Evening Star Newspaper, November 5, 1925, Page 4

4 . CHARITY WORKERS MOURN AILES' LOSS Citizens’ Relief Association Votes Its Appreciation of His Public Service. e to the memory of Milton | E. All 0 was a member of the | board of managers of the ns' Re. octat was voiced at the al meet £ the hoard late at the Social Service House, A tri] of appreciation of the | f Mr. Al r. 4 the Comm 8 a member of the b C ¥ most conspicuous i rendered as chairman of th: committee Citizens' Reli iz Associated Charities. He has served In that capacity since 1912. Mr. Ailes’ | community-wide ai ee with | people in . his popu larity as a man , his high character and 1 s acumen were all invalual in the finance appeals of these » family welfare | agencies.” The board received the report of its trea tary showing that the ds disbursed | by "this ion during the past| year amounted to $13,079.79, of which | $10,385.10 was used to ovide food for families in need, §1,345.50 for fuel and $1,349.19 for clothir or oth necessities. There were 581 famil who shared in this direct materfal lief. The following officers of the board of managers were unanimously elected for the ensuing year: Col. Herbert J. Slocum, president; Evan H. Tucker, first vice president; Mrs. Ellen Spen cer Mussey, cond vice president; Willlam J. Flather, treasurer; Miss Virginia G. Marks, as: treas- urer, and Walter S. Ufford, secretary. The following new members were mppointed by the Commissioners of the District to serve upon the board ©of managers for terms of three years, ending November 1, 1928: Dorsey W. Hyde, jr., Arthur C. Moses and Cole- man Jénnings finance | ly the| on and the approved | and_secre assoc re- NEW LODGE ENTERTAINS GRAND MASTER MASON First Visitation to Theodore Roose- velt Organization Held in Masonic Temple. The last constituent Masonic lodge of the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia to be chartered was host last evening, on the occasion of its| first grand visitation from the grand master of Masons, accompanied by the officers of the Grand Lodge. It Theodore Roosevelt Lodge, No. which meets in_lodgercom No. 3, sonic Temple, Thirteenth street New York avenue, The master, E. Claude Babcock, particularly gracious in extending not only an official but a_personal wel- come to Grand Master Roe Fulkerson. The new lodge was congratulated es. pecially on its standing in the United Masonic Temple campaign, being No. 1 of the list of 40 lodges so far as per- centage of members who have sub. scribed to the fund is concerned. Fol. lowing the visitation entertainment features were presented. An official grand visitation will be made this evening at 8 o'clock to Naval Lodge, No. 4, in Masonic Hall, orner of Pennsylvania avenue and Fourth street southeast. COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA. Southeast Boys and Girls to Have Chance to Organize. All youthful Southeast opportunity musiclans of the tion are to be given an to become members of an organized community orchest: An invitation has been issued to all boys and girls there who are in- terested in forming an orchestra to meet with Miss Esther Linkins, presi- dent of the District of Columbia Fed eration of Music Clubs, Sunday after. noon at 4:30 o'clock at the Friend- ship House, 326 Virginia avenue southeast, the Southeast Social and Educational Settlement Miss Linkins invites all who now can play orchestra instruments and also those who cannot but who would like to learn. At the meeting Sunday a commun ity sing also will be held, to which all, both young and old, are invited. A 'program will be given by Mrs. Frank Westbrooke, planist; Miss Jean Westbrooke, violinist, and Frank Westbrooke, cell: The system of trading in old sets, similar to that used in the automobile indu is being adopted by radio dealer: | the Federa | ernment | to by the cc THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. “DYNAMITE SQUAD’S” ROUND-UP |ROW HOUSE PROJECT OF REBEL OPERATORS CHARGED| BLOCKED BY CITIZENS “Shock Advertising” Alleged to Have Been Used to Force Theater Owners to Buy Films at Exorbitantly BY JAMES ROBBINS. Article VIIL Striking out at rebellious motion pic- ture operators who demanded the right to buy films they chose for their patrons was a group of men called the “dynamite squad.” Its ‘operations and what became known as “shock advertising” are in the evidence from the investigation of the industry that is to be lald before Trade Commission. Counsel for the commission, in their brief, refer to the “dynamite squad’ in connection with the round-up of theaters, by purchase or otherwise,” e owners balked at taking a 100 “ent supply of films from one pro ducer or to sell out or lease. They re- fer to it something more than a purchasing crew or one sent out to build a_theater topping in size the one pe | for which a contract could not be ob tained. Counsel for the Famous Players- Lasky Corporation and its president, Adolph Zukor, respondents in the Gov- action, declare there was a le war and that the name “dyna- mite squad” was given by its compet- tors to men who were sent out to ac- quire theaters where there had been a boyeot of its pictures. Invasion of Texas. “An invasion of Texas" is referred imission’s counsel, the vaders” consisting of 12 men head ed by Stephen Lynch, who was ma ager of Southern Enterprises, which operated theaters in Southern States and is sald to have been acquired by Famous Players since the investiga- tion started. These 12 men became generally known and referred to by exhibiters, tated, as the “dyna- mite squad,” “wrecking