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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02
Desert Mirage
Encountered by
Movie Company

Tho Mojave desert which Is the
background 81 the action In The
Code OF the Wilderness" the David
Smith production which Is being Tea.
turrd al tho Hcilig for a week. Il
celebrated FOR ~ mirages.
Many n director inexperienced Ia
desert troubles has selected a location
in the evening that showed nothing
but a vast stretch Of waste sand.
growing nothing but n little cactus
and some Mild sage. The next nom
ing on arrival on location ready 10
shoot has found background or
mountains. lakes. palms. which soon
disappeared leaving the director
puzzled
Director David Smith and the com
pany Of Vitagraph players including
Alice Calhoun. John Bowers. Alan
Hale. Charlotte Merriam. Kitty Brad.
bury and Otis Harlan. Witnessed sev.
eral miraEes during the production.
These miragcs are caused by the
lower stra,a Of air becoming OF n de-
cidedly different temperature from
the higher strata so shat the sky can
objects IN the upper strata arc seen
by reflection from the plain. The sky
appears like water and the clouds.
distant mountain peaks and trees are
distorted into queer shapes and forms
oftentimes inverted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02
Unknown Purple
Reaches Screen

one OF the outstanding mystery
pictures OF the year promises 10 Be
The Unknown Purple" which the
r. r. o. studios have Just complet.
cd. following It's adaptation from the
Broadway stage success by Roland
West and Carlyle Moore
The story IS an unusual one. com.
blning the marriage triangle with n
crook mystery plot, and has been
branded BY critics as one Of tho fin
est pictures Of the mystery type yet
produced,
The lovers Of mystery drama,
thrills and chills. couldn't find any.
thing more satisfying" says the
Film Daily's critic. while the Los
Angeles Evening Express reports &
as ''sure.fire mystery drama.
packed TO the limit with ingenious
compliments OF thrills. romance and
cleveriy devised suspense"
Henry Il. walthall, who stars. Is
said TO have his greatest role since
he played the little colonel in THE
Birth OF a Nation" while others in
the cast are Alice Lake. Ethel Grey
Terry. Helen Ferguson. Stuart
Holmes and Johnny Arthur.
The Seattle premiere Of the az.
traction IS slated early in Septem.
Der.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02
Valentines
Film Return
Is Big Event

Rudolph Valentine has three big
l0yo acenea in The motion picture YER
zion Or Booth Tsrkington's story
Monsieur Beaucairt." which O. hav-
Ing itr initial showing az the Strand
Two of them are with Bebe Daniels
and one Is with Doris Kenyon. All
three are what studio officials term
highpowered."
Valentino proves. IN his three love
scenes that be has not lost any Of
the ability % make love. which has
made him one u the most faseinat.
ing and compelling screen stars Of to-
day. Ills nrst scene with the PHniess
Bcbe Daniels ends unsuccesafully
and sends him 10 Bath. England.
There he meets tho lovely Lady Mar
Doris Kenyon and the heart Of this
young Frenchman fluttcTB momen.
tarlly But his flight Of fancy for the
the English lady also ends disaS.
troualy and back 10 France he goes
10 find that the love which he once
held for the Princess sim burns In
his breast The final love scene be.
tween the Duke and the Princess Is
said 10 be one Of the most tender and
most picturesque ever photographed
for motion picture.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02
Virginia Valli
Is Starred in
"Signal Tower

The difference between 'houne"
aud home" az applied 20 tho dwell,
ing place ~ man or woman Is
"a great deal-mustly IN the heart of
the woman
That difference "a ono Of the i'm
portant human interest angles In the
dramatic story or The signal Tow.
sr" starring Virginia Vail. and now
showing a. the Columbia
The Signal Tower tells OF the
love OF a woman for her home ana
tho apparent inability Of her husband
20 grasp the significance % her vari.
Gus whima In regard 20 home" n
n laid In the atmosphere OF a lonely
railroad junction.
Incidentally there II quite a bit OF
meaning IN that title. "The Signal
Tower" for there undoubtedly a. a
signal tower" IN any domestic uitua.
ton. Sometimes the signals are dis
regarded. sometimes not. depending
on tho couples understanding
Wadsworth Camp. widely known
short story writer. wrote the original
o. the screen play. His story won q
prize. as well M tho acclaim Of being
one Of the most convincing works OF
faction ever written Of persons IN the
more common walks 81 life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

