The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
So The Public MAY Know

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An article published by this paper short time
regard to the American principle of censorship seemed
peeve Mr.. Shepherd very much he back at
article signed by himself in weeks of the
TIMES If his article contained half of the truth
which he claims it, would unnoticed But
ngy of spite he andered the theatre
gagged therein in such manner that most it
must be of his religion and regular routine of business
One statement especially such absolute asehood that
feel justified in answering the PUBLIC MAY KNOW:
First, wish to don't be misunderstood
by people who don't know highly respect ministers
preaching the gospel At the present time very
relative in the far off interior China preaching gospel
to the Heather there religious my
self. willing respect Mr. Shepherd clergyman.
But when he is working for notorietv he
to get it, and when he ISLANDERS honest bust
and the men engaged therein when he
political lobbyist and handles the recessy
must expect to be treated accordingly.
his article Mr. Shepherd states the movie syndicate
spent hundred dollars advertising city
in stock ads but using local theatre proprietor e.
Anderson) their mouthpiece Mr. Shepherd
without slightest truth! am the
mouthpece of but fighting principle that
bred in the bone of every American czen-the
expression without being harpooned by Russian
Mr. Pickett secretary of the Methodist Research
Society in his Shepherd plainly that
exhibition of indecent pictures regardless
censorship Of they can-he honest
truth My last article the thing
state laws enforced by local police covering indecent
tainments
The Methodist Research Society good work
They also that the motion picture industry put
loon out of business in many states publish
necessary the third report read
casionay you meet clergyman
the motion picture theatres you the motion
picture fayed alive hung up to dry talk to sa
loonkeeper'
Shepherds pet argument that little lad of eleven
murdered man because he had shooting pic
ture Taking consideration facts and circum-
case no argument NV family sees evy
theh
like shooting pictured in the films go
Birth Nation greatest our land I'M
folded after page any shooting
ing on? Yes little We wrongs of personal am
billions how deceit hypocracy po-
tica rotteness after the civil spell
bound and after closing supendous
DRAMA leave amazed Deep we feel we
better citizen better American
been revealed to that We know
powerful preached could our
dormant religion or patriotism more,
ponder these words by Rev Cyrus Townsend
Brady one of the most noted clergymen of the world
~ People cannot be made righteous by law. When you
talk OF censorship of motion pictures
ing children away isn't it fact that there
and OF newspapers which and safe in reading
perhaps ought to read but which would put
to the hands of children That gentlemen true even
the Bible There the Bible which
children this proposed
sorshp of motion pictures distinct against
the poor The motion picture poor grand op
era the motor car the poor mans trip to
Europe Can of you five grand operas which
story Carmen We have read the novel we have seem
and heard the and fail
carmen was put into motion pictures tell
you the motion pictures have done many
the churches =
Many churches and schools all installing
motion picture machines the possibilities good are I'M
limited Recently machine installed in the Burey
Schools smaller town than city superin
endent of schools there writing leading film
exchanges at Salt Lake City said big success they have
trouble in securing suitable subjects children matt
nees In fact of the subjects been shown
for children manees right here in city Instead prog
what is the idea spite Islander and muck raino
against honorable not install