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The Washington times., 1916-01-17
FIND ST|NGY HUSBAND
BY NAVY'S WIRELESS
BattIeship Officer Forced to
Send Money to Wife Who
Filed Suit Against Him.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE use OF the
Navy Department wireless to instruct
an officer on a battleship to support
his wife Is disclosed in papers submitted
to Supreme Court Justice Platzek by
Mrs. Nellie g. Shippce on an application
to compel Earl. W. Shippee, chief elec-
tricisn on the battleship wyoming. to
pay alimony pending a suit for separa-
ton. Shippe receives 500 u month and
the court directed him to pay his wife
half Of this sum.
Mrs. Shippee produced the following
letter. which she said her husband had
sent her:
There is one thing you must under
stand. That is, will absolutely never
live with you again. No doubt II YOU
wish to you can cause me a great deal
of trouble. but IL you care for me in
the way you Say you do you won't.
This will be the real test. We are
totally different, nave different views of
life and different interests, and certain
ly there can be no happiness for us in
living together. and the sooner We sep
arate the better"
Mrs Shippee said that this letter
caused a nervous breakdown and she
was treated by physician. Her hus-
band faxed to send her any money for
n month, and when dispossess notice
had been served oil her she notified the
Navy Department authorities that she
was Ill and in want. A wireless mes
sage was then sent from the Brooklyn
navy yard to the wyoming stating that
Shippee had deserted his wife and that
she was iil~and without funds.
Shipee sent postal money order to
his wife for SO on March 13, stating
that the executive officer OF the Wyo-
ming had notified him to remit enough
so she would not lie in want. He told
her he didn't want to hear from her in
any way and that all he wanted from,
her was her address written on a slip
of paper.
Mrs. Shirpee said her husband wrote
her in April that the Navy Department
had notified him that he must send his
wife $40 a month. and not less than s35
under any circumstances.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
GET RID OF SCROFULA
HOW? TAKE S. S..
Fifty Years Use Proves S. S. S.
Will Relieve Stubborn Cases.

You have noticed the little fostering
pimples on the face and body-swelling
of the glands-soreness in the legs and
arm muscles. These are the symptoms
of Scrofula. You may have some Of
these symptoms, possibly the taint of
Scrofula infection. But in either case,
it is a dangerous condition. Your blood
Is infected, impure. and you can never
hope to gain perfect health until the
impurities are washed from the sys-
tenn. If you feel badly all the time,
you must crave health. II you want
to feel renewed spirits, the glow of
perfect health. bright eyes. clear skin
the knowledge that you are well. YOU
can do so. Cleanse your blood by talk
ing S. S. S. For fifty years it has been
the standard blood purifier. It relieves
the trouble by renourishing the blood.
renewing it's strength, and stimulating
the flow so that the blood regains its
lost vitality. and throws Off the poison
Even long standing cases respond, But
you must use 5. $. S. Take ii for ali
blood infections. Get it at your drug.
eiSts today.
II you need special advice write the
Swift specific Co.. Atlanta. Ga.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Has Ticket to Siam;
Where Is the Ship?
Texan Would Return to Bangkok
to Continue Editing His
Newspaper.

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Lack of
shipping facilities to the Far East
and the monopoly of the freight and
passenger carrying business by the
Japanese owing to the withdrawal Of
the Pacific Mail steamships seriously
ircperils american trade in the ORR
ent. / nthc opinion of p. A. Huffman.
of Bangkok. Siam, who Is at the
Waldorf Astoria.
Mr.. Huffman, a Texan by birth,
went to the Far East sixteen years
ago. and for ten years worked in the
teak forests as general manager Of
an English logging enterprise. Later
he pought the Bangkok Daily Mail,
issued a Siamese and an English edi-
tion and is now one OF the institutions
of that part of the world. He has
been visiting relatives and is staying
longer in the United States than he
had intended. because he bought a
round trip ticket on the Pacific Mail,
and the Pacific Mail has gone out OF
business, so far as the Orient is con-
cerned.
Mr.. Huffman pointed out that the
rates on exports. especially rice the
mair staple of Siam. had risen enor-
mously on account of the tie-up in
shipping facilities. lie showed, also
the volume of American trade in Siam
obtained through the medium largely
OF English jobbers and miidlemen.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
WIDOW AND HER SON
ARE GIVEN FORTUNES
Court Rules in Favor Of Char
lotte Isabel Mcdonald and
Arthur Mcdonald.

