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The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
give $1,000 TO START
PANT.UP CAMPAIGN
Business Men Plan to Collect 5000
Before Cleaning Up Washington
at Eastertide.

The cleanup. paint-up campaign
which will begin Easter Monday was
formally organized last night at a
meeting at the Washington Builders
Exchange Of the general committee in
charge. Members contributed $1,000
FOR the campaign. and planned to in
creas. the sum to $1,000. Members Of
the general committee will start the
campaign by cleaning-up and painting
UP their own stores and homes.
An advertising campaign to be waged
the last week in March was outlined.
This plan provides that 5000 cleanup.
paint-up buttons shall be distributed
among school children and that lantern
slides shall be shown in motion picture
theaters.
The following executive committee was
selected: A. H. McGhan. chairman: w.
F. Andrews. secretary: George Z. Rus
sell. treasurer: E. r. S. Embrey, Giles
Dyer. Hugh Reilly. DR.. C. Murray. Maur-
ice Flynn. George II. Markward. and w.
W. Everett.
Contributors to the campaign fund We're
the Master Painters Association. $50:
Hugh Reilly Company. 500: 5. kann's
Sons Company. 500; Woodward & 10th
rop 500: L. J. Murphy Company UncJ.
$lOO: W. Fl. Butler. 800: Dyer Brothers.
$50; J. W. Hunt Company. So: George
F. Muth & Co. SIS; W. W. Mansfield.
SIS: Journeymen Painters Association.
S.; John J. Smith. so and the New York
Decorating Company. s..
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
CHIEF JUSTICE AND
SENATORS AT movie"
Distinguished Gathering Attends First
Production of The Birth
of a Nation"

David W. Griffith. who has been called
the greatest producer of motion pictures.
last night sat in the big ballroom of the
screen for the first time in public his
epic production. The Birth of Nation. -
Beside Mr.. Griffith sat Thomas Dixon,
the author. upon whose book. The
clansman," Mr.. Griffith based his story
of the film play.
In reserved seats nearer the screen
sat Chief Justice White. of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, and Mrs.
White. in whose honor the premiere OF
The Birth of a Nation" was presented.
Behind the Chief Justice and his party sat
a large part of the membership of the
Senate and House. a sprnkling of the
members of the Diplomatic Corps and
scores of high officials.
Because The Birth Of a Nation"
saw its public birth under auspices
of the National Press Club. there were
scores of newspaper men present. A
list of other guests would include the
names of the National Capitals
smartest society folk. The large ball
room was filled to capacity and the
gathering was doubtless the most dis
tinguished that ever saw motion pic
ture reels unraveled.
II took Griffith eight months to
produce the play. Its cost was
100000. This figure may be better
understood when it is known that
$4,000 persons were employed in pro-
duCing the picture.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20

the American people was $1,000: the high
est 10000.
Yet the average annual importation
Of this form Of the drug has been over
100000 pounds for ten years, up to
1910; that In, we are unnecessarily
Importing and using ut least 10000
pounds Of this form of opium.
Both by letter and by personal in
terview 1t has been learned from the
importers Of opium and the manufac-
turers of morphia that at least IS per
cent of morphia is used by habitues.
The remainder of the crude opium i'm
ported into this country is manufac-
tured into other preparations, such
as laudanum, while large proper
ton of the morphia is used in the
manufacture of proprietary and pat
ent medicines.
1t may fairly be deduced that Ameri-
cans. in the continental United States.
consume at least $4,000 pounds of
smoking opium per annum. The Amer
lean smoker is largely of the outlaw
classes. frequently in Jail or work.
house. He smokes. therefore. only
when free and in funds. His per an
mum consumption is never as large as
that of a heavy Chinese smoker. But.
allowing half a pound q year to each
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
DENIES HAND IN DYNAM1TING.
Captain. Held in Los Angeles Times
Case, CLAIMS Innocence.

Port Orchard. Wash. Feb. 1a-David
Captain. alleged dynamiter. arrested on
cambridge Island by Burns detectives
last night. today denied that he was in
any way implicated in the destruction Of
the Los Angeles Times Building.
Il am prepared to prove" declared
Caplan. that I never was in Los Angeles
but once in my life. and that was to
pass through there twenty years ago as
a news agent on Southern Pacific
train. The report that letters duplicating
prominent labor leaders in the so-called
dynamite conspiracy were found in my
cabin also is without foundation
stick and half of dynamite found
in Captains possession are said by him
to have been used for the purpose of
blowing out stumps on his little tract OF
land.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
POLICE HOLD FIVE
AS PLUNDERING GANG
Following of Clews in Many Robbery
Gases Results in
Arrests.

