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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
INFANT PARALYSIS
INCREASES IN N. Y.
i03 New Cases and So Deaths Re.
ported in Greater City.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The number
Of new cases Of infantile paralysis
mounted yesterday to 1873, as against
las cases Monday. There was an in
crease in the number of cases in every
borough except Richmond. from which
no cases were reported. The deaths,
50. were 9 more than on the previous
day.
The greatest increase was in Man
haitian, where the new cases rose from
3S to "a and the deaths from . to Is.
The number of cases in Queens was
81. as against 10 on the day before.
DR.. Billings. deputy commissioner of
health, has issued a statement in
structing nurses visiting infantile pa
ralysis cases to warn families in the
same house instantly to report any
violations of quarantine to the de-
partment Of health. Janitors are to
be given the same order.
a arm stand on the matter OF Siolas
ton Of quarantine and proceedings
have already been begun against some
householders who have disobeyed the
departments order, orders and exposed
Blood from which serum was obtained
believed to be of benefit in paralysis
cases was extracted from three men
who have had the disease at the VIII
itIu IdTheT t1oSpltdl yesterday. Inc
men. who were poor and crippled, came
without hope of reward. saying their
only wish was to save little children
from undergoing their own experiences
Of poverty and deformity as a result OF
the disease. Three other men offered
their blood.
1t has been found that the serum ap.
parently Is Of greater service IL It "a
administered before the actual paralysis
sets In. AS a result serum will be given
to diagnosticians who visit suspected
cases go that the injection may be ni.dc
imnic' lately.
DR.. Charles z. Banks. senior surgeon
Of the United States Public Health Serv.
ice. Is indignant over news that Mayor
Hetrich. of Asbury Park, has sent q
Telegram: inviting New Workers To come
TO the summer resort for the baby pa.
rade this month.
DR.. Banks is considering using all hi.
power to prevent such a disaster breed
ing assemblage."
Two deaths and fifty-two additiona
cases were reported to the State board
Of health yesterday from districts out
side the city. bringing the total to sew
enty-three deaths and $50 cases.
One hundred and twenty new easel
were reported to the state board OF
health of New Jersey yesterday. IN
Guiding fifty-eight reported unofficial.
from Newark
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
EPIDEMIC SPREADS
IN PHILADELPHIA
Thirteen New Cases and Three
Deaths Reported in City.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. s.-While the
machinery Of the ironclad quarantine
wa being tuned up. infantile paralysis
has not lessened its sweep in this city.
Thirteen new cases and three deaths
were reported.
Meantime. while everything was har-
monious on this side Of the Delaware,
with the various departments working
in cooperation to seal up the State
against infection, DR.. ]. f. Leavitt, of
the Camden board of health. delivered a
warm opinion Of the effects of the quar-
antine on the people on the other side
OF the river. DR.. Leavitt did not APP
antine was operated, and he said so.
The health authorities here are doing
a landoffice business. Six hundred GER
tifcates were issued In the last twenty
four hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
TODAY'S BEST FILMS.

Plaza, Ninth near Il strest-orses
Darling and Harry Fox in "The
Adventure of the Missing Bank
Waterman" hrst of the WASH
inston Times-Beetrice Fairfax
stories from real life adapted to
motion pictures by Basil Dickey
international Film service.)
William Farnum in Tho End of
the Trail" (Fox Film Coz
Strand, Ninth and d streets--Dor-
othy Greene In THE Devil At
His Elbow"
Central Park, Ninth, near q street,
and Leader Theater. Ninth. be-
tween L and + streets-Lucille
Lee Stewart In The Conflict"
~. L. s. E.-Vitagraph).
Garden. 423 Ninth street-Billie
Burke in THE Floating Trap"
14th installment of "Gloria's Ro-
Hughes 1kleinej.
Savoy, Fourteenth street and Co
lumbia road-Edna Goodrich in
The Making Of Madalena." mo
rosco).
Apollo, sA II street northeast-Louise
Hun In "Destiny's Toy" Famous
Players).
Avenue Grand, s45 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeastSolga Petrova In
The Eternal Question" tMetro).
Masonic r Aud Msm Thiy.ssn.h
Blanche Sweet in The Thousand
Dollar Husband" tLasky).
Circle. 216 Pennsylvania avenue
Virginia Pearson In "A Tortured
Heart" tFox Film Coz.
Liberty. 1919 North Capitol street
Douglas Fairbanks In The Habit
OF Happiness" triangle
Arts.
Home. Twelfth and C streets north
east-Lillian Walker In The Or
deal Of Elizabeth" ". L. s. E.
Vitagraph).
Loew's Columbia. Twelfth and F
streets-Pauline Frederick In The
Woman In the Case" Famous
Players).
Washington. Eighteenth and Cali
fornia streets-Dorothy Bernard in
The Sins Of Men" Fox Film
Coz.
Penn Gardens. Twenty-hrst street
and Pennsylvania avenue-Ralph
Herr and irene Howley in The
Purple Lady" (Metro).
Virginia. Ninth. between r and @
| streets-Henry p. waithall in THE
Raven" adapted from the poem
by Edgar Allan Poe. (V. L. 8. E.
Essanay.
Favorite. First and II streets-Ethel
Clayton In Dollars and the
Woman" ". L. 8. E.-Lubin).
Meader's. 637 Eighth street south
east-Lewis Stone In According to
the Code" ". L. 8. E.-Essanay).
NOTE-These selections are maze
from programs prepared by the man.
ayers or the theaters concerned,
| ana no responsibility Is assumed
| for arbitrary changes without notice
| to The Times They are based on,
the personality OF the players and
the producing company, ana not per-
| sonal' inspection. except in special
cases. @. NJ.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
Plans Are Complete for
Old Dutch Market Outing

