Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-11


negro race In Kansas, prints editorial
today. an article which says:
'.JohDson's victory is a great bless
ing to the colored race in America
and means much good for those OF the
race who think all of the white race
are against them. few foolish PEG
pie will try to prevent exhibition oil
the moving pictures, claiming II will
create race feeling. Why should III
Colored people will not create IL dis
turbance because Johnson was vic
torious and whites should not; but
fools would resort to such unmanly
acts. Had Jeffries won, those Off.
cials would have been willing for these
pictures to have been exhibited before
their Sunday schools and In their par.
lors. This should be free country
and those who do not want to see
the pictures should stay away.
PHILADELPHIA. July I'm all the
states in which authorities try to pre-
vent the exhibition of the moving pic.
lures of the Reno prize fight the ques.
tion will be taken to the courts to
test the right of the picture men to
show the films.
This was declared today by s. I.ubin
head of the syndicate which photo
graphed the Jeffries-Johnson cham
pionship battle and paid more than
$150.O00 for the exclusive rights to re.
produce the fight on moving picture
screens.
I'VE spent too much money not to
make fight to exhibit our pictures, =
he said. I'VE are confident that eff
forts to prevent exhibitions will not
stand in the courts. We spent up
wards of two hundred thousand dollars
TO get the pictures of that fight We
had special lenses made for the oc-
casion, and the machines at ringsde
so no motion of the fighters would be
lost. After all that expense and trou.
bic we do not mean TO yield to the
opposition of the pictures without
fighting"
AUGUSTA, Me-. July TT am glad
TO join the governors In recommending
that pictures OF the fight be prohibited
In the interest OF peace and good NOR
ais. (Signed) Bert NJ. Farnald, Gov.
ernor.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July T.
Prohibition of the fight pictures as
you suggest is impracticable before
the Legislature convenes the pictures
will have been exhibited the world
over. - Signed) William Spry, Gov
ernor
BOSTON. July 7.-Some replies re
ceived from governors of various
states to whom Secretary Shaw of the
/. Christian Endeavor society appealed Il
prevent the exhibition of the Jeffries
Johnson fight pictures in their states
are as follows:
RICHMOND. Va. July ~ am OPP
posed to the exhibition of moving pic
lures of the Jeffries-Johnso prize
fight. and will join the governors in
recommending the prohibition oil
them."-(Signed) William Hodges
Mann. Governor.
SPRINGFIELD. Ills, July TIN Gov
ernor Deneens absence. and speaking
for him. ! am sure he Is In sympathy
with the movement to prevent the ex
hibition of moving pictures of the JEFF
fries-Johnson prize (Signed)
James Whitaker, secretary to the
governor.
CHARLESTON, S. C., July 7.-"Yes
will join other governors in recon-
mending the prohibition of moving pic
lures shown of the Jeffries-Johnsor
prize fight. "-(Signed) NJ F. Ansell
Governor.
PROVIDENCE. r. l., July 7.-"Mov
ing picture exhibitions in this state
are controlled by town and city license
system. II has not been the custom
OF the governor to interfere with regu
lations prescribed In town or city, OF
usurp their prerogatives, save in ex
IRENE cases. - Signed) Nj. j. Pothier
Governor.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. July TWIN
gladly cooperate In movement to
SUPPRESS the moving pictures of the
prize fight. "-(Signed) G. w. Donaghy
Governor.
BLOOMFIELD CENTER. n. j., July
Tive got a white man working for
me-" said Geo. Gray. negro chauffeur
today. as he rode through the streets
OF Bloomfield center In wheelbarrow
propelled by Arthur Springfield, a
white chauffeur, The joy ride was the
result of n wager ON the Ieffries-John.
son light White people couldn't stand
for the sight and number of them
dumped an entire pail of fresh eggs
on the negroes head. Then the bet was
called off.
NEW YORK. July Following the
intimation that Lloyd Griscom, chair.
man of the Republican committee,
promised his support to Colonel Roose.
welt as leader of the Republican state
organization. that there is likely
hood that Roosevelt will try to force
the nomination for governor If radical
Republican. and acceptable to the
Hearst faction in the state. came the
declaration today from Democratic
leaders that there will be no slate for
the coming state convention. Instead
there will be open convention with
delegates making up the ticket.
Charles F. Murphy of Tammany hall is
responsible for the new plan. He de.
clared at the conference of party lead.
ers here that unless this action is
fokau fbaro Uil1 ha f,dor.,aon.