In constituting the will Of James Nc
Donald. formerly European represen-
tative of the Standard Oil Company.
Justice Anderson today ruled that Char
lotte Isabel Mcdonald, the widow was
entitled to 100000. and Arthur Nc
Donald. her son by former marriage.
was entitled to 100000 in addition to the
beduests stipulated for them in the
will.
The court held that Mcdonald in de-
vising certain Standard Oil Company
stocks to his widow for herself and
for the use of her son intended also to
convey the dividends on the cash and
stock received by him from the main
corporation. and its subsidiaries be-
tween the date of making the will and
his death.
Mrs. Mcdonald was left in addition to
cash bequests 600 shares Of n total hold
ing of 2.47S shares OF Standard Oil
stock. and 200 shares Of stock were left
for the benefit Of his stepson. Arthur.
In her suit to construe the will. Mrs.
cash and stock accrued during the
period between the date Of the will and
the death Of her husband.
The will. which distributed an estate
estimated at $4.000.O0 was defended by
James Mcdonald. jr., son of the tesla
tor, and Lawrence Maxwell & Co. and
the Fulton Trust Company, of New
York, executors of the will. Appearing
for Mrs. Mcdonald and her son was At
torney B. s. Minor. McKenney & F1an-
merry represented the executors. and
James Mcdonald, jr., was represented
by Attorneys Faust and Wilson.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
APOLLO.

The charm of a Japanese setting for
a photoplay Is well demonstrated in
The White Pearl" in which Marie
Doro is presented as a film star at Gran
dall's Apollo today. The play was pro-
duced by the Famous Players Company.
and some OF the scenes especially those
giving a deep perspective. have unusual
character to them.
The discovery of the heroine. who has
been shipwrecked on the japanese coast
bv the priests OF a Buddhist temple.
sleeping in the arms of an enormous
stone figure of Buddha Is a most effect
i've bit of stage manaRement. as is also
the scene showing the crowds of Jap
anese worshippers hurrying down the
long flights of stone steps toward the
temple. The story is pretty. with
enough heroics to make it effective as a
photoplay.
Tomorrow Vivian Martin will be pre-
sented in the World Film Corporations
production of Overnight" Wednesday
Mary Miles Minter and Mrs. Thomas
Whiffen will he seen in Barbara
t'rietchie." Thursday the principal
feature will be Laura Hope Crews. in
'BlackbiTds:" Friday Viola Dana is
the star in The Children OF Eve" and
SATURDAY; Gail IKane will be seen in
"IAs LabyTinth'1
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
ohnD.Spreckles,L.
Finds Jail 'N0tBa
Young Millionaire, in for Violating
Automobile Law, Divides
Chicken With Murderer.

REDWOOD CITY, Cal, Jan. "
Though he had to sleep on an iron cot
suspended from creaking chains in
the smelly local jail, John d. Spreck-
les, jr.. heir to millions, vowed prison
life was not so bad after all. He was
on the last lap of a wo-day bit" for
failing to dim his automobile lights
as he vhizzed through here.
Young Spreckles rubbed elbows with
murderer. a burglar, and a half
breed. They were sympathetic.
what you in for?" they asked. not
divining. as they extended an invita- =
tion to a little game of pedro. that
they were hobnobbing with one of the
elite of San Francisco.
1.-TWO days for automobile law vio-
lation," said the millionaire.
Huh" snorted the murderer. Oats
nuttin'. Look at us. We may be do
ing a bit all the rest of our lives"
Spreckles' family AMI friends were
all solicitous. Several made heroic ef-
forts to wrest him from the iron grip
Of the law. but in vain. They sent
him roast chicken from a swell res
taurant when he baked at the prison
fare. He divided with his companions
in Jail.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