Five Young white men. believed by
the police to be part of a gang Of
housebreakers who have been at work
in the northwest section of the city
for several weeks. We're arrested yes
terday and charged with housebreak
ing.
The men under arrest are Ernest and
Raymond Clancy, sixteen and twenty
years old, of AS X street northwest:
Henry Corners, seventeen, of 1917 New
Jersey avenue northwest. and Austin
King, seventeen years old. 1902 North
Capitol street. Several other young
men, alleged by the police to be part
of the gang. are being held for investi
cation. Precinct Detective Barbee.
Lieut.. Murphy. and Policemen Sutton.
Downs, Livingston. and Bailey, who
made the arrests. had been on the trail
OF the gang for several weeks.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20

American smoker. it would seem that
there are at least 10000 Americans
who are victims of the habit.
In addition to the steady growth Of
the misuse Of opium. an unforeseen and
almost strictly American vice has
sprung into existence during the last
twenty years. adding its terrors to the
drug problem which confronts the
American people today. This has been
brought about by the unrestricted i'm
portation of coca leaves and the I'M
regulated manufacture and distribution
Of cocaine. a substance of no real use
whatever except in the hands of the
surgeon.
1t is estimated. after wide consultation.
that 1900 or 1900 ounces of this drug
are sufficient to satisfy the demands of
surgery in the United States. Today
there are manufactured at least 10000
ounces of this drug. the larger part Of
which is put to improper uses.
II In the unanimous opinion OF every
state and municipal body having to
do with the enforcement Of State and
municipal anti-pOisOn acts that the
misuse of cocaine II . direct incen-
tive to crime; TINT 1t Is, perhaps, Of
all factors a singular one in aug
mentfnE the criminal ranks.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
TIGER TO HEAR BILLY SUNDAY
VIII Speak at Princeton, Despite
President Hibben's Objection.

Philadelphia. Feb. 19.-Despite the fact
that President Hibben doesn't want him.
Billy Sunday. II was announced tonight.
will pay visit to Princeton University
March to preach to the students
Sunday refused one Invitation from the
students because it was not sanctioned
by the university authorities. but de-
cided to accept when the invitation was
repeated.
President Hibbcn has refused to let
him use Alexander Hall. but the students
have been promised the use of the Pres
byterian auditorium
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
CREATES DANGEROUS CLASSES.

tice of facing the alcoholic beverages
sold to them in the lower class of saloons
resorted TO by the men.
The combination of low-Erade
spirits and cocaine makes q madden
ing compound.
Many State laws are defective in
that they do not make illegal possession
of habit-forming drugs evidence for
conviction. They require that there
shall be no sale except on a physicians
prescription. Such laws are easily
evaded. for many pharmacists are
themselves registered physicians and
prescribe their own stocks freely,
while every community has its dis
honorable physicians. dentists or veter-
inarians who regard their license to
practice as a license TO prescribe large
quantities of these drugs for Illicit use.
1t is no uncommon practice for
druggist to combine with
a physician of that ilk. the latter being
in attendance at the drug store during
those hours when habitues swarm. Fur
Their. many INSCRIPTIONS physicians
have fallen into the habit of dispensing
habit-forminE drugs in large quanti-
ties from their offices.
WATCH SUNDAYS HERALD FOR
DETAILS AND NAMES.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
SAYS WORLD NOT CIVILIZED.
DIR. J. Newton Baker Discusses War
Before Students.

Lancaster. Pa. Feb. ia lecture was
given at the Shipper School. this city. on
THE Patriotism Of Patrick Henry and
the Spirit OF the European War" by DR..
J. Newton Baker, professor at the Wash
ington College Of Law, Washington, this
evening. DIR. Baker declared Patrick
Henry was the first American who stood
for the just rights Of man, and in q
crisis was the foremost patriot of Ameri-
can history"
IF any single warning country Of Eu-
rope could produce a personality Of equal
mentality and capability. the present
war would never have happened he
continued. The speaker said that death
is drinking from his cup the life blood
of Europe because the human race after
twenty centuries Of Christianity is still
under the scourge Of war. Europe -
bound and dashed to the cannon because
after centuries Of civilization it has not
been civilized enough to respect peace
and dishonor war"
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
MASTERS AND KINNEAR GUILTY.
Verdict Rendered in Modern Wood.
men ENHANCEMENT Case.

