The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-07-18

and Sunday Baseball received blow of defeat by the Law
There has been much said in newspaper columns and
much written letter heads concerning the Sunday Closing
which investigation develops to have apparently issued from
worse Sunday selling conditions the past four weeks
four months compared with the previous four
There be indictment in Sunday selling" only
where it can be that public nuisance involved This
the ruling of the court 1t is practically impossible to
that the selling of soda water cigars and tobacco gasoline
for automobiles Sunday constitutes nuisance within the
meaning Of the law Those who are willing to swear to such
the contrary And in instance there must be
cutor; the grand jury has no nquisitoria power.
what brought the Sunday Closing question up
time recently has been fully explained by those promu
eating it, 1t claimed by of the local ministers that the
object force church attendance therefore, the
of general public opinion that developed from
tain of sefshnes he greatest sin referred in the
good Book that those interested invoked the aid of
cal minister be susceptible to dabbng in the private
civil affairs of the people The latter solicited and
ed the approval of the minister association some members of
which innocent of the real motive behind the movemen
and in carrying the point flowed into petition to the officers
to enforce the law such petition being ouoforder and alb
sub Subsequently it developed into stage of antagonism
rebellion resentment and all those synonyms The general
accused merchants didn't either There explanation
that sufficiently clear covering the emanaon of the
ment at the time and it is still lacking.
Sunday sales being conducted in Paris quiet
basis the history of Sunday selling in this
other city, Paris merchants doing only the thing
that merchants in all other of this and larger
and still doing. There "ngger in the woodpe
somewhere the people haven't yet found hmn the flesh Con-
cusions however have pretty well established the selfish
ve facts and this further evidenced in the persistent efforts
i The point poorly TAKEN has been lost effective
for Sunday only except insofar the selling of gasoline
not anxious do this catering anyhow because there
practically profit in the sale of gasonenot enough to
one man being kept on the job all day wait on the
trade The only of the garages accommodate
their customers of whom had other day available for
pleasure driving The court has decided the Sunday closing
nstructng the grand to proceed and the
: cdent is closed.
Out of the antagonsm from the Sunday Closing grew
the launching of the Sunday Baseball We
anee this statement to be correct. AS to whether playing
baseball Sunday right the question would
to resolve itself into the conditions surrounding it. The
] preme COURT has held hat it is not illegal
Notwithstanding the method of the origin of the games
here Sunday must be remembered that Paris railroad
shop and that there normally hundreds of employees
there who have only the day of the week for and
reaion, amusements etc.
1t we'll enough prevent the people from doing things
that essentially which initiate against religion
and good citizenship not only Sunday but day of the
week But it hardly be said that baseball under
this heading Hundreds of people here attend to their reg
ous duties the forenoon Sunday and again in the
ng dschargng these duties cheerfuy and voluntarily and
they included in the list who and resist the method
under the board efforts restrain Sunday baseball Many
of these people like to attend baseball game the afternoon
Many of them have already lent their moral support Sunday
Baseball by attending the that have thus far been play
led is the great national game it is the ceanes sport in the
athletic field today there is less gambling in connection with
baseball than any other of relative Importance And
many of peopour best ctizenscan only witness the
game Sunday 1t gives them also opportunity of being
in the fresh air where they fill their lungs with health
giving and take and developing exercise These
people In baseball game Sun
day aenooa game that has the Endorsement of the lead
ing citizens of the country from the president of the United
States down through stratum of society These good
people, good citizens and Godearng folks spend such
pleasantly and nnocenty and after returning home
enjoy the evening rejection and after short rest
o to attend the evening services at their church
n &c. it here reiterated that long innocent
permitted to people they will retain their loyalty and
devotion to their respective churches but give them once to
destand that the churches noerant of innocent
and trying to monopoze the exclusive time and at
enon of their members loyalty and devotion will be essened
and resentment and resistance will take their place
tt Therefore, the method resorted to in appealing to the
Grove school board ban Sunday baseball Barton
Field hortsghedness 1t is said to have had its origin
along the lines that the Sunday Closing movement
followed upa determination to rule with fist; hell
with the civil rights of the people, is understood the Grove
board did not meet in formal make the ruling
did, that this by word of mouth agreement further
o that at the request of minister" ministers The