New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1925, Page 7

e e et St e e St A e e 5 o o ../ " Coenter Store Closes Wednesday At Noon For Last Time TOMORROW OUR LASTHALF HOLIDAY TO MAKE IT MEMORABLE WE OFFER Extra Values for the Morning Hours CLOSING AT NOON FOR THE LAST TIME THIS YEAR, we want the memory of the special bargains these three-hour summer mornings have brought you to linger long. This time we have tried to exceed in value all previous efforts, COME EARLY AND LUMBERJACKS $4.75 each For boys 10 to 16 years old; of Kaynee make, Boys' Department SPORT SWEATERS $2.50 and $3.00 each black, white, ete, Sizes 4, 5, 6 and from 7 to 12 All-wool Sweaters, new, values. Boys’ De BOYS’ BLOUSES 85¢ each Long-sleeve models for boys 7 to 16 years Boys' Department ROGERS SILVER 15c each goods and big partment fine to Knives, Forks, Tea and Tablespoons and other table LEATHER HANDBAGS $1.00 each pieces With purse and mirror; eolors are gray, black, tan, brown GET YOUR SHARE WOMEN’S HOSIERY Value $1.00. Hosiery Department, Main Floor WOOL BLANKETS White with pink or blue borders; full bed size; good value CAMEL HAIR BLANKETS Single bed size, tan with brown border; Blanket Department, Annex FLANNEL SHEETS Plain white, size 72x99 Flannel Sheets at Bedding Department ALARM CLOCKS Nickel, fully guaranteed 79¢ pair Fiber silk, back seam; French nude, peach, gray, $8.00 pair $5.75 each take away to school S1.79 each T9¢c each Berlin News WILL LEVY TAXIN EAST BERLINDIST, Fire District Will Hold Mesting Tuesday Night for That Parpose WILL WORK ON BUDGET Kensington Men Defendants in $200 Suit—Garden Party Promises to Be Highly Elaborate—Tensington Church to Resume Activities A special mecting of the East Ber Mo fire istrict will bo held at the | Athletic building on Tuesday eve ning, September §, for the purpose | of laying a tax. This meeting will be called at 8 o'clock sharp. The announcement of this meeting was made today by A. A. North, president of the district, who stated that the business of ing the tax will be the only matter to be taken up. Th annual district mecting takes place in December. In addition to Mr. North there ar two other officers, Panl Secigrist, who is sccretary, and Willis 1. Savage, treasurer. The fire district commit- tee i8 composed of Robert O. Clark, Arthur Benson and Raymond % Dyer. Finance Board to Meet Soon A meeling of the board of finance of the town of Berlin to consider and arrange a budget of town expenses for the coming year will be held within a tew wecks, according to Francls Deming, chairman, tod This meeting will be a closed ses- ston, at which time a budget will be drawn up, the smaller budgcts of the various departments of the town government being included. After the budget is completed a public meeting wiild be held. At this time the prepared budget will be read and citizens will have a chanee to recommend additions st gest changes will follow another closed when the members of the hoard will consider the changes suggested and will draw the final draft of the budget for presentation at the annual town mecting. The menibers of {his committee, in addition to Mr. Deming, are Jame J. Fltzsimons, Clande W. Stevens, Betnard P. Moo Miss Johanna Murray and Robert 0. Clark. The first meeting will ba held just ak soon #s the selectmen finish their work of drawing up a list of prol- able expenses for the coming year. The books of the town closed yes- S —— Juddie L. Landgren Plumbing—Tinning Be Prepared for Cold Days Oil Heaters at a Sacrifice. Repair your Furnace Pipes Now. BERLIN, CONN. Tel. & Residence or |, terday and it will week or two hefore completed Kensington Men Are Sued [ Fred Wallace through Nair, Nair | and Nair of New Britain has brought [suit for $200 damages against War- }r‘ n and John Ringwood of Kensing- ton. Froperty in Kensington owned by the defendants been attached |for the amo specified by Consta- |ble Frank Brown. The writ {turnable in the Berlin town the first Monday in September, The plaintifi claims that gust 17, Warren Ringwood, while operating a car belonging to John Ringwood in Kensington, coilided with a machine driven by the plain tiff. The plaintiff sets forth in the complaint that Warren Ringwood was driving without a Heense Wil ting the machine nd negligent m Meeting of Berlin € A regular Grangs will be o'clock, daylight special program of {has been arranged "Teyon, the lecturer. v commifte probably