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The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Formal ProclamationS
Issued by Officials

A good many boards of trade and
health departments. in communities
where the cleanup week has taken
hold. have gotten out formal proclama-
tions.
This has lent to the movement an Of
ficial dignity which II might otherwise
have lacked. One of the model proc
lamations by the Ashe-
vile. N. c.. board of trade reads:
Resolved. That the board of trade
ask the city OF Asheville and each citi-
zen as an individual to Join us In a
great cleanup and paint-up' campaign,
Anril II to 30.
ITO the end that this compsign may
be a great success. and make of Ashe-
Vile. already noted as one of the
cleanest cities In the South. the clean
est city in America. the board OF trade
cordially invites the earnest. hearty,
ani harmonious cooperation of the
newspapers. leaders In all civic i'm
provements: the mayor, board of alder
men and health department. always
progressive: the fire department. for
this Is fire prevention; the ministers,
associations and the churches. for
cleanliness is next to godliness; the
women's clubs, for no great move
nent Is ever accomplished without
the help of good women; the merchants
association. the civic league, city
schools and private schools"
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
CAPITAL MEN TO AID
NAVY EXPERT BOARD
win Help to Mobilize Industrial
Plants for Manufacture Of
War Munitions.

Five Washingtonians will assist the
naval consulting boaro In mobilizing the
Industrial piants Of the United States
for the mRnufacture OF munitions OF
war for this, country. Each will become
an associate member Of the consulting
board.
The fvsi men. whose names were an.
hounced today by Howard E. Coffin,
chairman Of the Industrial preparedness
COMMITTEES, ,are: c. B. Hunt. District
Engineer Of Highways: DR.. w. s. STRAIT
ton, Of the Bureau OF Standards; Charles
9. Parsons, of the Bureau Of Mines:
Hennen Jennings. mining engineer. ana
John II. FInney. manufacturer.
1t will be the duty OF this quintet to
mobilize The manufacturing and indus
trial plants In and near Washington.
This will be, done by first ascertaining
the nature Or the plants, the mechani-
cal equipment, the number OF men EN-
ployed, thu willingness OF the owners to
co-opera!e IN the preparedness pro-
the manufacture Of shells. shell castings.
shrapnel, cartridges, rifles, bayonets,
and the otacr necessities of war.
Five men have been selected in each
state by Chairman Conn to perform a
These men have been selected by
their own professional associates, with
the only STANDARD that Of efficiency ana
without pay. though they are highly
many Of thsn could not be bought. In
my judgment. they form a vast organi-
Eation. the like of which has never been
known IN this or any other country OF
TOP to bottom is absolutely non-politi-
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
SLEPT IN HIS BOOTS;
WIFE GETS DIVORCE
Spurs and Revolver Also Sleeping
Companions OF Cuban

PTTTsBURGH. April 1s.-Because her
husband went to bed for weeks at a
time with his boots and spurs on and
his revolver. In his pocket a divorce has
been recommended for Mrs. Mayme X.
Martinez by the master.
Mrs. Martinez claimed cruel and bar
barous treatment. Her husband. Dion
Martinez, iFe civil engineer Of Cuba and
the greater part of their married life
was spent there. They were married In
Harrisburg, Pa.
Shortly after arriving in Cuba she al
leges he began drinking heavily. While
they were living at San Luis, Cuba, the
wife said her husband drank heavily
and for weeks at a time he would come
home and 10 to bed without disrobing,
wearing his boots and spurs.
Later her husband wrote to her pa
rents. Mrs. Martinez TESTIFIED, telling
them that unless they sent q certain
amount ofimoney he would kill his wife
and himself The money was sent to
him.
Mrs. Martinez is residing with her pa
rents In McKeesport and alleges that
her husband has not contributed to the
support OF herself or son.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Craze Diggers Go
Out on a Strike
Forty-one Drop Shovels in Bronx.
Thirteen Bodies Lie
Unburied.

