In the early 1920s , while Plumb was employed as an artist at the Los Angeles Times , he met screenwriter William Conselman .
The two created their Ella Cinders strip in 1925 for the Metropolitan News Service ( later United Feature Syndicate ) .
In the early 1920s , while Plumb was employed as an artist at the Los Angeles Times , he met screenwriter William Conselman , and the two created their Ella Cinders strip in 1925 for the Metropolitan News Service ( later United Feature Syndicate ) .