El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-07
FIGHT AGAINST FIGHT PICTURES SPREAD
INC To ALL CORNERS Of THE WORLD
Continued From rage one1

Christian Temperance union. various
organizations have started a movement
to prevent the exhibition of the pic
lures in Chicago.
Indiana Acts.
Governor Thomas R. Marshall, of In
diana, says he is opposed to the fight
pictures being exhibited in Indiana
If there is any law to prevent the
exhibition, it will be enforced" said the
governor.
Mayor Behrman. of New Orleans. has
issued an order to the chief Of police
TO arrest the proprietor of any theater
attempting 10 show the pictures.
Maryland Shuts Out Pictures.
Governor Crothers announces that he
will not permit the showing of the
Johnson-J effries fight pictures in Mary
land.
Cardinal Gibbons has declared his
opposition 10 the exhibition of the fight
pictures in Baltimore or elsewhere, say
ing 1T would be wrong to show these
horrible pictures, first, because the chill
dren have to be protected and it is the
children who would be most seriously af-
feeted if such exhibition were allowed.
The proper authorities should see to
it that the young men and young wom-
en- are given the protection that is
their due The showing, Of the pictures
would have a bad effect upon the men
and women of the community also, and
would, 1 think, tend to induce attacks
upon the blacks
Arkansas To Stop 'Em.
Governor Donaghey says he will pre-
vent the showing of moving pictures in
Arkansas.
Mayor Duley today issued procla-
nation prohibiting the exhibition Of
the pictures of the fight in Little Rock.
Ark.
Kansas Says no"
IF I have the pow er TO do so, and
think I have. l viii never allow the
Johnson Jeffries fight pictures to ne
shown in Topeka" said mayor J.
Billiard. 81 give this as a fair warning
TO the owners of the moving picture
houses. If they insist upon throwing
these pictures on the screen before the
Topeka public, I will see that the po-
lice department stops the show and ar
rests the managers"
South Takes Action Quickly.
The police will prevent the showing
of the fight pictures at Richmond, Va
By practically a unanimous vote, the
Atlanta city council has passed an or
dinance prohibiting the pictures Of the
fight being exhibited there.
Chief of police Boyle announces that
the exhibition of the fight pictures
will not be permitted in Charleston,
S. c.
bill prohibiting the display of NOV
ing pictures of any prize fight was in
troduced in the lower branch of the
general assembly of Georgia Wednes-
day.
Mayor Lyons has informed all moving
picture show operators in Mobile that
they will not be permitted to present
the fight pictures.
All Sections Unanimous.
The house of representatives of Louis
lana has passed resolution urging
the authorities of all towns in the state
to prohibit the showing of the pictures
of the fight
Michael Regain, superintendent of po-
lice Of Buffalo, says that the city or
dinance prohibiting exhibitions of NOV
ing pictures of prize fights viii be
strictly enforced.
The Albany headquarters of the In
terna tional Reform bureau has issued
an appeal to the authorities there ito
pass suitable ordinances TO prevent
the exhibition of any moving picture
theaters Of the views Of the Johnson
Jeffries prize fight"
Mayor Fitzgerald states positively
that he will not allow the fight pictures
is taken, it will come through the state
police, which has a censorship control
over the theaters of Massachusetts,.
Arizona In Line.
Phoenix. Ariz-. fell in line with the
municipalities that have barred the
fight pictures. when mayor Christy Of
ficially announced that an ordinance
would be introduced in the council
Monday night prohibiting the exhibit
ton Of the fight films. Mayor NOy, Of
Alameda, Cal, intimates that he viii
put ban on the exhibition OF the pic
lures in that city Complaint has been
made 10 mayor Noy by the Childs' Wei
fare league.
Mayor Edgerton of Rochester, \. Y,
is looking up the law to ascertain II
ne has the authority to forbid the dis
play Of the fight pictures in Rochester.
IF I followed my own inclinations and
had the authority. certainly would not
permit the pictures to be shown here"
he said.
Milwaukee Puts Up Bars