10 MOVIE SUBJECTS ARE CRITICISED BY MINISTERIUM Clergymen Declare Too Much Attention Is Given to Immoral Plots The report'of the Harrisburg Min isterial Association on moving pic ture shows in this city was made public last night. The clergymen are unanimous that the treatment of subjects is not good and that too much attention is paid to giving; the audience a thrill instead for edu cating it. Alleged immorality in many of the pictures is condemned. Dr. Lewis Seymour Mudge', pastor of Pine Street Presbyterian Church, is president of the Ministerial Asso ciation of Harrisburg; W. H. Dall man, secretary. The committee ap pointed to make an exhaustive and careful investigation of the moving picture shows included Revs. A. E. Hangen, chairman; S. Edwin Rupp, secretary; Floyd Appleton, E. E. Curtis, W. H. Dallman, A. J. Greene, G. W. Hartman, W. Seibert Houck, Thomas Reisch, G. F. Schaum, A. L.. Taxis and A. S. Williams. 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J FRIDAY EVENING, Movie Faults Found - by City Ministers Of 157 moving picture shows n Harrisburg witnessed by a com, mittee of the Ministerial Associa tion, forty-live were found good; sixty bad, one very bad, eight •rood and bad, forty-three indif ferent. In twenty-seven the clergymen found immorality, marital infi delity, free love, cheap senti mentalism, improper relations with other men's wives. In thirty-ffVe were one or more ■iuicides or murders; twenty-five showed intemperate drinking and drunkenness; twenty-five exhibit ad robbery or theft; fourteen ■showed gambling; eleven showed low resorts or habitues of the lower world; thirteen showed kid napping or blackmail; forty-one showed gun-play. The committee reports that the "educational plan is very low;" that the "predominating tendency of the plays seen was, on the whole, for evil, decidedly; ruin ous to the morals of children, and that the cleaning up of m.oving picture shows is the most Im portant social work that can now 'ie accomplished." • bad. On an average 250 to 300 school children composed the audi encp. Much applause was given at the exciting points in fighting, street brawls, outlawry, parental disobedi ence and criminal getaways. Four of the films Involved or suggested immorality; ten of the films had murders and gun plays as their prin cipal excitement. In all we feel that the tendency was for evil. The dime novel feature was very strong. Six teen and two-thirds per cent, of the films were entertaining, but not ele vating. Of the films seen -perhaps 6G per cent, shpuld never have come before the eyes of children. Quite astonishing is the fact that we saw only two educational films, each of which was short. "There is no doubt in our minds that the possibilities in the moving pictures are very great and that, if the right kind of films were shown, a great good could be done. If, for instance, pictures after the order of Rev. Smith's 'The Finger of Justice,' photoplay, could be produced more numerously the good would be great. There is no doubt that the pictures are reaching millions of people. A smashing drama with a sermon punch in it will make men go away feeling like being better men. "As to what should be done: of course the obvious thing that must] first be done is to call the attention of the public to the things we, as investigators, saw. Then the public conscience must be aroused so that the people will demand clearer and more wholesome plays." Six Are Bad Albert J. Greene and B. M. Ward witnessed eleven films, six of which were bad. They say: "General im morality prevailed. The tendency was for evil, decidedly. They were oil entertaining; few, if any, elevat ing. Not above 35 per cent, should have been shown to children. The educational films were brief. The principal lessons now taught ;rre murder, theft, marital infidelity, im morality, gambling, intemperance, and dancing by nude and seminude females. We befleve that all bad features ought to be eliminated, or, until this is done, the immature minds should be restrained .from at tending the shows as are now given." In the eight films and plays wit nessed by Revs. Rupp and Shafer it was their conclusion that 75 per cent, were not fit to be seen by chil dren and they observed that the ave rage proportion of children in the audiences between 12 and 18 was about 30 per cent. Good Power Unused In the twenty-seven films viewed! by W. H. Dallman he estimated thej children present from 50 to 75 cent. The evil that most impressed; him was "The improper relation ot other men's wives with married men, and vice versa, seems to be the only theme presented as a main attrac tion." The so-called funny films he estimates as not even entertaining and certainly prone to debase the humorous vein in one's character. "To sum it up" said he, "I saw not a single reel that would elevate one's j character." Messrs. Hallman and Williams j found four good, eight indifferent! and six bad films in a galaxy of They say: "General Im-1 morality*appeared most frequently,! gun play next, then drinking and I theft, murders and gambling being j next, the last in evidence. One could . not help feel, after having seen those 1 films, a depressing influence rather j than one of uplift. "The influence and power of the 'movie' are unlimited when under proper conditions and censorship; but, until certain eliminations of the false, the