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STFF FINE AND JAIL TO FACE THROWERS OF STENCH BOMBS Attorney -- General Explains Bill to Check Theatre Offenses Providing stiff penalties for any one convicted of throwing stench bombs into theatres, or being found in or around such buildings with such bombs in their possession, a bill to amend the Theatres and Cinematographs Act was given second reading in the Legis-- lature yesterday, after At,ugmey-Ggp- "I am asking for the second read-- ing of this bill because during the past year there has been consider-- able disturbance in theatres, Stonch bombs have been thrown in them and in other public buildings. The d*-- paertment and municipal authorities have tried to cope with it, but there seems to be some sort of a fight going on among the theatres," explained Coloncl Price. "We all remember |\ jokes that we played in our school \days, when cayonne pepper was prob-- | ably the most far--reaching thing used. \But this is very serious, and might 'create a rioxt.. If people think there 'is some trouble or a fire they might \jam the exits. _ "Consequently we thought some ac-- 'tion should be takon. At first it was | considered that an amendment to the Criminal Code was necessary, but \then it was found that an amendment 'to this act would cover it. 'The penal-- |ties are fairly drastic, but they are 'thought necessary." The second read-- 'ing was given without discussion. Head Offices Defined. _ Secomd reading was given to a City of Toronto bill sponsored by George Oakley (Conservative, _ Riverdale) which would set out what should con-- stitute head offices of corporations for the purposes of income tax, although INCOME TAX MEASURE eral W. H. Price had explained the recent epidemic of offenses of this nature. Penalties of fines not less than $300 and not more than $1,000 and one year's imprisonment, with an additional nine months in case of failure to pay the fine, are set out in the legislation. "Some Sort of a Fight." Hon. William Finlayson suggested that the city should be asked if the legis-- lation was really urgent. g At present the incomes are assessed | against incorporated companies where | the head office is, but there has bcon; some trouble with fixing the place. The bill, which is an amendment to| the Assossment Act, would stipulate that the income would be assessed where the chief place of business of . the company is, regardless of where . the head office is Of course, it only :a"fc" companies operating in On-- rio. | Mr. Oakley pointed out that there had been cases where the head of-- fices had been moved out of one mu-- nicipality into another to escape the tax. "We have been trying to limit the amendments to the Assessment and Municipal Acts," said Mr. Finlay-- son. "The House will remember the case of one mining company moving its head office out to where the man-- ager bad his country home. But I think the Mining Act would cover & case like that. I would suggest that Mr. Oakley take it up with the city to see if there is any pressing need for this pending a general con-- solidation of the act." Restaurant Not Affected. Another City of Toronto bill, which would prohibit restaurants and other eating places to go in restricted dis-- tricts, was also given second reading. Mr. Sinclair, Liberal House Leader, jocularly asked if this would affect the Parliamentary restaurant, but was informed that the bill would not pro-- hibit its operation. _ _ 2 Other bills to get their second read-- ing included one to amend the Regis-- tration of Nursos Act. Hon. J. M. Robb, Minister of Health, explained that the University of Toronto was now giving a complete course in nurs-- ing, and the graduates of this course would be graduates of the university rather than of a hospital, and conse-- quently could not qualify for their R.N. degree. This bill will enable them to do so. 7 f Hon. H. C. Nixon, Progressive Leader--Would they have a course in aractical training? Dr. Rc:bb--Yes, with the Toronto General Hospital The theoretical course would be at the university, Limit Fire Regulations, A bill to amend the Fire Marshal's Act of last year was also advanced one stage further. The legis'ation of last year gave the Fire Marshal power to pass regulations affecting dry cleaning and dry dyeing plants. The act scemed to conflict with powers of heaith departments over such places, and the new bill will avoid conflict, limiting regulations which may be passed by Fire Marshals to matters of fire hazard. § Bills confirming the appointment of the Toronto General Trusts Cor-- poration as trustee of the Algoma Steel Corporation; changing of the basis of valuation of insurance con-- tracts taken over from the Odd-- fellows' Relief Association by the Mu-- tua,. Relief Life Insurance Company, and debentures and tax sales of the Township of Teck were also given sec-- ond reading. f > First readings were given to the bills intreduced by W. E. N. Sinclair, Liberal House Leader, to amend the Public Schools Act to raise the age of admission from five to six years; to amend the Adolescent School At-- tendance Act to reduce the age to which boys and girls must go to school from 16 to 15, and to amend the High Schools Act to allow a hig..er fee for "repeaters" in second-- ary schools. March i