Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-05
Another Job.


The place in Los Angeles to se
the down and cutters and the VI
and corners in the motion pictur
business is at the Service Bureau
| had been too engrosed ia m,
own affairs on my former visit tt
notice much. AS | went up tn,
steps | thought | was in a panic
for fear my pictures were gone.
could not afford to lose forty-eigh
dollars. My hand closed yindic,
lively over my little good lucl
elephant and / said softly. IN
smash you on the pavement if
don't find them"
My gaze Travelled over a group
Of old men in shabby clothes lean
ing against the fence. Some OF
them were unshaven; others had
made an attempt at neatness and
cleanliness. They are the kind of
men one sees in pictures depict
ing the tramps, the gangsters and
the down-and- d-outers--the kind
that you find in the background,
in doorWays, and in mob scenes
Of the slums.
These types are wanted only oc-
cassionally so that these men are
able to make only very pre-
living. But they seem
satisfied just talking
among themselves. They never
'ealize that the world-the great,
,usy splendid worlds dead to
hem. They are the hoboes of the
picture business.
Two nattily dressed young chaps
an up the steps just ahead of me.
hey were dressed in extreme
ashton with the exception that
hey wore no hats-for it is quite
he fashion in Los Angeles and
hollywood for the young men to
conomize on hats. s,s
AS they passed men one said: !
No, | am not going to buy new I
at until / have to use it. | need
he money to take Jeanette to the
ocoanut Grove this week. She
as a new dress that she says is a |
ippin and she must show it there, !
My imagination spanned the (
ears. | wondered whether some
ay one would find these young
haps leaning against the fence
ltside of the Service Bureau or
ding down in their specially
lilt automobiles to the lot where
ley were starring.
This brought me back to myself
ith jerk, for l felt that If I
I'd lost the pictures it would set
e back a long way on my am
tious trail to the starlit heights.
| walked through the hallway,
tered the second doorway at the
It and went directly toward the
shier's window, in front of
hich stood Mr.. Ballantyne slow
turning over my picture /
uld not see his face, but he was
interested that he did not hear
until I stood beside him.
you should be more careful of
ese, Miss Winston"
AT first it gave me another lit
thrill to think he had remem-
red my name and connected it
tn my face. did not realize
mediately that my name was on
outside of the box.
These pictures are very good.
would pay you to leave one or
Q OF them at each OF the stu
IS. l would like two of them
this office"
Take those you like best, Mr..
llantyne. | was just starting
with them to the studios"
Why not go to the Kalsey
Idio, Miss Winston? / think |
" are to need quite a number |
good looking young people day |
er tomorrow. l would like to |
d you out, but We do not handle |
casting Of their atmosphere. |
heir set is filled. call us" |
With this he turned and went |
the stairs to his office. |
caught a red car as soon as |
slble. |
.rrivfng at the Kalsey studio, |
as asked by man in a khaki |
form with large star on the |
u OF his coat, whom I wanted |
ZEE. stated my business and