The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-13
SKIRT ON A SHOW POSTER
BUT THE FORM BEHIND 1T
STILL SHOWED THROUGH,

which Explains why the Manager Of the
Company which billed Brooklyn for
Burlesquo Appeared in Court
PrinJ Opposite Church or end Rect or.
A crusade against billboards which 10
some observers present the female form
in too much detail was begun in Brooklyn
yesterday with the appearance of a repre-
sentative of the American Bill Posting
Company in court to answer to the charge
of violating Section 075 of the Code of Crimi-
nal Procedure. dealing with the display Of
indecent prints. The charge was sworn to
by Detective Arthur j. Britton Of the Gates
avenue station, who acted upon the COM
plant Of the Rev. DR.. Winfield s. Baer,
rector of st. Georges Episcopal Church,
at Marcy and Gates avenues
On October "a the bill posting company
pasted up twelve foot posters advertising a
burlesque show which was to appear ut a
Brooklyn theatre the following week. One
Of these Autographs was displayed directly
across the street from DR.. Baer's church.
The rector saw it on the following day and
Immediately went to the Gates avenue
police station to ask il some steps could not
be taken 30 have the offending signs re-
moved.
Following this action the rector Of st.
Georges wrote to Deputy Police Commits
sioner O'Keeffe, calling his attention to
what be termed a fragrant violation OF the
ordinance against the displaying OF in
decent prints in public.
in the name of decent manhood and
womanhood. and especially in the name OF
the children OF the city, I ask il some action
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from the public sight, +" wrote DR.. Baer to
the Deputy Commissioner
Then il was tina the advertising COM
pany made a move that only served 70
accentuate their fault in the eyes OF DR..
Baer and the members OF his congregation
who objected to the gaudy autographs
opposite the church doors. Men were sent
around by the company with little pieces
Of transparent white parer, with orders
to paste the same over the Objectionable
portions of the show bills.
Evidently it was left to the discretion of
the bill stickers to decide what to cover
up. The prints against which objectiod
had been made depleted a galaxy Of young
women clad for a hot summers night and
seeming to enjoy their sartoriaI freedom.
Some were in blue. and one who was par
ticularly prominent was spotless IN close
fitting white. The somewhat irrelevant
ACkNtlu hV ~
beneath the procession.
The intelligent billposters, delegated
Anthony Comstocks for the nonce, picked
out the beauty in white as the one most de-
serving OF more clothes, and in each poster
carefully fitted about her waist the thin
skirt Of white par er. This overskirt was
scsnt as well "a transparent.
The rector OF st. Georges felt that the
young person in white had become unduly
conspicuous Lrcause Of the addition to her
costume. But he did nothing more in the
matter.
Evidently the Deputy Commissioners did.
for a warrant against Abraham Brown,
manager of the American Bill Posting Com
pany, was sworn to by Detective Britton,
and Brown appeared to plead not guilty
in the Gates avenue police court yesterday
morning. The complaint against the bill
posting corporation set forth the allegation
that the poster in question was lewd and
suggestive and calculated to deprave the
morals Of those viewing it, especially chill
dren.
DR.. Baer appeared in court with a photo
graph of the Objectionable poster before il
had been doctored by the bill posters. He
was ready to take the stand against the
company, but upon the plea OF the defend.
ant that time be allowed to Engage counsel
the hearing OF the case was set over until
next week.
The complaint against the burlesque
shows poster Is one OF many hat have been
made against similar displays in the past.
II is said that the agitation may result in
the appointment OF a permanent censor OF
bill posters from the Police Department
who shall pass upon all advertisements
designed to be displayed in Brooklyn before
they are put on the boards.