Europe nobody bothered about making
them in the United States. Then along
came the war and stopped practically
all the European trade coming to our
country. Since August. 1914. Uncle Sam
has learned a good manv things. This
new way OF making nitric acid Is one of
the latest"
Where is this nitric acid being
nader" asked Joe.
I'm South Carolina" said Uncle
Harry.
How do they make it?" asked Jimmy.
That's rather scientific question.
Jimmy" said Uncle Harry. but l can
explain the process in a general way.
First, as you know, the air we breathe
is composed OF two gases-oNygen and
nitrogen; there is one part oxygen and
four parts nitrogen. In this new proc
ess there are machines that take in
quantities of air: force the air through
furnaces heated by electricity. and when
a high enough heat Is reached separate
the nitrogen from the oxygen and
turn 1t into nitric acid and other nj
trates-that is, other chamicals that be.
long to the same family as nitric acid.
lis south Carolina the only place in
the world where" air is turned into
what did you call them, Uncle Harry
asked Joe.
You mean nitrates.'' added Uncle
Harry. finishing Joe's sentence. Ihen
he said: NO, somewhat similar proc
ess was tried some years ago in Nor
way, and many people think that Ger
many has been manufacturing nitric
acid in this way since the bSSinnlns
of the war. You remember told you q
few minutes ago that nitric acid is used
In making the most destructive and
most effective ammunition. particularly
for the big guns"
Aren't these ntrates, as y9u call
them, good for anything but explo-
| sives?" asked Jimmy.
"Oh. my. yes" answered Uncle Harry.
Nitrate Of soda Is one of the most
important fertilizers used by farmers.
There are great beds of 1t in Chile, on
the west coast of South America. In
fact. this is the only really big supply
In the world. Before the war the Uni
ted states bought about 10000. 900 worth
OF nitrates every year. Nitric acid Ia
also used in making the metal plates
from which pictures are printed in
newspapers. magazines and books, and
the other nitrates are used in making
dyes and manv kinds OF chemicals.
But perhaps the most important use
of nitrogen is when. in the form OF
nitrate of soda. it is used as a fertilizer
and put into the ground to make the
earth rich and produce big crops You
know, boys. farming is very much like
keeping saving fund-you can't con-
tinue to take things out, crops or dol.
lars. unless you put something In.
For many years most of the farmers
OF America. particularly those Ia tha
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Druggists Too Busy
With Grip To Meet
Westchester Pharmaceutical So
ciety Has to Postpone Quar-.
terly Session.

NEW YORK, Jan. l7.-So busy were
tie druggists of westcheste- county
with grip prescriptions that the quar-
terly meeting of the county pharmaceu-
tical society. which was scheduled at
fonkcrs. was abandoned. Noiices sent
out by the secretary attributed the POST
ponement solely to the grip epidemic.
In Tarrytown the drug clerks are
,Fcrking night and day fillinn prescrip-
tloris and repler,shInS s.cck. doctors
are said to be making seventy and
eighty calls a day. and practically every
family in town has had one or NOR,
members stricken. Z. There were two
deaths from the disease last nigh IN
Tarrytown. one being Miss E!IzmEcth
Murphy. sister of the Rev. Thomas
Murphy of st. Patrick's Cathedral
Doctors say the new epidemic is puz-
zlng, inasmuch as the usual treatment
mas not had the desired effect in many
cases.
lrvington and Dobbs Ferry also have
mad siege and a number of deaths.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
BEST MEDICINE FOR SEVERE COUGHS,
BRONCHIAL AFFECTIONS AND COLDS
ODonnels Drug Store Selling Medicine Half Price.

