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years hence.

years hence.
DR.. Salmon urged that the aban
doned state penitentiary at Rusk be
transformed into an insane instftu.
ton for negroes, for with its 2,OOc
acres of land, it's excellent power
plant, and ample water supply, this
would make a desirable site for a
new institution even without the
buildings which remain on it," Two
hundred and seyenty-five patients
could be provided for there, he said,
at a cost of approximately $4,000.
Hospitals, and other improvements
at an additional cost of about $780,
goo would also be acceptable.
The removal of negro patients
from the Austin institution would
give accommodation for about 300
white patients in buildings which
we're the most recently constructed
and which could, for not more than
$4,000. be refitted for use," he said.
The expenditure of 100000 there,
he said. would make that institu'
ton the best equipped in the state.
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sam DeGrasse is the COOL crafty
scout to the life. lie Is the leading
light in the defense of the Alamo,
and when It's fall IS imminent. ne IS
chosen TO take the hazardous trip
through the innumorabie Mexicans
besieging the place. After warm
ing Houston. DeGrasse is shown de-
ceiying Santa Anna. the Mexican die
tator. BY a well-feigued imitation
OF deaf and dumb man. His infor-
nation leads TO a successful attack
on Santa Annals forces by the Amer
leans under Houston, Walter Lone
gives a realistic portrayal of IT.
cruel, vain. but cowardIy dictator.
The tragedy OF the fall and massa-
ere OF the Alamo defenders Is light
ened by love affair between ST.
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IF YOU ARE a SIGN WOMAN

Can you afford to doubt such
overwhelming evidence as that OF
the letters constantly being publish
ed in the daily press, showing how
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. that good old-fashioned rem
edv made from roots and herbs. re-
stores suffering women TO heaith
and strength Thousands of wo-
men suffered Just as you are suffer
ing and In letters over their own
signatures state sthey have been
made we'll by Lydia Z. Pinkham 3
vegetable Compound. Why don I
you try it? auN
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15
HAROLD LOCKWOOD tTATIRED
Az EMPIRE TBEATER TODAY

"The Broken Gross. with iiar-
old Lockwood and May Allison play
Inc the leads ie the leading attrae-
tlon at the Em pire today. This IL
an American Mutual production and
wildly pictures the thrille aaa heart
throbs Of a strong western drama.
bringing out the best work Of these
splendid co-stara. amid settings Of
supreme beauty A pendant
broken crosa desi des tie ro-
nance OF the disinherited son and
Ninsone Rcd Cross nurse. Along
with this feature is being sho~n
George 0vey. the fanny man In
Around the World" q Cub come
dy, and Barbara Gilroy in "f'eaten
at tho Bath. Falstaff comedy.
For tomorrow the Empire viii
present E. Forrest Taylor and Helen
Rosson. under the direction Of Dou~
AID Macdonald. In "Ine white Ro-
settle. a five aet Mutual Mastefpie
ture drama.
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NOTION Of
IN JAIL
lunu,s SALMON IN AN AD-
pFFoRE CONVENTION
|pryIEws CONDITION.
EEs SUGGESTION
THAT Penitentiary at Rusk
.,td Re Transformed Into
,i.mmoth Insane Asylum
For Negroes.

THOMAS w. Salmon of New
nenrologist for the Rockefel-
limitation, was 9 principal
J. before the County Judges
Lmmissioners here last Friday,
h. was in truth a report made
most careful study of condi-
L. tine insane in Texas. made
October and November of lest
He said in part:
/ August 31st, 1915, there were
l. safe institutions for the in
h Texas, emily 5,161 patients.
end Of the preceding year
here 1861. The increase was
the provisions of new build
Il the southwestern Insane
In in san Antonio, and at the
|l.unatic Asylum az Austin.
These additional aceommoda-
|Nere provided only 664 new
had been available during the
Eng six years--a rate of N
much smaller than that of
hulation of the state.
|fhls state, as they are invar-
h others, the INDECENT insane
BE- not provided for by the
hare to be found held without
lent in county jails and poor
or in the homes of the poor.
4 can evade the duty of caring
insane. A legislature may
Bar after year, to provide new
tions and can supply addition
bmmodations at existing ins.i-
to provide for only part of
eyitable annual increase in the
r of patients requiring treat
1t is only the counties, which
evade the duty of providing
(ir insane, that the inhumanity
(ate which neglects to perform
b to its insane poor, can be
Epreciated.
ping October and November,
\ visited some of the largest
hd some of the poor farms, ard
Hlly examined all the insane
5 ! found. Let me tell you of
|ace | visited; it was not the
helther was it the worst.
Pg alone is on old brick build
which the insane are kept. 1t
Poomy place. There is one
Foom which forms the entire
p of the building. In the CEN
/ across the rear are fourteen
fges. Near the top are seven
/ holes, each about an inch in
|er. Their purpose is ventila-
Put they serve also to detroy
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q SMOKES At f15, ATTENDS
D. CHURCH AND KEEPS SHOP

