Word: motions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...That these four nations and the U. S. empower their delegates at the resumed Geneva conference next month to "negotiate and conclude" a naval disarmament treaty. Thus, President Coolidge chose to use League of Nations machinery that is already in motion, instead of attempting another spectacular Washington conference...
...Maryland legislators have hearkened to cinema exhibitors who want a law passed permitting cinema shows on Sunday. Last week the legislators heard from Archbishop Michael Curley of Baltimore, temperate, blunt. Said the Archbishop: A Catholic survey of 404 motion pictures showed this number of scenes-marital infidelity, 117; struggles of girls to defend honor, 113; divorce as remedy for marital ills, 38; drinking, 140; smoking by girls, 82; indecent dancing, 97; immodest dress, 172; undue sex familiarity, 192. The legislators, he summarized, "should get rid of smut on week days before transferring it to Sunday...
...Investigations reveal that managers of motion pictures have no scientific way of determining whether or not the general illumination of the auditorium is what it should be and, in fact, this is governed by the judgment of the management which may take into consideration certain factors and entirely disregard others of equal or greater importance...
...Valuable studies have been made but, unfortunately, are not followed or, in general, practiced in motion picture theatres. One such report states: "By proper distribution of the light, the general illumination of the interior of a motion picture theatre may be raised to a considerable extent above the values in common use without causing any appreciable loss of quality in the projected picture...
...fact there should be developed a special code of illumination for motion picture auditoriums which will cover a field, which is too important to be left to the judgment of individuals...