The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1917-01-13
FILM MEN ASK CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS TO REVERSE
DECISION OF LOWER TRIBUNAL. HOLDING
SUNDAY SHOWS ILLEGAL
MAY L03E 81, 7,500,00OA YEAR IN GOTHAM
Moiography l. lg Trade Paper, Critczes Untrue Types
in piCtu,,} ,rain Producers Present Working
men hs -..ards-Manu!acurers penounce
False Charactarzaiions

Now It i5 the motion picture indus
~ which IS being attacked by the
Pgohihihau'.'a AZ last iilm mas.
1ates realize ,at they were being told
,he truth whom Tho statement was
made como months ago that The move
meat 30 clos, motion picture thaa,ar.
IA Sunday vas backed BY tho same
crowd that i3 trying to prohibit the
manufacturing ci liquor.
A special G.3prtoh from Now Hora
ity 10 the Baltimore Evening sun
osolitc3 .l situation in the metroro
"a, n SAYS:
Now York motiol-plgture mon to.
ay sIared the loss TO movingric.
rte exhibitors viii exceed S7,5OO,0op
urrpl'y IN Now York CITY alone 81
ho court decision prohibiting SUNDAY
i'm shows BE- 20 a,and
W"I Fight Decision.
"Tlc iay.a men are already plan
ling q 0,h, aaaiuat tho decision be.
'.so tao Court ci ippCaia. An appeal
cts automatically g3 n stay, 50 that
re m9l- picture houses VIII be closed
m Sunday until tho highest court OF
ne r,1.a g,u".yoJ o. rcyeIsc5 the low
- COURTS Cyyi on
SO. certain m..!-a picture maUurac
u.c.a c9,l..o @ turn out prohibition
"ua EQUALLY GDri,tne q wCrnin3mGn
1,ins 70 dr'n' l'u.ea 10 death and
ul ria lgs1y, I'm throo reels. Liquor
,G rlo Ugigs Is always used TO cv
.css; no scenes grc screened, show
.ng Ura conditions, with irstClaaB,
IMGcnt u.uW.a-bc1tlng worEinsmcn
nioyug hg,r liquor, and harmmg no
rsly
n Is just this uDtyuihfu'ness of the
no,1s wGirn Inspired an article by
T p,val, IN Mo.oGraphy, in an
,nUr'a entitled, Types Which Are
ot frgIcan' which says:
",au anyone offer logical reason
p" Nn directors OF the him compa.
MHi. upon p.rFayiug certain
'as es C.. people ON ,he screen as car
.1rros irajoad of real normal be-
lra! Ths.c has boon great hue
rl cry for realism i'm The pictures
Hv not g.Gyt i,-ht Cy. with a little
Judy oG real I'o agl veal conditions
"A real cGs.a,.cr.a,is.?
'rtora aye Jh,ra classes which are
$50 tally uaIar,l IN pictures
Zero u9y ra n2uy nero but tank
hose three ere tho most sinnod
ggust They are the s,enographers,
S~,"s sAd factory girls
rh.ro Are Good stenoes.
There must be thousands OF stem
'grapherl attending moIon picture
.heSters-ia fact, It might be pretty
sara ee innate To say that good hall
Jf tie u00uVmo audiences In the mo-
ION picture theaters are made Up OF
,hi3 class OF working girls, aud why
hoy don't TlrC up In open rebellion at
the insults CGst at them from the
screen Is beyond comprehension. The
steuograpber Is almost invariably
hown as a gum chewing, frivolous,
bepowd,rei, CaUdiiy bcdeeked girl
who seems 10 be absolutely without
moral standards OF auy kind. she
speaGs an her time IN The ol'ce nirt'
Ing With the mon, accepting love max,
ing from her employer, goes ont TO
lunch with any Tom, Dick and Harry
that comes along ard Is a home.break-
er Of tho worst kind, Cheap and
common" would goll describe the
typewriter girl OF the screen. One
begins To woadsr what kind OF stem