The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-11
Barometer of Public Opinion
ON Picture Shows. .

Editor World Having noticed that the An
cicnt and Honorable order OF city Killers are
about to set into action again, according to
the news items appearing In both OF the local
papers OF December and g. Namely tho at
tempt to create sentiment in favor OF closing
the movies sunday,
II Que would take the trouble to walk around
vast crowds some OF whom must he pretty good
citizens and soc the evident enjoyment they get
ont OF II, Il would seem that IN common jus
tiCc that they should have a little something
TO say about the proposition, OF course We un-
dcrstand judgins from former drives OF Sim
llar nature, thai any man or woman who has
the temerty to take a position In opposition
win be = wicked, corrupt, degraded limb OF the
devil. without morals. etc. etc.
What In the namo OF common sense would
Tulsa put such an ordinance or law into effect
Tor We are trNins to make real city here Is
there community ot any Importance In the
United states that has built itself up upon any
such piuhng ideRs-Chicago. New York, Kan
city detroit, Los Angeles. or any ono ot our
moro Important and prosperous communities
that fan for such stuff from the standpoint IT
material prosperity, morality or any other For
instance take our nelghbor, ArkanSis, one OF
tho best and richest states IN the union in
natural resources what has held it back or In
other words, u sunday blue laws are Il good
thing why hasn't it gone ahead tastcrl
Tulsa occupies tho position OF a metropolis
i'm this oil country, any SUNDAY We see on our
roads lcading into town hundreds Of people
coming IN to enjoy the day ln town. one of the
hiE things that bTiugs them hero is the shows
and tho amuscmrnts that they cannot see on
the oil lease or farm What other day has the
oil lease worker or GARNER got that he can take
and take in tho amuscmentsG rake these things
away from Tulsa. then put yourself iu tho place
of tho out-of-toWu worker and ask Yourself
how often YOU would bother coming 10 Tulsa.
The blue law advocates evidently have an or
ganiEation, so it bchCovcs the class OF business
men iu this city. who arc city builders TO got
busy and Kill this insidous thing, This little
city has had about all the black eyes thBt one
community can stand IN one year Spavnaw
water is ovcr and we are our way 10 a big
ger and better TULSA, do not let sume littlo pit-
flug idea come in and spon IL all
Nor uN r. E do believe ia sunday closing In
one way. as "A resident OF Tulsa believe il
would be a fine thing II We could persuade
Oklahoma city, Muskogee. Okmulgea. Barties-
willie and any others close around us to close
but the only time ] could believe it the proper
thing for Tulsa would be II were a resident OF
one of thohs other towns.
our shows have been running Sundays FOR
years now and We have not noticed any alarm
Ing dvift Of population away from US on that
account nor from New York, Chicago or Los
Angeles either. on the other hand We have other
communities with semi~hlue laws. and have
never heard OF any OF them breaking any rec
ords gaining population BY the way one
wonders why the blue law people are uot flock %
ing TO take up residence in those communities,
l. " BLANK.
Tulsa, Dec, G, 4s4 East Third ST.