The evening world. Newspaper, March 31, 1922, Page 3

GOVERNOR URGED “TOSIGN BLS ON ~TMET GOUGH Theatre a Public Utility and ‘ Patrons Should Be Pro- jM tected, It Is Argued. MANY AT United Plea of Producers, Au- , thors, Actors and Public Impresses Miller. HEARING. By Sophie Irene Loeb. (Staff Correspondert of The Evening World.) ALBANY, March 41.—One of the most Impressive hearings held before the Governor this year, and perhaps for many a year, was neeording to those in charge, that of yesterday afternoon, before Gov. Miller on two theatre ticket bills, the principal one belng the Walton-Bloch bill. This measure provides that specu- lators shall be licensed and shall not charge more than 50 cents above the box office price, and it has strongly urged by this newspaper as aAhe means of giving the public relief from the extortionate prices charged by theatre ticket speculators. The other bill, the Smith bill, pro- vides that a manager must write on the back of a ticket whether he per- mits moie than 50 cents to be charged been or not. The principal speakers for the Walton-Bloch bill were Augustus Thomas, representing the Society of American Dramatists; Actors’ Equity Association, Actors’ Fidelity League and the Producing Managers’ Asso ciation of America; John Golden, who spi for the ducing Managers Association of America; John Me- Bride, ticket bro Senator Walton and Assemblyman Bloch, the latter two being the sponsors of the bill in the Senate and the Assembly. The writer also was a speaker Opposition to the bill was presented by Louis Marshah, attorney, who spoke in the jators. The Governor was keenly interest of the specu- live t the entire discussion, which lusted yeveral hours, and manifested great interest in the arguments presented to him. He injected a few remarks that showed he was giving serious consideration to this proposed statute. WHY THE GOVERNOR WAS OFF- ISH LAST YEAR. co stated that last Lr measure was ap for asked for briefs on the by the proponents the vut these were not forth- He sald about Jast year’s He al .sim. nature, subject measure, coming, bill: when 1 expressed my doubt as to its validity, treating this as a question of an article of com- merce and perhaps not giving full weight to all of the considerations that have been addressed to me to-day, but | asked the propo- nents of the measure then to sub- mit to me some reason, just one, which would indicate that the | ill was valid, and | waited in vain for a single reason to be advanced for ite constitutionality. “The sponsors of the bill had plenty of time to give me some reason or furnish proof. There was not enough confidence in its validity Mr. Marshall, who dwelt at great lene cases in attacking ality of the measure the producers for the hieh pr charged for theatre tlekets. which have assumed such proportions “that the public is bleeding at every pore.” It was this phrase that was taken up by the other speakers tn their ap- peal to the Governor to recognize the fact that because of this condition as to theatres that it was declared In the measure passed by the Legislature that the theatres are “affected with public use and subject to tion.” s heard first arious court pnstitution- the He also blamed e8 This was the chief point of t! ntire hearing. Assemblyman Bloch and Senato. Walton pointed to the recent decis fons of the housing bills and th taxicab bills, which declared these utilities to be clothed with a public use. THE POWERFUL PLEA OF MR GOLDEN. Mr. Golden, in a brief bit most sincere statement very much to the point, begged the Governor to sign this remedial legislation He said that his organization included the names of practically every producer of good and clean plays in Ar ‘ and they urged it as a means of prc tecting the publ and obviating the abuses that have grown Intolerable and that they, the managers, n longer wished to be covered with th odium that they were sharing in the profiteering of the spectilators “T have produced a number of sue- cessful plays,”’ he said, “and T have never yet received one cent mor than the price marked on the theatre