The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-19

Ex-senator ]. b. Foraker has been
engaged as counsel for the Motion
Picture Exhibitors League OF Ameri-
ca. He is in full accord with the
leagues purpose OF securing a higher
standard of pictures and placing the
business on a higher plane
Paul lie Marquand. president OF the
Standard Theater Circuit Of Canada.
expects 10 announce soon the site for
a big motion picture and entertainment
house In Minneapolis. He says he
plans TO make the entry into the states
in a spectacular manner by erecting
one or two houses in Minneapolis
which will eclipse the style and pro-
portions OF any theater OF the class
now in the northwest.
A judgment for s125O0 was given by
the Appleton Division of the Supreme
Court recently 10 John r. Binns. the
wireless operator who sent the &C. O.
d." call for help at the collision OF the
steamships Republic and Florida on
January %. 1909.
Binns sued the vitagraph Company
OF America because his name was used
In moving pictures representing the
wreck. and the jury verdict OF 500
damages given I'm the lower court was
Set aside and a new trial ordered
unless he would consent to accept So
500. He appealed and the higher court
reversed the trial court.
Bishop Sidney c. Partridge earnestly
advocated the use of moving pictures
In the churches. Addressing a meet
ing of the men of the Church Club
OF the Kansas City diocese recently he
said:
1T is the duty OF the church TO make
use of every new invention. Moving
pictures are among the things the
church should take hold Of at once.
They are capable of a great influence
and we should see that IL is an in
huence for good. / saw a Frenchman
hold japanese audience Of one thou
sand persons, very few of whom were
Christians, spellbound watching a set
|of films representing Old Testament
scenes. 1t would be a great way of
making the facts OF Christian history
real to children"
AT the Crown. Miss italia and her
dog receive favorable comment. Miss
Italas balancing feats are truly mar
velous, while the dogs performance
Is worthy OF being featured alone. or
the films. THE Land Thieves" a west
ern story. "The Test of Man." and
Following Cousins Footsteps" are
shown. This latter portrays an asin-
Inc sort OF individual who i'm the end
proves himself a hero, and wins the
sweetheart OF his cousin I'm spite OF
that Romeo's' proves with the fair
sex. The first chap endeavored by ev-
cry means to initiate his successful
relative in dress, manner and habits,
but without avail. until he whips a
man who insults the fair fancee. when
he is acclaimed her true hero.
This evening the Peoples theater,
Laurium, features the Baseball Bug"
and the fan cannot but enthuse over
the comedy which introduces Jack
Coombs, ICY" Morgan. "Rube" Old
ring, big Chief Bender and others
Of the Philadelphia champions. The
film introduces Percy as a baseball
fan and a ribbon clerk. His wife de-
cides TO cure him OF his mania for ball,
and writes her cousin, Jack" Coombs.
asking him to help her. So Connie"
Mack writes him a letter stating he
would like Percy to train his several
star pitchers in a local game. Percy
accepts. and after each has Tanned
him out OF the box without a single