New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1925, Page 4

=10 DISCUSS PLAY -~ JORY OF CITIZENS ¢ Brady Will Withdraw Objetion- ' ble Play Prom the Boards | Tl \ New York, Feb. 20—The ecitizens’ play jury as a method of removing objectionable stage productions from Broadway, will be discussed today # by reform agencies w attempting ¥ to force 12 other productions to fol- ® low Into retirement Woman," which W will voluntarily morrow's pert District Attorney + whom rests legal res » censoring the plays and * it will be to pros 4 that step becom . favors the play ned a confere reviving the syste Reform inte s in and out of the theater will dlscuss e same sub- ject at & noon meeting. | “I want to get away from political censorship and think that the most effective curb on plays will come from within,” Mr. Banton said. “I have in mind selecting'a panel of | 200 representative citizens who are | also playgoers. From this list the commissioner of police could select 13 to act upon complaints. I t)"ink‘ the recommendation of such a jury would be followed; if not, we could then prosecute.” Mr. Banton added that he would also favor applying the jury system " to complaints against objectionable books, Mr. Brady, producer of “A Good Bad Woman,” said ha was '‘mental- ly satisfled but financiclly dis- gruntled.” ““Thers {x a load oft my soul,” he asserted, ‘‘but I never feel comfort- | able about gi $26,000 back.” The $26,000 was rafunded to pa- trons who had bought tickets for next week, Mr. Brady explained. fpeculators gold tickets for last night's performance for $20. “I told Mr. Banton that I could » delay proceedir against me while i the play was making big money,” | Mr, Brady add: “and that in the | end I could pro escape with & | nominal fine; but he appealed to me to help him clean up the stage and I voluntarily reed to withdraw the plag” v Mr. Brady's press department as- © merted that the mvwtive of the pro- ducer in presenting “A Good Bad.| Woman"” had been to ‘*shock the public” into a reform action. Mr. Banton commended Mr. Brady's act | of withdrawal as a “commendable | display of good citizenship.” | HAT DISPLAY That the public of New Britain | «may be given an opportunity to in- spect its product and become ac- quainted with the character of its| new advertising campaign % inaugurated, the A. St i port Hat company has arranged an | hibit in the south win- . Mag & Sons, which is much attention and fa- | ) | The Davenport hat is being put on ' the market under the name of the % Wavenport Interfelted hat, whichi »trade name has been recently ‘. adopted and registered. WILL BACK UP U. §. England |s Reported As Willing to Support Any Measure For Sup- § “pression of Armaments. By The Associuted Fress London, Feb, 20.—~Another step toward bringing about a new limita- tion of armaments cosference in Washington developed today when it was announced in diplomatic clircles that the attitude of the British gov- ernment was at all times to hack up any move by the United Sfates to establish international peace on & firmer basis, While the conversations designed to bring about such a conference had been going on for some time in London and Paris, as well as in Toklo, it was stated, it was consid- ered that the plans fdr the confer- ence were well along now in the minary stage and that the con- 2 18 likely to be called for the oming summer. This was predicted on the under- | standing that the attitude of the Americans who have been consulted is to endeavor to set a date which would make it possible for Austen Chamberlain, British secretary for foreign affairs, to attend the con- terence, and that he had promised to make the journey to Washingtor It possible. As viewed in London, the confer ence would be confined to nava limitations, but there are hopes tha perhaps the conversations sooner o later might be developed to con sider armies. By The Assoclated Press. « Washington, Feb. 20.—Unofficial reports of British willingness to co- operate toward limitation of naval auxiliary craft at a new armaments conference were received by official hers today with gratification. FAVORS SHOOTING | Nevada Legislature Has Bill to Sub- stitute This 1!" Lethal Gas in Executions. ¢ Reno, Nev., Féb, 20.—Substitution of shooting for gas in legal execu- tions would be provided in a bill in- troduced in the Nevada legislature vesterday. It has the endorsement of the warden the state prison. Until the passage of the lethal gas law, condemned persons in Nevada allowed to choose either hang- or a firing squad. xecution by lethal gas is astro- d Warden D. 8. Dickerson am convinced from by experience that either shooting or hanging is more humane and that shooting is least objectionable from a, humani- n viewpoint.” rson was United States su- ent of prisons under Preei- || Mass. House Reject.s Child Labor Measure Boston, Febh. 20.—The Massac! cetts house of representatives yester- day defeatd by a vote of 204 to 9 a solution for the ratification of the ral child labor amendment. The solution was sent to the senate r concurrence, although that body rreviously has pronounced agains the amendment by a large majority THE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS BRING RESULTS - AskYour Groce 00 == OMEN everywhere are talking about this sensational Pillsbury offer—a genuine $4.00 aluminum griddle for $1.69! We know you'll serve Pillsbury’s Pancakes oftener when you bhave this handsome griddle—that's why we offer it at less than half price. See it at Pillsbury’s Pancake Flour Boy one 4-1b. package Pillsbury’s Pancake Flour, or 3 small p Then mail us yr and $1.69. 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