be the work a is is re- court on Au- oper in a meeting ‘of held tonight saving a surpr by Mrs. A mes Berlin at 9 A | | fime | nat | Geors ting of will precede the s Tur- innal event w session a'clock. * plans for | imade, ilroad fiie Delayed Traffic on fhe Middletown hranch, w York, New Tl and Hart- (ford ralroad, was delayed for some |time early yesterday morning, when |a freight train operating | Berlin and Middlctown broke down | Repairs were made a5 speedily | possible and the train procecded on |its way. | Planning Garden Party | Plans for the rden party and |food sale which will he held by i | Kensington Leagne of Women Voi- t the home of Mrs Green on September 12 !in the afternoon, w inight at a meeting | chairmen at the | Green. The on ors cor at 3 o'clock made last committee of of home party will be elabor: it is expected that the deco i and ‘\\m surpass anything geen in | | tions sington in some time. Novel priz lin the form of rare dahlias will be |offered to the of bridge, and “50 nd there will be several ofher prizes for these games. | One of the features of the after- | noon will be an exhibition of hooked {rugs made by Miss Bertha Warren. :'l']\‘ se rugs are not colamon nowa- | . but in eolonial tirics they were | highly popular and now, in addition [to be a rarity they are regarded as priccless, Refreshments will be |served at the party. Farther plans | will be 1iade trom now | expeeted that by (he time the day for th activities will tive. Will Make Extended Tour. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W, Mildrum mnd sons. Henry G. Mildrum and Philip Mildrum, will leave tomor- row on an extended trip to the Dela- ware Water Gap and the Pennsyl- vania coal regions. They will go by way of the B Mountain bridge, and it is pro! > that they will go on to Atlantic City before returning to their hame. Mr. Mildrum is vice- president'of the Berlin Savings hank It i& his desire to learn something 1hout the coal situation nt first of his reasons trip. . A. B. Society Dance. Paul's T. A. B winners whist affair arrives the be large ¢ e | this heing onc making the society BERLIN AND KEN WE HAVE SINGTON WORKERS A SIX ROOM Cottage on Main St. of Kensington THAT WILL BRE SOLD AT A THE FIRST REASONABLE LOUIE 5. JO 17 COURT ST. SACRIVICE BEFORE SEPT. 1st OFFER WILL BE ACCEPTED NES AGENCY TEL. 141 and | befween | Mrs. | Ken- | on and it is| hold a dance at Grange hall, Da. mon's Hill, on Thureday evening, September 10. The members of the committee in charge report that a large number of tickets have been sold already and they express confi- dence that there will be a large at- tendance. Ahlberg's Symphonians of | New Britain will furnish music for this event, Visiting In Kensington, Miss Mary Bowler and Miss Cath- erine Bowler, both of Willlmantic, are visiting Officer Frank Brown and Mrs. Brown of Kensington. It is ex- pected that the young women will remain in town for about a week. Heavy Docket Tonight. A heavy docket is scheduled for fonight’s session of the Berlin town | court, Several week-end automobile | cases will be fried and several post- poned casds are also expected to come up tonight. Committee Meeting Tonight. The Berlin Land Valuation com- | mittee will meet tonight at 8 o'clock 1 at the office of the town clerk, it was | stated by a member of the commit- | teo today. The committee will con- | tinue the work of placing values on ! 'broperty, in conjunction with the ex- | be®ts and the assessors. The work is | mostly of a routne natuire. It is re. ported that the work is progressing rapidly under the able hand of this ommittee, 0 Arrange Evening Services ies of evening services s being arranged for this winter at the Kensington Congregational — ohurch and it is planned to start them the NOTICE To the Legal Voters of the Rast ;M’rlm IFire District in the Town of 2 | Berlin: You are hereby notified that a Speclal meeting of the Legal Voters of the Bast Derlin Fire District will [ he held at th hletic Hall in East [ Berlin In the Town of Berlin at § o'clock M. (Daylight Saving ime) on Tucsday, the 8th day of September 1926 for the following purposes: Iirst. To hear the report of the | Fire District Committee, | Sccond. To consider the follow- ing extensions to our present light- ing system: I'rom Hubbard's Corners Southerly | over Bavage Hill to Shepard’s Cor- n | 1rom Morse’s Corne Mill street to Main street, Third. To lay a tax for the