The evening world., 1909-02-16
PLA|NF|ELD HAS
lust COT TO Be
. GOOD, SAYS FISK
Mayors Censors Are on the
Job, and Wickedness Can't
Get a Foothold.'
TO DEODORlZE. SHOWS.
After Extracting Theatrical
Venom, the Moral Fire May
4, Clean Up Bridge Whist.

~ Special 20 TIE Evening Worldly
PLAINFIELD, Feb ls,-This city.
which Is sometimes called the New
York mllllonaires' bedroom" but more
frequently the commuters roost." Is
all upset since the banker-mayor,
|! Charles ]. Fisk, who somewhat re-
/ sembles Abe Erlanger In build, but not
B in ideas, by Jug full, has appointed
NJ press censor commission. Plainneld
must be good--so says Its Jolly little
h fat Mayor, who draws salary OF s-JO
\ q year and spands twenty times that
u much out OF HIS own pocket In conduct
ing It. Theatre booking office managers
may rave, and moving picture fIm
4 distributors may gnash their teeth, hut
!, the edict has been published in both
\ local dailies, each OF which has the
impudence to treat the whole matter
a a Joke and make itself liable to lese
k majesty proceedings.
I And all the trouble was caused by
/ criticism of -rhe Blue Mouse" pro-
duced at Manager "Bill" Counihan's
l theatre. THE Blue Mouse" opined the
country critic. wasn't the product OF
, the sunday school. but might have come
I IN contact with the Tenderloin, once
upon a time" She had the BLACK
: CROOK and "salome" beaten to a fraz-
sle, for zone doesn't have to depend
on his imagination for'naughty sugses-
tons"
Worst OF all. the show was l!kened to
"a mouthful Of camembert cheese"
Set Commuters Agos.
That criticism set all the staid old
natives and the commuters club car
patrons to talking. The next day. let
tiers of complaint and censure began TO
pour In on Mayor Fisk. In fact. he was
deluged with them, and to further dis
turb the piece and quletude Of his Of
fetal sanctum his telephone bell kept
ringing all day.
The reputation OF Pia!nheld was prec-
ious to Mayor Fisk. In fact. ever since
he raised the retail liquor license fee to
$1,000 and made all the saloons close up
I'll ~ ElOAh al night he Iau pSNh Joai
Gus OF Its superior standing among its
sister cities. That was ten years ago
long, long before he was made president
OF the State Excise Commission. whose
remarkably strict recommendations to
Gov Fort threw the liquor interests into
spasms month ago.
1t still ranked In the official breast
that the local papers had poked fun az
him for recently voting 10 allow Sun
day golf at the fashionable Pla!ntied
Country Club. OF which he is a mem
ber though at the same time he had
forbidden Sunday baseball The Sunday
golf vote had been denounced by some
ministers from their pulpits.
Straishtaway he called the House
Committee OF the exclusive Watching
Hunt Club. OF which he was president,
into solemn conclave. Yes, they would
! serve as public censors; they would see
that nothing naughty should he scanned
by Plainheld. whether it be Clyde Fitch
play, moving picture film or a French
ball The offending theatre manager
was summoned and notice was served
on him TO cancel his date for The
Girl from Rectors" forthwith. lie was
also given TO understand that THE
Easiest Way would find it still easie.
BY skipping around PlaInfIeld Plain.
field society had flockcd 70 see THE
Blue Mouse" hut as most OF It's mem,
bers are commuters. X will have 20 set
1.-The other salads in New York, II a; all
Here Ar; the Censors.
The censors: Henry l.. Hall. New
york, manufacturer. hospital governor
,member OF Watching Hunt club and
Planfield Country club, William e.
kinney Of Fisks banking firm, hos plta
governor and member Of same clubs
Frederick W. Butler, New York. msur.
ance broker. member Of same clubs
Howard W Beebe. insurance broker
member OF same clubs: Lewis g. Timp
son, member OF same clubs and New
York real estate agent.
The five have met IN secret caucus Il
organize and make plans-secret, be-
cause the papers and many OF the foil
are poliing all sorts Of fun at them
They have elected Mr.. Kinney prcsidon
and Mr.. Butler secretary. Messrs Hall
Beehc and TlmpsOn az vet mold no par
ticular Office. The Mayors rolng I,
make 'cm special cops, and the villag,
Cut-up is being ilamed for spreadIn,
the report that they are going To wea
Tuxedo uniforms and ARE going to Civ.
dinner In honor Of Gen Bingham an