oc-plain-dealer 1921-04-29

Friday, April 28, 1921. PALMER GIVES VIEW ON MOVIE CENSORS Delivering a highly interesting address, in which he said among other things that so far as he was aware Santa Ana had the only city censor board in So. Calif., that is functioning and in which he complimented the board's activities, Frederick Palmer, president of the Palmer Photo-play company, of Los Angeles, appeared before the Present Day club at the home of Judge and Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Santa Ana. Palmer's subject was "Motion Picture Censorship from the Author's and Producer's Viewpoint." Reviewing briefly and interestingly the marvelous growth of the photo-play industry from its inception in 1893 to the present day, when there is a daily attendance of 15,000,000 people at the movie theatres in the U.S. alone, Palmer stated concisely his objections to state censorship. Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio and Kansas, with a few other states, have state boards of censorship, with the curious, and, to photoplay producers, the confusing result that what is perfectly respectable in a film shown in Kansas is gravely immoral in the eyes of the Ohio board, and vice-versa, with similar inconsistencies cropping up in all the other states involved. "The motion picture is a vital factor in everyday life of today, and it is here to stay," stated Palmer. "It is the earnest desire and aim of every reputable motion picture man today to keep the undesirable, demoralizing picture from the screen, and month by month you will find that pictures are growing better." ORANGE BLOSSOM COFFEE "It'll always fresh" in GLASSIN-LINED BAGS save the price of expensive TINS Each Orange Blossom dealer is supplied with only enough coffee for his immediate needs. Thus you are assured all the occasions of the highest grade coffee at considerable saving in cost—due to its being packed in air-tight glass-lined bags instead of expensive tin. ASK YOUR GROCER SEE WHAT $1 WILL BUY AT THE GROCETERIA SATURDAY "The greatest need in industry today is at the demand. A play on stage may run for years, and a book for number, but the phone simultaneously all over and after a season at most is gone and ever. "The motion picture creeping clothes yet, ginning to emerge first. So soon as producer desirable plays are made the box office, they regrettable that some able plays have been makers, but there trend upward." Palmer spoke of success of "The Music Play of the very high being turned down by agers, and came to most unheralded, same date as Gr Blossoms," one of advertised films even made more money Blossoms." Palmer stated that understood that he suitable producers, would decency are, he as those who approve disapproved of sugar clean pictures as did censorship, and that education, not needed to bring the standard required. As an instance of the power as well avoid exploiting imbeciled the case of On, who was driven last week by the re-pany to handle her. Palmer stated that writer, director, and everyone else a trade association is to work with or for The Rev. Perry Man of the Santa Ana." SEE WHAT $1 WILL BUY AT THE GROCETERIA SATURDAY 1 lb. Butter 1 can Salmon 1 dozen Eggs 1 can Olives 1 pound of Coffee. All the above items for $1.00. If you don’t want eggs, take “Two-Minute” Oats. FREE—One writing tablet with each order. We carry a complete line of Poultry Feed. GET OUR PRICES KENNEYS GROCETERIA 215 West Center, Anaheim. Phone 536-7 ROCK BOTTOM STORES 70—MONEY SAVING STORES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA R. B. SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY Cock of Walk Cherries, Granulated in large No. 2 1-2 can, Royal Anne Style, 2 cans for . . . . 45c 10 lbs.. 82c Saturday. Guittards Chocolate ½ lb .....20c Roxane Cake Flour Guittards Chocolate 1 lb .....35c Flapjack Pancake Flour Chiradellis Cocoa ½ lb .....23c Cream of Wheat Chiradellis Cocoa 1 lb .....42c Grape Nuts Dried Peaches .....2 lbs, 35c Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Royal Anne Style, 2 cans for . . . 45c 10 lbs. . 