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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1939-09-15

long cost $500! It was a
tremendous success and a turning
point in film history.
That fall must have made a
strong impression on C. M. BY
1907 he and George K. Spoor had
formed the Essanay Film Com
pany. They trekked westward
where Anderson became the ia
nous "Broncho Billy first great
hero Of westerns" "Broncho
Billy" authored, starred in, and
co-produced 376 "horse operas" in
as many consecutive weeks, a
record as yet unequalled and
was the first individual to get
screen credit"
In 1906 the American Biograph
moved to a brown-stone mansion,
its first studio" Joe Aller, a
Russian-Jewish lad, who had stud
led photography, was made plant
manager and laboratory techni-
clan. Aller, still in the film lab
business, now laughs at those
early days. THE camera was as
large as two telephone booths and
was carried on a wagon drawn
by horses. F.im was as large as
a postcard, sold for nine cents a
foot, 800 a reel"
To Aller is credited the device
of printing key numbers on the
edge of raw film so that negative
and positive could be cut accurate
ly. Eastman leased the device,
and all film manufacturers used
it. Later, it made possible the
experimentation of sound-on-film.
In 1909 Henry Lehman was a
street-car conductor, but he didn't
have a one-track mind. Often his
car passed the Biograph studio.
Came a day perhaps his day
off when he curled his mus
tache, put on his nattiest spats,
and conferred call on the eXecs
of Biograph. They were flattered
to receive Monsieur Henri Lehr-
man of Pathe Corporation in
Paris" The disguise didn't last,
but "Pathe" Lehman did. He
had a flair for comedy is
credited with the evolvement of
comedy technique that later made
Keystone and Bennett famous.
Lehman was the predecessor of
the gag-man.
About this time two bookies,
Adam Kessel and Charles Bau-
man, called at Biograph to collect
a racing debt from a prop boy,
Mack Sennett. Sennett did the
talking. When they left, Bison
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BY HELEN ZIGMOND