Any person calling at o'Donnell's
Drug store and presenting the coupon
below. properly signed, will be en-
titled to a regular soc bottle of Schift-
mann's New Concentrated Expectorant
for half price. With a view to giving
those who have not yet used this eX-
cellent remedy an opportunity of try
ing it in the treatment of all Bronchial
affections, including Bronchitis. Bron-
chial Asthma, Whooping Cough, Severe
Coughs, Group and Hoarseness; to
prove its merits. all persons applying
are thus given chance to obtain n
regular SOC bottle for 25c by presenting
the coupon below. Even though not in
need of such medicine at the present
time, II will pay you to buy now, as
some such medicine is sure to be re-
quired before the winter is over, but
this remedy cannot be obtained at half
price again.
This excellent new remedy is su.fi-
Gently concentrated so that ? ounces,
when mixed at home with simply one
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Paid Board at Almshouse
To Hobnob With Cronies

POTTSToWN, Po.. Jan. 17-BiH Bin
der. seVenty-seven years old. once a
prosperous farmer near here, is dead
at The Montgomery county home He
was the last OF his family, and when
bereft of his wife thirteen years ago
he sold his farm and chose the county
home 10 spend his remaining days, be-
cause he could hobnob there with old
men and receive treatment" in his de-
clining health.
He paid his board regularly to the
steward. When he went to the institu-
ton he took along his old German
violin, upon which he played daily al
most to the end.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

pint of granulated sugar and one-hsE
pint of water (according to printok
directions) makes a whole family sup.
ply Q2S teaspoonsfuD as much as woulk
ordinarily cost 500 to $500 for the same
quantity of the old. ordinary. ready
made kinds of cough medicine, OF
doubtful merit and without a guarantee
1t is prepared from strictly harmless
plants, contains absolutely no chloro-
form, opium, morphine, or any other
narcotic or injurious drugs as do most
Cough Remedies, and can therefore he
given to children with perfect safety. IL
Is pleasant to take, and children are
fond of 1t. Besides, absolutely no risk
whatever Is run buying this remedy, as
O'Donnell will refund your 25c JUS
the same as with Dr. Schiffmanns .
Famous Asthmador, if it is not founA
the very best remedy ever used. II a
neighbor or friend could be induced to
divide and pay for half of the quantity.
the cost would thus only be about 12lac
to each.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

to sit there in those chairs
with all that high explosive
right over your heads!' said
Uncle Harry. ,
'''Whefe? What is itT' exclaimed Joe
and Jimmy. as they jumped UP and
looked around quickly to see what 1t
was that was likely to explode directly
over their heads.
Don't be frightened, boys said
Uncle Harry, laughing. "the explosive
is there. NIL right, but there's no danger
of an explosion"
Il don't see anything" said Joe.
And don't see anything but air. and
cant see that" said Jimmy.
Well. that's the explosive said
Uncle Harry. IT,.
That's always over peoples heads;
there's nothing new in that" added Joe.
Yes. the air is always with u.s." said
Uncle Harry, except when some fellow
runs into us in the basketball cage and
knocks II out of u.s.
You're fooling us, Uncle Harry" said
Jimmy.
"No. I'm not" said Uncle Harry.
I'm just trying to find out whether you
have been reading any of the articles
In the newspapers about the new way
Of making nitric acid-the acid that is
powerful and destructive explosives"
But what's the air got to do with
this new plan?" asked Joe. why did
you say there was a dot Of explosive
right over cur heads?' T..
That's the very point" said Uncle
Harry. That's what this new process
is-a way Of taking the nitrogen out OF
the air and turning It into nitric aci~
rs that being done?" asked Jimmy.
Yes. sir. and right here in the United
States. too" said Uncle Harry. You
will remember. bows. that I have told
you in previous talks that before the
European war started. the people here
in our country. and particularly the
manufa cturers. depended on Germany
and France and the other European
countries. for many things that might
have been made in America. But as
long as these things could be bought in
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Uncle Harry Explains An Important New Discovery

