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A Great Responsibility.

responsibility attached the preparing remedy for infants and children
undoubtedly greater than that imposed the manufacturer remedies
for adults whose system sufficiently strong for time least
injurious drug well observe that Casa prepared today has been
for the 40 years. under the personal supervision Mr. Cas Fletcher
What have makers limitations and substitutes stake? What their
responsibilities To whom they answae? They spring today
their nearious broadcast, and disappear tomorrow.
Could each mother the nstakg with which the prescription for
Fhe Coa prepared could they read the nnmerabe testimonials from
grateful mothers they would listen subtle eags false arguments
of those who would offer imitation Of substitute for the tried and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-31
UNIQUE Picture Theater.

Brighton Beach Is said to have the
oldest motion picture theater In tho
world. The pictures are shown on
a screen that Is set up out In tho
sea. The projection machine Is
placed on shore and the picture Is
projected straight out into the ocean.
The patrons OF this theater sit on
the porch Of one Of the big hotels. on
the beach. or may even battle In the
ocean while they are watching the
show. The films shown at the the
aters are all big feature productions.
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Southern Resumes Train
Service Halted by Floods

Having constructed completely new
bridge over the Catawba river. near
Belmont. n. c.. to replace the structure
swept away by the recent floods In that
section OF the country. the Southern
railway has resumed the through pas
senger service on its main line between
Washington and Atlanta.
The bridge, work on which was be-
gun two weeks ago. was completed last
night and the first train sent over It
was the New York and New Orleans
limited. which left this city at 1o:A5
o'clock for Atlanta and New Orleans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-31
France Approves Plan
Of British for Polish Aid

The French foreign office. through
Ambassador Sharp. at Paris, has sent
a Polish relief memorandum to the
State Department announcing It's views
coincide with those expressed In Eng
lands memorandum of a few days ago.
It now rests with Germany to decide
whether the central powers will meet
tho conditions demanded by Great Brit
min
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WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
Meetings Of Fraternal Bodies.
List of Amusements.
Today.

Moonlight excursion. Commerce Depart
ment Club. st Johns leaves Eighth street
wharves At 6:<5.
Outing, New York Avenue Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor Society. Marshaii
Hall. all day.
Parade, Third Regiment OF Infantry.
Ellipse Of the White House, 8 D. m.
Concert, United States Soldiers Home
Band. bandstand. $3.50 p. m.
Concert. United States Marine Band. Ma
rine Barracks. s y. m.
Ma sonic-washington Centennial. No. u (spe-
ciaD N. M. $50 p. m. Grotto Drill Corps
to entertain band at Builders Hall.
ODD reliows-Union. No. IL: Beacon, No. Is;
and Langdon, No. %. business.
Ma cca bees-National Tent. No. /: Anacostia
Tent, No. 7.
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Apollo.

Leah Baird. one OF the best known OF
the old MIN tavorites, appears as the
star of the V, l.. b. E,-Vitagraph pre-
duction, 1.-THE Lights Of New York." Al
the Apollo today, Miss Baird has bssn
given a part in this play that Is par
tioulaYly suite dt0 her. The action dsaiA
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Criticism Of Entertainment
Given In 1909 Found by
william Farnum.
IN OLD LONDON NEWSPAPER
Critic Speaks Of Men and Wo-
men and Animals That Move
as Natural and Alive"

Did Shakespeare know about mo-
ton pictures?
That sounds like a very foolish
question. because the average per-
son would announce rather pointed
~ that motion pictures are dis
tinctly modern product. Which Is
right where the average person
would get himself in wrong. Moving
pictures are not q modern product.
and there is every reason to believe
that Shakespeare might have known
something about them. and had to
Withstand the competition they pro-
vided for his London theater.
Prof. william Farnum. who DEM
benefit of the patrons of the Fox
Film Company's treasury depart
ment. is the authority for the state
ment that moving pictures are not
new. and Prof. Bill is said to have
given the matter considerable
thought and research. According to
Farnum delivers into things his
torical haven't been able to trace
pictures as far back as Shakes
peare's time. but they can ind in
the London Currant for May y. li09.
an advertisement for a picture show.
The paper Is ~ years old. but the
advertisement Is still very plain.
The ad tells of a moving picture
that IL peing exhibited by a Doular
comedian named Pinketham. and
the man who wrote the ad states
that Is being exhibited by a popular
and wonderful thing" The writer
notes:
One Part "A Landskip."
part Of this fine Picture repre-
sents a Landskip, and the other
part the Water or Sea. In the
Landskip you see q Town. out OF
the Gates of which cometh a Coach
riding over a Bridge through the
Country, behind. before and be-
tween the Trees till out Of sight:
coming on the Bridge Gentleman.
sitting on the Coach. civilly salutes
the Specializing Company. the turning
of the Wheels and motions Of the
Horses are plainly seen as Is Nat
ural and Alive.
There cometh also from the Town
Gate q Hunter on Horseback. with
his Dogs behind him. and his Horn
at his side; coming to the Bridge he
taketh up his Horn and blows II that
II Is distinctly heard by all the
Spectators. Another hunter painted
as II sleeping, and by the said blow
ing of the horn awaking. riseth up
his Head, looks about. and then lays
down his Head to sleep. to the great
Amusement and Diversion Of the
There are also represented and
painted. Country men and Women.
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Amusements.