Hollywood is dressing her hair October is her Golden
Jubilee.
It was October 1885, that Edison demonstrated the
kaleidoscope. 1t was simply oneman peep-show. Few
dreamed of its future probably not Edison, the
uoieres Latham, Armat inventors of similar ma
chimes Yet in the short of fifty years. crude amuse
tn has advanced to such perfection and beauty as to
merit place in the Hall of Arts. half century motion
have been the composite effort of many minds and
many hands. Whom should honor? Whose Jubilee
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PIONEERS
There were men with vision and
vivid imagination-men such as
Edwin c. Porter, Mitchell Mark,
sigmund Lubin, D. w. Griffith,
william Rock, Carl Laemmle,
Adolph Zukor, c. B. DeMille, the
Warners-a heterogeneous group
of Christians and Jews who gave
I'D their businesses, their careers,
and their capital for the unex-
plored magic of movies.
Eastmans celluloid film replac-
ed Edison's glass discs; Herman
Casters Biograph protector flick
cred images on a wall while "as
many as twenty people at time
could sit between the screen and
the protector and view the film"
The machines were awkward, the
product grotesque. Such edifying
subjects as the contortions of a
dancer, horse in action, or 1.-THE
Kiss" first osculatory closeup
e-Hays), were offered.
In 1896 one Sigmund Lubin met
William Rock, salesman for the
Vitascope camera. Lubin, not
knowing he was making history,
produced the first enacted scena-
rio. He hired two freight handlers
to act out the famous Corbett-
Fitzsimmons first from a round
by-round newspaper account.
That was the first known script.
Successful, Lubin followed with a
version of the Passion Play, using
out-of-work actors, a backyard
stage, and painted scenery that
tapped in the wind. Edison fol-
lowed suit with a reproduction of
the Boer War, but never COM
pleted it. His attention was riv-
eted on a new invention, the
photograph.
Lubin's greatest triumph, in his
own opinion, was Horse Eating
Hay" made in 1897. Some years
later Lubin founded the Lubin
Theatres, the first important the
atre chain.
In 1903 Max Aronson, a vaude-
vile performer, changed his name
to 6. NJ. Anderson. About the
same time Edwin c. Porter had
an idea. He would produce 1.-THE
Great Train Robbery" the first
fiction story on the screen. He
hlred G. M. Anderson for one of
the robbers. G. M. got off to a
Tine start, but when the scene was
finished he came up missing! Had
fallen from his horse somewhere
IN the chase. The film was a
lavish production 800 feet
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Life Pictures was aborning
Kessel-Bauman-Sennett partners.
capital, $4,000, all they had.
Their first flicker was 1.-THE
Disinherited Sons Loyalty"
cost 5000 Kessel and Bauman,
the chief actors. It succeeded bet
ter than they dared hope. Next
came Davy Crockett in Hearts
Divided" Kessel was Davy Crock
ct.
In 1910 Kessel and Bauman
formed the Reliance, a new COM
pany hired Thomas Ince to
direct at the unprecedented sal
airy Of $3.50 week and a whole
Wild West show for $1,000 weekly.
Result: Across the Palms." story
of covered-wagon days a
super A production that lifted
movies another notch artistically
1t was Adam Kessel who discov-
cred the little hobbling comedian
he called Chapman" Chaplin,
fresh from London music halls,
never having seen a camera nor
a hundred dollars, signed for
$3.50 week. Was an instant hit
in the Kessel-Bauman-Bennett
Keystone Comedy, Kids Auto
Races"
In Buffalo, Mitchell Mark, a
'landsman," originated the Penny
Arcade put all the penny-in-
the-slot machines under one roof
:. succeeded so we'll that Adolph
Zukor and Morris Kohn opened
one with him at Union Square,
New York. Mark was also the
first motion picture exhibitor
1903 he opened Edsonia Hall de-
voted exclusively to movies. His
Mark Strand Theatre, 1914, was
the forerunner of modern picture
palaces.
From 1903 to 1906 the we'll
known names Of Zukor, Loew,
Laemmle, Lewis Selznick, and the
Warmers had entered the field.
Zukor had brought over for Am
erican audiences Queen Eliza
BETH" starring Sarah Bernhard.
William Fox discovered Theocosia
Goodman reissued her as
Theda Bara gilded her with
glamor created the first
"Garbo" starred her in "A
Fool There Was" and forty subse-
quent pictures in three years. The
years of 1910-11-12 saw Schulberg,
Goldwyn, and Lasky enter the
lists.
The Stern Brothers, producers,
wore the Goldwyn mantle of 1910.
Every malapropism was placed at
their door. why go on location ?
A rocks a rock a trees a
tree shoot it at Griffith
Park" "Our Comedies are moth
ing to laugh att" were among the
gems.
The picture career of Samuel
Lionel Rothafel, of the U. S. Ma
rines, began in 1908. A long jump
from a dance hall picture show to
the worlds greatest screen i'm
presario, but Roxy" made it.
With him rose Hugo Riesenfeld,
first musical interpreter of the
screen, whose technique was a
great contribution to the new Art.
CINEMACTORS
Besides "Broncho Billy" and
Theda Bara, Hobart Henley screen
acted in 1910; Sheldon Lewis,
Max Davidson, Rudolph Schild-
kraut, ALA Nazimova were old
timers. Edgar Selwyn, Irving
Cummings, and Mervyn Leroy
cinemoted till they became direc-
tors. Frank Reicher has been be-
fore the kleigs since 1915. But
the greatest of all was Chaplin.
In 1915 when he signed for $780,
900 a year, he got reckless
went out and bought himself a
WHOLE DOZEN TIES"
TECHNICIANS AND OTHERS
Many in the technical branch
are now forgotten. Among the
survivors are: Joe Aller, Abe
Scholtz, technicians, Karl F'reund,
cameraman since 1906; Phil Ro-
cor, ,1rhn cranked for Edison: Joe
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IA Review of Our Film Folks

