The Washington herald., 1912-06-10
VICTORY WON In
CRUSADE AGAINST
VULGAR POSTERS
Continued from Pas. One.

Washington Bill Posting Company. and
4 a director of the Poster Advertising As
sociation OF the United States, In an
swer to an appeal by the crusaders yes
terday gave expression to his views in
no unmistakable manner. His statement
! follows:
Il am heart and soul with the cru
sade against the objectionable oil post
er. and will cooperate to the fullest ex-
tent with the public morals crusade Of
the Aloysius Truth Society and The
Washington Herald
THE Washington Bill Posting Company
1 will positively and emphaticaIly refuse
to handle any poster which is indecent.
vulgar, or Objectionable from a moral
point CT view. AS manager Of this COM
pany, with absolute and exclusive con-
troll over all billboards in the District,
1 give my personal pledge that there
will not be posted anywhere in WASH
ington or its vicinity any paper display
ing vicious or suggestive pictures and
titles for theatrical and show produc-
tions, advertisements Of certain unmen-
tionable patent medicines, or show bills
degrading woman's form
VIII Make Flat Refusals.
1T viii be useless for any person or
company to prepare any such objec-
tionable paper for display on the WASH
ington billboards. I win fatly refuse
10 post It.
IT will go even further than this II
the gentlemen conducting the public
morals crusade viii support and coop
crate with me will endeavor to stamp
out the display Of immoral posters in
certain store and barber shop windows,
by refusing to do billboard posting for
companies which display Objectionable
window posters throughout the city. This
advertising
control Of our company, however, and
effective results would, therefore, have
TO be brought about indirectly.
What I have said for Washington sp-
plies also to Baltimore, and in fact to
the entire State OF Maryland, as my
control OF billboards extends over the
District and Maryland. AS an officer
and director in the Poster Advertising
Association, / can pledge the heartiest
cooperation OF this nationwide organi-
zation.
Let it be fully understood that I am
with the, forces for decency in this mat
ter, and that 1 will back up every as
surance I am now giving. The obscene
poster must be a thing OF the past. II
the officers Of the Aloysius Truth So
Ciety or any churchmen or civic leaders
OF this city see on the Washington bill
boards at any time a poster that is in
decent. I invite them to notify me with
the assurance that I will take prompt
and effective action"
Warning to Managers.
Equally strong Is the circular drawn up
by a committee Of the National Poster
Printers and Bill Posters Associations,
addressed as a-"Warning to Poster Print
ers, Lithographers, Theatrical Managers,
and Managers OF Theaters." The circular
reads as follows:
You are respectfully requested to use
your influence to end the use OF objec-
tionable posters on the billboards; posters
of the kind that are Objectionable because
OF the titles that are used, or the scenes
that are illustrated. The use OF these
posters is not for your best interests, |
any more than they are for the best in
terests OF the business Of the bin posters. |
The principal objection existing to-day |
against biIlboards in different communi- |
ties is caused principally because OF OBJ !
jections to some theatrical posters now |
used on the billboards. particularly bur- |
lesQus and melOdrama shows.
The Associated Bill Posters Of the |
United States and Canada have in their |
constitution a bylaw that from this time |
is to be vigorously enforced, viz: Re |
garding sensational and suggestive titles |
used in advertising productions OF plays. |
They have instructed all members, under |
a penalty to refuse to post any paper that |
carries titles or pictures that are deemed |
objectionable.
You see there is absolutely no use in |
carrying this character OF paper from this !
time on in advertising your shows. You /
will fail to have II posted in most Of the /
communities. It will only be a waste of
your money to have II printed, for the
posters will have to be thrown away.
VIII you not. therefore, lend US your
aid in the use Of the biiIboards OF to-
day? You can, TO a degree. help stop the
use of these posters. VIII you please
spread a desire either through your own
endeavors or with those whom you are
connected with in your business to stop
this?"
The circular is signed by Edward C.
Donnelly, chairman. Boston, Mass:
Charles H. w. E. Buck, Boston, Mass;
Charles w. Jordan, Chicago; C. A. Sher-
man, st. Paul, Mimi, and W. s. Donald
son, st. Louis, No, representing the
Poster Printers Association; VIII J. |
Davis, jr., Chicago, Ill: John B. Baird,
Little Rock, Ark; Frank Zehrung, Lin
coin, Nebr., and Fred Roy ZiIlCr, Me-
riden, Miss, representing the Bill Post
ers Association.
At Georgetown University, the head
quarters of the Truth Society, and among L
prominent members Of the clergy and i
laity Of various creeds. intense gratifiCa- Ii
ton was expressed last night at the out
come OF the crusade. High tributes
were Maid Mr. Shoemaker for HE cIaar