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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
1t Simply Wasn't Done
in the Old School of Acting

An OLD.SCHOOL actor, whose
n transforming days had yielded to
days N the farm, recently came from
his rural retreat. intending to break
into the. movies. lie had n great scorn
Of the spcCchlcss art. but there was
money in it, he had been told. 50 he
condescendcd 20 descend upon Metro
studios m Hollywood.
Rex ingram, casting about for
nctors for Turn TO the Right, thought
he might uae the retired veteran in al
emotional "bit" that would bring him
from his retirement lie arranged for
the actor to call at TIE studios the fol-
lowing morning at 10 O'Clock Tor n
trial. The yctrrap called. was tried and
found wanting. Mr.. Ingram was very
SORRY and all that. but
but, ghost of Julius Caesar cried
the actor. You cant expect man 10
do an emotional scene at 10 o'clock in
the morning"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

genial and just wonderfully good friends
could suddenly realize that they were in
love with each other. She'd always
supposed it happened as it does in
movies-fall in love first, and find out
aftcrward whether they were friends or
not.
ITS rumorcd that she and her hus-
band may work together on their next
big production. She wouldn't say a
word about it. though.
but to finish the procession of stars
lovely Mae Murray was the last
She's going to start work on put and
Take" in n few days-just as soon as
her husband can get the cutting and
titling of Peacock Alley finished.
Meanwhile she is buying costumes and all
that sort of thing. She has enough cos
tunes now so that il she ever wants to
| give a costume ball in that Gorgeous
apartment of hers she can dress the
crowd. And that reminds me, it's get
ting cool enough for some parties.
guess III suggest it,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
BROADWAY STREWN
WITH Stars NOW,
GARRY DISCOVERS
BY HELEN KLUMPH
"LNIFTH AVENUE was like path

"EhFIH AVENUE was like path
i way of the stars this morning."
Garry announced To me, and her eyes
were SO glowing with wonder that |
thought she must have seen Bull Mon
tana and Ben Turpin at least. AS
usual. | was wrong.
Just coming out of the Ritz was
Gloria Swanson-loOking, well-as no
one but Gloria Swanson could look. She
had a simple little black dress on, and
hat with long graceful feathers. and
she looked about seventeen Curry
launched at me. her hands waving de-
scriptively. testifyng to the recent visit
OF Max Lindcr TO the East.
shes been working SO steadily out
at the Lasky studio for the last six
months or SO that she's just tired out,
She says so. but YOU d never suspect 1t
to look at her. She just rests at the
EOtel daytimcs-that Is when she can
escape artists who want to paint her,
designers who beg her to wear their
creations. and chemists who want TO
name perfumes, powders, or lipstickS
after her. And then at night-like all
players visiting in the East, she goes
to the theatres.
Not far from there met Mary
Miles Minter. She's just rushing back
to California to start work again. And
then ! saw Louise Huff, who simply
refused to be puffed up over the won :
derful things the critics said about her
performance in 'Disraeli.' She wanted
to talk about how funny looking her
younger baby is, She insists that he
looks like Leon Enrol, but every one else
thinks he's a perfect cherub.
But the happiest meeting of all was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