Everything is in readiness for the an
nual outing of the Old Dutch Market
employees to Marshall Hall on August
completed today
The steamer Charles Manchester has
been chartered for the day. and will
make three trips to the resort one at
2:3O p. m. and the third at G p. m.
A program of athletic games. in
Guiding a baseball contest has been ar
ranged. Music and dancing also has
been planned ,S6 by the committee In
Officials of the Old Dutch Market
have announced that they will close all
the stores OF the concern at noon on
the day set for the excursion to allow
the employees to participate,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
Okun1a Says Russ, Not
Perry, Opened Japan
Premier of Japanese Government Makes Statement
In Native Newspaper-Embassy Here De-
MES Article Inspired to Mold
Public Opinion

II was not the United States, It was
Russia that first opened japan to
the world. So says Marquis Okuma.
premier Of the japanese government.
Commodore Perry didn't do II; II
was Nicholas Lezenoff. Okuma said
II over his signature In the Kokumin
Shimbun Of Toxic, July 10. and that
newspaper, reaching Washington a
few days ago, has aroused extreme
interest among officials here.
Some are convinced II indicates q
deliberate desire to show that Japan's
, affection for this country has cooled.
Others think II shows purpose to
reconcile the Japanese people to the
just seven days before Okuma an
nounced that Russia had discovered
japan.
At the Japanese embassy today II
| even though the premier was the
| author. was mot inspired by the gov
ernment. 1t was not designed To
moid public opinion to conform to
embassy officials said.
Fond of United States.
Japan is as fond of the United States
as ever. II was said. in effect.
Passages from Count Okuma's
article follow:
In turning to history one finds tha
\ during the close Of the eighteenth cen
| fury there were great revolutionary dis
turbances throughout Europe, with
France as the center. Russia was also
beset with both internal and externa
problems. Alexander I repulsed Ma
poleon and attempted to restore gooc
government to Russia. With the inten
! ton OF developing the Orient he sen
mission to japan to open that coun
try to foreign intercourse. One hundred
years ago. a Russian emissary, with
the imperial message from the Car
| came to Nagaski.
Some historians state that the mar
| who broke the dream OF isolation tha
Japan had slumbered In for 300 years
was Commodore NJ. c. Perry But II
fact n was Nicholas Lezanoff. the Rus
sian envoy, who in 1903 awakened the
| Japanese empire from her long sleep
Some state that Russia demanded in.
| tercoIrse with japan with an object o.
aggression. That is a great mistake
and I firmly believe Alexander had M
such intentions.
Awakened by Russia.
| Thus nifty years before the American
envoy came to Japan we were awakened
by Russia
| In a book recently published by the
marquis. entitled Fifty Years of New
Japan" he pays a glowing tribute tc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
Avoid Disease, Keep
Hands From Mouth

Keep the unwashed hand away
from the mouth and disease
will decrease, Is the Public
Health Services latest advice.
Disease germs lead a hand-to-
mouth existence" the Health
Service statement reads in
part. "If the human race
would learn to keep the I'M
washed hand away from the
mouth, many human diseases
. would be diminished.
eve handle infectious matter
more or less constantly and we
continually carry the hands to
the mouth.
"If the hand has recently been
in contact with infectious mat.
ter the germs Of disease ma
in this way be introduced into
the body"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
Likewise, Daughter Of the City
viii Appear as Star Of the
Play.
DISTRICT THUS WINS TWICE
Emmett Campbell Hall, the Lucky
Playwright, Claims Expert.
ence Was Real Winner.

