Intermountain Jewish news., 1925-10-29

tive-born Jewish youth.

ganlzcd his own motor company In
New York. which did fiourishing bust.
ness. California called him however,
and he disposed OF his holdings and
came West. where he was commission.
ed TO build the power house at Uni
versal City. SO efficient did his work
prove, that he remained and hns been
at the movie city ever since.
Some OF the greatest achievements
in the field Of motion picture electricity
have been conceived by this young ex.
pert. lie invented and perfected the
only safe lightning machine in the in
dustry. Formerly, this device was n
risky affair and took its toll Of manned
and injured operators. but after long
thought, the machine evolved by
Shadur is as safe as sewing machine
Other studios have been after him for
the secret Of the contrivance. but true
to Universal, Shadur has never di-
vulged it to his company's rivals.
Another OF his perfected ideas is the
reproduction of an ocean liner. 1t is
cross-section, reinforced with steel
trusses on concrete foundations and
weighs over twelve tons. However by
the movement Of small lever in the
hands Of central operator, the device
can be made TO rock like boat in Il
storm. by hydraulic pressure Even the
workingmcn who labored on its con
struction were skeptical, but Shadur,
secure In the faith OF his brain-child.
encourag ged them. The result, as can
be seen in Edward Sedgwick's produc-
tion OF Lorraine of the Lions" and Ed
ward SIoman's picture, 'The Beautiful
Cheat" is one Of the most realistic
marine reproductions ever made.
All sorts Of requirements arise as
each succeeding picture is projected.
Here Il script calls for an under water
scene. there another sequence necessi-
tates ''dcath-ray" machine, various
new equipment and apparatus are
necessary. A word description is given
the Guy Engineer and shortly the per-
fected device is produced.
This wizard OF the movies has one
asset. without which he cannot func-
tion, and that is, executive ability. He
has organized one OF the most complete
and efficient depa rtmcnts in the entire
industry. And to 20 a step further,
he is capable, If the occasion arises,
Of filling any position held by his sub
or,linates. Hence, no one can put any
thing over on him.
Shadur has a great future ahead of
him. He is the acknowledged head of
the technical forces of the movies. The
best brains in the business come TO
him for advice. not only in the field
with which Shadur is best acquainted,
but often some production problem
arises which must be solved, And so
far the City Engineer of Universal City
has not failed.
He is very popular with his men.
One morning, upon entering his office,
he was surprised by them. They had
furnished his office with new chairs.
rug and desk and on the latter
he found beautiful and expensive
Elk's pin. lie is a prominent Elk, be
ing member of Los Angeles Lodge,
No. 30. being on the entertainment COM
mittee and in the thick of all fraternal
activities.
Arthur +. Shadur is not very tall,
but what he lacks in stature he makes
up in bigncss of heart His hand is
always in his pocket ready to help the
needy and poor. He is unmarried and
lives in IIollywood.-Bnai Birth Mes
senger.