comes In contact with on the
set.
MRS. VALENTINO tNatachn Ram.
lNl boyal Is Rudy's manager. She
Is an art designer Of fame. II viii
be remembered that tho romance
between these two started when Val.
ontino was working with Nazlmova
In Camille" Natnchn was at that
timo designing all tho magnificent
sets and costumes for the famous
actress.
uERE'S a brief review OF the Val.
IL cniino case: Rudolph Valen.
tino signed n throe.year contract
with Famous Players Lasl<y at n
salary OF 81 200 n week. He soon
discovered he was a tremendous box
office attraction and struck for
more pay. He didn't get II. Not
being able 10 break his contract, the
star was forced TO remain Idle from
the screen until this new decker.
Following The Sainted Devil" Val.
entino viii be ''at liberty" as far as
Famous Players Lasky are con.
cerned unless new contract Is
signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02
Warner Head
Visiting Here

One n The biggest gatherings o.
film exhibitors ever held IN Seattle
is expected 20 be on hand az wl.
lards this evening as the guests Of
l.. X Bnn. local distributor Of War
ner BrothsrF photoplays and The
Warner company.
Mr. Sam Warner. head Of the pro-
ductlon end Of the big corporation;
Mr. sam L. Morris and Miss Pearl
Heating win be Ine guests Of honor.
The three executives arc Visiting
Seattle for the purpose Of meeting
local and Northwestern exhibitor.
Invitations have been sent 70 800
exhibitors and acceptances are pour
ing into Mr. Brin's offices.
Mr Brin Is taking his guests 20
Wlllards IN order 10 be able 70 have
"A different" kind Of entertainment.
as music. dancing and stunts are
part Of the program in addition TO
the banquet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02
Broke" by Producing
Venture, Ray Starts Over

socallcd familiar country boy OF
Ray produciions-with which no
takes his punishment ana plans
hts comeback.
And punishment. ftnanc tally.
there has been aplenty for Ray
during his four years as producer.
dltsctoraetor- $4,000 Lost on the
nrst picture made and only six out
% 10 pictures successful.
And this experience. which Ray
has purchased az such cost
1t has brought me new qualities
believe" he declares Now 1
can paint with a broader brush.
ana a surer and more fearless one.
Il believed that each picture
should have lis message. I stil
do. But I have new ideas on tho
amount ~ sugarcoatlng necessary.
And the happy-ending. quite nee.
ossary Those IN the audiences.
each with his or her problem, prob.
ably derive aid and cheer from sec.
ing tho problems OF others happily
solved. So. financially. the happy
ending Is essential. artistically. well.
favorite OF an my pictures Is The
Girl Love- with ending other than
happy"
Thus Ray starts again az his be.
glnnlngs, reputation excluded. on
tho lncc lot with a series OF four
or perhaps six-pictures 90 be re.
leased thru Patho First Of them.
now being made. is Dynamite
smith"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02


and action those plots Ia which the
public loves him. his life story now
has arrived az that pitch where
FANS are won't 90 covcrily murmur.
oh. hope Il comes out an right
For Ray has chased idealsm.
found Il unhearahly costly, and now
has returned 20 Just where he
started. unknown, years ago,
Erstwhilc producer and director.
h Is again under the banner and
on the payroll OF Thomas II. lnce,
the man who raised him from bits
into parts and thence into stardom.
Life has lent a dramatic touch
by decrcclns that the first OF his
new pictures shall be written by
the same man. {, Gardner Sullivan.
who wrote The Coward" first OF
an pictures 10 bring Ray cut OF the
crowd. That was nearly a dozen
years ago.
When announced four years
ago that I intended becoming an
independent producer. many said.
'egotism' That was unkind and un,
just" says Ray
Il conceived a series OF pictures
which no producer would let me do
creations such as The Girl I Love
I thought the public would like
them. Al least l could not be sat.
isficd until l had tried them-and
my own wings.
Now have. and found was
wrong. But I've had experience OF
inestimable value. have satisfied
myself"
This Is the splrit-very similar
10 the spirit which animates the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

TUE romance OF respectable
= American business mani
That was the thing Sinclair Lewis.
Americas great fiction writer. Hot
out 10 do In Rabbit" That no
succeeded is attcsted by the way tho
book. the instant II was published.
rocketsd thru tho fiction skies, and
became tho best seller OF The year.
continuing TO interest tho reading
public when other hcraldod books
had flared out and died.
This story OF a typical middle
aged American buslneaa man who
hungercd after romance. who got
fed up with the chickering's Of his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

