The Washington herald., 1921-01-28
GOES TO PROTECT
DC. INTERESTS AT
STOLL MEETING
W. P. Doing Will Attend
New York Conference
Tomorrow.

W lllldul r. DOlnBs JI.E pTeSluenl
and manager of the Doing Printing
Company. 1914 Fourteenth street,
'and a director of the United States
Photoplay Corporation, will leave
today for New York to attend a
special meeting of directors to con-
slider action relating to the disap-
pearance Of the firms president.
Capt. Frederick F. Stoll
Attorney James X. Polk. general
counsel for the corporation, with
ofices in the Kellogg Building. will
not attend the meeting.
Doing pointed out last night that,
as the meeting is for directors only,
none of the Washington stock
holders, of whom he estimated
there were from $50 to 500, will
attend. unless informally. He was
optimistic as to the action to be
taken and indicated that the stock
holders interests would not be
jeopardized by Stolrs mysterious
disappearance of a month.
Cumberland Men May Attend.
c. A. l. Miller and ]. w. Martin,
prominent Cumberland Md, busi-
ness men, who are numbered among
the heaviest stockholders, may also
attend the meeting. Martin is said
to have been Stoll's selling agent in
Cumberland, and it was in this city
that the largest amount of stock
S40O. 900 worth-was sold So heav-
lily did Cumberland invest that the
entire town took personal interest
in the progress of the company's
nrst film venture, Determination"
some jocularly referring to the prOy-
ect as "Cumberland's Own"
Cumberland alone subscribed an
amount equal to what circulars es-
ttmated the entire production would
cost. Sales in Washington, Chicago
and New York were reported also
to have been heavy, and Washing
ton people interested financially
cannot reconcile this report of heavy
receipts with the statement that
Stoll left New York December IA
to raise more funds to complete the
Aim New York dispatches said an
amount greatly in excess of the es-
timated cost of the picture was
raised by stock originally selling
at IS and then up to SIS.
Stockholders Are Reassured.
Now that the first scare among
stock owners is over, all are placid
and confident that their interests
will be protected" said Doing. Aft
er the first Herald story l was del
uged with calls from anxious peo-
pie, but no one is worrying now"
No further word has been heard
from Stoll, he said. Officials, it
is believed, are resigned to StolTs
absence.
A New York theatrical publica-
tion in a recent issue contained a
list of guests appearing at a mo-
tion picture dinner at the Hotel AS
tor in New York January 5. The
name of Capt. F. F. StolI appeared
in the guest list, but whether he
actually attended could not be YER
ified yesterday.
WnshingtOnIans Photographed.
A score or more of aspiring stage
lights in Washington were signed
to appear in the first production
Seyenty-tive young men and women
from Washington and other cities
were photographed in character at
the studio of J. R. Brooks, 1929 F.
street northwest. Some were re-
tained on the payroll, others were
dismissed. 1t was learned that each
subject paid for his or her own pho
tograph work on StolIs orders.
Richard c. Travers, engaged as
leading man and subsequently dis
missed. for which he filed suit
against Stoll for $500, said yes
terday in New York that he worked
for several weeks on the film, but
was never paid. II received no sal
ary at all and had to borrow $50
from DR.. Carder," he said. DR.. Car
der, now acting president of the
company, is also from Cumberland.
Trayers' suit tied up all proper
ties and payrolls' of the corporation
for a week until a bond for $4,000
was deposited by the National Sure
ty Company.