The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-03
Parley Jenson, by Eloquent
Pleading, Wins Great Victory
i'm Debate on Grave Problem

The surprising brllllancy OF Farley p
Jenson won him u big victory Sunday
afternoon. The redoubtable Farley had
the negative of the question, Resolved
that the city should have theater COM
mission. whose duty ii should be TO pass
on the moral standard OF every show
and picture film presented TO the pub.
lie This was debated in the rooms OF
the Young Mems Christian association.
and the negative scored the triumph by
a vote OF % to II,
Judge Alexander McMaster OF the ju
venile court spoke in the affirmative. He
cited the case. Of, three little BOYS who
had stolen horse and buggy lnvesu-
they had been melted TO the act by
seeing n moving picture show dealing
with robbers and desperadoes.
Last spring there was play present.
ed In this city which was story OF
crime and debauchery from the rise TO
the drop OF the curtain" declared Judge
McMaster.
He contendcd that a theater commits
sion would be as wholesome as censor
of shows as the. food and railroad COM
missions are in their own lines
thing Of rhetorical beauty, but as well 1t
was OF wonderful simplicity, and con-
vincing logic. Mr.. Jenson was selected
after "A number OF other prominent attor
neys and theatrical men had been con
sidcred and found wanting Judge o.
W. Powers WIS un0er discussion by lne
alarmed theatrical managers, SO was
Spa ater A. Grant s :, of 'H the Co Colonial failed
to qualify in the semi finals. and Frank
J. Gustin was rejected. Uncle Dick Sut-
ton, who has come down from Butte TO
show neoDle how 10 make the Grand
world -5eater, modestly declined, saving
that his experience In the theatrical bust
nes had been so brief as TO cause n
great fear to rise within him that he
could, not handle the, question properly
years. lie said. After ell OF these and
others had been put through course OF
sprouts. the committee delegated TO Sc
lect the standard bearer Of the theater
people In the contest or eloquenoc. cast
ihcm all aside and unanimously agreed
that Farley was the only man in town
who could do ne subject }nstisgii r,cbt
Farley had few tons OF campaign
speech left in bis system after the city
election. and ever and anon he worksd IKE,
psychological moment was always pres
snt with Parlcy and ne drove tack into
it and fastened 1t down every time. His
discussion OF The sociological phase OF the
problem was worth coming miles TO 80
The theatrical business Is, no mere
playthipc FOR Children, said Mr. Jen
son. The fact that the truns- Atlantic
steamship lines are dredging for coral
Oh the top of the Hinlalayas leads 10 the
an eruption OF Mauns Loa and canary
bird seed Is sure to 80 up, We are here
sonSidsr,ng gFavs pTopSsi,hl9n, As
again. 1t is not question To be solved
by children. but that does not alter the
fact for on one moment that the raiir9ad
al! the wealth that Is produced by burn
ing immense quantities Of red oil In Their
switch lights.
"To convince you of the preponderat-
ing Importance which attaches to the
question which my good and learned
died. viii recite TO you the Instance
OF the plain answer TO a plain question
An editor was asked. Why is mouse
stantly. The higher the fewer Now .ths
manner In which intend to elucidats
my, point will be with the same clarity
We will now go back for little" con
sh1s sheme We we Se E go Ms back shdId say e %h
because there are fewer ant caters II
South, America today than. there eve,
Mere, Mere In -, the f frozen north That ought I.
the rectitudc of the position which
take.
problem which VIC have under dIscus
sion has been puzzlIng the minds of th,
kaffirs. for centuries, and now the,
build their bungalows accordingly. No
only has it engrossed the attention o
these near-enlightened peoples. but incl
dcntally they have found, In the course
times. attain the height Of ten feet. Tha
amazing announcement. when made T.
the. world, set all of tho scientists 4
reckoning on the cost Of the production
of hnat on the suns surface.
This. too. has an important bearinJ
on the topic. upon which we are dwell
ing at this time. My friends. you hav
beard the thrilling discourse OF my be
loved. friend, Judge McMa ster, and
have heard It. declare 10 you. m.
friends, that nobody has so far advances
the science' OF pulling carpet tacks witt
their teeth as the learned Ptolemy. bu