Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-01-08

Men Women
Scandinavian NJ. e. 81 -
Swedish Mission -------- Is 35
Swedish Lutheran % s ,25
Norwegian Lutheran $50 "a 26
The First Methodist 81 AZ
1876 175
A total Of 81 signers against Mr..
Emrich's "a.
1t was earnestly argued before the
City Council, that in consideration Of
the moral welfare Of the community, we
should have ones showless day in, the
week, namely, Sunday. 4:7 .fs
It is well known fact, that in spite
OF the presumptu0us assertion in EN-
rich's petition that lit (the theatery
in no manner nterferes with any religi-
GUS service, more people would have
attended the church services had it not
been for the Sunday movie, and that
the services in the First Methodist
church were directly interfered with
by the connection around the opera
house. asIsl 2rAilGs
That the Sunday theater is a strong
temptation to draw our young people
away from the church is self-eyident.
You father and you mother and you
teacher can bear testimony to this fact.
When it came to the deliberation of
the Council however, the moral ques-
ton as well as the City laws were
swept aside.
The City Ordinance relating to pic
ture shows provides that written APP
plication for license shall be made at
least thirty 600 days prior to the
date when license is desired to go into
effect, and that, upon receipt of such
application the City Council shall make
investigations as it shall deem neces-
sary and shall grant a license to such
applicant, UNLESS it appears that the
provisions of this act are being violated
or are about tosbe violated 1t also
provides, that, the license shall be
posted in a conspicuous place within
the theatre and a picture thereof shall
be exhibited upon the screen at the
commencement of each performance
Mr.. Enrich filed his application for a
| license under :. the above mentioned
ordinance December 7th, 1918. iE5&
The records of the City Council dis:
closed the fact that Mr.. Enrich NEVER
HAD A CITY LICENSE and that his
predecessors (Hanson's) license ex-
pired October LIST, 1915 The Council
was reminded Of the fact that Mr.. EN-
rich having violated the City Ordi-.
nance, it (the City Council) could not
legally grant him license. The Coun-
Gil, however, on December 18th grant
ed the license, and had the effrontery
to give the public through our local
papers the camoufage reason therefore,
to-wit:
AT last nights meeting the Council
issued the license for which Mr.. EN-
rich had previously applied, but took
no action on the Sunday closing mat.
ter, maintaining that there is no law
prohibiting theatrical performances on
Sunday and that, therefore, the subject
was outside its jurisdic tion.''
In the final vote by the Council we
find that the motion to grant Mr.. EN-
rich a license to operate his. moving
picture shows Sundays as well as week
days was made by Mr.. Hage and sec
onded by Mr.. Lamberson. and upon
voting, Mr.. Hage and Mr.. Lambe.rson
voted to sustain the motion, while Mr..
Naeseth and Mr.. Johnson voted against
it. Yes, that was the situation; two
For and two against. The Immediate
responsibility to tip the scale was now
u,pon our Mayor. Ralph q. gTaralseth
violated the ordinance By operating his