. Christian herald. cess attended their efforts. When they V -■ captured they were trying to pass twenty dollar bills for candy. ime is increasing two and a half times faster among children than among ts, and the juvenile court judges of this country agree that the crime-ij tive film is largely responsible for this condition. Juvenile Court Judge^ ms of Cleveland says that sfxty thousand citizens of that city visit the!■ vs daily, and a large majority of the films exhibited are unfit to be seen. idge Steven Graham of Port Huron says: All delinquents brought before are frequenters of motion pic
. Christian herald. cess attended their efforts. When they V -■ captured they were trying to pass twenty dollar bills for candy. ime is increasing two and a half times faster among children than among ts, and the juvenile court judges of this country agree that the crime-ij tive film is largely responsible for this condition. Juvenile Court Judge^ ms of Cleveland says that sfxty thousand citizens of that city visit the!■ vs daily, and a large majority of the films exhibited are unfit to be seen. idge Steven Graham of Port Huron says: All delinquents brought before are frequenters of motion picture shows. Jdge Henry A. Fuller of Wilkes-Barre declares that the motion picture ; is not legally regulated will do more harm than all the saloons. adge Williams of Baltimore had to decide what to do with a boy who had eked a railroad train after having seen a train-wrecking on the films. udge Taylor of Indianapolis holds the movies responsible for a large ority of the crimes committed by children in that MISS KATK DAVIS Judge Collins of the same cityhas denounced the cheap theateras the cause of the cases of domes-tic infidelity that crowd the policecourts. The dark motion-picturetheater has been almost univer-sally condemned, and it is an aimof the national organization tomake these places light, sanitary,properly protected against fire;to eliminate the vicious film, thevulgar story and the suggestivesong. When this is done the mo-tion-picture theater will be theestimable rival of the street cor-ner, the saloon, the poolroom andthe dance hall. A Campaign Outline for theNational Council of Women andone of its constituent bodies, TheNational Womans TemperanceUnion follows in response to arequest of Flo Jameson Miller, thesecretary of that same course can be pursuedby any organization or churchthat may be inclined to take upthis important matter. A committee of experiencedworkers must be appointed for the purpose of making investigations. The committ
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