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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-01
BY DAVID Vi CHURCH.
]. y S. staff Correspondent

Washington. Aus 31-Hidden be
hfrd a clamp 81 trees in the outskirts
NJ the city. Washington has house
o. mystery i "a officially recos-
rizea and officially protected. With
In the walls OF this mysterious house
10 stranger @ peeps, II is the
United States bureau Of standards.
On the edge OF he wood, there has
been erected the greatest war labora-
tory In the worId-the bureau OF
standards. within this building
there are scores Of chemists and
scientists working day and night up
on inventions. to aid America and tho
allies In the conduct Of the war.
The most eminent Of Americas scien-
fists have been gathered for work
there.
No one is allowed 10 enter the
buildings until he has secured ere
dentials from the highest official in
charge. No outsider knows what
goes on within.
There are \ sEaFe of great American
engineers ct work there now ~strivinf
hard TO build an aeroplane engine
which will make the American aero
plane the strongest and syvittest that
ever entered into battle Rumor ha'
Il that these engineers are on th'
verge OF success Officially no one
even knows the engineers are ~ work
there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-01
The War Capital as You
Would See 1t Yourself

\ Naval and marine constructors and
Inventors are quartered there. What
"a are doing no ore knows. ven
though every one believes they are
struggling with q devise which may
stop the ravages Of the German l.
boats.
Munition experts work there, Per
haps some great and powerful eX-
p~losives viii be the result OF their
labors.
Not the least important Of the
workers are the many chemists who
are seeking substitutes. Germany
has cut of this supply of chemicals
American chemists are now studying
how they can make their own Chemi-
calls and drugs An occasional an
nouncemeut from the department OF
commerce indicates in a small de-
gree what success they are meeting,
Rapid additions have been made to
the buildings. Huge boxes contain
ing mysterious machinery have been
brought there. The place Is alive
with activity at day and all night.
The bureau Of standards IS stu
ated far enough away from the town,
go that most people forget it's exist
ence. II Is the most mysterious place
in Washington. What win come out
OF this house Of mystery" no one
knows. Perhaps ore day the instru-
ment which VIII end the war may be
built behind these walls.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-01
BRYAN'S OPINION ON
PRESIDENTS REPLY

Chicago. Aug. 3i-His opinion OF
the presidents note was given by VIII
liam Jennings Bryan at the University
club yesterday, The president has
presented a powerful indictment OF
the German government" he said
Il insist it is the duty Of every cLti-
zen to support his government in any
act the government takes ours is
the best government in the world
II is a peoples government-and the
government speaks for the people The
alternative IS anarchy-the substitu-
ton OF the individuals opinion for his
governments decision"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-01
Robert C. Vernon Dead.

New York, Aug. 3l.4Robert c. Yer
non, w~ell-known sporting man, who
was stakeholder of the Willard-John-
son battle in Havana and the Welsh
Richie fight in London and "A dozen
other big pugilistic contests. is dead
He died Of a complication OF diseases.
He was born in Wales and was fifty
one wears old ..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-01
Live Wire Charges Street.

Winchester, Va, Aug 31.-Consid-
cradle excitement was caused about .
o'clock last night on South Market
street. near Water street. when a high
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-01
Provide Food for Soldiers.

Newport News, Va, Aug 3i,-Fif-
teen subcommittee will be organized
Immediately by the women composing
the canteen committee Of h New
port News chapter of the American
Red Cross, to provide. when needed.
food and refreshments or short no.
tice TO troops en- route
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-01

power electric wire broke and fell
the sidewalk. The broken wire co,
tlnued to splutter and owing to Il
rain which was falling and the groAr
being wet. the sidewalk became char,
ed with electricity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-01
City Contrncts Awarded.

The Capital City Irop works was
yesterday awarded a contract for plac-
ing new iron roofing on buildings at
the lower gas plant. at a cost OF 5000,
and l.. E. Baker was given the CON
tract for painting the offices OF tho
city circuit court. The work Will be-
gin at once, and rushed TO compile
fEAv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-01
Was 1t Prophecy?

