Show mai Pick fords S silar five hundred d thousand dollars a year for mary I 1 ickford as a star tor for the 10 motion picture corn com bine this is the latest sensation that is agitating the film world benjamin B hampton a vice pres ident of the american tobacco corn pany is said to be one of the moving spirits in the big combine that Is said to have been planned for more econ amic operation of the motion picture business when asked about the ru mor he referred all questions to miss pickford the report of miss pickford a halt half million dollar offer came as an added surprise as it had been supposed the purpose of the new merger was to reduce salaries |