Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-27
Declaration Of War Comes as
Result Of Sunday Movies
tContinned from page I,

members OF the league had don their
best TO beat me in the last election
and they failed. Between the election
and the time I took office his league
was formed to grow wings on the
, people of Perth Amboy. They passed
a set Of resolutions Offering coopera-
ton to the new mayor and coming
/, out in opposition to sunday shows.
These resolutions never reached me.
Ii looked to me a. though this league
was looking for a lot Of publicity
without finishing what ii started.
II told Mr.. Walker that 1 was
guilty of a violation of the law yes
terday when | took q ride in my au-
tonlobile n he replied hat he was
also guilty as he was out riding yes
terday and he sad that he would go
again. / asked him then, while he
and | were out in our automobiles
enjoying ourselves. what would the
young people of the city do; how
were they to be amused and kept
from hanging around the streets and
n lie said. Let them take a
hike TO which l replied, Hiking
doesn't appeal to everyone and they
may desire some other form of
amusement
League Takes Action.
Whether the moving picture thea
ters In this city shall or. shall not be
permitted TO hold performances on
Sunday came Tefore the League for
civic Bettermcnt yesterday at their
meeting in the y. NJ. &. A. and ac-
cording to the decision arrived at by
the league, il appears that Sunday
movies In this city will not be al
lowed. II they nave any voice in the
matter.
The league was aroused by the
violation of the law at the Ditmas.
ManN lN all tho rttnFnhRTG wont Ag n
committee of the whole. to city hall
whero they asked what had been
done. The committee was informed
that the persons in charge of the
show had secured a permit from the
mayor. The committee then took
the matter up with Chief Burke. They
learned hat he had received orders
from Mayor Dorsey to keep his hands
off TIE whole affair. The committee
then vent TO the homes OF Mayor
Dorsey and prosecutor Joseph II.
Stricken. but found both OF them out,
SO the matter was left in the hands
OF q committee of three composed OF
Rcv. Robert Schlotter. Rev. Wilbert
Westcott and J~OsephsF. Walker. pres
ident of the league. This committee
intends to investigate thoroughly and
then report back. when II will be de-
cidcd what action will be taken.
II was revealed yesterday thatPros-
ecutor stricken had assured several
members Of the league that Sunday
movies" in Middlesex County were
a thing of the past 1t is the inten-
ton of the league 10 bring the mat
ter before the grand jury. every time
a theatre Is open ON Sunday, until sew
eral repctItious will make IL possible
for them to ask for an injunction.
Such action on the part OF the lea
que will b. In accordance with n dec
laration made by Justice m j.
Bergen TO the effect that opening of
theatres ON Sunday was contrary to
the law and that 1t was within the
province 81 m citizen to complain
against them.
What Ditfmas Manager Says.
When Ned. X. Miller. manager or
the pitmas ThCater. was interviewed
on the matter of The performance IN
thet theateg Yesterday, he said:
II was not In town and know moth
ing Of what went on at the Ditmas.
except that | rented ii to the Polish
Defense Society for a perfectly legiti-
mate benefit performance and as tar
as | am aware there was no violation
OF the Law. Az | understand 1t. this
benefit was announced from the pull
pits Of the various Polish churches in
the city. as their annual beneht per-
Torrance which for Il last rev
years they have held around this time,
/ also know nothing about the
amounts OF money taken in from the
show. but understood that the money
thus taken in will be used hv the Pol
ish society for reconstruction work in
Poland. / am not running sunday
shows or benefits. but am willing TO
rem the theatre for any perfectly leg
itimate performance. / believe sun
day movies are bound TO come. be-
cause things looked on twenty years
ago as irrelisiOus are not now frown-
cd upon. The pictures shown should
be picked specially in keeping with
Tho dav."
Prosecutor Stricken said this morn
ing that there was nothing for him
10 do. as this Was the first Violation OF
the Law by the theatre management
and hat il was strictly up to the To-
cal authorities. hut that a repetition
would mean hat he would bring the
matter to the attention Of the grand
jury.