New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 25, 1916, Page 5

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During the meeting Safety Commis- sioner Howard M. Steele, a member of the committee, pledged himself as a member of the safety board to see that the present law prohibiting chil- dren under the age of fourteen years from attending shows unaccompanied is rigidly enforced in this city. This, however, is only one of the ways by | which the committee hopes to ac- | complish reforms here. \ Policing of Theaters Criticized. ‘ Those present at the meeting were | Chairman B. F Gaffney, Secretary H. | V. Camp, George M. Landers, T. H.‘ Kehoe and Howard M. Steele, other | members being absent at social func- ! tions. The first matter taken up was Councilman Charles May’s resolution that the city boards be made partisan rather than bi-partisan. This matter was not discussed but was laid over until the next meeting when it is ex- pected that the board will be more | fully represented. Another council resolution requesting that the council be given the right to delegate its powers of issuing, suspending or re- voking licenses to other bodies was discussed at length. It was the opinion of Mr. Landers | and several others present that the power of issuing licenses and enforc- ing the law pertaining should not be invested in the chief of the police de- partment as that official has enough hard work on his hands. The ques- tion then turned to the licensing of motion picture houses with a view to protecting the morals of children from the injurious effects of sugges- tive films. Among other things, Mr. Steele suggested that by having two policemen at each theater it might be ecasier to enforce the law which prohibits children under the age of fourteen from attending a perform- ance without a parent or guardian, and in this connection the board members characterized as absurd the | present system whereby a theater man has the choice of what supernumevy- | officer shall do duty at his thea- ter. This custom, Mr. Camp said, puts the policeman under the power of the theater manager for fear that | he will lose his job, hence his effi- ciency is impaired. Members thought | that theater policemen should be assigned to their respective posts by the chief of police, regardless of the whims of the proprietors. 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The judge declared positively that in many pic- tures shown at the local playhouses, in common with' other theaters all over the country, are certain sugges- tive sections that appeal strongly to the immature minds of the little ones, turning their thoughts into vulgar channels that might result disastrous- ly for their well being. He said that during the plastic age, the mind of a child is easily influenced by these suggestive pictures and there is noth- ing that has a more detrimental ef. fect upon the latter day morals of a child than a thing that hints at sex- uality. To show the great hold that the “‘movies’” have on a child he cited an incident of which he knew. He said that a little school girl, who attends the Grammar school and lives in the eastern section of the city, did not return home from school one afternoon and at 11 o’clock that night her frenzied parents called him on the telephone to ask if his daugh- ter could give any clue to her where- abouts. The final chapter in this little story showed that the child, im- mediately upon leaving school, went to a moving picture house on Main street and staved there until the showe clossed at 11 o’clock that night, having only a dotighnut for supper. “That litle girl was a good sport all right” remarked Mr. Landers. Parents Too Careless. In attempting to create a plan that would remove the child from the evil influence of certain pictur suggested that the law prahibiting un- accompanied children under the age of fourteen years be enforced to the letter, but here another objection was encountered. Mr. Landers declared that he had noticed on many occa. sions where parents brought their own children to see pictures that, while interesting to the adult and pos- sessing a moral for the mature mind. contained certain sections that were really harmful to a child. 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One is to pass prohibitory | measures and the other is to pass positive measure that will make it impossible The first method was termed impractical by the speaker, who argued that by simply prohibit- ing a thing a temptation is created. By positively stopping it the situation is certainly overcome. During this discussion on how to prevent children from witnessing mo- tion pictures that are harmful to their young minds Mr. Steele pledged law insofar as it does prohibit chil- dren from attending theaters is rigid- 1y enforced here. Resolutions Are Mr. Kehoe then brought out through an additional resolution au- thorizing the corporation council to draw up a charter amendment giv- s the board of compensation i ing the common council power to es- | gesossment. tablish a censorship of theaters and C. H. Baldwin, reporting for i moving picture exhibitions. City hall commission asked that t Other Business Heard. charter be so changed that the clerld The charter revision committee was | Salary shall appear on the salary lisg also presented with a resolution from | L1iS matter was referred to the €0 Judge Gaffney providing that the “0{3“;1“ 1‘;:&;’)?:1'0: the park commp council, the judge and deputy judge |sion, asked that the charter be of the city court and any members of | changed that the finance board i the bar selected might draft amend- | convene in January and the city m ments to the laws governing the city |ing be held early in February h court procedures. is in order that appropriations mui It was voted to give representatives | be made earlier in the year and of the Swedish-American Republic park board may begin its actual se club a hearing at the next meeting. | son’s work sooner. A hearing Briefly, this club wants the city court | be given on this matter at the | endowed with powers permitting them | meeting. to naturalize aliens, rather than com- | The meeting then adjourned umi pelling such aliens to go to the dis- ' December 1. last half century, and is just as good for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, back- sprains. Reports from the board of asse sors showed that this department d no charter change, and neithi Passed. The discussion on the moving pic- ture censorship was finally brought to a close by the passing of the follow- ing resolution framed by Judge Gaff- ney: Resolved: ation counsel Look, coated, | First, that the corpor- be instructed to draw an amendment to the charter of the City of New Britain, whereby the common council will bave the power to delegate its licensing power to any person, individual or commission j or committee as may seem best in the { bremises. 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