The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-04
NAKED TRUTH" SHOWN
 IN THE }IYPOCRITS"
LOS ANGELES JU11E HAD MERRY TIME IN DECIDltG MORALITY
 OF PICTURE.

When it was proposed to show the Uylocrtes' in pos Angeles, the pic. mrc was then making its first show ing The courtt took cognzauce of the production {ad took up the legal question as to waether Truth as represented by a, beautiful nude wo- man, who in the aEegorical drama iul- ! personated The Naked Truth" was immoral
 Since that origina court investiga- ] ton, "HypoCrites' has been endorsed by press and pulpit all oyer the land as one of the greatest moral stories of all times.
 "Hypocrites,' the highest priced four reel drama ever produced, is booked to show at the Princess on ] Wednesday. May ,. Here is what a l Los Angeles uewsq aper said of the judicial hearing as to the morality of the picture:
 MY FIGURE IS NOT VULGAR
 Los Angeles, April 17.-Clad only in golden sheen of moonlight, Go l diya-lihe, she galloped across the desert on a pure white horse each night. The coyotes howled their aI mirauon and The prairie dogs came out of their holes to see her, They were her only companions.
 This is no romance, but health recipe for women. In the tangle of a legal battle over the question whether The Hypocrtes,' ,' a film play, is nor ally fit for public display, 1t was l brought out in court here that Miss Margaret Edwards, known as a physi cauy perfect girl, took the rides al her fathers ranch near here
 Miss Edwards portrayed the role. The Naked Truth in the movie production. Her physical perfection was symbolic. of truta, and she dis. played it nude that it could more readily be comprehended. This drew the censure of Judge A. P. TugweI president of the board of censors. and his associates.
 The controversy between the cen sors and the producing company will be decided before Judge White Tues day,
 In defending herself. pretty M---. , Edwards revealed before her amazed court and spectators her mode of life on her fathers ranch, Wherein she emuIated Lady Godiya. Sle quoted Robert Service and was perfectly willing to display her shapely form before the judge had such an exhibit been-ell, practical
 "A healthy body is the foundation for clean mind, she said, astutely. There is too much false mod sty iu this condemnation of nature in art. Unclothed nature is symbolic of truth.
 T have never worn a corset. I have been declared to be physically l perfect. l hate clothes. They are awkward, unhealthy and unnatural. At our ranch home l often mount a white horse of mine and, without clothing, ride through the hills in the | moonlight It is not because l wish to be vulgar that l say these things it is because it was this sort of life that made me healthy and so-called perfect physically.
 ''I hesitated at playing this role but l thought of Robert Services poem, which has been my doctrine and consented.
 There is art in the appearance O. naked woman in a role symbolic ol the truth It is not immoral or i'm ! modest A partially draped figure is immoraL'
 Judge TugwclL however, is of g different opinion
 An animated fignre of a naked woman is immoral he declared. I'll is not artistic and slould not bC shown A line must be drawn be tween what is art and what is i'm modest"
 Los Angeles women have taken u, the controversy, and a lively interes is being eyinced by them, nearly hal of them, apparently, fayoring tho ] young Woman's view of the matter.