Mice? Oh, lady, lady! They al
but locked up the silver and sent for
the police when they saw me coming.
Just the way they looked at me made
me feel like the other fellow in fight
scene with Bill Duncan. They didn't
limit themselves to looks, either-they
said a lot of things. They insulted me
fifty ways from the ace, and what
mother and dad couldn't think of, the
three daughters could.
well, stayed two hours and then
went down and sat In the railway sta-
tion till there was a train going some.
where. l didn't care where. And say.
funny thing happened while l was
waiting. I'd always thought it must be
nice to be a celebrity and have strangers
recognize you. And as / sat there
feeling so unhappy that I'd have com.
mitted suicide II I'd had anything to do
1t with, some kid who was going by
recognized me. and the first thing /
knew, there stood half the town gazing
at me in awe and admiration. Funny
isn't 1t, the way things you've always
wanted come to you just when some
thing else has taken the kick all out Of
them?"
But what did you do?" I wanted to
know. Was that when"
That was when, all right" she cut
in, Il went back to Los and started
to burn up the towE. IF the right kind
OF people are going to kick me out. any
way / said to myself, why, I'll give
'cm something to kick me out for /
married Jack, partly out of spite-that
was tho fellow, you know. And we both
painted the town red; drank and
Jammed around in his car and got ar.
rested for speeding. and all that. Moth.
ing absolutely criminal, but nothing I'm
proud of, either, though It was what
he'd been used to when I first met him.
Then" her voice grew tender
again. Then the baby came, and I felt
sort of made over, after he was born,
l thought I'd start out all over again
and get out Of pictures. because he
wouldn't want his mother to be a movie
actress, maybe, when he grew up. But
the sweet little reputation I'd cooked
up for myself, out of spite for my hus-
hands people, stuck right with me like
n bathing girls nothing much before
and less than that behind suit. And
after that, about year later, Jack
Joined the army and got killed in
France-and the flu got the kid-and
I'm still trying to live down my gay
name and making serials and grinning
a little to myself when people write me
that they know / must have the most
wonderful life! and they wish they could
get into the movies"
She went over to a mirror then and
dabbed the tearmarks away. and fuffed
out her harshly golden hair. And !
wondered how many others there are in
motion pictures who have become no.
torlous just because mice people"
somewhere have made them so.
CONTINUED MONDAY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
1yeA: C@ DaiyMovie Magazine
CLOSE-UPS of the MOVIE GAME
A French Producer With Some Ne,o Ideas
BY HENRY NJ. NEELY


s s m % ] % S % @ S" ss' s ] Of max. You 'S
you hadn't met him under the shadow Of od Tom Oxford
much Of his time in England that acquired English way
a ,n Hfs France S S % widely " % % @ the T w nsar Of sm h o
s @ S n ] Tn s a @ the "a arts W. h productions
he a
hts tyore desU" Get stories XII" your stars
That ! enough endless the he. mo S s1
build % ,ss s,ssFa,s at s n ,h.
called right
YoUM productions that rn ,aon
"~ nS" "g"S" osc ' fsS an
combination.
MAKING sn,, French ,e toured Son, all G,ss sss
sdden dumping out and eElnnTs shoot " soon " he came upon the
than the method NOV, now
beautiful a of thousand
sSS;. ps" which
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blew with tG1 5 % ,DTs I.. ga cavern mD which
not % nsss % we 1s % @ S" ts " "S : % S ss %
built S''t% "p @ " ~
MERcANToN's includes eighty small lamps and their
M 1m 's ss 4c" s1 Ss ss f S It" big Up % s.y ,s % " % ] ]
a o a mile.
.
uM1SG congregation they
French village church
Rchepin
another of the characters
of sunlight
concealed
the gallery
light The
cries wonder.
picture ' sa. s charge s "s S A; @ % % % % 1 % %
for revealing the trick the kneeng
The "Phroo of the cosmpotan imaginable Actors
whom and thinks would into certain
Novelo his find
Noveo English who jumped into fame by writing the music
$ looking
but had thought acting One day Mcrcanton OF
Eovelo
"Ge that boy commanded When informed the boy musical
his
level repeated Get him And him they did
"nNLY
" s possible rc
Films riH be produced
houses professional
b. leadin ro notbc nccdcd.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Daily Tabloid Talks to Fans
on Breaking Into the Mouies
BY JOHN EMERSON and ANITA Lo0s
Ho,U Others Haze Done 1t

