The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-23
NJ C|LLYF LOWERS.
Once More Chief Murphy
Acts as Tailor for Bon
Ton Kickers.
USES FINE DISCRIMINATION
Leaves the Wink but Doctors
the Explanatory
Matter.
NO SYMPATHY WITH "POET.' .
Beautiful Sentiments Not Good
Enough for Jersey City's
Young Bloods.
NO SYMPATHY WITH "POET.'

Chief of Police Murphy this morning
resumed his duties as theatrical poster
censor in his office at Police Headquarters.
He carefully examined and passed 1udg-
ment on a number of posters that were
sent to the Bon Ton Theatre to advertise
the coming of the Blue Blood Extrava-
ganza Company. He suppressed one pos
ter and ordered that certain portions OF
others be McGillifed. The Chief will
censor the posters every week so as to
prevent the display of anythat might
shock Dr. McGill.
Hereafter Doctored posters Will aoorn
the dead walls, fences and store windows
where such pictures are displayed. But
they will not be put up by the hands OIL
.sRock, Moore. Rocky has been forced
out, Manager Dinkins, in whose behalf
Moore went before the Grand Jury and
barely escaped indictment last season, has
been dismissed. Henry Wolfe, who was
formerly "Rocky's'' assistant is now
s.Rocky's" successor. He is taking no
chances on going before the Grand Jury.
shortly before noon today Wolfe walked
into Police Headquarters with bundle
of posters under his arms, carefully MD
den. The first look was reserved for the
Chief.
After going over the paper Chief Muir
phv decided to suppress only one OF the
sheets. This show httenisn young
thing with baby face, large blue eyes,
3 lot of wonderful blonde hair great
hat and slight trace of a red dress. Ine
girl was naughtily winling while execut-
ing one of her highest kicks.
s4You can't use that picture" said Chief
Murphy as he laid it aside face down
ward.
Then there came a picture of three
acrobats, two women and man dressed
in their performing costumes.
.sYou can use that. There is no objec-
tion to that picture. 1t is merely three
people in tights" said Chief Murphy.
Next there came picture of coquet-
tish soubrette Only the upper part OF
the figure was shown. Under the picture
was some printing that explained that
the soubrette had caused a sensation at
Long Branch during the summer with her
sopen work shirtwaist and stockings. It's
q good thing boys, push it along"
ssYou had better cover that printing
with paper 1t should not be read by the
public" said the censor and Wolfe bowed
A picture of a woman in a low cut ball
dress was shown above some printing
matter that explained that the picture was
that of the ''Blue BIood's Poet Loureate."
The following .pome" was attached
"'Twas in a cafe they first met
She was young, he rich, you bet;
She kept her youth and ms Weaith ,oio
pinch.
He was from Jersey. Oh what a cinch."
The sPoet Laureate will no doubt weep
for these beautiful sentiments. The Chief
ordered that they be made McGillyfiowers.
These are the only pictures that Will
delight the eyes of the public. Plain
sheets bearing only printing matter will
be substituted for pictures.
Chief Murphy when asked about his
censorship said
81 shall not allow the display of any
pictures that will tend to injure the
morals of the youth of our city. The pic
lures will be gone over each week and
only decent ones will be allowed in win
dows or on fences"
DR. McCsl, when seen this morning. said
that he would continue the fight to the
last
These people might just as well know
that they cannot put up Objectionable pic
lures" said DR.. McGill. 1--WE will con-
4inue the fight to the last. My sentiments
on the matter are already well known"