Arizona republican., 1921-08-21
 W. |. T.U AGENT CHARGES WIDE 0PE N VICE IN SOME CENTERS

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20-Prob- !ems relating to social morality and women in industry were outstanding themes at the sessions today of the torty- eighth annual convention of the National Woman's Christian Tenn perance Union
 Mrs. Katherine P. Edson, execu- i've officer of the California state Industrial welfare commission, dis
 cussed assumption by the state of the authority to fix minimum wages sor women and minors in industry
 The work of the United States in ser-departmental social hygiene board, maintained by the government to eradicate vice conditions around military and naval establishments, was reviewed by pr. yaleria H. of the board. at the meeting of the social morality section. pr. Parker Explained that the board maintains confidential. agents who report vice conditions to the city authorities for action.
 Dr. Parker charged that 'swide open vice conditions still prevail in some centers, and the board in CO., operation with the w. c. T. U. and other agencies is trying to eradicate these conditions. 7
 pr. Rachelle Yarros, Chicago; Mrs. Martha P, Falconer, and Mrs. Linnie Carl, Portland, Oregon, lecturer on social morality, were other speakers.
 Prize fight motion pictures. which are barred by law, may be more in- spiring than some of the sex appeal pictures whose display Is allowed, Mrs. Culla J. vayhinger, Upland, Ind, . national director Of the Wo- men's Christian Temperance Union, mn{A hara. frAo,x iv od6raou{p~ Go h. bath observance conference.
 Mrs. yAyhinger charged that the present censorship of pictures is al- most. purely commercial.
 Pictures are not censored for what they contain" she said, s'but for how well they will sell and where the best markets may be obtained. The censorship itself is left in the hands of the industry"
 closer observance of the Sabbath without any undue restrictions on emusements as they now exist under the law. Other speakers were Mrs, Emma Starrett, Central CIry, Neb.: 1: Mrs. Mary B. Platt. Evanston, H.; and Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Ander- son, Fargo, N. D.
 Former Congressman Charles H Randall of Los Angeles addressed Lno 1uI1-udfCollcB aeciluu VT lHc GoiAr terence. He said the tobacco in- terests of the country launched a fight against him because he sug- gested that there might be at least i ten per cent saving in white print paper If cigarette advertising were eliminated.
 Mrs. Francis F. Beauchamp. . Kentucky delegate, told this confer ence that 'If 1t had been campaign to get rid of liquor or cigarettes, she would have entered the anticigarette fight" She quoted authorities to < the effect that twenty thousand deaths in the United States last year were due directly or indirectly tc cigarette smoking.
 Tonight's program was in charge of the Young Peoples organizations affiliated with the union.
 The pending Towner bill for a nationaJ department of education with the head of the department a member of the presidents cabinet was endorsed in resolution adopted at the general session of the W. c T.. IT. today.
 Other resolutions adopted included declaration in favor of a single standard of morals for men and wo. men; endorsing the movement fol world disarmament; asking for mor' widespread education regarding tn, privileges of the ballot; pledging re newed and vigorous effort to seeur enforcement of the prohibition amendment and renewing the pledg of allegiance to the world prohibi finn fuoyefuent