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Claiming that his
wife and baby are dependent on him
for support, Bryant Washburn, a
movie star claimed exemption from
military service. He starred In The
Man Who Was Afraid"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-01

by the Columbia for a thickness Of
more than 500 feet belongs to a later
stage In the worlds history than the
E~llensburg formation. They rave
given the white bluffs formation the
name "Ringold Formation"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-01
RUNOR WTLKESBARRFS
WATER SUPPLY POISONED

Wilkesbarre. Pa. Aug. 31-An cpl
demic of ~dysentery ts prevailing here.
Ten persons have already died Ru-
mors are current that the city's water
supply had been poisoned
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
DAMAGING FIRE
Sweeps the Home Of Mr.. Rufus Dry.
den at the Corner of Kentucky
and Cottage Streets Yester.
day Afternoon.

Yesterday afternoon about 2:SO
o'clock the home of Mr.. Rufus Dryden
at the corner of Cottage and Kentucky
streets In the Sixth Ward burned to
the ground, together with barn OH
the premises. The contents of the
house and barn, the latter including a
fine colt, were total loss.
A Mrs. Dryden, the daughtar-in-la
of the proprietor of the house, was
alone at the time of the fire and was
lying down on couch taking nap.
She was awakened by feeling very hot
and discovered that the couch Oh
which she was lying was on fire. She
escaped from the house with only a
few slight burns
Attention was turned to saving all
possible of the household furniture
but very little was saved. The fire
spread rapidly and the stable in the
rear of the house soon caught on fire.
A fine colt, together with a large
number of farm implements were de-
stroyed.
Insurance was carried on the house.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
DEATH CLAIMED MRS. II. 7. MAN.
LOVE

The Ashland Independent says: The
many frineds of Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.
Manlove will be grieved to learn that
Mrs. Manlove died last Friday at
Phoenix, Arizona, where she went sew
eral months ago in the hopes that
the climate would prove beneficial. to
her fast declining health. 1t was
thought that Mrs. Manlove was i'm
proving and Mr.. Manlove left last
week for Phoenix to bring Mrs. Man
love and their three children back to
Ashland to resume their happy home
life. Mrs. Manlove's death was due
to an affliction of the lungs.
The remains will be inferred about
Thursday at Manchester, Ohio, where
Mrs. Manlove was raised she having
been a daughter of the late Dr. Ste
phenson, who was one of the most
prominent men in Adams county. She
was sister of Judge W. P. Stephen
son of the Adams county Common
Please Court.
Mrs. Manlove was a woman of
many most commendable traits of
character and was dearly beloved by
all who knew her.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
American Association
"TILLIE WAKES UP"

Marie Dressler as Tillie. Also
Johnny Hines as a hen-pecked hus-
band. Also the best collection of fun
makers that could be obtained. Also
the trademark of World Pictures,
Brady-Made.' Also-but is any more
guarantee of an excellent comedy pro-
duction necessary? Could there be
any bigger guarantee? Marie Dress
Ter, Johnny Hines, World Pictures,
William A. Brady's direction.
"a word to the wise is sufficient"
Here are several understanding
words. Be at the Washington Thea
ire early on today and then be one of
the contented ones who can tell their
neighbors, "You really should have
been there; it was the funniest pic
ture | have ever seen. Yes, she play
ed the same characteristics time II
was "Tillie Wakes Up"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
INCREASED PRODUCTION
Maysville People Are Certainly TAX.
ing Hold Of This Splendid Move
Many Have Gardens This Year
And Practically All Avail.
able Spots Taken.

The work which has been done by
the newspapers and the several or
CARNATIONS in Maysville to encour-
age home gardening in order to in
crease the supply of foodstuff during
the war has certainly borne fruit.
There are few homes in Maysville
without a garden either large or
small, and a great many vacant lots
have been plowed and put in a state
for cultivation of food stuff of one
kind or another.
The Garden Exchange" which the
Chamber of Commerce operated for
the benefit of the movement, at first
had more ground reported than appli-
cants to cultivate it, but within the
last two weeks the number of people
wanting to cultivate garden have so
far outnumbered the plots of ground
available that a great many requests
have necessarily been met with the
report that all the ground reported
had been put in the hands of others.
Maysville and Mason county are
coming to the front in manner to be
envied by a great many cities and
counties. Upon being called upon for
increased food production our folks
set to work with a will, regardless
of what food prices will be compared
with their cost of production, but with
the sole purpose of lessening the de-
mand on the market.
And we challenge any city with our
population to show where they have
furnished more volunteers for the
Army, Navy or Marine Corps than
has Maysville since the war began
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
MIR. J. C. BROWNING DIES

