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Show SKY WRITING AVIATOR CHERISHES METRO MEDAL. Art Smith, the daring aviator, who as a personal favor to Sol. L. I-esser and E. M. Asher of the All Ctar Feature Fea-ture Distributors, wrote "Metro" in the sky on his only night flight during dur-ing Exhibitors' Convention week at the San Francisco Exposition, has written Francis X, Bushman that of the many medals ho has been awarded, award-ed, he prizes the ono given him by the Metro Film Corporation most. This was pinned on Smith, when he alighted from the flight, hy Margaret Snow, who is playing opposite Mr. Bushman In Quality Pictures. In the filming of "The Message From Reno," which is now under way at tho Balboa Btudlo, William Beck-way Beck-way Is called upon to do a lot of double exposure work under dlfficul-tl dlfficul-tl ; But ho Is a master of the camel cam-el a, wherefore there Is a treat In store for screen followers. Ruth Roland Ro-land Is playing the leading part and apposite her lfi Andrew Arbuokle. Sherwood Macdonald Is tho director in charRO. While making some outdoor "shots" recently. Director Frank Cooloy's company encountered the hermit of Portuguese Bend, a bizarre character of Southern California. He treated them to a mess of freshly caught lobster, lob-ster, during the noon hour. The next day, a fish and game inspector called at the Balboa studio and informed each player who participated in the feast that a fins of $25 stared him in the fact. Paul Gilmore dlan't like H the idea and in view of his strong M plea of ignorance of the law and a JM promise never to eat lobster out of 'M season again appeased the legal H minion. .M |