The San Francisco call., 1910-07-11
Fight FILMS MAKE
PASTORS PROTEST
DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts Says That
Mayors Who Permit Exhib-
its Will Be Attacked
International Reform Bureau
Leader Praises Mccarthy
and City Officials

Urging a statewide prohibition of
the Jeffries-Johnson moving pictures.
Rev. DIR. Wilbur F. Crafts of Wash
,ington, d. c.. superintendent of the
international reform bureau, delivered
a sermon yesterday morning at Central
Methodist church. Doctor Crafts con-
graduated the officials of San Fran
cisco, particularly Mayor p H. Nc
Carthy, on the stand taken against the
fight pictures in this city, and advo-
Gated drastic measures against mayors
and officials of other cities in Califor-
MIA who allowed the films to be ex-
hibited.
In cities of California;" he said.
where the mayors have not expressed
themselves on the prize fight pictures.
it will be urged that if the mayor of a
city does not act he can be suppressed
or removed by law on the ground that
where the fight itself is forbidden a
vivid representation of 1t is also Illegal.
DEMAND FOR RESTRICTION
I'VE shall not restrict our fight" de-
clared the speaker, ito the movement
against fight pictures. We shall ask
that censorship be instituted against
bandit pictures and all sunwholesome
and criminal exhibitions in all cities,
especially in places frequented by chill
dren."
large congregation greeted Doctor
Crafts and followed his address with
close attention. AT 1880 o'clock today
Doctor Crafts will entertain at lunch
con a number of prominent clergymen
and reform workers and conduct Il
conference on the question of local and
national reforms, motion picture shows,
gambling, Sunday closing of exposi-
tions and other topics.
Speaking at the morning services at
Calvary church yesterday, Rev. William
F. RAIDER discussed the Reno fight in
general way and made it the base
of an elaborate metaphor for a con-
sideration of international Pugilism.
Doctor RAIDER compared the prepara-
tions made by nations for war to the
training of pugilists, and urged the cur
tailment and eventual abolition of all
naval armament.
PRIVATE CLUB PLAN DOOMED
The hopes of motion picture people
who have planned to organize private
clubs to give local exhibitions of the
Reno battle are doomed to disappoint
ment Norman w. Hall of the board
of censors stated that it would not be
cumstances, to attempt to show the
pictures in this city.
Some ingenious minds outlined a
splendid plan for giving private ex-
hibitions. A club would be organized,
the sole qualification for membership
in it being an ardent desire to witness
the fight pictures. NeophyteS in the
fraternity would be subjected to no
physical examination, beyond a possible
test of their eyesight. There would
be two degrees in the order-a dollar
degree and fifty-cent degree-depend-
ing upon where the member sat- NO
black balls would be cast against any
one who had the price for the degree
work 1t was all going to work splen-
didly.
The regularly organized high brow
clubs would be tempted to put the
fight pictures on as rare and private
treat to their members. Then there
would be great activity in incorpOrat-
ing other clubs with temporary head
quarters in some. theater.
PROMOTER RECEIVES ADVICE
A promoter dropped word of the
scheme to Norman w. Hall Of the CEN
sor board.
"As the board has not met" replied
Hall. II am not in a position to speak
officially, but / want to give you word
of advice that you mad DeIter not Try
to work that method. The pictures
won't be exhibited in this city, and THAI
is about all there is to it"
So no club has vet been organized
on these lines. South San Francisco is
offering a hospitable screen to the pic
ture men and it is believed that the
films will be shown there and at other
San Mateo county points.
South City's Doors Open
SoIrTJJ SAN FRANCISCO. July To-