Show PROTEST SHOWING OF FIGHT PICTURES OPPOSITION STRONG From Native Sons of California to Conservatives of Maine Reports of Tabooing Films of Reno Mill Pour In PROVO AGAINST FILMS WANTS ANOTHER BOUT Barred In Some States by Bit Bt Bitter Bitter ter Opposition of Officials Ministers and Others Show Showing Showing Showing ing of Films Is Hazardous NO SALT LAKE MOVEMENT LL over the tho United States cities ALL ALLover A ministerial associations and even tho the governors of states arc form forming formIng ing lug ranks to prohibit the exhibition of the tho fight pic pie pictures pictures tures Tho The agitation against the tho pic plc pictures tures tares is more hoat heated d than against the tho fight itself and in many quarters un tin undoubtedly undoubtedly the pictures will not bo ho sanctioned although in many cities there will be no interference I The Th native son Boa element In California ia laBore sore at the defeat of th their lr cham ehan champion pion pica has hu already alad started a li trl against the picture that may pr their th lr being heing top topp d on the tho ent entIn coas coasIn In Salt Lake the lb pollee polio department said eald last lat night that there was wa no nn ordinance nance against fight pictures picture and unions the exhibitions cause caUM trouble they would be ho allowed to run ran AGAINST AGAI ST FILMS f Special to The Provo Prove July 8 Two were started in th the city elty today Tho fir firrone t tone one was wa to tu suppress tb the fight n of or the battle at Hn and the tile other on one wa was w to have hav anther another boxing contort contest b a Peanuts Sin Sinclair In clair chair and Young Yong on July Tuly 2 when the U BIks iks visit the city The Th first t movement was waD started Carted by some people and th the second on one by some or nf f the th Kika iks and aDd business me men of or the th ctt It Seattle f for lor r Them Theta Seattle Wash WaaIa July Jul Exhibition Ion of the fight fIt picture s In itt Seattle Ule will not bo be Interfered d wit w I t it by Mayor or Hiram C Gill GUI or th polle department This Thin announcement no nent was made by b I the tile mayor or today t 7 Whenever I am convinced that tl nil the o city Is I unable to handle ha hand any y riot that th may result from the Ute exhibition of f fight fI lt pictures In Seattle the tile mayor Or said 1 X will wilt immediately tender my m r irna tion The fight pictures picture will not be bo Interfered with This One O 0 K I St Joseph Jo ph Mo 10 July 6 Mayor Clay ton today tOda he would not Interfere r to Ie prevent pret the display of the Jeffries Johnson fight pictures here bere I 1 want to see NO ee them he be said BAld and I i want waRt my m boys bo to see them tim Will Ordinance Phoenix Aria Arte Ar July 6 This city fell fen In line Its today with the municipal pall polities ties that have barred the Johnson fight pictures picture when n Mayor L B n Christy officially announced tha the an ordinance would be introduced in the tho council Monday Monda night prohibiting tha tle exhibition of ur the fight titans films fI The ordinance will be pe M ed the mayor added HI I am aan opposed to th because of the tb harmful ef et teat feet they would have upon young ung and old oki alike Cardinal Talk TRI Baltimore July Jul S Governor C tonight announced he ha WOUld wo not per permit p permit r mit mil the showing of the fries tn fight pictures In Maryland Cardinal Gibbons today declared Ms his It Is opposition to the exhibition of th the fight tight pIctures picture in Bal or elsewhere saying TIll TIllIt It would be wrong to show horrible pictures first the tho th children have to be protected and it is 3 the children who would be most mont seri seriously en affected if It such an exhibition were allowed The proper authorities Continued on Page Two PROTEST SHOWING oi OF FIGHT FILMS Continued from Page Pace e One s see nee te to It K 1 that UMU the tha yeun peung men and andT T omen ar art are Ute the protection that la Is their due dueTh U Th na ef of the UlI pictures would Id have a bad kd effect upon U OR tile the men and women or et the Ue community also aleo and antI w uW I think ink t toad 4 te le induce attacks upon u the blacks Macks The ne and andI I ed fry Ity the result r of the tight fight have p d and should not net bo be I revived A reproduction of I Ith th t fight might cause cane cau rioting that could net but bat injure the good name of the city elty The ne black Wick people could not profit toy by peeing the pictures and 1 I am sure JUre UM the whiles would wc uld not bOt w n Ju Protest t against tae t ti appearance p l h 11 this thin city elly of Jack J J hns 1 a W wan Walt M d today 04 to the tM district omm OI lore f tolle foll il Nl tug InK K a meet Iti It Urfa of the pastors pastern wn floe m Com Cera Ic ier Rudolph I rotated the corn eem cornn n of or ministers Ia tera hick called upon Mm film that th tI the of any aay exhibition exhibition tion at which the Ma was waa to would be a carefully br It WM wen w permitted Jt d Further than thant t hl ke s MM add M be he b give no ne definite prO BotI July i Mayor Fitzgerald tai 4 U this that be lie wu t allow UM the fight pictures tures to be shown in IA Bowl Beta if state ate acua is J taken It will 1111 come eeme through th tb stat ataW pollee police which has hae