Samuel ]. Masters and John B. Kin
near. charged with the embezzIement of
funds belonging to the Modern Wood
men of the World. last night were found
guilty by Il jury before Justice Covington
in Criminal Court No. l. The jurymen
returned a verdict of guilty on all seven
counts after remaining out for four hours.
The indictment contained fifteen counts.
but eight of them were eliminated before
submitting the case to the jury.
The defendants were charged with con-
vertinR to their own use sums ranging
from 500 to 5000 while serving in the
capacity of officers Of the fraternal in
surance company. The men originally
were convicted of the alleged embezzle-
ment in June, 1918. and were fined Zoo
each. They appealed the case. Recently
the present Indictment was returned
against them.
The defendants We're represented by At
torneys Wilton j. Lambert. Henry l..
Davis. and Judge Norton. Assistant
United States Attorneys $. McComas
Hawken and Bolitha j. Laws appeared
for the government
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
PAINTS EXPOSITION WONDERS.
Col. Thomas CaGney Addresses New
jersey Society.

The wonders to be seen and enjoyed
at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San
Francisco were painted with glowing
words last night by Col. Thomas Cagney.
Washington representative of the expo
sition. in an address before the New
Jersey Society at the Perpetual Building
Association Hall. Eleventh and Z streets
northwest
Before the address a business meeting
was held to admit the following as mem-
bers: Thomas Fallon, ]. Ganor. Miss
Grace Murphy. George II. Smith, jr.,
Mrs. Mary T. Smith. r. j. Harrar, and
]. p. Dempsey. Miss Anderson played
piano solos. and Mrs. Eva Blue sang
solos. accompanied by Harry Star.
]. J. keenan,. president, presided. The
committee on arrangements was COM
posed of o. Iehmkuhl. chairman; r. J.
Aranoff, Joseph Kerney and A. F. Glow.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
REFORMS SHOWN NECESSARY.

At the outset of its campaign. The
Washington Herald presents two de-
mands for legislative and administrative
-"forn which its investigations have
shown to bo necessary if the community
y to be spared a continuance of pres
eHt conditions. They arc:
I. An amendment to the District
pharmacy act which will make pos
session OF habit-forming drugs in
quantities not accounted for by ply
sicians' prescriptions prima facie evil
denCe OF violation of the District code.
.. An increase IN the one-man force
detailed from the police department
1" watch the several hundred ply
Sicians. and the pharma cists veteri-
uarians. dentists and midwives in the
District who are granted discretion
.try powers in the prescribing and dis
pcnsin= of habit-forming drugs under
the District code.
That section of the pharmacy act
the activities Of licensed
physicians in prescribing the drug
-cads AS follows:
Section IL. That no physician in
the District of Columbia, know
ing. or when he might by reason
able inquiry know, that any per-
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
HOW PHYSICIANS EVADE LAW.

TIL" following methods have been
SHOWN by The Herald's investigation to
ne employed by physicians in evasions
and violations of the above quoted sec
ton:
I Prescribing cocaine in amounts
varying from fifteen to fifty
grains. to he dissolved in water. and
marked with the instruction. Apply
locally"
p Prescribing a similar mixture
and similarly marked. and at the
same time giving a prescription for
harmless hut utterly ineffective tonic.
tn" second prescription to be advanced.
in the event of investigation. as an at
&. rnpt TO cure the addict of the drug
habit.
. Giving single patient" at one
call two or more small prescrip-
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20

son is addicted TO the use Of CO
came, morphine. opium or chlora,
hydrate. shall furnish to or for
the use of such person. or pre-
scribe for such person, the drug
aforesaid. to the Use of which
such person is addicted. or any
compound thereof, or any prepa-
ration containing the same. ex-
cept as il may he necessary to
furnish or prescribe such drug,
compound. or preparation afore-
said for the cure of drug addic-
ton aforesaid. or for the treat
ment OF disease, injury. or de-
formity: provided, that no physi-
clan shall be convicted under the
provisions of this section who
shows to the satisfa ction of the
court before which he is tried
that, having exercised due dill
Eence and acting in good faith,
he furnished or prescribed such
drug. compound or preparation
aforesaid. believing the same TO
be necessary for the cure of drug
addiction aforesaid. or for the
treatment of disease. injury or de-
formity. and for no other pur-
pose whatsoever
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
No Severe Note to Japan.

