The Film Daily (1918)

AlLY Clark to Live Here Resigns from Important Position to Direct Mutual-Affiliated Work. William J. Clark, president of the Exhil itors Mutual Distributing Corp. and vice-president of Affiliated,, has rc-i'lied as president of the City Commission of Gra^d Rapids, Michigan.^ to come to New York to direct the activities of Exhibitors Mutual. He will make his home here. Mr. Clark became president of Exhil i'.ors Mutual upon the recent reorgarration, and resigned, almost imme diately, as presiden t of the Commission in the middle of. his two year term. "There seems to be an impressior v Hi in the industry," says Mr. Clark, "that Affiliated acquired ownership of Mutual a"d converted it into the Exhibitors Mutual Distributing Corporation. This is completely untrue. They are distinct and separate organizations and while they are and wi'l contimr to he closelv allied, they are, and will remain, independent. Affiliated ha<contracted v ith Exhibitors Mutual to handle i*s releases through its exchanges but Affiliated nroductions will be sold under the Affiliated plan by the various Exhibitor Booking Corporations which are allied with it. "Exhibitors Mutual is assured, under its contract with Robertson-Cole a 'five reel feature production of "special" quality for weekly release. The Affiliated will release from time to time productions purchased under the Affiliated plan." Mr. Clark has for a number of vears personally d:rected Conso'idated Theate-s of Grand Rapids which owns the 1fnjestic Gardens, Strand, Orpheum Idle Hour a^d On-ri^al, all dow r-""n theaters. Mr. Clark's other int are extensive. Frederick H. Elliott ha p^i-ted trade ch?im d Cross A ban Holubar showed "The Heart of Humanity" with Dorothy Phillips to ffie facu'ty and students of Columbia University last night. Projection Room 38 FOOT THROW Terms per Reel Reasonable 218 W. 48th St. Friday, December 20, \<)]H Are you doing your full share for the Red Cross drive? Varner Fights Censorship Wilmington, N. C. — Henry B. Varner is leading the fight against censorship in North Carolina. He has just issued a circular opposing the movement of the Ministerial Association of Wilmington which is advocating a State Board of Censors to pass on all pictures before they are exhibited in the state. uhone /446» NE*R B'DW'Y "Key to Power" Release Ediicational plans the release of its ilm based on coal production, "The u^wrr." during January. There - <o how it >>asis. n ... c: . i "hen the film is finally distri will nlay as a road show in the mining districts of Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Indiana. Lieut. Warren Auerbach, son of Louis Auerbach of the Export and Import Film Co.. Ind., is back from service abroad. He was connected with his father's company before the war. Negatives Wanted CASH BUYERS See Us VOLK FILM CO. 729 Seventh -A veuue Phone Bryant 8368 Exhibitors Confident So Pettijohn Found Them on Recent Trip — "Flu" Frightened. "The motion picture business is face to lace with an economic readjustment as radical as that which confronts every other American industry and the best, the most interesting and the most encouraging indication of impending changes is the confidence of the exhibitor in the business." This is the statement of C. C. Pettijohn, general counsel of the Exhibitor's Mutual and Affiliated, who has just returned to Xew York from a trip to Chicago, Omaha, Denver, LosAngeles, San Francisco and Salt Lake City. "The influenza epidemic has been the hardest blow the industry ever suffered. "The epidemic was sweeping coastward again as I came toward New York and in some territories the exhibitors were badly frightened over what it would do to them with a second wallop. The health authorities, however, are being less drastic in their regulations where the epidemic has made a second appearance and I do not expect that anybody will suffer as severely as nearly everybody did before." "Everywhere that the epidemic had been I found exhibitors had put in the period of suspension into the improvement of their theaters and to me this seemed one of the most hopeful signs of the times." A TONIC FOR YOUR HOUSE Healthograms Keep Your Patrons HAPPY and HEAL THY A SURE FIRE NOVELTY Wire for Terms K. W. S. Distributing Co., Inc. 51 East 42nd St. NEW YORK