| Show WAS DEfEATED B BY AMERICAN VOTE I Councilman Wells Failed to Get Support of Alleged Reformers l SUNDAY THEATER CLOSING Heated frilled and In Some instances In lilt Hit Hitler ler anil nul Argument Ar on ott IM rn I I t Night Although Councilman Wells tailed failed at Rt atthe atthe the meeting of or the city elt council last night In his effort to have hao his ordinance nance nat ee relative to closing the theaters on Sunday taken out of the tho hands of the municipal laws committee where hero heroIt It was wary gracefully shelved last Thurs Thursday Thursday day diu evening and voted upon nevertheless never nevertheless thele s ho succeeded In getting a n test vote oto on the mutter which resulted In ht showing shoving up tip tho the position of tho the Ameri Amerl American can members of ot the council The Tha test lame ramo on a Il vote oto ote on the Wells resolution resolution tion pledging the thc support of the th coun council cil cli to the county count commissioners In Iti Itis their thell Ih r It efforts effort s to dose up tip nil all places of or 0 f amusement ement Inside and outside of ot tho the city on Sundays After n 11 very heated mind In some fame Instances a U bitter and personal argument on of tho resolution It was l by a n American vote voto Those who voted oled for tho the resolution arc Burnes Burnell Fernstrom Holley Volley Tul Tuddenham denham and Wells cIlK Tho e who vho voted vote against It ItO are Buick tuner Carter Crab Crabtree tree ire Hobday ln Martin Mulvey ODon neil noil and Davis Dali Tin RESOLUTION The fhe resolution which caused cd the thee e torm It I an ns follows Whereas The Tho committee on muni municipal cipal U laH fc to wheat hom t as ns referred l nn an ordinance 1 fin n ce t by hy Y 11 Wells cl IA prohibiting Sun Bun Bunday day Ilay theatrical performances has post postponed the consideration ill of oC sold said ul l ordinance Hence nance until the Iho county commissioners Co of ot Salt county take the Initiative In dosing closing pleasure resorts on Sunday within the limits of ot mid Arid county comely Therefore bo be It resolved resoled That the mayor be he and anil he ho hereby Is I authorized and Instructed to In communicate with said Mid hl commissioners of ot Salt Suit Lalle L lice coun county county ty h pledging the thc city of Snit Pall Lake 11 and agreeing to puss nn on ordinance prohibit prohibiting ing big theatrical performances on Sunday Sunda to strictly the same provided pro vided the said will take lake Immediate steps to close on Sunday nil nit pleasure resorts arts within within their Juris Jurisdiction rie diction by b enforcing tho the statutes relating log ing thereto Wells VeIls moved the adoption of oC the res resolution as all noon soo Ion as 1111 II It was waA read by the tho recorder and and tho motion was seconded by hy Tuddenham Mulvey Inquired If IC I Wens Wells had hall tiny any more such fuch resolutions I In ht his pocket to 10 which the latter rr re I that he had not notI I I would like Ilk to 10 know If It you too Ol made any auy efforts to have hae 1111 this ordinance I Im during durin the thA last administration Inquired Mulvey 1 I certainly did 1111 replied 1 Wells and It was defeated then because the opposition claimed that It twos IS a 1 political tt netter niter Ht hd was one who opposed jt it on political grounds Y 0 I Hobday noMa pleaded guilty guilt to the charge charger and said that lint ho hI opposed It lust last year CHr r slid 1111 opposed It now nOlI and und hoped that It would die Ile In Its It II Infancy Black ol CI spoke the resolution I tion lion nn nil stated that the matter wai sas M up ti to the county now as liS fie tle Ministerial tl association proposed to tn torm put It up liP t u n i to o them t h rm Koort and hard har L lie He fald said that all 11 this try cry 11 about morality was van nil mill buncombe b Ho Ill tried 1 t to o live Iho as 1111 nearly moral as os possible but he hI said Mill that thit ho he till did o not no t attempt tut tom n t to dictate to others whit what ha t they t hl should do doWells doWells dog Wells Welts n again g n took n hand In the arlU argument ment and charged the municipal laws law committee with Insincerity In III Its Ita action nn on the matter It U Is ls the proper thing 1 le he e said paid for Cor liB us u to show deference to the tho wishes of oC the people of or any com cona I know knoll that thit the sentiment of or tine thc people of or my m precinct Is III against Sunday theaters brain 8 and I believe that a great preat majority of ot the people of oC the city cy are opposed to It Out of ot deference to I what hint people think and do In III this com community every store storo Is clo closed cd on or Sunday