wanted the founding. Major Ma
than Levinson, sound engineer
from the Electrical Research Pro-
ducts, talked about adoption to the
Warmers after others turned their
backs on the child. Warmers, in
ticklish financial state took
chance" In 1926 came don
Juan" the first film with music;
'27, the first talkie, "The Jazz
Singer" with AL Jolson; '28,
Lights of New York." the first
all-talkie. Again the pioneering
instinct had won ;. movies climb
ed another rung.
ART AND BOX-OFFICE
Today the Motion Picture ranks
among the first four industries of
the United States. 1t employs
$4,000 people in the U. S.
spends an annual payroll of $780,
100000. 1t created great wealth
for itself, but also brought wealth
to this country. From 1914 to
1927, 900 of the world market
was served by American product.
An average of 100000 people
attended the movies every week
last year.
Call it business or call it Art.
No other business is so complex
no other art so universal. The
movies have done extravagant,
things, but considering it's amaz-
ing growth, it's involved structure,
the wonder is the miracles accom-
plished, not the mistakes made.
If, as some complain, the movies
are an infantile, low-brow amuse-
men, then Hungarian, Russian,
Irishmen, American, clothes-pres-
ser, banker, Jew and Gentile-all
who wove the fabric of the cinema
history must bear the brunt of
disparagement. And if there is
any merit in this Aforementioned
then the pioneer Jews who have
devoted a lifetime to it should
likewise share in the honor.
It is also their Jubilee!
The Valley settler., 1939-06-16

Mr. Gheely met with the Board and i8cuss ed the deal for he units un1er consideration. It WaS moved and carried that Wo have Q joint meeting with the ARRC Board. I'd iournment until June l9.
The Valley settler., 1939-06-16

,ol.2- Juno le, lo3e
 MINUTES CT B0ARD MEETING. The meeting Wcs c1llod to 2rdor at 8:00 F.N. 1y Pr si3ort +tunt by Ill rao4bors ozc1yt 2on6Vik wcro present.. Ninutos of | he Hay 29 cnG Juno 5 meetings "ooo road end approved.
 4 1ottor was roca iron tho Fcrn Sc ccurity Administration stating . thct duo to tho snail field of forod hero fer their sorvicos, thoy did not fool justified in tho oxponso of opcrinG en offico . in Alaska.
 fin application for tho Purchaso- Divi@und privilege by Yrs. Ralph 6n Ucs 2cc Ptod. ... Mr. Stock reported t3ry favor- ablo mooting with tho Poord of Diro ctora oI tho N6RC cnd. stated thct they hoe authorized .lr. shoo1y to lrcw up proposition fer the Co-0pa approval. Motion carried authorizing l!r. Stock to order t1ros and accos- sorio9 from the Pacific Supply Coopo orGtivj for rCsclo to tho GaroGo. ..
 In r4s1 0nso to 7. 1ottor from tho ARRC rcquosting thct tho Coop Board consider tho roins tG>t cront of Mr. Coslor into tho Colony, tho riot on wos -mcGo and carried stating that tho Coop Board looks with 0is2ovcr upon tho TO- instctcmont cf cny Co1cnist who has mcGo q settlement with the ARRC and chockod out, and in doirt Sc vic would be aottin . pro coClort
The Valley settler., 1939-06-16
SPECIAL 3OARD MEETING
 JUNE 5

The members called into meeting by President Huntley included Vasonojo, 2rix, Swans on, Linn, and RGsr12S on.
 4 report was made by MT. .Huntloy and lr. Stock on Q conuri ttoe mo et- ing vi tn Con. Egr. Ghooly in regards to financing tho units to be operated. Moved and carried that Mr. .shco1yb offor bo hold in oboyGnco until an answer is rc coivcd to tho offer m4dc to tho iRRC Boord. Mr. Stock Wos ins tructod to write Q lottor to this offC 4 lotter vas re coiVcd from Darrc Il Frcnk asking that tho Coop Board approve piymont for his serV7 cos r2n6orod full timo from Mcy 10 to Juno l. Motion to approve WIS carried. A conrni ttoo reported on tho saw- mill sotup but action WIS deferred until next rnootingo Nooting adjourned.
The Valley settler., 1939-06-16

