The Washington herald., 1917-07-13

Of water sand. ard fire extingrishers as sp-
proved 10 the Chief Engineer and Fire Mar
Ghsl.
Section I4g Each room used for the rcpair-
ing, rewinding and examination of infsmmAble
motion picture aims shall be heated. 10 at all.
only by hot air. hot water. or steam. and a
metal shield or screen shall be provided 10
prevent the films coming in contact with
radiators or heated pipes. No hot air hOor reg
isters snail he used.
In all rooms used for the storage q poster
an aisle sTsce not les than three feet vide and
one or more openings 10 the outside air shall
be provided. easily accessible in the event Of a
Or. thtrein.
Section I4,h. Smoking or the use Of matches
shall be rrohibited ia every room where motion
picture films are handled. stored Or kept. in
cluding the looms used for the storage Of
posters.
Signs shall he Displayed in two or more places
10 read NO SMOKING By orders of the
! Commissioners. ID. c, the words no smokins
in black letters on a white ground not less
than three inches in height. the words By orders
n the Commissioners. u. G. IN blAck letters
On a white ground not leo than one and one
half inches in heiFht.
Section III. Means o' egreSs sufficient %
allow the maximum number Of Ie0pie urtseut
! 10 escape quickly in case of emergency shall h
available al ali times At each md II buildings
used f0r storage. keCTing handling of in
fsmmahle motion picture films. Doors Leading
20 the FIRE escapes and ssirWsu shall b. auto
matte closing FIRE dOos and E~pt unlocked when
people are occupying the building. Over each
door shall b provided signS marked To
EXIT letters IN black % q white ground M,
less than three inches in height.
Section III No torch forge FIRE or open
fame sparkling deyice shall be ksIt. used
manufactured In any room wherein infammRble
motion picture films stored kert handled
and no volatile o. infsmmable fluids shall b.
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used for the siorHse. keeIdnE or handling q
inhsmmabls motion picture hlms e1oept a.
herein provided.
Section lik No p-rsan shall transUort ~
carry inhammafle motion ricture films On any
street avenue slley. parking or patHc srace.
nor m tny street car ~ other r-Iblic cnnrenirpoe
OF any kind in the District of Columbia uuloss
zach reel hlm shall h serarAttly snciDSNl
in 4 tFhtlT closed metal hoN lined With hhre
leather or other suitable non cont ustible male
rial properly reinforced AZ the ioinis and cor.
ncTs fastened with metal subject 20 ths sp
prOul of the Chief Engineer and the Fire
Marshal; provided h1sc7,r that the provisions
q this rsrasrsph shall not ArTly to 'he d.
livery n films ~ 'XTreSs companies CT railroads
under the regulations Of the Interstate Com
ncTce ConmESion-
All motion ricturp films shan he deemed n
h in transit when thev not in rom used
for the storage handling. manufacturing or
the exhibition % snch films Not more fhan
twelve reels ~ films enclosed shall be carried
or Transported by nerSon a. Hnv ore
time. Metal reels shall be u-ed for the handling
of such films
Section al Exhibition -oOnS acnommodaf-
ing not more than twenty Eve pe7 7ple. may b.
fitted up and useI for the purpoSe # ~le. er-
change or renting II inhammshie motion ricture
films. in hlIldinE where motion rirrure films
are stored, keTt handled or MANUFACTURED. rro-
Nided the nom is Of fire resiztent construction
md 81 NTH a Sc k,,s - a.
public cEhihitiCn provided. further that The
necC saTv fire TTevention appliances are installed
as required in Article Is NJ the Police Rerils
tons applying 70 the motion picture rheaters
Section Am. Any Tarson firm or corplFation
violating any dt the IroyisiJns q this article
~ refusing. falling or neslOC'inE 10 comply
with any of the provisions Thereof shall ~ fined
not loSs than FIVE nar more than one hundred
dollars for zach ofCnsr ard q seUarate OHeuse
shall be REGARDED as harius been committed fur
each day during which such violation shsN
continue. and uU0n seclnd conviction FOR viola
ton of snv = the T-Uvisi'rs Of this A-'iCle
will slbJ-ct the peBoH, firm or cEporA;ion 10
revccation q their Termit subject 10 the
approval n she Commi -ionsrS u. g LOFTS
BEoWNLnW. CHARLES W. KUTZ. Com
missioner n. 9.
COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia. Washington. u. c. July TO- lsI-.-
Applics tons for permkSon 10 take tue txami-
nations for the ssle-fion ~ candidsfes. 20 he
recommended nv TIE Commissioners of the DIS
trirt Of Columbia to take the examinations for
admission 20 the UNITED STATES NAVAL
ACADEMY. in June. 1918 will b received AZ
this office not later than l. O'Clock m. on
MONDAY. December TO- 1917 No person will
he PERMITTED 10 srpear AZ these examinations
who is not actual resident of the District
ot toumha. Applications must he signed in
the aTThcaut's handwriting. aud be addressed
to the Commissioners Of IN" District Of Colum-
II. e: must state the place and date of birth
of the applicant. and his p1f7ofice addre. and
he accompanied hy a Certificate of two reTutahle
residents of the District Of Columbia; that the
applicant is a person Of good noul chsrscter
snd that he j. an actual resident Of the Dis
irlct II Columbia. Applicants must be between
the ages Of sixteen ard twenty on the fhrd
Tuesday in Arril, 1918 and not less than feet
inches IN height, between the 1ses of ls and
j years nor less than s feet { inches between
H and years. They will bs sihject To a rom
retitive mental examination beginning At
O'Clock a. m. on TUESDAY. Dscembsr II.
1917. on the following torics: Conposition and
literature in English; Aleehrs through quad
ratio eQuatioD-l; Plane Geometry: English
Grammar; English Composition and Literature
GeoSrSnhy; High School Arithmetic and United
States history. in the Fr1nklin School BUILDING
I situated at the southeast corner of Thirteenth
and streets northwest: and 70 a physical e1-
animation beginning at 10 O'Clock q. m, on
FRIDAY, December H. 1917. in FIrp Deusrt-
ment Truck House, No. J. situated az the sJuth-
east corner n Fourteenth street and Ohio ave-
nue. northwort. copy Of a circular 81 infer
nation issued by the Navy DEPARTMENT rrrrect-
ing the requirements of candidates for adnis-
sion TO the United States Naval Academy may
be seen upon application therefor At this orice
I No person will b. permitted TO present himself
/ for either physcsl or mental e1s-inAtion who
/ shall not have heen notified in writing of the
/ approval ~ his application ~ the Comms-
| sicners. Blank applications will Ne furnished
I upnn application AZ this oTice OLIVER r.
NEWMAN. LOUIS BROwNDOw. CHARLES
W. KUTZ. Commissioner et the District Of
C,I1'rph;.