The Film Daily (1921)

[hursday, June 30, 1921 TsJiJtA DAILY Zukor and M. P. T. O. Make Second Agreement Settlement Reached (Continued from page 1) A committee will be appointed, on liich will be Cohen and Senator imcs J. Walker. This committee ill meet with Zukor and his counsel td a new agreement drafted. At one point when an exhibitor Might to have Zukor's agreement boded, he was voted down. Mr. Zukor when reached by iflD'S DAILY at his hotel and in>rmed of the willingness of the M. '. T. O. to draft a new agreement lid: "1 am glad that my offer has been jcepted. I am sure there will be o further difficulties such as had ccurred." DANNY. Sidelights (Staff Correspondence) Minneapolis — Cleveland delegation bpeared with their home name stuck roudly on their hats. Looked unstial. Harry Crandall was on hand leadtg the District of Columbia delegaon which is fighting for the next onvention. Only real opposition is Atlantic City. That is, so far. Condition may not decide the next lace, but may leave it to the execute committee. But the Washington roup is busy with banners, pencils nd other stunts to land the conven on. * * * Handy fans were being distributed y the Friedman Film Corp., who re distributing Curwood's "God Country and the Law" in this ternary. The heat made the fans very opular. * * * Senator Hartford of Pawtucket, R. , who has an argument on with Falous about booking pictures, was on and Convention is expected to take I his case. (Continued on page S) Some Discussion (Staff Correspondence) Minneapolis — W. D. Burford of Aurora, 111., started something in the corridor of the West Hotel when he met Adolph Zukor.. They began to discuss the question of the small theater and the policy of Famous Players. Before anyone knew it about 300 visitors were gathered about them, and there was another repetition of the various events with regard to Paramount policy. It was interesting only to those who had not heard the discussion before. "Lab" Brief Filed (Staff Correspondence) Minneapolis — The Allied Film Laboratories Association, by H. J. Yates and Tom Evans of New York, have filed a brief with the convention in which they make the specific charge for the first time that Jules E. Brulatour is building three large laboratories in the East. The brief maintains that while George Eastman claims to have no knowledge of Brulatour's activities, the Eastman Kodak Co. is "fully aware of these activities and we are prepared to prove these statements." Yates and Evans, it is learned, while en route to the convention from New York, had a talk with Adolph Zukor on the matter. They intend writing him protesting against the activities of Brulatour, as a director of Famous Players-Lasky, in seeking to monopolize the "lab" business. The Sacrifice (Staff Correspondence) Minneapolis — When Harry H. Buxbaum, district manager for Famous Players in New York, entered the convention he was accompanied by a little dinge all dressed up. "That's the delegate from Honolulu," said "Bux." "Oh," said somebody, "I thought it was the sacrifice that Zukor was going to make to the exhibitors." Zukor Promises (Staff Correspondence) Minneapolis, Today--Adolph Zukor lias made a definite promise to H. J. Yates and Tom Evans to talk to J. E. Brulatour regarding the latter's alleged activities in the "lab" field. Closing Confabs (Slaff Correspondence) Minneapolis — With the election of Sydney S. Cohen as president and the delivery of the reports of the various sub-committees the M. P. T. O. convention reached its closing stages yesterday afternoon. As is usually the case, however, the executive committee still has a considerable number of matters to thresh out before the convention can really terminate. These matters of business will be taken up in executive session, however, and represent a portion of convention business on which the various state delegations have no direct bearing. All around the hotels are heard expressions of satisfaction over the manner in which the convention was held. There is a feeling that the business scheduled to be transacted has really been attended to, and that the atmosphere of indifference which has characterized conventions in former years was noticeably absent at this one. Cohen Re-elected (Continued from Page 1) mote the best interests of the bill amending the present copyright laws as they relate to music taxation. That censorship is distinctly un-American. That the exhibitors pledge their support for the elimination of all unwholesome pictures. That producers who strive for clean educational entertainment be favored by the theater owners. That all "blue law" propaganda be condemned. That exhibitors pledge their support to the Americanization of the foreign-born, and that a committee be appointed to aid in the preparation of suitable scenarios with the Americanization idea in mind. That exhibitors go on record as opposing the appearance on the screen of anyone whose sole claim to fame is unsavory publicity. Col. W. B. Butterfield of Battle Creek, Mich., reported the result of his conferences with officials in Washington, relative to taxation. He stated that while there was good prospect of the film tax being repealed, the repeal of all other tax measures was highly improbable, inasmuch as the country is badly in need of funds, and inasmuch as the 1921 tax returns promise the nation but scant financial relief. DANNY. Over 1,000 in Minneapolis (Staff Correspondence) Minneapolis — The registration of delegates and visiting exhibitors has now reached over 1,000. The intense heat has caused the meetings to be changed from the West Hotel to the Shubert theater. Familiar Figures At The M. P. T. O. Sessions BUS/ WAV ING AWAY THEMUSIC TA* Avar Edward M. Fay of Rhode Island A. J. Bethancourt of Louisiana A. R. Pramer of Nebraska L. M. Rubens of Illinois