TT l don't miss my guess there Is
Il going 10 be late dinner await.
ing many Seattle hubby during
tho coming week There Is no use
talking. tho girls like Valentino. His
dancing in Tho Four Horsemen OF
Apocalypse" was splendid and he
showed signs OF being a real actor
in BLOOD and Sand and The
.sheik" Let's not mention The
Young Raiah."
.IITHAT is there about this young
w Italian actor that has made
him so popular. Capable actor7
Yes. Handsome7 Yes. But off.
hand / can name other young nc.
tors who have the same aualifica.
tons. There Is Ramon Novarro.
who Just cmopleted n weeks en-.
gagement az tho Liberty In THE
Arab" and Antonio Moreno. Just as
handsome and just as clever. How.
ever popular these two stars may
be. they aren't in II with this Val.
entino chap.
An actor who can stay of
the screen for two years and
still retain his popularity has
something besides good looks
and acting ability. The secret
OF Valentines success Is chiefly
due to his magnetic personality.
The late Wallace Reid Is the
only player who ever created
such furore among the ladies
as Valentino.
TIME shiek needed no publicity
i manager 10 keep him In the
llmelight during his absence. Movie
fan magazines were so deluged with
questions regarding the actor that
scarcely a month went by without
feature story regarding him.
| A friend who watched the
young actor work during scenes
OF Monsieur Beaucaire," In.
forms me that Valentino Is n
changed man. lie Is not aloof
nor upstagcy any more, and Is
most gracious with everyone he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

family. and who came back after
tasting the hltter-sweet OF n love
affair. has been transposod 20 the
screen by Warner Brothers The
Warner brothers. as you know, have
an astonishing number OF screen
successes 20 their credit.
This picture Is now the featured
offering nj tho Coliseum.
willard Lewis. who won His spurs
In beau Brummei." has the title
role. Ho is regular Bahbltt
Around him rs a splendid cast. some
% whose principals are Mary Alden.
Carmel Myers. Cissy Fitzgerald.
Gertrude olms;sad and Raymond
Mckee, Harry Beaumont directed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

pUMoR has II that Universal plans
~ 20 make q second Harold Lloyd
out OF Hoot Gibson. their fast-eom
Ing Western comique. A. any rate,
this glimpse Of Hoot IN The sawduht
Trail. which comes 20 the Hcllig
soon. would indicate that he Is dress
Ing along the ZANE lines az Harold
does.
Gibson has been becoming more
popular with fans In Seattle az well
an elsewhere in the country with
every new picture and now that Uni.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02
Watching the Screen
BY DAISY HENRY

D UDoLPH VALENTINO has returned to the Famous
IN Players-Lasky fold like good little boy After two
years absence from the due to the fact that the good
looking young actor would not live up to his contract with
this production company, Mr.. Valentino back in
gorgeous play said TO be quite the best ne has yet
appeared in Thru special agreement the actor makes two
pictures for Famous Players Lasky The first Monsieur
Beaucaire" is showing at the Strand beginning today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02
Screens Favorite
Negligent Husband

EWiS $. STONE has become
IL the scren's fayorite negligent
husband.
Having played this part with
great success in John NJ. stahrs
Why Men Leave Homo" and
The Dangerous Age" he now
brings 10 the directors latest pic
ture. Husbands and Lovers" n
finesso at overlooking hus-
bands domestic obligations that
stands out as an art In itself.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

Novel among the display Of all the
worlds nationalities In the Cecil De
Mile picture Feet Of Clay" Is a cos.
tune Of the Albanian tribe Of smiel.
20. once 1900 souls. but absolutely
oxterminated during the world war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

For the first time in his brilliant
career Jackie coogan r. 10 work IN
New York Tho little star viii go
east for certain scenes In his next
picture. "rhe Rag Man" which re.
quires a Bowery atmosphere.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

yersai has decided 10 spend more
money in making Jewel productions
Of the Gibson pictures. he should
come TO the front more rapidly than
ever.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

Now, however
no audiences 90
view a. nor or
rhostration 10
herald climaxes
II Is 4 real lie
drama with Ray
"a the stellar role
True 70 the IN,
deuone % those
stories which
have made him
famous parallel.
fn- IN n,nfi,afion
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