A double distinction fell on WASH
ington in the announcement that has
just been made as the result of the
Picture Play Magazine Universal
Film Company's scenario contest.
The chief prize was won by EN-
met Campbell Hall. a Washington
ian and the leading role In the film
drama. when II IL produced, will be
played by Mary Fuller. a Washing
The announcement of the winner Of
this, the latest scenario contest,
thing-that 1t is the trained writer
who is able to turn out the best pic
ture play. Mr.. Hall IL one Of the
best known and most highly paid
writer's Of scenarios in the country.
The price his work usually com
mands Is even greater than the prize
awarded in this particular contest.
He entered the contest with a view
Of demonstrating that the trained
writer Ia the man who wins and that
the business of doing scenarios
In ones spare time Ia an impos-
sibility In the present time OF high
standard flm dramas.
There was only one Aim play given
prize In this contest out OF 5000
submitted. but an agreement was
made to buy all those submitted
that were acceptable to the Univer-
sal company. Some 200 scenarios
come under this head. and will be
given further consideration.
Convict Also Wins.
1t is interesting to note that two
Of those that are to be purchased
by the Universal company, were
written by prisoner No. s4s7l Of Sing
Sing. This man entered ten manu-
scripts and two Of these were found
to be Of such high quality as to merit
production.
Emmett Campbell Hall. the prize
winner. Is n native of Alabama, and
came to Washington some years ago
as d clerk In the State Department.
He had been writing magazine ar
ticles and doing newspaper work he.
fore he came here. He found he lad
mole time here and devoted himself
exclusively to writing In a very short
time, giving up his work In the Cow
eminent service.
For some years past Mr.. Hail has
been known as one Of the most pro-
life writers Of short stories before
the public. His work has always
fcrnd a ready market. During the
past six or seven years Re has de-
voted himself almost entirely To pho
torlays. He lives at Glen Echo in a
big house. and spends much OF his
time tramping about the country
with his dog.
Mr.. Hall is a close student Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09

Commodore Perry, and points to hil
work as the beginning OF peaceful rela-
lions between America and Japan. In
the preface of this book Swuma desig-
sequent to the opening of our country
1854 to 1904"
History records that Admiral Perry
eign intercourse on March 81. 1884 II
was not Until August T. 1854. that Ad-
miral Poutiatine concluded the frst Rus
so-Japanese treaty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
Wanted-Play for Miss Jensen.

Eulalia Jensen wants a play.
Here's a chance for Prize Winner
Emmett Campbell Hall. or some other
aspiring Washington photoplay-
wright. Miss Jensen Is one of the
stars of the Vitagraph-V. L. 8. f.
forces. She Is a statuesque type OF
beauty. and has all sorts Of diff
culties getting plays. In a note to
the Photoplay Editor of The Times
she pleads:
Scenario writer's will probably be
interested In n wall l have to utter.
I'm peeved at the scarcity of photo
plays suitable for my Junoesque type
of-well. attractiveness and talent.
The usual run OF story seems de-
voted to the temperament of the
'clinging vine type and the big
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
Awakened by Russia.
RELIEF SHIPMENTS
TOTAL ST, 1890, zoo. 35
Red Cross Sent Equivalent Of This
Sum to Belligerents.

The American Red Cross had shipped
to the warning nations Of Europe. be-
tween September 7. 1914. and July 1. last,
a total of 81. sl2.75423 worth of supplies
In addition, between those dates, II
shipped 81, S4s.12 worth to other coun-
tries. including Armenia, Mexico. Haiti
Poland, Syria. and Mesopotamia.
OF the shipments to the allies and the
central powers, the former received
81. 0oe ,oe1.S worth. and the latter
S3i0. 49,. IS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
Real Indians in "The Barrier"