Mr.. John C. Browning, aged so
years, died at his home in Cincinnati
on Tuesday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
He was the son of Andrew ]. and
Mary j. Browning, former residents
of Maysville. He is a nephew of Mr..
Frank Cockrill and Miss Adde Cock
rill Of this city. The funeral will be
held in Cincinnati tonight with burial
in the Maysville cemetery tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
FOUND WANDERING ON STREETS

Mr.. Clay Donald of Owingsville, KY,
was found wandering on the streets on
Monday night. acting in a very pecu-
liar manner. He was taken into GUS
tody by the police and lodged in Jail
Yesterday afternoon he was arraigned
before Judge Whitaker. He said thai
he had been on drunk and promised
that If he was allowed to go he would
leave Maysville INN ediately. Mr..
Donald is one of the most prominent
men in Bath county.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
OUR COLUED CITIZENS

Mr.. Henry Allen Boyd Of Nashville
Tenn, who is now one of the greatest
negroes Of the south, will speak at the
Bethel Baptist Church tonight. His
subject will be, Building Front Line
Sunday School," Let every one come
out and hear what he has to say
Come and bring a crowd.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02

Mr.. Kavanaugh of the Foy Paint Co.
visited Maysville Friday. This young
fellow is the son of the beautiful
Louise Mace, who will be remembered
by our older citizens. She and her
brother, Louis Mace, for years shoe
clerk for S. s. Miner & Son, were
great favorites and though having
left Maysville years ago still retain
fond memories of the "old homestead"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
ATTENDING CONVENTION

Secretary Harry c. Grimsley of the
Maysville Chamber of Commerce left
this morning for Knoxville, Tenn, to
attend the tenth annual convention Of
the Southern Commercial Secretaries
Association which is to be held In that
city Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
APPLIES FOR COMMISSION

Mr.. r. A. Carr, Jr., has made appli-
cation through Secretary of Agricul-
turo Houston for a commission In the
department which will take over the
supervision OF food control.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
JR. 0. U. A. NJ. MEETING

Regular weekly meeting Of Line
stone Chapter No. 256 Jr. o. U. A. M.
tonight at Z o'clock. All members
are requested to be present.
J. LUTHER KUHN, Councillor.
G. A. Helmer. Secretary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02

The Maysville Modern Creamery is
paying CSC a pound for butterfat this
week. 2-tf
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02

Master Malcomb Bartlett, who was
severely injured when struck by an
auto several days ago, is improving
nicely.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02

Ice Cream weather for sure; and
the Maysville Model Creamery Is on
the Job. Call us up and place your
order. 24-tf
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
American League

Detroit-Chicago, wet grounds.
st. LOUIS Cleveland, cold.
New York, 2; Washington, 3.
Philadelphia-Boston, rain.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
American League
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
National League

National League
Chicago, 8; st. Louis, 0.
Brooklyn-New York, wet grounds.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, wet grounds.
Pittsburg- Cincinnati, wet grounds.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Pollitt and
daughter arrived here last evening
from Denver, Colo, to spend a month
with relatives in this city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
American Association

MISUNDERSTANDING, rain.
Milwaukee, 4; Indianapolis, 3, II
innings.
st. Paul, G; Louisville, 4,
Kansas City-Toledo, rain.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
RECEIVED ANNOUNCEMENT

The following announcement has
been received by Mr.. and Mrs. C. f..
Boyer of East Fourth street:
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hill
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Emma Elizabeth
Mr.. Edwin Clare Fosdick
on Saturday evening the ninteenth of
May Nineteen hundred seventeen
at eigth-thirty o'clock
Fifty-four hundred fifty-two univer-
sity Avenue, indianapolis.
Miss Hill is known here, having
visited Miss Trap several times.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02

