Motography (Apr-Dec 1911)

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November, 1911. MOTOGRAPHY 215 Exhibitors' Convention at Columbus THE annual convention of the Ohio branch of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of America was held at the Southern Hotel, Columbus, O., November 1 and 2, 1911. About 150 members were present at this meeting. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows : President, M. A. Neff, Cincinnati, O. ; first vicepresident, W. A. Pettis, Conneaut, O. ; second vicepresident, J. H. Broomhall, Hamilton, O. ; secretary, John J. Huss, Cincinnati, O. ; treasurer, Max Stearns, Columbus, O. Forty-nine exhibitors made application and were admitted into the league, giving a total membership, in the state of Ohio, numbering three hundred. Resolutions were passed favoring the regulation of length of program ; it being recommended that two reels of film should be the maximum number of films to be shown for 5 cents, and that any excess should be charged for at the rate of 10 cents or more. Resolutions were also passed recommending the discontinuance of vaudeville in connection with moving pictures for the following reasons : 1st. That large vaudeville theaters are not regular moving picture theaters and should therefore have a separate classification. 2nd. That most cities in the State of Ohio, do not allow vaudeville performances on Sunday, and, in order to keep their houses open on that day, it is the custom, with most vaudeville theaters, to run an old film after the regular evening's performance, during ithe week, in order to secure films on Sunday, thereby ! keeping their vaudeville theater open on Sunday to the great detriment of the regular moving picture theater, as a greater number of films are shown in the vaudeville theater than in the moving picture theater. Among the Ohio exhibitors present were : Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kasper, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Morris, Cleveland; John J. Broomhall, Hamilton ; B. C. Vestal, Ada ; Dr. Walter Prentice, Toledo ; William Stansbury, Marion; C. S. Smith, Chillicothe ; F. M. Kenney, Cleveland ; L. H. Wilk, Cleveland ; C. E. Schroeder, Cleveland; F. J. Schad, Cleveland; John J. Huss, Cincinnati. In connection with the Ohio exhibitors' convention a meeting of the executive committee of the moving Picture League of America was held at the Southern Hotel, Columbus, November 1 and 2, pursuant to a call by the president, M. A. Neff. Those present were M. A. Neff, Cincinnati, O., president; Fred J. Harrington, Pittsburg, Pa.; S. E. Morris, Cleveland, O. ; William Ullman, Detroit, Mich. ; William J. Sweeney, Chicago, 111. ; C. H. Phillips, Milwaukee, Wis. ; H. S. Dickson, Winchester, Ind. ; vice-presidents ; C. M. Christenson, Cleveland, O., secretary; and J. R. Rieder, Jackson, Mich., treasurer. Vice-president H. C. Farley, Montgomery, Ala., and H. F. B. McLain, Wheeling, W. Va., were represented by proxy. The executive committee deemed it advisable to change the name of the league from "The Moving Picture League of America" to "The Motion Picture Ex hibitors' League of America," for the reason that the former name was not specific. The league was incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio, by M. A. Neff, Cincinnati, O., ; William J. Sweeney, Chicago, 111. ; Fred J. Herrington, Pittsburg, Pa. ; S. E. Morris, Cleveland, O., and C. M. Christenson, Cleveland, O. At this meeting the following resolutions were passed: 1. That the authorities of every city and town in the United States and Canada be requested to enforce, strictly, the law in safe-guarding the public by refusing to allow films to be projected in any moving picture theater, or any other place, which does not comply with the law requiring the machine to be located in a fire-proof booth, and with such other regulations as are covered by state laws and city ordinances. 2. That a law be enacted making it an offense equally on the part of any corporation, company or individual furnishing films to a theater, or any other place, not complying with the law as above stated, as well as the corporation, company or individual receiving such films and showing them. 3. That we condemn the practice of film manufacturers in releasing what are known as "special films," for which they charge the exhibitors, through the film exchanges, extra film rental. 4. That no single reel of film shall exceed a maximum length of ten hundred and seventy-five (1075) feet; and that in the case of certain story subjects as, for instance, "Colleen Bawn," or "A Tale of Two Cities," the length of which would greatly exceed the above named limit, the subject be so divided that one reel of it may come out on the regular release day of its manufacturer, the remainder to follow on the next succeeding release day, to the extent of one reel of film; proceeding in this manner until the subject is finished. 5. That the League members take notice of the action of Mr. William N. Selig, of the S'elig Polyscope Company, Chicago, 111., who recently manufactured and released the film known as "The Two Orphans," consisting of two reels of film. These were known as special films, and Mr. Selig personally notified the General Film Company that no extra charges should be made for these films to exhibitors, and that the exhibitor should get the film in the regular course of his service the same as any other film. Pictures Show Welding Process When the Newark Foundrymen's Association held a meeting recently they enjoyed a moving picture performance which was one of the most unique ever held in New Jersey^ The show was given by the Goldschmidt-Thermit Company, New York, and a lecture was given by one of the representatives of the company. The GoldschmidtThermit Company makes a compound which is used to weld breaks in iron and steel and also to make a continuous rail joint for electric and steam railways. One of the most remarkable series of pictures shown was the illustration of the making of repairs in two serious breaks on a locomotive frame which was needed for urgent use on the Illinois Central. The pictures illustrated the engine being drawn into the yard after the accident. They showed the adjustment of wax molds to the fracture on the engine frame and the subsequent pouring of the molten welding material. The operation of welding by the Thermit process is a spectacular one, and the pictures of the hurrying workmen surrounded by the flames and sparks from the white hot welding material were intensely interesting.