDLER IS OPPOSED
TO MOVIE ORDINANCE

Superintendent of Schools Protests
That He Has, Not Time for
Such Duties.
COMMITTEE WILL HEAR MAYOR
Recommends Ordinance Allowing
Pawnbrokers to Deal in Firearms
Under Certain Restrictions--Must
Keep Register of Sales by Number.
Rather than Immediately to recon-
mend the creation Of new board Mt
time when the city is attempting to
lessen the number OF its departments,
and at the Same time to increase their
efficiency. the Ordinance Committee
last night postponed action on the
proposed ordinance establishing a CEN
sorship for motion picture reels until
Monday night. May S. AT that time,
on the suggestion of Councilman Edgar
H. Ferguson and the motion OF Coun-
Gilman Edgar Il. English, tho commit
tee Will hear from Mayor Ainslie and
members Of the Board OF Police Com
missioners and from the City Attorney.
The city Attorney will be asked TO
render an opinion as to the power of
the City Council in creating new
boards. or departments, OF the city gov
eminent.
Superintendent of Schools j. ~ c.
Chandler. under whom the proposed
censorship would be placed, appeared
before the committee and delivered six
statements. the sixth being one in
which he urged that the movie censor
ship should not he placed under the
School Department He said that he
was fully in sympathy with the move
ment. but the sum of his argument
against having the new duty thrust
upon himself or the School Department
was that neither he nor any member
of the department had time for the
extra work.
HAS NOT TIME FOR
SUCH ADDITIONAL LABOR
He said, In substance, that he would
not have time for the additional labor;
that, IL II were forced on him. he would
have to obey the mandates Of the City
council and divide his time to the
detriment either OF his school work or
the censorship; that he woulo be un-
willing to accept compensation for tho
censorship duty; that. il 1t were made
matter of school Jurisdiction, he
would prefer that the censorship be
placed under the department. as "a
whole, rather than upon the superln-
tendent; that, ii the ordinance were
passed IL would require the services
OF an additional clerk in the summer.
when teachers and officers of the de-
partment are out of town; lastly he
said that he hoped movie picture CEN
sorship would not be added to his
duties or to those OF the department.
Dr.. Chandler stated to the commit
tee that IL the movies were censored
1t would increase attendance upon
them. He said that 30 per cent Of
those who see movies are women and
children, and suggested that a censor
BOARD OF ten women be established If
the morals of the play depicted only
were to be considered he thought the
women would be easier on the picture.
than would be a board Of men.
SAYS CHILDREN STEAL
TO GET MORE MONEY
Mrs. Georgia May Jobson, of the So
cial Service Federation. representing.
she said, seventy-fve societies. smoke
Tor Justice j. Hoge Kicks, Of the Ju-
ventle and Domestic Relations Court
she quoted Justice Kicks as saving thar
he had known children to steal in order
that they might go TO the movies ana
that he could bring children before
the committee to prove his statements
Judge Kicks was prevented from an
pearinG before the committee by ill.,
ness in his family.
"oh" hcIuiTe agreed that censor
ship ough, to he established bu,
thought that DIR. Chandler would NOT
nave time for the extra duties He
hoped that if a censorship board wnre
established it would be created Of men
Councilman Jesse A. I.add Thought
mat 1t was possible for the censor
snip to be handled by the aIayor and
the zoo policemen under his control
finaliy, when everybody had gotten
weii out to sea on the subject and none
hau the ara OF guiding compass, IL
was decided to postpone action MIL
mariners better informed on charts and
Soundings' Of public sympathy and pub
Tic needs could he brought TO the
bridge. VIC
WOULD ALLOW PAwNBRokERS
TO HANDLE FIREARMS
me committee then turned Its atten
tion TO the subject of hogs, goats. cal
tie and other beasts of the field. recon-
mending the rejection Of an ordinance