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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-22
Glutted With Beauty, Movie Men
Say. but Brains Are Still Scarce
Message From Los Angeles Girls East Bitten by Film Bug Is
That Real Will to Work, Screen Personality and nteli-
pence Are Prime Requisites for Success.

narrow band of silver, and II had up
holstery of palp lavender. Its near
est competitor was chic little affair
shaped like torpcdohoat, Of palcst
cream, with line and monogram of
vermillion. .......
The Casting Director.
In one of the offices sat l., NJ.
Goodstadt, casting director. He was
mustached. youngish. tired and not
in the least glad to see me.
what shall you tell the girls In the
east that we want out here in tho
way of TALENT" he repeated after me.
Tell 'em--Brains,"
You cant be star with Just n
pretty face. insists Mr.. Goodstadt
and ought to know. because It's his
business to look over the pretty faces
and decide which have brains behind
them. Tell the girls in the east"
said he, dropping his cyelids and look
ing very very tired, that the fllms
are as much OF an art az music is
and you wouldn't find any girl, no
matter how stupid she is--and heaven
knows most OF them are stupid
enoueh-trying to get into an orchCs-
ira without being able to play some
instrument. Yet that's just what they
and expect that they arc going to get
into the pictures in hurry and begin
earning big money You can wager
that every one OF them knows to the
penny what salary Mary Piclford'
earns, but not one Of them In a hun
tired knows just how hard Mary has
worked before she made good and
how hard she continues working TO
keep on making good.
Need Intelligent Girls.
"You see, we really don't need
pretty girls out here; the towns full
OF them. We need intelligent girls
who have the willingness and the
ability for hard work, plus screen per-
sonality.
"There's the rub--that mysterious
thing called screen personality. It's
n hard thing to recognize; It's Stlll
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-22

harder TO define. It's like love- you
wonder what made certain man
choose n certain girl for his wife: 10
YOU she's unattractive, but to her
lover she has the one big thing that
makes is graceful to the camera
Ia always casting about for girls TO
fall in love with. But while II some
times falls in love with the golden
hair and blue eyes, again II has fallen
In love with som, girl who, to the
yc. is commonplace and unattractiNe.
IL finds undiscovered beauty In her
hair and her eyes and her lips and
her smile Every movement that she
is graceful to the camera,
though II may soom awkward enough
when she Is not working before It,
She has that mysterious screen per-
sonality, and when she has that and
has brains and will work--shc's the
girl we want, But the others baby
facos-arc ms common Ns roses out
here. They're pretty, but we II get
excited about them"
Reward Small Enough.
As for the reward for all OF this
the hrainS and the win to work and
tho mysterious ana necessary screen
pcrsonal,;N-its little enough
Extra girls get from 81 to 81 day,
and there may hc run of weeks
when they win have no work at all;
or. at best, will get two or three days
work. Sudden and quick success Is
rare; girl may be an extra" for
two or three years, she may he one
for Ms many years ms she wants to
stay in the movies; managers and dt-
rcctors say that, so far as the employ
ment end goes, the pictures are ut
present almost static; the extras of
five years ago are the extras OF today.
The industry can absorb no more en-
ploycs. II takes unusual talent or
brains, or pluck, or pull. to get In,
And once an extra always an extra
unless there is unusual promise
shown. For one girl who has risen
from the ranks, there are thousand
who stay In them.
Dozens of Applicants.
There is, OF course, always n chance
to become n member of the stock
companies maintained by most OF the
larger studios. II n girl rises to this
dizzy height she will earn from $2S
to $50 week, according to her tall
ents, and she spends most OF It for
clothes. Good character acting always
brings higher pay-but It Is rarely
found And for every one job there
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-22
INDIRECT CONDEMNATION
COMPTROLLER'S ATTACK
American Bankers Associa-
ton Adopts Resolution Re-
senting Reflection.

