Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1918)

1218 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD March 2, 1918 ar& — — -^ * ■— w ■».«.'«. ■!.»■-■ « *•' **^ \ News of Los Angeles and Vicinity By G. P. HARLEMAN Tffnm War Secretary Buys First Tickets to Rodeo. SECRETARY OF WAR BAKER has sent the following telegram to the Western Representative of the National War Camp Community Fund: "Chairman Raymond B. Fosdick of the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities informs me that Douglas Fairbanks and associates will produce a rodeo for benefit of National War Camp Community Fund in San Francisco. This fund meets with my hearty approval, and as an earnest indorsement wish to purchase first tickets for this benefit. "NEWTON D. BAKER." The first tickets off the press autographed by Fairbanks were mailed him upon receipt of Baker's request. "Doug" promises to carry two hundred cowboys to the San Francisco rodeo. This will be preceded by a vaudeville show in Oakland, in which William H. Crane, famous speaking stage star; Dustin Farnum. Winifred Kingston, Louise Huff and Frank Campeau will appear. Fairbanks has taken a great interest in patriotic war charity work. The fact that he is devoting more than a week of his time toward the success of the rodeo and vaudeville show proved he is doing his bit at these patriotic times. His recent Los Angeles rodeo cleared over $18,000 for the Red Cross. His baseball game with Billy Sunday netted $8,000 for the athletic fund of Southern California. His vaudeville show in Oakland and Wild West rodeo in San Francisco should be a considerable boost for the funds of the National Camp Service. He is going to ride a bucking broncho in addition to shooting glass balls, riding the pony express and supervising the entire event. Mary Pickford to Pay Heavy Income Tax. As stated briefly in this department last week, Mary Pickford will pay a greater amount of money to Uncle Sam this year in the form of income taxes than any other woman in the United States whose income results solely from her own efforts. Miss Pickford made out her income tax return in Los Angeles, assisted by Colonel J. P. Carter, Collector of Internal Revenue for the district of Southern Cali Mary and Collector Carter. fornia. Although the deductions had not been finally decided upon then, it was stated at the time that her total contribution to Uncle Sam as a tax on her income for 1917 would be something between $200,000 and a quarter of a million. "It will help to win the war," said the player with a smile, as she inscribed her name "on that line, please." Miss Pickford's patriotism so impressed Collector Carter that he requested her to do another "bit" by helping him to tell the public about the income tax. And she agreed readily to help "pressagent" Uncle Sam's collection department through the means of illustrated slides which will be shown in the theaters on the Coast. Charlie Chaplin Visits Balboa Studios. Charlie Chaplin made a trip to the Balboa studios at Long Beach last week to visit his old Keystone partner, Roscoe Arbuckle, and his many other friends at the Horkheimer plant. With Chaplin came Alf Reaves, the English music hall Left to Right: Charlie Chaplin, at camera; Lou Anger, Manager for Arbuckle; H. M. Horkheimer and Buster Keaton. comedian, who managed Charlie across the water. They found Buston Keaton entertaining some vaudeville friends from the Orpheum. Charlie Chaplin says he remembers when he used to bounce Buster Keaton around on his knee, therefore getting in the class with Charlie Murray, who claims the same distinction. In our picture we see Charlie Chaplin as a cameraman directing Lou Anger, H. M. Horkheimer and Buster Keaton in a comedy sketch. Stop Sale of "Spirit of '76" Property. Filing a petition of involuntary bankruptcy against the Continental Producing Company, which brought out the motion picture, "The Spirit of 76," stopped the sale of the property of that corporation by Sheriff Cline. It was advertised to be disposed of by virtue of an execution levied in the interest of J. C. Cook, who is a creditor of the corporation. Under the order of the Superior Court all of the belongings of the company, with the exception of the film of "The Spirit of 76," which is in the possession of United States Marshal Walton, was to have been offered at public vendue. The petitioning creditors are G. L. Eastman, J. E. Ransford and C. E. Toberman, all of Hollywood, who allege in their bill that the corporation is indebted to them $1,500, $1,200 and $1,700, respectively, for money advanced to the company. It also is alleged in the complaint that the company committed an act of bankruptcy in allowing J. C. Cook to take a judgment against it, which had the effect of making Mr. Cook a preferred creditor. California Cities Compete to Secure Arbuckle. Roscoe Arbuckle is a popular resident. Santa Ana and Anaheim are competing in presenting studio propositions to the comedian, who is now producing the Paramount-ArImckle comedies at the Balboa studios, Long Beach. Both cities are in the orange country in the heart of Southern California farming districts. It has been reported that other cities were seeking to interest Mr. Arbuckle, but up to date the Santa Ana proposition has been the best. Nothing definite has been decided upon by either party, but it is understood that if Santa Ana erects a modern studio for the Comique Film Corporation, of which Joseph