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ocre. A directors salary is commonly
around $500 week
Players of small parts, who may appear
only once and then get killed off, are paid
by the day, s15 and up The extra people
get from SIS to SIS day, the customary
rate being $3.50, and the atmosphere
persons with no training, who add num-
bers or color to mob scenes-$3 a day. The
best camera men receive 5000 a week.
Many of them float from studio to studio
but some of the directors and players in
sist on having the same one for each pic
ture. Mary Pickford always calls for
Charles Kosher, as he has proved that he
best knows how to attain the effects she
desires.
Do the actors save anything? Bankers
OF Hollywood told me that the number OF
those who do Is larger than might be sup
posed Charley Chaplin is credited with
having the largest deposits. He has cash
balance of 100000 in one of the Holly
wood banks. The returns from each of his
pictures are credited to separate accounts.
His financial man is his secretary. WILL
ldil .. mart anu rItuSllCh dIo
among the many others who make regular
deposits and fewer Withdrawals. The
spendthrifts are like so many Coal Oil
Johnnies. without training in the use OF
money, without taste or imagination, they
fling their dollars along the line of least
resistance They overdress, they give
garish parties. they put special bodies on
the most expensive automobiles (Arbuckle's
$4,000 chariot was inlaid with gold), they
repair between pictures to the Tia Juana
race track. just across the Mexican line.
and go broke.
! had supposed before going to Holly
wood that any star possessing less than
nine automobiles was ostracized. but /
heard Of none with more than four Chap
lin. as heretofore mentioned, has two
Mary Pickford two, Betty Compson two,
Harold Lloyd four, one of them Ford.
Lloyd lives In Los Angeles with his father
and brother and sister-in-law and their
baby. His servants are a cook, valet and
chauffeur.
Mary Pickford supports children's
home in Los Angeles with the proceeds OF
her photographs. which her secretary
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Mary Pickford Highest
Paid Hollywood Player

