Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-27
ASSERTS GOVERNOR
BROKE HIS PROMISE
Dr.. orammer Says Sproul
Yielded to "Sinister lnflu-
ence" in Movies
FEARS FOR CENSORSHIP


Governor Sproul broke n promise
,.,., +. o,,o;n,oa t,onrv storr Rich.
""e" he "Ppo'N -
ardson TO NIL the post OF Dr. Ellis T.
Oberholtzer on the State Board OF Mo-
lion Picture Censors.
mi. Al, ., =. ,ho
Inns was 'he answer 'ou"s VI u"
Rev. Or. Carl Il. Grammer, rector OF
st. Stephens Episcopal Church and
nres;dont of tho Jptercburcb Federp
A.. A.. C-,-.. ..u.o Co..
''oh, 10 Tue "o'erhor ch"'ehse ~.
proof OF DR.. Grammer's charges that
sinister influences appeared to have
fosrered she cnanse on the 1oard. o.
considered dec,s rod the c,ergvmon,
''but other considerations Influenced the
Covernor IN hreoI b;s yvord ond IN rp :
word nolitical activity hv tbis ;mnor.
iant nost . " '''
Dr p Cronm.r,s s,o,oo,. toro,s.
az Is NOT nlessont 20 cr;t;ci1e nub.
l;cIy ond severejr Tho Corarnor ~ tho
state hnt shall not sbr;nL from noint .
inc ont the deadly biow that has been
doo,t 20 tho .a,c;snov ne tho Read oI
Cansors hv Tho damot;on of Dr Ellis
p Oherboitzer and The .anno;ntmant in
tbs Mace Of This TilIar on5 daveioner Of
wbolesome censorsbin ~ a iocai noli .
tician. Henry starr Richardson' Nth
erto entire,y d;ssocia teJ frn,n ony
~, raIat;o, to th;s ;r,nartan+ bn /.
, raan
"I fool caIled unon 10 mako tb;s nro
test because have given for severa1
wears mnrb thouebt and attention tr
ibe worL ~ tho Roard ~ censors visit :.
Inc tba;r ,,,arters u.hon s,,cb y;sits
were lawful and ascerto;n;na bv ner
sonal insnect;on rho burtfuI nature O,
the Aims that would he exhibited but
tor This board's w;sa re;ection and mod
;ficat;on
Oberholtzer Did Work
"As president OF the Interchurcf
Federation of Philadelphia. I created q
| committees Of ladies that made n wild,
examination of the moving picture thea
tres of the city and published report
which emphaacaily indorsed the w@ori @
81 tho oa5 si,,,ot;nn lnar, VI .bo. ,hn nresan,
taed noiit;ooI onno;ntae ~ coverno,
Snrnri,s had no zeaI for the cause ant
tba offoctive work was done hv DIR
Sh.-SnS,,a, d Ne S;,ar
IVY sGouarnor Snroui .vn,icitIv nrom;se,
.L.t Nv ,,.n,,,5 raonno;nt Dr nhorhoit
| 1ar 7 cap oiva tho mama of rho nor.
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ntiy uouy.ui "a " ,L.au s.o,n, un,
Mnlen uiuAes IN ~ .L
u tesis.er ue ueetsioh ~ o'I
never saiu ina. .nin vnas wa
, hiaue 70 seeuIe ' sont etol ~. 81,
siusn iund. expressly sia'ea " n, IN,
repor.er .La. suit woItu iln,.d nahe R ~,
charge "ltnouC oennte Anomieuss' ~ W
tnat ! could not imaga1e any soou ih'
i've toi suen removal g =.
~ Is ciear thae ;Js tne einclehcy oi IN
ocaru mas lot peen eSnsiuereu, :s , oue 'ta .h
o.her consiueratl9hs have lInue1ceu III
governor 10 oreak ms Word anu 10 re
ware poii'ieai ACTIVITY os luis inipof'an
post
Fears Unfaithfulness
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80 s, ali mannn an "nr fsars ar ar
oa,SumaS W s RapW, R;nbo @ rdson's 20
nontnd o oo:rt On nv commun;cst;on
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