crew namite carriers,” ‘“wrecking and “dynamite gang.” It is said they bought theaters so fast it was hard to tell when they purchased them, and that in less than three weeks they made deals for the acquisition of the- aters amounting to $375,000. Respondents’ ~ counsel ' claim _these terms were not descriptive of the ac- tivities of the men. A. J. Bothancourt, an exhibitor at Houma, La., is cited as testifying that he went to see an exchange manager about a new contract after using Paramount, the Famous Players pic- tures, for six or seven years, and of his being told the manager was mnot ready to close. It is stated Bethancourt subse- quently had a talk with Zukor in Cleveland, and that he testified he said to Zucor: “I understand you are going to take that service away from me down there, and I have been with you so long, and shown your pictures, and don’t owe you anything, and I think it would be doing me a dirty trick it you did take them away.” To this he is quoted as saying Zukor replied “Go on back home and write me when you get home.” Warning to Exhibitors. It is stated that when several ex- | hibitors in Texas, Arkansas and Okla- homa refused to enter contracts for the Paramount service the “dynamite gang” was sent into the territory and proceeded to acquire theaters on a larze scale. This “rald” is said to have been staged in such a spectacu- lar manner as to serve as a warning to all exhibitors that unless they bought Paramount pictures 100 per cent they could expect opposition. Denial is made by Famous Players that it ever insisted exhibitors buy pictures 100 per cent. ‘“‘Another method of coercing and intimidating exhibitors who refused to pay exorbitantly high prices asked by Famous Players-Lasky Corporation for its pictures,” the commission's counsel state, “was a campalgn term- ed ‘shock advertising.’ “This campaign consisted of a se- ries of postal cards, letters and news- paper advertisements. Paramount ex- change managers throughout the country were furnished by the New York office with forms to be used in their respective territories, the name of the town being left blank, so that each manager could fill in the name of the town in which he decided to use it against a rebellious exhibitor. “An examination of this publicity matter shows that it was cunningly devised to disparage and belittle the exhibitor with his patrons by an ap- peal to their civic pride and pa- triotism."” On behalf of Famous Players, it is held that this type of advertising was perfectly legitimate means of building up a consumer demand, and that it was only used for a few weeks in 1921 Postal Cards Sent. Post cards are said to have been sent first, with statements of the fol- lowing nature: “Your taste of clean entertainment is just as high as any one in (surround- ing towns named), isn't it? Why shouldn’t you be entitled to such fine Paramount pictures as (several pic- tures named, such as “The Right to ‘The Restless Sex,” ‘“‘Behold The Potomac P Washington, money. 2 rooms, kitchen and bath. Living room, breakfast room, Resident W. H. WEST 916 15th St. 21st and C Streets N.W. —offer discerning people the best values in service considered. time has come to get the most for your Have a look at ’em. Agents ark Apartments The kitchen and bath; built-in beds. Manager COMPANY Phone Main 9900 High Prices. My Wife” and “Forbidden Fruit')? Mr. (the local exhibitor) will show them if you tell him you want them.” If these postals did not produce a contract, It is said, advertisements were published in local papers, such a8 is good town. But—yes; visitors talk about — a good town, but——, Why the ‘but.’ Business is good the people who live here are all right the town is well lald out: good roads the new Y. M. C. A. building would be an ornament in any town twice the size. The new normal school might well grace another town. And the old courthouse tells us a historic back- ground that many a city would be proud of. But Then followed, it is stated, the as- sertion that the town was about the only one left in the state where Para- mount Pictures were not shown, such as could be seen in the big cities like New York and Chicago. “Why not in -——7"" the advertise- ment is sald to have continued. “Lack of appreclation? Hardly likely.” Give Glowing Details. “Is it your theater manager who is at fault?” Maybe he doesn't quite get your viewpoint in this matter of bet- ter motion pictures. Maybe you have not made it clear how you feel about it. Suppose you talk to your theater manager about it.” This “ad” i3 said to have been fol- lowed by another with glowing details of some Paramount picture shown in a rival town. “Why not in ? It is a good town, certainly as good as —,” it is sald to have read. “Look at your railway station for instance, and the new post office! “You hear about Paramount plc- tures; you read about them. Why not see them in ? “Whose fault is it that you don't?” At Cortland, N. Y., these postal cards are stated to have been sent to patrons of two theaters and followed by advertisements in local news- papers. At Olean, N. Y., 3,000 let- ters are sald to have been mailed weekly to patrons of an exhibitor who could not afford to pay increased prices for films without raising ad- misslon prices, which he was reticent to do. Similar instances are cited by exhibitors in Brooklyn, N. Y.; Glen- dale, Towa; Waltsburg, Ore.; Winder, Ga., and Midland, Ontarto, Canada. Respondents’ counsel point out that the Federal Trade examiner who took testimony struck out the last named instances. “The respondent,” Government