Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-04-09
BAR SEX FILMS
AT TER EXHIBIT.
Board of CenSors Declare White
Slave Pictures Menace
to Society.
PASSED BY NATIONAL BOARD
Obscene Story Told on Screen
Detrimental to the Young
People of City.

Ol IDe him 'Ine Exposure of the
White Slave Traffic" the Board Of
Censors decided unanimously that
such picture must not be shown
here, nor any other film depicting
social vice victims and traftickers.
The picture was viewed by all the
members of the board except two
at local motion picture house
shortly after o'clock this morn
ing.
Joseph F. Walker, following the
review of the film said: I'VE have
now seen white slave picture and
the board has unanimously voted
against them, and hereafter when
representatives of such film COM
panies apply to us there will be but
one answer. and that a denial. AS
long as this board remains in power
we will endeavor to safeguard the
public, especially the youth of the
community, from all pictures deal
ing with the white slave traffic and
suggestive thereof In our position
we believe that we have the back
ing of both the public and the
press"
The picture turned down this
morning by the local board had been
passed by the National Board of
Censors, and was recently sanction
ed by the Long Branch Board of
Censors, according to the represen-
tative of the film company, who put
Oh the private demonstration.
The local board condemned the
picture for two reasons, which they
considered especially repugnant and
poisonous In its mental effect. One
reason was because of the obvious
suggestion of lasciviousness which
the story conveyed; and second. be-
cause of the cruel and brutal type
of man who beat and horsewhipped
the girl victim, Members of the
board declared that such charac-
terization of human beast was a
crime against manhood.
The story told in the films began
as is usual in such pictures, with
an innocent girl coming from a for
eign country to visit relatives In
New York. She is alone, and Oh
the steamer meets an elderly, seem
ingly motherly woman, who takes
especial pains to cultivate the young
woman's friendship. The elderly
woman is aided in her plot to lead
the young girl astray by a "cadet"
who keeps in touch with his con-
federate's progress In Turing the
lone passenger. The elderly woman
finds out where the girl is going,
and forges a communication, which
they dispatch to her relatives, tell
ing that the girl would not reach
Of
The elderly woman and cadet"
also forges letter from the girls
kinsmen, which tells her to accom-
pany her new-found friends" on
landing in New York. When the
three arrive at the metropolis, an
automobile is awaiting them, which
takes the trio to a handsome, sub
urban home. The friends" treat
the girl like a princess, and lavish
money on her. But soon the object
of their solicitations is betrayed,
when she is sold to-a white slave
dealer.
Another white SLAYER becomes at
tracted by his rivals purchase and
determines to have her at any cost.
AS his rival will not sell the woman
he finally kidnaps her. He is a
cruel man, and at once tries to use
her for his Internal purposes. The
girl revolts, and is being beaten
by a rawhide whip when the house
is raided. The raid is brought about
by a young man who had been at
tracted by the girl on the steamer.
After finding her note book he fol-
lowed her to the disreputable house.
Later he told the facts to the police
Mrs Oliver w. Ramsay, one of
the members of the censor board,
following the exhibition, declared:
"The picture is a mud puddle, and
would not like any young girls to
see it." Mrs. Wilbur LaRoe, an
other member, said: "Such films
should be destroyed" Principal
Charles Dietz. principal of No. 8
school, said Such films should be
wiped off the universe; they do
young girls more harm than good,
as they give them an incentive to
inquire as to what are the motives
that cause the mistreating of inno-
cent girls. Principal Edgar H.
Kleinhans, principal of the high
school, declared himself emphati-
cally opposed to films even suggest
i've of white slavery"
Mayor Garretson attended the ex-
hibit and while not having a vote in
the censor board, declared that he
heartily concurred in the decision of
that body.
The members of the censor board
are the following; Joseph f. Walk
er, Edgar H. Kleinhans. Henry
Hulse, Miss Emma MacWilliam.
Charles Dietz, Miss Amanda E. Van
Nuis, M. R. Letter. Frank H. Lloyd,
Miss Mary E. Vau han. Mrs. o. w.
Ramsay and Mrs. Wilbur LaRoe
The picture was put on following a
request that it be shown here, made
to President Walker by a represen-
tative of the film company yester-
day afternoon. Mr.. Walker con-
sented to a private censorship of
the film.
The censor board is trying to get
the local theatres to put on films
of an educational character, and two
managers have already signified
their desire to cooperate, and the
Battle OF Gettysburg" plays from
Dickens and other authors will be
shown,