I Observance Jb Is given that day through throughout out lit the world as ns n a civil Institution and not done alone an nR n II matter of at religion It Is done donn for Cor the purpose of oC giving thou Minds of oC a f 1 day da of rest restI I CHANGED I 1 change c Insincerity on the part parl of at ofu the tho committee members put pt putI u themselves I on record here In this mat matter matter matter ter They say Imy that when tho the county count commissioners take tako some fiction In the tho matter they will take up the thu th ordinance and act acl upon It but they dont say that they will piles pass the ordinance They The art Orr not sincero at lit all nil and their action h is simply ix it 1 movement to pigeonhole the without voting upon It at atall all 1111 We Ve say nay RU that you OU are not nol sincere that wo we me ore sincere Interrupted 1 C CI I nm Sincere hotly retorted Wells arid and I repudiate any such charge Hobday then made another of ot his hh characteristic speeches Oiled filled with threats and personal remarks and was called c down dawn by J I Tuddenham who raised n a point of ot order oriler against him blot Direct I log Ins Ins his remarks to Wells Hobday said saidI 1 I say an that the tho people who attend the theater on Sundays are Just lust as goodas good 1001 as liS people who attend your little show on Sundays Your people wont take In the tho poor devil who cant pay pa his 10 to toper per cent tithing When you ou say that the poor boor devil Is la not decent MORE MOm ONAL ONALI I 1 made no such statement us liS that Interrupted Wells Wella You Insinuated It said Hobday and you 01 fire Iro mistaken If IC you 01 think they have hava to follow tollow In your our footsteps There was waR time when you OU could cold cram your Jour our religion down peoples throats but you rou ou cant do It now nOll nn weve wee got the tho behind us IIA If IC we need It ItI ItI itI I object to any such statement shouted Tuddenham who arose In an nn Instant In lant It Is In entirely out Olt of order If rr lie cant talk without getting per personal natal he ho should not be bo allowed to talk at nt nil all lie He has made several remarks that were personal and they should not have hao been beell allowed This attack resulted In Hobday resuming re Ie resuming suming his hia seat sent without any nn further remarks STRONG OlT tIm Wells again took tool the tho floor and made madea madej a 0 j very ery strong point In answer to Hob Hobday day it plea tot for tho the poor people With all nil this talk about the poor noor people he said I have not heard of at any poor people coming com In here and Int asking for tOI these theaters tn to remain open on to e Sun Sundays Sundays days das The Jho people however have 1110 come hero hee and asked that they the be bo closed anti tho the only ones who have hlo spoken a n word worl against closing the theaters lire are two to managers of ot the theaters which ara 1110 aranow now operating on Sundays Fernstrom l of the opinion that there thore was waH still some fomo politics about the thee matter He lie said paid he ho thought that Hob Hoh Hobday day was trying to play politics for tor tho the Republican commissioners by shielding them from having to take any un action In hr Inthis Inthis this matter lie He was In favor of or adopt log the tho resolution r and unit argued that the council should let the tho county commis commissioners stoners I know that It will close elosu up liP tho tiro theaters on Sunday Bunda when they close clone up the resorts DONT CARE CAlm Mulvey declared that he ho did not care anything about the tha county commis commissioners and that ho he was to face the Issue at lit once As 11 for tor the American members of the council ho said there thero wits Mas nn no doubt dOlbt where they stood us 1111 they are arc opposed to 10 closing the tile Sunday the at tut this thU time He lie then thell declared thAt Wells anti his side 1111 did dl not sole tiny any 1111 such ouch attempt to puss pass the ordinance when It was up liP last fall Wells mud and Fernstrom l both declared that they made Just JURt ns as hard a n I fight for far forthe Corthe the when ashen It Il was before thin tho council last year to the petitions which vein submitted earlier in lu 11 the tho is InK Ing that the ordinance he be pas ed Mul rul rule vey ey e said I 1 con can go 10 out and mid gel 1 a n p peI 1 tinn signed by h a n pi great eat many miny man moro morn nor names than you 01 lavi hawd ha oJ got nt Mr Ir Wells In favor of ot opening tho the theaters on of nun Bun days All 11 of oC those people who anvil I I those thoM theaters on or Sundays are certain certainly ly I not In III favor of or closing them then Well Velt i