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MOVIE CENSORSHIP
During a recent debate on the question, “Should
there be Federal supervision of motion pictures?” the af
firmative was upheld by Canon W. S. Chase of Brooklyn,
who incidentally indulged in some loose talk on the sub
ject.
He declared among other things that the motion pic
ture is a school of crime, and attributed the kidnapping
and killing of Marian Parker by the young fiend, Hick
man, to the fact that the murderer was a frequenter of
the movies.
That such a statement is not only ridiculous but vici
ous is evident to any sane person. In all cases in which
motion pictures deal with crime the criminal is brought
to justice before the story ends. We have never seen a
picture in which the criminal escaped. Therefore, there
is nothing in moving picture plots which might encour
age a person to believe that he could commit a crime and
get away with it.
Federal censorship and supervision of motion pic
tures would merely add another lot of officeholders, with
authority to harass producers, and an already overbur
dened public. If such a thing were possible, any censor
ship which might be invoked had better be applied to such
idle talk as Rev. Chase indulged in concerning the cause
of crime.
The airplane carrier Saratoga made a scraping ac
quaintance with the Gatun locks, we note.
It seems to be different when these men in high of
fices become involved in peculiar financial transactions.
Seldom are the words steal, embezzled, robbed etc., heard, j
We would not have thought it possible but evidently
it is. An offense has been committed and no law covers
it. Those San Francisco boys stealing and wrecking a
plane.
Mr. A. B. See, the elevator manufacturer, is a harsh;
critic of modern schools. He seems to think they should j
take their A. B. Sees more seriously.
Correspondence courses in the science of government j
are seldom inexpensive, but it costs something to get elect-1
ed to any office where the knowledge gained can be put I
into practice.
We have heard ’em bark like a fox but that Miami
woman roaring like a lion is a new one.
When opera singers throw things around it is attri
buted to the Artistic Temperament. We may be thankful
that bricklayers seldom get that way.
Boost your neighbor as yourself.
PUNE CHER SCRAPES
THREE INCHES CONCRETE I
FROM OFFGATUN LOCKS
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COLON, Feb. 18, The new U., |
S. airplane carrier Saratoga passed i
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safely through the locks at Gatun des- 11
pite its great size but not without i
peeling several feet of concrete from ;
the top of the locks wall to a depth j
of three inches. The damage to the ;
locks was slight and no damage was I
done to the Saratoga. There were on- |
ly two feet leeway on each side of j
the ship in the locks with nearly 50 j
feet at each end. Three thousand !
people watched the craft pass thru.
CHANCE FOR LAWMAKERS
IS SEEN, PUNE THEFT
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18, (/P)— 11
Three San Francisco boys are being j
sought by Martinez police for an nl- |
tra modern offence that is not yet on |
the statute books; stealing and wreck- j
ing an airplane. The three are said to j
have embarked on a flight in a plane j
owned by a commercial aviator and \
left the a landing field near Richmond.
After attaining a height of 150 feet
the plane went into a spin and nosed
back to earth in a plowed field.
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F1KE HINDU LECTURER
MIAMI, Fla., Feb. IS, (£>)—One : f
Miami woman imagines she is a lion • i
and refuses to eat unless the food has f
come in contact with the “Swami,” j I
Charles A. Reed,, superintendent of a 1 f
loci hospital for nervous and mental f
deseases, testified at the hearing of f
a petition by “Swami’’ Yogananda, I §
the fake Hindu lecturer, for injunc-j j
tion against police interference with f
his assembles. Asserting that the {
woman was violently insane, Reed j |
said she talks about the “Swami” j |
constantly and imagines she is a lion. i1
She roars and conducts herself as |
she believes a lion does.
RECOMMENDS CRIMINAL !*
CONTEMPT OFFICIALS
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 18, (/P)—
Holding that, four officials of th?
Southern Pacific lines in Texas and
Louisiana had openly defied the rail
way labor act and a court injunction
in promoting a union company to re
place the Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks, Federal Judge J. C. Hutchin
son today recommended criminal
contempt proceedings against the of
ficials.
WINS GOLF MATCH
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 18. (^P)—Bill
Melhorn won the Texas open golf
championship by turning in £8 for
final 18 holes taking the total of 297
for 72 holes. Harry Cooper was sec.
ond, one stroke behind; Bobby Craick
shank third with 300 and Mac Donald
Smith fourth with '302.
FULLERTON NETS, J. L. GRAEF.
Frye-Bruhn’s Baby Beef is unex
celled.
Eastman Kodaks and Aims. Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop.
LIBERTY
THEATER
TONIGHT—TWO SHOWS 7 AND 9
LEW CODY
ROY D ARCY
CARMEL MYERS
DOROTHY PHILLIPS
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In an up to the minute play
| “ The Gay
Deceiver ”
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A very clever picture story of Paris and European life, full of
fascinating and dramatic mixups
Is it right to leave a puritanical wife who be—
lieves ail joy is sin? How much should a man
put up with? And if he jumps from the ice-box
into the fire who is to blame?
From an austere woman, to King of French
Bohemians, is a big swing, and where does he
land on the rebound? Is there such a thing as a
Good—Bad Man?
There are blackmailers and everything else to round the story
out into an extra interesting play. And the cast was specially
selected to portray the parts
So her parents can’t have the marriage annuled
the young groom does a Romeo act of climbing
to her bedroom and forceably stays all night.
I YES, ITS A GOOD STORY WELL TOLD |
And with it there will be a 2-reel Mermaid
Comedy of TIGE CONLEY in
1 “GOING CRAZY” 1
SUNDAY ONLY
An extra good feature comedy
| THE CLINGING VINE”
With LEATRrCE JOY—TOM MOORE And
ROBERT EDESON in the leads.
The three popular stars we have not seen for a long time
Also a two-reel comedy
“SHOULD SAILORS MARRY?”
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