The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
WAR ON FILMS.
Moving Pictures of the Jeffries-
johnson Fight
Are Barred From a Number of
Cities Already.
UNDER STATE LAWS
They Cannot Be Produced in
Maine or Iowa.
Governor of Virginia Will Take
Lead in His State.
UNDER STATE LAWS

Richmond, Va, July 6.-Governor
Mann stated today that he would re-
quest officials of every city and town
in Virginia to prohibit the showing of
the Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures.
Mayor Richardson and Police Chief
Werner said they would use every
means to prevent the pictures being
shown here and would invoke aid of
the board of police commissioners.
Old Rule in Providence.
Providence, r. L, July 6.-No exhibi-
tion of the Jeffries-J ohnson fight pic
lures will be allowed in Providence.
The rules made three years ago against
moving pictures of this character will
be rigidly enforced.
Barred From Iowa.
Des Moines, Ia, July 6.-Beeause of a
state law moving pictures OF the JET
fries-Johnson fight can not be shown in
this state.
Mayor Is for Them.
st. Joseph, Mo-. July 6.-Mayor
Clayton said today he would not inter-
fere to prevent the display of the JEFF
fries-Johnson fight pictures here.
Il want to see them" he said, "and
I want my boys to see them"
Will Be Allowed, Conditionally.
Kansas City, Mo-, July City Of
ficials announced today that the JEFF
fries-Johnson fight pictures would be
allowed here unless they provoked race
trouble in other places before being
exhibited here or caused trouble here
after being shown here.
Same in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 6.-The police an
nounced today that the anti-fght pic
ture agitation would have no effect in
Pittsburg unless the pictures, when
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trouble.
Not in Lexington.
Lexington, KY, July 6.-Police Judge
Southgate today issued a signed state
ment declaring that moving pictures OF
the Jeffries-Johnson fight could not be
exhibited here. The negro population
of Lexington is about as large sss the
white but no trouble has been expert
enced 50 far as a result of the Reno
fight.
Shut Out of d. 9.
Washington July 6-Moving pictures
OF the Jeffries-Johnson fight can not
be shown in the District of Columbia
The district commissioners today IN
structed the superintendent of police
to prevent exhibition of the films un-
der the laws, which gives to the COM
authority to preserve peace
and order by police measures. The word
went out to the proprietors of more
than 100 theaters who expected to reap
q harvest as soon as the films arrived
The commissioners say that to allow
the pictures to be shown would cause
the night of July 4, when the police
made 236 arrests and quelled many
street disturbances.
Under No Circumstances.
Savannah, Ga. July 6.-Mayor Tide
man stated today that under no cir
cumstances would he permit the show
ing of the Jonnson-Jeffries pictures in
Savannah.
No Pictures at Louisville.
Louisville, KY, July 6.-Mayor Head
that the exhibition of the
-Jeffries fight pictures would
be prohibited in Louisville.
Extends to Africa.
Cape Town, July 6-There is a wide
spread demand here for the prohibition
in South Africa of the pictures of the
fight, owing to their
effect on the natives. Signs already
are evident among them of excitement
on account of the victory of the negro
Hadley May Act.
Jefferson City, Mo-, July 6.-Governor
Hadley said today that if the exhibit
ton of the Johnson-Jeffries prize fight
pictures start race riots or produce
public disturbances in the state he will
prevent their display as pubic
Prohibited in Maine.
Portland, Me-, July 6.-The exhibition
of prize fight pictures in Maine is pro-
hibited by a law passed by the legiS-
lature in 1897. The law reads:
whoever publicly exhibits any pho
tographic or other reproduction of
prize fight shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding $780,