The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
PULP LPWOOD LOGS
START OVER DAM
Slow Movement from Bel
lows Falls as Wind
Is Adverse
OPPOSITION TO
MOVIE PICTURES
Film Depicting Soldiers Dispensing
Mob Objected to by Merchants, Who
Retain Counsel and Are Promised 1t
Will Not BE Shown Again.

Will Not BE Shown Again.
American Realty Co. Iogmen started the
big log drive in the Connecticut river be-
tween Bellows Falls and North Walpole
on its way to BrattIeboro and Hindale
this morning. The wind is still blow
ing from the south, which makes it unfa-
vorable for moving the logs, but the boom
is open and workmen are on the Bellows
Falls dam working the logs over as fast as
they can, and when the wind shifts they
will go over in large numbers, destined
for the Realty Co.'S rossing mill premises
on the Hinsdale side of the river south of
this village, where machinery is being pre-
pared to remove them from the water.
Bellows Falls is now experiencing a
new sensation as a development of the
strike of the international Paper Co.'S
employees. The village is "het up per-
haps with some justification, over the ex-
hibition of motion picture film showing
"riot" conditions there The incident is
closed" however, as che Bellows Falls
Merchants association has been promised
that the pictures will not be exhibited
anv more.
1t came TO JIP attention OF I0e AieE-
chants association yesterday that the
riot pictures had been shown in Rut-
land, Burlington, st. Albans and Bran
don and were TO be shown last night at
the opera house by the Bellows Falls
Amusement Co. which received the pic
lures from the manufacturer, Thomas W.
Mckay of Rutland. Steps We're begun at
once to have the pictures suppressed, and
the association retained Judge Warner A.
Graham for that purpose, the merchants
claiming that the conditions in the village
were being misrepresented.
1t was arranged that committee from
the association should attend advance
showing in the afternoon. which was done.
Those who saw the film included Presi-
dent ]. G. Dennison. G. G. Frost, a trus-
tee of the village, J. J. Fenton, G. F.
Kent, G. c. Collins, ]. C. Hennessey and
d. ]. Loud.
These men made no objection to the
showing of the pictures in Bellows Falls
last night 50 that the people could form
their own conclusions. and this was done.
the management explaining before the pic
ture was shown that it was objected to
and stating the objections, which were
that the scenes We're misrepresented, that
| the titles were misleading and that bad
impression of the town was being given to
persons outside who did not know the real
| facts
The first picture was entitled "Just
Start Something" and showed a gun
| pointed directly at the audience.
This was followed by when Trouble
Starts" showing a bugler calling for
troops and showing the members of Com
| pany \ of Rutland responding quickly
and jumping into army trucks
| Company | of BrattlebOro Handles
| Riot was the title of the next thriller
| 1t showed the Bellows Falls armory first
with closed doors and then with the
doors bursting open and the Brattleboro
| boys rushing out with fixed bayonets and
charging a mob which had assembled
near. The mob consisted largely of
| boys of 15 years and under. with caps
| drawn down so as to look as tough as
possible. shaking their fists at the charg-
| ing soldiers. Needless to say, the crowd
dispersed
| There were certain features of the story
which were not objected to. These in
| cluded pictures of the military officers
| and of States Attorney Harold f.. Whit
ney and Sheriff Frank l.. Wellm8p
| Late last night counsel for the Mer-
| chants association reached Mr.. Mckay
/ by telephone. He said the pictures were
intended to show what the troops could
I do in dispensing a crowd in the event OF
| necessity. but that if the merchants of
Bellows Falls felt that thev were an injury
| to the village and a distortion of the
| facts he was willing to discontinue their
exhibition. He was assured that the
| association did so consider them. so he
promised that they should not be shown
| any more.