The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-22
MURPaY'S
POSTER[T TT[S
The Chief Selects Bon
Ton Bills Which Are
Too Naughty for
Mr. Dinkins.
DR.. M'GlLL'S PLASTERS
Shapely Pedestals Modestly
Adorned Grace All the
Fences in Town.
SHOCEERS IN COLD STORAGE
Swell Paper Which Only Our
Wicked Neighbors Will
Be Permitted to
Feast Upon.
JERSEY CITY TO STAY GOOD
Police President Will Maintain
the Reign of Skirts If 1t
Take His Last Copper.
JERSEY CITY TO STAY GOOD
Police President Will Maintain
the Reign of Skirts If 1t
Take His Last Copper.

Chief of Police Murphy is now nastiness
censor. He will hereafter decide what
Is seemly in all advertising matter that
companies showing at the Bon Ton
Theatre desire to place on bill boards and
in windows. But Manager Dinkins re-
serves the right to be still more strict and
decide whether the posters approved by
the Chief are fit for Jersey City.
The Chief ascended to the office this
morning and his frst official act in his
new capacity was to pass on the paper OF
sThe French Burfesquers," who will ap-
pear here next week. He carefully criti-
cized a half dozen different styles of pos
ters and told Rocky Moore, the bill
poster for the Bon Ton, what could be
displayed and what to suppress. Man
ager Dinkins, however, went the new cen
sor one better and ordered the McGillifi-
cation of all the posters the Chief gave
permission to use.
At Ii o'clock Moore walked into Police
Headquarters with a great bundle Of
posters under hi5 arm. He asked for Chief
Murphy and was ushered into the Chiefs
private office.
Chief, want you to look at these pos
ters and see what you think is objection
able. We don't want to use anything
that's wrong" he said.
Thereupon Moore began unfolding the
posters. The first he showed was a
three sheeter," displaying woman on
a pedestal. She was of ample proportions
and shapely. A very low cut bodice and
a slight gauze skirt half concealed half
disclosed her. She was in the pose of a
diver The Chief was shocked.
"Cut that out" he curtly commanded.
Then followed sheet showing three
women in tights and low cut waists. One
sat on a stump with her legs displayed
most advantageously. The other two sat
one on each side of her, looking into her
laughing eyes with smiling faces.
s'Oh that will never do. You must not
use that" said the Chief.
Al long sheet showing a half-dozen
women in tights and apologies for waists
was next shown.
That's all right. Let that co. said
the censor, and it was laid aside as a
specimen of art. On top of it was laid
picture of two women dressed in gauze
drapery that showed every line of their
forms. They were grouped lovingly and
looked coCuettishly out at their censor as
If pleading Tor the appreciation they would
the sunlight and delighted smiles of the
populace of Jersey City. They scored an
instant hit with the Chief and he nodded
approyingly. The coy smiles of the two
seemed to broaden as they were placed
on the pile of approved specimens. These
two gave place to a picture of a group
of half dozen fully gowned women in
a fancy dance and the censor was more
pleased than ever.
s.Now, that's the ideal poster. Pretty,
expressive and alluring,, was his COM
rnent Another picture showed a pair of
performers in a semi-military act. One
woman wore a military coat and tights.
Her companion wore a long transparent
drapery That and a similar picture with
the military figure displaced by one
gowned after the fashion of the eighteenth
century received approval
When Moore returned to the Bon Ton
he was Joined by Manager Dinkinss fwho
anxiously inquired:-
"Well?"
After he had gone through the posters
for next weeks show Chief Murphy said:
81 shall look at the posters every week
If the Bon Ton people bring them here.
1t will avoid difficulties and should prove
satisfactory to ALL
when told that the posters he had ap-
proved of had been McGillihed after ne
gave permission to the Bon Ton to use
nam he remarked that Dinkins could do
as he wished about that point
..The Chief says these are all right
replied Moore, showing the approved
suecimens, s.but these must be cut out,
Is he laid aside the two that were beyond
the limit.
sswhy, that's strange, said Dinkins'
aalI these we can use are of women in
fights. What's the matter2 Well, !
won't take any chances. It's all right
to PASS on these, but all the same shall
have them fxed up.
q,hereupon he gave the orders to Nc
esiilify all that were approyed.
..lsover up all those legs, every one q
them, WAS his general order 70 those