Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-08
FIGHT FILMS IN
BAD IN ENGLAND
Movement Against Them Reaches
House of Commons and Re-
CeiveS General Support

CeiVeS General Support
ASSOCIATED Pressl
LONDON, July 8.-The movement in
favor of government action looking to
the suppression of the pictures of the
Reno fight is extending to consider
able portion of the house Of commons.
Both parties support the movement.
Some of the morning papers advocate
a general suppression, as tending to
prevent glove fights, which, they say,
are promoted merely for the sake OF
the profits from the pictures. The
question was discussed by the Glas-
gov corporation yesterday.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
July S.-All the johannesburg news
papers demand the suppression of the
moving pictures of the Reno fight. 1t
is believed the town council intends
to forbid the exhibition as detrimental
to public peace, and other towns are
likely to follow this action.
CALCUTTA. July THE demand
for the prohibition of biograph pic
lures of the Jeffries-J Johnson fight is
spreading In India. The papers sus-
gest that the American authorities de-
stroy the films and compensate the
owners.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 7.-When
asked whether he would permit the
exhibition of the Jeffries-J Johnson pic
lures in the local theaters, John l..
Sehon, superintendent of police, stated
that as yet he had not decided what
action he would take. He intimated,
however, that he would be guided by
oI1h1io nni1oinn and that If fnrifV
of California cities barred the pic
lures, San Diego probably would do
the same.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 7.-Mayor
Haynes today ordered acting Chief OF
Police Mealey to see that none of tho
Jeffries-Johnson pictures were put on
public exhibition here.
LONG BEACH, July 7.-Moving pic
ture theater men in this city have
agreed not to try to bring the fight
films here. owing to the prevalent
sentiment against them. When this
agreement became known a proposed
resolution condemning the films was
withdrawn.
INDIANAPOLIS, July THAT the
power of preventing the exhibition of
the Jeffries-Johnson motion pictures
in Indiana lies with the local author
tiles and not with the governor, was
wired to William Shaw, general secre-
tary of the Christian Endeavor soci-
eties by Governor Marshall today,
after he had examined the statutes.
WICHITA, Kan, July 7-Citizens.
business men and city officials started
movement today to prevent the
JeHries-Johnson prize fight pictures
being exhibited in this city. Wichita
was the first city to forbid the exhibi-
tion of the Dalton pictures, reproduc-
ing scenes at the famous Coffeyville,
Kansas, bank robbery.
Ell PASO. Texas, July Mayor
Robinson said today that if the state
legislature did not pass law against
the fight pictures he would have an
ordinance passed by the city. He re-
marked, however, that some enterpris-
ing promoter probably would take the
films across the river to Ciudad Juarez,
Mexico, and rake in El Paso coin.
NEW YORK, July Mayor Gaynor
today denied having said he had de-
cided not to interfere with the exhibit
tion here of the moving pictures of
the Jeffries-J johnson fight. II have
decided no such thing and have said
no such thing" the mayor insisted.
1.-THE question is not what l would
like to do, but one of law, and l shall
follow the law. 1 cannot do as I
please"
CINCINNATI, July 7.-Reports from
all important towns in Kentucky today
showed that in only two, Covington
and Frankfort, will exhibition of tho
Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures be al
lowed.
LYNCHBURG, Va, July 7.-The
Jeffries- johnson prize fight pictures
were today barred from exhibition
here.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 7.-Mayor
James e. McEwan today requested the
corporation counsel to give an opinion
as to whether he has the right to pro-
hibit in Albany the exhibition of the
moving pictures showing the Jeffries-
Johnson prize fight.
PITTSBURG, July 7.-Following
mass meeting of ministers, religious So
cieties and civic bodies, which formulat-
ed petition to Mayor Magee, urging
the suppressing of the fight pictures,
the mayor said:
IF it appears at the time that such
an exhibition would incite breach of
the peace, the showing of the pictures
will be stopped"
BOSTON, July IA protest against
the moving pictures of the Jeffries-
Johnson fight was made in a resolu-
ton adopted at a meeting of the board
of control of the Epworth league Of
the Methodist church today. The reso-
luton calls on public officers every
where ito forbid the production of
moving pictures tending to destroy the
morals of the American people,"
GENEVA, N. Y. July 7.-Mayor
O'Mallery of Geneva said today that
he would bitterly oppose any attempt
to exhibit the pictures of tho Reno
fight here.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., July T.
Mayor Morrison notified the chief of
police today that he considered that an
exhibition of the Jeffries-J johnson pic
lures would be demoralizing to chill
dren of the city and forbade their
showing.
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