OCR Text |
Show MOVIE EXHIBITORS ARE PATRIOTIC Washington, 1) C, Oct 2G The United States Civil Set vice Commission Commis-sion has received an oxprc-sslon of , tho patriotism of piaclic.illy all tho (exhibited -. of motion pictures in tho' ; United Mates. The governnu ut is in neoil ot thouxands of tjpevvrlter operator op-erator ami stenogm pliers or both sexes fot war work In Washington,1 and tluough Its 3,000 local boat (Is of oxum.mrs In tlml many cities, th ' commission requested tho owners and m.itiiigerH of motion picture tho-! .iters to iltow- free of charge an an-1 nouncitncnt on their screens of this1 need of the government. The lefusnls were so few- as to bo negllgibli Not more than n hundred hun-dred of tho 20,000 odd exhibitors who weie approached declined to render to the peoplo tho servlco asked l'vcn these can not be charged charg-ed with disloyalty; most of them held decided views as to their duty to their patrons who pay for ontei-tninment ontei-tninment only. The onlj criticism of tho government govern-ment came from three exhibitors who declined on the ground that It was proposed to place a tax on motion picture tickets. Ono owner asked remuneration re-muneration In tho sum of 25 cents a week, and another stipulated that he was to bo relieved of any responsibility respon-sibility for damage to tho slides furnished fur-nished b tho government. Tho slides cost less than 10 cents each. Almost without exception tho movie, men were not only willing, but were even eager to servo tho goyornment In tho manner requested. -This hearty response front 20,000 business men reptesentatlvo of every part of tho country has a striking significance. It Is Interesting to note in this connection that tho estimated dally attendance at motion picture shows in the United States Is ten million. This allows an averago of 500 tor each house. |