sional playwrights, novelists and au-
thors with magazine experience have
entered motion pictures to learn see
mario writing, but this is a new devel-
opment.
The writer's of this series have been
asked to tell how they themselves brokt
into the scenario Offices. Unlike the
others. our own story has nothing pic
turesQue about it.
Miss Loos was born and bred in n
California town. She was the daughter
of newspaper proprietor and inherited
that fatal desire to write. At the age
If fourteen she sent her first scenario 10
! Griffith for a miracle, it was accepted
but. of course. II was easy TO sell
stories in those days when scenario
writing was almost unheard Of outside
Of California.
Soon after this she paid personal
visit to the Griffith studios and became
! the youngest scenario editor in the
world, turning out new story about
every six weeks.
SOM six years ago Mr.. Emerson left
his post as producer for Frohman on
the spoken stage and went to Holly =
wood to keep an eye on the filming of
cne of his own plays which was being
adapted from the "spenkics." lie de-
| ''''' w 'hh' w. '''''h piNNuI'o uh II
permanent profession, and, with this In
mind. worked as an actor about the
Griffith studios Ia learn the rudinents
of the game. Some months nfter this
he was allowed TO direct his first pic .
turo; and at this time he met Miss
I.oos, who was to write the scenario
After that they Collaboratrd in the
Doug" Fairbanks pictures-and that's
that.
(Thess "Tnbioid Talks are con
dcnSed from the material for book
By Mr.. Emerson and Miss Loos 10 be
published bv the James 4. McCann
Company, Nc,o York;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
PHOTOPLAYs
PHOTOPLAYs
PHOTOPLAYS

i
Of
= n
Company OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

The authors Of this series are the
famous Emerson and Loos. rhO hare
scritten some Of the most successful
phot0pIoys. They nor hare fuH
charge Of all scenarios for Constance
Totmad0e.
TNIIE biographies of the film celebri-
i ties are as picturesque as the story
of their industry. Nearly all of them
have risen from the ranks. Few of them,
in the days when the motion picture
was classed as a freak novelty, expected
the present amazing expansion of the
industry. Still fewer had any cOnCep-
tion of their own latent talents In pho
todramatic art.
But characteristics which they all had
IN common we're determination to sue
ceed in their profession, modest faith
IN It's future. and a desire to learn the
business from the ground up.
It is a curious fact that many of the
directors of today were once automobile
mechanics. This Is not because auto
mobile mechanics are as a class better
fitted for such work, but because In the
old days of 1907 and 1908 and 1909,
when everything started, they had n
singular opportunity to apprentice
themselves to the profession.
In those davs companies worked al
most entirely out of doors and the cam
sraman transported his paraphernaliH
In an automobile
The driver of the automobile would
usually assist the cameraman in set
ting up" friendship would spring NJ
between them; presently the driver
would be assistant cameraman, thel
chief cameraman. and finally director
OF course, directors have been re-
cruited from every profession and every
clnss--actors, authors, professors
newspapermen, scene carpenters and
artists, for the dramatic gift Is not con
dned To any class. What a mans pro
fession was before he entered motion
pictures has nothing to do with hi
career thereafter; he has TO learI
everything all over again, and yer!
good actor, with years Of studio ex
perience. may make very poor di
rector, whereas an unsuccessful tin
aniith might suddenly rise to the top b!
virtue of an innate gift for this typ
of work.
l1sHE scenario writer's Of today hay,
\ also grown up with the business,
Come were ncwpnpermen who broke
\ Ato the game as press agents; som,
q actors; others were directors.
Ihsl 'entiy q large number Of profes-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Many New Fox Pictures Ready

Unusual activity marks the approach
of the new season at the William Fox
Hollywood studio. John Gilbert's second
starring picture, which has not been
named. Is just finished. So Is THE
Lady From Longacrc, with William
Russell; Bar Nothin'." with Buck
Jones; "Queenic," with Shirley Mason,
and The Drifter," with Edna Murphy
and Johnnie Walker. New pictures
started are Little Miss Hawkshaw." I"
with Eileen Percy; "Itiding With
Death" starring Buck Jones and ''The
Desert Shall Bloom" with William
Russell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

The authors Of this series are the
famous Emerson and Loos. rho hare
toritten some Of the most successful
photopIays. They nOT hare fnH
charge of all scenarios for Constance
TQimad1e.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

