The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

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38 -THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY The Animated Weekly "I AM THE PRINTING PRESS." By Robert H. Davis. ANIMATED WEEKLY. NO. 46. Girls Swim Hard Race. — Mermaids dare swift tides and currents of Golden Gate. — San Francisco, Cal. Sub-Title. — Cups for the winners. A Palace of Com. — Five hundred farmers compete for prizes at annual com show. — Bloomington, III. Auto Owners Aid War. — General reviews parade of motor volunteers. — London, England. Sub-Title. — Major General Lloyd addressing women chauffeurs. Church Shelters Battle Flags. — 116th Ontario Battalion deposits its colors in famous Westminster Abbey. — London, England. Moslems Feast and Pray. — Followers of Mohamed gather in mosque at Eid festival. — Woking, England. Sub-Titles. — Prayers before food. "Glad to meet you." The feast. $20,000,000,000 Here. — Steel kings of nation gather for annual session. — St. Louis, Mo. Sub-Title.— Judge E. H. Gary (with soft hat on) in center. Latest Fashions. — Fur trimmed dresses in vogue for the Winter. — Courtesy Brill Abrahams Co. Where Kiddies Can Play. — Celebrate 5th anniversary of City's first park for children. — Philadelphia, Pa. Sub-Titles. — Governor Brumbaugh steals a kiss. Awkward, but willing. Uncle Sam's Prize Posies. — U. S. Department of Agriculture gives its annual Chrysanthemum show. — Washington, D. C. Sub-Title.— "Queen Mary," the prize winner. "Fighting 9th" Back From Border. — City welcomes famous regiment on return from service on Mexican Border.— Boston, Mass. Whom Did They Vote For? — Rivals for presidency shown on way ' to and from polling places. Sub-Titles. — Ex-Governor Hughes voted in (N. Y.) laundry on ballot No. 13. President Wilson leaving Princeton (N. J.) polls. Washing the Capitol's Face. — Fire Department gives home of Congress its annual bath. — Washington, D. C. A Cheap Chauffeur. — Here's a dog that will drive your auto cheaply. — New York City. 54 Drown In Wreck. — Trolley car's plunge through open draw bridge fatal for many. — Boston, Mass. Sub-Titles. — Scene of fatal leap. Car was mausoleum for many. Wreckers at work. Crack Shot of the Navy. — Crew of Battleship New York is presented with cup from National Defense Society for best marksmanship. — Brooklyn Navy Yard, N. Y. Cartoons by Hy. Mayer, World Famous Caricaturist. ANIMATED WEEKLY, NO. 47. Fete Wounded Soldiers. — Royalty helps to entertain 6,000 convalescents at Garden party. — London, England. Opening the Courts. — Judges and barristers, in wigs and gowns, leaving Westminster Abbey for trial rooms. — London, England. Bulgars Bound For Battle. — Films catch vivid scenes as troops rush over mountains to meet foe. — Near the Cema. Sub-Titles. — From sleep to march. An endless stream marching through a village. German Sailors At Work. — Navy men at daily gymnastics on battleships.— Somewhere off Heligoland. Sub-Title. — Comedy varies war's routine. Carnival For Soldiers. — Parade captured cannon to raise cash for men in trenches. — Battersea, Eng. Out For A Totichdown. — University of Pittsburg's star eleven making drive for goal against Washington and Jefferson. — Pittsburg, Pa. Letter 57 Years In Mail. — Missive sent in 1859 delivered, 18 miles away, after addressee's death. — Philadelphia, Pa. Runners Chase Titles. — C r os scountry stars battle for A. A. U.'s metropolitan championship. — Van Cortlandt Park, N. Y. Sub-Titles.— The start. The water Jump. The vdnner. $10,000 Gift To State.— Massachusetts Aero Club donates hydroaeroplane in honor of U. S. aviator killed in France. — Boston, Mass. Sub-Title. — Governor McCall accepts gift. One Submarine's Grave. — Pioneer under-sea boat that disappointed inventor has rested here for 16 years. New Suffolk, N. Y. Sub-Title. — Another experiment in progress of the U-boat. Cartoons by Hy. Mayer, World Famous Caricaturist. Disturbing Broadway's Peace. — Dancers who dare busy street traffic draw throngs. — New York City. Sub-Title.— "Finched." {Continued from page 23) scrap-book contains one on the moving picture, among other things. It is an interesting commentary on all of this flattery of imitation, that all that Mr. Davis ever got out of his much-copied idea was a five hundred dollar check from the National Cash Register. Mr. Davis wrote a very polite letter, calling attention to the fact that he was the author of the great, only, and original "I am," whereupon they promptly sent him a check for $500, which is the only money he has received for the idea. Its genesis came about in this way, and the writing of the advertisement was merely a courtesy to an advertiser, as far as Mr. Davis was concerned. A page of copy calling attention to the particular merits of the Hoe Press was submitted to Munsey's, and came under the notice of Mr. Davis. In his usual editorial thoughtfulness he suggested to the Hoe people that an advertisement picturing the remarkable influence of the printing press upon civilization, and describing in the copy the influence which any printing press had upon humanity, would be not only an unusual but a very striking and beneficial kind of advertisement. The advertiser agreed that this would be so, but admitted at the same time that no one in their office could write such an advertisement. The matter was left in abeyance until fifteen minutes before press time, when Mr. Davis was asked if he would not write such a page of copy, and inside of fifteen minutes he had dictated to his stenographer the prose poem which is reproduced on page 23, and it is interesting to note that only three minor corrections were made in the copy before it made its final appearance. ACTOR HUNTS FEATHER MAKE-UP. "lyiAKEUP for Peacocke," said Bruno Becker, assistant director, to Ed Brady, well-known Universal Brady proceeded to the costume department and, not finding peacock feathers went back to Becker. Then it was explained to him that he was to work in the company of Captain Leslie T. Peacocke, who has joined the production forces at Universal City. PEOPLE VS. JOHN DOE, (Cotinued from page 27) and which has been incorporated in the main title of the picture as follows: "There are in our broad country hundreds of thousands of intelligent and reputable citizens who are bitterly opposed to capital punishment and to third degree methods of examination of alleged criminals. "The law ought not, nor does the spirit of the law intend, to punish, persons with undeveloped minds with the same severity as those having normal minds. "This drama is inspired by many celebrated murder cases, but does not purport to be an accurate narrative of any particular case. "No attack is made upon our courts, but it is shown that officers of the law may at times do irreparable injustice by their methods."