Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
PENROSE AID ENLISTED
TO FOIST ROTTEN FILM
UPON STATE, IS CHARGE
Mayor of Boston Said to Have
Tried to "Put Over" the
Where Are My Chill
dren?" Picture
INTERESTED IN CONCERN

BOSTON Mass. Sept. ls-The Boston
Traveller prints the following;
Mayor James NJ curley. Of Boston. one
OF the three members OF the local Board Of
Censorship, went to Washington a month
ago to lobby for the photoplsy where Are
My children" which has been a storm con-
ter Of protest during its run In Boston and
which was condemned in strong terms
three weeks ago by delegates to the Fedora
tion Of Catholic Societies at their New York
convention He called on United States
Pennsylvania, and told the Senator he had
an interest In the production"
He asked Mr.. Penroses influence in get
ting the Aim admitted by the state Board
Of Censors in Pennsylvania.
The board had twice barred the Aim as
being too rotten for production. II rejected
1t third time in much revised form. The
Mayor obtained a letter from Penrose, with
whom he had never talked before, TO ].
Louis Breitlnser, OF Philadelphia, chair
man OF the Pennsylvania Board OF Censors.
Breitlnger is close friend OF Penrose.
POLITICAL ACTIVITY
DR.. Ellis p. oberholtzer, OF Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Il. {. liver, of Pittsburgh. the
other members OF the Pennsylvania Board
Of Censors, told Traveller reporter that
Breitinger explained to them when the oft
barred film came up for the third time that
Mayor Curley had financial interest in
the photoplay.
In discounting the efforts OF the films
promoters to cit Boston as an example OF
censorial tolerance toward Where Are My
children" Deputy Attorney General
Joseph l.. Kun told President Judge Charles
Y. Audenreid last Saturday that he "un.
derstood the Mayor OF Boston has stake
in It,"
A vigorous effort was made during the
last week TO get legal permission to show
the film in Pennsylvania. II Is said that
certain politicians had suddenly becom,
busy in an attempt to force this film upor
the people OF that State despite the actor
OF the ecnsors in thrice condemning It a,
Indecent. The visit of a Traveller repre-
| sentative to Philadelphia brought this effor
to a hasty climax last Saturday.
Senator Penrose received the Travele
representative in his Philadelphia office.
Yes, Mayor Curley came TO see me les
than a month ago replied the G. o. p
| boss. when asked II Bostons Mayor an,
censor had called upon him in Washington
| recently to secure his influence in havlnl
| the flm produced in Pennsylvania.
He told me he had an Interest in tn
| film.
GAVE LETTER TO CURLEY
81 gave him letter to Mr.. Breitinger o
| Philadelphia, chairman of the Board o
! Censors II was in Washington that Curle.
| called on me. l had never seen him be
| fore.
| HE said he was anxious to have the hln
produced in Pennsylvania and explained
| that IL had been turned down by our Cen
| sorship Board. l don't know the extent o
| his interest in the film. He didn't tell me
| l gave him letter and dismissed the mat
| ter from my mind"
| What Curley did with the letter could no
be learned Chairman Breitinger first de
MED that he had ever seen Boston's mayor
| or had ever communicated with him.
| Later he admitted having written to him
When told that Penrose admitted givinl