The sun., 1919-10-05
TRAVELLING MOVIES
SHOW STATE NEEDS
Campaign of Reconstruction
Commission Begins To-mor-
row in Albany.
CANNED ORAT0RY" ALSO
Photographic Record Of Gov
ernor's Appeal for Bureau
Reforms Will Be Heard.
CANNED oRAToRY" ALSO

ALBANY, Oct. Gov. Smith win open
in this city Monday night the Statewide
Aim educational campaign of the New
York State Reconstruction Commission.
He win make a speech from the plat
form of the travelling motion picture
theatre--a specially built automobile
carrying portable screen, light plant
and projecting machine-which win show
the films in city streets or parks and at
country crossroads. When the weather
precludes open air programmes the plan
Is to extend the campaign to the theatres.
>, The films will present the reconstruc-
don problems which now confront the
state. the commissions idea being that
tbs solution of these problems can corRe
only from the publiC's thorough under
standing Of them. The films for the
campaign were produced by Harry
Ievey, managing director Of Universars
Educational Department
In Albany for n Week.
The nomadic movie theatre will re-
main in Albany next week and then VIII
begin q tour of the State. Like all high
class movie houses" this one has music
"a talking machine whose special lungs
can fill the nights with music for a
radius of zoo yards. A record OF q speech
by the Governor has been made ana this
will be put on the talking machine while
a film Of the Governor in platform action
is thrown upon the screen.
One film will show apples rotting on
the ground in New York State while
oranges are shipped all the way from
rua.tao ond Calsfarnlo paf1rOnAa an
parently do not care for this inter
state traffic, for they mako no ia
yorable rates The commission be-
lieves there should be system of
rural automobile express lines which
would carry farmers produce to the
E cities and merchants goods back. Gov.
2 Smith appears in ship by truck
film produced by the Universal Indus
trial Company under Mr.. Levey's super
vision. Herbert Hoover says half OF
perishabie foods are wasted because Of
insufficient facilities for getting the
foods to market.
90 Another film will deal with public
health, emphasizing the need of each
community having its own health centre
Bureau Reform Film.
- Gov Smith believes. and the commits
sion SO reported, that millions could BE-
saved New York taxpayers annually u
n. the 1877 State departments were reduced
to 10 and the Governor put in control Of
these few. Mr.. Levey made film put
ting this proposal up to the citizens.
The housing question il one Of thu
most pressing of the reconstruction prob
lens. One film will show how the prob
lem is being solved in other States.
The commission urges more money fol
Americanization work. Films show wha
is being done in this direction now in {
limited way.
The State free employment burea,
should be continued indefinitely, accord
ing to the commission. Motion pictures
will show what the bureaus now are &C
complishing.
The film educational campaign will b.
conducted in each city under the aus
pices OF the local officials and with tn
closest cooperation of civic organizations
Mrs. Henry Moskovits, secretary of tn
commission, is directing the route of tn
travelling movie theatre and arranging
for the local cooperation.