▁magazine ▁to ▁society ▁secretary ▁J . ▁Frank ▁Ch ase . ▁Men cken ▁was ▁arrested . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁trial , ▁the ▁magazine ▁was ▁found ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁obsc ene , ▁and ▁Men cken ▁was ▁acqu itted . ▁Men cken ▁proceeded ▁to ▁successfully ▁sue ▁the ▁Watch ▁and ▁Ward ▁Society ▁for ▁illegal ▁rest raint ▁of ▁trade . ▁Ch ase ▁died ▁later ▁that ▁year , ▁and ▁the ▁society ' s ▁influence ▁began ▁to ▁decl ine . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁society ▁black list ed ▁Ald ous ▁H ux ley ' s ▁Point ▁C ounter ▁Point ▁and ▁Vol taire ' s ▁Cand ide . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁it ▁went ▁after ▁Er ich ▁Maria ▁Rem ar que ' s ▁All ▁Qu iet ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁off ensive ▁language . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁in ▁a ▁decis ive ▁case , ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁ban ▁The odore ▁Dre iser ' s ▁An ▁American ▁T rag edy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁the ▁society ▁moved ▁its ▁headquarters ▁to ▁no . 4 1 ▁Mount ▁Vern on ▁Street . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁society ▁suppress ed ▁John ▁O ' H ara ' s ▁App oint ment ▁in ▁Sam ar ra . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁it ▁b anned ▁L ill ian ▁Hell man ' s ▁play ▁The ▁Children ' s ▁H our . ▁In ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁final ▁acts ▁of ▁c ensor ship , ▁in ▁ 1 9