ticket. The Governor seemed greatly impressed with Mr. Golden's answer to the question as to whether the producers could not themselves remedy the evil com- plained of. Mr. Golden said: “Without this prospective law we are powerless, for any one purchasing ticke' at the box office can in turn sell them for any price he pleases. “The producers and managers want to be placed on record as aligning themselves for any movement that can tend to help je (Contineed on Sixth “Pagey / % § After Tour of Country W. L. George, Novelist, “Your rich and poor shift from one state to another, according to facilities offered for changing husbands and wives. “You legalize your free love. Why be im- moral when it is reallyseasy to be legal?” “You do things in a hurry. That’s one rea- son why you are trying to reform your- selves in a hurry.” “Only way to make this a truly moral uni- verse is to go to the root of all difficul- ties and suppress women.” By Marguerite Mooers Marshall. “America’s morality,” observed W. L. George smoothly, “impresses me as something that is too good to be true!” Summarizes: one \ > Coa au We sat at a little table in the Ritz diningroom, piquantly pretty Mrs, George, the brilliant author of “Ursula Trent,” “The second Blooming” and other novels, and myself, Mr. and Mrs, George had just returned to New York after an eight months’ cross continental tour, during which they visited every State. They sail to-day fo: England. And because | couldn't think of any feature of the Amer- BOOTLEGGING DARWIN IN SUPPRESS WOMAN - THE ROOT OF EVIL. KENTUCKY foan s¢ e which just now thrusts itself more insistently notice of 1 allow little or no public mention the efit. A nicely brought up youns Kirl 1s supposed to know nothin upon in visite at all about it—certainly on ” eee He perala now that is is controllable. tf not tuk a “Moral in suppressing women, we then America,” a8 another Ene Uppress propagatton, iS not that man, Win n Chuarehitl, admir inother in for morality? (of course) hristened us not But the men also will be sny jong ago ssed!'’ Mrs. George exclaimed with triumph. (fl may ren “Did you ever Koo ko much that in an interview with the purity to the square mile in any Georges, Tam accustomed to let- r country” 1 demanded ting these conjugal arguments ren't you filled with adinir pass, as it were, over my pros tion for our attempts to. restrict trate form) the length of women's skirts, t coe mba Ui Bouetet erulate the number ¢ inches a3 a bi Sad ecile whieh shall segurate dancing Jnth _ tenintation, dam couples, to-put! cigarettes on the proved that hen what would taboo list along with the lost be the loss to t world if he aiae. cocktail, to make girls wear stock were SOHN SS in the name of ings with bathing suite, to conser morality? movies, p and ber to forbid “There are difficulties in. the Ac of the Darwinian way of this programme,” ex- > sons 1 think tt pounder went on, thoughtfully An cn mt The ditculty would be in ted aa a continuous moral fe © tien to suppress the d One simply ne wou Any man who has tried noone ix breaking: the suppress even ONE woman ereupon Mr. ( knows what le would be up had been en Ain fini: 4 nst Vurtherme: ther oysters, made the epigrammatic seems little doubt that tle women vomm quoted at the beginning would mals a tful noise of this heing sup eless, in the in morality, | can see pete f vr omplete solytion ance a mort coun visited, And yet 1 George, with cherished the theory that T sential! as. Your papers e fu fi ! Jivery men 9 -_ h * ay s assumed, is ny other people. They tel! me q : i Fy enon never were so many people i eee ntucky reading Darwin Bet i oid jus now t under nd that oF Hartel SB thet salir special editions we epi I uaventt ship over th ' Moninelt finldder ete. legging Darwin ed | ae tens cEeO thing of a novelty! i matters” oe Before we go any further, how tic and lest any of Mr. Geor s a sin ucky that at- talons Of 100 tes no many of your cent. virtue misunderstand him, f ue HBR andes Ort Wish to propose him as a charter nN ‘ TalanHee member of the Hine Law Leagu uel Ntnt Tae He qualified in bis next