The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-25
MOVIE ISSUE
DRAWS BIG Vote
BELIEVED TO BE RECORD FOR
CITY-BOTH SIDES ACTIVE
LEGION HAS DEMONSTRATION

1t is evident, as The Star-Mirror
goes to press, that the referendum
on the Sunday movie question, which
is in progress at the high school
building, will, by the time the polls
close at o'clock, have brought out
the biggest vote in the history of a
municipal election in Moscow. While
there has been continual stream of
people calling for ballots during the
day, the election has been carried
through in the most orderly manner.
A few votes were challenged, mostly
students at the university, regarding
whose eligibility to vote there seemed
to be doubt.
Representative Of the American
Legion, who were stationed at the
polling places during the hour be-
tween 1920 and 11:20, report to The
Star-Mirror that during the hour 152
voters entered the polling place. They
expressed the opinion that the vote
cast early in the day was heavily
against the Sunday movies, but that
later in the day there was a heavy
gain in favor. The Legion had eight
cars on the street during the day
hauling voters, and those in opposi-
ton to the Sunday theatre had sew
eral cars in use, SO that persons wish
ing to be hauled to the polls had no
trouble in securing transportation
Up to 4:10 O'Clock 1345 votes had
been polled, and it is estimated that
this number will be increased to APP
approximately 1900 by the time the
polls close at o'clock.
TOrchlight Parade and Rally
Members of the American Legion,
carrying banners proclaiming to Mos
cow citizens the need for an Ameri-
can Legion home, Friday night stag
ed rally and parade. Speeches were
made by number of prominent Leg
ion men and by A. H. Oversmlth ard
A. L. Morgan. The speeches were
given from an improvised stand at
the corner of Third and Main streets.
American Legion men and support
ers Of moving picture shows on sun
day afternoons made quite an I'M
pressive showing with their torch
light parade from Eighth and Main
streets The flare Of the red candles
aud the torches could be seen quite
distance and as the men marched
with their banners they ssoundedof
theri reasons for wanting an Amer1-
can Legion home in MOSCOW.
group of crack musicians, re-
cruited from American Legion naen
dIu lIODi IuC ulllf olIy uAiAAoAASeA 1
the music for the occasion. The band
played at Third and Main streets
while the torchlight paraders swung
down Main street to Second, east on
Second to Washington, south On
Washington to Third and west of
Third to where the rally was held.
Sgt. Eugene Nagele, as he expressed
it, fired the opening gum as the first
speaker. He outlined briefly that the
American Legion was asking fcr
votes in favor of Sunday moves IN
order to start fund. for the CON
struction of post home in Moscow.
Lieut. H. V. Dunlap, national eXecu-
tive committeeman of the Disabled
American Veterans of the World War,
in a brief address asked the support
Of the people in order to help the !,
American Legion.
Abe Goff, a college of law student,
IS a member of the Legion, made an :.
able talk in advocating the opening
If the moving picture shows on Sun
Law afternoon as means of proyid-
ng the Legion with home He
pointed out that Moscow people are
ired Of drives and that the opening i
If the moving picture shows on Sun q
Law afternoons, the proceeds to go to r
he Legion, was the only logical way /
O raise money. d
A. L. Morgan spoke briefly, urging b
people to vote in favor of Sunday D
movies" as duty to the boys who b
Iad fought for their country. A. H. o
)versmith asked for large vote at
he polls on Saturday of legally quail ),
led voters in order that the question :, :,
aight be fairly decided by majority 4
ote of the people. -
The work of the opposition, under. ., a
he leadership of the Moscow Minis y y
erial association, was carried on :, =
yithout any public demonstration of "
ny kind, but showed thorough or =
anization. i
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