The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-07
PROTEST SHOWING
OF FIGHT FILMS
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should see TO 60 that the young men and
Nomen are given the protection that Is
'-The showing Of the pictures would
have bad effect upon the men ana
would. I think. tend to induce attacks
upon the blacks. The resentment ana
ml-fecling induced by the result OF the
fight have passed and should not be
revived. A pictorial reproduction OF
thrt fight might cause riotlnE tnal
could not but Injufe the good name OF
the city The black people could not
profit by seeing the pictures, and / am
sure the whites would not
yvarb,nrtoB. T91- Protest against
the Appearance II this city Of Jack
johnson was made Noday TO the district
commissioners FOLLOWING a special meet
Ing OF the pastors Aeaeration, Com
nlittee OF ministers Vlhich called upon
him that the charact lr Of any exhibit
tion az which the champion was to
appear would be investigated carefully
bcfa1 70 was permitted. Further than
this be said. he could give no definite
pr0,uise.
Boston. July mayor Fitzgerald
stated positively this afternoon that he
would not allow the fight pictures 20 be
IN state action g. taken Il viii come
through the state police. which has a
censorship control over the theatres Of
Massachusetts
CapetOwn. July g.-There IS a wide
spread demand here FOR the prohibition
in South Africa of the pictures OF the
Jeffries-Johnson fight owing 20 their
effect on the natives. Signs already are
evident among them Of excitement on
Account Of the victory OF the negro.
-
ials announced today that the Joffries-
Johnson fight pictures would be allow
ed here unless they provoked race
E3u5ies IN other places before being
after being shown here.
Des Moinos. Iowa July s.-Beoauss OF
state law. moving pictures OF the
Jeffries-Johnson fight cannot be shown
in this state
Richmond, Va. July 6.-Governor
Mann today stated that he would re-
quest officials OF every city and town
IN Virginia TO prOhibit the showing OF
the Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures.
Lexington. Ky. JuIy 6.-Police Judge
Southgate today issued a signed state
mont declaring that moving pictures OF
the Jeffries- j ohnson fight could not be
exhibited here. The negro population
or Lexington f. about as large as the
white, but no trouble has been exper-
fight.
Helena. Mont. July 6-AIontana has a
Jaw iorbidding the portraying Of any
1ciony on moving picture machines. and
as prize fighters came within that cate
CORY IN Montana 10 is probable pictures
OF the Jeffries-Johnson fight viii be
barred by practically all OF the county
attorneys.
Omaha July As the result OF a
quarrel over the merits OF the Jcffries-
johnson fight. one negro. Rufe Coio-
man, was shot and killed and Iui,,
NeWInan was shot twice at moor toda,-
Dy eugene jackson, also colored.
Springfield. Ill. July s.-Replvine q,
-... LII III D.neens absence to a tele-
s l...l.. ir9m william Shaw. general sec
Ietary OF the United Societies OF Chris
Tan Endeavor, Boston. Mass. asking
the governor II he would fofu In roo
oInmending the prohibition OF the NOV
us pictures OF the Jeffries-Iohnson
Tight, Private Secretary Whitaler seIe-
Eraphed the following answer.
our telegram received in Cover
nor 3 absence Speaking for him / am
sure he In sympathy with the move
ment % prevent The exhibition OF NOV
ing pictures Of the JohnsOn-Jeffries
prize fight"
Denver. July s-The Denver fire and
police board today denied the petition
OF juvenile court and Citizens union
here Of the Jeffrses-Johnson fight pic
lures.
san Francisco. July 6-Mayor p. T.
Mccarthy announced today that under
no circumstances would the exhibition
Of the moving pictures Of the Jchnson-
Jeffries fight be permitted in this CITY
He said:
"Inasmuch as this contest resolved
ITSELF Into prize fight. pure and sim
pie. and was not a boxing match. and
the exhibition 81 the moving pictures
would be az unlawful as the firht IT.
Eelf VIII not permit them 70 be
shown IN San Francisco"
s. Neals today issued an order prohfb-
ting the showing OF the Reno ffpbt
3 pictures IN this city.
Chicago. July s.--If a white man
prize ring and gets licked why that's
want Is up 20 the chief Of police"
With these words Mayor Russe today
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