. CHARLESTON. w. Va. Feb. =
. 15.-Claiming to be one of the =
= Oldest men alive. John Daniel =
. Coleman. senior member OF the
. firm of }. ID. Coleman and Son, =
. is still actively engaged in work =
= al the age of lis years. lie IL .
q resident OF Victor. Fayette .
. county, and has always lived in =
. the mountains. He says he was .
. born in 1900. =
. notwithstanding his advanced .
. age, Mr.. Coleman spends most =
. of the week days ia his store. =
= making sales aud buying coun- .
. try produce. On Sundays he =
= goes to church twice. and in y
Hthe past seven years has missed =
= only one Sunday on account Of =
= illness. =
A clay pipe is his constant .
. companion lie says he has =
. used good tobacco since he vas =
. IS years old. =
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-15

when you have a society item for
The Daliy Light call Mis- Matte
Middieton. Ph0nt number Gee. i
takes some time % Get all the de-
tails OF eaTh social function AID the
management Of this paper VIII ar
presiste i, IL you all assist b Civ
ing her the particulars as early as
possible.
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Dull, SPLITTING.
SICK HEADACHE
DR.. James Headache Powders re.
heye al once--10 cents q
package.

You take a Or. James Heaaachs
Powder and ia just a few Hloment@
your seal clears aua all neuralgia and
distress vanlshes. TIA the quickest
ana surest relief for headache, whether
dal. tlsrobbiEg, splitting or nerve
racking send someone To the drug
store and get 3 dime package now.
Quit suffering-it's 20 needless. Bs
sure you get DIR. James Headache
Po'xaers-thea there will be 10 diaap-
pcintnent.
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goons in 1855. Tradition says nc
was a footman. and before that d
pantry boy. Ii took him ten years
20 win his commission. He Is known
throughort the army as meroi'eS'
worker. sworn enemy o. req tape
and "frilis.s and possessor OF a mar
velous gift for getting work out q
other people. lie IS fifty I'VE eA'
old.
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what poor privacy these cages might
otherwise possess.
In these lie the insane poor Of
this pleasant. fertile, prosperous
American county. Color. ase and
sex have no significance in this place
Man and woman. black and white.
old and young. share its horrors inst
alike. They are insane. and that
feet alone wipes out every other con-
sideration and every obligation ex-
cept that OF keeping. with food
and shelter. the spark of life aHght
There is one attendant. a cheer
full Young man. employed by the
county to look after the forty-odd
inmates. He used 10 be Z trollv ear
conductor. but now he receives $40
monthly as yard man. His duties
are those Of herdsman of human
beings. He has not the slightest
knowledge of any kind of treatment
for the insane. He has been employ
ed there about a year.
"All but three or four of the in
mates Of thse cages remain in their
confines all day, crouching on stone
floors. instead Of on the green grass
outside. A feeble white woman In
bed, wasted and pale, who appar-
emily had but few months to live.
was pointed out in one of the cages,
and the yard man was asked If she
would run away if she were allowed
to have her bed outside He admit
ted it was not lilly but that she was
weak. an might fall out of bed.
I'm one cage is man who has de-
VISIONS which doubtless makes 1t I'M
safe for him to have his liberty in
the community. He has not been al
lowed outside his cage for a single
hour in three years.
"The same picture can be formed
of the poor, sick people in the county
iails. Almost. without exception,
they have committed no crime, put
they share the lot of criminals, and
in many cases, through the fears OF
their jailers, they are denied even
the small liberties allowed the GRIM
inals.
''In Texas the trouble is not so
much that insane persons are treated
cruelty, but that they are neglected.
Many insane persons COULD re-
cover in short time with proper
treatment, are locked up with no
care.
In one Jail found a Doctors
wife, insane, locked up with other
women. and covered with vermin.
In another Jail l found many insane
persons who had never been report
ed to the county physician. Three
persons in 1000 are insane, as a
rule, throughout the world. When
Texas gets / 900 new inhabitants it
ought to be ready to care for three
insane persons who come with the
/, 1000"
In discussing the needs of the
states institutions at the present
time, Dr. Salmon recommended the
of approximately $500,
900 for the provision of 1475 new
beds in the state institutions, tic
accommodate all the insane, both
white and negroes, in the county
jails, in the county poor farms, ano
at home 'on bond He said that
If 1000 new beds, and no more
were provided now, it would be only
o temporary relief, and that the
same conditions would prevail three
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lent Smith and an old soldiers
daughter tJuanita iiansonl
On this same program Is one of
the new Triangle comedies, Saved
by Wireless, a Mack seurett pro-
duction IN TWO reels. hy an all star
cast The same program viii have
the screen al the Dixie again tomor-
row.
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William Il. Robertson. once
boy Is believed to have sue
Lord Kitchener in charge of
aeoas oi all the British ar
'le held against the Teu-
ny Aener. il is believed. has
Oeea deposed. though the
e.lctaat 10 admit it.
/ 'a- is a Scot. He began
/ ~-Eeer as a private OF dra-
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PECULIAR FACTS About
WELL KNOWN ptOpLE