Mr.. ]. Clarke Rogers was business
visitor in Cincinnati yesterday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
vtE!&y<Rf.
MsI[EgSzA

Mrs. A. r. Quigley and Mrs. c. l..
Rosenham were shoppers in Cincin-
natl yesterday.
Mrs. J. r. Robertson of this city Is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Robertson
and family of Peed.
Mrs. Clint Calvert and son, Clint,
Jr., and Miss Mary Buckley leave to-
day on visit with relatives in Ports
mouth, Ohio.
Mrs. Eva Knight after several
weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Woodson Fl. Taulbee, returned to her
home in Sharpsburg on Monday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
TODAY'S BASEBALL SCHEDULE
National League

National League
Brooklyn at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
Chicago at st. Louis.
American League
Detaroit at st. Louis.
Chicago at Cleveland.
New York at Washington.
Philadelphia at Boston.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-02
FOR RENT

FOR RENT - Four room cottage
Phone $50 or call at los Bank
street. Mrs. o. l.. Bartlett. 26-tf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27

costume department was filled with workers
Two eght-hour shifts Of forty people each
did nothing but paste and work out the
feathered designs, and after the feathers
had been cleaned and dyed in the desired
COlors, a corps of ten jewellers were set to
work making tho breast plates, crowns,
bracelets and other jeweled ornaments to
be used by the nobility.
one Of the cloaks worn by Raymond
Hatton as the Emperor weighs nearly fifty
pounds and is of yellow and blue feathers
woven into the design. The headdress IS
also of this same combination of colors
and even the shield at the back Of the
throne is of the same material.
Theodore Kosloff, the Russian dancer
who plays the role Of Guatemoc. who weds
Geraldine Farrar, Montezuma's daughter
wore a great long cloak entirely Of long
white feathers. All of Miss Farrar's head
dresses were creations betraying astonish-
ing millinery skill.
In addition TO the feathered costumes.
Miss Farrar wore coat made from nine
leopard skins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
LAUDER DONS LIGHT
BRIGADIER'S" SHAKO
Souvenir of Balaklava Charge Now
Owned and Worn by Scotch
Comedian

The big fur shake, or Scotch bonnet. that
Harry Lauder, who comes to the Academy
on Tuesday, wears for one of his character
songs, has an interesting history II was
presented 10 him by Private Alexander Dow.
WAC is one of the survivors Of the ia nous
charge of the light brigade" at Bakalava.
private Dow, who is now past eighty Yeas.
o. age, was one of the thin red line" OF
nghters who were distinguished for their
bravery. The only mark that made their
uniforms different from the other red
coated soldiers was the small blue buckle
that adorned their bonnets The bonnet
Lauder wears has the buckle still attached
and is one of the most cherished of his pos
sessions
The rest OF his military costumes were
presented him by the First Battalion of the
Argyle and Sutherland High anders, now
known In the war as LADDERS own" Gin
Which regiment his son John met his death
at the 'front.', and constitute their full
dress regimentals-all except the small
dagger, or "skeen dhu." which he wears IT,
mis- right stocking. This little weapon was
the gift OF Pipe Major MacKay, of the
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, and
was obtained by him on the battlefield Of
Jagersfontein during the Boer War In
South Africa. 1t was found clasped in the
hand Of an officer OF the BLACK Watch" of
The Forty-second Highlanders, who evidently
had used 1t well in defense Of his life in a
hand-to-hand conflict with some Boer SOL
der
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
AZTEC FILM EXACTS
FUSS AND FEATHERS
But Accurate Plumage Garments
for New Farrar Movie Are
Eventually Secured

