Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
BAN Of POLICE
ON SEPTEMBER
MORN DEF|ED
Atlanta Art Dealer Refuses to
Take Copies of Nude Paint
ing From Window.
SHOPPERS ARE SHOCKED
H. S. Cole Declares, However
That Famous Canvas Has Sane
ton of Highest Critics.

September Morn" the famous
painting which caused New York and
Chicago TO blush and finally had 20
be draped with trouserettes. stirred
up a tempest In Atlanta Saturday
when II. S. Cole. Of the Cole Book
Company, Whitehall Street, defied the
sudden edict of the police that the
beautiful maiden must not be exposed
TO the vulgar gaze of downtown shop
pers
For some days now the shy, lissoma
damsel has lured the eyes Of passers-
by to the book shop window score
or more damseIs. It should be said,
for copies hung everywhere make of
the window a regular bower Of beau
ty unadorned.
Serene and untroubled. the charm.
ing young woman, brought into a
troubled life by the magic brush Of
NJ. Paul Chabas, the famous French
artist, has gazed through her 80 or
more eyes into the hustle and hustle
Of Atlanta with a pensive gaze that
seemed TO express longing for some
cool brook in placid Brittany.
Woman Clasps, Tells Police.
All unsuspecting, then. the maid
stood when Unexpectedly the blow
fell. A woman shopper passing the
store took une glance at the fair form
-gasped In horror and notified the
police.
Detective Shaw, who has an eye for
art as well as other things, was dis
patched to the scene He viewed the
canvas with cold, calculating eye,
Yes. II was very. very beautiful. but
and the hut" sealed the lady's fate
as far as the police were concerned.
Shaw notified Mr. Cole that the
young woman would have to keep
more sheltered quarters. In Brittany
she could thus disport herself, yes.
but on the main street Of Atlanta, no.
Mr.. Cole was indignant. He cited
art authorities TO show the canvas
was a masterpiece and that only
prudish. evil minds could see evil in
it. Shaw called up his superior, Act
ing Chief Jett.
For Vulgar Publie7 NevsrI
The Chief paid a formal call on
Miss September and branded her an
undesirable citizen-just as undesir-
able in Atlanta as in Chicago, New
York, Washington and other places.
For private inspection and appre-
citation she might pass, but for the
vulgar public, no.
Chief Jett ordered her exiIed. Mr..
Cole referred her to Willis Everett,
chairman OF the Carnegie Library
board Of trustees, which also censors
the movies Mr. Everett agreed with
Mr.. Cole that NJ. Chabas had per-
formed on immortal feat when he
gave Miss September life. but-and
there you are.
Il assuredly shall resist any order
to remove September Morn from the
window" said Mr. Cole. There was q.
CLINT Of determination in his eyes.
That is a beautiful piece Of ar
tistry. There is nothing indecent or
suggestive about II. I do not under
stand that there is any ordinance
which can prevent me from display
ing it in the window. II there is.
will have to learn Of it IN court.
Mr.. Shaw. one Of the city detec-
tives. told me that a woman Of some
society had complained TO him Of the
picture. I told him nothing doing
that the picture was going to remain.
He took it to Assistant Chief Jett and
the latter. in turn, passed IL on to the
censors."