Show cosT T or OF MOVIE INDUSTRY SET SETT AT T 41 70 Expense of Production Shows Increase of Per Cent Over 1921 According According According Ac- Ac cording to Census Report w WASHINGTON Jan 14 The H.-The The nations nation's motion picture output in 1923 based generally on the cost of production was vas valued at an Increase of per cent over 1921 according to figures made public today by the census bu- bu eau The bureaus bureau's figures cover all processes and activities connected ith wilh movie production product on including settings shootings of the pictures pictures and development of the films i Ims Of the seven ninety-seven establishments establishments establish establish- ments covered cred by the survey forty forty- eight were located in in- California sixteen in New York eight in New ew Jersey Jerse se seven en In Illinois five In Pennsylvania three In Michigan and the remaining ten In seven other Bother states I The bureaus bureau's figures it was explained explained explained ex ex- ex- ex do not cover cost of distribution distribution distribution dis dis- and projection of the films in theatres PRAISED AND SCORED Motion pictures were praised for what they have realized of their opportunity as an agency for so social social social so- so cial betterment and equally taken to to account for their shortcomings by speakers at the opening session there here today of a national mo motion ion picture conference In the Interest of wholesome pictures Henry A. A Atkinson secretary of the world alliance for international friendship through the churches declared the motion picture as a great democratizing agency Is today today to- to day making i its s most efficacious appeal appe l for peace by spreading the know j-know knowledge ledge of the customs and peoples peo pea pies ples of other lands PREACHER PREACHER INDICTS Reverend P P. P F F. chairman chair chair- man itan of the committee on moral and social u welfare elfare of the United Lutherr Luther- Luther eran cran r n chuich indicted the movies mo J ies les s on several counts chiefly for forbat bat he described as as their wilful distortion of ot stories upon which Vh ch pictures are ostensibly based He observed that there was a great difference between reading a love story which awakens chivalry and devotion and a willingness to sacrifice sacrifice sac sac- and seeing a love story with its emphasis upon prolonged osculation la lation tio n. n |