The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-07-15
cENsoRrNo MOVING PICTURES


Albuquerque has n Socinl Purity len
que, which is taking up many dincrcn
phases Of civic reform. Among othe
things Il has caused the nholiiio nj
the redliRht district, the illumination o
III" parks, aud sundrv additions ~ M,
police force, nll ~ which are most com
mcndahle.
The League i, now considering IA,
establishment NJ censorship over NOV
my pictures, and ! am wondering iu.t
what kind Of pictures they have been
show ing over there.
From the beginning I have been n toll
ernbiy regular attendant NJ the picture
shows IN Roswell, aud whenever the bob
bin j. wound mp in time. YOU will find
me iva ~ three times u week at tue
old reliable Nimiil or delightful Air
dome. expect have seen n million
feet Ut films ground through since the
game started.
NUt once since that time have seen
u single scene TINT was in the least
suggestive 80 far ~ morals are concern.
ed, nor onr that did not teach u whole.
some lesson. This is true MANY times
over the books that nre sold ~ the news
stands, most of whom need u disinfrct.
ant nowadays.
Hundreds ~ these pictures are an
education al IN themselves, showing
buildings famous IN the world = history
scenery IN every cline, aud the crafts
aud customs aud costumes 1T an nations.
Many ~ the historical films are exact.
~ yrfilahlr with the best authorities.
The humor il invariably clean. There
Is q good hit Of u slap stick comedy, of
course, but the A. erican people like
that kind-and IL il harmless.
Even the woody western pictures are
good. The william always gets II in the
neck, virtue - justified, aud the square
deal ttiumphS. Sometimes the cuwhny
scenes make We natives grin. but that
costs nothing extra aud 1t is worth the
money.
IL Albuquerque gets the same film
service that Roswell does. there must
be- something wrong with thee s"n-i
biliiies of the critics. They need n dose
ut formnldrhyde.
With the hest intention In the world.
puTists sometimes make themselves
ridiculous. aud the Albuquerque bunch
are we'll started toward That rnd. The
moving picture show IL one of III" great
est blessings that have ever been given
the people, nfording u clean Wholesome
place 1T amusement ~ u price Ia reach
Of the smallest ~purse,-nud the poor
folks deserve aud need relaxation ~
we'll ~ the folks with the roll.
The picture show - essentially dem
u%rtntir. II YOU douht " motto the
crowd ~ the Airlome some evening.
You will see swell aud M ut.
ting side by side. for there are n0 boxes.
no divisions to separat" IA" classes. ~
rrybody j. an the same floating that has
the price. All that is necessary j. for
You Ia he quiet. You have u" trouble
some convent lions to observe, aud II"
not even need to wear your coat unless
YOU want IL. have never seen any
rowdyism In II Roswell Picture show,
The management will not stand ion u IN
tine first place. IN the Src"ni plac" 'h"
people who putroniyr them go ther" 10
he amused. not 10 rails" n rough house
81 10 indulge in any form OF more we'll
bred di~approNal ~ whatever they may
not like. Everything goes. nnd getting
the worth IT their Fifteen cents, they arr"
invariably good humorrd aud we'll bee
haved. The tired mother and her hnhir,
are there. IA il the mau who has work
ed with his hands that Iay. az such
j. the hope 1T m" land. far more than
of the dronrs 1T v]arious degree, who gu
along.
This incident j. very much an the
order of the puri,ts hreak out ~ the
reservation AZ Glenwood springs, u "rle'
hrntcd watering resort in Colorado Some
Of them got II into their heads that the
bathing suits worn there wrr" imm"d"~t.
The managers Of the pools proved that
ihcy were the standard kind w"ru all
over the world. showing picture, Of
bathers similarly attirrd all over Amer.
lea aud the old country. The movement
mrnt 10 hitch an y tuck to the bathing
suits stopped right there, the pnrisi'
realizing that they w"r" making q laugh
ing stock Of themselves aud Gi"nwood
springs.
The Albuquerque incident j. another
pToof NJ the criticism that j. often
passed upon reforms Of this class, than
they go too far, In their anxiety ~
properly regulate matters, they SEE
things. II is not fair tn say that j. h"
cause their minds ARE vile. There l.
q class Of persons who are always get
ting shocked, having their little feel