) WASHINGTON. Feb lis .
seaator Ashurt Of Arizona .
used 20 be newspaper report .
er lie then became a section =
hand. stage driver. state legls- =
latoe and now be Is a United =
States senator .
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II you are constantly So III.
eternity H. nearer With every ltoes
20 hope eternity viii &c Years ~oon
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
POLO TEAMS COMPETE
in PRACTICE GAMES
Fast Work Shown in Preliminary
Trials Before Opening at Speed
way Tournament Tomorrow.

Three teams, known as the Red. White
and Blue, made up of the members OF
the several teams who VIII compete for
the Westmoreland cups, beginning to-
morrow, played matches of six intervals
each yesterday afternoon at the Speed
way, Potomac Park. The Reds showed
the best form In beating both the Blue
and the White.
The three teams were: Red, Col. Char
les Treat, Fred Allison. of South Carolina; !;
2, V. White and George Milburn, Of New
York; Blue, Arthur Robins and Ambrose
Clark, of New York; Joe Minnich, of
Texas; A. p Perkins, of Cleveland, Ohio;
White, Kent Legare and Hugh Legare,
of Washington, e. W. Hopping. Of New
York; and Capt Nelson Margetts.
Polo enthusiasts expect the coming
series OF matches to be the largest ever
held In the East outside the international
matches in New York.
Five teams Will take part in the tourna-
ment, which will end next Saturday aft
ernoon. Among those entered are some
OF the best known players of the coun-
try. The five teams are: The westmore-
land, OF Greensburg; the Aiken Tigers
from South Carolina; the Pine Tree Club
from Camden, South Carolina; and the
Washington team.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
Rules for the Better Baby Essay Contest

Essays be the mbjees "How to Core for
Baby
Essays deal ah phase of the bb life his food cloth
bath Steering faelies,
Essays shond be articles published doly fron
Apri 10 10
Essays 400 uords
Essays should be addressed Wakngon Herald
Ba5y Editor"
Essays in The Heyod AT EieVenth
before o'clock the eveniug of May
Essays uiA be turned 0e Judges Monday May
Contest iH open girls of pabEe soded high
schools
There VuIaobIe pTses for graded
for the high schools
Essays shogld be uvitisg
address, school grade first page
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
DISTRICT LANDMARK
PRESENTED TO u. S.
Daughters Of American Revolution
Celebrate Anniversary of Corner
stone Laid by Washington.

