The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-07
IT is SPREADING.
Opposition to Exhibition of the
Fight Pictures
Extends to All Parts of the
United States.
WILL GO INTO COURT.
Owners of the Films Will Start
Legal Contest.
Cardinal Gibbons Severely Con.
demns Proposed Show.

Philadelphia, July THAT the NOV
ing picture syndicate owning the JEFF
fries-JohnSon fight films will resort TO
the It's of the several states to de-
termine their right to produce the pic
lures was indicated here when one of
the best known moving picture men III
the country, who has a big interest in
the syndicate said the agitation would
be fought.
The pictures, it was further an
nounced, would be placed on public
view in New York, Boston, Philadel-
plia, Chicago and several other cities
on July 18.
Mayor Reyburn said that there would
be no interference with the pictures in
this city.
Baltimore, July 7-Governor Crothers
has announced he would not permit the
showing of the Johnson-Jeffries fight
pictures in Maryland. Cardinal Glib
bons declared his opposition to the ex-
hibition of the Johnson-Jeffries fight
pictures in Baltimore or elsewhere, say
ing:
"It would be wrong to show these
horrible pictures; first, because the
children have to be protected and 1t Is
the children who would be most serl-
ously affected if such exhibitions We're
allowed. The proper authorities shouiu
see to it that the young men ana young
women, too, are given the protectioii
that is their due.
1.-THE showing of the pictures would
have a bad effect upon the men and
women of the community also ana
would, think. tend to induce attack,
upon the blacks. The resentment ana
iii feeling induced by the result of the
fight have passed and should not be
revived A pictorial reproduction IN
baltimore Of the fight might cause
rioting that could not but lnJure the
good name of the city. The black peo-
pie could not profit from seeing tne
nictures. and 1 am sure the whites
would not" x.,;,
IohnstoWn. Pa. July Mayor VIII
son announced If he received a request
| TO prohibit the exhibition or the Jel-
fries-Johnson prize hght pictures ntar
I ttey,. The ministerial association Is
| TO meet Friday to formulate requese
| that the mayor prevent the e eAhipilioil
of the pictures"
Boston, July MAYOR rItlles ~ 1tst att 20
/ TO-DAY he would not allow the ngnt PIC
tnres to be shown in Boston
| San Francisco, July mayor r. II.
| NcG,arthv has announced that under no
| circumstances would the exh1pltlon o.
| the moving pictures of the Johnson
Iaferies fight be permitted in this city
Indianapolis. July 7.-Governor Thos.
/ p Marshall said today he was very
! n,uch opposed to the Johnson-Je enries
| fight pictures being exhibited IN lnol
ana "If there is any law to preVen.
the exh;bition it will be enforced, said
| the governor. :,
| little Rock. July Mayor Duley mas
| issued a proclamation pronlpltlns lne
exhibition of the pictures of the JEFF
! fries and johnson fight Governor Don
| q sshev declared he would prevent the
| exhibition of moving pictures OF tne
| Jeffries-Johnson fight anywhere IN Ar
| kansas if he could
ATLANTA, July IA bill which would
/ nrohibit the display of moving pictures
of any prize fight has been introduces
in the lower branch of the general as
sembly today.
I Kansas City, July Mayor Darius
A. Brown has threatened to block the
| exhibition of the Jeffries-Johnson pic
lures here. II shall confer with the
board of police commissioners, ne saio
| land if we find that exhibitions of the
pictures tend to produce disorder on