counsel say, “attempted to explain and excuse this advertising matter by saying that its purpose was to ‘stim- ulate’ local interest in Paramount plctures. It Patrons Incited. “The insinuation is that the local exhibitor is at fault and is lacking in good showmanship and is not dealing fairiy with his patrons,” they say further. ‘“‘Nowhere in the advertis- ing matter is the truth as to the ex- hibitor's reasons for refusing to play the pictures stated, and it was never fairly set out that this refusal was because the prices were so high that the exhibitor belleved he could not run the pictures without losing money. The purpose of using such advertising was to force and compel the exhibitor to take the pictures by arousing the indignation of his pa- trons and inciting public opinion against him.” How the money a theater was making, and by that the value of property, was ascertained by what is known in the industry as “clocking,” which means the placing of a spy at an exhibitor's theater to count the number of patrons attending a per- formance and thereby estimating the amount of the box office receipts. This information is all important to the producer, who does not sell his pictures for one price. He finds out how much the theater owner can pay and charges that much. That is why a new picture is seen for the first time on Broadway, New York, for instance, at a price of more than $1 and for 30 | cents at the same time in a nearby city. The great majority of New Yorkers for this reason see pictures at thelr neighborhood theaters long after they have been shown elsewhere. “Clocking,” defense contends, “‘does not contain any element of espionage and is information open to the public on the highway. They also class it as a legitimate trade practice, which chain store corporations engage in be- fore establishing stores. Nikitas Dipson, an exhibitor for | nine years at Batavia, N. Y., govern- | ment counsel state, testified he had | bought Paramount pictures and was approached by a salesman who tried | to sell him a block of 41 films, which Zoning Commission Refuses to Make Change in American University Section. Residents of Cathedral Heights and American University Park were suc- cessful yesterday In their effort to pre- vent the rezoning of a large tract of land lying on both sides of Massachu- setts avenue extended, which would have permitted erection of row houses. After lengthy hearing the commis- slon voted to retain the present zoning, which confines development to de. tached and semi-detached homes. The Loughboro Development Co., which ap- plied, through the Allan E. Walker Co., for the rezoning, outlined at the hearing plans for the erection of more than 1,600 houses over an area of about 150 acres. The applicants also had proposed, as part of the plan, to dedicate to the city sufficient land for plavground, park and school purposes. The residents of the surrounding ter- ritory, however, led by Hugh M. Frampton of the Cathedral Heights Citizens' Assoclation, contended that sectlon of the city has begun to de- velop as a detached home community and that row houses should not be permitted. The applicants sought to convince the commisston that they had planned the development on such an architec- tural scale as to remove the ordinary objections against row houses. It is understood the commission came to the conclusion, however, that to change so large an area for row- house construction would open the door to similar large developments in other sections of the cty. he refused to take because of the price. It is said he showed the sales- man and others who followed what he was paying for pictures, and also showed his attendance receipt. He trusted this information would be kept confidential. Theater Was “Clocked. A short time afterward, it is stated, his theater was ‘“clocked,” and then he found that the Goldwyn and First Natlonal agents knew the business he was doing. First Natlonal, it is said, demanded higher prices, whereupon Dipson feared all the producers would raise prices on him and he decided to buy Paramount pictures. Knoebel and Goldryer, assoclated in operating six theaters in New York City, are said to have testified that they went to the Paramount exchange to make contracts for pictures and that when they protested the prices the managers produced a typewritten sheet and insisted the attendance jus- tifled the increased charge. It s stated by Famous Players that Knebel and Goldryer invited this check on their attendance. “This record was unfalr and un- reasonable,” commission's counsel state,” because it was inaccurate, be- ing full of errors and mistakes, and also did not show the number of peo- ple who pald cash for admission as distinguished from those who were admitted on free passes. Complimentary tickets used in pay- ment for window displays and other forms of advertising are said not to have been taken into consideration by producers. It is the position of Famous Players that complimentary tickets are issued for value and should be counted in de- termining the amount of business coming to a theater and the film rent- als which such theater should be com- pelled to pay. (Copyright. 1925.) $3.50 Philadelphia $3.25 Chester $3.00 Wilmington AND RETURN SUNDAYS . NOVEMBER 8 AND 22 Special Train Leaves Washington (Union Station) 30 AN Ar. Wilmington 10:05 A M., Chester 10:25 M., Philadelphia, Broad Slr?el. 10:50 AM Returning, leaves Broad Street Station 7:33 P ‘est Phili 'IIP}”‘ Chester 7:50 M., Wilmington 8:19 P.M. 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