BARN DlNCE 1T HENRY BARKERS
 JUNE IT, SPONSO SORED BY THE NR I'll STIR. All CLUB. EVERYBODY WELCOME
The Valley settler., 1939-06-16
MINUTES CT BOARD IIFETINc.
 JUNE l2

fng wes collod to 9rdor F.N. 1y rrc ai3ort +funtl ors czc1gt SondVi1t woro
 Minutos of | he Hay 29
 5 meetings TO re road end
Twin-City herald., 1939-09-16
MOT AIMS"

said that Everybodys talking about the weather
anything about Discang the faceous aspect
there serious ndenc be drawn from the quotation
potential end of every though We hear that the great
bridge completed San Francisco which first
IS years ago and this engineering
reality stretching almost miles of concrete and Steel Yet at first
vsualized in the mind of
the better his condition. substantially began speak
his concerning different lines of industry few of
those consulted interested but felt the need of capital would
Most hem afraid
being their own, bearing losses and profits fair weather
bad without boss bear the brunt Undauned fact
paren enthused and determined than this
sumaby another equally resolved and this time has
opened cetabe and we'll stocked grocery Mr. Pat Patton
Cliff appreciation all
Negroes Minneapolis and the voluntary support ALL at least
their community 1t should be the
when trademen enjoying almost all Negro trade have refused
place ads Negro papers, hire them their stores believing and
sadly enough ruhfy of the times that of the Negroes
would continue trade with them nsuted every
chase The Negroes similar the Chrons the days OF
because they, 1--WE who
salute Knowing the attitudes of these businesses and being
able obtain the values plus from
then there should be for the failure of this audab
business
Those who know pat" and "Cli" assured that if
principles good character and udous money will spell
then they made The attitudes of support should be
shown all of people who enteprsng enough
branch their
Without conceding point apoogzing for the small start of
these support easily aid them expand where
the discriminating connoiseu of gustatoy deecbs be
satisfied Dscadng every vege of establishment superu-
N obviously trade should easily help them reach undreamed
of heights and then they like VIM Allen White could say 1--WE
afraid of because have yesterday and like
today"
Twin-City herald., 1939-09-16
SKIN SPECIALISTS MAKE
STARTLING DISCOVERIES

Washington, D. c., September IS
Discoveries about the human skin by
Doctors Vernon A. Wilkerson and Vic
tor J. Tulane, biochemists of Howard
university, recently reported to the
Omerican Chemical Society, were wide
1y hearlded by scientific circles last
week
AS a result of chemical exploration
of the human skin the doctors reported
discoveries which might aid in pre-
venting diseases and Disagreement, &C
cording to G. B. Lal, science editor OF
the International News Service, in a
chair of daily newspapers last week.
Th discoveries were made public by
the American Chemical Society and
the Institute of Physics in New York
"The average persons may be in
terested only in the attractive appear.
ance of the slin," the science editor
writes, "but the Psychologist recog-
nizes the skin as the most extensive
organ of the body The whole integri
ty, defense and health of the body de
pends greatly upon the condition anc
activity of the skin"
The two scientists at Howard, he ex
plains, studied an amino acid, known
as methoinine, present in the outer
layer of the skim This acid, h'
points out is the building block of tn,
proteins, "the key material of life"
The study may lead to better un
derstanding of skin cancer, the edito
says.
Twin-City herald., 1939-09-16

Modern 10 room house and garage
in 1st class shape. Two lots worth
$45oO.OO, will sell for $4,000 Main
OO1s.
M. Gostick l12S Glenwood Ave-
FOR RENT: Furnished Rooms-very
reasonable 800 Aldrich Ave- No.
Twin-City herald., 1939-09-16
ALLIANCE BACKS FDR FOR
PEACE AND JOBS

