New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-27
LAW IN One REEL
GUSTS SLAVE FILM
Justice Gavegan Vacates
Injunction Issued in
Park Theatre Case.
SOCIOLOGY is LEFT
TO POLICE MERClES
Crowd Gets Money Back-Pro'
ducers to Ask Higher Court Tor
New Restraining Order.

Justice Gavegan. in the supreme
Court YESTERDAY vacated the .empo-
rarv Injunction. issued a week ago
under which the Sociological Research
Film Companv was enabled 10 continue
70 exhibit moving pictures Of "Tne IN
side OF The White Slave Trattic' at the
park Theatre.
Under this decision the police were
empowered to follow up their carrier
action Of prohibiting the exhibition oil
Tho films When the news reached the
Park Theatre the house was filed with
an cxpectant crowd. The management
announced that there would be no per-
rcrmance. There was little excite
ment. but no disorder, as the admission
was returned 10 all that had paid.
In vacating the temporary injunction
Justice GaveGan did not pass on the
application Of the film company for
permanent Injunction. He reserved de-
.ision on that phase OF the effort OF the
.on,pany TO restrain the police from m
terfering With the exhibition, and an
nounced if he found the case warranted
Inc would issue another temporary re-
training order But Abraham GruOer'
who appeared as counsel for the com
,anv. said he would apply TO a justice
" the Appellate Division for such an
rider 10 enable the management 10
continue the show until the hsher
-o,,rt has passed on the merits OF the
ase.
The film company came into court
armed with afiidayits from several wei
known sociologists, who stated theH
oad seen the films complained OF ana
rad found them entirely moral and m
ztructiye rather than immoral md DE-
hasinc. Afidayits were made 10y MIS-
. r. p. Belmont. Mrs Carrie 'hap-
man Gait and Mrs. lnez MilhclIand-
Roisseyain. all prominent suffragettes'
and DR.. James p. Warbasse, autnor OF
Medical Sociology and Dr. FREDERICK
u. Robinson. editor of The Medlcal
Pcyiew Of Reviews" Mrs. Belmont IN
,Iuded i'm her affidavit report when
she made TO DR.. Robinson. IN which
he said: The existence and rapidly
increasing enormity of the white slave
traffic in every section Of the world can
no longer be regarded with indifference.
and in nv Judgment no more effective
WAY has vet been devised TO arouse the
public to its responsibility toward the
solution"
mr. Robinson expressed the VeW that
the effect of the picture play was an
absolutely moral one" Mrs. Gait said
mat she believed the story told by the
moving pictures will do more good
,han any other lesson, tenet or precept
with regard to such matters
Mr.. Gruher told the court that the
polio. had imposed their judgment
above the law and the authority of the
court.
Frederick L. Goldsmith, counsel for
:he Biiou Theatre, said last night;
The action Of Justice Gaycgan in dis
solvin: the injunction granted in the
matter Of the Park Theatre in no way
affects the Injunction proceedings
brought by the Bijou Theatre and re-
turnable on Monday next before JUS
tice Gavcgan. | am merely pointing
,ut that the stay granted by Justice
Ford on Wednesday is still binding on
,be Police Department. and will move
IN punish any police official who in any
,yav interfcres with the film display in
-. r;io,, Tbnatro