Gen- eral Expenses of the District, Fourth. To trs any other business proper to come before said meeting. Dated at East Berlin in the Town | of Berlin this first day of September 1925, asterly on | A. A. NORTH, | President. | Attest: P. F. Siegrist, ! Clerk, YES UE'LL BE GLAD To SEG YOU ~NE STILL THINKS YouRe OUT ON YOUR UNCLE'S Dl (— morning. DVYA REALY S'PoSE uELL Plainville News URGE VAGEINATION OF NEW ENTRANTS School Committee and Health Officer Recommend This Action NEW MUSIC ~SUPERVISOR Maine Woman Sucoeeds Mrs, Will- jams—Automobile Rams Trolley Car—Pleased With Yocal Man's Farm—Mrs., Broczkowsk! Dies, Vaccination of those children who will enter the local schools for the first time when the 1025-20 term opens next Wednesday i{s recom- mended by the school committee and by Health Officer Dr. George F. Cook. County Health Ofticer Danicl A, Markham has {ssued notices to all town health officers in Hertford county calling attention to this de- sirable action and the local authori- tles Intend to co-operate with him. There has throughout the state in the last few years, and, while Plainville Is quite thoroughly vaccinated at present, it 1s considered Important that those who have not yet been so treated and who will enter school next week be Inoculated against this disease, If this vaccination of new puplls is continued every year there can ‘be ne chanee for smallpox to spread in the schools. Therefors Dr. Cook and the committee strongly sanction and recommend vaccination. The town {s in a very healthy con- dition at present. 'There has been one ¢ase of diphtheria, but that has been ramoved, and now there are only a few isolated cases of measles, whooping cough and chickenpox. Nevertheless, because of the ap- proaching opening of school, Dr. Cook urges that special precautions be taken. All sore throats or sus- picious outbreaks on the skin should be reported to the family physician at once, Engage Music Supervisor Miss Mina, M. Wilkinson of 15 Howard street, Springdale, Me., was engaged yesterday by the school committee as supervisor of music, drawing and sewing in the Plain- ville grade and high schools. Miss Wilkinson {s a graduats of Simmons college, Boston, comes most highly recommended, and is expected to do good work here. Ehe succeeds Mrs, e — first Sunday {n October. The church committee has decided that such services would be of benefit to the congregation and would probably in- terest a large number of the people connected with the church. The services will be of a popular the nature and it is expected that attendance wiil be large at each one of the services. Tf they meet with favor thy will be continued through- out the winter months, The regular scheduled at church will be continued on Septem- ber 13, after the customary summer let down, On September 13 the weekly meetines of the Christlan Endeavor socloty will be continued and other activities at the chureh will also be taken up once more, Another Abandoned Car Another abandoned car was found on the turnpike just south Newington town line early yesterday The discovery was made by a member of the state police de- partment. The ear was of the same make as that found last week by a state policeman. also abndoned. The second car has been placed in Ahel's garage where, with its sister, it awalts the arrival of the owner. East Berlin Ttems. The regular meeting of the Knights of thias will be held at their hall on Grove street this even- ing. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Morgan Newtown are receiving congratula- tions on the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Morgan was formerly Miss Irene Hubbard of this place. Richard Alexander of East Wind- sor Hill has been the guest of friends in town. The library will be open Wednes- day afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock and in the evening from 7 to § o'clock for the exchange of books. The regular meeting of the Com- munity club will be held at the Knights of Pythias hall Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The entertalr ment program is in charge of George DeMore and will consist of stereopticon pictures of mining in the West. The regular meeting of the Boys' club will be held in the basement of the Methodist church this vening at 7:30 o'clock. The Girl Scouts of West Cromwell will hold a lawn social on Stron lawn Thursday evening at o'clock, Hot dogs and coffee will be &crved. All are invited to attend. 