82c Saturday Guittards Chocolate ½ lb .....20c Guittards Chocolate 1 lb .....35c Chiradellis Cocoa ½ lb .....23c Chiradellis Cocoa 1 lb .....42c Dried Peaches .....2 lbs. 35c Dried Pears .....2 lbs. 35c Dried Figs .....2 lbs. 25c Prunes, large .....2 lbs. 35c Prunes, medium .....2lbs. 25c Prunes, small .....3 lbs. 25c Roxane Cake Flour Flapjack Pancake Flour Cream of Wheat Grape Nuts Kellogg's Corn Flakes R. B. Vinegar, now R. B. Salad Oil, now R. B. Peanut Butter, lb. R. B. Package Coffee, lb. R. B. Doughnuts R.B. Bread, 24 oz. Loaf FIRST AGAIN First to cut the price of Bread from 15c to 12c; and now first to cut the soap. Soap Creme Oil, 25c 3 bars for Cocoa Almond, 25c 3 bars for Ben Hur, 25c 4 bars for Bob White, 5c Per bar Lenox, 25c 6 bars for Luna White, 5c Per bar Blu'N Gold Milk, large cans Calif. Apricots in light syrup Calif. Y. F. Peaches in own syrup, Standard Y. F. Peaches, No.2½ Standard Y. C. Peaches, No. 2½ s. Standard Bartlett Pears 2½ s. R. B. Standard Corn Rock Bottom Sweet Peas Large or Small White Beans Choice Pink Beans Fancy Southern Head Rice See Monday evening papers for our Big Midweek Specials for next Tuesday, Wednesday "The greatest need of the picture industry today is stories to supply the demand. A play on the legitimate stage may run for from ten to 12 years, and a book for years without number, but the photoplay is shown simultaneously all over the country, and after a season of a few weeks at most is gone and forgotten forever. "The motion picture is in its creeping clothes yet, and is just beginning to emerge from its crudities. So soon as producers find that undesirable plays are not profitable to the box office, they will cease. It is regrettable that some very undesirable plays have been large money-makers, but there is now a strong trend upward." Palmer spoke of the wonderful success of "The Miracle Man," a play of the very highest type preaching a powerful moral. The play had been turned down by a dozen managers, and came to Los Angeles almost unheralded, opening on the same date as Griffith's "Broken Blossoms," one of the most widely advertised films ever shown, yet it made more money than "Broken Blossoms." Palmer stated that the motion picture had had more to do with stamping out the saloon than any other agency, and had done more to make widely separated parts of the world acquainted and in sympathy with each other than any other agency. Palmer stated that he wished it understood that he and all other reputable producers, whose standards of decency are, he believes, as high as those who approved censorship, disapproved of suggestive and unclean pictures as strongly as they did censorship, and he maintained that education, not legislation, is needed to bring the movies up to the standard required. As an instance of the desire, and the power as well of the producer to avoid exploiting immorality, Palmer recited the case of Clara Smith Hamon, who was driven from Los Angeles last week by the refusal of any company to handle her. Palmer stated that every scenario writer, director, continuity-writer and everyone else affiliated with the trade association is pledged to refuse to work with or for the Hamon girl. The Rev. Perry F. Schrock, chairman of the Santa Ana board of promoters to cut out the bathing girls, but still had three kinds of pie he wished to try out before he completely reformed. The Rev. Mr. Schrock said that Pomona in its clean-up failed to recognize that "a nasty film shown on Sunday is just as nasty if shown on Friday." J. F. Adams of the censor board said that he thought misleading titles were one of the objections that ought to be removed. Many a harmless play is given a title suggestive of an undesirable element that the film in no way deserves, he said. That lobby displays as well as the titles are misleading, was declared by Mrs. Lea Warren, a member of the local censor board. She said that the commission's existence has doubtless resulted in keeping many undesirable plays and films away from Santa Ana. She said that one of the constantly trying features of the board's work is its effort to fight scandalous vaudeville. $1,315,810 MOTORS STOLEN LAST YEAR Auto thieves cost So. Calif motorists $1,315,810 last year an bid fair to cost 'em more this year. This figure, made public by the Theft Bureau of the Auto Club of So. Calif., is the first actual total of the value of cars stolen by auto thieves in the southern part of the state. It shows what motorists would have lost if the Auto Club and the police departments had not been on the job and recovered a large percentage of the machines taken. If none of the cars stolen had been