The 125th anniversary of the laying Of
the first mile stone of the Federal dis
trict was celebrated at the District line
near Chesapeake Junction yesterday aft
ernoon. With representatives of the Fed
eral government. the president general
and the State regent of the National
Society of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution were present -.
The ceremonies marked the completion
of the inclostng Of the east corner stone
of the district, laid by President George
Washington, April Is, 1871. Col w. W.
Harts, superintendent of public buildings
and grounds, and military aid to the
President, was presented the deed to the
ground and accepted on behalf of the
Federal government. Col. Harts read a
letter from President Wilson.
The following took part in the program:
Rev. Paul r. Hickock, State Regent Mrs.
Frank Foster, President General Mrs.
William Cumming Story, Fred e. Wood
ward, Robinson White, Mrs. George P.
Conway, Col. W. W. Harts, Miss Edna
Sheehy, Mrs. Ellis Logan, Mrs. George
T. Smsllwood, Representve s. d. Fess, of
Ohio; Chaplain General Mrs Mary q.
Lockwood. -- ..
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
READERS CLUB TO BANQUET,
VIII Celebrate Tercentenary q
shakespeare's Death by Dinner.

For several years 1t has been the Gus
tom of the Washington Readers Club to
hold Shakespeare dinner on the ami.
versary of the poets death, but this year,
being the 3ooth anniversary of that event,
arrangements are being perfected to
make the dinner a notable contribution
10 the tercentennial.
The banquet will be held at the Uni
versity Club on the evening of wednes-
day, April 26, and with the inspiration of
the tercentennial, an unique and note
worthy program, participated in by some
of the best talent in the club, will be
presented. The arrangements are in the
hands of committee composed of Mrs
Claude N. Bennett, chairman; Mrs. Will
lam z. Chamberlain, Mrs. ]. Leyden
White. Maurice Jarvis and Frank r,
Maxwell.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
BABY CONTEST
PRIZES Shown
School Girls! See Jewelry
You May Win, Then
Enter.
BEST ESSAY GETS WATCH
Read Letters in Each Issue of The
Herald Which VIII Help
You.

Public school girlsl
Have you made up your mind yet to
write an essay on how to care for baby
for The Washington Herald better
baby" contest7
IL you haven't. walk down Seventh
street after school tomorrow afternoon
and see the beautiful prizes IN the win
dow Of Charles Schwartz & Son. 70s Sew
enth street northwest, that have been
purchased by the better baby" editor
for the girls writing the best essays. The
prizes will be on display there until the
end OF the contest on May s.
The first prize for high school girls is
a handsome l4-kt. solid gold, open-faced,
teweled EIgin watch.
The second prize for high school girls
Is a solid gold hand-carved bracelet. The
bracelet win be fitted for the winner by
Mr., Schwartz, and the initials engraved
upon Il.
The ersr prize for graded school girls is
haDdsome 14-kt. solid gold open-face
Lady Suffolk watch, Of imported move
ment
The second prize for graded school girls
- the same as that for high school girls,
and win be exchanged to ft the winner,
and initials placed upon. Both watches
also viii be engraved with the initials
OF the winners. The prizes are all of the
reliable make carried by the Schwartz
hru.
Read Every Letter Carefully.
Now comes the first letter from the
city mother to the country mother, and
Il viii tell you all about How to Battle
Baby" Read it as carefully as you
would Alice in Wonderland" Then
watch eagerly for the other six letters
to be printed every day this week. They
will all be interesting.
When the last letter Is printed next
Saturday you will know all about how to
care for baby. Then you can sit down
and begin on your essay. You will have
two weeks in which to write IT, It must
be in The Herald Office. addressed to
The Better Baby Editor, before s O'Clock
on the evening OF May s. Write only on
one side Of the paper and put your name,
address, school and grade on the first
page Don't write more than 100 words
Proper Care May Save Life.
Ny Dear Irene: First of all, /
bathe baby every day. That Is
necessary because the skin Of q
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
CADETS PRACTICE AT RANGE.
SIX High school Companies Open
Program of Rife Shooting.

Six high school cadet companies yester-
day opened the program of target prac-
tice by civilians on the Winthrop CMd)
range. The shooting is to be conducted
under auspices of the National Rifle AS
sociatlon.
The cadet companies which practiced
at the range yesterday were: @ and r,
First Cadet Regiment, of Eastern High
School; g and !. Second Cadet Regiment,
Business High School; H. First Regiment,
western High School. and I. First Regi-
ment, Central High School The range
was under the supervision of Capt. Har-
lee. of the Marine Corps, the cadets being
under the command of Maj. Wallack Nc
Cathran
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

soap on quickly. Lift the baby out onto
the towel on the lap and dry. The time
In the water should not be more than
one to two minutes. When done quickly
q am really getting quite expert and feel
so proud Of it) she enjoys 1t thoroughly
The nurse told US that nearly all babies
love their bath IL II Is given properly.
Just try II. Irene, on this new little boy
OF yours-your tiny, first baby. Affec-
tionately yours, SARAH
All Inquiries about sHow to Care
for Baby should be addressed to "The
Better Baby Editor, The washington
Hernld.1
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
Tufts Glee Club Coming.

