The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-09
COUNCIL OPENS
SUNDAY MOVIES
FOR A TRIAL
Date Of Popular Election
September IS for Fl
nal Decision on
Question
CITIZENS ATTEND
Special Meeting Friday
Liveliest Since the
aving Issue
CITIZENS ATTEND

AT special meeting called Tor the
purpose after supper by Mayor
Thorstenberg Friday the petition OF
the 500" for Sunday picture shows
was taken up for reconsideration and
granted, every councilman voting
aye. A popular vote on Sunday NOV
les will be held September Is to de-
eide the question. definitely.
The meeting was called, as the
mayor announced, to promote peace
and harmony and prevent factional
feelings that might defeat the mu-
ricipal water bonds at the election
next Tuesday. All members of the
council were present, and there were
about fifty citizen visitors in the
council chamber, in the fire engine
room and around the front door of
the city hall.
Several of the councilmen stated
that they had found public sentiment
pretty strongly in favor of Sunday
pictures since the decision of Tues
day evening had reused up interest
and brought forth expressions from
people generally. They had found
some men who were disgusted over
the councils action.
1t was the open belief of both
council members and visiting busi-
ness men that the popular vote in
September will sustain the Sunday
movies.
A number of business men present
Friday evening stated that they felt
that the 700 Blackfoot names on
the petition asking for Sunday shows
represented the will of large ma
iority of the people of the communi-
ty and practically all of the men in
business. They feared a certain
amount of water bond opposition at
the polls Tuesday because the petit
ton had been denied.
At first the council was for prom
Using special Sunday movie election
and going ahead with the bond cleo
ton in the meantime, leaving the
Tuesday decision against the NOV
les to stand, altho, as several mem
bers and the mayor were there to
testify, they heard threatening ru-
mors to the effect that many petit
TONERS intended to vote against the
water bonds because their names had
been lightly regarded by the coun-
Gil at Tuesdays session. The mayor
in his opening speech giving the
cause of the meeting pied for peace
and harmony. He said the only just
way to settle the matter would be
by popular election, which could be
held at practically no expense. He
offered to secure judges at no cost
to the city. Lets get the thing
settled by the will of the majori-
ty," he finished, land let's have no
factions here
F. E. Seeger took the floor and
said: 81 believe | voice the senti-
ments of the men present when say
it is our opinion that the petition
presented to this council asking for
Sunday picture shows carries a large
majority of the voters of Black
foot, and the petition, l understand,
was not given much consideration.
1t is the sense of the business men
here that the picture shows should
operate on Sunday. We are repre-
sentative taxpayers. 1t is unneces-
sary to put Mr.. Heasley to the ex-
pense of an election, even If he is
willing to pay for it,"
Mr.. Heasley said he was willing to
pay the expenses of an election as
the only way to secure absolute JUS
tice in the matter.
J. J. Quillen moved that the ques-
ton Of the Sunday movie petition be
reconsidered, annd being seconded
by H. c. Tavey, who stated that
he thought the council had acted
wrongly in refusing the petition in
the first place, it carried, and the
question was up for new decision.
e. M. Kennedy declared that the
petition had been signed by large
and representative number of busi-
ness men and residents of Blackfoot,
that there was no opposition to Sun
day shows, and that immediate &C
tion was called for. An election to
decide this after the bond election
is over would be Of no use, he said.
1t was his belief that favorable &C
tion would mean satisfaction all
round. Councilman Clarke seconded
these statements.
Councilman Boyle arose and told
the council that If folks who were
disgruntled over Sunday pictures be-
ing denied them would 60 out and
vote down the water bonds, let them,
he could get along without water as
well as the next one. He was for