recovered, motorists in the southern counties would have been "out" nearly one million and a half. A list of the cars most frequently stolen during the year was also prepared from Club records. According to present indications from the first four months and a half of 1921, say club officials, this year's record will exceed all others in the number of autos stolen, mainly in account of the carelessness of owners, and despite the fact that numerous thieves have been arrested. Of course the largest number of any single make of car to be stolen was the Ford; there being 591 Fords stolen in one year in southern California. LIFE IN SANTA'S JAIL We've read of late, the cruel fate That befall a movie star All just because, she a speeder was And drove a handsome car. The town went mad, and was so glad A speeder was in jail For now they'd try, their wrath to ply On one who'd hit the trail. They furnished well, a palace cell Since she a speeder was And sample make, for those who break Our county highway laws. With firm desire they showed their fire For breakers of the law And every day, would homage pay To her they held in awe. Officials, too, all held the view That she must punished be So brot their gifts which so uplifts All speeders all, if you should fail Beneath the road law's grip Jail life's been tried, you have a guide If into jail you skip. By G. H. Peed, Anaheim, Calif. K. of C. Dance, Tuesday, May 3rd. A. W. Thomas. Phone: 456- As an instance of the desire, and the power as well of the producer to avoid exploiting immorality, Palmer recited the case of Clara Smith Hamon, who was driven from Los Angeles last week by the refusal of any company to handle her. Palmer stated that every scenario writer, director, continuity-writer and everyone else affiliated with the trade association is pledged to refuse to work with or for the Hamon girl. The Rev. Perry F. Schrock, chairman of the Santa Ana board of censors, stated that he did not feel at all sure that he wanted a state board of censors, but that he believed very strongly in a local board. As a pastor, he used films in his church every week and had used the "Miracle Man" in its entirety. The Rev. Mr. Schrock said that the local board of censors was the voice of the public, which is itself an indefinite and inarticulate mass and that the board exemplified the principle of collective bargaining. The Rev. Mr. Schrock detailed some of the things accomplished by the local board and stated as his opinion that if all the producers possessed the high ideals voiced by Mr. Palmer, the censors would soon be without a job. Asked by the Rev. M. Schrock if Mack Sennett, of bathing girl and pie-throwing fame, subscribed to his sentiments, Mr. Palmer answered that Sennett was not yet a member of the Screen-Writers Guild, but that he had been asked to join and had A list of the cars most frequently stolen during the year was also prepared from Club records. According to present indications from the first four months and a half of 1921, say club officials, this year's record will exceed all others in the number of autos stolen, mainly on account of the carelessness of owners, and despite the fact that numerous thieves have been arrested. Of course the largest number of any single make of car to be stolen was the Ford; there being 591 Fords stolen in one year in southern California. Next in popularity with the professional thief was the Bulck, there were 292 of these stolen. Then comes the Hudson with 86 stolen; the Studebaker with 80; the Chandler with 83; the Chevrolet with 67; and the Cadillac with 63. These mark the greatest activity of the thieves. There were 49 Oldsmobiles stolen and 39 Oaklands. Auto thieves got away with 1654 cars in 1920, actually valued by the Insurance Exchange of the Auto Club at $1,315,810. Seven days were used in making this tabulation. —If It's from Witman's, It's Good! —A. W. Thomas. Phone 450— SATURDAY SPECIALS NUT BREAD 25c and 40c per loaf. BUNS BUNS for that picnic BOSTON AKERY LEE EICHOUTZ, Prop. No. 201 E. Center Open Sundays 9-12, 4-6 Holland 131 East Staple and Sugar, beet, 10 lbs. 88c 100 lbs. Sugar, cane, 10 lbs. 90c 100 lbs. Picnic hams Per lb. Orange bulk, W Any cook book is a WESS with it. Pints 30c, Quarts 55 Just to give you something new Sat and we give you one bar of Ben Hur customer. 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