The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-14

As described by DIR. Crafts. the
court would devote most of it's ac-
tivities to distinguishing between
sacred and infamous kisses" and
sending. all the vampire ladies of the
screen vamoosing into oblivion. 1t
would derive it's powers. he said.
from the Interstate commerce act
and be a sort of interstate commits
sion on kissing.
The reverend doctor was outraged
at suggestion that members of the
court would have. to qualify as os.
culatory experts and produce proof
of their wide experience in interstate
kissing.
TWO KINDS OF KISSES.
AS he pointed out. whether a kiss
is interstate or intra-state is of little
Importance. there being only two
kinds in the world, anyway-sacred
and Infamous. He intimated that the
experience OF many men like himself
had been limited to the sacred kind
and yet no one could slip an infamous
kiss over on them-you bet not!
Would he illustrate the osculation
sacred and the osculation Infamous?
the reporter asked.
The reporter was of the sex OF
which vampires are made, but 1t
wasn't her fault, and her only pur-
pose was to secure accurate informa-
ton, as her editor had instructed her
to do always.
Well, anyway. the Rev DR.. Crafts
is said to be of nervous temperament,
and finally he said in an irritated
tone:
"Now, ! don't want to be inter
viewed on this subject any longer.
shouldn't be interviewed at all"
After the reporter, covered with a
blush, had confessed that she had
thought all kisses perfectly lovely
and described how horrible it would
be II some day she should meet an
infamous one and not know 1t. and ap-
pealed for enlightenment on a sub
ject so vital to her welfare and soul
and everything, the Rev. DR.. Crafts
heart softened. He remained Arm in
his stand against illustration, but
fnally yielded to entreaties to de-
scribe an Infamous kiss. He said:
"An infamous kiss is one given in
false love.
yAMPs GREATEST MENACE.
Old Demon Rum, Bolshevism, and
other menaces of the world are as
harmless as charlotte russo compared
to the menace of the lady vampire,
according to DR.. Crafts. The world
cannot be made safe for democracy
or anything until the movies are de-
vampired, he said.
He intimated that II lady vampires
would confine their film activities to
sitting all over unchaste chaise
lounges and running their souls and
throats with the iniquitous smoke OF
the demon cigarette, he wouldn't feel
so bad. but that sex appeal OF theirs
he and his fellow reformers simply
cannot countenance II.
The sex appeal of lady vampire In
the movies Is something awful, ac-
cording to the Rev. DR.. Crafts.
"I have seen audiences absolutely
breathless from the sex appeal he
said. "You can just feel the sex ap-
peal going through them"
DR.. Crafts was asked whether he
was ever affected that way.
Eyes. even J." he answered, then he
said hastily:
"Don't write that down. Just say
a. makes me 80 mad I'm not affect
cd"
He said lady vampires being as
thew are. a gentleman couldn't so to
n picture show without feeling dis
graced. and he didn't dare risk taking
n lady whom he respected, because
one might think picture perfectly
all right and suddenly the sex appeal
would break out.
He described n lady vampire rs IA
woman who seduces u rich man for