Washington, September, (CNA)-
David LASER, President of the Workers
Alliance of America announced this
week in a Labor Day statement that
his organization stands solidly behind
President Roosevelt "in all his sound
efforts" in the struggle for peace, de-
mocracy and jobs for all.
con this Labor Day, 1885," LASER
declared, "The unemployed of Ameri-
ca see as a great national need the
struggle for peace, democracy and jobs
for all On this Labor Day the un-
employed dedicate themselves to an
unending struggle for these aims an
unending struggle against war, fascisn7
and unemployment
"We offer to our nation and its great
President the complete support of The
! Workers Alliance of America in al
his sound efforts toward these aims"
LASER declared that the struggle fo
peace and democracy cannot be sep
arated from that for jobs. He 1ashe,
those responsible for the plight of tn
needy aud asserted that they represen
Twin-City herald., 1939-09-16
NEW BOARD NAMED FOR
WILBERFORCE

Columbus, Ohio, September IS
Governor John w. Bricker named a
new board of trustees of the combined
Normal and Industrial department OF
Wilberforce university last week end.
Ray L. Hughes, prominent Colum-
bus attorney, a member of the City of
Columbus Civil service commission
and civic leader, was named to the six
year post Mrs. Margaret E. Barnes,
Oberlin, president of the Ohio Fedora
ton of Colored Women's clubs, was
named to the five-year term. Wilbur
A. Page, Cincinatti, was named for the
four-year term, and Rev. Charles T
Isom, Dayton, was named to the two
year term.
Two Clevelanders were appointed to
the new board Robert H. Shauter
prominent Cleveland druggist, and Dr.
James A. Jimmie" Owens, popular
medico, were named to the three-year
and one-year terms respectively.
DR.. Owens is the only Democrat
member of the new board. He also
served on the board last year having
been member since 1882.
Governor Bricker said he believes the
new board of trustees will hav the in
terest of Wilberforce at heart and will
strive to place it in its rightful place
in educational circles.
The African Methodist Episcopal
church will name two delegates to con-
vene with the board of trustees instead
of three as has been the practice in the
lpast.
Twin-City herald., 1939-09-16
BISHOP WRIGHT'S CAR
CRASHES IN AFRICA

Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, Septem-
Der IS, (ANP)-Bishop R. R. Wright
of the AME church, assigned to the
African diocese had a narrow es-
cape from death last week when his
auto ran over an embankment on a
sharp curve just miles south of
Lusaka.
Those in the bishops car at the time
were his wife, Mrs. Wright; his son.
R. R. Wright, 3rd; Mrs. Luella G
Wright, Rev. J. M. Mokone and the
chauffeur, Josia Khampane. AS tbs
big car caromed across the road the
rear wheels caught on the embank
ment and held fast while the front ent
tilted downward at perilous angle.
i Trapped, the bishop and party re
manned helpless for several hours unit
la gang of road workers nearby dis
Twin-City herald., 1939-09-16
FETCHIT AND THE LAW

Stepin Fetchit, dusky clown of the
screen, found Tuesday the law can be
as slow as he is. He appeared in the
Hennepin county clerk of courts office
to get release on his big sedan, held
in loop garage on a garnishment &C
ton against him.
The sedan has been held since last
June to secure wage claims filed
against him by two assistants in a
stage tour which brought Fetchit
whose real name is Lincoln Perry, tc
the Twin Cities last spring.
Emery Lindsey, St. Paul publicity
man, and Robert Williams, Chicago &C
tor, attached the car after suing Fetch
it for $175 and 400, respectively.
In Minneapolis again yesterday
Fetchit secured dismissal of the sui
and filed the papers personally in tn,
clerks office.
He failed, however, to get a dis
missal of the garnishment action il
connection with the suit and Deput,
Clerk Carl Maurer, said today he mus
ct a release on the garnishment, toe
fore he can wheel his machine bac
hollywood
Twin-City herald., 1939-09-16
WPA PROJECTS HALTED BY
WOODRUM ACT