unreal, the immoral are made, let us not expect any high development of character in the young who see them." "Murder, suicide and eternal pres ence of the 'cup'; offering 20 per cent, of good and 80 per cent, of evil" was the characterization lie stowed on movies by Revs. Reiscli and Swengel. They also touched on the constructive side, saying there are unquestioned and unlimited pow ers for good in the use of moving picture plays. But in the hands of men with sinister motives they work untold evils in the lives of such whose characters are in the formative per iod! William Seibert Houck, M. D., gave perhaps, the most damning re port, after seeing ten films. He said: Und I'olntM KxiiKK<*rat<'il "Every detail was much exaggerat ed to meet the insatiable taste of the public for thrill and the spectacular. In moments of murder, gun play, in cendiarism, dime novel tragedy, or appearance of hero or heroine, the applause was deafening. During those scenes which were rich in im moral suggestions the younger ele ment—l 2 to 18 years—applauded lus tily,.and occasionally cried out such sentiments as 'good, good,' 'hold er tight!' 'ah boy!' and the like. "There were a few times when it would have been for better morals had the actresses been more com pletely clothed; also had the passion ate embraces, prolonged kisses and the like been eliminated. "One thing that impressed me deep ly was that so many little children remained—till the very end of the show, 10.45 o'clock. After 9.30 there was a gradual thinning out, but. de spite this, many children under 12 tarried till a late hour. TJie air of the house was very foul anh hot. "On stepping out of the show house one suffered a severe chill. The movie places are. as a rule, poor ly ventilated, and so are physically hurtful to those who frequent them. Until these conditions are overcome, first, by a more careful construction of the playhouses relative to proper ventilation, and, second, by a more strict and impartial censorship of the films to be brought before the public, we ought by every possible influence, in public and private, in pulpit and pew, in home or on the ways, op pose the business that is so ruinous to both the moral and physical na tures of our own and succeeding gen erations." The count registered by A. E. I I Hangen and M. E.' Shafer was almost as severe, but they held out come I hope: "We are convinced this institution contains immense possibilities for good. In the hands of men con cerned at least as much for charac ter as for the dollar It can be given marvelous potency for education and inspiration; but with the eye of the management on the dollars princi pally. and meeting the public demand for amusement, it is, on the whole, an institution that, as it now stands, ought to be far more rigorously cen sored." The Ministerial Association pledges itself to work for stri&ter censorship and calls on parents, "school teach ers and churchworkers to help. This report concludes: "We are firmly of the opinion that if the Pennsylvania Board of Censors would adhere strictly to the letter and spirit of the seventeen (17) "Standards Adopted by the Board," a great part of what we saw in our investigation that was fundamentally objectionable would not have been produced except in violation of the standards by the moving picture managements. (A strong sidelight on the situation here in this state is the disposition of makers and owners of films to get the illegitimate 'through' to the public, as evidenced by the fact that between June 1. 1915, and November 30. 1915, the Board collected in fines 13.965 for j various violations of the act of As sembly.)" Premier Clemenceau Finds Himself Fit For Work New York, April 19.—"Tell me frankly if I can continue for the next six months in that devil of a way existence I carry on now; six months is all I want," Premier Clemenceau, of France told an army surgeon ma jor when he asked for a thorough physical examination recently. This remark was attributed to the premier in a dispatch from Paris given out here to-day by the official French bureau of information. "You have more than six months ahead of you," the surgeon replied, after the examination. The dispatch stated that the pre mier, on arriving at his office last Thursday morning, asked to sec a surgeon, and removed his coat, Vest and shirt for the examination which he is unexpectedly demanded. Fol lowing .the doctor's verdict, Clemen ceau dressed and plunged immediate ly into his work. ORATORICAL. CONTEST Newport, Pa., April 19.—The ora torical contest, always a big feature' in the conventions of the Perry County Sabbath School Association, is attracting more attention in the coming sessions, the fifteenth annual meeting, which will be held in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Dun cannon on Wednesday and Thursday, May 8 and 9. Arrangements for tlws contest are being made by Miss Daisie V. Kuhn, of Newport, who announces that nine orations will be delivered. D. A. Kline, of New Bloomfleld, superin tendent of Perry county schools, will be one of the judges. MRS. GEORGE HAWK DIES Marietta, Pa., April 19.. Mrs. George Hawk, 72, of Bareville, died Wednesday night from infirmities of age. She was a member of the Brethren Church. Besides her hus band, a number of children and a sister survive. WM. 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