Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-07-14
R|ZEFIGHTFILMS
MAY Be USELESS
Nation Wide Opposition To Their
Use DeveIOpes.
CITES AND STATES 10 ACT
Fear Of Race Troubles and Impro-
frIety Of Presenting Degrading
Spectacle to Women and
Children the Cause.

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Kansas City, July 1.-THE crusade
begun to prohibit the exhibition Of the
moving pictures Of the Johnson-Jeff-
ries prize fight is spreading rapidly
throughout the United States. The
list Of cities that already have Joined
the movement is growing hourly. In
most cases the announcement that the
pictures will not be permitted to be
shown Is made by the mayor or the
head OF the police power OF the
municipality. In some instances gov.
ernors Of states are being urged to
act and are finding state laws on the
statute books that cover the subject
and prevent reproductions Of fights
when the law places them IN the
category Of felUnies.
UNIT to BE shown.
The objection to the pictures is
based olmost everywhere on the a.
sertion that they are unfit to be
shown women and children and fol
the added reason that they may lead
to race hatred.
A list Of cities in which the pictures
have been prohibited or in which the
officials have been urged to take 40
ton barring them follows:
washington. Little Rock, Ark,
Boston, Fort Smith, Ark,
Baltimore, Topeka, KAN,
Harrisburg, Atkinson, Kan,
Cincinnati, Savannah, Ga,
Chicago. Louisville,
san Francisco, Fort Worth, Tex,
Oakland. Cal, Detroit,
Phoenix, ARR, st. Louis,
Helena Mont, Baton Rouge, Lap
Birmingham. Ala, Buffalo, n X.
New Orleans, Albany, N. Y.
Mobile, Ala.
Maryland Says No.
Baltimore, July 7.-Gov Grothera
announced he would not permit the
showing Of the Johnson-Jetfries fight
pictures in Maryland.
Cardinal Gibbons declared his op
position to the exhibition OF the John
aon-Jeffries fight pictures in Baltimore
or elsewhere.
Little Rock, Ark, July 7.-Gov
Donaghey declared he would prevent
the exhibition Of moving pictures Of
the Jeffries-Johnson fight anywhere in
Arkansas II he could.
Mayor Billiard Is Emphatic.
Topeka, July 7.-'1f | have the
power to do SO, and think have, J
win never allow the Jeffries-Johnson
light pictures to be shown in Topeka
said Mayor ]. B. Billiard. II give this
as a fair warning to the owners OF
the moving picture houses. II they
insist upon throwing these pictures on
the screen before the Topeka public
| will see that the police department
stops the show and arrests the man
ayers"
Helena, Mont, July montana has
4 law fofbidding the portrayal Of any
felony on moving picture machines
and as prize fights come within that
category in Montana, II Is probable
pictures 81 the Jeffries-Johnson light
will be barred in practically aA the
counties Of the state.
indianapolis. July Gov. Thomas
b Marshall said he was very much |
opposed to the demonstrates fight
pictures being exhibited in Indiana
IF there is any law to preventive
exhibition 1t will be enforced" said
the governor.
washington, July 7.--Washingtcn
ministers filed q formal protest with
the district commissioners against the
appearance Of Johnson In this city.
This action was taken following 3 spe-
ciaI meeting Of the Pastors Feder.
alton, when committee was named
to wait on the commissioners.
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