Most positive denial was made yester-
day of reports that the United States
government had sent a rather severe
note to Japan regarding the demands
which that government Is understood to
he making upon the government of
China. 1t is stated that the situation
has by no means reached the stage of
addressing any formal Communication TO
the Tokyo government regarding its ne
gotiations with China.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
SUFFRAGE GETS A JOLT.
North Dakota senate Gives Move
mcnt Setback.

Bismarck. y. OAK. Feb. 1a.-The North
Dakota senate by vote of twenty-six to
twenty-five. recalled from the house to-
day the equal suffrage bill recently pass
ed by the upper body. AS n motion at
tached when the bill passed the senate
makes necessary two-thirds ma jority
vote to rcpass the measure it is gen.
orally believed that IL will not be re-
considered this session.
The bill passed both houses two years
ago and if it had been favorably acted
upon at this session it was to be SUBJ
mltted to the people two years hence.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
BIBLE CLASS CELEBRATES.
Men of Keller Church Observe An
nIversary with Banquet.

The seventh annual banquet OF the
Mems Bible Glass Association of Keller
Memorial Lutheran Church. Maryland
avenue and Ninth street northwest, was
held last night. More than rs were
present. The banquet was served by the
Ladies' Aid Society.
DR.. c. w. Miller gave the opening
prayer. DIR. o. 4. T. Swain was toast
master. Charles Black and Warren Self
Ter sang solos. DR.. Siberia Montgomery
and Representative Hamlin. of Missouri
delivered addresses. The closing prayer
was said by DIR. F.. S. Barras. Arrange
ments We're in charge of Rev. s. T.
Nicholas, pastor of the church.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
CHILDREN ARE DRUG RECRUITS.

,ther cosmopolitan cities and large CEN
ers Of population. Observation. inves-
igation, and consultation with officials
rho come regularly into contact with
conditions. however. have forced the con-
fusion that in few cities similarly situa-
I'd is there so widespread a misuse Of
dangerous drugs, and this despite the ut
most vigilance of the police.
The District pharmacy act is held
Ergely responsible for the difficulty
which the police and the office of the
corporation counsel have found in dimin-
shing the evil. It has been found al
most impossible, under the construction
Usually placed on the pharmacy act by
cries, TO obtain conviction except on
~ idence which it is almost impossible to
,htain. while that section OF the act
winch is supposed to restrict the activi-
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Miss Fisher Still Missing.

Nothing has yet been learned OF the
Whereabouts of Mrs. Minnie Fisher.
fifty-three years old, of 12l1 Tenth
street southeast, who left her home
last Tuesday evening to go to her
work and has not been seen nor
heard of since. Mrs. Fisher was en-
ployed in Woodward & Lothrop's
and had been going to work about
O'Clock in the evening. On Tues
day she was seen on the car by
women who worked with her, but it
is said she did not leave the car at
Eleventh and G streets with the other
women. When last seen Mrs. Fisher
who is five feet seven inches in
height and weighed 100. wore a long
brown coat, blue velvet hat, and a
pair of mems tan shoes.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Jack Johnson May Proceed.

Jack johnson. the pugilist, will prob
ably be allowed to pass through Mexi-
co by Gen. Carranza, according to the
agency here. 1t was
stated yesterday that Gen. Carranza's
intention was to hold Johnson at Tam
pico. but he has received dispatches
from a number of Ell Paso. Tex. mer-
chants asking him to allow the prize
fighter to proceed to JuareZ-
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20

ties of members of the medical profession
in handling the drug. offers almost unlim-
tied opportunities of evasion by dishon-
orable members of the profession.
Approaching the difficulties which the
District code throws in the way of the
law in restricting the drug evil, and be-
lieving that only an awakened public
conscience led by a fearless newspaper
can cow violators of the law into re-
specting the interests of the community.
The Washington Herald is prepared to
open and lead the fight against this
hydra-headed monster. the drug evil.
After months of Investigation. il is pre-
pared to throw the spotlight of publicity
upon the activities Of those men who.
posing as respectable members of a
riShtful!y honored profession. feed into
the Unsuitable NAV of the monster. vic
tins of their own cupidity and dishOnor
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Illicit Traffic In
Deadly Dope Barred
By Herald's Expose

Recruits for the ever-thinnInE ranks
of these groups are found In veritable
children. girls and boys scarce into
their teens, and i'm young men and
women whom sudden troubles have
made willing victims of the seductive
hrst-enects of the drugs.
At the outset of the investigation, The
Washington Herald was loath to believe
that conditions here were worse than in
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Socialists Are Quite Human.

