The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-08

JeHries-J ohnson fight pictures in this
city, and # necessary he will ask the
board Of aldermen to pass an ordinance
especially against them
PITTSBURG, Pa, July 7.-Following
mass meeting OF ministers religious soci-
etles and civic bodies which formulated
petition to Mayor Magec urging the sup
preston OF the fight pictures the mayor
said: II IL appears at the time that such
an exhibition would incite a breach OF the
peace. the showing Of the pictures Will
be stopped"
NORFOLK. Va, July 1.-The tidewater
Virginia nterdenomInational Ministerial
union. in a called session here today.
adopted strong resolutions calling on the
authorities in Norfolk Portsmouth, New
port News. Hampton. Phoebus and other
places TO suppress the Jefrries- Johnson
prize prize night night pictures. on the ground that
race passions and lead to riot.
BOSTON, July IA protest against the
moving pictures of the Jeffries- j ohnson
fight was made In a resolution adopted at
a meeting of the board OF control of the
Methodist church today. The resolution
calls on public officers everywhere TO pro-
hiDft the production of moving pictures
tending 10 destroy the morals OF the
American people.
GENEVA. N. ". july !. .-Mayor o,A1al-
ley Of Geneva said today that he would
bitterly oppose any attempt to exhibit
the pictures OF the Reno fight here.
NEW BRUNSWICK. n. J.. July T.
Mayor Morrison notified the chief OF po-
lice today that he considered that an ey-
hibition of the Jenries- johnson pictures
would be demo-alizing to children OF the
city, and forbade their showing.
ST. JOSEPH, July Tt was an:
citizens would be called by the local fed
Grafton Of churches In a movement to
prohibit the exhibition here OF the John
sonzJeffrieS @ fight pictures. The city
council Will be petitlonod to pass an Or
dinance barring the pictures.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July Mayor
Lathrop said tonight that he would not
approve of the issuance OF permit FOR
the Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures.
MELBOURNE. Australia, July THE
clergymen OF New South Wales have sent
petition TO Andrew Fisher, the premier
OF Australia, asking him TO prevent the
Introduction into the commonwealth OF
the JeffrieS-Johnson fight pictures, A
similar movement is afoot in New Zea-
land.
MEXICO CITY. July 7.-Mexico City
VIII welcome the moving pictures OF the
Jeffries- johnson prize fight. Governor
trict said he would not attempt to put
the fight films under his jurisdiction. but.
on the otEor hand, wouio like to have
them exhibited here. Happily" he said,
we have no negroes here"
LONDON. July S.-'rhe movement In
favor Of government action looking to
the suppression OF the pictures OF the
Reno fight Is extending to a considerable
section of the house of commons. Both
parties support the government. Some
Of the morning papers advocate a general
suppression, tending TO prevent glove
fights, which, they say, are promote d
merely for the sake OF the profits from
the pictures. The question was discussed
by the Glasgow corporation yesterday.
JOHANNESBURG. South Africa, July
All the johannesburg newspapers de-
mand the suppression OF the moving pic
lures of the Reno fight, II is believed
the town council intends to forbid the
exhibition as detrimental to public peace
and other towns are likely to follow this