The highest paid players on continuous
weekly salary were Mary Pickford, Charley
Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, all Of
whom are now producing on their own ac-
count william s. Hart, whose salary was
SO. 900 week, has also become producer.
A famous opera singer made three pictures
and received $4,000 for each Of them. The
highest paid salaried actor in Hollywood
at the present time, according to informa-
ton given me, Is Mary Miles Minter. 1
was told that her contract with Famous
Players-Lasky calls for five pictures at the
graded rate OF 100000, $4,000, $4,000,
$4,000 and $4,000 a picture. She has
made her last production, so that roughly
she has earned $250,O00 year. Another
ton salaried celebrity is Pauline Frederick.
she had contract at $500 week, but
was told that when retrenchment set In
she acquiesced in a reduction to $4,000 a
week. Betty Compson, on five year con-
tract at $4,000 a week, also accepted a re-
duction. also heard that Wallace Reid
had been reduced from s1,750 to s1,250 a
week, but this, in view OF the fact that he
is now one OF the greatest drawing cards
at the film theaters, seems improbable.
Rodolph Valentino who has recently
found great demand for his services, has
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just signed contract with Famous Play
ersLasky at $1,000 a week for the first
year. $4,000 for the second and $4,000 for
the third. Harold Lloyd gets a lump sum
for each picture and percentage of the
profits over certain sum. His personal
fortune is estimated at $350,000.
The public has an impression that
Charley Chaplin is under contract at "a
million year" The fact is that the dis
tributor, First National Pictures, agreed to
pay him 100000 for eight pictures, and
IL has taken him five years to make them.
This makes his average return only $685.
900 picture and 100000 a year. Out of
this Chaplin pays the cost of production,
averaging about 100000 picture. At this
rate his net return per picture is $65,000.
with income tax to be deducted. / sup
pose he also has a percentage interest in
the distributors profits, which would swell
the sum considerably, but even so Holly
wood knows that Chaplin's fortune is not
what it is generally thought to be. He
takes his time in turning out one of his
comedies He is tired of slapstick and
meringue pies and doesn't care who knows
it, and stays away from his studio as much
as possible while the expense mounts up
just the same. The dog that he used in
filming "A Dogs Life grew from puppy
hood to maturity before the picture was
done Toward the end they had to fake
that is, to place the camera further away
in order to make the dog appear to be the
same size as when the production was
started.
What Mary Pickford makes is a secret
among herself, her mother, who is her
business manager, and the income tax bu-
reau. 1t does not amount to 900 a
year Friends in Hollywood believe that
recently she and her husband have each
been netting about 100000. After fifteen
years on the legitimate and movie stage
Miss Pickford Is worth about s3,000,000.
She is wise investor. Fairbanks Is not a
great saver, or has not been up TO this
time. He spends enormous sums on his
productions "The Three Musketeers" cost
not far from s750,000
Conrad Nagel, one Of the newer leading
men or considerable experience on the
legitimate stage, has salary Of $3.50 a
week. This is above the leading mans
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sends to applicants upon payment OF 20
cents. Fairbanks never drinks intoxicants.
He smokes a pipe when he feels like it..
No liquor is served in their home except
at formal dinners. They are rarely seen
at social affairs. In the evening they see
a new film in their own home Charley
Chaplin drops in and plays the violin.
Fairbanks amuses the guests with new
acrobatic stunt and when the guests are
gone reads history and biography to fa-
miIiarize himself with the requirements Of
his next picture.
Charles Ray, who married out of the pro-
fession (Mrs. Ray sings and paints), has
two automobiles. He has the reputation
of being one OF Hollywood's hardest work.
ers, but is seen at an occasional garden
party In the summer His father was a
conductor on the Santa Fe. The jovial
Tom Mix has fortune in fancy hatbands
and spurs and drives a wicked car One of
his friends described 1t: "A cross between
a battleship and Sousa's band, with his
name on the door, like Painless Parker"
Hollywood Night Life
Quiet and UnIntereSting
Eric Won Stroheim has three automobiles,
as has Priscilla Dean, who lives in the
Hollywood foothills.
promised to report on the night life OF
Hollywood. AS indicated, the streets are
pastorally quiet The two big social mob
scenes are the Tuesday night dance at the
Ambassador. between Hollywood and Los
Angeles, and the Thursday night dance at
the Hollywood Hotel. The latter was
rather jamboreeish at one time, but has
been denatured. The Ambassador dance
will be mentioned later. The real cutups
go to such places as the Sunset Inn on the
road to Santa Monica, miles from Holly
wood Two rather noted actresses played
q game Of strip poker there last summer,
but at the next to the last moment an actor
in policeman's uniform rushed in and ar
rested them. The Ship. an eating place In
Venice, on the ocean, is also we'll patron
lied No liquor Is sold on the premises,
was solemnly assured, but In this bootleg
gers paradise that need be no deterrent