States along the Atlantic seacoast,
continued to plant seeds and raise
earth enough Of the right kind of fer
tfiizer. Vegetables and grains, feed
on tho eorth while they are growing,
potatoes, and IL rather didn't put some
money In bank every little while ne
wouldn't have any. to draw. What
would happen then?'
Wed get hungry and begin to yell."
said Jimmy. -
We'll, that's just what the farmers
have been doing" said Uncle Harry.
They discovered that their farm lands
covered that what the earth needed
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Men Slide Down Bank
With Dynamite; Unhurt

HALETON. Pa. Jan. 17.-Hundreds
OF employees at the Coleraine strippings
of the A. s. Van Wickle Coal Company
were terrified when two fellow work.
men, each carrying q twenty-five pound
box of dynamite, Slipped on the icy
banks of the excavation and fell down
the declivitv.
The containers were smashed and the
explosive was scattered about, one pack
age breaking in half. The expected de-
tonation did not occur, and the miners
picked up the two men. more scared
than hurt.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Don't Use Dangerous
Antisepiic Tablets

1t Is an unnecessary risk. Use the
safe antiseptic and germicide. Absorb
ine Jr--it kills germs quickly and sure
ly without any possibility Of harmful
results; made of pure herbs. non-poison-
Gus. and there is no danger whatever il
the children get hold of the bottle. 1t
retains its germicidal powers even when
diluted one part Of Absorbine. Jr.. to 100
one part Absorbine. Jr.. to 200 parts
water.
The germicidal properties of Absorb
inc. Jr.. have been tested and proven
both in laboratory and actual practice.
Detailed laboratory reports mailed upon
request.
Absorbine. Jr.. sl.0o and 500 per bot
tie at druggists or postpaid
4 liberal trial bottle POSTPAID for l0c
in stamps. w. F. YOUNG. p. d. F..
AIS Temple ST.. Springfield. Mass.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Home for Aged Given
New Communion Service

Mrs. Lille Zimmerman, wife Of JOS
eph W. Zimmerman. presented an in
dividual communion service to the
National Lutheran Home for the Aged,
Winthrop Heights, yesterday. The SER
vice is a memorial to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. UiriCh Banf.
The presentation was made by Miss
Marion Zimmerman. daughter Of the
donor. The service will displace tho
one in use since 1905, which was also
gift of Mrs. Zimmerman.
Following the reception OF the SER
vice communion was celebrated by the
Rev. DIR. Charles f. Steck, Of the Luth-
Gran Church of the Epiphany.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
This Weeks
Photoplays
CRANDALL'S.

The admirers of j. Warren Kerrigan,
who are as numberless as the pro-
verbal sands Of the desert, have an
excellent opportunity to see him In the
sort OF a photoplay that is best adapt
ed to give them just the things they
most wish to see in "Landon's Leg
acy," by Meredith Nicholson, at Gran
dalfs today and tomorrow.
"Landon's Legacy was a New Eng
land finishing school with 200 girl stu
dents. 1t was left him by an admiring
aunt while he was recovering. in a San
Francisco hospital, from wounds and
fever contracted in an almost futile at
tempt to pry a South American capital
ist and politician off a rich mine some-
where near the boundaries of Peru.
That the daughter of the rich poll
tician was a student at the school and
that Landon managed to thwart plot
to marry her off to the wicked man in
the piece, goes without saying. The
story Is interesting and Mr.. kerringan
fills out the role Of Landon as though
it had been written to order for him.
Lois Wilson has the principal woman s
role.
Wednesday and Thursday Henry b.
Nalthall and Edna Mayo will be seen
IN the Essanay production of the film
version of THE Misleading Lady" by
Charles w. Goddard and Paul Dickey.
which made such an impression here
last season when seen on the stage.
Friday and Saturday Clara Kimball
Young will again be seen in the photo
play adaptation of Camille" which at
tracted much attention on it's first pres
entation at Crandall's some days ago.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
LEADER,