Socialists of Washington ate, danced
and made merry at gathering OF
the Socialist party of the District in
Pythian Temple last night.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Dinner Party Given

Mr.. and Mrs. John Bulle gave a din
ner party at Harvey's last evening in
honor of Lieut.. Vysee- and his fiancee.
Among the guests were Miss Ray
Payne, Miss May Gaffney, and Miss
Ray, of Washington.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

II great quantities; in fact, SO easy has
I been that groups of boys and young
iris from time 10 time, have organized
clubs" fer the purpose of using the
Irugs and revelling in the "orgies" that
,nllnN
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Mrs. Minnie H. LYON Dead.

Word was received here last night OK
the death at Buffalo early yesterday Of
Mrs. Minnie II. Lyon, mother OF George
3. Lyon of this city. Burial will be at
Gowanda, n. Y. Sunday. Mrs. Lyon Is
survived by her husband. a daughter
and one brother.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Write to The Herald
If You Can Help Us
In Drug Fiend Fight

If YOU are a victim of the drug
habit-either through using habit
forming drugs. or because some one
near and dear TO you uses them
write The Washington Herald and
let us help you. All communica-
lions will be held strictly con6den-
tial. Address the City Editor.
Washington Herald. Washington.
D. {.
| THE WASHINGTON HERALD
is determined to expose the vul-
lures of society who make pos
sible the increasing ranks of drug
habitues. All information it can OBJ
tain will be turned to your good
and the good of the community at
large.
If your son. brother, husband.
! daughter. or sister is a victim of this
evil, whether through his or her
own volition. or through the GRIM
inal carelessness of dishonorable
physicians in prescribing danger
Gus drugs TO cure" ordinary all
ments. write The Washington Herald
all the facts. and let us use them
IN proceeding against the guilty par
ties. and in turning upon such peo-
pie the wrath of an outraged COM
munity.
THE HERALD WANTS TO KNOW.
THE PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON
WANT TO KNOW.
Do Your Part In Perform
ing This Public
Service.
The HERALD will clearly point
the way in tonorrsw's Sunday
article which will give names Of
offenders and begin a crusade IN
which yeu should be proud to play
your part.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Confirmation at Trinity

The bishop of Washington will adj
minister confirmation at Trinity Epis-
copal Church. Third and C streets
northwest, at s o'clock Sunday evening.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-08-23
ALASKA NOTES

dends equal to $S per share. The net profit of the company is expected to be $6,000,000 for the year. The shares are selling at $27 in Boston and are in demand owing to the promising out look for a good dividend. There are 720,O00 outstanding shares. Holders of the Beatson Copper company, also a Guggenheim interest, are being per mitted to exchange for shares in the Kennecott company receiving five shares for one.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-08-23

A rich strike of platinum is reported to have been made at Windham bay, Southeastern Alaska. Platinum was and this country still holds first rank in it's production, although it has been found in the Ural mountains, and in ed platinum takes higher lustre than silver and is nearly as white. It is very ductile and malleable and resists the strongest heat of forge fire though it can be fused by electric current. It it the heaviest known substance ex- cepting ismium and iridium.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-08-23
Special Correspondence.
Deering, Alaska, Aug. 16, 191

Deering, Alaska, Aug. 16, 1915.
 The summer in here has been quite disagreeabe. It was quite rainy and stormy. When not raining it was gloomy and damp; very little sun shine All the operators have plenty of water and cleanups are frequent and good. Luckily there is not much traffic on the road, most of the sup plies having been freighted up before the tundra had thawed too deep, so the road is not cut up as terribly as anti cipated, although there are numbers ment of funds will hardly permit of being fixed this year.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-08-23

Fifteen Montenegrins recently left Douglas and thirty from Juneau went Vancouver to return to their native country to fight in the war. The men had been called to their colors and in- structed to report to the Canadian au- thorities, where they would receive transportation across the continent and the Atlanticc
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-08-23

The gold from the Tolovana when melted and assayed goes SIS per oz.. and is among the highest priced gold dust in Alaska. The Goldstream pro duct assays $18.50 and the Big Eldo- rado $500. both in the Fairbanks dis trict. The purest placer gold ever mined in Alaska came from the Ram part country and was mined at the highest altitude of any placer camp ir the country.