The Moving Picture World (1907)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. 647 here. A few reserved seats, he thought, would make It possible to give the vaudeville as well as moving pictures. Selectman Sweeney favored granting the license and so moved. Chairman Worrall seconded the motion, and it was so voted with out opposition. A license fee of $25 will be charged. * * * Fire caused by a sprocket wheel flying off the moving picture machine making a short circuit, did about $400 damage to W. F. Bockhover's show house at 255 South Main street, Los Angeles, Cal. J. A. Sowsey, who was in charge of the machine, was 1 burned about the head and hands. When Sowsey saw the flames shooting up, he attempted to save three rolls of films, but the fire drove him out * * * An. explosion, caused by the contact of the highly inflammable film strip with an electric light, nearly resulted in a small panic in the Scenic Temple, a moving picture theater on Second street, Chelsea. The prompt opening of the several exits, however, -was the means of partially calming the frightened women and children who comoosed most of the audience, but there was a mad rush for the street, every one escaping safely. Walter Spence, the operator of the machine, extinguished the blaze' after severely burning his face and hands'. The machine and films were destroyed. * * * NEW COMPANIES Buffalo Film Exchange, Buffalo, to manufacture moving pic- ture films, talking machines and records; capital, $20,000. In- corporators: Joseph A. Schubert, No. 13 East Genesee street; Francis A. Schubert, No. 405 Delaware avenue; Ernest W. Mclntyre, No. 49 Niagara street, all of Buffalo. • * * .* Dover, Del., Nov. 22.—The list of nickelodeon corporations with strong capitalization is growing. The State Department of Delaware issued a certificate of incorporation to the South Penn Nickelodeon Association, to buy, sell and operate motion picture films, motion picture machines. The capital stock is 535,000, and the incorporators are of Waynesburg, Pa. * * * The O. T. Crawford Manufacturing Company—O. T. Craw- ford, 89 shares; A. S. Kane,. 10; Clarence Huff t 1.. To manu- facture and deal in photographs, moving picture machines, etc. Capital stock, one-half paid, $10,000. .'•'*♦,* ■ •» IN THE INTEREST OF DECENCY. If the movement to censorize. the cheap theaters and moving picture establishments is carried on in the.proper spirit, some good may be accomplished. In" conception the. idea is in. line with wholesome public policy,' though. in execution- care should be exercised'to'"prevent the undertaking from developing into persecution'.' "" '.-...• No small degree of intelligence will be called for.in deciding many questions that may arise. In the matter of pictures and performances which are flagrantly obnoxious, there can, of course, be no controversy; but after.this point of undisputed viciousness is passed, the problem becomes one where injustice may easily be done.. The ordinance governing the inspection or censorship should be drawn, cautiously, and too much power should not be invested in any one man. A scene or line or a performance that .would be considered highly improper by one critic might be regarded as admissible .by another, and despotic power should not be vested in the police judjje or any other official. The idea of a censorship is itself not particularly attractive, but there can be no sort of reasonable argument in favor of indecent exhibitions of any sort. If the present crusade is merely a "rider" to the fanatical crusade against Sunday theaters, all the good that might otherwise be accomplished will be- largely jeopardized,, for there is.no just connection between them. In- decent exhibitions should not be prohibited any day in the week. -Kansas City World. * * *' From Port Huron, Mich., we learn that the new moving pic- tare machine has been installed in the Washington school and is used for illustration purposes by the different classes. The ma- mine was obtained with money raised from coffees and -enter- tainments given by the school. * ♦ * ■ : • ; • ERRATUM la our description of the Clarostat, .see issue November 23, Page 611, read: "It has 3 capacity of 5 kilowatts, using onhr ''t to 1% kilowatts," instead of 1% to 1%; and for kilowatts in u se, read:: "Watts." Thus, a multiple rheostat uses 5,000 watts, tic. ' OUR SUCCESS IS THE RESULT OF FURNISHING THE BEST ■n America. If you doubt this statement, try our new quality service and be convinced. As a money getter it is unequaled. Everything for the moving; picture show carried in stock at Main Exchanges and Branches ready for prompt shipment. GVARMTSS TO NEVER. 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