In the making OF The Barrier"
Edgar Lewis. the producer. found It
necessary to use two half-breed In
dian children for the parts OF Johnny
and Molly Gale. Being an extremist
for proper atmosphere. no white
child. no matter how clever. would
do. He must have half-breeds.
James Cassidy. one OF Mr.. Lewis
assistants. was sent post haste to
North Dakota. The two little tots
are Alberta and Juanita Meinzer.
half Sioux. half white. Their mother
Is with them and was educated in
the East. Their father IL q cattle
buyer near Sioux Falls. n. d. The
puppy dog to be seen in the film
with them Is their pet. The children
fused to come without Peanuts"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09

drama and is one OF the photo-p play
wrights whose effort has been calcu-
lated to raise the standard OF film
plays. 1T is his kind Of work that
has made possible the advancement
Of photoplays to the high position
they have attained. His plays are
clean. wholesome and yet full of real
thrills. His prize play is called
Masks" and Is along a line totally
different from anything he has yet
done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
Seven Pennsylvania
Towns Report Cases

HARRISBURG. Aug. 9-Nineteen
cases Of infantile paralysis, the largest
number reported in a single day, were
reported to the State Department Of
Health yesterday, Philadelphia having
eleven. The total number of cases re-
ported to date Is 1899.
In addition to Philadelphia. there were
reported today one each from Quincy
Nazareth, ELEPHANT, Oil City, Eddy
stone. st. Clair. Allegheny County AMI
two from Bristol.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
Massachusetts, Guards
Fire On Cactus Plants

Ell PASO. Aug. Standardization to-
day OF tho shooting reported by Ameri-
can outposts at the outskirts OF FL
Paso disclosed that two privates Of X
Company. Eighth Massachusetts, Infan-
try. had fred at a cactus plant.
The Guardsmen commended. however.
that they had fired upon smugglers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09

eyed innocent. what I'd like to see
more often is a drama suitable to
an emotional lead.
A Woman's Fair Name the
lead In which I found so we'll adapted
to me. has so far not been equaled
by the authors. The self-sacrificing
there In that story seems to me to
be big subject, capable Of a great
variety of motives and plots.
would dearly welcome such a story"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
Mine Explosion.

A rescue train has been dispatched to
Michel. British Columbia where = seri-
Gus explosion was reported today In
Mine No. s. Early reports did not
say how many men were entombcd.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-09
Railroad Founder Dead.

81. PAUL, Mimi. Aug. "a. B.
Stickney. founder Of the Chicago Great
Western railroad and interested In sew
eral other northwest railroads. died at
his home here today.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-23

tanned, a petition for the postoffice
is in circulation, and other enterprises
also r planned for the new place.
John Edwards of Minot, aged %,
probably fatally injured when
an automobile in which he was riding
hit by a Great Northern switch
engine. Edwards was thrown head
first from the car, being unconscious
when picked up.
Harvey Emanuel sustained a brok-
en- back and will die, while several
other members of an auto party that
crashed down the side of a 40-foot
embankment on the highway between
Berthold and Carpio, were badly in
jured. The driver lost control Of the
car while making a turn.
Thieves attempted to steal grain
from Oluf Hagen's granary near Law
ton last week by boring a hole from
beneath the floor. However, they
missed the bin and bored into the
drive way. Their second attempt at
boring the hole in the right place
vas stopped when the auger stuck
and could not be pulled out, where it
was found by a workman who vas do
ing some repairs the next day.
Denny Newman, a young man of
eighteen years, living east of Devils
Lake, was shot and fatally wounded
while out hunting in company with
some members of the threshing crew,
He was crawling through the grass
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-23
O @ O o o @ @ O O o @ @ O (
STATE NEWS NOTES <
. o o o o o o o o o o o . o (

The barn on the Robert Work farm
near Calvin was destroyed by fire and
the entire contents, including eleven
head of good horses, were burned.
A terrible accident occurred on the
Andrew Hockinson farm east of
Crary when Tony Weick, one of the
threshing crew, had his arm cut so
badly that it was amputated right be-
low the shoulder.
John Levchenko of neal Max had
his right shoulder dislocated and his
left foot badly cut. The man was
standing in front of his binder and
the team started to run away, pull
ing a part of the binder over him.
Arthur Ketcham of Lorraine had the
misfortune to break his left arm
just above the elbow. He was on an
empty bundle wagon when the team
run away and the driver told him to
jump, which he did and landed on his
arm.
The newly plated town of Shell
Greek, on the 500 extension across
the Fort Berthold reservation, will
soon be opened. Two bank charters
for the place have been applied for,
three elevator permits have been OBJ
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-23