T OUIS MERCANTON. hailed as
A"the only rival to Griffith" has
many new thoughts about putting on
moving pictures. In the first place, he
says that the star system is an enemy
to art. In the second place, he doesn't t
believe in building sets to initiate
the real thing. He carries a whole
studio lighting outfit with him and goes
to any location the story calls for.
In making Anthony Hopes "Phro.
so," he assembled an international cast.
The scenes shown in these pictures are
described in tie article at the beginning
Of this page. The portrait is Malvina
Longfellow. an American actress whom
this French producer features in a pic
turization of story by this English
author.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
Drugs and Chemicals
NO RESTRICTION TO QUANTITIES. BUY AS Often AND AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE
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Csc Cream of Almonds. 2 for 36c
45c Shaving Lotion ......2 for 46c
35c Riker's Expectorant, 2 for 36c
Csc Milk of Magnesia ....2 for 36c
S1.00 Bouquet Rance Comp. Pow
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S1.0O Toilet Water, Arbutus,
Clover and Violet ....2 for $1.01
25c Violet Talcum 49,. 2 for 26c
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soc Harmony Liquid Shampoo for Sic
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES
AND TOILET GOODS

zoe Baby Cough Syrup, for 31c
25c Grippe Pills ...2 for 26c
25c Laxative Aspirin Cold Tablets
............. e for 26c
30c Penetrating Liniment, 2 for 31c
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
SILvERWARE
Community, Par Plate
CANDY AND GUM

SC Gum, Assorted favors, pkgs. &c
sc MINIS, Asst. favors, pkgs. &c
soc Guth Honey and Cream Car
mels, 2 lbs. for .....70 roc
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
"What is a One.Cent-Sale?"

buyan at another item
standard Rexa
and by paying 1c more or zoe you
in
regular and have solo
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-12-14
A New Way Of Advertising

advertising
US sen
money gt
will be well gooos
Win YOU
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
SETTLE ACTION
ON INJUNCTION
out OF court
Charges Brought BY w1lian 4
Burton Against d. A. wilso
Also Dropped.

injunction against Carl SchmoeA,
to prevent him from using cers,,,
road grading apparatus was AZ.
solved this morning with settlem..
of the controversy out of cmn
Temporary writ had been issu.s
ON petition of William A. Burton =
Davenport, who claimed ownershis
Of the horses, mules and waron.
which Schmacht claimed had be-,
leased to him.
D. A.. Wilson OF Des Molnes, W.
was charged by Burton with h,.
ceny. was dismissed in the court n
Justice J. A. Boman yesterday an.
ernoon when Burton withdrew NJ,
complaint Wilson had take,
charge of eight mules. FIVE hor,,,
and two wagons at Annawan last
week and driven them to Rock Il.
land. He represented Des Moinss
man. who held mortgage againx
the outfit. Burton claimed he IA,
ready to pay of the mortgage and
had Wilson arrested in Rock lsland
for larceny.
Settlement Of the police cour,
case was nv mutual agreement
The horses and mules were taken Il
Davenport this morning. 1t is up.
derstOod that Burton and Wilson
are to go to Annawan to effect ,
distribution of goods still remain.
ing at the scene of former gradin,
operations on mutually satisfac,
tory basis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
FRANCE LIKES
e REPLY OF U. s.
Statement to Germany ON Question
Of Reparafons ELECTS Favor.
able Comment.

Paris, April 5.-The reply of the
United States to Germany on the
reparations question has given the
greatest satisfaction to French Of
fetal circles, where it is regarded
as finally closing the door to all
escape by Germany from meeting
her liabilities under the treaty of
Versailles.
Premier BRAND is expected to
make an allusicn in a speech in the
senate this afternoon to this and
other matters of interest to the
United States.
Newspapers Of this city devoted
much space today to the correspon-
dence between the American secre-
tary of state and the German for
eign minister. Most of them ex-
pressed great satisfaction with the
reply Of the American secretary
the only writer not taking this view
being "Pertinax" political editor OF
the Echo d'Paris, who found Sec
rotary Hughes remarks regarding
new German proposals t6the allies
not to be very opportune."
Or. Simon's memorandum" he
/ continued. simply repeats the old
German tactics, which consist in
avoiding the general problem and
dwelling upon methods of payment
Germany has been given a les.
son." declared the, Figaro" which
she must perforce understand"
LHomme ibre. says:
| Americas reply was peremptory
and decisive. Americas WORD
brings us great consolation in thu
most difficult hour Of our history
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
CITY employees
DRAW BACK PAY
About 60 Workers Had Salaries
Held Up-City Goes to Banks
for $4,000 Loan.