'Ksith's-vaudevilie, 2:l5 and s:l6 p. m.
Losw's Coiumbia-Photoplays. 1880 q. m. to
IL p. m.
Lycsum-stock buriesaue. 2;l5 and s:l5 D. m.
Glen Echo-Open-air amuseinents. dancing
and free movies
Chevy Chase LAke-DancinG.
Great Falls. W,-Concerts. dancing. music,
and movies, all free.
C;arden-Continuous motion pictures. 10 q. m.
to II y. m.
strand-Continuous motion pictures 10 q. m.
to II D. m.
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Gertrude Bondhill Film Star.

Gertrude Bondhill. very popular
with the theatergoing public here by
reason Of her long connection with
the Poll Players. has Joined the mo-
ton picture business for good and
all. At least that 10 the newest in
tellieence from Miss Bondhill that
has come to Washington. After
leaving here last spring she went to
Denver. Col, for > stock engagement
and while there was engaged for Q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-31
Arrange for Funeral of
William .. Mackenzie

Funeral services for William d.
Mackenzie, who died yesterday. In his
nifty eighth year, will be held at the
family residence u r street north
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Savoy.

Louise Hun. q WashinRton SirL II the
sear Of the Savoy program today IN tho
Paramount-Famous P1ayerS produce
ton Of "Destiny's Toy" Miss Hun will
Be remembered for her work with tho
L1btn company, and moro recently as
co-star with Frank Lossee in the Fa-
nous Players production Of the film
version Of THE Old Homestead"
Tomorrow Viola Dana will be pre-
sented by the Metro company in The
Wednesday Marguerite Clark will be
seen in the Famous Players production
Of silks and Satins." costume play
Of considerable interest. Thursday a
double bill will be given. Charles Chap
lin in THE Yagabond" and Holbrook
Blinn in the World Film Corporation
adaptation Of Tolstoy's story. 1.-THE
Living Death" under the title of THE
Weakness of Men"
Friday William s. Hart will be pre-.
scented by the Triangle company ir
1.-THE Primal Lure" with the comedy
1.-THE Love Comet as a secondary fea.
ture. Saturday Victor Moore will bs
seen in The Clown" a Lasky produo'
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-31
Central Park and Leader.

Tho presentation OF hlm version
Of Peter Kyne's story OF Tho Three
Godfather IL the chief feature of
the program at Central Park and the
Leader Theater today and tomorrow.
Harry D. Carey and Stella Razeto
have tho chief parts In tho drama.
which was produced by the Universal
COMPANY as q "Bluebiird" film.
The v. L g; 2. eombination stands
Barcey," a vitagraph drama, TO be
presented Wednesday and THURSDAY
starring vehicle for James Morrison
ana the cast includes . number OF
the best-known Vitagraph photoplay-
erU.
Another ", L. g. d. production will
Whom Lewis Stone ana marguerite
Clayton will be seen in According. to
the Code" The action Of this play
war times and the present. Mr.. Stone
part 3. II. Calvert Was the director
Of the piece and appears in tho cast.
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WOMEN STARS HEAD
WEEKS FILM BILLS
Mary Pickford In New Play
Leads the Local Theater
List.