Informed formed Mulvey that he lIe line hod nothing to do with getting up III the tile peti petitions tI which had hen been submitted hut hat t tuft they th were ero hauled handed to him him by Mr Ir Garrett o 1 II I gATIm The Tho thing Is it a II Wells hells eUs move movement ment declared and Is for C r his hi benefit L alone Mr rr Wells emphatically it a denied I l 1 such sucha n a statement With that Hunt the tho argument censed ceased anti the tho toll roll was w ns called on the tho adoption of the tho resolution The Tho result was as stated slated above live five In III favor of or tt It and 1111 eight It mud and It wits was defeat defeated ed eel e l Wells then moved that his hili I on n n the theater closing be taken out e ethe of or orthe the hands hall lB of oC the municipal pal laws law com COlli committee und and a acted nr li otto upon on at al onee by the council Brumes and l Mulvey both loth W co the motion tho latter declaring that lint he lie wits Will ready to meet the tho Issue at lit once Something very Err y mysterious occurred I however within tho the brief space ot or I about three thice minutes which coursed caused him to change his hi mind as us when tho the roll was called on tho the motion he ho voted against ll tt It JUnck lack raised the point against Wells motion niolion that It would require n It two thirds vote ot to carry It tt and the point was us sustained l This THIN Was Willi as taken by b beUs Wells Neils eUs to mean defeat to his hh motion mollon and he said silil that It if the American mem members members bers hers were not riot ready to bo ho placed on nil record In this matter he her would wall III con consent consent on sent to have hAO tho the motion KO go ova oer for tor a n short time FIND ORDINANCE During Durin the tho the discussion the recorder sent pent ids his deputy down to the thc dice to find and the ordinance The deputy d was WAH unable to rind It at nt all nil which con shows that It luau had been sled lied away wa for tor good food at tut the request of tho thu committee Moor Mayor Thompson Thomp on consult consulted ed e with several members of or the council coun council cil ell and It Is IR believed that his efforts changed tho the attitude altitude of ot Mulvey luJe fund and others In III regard to tithing taking tho the orlI ordinance nance nano out of or the hands hall l of oC the com coin committee nit lee When Wheat tho the roll roU was AS called Hob was the only American who voted In favor tn or of the tho motion and It writs as lost lOll Tho Thu result of oC tho the vote ote was Ayes Ae 11 Hobday Bailey and Wells helis Nays Carter Crabtree Martin Mulvey O 0 ODonnell ODonnell Donnell DOli II Ill and Davis Dals All 11 11 re regard of ot this action was taken In re regard gard to the matter In III the face of oC six strong petitions signed by 11 prominent nent nept business men of ot the tho city which urged tho the council to pass the tho Wells or ordinance and anti close the theaters on Sundays The petitions were submitted early Arly In III tho tha evening and ore couched In lit the tb following language Whereas there Is now pending he tore fore your honorable body bOd a n resolution designed to prohibit In this city tho the opening and operation of oC public thea then theaters tern on ou Sunday SInday we the undersigned earnestly s I ourselves favor favorable able to said resolution and In the In Interest interest terest of ot public morals the welfares welfare of oC society and the tho reputation of or our city we ve respectfully petition your honorable body bol to enact sold paid resolution THOSE WIIO WHO SIGNER BIO EQ Among those tho who signed signell tho the peti petitions are the Salisbury II u 1 company Deseret Nolis Nees W fi S Daes Icy Ie Music company f An Min fon D 0 O Jr H II S H Cutler Ions Zions Savings Hank Dank Trust company State Stain Hank flank of or Utah nab Z 1 C M r IE I E S SHills Hills dills George Homney John Co Deseret Savings bank Poulton Madsen Owen t Co John Henry Smith Paper company lial Drug company B IJ M Sears Or Orpheum theater M 1 H Ir Walker J K E Dooley Dooler K R M I Breeden H If C Hoff Hort Hoffman Hortman man roan W V J Donnellan J D Spencer Spencer Clawson Ella Morris Sons Soni SoniCo Co J Q Critchlow Fisher r Harris J JA JA A Greenewald O 0 If iT Hewlett and many mallY others equally ns as prominent In business circles An attempt was made to file thu tho petitions hl therm without i taking any action toot upon lIlIon up them whatever hut this was not nol entertained by hy President Davis who or ordered tiered dered them referred to the municipal laws committee for tor consideration con It remains to be bo seen what the tho com committee will do with them |