Hollywood itself, in addition to few res
turants, only one OF which Is open all
night has few tearooms and that ex
hausts the list.
There is space only for brief listing OF
some of Hollywood's many fine activities in
which the screen workers share. In the
Bowl, natural amphitheater seating $500
persons. outdoor spcctacles are staged.
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r N the old days it was the habit of some
producers and their press agents to
exaggerate for publication the sal
aries of their stars, but the chastening Of
Hollywood has brought about d realization
that this was a silly business-bad for the
star, bad for his associates. bad for the
whole industry.
How much do the picture players get?
In many instances it is impossible to learn
the real figures They are a secret be-
tween the star and the one or two indi-
viduals with whom the contract was made
This secrecy has enabled the imaginative
actor and publicity man to soar as high
as they pleased without challenge Also
the methods Of payment are so diverse as
to make estimation of amounts difficult
Some players have a weekly drawing ac
count and a percentage of the profits
Some get fiat weekly salary under
yearly or long term contract. Some
are paid by the week for the period
required for the making of the picture;
when the picture is finished the salary
stops. Some of the biggest stars produce
their own pictures and take all the profit
or loss, as the case may be. OF these some
finance their own productions and others
are financed by the corporations which
distribute the films.
One thing is certain and that is within
the last year there has been marked
lowering of salaries throughout the motion
picture ranks, amounting In some in
stances to more than so per cent A sage
of Hollywood thus summarized the present
salary situation:
'This Is an Ell Dorado for few, grub
stake for many and a Dead Mans Gulch
for many others. l know we'll known
actors and actresses whose salaries appear
to be fabulous but who would be better
off II they had steady jobs at 800 week
One OF these is leading woman who gets
$500 week. That sounds like $25,000 a
year. The fact is that the moment a
picture is finished she gets nothing, and
sometimes she is idle for months between
pictures know a star who has a Pack
ard car but no money to buy gasoline. A
leading woman with male star got 5000
a week for four weeks and then nothing
for four months. Sometimes a player Of
a striking type Is catapulted into promi-
nence by one picture, but then she can't
find another picture suitable to her pecu-
liar personality and she Is out OF a job for
five months"
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average, the reason being that Nagel not
only can act but looks like an aristocrat.
Katherine Macdonald has her own COM
pany and gets $4,000 picture from First
National. Mabel Normand got at one time
$4,000 a week / don't know what her
present contract with Mack Sennett calls
for. Here are some actual figures that
we're given me under pledge that the
names would not be used:
well known star, homely man who
does homely, heart interest stories but is
not just now in the pictures, had two
year contract at $4,000 a week. A well
known character man, in constant demand,
works by the picture at $4,000 and $4,000
a week. A leading woman who is popular
with the public receives $400 a week, but
misses a good many weeks between pic
lures. noted character actor ranked as
a star is paid $1,000 or $4,000 week. A
featured leading woman under FIVE year
contract gets $3.50 week the year around
man who has been before the camera
only year but has a thorough stage
training is under contract at $500 week.
A juvenile lead gets $3.50 week, with pro-
vision for an annual increase. A seven
teen-year-old ingenue, one year in the pic
lures draws $50 a week. A character
woman in steady demand for grand
dame" parts gets s100 week on a long
term contract: character man playing
small parts SIS
Stock Players Salaries
Generally Below $500
The salaries of stock players under CON
tract range as a rule from $125 to $500
week IL takes an exceptional man or
woman to rise above $500 Fancy salaries
are often paid to outsiders engaged to play
leads with the regular stock companies.
Salaries also vary with the prosperity of
the producer and sometimes depend on his
personal whim. The present tendency Is
away from the fancy salary and toward
Standardization. The day OF the $4,000
week star Is passing. The players are also
being held to stricter studio discipline.
Contracts are being drawn so as to compel
the player to give undivided attention to
work and to discourage costly vacillations
due to temperament or big head.
In writing of salaries / have not taken
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who was murdered, got
$1,250. He was regarded
as an uneven performer"
Some of his pictures were
masterpieces; others medi-
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oPRSt ACAe
Katherine
MacDo
declared by
ex-Presi-
dent Wilson
to be the
most beau
tiful film
star. She
is often in
Hollywood T;
Right:
Richard Dix
adniring a
landscape
painted by
his mother;
Upper
Right: 1t is
said that
Jim, the
bootblack,
knows more
about Hol-
lywood
than any
other resi-
dent, but
he does not
talk;
Left
Two Holly
wood dog
actors un-
besnirched
by scandal.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-06-06
Danville