Marguerite Clark's performance of
the parts of Tom Canty and of Ed
ward VI in the film adaptation of
Mark Twain's The Prince and the
Pauper." to be seen at the Leader to-
day and tomorrow. is regarded as one
of the best things Miss Clark has ever
done-either in pictures or on the
stage. This story was probably Sc
lected by the Famous Players COM
pany because 1t gave unusual oppor-
tunities for contrasting settings of a
most interesting type. The producers
overlook none of these opportunities.
Miss Clark has established a place
all her own in the hearts of photo
play patrons and in this production
she has the kind of a part in which
they best like to see her. Her ability
to show the difference between the
two boys who so strangely change
places, is one of the best demonstra-
tions of real acting ability that has
been seen in motion pictures. She IS
always the pauper as Tom Canty.
even though dressed in the royal
robes of the prince and is always the
prince as Edward VI, even while
wearing the garb of the pauper.
"Wednesday and Thursday Theodore
Roberts. Carlyle Blackwell. and Doro-
thy Davenport will be seen in "Mr.
Grex of Monte Carlo" an T.. Phillips
Openheim story. Friday and Satur-
day Mary Pickford is to be presented
in "The Dawn of a Tomorrow" adapt
ed from the story by Mrs. Frances
Hodgeson Burnett.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
DON Be BILIOUS,
HEADAC'HY, SICK
OR RCONST|PATED
Enjoy life! Liven your. liver
and bowels tonight and
feel great.
Wake up with head clear,
stomach sweet, breath =
right, cold gone.

Take one or two Cascarets tonight and
enjoy the incest. gentlest liver and
Wake up feeling grand. your head will
be clear. your tongue clean. breath
sweet. stomach regulated. and your
liver and thirty feet of bowels active.
Get box at any drug store now and
get Strengthened UP by morning. Stop
the headache. biliousness. bad colds and
bad days. Feel fit and ready for work
or play Cascarets do not grippe. s!cken
or Inconvenience You the next day like
salts pills or calomel. They're fine.
Mothers should give a whole Cascaret
any time to cross. sick. bilious or fever
ish children because it will act thor
oughly and can not injure.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Man, 80, Walked 2 Miles
To Vote for "Dry" Judge

SHARON, Pa. Jan. 17-Bennett Per-
rine has Just celebrated his ninety
ninth birthday anniversary at his home
at Sandy Lake.
He walked more than two miles to
the polls at the November election 10
cast vote for Judge !. A. McLaughry.
and says he hopes to live to see the
county made dry. He 10 in fine health.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Mississippians to Meet.

The Mississippi Society OF Wash
ington will give a reception and dance
in honor of the members of the Con-
gressional delegation of that State and
their wives, January 81, at the Portner
apartment house.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Thomas Pence Better,
Physician Reports

DR.. Cary T. Grayson announced this
morning that the condition of Thomas
Pence. secretary of the Democratic
national committee, who has been con-
fined at the Emergency Hospital with
the grip, is favorable. Mr.. Pence be-
came iii about two weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

most was nitrate of soda. Today great
quantities of this fertilizer are used on
the farms in all parts of the United
States.
But some day the supply of nitrate
in Chile will be all used up. So YOU
see why the new process OF making
nitrate out OF the Air Is importan MT
The people could get along very well
without war and high explosives, but
There are over 100, 100000 people in the
United States, ana it takes q lot of
bread and vegetables to feed all Of
them. The population increases every
Is needed every yInr II the men Who
are working on this new process learn
how to make great quantities of nj
trates IL will be one of the most i'm
portant discoveries the country has ever
known"