The evening world. Newspaper, December 3, 1912, Page 17

ET ee eRe rer RCE VILE MOVING PICTURES ~ CORRUPTING THE MORALS UF COUNTLESS CHILDREN a “CINCH TO SWIPE Silly, Repulsive and Im- | A RIG,” BOYS WERE (.) modest Films Alternate SHOWN. Af marines With Reels Depicting | ree eee vane: ’ a : wit Carnivals of Crime in [ier' st neeass, Heichan eprante, 4 Albert 4 Scores of Houses. yore an ” # Many “+ Movie: on the | %t» by ark policemen. Mainer * it to a band of gypsies in this the boys declared thoy bad seen a « Identified his horse and rig. oes East Side Are Reported clty, and the police were notified. ; ~Tough Gunmen and | picture ta the “movies” which con- outskirts of Elisa- ter stealing it the boys tried to +) to Be the Hangouts of | when arreigued in the police court vinced them that it was a “cinch to ewii .” Soveral of the lurid Gangsters. tops of moving pleats Shentaee exe Mictilhens flourishing in North Jersey citi —<—_<$—$$$ $$ $$ Aroused by reports in the Evening World of the lurid and sensational character of films being displayed by the cheaper moving-picture shows of she city, to the exclusion of almost all oth: agitation for stricter regula- tion by the police has spread in many directions. Many “movies” on the east side are said to be the hang-outs of tough Mee eee gangsters, It is asserted cadets have used “movies” in Brooklyn and Har- lem as recruiting places for the white-slave traffic, and in many sections *s the cheaper theatres have been sandwiched in between saloons and other “places of doubtful character, without regard to the danger to the younger > “patrons, Reports of the character of the flimsy sign vying in prominence with ‘Thi in use in the cheaper moving-picturo | Manhattan Pleasure Palace,” @ ‘movi sptheatres have aroused many settlement /at No. # Manhattan street. Upstairs and social betterment workers. They | over the theatre is the Olympic Athletic have realized the serious effect these| Club, a well known filme are having on the minds of chil-| Harlem sports. ‘The dren for some time. The police have] announced {t was showing “Bronco Fea- credited many recent cr of youth | ture Films," and many children eagerly ta the effect of the crowded about lurid ithographs. yer Cheten'6. Bernhelmer, MS THAT DEPICT CRIME the Hebrew Educational Soctety® of | F!U THRILL CHILOREN. Brooklyn, told an Evening World re-) wn, pynamiters, a Tale of Wester porter the probation officer for Kings | ae see one of the star Sinaouenee, 2ee reported to Sim that some 1s at the Washington Theatre, ;/of the cheaper “movies" we: West One Hundred and Forty- ing ground for cadets rect Akhcatveetr othe Bqua® athn'e aes eeey iene: watts slave tram | another thriller of tho wild and “These shows arouse an abnormal} West, a big hit with the *“curlosity to seo and thrill at all kinds! Ue. boys aad gitlt,, who Ot nerve-raoking spectactes,” sald Rob- | 1 tn. theatre almost continuously, Dina Gilman, head worker of the Unt-] °°. f Uttle. story, oll about « soveralty Settlement at Widridve apd Rive | rion, ng man who went out to sey Av@ton streets, on the east side and hola eoadh andi neta ily the SVthe heart of a section w “movies” | arr, ek by eS Waplaying the worst type of films are} wen, Governor's Clemency"—is shown Prequent. at the Majestic, No, 115 Kast One Hun- Se2 ‘The University Settlement ttself con- f “Fducts @ moving-picture show on its Arst | seems especially popular with culldrea, 4; Noor in the hope of counteracting the | «rhe Bandit's Spur’ {# another film evil efféots of the cheaper shows of the | peing shown at this theatre. neighborhood. Young men left the saloon next door BNVIRONMENTS OF SOME to enter the ‘movie’ at No, 36 East as? MOVIES: °°! One Hundred and Forty-ninth street, © hort block on which a| Where many children ware gathered, Eiene.esme short’ l Noo The Haltbreed Scout" is a thrilling Ba ae slaupton etre iba oat tive of the Bhduction of a etel by breed already possessing one Protein ten?, ak uy an exeiting pursult and su’ all-night cafes. n Indians * block away from the art Us Return” ts ea. dred and Twénty-fifth street. This place pyeaua which h ame, 8 note v8 ane NaN vlately as being ¢ ailliwick of “F ea pe “3 Jack Zelle, who was Killed near ther !OUSANDS OF CHILDREN VIEW nd titeat:¢ A CARNIVAL OF CRIME. gunmen. | several t and Iren of Willlams- at some of! bur and ag the sta tor many notor' Tt fa In thia nel the most notorious Hosper