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MOTION PICTUEE COMMISSION. 177 Mr. Bryla-vvski. The apin-oval of the board of censors generally appears at the end of the picture. Sometimes it appears at the be- ginning, but generally it is at the end of the picture. As yon know, after the pictures are shown down town at seven theaters, there is no reason to go any further, because the people can not get any other pictures except those that are shown down town. They may show them in the other theaters a week later, two weeks later, or even four weeks later. Mr. Abercrombie. The omission of that statement before the pic- ture is shown or after it is shown does not mean that the picture has not been censored? Mr. Brylaa\'ski. No, sir: it does not. because, plainly, if tlie state- ment is either before the picture is shown or after the picture is show^n, it has the same effect. If it is shown before the picture, it is more likely that when it becomes aged, as we call it, it will become wM)rn off. You see. every time a picture is shown a small part of the film is lost. Occasionally you do not see anything of the ending to a picture, or you may see only a very indistinct finish. That is because the picture has been used too long and has had too much of it worn off. The films are worn off' by constant use. My son has just lirought something to me which I will ask you to read. I will not read it now, as I have taken up considorable of your time, but I would like for the cleric of the committee to take it up. It is a message of the President of the United States returning with- out his approval Senate bill 2G00, entitled "An act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to prevent the exhibition of obscene, lewd, indecent, or vulgar pictures in public places of amusement in IheDistrict of Columbia." This is a veto message by a former President of the United States, and as it relates to this same subject it may be interesting to you. Mr. TowisER. Mr. Brylawslci, hoM- many moving-picture houses are there n\ the city of Washington? Mr. Brylawski. I think there are 70 now. Mr. Towner. And there are five down-town exhibition houses? Mr. Brylawski. No, sir. Mr. Towner. What do you mean by saying that there are five principal houses? Mr. Bry'lawski. There are more than that. There are seven of them. Mr. Towner. These seven down-town houses have the pictures for exhibition in the city first? Mr. Brylawski. Yes, sir. Mr. Towner. Then, these same pictures are distributed through- out the other parts of the city ? Mr. Brylawski. Yes, sir. Mr. ToAvis^ER. Are there any pictures exhibited by the down-town houses that are not exhibited by the other houses? Mr. Bry'lawski. Yes, sir. That depends upon the location. INIr. ToAVNER. I do not mean at all of the other theaters, but at some of them. Mr. Bry'lawski. Yes, sir; at some of them, but where the location would not justify the exhibition of so many reels day or night they would not show them. For instance, in one northeast section there