The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-14
WILL BAR PICTURES
MANY CITIES TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE JEFFRIEs-
 JOHNSON FIGHT FiLMa
THE PROTEST IS WIDE SPREAD
City and state officials in All Parts of the Country Aroused Over Danger of Exciting Race PreJud'ee-eoS' Hadiey May Act


 Boston July 1.-The officials of the Christian Endeavor society were pleased with the result of their move ment started against the exhibition of the pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson fight. Urgent telegrams have been sent to all the branch societies throughout the world. asking them to continue the agitation against the pic- lures.
 Mayor Fitzgerald said that Boston ought to take the lead in Danishlhe the pictures of such contests ana tha1 he did not believe that the pictures of the fight would be exhibited in DOS ton.
 Jefferson City, Mo. July 4-GoV' ernor Hadley, when asked II anythink would be done to prevent the eAni- bition of moving pictures of the John on-Jeffries fight said that if the gen eral impression is that they tend to cause race riots an attempt would De made to prevent their display III Ails' sourf under the law relating to the public welfare He said:
 T have not had occasion to look up this matter and do not know whether there is law prohibiting their ex- h.bition. If there Is l will enforce it."
 The governors position is that as a matter of public policy if pictures are calculated to stir up race feeling they may be suppressed.
 Fort Worth. Tex, July 7.-The city commission has passed an ordinance prohibiting the exhibition of pictures of the Johnson-Jeffries fight here.
 Harrisburg. Pa, July 7.-Mayor E. s. Meals issued an order prohibiting the showing of the Reno prize hght pictures here.
 Austin. Tex, July 7.--The exhibition of the moving pictures of the Jenries- Johnson. fight will not be permitted in Texas if Governor Campbell has his way about 1t. He said that he would recommend to the legislature at the special session which convenes July 19 the enactment of law prohibiting the exhibition.
 Louisville. July 7.-Mayor Head an nounced that the exhibition of the JohnsonJeffrie fight pictures would be prohibited in Louisville.
 Cape Town, July 7-There is wide spread demand here for the prohioi- t,,or, fiji South Africa of the bioscope pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson fight, owing to their effect on the natives. Signs of excitement already are eyi- dent among them on account of the victory of the negro.
 Portland. Me. July T.--The exhibi- ton of prize fight pictures in Maine Is prohibited by law passed by the leg isiature in 1897, which will be en- forced
 Washington, July Allowing psc- lures of the Jeffries-Johnson fight can not be shown in this city or else where in the District of Columbia
 The district commissioners have in- structed the superintendent of poliNa to prevent any exhibition of the films.
 Savannah, Ga. July T.-Mayor Tide man said that under no circumstances would he permit the showing of the Johnson-Jeffries prize fight pictures fiji Savannah.
 Portsmouth. Va, July 7.-Mayor Reed announced he would forbid the exhibition of pictures of the Johnson Jeffries fight.
 Pittsburg, Pa, July 7.-The police announced that the anti-fght picture agitation would have no effect in Pitts burg unless the pictures, when shown, proved to be a cause of race trouble.