The city commissioners took up
a proposition Monday afternoon
which contemplates asking the
banks of Rock Island to lend an
additional $4,000 to defray ex-
penses of conducting the affairs OF
the municipality. s.
The new loan will make a total
of $215,OOO that the city has bor-
rowed from the banks in the last
year. The money is to be paid
back on the receipt of taxes for 1920.
The first payment of this tax money
was received April /, but $4,000
had to go to pay a bank loan and
a remaining $4,000 Of the tax
money was nearly expended in
bills allowed Monday
The tax levy called for payments
amounting to $315,037.50, and the
borrowing of $215,OOO was done on
tax anticipation warrants. After
paying this debt approximately
| 500, 900 will be left to the city.
| Renew Salary Payments.
Salaries were again allowed tt
, members of the IRE department
street department, inspectors ant
water works pumping station EN-
ployes in the last six. weeks. Tit
departments named had used VI
their appropriations and payments
could not be made from other funds
and the employees were compelled
to wait until money was receivet
on last years tax levy. The mex
payments on this levy will be re
ceived on May l, June l and July !
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
town DAMAGED
BY W|NDST0RM
Ten Houses Demolished at Whar
ton, Texas-Two Persons Arc
Slightly Injured.

Wharton, Texas, April 5.--Unit-
ed Press. damage estimated at
nearly $4,000 was done here early
today when a heavy windstorm
swept the town during a downpour
of rain. e.
Ten houses were completely de-
molished and two score others
damaged.
Two persons, both negro women
were slightly injured. Damage to
surrounding towns is feared. Wires
were torn down by the heavy wind
and communication was impossi.
BILE until nearly noon. The twist.
er" struck about $50 a. m.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
|KIWAN|S CLUB .
TO MEET CUBS
Vote to Attend Banquet to Major
Leaguers ut Masonic Tenn.
t pie In . Body.

Kiwanis club Of Rock Island
voted yesterday to attend the din
ner to the Chicago Cubs next Mon
day night at the Masonic temple in
a body. The banquet is being ar
ranged under auspices Of the Elk
change club.
At this meeting charter emblems
will be presented to Rock Island
and Davenport Exchange clubs
The Davenport club will Turn out
in full force. -...- ."
Reservations are coming in fast
Ticket sellers report big demand
1t is expected that several hun
ded baseball fans will be present
to greet the Cubs and express the
good will of the city for their sue
cess in the National league pen
nant chase.
Principal speaker Of the evening
will. be Horatio S. Earle. nationa
president of the Exchange. He is
, Detroit man, and was candidate
for governor of Michigan last No
vember.
M. H. Sexton of Rock Island vii
be another speaker, whom the fan!
will take great pleasure in hear
ing.
The dinner will be served a
$50 O'Clock. There will be NJ
need for haste. as the Cubs will
not leave for Chicago until mid
night. All who attend will hav,
opportunity to mingle with the ma
1 jor leaguers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
REFUSES NOTES
OF TESTIMONY
President OF New Jersey Central
Again Before Z. 5. Railroad 2
Labor Board.

Chicago. April 5.-W. G. Besler,
president of the Central of New
Jersey railroad, took the witness
stand again today at the railroad
labor board hearing, and immedi-
ately refused a request mad, by
Attorney Frank P. Walsh. counsel
for the unions. for the notes from
which Mr. Besler read yesterday in
commenting on national rules.
In this testimony Mr. Besler had
used such words as SILLY and vi
cious" in describing what he
thought of certain rules.
James NJ. Sheehan, counsel for
the railroads. cross-examined Bes-
Ter. questioning him particularly on
the Is rules of the national agree
ment, which Besler said yesterday,
were substantially. in effect on the
Central of New Jersey prior to gov
eminent control
Mr.. Besler's answers. were to the
effect that if these rules we're prop
eriy applied they were acceptable
but not as appli-d under interpre-
tations placed on them under the
United States railroad administra-
ton.