30 been much smallpox | the | of Hw‘ of s| Because of this, Allee K. Willian spring after 16 ye; the local schools Auto Hits Trolley An automobile driven by Albert Cipel of Bristol struck a Bristol & Plainville Electric trolley car on West Main street ar the end of the line at & o'clock last night. The trolley was about 75 from track's end and was slowing down. A line of automobiles was coming in the other direction, and Cipel turned out In an attempt to pass this line and cut {n ahead of the trolley. He falled, but was able to slow down so that the impact of the two vehicles was not great. The running board of the trolley was split, while the fenders and fore part of Cipel's machine were damaged. Nobody was injured. The trolley was in charge of Conductor H. M Mix. Mrs. Martha Broczkowskl Mrs. Martha Broczkowski, wife of Wojeleh Broczkowski of North Washington street, dled yesterday at her home after having been i1l for some time, She was 63 years old having been born in Austria in 186 who resigned last s of sorvice in n children. Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Church of Our Yady of Mer In- ferment will be in &t. Joseph's cenie- tery. Kosenko's Farm Makes Hit ington strect has received a letter from W. T, Locke, county agent, ex- pressing his appreclation of Mr. Kosenko's kindness in allowing the Hampden County Improvement League to inspect his farm last week. Forty-five anfomobiles brought more than 200 people to the Kosenko place, and the visitors inspected the up-to-date grain establighment and mixing plant as well as the remain- der of the farm. Mr. Locke's let- ter s tn part, “I wish to thank you most heartily for your welcome to our poultrymen. Our people were extremely interested in your fine plant and T have heard many favorable comments. Announce Fngagement Mr. and Mre. Ralph Bcharr of Linden street announce the engage- ment of thelr daughter, Wrances Mary, to Joseph Giromaldi of Routh- |ington. No date has been set for |the wedding Avery-Flyon Fdward Avery of Hartford Miss Anna Flynn of Bristol were married in Bristol today. Miss Flynn {8 well known in Plainville, having been chief operator of the local Southern New England Tele- phone exchange for ahout years. She retired last month with a fine record of service hehind her Macrz—TeVasseur Miss Marguerite Carolyn LeVas- seur, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John LeVasseur of Plainville, and John | Francls Maerz, son of Mrs, Elizaheth Maerz of 71 Cottage place, W Britain, were married -at 9 o'clock |this morning at the Church of Our Lady of Merey. The church was decorated with palms, ferns and cut flowers. The ceremon per. |formed by Rev. John E. F pastor, assisted by the Rey. Charles Cop- pens of St Pele Britain; Rev. F. Meriden and Rev. T St. Thomas' seminary, Hartford. The bride, who was given in mar- riage by her father, was attended Iby Miss Marie Callen as maid of honor and Misses Cecelia and Marie Maerz, sistera of the \groom, as hridesmalds. Reinhard | Bardeck, cousin of the groom, was {best man. Francls J. LeVasseur, Ibrother of the bride, and James P. | Keevers were the ushers. l The bride wore a dress of white bridal satin with Port de Her veil of tulle Wt with orange blossoms and i |shower bouquet of roses and lilics of Ithe valley. The maid of honor wore la gown of rose chiffon with large picture hat to match and carried an larm bouquet of Commonwealth roscs. The bridesmalds’ dresses |vere of blush rose chifton with silver llace hats and they carried bouque |of butterfly roses and delphinium. "he gift of the groom to the bride a platinum bar pin set with dia- monds and to his attendants gold fountain pens. The gift of the bride {o her maid of honor was a silver mesh bag and to her bridesmalds silver bracelets, Mendelssohn's wedding n from “A Midsummer Night's Dre Iwas played by Organist James Graham, The wedding brea at Elm Tree inn, Farmington, at- tended by the immediate families, after which Mr. and Mrs. Macrz left and was was can she ecarried ch ast was served Atlantic City, the bride wearing an ensemble suit of navy blue char- meen. On their return they will Jive at 47 Commonwealth avenue, New Britain. Dr. Cook Away Dr. Gerorge F. Coo local health officer, is spending of his time this week with Mrs. Cook, who is recuperating at New London. he will hold office hours and make calls only fin the morning for the remainder of the