was not favorably impressed. He
finally made a trip to South Heart,
became pleased with the business
outlook Of that town and decided to
locate and establish himself in bust
ness. He and his family made the
trip to the west from Ohio in their
car.
An interesting case was settled in
district court at Mandan a few days
ago by Judge J. M. Hanley, when the
marriage of Christianna Sailer and
Hilhelm Sayler of Hebron was de-
clared void. Last spring Christianna,
then single, had ambitions to marry
a poor, but hard working young man.
Papa Sailer objected and named as
his choice young Sayler, a wealthy
young farmer of the neighborhood.
1t is alleged that the father threat
ened violence, and as a consequence
the wedding was performed, despite
the wishes of the unwilling bride. The
young wife was taken to her new
home, but only as a star boarder.
All advances on the part of hubby
were treated like a republican tariff
program in a democratic congress.
She was wife in name only. Finally
the wife left and went to Canada. By
that time Sayler and the girls father
relied that there was nothing do
ing" and applications were made to
have the marriage set aside. This
has now been done, and the unwilling
bride will now fly to the bosom of her
accepted lover.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-23
BIDS ARE WANTED FOR CON.
STRUCTION OF NEW POST
OFFICE BUILDING,

Treasury Department, Supervising
Architects Office, Washington, D. c.,
August 81, 1916-Sealed proposals
will be opened in this office at 3 p.
M, October 16, 1916, for the con-
struction complete Of the United
States ~postoffice at Dickinson, N.
Oak. Drawings and specifications
may be obtained from the custodian
of site at Dickinson, N. Oak, or at
this office, in the discretion Of the
Supervising Architect. Jas. A.. Wet
more, Acting Supervising Architect.
9-9-5t
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-23
MISSOURI SLOPE NOTES
9 o o o @ o o o o y o 8 o 9 O

Bids have been called for the con-
struction of a new ~two-story brick
school building at Golva.
The pool hall at Bentley a broken
into and three coats, a revolver and
several razors were appropriated.
A gang of bridge workers at
Hebron began the preliminary work
on the new steel bridge for Hebron.
Peter Palanuk, a farmer living
north of Belfield, mas moved to that
town, where he has opened up a land
and loan office.
Elevator. builders began the erec-
ton of the new Farmers Union Ele-
vator at Hebron, and as all the neces-
sary lumber is on hand the work will
be completed in a few days.
Nick Unruh, 20 miles northeast of
Hebron, was severely burned on both
hands and one leg when the hay in
his wagon caught fire while driving
to town. He managed to hold his
team and also put out the fire.
Arthur J.. O'Keefe, one of the early
settlers of Beach, recently received
the appointment of the postmaster
ship of his city from President
Wilson, taking the place of John M.
Baer, resigned.
Lewis Brothers Of New Leipzig are
installing their new machinery for
the electrical plant, a sixty horse
power engine and dynamo. They ex-
pect to have the new system in
working order by the latter part of
the month.
George Smith of Beach has been
arrested upon the charge of being
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-23

wheat and rye is rapidly gaining a
foothold with the farmers Of Stark
county and the Missouri Slope and is
proving profitable both from a tinan-
cial standpoint and as a destroyer of
foul weeds.
Frank Banks, owner of the old
Birdhead ranch, 80 miles north of
Watford City, is n of the alfalfa
kings of western North Dakota. He
has 200 acres from which he took
two heavy cuttings the past season.
Mr.. Banks has over 600 head Of cat
tie at his ranch and. has about 1000
tons of alfalfa and prairie hay in
stacks for winter feeding. Mr.. and
Mrs. Banks expect to remain on the
ranch the coming winter instead of
moving to Williston as heretofore.
Seven carloads of catalogs from
Sears Roebuck & Co., Montgomery
Ward & Co., John Smyth Co., and the
National Cloak & Suit Co., weighing
$4,000 pounds, were recently re-
ceived at Bismarck by freight. From
that city they were sent out over
western North Dakota by mail. Adj
vertising is a science with the big
mail order houses ard because they
cannot buy space in the rural press
of the state, they have to spend STU
pendous amounts in the printing and
mailing of catalogs.
Tommy, the IL year old son CT Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Howard, residing
north of Dunn Center, recently ran
away from home, claiming that he
could not get along with his STEP
father. He was taken in charge by
the authorities and an effort made to
send him back home, but it is alleged
that the parents did not want him
back. AS a result the poor lad was
taken in charge by Juvenile Commits
sioner Sterland of Dickinson, who will
make disposition of the case.
John Becker, who recently came to
North Dakota from Ohio, las decided
to locate at South Heart and is put
ting up a store building, 34x4O feet
in size, and also a fine residence. MI.
Becker made an extensive trip
through South Dakota and Montana,
locking for a mercantile location, but