utterance imine 7 “Tam convinced,’ he declared RA GR tame ‘and [have given the subject not free Whs a little thought, that the only ie é aie aie to make this a truly moral un einen + verse is (0 Bo to the root of all our difficulties and suppress ae : KOS ARBIare WOME wistime of ore < nal habits in the : t nan Vines tikes WIG sou ; und in ng explanation, while evgaped 2 nyprae hi . ‘ ay 1 he pointed out, “Is over-exposure in Women's dress , hie aearra aa ahocking play (on fin, the BE \. proneers you learned le cigarette, the statue of ; Hurhvccle Vou tue trampling i ‘ starved to death strens——what they but moral Ke ‘he Indintis! ‘That: is problems centring about women? <a whoo wourare. tryna I open your newspapers and what i‘ si hsuch & do t find? es suit, the We ckard ease, the Arbuekle trial ° ason, to my mind the Hollis case—a wor jack of = : he of them, Of course there 1 by your. rising 1 few burglaries in which caone wile. have yen do not appear'\— - betiey et Mr, Bor our Poles aan ‘ er, a few fitat in r rt nist ex ne asses is to. n ra numb h ups t 1 tubility. ‘They turn cause the gunmen wanted t rt of supermorality Christmas presenta — for fret to prove that they girls,” I interrupted nebodies,’ that they are “A very é tance to prove thelr rude and unre my point that the ‘nine cle vined forbes result is ment is somehow involved in all t tion and course— our moral tions,"” concurred ‘ s hypocr We went Mr. George. "So why not tw igh the same stage In Eng truly consistent in reform, and Victorian morality was suppress the women — them thing but the impulse toward selves?" tability of the enormous idle class created by the tri- “And how would you propa- mph of industrialism, gute the species Mrs. Geo. inquired on a note of mild sar overs are minortties, tf you asm ©. backing many of your re “Tam coming to that noveinen But thew tri- husband — Serer g votes of the point out that there | ' The minorities want nts AM te morality t 5 and t know propagation of the species. We definitely what they want to do FIRST IR TURNED FOR VEHGLE TUBE UNDERTHEHUOSON Excavation for Power Plant Begun al Canal and West Streets. The first spadeful of earth was turned at %.16 o'clock this mornine for the Hudson River Vehicular Tun- nels, It was dug at Canal and West Street by Clifford M, Holland, chief engineer. The second was turned by M. L. Quinn, general superintendent of Booth & Fiyny, Ltd, the con- tractors, Other off cials looked on. sane vork exca na vegutar laborers nef went to the power plant which will operate the tunneling machiner are to he re two o! of the York side the other these plan , one The ov ach side New power on rive w on the 500 horse D hor New and 5.0) The Broome exit at power, York entra Varick and ne will be at id the tr Canal Varic » under pinion, They + © On. Rut don't you think sorships, present and 5 " a bat thing for Amen) i 1 arsed p art,” Ave an always 9 I vid Mr ut climbs over ennse i Wurgent is much better now than before {t was proscribed, fn the same w Win whicd many persons ot believe will be broken,"* “And, al.” T sugreste wickedly, "the multiplicit ules and reenlations also im plies life's thrills, Pake that 1 ter wearing stockings Wathing suits. Tf there dinance to torbtd it woman would step int fan as Mnconsciously as to her tub, On the ether hand, 1 she the bold i x fo “and yet ship, steps and men on the bench have been told that « leg sans stocking is (1 moral, they get a hal sen from the spectacle Mr. Geor smiled “Tet us, then, urge the v bates all to in as many | societies as possible,” he sui ed, “and y for more rest tion rather than Jess, They m as well do s anyway, for 1s no signs of let-down in Ame lea's moral code. More pron! tions rath than fewer—t! what's ahead of you for some t to come Althourh I'm a Im rather cold on th question,” he added ax we from the lu m tabl wey 1d and Eng and forget tt! ‘Q home to formation We out of luck —_——————— Bone, tissue, muscle, brain and palate — All profit from the whole- some nourishment and delicious flavor of Neve, Coated, Sanitary Wrapper AINCRE WIth the Genuine Roguefort