The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-14
PURIFY MOVIES
4 BY AMENDING
THE PENAL LAW
make II Possible to Punish Ex-
! hib;tors, Says Head of
Chi1dren's Society.
eNOADEQUATE LAW NOW
Need of State Interference
Urged by President John
d Lindsay
mo ADEQUATE LAW NOW


q ne Ch1ldrsn's se0lstv.
'1(cne q the sections nSv ~ NJ NV |
esclD appAss 10 moving picture Aims
AsVstly and sxpliuitly enough 20 tnsurs !
Ganv1otionA~ he said. I'VE need . law
vlach win apply to the particularly
modern condition ne increasing num-
~ Of thsss places has brought ebout. !
think such . law could BE- AeoWn I
sssily. one mat would satisfy al stosss /
iusapdins tho nhm exhibitors shsm. !
eelvss. and should be passsd at tho ssxt !
session Of the LsGislaturA"
Mr.. LINDSAY regards the smaller ard
shsapsr variety OF the moving Udssurs
sAows - one q The mast serious prob
jsms q the dsy Coz the caAdrss's ~
$50.
nifty per cont g ubs Slsss ssanan0
to ne Chtidfsn's Booissv ~ New YORK
to-day may BE- tracsd 20 DE moving
pistvss sh0ws." he said. We ere alive
to the menace they pssvs u - oAa1
insgAncss to young chiidrsn and ~ 80
making every effort to cope Win Ne
problem."
lNTEREsr IN the Folteo oNDa-
NANCE REVIVED.
AQitation for Q bettafmsnt e e~
Aeons shout The ohsapse moving ~
. turs shows Of shs c3ty already has ~.
kvivsd interest n the Fdnn ord1na1sA
pending before the Board Of Aidesnieas
which seeks to improve the sanitetsoA
and ventilation Of the theatres. II has
also brought about . movement NJ ~
}amsndment TO the penal laws es ne
Estate 70 make It possible 70 edsn1
suiuors TO the shows ,rnAooonpanAso
kiuring certain hours and requiring ~
l,xhibitors 10 segregats tha eheSdrsA -
she theatres and provide mateas -
l,are for them.
hut nothing hes bsss asAs VA1sA
VIII insars ~ imyrovensaS n -
character Of TIE Alms. AA1 ~
h asspats shs fest tAaA - afAA =
they are not hsDs ~ - ~ vssDo
! Standard, unAeubeslly 0ee -
y grsaAsst aSsat fer Sv11 b e0a1eo.
don WITH ~ smaller houses.
NJ. Andsay nd to-day hs wAs en-.
h1on TO sec an amsuAmSnt 70 IL DsaN
flaw which would insure none bat Osod
3pActures being sxhHAtsd. He ssid they
should Be- either instruotavs O. sntsr.
'taluing In character. but the Anfd. sn-
SECTIONAL and salaoAous shcuAd - han
iGhsd permanently.
Censorship ID nst the psoosr wey -
- t." sasA Nj Lindsay. n . IN.
Amsr.cnn and estsvs Il - uDooastttu-
ssnal. There y no more rtsht IA n
TN there would BE- In pSrubstttuG N
esasorship Of uswUap~u.
The proper way 70 regulate the char
A. a. ~
q ~ subject. Thsn the person WHIT
sAw Q picture calculated TO impair th<
n,6rals q . child could make . oom
psaiat. an arrest would Do made. ana
q was proved ~ testimony thak ne Nv
- ~ sundsot IVES being violated ~ ~
sal6Mtlen Of the picture, pun:shrusa
1900 - innaoesd aud The i!ssnss Of tn
sHhll1tor rSvoossd."
0eoooHO ADMseeloN o. UNAc
coMPANtDO CHILDREN.
~ LnAsay 10 oppnsed 70 any chang
N slss Wessnt NV which AUrbids eH
hnn>ws a1Aowtng chndrSn un6sr siEtss
spaes Of ~ to sntsr shs thss&rss unsss
aAnampaaAsd BY parent Of Guasoisn
= onnt thAnis the propcssd Aw-pro
ytnng certain h0,ks whsn unsoccn
psuera dhAdrsn may bs admitted an
evuuktns q place whore such chi'dss
NO. - OeGrsgated and = matson
Ww6A over thsan-ss praoooA IN
uwasm OF the appointment OF thes
npshuos aions would BE- most DIN
suet o., end u u possible the nam!n
OF = WvonG sort Of woman n one pla<
vSvad % much more harm than oil n
rooA respectable matrons IN the oun'
~ Suhsatres could 90.
'Dut that isn't all. What nmsren'
- \ SONG TO make 70 the children
ths 0lms themselves are bad
'xof course, II may be SAID that III
| q Ups 70 q degree when the chaidr'
sgs accompanied by parents or guar
lana ! don't think this Is seito
A pbkectAon, however. IN almost eve
casa the parents or guardians
prutect the youngsters from Alma whit
are rot good for them. They viii tA
q Ak6ad out ~ the fiTst evidence OF an
n .enln9 Wrone, where the unaccompeni
lchlA win remain
II think the present law y 80
4 eue end should bs retained wttho
change. We had 20 nght long III
bsfors We were able TO get II throui
ana n It 10 enforced properly II v
do more 20 protect the children tn
anytians else possible. II saves thu
Ynot only from bad filma but also FRI
the dangers that 90 with the chsrac
q people they come IN contact With