The Mary Pickford charm In a new
setting is the verdict of audiences that
saw the young motion picture star at
Loew's Columbia yesterday In "Huida
From Holland" a brand new play which
was written as a photoplay especially
for Miss Pickford by Edith Barnard
Delane. Hulda is wholesomely a Pick
ford type OF girl. left with a family Of
three brothers to take care of while
an uncle In America earns money
enough to send for them.
The uncle settles on a farm In Penn
sylvania- A railroad company covets the
farm, which the uncle will not sell. He
sends for Hulda and her brothers, and
just after they arrive he is knocked
down by an automobile and Is seriously
hurt. A boarding house keeper finds the
children and takes them in.
At the boarding house lives the son
turned out by his father because he
insists on being an artist. He is not sue
cessful until he draws a picture Of HUI
"a. When uncle IL released from the
hospital month later. he takes Hulda
away. The railroad magnate hears
fering him big reward II he can pur-
suade the uncle to sell the farm by
making love to the girl.
The son accepts, marries Hulda. and
introduces her to his father when the
papers are all signed. The play is a
clean. refreshing. wholesome comedy
throughout. 1t gives Miss Pickford
the opportunity to be her very charm
Ing self in a way that delights her
friends, although there is probably
not as much Of Miss Pickford in the
play as her friends would like. John
Bowers plays the part of the young
artist; Russell Basset Is the uncle.
and Frank Lossee the railroad mag
nate.
The program also includes a Metro
comedy introducing Mix Figman and
pictures of the Rhine and the Dam
ube. Thursday, Friday, and Satur-
day, Cleo Ridgely and Wallace Reid
will be seen in The House With the
Golden Windows"
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Crandall's.

A Aim adaptation OF Dwight TIL
toms novel, Miss Petticoats." pro-
duced by the World Film Corporation
with Alice Brady as the star. is the
chief attraction of the program to-
day at Crandalrs Theater. Miss
Brady is seen In the part OF the
young mill girl who is adopted by a
wealthy woman after she had saved
the womans life in a runaway. The
development of the girl from the iR-
norant millhand to a fashionable
Miss BRADY. Arthur Ashley has the
leading mans role. miss Petticoats
will be repeated tomorrow. An event
OF motion picture Importance will be
the presentation Wednesday and
Thursday Of Theda Bara in q film
version Of Ouida's story. Under
Two Flags" Miss Bara will be seen
as the vivandiere.
Friday and Saturday Lucille Leo
Stewart, a sister Of Anita, will be
presented as q picture star in the
" L. 8. e. production. Tho Destroy
ers." The picture was made under
the direction Of Ralph Ince. and 10
said to tell dramatic story in an
original way.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-09
Lingerie Seams.

Instead of joining the seams of lin
gerie with fine beading or having them
hemstitched, you may try this method.
Put about eight thicknesses Of wrap
ping paper between the two edges to
be scanned. Then with loose ten
sion on the sewing machine and q
medium sized stitch, stitch as you
would any seam. Pull the paper away
and roll or hem down the raw edges
Of the seam. When the stitching is
pulled apart it looks very much like
hemstitching.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-09
Determining COST
Of ANY ENTERPRISE
Government Figures Show That
65 Per Cent Is for Feed
Keep Clear Record.

We sometimes get the impression
that the cost of keeping a horse or a
cow is determined by the amount of
feed consumed, plus the amount of
labor expended, and possibly an in
terest charge. The government has
published figures on the cost of rails
ing, from birth, twO-year-old heifer
which show that 65.6 per cent of the
total cost was expended for feed,
1919 per cent for labor, SO per cent for
interest, and 1916 per cent for other
charges, such as buildings, equipment,
bedding, etc., or with total expense
of $62.O6. These items which might
be called "other charges" amounted
to 1912.
This emphasizes the need of caution
in determining the cost of any single
enterprise of the farm. Too frequent
ly these "other charges" are omitted
in reporting profits. About the sur
est way to avoid the possible error
is to keep a complet set of accounts.
OF course, there is some work attached
to it but by adopting a simple direct
entry method of bookkeeping it isn't
such bad job.
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SKIM MILK IS MOST
IMPORTANT PRODUCT
No Better System Regulator on
Market-Protein Necessary
in Every Ration.

