Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-07
FIGHT PICTURES
ARE UNDER BAN
Civic Authorities All Over the
Country Declare Against
Them.
D0NAHUE is NOT FEARFUL
Says the ColOred People of Omaha
Are Law Abiding.
JOHNSON TO FIGHT LANGFoRD
viii Meet HIM for a Side Bet of
Twenty Thousand Dollars.
SOUTHERN CITIES RAISE BAR
Authorities of LouisvIIIe Say the
Pictures May he shown In that
city ana Ohers DO
LIkewise.
oNAHUE is NOT FEARFUL
Says the Colored People of Omaha
Are Law Abiding.
JOHNSON TO FIGHT LANGFoaD
wiz Meet HIM for a Side Bet of
Twenty Thousand Dollars.
SOUTHERN CITIES RAISE BAR

! WASHINGTON, July 6.--Moving pic,u.e,
OF the Jeffries-Johnson fight cannot be
| SHOWN In this city OF elsewhere In the Dis
/ trict Of Columbia
The district commissioners today In
structed the superintendent of police to
! prevent exhibition OF the films under the
law which gives the commissioners author
! ity to preserve peace and order By police
measures The word went out TO the pro-
prietors OF more than 100 theaters who ex-
| pected to reap a harvest as soon as the
films arrived
The commissioners are convinced that |,
allow the PICTURES to be shown would
cause a repetition OF the riotous scenes OF
the night OF July 4, when the police made
2S6 arrests In quelhng disturbances
HARRISBURG, Pa. July G.-Mayor f. S
Meals today issued an order prohibltina
the showing of the Reno prize rIsnt pictures
| In this city. The mayor said that Harris
burg has many colored people and that he
could not take any chances OF disturbances.
Mayor of Doston TaIks.
! BOSTON, July 6.-The officials Of the
Christian Endeator society we're much
pleased today oven the result of their move
ment started herr yesterday against tne
| pictures OF tho Jeffries-Johnson fight.
| Urgent kilograms have been sent 10 ali me
branch societies throughout the word 10
continue the agitation against the pictures.
Mayor Fitzgerald, who has the granting
OF all licenses for exhibitions here OF this
| nature said today that Boston ought to
take the lead In banishing the pictures ot
such contests ana that he did nor mink the
pictures of the fight would be exhibited IN
this city.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 6--The exhibition
OF prize fight pictures In Maine is prohib-
tied By law passed by the legislature In
1871 The law reads:
whoever publicly exhibits any photo
graphic OF other reproduction OF a prix,
tlSn. shall be pppiahed ~ fine not ok-
Southern CItfeb nsIse bar.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July e--Mayor Head
announced that the exhibition OF the Joun-
son-Jeffries fight pictures would be pro-
hibited in Louisville. The mayor says hs
fears race disorders
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. July e-o,ov.
ernor Hadley said today that IL the exh,.
bitlon of the Johnson- Jeffries fight picturas
start race riots or produce pubic disturb
ances In the state he viii prevent Their.
display as public nuisances,
NohtOLk,' Va, July s--Mayor Reed Of
portsmouth. Va, announced today that hs
would forbid the exhibition OF pictures OF
the Johnson-Jeffries fight.
Illegal in Iowa.
DIES MONIES, July 6.-Beeause OF a
state law, moving pictures or the Jeffries.
Johnson fight cannot be SHOWN in this
state
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, July s.-Mayor Clay
ton said today that ne would not inter-
fera n : a -
Jetfries fight pictures here
II want to see then,r he said. "and 7
want my boys to see them"
KANSAS CITY, July B.-Cgtv offtciai.
announced today that the Jeffrles- johnson
rsht pictures would be allowed here un.
less they provoked race trouble In Other
places before being exhibited here. OF
caused trouble after being shown here.
PROVIDENCE, X. L., July e.-No exhibl.
ton of the Johnson-Jeffries fight pictures
will be allowed in Providence. accordino
to a statement made today by Chairrnan
William II. Luther OF the Board of Police
Commissioners
LEXINGTON, KY, Ja!g S--Police Judge
Southgate today Issued a s.yaed statement
declaring that moving plctuXM of the JET
irles-Johnson fight could ngE be exhibited
here. 4N
NO Action In PtgLzburR,
PITTSBURG, July sSe1he police an
nounced today that the ant-fight picture
agitation would have no effect In Plttsburv
unless the pictures, when shown, proved 10
be the cause OF race trouble
RICHMOND, Va. July 6--Governor Mann
today stated that he will request officials
of every city and town In Virginia 10 pro-
hibit the showing OF the Jeffrles-J ohnsou
fight pictures
MILWAUKEE,, July 6.-The Johnson-Jef
fries fight pictures will not be permitted 10
be exhibited In Milwaukee. Mayor Emil
seidel said today
SAVANNAH, July 6--Mayor Tideuan
stated today that. under no circumstances.
would he permit the showing of the John.
son-Jeffries prize fight pictures In sa
Syndicate VIII Appeal to Courts.
PHILADELPHIA July 6.-That the NOV
ing picture syndicate owning the Johnson
Jeffrles fight films win resort TO the court,
on the several states to determine thei,
right to produce the pictures was Indicated
here today, when one Of the best known
moving picture men In the country, who
has big interest in the syndicate, said the
agitation would be fought
Mayor Reyburn said today that there
would be no interference with the pictures
in this city.
JOHNSON MAY MEET LANGFORD