Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1929 — Page 10

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WOULD MODIFY BLUE LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA Two Organizations Combine in Attack on Statutes Passed In 1794 Philadelphia. Auk. 15 —(UP) — Determined to liberalize the Pennsyl vanla Blue Laws passed In >794, an anialKaniation has been effected between two of the principal organizations favoring modification of the law insofar as it affects Sunday amusements here. The Anti-Blue Law Association of Pennsylvania, which, according to John Mather, chairman of its board of directors, represents more than 500,000 members, has merged with the Open Sunday League of Pennsylvania for the common cause. The latter organization claims to have 375,000 members. In futherance of the campaign of'

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the combined organizations, the newspapers of the state, 80 per cent of which are said to favor liberalization of the law, are being canvassed to determine the attitude of the people of the state toward a proposed mod* flcation or repeal of the 1794 statutes Considerable Impetus has been given the movement by a decision of the Dauphin county court at Harrisburg. The court, in effect, held that an Individual can be penalized only to the extent of a $4.00 tine fqr violation of the Sunday closing law, and that the charter of an amusement park, for instance, cannot be revoked if held by an individual because an Individual has no charter to revoke. "Class Legislation" The case considered the operations on Sunday of Woodside Park, tin amusement park near here. The proprietor was fined $4.00 and has paid it every Monday while the park has been in operation. Officials of Ihe Anti-Blue Law Association and Open Sunday League have pointed out that under the decision of the Dauphin county court, the 1794 statutes constitute "class legislation" because while an individual can operate by paying a small fine, corporations such as the Philadlephia baseball clubs are not permitted to open as they run the

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■ 'danger of being brought Into courti |®nder quo warranto proceedings. The Athletics, Philadlephia American Leai gue club, had sucn un experience some i time ago. Mather holds that the decision of the court makes the 1794 statut** • "more ludicrous than ever." i "If the law permits an individual to play baseball or operate motion pictures on Sunday," Mather said, i "then it is nothing more than -class ' legislation when the same light is ■ denied corporations. A "Laughing Stock" "The law as It exists on the statute books at present could, If enforced., stop the railroad companies from operating trains, bar the operation of street cars, buses, automobiles, telephone, telegraph and even radio as all these are "worldly bnsinest." Pointing out that a "commercial ■ Sunday" is not desired or welcomed by his organization, Mather declared that he Is not. so much concerned with the open or closed question as he is with the fact that Pennsylvania is made “a laughing stock" in other states which do not have such stringent laws, "The Blue Law of 1794 must be repealed or modified," Mather said. | "Too long have the poor people been

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