The dosth Of Mrs. Marion Hunt,
wife of Eugene Hunt, occurred
Monday May %, at Brightiook hos
pital Marion Frye Tice, daughter
Of Charles and Martha Tice was
born April 4, 1863 March %, 1892
she was united IN marriage to Eu1
gene Hunt. She is survived by her
husband, three children, Mrs. Edna
Page, Marion and Evelyn, two
grandchildren, Foster and Barbara
Page, one sister Martha Cass of
Windsor, Conn, two brothers
Charlie Tice of Fitchburg, Mass,
and George Tice, of St. Johnsbury.
All were able 10 attend the funeral
which was held at the Methodist
church. Rev. David Hickland Of
ficiated. Mrs. Hunt was a faithful
men Der of the Pythian Sisters, w.
c. T. U. and the Grange. The
Pythian sisters took charge of the
service at the grave.
The past week has been a very
busy one for the students at Phil
fps academy ard panville high
school. Monday evening the seniors
held picnic at W est Barnet. We'd
nesday evening the annual alumni
banquet was held at the Congrega-
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West Barnet

Mrs. Blanche Pierce has come
to spend the summer with her
mother, Ms. Clara Cannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bridge of St.
Johnsbury visited at Arthur Roy's
recently.
Mrs. Flora Somers and John
SomerS were in st. Johnsbury Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Nelson,
Nettie Olson, Milo McLaren, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Warden and A. C.
Ritcnie and family wer in Ryegate
to attend the funeral of John Nc
Lam Friday.
DR.. F. f. Farmer of st. Johns
bury was in town Monday.
Mrs. Isaac Choate and family
visitel at Paul Morrison's Tuesday.
Mrs. Clement and Mrs. Hamilton
and children of Danville visited at
O. B. EXley's Tuesday.
Miss Atlanta Fields is with her
sister, Pearl Choate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McLaren.
Wr, and Mrs. Ralph Somers and
Madam SomerS we're in Groton
Tuesday evening to attend the
play
Miss Marion Boles is at her sum-
mer home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carter and
two daughters of Tilton, N. H.,
were the guests of his mother, Mrs.
Julia Carter, over Decoration.
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tional church. Rev. George W. Hyl-
ton, of ST. Johnsbury was the plin-
cipal speaker OF the evening.
Thursday afternoon the Com
mencement exercises were held at
the Congregational church. DR..
Charles Plumley, President of Nor
witch University, gave the address
Of the afternoon. Those graduating
were Mildred Gadapee, valedictor-
ian, Evelyn Brickett, salutatorion,
Valma ingalls,, Jack Currier, Gen
eva Smith, Marion Brown, Char
les McCosea Archibald Blackador
Carl Page, Irene Plant. The class
will was given by Geneva Smith,
class prophecy, Jack Curlier, class
History, Marion Brown. Thursday
evening the senior reception IVES
held at the X. P. hall.
w. C. Heath bought the Silas
Bovee house last week and sold it
to Fred Jensen of North Danville
who is planning to occupy it soon.
The county school closed May
26. Those winning prizes for the
year were: Ralph NJ. Simons for
perfect attendance, Darwin l..
Somers, missing only one and one
ha4f days. Marguerite L. Albiser
for spelling missing only one word.
And Ralph NJ. Simons for highest
marks
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Commencement Week at
Lyndon Institute
Continued from Page l


X. Gregg, Weathersfeld; William
S. Hall, Lyndonville; Lewis w.
Hamlin, Lyndonville; Elizabeth
N. Harris, Lyndon Center; Caro-
lyn M. Hill, Cabot; Vernon A.
Hill, Newport; Harley A. Hunter,
LyndonVille.
Ruby NJ. LaBay, Lyndonville;
Edna B. LaLiberty, Burke; Ker-
nit S. Libbey, Lyndonville; Harry
S. Liberty, Lyndonville; Leo ?.
Mcclure, Lyndonville; Reginald
NJ. Martin, Lyndonville; Kathleen
VI. Newman, West Burke; Regi-
maid F. circuit, East Burke; Rob-
ert X. Pierce, Lyndon; Albert J.
Rice, Burke; Albion J. Rice,
Burke; Margaret C. Scallon, Lyn-
donville; Frank H. Scott, Lyn-
donville; Donna B. Sherburne,
Lyndonville; Eunice r. Silsby,
Lyndonville; Carl G. Simpson,
Lyndon Center; Elsie C. Under
wood, East Hardwick; Blanche G.
Walter, Newark; Mary l.. War
den, Barnet; Jay ID. Wark, Lyn-
donville; Bessie r. Warner, East
Burke; Revillo A. Wetherbee,
Lyndon; Russell w. Wood, Lyn-
donville; Edward K, Wright, Lyp-
donville
Other events of the week are as
follows:
Tuesday, June 6, Sewing exhibit
of the Home Economics Depart
ment, at the Town Hall, from to
5 p. m. Graduation Ball in Music
hall, at 8 p. m.
Wednesday, Alumni banquet and
reunion, in The Congregational
vestry, at $50 p. m.
Thursday, June 8, Glass Day
exercises, on the Institute lawn, at
2 p. m.
Friday, June 9,,baseball game
between the Alumni and students,
on the campus, at 2.3O.
Graduation exercises in Music
hall, at 8 p. m. with an address
by Prof. James P. Richardson of
Dartmouth college, Hanover, N.
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Haswell Chapter No. II, R. A. M.
Stated convocation 730 p. M,
Friday, June 9th, 1922. Business.
Called convocation 7.30 p. m,
Saturday, June 10th, 1922.
Work r A. degree.
Zeno S. Waterman, E. II. P.
r. A. Pearl. Sec'y.
PASSUMPSIC LODGE NO 27. F.
& A. M.
Called communication Thursday
evening, June s, at 7 O'Clock. Work
NJ. NJ. degree. Lunch will be served
Visiting bretheren welconme.
Renwick Fl. Cutting, W. NJ
Fred H. Dolloff, Secy.
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Evening star., 1922-06-07
Ginger Ale
Sarsapariua
Birch Beer
Root Beer
"Well!" said the little Eskimo,
''Iu tell you all about it,

bles that gave it life. And at the next feast
the Prince won the Kings daughter with the
wonderful new beverage, which fulfilled all
the Kings conditions.
"'And what is the name of this beautiful
golden liquid?' asked the King when the
feast was over.
"But the Prince had walked into the
garden with the Kings daughter, and there
was no answer.
so, my dears, we must assume that then
and there was discovered the universal bev-
erage, Ginger Ale-the one of which we say,
eThey all like it,
Evening star., 1922-06-07