= Washington. Oct. 22,-Discussion by
the American Bankers association OF
criticisms levelled recently at certain
New York banks by Comptroller OF the
Currency Williams eliminated today
In the adoption of n report OF the as
sociation's resolutions committee con-
demning dangerous attacks by un-
named individuals on the credit struc-
ture Of the country"
Presentation OF tho report brought on
a heated discussion Several members
maintained that the convention itself
was not interested In the controversy
which has grown out of Comptroller
williams charge that certain bankers
had received inordinate rates OF interest
OF call loans.
The resolutions committee report eN-
pressed complete approval OF the federal
reserve system. condemned any effort
10 use the government funds or forces
to arbitrarily hold up or to force down
prices or otherwise TO interfere with
normal economic influences" recom-
mended the elimination OF the excess
profits tax as unequVahle and of the
surplus tax because 1T acts as a brake
on production" and pledged the efforts
Of the members toward the opening OF
foreign markets through extension OF
long-term credits or other means
The report condemned Speculative
boarding" in agriculture or other indus
tries. renewed the recommendation TOR
national budget system and expressed
the associations complete disapproVal
of naturalization of industry partlc-
ularly as contemplated by the Plumb
plan.
The association, through adoption OF
resolutions, went on record as opposing
Further participation of the govern
ment in business enterprises and re-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-22

are dozens Of applicants.
When l left Mr. Goodstadt l saw
leaving the place n young man who
l. lk so much like a clothing store
dummy come W life that he was
startling; he was surrounded by what
looked Mt first like bouquet, also
mysteriously come to life, II turned
out To be II bevy OF young and very
beautiful girls, have always sworn
| would uoevr use the word "bcvy,"
but this was a bovy, and can't be de-
fined as anything else. They turned
out to hc the pupils In THE Charm
School" just then in the process OF
filming. I'll tell you about II in the
next story. But when | saw them
my hopes for pretty Alma Carston
were not so soaring ns they had been,
Every girl here seemed rs pretty rs
she, and as , oung.
AS MIR. Goodstadt phrased II, IT'S
all very well to come out TO Los An
COLES 10 look for II job ir the pictures
IL you know how to pound n type
writer or handle n cook stove FIRST.
Then. If You're economical and care
full, you can save mp enough m ney
to get home again
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-22

ferred 10 the alleged eXtravagant losses
resulting FROM government operation OF
railroads.
While favoring immigration as
means OF preventing labor shortage ana
enabling the development OF resources,
the committee report as adopted rec
commended caution in the admittance
of aliens In order that the country's
welfare and its ideals might be safe
guarded, A five-year program for con
structlon OF national highways was IN
dorsed The report in conclusion eN-
pressed the opinion that the United
states faced an era OF world leadership
and prosperity which could only be iost
"hy internal strife or failure OF ma
tional leadership"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-22

Los Angclcs-Thcy sat side by side
In the big. red interurban car going
to Hollywood. and obviously they
were all set for a job in the pictures.
They had the eye1ashcs. and the hair,
and the lips. White liquid paint had
been smcared over their faces, and
where it stopped their necks seemed
chicken skin yellow.
One was rather pretty. The other
was thick and commonplace; thick
features, thick peasant figure, grubpy
hands that looked as though they had
sewed for long hours at n stretch;
YOU could still see the little dark
needle pricks, but the stubby fingers
were highly manicured, and, Cheaply
ringed, were held with conscious et-
fort at daintiness to give an impress
sion Of arlstocratc length and slen-
derncss. Her hat was n single flaring
ruffle OF black taffeta, bound close
about the brow with a narrow orange
ribbon: the crown was transparent
puff OF tulle, which showed the
crimped hair.
About Studios and Autos.
The car few along Sunset boule-
ward to Hollywood, where the pictures
are made, and the two descended AT
the cross street that led to one of the
smaller studios. | was secure in the
possession Of a letter of introduction
to the head of one OF the biggest my
self-the Famous Players Lasky-but
| hated to see those girls leave the
car. They represented types to me.
and l liked watching them. But lit
tie later ! found that there was no
reason to regret them. Their name
was legion.
The outside OF that moving picture
studio which | had come to visit was
uninspiring; 1t stretched on and on
for a solid block. long, low structure
of wood, painted n duh gray, with
doors at irregular intervals. Numer-
Gus motors were parked outside. One
was a low, devilish thing Of pas
sionate purple. 1t was outlined by
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-22
HELD TO CRIMINAL
COURT UNDER BOND

Hartman. oct. Especial tom
Carter, when arraigncd before .Squlres
A. T Grant and e, D. Smith for pre-
limnary hearing on charge OF felon-
iously shooting John Edwards at Car,
diff waived examination and was bound
over OF the December term OF crimlna!
court at Kingsport. His bona was hNco
NJ 81 900 which he readily made, Mr.,
Edwards, though shot entirely through
the head, is yet alive. with good chances
of recovery,
II appears that the shooting was prob
ably accidental as Carter, 1t is said,
was shooting at another man.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-22
10 CHECKS FOR $500 EACH
Match the President Con-
tributions Come In.