When the Aztecs in the time Of Monte
yuma decided that woven feather cloaks
were to be the sign of the nobility, they
did not count the trouble they were to
cause future generations attempts to re-
produce the early days of North America
on the never-fading film.
Geraldine Farrar, who portrayed the Maid
NJ France in Joan the Woman" was Sc
lected by Cecil De Mile to visualize Tezca,
Montezuma's daughter, who for love sold
her city to the conquering Spaniards under
Cortes It is upon this dramatic episode
that Jeanie NJ lCPherson's story for the Art
craft spectacle, THE Woman God Forgot"
which will be the big feature at the Stanley
Theatre all next week, was founded.
For three months before the actual filming
of the picture Director De Miles research
department was at work in lbr lries and
museums, and even Mexico itself was in
yaded, In order to secure photographs of
the ruins of ancient Aztec palaces.
Exact reproductions of the Aztec city,
the famous throne room of Montezuma and
n replica of the famous pyramid of Teo-
CALI, nearly 200 feet in height, were erected
and several thousand persons employed in
the scenes filmed These actors were
mostly n ltive AZtecs of the lower classes,
and their costumes were easily supplied
II was when the management came to the
dress of the $50 mobiles and the garments
of Montezuma, his daughter, and his imme-
diate court that the costume department
was momentarily stumped.
Drawings compiled by the archeologists
and historians demanded that cloaks, head
dresses and even curtains, rugs and screens
be Of woven feathers. Eight feathered
robes were required for Montezuma, six for
Gautemoc, his favorite; four feathered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27

gowns were required for the Aztec EN-
peror and six for his daughter
A hundred and twenty feathered cloaks
for the mobiles and the court--two hundred
feathered shields and four hundred feath-
cred spears and other war implements,
were as nonchalantly ordered by the dlrec
tor as If the feathers were the easiest things
in the world to obtain. But where to get
the feathers? Scouts were sent out to all
chicken farms and arrangements made to
secure the plumage of the dressed chickens
Feathers are not so heavy, but it was
estimated that at least 400 pounds Of
cleaned and dyed feathers would be re-
aured to make the fabric for the inves-
titure.
For the head dresses, pheasant wings and
more elaborate plumages were used. An
extensive search was made through every
wholesale millinery and feather supply
house on the coast As certain fe lthers are
no longer imported into the United States
this was no easy task. but success was final
ly achieved and the huge workroom Of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
PACIFIC LANDS ARE
HOLINESS NEW TOPIC
Distinguished Travelogist Will De-
scribe Isles and Littorals of
Globes Greatest Ocean

Around the Militant Pacific" is the COM
prehensive title of the coming series OF
Burton Holmes Travelogues. For more
than seven months Mr.. Holmes has sailed
the waters OF the greatest ocean in search
Of new realms to conquer with his rapid
fire cameras.
No one can quite realize the signihcance
of the word militant" without stopping TO
consider that Mr. Holiness voyaging for
thousands Of miles was done on ships which
showed no lights at night, which sailed
secret and zigzag courses, which lodged
suspicious-looklng strange craft and which
were watched over every moment by units
Of the British and Japanese navies. More-
over, many of the countries he visited In his
search for something new had sent their
fighting men ito the front" without stint
Australia New Zealand. Tasmania and the
Fiji Islands-while from our own Alaska
and Britain's far Northwest thou
sands fiocked to join their respective coiora
In spite of these troublous times. Mr..
Holmes spent last summer on one Of the
longest Journeys of his twenty-five years
of travel TO add something new to his al
ready large repertory of worlds Subjects
His coming series comprises "Australla,F
New Zealand and Tasmania" The South
Sea Islands Gill. Tonga, Samoa and Hawaii
In 19l7), Japan in 1917" and "Alasl<a
Today"
For years Mr.. Holmes has wanted to eo1
northern Japan, but has never had the or.
portunity until this summer; as result
he will present TO his patrons Japan
never before touched on by him--a Japan
Of bewhlskered aborigines, whose customs
costumes and surroundings differ mate.
RALLY from any Japan about which he hna
previously told The Alaska OF Today 4
not only the Alaska of the golden ycsiat.
day" but Of the agricultural. botarfcal.
Midnight Sun Alaska, the Alaska where
the dog-sled has yielded to the PulIm10
car where the glOries OF anow-canII1
berries and raspberries and apples. un.t.
the romance Of the olden days ftlI ~.
mains, but where Uncle Sam Is hnI|4.1
and running railways for the nrsi I..
Cold is now energetlcally taken out "a |N0
ground by raising wheat potatoes an1 |a|
nips. As well an BY mining