New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1928, Page 2

2 Ordinance Committee Votes Down Movie Shows on Sunday Afternoon Unanimously in Support of Clergymen and Other Remonstrants — Alling Counsel for Theater In-, terests, Tor the second iionths, the loc: wiled i v me within a \fternoon miotion picture ente ments, when the or the common council ght to Contaras titloners, be recom- and wen lar mesting of the councll, March Not a member of 1 in favor of gr "he motion dispos vas made by Cou or and seconded by € the mat WS W meiln ks for Judge B. W, Alling, val for Connecticut, rep: .etitioners and in his opening ar nt he said © y cople patronize movies in Hartford, Meriden, and other nearhy places, shich works to the disadvanta the local theater owners who D between $17,000 and $18,000 annual- ly in taxes to the city, in addition £420 to teh state as a tax on motion pletures and $375 for licenses, Po- licemen who would in all probability he pensioned because of long and faithful servics expense 1o 1he city, are employed in the theaters at the expense of the theatrical inter- ests, he pointed out, and he present- 24 4,200 cards, signed by men, wo- men and children who faver Sunday afternoon pictures. (iranting the pe- titton would permit of one additional perfarmance commencing at 4 p. m., he said. Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe, rector of St Mark’'s Episcopal church, inquired o Judge Alling whether or not thers were duplicates among the cards and the reply was that they had been sorted. Attorney A. W. Upson want- #d to know if the signatures had been checked to determine whether or not all signers were New Britain cesidents and Judge Alling replied that he did not belleve it possibie 1o determine this question positively. Clergyman Reads Remonstrance Rev. Wiiliam H. Alderson, ¢f Trinity M. E. church, expre the wish that he had Judgr abiiity to express what he wished to = us “quietly and calm s Judge Alling had done, without reading. He presented the following prepared statement: “To the Ordinance Commission of the Common Council of the City of of New Britain: “We, the undersigned clergy of the City of New Britain, hereby respect- tully re-submit the following resolu- tion relative to the showing of mo- tion pictures on Sunday afternoons s provided for by local option under the Law of the State, Senate Bill No. 167, File No. 100, 1927 “And we would further call the commission’s attention to the fact that this resolution indicates our at- titude not only at the time of the last petition, but also at the present time and, S0 far A& we €an now s&ee—in perpetuity, without change, since it represents our stand on the principle of the fesue invelved, namely, Sun- day observance. “Whereas, a petition™has been pre- sented to the Common Council re- ussting the adoption of an ordi- nance to permit the showing of mo tion pictures on Sunday afternoons, 1eginning at four o'clock (standard time) and “Whereas, we believe guch actio ia detrimental to the well-being o the eity, “First, hecanse we f it in th course of years it will mak- sor further lessening of respect fo Sunday, in the minds of a1 umber of persons, especially young, “Second Theaters af 1t only the kuow tha very move of this sort makes mor cult ial work of thos: which are « and build 1 onmunity an hecanse we the ordin mend to mmon Cout ‘o adopt e it ann motion § 1l Prow y sul 1 W « s0 that Alling's | wwski, Carl Fredrick- Ainsworth Greene, Hill, Axel I. Peterson amuel Sutellite, Th Dunn, K. David, Abel Ahlq W. H Alderson, O. J. Fredeen, Raymond N. Gilman, Alfred Dixon Heininger William Ross, M. W. Gaudian, John F. Donohue, Matthew J. Trayvnor, and Y. . Hadidian.” Paul Zehler of 855 Corbin avenue asked permission to read a new paper articls in which Bishop Wil- liam T. Manning was quoted as hav- ing declared in favor of Sunday ree- aty man J. Gustave John the Fourth Ward said the imon council should be fair and of the favorable action en roller hockey question, | should be allowed to ternoon pertorm- he is not interes| theater h said, to the movies probably than four times in four ulvised that the clergy legislature and have the no Sunday would b h nday reet He son of Ly | having been not more years, but he g0 to the w changed jorts or recre: permitted, or else ryone have s J. B. Allee of 101 ¥ spoke in favor of the conld see no great obh- ccially in view of the faet that comparatively few employes are ceded in the theaters Rector Replies 1o Alling replied to Judge All- referring to him as attorney general,” that New Britain need not be influenced by the action of other communities. The purpose of local option