New York. Oct. 21.-Wilbur W,
Marsh. treasury of the democratic ma
tional committee. announced yesterday
that a new record for receipt of
match the President" contributions,
had been set with the arrival of nine
teen checks for $500 each. Among
them was one from Norman &c, Mack,
democratic ma 1 onal committeeman
frorn Now York.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16

Lost something Try q classified ad-
yertisernent IN Every Evening. ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16

waiting and away they rode over the
waves and soon reached the white coral
castle where the Goldfish had lived.
Here the dolphin stopped and the hand
some man stood up IN the char. ot and,
waving hIs hand three tunes IN front OF the
| castle, he SAID
''Ecity, wickity, mIcklty mot,
Bv the steam of the boiling not,
Drop To the bottom of the sea.
There a Mnrmaids s home to be.
In another second the castle had disap-
peared and on went the dolphin until 1t
brought them 10 the foot of the tower
where .hc Princess bad been a prisoner.
Now YOU are free, my good and faith
full dolphu, said the handsome man; mo
more need YOU do the will Of any enchant-
cd creature Away
Tie harness dropped from It and the
chariot disappeared and away SWAIN the
bug fish, waving ITS tail as Il clad TO he
free
And nov my Princess, We come to the
end of the mag,c spell Once more must
see II and this time 20 gel Us 10 the top ot
the mountain, where | am sure we shall
find horses to carry US home,
II must tell YOU first though that am
a Prince who was changed INTO a goldfish
hv the Sea-vltch and given to her son the
Monster because ! happened one day
while fishing, to look down into q 9 sea and
see the witch and ber sons sitting on the
sand
IF a mortal secs the mage folk and IS
caught he is punished in some way and II
happened that the Sea-monstcr rolled his
eyes upward and saw me.
And nov that YOU know who am we
will use the last magic words We viii ever
need
"Eolty, wicklty, mIcliy mot.
BY the steam of the boiling pot,
As take the Lady's hand
Lift Us uD TO mountain land,
Ip went the Princess and the Prince as
II they had wings and tlere heslde the
castle Of the Ogre was a stable IN which
were two black horses.
The Prince and the Princess rode away,
but before they reached the Palace oi the
Princess 5 father, the Prince bad told her
be lowed her and asked her TO become his
wife
And as soon as the Princess had been
welcomed by ttc King and Queen. the
wedding took place and the Prince and his
bIlde lived such = happy life that they
soon forgot all about the strange and I'M
pleasant adventure which brought them
together
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
By Laura A. Klrkman.
DJsHwAsHrNG HELPS.

Dishwasbing ia the greatest bugbear Of
housework and we ore always glad to
hear of new ideas or devices that save
labor in this particular field. Many of my
readers have written on this subject
few to pass on their discoveries, but the
majority to ask for help.
One young houselSeeper uses the bristle
brush through which water flows from
the faucet. 1t can be made soapy or
clear by pressing button on the handle
ut doesn't save me any time, she writes,
"but il has made such difference with
my hands. l was always tearing rubber
gloves and couldn't be bothered with
them, and three dnily 'soakings in hot,
greasy water made my hands SO red ! was
ashamed to play the piano
Another reader scrapes her dishes and
packs them into q round wire basket with
handles that she had made to fit into her
dishpan. She wears roomy rubber gloves
and Uses long-handled bristle-hrush in
stead Of the string mop we are accustomed
TO. This brush can he dipped into securing
powder and used effectively on the pots
and pans ms well as on the dishes. She
says, Il wash the dishes, take the basket
out, empty the dishpon and pour scaldinp
water from the kettle over them Then
she lifts them out onto the drainboard OF
the sink 10 cool and dry, and carries them
to the pantry shelves, still IN the basket.
This method eliminates large part of the
usual handling of the dishes, and, there
fore, the danger of breakage or chipping.
Other readers say they wash dishes
only once in "a hours. One busy mother
has large storage dishpan into which
she puts the lunch and dinner dishes in
cold water, TO stand until the next morn
ing after breakfast, when she washes
them. She writes II scrape every dish
carefully and wipe out greasy dishes, with
paper. The cooking utensils | wash after
tsing each time
| have had many INQUIRIES about dish
washing machincs Some of these machines
are run by hand and Others BY electric
motors Unless the machine is perma-
nently installed, the labor Of filling itwith
water and emntying II again, Is greater
than the labor involved in ordinary dish
washing
\ dish washing machine Is especially
good for the large family for the time and
labor it saves plstlhcs the expense. These
M achines sterilize as well as wash the
dis hes, and this IS great point in their
favor II must be remembered that. al
though tho time spent IN Washing dishes
must ue sorted and scraped before the,.
can hc Imt IN. Dish washing machines
will not wash pots and pans. nor any dish
es of UNI sual shape that will not fit into
the rack
Tomorrow Chicken ia the SUNDAY
ID nncr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16