shevism. That would be the worst
thing that could happen to u.s.
So far Germany has failed to fol-
low the example of CZechosloTakia ia
and other countries in abolishing the
many superfiuous holidays, remnants
of the kaiser regime. and so Whit
sunday tPentecosO was observed in
Germany by all the industrial as well
as political machinery coming 10 a
complete standstill for three whole
days, regardless Of the serious finan-
cial situation, about which the news
papers are continuously writing.
Everybody, from Chancellor Wirtn
down to the humble workingman,
laid off and went into the country
Strange to say, the socialist parties,
which otherwise are very quick in
criticising the government, have not
yet demanded that these holidays be
done away with, although they are
well aware that. taken in connection
with the strikes. they cause the an
nual productive time to run into
weeks, if not months
Evening star., 1922-06-07

on account of the holidays, public
interest still centers in the question
as to whether Germany will get an
international loan. Most of the news
papers agree that Germany has about
one chance in getting even moder-
ate loan, and that with so many con-
ditions tied to it that Germany will
probably think 1t over .ong time
before accepting.
Russ-German Alliance Talk BOsh.
Former Ambassador Berastorf ex-
presses the view in the Boersen Cou-
rier that If the loan were launched
in the United States as a "disarma-
ment loan" the people might sup
port it,
1T must be made clear" the diplo-
mat continues, that all this talk
about Russo German military al
lance is bosh. In case of serious
trouble. what would Russia be otner
than what Turkey was-a moral
financial and military handicap
which would queer us with all other
nations? Then, too. | cannot imagine
such military pact without Ger
many herself falling q prgV IN i,o1 =
Evening star., 1922-06-07
CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS.
Examinations for Vacancies An.
nounced by Commission.

announced that examinations will be
held to fill vacancies in the follow
ing: Organic chemist (male). Philip
pine service. at 5000 pesos a year;
radio inspector. bureau of navigation,
gineer. office of the chief of air serv-
ice. Washington, D. c., at $4,000 a
year. In addition to the basic salaries
named above the bonus of $40 a
month will be allowed for most posi-
tions the salary of which does not ex-
ceed $4,000 d year. Full informatio
and application blanks may be OBJ
tanned at the office of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission. 1924 + street.
Evening star., 1922-06-07
QUITS GOVERNOR RACE.
Mayor Oles Of Youngstown Not
to Run in Ohio.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, June T.,
Mayor George L. Oles has announced
his withdrawal as a candidate for in
dependent nomination for governor
of Ohio, giving as reasons that
youngstown needed him more" and
press of private AFFAIRS, Oles had
said he would tour the state with
box car full of red fire" for the
governorship nomination.
Evening star., 1922-06-07

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Evening star., 1922-06-07
ELKS TO AID ARMENIA.
New York State Convention
Moves to End Turk Persecution.

SYRACUSE, N. Y. June IA reso-
luton. pledging support of 10000
Elks of the state to the cause OF
Armenia in its oppression by the
Turks was passed by the New York
State Association of Elks Lodges IN
annual session here yesterday. The
resolution, unanimously adopted. asks
President Harding to use at once his
influence to have the European pow
ers compel Turkey to cease its perse-
cutions, and that the United States
help the cause of the Armenians.
Evening star., 1922-06-07

In Surrey, England, is model farm
conducted solely by women. The
holding consists of nearly 100 acres
Of land, with one main house and
several cottages in which the work.
ers live.
Evening star., 1922-06-07

"T ONG. long ago there was a King whose
- boast it was that he had the best feasts
that men could devise or cooks could cook.
He had beautiful daughter, as all Kings
of olden time had. When she was old enough
the King announced that he would give his
daughters hand to him who would bring
new beverage that would be as beautiful as
golden sunlight, would be icy-cold and hot
at the same time, would sparkle and live
through a whole feast, and which, while it
quenched the thirst of the moment, would
awaken desire for it in young and old, rich
and poor, male and female.
"And in due time it came to pass that a
handsome young Prince, aided by an old
wizard, brought some roots from one island.
some canes from another, and some fruits
from third. From below the ground, he
drew the living waters of magic spring.
Then the old wizard blended the essences Of
the root and the fruits, sweetened them to
nicely and infused the whole with the bub-
Evening star., 1922-06-07

More than half the states have hon
ored Washington with u county bear