present week the most Schupp and Motorman Louis | She leaves her husband and several | Michael Kosenko of South Wash- | seven | of Plainville | on & wedding trip by automobile to | Fpworth League Meeting The Epworth leagues will hold their annual Labor Day gathering at | the Plainville Camp Ground on Sat- {urday, Sunday and Monday, A fine program s belng prepared by the committee in charge and the camp ground ls belng groomed to welcome the young people when they begin to arrive Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon will be devot- ed to registration, In the evening there will be a program in the audi. torfum, the character of which has not yet been announced, Rev, Roy €. Terry, pastor of 8t, Paul's church, Waterbury, will preach on Sunday morning. A devotlional service will | be hold in the evening and will be 1ed by Hubert Garrigus of Pristel. Rev. Franklln Kennedy, pastor of the First Methodist church, New Haven, will speak at the evening servica, Outdoor diversions will ve- cupy Monday. Notes Miss Elfzabeth Helneman, distriet nurse of the Plainville Publie Health Nursing assoclation, has returned from a month's vacatlon and re- sumed her dutles, Nickola De Venerd is having a fine two-tenement house erected at the Iast street and Tomlinson Sasek & Son being the | corner of avenue, M. contractors, Matthew Durant and family ha moved from Lew!s street to 11 Elm court, ank Scheible 18 moving from t strect to Trumbull avenue, Miss Emma Miller 1« visiting with Mre, A. B. Jones at Pleasant View, R 1s Rroad &t, 141—TFour-room tene. ment; all improvements. Phone 127, ve DISAGREEMENT ON IRISH BOUNDARY Theee Members of Commission Draw Separate Reports London, Sept. 1 (#) — A special correspondent at Dublin of the Lon- ) Star telegraphs today that sepa- rate reports by the three members |of the Ir boundary commission {probably will be presented to Pre- mier Baldwin within the next two ki The correspondent &iys that Jus- tice Richard Feetham, of the South African supreme court, chairma the commission, has been unable to prevail upon his associates to come 10 any agreement on the actual sta- tus of the boundary lines between {Ulster and the Irish Free State. The Star's correspondent says that in spite of this inability to agree on |a boundary it is still possible that the commission may publish a unan- limous finding, urging the desirabil- “Y'_V of another meeting of represen- [tatives of Ulster and the Trish I'ree |State in an effort to reach an accord by the consent of both. The nearest approach to an agree- ment in the views of the commis- !sion’s members {3 between those of |Justice Teetham and Professor John sh {he for hoth northern and southern Ireland to unite on any basis accept- able to the majority in hoth. This view, however, is opposed by | Toseph R. Fisher, who says that {t {13 entirely impracticable, Justice I'eetham therefore, in the report which he has prepared for {presentation to the premier, accord- 1ug to the Star's correspondent, pro- poscs sweeping changes in the pres- {ent boundary between the two Irish stafes. His houndary would leave Enniskillen and Armagh City. in Ulster, but would allocate New the sonthern half of County Armagh ‘and four-fifths of Fermanagh, not [including Eniskillen, to the Trish {Frea State. He would also appor- {tion to the Free State part of Coun- [ty Londonde without Tondon- |derry City and part of County Down, n ot! s church, New |McNelll, the Free Stafe representa- | Schneider of [tive, the correspondent writes. Both | ther Massev of helieve that the ideal solution would | ;\\hfl-‘ in return he would turn over | {to Ulster the northeast of County Donegal. The report prepared by Prof. Me- Neill, according to the Star's cor- respondent, would reduce Ulster to the whole of County Antrim, the northern part of County Down, a |strip of County Armagh and a small |corner of County Londonderry. The I'rec State commissioner would award Londonderry City, Enniskillen and Armagh City, “The three sacred places,” to the Irish Free State. part YOUR CHILDREN may not ke thelr studies because they cannot see praperly. Accur- ately adjusted Goodwin's Glasses make a new child. Our examination can be quickly made and the results are beyond ques- tion. would Why not see us at once? Frank E. Goodwin Eyesight Speclalist 327 Main St Phone 1905 M FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS TMASSIN A LOT OF 600D TIMES 0UT ON