The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-12-02
METHODIST BISHOPS
APPROVE BLUE LAWS

+ Washington, November 2S.-0per-
alton Of trains in interstate traffic,
delivery Of mail and mailing of Sun
day newspapers on Sunday would be
prohibited, if Congress should pass
/ the legislation which will be urged by
the reform organizations working for
strict observance of the Sabbath
The bill as drawn provides;
/ "First-Hereafter it shall be un-
lawful for any person in the employ
ment Of the United States to work
or carry on his ordinary vocation on
Sunday
"Second-It shall be unlawful foi
any person or corporation to operate
on Sunday any freight or passenger
/ train, or mail train or any other train
or part Of train, in the carrying of
intestate commerce, trade or traffic
Of any kind.
"Third-It shall be unlawful for
any postoffice to be open on Sunday
] or to deliver mail on Sunday; it shall
be unlawful for any mail to BE car
ried or delivered on Sunday by any
employee of the United States, whethe
in city or country.
"Fourth-It shall be unlawful for
any newspaper or other paper or pub
licatien published or purporting to be
published on Sunday to be received,
carried or delivered, as mail to any
agency of the United States in any
postoffice or over any route under
the jurisdiction Of the United States.
"Fifth--It shall be unlawful for any
person or corporation engaged in in
terstate commerce or carrying on any
business or vocation under the laws
of or with the permission Of license
from the United States, or any Of its
agencies, to do or carry on any ordi-
nary vocation or business on Sunday
the purpose Of this act being to ex-
press our national determination to
honor the Sabbath day and keep it
holy, as God commanded, thereby Sc
curing for all that opportunity for
spiritual and bodily refresment de-
creed 6y our Lord for the happiness
of all men and the safety Of all ma
tions.
"Sixth-Any person who does any
of the things above declared UNI
lawful, or who procures or aids an
other in doing any Of the things
above declared unlawful, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and punisred
upon conviction by due process Of law
by fine Of not under $500 nor over
$4,000 for each offense and by inn
prisonment for not over six months,
in the discretion of the court.
"Seventh-And any corporation
that does, or aids in doing, these for,
hidden things, shall upon convictions
be fined not less than 81 900 or over
100000 for each offense and upon
conviction a second time for like Of
tense shall forfeit it's crarter and
franchise and be enjoined from oper-
ating in interstate commerce.; pro-
vided, however, that emergency in
stances Of charity and necessity are
not included nor punishable under the
provisions of this act"
The Tennessee conference of Sab
bath reformers sent this bill to Sena-
tor Mcclellan, Of Tennessee, for in
PRODUCTION. He declined, explaining
that the movement should win favor
in the states before meriting federal
legislation.
: However, with the Democrats Of
the South virtually united for national
legislation and such representative
leaders as Senator Wesley L. Jones.
Of WASHINGTON; Arthur Capper. Of
Kansas; Miles Poindexter. Of Wash
ineton; Gov. William G. Sproul and
vagfYfer Gov. Martin G. Brumbaugh, Of
Pennsylvania: former Gov. Charles s.
Osborne, of Michigan, and former
Gov w r. Stuhbs, Of Kansas. hold
ing offices in their organization. the
leaders of the blue law crusade are
hopeful Of success.