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Show DECLARES SABBATH IS NEGLECTED HERE Chief Grant Strongly Opposes Operation of Amusement Places on Sunday. URGES GOOD EXAMPLE : Would Close Theaters, Base- i ball Parks and Resorts; Listeners Lis-teners PJedge Abstinence. Declaring thai th observance of the Sabbath in greatly neglected In 'f Lake. Chief r Polios B, k Qrant yes-trday yes-trday went on record as being stronglj opposed to the operation on Sunday of th"a.lers. picture .show's, ii.i.ehall parks and similar places. EZe made this statement ' a meetins of Bundas school superintendents, teachers teach-ers ami parents" class members of the Ball i.ake stake, held In the Seventeenth ward chapel, Chief ri..n' i.ddref.eri nicetincr by Invitation, it was bald to Inaugurate campaign for h mors Rjensral obaervanee ..r the Sabbath day. The police chiefs efforts to Beouri obedience th the cltj s Sunday closing laws resulted in hl, jr. lection 8S principal spcak'-r 0i th CH- slon. The ehlef declared thai the operation on Sunday ci f places of amusement wan In direct violation of the .spirit of the Sabbath day. lie said that it war lm-posslble lm-posslble to preserve the sanctity of the Sabbath when theatrical houses were operating on week days; when crowds gathered ai the basoball paries to witness wit-ness uaiTic;-. between rival teama, and when amusement resorts were catering to the publl patronage. Tlie speaker said he was reluctantly forced to admit thai there was no law on Ihe statute honks, of which lie was aware, hy means of whleii he could force the closing Of t bene places on Sunday. Not Spirit of Day. He told of efforts to ure at the last session of the legislature .- lu- prohibiting prohib-iting shows and hall nam.-;- .). Sunday and of how ti, effort was unproductive of the desired result. In conclusion, t.'hirf tiranl. told his hearers thut the hr.vt ay tlr improve the observance of the Sabbath day wa by Setting an example for others A i. the conclusion of his remarks, the superintendents su-perintendents a!id teachers present pledged themselves to observe the Sabbath Sab-bath by remaining away from places of amusement on thai day. and by noikiiiR earnest efforts to have Others follow their example, |