The Natural Place.
Where j. the best placc ~ ob~erss
the dog starr
~ guess it ia tho Lick Observatory
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Papoe.

had fearse dreem last mite, dreemmg
all | bad on vas a red blankIt, and !
dreemed | was ont IN the street taking q
wawk IN it, and looked erround and who
uas wavking rite IN back of me but Mary
Watkins and Loretter Aincer/ me think
ing, G., ] hope nuthing baDpIns 10 this
blankit.
And suddinly all OF a suddm a fcarse
wind started 10 blow N every dIrecktion
a. once, and the more tired To hold the
hlank.t on The slore 4 kcDp blowing off,
noe thinking. Holcy smoaks. tins Is fearsel
And ] sed, w don't you gerls Wawk
sumwares elts this : no place for gcrls
Wv amt Il? sed Mary Watkins, and
ioretter NInccr sed. You tend To- YOUR
own bizniss and well tend TO ours. And
keup on waWking, thinking, q WIZ, they
awt TO have sents enuif 10 realize ! ony got
q blanklt on.
Wich Jest then men came uu with big
badges ON their chests, one saying. Hers
one now, and the other one SAVING, Lets
have a look st that blankit, young fello.
Who sed 80? sed, and The ferst man
sed, We sed so, we're blankit inspectors
don't you see our badges. And they looked
AT the ,lankit and the ferst man sed, Jest
as | thawt, II belongs to the government,
and The 2nd man sed, Take 1t off, young
fella.
Its all l. got, ! sed, and the rean sed,
Wen. Its all we wunt. And Mary Watkins
and Loretter Mincer was stu standing
back there looking. and the men grabbed
n hold Of the blankit and started TO pull,
and / yelled like everything and woak up
Jest IN time And jest then poD looked in
my room m his pidjammers, saying, Watts
all the holerng about?
Was ! hollerIng? / sed, and pop sed, III
SAY you were.
Aud | went 10 sleep agen and drcemed
! wac a angel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16
CALENDAR
Copyright, 1915 by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. New York CITY.
HOME MADE BEAD BAGS.


Have you made bead bag?
The work is difficult but il is worth
while, for u good bead bag is very ex-
pensive TO buy, whereas il may be made at
home for small price
To begin with, you must decide. on
which kind Of bag you will make. There
is the sewed-on bead bag, wherein the
bends are sewed to canvass marked with
the pattern. This is the easiest kind OF bag
to make. 1t is, of course, stiffer than the
knitted or crocheted bag, because Of the
canvas foundation But each bead IL
simply picked NO as IL IS desired and deftly
sewed into place. Then there are the
knitted and crocheted bags, and for these
the beads must be strung on the silk be-
fore hand. And of course they must bo
strung exactly SO, TO keep the pattern
right Three amber beads, where four are
called for, would throw the whole pat
tern out of place as YOU can easily see. "
takes a good deal Of perseverance and
really, also, good deal of time To make Il
possible TO crochet or knit bag.
Once the bag is made, there is the
mounting. You can buy frame for vari-
our prices. A good metal one may be
bought for from two 10 FIVE dollars. and
good metal frame is demanded by we'll
made bag, for the work is difficult and Il II
a shame TO waste it on n cheap frame.
The frames are always punctured With
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16

Don't worry about perfect results
Use Diamond Dyes guaranteed to give
new. rich, fadeless color to any tab
ric whether ii he wool, silk, linen. cot
ton OF mixed goods dresses, bouses,
stockings, skirts chldren's coats. feathers,
draperleS. coverings.
The Direction Bool, with each package
tells 50 plainly how to diamond dye over
any color that you can not make mas
take,
To match any material have druggist
show YOU Diamond Dvc" Color Card.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16
Scott Church Election.