NEW YORK, April 16.-Forty-one
grave d!ggers. infected with the strike
bug. walked out at st. Raymond's
Cemetery. in the westchester Van Ness
section OF the Bronx. demanding an in
crease IN Day.
There Was no violence attending the
strike. the men offering no opposition
to those who were brought in to take
their places
Several burials had to be osIponed.
All Of tho graves for yesterdays bur-
ials. following custom. had been dug
the day previous, but could not be
used owing to the lack of cemetery la
bcrers. The men claimed there were
thirteen bodies awaiting burial at the
cemetery morgue.
Mgr. Edward McKenna, of st. Ray
mond's, said there would be no diff
nculty In obtaining new men to take
the places OF the strikers. The men
had their pay voluntarily raised only
q short time ago.
The grave digsers have been receiv-
ing MS day. and are now asking
for t2.25
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Trapper Skins Bats
In Cave for Living

SAN FRANCISCO. April 1s.-Accord-
ing to Henri lie Bugi. Live Oak. Cal.
trapper. he has delivered an order for
900 bat skins to a large New York fur
house for which he has been trapping
for years.
Ihe skins were secured from a pecu.
liar species OF bats found In a large
cave In the Marysville Puttes. The
months. the trapper consuming several
months In their preparation for ship
ment.
lie says he received a check for S4oC
from the New York Arm and a letter
thanking him for securing the bat skins
The tiny pelts were used to make q
collar for an expensive coat. which cost
the owner 81, 500.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Kings Birthday" Brought
$223.74 to Belgian Fund

The total receipts from the kings
Birthday campaign Saturday. April s..
by the District OF Columbia Belgian re-
lief committee amounted to S223.74. and
thirty pairs OF shoes. The committee
today. expressed qualification at the re-
suit Of the campaign. and thanked all
who contributed.
The ladies will continue their cam
paign for donations of money and cloth
Ing until May 30. and any one desiring
TO help are asked to communicate with
the chairman. Mrs John A. Logan. 2523
Thirteenth street northwest.
Already over 1900 garments have been
sent to the Belgian refugees in the
north of;France, and this week another
consignment OF shoes and clothing will
60 forward.
The committee will meet every Friday
afternoon from 2 to o'clock at the
Logan home to make garments.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Creator Of "Birth Of Nation"
Was Leading Man Of Film
Company Before.

Seven years ago one OF the players In
a motion picture drama, the slender
young leading man, .tc be exact
walked up to the producing director
and made a suggestion, which was
NO good that It was followed Then
the director turned to the young man
and said:
"why don't you try producing.
Grifnth?'
II wouldn't mind having n chance
to work out a few little IDEAS" came
the answer
So he was given his chance. but
whether or not The Birth OF a Ma
ton" was even a day dream at that
time is not known. 1t is safe to haz-
ard however. that II David Warli
Grififth has any more ''little ideas"
floating around in his head the world
will hear of them in time.
Any attempt to tell The story of the
film which has dramatized the recon
struction period following the civil
war without interiecting much OF the
history Of Griffith himself. is fruit
less. At every, succeeding statement
filIn--the fvc-Inilc stage. for instance.
the building and burning of three
whole towns, the training and en-
ployment $4,000 people and 5000
-horses-each detail arousee the same
question-Who is Griffith and where
did he come from?
Who Griffith Is.
David Wark Griffith was born In Ken
lucky some thirty-odd years ago. the
son Of Jacob Wark Griffith, brevet
brigadier general OF the Confederate
army. His family comes near to being
eligible for about all the patriotic So
cieties. for his grandfather was Capt.
Daniel Griffith of the war of 1872. In
the generation further on there was a
great-grandfather In the Revolutionary
war. Before that time there were GrIf-
fiths In Virginia.
After the war, OF course. the Griffiths
Of Kentucky had. like many other
families. mainly their memories to live
on-memories and the products OF a
farm on the edge OF the blue grass. The
boy was born In that situation and re-
ceived his education at the nearby coun-
try school,
The wander year came to him al
twenty.
He gravitated to Louisville and very
promptly applied for a position with a
modest little stock company which was
giving everything from Shakespeare. to
Cnarles hoyt AT local heaVeT'
Seven Years on Stage.
He was engaged, as he says, because
they needed somebody. Then there were
seven years OF the stage-now In road
companies. now in repertoire. all tho
time getting up little He played with
Gertrude Coghlan, Walker Whitesidei
and finally Nance O'Neil, In the last
year Il leading man.
Something else happened. In an ode
moment on the road the young actol
had written a short story or two ant
some verses. He came back to New
York and sent them to a magazine
which promptly accepted them. TheT
he wrote a play. The Fool and 'ht B.
Another great romantic frama was he
gun and its acceptance promised. Thi!
was in the latter part Of 1906 and th'
early part OF 1907.
THAT ended the stage for me-" ht
tells IN his short autobiography. ne
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Seeks Divorce From
Soldier in France

