The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-12-19
congress
STIRRED BY
REID CASE:
Drug AddiCts in Hollywood
Engage Attention of
Government

iLLiAM * HUTCHINSON
tI'A'f eoHRIsPoNoENT ]. n sERyIcEl
lNGTQN. Dec 1s-Enact-
nshs OF the more drastic anti-nar-
'o''e laws probably Will result FROM
revelations that Wallia Raid "a
-o1s motion picture. was j slave Of
= vas declared today in con
sressional circles.
ne afiliction OF Reid was terrned
by Senator shortridge. RepubIican
u 1aiifo-nia. in whose state the
@StoF became addicted 70 drugs az
Danger signal" to the whole
movie world OF the "frightful nun
'shment inflicted by drugs" short
ridge recommended harsher anforce-
inent OF existing laws and new fed
erai restrictions TO wire out the
arus trade throughout the nation.
Inc same governmental action
was suggested By Senator Bo-ab
republican, OF Idaho, chairman Of
the senate committie on education
and labor. Borah frowned on fede--
Al censorship OF the movies as
means Of eradicating the vile OF
tilmoon. He declared American
motherhood fully capable Of nro-
tecting children from undesirable
films
Senator Myers, Democrat o, Mon
iana, who recently attacked the
, Hollywood movie colony from the
floor OF the senate. declared the
Reid case indicated the need OF a
Clean up OF undesirable characters
in the movies A bill by Myers
to provide FEDERAL censorship OF
films in the District of Columbia
now pending before Borah's com
mittee.
The Reid case viii focus the al
,tentfen OF congress on the need Of
more drastic anti-drug laws" de
clarcd Shorr-idge. There should
also be st-icter enforcement or ex-
listing laws Reids sudden collapse
is danger signal to the rest OF the
movie colony. and the whole nation
flicted by these deadly drugs. The
moral to be gained from his case
should not be an attack on the mov-
les. but warning TO those who
traffic and use deadly drugs.
drugs, it IS much TO his credit Hts
case ought to be held up as an
example before the nation to show
that youth. beauty. genius all per
ish before the ravases Of drugs No
man is above their reach. such a
sticking case OF this kind should ar
rest the attention OF lawmakers to
the need OF stricter laws and more
drastic enforcement of the laws al
ready enacted"
Senator Borah declared he wsz op-
posed to any move 70 censor films
in which Reid should appear. Pro-
rosed censorship laws would be con-
sidered by his committee.
Il don't take to censorship the
movies Borah added Il don't
know any better censor than the
motherhood OF America. doubt
whether any government contri-
vance could he compared to the
heart and mind OF mother II
she doesn't want her child to see
certain class of movies. the child
won't The remedy probably lies
In stricter anti drug laws and bet
ter enforcement of present laws
Senator Myers, in urging clean
up Of the movie colony,' declared
reports that VIII II. Hays. Gear Of
moviedom. would launch an investi-
cation. Would be met by public
wishes of success.
II think the charges that Wallace
Reid is a drug addict justify the
claim there snould be clean-up
ii the character Of the men and
omen who furnish attractions for
the motion picture business. said
Myers. The alleged disclosures
show that many of the charges
made against motion picture colon
les appear to be true and justified