The Glee and Mandolin clubs OF
Tufts College, Massachusetts,. thirty
members, will appear in concert at
the Church OF Our Father. Thirteenth
and L streets northwest, tomorrow
evening under the auspices of the
trustees of the church. The Tufts
College museum is the depository of
the stuffed skin OF Jumbo. the noted
elephant, the gift Of the great show
man P. T. Barnum. who was q trustee
of the college. The Barnum song is
one of the most popular numbers OF
the program.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
ADDRESSES ROSE SOCIETY.
w. j. staaIman Tells Member. How
to Raise Healthy Plants.

Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels. of Newton
street, entertained the Rose Society OF
Brookland, at the regular meeting last
saturday evening. w. ]. Staalman, of
Vienna, gave an entertaining exposI-
tion of some of the secrets of raising
strong and healthy rose plants, espe-
ctally what is most needed in the
spring cleaning of the beds.
Rev. Charles Aiken was voted into
the society as an associate member.
The last meeting of the year will be
held on May 13, at the residence Of
Mrs. Mary Ward Burr, in Twelfth
street, when the date of the annual
rose exhibition will be decided by vote
of the society. The committee from
the Brookland University Heights and
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens Associa-
tion will be present to act with the
Rose Society in plans to make this ex-
hibitton one of the largest and most
successful held in Brookland.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

eIAL NoTE-Dr. 4. saner veIlknown
FcHciaa who has studied widely in both this coun-
tn aud Europe. has been specially employed 70
make a thorough inEstisztion into the real secret
Of the grsat streath. power and endurance Of jess
Willard sud the marvellous value Of nuxated iron
a strunsth builder.
New York.-Upon being interviewed
at his apartment in the Colonial Hotel,
Mr. Willard said: Yes, 1 have a chem
lst with me to study the value of DIFF
fersnt foods and products as TO their
power to produce great strength and
endurance, both OF which are so neces-
sary In the prize ring. On his recon-
mendatton l have often taken nuxated
iron and have particularly advocated
tire free use Of iron by all those who
wish 70 obtain great physical and men
tai power. Without II I am sure that /
shopld never have been aole TO whip
Jack johnson so completely and easily
ss | did. and while training for my
bout with Frank Moran. I regularly
took uHxatsd iron. and am certain
that IL was a most important factor In
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
s2H.74 Raised for Belpians

The District of Columbia Belgian Re-
lief Committee received s21I74 in dona.
tons at the recent celebration In CON
neetion with the birthday Of King AL
bert, according to announcement last
night by officers of the organization. The
committee viii meet every Friday after
noon from 2 to o'clock at the head
quarters In Mrs. John A Logan's resi-
denee, 2523 Thirteenth street northwest.
to make garments for the destitute Bel
gians
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

Corporation Counsel had an extsn6ed
session yesterday with Representative
Ben Johnson. chairman Of the House
District Committee, In connection with
the drafting OF q fake suction bill
Yesterdays conference IN the once Of
Representative johnson LASTED about an
hour and half, and Representative
johnson announced that he would draft
the bin today.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
Sails with Spanish Dead.

Portsmouth, N. H, April 1.-THE Span
ish navy transport, Almirante Lobo,
sailed from this port today for Spain,
bearing thirty-two bodies of Spanish SOL
diers who died here after being taken
prisoners in the spanisn-American war.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
R. E. Bender's Funeral Tomorrow

Robert e. Bender. son of Robert w,
Bender. one of the wire chiefs of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
died Friday afternoon at his home. 7ss
Rock Greek Church road. Interrnent is
10 be at GIenwood Cemetery tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
Good Friday Music Planned

The choir of the North Carolina Ava
nue. Methodist Church. assisted bv
Charles T, Tittmann, bass. and J. II.
Bowie. tenor. will render The Cruci-
fxion" on Good Friday night. Mrs
Marguerite Allen Ross Is organist and
director,