New York, September, (CNA)--.
The fears of many observers respect
ing the destructive features of the
Woorum Bill were fully justified this
week when Colonel Somervell, local
WPA administrator, announced that
twenty WPA projects were at stand
still because of the dismissal of skilled
workers from the work-relief rolls un-
der the eighteen month provision of
the law.
In a public statement regarding the
situation, Somervell stated that "20 or
30'' building construction projects with
a normal employment of 5000 to 1000
persons will have to be suspended be-
cause of shortage of skilled labor.
! In carrying out the provisions of the
I law the local WPA has been firing
about $500 persons daily since July l.
The mass dismissals ,aggregating TO-
600 workers, have reduced the rolls to
99,l32, far below the quota of 107, 900
set for this month, and according to
reports from the Welfare Department
these have not been replaced.
The WPA at the same time has
stubbornly refused to nullify its own
ruling regarding reinstatement of per-
sons absent from work for five con-
secutive days unless i'll. Owing to this,
thousands of skilled mechanics, fired
for striking against abrogation of the
prevailing wage, have not been re-
hired Among the projects hit by the
shortage is the $4O,0O0,0O0 North Beach
Airport, largest WPA project in the
nation.
Because of the danger facing the
work-relief program in the city, de-
! mands are being made that the Welfar
| Department "eliominate red tape" ii
re-certifying dismissed WPA worker
and return them to projects. A pro
vision in the Woodrum law makes sucl
reinstatement possible after the work
er has been off WPA for thirty days
During the week, 1000 dismissed
WPA workers demonstrated at the
Twin-City herald., 1939-09-16

those greedy reactionary forces in
America which refuse to provide en-
ployment or the possibility of plenty
for labor.
With the 1910 Presidential election
no doubt in mind, the spokesman for
the jobless said that the unemployed
have a right to demand the kind Of
statemanship that will make it un-
necessary for labor to shed its blood
in senseless wars
"The unemployed on this Labor
Day." he emphasized, "have right to
demand the kind of craftsmanship that
will help preserve the gains in our
democratic liberties that labor has
won, that will make possible the full
employment of labor and the produc-
ton of wealth for all people to chare.
Twin-City herald., 1939-09-16
FOR LOUIS-PASTOR BOUT

New York, September l5-Local
fight fans, many of them travelling by
automobile are preparing for the take
off to Detroit where Joe Louis meets
Bob Pastor, Wednesday, September 20.
Although several hundred are planning
to travel by automobile others will
make the trip by train while many will
take the bus. Some will hitch-hike.
Those who are leaving next week
will include Anthony Morrisey, Nal
Frazier (provided the primary election
is over), Dr. Perry w. Cheney, DR..
Shag Hogans, William Cohen, Ferris
w. Lackey, Tommy Bludsaw, Frank
Rivers, Gus of Gus bar and grill, Fred
Irwin, Al and Walter Douglas, DR., Sub
beal Anderson, Jim Semler, Mr.. and
Mrs. Abe Manley and many others.
Picks Louis
The Harlemites who are making the
trip are all picking oe Louis to beat
Pastor, many of them by knockout
in an early round. They feel that
Joe has learned lot about catching up
with a fleeting opponent such as Pa
stor was in the fight and figures to be
in this one and will win easily.
Betting on this end has been light
Broadway refusing to gamble on Pas
tors chances and Harlem is all for
Louis. Two or three small bets were
reported made that Pastor would be
!! on his feet at the end of the fight but
| not on the result of the fight.
The bulk of the fans making the trip
admit that this is merely a means o.
taking vacation deferred through the
summer in order to see the west, in,
Guiding Chicago.
Twin-City herald., 1939-09-16

central office of the Welfare Depart
sment to center attention on their de-
mand that certification and Filings of
vacancies be speeded.
The Workers Alliance, meanwhile,
began its campaign to end discrimina-
ton of Negroes in the Welfare set-up.
A delegation from that organization
called on Welfare Commissioner Ed
ward Corsi and insisted that Negroes
be granted equal opportunities IN all
categories of employment. The dele
CATION revealed that requests tor white
collar and supervisory jobs are seldom
sent to Harlem-the area usually set
aside for laboring or unskilled occu,
pations. Commissioner Corsi agreed
to order survey of Harlem welfare
officer with report to be ready with
in two week.