The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-23
QUAKER CITY MOVIE
FIGHT A MERRY ROW
PENNSYLVANIA Censor Refuses
Demands and Will Air
Charges at Hearing.
GOVERNOR APPEALED TO

PHILADELPHIA. March 22.--Open re-
y 'Uon against an alleged tyranny In
ro,ing picture censorship by the state
c,r.or is being wagcd 10y many mo-
.,5n picture cNh,b itors and producers
II, this state and city. \ formal pro-
,,s, to Gov. Brumbaugh has resulted
r. an Investigation being ordered into
. ,ro conduct OF the office OF the state
,.nsor. I. Louis Brcitingcr. The mo-
,,or picture interests demand the GUST
irr Of the censor.
Nttoruey-General Francis Skunk
Brown has taken up cudgels FOR Mr..
P%rirngcr. his cuscr are making
MAN. for 4 "'nnish fight and a cour,
airing ~ the matter impcnds. In the
meantime movie" exhibitors here daily
defy IN, censor ny throwing ON heir
screens a legend. embodied in an out
lined Liberty Bell. reading
Censorship bellies the spirit OF
rs Write TO your Legislators to
vote for tho repeal Of censorship!
The night. which had been threatening
~ IIlf'llA - bA'N' ''N'
Arthur Lucas. manager " the Mutual
Film corporation, sent a letter TO Censor
Br,itiugcr refusing 20 ray thereafter
tn pro rata expenses of the censor ;
Office h"re.
\ statute permits the censor to
Charge $3.50 for each nlm examined
When Mr. Brcitiugcr vas installed he
called a meeting az IT," MIN mon and
,aid that ne would have all films
Examined in Harrisburg. the state capt.
tai. although every MN shown IN this
Stli, comes through tn, Philadelphia
exchange. Tn" exchange men protested
and MI. Rrei;iugcr agreed to- view the
nlu> boo this city II tho Tim men would
yr' q suitable room FOR projection This
th'y did
Get ~ special t~rns"ring Room.
For q fcv vctEs all went smoothly
al tncu Mr.. Brcitiugcr, the exchange
men assert, asked a special censor
ins room. lie said the state would FUR
rsh the room. but the exchange mon
would nave to pay pro rata for every
ilu examined 80 a room was rented
A. ThirteoutN and Vine streets at $40 a
month.
P,hcrt " Reed. 4 hrothor-in-law ut
NJ Rreitugcr. was Installed a. clerk
and three operators w'r" h're" AZ wages
Saif he IN excess OF the prev dlHhS Td'''
Th"u. according 10 the cN'fans' men,
other employees were engaged. inc pre-
rata hills Tor July. ueuSt S"Plcnlper
and October OF last year were pala
without question: 'h"h WI Lucas $500
for an tented statement. Mr. Brett
,nger refused to furnish one. Mr.
Lucas declared he would not pay SIG
q month for the room ana nohrd OF MIS-
r. e. Ntrer. installed as assistant censor
Other exchange men followed Ni'
Lucas lead. IheF hssert .hd' suon
charges are without warrant IN Ia"
and mat MI breltinser Us ,lhpos'ht
rnanciai burdens III ulrec' .,oIa''u., p'
fhe law under "hlcn ne IL ac'lns, lhelI
n~ctition TO 'oN' oruHloaush asnlhk a"'
me suspension ot the c.hs', i4o.i U"I
penolhs ihvestsa'lon 49, e.a az
'esed instances OF uiscI "SnIn
certain MINIS ana ihhPos'''o" " "es"
expenses
Charse" Ns"'"'' S""
The charges made BY Mr.. Lucas are
That Mr. Breitinger prepared the bill
sor censoring motion ictures and voted
for II while a member of the Legisla.
ture. That he forced exchange men &c
maintain a ccnsor's office at their eX-
pense when the law is clear that the
state shall pay for all censoring from
-he fees Of $3.50 for viewing each film
That he installed his brother-in-law a.
chief clerk. That he issued hundreds OF
INSPECTORS cards TO personal friends
members Of the Legislature. elevator
men in City Han and even TO bar
rasses being presented ai one theatre