Favor. CNEESE Made by SHARPLESS, Phila sox THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, American Morality Too Good to Be True; Most Coerced Country, Says W. L. George Railroad yards, the New Jersey en:| will be further back from the river the entrance at Provost and = 12t! le Streets, and the exit at Provost and] inch 14th Streets ROL = : nated 1 Following data given out yesterday | yeni indicate the magnituc of the work: |tunn Lenet tunnel, 0.250 feet; distan nty -t between portals, ) fe distance | pond betwee viver shatts, a feet: | ninety length of under-river portion, 5.489! Ven feet; two roadways, ench twenty feet cian 1922. You ug Wife Spurned by Hu band 5 Shoots Him Dead in Street as Their Little Boy Plays Nearby Woman Separated When a Bride. Deserted in Illness After Month’s Reunion, Slays Man Who Refuses to Return. . nothing ta eight-year-old Salvatore Maeniza as he played about ' of Children's: Society Jay that his father was dead and Smother in fail. Didn't he have wagon? Tladn't he seer the brleht lights of Harlem's “Little Maly, wed heard the loud noise made by the pistol when his mother fired It? And wasn't he there with the Nk crowd when the edy wagon ith clanging & came to take his Life had meant much Salvatore within a few brief hours looked diferent to-day (hem through the t hd her siory Was intorpreted Van Hallin detective As Vrances Do Angelo she was mar- it Maeniza in Haly mine he Was eighteen and he two, Soon after Satva tine Her husband left for Ame 1 A few months ago he sent for nd the boy. They lived together jonth, thea she became il because her liushand’s treatment and had to pital fodid 1 not know how Ho she got out thirteen feet hourly eapneity in ns, ¥,800 vehicles; esti simu daily eapaelty, 44,00 depth Wish maximum pean tim Nina to wo omenn wate ey depth, methods vie forty provide f times an hour not find ber his ho had gone © live somewhers in Hedoktyn. SI was eared for by euis at No. 176 virst Avenue One of her tinshand’s tienda a inged for the couple to meet yeste jay and 1 er theie diMeuities, Litue S&S 7 taken to a stove and a toy wagon he had admired was bought for hin. ‘Then his father came to se him ned hy mother in the home of n friend, and there was hueh talk anil his wife went to the street te continue thelt disenssion. 'f ‘ pt hold « Salvatore’s hand and I pt hold the string to | ew toy wagdn They ot a) \yenue and T11ih Stree Are Ww etl again’? t man bus bani t stolk wit What nr und 1 goin ydov'? she asked “What de Tear retorted, "A pretty woman like you will not starve She dropped Salvatore’s hand, trom ver walst drew revolver, one she id later her hushand bad tert’ when © deserted her 4 und erted when: they took him ay the Children's, Society oortie, am for only a uw him very well, Hid not kk The world, they say, is amirror. Did things look happy today? Stire, 2 is heen and ¢ Rai leen ERs and— But shucks! Now ‘April's here! And Dinter’ coming! \nd somewhere near «Happiness Candy Store. AiTriandlye place sliwevsrall 0 of delectable ther Vaster sweets, AL] served | In a manner that sends vou away ® with a gmile. | United , |Happiness ,' She fired n Hitched Nis abdomen, iteps, and fell She followed fired four more bullets into hin as he ty on the sidewalk. When, Policeman Reilly ran up she was still snapping he revolver, all the shells in which iad heen fired “Why did son do tt?! she was iskedl Ns replied, pointing » the d Little Sulvat had ran ap with {4 oy wagon but couldn't out what it mennt My ! b ide his mother to the pollve sta Candy Stores Theres one on your way home to-night GB. Altman & Cn. Girls’ e a r il Value Fad All-wool (sizes 2 to 6 (Both Sales on t ring Coat md Fives) ‘ Ca A Women’s and Misses’ Saturda Cae ieee Te PE ERE iy Sale of Trimmed Hats ._ The New Spring Coats and Capes e approve rics, e: utergarmen are adequately represe ee treet ane 3 por nt Youthful Women + tisf. election in rs and style feas’} r every occasion ec, while the mode= * ves, az attractive’ Madison Avenue-HFifth Avenue, Netw Dork Thirty-fifth Street Thirty-fourth Street & at called Wie short time weak} e a