Skim milk is one of the most i'm
pOrtant products of the farm if fed in
proper quantities. There is no better
system regulator on the market not
excepting wheat or bran. Constipation
Vanishes when it is Hed in sufficient
quantity and all bowel complaints are
bettered. 1t has about the same effect
on pigs and chickens as oats has on
horses.
Practically all the protein of the
flesh building part of the whole milk
is left in the skim milk. This protein
is necessary in every ration especially
in the feeding of young stock. Con-
sidered from the standpoint of fertiliz-
ing and feeding, protein is the most
expensive portion of the milk. When
you purchase milk and other expensive
feeds the price paid depends upon the
amount of protein they contain. II
pigs have been fed on corn for a long
time until they have lost their appe-
tite for it, skim milk, even If fed In
only small quantities, will help very
much IN remedying this condition.
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WILD PARSNIP IS A
MOST DEADLY WEED
Plant Is Quite Dangerous to Live
Stock-ChiIdren Poisoned
by Eating Roots.

(By GEORGE H. GLOVER, Colorado Ag-
ricultural College, Fort Collins, Colo)
Wild parsnip is not the common
garden parsnip that has escaped from
cultivation and grown wild. The lat
ter has a more yellowish flower and
tap root. What is commonly called
wild parsnip" is the Wyoming water
hemlOck (Cicuta Occidentalis) which
greatly resembles the garden parsnip
but has a whittier flower, the leaflets
finely toothed along the margin, and
cluster Of roots.
The American water hemlOck is one
of the most poisonous plants native
to the United States and the poison
is found largely in the roots, espec-
tally of the matured plants. This plant
is very deadly to live stock, especially
cattle.
Every year we have reports of
children being poisoned by eating the
roots of wild parsnip and parents will
do we'll to caution their children
against touching any wild plant that
has an unbrella-shaped top, that
looks like the garden parsnip.
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ROLE WAS FORCED ON DADDY
Really Had No Desire to Act as Fa-
ther to the Girl, but He Had
Been Forestalled.

The dowagers and chaperons whis-
pered their surprise that so young and
so pretty a girl should have devoted
herself the whole evening to man so
much her senior. True he danced
we'll enough and was known as a man
of many millions. Still they had never
thought Meta mercenary.
Half way through the evening the
couple disappeared onto balcony. The
girl sat down and the man stood gaz-
ing down at her. Without the slight
est warning he asked her to be his
wife, He was widower, as she knew.
II wanted to please yOu," she said,
"but did not expect this"
"It is the unexpected that happeRs,"
he said with smile.
I'm sorry" she said, "and I'm glad
at the same time. 1 have been trying
to make you like me-"
"Why"
81 like you so much, as father"
Thanks" he interrupted; "Tm not
decrepit yet
"Of course not. But I came here
solely to meet and be introduced to
you. Why? Because last night I
married your son."
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[III1ITI1TIIQ!IVlUIIII1I1

mend your Compound to other ladies. I"
Mrs. MARY RIDGwAY, Durand, Wis.
A Massachusetts, w oman Writes:
Blackstone, Mass. "My troubles
were from my age, and felt awfully
sick for three years. I had hot flashes
often and frequently suffered from
pains. I took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and now am WELL"
Mrs. PIERRE CoURNoYER, Box 239,
Blackstone, Mass.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness, should be Needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
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open, making the fruit subject to the
innumerable rot spores that abound
everywhere. When once under the skin
of the fruit, blotch cannot be cured Or
even remedied, therefore it is very ad-
visable to catch the disease in ample
time.
Repeated experiments have shown
conclusively that lime-sulphur solution
will not control blotch, and further
that bordeaux mixture completely con-
trolls the disease. AS arsenate of lead
can also be used with the bordeaux
mixture we have the complete mixture
for the combat of blotch and numer-
Gus other fungous diseases, as we'll as
the poison to control insects.
Blotch is not so prevalent in more
northern orchards, and is much worse
in southern Indiana, Illinois and Ohio
than farther north in the same states.
Careful pruning will remove many
of the cankers which can be burned,
ridding the orchard of so much Of the
infection.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-09

Designers of neckwear are casting
about for new things to be introduced
along with the presentation of gowns
and other wear for fall. So far there
is not much change in collars except
that the cape collar has grown less at
the. front and considerably longer at
the back. The shawl collar runs to
extremes and becomes a cape, and the
fichu has a few devOtees. Neckwear
Is in the experimental stage and its
makers must take their cue after the
last word in frocks and blouses for fall
has been spoken.
Meantime pretty organdie collars
like those shown in the picture enjoy
an undisturbed popularity. They are
made in all white and in white with
colored borders and embroidery. Three
good examples of them afe shown in
the group. ..-e>-.-..- .-.-
One is small triple cape collar
of organdie which is delightfully."- crisp
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WEED OUT ALL STAR
BOARDERS In HERD
Success of Dairy Farm Depends
Greatly on Keeping Cows That
Pay Their Way.

