New Britain herald., 1928-03-30

M. $. Porter said if the merchants
 could sell the idea of closing Satur-
 day nights to Mir. Raphael. other
 stores north Of the track would not oppose 1t. He said Mr. Raphael had
 conslderab blc influence with the
 others. MT. Raphael demurrcd al
 this statement.
 MT. Donnelly asked Mr. Raphael
 If he would close if the other stores
 voted to close. Mr. Raphael did not 1 commit himself definitely but said "l'll consider it."
 Mr. Raphael will close" said MT.
 Donnelly, amid a general laugh.
 NIT. Raphael is the richest man
 in New Britain. it wouldn't hurt him
 to close,' said Mir. Donnelly, again
 provoking laugh.
 1 Mr. Dyson accused Mr, Raphoc)
 of being inconsistent in saying that
 he opposed Saturday night closing but favored closed every night all the year around.
 M. ;. Porter said he would not favor closing every night and said that New Britain still needed one night week.,
 II. l.. Mills said last year he Was strong for keeping open Saturday put he notices that the popular sen ument seems to be swinging the other way. He said he would close Saturday nights if Mir. Raphael did.
 Parker Abbo of the Abbe Hard Ware company said there were other hardware stores north Of the track but If MT. Mills would close Saturday night he would. Mr. Mills agreed to talk it over with him later. It was generally conceded both men would close.
 Mir. Mills created quite a laugh when he replied I'd hate to close up If all the other boys were lit up every Saturday night"
 Mir. Young asked Mr. Raphael if stores north Of the track would be open two nights d week if the vote was passed to open Friday and close Saturday. Mr. Raphael said he thought they would.
 At the point there ensucd the an- n''al tilt between Mir. Raphael and ,1r. Davidson. Mir. Raphael ac- tuSed Mir. Davidson of changing his mind several years ago when he suddenly altered his attitude during a similar meeting. Mir. Davidson made the usual charge that MT Raphael agrees to close at o'clock and stays open until 10.
 Mir. Davidson said it was evident that propaganda was being used in the north ond 10 stimulate opposi- | ton 10 the Saturday closing. but i that he would not accuse anyone. l This also was 2 charge he made the . last time the question was dis cuSscd.
 On a roll call vote, only two mer- chants voted against the recou- ncndation, although Herbert Gold man later changed his vote and was recorded as tlc third to oppose it. <
 On the No'e, c. K. Spring Of the \ Spring X Buckley Co, voted yes: A. \. Mills voted ves; II. l.. Mills said 1o favored Saturday closing hut did lot vote: Herbert Goldman said he ,ayored Saturday closing but would <, 'ollow the crowd. Later when asked oy M. $, Porter how he had voted, N MT. Goldman said he voted No" Philip Hermann, Of Leonard ds Hermann; George Fl. Wuchert. Jr., ,f the Besso System; Stanton Ashley N of Ashlev-Bahc Clifford Odn of he Globe Clothing Co, $. M. David 'on and X, J. Leyenthal of the < Davidson & Leyenthal and Fair 'torcS, 1T, Y. Thompson of Morgan, X Thompson, C. A., Hjerpe. ,. J. Porter for B. C. Porter Sons, ieorse II. Dyson for Porter X by on, Steve Robb for the John Boyle 'o., II. J. Donnelly. Philip Levy of avs Speciality shop, Arthur Jones f the Fitch-Jonos Co.,. David K. E. w. Pape and Miss Mar 'ueritc Renier all voted in favor. II
 H. l.. Mills, Layton Searles, man. ger of the Woolworth store; Louis ;aphael. Herbert Goldman, of Gold nan Clothing store, Parker Abbe, ere recorded as in favor but not oting. F. C. Young. manager Of the ,rcsgc store, and Francis C. Kelly, oted No" Mir. Kelly explained nat h" favored closing but had to | otc as his north end merchants fay- rcd. Mir. Young later changed his otc when a motion was made to Iahe the decision unanimous. The lotion to make the vote unanimous assed with no opposition. Just as tobh declared the meeting closed. IF. Raphael protested the decision \