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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 29, 1921.
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BARTHELMESS IS
FAVORITE HERE
Noted Movie Actor Repre
sents Typical American
Youth of Today.
BY ADELAIDE CALDWELL
The young man was of medium
height, had coal black hair, olive com
plexion and brown eyes. But why des
cribe him? For the handsome features
o Richard Semler Barthelmess are fa
miliar to everyone everywhere that the
movie god holds sway, in every city nnj
town in the United States.
"You pronounce It Bar-thel-mess with
the accent on the first syllable,'5 eaJd
he. "I am a native of New York city,
and live there now. My mother was a
Xew Englander, my father a Euroj'e
an. And I went to Trinity Cclieg.? in
Connecticut not the Trinity Colleg? of
your State, as some folks think. I lcve
the South' I have spent much time
here, and have made a number nf pic
tures in the beautiful Shenandoah Val
ley." "How does it feel to be a movie fdni?"
"Oh." said Mr. Barthelmess!. dropping
his eyes modestly. "I am out to make
ray living, and try to do mv best, and
if people like my efforts, of course. I
am delighted. Do you know," he went
on, "it's the queerest feeling to watch
the first screening of your new pic
ture. You feel just exactly like the
father of a little hoy who's making his
first speech in school you sit there,
tense, so afraid that he isn't going to
3o just right."
Questioned as to what he considered
the greatest role he had ever created
Mr. Barthelmess said unhesitatingly.
"The Chinaman" in "Broken Blos
som". But that was never a popular
PK iuiv it was too morbid to appeal to
ill" American public, which is essential
lv healthy-minded. And in connection
with "Broken Blossoms" I want to say
that in my opinion. Miss Lillian Gish,
who played opposite me, is one of our
greatest actresses, also she is a very
attractive girl. The public who sees
hpr in the parts she plays doesn't agree
with me there. Her role is always that
of the weak sister, and to the public
mind, the actor personally IS th kind
rf person he or she portrays on the
-ilversheet. So with Lew Cody, the
'atr.ous male "vamp", with Eugene
Sarsaparl!!a tho
Blood ! Medicine
Strength-Maker and Appetl'.e-Ciiver
O'Brien, the handsome matinee I idol,
both really splendid fellows when you
know them. And then, Miss Gish is
very beautiful. I consider her acting
in "Way Down East" marvelous."
"However did you accomplish that
rescue on the ice at the end?"
"I don't know. I was so carried away
with excitement, I just did ;t, and that's
all I know. I don't believe I could ev
er do it again. Miss Gish, who. you re
member, I had to pick up bodily and
jump from one block of ice t" another
with her in my arms, weigh..-- .ibout 130
pounds, and in addition to v w .ht
was that of her clothor -i -h were
soaking wet. And I h- that fcisr,
heavy coat, which han nxj great
ly. Yes, that was r a'i rignt.
and they dynamited bljck.- of
the proper size. I !: Wav Down
East," it was a mastc k-.-c. and Grif
fith is a great artist and geniu. aid
very charming personally, too. I. con
sider his "Borth of a Nation" the great
est picture ever created.
"The Four Horsemen of the Apocal
ypse" is another splendid picture in ev
ery' respect, and what I liked most
about it was the way the story was fol
lowed, with practically no alterations,
and they didn't even change the title,
which some people might think has to
do with a horse-race! Valentino, who
player Julio, is a very fascinating
young fellow, and I'm glad to see him
getting along so fast."
As no interview is complete with the
interviewed opinion on prohibition and
women, the interviewer asked Mr. Bar
thelmess his opinions on these.
"Prohibition?" he said laughing, "has
thit gone into effect? And women ah,
I know nothing, nothing at all about
them! That's a dangerous subject! But
I wish you might see my wife she's
the cutest little thing! Pug nose, blue
eyes and brown bobbed air a perfect
Trish type. She had a part in "Way
Down East." and likes the movies very
well, but the stage better. She's in
New York now."
Mr. Barthelmess is delighted with his
role of "Tol'able David." which has re
cently been released, and spoke of it
in glowing terms. He frefers tragedy
to comedy, he says, but believes that
comedv is more popular with the mass
of the people.
Mr. Barthelmess signed his contract
with First National in May. while he
was In a hospital. He has made two
pictures for them. "Tol'able David," and
"Sonny," a story of th Maine coast.