By L. w. WING. Jr., Missouri College
of Agriculture)
Don't be satisfied if the average
milk yield from your herd is fairly
good. Many cows board at the expense
of the high-producing member of the
herd. Success on the dairy farm de-
pends on wedding out all these star
boarders and keeping only the cows
that more than pay their way.
The only way to be sure which
COWS really do pay is by keeping care
full record of the amount of milk given
by each cow in the herd, and the
amount of butter fat her milk con-
tains, as shown by the Babcock test.
The test should be made fairly fire.
quently, but the milk given and the
feed used should be recorded every
day. Circular No. 81 which is dis
tributed free by the Missouri agricul-
tural experiment station shows how
easy it is to keep the necessary rec
ords.
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A clever petticOat of taffeta, made to
wear with full frocks Of sheer mate
rails, substitutes wide frill about the
hips for the hoop which is usually in
serted in casing in the gown. 1t
has several points of advantage over
the hoop. The flare in the frill results
from the stiffness of the taffeta and is
supported by parallel corded tucks.
The tucks are run in at two-inch inter-
vals. and a cord is run in the narrow
hem which extends about the bottom
and sides Of the frill.
The petticOat is finished with shall
low ScallOps about the bottom, outlined
with narrow frills which are extended
into rosettes. It is shirred in at the
waistline to a bodice and fastens in
the back. The frill may be separate
and fastened on at the waiStline with
snap fasteners, so that the petticoat
will serve for wear with other gowns
rs well as those with a wide flare
about the hips. With frocks of this
character the frill is more graceful
I.han the hoop and easier to manage. It
Is acceptable to women who will not
go to the extreme of the hoop and is
especially effective with dancing
trocks.
Taffeta is not the only silk used for
petticoats but is the best choice for
one of this particular kind. The Japa-
nese wash silks and crepe de chine
have steadily advanced in favor for
making under-garments. Aside from
the softness and luxury of silk it is
the easiest of fabrics to launder. Like
many fine, sheer cottons the soft, thin
silks are far more durable than they
look. They are to be washed in luke
warm water with white soap and
ironed when about halfway dry, and
they emerge from the right kind of
Hashing and ironing with their orig
The Benson signal., 1916-09-09

Along with other more or less
known diseases of the apple is the
blotch, which winters over in the
form of a canker which fastens itself
onto the twig or watershOOt, preferably
the latter, and ripens it's spores the
following season, spreading to both
fruit and twig growth. It's spread is
due chiefly to water. The spores are
spread by rains and heavy dew, as
the worst infected fruits will be found
directly underneath the cankered
limbs or twigs, topmost fruit in many
cases being entirely free from the in
fection. Rainy seasons are the worst
for blotch and there is practically no
blotch-infected fruit in extremely dry
seasons.
Appears as Speck.
The blotch on the fruit first appears
as a minute brown speck on the skin,
enlarging rapidly as the season ad-
vances; it often covers One-fourth of
the fruits surface by gathering time.
In many cases these brown spots crack
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1IYf11IE1ITI iii lll IllIllIIf1 ]
Between.Seasons Neckwear.

and plain, having the three little capes
finished with plain narrow hens.
A design that is something between
a cape and a sailor collar is of plain
transparent organdie bordered with a
fine embroidery of the same material.
In nearly all bordered collars hem
stitching serves to join the embroidery
to the collar.
A sailor collar with revers is made
of white transparent organdie and bor-
dered with colOred Organdie en-
broidered in white. 1t is one of the
prettiest offerings of the artists in
neckwear and will almost convert a
plain waist into a costume blouse.
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Minor Feature.

This trick of using facings that give
dashing color note to the costume
is becoming one of the most impor-
tant minor features of modern clothes.
1t made it's first appearance on the
skirt, in the wide cascades Of fabric
that rippled down the right side from
hip to hem; and after it was estab-
Hshed in this part of the gown 1t
appeared here and there over the en-
tire costume.
The milliners recognize it as one Of
the most attractive ways to make a
hat becoming to a face.