The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-13
CAN'T SHOW
JefriesJohnsoa Fight Pictures Barred
Fron Many Cities
ALL over THE NATION
Morcmrn, Started at Ei">t"n by the
Christian Enticavor Society an
i, Rapidly Spread All Over the
United states and Other Countries
on Both Sides Of Ocean.


The officials Of the Christian En-
deavo. Society were much pleased
over the .e:ul: CT ,neir mo :e"'ert |
started a, Boston Tuesday aSa.n''
the exhibition .: the pictures % TIE
Jercies-Johnson fight. Urgent 'c!''.
grams have been sent TO a.! the
branch societies throughout the
world 70 continue the agitation.
For: Worth. Texas. July SIN
response to the request OF Mayor
Davis. the city commission has pass
ed an ordinance prohibiting the e1-
hibition> Of pictures OF the Johnson
and Jea-ies agh, in this city.
Harrisburg. Pa. July s.-MaEoT
(. S. Meals ,od.y issued an order
prohibiting the showing Of the Reto
prize fgh, pictures in this city The
mayor said that Harrisburg has
many colored people and that he
could not take any chances OF dis.
turbances.
Louisville. Ky. July s.-Mayor
William O. Head announced today
tha, the exhibition OF the Jedries-
johnson moving fight pictures would
be prohibited IN Louisville. Fae
mayor says he fears race riots
Portland. Ne. July s.--The eShi-
bi,!on Of prize fight pictures in Maine
Photographic OF other reproduction
legislature in 1897. The Law reads:
Whoever publicly exhibits any
Photographic orot her Teproduc:io"
OF a prize fight shall be pucisaed =?
a hne not exseeding $500"
Mobile. Ala. July 6.-Mayor Ly-
ons today instructed Chief OF Police
G;bl:n 70 inform all moving picture
show operators IN Mobile that they
would not be permitted 10 preseoI
pictures o! the Jenr!es-Johnson
fight. Efforts to show the pictures
viii! be followed by summary Closing
Of the houses.
New Orleans. July S.-Mayor Be-
man today issued an order 10 the
chief OF police 70 arrest the p7opr!e-
.or Of any theatre attempting 10 sF''"
tie moving pictures Of the JenI'"s-
Johnson fight and directing ,ha: the
licenses OF any such theatres shall
be cancelled.
Lexington. ny. July 6.-Folice
Judge Sou,hga,e today issued a si:n-
ed statement. declaring tha; NOV
ing pictures -f the JcnEies-JohnSon
ash, will 10, be exhibited here.
Washington. July s.-Moving pic
lures Of the .Ielfries-Johnson fight
cannc, be shown in this city. nor
elsewhere in the District OF Co.um-
5!a. This was the decision OF the
district commissioners today.
Little Rock. Ark. July e.-MayoT
Duly today issued proclamation
declaring against the exhibition OF
pictures Of the jefries-johnSon fight
in moving picture shows here. tie
opposes it on the ground tha, il Will
stir up race prejudice and cause
trouble among the races that would
no, otherwise occur.
Milwaukee, J'!v 6-The eNhi5i-
ton Of the JeHriss-J ohnSon fsht viii!
no, be permitted III Milwaukee.
Little Rock. Ark. July S.-Gor-
crnor Donaghev declared ;o!ay that
ne would prevent the exhibition
moving pictures OF the Jefrics-
johnson d-h, anywhere in Arkan-
Sas. Il i, is in his power 10 do Sc.
Richmond. Va. July 6.-Gorernor
Mann TO-DAY stated ;h2i he VIII re-
quest officials Of e"cry city and town
in Virginia to prohibit the showing
Of the JeTrics-J ohnson fight pic
lures.
Boston. Mass. July 6.-Mayo'
Fitzgerald stated positively this AZ
,ernoon that he would no, allow lac
Ienries-Johnson Hsh, pictures 10 %
shown in Boston.
| Charlotte. " c.. July e.-Mayo'
Hawkins stated to-day :hs: movin;
| pictures OF the Jerr!es-J ohnso'
fight will 40; be allowed 70 show II
Charlotte.
Richmond. Va. July s.-Mayo
Richardson and Chief Of Poi!c'
Verne emphaiically declared ina
they will use every means 20 preren
the pictures being shown here. ant
will invoke aid Of the board OF Poi;c
commissioners.
SpartanhurS. July .. Person
ally am emphalica!!y opposed l
allowing the Reno fight pictures {
be shown in SpartanhurE. vii
proven; i; If my authority permits.
declared MAYOR J. 3. Lee to-day.
Columbia. S. C.. July 6.-N
special meeting a, noon to-day. th
Columbia City commission passed
resolution .orbidding the producIo
in this city o! ;he JeHries-Johnse'