He is just beginning "All at Sea,"
from the story by Porter Emerson
Brown. He is the personification of
American young manhood, clean cut,
attractive and likeable. He is not your
matinee idol, but rather the American
college boy, or the country youth and in
either part he excels. His first pic
ture was with Marguerite Clark "The
Vilentine Girl." Adolph Zukor, pres
ident of the Famous Players-Lasky
corporation was quick to recognize his
genius, and since then his rise to fame
and stardom has been steady.
SALE OF STOCK IN
MILL RESTRAINED
Gastonia, Nov. 29. The proposed
sale of stock of the Priscilla Spinning
Company advertised to take place
today at 10 o'clock to satisfy claims of
the mill against certain stockholders
was held up by a restraining order is
sued by Judge J. Bis Ray and served
by the sheriff of Gaston county. It
was alleged in the restraining order
that the mill was promoted for self
ish interests, that it had been badly
managed, that extravagant sums had
been spent in the erection of a costly
building and that the corporation was
in a state of insolvency. On the
strength of these allegations the in
iunction was issued and the advertised
i sale of stock was called off. The de
fendant, the Priscilla Spinning Com
pany. '3 cited to make answer to the
complaint on December 10 and show
cause why a receiver should not be
appointed for the corporation.
In answer to the. restraining order,
Attorney Shannonhouse stated to a
group who had gathered at the mill of
fice for the sale that he was glad the
injunction had been issued, in that It
gave the defendant corporation an ex
cellent chance to make reply to the
charges in the order, which he alleged
were false and unfair. He stated that
the mill company had endeavored in
every possible way to collect the sub
scriptions to the stock of the mill with
out resorting to legal process. He
further stated that the officers and di
rectors of the mill had been extremely
economical in the handling of the
business of the firm and that wholesale
charges of incompetency and extrava
gance were false. Mr. J. H. Mayea,
president of the mill, concurred in
these statements. The defendant corn
nan v will make answer by December
10.
Meeting Calendar j
TUESDAY
7:30 p. m. Boy Scout court of honor,
Chamber of Commerce.
7 P. M. Annual meeting, Associated
Charities, Chamber of Commerce.
2:3o P. M. Parent-Teachers Associa
tion, South school.
8 P. M. Wesley Heights Parent
Teachers Association, Seversville Com
munity Holuse.
4-6 P. M. Silver tea, Circle 4 West
minster Presbyterian church. Mrs. W.
H. McllWaine, Jr., 1508 Lyndhurst
I avenue.
I 7:30 P. M. Susanna Wesley Class of
Brevard Street Methodist church oyster
ouptJt-i, ciiurcn oasement.
5:30 P. M. Sewanee alumni chapter',
St. Peter's Episcopal parish house.
WEDNESDAY
11 a. m. Boy Scout campaign commit
tee. Chamber of Commerce.
12:30 p. m. Master plumbers, Cham
ber of Commerce.
1 P. M. Goodfellows Club, Chamber
of Commerce.
GOODFELLOWS ARE
TO HAVE 550 PLATES
REALTY TRANSFERS.
Covers for 550 will be laid for the
regular monthly luncheon of the Good
fellows' Club in the assembly room of
the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday
afternoon at 1 o'clock.
The Goodfellows' orchestra and oc
tet, musical organizations, which have
pleased former gatherings of Goodfel
lows, will agai nadorn the program.
J. P. Quarles, C. H. Gover, and Rev.
J. E. Abernethy, pastor of Trinity
Methodist church, will be the speakers
in the contest for the prize of $20 for
the most worthy charity case.
Edward Milne Wallace and wife, Ab
bie Wallace, to Jesse W. Garrett, for
$100 and other considerations, a lot on
Briarwood road, Myers Park.
E. C. Goode and wife, Isabelle Goode,
to W. L. Goode, for $100 and other con
siderations, a lot on Pecan avenue.
W. T. Robinson and W. I. Robinson
and wife to J. N. Yandle, for $100 and
other considerations, a tract of 3.25
acres of land in Providence township.
VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
Augusta, Ga., Nov. 29. Ben Cook,
charged with killing John Larson his
brother-in-law. was found guilty of
voluntary manslaughter by a Jury in
Superior Court here tnls morning. The
jury -fixed his sentence at from on?
to two years.
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HARDING DECIDES
(.Continued From Pao One.i
is best expressed in the recommenda
tions for the Brussels conference itself
which said:
"The conference recognizes that any
general improvement In the situation
requires a considerable period of time
and that in present circumstances it is
not possible for certain countries to re
store their economic activity without
assistance from abroad. This assistance
is required for periods which exceed th-i
normal term of commercial operations.
