The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-10
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! men CIYECMEFS
CONFIDENCE VOTE
State Senator Walker Re-
flutes Story Of His
Candidacy.
WARNS OF MONOPOL
Ince Fears Trust and Pleads
For High Ideals in
Industry
WARNS OF MONOPOL

Denying that he was a candidate
for any office within the Motion
Picture Theater owners OF Amer
lea and branding the story that he
would take the office as president
of the organization at, a salary of
$4,000 year as n cheap fabrica-
ton State Senator James J.
Walker. of. New York. yesterday
made answer to President Sidney
S. Cohen. Of New York. In two
hour speech on the floor of the con-
vention at the Washington Hotel
The speech OF Senator Walker
followed an attack on him made on
the floor of the convention Monday
by President Cohen of the organ
ization.
Walker. who had been national
counsel of the organization at a
salary OF $1,000 a month, was re-
Gently dismissed. and in his speech
he dwelt at some length on his dis
m:sasl. He declared he was NOT
able to learn whether he was dis
missed, for, although he had re-
ccived a letter notifying him Of his
discharge, he later received a letter
from President Cohen announcing
that he was not dismissed.
submits Resignation.
But II there Is any doubt about
my position. I hereby. in open con-
vention. respectfully here and now
submit my resignation" Walker
declared.
81 deny that | have given any
body permission to quote ME as
being a candidate and the published
report OF my candidacy at $4,000
a.year is>cheap fabrication
Following Senator Walkers
speech, President Cohen directed
several remarks at him, but at this
point a resolution was offered for
a vote of confidence to Cohen ana
was later amended to include Sem
ator walker and amid deafen!nS
cheers the resolution was adopted
and the threatened break in the
ranks OF. the motion picture men
was averted.
Ince Asks High Ideals.
a plea for high ideals within the
motion picture industry and
warning against the danger Of
monopoly were issued by Thomas
II. Ince. the prominent producer.
upon his arrival here yesterday to
attend the convention of the mo-
| ton picture men.
Ince issued statement which
| reads in part:
Days Of real progress are ahead
| We will have better pictures be-
cause there will be no place for
trash. We will have bigger thea
ters because motion pictures have
reached dignity and an impor-
lance requiring the finest presen-
tation.
| Henry CrnndalI Entertains.
The pitfall before our industry
| is monopoly. ! sound no sensational
cry against trusts and unfair COM
petition. but there Is at work with
/ in our industry a subtle and dan
Gerous effort to throttle the indie
pendent producer and independent
/ exhibitor by fair means or foul
/ to the ends OF unrestricted control
That condition would mean stag
nation at first then ruination. We.
who have preserved our indepen-
| denCe, must guard il at all costs.
! The coming season will bring
greater pictures to the screens of
the world than ever and the de-
/ velopment must go forward"
Delegates to the convention and
| their wives were guests OF Harry
NJ. Crandall at a special showing
! Of the current attraction at. the
Metropolitan Theater Lawrence
Beatus is chairman of the enter
tainment committee.
ton picture producer. and Richard
Barthlemess, popular film star. will
attend the exhibit of motion picture
supplies and accessories at the COLI
scum. Ninth and Pennsylvania ave-
rue. tonight. The exhibition is be-
| ing held in connection with the
convention of the Motion Picture
Iheater Owners of America,
lnce and his wife arrived in
washington yesterday, Barthle-
mess will arrive in washington at
$50 o'clock tonight from New York.
Announcement was also made that
hope Hampton will attend the ex-
hibit on Friday night.
The exhibit. to which the public
is invited. features the most mod
ern motion picture accessories and
supplies at a score of booths. Ad-
mission Is free.
Among the exhibitors and those
In charge of the booths. are: Mills
novelty Co.. Chicago. musical in
struments II. S. Mills. in charge:
STANLEY Frame Co. New York, A.
kronicher: Federal Electric Co.
Chicago, E. S. Grandin; American
seating Co. Chicago. E. B. Myers:
Lloman-Sprayer Co. New York,
william Libman; Pathe Film Co.
H. clinton Robbins, Vitagraph. Eu-
gene Wilson; Universal. NJ. ].
CLICK; Select Pictures Corporation.
Louis Re'chert: Frye-Gard Manu-
featuring Co., Leo C. Lewis; Para
mount Publishing Co. NJ. w. Bene-
diet: Spencer Turbine Co., Hartford.
Conn, Fred A Wright; The Iva
dion, musical. Instruments; Sydney
Lust and Burton Collver; Aladdin
Portable Motion Picture Machines,
Malone, N. Y, william G. Linton.
local representatives. Simplex Mo-
ton Picture Machine; Webster
Electric Co., B. F. Porter: Bartola
Musical Instruments, Daniel Bar
ten; Mov-Ezy, Lewisburg, Pa, F. C.
Ioole; Metro Films II. Burke; Mo-
tiograph Projecting Machines. w.
z. Calm. Selinger's jewelry. Mrs.
Selma Klein; w. w. Kimball Co.,
organs. w. B. Miner and A. K.
Howell; Rudolph wurIitzer, organs;
Hodkinson Pictures, William Air
eye; Fox Pictures. J. S. / Hebrew,
National Carbon Co, Cleveland,
Ohio, w C. Kunznlan.. Kollmorgan
Optical Co; Washington ,ITheater
supply Co. Ahe--Dfesuer;% Auto
Ticket Register Corporation. New