ONCLE'S PARM BY COMIN' HONE SO SooN BUT IF 1TLL MAKE FRECKLES GLAD TO SEE NE, I DONT Wofds Are Not Necessary I ANT SEEN MM SINCE ME 60T MIS LEs Bristol News BRISTOL TO TACKLE PAVING SCHEDULE Program to Be Considered at Council Meeting Tonight NO HEARING FOR SCHOLL Policeman Has Not Recclved Notlce of Charges—Dullding Code Com- mittee Has Nothing to Return— Death of Charles A. Garnet, Mapping out of a permanent pav- ing program for the next few nmonths will considercd by tha council to- night, when bids will he paving on Meadow, Center and West streets. A certaln amount of perma nent paving will he done each year and streets will be assigned for hearings so that the affected prop- erty owners may present their views, At recent hearings the property owners objected so strenuously that the work was not considered further on several streets, but this attitude may interfere serfously with the pro- gressive program planned and also cost ihe city many extra dollars. On some streets the temporary paving Jjobs last only a brief spell and then must be repaired again. This useless work has been strongly condemned y Superintendent of Publle Works Oscar Anderson, whosa department has been functioning wonderfully on a comparatively small outlay of money. In the Interests of further economy, the superintendent believes in a certain amount of permanent work being done each year. Ac- cording to estimates announced from the clity hall, the temporary repalr work costs $50,000 a year, the greater part of which might be saved, recelved for Charles A. Garreft Charles A. Garrett, for 10 milk, food and herd inspector of the city, died yesterday at his home at 894 West street after a long ill- ness. He was ohliged some years go to discontinue his work for the ity because of ill health and never fully recovered from his illne Mr. Garrett was born on January 1855, in Plainville, but when he was a young boy his parents re- moved to New Hartford, where his father conducted a farm for several years on land now occupied by the Nepaug reservolr. Following attend- ance at the New Hartford schools he entered the Collinsville high school and later was graduated from Han- num's business college in Hartford. Mr. Garrett married Miss Mary B. Belden of New Hartford in 1574 and soon after the marri, v Mr. and Mrs. Garrett removed to this eity, re they lived since. 1or a time, years 2 Ingraham plant but later worked nine years for Stephen Belden, a lo- cal grocery man, Mr. Garrett engaged In the gro- cery business himself in 1888, when he hought the grocery of Judd & Cowles on North Main street. He continued in business for more than 20 years until 1909, when he sold out to G. 8. Reed. He was appoint- ed the city's first milk, food and herd inspector in 1912 and served for 10 years. Mr. Garrett was active In the af- fairs of the Advent Christian church and became the clerk of the Advent society in 1910 Mr. Garrett leaves his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Bristol and Mrs. Eugene Hubbell, and a son, Al- bert Garr 1 of this city. The funeral was held this aft burial was in West cemetery, May Postpone Hearing Because of the large a routine matter at hand to: the consideration of the city council, members expressed the opinion this morning that the hearing on forr charges preferred against Supernu- rary Policeman Albert Scholl would be postponed for a week at least, This opinion was strength- ened today, when it was learned that the formal notices had not been served. According to charter provi- sions, formal notice must be served on the accused officer, at least 48 hours before the hearing. Will Sell Houses led bids will be recelved by Superintendent G. Earl Lourie of the water department until September 15 for the sale of houses on Warner court, owned by th department. The houses will be r as soon as possible after the department will clear the establishment of a huge rece ing yard. The business of the partment has grown so that quarters are very much cramped at present and some time ago, the land adjoin- ing Warner court and Riverside ave- nuo was bought to permit of an ex- sion. Makeup Examinations Makeup examinations will he held o'clock on Friday morning moved sale the as de at | Mr. Garrett was employed in the E. | noon at 3 o'clock at his home. The | l | the | land for | In Room 208 of the high achool, ac« cording to an announcement et Principal Henry E. Cottle, Pu § desiring