Trustees TO serve for term of three
years were elected Wednesday AT a meeting
IN Scot. VI. 4. Church, Seventh and Spruce
streets. Those elected were George n.
Bailey, Charles II. Grantland and George
W. Lyons. 4 prayer meeting preceded
the election. A regular business meeting
viii be held IN the church tonight at IS
Il which officers Of the Epwo1th League
viii be elected.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16
LOCO IRISH GIRLS HERE.
Many More Coming Over: Will Serve
as Housewnrkprs

New York, April l6-More than 600
girls Wednesday inaugurated what is ex-
pected TO be great influx Of immigrants
from Ireland. The girls, most of whom
arrived on the steamship Baltic, went to
the homes of friends or relatives in this
city, and Rev. Anthony Gorgan, of the
Home for Irish Immigrant Girls, said
their arrival would help relieve theshortage
of domestic servants.
Only seven girls were detained for failure
to meet immigration requirements. I'm
migration authorities said many Irish
girls were anxious to come to the United
States, but that hitherto it had been
difficult to obtain passports.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16
SANDMAN STORY.
By Mrs. h. A. Walker.
CopyrfRht. 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper eyndlca te. New York City.
THE ENCHANTED GoLDFIsH-Part v.

Hardly Rad the fish touched the boiling
buhbling fluid in the pot when thick,
blue stream came up from it, SO thick that
the Princess could not see what was before
her.
''You have saved me, Princess" she
heard, and there, stand ng in the blue
steam was handsome man who jumped
from the edge of the pot ar stood beside
her.
''Now we must hurry from this place, "
he said, 'for the spell is not entirely
broken until we are safe outside, and the
last magic word is spoken"
The Princess did not even stop TO see
where the old Sea-witch was, but hurried
along with the handsome man who had
stepped from the pot. Outside the cave
they found the dolphin and the chariot
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16

Cover the line Of fastening on the inside
with tiny silver or gold braid or with
strip Of little ailk flowers that are sold for
that purpose.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-16

holes through which the bng may be
sewed firmly. Then make a lining, with
French seams, fasten it to the outside Of
the bag or else through the same holes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-25
-
SPORTSI
VIRGINIA ATHLETES WIN
IN wC|NDER-PATH EVENTS
University Track Team Scores Easy
Victory Over Tarhcels and
Cadets,

UNIVERSITY. April 24.-Thc trian-
GUAR rack meet between yirEinia:
Institute. resulted in an easy vic
tory for Niryinia's representatives.
who scored scventy-siN points. Caro-
lima being second with twenty-seven
points. and V. NJ. |. third with TWEEN
ty-tlirce points.
\ high wind prevented any fast
time in the track events. Only one
southern Htlan,ic rec1 s1d Was eTok en-,
3 inches. In the high Jump.
Til" summaries:
l~00-yard dash-First. Seward. Viz
third. Costello, V. NJ. T.. Time. 10 ID
scconds.
s2o:yara dashaEirs,; seward; yis:
% 2-5 seconds.
:. l2o-yard hurdle-First. wilson.
"l i&iS . T ID das i FITS - b 5ai ss'0 Hir:
ginia: second. Harden. North Caro-
Una; third. Ysllot,. virginia. Time.
]sS9:yard run3Firs,: Al Stands.
Carolina: third. :dmunds. Virginia.
Mile run-First. Green: Virginia:
second. Rand. North Carolina: third.
Brand. Virginia. Time. 4 minutes,
second. Chamberlain. Virginia.: third.
Seaman. V. NJ. l.. Distance. G feet
Shot pu,-Firs;. Summers. v. NJ. T.;
second. Newman, Virginia.: third, Ar
cher, Virginia. Distance. 80 feet
IL IL inches.
Two-mile run--First, CAN'T. Nir-
Einia; second. Z. T.. Wilson,, Virginia:
third, q. Is. Stands. Virginia. Time.
10 minute 10 Is seconds.
BROAD .,u~mn,,First., Fields. Viz
ginia; second. J.. Rinehart. Virginia:
third, Seamans. V. NJ. /. Distance, 22
feet. 3 inches.
2%20-yard hurdles-First. J. RIne-
hart. Virginia.: second. Wilson. Eir-
ginia; third. Jordan. V. NJ. |. Time,
rs 3-5 seconds.
Pole vault-First. Spencer. North
Carolina: second. Seaman. V. NJ. l.:
third. Ransom. North Carolina. Height
10 feet. { inches.
~Discus-First. Nichols. North Caro-
lima; second. Mantor. V. NJ. L.: third,
Davis, Virginia. Distance. Ill feet.
Javeiine-First. Davis. Virginia;
second. Waters, v. NJ. l.: third. Man:
tor. V. NJ. |. Distance. 133 feet, 4
inches.