Evening Star Newspaper, November 14, 1924, Page 3

" FILMOUSTS OPERA | FORTIME IN PARIS Brilliant Gathering Sees Be- i ginning of Series of His- B torical Pictures. BY CONSTANTINE BROWY, By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily PARIS, November 14—Conservative Parls grand opera has been forced to yield before the everincreasing In- fluence of the kinematograph, and "Phursday night, before a select and brilllant gathering headed by the President of the republic, was pro- duced the first of a series of historical ynovie shows, “The Miracle of the ‘Wolves."” The film was purely French, repre- senting an episode of the struggle be- tween Louls XI and Charles the Bold, and the Duke of Burgundy, with fncidental music written for the purpose by the famous French com- poser Rabaud, -ho is well known In the Uniteq States, where he conduct- ed for several sons the Syfnphony Orchestra. More Films Planned. The producers of the film _@re backed by the government. They intend a serfes of bi- weekly wces and Thursday night's film was the first of a series of historical fil h will be taken in the course of r. French history is so r adven- ntage Ameri- blish- fiction that eve 's contemplate branches in expect to using as hackground cities or where the took place centuries ago The Famous Players already have organized an American-French com= pany for the filming of *“Madame ns Gene" at Versailles and Com- ne with ing role and with om the Comedie Fra where sensational films, historic : lead 2 caise in the cast. Copyright, 1921, by Chicago Daily News Co.) HOME TO BE OPENED. Episcopal Institution® Exercises to Ee Held Tomorrow. The ¥ »pal He yme for Aged Men Wisconsin avenue. b tomor! tion, which v « that al od in the welfare o after st in the w » that the he with t Church Episcopal n this city. SPECIAL KOTICES WorLn TO YOUR INTER 100 Cor TF M i Nat EETINGS. 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The application was made by B. 1. Frisble, 220 East Capitol street, representing the District of Co- lumbia Association of Workers for the Blind. The commission announced that the application of the Washington Rapld Transit Co. for a straight 10-cent fare on its bus lines wiil be considered at a public hearing in the board room of the District Building at 10 o'clock November 26. TEUTON BANKS STIR MUCH DISCONTENT Conversion to Gold Basis En- tails Loss Upon Many of Stockholders. BY | By Radio to 1 BERLIN, November ble discontent is bei the manner in w nan banks are transforming their al and ing it upon a gold hasis, This iAR ANSEL MOWRER. e Star and Chicago Daily News. | 14.—Consider- |a occasioned | by entalls a vast capital, the burden said, is Dborne exclusively by the stockholders. The loss is not o | great, as figures show, because dur- {ng the inflation most of the banks increased their capital in paper. But jeven considered in the terms of pre- war capital, the shrinkage is con- siderable. Real Owners Disclosed. | This is a =ad necessity and would | not cause any unfairness were the | German shareholders the real owners | of the banks. But they are not. The real owners are the so-called pro- | prietors who exist alongside the | shareholders. e proprietors have the exclusive ht to decide how the resources distributed, if they declde of the stock is small, and reserve which they priate for themselves ite within their rights. there is the migration of capital from shrinkage of of which, it is herme of a new Germany. heing forced ever higher and the profits thus realized are being sent Moreover, the revaluation of nearly $100,000,000,000 of the war loan would constitute a circulating medium and beeasion a real inflation. { (Copyright, 1921, by Chicago Daily News Co.) [ IUVENILE COURT LAW PUBLIC HEARING IS SET Disputed Points in Proposed Meas- ure to Be Discussed on Wednesday. A public hearing will be held in the rdroom of the District Building lut 3:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon [to permit discussion of disputed points in the tentative draft of a | vised Juvenlle Court law for the Di trict Thix was o announced following an L, up of liai- son officers from a score of civic and welfare organizations. with this 3 n preparatory to the hearing, fter getting the views of the pub- the commission will sion again on ake final action on biil, so that it can > ‘introduced Congress in De- smber. The aim of the commission is to go over the various sections of the pres- ent law and make them conform to the most approved thought of today in handling children’s cases. B £ Kansas Has Giant. ¥red Shreuder of Jewell City, | is the tallest man in his State In all | probabilities, as his claim to being the Kansas giant goes unprotested. He is 6 fect § Inches tall, and he is a rking farmer. He weighs pounds and has no desire to enter ihe prize | | TIRES ! 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The letter was found by Knsign Harold McDonald of the Unlited States naval reserve force ih his automobile a short time before the explosion. Although for the most part the words on the letter are blurred and | jalmost illegible, the words “disaster” end “death” are quite clear. A man's picture accompanied the note, and | Federal agents are now scouring the clty in an attempt to place the man | under arrest. Federal agents investigating the ex- plosion are positive that it was caused by a bomb. Officlals of the local gas compa fter exhausting all tests, announced last evening that they not believe it possible that gas c the explosion. Twelve Injurcd Will Recover. Vos Annatyn, a_post office employe, |15 still in a critical condition and may |die, hospital authorities say. The {other 12 who were injured are ex- | vected to recover. Ernest A. Roth and Hermann Pet- tersch died within a few hours after the explosion. They were both postal jemployes. Dale Newhouse, the third ctim. died early this morning. Federal agents last night came into possession of a blackhand letter re- ceived Monday by Samuel Baucina demanding $5.000 on threat of dis- aster for himself and his family. The Italian sectlon of the city was be- ing scoured in an effort to get some clue to the sender of the letter, on | the theory that the bomb, if it was {a bomb that exploded in the post office, { might have been intended for Baueina. Belleves Gas Cause. Office Inspector tached to the Post PREACHES ON YOUTH. Problems to Be Discussed by Evangelist Tonight. The problems with which youth has to contend will be treated by Evangelist Arthur Long of Enid, Okla., in a Bible message tonight at the Fifteenth Street Christian Church. The Oklahoma preacher last night spoke on “What Is at the Peak of Your Scale of Valu During the sermon Evangellst Long said: “Everything in life scales down in value from what you put at the peak. 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