is to allow each in dividual city and town to settls its own questions, he said. I to the argument that heavy contribu- tions are made to the local and state government in tages he made the point that while the theater owners sign the checks, the moncy actually comes out of the pockets of the pub- lic. George Arliss, prominent actor, v came out in favor of closing ters on Sunday, Mr. Sut- id. Rev. Theodors Alnsworth ‘ne, pastor of the Pirst Congre- gational church, sald Bishop Man- ing was quoted as having pointed out a Seriptural passage referring to children playing in the streets, and the local clorgy would mueh prefer to have children obtaining the bene- fits of the open air than to keep them locked up in the theaters. At this point, a communication signed hy the executive committee of the Civie Safety League of New Britain was read as follows: "“To the | Ordinance Com. of Common (wun- ¢il: The Civic Safety League of New Britain has noted the new petition presented to you by the moving pic- ture interests for the privilege of opening their places of business on Sunday afternoons at 4 o'clock. “We wish to renew our opposition to the petition on the same grounds as we opposed their former petition T'his industry already has six full days and seven nights in which td | operate, which fs more than almost ition. Lot Mr. Sutel rent, distinguish ind pointed out lative COUGHED S0 HARD DISTURBED SHOW Then Doctor Told Her Quick- est Way to Get Relief— Cold SoonfiDifinppuud the advice of Miss Ma t Miller of pro- has found the quickest and home treatment to end a \ or deep seated chest cold. Miller hiad several re itse | a4 spreading down lungs, causing her to hard in a movie the other nigh stared at her. The d began to ferl “fe pneumonia and called for advic taking Tike ple, numbers neglected her thinking it instead, towards hat peopls ng she toars follow sh,"” ner doctor Relfef ihe began inside of an hour doctor Ayer ntrated crpin-t lents whi the gave her Cherry 1 mixture when loses ctoral— of wilai and other relievea hospital comforting, | throa. night e o ven extreme the from most felt warmth feverish™ was able p without or %o, doctors as ever. traer in a day was g 1 Alayer of beans A layer of ;Uéar:mmd pork A cup 0? b.;‘ov‘m sugar A cup of moiasscs ' BEANHOLE 14 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1928. ——— e e e e T —— | lany other industry enjoys, and we belleve it is to the best interests of ! New Britain that the Sabbath day be inot further encroached upon by | | them. | “since the last hearing the moving picture industry has not appreciably improved the quality of their pro-!| luet, notwithstanding high sounding nouncements in favor of better pictures by the ‘Motion Picture Pro- | & Distributors of America.’ | ccause their promises have !amounted to nothing, there is strong ! demand in this session of congress the setting up of a licensing | |commission that will licensc only | as will obey the rules! nd safety. | trust you will decline rmit for Sunday a rnoon exhil | Priest Expresses Opposition | Matthew J. Traynor, pastor' of St. Mary's church, offered strenii- | ous opposition to the petition. 1 declared that the local represent tives of “one of the greatest trust were attempting to use the remmna of the week to their financial vantage. They already have 88 per cent of the week and now they want the rest, he said. Referring to the 200 cards, b A they do not rep- the h opinion of the teonservative clement of the tion of the city, but rather they 1 flect the views of those who rush out lof the theaters just hefore the tories close, and hasten to the where they buy “canned goods of the 57 varieties,” which they offer to | the br of the family the chiet the da prep: declared. resent populii- | | 1 ot haven't ev er ala pirtual Ie He charged the theater owners “insidiously attempting to cajolr into believing tthere is & nd for Sunday pictures.” Mr. Zehler vepliced ‘raynor had expressed personal lopinion, not the sentiment of &t Mary's parishioners. Sunday baseball games are played at St. Mary's field on Stanle 1 while no admission {“they call you a name that is not| ithat of a gentleman if you attempt| to pass the gate without leaving the | equivalent of 50 cents,” | Danicl Sullivan of 113 Greenwood street offered the suggestion that the clergymen might withdraw their protest if the theater owners would give the profits of one Sunday formance a year to New Britain Gene hospital. He said he spe xv[ three months as a hospital patient| and he learned that there are many |improvements nceded at the insti- tution which might be possible but | for the lack of funds. | Mr. Alderson