The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-02-20
STRINGENT CENSORSHIP OF
MOVING PICTURE SHOWS

STRINGENT CENSORSHIP OF
MOVING PICTURE SHOWS
Pierre. S. D., Feb. 17.-More stringent
censorship of moving picture shows
and of printed literature Is involved in
the Morris bill, which passed the house
Thursday afternoon by a fairly decisive
vote. although bitterly opposed by IL
number Of members. Some opponents
of the bill raised the point that it car
be made to apply to telling funny"
stories. but the author insisted that
his was a very strained construction.
If the cas- is passed by the SEN
ate and approved by the governor, it
will eliminate some of the moving pic
ture offerings that now escape the ma
tional board of censors, as the prohi-
bition extends to all themes connected
with murders and illicit loves. in addi-
ton to all immoral and suggestive sit
nations.
SALOON KEEPERS ELECTIVE
LIKE OTHER CITY OFFICERS
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 17.-Direct cleo
ton Of saloon keepers is a proposition:
which has been submitted by Senator
]. l.. Brown. as an amendment to a
bill by senator Wipf, making some
changes in the method of granting sa-
loo licenses in cities and towns. Sem
ator Browns idea is that all applicants
for license should be compelled to sub
~~At $1,000 ~ IN SsatA AhN'
nicipal election. the voters being thus
enabled to make the selection where
the number Of applicants exceeded the
number of licenses to be granted. and
also being given the right to reject
any individual applicant.
On account of the agitation for re-
ducing the numbe of saloons, as in
yolyed In several pending bills, Sen
ator Browns elective proposition be-
ONE quite q feature and has attracted
t1n a y-oro h1n fta,,tso~ - ,,arx- ,opo-
bers Of the legislature. 1t is said to
be an entirely new suggestion in con-
nection with the system of granting
saloon licenses.
TIE Wipf bill seeks to remove the
present arbitrary power of the county
commissioners with reference to ap-
proving or disappearing license april
cations. 1t still leaves the county
board the right to reject applicants
who have violated any of the liquor
laws, but the question of such vio-
lation Is made IN element of evidence.
subject to court appeal. Under the ex-
listing law the county board is the last
resort.
INSURANCE PUBLICATION
LAW TO REMAIN AS 1T is
Pierre. S. D., Feb. 17.-It probably
is in order to state hat the power
and influence of the South Dakota
press has been INDICATED. The mem
bers of the State Press association, as
we'll as many Individual publishers Of
the state, raised an outcry against the
bill introduced by the senat commit
tee, which provided for appealing the
present statutory regulation for the
publication of insurance statements.
Something over $4,000 has been an
nually distributed to some of the state
newspapers through the publication of
these statements, and the publishers
seem to regard it as worth while to
the extent of putting up a little fight.
After the insurance men saw that they
had stirred up something, they at
tempted to secure a compromise reg
ulation which cut down the length IF
the statements from 10 to five inches,
but compromises did not seem to be in
order.
When the measure was put to a vote
it only received the support of five
members of h senate and is consid-
cred a reasonably dead issue for the
remainder of this session.
TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE
REPORTS ON EIDE BILL
Pierre. S. d, Feb. II.
Majority and minority reports were
presented from the house temperance
committee today on the Eide bill re-
strlcting saloons on the basis of one
to each 1000 people. The majority re-
port recommends the bill for passage,
while h minority urges that it do
not pass.
The indications are that the ques-
ton of saloon regulation will be one
of the live topics during the remain
ing days of the session. as a number
OF bills are in preparation represent
Ing both sides OF the controversy. The
saloon people will try to knock out the
8 o'clock closing law and a few other
restrictive measures, while tie Anti
Saloon league forces today presented
bills for Z o'clock closing and for pro-
hibiting liquor shipments into dry
towns.
$4,000 PROFIT IN ONE
JOB OF STATE PRINTING
Pierre. S. d. Feb. 1T.-Based on
the expert Testimony Of H/G. Thomas
deputy commissioner Of public print
Ing for Nebraska, there was a profit OF
approximately $4,000 on one job OF
printing ordered by the state last year
EXTENDING POWERS OF
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