a ac at c t centre ever 01 the theatres of C July C There Is Ie a r r 4 heo e for tor the tb prohibition in lh away tItia Africa of the tM tures of or the j oJ J liM fight to te their effect OB OR the natives u Sign alga e already alread are evident among then them of or excitement on ona a wm t et of the victory of the Degro Kansas Aa eu City ClU Mo lIoIo July lul City offic of today that the JohnsoH Johnsoa John fight tl t pictures would be lie allow allowed ed here hen they provoked r rave nv e tp III other ether places before botor feeing being exhibited bl l ire or er caused trouble here hren n niter t ter r being shown wn here lIr Des Dec De Moines Melnee Iowa lews July Jul 6 Because of oC ofa oCa a tate state law Jaw moving pictures of or the fight cannot be lie shown in this state Mate Va Vs July C Governor Mann today stated that he bit would re request reQuest quest QU officials or of every city CUT and town Irr v fla is to prohibit lt the or of the JI Ii fight pictures Lexington Ky July 6 Police Judge t Issued a signed state tate ment declaring tbt moving pictures of or the fight right GOuld could not net be exhibited here her The ne negro ro IO population of Lox Is Ie about as no large as JUt the white whit but HO lie trouble has haa been heen exper er r ao tilt far u as a result of the Reno right light Helena n Stoat Moat July 5 Montana has lias a law w the Ute portraying pe of et any aay as SN o moving picture machines and aad as ae I rt e em earl within that oate gory Kury ta Sa JoG JI It Is Ie probable probable pictures cf or the Jo fight will will wUl be bea barr barrs by J practically a r all aU Of the u county I attorneys Omaha Jul July ly 6 As Ute the th result of r a quarrel ever eYer u Ute r mortis of Ut the Jeffries Johnn n fight gilt ewe eRe Rog ng re Rufe R Cole m an was wa shot t aad and ki and Lulu WU was abet t at e today by y T also colored t Ml July 6 Replying In 11 Governor G s absence to a tele Isle I Jf from frem William Shaw general sec seo 0 of the United l s of or Chris I tian Endeavor Boston Mass M asking th the governor If It he jots Join Jol la ree the prohibition on of the mOVe may In lug pictures of oc Ute the tIght right Private Secretary Whitaker taker tele ele Ie graphed the following answer Your lour telegram received In Gover nors nora absence Speaking for him I am ours curs he to la sympathy with the tile move m nt to prevent the 0 exhibition of oC ov In ing picture of f the prue prise tight fight 1 Denver Denvor July JaiT JI 6 The D Denver DenTer fire and aad police pollee pol board beard rd tedey toky today denied the petition of C juvenile y court and aad union representatives r to forbid torl kI the tIe exhibition lir lre l re of ef the Johnson fight plo pie lures tures t u res Ban BAA o July 6 Mayor P T McCarthy announced today that under no tin 11 would 1 the exhibition of the moving pictures picture pl ef of the UN J fight be H permitted In this u city olty 11 Ha said aaN as a this resolved received Itself Itell late iato a prise fl ht pure purs pur and elm 1 pie I 1 and was ROt not a boxing match h and the exhibition of oC f the tile moving pictures IJ maid be Ife as s unlawful as a the fight It Jt c EJr lf I 1 will not permit them to be shown IB la San Ban Francisco Fra Pa Fa July 6 Mayor K J P g Neels Neola Nee today t y Issued an order erder Ping IMn the showing of or the Rene Reno fight 3 pictures In fn this thin city olty Chicago July 6 If a white while man wants to t meet mt a black man In the tho prize ring and gets licked why wilT 11 business e Anyway AnWaY the permit yeu you Want Is up to t the tile chief chief of police pw lice Olloe With these the words Word Mayor Busse Bul today to ay I I I frowned on a request for permission to te hold a welcoming parade to Jack Johnson on his hla return hero tomorrow The delegation seeking the be permit wanted a brass braas bond band and on an escort cacor of police They next appealed to Chief of oC Po Police Police lice Nothing doing re remarked remarked marked tho the chief I 1 dont think such auch an affair should bo be dignified by an escort and a band If you ou want to have lIae a few automobiles at the train Its It all right It lant a public occa ocoa occasion slon sion slonAs As to the exhibition of motion pictures pic pictures pictures tures of the fight the mayor said Bald that what other cities were doing would net influence him Anyway well cross crOB that bridge Ee when wo come to It ho he added Pittsburg July 6 The police an announced announced announced today that the pic picture picture ture lure agitation would have baveno no effect In PittsBurg unless s the tho pictures when shown bo proved to be the tho cause causo of oC raco race trouble Washington July Moving pic pie pictures picture tures ture ef of the fight cannot Munot be bo shown In tho the District of Col Columbia The Tae district commissioners say lay that thatto to allow the pictures to o be bo shown would cause a repetition of or the tho riot riotous ous ens scenes of the night of July 4 when the police made 38 and quelled many street disturbances i Savannah Ga July 6 Mayor stated today that under no conditions would he be permit tho showing of or the fight pictures in Sa Savannah vannah Philadelphia July JuIT 6 That the move moving moving ing picture syndicate owning