ATLANTIC CITY, April l6.--Attorney
Frederick w. Stewart has been notIned
that Special Master In Chancery VIII
ion Clevenger has been appointed TO
take testimony In the divorce case
wherein Mrs, Leah AppIebaum, OF THIS
city, is petitioner.
Mrs. Applebaum was married In Lon
don, later removing to Boston. where
she says she was deserted. her husband
returning to England. Mrs. Applebaum
followed her husband to England In the
hope of efrecting a reconciliation. she
then returned to this county ana took up
her residence In Atlantic City. Apple
baum now Is at the front, somewhere
in France"
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
CHATTER XIII.
nnniaIa, Prnmiaa.

y ANGDoN surveyed the huge pile
of mail on his desk with half
L. ruefui. half Whimsical smile.
Despite the fact that he had
worked half the night. his cold plunge
and q cup Of strong coffee had sent him
down town early. flied with energy.
ana he had planned TO 'clean up his
letters at the office before proceeding
10 court.
He had not. however, counted upon
tho sympathy and the sntipathy that
the now famous trial OF Mary Page wa
Arousing.
Nor had he counted upon the pro-
pensity OF the American public to write
letters, and In consequence II was not
few hours work, but the labor OF
days that lay before him In that multi
tudinous array of envelopes.
Bel. de the letters lay the morning
papers, all OF them, with the accounts
Of the trial marked heavily with blue
Icncii, ready to be clipped and pasted
In the office scrap book. As Langdon
drew out his chair and sat down the
headlines OF the topmost paper caught
his eye.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Great Producer Spent Years on
Stage. and as Short Story
and Scenario Writer.

was needed along came an architee,
with his corp5 OF builders. and they pu.
Il up Just as some gray-halreo oiu
man remembered II. -,
1hey remembered burning, and q
town, two towns. were put in-nve al
together were built. One man reme 'eh,
bered the burning Of q town by night
Something must be done about thet. =
fireworka man said he could buio
bombs which, exploding In the air
would give enough light for the camera
tc work at night. Incidentally. u may
be added the bombs cost ss0 apiece ou'
they did the work.
How Actors Were Handled.
The expenses ran far up into the
thousan nds every day.
THE only way we could handle then
was by military discipline" writes Mr.
Griffith. I'VE laid out q camp for thu
whites and a camp for the blacks. W.
set I'D two commissaries. Then We di
vided our forces into sections. each sec
ton commanded by a captain. who haS
his stan under him. That Is how th'
picture was worked out.
Every section leader In the big bat
tie scenes or the town scenes kept hi
section, rehearsed II. and looked aftei
II. Complete telephone systems wer'
installed for every section. and thu
megaphoned by the captains to theil
commands"
The headquarters alluded to in tn,
battle scenes was a sixty-foot tower II
front Of the whole scene. II was their
that George w. Bitter. best Gamers
man in the world" Mr.. Griffith says
and five assistants set their cameras
Every scene. It may be said, was taksr
six times.
Finally. when every move Of ever,
section had been gone over again ant
again In rehearsal. when the soldierI
knew when to charge or fall back. wher
to die or drop; even when the artilier,
knew the exact second when to whee
into action and the cavalry had ~
time schedule perfect. even to tn,
exact place when q horse must stumble
or fall. the section leaders came t
headquarters.
Back in the hills the thousands wer,
waiting. They dashed back to thei
commands. Word came that all wa
ready. and to the beat Of q watch un
der telephone orders the action began
Director Griffith promises that ''Th,
Birth of a Nation" Ia only the begin
ming. other monster spectacle PLAYS ar
TO come.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
THE
WOULDN'T TCOME OFF
It Was War to the Finish

If you find dandruff on
your coat collar, it's simply
Natures danger signal of
coming badness. Soon it will
be too late, and "the bald spot
that won't come off" will
make its appearance.
Avoid the use of cocoanut
oil or preparations containing
alkalis. Soaps and other al
kalis foam, so be on your
guard as they tend to dry the
scalp. Go to O'Donnell's
Drug Store, 9o4 F street, and
ask for a SOC bottle Of
Speiser'S Scalp Tonic. Use il
according to directions, and
in a reasonable time dand-
ruff, falling hair, and scalp
irritation will disappear and
the natural growth of the hair
will be promoted. Mr.. ODon-
nell is so confident of the
merits of this preparation
that he offers to return your
money if it fails.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
No Divorce for Woman 20,

PARIS. April ia woman seventy
years old has asked the French courts
for divorce Her husband is eight
five years old
The tribunal refused the petition
solely on the grounds OF the age OF the
parties and the length of time the mar
riage has lasted
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
Killed Launching Boat.