Final scenes for Thomas MeiEhan's
latest picture The Alaskan" arc now
being filmed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-02

ChAELES RAY, foremost portray.
y cr OF the gaNky Juvenile. now is
PLAYING AIS biEcrst part.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-06
FLORIDA CAPITOL
OFFICIALS To HAVE
LITTLE OPPOSITION

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May ). =
Only one Of Florida's cabinet mem
bers will have opposition in the June
primary, according to indications TINS
afternoon. r. r. Riley, OF Zepnyf
Hills, was the only candidate rnal
had qualified for one Of these posi-
tons other than the incumbents. he
will oppose w. S. Cawthon, state su-
perintendent Of public instruction.
Rivers Fl. Buford, attorney gen
eral; Henry Clay Crawford, secre-
tary of state; J. C. Luning, state
treasurer; Ernest Ames, comptroller.
and Nathan Mayo, commissioner Of
agriculture, were the only candidates
to qualify for their respective offices
up to this afternoon. and the quail.
flying period will end at midnight to-
night
Neither had a, candidate qualified
to oppose the two justices Of the 81
preme court, Glenn Terrell and j. -.
Whitfield. who will enter the pri-
mary for nomination to succeed them
selves.
Only one candidate has entered
the race for the state railroad com
mission in opposition to the members
who are required to make the race
this year. Alton B. Carter, of Jack
sonville, qualified yesterday as a can
didate for the unexpired term OF the
late A. D. Campbell. E. S. Matthews.
of Starke, was appointed by Cover
nor Hardee as successor to MI.
Campbell, who died several weeks
ago from an appendicitis operation.
and he is in the primary race to sue
coed himself.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-06
Section Of Washington
Elm Is Presented to
The State Of Georgia

The state of Georgia has re
ceived a section of the famous tree
under which Washington took com
mand of the Continental army, for
preservation in the archives of the
state. The gift came from the city
Of Cambridge. Mass. and the board
of park commissioners of Cam
bridge.
The section sent to the state OF
Georgia is twenty inches across and
five inches in length. indicating that
it was taken from one of the large
limbs of the historic Washin gton elm
as the trunk of the tree is known
to have been of a much greater
thickness.
On the section Is a brass plate
showing a picture of the tree under
which Washington took command Of
the American army on July 3, 1913.
The plate also bears an inscription
showing by whom it was presented
to the state of Georgia. The inscrip-
ton indicates that similar sections
are being given TO each state in the
union.
Governor Walker manifested much
interest in the historic gift and will
keep it in his Office on exhibition
for several days before turning II
over to the department Of history
and archives
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-06
A MAN OF: INTEGRITY

A physician who reaches out to
benefit humanity leaves record be-
hind him that is worth while. Suel1
a man was DR.. r. V. Pierce, FOUNDER
of the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo, n.
Y. He was an eminent physician.
a leading and honored citizen, known
for his honesty and executive abil.
ity. His study along medical lines,
and his knowledge of the remedial
qualities of herbs and plants led to
the discovery of his wonderful herbal
remedy, Doctor Pierce's F'avorite Pre-
scription, the woman's tonic which
has had the greatest number Of sup
porters for the past fifty years.
Is just the herbal tonic required III
a woman is borne down by pain and
Sufferlngs at regular or Irregular
intervals, by nervousness or dizzy
spells, headache or baclache. Fa-
Vorite Prescription can now be mad
in tablet form as well as EIuid at
most drug stores.
Send 10c for trial sample to pr.
Pierce's Invalids Hotel in Buffalo,
New YoyI ADVERTISEMENT va
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-06
POWER At SHOALS
LESS THAN CLAIM,
EXPERT TEST|F|ES

