New-York tribune., 1922-01-19
Hays Puts Name
On Contract for
$15O,OOO aYear
Telephones Harding and
Suggests Formal Resigna-
ton From Cabinet Be
Submitted at This Time
New Duties Begin March 4.
Picture Producers Declare
Postmaster General Ex-
ac''y Leader They Need

Noviol.rd.e ,..
tion ,nfor,',,,,, ''oSu 'i''''.aho P'1"uc-
viii v.,s I''1'''e' ucaNc IT. 10
,orda,, ,'ho 'Nu'"eu o' 'e''u'o'd yes,
,.bi,,h r'o,.a 9a''u''S ~ 'apIc VT
dr,cors of the s,,"n, 1u. Ime l'"o'nR pro-
a battery of cl;cl',,,1 '; " 'an'" anu ia..1s
news cameras Postmnstcr t;onc,nI WI,
Ii. HAYS signed tho contract bv vb;ch
he Is to be the supreme head nl tho in
dustry for three vcars-at SEQ 600 =
year.
II required exactly forty-lwo seconds
to film the production, from tho initial
bow of Nh Hays as he dr/aticallv
lifted gold-ilirrccd pen to the time
'hat he set IT down again and gradually
out '''' 10 N''" " " S"'''"g "'aoc-
rho .r+,,c n,o,o.,,, ,,
onnrtod an tho '',.' N"',u ~, IRE
lsor Strd;n. w. .i'N o' '"o ,lieal' ~!
fifth street arc IA he rloa ,'" -,
vaults o{ tho n,.J'oo', '', n'.o., W. '"'
ch,vos." if uas annouu.od 81
Comnlotion of Iho coutr.rt , Ill.,,
culm,nation of d,, ,,assoJ l'. ~. ,,,'
Havs win thc rroducore p|r'eu ;,, uS w.
tho "hirh lie.btr' of n,o,,;a1e,, S''.s ,I ~
nroh,onas ''I"ts ato - ,Lo''eao'll ana us
=. Uoisi''9' ,'a'e III 'ne AFTERNOON he
sa;d and ~ ;nfes tes,uine i. ,Haiolhg, ~ was
much rle.sod ',l u NV 'Is tha i'rn .na. ne was wa
n;t,,a+;a,, aS.,1.l ,,,1, .nu 'cspeo'S o. 'he
.,:';' l'9hou "ncV"cr ~ "ouid cause
to, - La s,nI "'S'ne''' at ashlng
- ~" ,l;a - -; ,; .'eu HIS lofh'a' resignation
'' ,r,l vnIs .il'e;
,,1;oi ti,at at0'usu. Is reported TO nave re,
bl'e" sna.' "nf'e snch decision would
~, ,i"''ei o. 'h"cn reEret 10 MN, ne
aLn.aa, l,,'v ',,n' nc ulo noc WISH TO place any
9os'ac'e IN the way of Mr.. Hays if he
n
peSc advantage. President Harding
requested, however, that he continue to
serve IN his official capacity until
March q, so that he "might complete a
full year as Postmaster General"
Dinner Given for Hays
Mr.. llavs agreed to this. Tho prcs;-
dent also told Mr.. Uays if was ss;d
that he will announce Inc name of hi
successor in February.
At night the producers gave q dinner
to Mr.. IIavs at Delmon;co's Th;s ojso
was secret. SO far as nrcss renrosento 0
tion was concornod ca tbot - po',1J .t
be ascertained whothcr no n;ana ola ''J' de
resistance was filet m;onon or c,,stord
pic. Tho FOLLOWING tyno,rr;tar ~us stato %" -
mont. under Mr.. EIavs's s;cnaturo woe
issrod ''e '"'"io' was
Il have signed contract to se,.vo no
the executive hoad of y nst;or.l ossn7 t'
citation of motion picture producers and
distributors, which viii be formed '''''
"The purpose of this association will
be TO attain and to maintain tho h;,h ~
est possible standard Of motion n;nt,,ro
production and to develon to tha a'b;nt' y; OH
est noss;hlo dor,no ~ o'up , ~ ."c ''s"-
cationa] valno Of tbe ;ndns4r, i"e4 '' anu cuu-
81 believe in thc oarncstras. @ &C +,,o
producers determination to carr,, omt omt
these nurnoses .,r',"'sUn a,d a, y ~ varry OUT
the possibilities of vrrv Iarrn ro0,J nl,ur ~
and successful consummation nv as sor'
vice will begin immcdiatclv ftor Marc,
next @''N- -''"' :"
Confidence in ruture
The follow;nr s+oton,ov4 hao,
names of adni ''a.eine1E, ,D?eeaarlng the
Afa,.cnc " ',. lnuo'Pl Iuhol. Wllilam FoX,
Cole colo San,oI 'oVeT' cTH, nGM's D. oc'znlcK' II. Z.
nIe a,ea ''aa''u.' ,r.s "onuMyn ana Carl Laem-
.Tt "iSo is ,';.n TIs I,sen out:
and pride that we wo ,rbn bnsbsv bsv sa.'srace'oh
ca o',' pa 'os .,'al we, VINO nave represent