Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-20

10 make screen stars out or frogs, beetles,
fleas, butterflies and other insects and
animals
81 have already filmed twelve sub
Jects," Mr.. Dittmars said, "and they are
being edited by Charles Urban, Fellow Of
the Royal Geological Society Of England.
As a matter of fact, the late Colonel
Roosevelt was responsible for it all.
When he was President he went after
the nature takers. He read my book on
reptiles approved of it and asked me to
come and see him at the oyster Bay
home i went and he advised me to
read La Fontaines works. which I did,
and that is how 1 got the idea OF putting
animals and insects on the screen in
real human stories"
In the making Of the films not only
the live insects and animals have been
, used, but artificial animals and BIRDS
have been used IN some Of the scenes.
This has necessitated trick photography.
In all the plays In which the frogs take
part they are shown as walking on their
hind legs. A katydid IN one scene IS
shown preparing herself for an outing
She smooths her feathers in the mirror
OF a pool and she struts off to a flower
to get some pollen to powder her nose
The first releases are as an educational
film for children.
F. Trubee Dawson, son Of Henry ?.
Dawson. the hnancier, is after the as
sembly seat vacated by Theodore Roose-
velt, Assistant Secretary Of the Navy,
who served at the front in the 1st divi-
sion, A E. F. He has obtained the Re-
publican nomination from the Second
district Of Nassau County. which is
equivalent to election. Some weeks ago
young Dawson was in Oyster Bay when
local justice of the peace suggested,
why don't you go up there to Albany
and fill young Teddy's shoes?'"
I'D surely like to-" excltedly replied
Dawson, its really my ambition. But
don't know II ! rate the job"
The word went around that the young
man was willing and his modesty pleased
everybody. He accordingly was picked.
Mr.. Dawson is IS and was graduated
from Yale. He is against going into
finance and IS even now taking a course
Of law at Columbita University. For
his services in organizing the first Yale
aviation unit of twenty nine aviators,
who later were enrolled in the Navy Re
serve Flying Corps, young Dawson re-
ceived the Distinguished Service Medal
The writer met him at the peace con
ference in Paris where he was his
fathers secretary in the organization of
the league of Red Cross societies.
After the armistice the +tip" went
around the country Buy German marks,
they are sure TO advance" That was
three years ago, when the mark was
quoted at cents. In pre- war days the
mark value in American currency was
% cents. When the mark reached a new
low level last week of less than l cent.
Wall street sat up and took stock of the
speculation in marks that has been steady
all the way down, an investment that
reaches into the millions.
A singular feature Of the whole affair
is that never has there been a scarcity
OF marks. many thousands coming fresh
from the printing presses of the new
German republic. One house in the finan-
cial district alone has disposed of ST.
100000 worth of marks Stores were
opened in various cities of the United
States solely to deal in foreign ex-
change" and there is no way of arriv.
ing at the losses which must run into
the many millions.
AS a surcease to these unfortunate. It
is now being suggested they use their
deprecated marks to purchase German
municipal bonds, which, backed by real
estate and a direct tax on German work
ers, may rise and that incr ,ment be at
least equal to if not greater than the
shrinkage in the foreign value OF the
German currency.