"This assistance can, however, only
be effectively accorded to countries
which are prepared to cooperate with
one another in the restoration of eco
nomic life and to make every effort to
brin; about within their own frontiers
the sincere collaboration of all groups
of citizens and to secure countries
which give to work and thrift liberty
to produce their full results.
"The conference does not believe
that apart from the particular decis
ions dictated by national interests or
considerations of humanity credits
should be accorded directly by gov
ernments. "The conference makes the follow
ing recommendations; An interna
tional organization should be formed
and placed at the disposal of States
desiring to have resort to credit for the
purpose of paying for their essential
imports. These states would then give
notice of the assets they are prepared
to pledge as security for the sake of
obtaining these credits and would come
to an understanding with the interna
tional organization as to the condi
tions under which these assets would
be administered. The bonds issued
against this guarantee would be used
as collateral for credits intended to
cover the cost of commodities."
The United States ,of course being a
creditor nation does not have to guar
antee the assets of its own business
men but is deeply interested in seeing
some guarantee made by the Govern
ments of other countries with which
American exporters do business. Ob
viously the extension of credit by an
American merchant to a business
man in Austria will be a risky thing
but if the government of Austria is
sues a guarantee which' in turn is
protected by all the available assets
of Austria, the risk to the American
business man would be minimized.
This plan has been approved in Great
Britain and France but without the
membership of the United States the
whole fiscal situation has been held
in abeyance. Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska has been active in urging a
solution and has brought forward a
plan for an international bank through
which the whole world could clear its
business.
The task is stupendous and the
remedy will not be found at once. In
cidentally the Harding Administration
is waiting patiently for the Senate to
pass the funding bill which has al
ready passed the House. This would
give to a commission appointed by the
President power to negotiate with for
eign governments with respect to
payments of principal and interest on
war debts. The important step how
ever of consulting with the other
governments of the world including in
all probability Germany h& been ta
ken. It is an epoch-makinff event m
tha era of reconstruction.
CHARLOTTE HAS
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night, and wil mark the formal closing
of the exposition
Wednesday will be known as Richard
Barthelmess Day and Thursday will be
the day designated in compliment to
Miss Shirley Mason.
Some doubt developed Tuesday that
Charles Ray, a First National star, and
Harold Lloyd, whose comedies are re
leased by Pathe, would find it possible
to attend the exposition, owing to their
inability to arrange to leave their com
panies, which are now on location.
OFFICIALS ARRIVE.
Several prominent , officials of the
First National Pictures from New York,
Atlanta and other FOmts wil1 visit
Charlotte this week, according to infor
mation given out Tuesday morning.-by
R. D. Craver, of Charlotte,, president of
this organization.
A meeting of the franchise holders of
First National Pictures was held at
the Selwyn Hotel Tuesday morning at
11 o'clock for a general discussion of
matters pertaining to the First Nation
al Pictures. This meeting was presided
over by Mr. Craver. The meeting will
close with a banquet at the Selwyn at
0 o'clock Tuesday evening at which
Miss Hope Hampton, who is a First Na
tional star, will be the guest of honor.
Immediately after the banquet, the en
tire party will proceed to the Auditor
ium tor the formal opening of the
Southern Motion Pictures Exposition,
where Miss Hampton will appear before
the visitors and will be on the entertain
ment list. Her visit to the Auditorium
will be a notable event in as much as
the first day will be known as the Hope
Hampton day. Miss Hampton will sing
several popular airs and the general
public is promised a rare treat in the
appearance of this movie star.
Among some of the notables arriving
in the city Tuesday were Richard Bar
thelmess, who came from New York
City in company with J. D. Williams,
general manager of the First National
Pictures, and Earl Hudson, his. secre
tary, Moe Mark, owner of the Starnd
theater of New York City, and also a
chain of theaters throughout the North
east. E. V. Richards, of v
owner of a chain of tw!''
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ton of Toccoa. fia tvT' dn(1 Jfc-J
officials of the First Xan ' !)rom:1
tended the meeting held at tl'
Hotel Tuesday. tl)e S?;v
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The J. O. Gardner resi.w
Iral avenue has been uur.-ha?1':
tees of the Charlotte district v
church, and will be used as ?h Vt''
parsonage. Ule
Dr. J. B. Craven, presidents
port Colege, Lenoir, who ha i?
occudv the honsp n.t t-., -'nc;.
WILL RESUME HE
Penrose, of the Senate Fhwn N
man.
mittee, announced today that i t;
on the permanent tariff hin :
resumed December 7. The
schedule will be taken up n,! l
cotton schedule next.
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