| Show CHARLESTON IS HITTING SNAGS Guardians Guardians of Youthful l I Morals ras Wage Vage Warfare S Against Dance m- m GEORGE I E 11 nt JA nN Special of tt The Standard CopyrIght 1926 By The Consoli- Consoli Consolidated Consolidated dated dated Press Association SAN AN FRANCISCO Calif April The 10 The 10 The Charleston now flow being relegated to the realm of the place place common In metropolitan in deference to newer fads and sensations la ix running I into all sorts of ot snags In Its pene pene- pene- pene penetration I of ot the hinterlands of ot west Fundamentalist rell religious lous ele- ele elements ele elements ments health authorities and other guardians of ot youthful morals are wal waging a relentless warfare against this innoVation which has won the distinction In one Interior Cali Cali- California California fornia county of gaining more attention than the selection of the queen of ot tho May I The most serious Indictment re- re returned returned re returned turned against the twisting knee knee steps out here on the coa coast t dur d- d din during in ing the last lest week we was a solemn warning Issued b by Mrs Edith Tat Tate Thompson executive of ot the tho state tuberculosis association that It Isa Is Isa isa a contributing cause of both heart and lung trouble a source of ot wa- wa water water wa water ter on the knee and Is deleterious to the whole nervous and muscular system JU JUMPED ON This student or ot of health and p pathology says excessive Indulgence ence In any sort of ot dancing n n crowded halls does not tend to 10 prolong life lite but she abe shela Is especially severe against the Charleston Being a 0 series of ot acrobatic steps she says It taxes tues lungs and ond heart to 10 their utmost And contrary to popular popular lar bar opinion young people haven't the resistance against disease that older people have At Dixon Solano county the suggestion of ot staging a a Charleston contest as an attraction for the annual May day fete teto aroused an argument which ne nearly broke UP UPa upa upa a city council meeting and LInd brought out decided opinions from local religious and health leaders as aswell aswell aswell well as members of o the chamber of commerce and the city council It even oven eclipsed the momentous question of who should oho be queen of the May Serious questions as asto asto asto to whether there should bo be a pageant and ind what should should be In- In Included In Included eluded among athletic contests contests- contests matters which ordinarily would have been of primary interest interest- Interest were entirely forgotten The com corn commIttee committee on amusements favored the suggestion suggestion Charleston Charlston contest thereby bringing bringing- Instantaneous criticism on Its head Deacon was pitted ilg against brother deacon when one defended the Imported jazz steps stops while theother th the other branded the hc Charleston as an In of the devil and declared d the defender wa wax was out of step with his church In trying to give t this shaker ls shaker bell of ot II a a dance dance dance the ap- ap approval approval ap approval o 0 the chamber of ot com coin commerce commerce merce me merce tee SPINAL L TROUBLE The county supervisor declared the Charleston was dangerous dangerous- to buildings and warn warned d that It t has been known to cripple persons for tor life by causing spinal trouble One chamber camber of commerce di dl director rector r recommended 1 It as U weight a reducer citing his persona personal ex- ex experience ex experience and suggested limiting entrants to the heavyweight class Peace we was brought about with difficulty by th the council president nt who ho ruled that the tho question should be left Jett for decision by the amuse use amusements merits ments committee which favors holding the contest and has as sInce Increased the size of the prizes In Oakland the Charleston is for forbidden bidden tor-bidden bidden Jn In public dance halls hails hy by municipal lI ordinance on the h ground that It Is a a a danger dancer to life property properly and morals San an Fran Fran cisco held a formal review of the dance and was good Most of the ithe other cities have met the tle crisis In one wa way another but Interior points are just beginning to fa face e the th social mor moral I religious and economic problems the Innovation se seem seems ms to present |