to make changes in thelr schedules, will be finterviewed at any time before the opening of sés- slons on September 9, With the ex« ception of Labor Day, the school of« flice will be open each day durings school hours for the benefit of pu- pils. Will Return Nothing The city council will be informed at its meeting tonight by the build- ing code of the chamber of com- that the committes cannot |accede to the request of the council |that certain bullding code coples bs roturned to the council. The mems |bors say that they received nothing | merce from the counecil and consequently have nothing to return. The old building code and supplementary matters, which wera laid before this special bullding code committee. were copled at the expense of the chamber of commerce and therefore the city is owed nothing. The com« mittee has spent two years of exe haustive effort on the work and cer- tain members feel incensed at the attitude of the council in demanding pack “fhe report of the bullding code given two years ago,” This re. quest was made at the council meet. ing two weeks ago. 1t Is generally conceded that some fine work has been done on the re- vision of a building code by this spe- cial committee and many belleve |that the committee should be al- |lowed to make a completa report, |inasmuch as about three-quarters of |the work has been finished. THEATER OWNERS PAVING STATETAX Indignant at Movie Mogals for “Passing the Buck” | Hartford, Sept. 1 (P—Widespread dissatisfaction and resentment over the asserted high handed methods by which the Hays organization of mo- tion picture producers and distrib- utors slipped out of range of the state film tax law and placed the entire burden of the payments upon cxhibitors within the state, is being expressed by Connecticut theater owners, Joseph W. Walsh, president of the Connecticut Theater-Owners® assoclation, said this morning. In- dividual theater owners beginning this week, ho sald, are forced to bear @l the expense under the law, that the enactors had intended to place upon the large producing and distributing corporations. It was disclosed this morning by Mr. Walsh that et conferences be- tween the officers and counsel of the motion picture producers and dis- tributors of America and the com- mittea of Connecticut theater men, | which wece concluded last Friday. the Intention of the Hays organiza- tion to withdraw its film exchanges |from the state was announced and the Connecticut theater men were given the cholce of assuming the new tax burden or closing thelr theaters. Az Mr. Walsh explained it, by mov- fng their exchanges from Connecti- cut, the distributors can ship films to exhibitors within the state un- taxed, unsealed and unregistered, without expesing themselves to prosecution under the law. But since the film tax act also imposes penalties for the exhibition of un- caled motion pictures, the indi. vidual theater owners have either to pay the taxes, or to expose them- selves fo revocation of their lcenses 1 consequent closing of their the- aters, Fixhibitors Are Helpless “It was good busin on their part,”” Mr. Walsh sald, “but o far as | theater men are concerned {t's pretty poor husiness. Of course, we were labsolutely helpless and we still are, distributors can fulfill their con- ts with us by shipping the films the state by post or express | without the state tax seals. When :\\n °t them we are faced with the 1lte of paying the tax or ex- | hibiting the pictures in violation of [the law.” | The distributors have agreed to ‘)»’v_\' the taxes on all films in the |state at the time the law went inte |effcet, July 8, until the beginning |of this week. While this payment |will amount to & considerable sum, Mr. Walsh said the distributors had | permitted themselves to become lias ble for it, because they had strong tations that the decision of the |Fox Film corporation case on the | constitutionality of the law would |be in their favor. into Operators Brought Into Tt © liaven, Sept. 1 (A—A new in the controversy over the [taxing of movie films was noted here [today when film projecting machine [operators stated that a circular lete {ter was being prepared to be ment to all operators in the state asking them to secure, if possible, informas tion as to how their local repre= tive in the last legislature voted on the bill for a law to tax films. | What use Is to he made of the re- | plies was not indicated. BY BLOSSER Ll