Show GOVERNORS GOVERNOR'S RULE AGAINST PICTURES CAUSES Stand of Iowa's Executive May Act as Serious Blow to Managers COll la la Dec Del Jl The The action of or Governor Go Carroll of Iowa in holding holdin that it Is illegal mega I to exhibit movin moving in hug ing or other othel pictures s of a a. fight has caused a decided sensation In sporting and theatrical circles in Iowa The decision came about in this manner man man- ncr ner Persons Perso s who were operating a moy mo- In log ing picture theatre had made aru-ange- aru ments to secure rc the films of the Johnson Johnson- Ketchel prize fight but before putting them into action concluded that they hart had better obtain an opinion from th the executive tive th for the reason that thal in this state stated prize fighting g is not only prohibited b but IU gIh Ih Participating d in in pro promoting noting or even at attending attending at- at tending a f fight ht is made a felony felon TIme The matter was wall referred to Governor Carroll and In reply he has a stated that under i the proy o of letl the state law the I exhibition of sue such pictures is positively it prohibited He goes goos beyond t this point and adds d that the loss Iowa O laws fI specifically al r. r f r forbid showing knowing any an n moving mosIng o picture of anything me illegal al continuing If If the tho fight would not have haye been ben al allowed at- at lowed in iii Iowa the picture of it certainly i could not hot be shown here May Bar Crime That That the decision ion on ohm the prize prill fight ti-ht tore I Is more reaching is what is 15 worrying wor Wor- the show people I They contend t I that h- h tg-m tg more macre t than har half of the h plays th that put on oil at the theatres p especially leally at those thoe of th the cheaper class portray the commission of acts that are prohibited b by the state laws For instance In the commission con com ml mission sion of murder is frequently shown hon honIt It Is 11 nothing unusual to show sho upon the stage even the high class dass th theatres all aU allover allover I over 01 the slate state the commission of burglar bur- bur glar robber and arson All Ail of or the stock companies compan playing Ing inthe in iii inthe the cities nightly are app appealing In acts which winch if actually committed would subject sub sub- jeet the particIpants to arrest and convIction conviction con con- under tho ho state slat lass laws laVol s. s See Ruin The contention among the tile nil men is that if the goy governors governor's s decision dE Is held to h he be good Rood and that If these classes cite C of shows aie are forced d out of the and off orr the tiie road the business will be he and the thur majority of the houses hous will have to 10 clo close doop- e their doors They rhE H say that thal time the public would not be satisfied This with a contInuous Jound of public would tire tiff of it It and if and I s hol cont containing thrillers wore were not put out on at fit nt intervals it would not b hI long until all u tI the companIes would be he ti aided j and the thus Iowa lowi theatrical managers bankrupt |