The Washington herald., 1920-11-27
WARON BLUE ]
LAWSLED BY !.
COL. RUPERT
Baseball Magnate and Movie
Interests Fight Sunday I;
Ban.
WANT BIBLE READING
Refomers Gathering Here
To Stop Gambling and :
Sabbath Pleasures. 8
WANT BIBLE READING

NEW 1Ohk. NOV. Lts-heor
blooded Americans" are prep&Ting
TO rush to the rescue Of -sunday
sports according to Col. Jacob Rup.
pert. president OF the New York
American League club. who views
with alarm the proposed plan OF
the Lords Day Alliance TO pass ana
enforce blue laws throughout ths
country.
Persistent newspaper reports ssy
that a movement is on foot 20 put
on Sunday. and Col. Rupert f. Of
the opinion that prompt action must
be taken TO counteract the move
ment.
Besides the baseball interextz.
which Col. Ruppertfpsrticulsrly rep
resents. the moving picture people
are becoming somewhat yaSftated ~
the threat 20 close their houses On
Sunday.
Opposed By X. c. HEAD
A statement made public today
by Supreme knight James A Pis-
herty. of the knights OF Columbus.
took a position against the report
ed move of the alliance. and stated
that X Of c. lecturers throughout
include in their winter campsign
against extremism opposition 70
proposed legislation that tends 70
stir up public discontent"
We believe that lawful Sunday
sports are aids to a healthy public
life. and we consider IL mischievops
interference TO attempt 10 promote
what are known as rigid blue laws
said the Il of C statement "a
Reform Men Gather Here
Representatives of many reform
organizations are gathering Ia
Washington TO launch a concerted
drive on Congress for passzgs ef
q program Of Legislation desIgacd
to. improve the morals Of the nation.
Leading figures in the movement
are Wayne B. Wheeler. supertn1enG
ent of the Anti-Ssloon League: Dr.
Clarence 7. Wilson. head OF the
Methodist Board Of Temperance A,d
Public Noralx and Virgil q Hin
tzths~s Vice ~PresidentIsf czndIdats
on the Prohibition ticket.
We regard this session Of Con-
Eress," asserted one statement
issued by the international Reform
Bureau yesterday. -as unusually
favorable for promotion Of moral
reforms. as there is no election for
two years and party measures will
probably be postponed until Con-
gress and the White House are in
the hands Of the same party"
what Reformers Want.
A most extensive program is
planned. Among the measures thai
will be urged are the following:
Federal censorship Of moving pic
lures.
Total prohibition of race track
and other gambling carried on
through use OF telegraph wires or
by machines that are shipped from
one State TO another.
Uniform national laws governing
marriage and divorce
Extension of the Iowa Injunction
law for regulating "red light" dis
tricts in every State OF the Union.
Extension of alcoholic PROHIBITION
TO American embassies and lega-
tions abroad.
For School BibIe ReadiaE.
In addition. the program includes
legislation to compel the restoration
of Bible reading In schools. posting
of the Ten Commandments In
schools churches. and other public
buildings, establishment OF training
schools for moral reformers. and
preparation OF standardized litera-
ture In many languages.
The reformers want Congress %
control the motion pictures indus
try in accordance with principles
underlying its control Of banks and
railroads This was attempted just
before the outbreak OF the war. but
was abandoned when war legislation
absorbed all attention
Gambling would be attacked
under the Interstate Commerce
clause of the Constitution. The re-
formers wish 70 prevent interstate
Transmission OF gambling messages
and Interstate transportstion OF
gambling machines and devices; for
instance, the bill would prevent
publication Of the results OF races
in one State in another State.
Shipment of drugs especially NOR
phis. from the United States into
China. would be prohibited through
amendments 70 the Harrison cruG
act. Senator Jones. Of washington,
will probably introduce this bill
and expects 20 have the backing OF
DR.. Howard A Kelly, Of Baltimore,
and former Minister TO China Paul
Reinsch.