Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1915 — The Bay State Sunday. [ARTICLE]

The Bay State Sunday.

The district police are to differentiate on moving pictures that may be shown at houses licensed to give shows bn Sunday nights. The police have created a standard and demand that the Sunday night pictures shall satisfy "a New England conscience.” This gives perplexity to the film exchanges. One manager complains that scenes from the life of Abraham Lincoln were barred because the censor thought that battle scenes were too strong for the Sabbath. These pictures were sanctioned for use during the week. On Sunday the exhibition of films showing dancing, new or old; gambling, crime, rough play, cruelty to human beings or animals or the use of firearms is prohibited.—New Bedford Mercury.