Club, with ‘Oonce™ Connected, and t! Cafe, which was cl ~{pideently as being the reso Yor instance At the time T porter visited te 4 sat No. 129 at Ho street, t «place was largely filed with children, Watching 4 fim which dept ted a flaht nthal was|theatres and howled’ with delight as national e police thieves — ton with Tadian r litle boy of} five was #0 wrought up by What he saw Anat as he was leaving the place he took out a toy pistul and, crouching, ‘fred’ and reloaded anc fired again and gata, as he ha’ seen the raldera do du, the film Within one blo k, als ~ houses long, were Plane Je situat t mgr out of sixte remedy --Beecham’s 4jamong its spe on the inside, stood a xroup of young aw many young boys, hueh the ri waft of the Bowery aud upper lark , scanes OF BLACK HAND f tried, that they |, SLASHES WITH © TROSIND. p ” ‘i The Chatham, a f ‘ghatham fait Je situated na he Faith Sco how certainly be imvroved and strengthened, Jt more unsavory neig) ooroo! nto two of the iteelft has been ti) fthore grim traged thea any other oF equal aren, posters that dec “hatham stood a ehlidren glouting acenes of T then your eyes Wand clashes with Lieut | ’ Xouriguters petter supplied wit y x iH endoving these plotures in n| your spi onthe inside | ener 2 The “movie” at No. wir Third avenvel relianc hates the house at that plu ahep! suey” restaurynt of the t 1 Third avenue var yy the & plook with it are ne On rful there ere five saloon Mere are four si stom of One Hundred and avenue, and just a “The Girl of the Golden 1 Directions of special value Mestern yarn, isu favor rere, “Bexiag Every Monday Night” is a! 4 Indian after Indian eprang in the air! rescus her she stands by while the with bis hand clutched over the death sailors shoot down the savages who res dealing builet lodged in this heart nd fed and honored her when ahe They stamped and shouted with baffled was helpless, After the dead strew the eagernes® when the husband erroneously nd the lovers depart, happy. Accused Mis wife, No need to tellythem| “The Revenge of the Silk Masks," of what. They knew, although thelr) “The Heart of a Cossack” and a wat aver e was about fourteen, They drama with plenty of killing held forth thrilled h the noble conv at the Williamebu: Th » & fives treet and Man- «away In from the net of the law, and they were] special film entitled ‘The Governor's glad. They drank in with awe the start-| Clameney.” ‘This film dealt with pov- 08 pa ae Ee ecg erty, robbery justified, and reward. The nned with the dei hero plané to rob the stage coach, He man to rob the stage coach and its bank- executes the plan carefully, but en- owned money. And why not? The mani counters tho Governor's carriage by nself argued it for them in PAR! error, When he explains how desperate tomine. He was 0 poor, the others #0 ihe ie the Governor gives him money. . od | Spotied lov" sowed how the ja the robbery was justitied and nothing sheep of the. family, who insulted and hy 9 happen to the robber. | disobeyed his’ mother, went away leav- +_| ing the obedient ones at home. When They beheld Camille in aor lover’ | trouble came to the mother he alone arma. They saw a wife led astray. | was able to produce the money for the Among these estimates are the follow. ing: oa Rhode Isiand—Providence. Rt 4 harbor, $194,800; qe Talend, $50,000; Point Judith Harb@r of Refuge; 000, nteh ectiout Connecticut-Har8or of Ref {Island . harbor, $140,000; — Co | River, below Hartford, $60,000, Now York—New York harbor, tn- cluding Ambrose Channel, $200,000; But. falo harbor, $167,875; Oswego harbor, $110,000; Bronx River an@ Eastchester Cree! $60,000; Gowanus Bay channel, $900,000; Jamatca Bay, $900,000; removing obstructions, Hast River and Hell Gate, $250,000; Harlem River, $100,000; Hudson Ruver, $1,560,000; Black Rock harbor, $300,000. New Jersey—Hackensack River, $60,000; Passaic River, $100,000; Absecon Inlet, $45,000, In one portion of the report it ts( stated that the plans of tho ‘Nationat | ii « tay gwarmel in the foul! i very protty designs. Plant ing included. ouses—the darkness of cheap moving ploture|lows for @ generous display of form, || Sheets. Blankets, ete., of $5.7 5 fae eee en. ee “| Experience Justifies every claim that is made as to the relief given women by the safe, speedy and certain action of the famous well-known backaches, lassitude, worry, extreme Toons, one is a \quor nar i Hemi, and TP stot roo. pinoe, Hike the