the fight films will resort to W the courts of or the several states to determine their right to produce the pictures was Indicated here bare today when one of the tho best known picture men mon In the tho country who has a big In Interest Interest terest In the syndicate said the Uen tien would be fought rought The pictures It was further an announced announced announced would be placed on public view vie in New York Fork Boston Philadel Philadelphia Philadelphia phia Chicago and several other cities clUes en on July 18 Mayer Maor Reyburn said today that there would be bo no Interference with the pie pic pictures tures turea in this olty city Portland Ore July S fj Mayor Joseph Simon of ot this city olty will permit the ex exhibition exhibition exhibition of oC tax th fight pictures In Portland Mayor Simon said saidI I 1 cannot see that tho displaying of or orthe the pictures natures is 18 any worse than the I printing of oC the minute details of or the fight In the newspapers Louisville Ky Iy IC July 6 Mayor Head announced that the exhibition of or the n fight pictures would be prohibited in Louisville At Milwaukee July 6 Mayor Sei Set Seidel Seidel del today sent ent word to all aU the manag managers ers ere here advising them against enter entering enterIng ing lag Into contracts for presentation of or orthe the Reno Heno fight pictures picture The mayor gives elves Kv as his reason rea oD that such Buch an ex ox exhibition exhibition Is la detrimental to public morals Oakland Cat CaL July G Mayer Noy Key of or Alameda Intimated today that he would put a ban on the exhibition or of moving pictures o or of the tho son eon n fight In that opt olty Complaint had been made to Mayor Noy by the Childs Child Welfare league San Francisco July 6 The mayor maer declared be ke would at once Instruct the board beard of censors which now posses passes P M IJ on all moving pictures exhibited in this city that if the plo pie pictures turN tures are arc submitted for their inspection In poo tion they must be condemned Fort Sort Worth Texas July 6 In re response 8 to the request of oC Mayor Davis DavIa the tM tb olty oUy commission has pawed passed an or ordinance ordinance ordinance prohibiting tho the exhibition of or pictures ef of the fight in this olty city Jefferson City CSt Mo July 6 Gov Governor said Bald today that if the ex exhibition exhibition of er the prize prizefight prizefight prizefight fight started race riots or produced public disturbances in the state he would prevent their display as IU public nuisances Portland Maine July fi The of or prize fight pictures In tn Main MainIs Is prohibited by a law passed J by the th legislature in 1897 1887 The law reads I Whoever publicly exhibits any pho photographic or other reproduction of or a prize fight shall bo be punished by a afine atine afine fine tine not exceeding Indianapolis July 6 No effort will be made to prevent tho exhibition of er the pictures In la this city olty Mayor Maor Shank I Isale said sale today he ws was anxious to ace the down picture and expected to have bave a seat Boot down In the front row of the theatre it the pictures were brought here hare New Orleans Orlenn July 8 Mayor Bohr Behr Bohrman Behrman man today toda Issued an order to the tho chief of or to arrest the proprietor of or any theatre attempting to show the moving pictures of the Uto Light fight Little Rock nock Ark July 6 Governor Donaghey said Bald today he would prevent tho the exhibition of moving mown pictures of tho the fight anywhere In Arkansas If It ho be could Mobile Ala July eMayo Mayor Lyons Lyona I today Informed all moving picture show operators in Mobile that they the would not be permitted to present pictures of oC tho fight Little Rock Ark July 6 Mayor Du Icy loy today toda Issued a proclamation lung the tho exhibition of tho the pictures of or the fight tIght hero hare ors Atlanta Ga July 6 A bill bitt prohibit ing lug the display of or moving pictures of ot any prize light fight was introduced In tho the lower tower branch of the tho general assembly today Grand Island Neb July 6 Cham pion plon Jack Johnson told a representative of or the Associated Press during during his bill five minute would stop eto horn hero tonight that he be would not fight rIght for a year and indicated that ho would not consider any challenge from Sam Langford Rochester N Y July 6 Jim WIgs pitching for Montreal this afternoon let the Eastern league champions down without a hit Only one Rochester player saw first base Ho lie walked London Editorial Views Sims Jews London July 6 Tho racial conflicts following the fight at Reno are arc the theme themo of general discus discussion discussion sion slon in the British press Varying opinions arc expressed but the universal universal sal al admission Is la II that Johnsons s victory hi has made tho the problem for the United SI States much harder hard or than before The Daily Dally Telegraph In an editorial says It Is useless to hold up the hand of reprobation here These Th 80 things are bru bruUl brute te Ul and vile but behind them lies the absolute necessity to keep tho the negro race a little In check c eck for if It once gets out of hand there thero will bo ho worse scenes under the Stars and Stripes than have bave 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