El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-07

Of more than 5000, including 1000 ne
gro soldiers of the Ninth cavalry from
Fort d. A Russell. fairly mobbed the
champions private car Flowers were
shOwered on him and the crowds forced
their way into JohnsOn's car TO shake
hands with him. A number of women
in the crowd tainted as a result of the
crush, and were taken into Johnsons
Ear.
Picture Men to Fight.
That the moving picture syndicate
owning the Johnson effries fight films
will resort to the courts of the several
states TO determine their right TO repro
duce the pictures, was Indicated IN
Philadelphia when one Of the best
known moving picture men in the coun-
try, who has a big interest in the syn
dicate. said the agitation would be
fought
The pictures, it was further said.
would be placed on public view in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia. Chicago and
several other cities on July IS
Fight Grows on Pictures.
The movement against the exhibition
of fight pictures continues to grow,
Roswell, New Mexico. JOhnstown. Penn,
Pasedana, CAL among the cities whose
officials have announced the lnten-
tfOn of prohibiting pictures. while az
s. Joseph. No., whose mayor declared
yesterday that he wanted his boys to
see the pictures, a mass meeting viii
be called by the local federation of
churches and the city conucil will be
petiffOned 10 pass an ordinance barring
the pictures
Reports from all important towns in
Kentucky show that only two, Cow
ington opposite Cincinnati and Frank
fort, the capital of the state, viii al
low the exhibit of the fight pictures
Lynchburg. Va, today prohibited
their exhibition.
HolIidaysburg, Penn. will allow them
but there will be separate exhibitions
for whites and negroes
India Protests.
Calcutta in far off India has Joined
In the cry against the pictures Cables
from there say the demand for sup
preston OF the exhibition Of the fight
pictures is spreading in India The pa
pers suggest that the American author
titles destroy the films and compensate
the owners
Y. NJ. c. A. DenOuDees Pictures.
In New York. the pictures were de-
nounced as criminal from the pulpit OF
the Church of Divine Patrony today, at
which the 22d annual convention of the
Young Mems Christian Union Is being
held
At Corsicana the announcement was
made this morning that it had been
agreed between the moving pictures of
the city and mayor Woods that no NOV
ing pictures Of the prize fight between
Jeffries and Johnson would be shown
Definite public announcement was
made this morning by the mayor and
city council Of Denison. Texas, that no
moving pictures Of the fight will be al
lowed 10 be put on exhibition in that
city.
Oklahoma shuts Out Pictures.
AT Durant. Okla, his morning mayor
r. P Bowles said he would revoke the
license Of any theaTers exhibiting NOV
ing pictures of the Jeffries- johnson
prize fight The management OF all
theaters and moving picture shows have
been notified of the decision There
are no negroes in Durant and the gen
eTaI opinion Is expressed that no man
ager of a place Of amusement there has
any desire TO exhibit the prize fight
pictures
Mayor Dahlman is out Of the city. but
chief of police DcnOnue, of Omaha
states that so far as he knows, theeex-
hibition OF the fight pictures will not
he prohibited in Omaha
Deneen Against Pictures
Replying in governor Deneens alb
sence TO a telegram from William Shaw,
general secretary OF the United Socie-
ties OF Christian Endeavor, Of Boston,
asking the governor if ne would join in
recommending the prohibition Of the
pictures OF the fight, private secretary
Whitaker has telegraphed this answer:
Your telegram received in governor
Deneen's absence Speaking for him, 1
am sure ne is in sympathy with the
movement 10 prevent the exhibition of
moving pictures of the Johnson-J effries
prize fight in Illinois"
Governor Charles s DeneenA declared
that he viii join the governors of other
states in nation wide effort 70 bring
about the suppression Of the fight
pictures
Headed by members Of the Women's