Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18
MOVIE MEN DEMAND
OFFICES OF CENSOR
Continued from Page One
lection Room. at 18th and Vine streets,
addressed to YOU.
Very truly, yours,
ALBERT LUCAS,
District Manager
Mutual Film COrDOratiOn
Mutual Film Corporation.


TO PETITION GOVERNOR.
Mr.. Lucas said that tomorrow there
would be meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Motion Picture Exhibitors
League of Pennsylvania, of which G. w.
Sahner. of Pittsburgh, Is chairman. to
consider active steps tending toward the
ousting of the censor. The meeting will
draft petition to the Governor asking
for an investigation. 1t is possible that
legal action will be taken to determine
whether the censor has the right to assess
the film exchanges for the expense of
the projection room here.
There Is still another phase of the mud
die which the film men will ask to have
investigated. Some time ago Mr.. Brett
niger took a trip to California, remain
ing away eight weeks. During his alb
sence, Mrs. Niver. the assistant censor.
also took a temporary vacation. AS the
censor law states that all films must be
viewed by either the censor or the assist
ant censor, the film men are anxious to
discover who acted Illegally as censor
while both censors were away.
Further cancelled checks representing
moneys paid to Mr.. Breitinger by the
Exhibitors League for Services rem
dered" have come to light The explana-
tion of their existence lies in two letters
sent by Mr. Breitinger to Mr.. Walsh,
treasurer of the Exhibitors League.
BRElTINGER's LETTERS.
Mr. Breitinger says in one letter:
November A. 1918.
Mr. NJ. j, Walsh.
Kensngton and Allegheny avenues:
Dear Sir:-I beg to acknowledge re-
ceipts OF yours with enclosure OF
check in the sum of $50 on account of
moneys due by the league.
Yours very truly,
j. LOUIS BREITINGER.
Balance of amount due me. e....,.........S8 $685.
Paid on account Nov. !, 1913. 60
Balance now due, due,..................S .S565
The ether letter is as follows:
Now q. 1918.
Mr.. NJ. j. Walsh,
Iris Amusement Co,
Kensington and Allegheny aves.
Dear Sir: i beg to acknowledge re-
ceipt of the additional check in the
sum of $40 from you as treasurer of
the Exhibitors League. The account,
therefore, stands now as follows:
GReaR GReaR'G reiaiycd 9eH 500 'S02'
Check received .''''.'''.''..'.,.., 20 13O
Balance now due.................s4 s4o5
The letter sent you heretofore in
acknowledgment of $50 should be re-
turned TO me to show that there is no
double credit
Yours very truly.
(Signed) ]. LOUIS BREITINGER.
Still another angle OF the whole affair
was revealed today, when It was an
nounced that the censor's 30 X" on the
"Three Weeks" Aim had been rescinded.
after the film had been duly approved
and shown In this city for the last fort
night or more. Mr.. Breitinger, 1t was
said offered no explanation of this re-
Versal. The movie men say the mat
ter viii be taken into court and papers
prepared,
BROWN CONSIDERS DISPUTE.
From stan correspondent OF the
EVENING LEDGER at Harrisburg, comes
word that Attorney General Brown has
taken charge OF the case OF Mr.. Brett
inger. Neither Mr. Breitinger nor the
Attorney General would discuss the case
today. Mr.. Brown said that he had in
structed the State censor to refrain from
making any statements.
"Only another attack would follow any
statement from Mr.. Breitinger." said MIR
Brown.
Mr.. Breitlnger admitted that the At
torney General had asked him 10 re-
main quiet because the statute OF lin
itations was not up"
The exact meaning of that reaeust IA
not understood by moving picture men
here. II Is taken by many, however. 10
mean that the Governor through his At
torney General, believes that the Aim
men have permitted wrong construction
TO be placed on letters and checks sent
70 Mr. Breitinger ana received from him
by the film men.
IL this Is true, then Attorney General
Brown, on behalf OF the state MOVING
picture censor Wlll himself take he
cherses into eeert ana 81 thsn thera.