MARIETTA, Pa, April 16.-Launching
his boat in the Susquehanna river here
today for the summer cost the life Of
Burd Shellenberger, twenty-three. Find
ing the oar locked. he became frightened
when the craft entered the swift run
ming current OF the rising stream, and
fell overheard and drowned,
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
DANIELS TO DEFY H00D00
TO REOPEN THE CONVENTION

Defying the Theatrical Hoodoo
Which the Superstitious De-
clare Hangs Over the
Famous Old Covington The
ater, Mr.. Daniels Announces
That Plans Are Now Under
Way to Reopen the Play
house Early Next Month With
a Musical Comedy.
The Washington times., 1916-04-16
DANCING

MRS COBB, 100 EYE ST. n. w.
Phone Main 2St2. Lessons In day or evening
Assembly Dances Every Monday Evening.
l.
SUMNER RATES. Main 6SIS
PRIVATE LESSONS 75c
PROF. wYNDHAM. SIS 18th 81. ~. W.
NATIONAL RIFLES ARMORY,
Every Mon. Wed, Thurs. Sat. eyes, Dan.
cling, $50 TO II. with band and orchestra.
MILLEhS Ssss. GuPHrSM up.so.ss.. hiSSs: naST:
Dances
GIovsr's SIS a1nd-Priv. Isasons. AnyVhr. EOc.
ClAssea Tues.. Thurs. Sat. all dances
taught: ballroom for rent IS IN. W iin
HARTLEY's, Prof. and Mrs. 1920 10th It,.
NV, all daneing taught. private and class
Ibc hour: 10 lessons. IS. Pm. n. 2iSi. Est. 1905
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
JUMPS TO ESCAPE DEATH
Engineer Leaps From Cab As Engine
Crashes Into Car.

News-Times Special Service:
MUSKEGON. Mich, Sept. Is
Bruno Sandig, an engineer on Pere
Marquette switching engine, had a
narrow escape from death on the
crossing near the Hume grocery
company today when he was forced
to jump from his car TO the ground
to escape being crushed when his
engine ran head on into a loose car
from the Muskegon Traction and
Lighting Co.'S coal yard
The empty car which was loose,
not having been blocked mp proper
~ at the traction company's yard,
was ambling down the easy hill to-
ward the north yards when the en-
CINE Sandig was on pulled out onto
that track Sandig's fireman got Off
from the engine easily by swinging
himself to the ground, but the en-
gineer was forced TO shut of his
power before jumping. a bad wreck
which was not cleared away until a
late hour this afternoon resulted
from the collision of the two cars
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
SPEECH WAS GARBLED
ProhbitiOnist Declares Liquor Men
Cut Address to suit.
News Times .pecial Service:

SAGINAW. Mich. Sept IS
Wellington r. Burt noted million
aire Of Saginaw. has issued a signed
statement in reference TO an adver-
tlsement put forth by the Michigan
Home Rule league, in which the
league gives an alleged quotation
from a speech by Mr.. Burt delivered
Jan. 80. 1908, before the Michigan
constitutional convention. Whereas
the league quotes Mr.. Burt as an OPP
pOnent Of prohibition, in the present
statement Mr.. Burt, who is a mem
Der of the advisory committee of
the Saginaw County Dry federation,
says:
Il see that the liquor men are
again up to their old tricks. They
are taking extracts from a speech
/ made when the new constitution
for the state was being formed and
have taken out a few lines in differ
ent places and have garbled il so
the whole meaning is changed"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
COURT GRANTS NEW TRIAL
Decides Against the Acceptance Of
CircumstantiaI Evidence.
News-Times speciai Service 4:


LANSING, Mich, Sept. 2S.-John
Lahnala, the Houghton county farm
hand whose trial for the murder Of
his father in 1874 was the most
his father late in 1914 was the most
sensational case in years in the
upper peninsula, was Wednesday
granted a new trial by the supreme
court. The court reversed the verdict
of first degree murder against him
on the ground that much of the evil
dence used by the state was illegally
put into the case.
Justice Ostrander. who wrote the
opinion, states that unquestionably
in the Lahnala case there was mis-
carriage of justice. The case against
Lahnala was purely one of circum-
stantial evidence backed up by at
tempts 10 prove as a motive ill-feel-
ing between father and son. This ILL
feeling. the court says, was improp-
erly proved by the states attorneys.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
NEW PENSION LAWS
GIVEN EXPLANATION
Increase is Granted Civil War
Widows Who Are Past
70 Years Old.
international News Service /:

International News Service:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Sept 2S.
because of many misinterpreta-
tions Of the new pension law en-
acted by congress, II. L. williams.
special pension examiner here. has
issued the following explanation:
The new pension law. approved
Sept. s. 1916, does not grant an in
crease to all civil war widows, but
only TO those who are 20 years old,
except when the widow was married
10 the soldier before he was dis
charged from the service. in which
case the pension is increased to $40
a month, regardless of age.
The second section of the act
gives pension 70 those who were
widows Of civil war soldiers and who
lost their title because of remar-
riage. but who are again widows or
divorced from their last husbands
on their own applications and with
out fault on their part.
The third section Of the act al
lows PENSIONS to all widows Of sol
diers who served as long as 90 days
during the civil war and were hon
orably discharged regardless of the
cause of the soldiers death. pro-
vided the marriage TO the soldier
took place prior TO June 81, 1905.
Prior TO this law, this date was June
?, 1890.
The divorced wife Of a soldier.
on the death of the latter. is not
entitled to a pension under any law.
'To sum up briefly. a civil war
widow is entitled TO $40 a month
when she reaches the age of 20. If
she married "a soldier before his
discharge, she is entitled TO said
rate regardless Of her age
All widows of civil war soldiers who
served 80 days, etc, are entitled to
pension il they were married prior
TO June q, 1905.
TN order to secure the increase
allowed by the law, a widow pen
sioner should write a letter TO THE
Commissioner of Pensions, Wash
ington."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
UNSEEN TRAIN HITS TOT
Marccllus Miss Does Not see Second
Train and is Hit.
Iews-Times Speclal Service:

News-Times Special Service:
MARCELLUS, Mich, Sept. IS
While returning from school at Mar
cellus little Mary Mixed, 10 years old,
was struck by an engine and per-
haps fatally injured.
The gates were down, but she and
a companion went under them and
waited for an eastbOUnd freight
10 pass. A westbound engine and
caboose was approaching at a high
rate of speed. Mae Swartz got safely
across the track. but Mary was
struck. She was picked up about
so feet from the track. Many hours
later she had not regained conscious
ness.
Two people have been killed re-
Gently at this crossing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
Read NEWS TIMES Want Ads
A Simple Way To
Remove Dandruf

There is one sure way that his
never failed % remove dandrun at
once, and that is 90 dissolve Il. tnen
you destroy IL entirely. To do this.
Just get about four ounces OF plain.
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BY morning. most if not all. OF
your dandrun viii DE gone. and
three or four E4ore applications viii
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destroy every single sign and trace
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You VIII ind all itching and dig
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
FORM ASSOCIATION
High school Principals Meet and
Arrange For Athletic Tourney.

News Times Special Service:
TERRE HAUTE Ind. Sept IS
Principals of the high schools of
clinton and Brazil and Wiley and
Garfield high schools of Terre
Haute met here Wednesday niEht
and organized the Western Indiana
Athletic and Oratorical association.
The purpose is to foster various
lines of school activities by joint
meetings for athletic tournaments
and oratorical contests. The first
meet will be i'm Brazil Orville r.
Conner of Wiley high school was
elected president and a. Montgom-
cry OF Brazil. secretary
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
POLICE STAR SAVES LIFE
PatrOlman Surprises Burglar Who
Fires Shot Hitting Badge.
News Times Special Service:

News Times Special Scrvicc:
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Sept. rs
Police Sergt, Jesse Felthoffer es-
capped death Wednesday when his
badge DETECTED the bullet fire by
man ne surprised while the burg
lar was trying to enter a residence.
The bullet glanced from the police
badge and inflicted a flesh wound in
the officers arm. After shooting,
the unidentified man leaped over a
balustrade and escaped.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-28
sON KILLS FATHER.

VINCENNES. Ind. Sept. 2S.-
James Cary. SIS years old. who was
shot by his son Fremont Cary. sun
day afternoon. died Wednesday The
spinal cord had been severed by a
bullet Fremont Cary. who is held in
Jail. is said 20 have fired at his faith
er after the elder Cary had attacked
the sons wife.