announced that he 'had found one card among those | turned in by the theater owners, bearing the signature “Grorge \ Washington, Washington, D. C.” He {also sald there were others signed by residents of Berlin, Plainville, | Elm Hill and Maple Hill. He ma- | tioned that Judge ALng's exper- "fence in court must have taught him |that proof of claims is required in {some form, and he wondered wheth-| er or not there was anything to sub- | stantinte the contention that New | i Britain people go to the theater in fee is e | hurt the local playhouses, “Just go that the other places on Sunday and thus |patronage, and Mr. Contaras replied |bers present were: Alderman D. L. as candidates to the etate conven- weekly attendance was | Nair, chairman; Councilmen C. H. tion. | out of town to the theaters on Sun- |about 12,000. Mr. Alderson wanted ' Maxon, W. I. Boyle, J. P. Mur ! day and you will meet many of your |to know if it was reasonable 10 as- . Cooper, . 0. Mr. and Mrs. C. §. Barrows ob- friends,” Judge Alling replied. |sume that the other §,000 meant to| Warner, D. L. Bartlett, T. B. Fay. served their 25th wedding anniver- Mentioning the attitude of the |record disapproval by failing to vote | The hearing was held in the coun- terday and were tendered a common council on the question of | DY card. | cil chamber. . surprised party at their home by Sunday sports, Judge Alling said he ‘ Mr. Contaras said his books would | —rte—— ;about 20 of their friends last night. always believed in being consistent, [show that the local theaters are not | E U Mr. and Mrs. Barrows were married M1 T an Torm ot sportor enter: as-weit patrontcd aa.shey were NEWINGTON REPUBLIGANS /in the home in which they now live tainment is permitted Sunday after- |prior to the inauguration of Sunday | PREPAR]NG FOR GAUGUS by the late Rev. Herbert Macy, who neon, there should he no discrimi- |afternoon movies in other place was for many vears pastor of the nation. | Father Traynor remarked that this Newington Center Congregational Mr. Greene made the point that|might be so but the condition was | church. Mr. and Mrs. Barrows were there was no place on the cards for probably due to the Lenten ob- sented last night with linen recording negative votes. He also ex- servance. | luncheon set. Mry. BRenaws is Jostios pressed the belief that the wording | =In addition to the clérgymen who | of the peace and a prominent mem- of the “trailer” flashed on the serecn took part in ht diseussion, pastors | | ber of the Grange. in the theaters for three weeks as @ present were Itev. William Koss of means of calling on the patrons 1o |(he First Baptist church, Rev. Dr. vote by card, might have been dé- Georgo W. C. Hill of the South Con- ceiving hecause it appeared to him ' gregational church, Rev C. J. I°r that the impression given was that qeen of Swedish Bethany churcl other citics had Sunday shows open- | B, Bassette, secretary of the ¢ivie ing early in the afternoon, whereas gafety Leaguc; Ensign Carl Fred- the trut they did not start until crickson of the Salvation Army, late, Councilman 1% § , Council- 12,000 Weekly Attendance nd about Counciiman Boyle inquired as to also in atten- the percent, of 4,200 of the total committee mem- Rain Forces Pirates To Hold Light Drills Avalon, Catalina, Isiand, Cal, March 6 (M—Rain yesterday gave the Chicago Cubs their first day of rest since the day three weeks ago when the battervmen and a handful of rookies reached the {sland. Having had full practice games Saturday and Bunday, the players {wanted to keep it up. Manager Joc iMcCarthy has scheduled two nine inning games for Wednesday and Thursday in preparation for the Cub#' first meeting with league op- |position Saturday and 8unday at |Los Angeles. Town Committee Meets But Makes Up no Slate—Welles and Hanbury State Convention Delegates. RECOVERING Gardone, Italy, March é (UP)— Gabriele D'Annunzio, world famous poct and war hero, is recovering from the bronchial attack from which he was suffering last week. Members of the Woman's club of Maple hill, who attended the county meeting of Woman's clubs yesterday at the club house of the Hartford Woman's club, are Mrs, J. H. Latham, Mrs. E. B. Proudman, Mrs. H. J. Cook, Mrs. W. H. Spittler, Mrs. G. K. Spring, Mrs. F. B. Rau, Mrs. M. J. Bhonts, Mrs. B. J. Hubert, M D. A. Johnston, and Mrs. W. H. Fitzell 6.—TLittle iness was accomplished at the mee! ing of the republican town commit- held last night “in the Gra hall, no slate being made up. date for the republican caucus ben set as Monday, March will be held in Grange hall. tanley Welles and George W. 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