nervousness are deplorable. : * a f ehild: ; SEA iis apectuitvs. atone the. door, They come to many women, at times, as results of improper nourishment and * feito re Intercet 1 the girls who . " : ratinas reir & of looks and ee poor circulation. eer an tine towase Wich oecuy the try this economical and convenient x k as en loture place ac » Ee rh ha Insp aie saloons remedy—Beecham’s Pills. Past this place, in v the repor " Th ey have conditions so invariably whenever complexion be spotless, your lips rosy, ‘They reeled with the drunkard who beat hin wife and deserted her. Thoy watched her raise the poison bottle to her ips, They w the wicked engt- neer place an fron bar on the track directly before the oncoming train. They saw an escape from prison, & ehipwrecked maiden become queen of the cannibals, a this they saw and more as daily programme, the feast «. sational crime inciting mov are furnished to children in Wi!llame- burg, And not alone did the youthful patrons | get the above collection of {deals for took away many cublo disinfectant spray of doubtful efficacy but undoubted dis- tinctiveness, and the moral aftermath which follows when children of both sexes are crowded together In a dark Place. ‘A sign at the junction of Greenpoint and Manhattan avenues, Rrooklyn, tndi- cates the presence of an institution known as the “Crystal Palace." Five cents admits to a narrow room, crowded with children and women with bable Outside there ts an announcement th children under sixteen will not be ad- mitted unless accompanted by an adult Little girls ask you to take them in to the show. There !s a flaring poster showing @ villainous looking citizen crouched over a raliroad track putting a bar acrows the rails for the benefit of the oncoming train. “A Mean Revenge” {t fs entitied. Any fron bar similarly placed by one of the spectators, would iM the hospitals and morgues in the vicinity, At Moore street and Graham avenue two films, “The Thief's Wife” and the “Prison on the Cliff,” furnish uplifting amusement for the young patrons. “The Thief's Wife” depicts a man beating his Sood wife, with plentiful detail. A little stuffy theatre at Boerum street and Graham avenue advertised "Ca- mille” as the chief attraction. Inside a pump went ‘about discharging a sickly epray of disinfectant. This house largely patronized by children, The applauded and enjoyed a film entitled “In Her Brother's Defense." This reel treats of convicts, crime, suspicion of Infidelity and arrest. The convict has visited the wife of a young lawyer. The time of the visit is exactly the time of a crime for which the convict fs arreste cute the criminal the wife begs for arousing the husband's suspicion, w is further aroused when the wife proves an alibi for the convict In court by de- claring they were tos her at the time in question, The enraged husband fol- lows home and finds the two in} house. There {s breathless suspen: when he demands, “Who {ts this man?” Every child in the theatre re: the situation. “Ile ts my brother," c the heroine, and the husband forgives his wife and kisses her on the forehead. SILLY, REPULSIVE AND IMMOD. EST REEL. entitied “Miss Robinson Crus [is a shipwreck and the girl is cast away fon n canntbal isle, She saves herself upon which the natives put aside the cooking pot and begin to worship the girl, She queens it over them until her clothes drop off and she js forced to wear a scanty leopard skin, which al- When her lover comes in a yacht to Pills. Headaches, When you suffer, corrected such deserve of Women your digestion will your bodily orgens will seem marvelous that you ean he so quickly relieved of eden Rp ; distressand your whole system tonedup. # , Your blood will be purified— will sparkle, your ‘A od if you place ju At all druggists, 10c, 25c to women are with every box fused to tell where he was at the time! cent hous. a the crime was committed, lest his hattan avenue. ve disgraced. ‘They watched hint ¢ Scholes street the posters announced When the lawyer 1s appointed to prose- | This reel gives way to a lurid thriller, | | by fondling a python or boa constrictor, | Coast Defense Board are suMctent for | salvation of the home, while the obedi- | Present ne Estimates on account of jent one nvier amounted to a row of] fortifications in the United States| aggregate $1,111,000, | pins, The moral is obvious, | pro |. 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