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Muscle
Shoals does not possess the gigantic
power possibilities that have been
claimed, if estimates submitted by
w. G Waldo, engineer employed
by the Tennessee River Improve
ment association, are to be accepted.
Instead of being able to produce
$50, 900 horsepower, as other en-
gineers have claimed, Waldo con-
tends that only PALS horsepower
OF commercial current can be gen.
Grated the year round at Muscle
Shoals.
He explained to the senate agri-
culture committee at today's Muscle
Shoals hearing that he had derived
his figures from the flow of the
river over a normal year. At times,
he explained, the power would go
far beyond the million horsepower
mark but the average would not
exceed his estimate.
For this reason, he declared, the
committee must decide whether
Muscle Shoals was to be used pri-
marily for fertilizer or power pro-
duction as there was not sufficient
current for BOTH
He further claimed that in order
to produce the 10000 tons annually
of fixed nitrogen, which he says
Henry Ford is obligated to produce
under the terms of his bid, 257, 900
horsepower will be needed, which.
he said, shows why Ford will need
an auxiliary steam plant.
Would Violate Pledge
If congress decides the power is
lie utilities and industries, 1t twill
have violated it's pledge to the farm
ers of this country" that the Muscle
/ Shoals power was to be used to
| produce cheap fertilizer, , said.
The fertilizer provision of the
Ford contract is the very heart"
of the bid, he added. "The com
! pany expressly agrees to manufac-
ture and distribute fertilizer to
farmers throughout the lease pc.
Rod"
Ford could make light metals,
| such as aluminium and magnesium,
Waldo said, as a by-product of fer.
| tilizer and in so doing reduce the
cost of fertilizer.
eff the entire cost of the am
monia or nitrogen fertilizer product
| is charged against the aluminium
| the nitrogen can be furnished free
| of charge for fertilizer manufac-
| ture and the cost of the aluminium
will be reduced about 40 per cent" "
| he stated.
Farmers Held Justified
"The farmers are unquestionably
| justified in their contention that the
operat ions at Muscle Shoals under
| the Ford offer will result in cut
ting the price of fertilizer to the
farmer at last one-half, which
means an annual saving of fully
SITS, 100000 to them"
Major General G. G. Williams,
chief of army ordnance, concluded
his testimony today. He gave the
committee a technical discussion of
the comparative advantages of the
Muscle Shoals proposals pending be-
| fore the committee.
He concluded with the statement
| that there is a chance of heavy
| loss being incurred in guarantee
ing to produce a fixed quantity OF
| fertilizer and it is felt that from a
fertilizer production standpoint all
+ the offers are Of uncertain value.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-06
$50 REV AR .

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advertisement
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-06
SOUTH CAROLINA'S DEATH
TOLL CLIMBS TO ~

COLUMBIA, S. c., May 3.-W lille
relief measures went forward in
areas stricken by Wednesdays
scourge of tornadoes, the known
dead in South Carolina mounted to
IA today, with the report of one IA
tality in Lee county. The victim
was the ten-year-old daughter of
John Fortune, of Mechanicsville
township. Three persons were re-
ported seriously injured, and from
% to 80 slightly hurt in that county.
First reports from Lee county were
that six people lost their lives, but
this was later denied.
The Lee county report indicated
that the states total of homeless
would be considerable increased, as
fifty buildings were said to have
been wrecked. The seriously in
iured were: DR.. n. Y. Alfred, F. D.
Smith and w. c. Josey.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-06

Colonel Thomas w. Latham, COM
mander of the Thirty-fifth Georgia
regiment in the War Between the
States and solicitor general of the
Coweta circuit for many years, and
the wife of Edgar Alexander, south
ern representative of large road
machinery company.
Mrs. Alexander was born in Camp
bell county, where her father was
a leading attorney, and educated at
LAGRANGE Female college and Co
lumbia university IN New York City.
Her mother was a Miss Park, of
Meriwether county. Before her mar
riaCe Mrs Alexander taught in the
Atlanta public schools for several
years, and has always taken 4 keen
interest in state and civic affairs.
She has been an active worker in
the Joseph Habersham chapter of
the d A. +. and in other local or
CARNATIONS, and is unusually popu-
lar in Atlanta because Of her &C
tivity in public affairs and her per-
sonal cIeyerness and charm. In the
recent campaign Mrs. Alexander was
state chairman OF the women's or
ganiZation of the McAdoo campaign
committee, and the overwhelming
support of Mr.. McAdoo by the WON
en- of Georsia was largely due TO the
success of Mrs. Alexander in pre-
senting the record 0f Mr.. MCAdoo
10 the women voters.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-06
Noah. 1924

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia.-A pas
senger on the Cunarder SaxOnia.
which recently locked here, brought
a small Noah's ark with him. He
had two geese. two ducks, two owls,
eight different kinds Of cage birds
in pairs and a pair Of white mice.