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CAPITOL FIRE
INQUIRY TO Be
CALLED BY DIX


the offices on the east front. Is as damp
as a bog, Costly velvet carpets speci-
ally woven with the States coat OF
arms are like saturated ong A
large part of the papier mache ceiling
In the Assembly chamber will have to
lies. the great central chandelier. which
came crashing down while the fire vas
at its height. Before they can be used
again the members desks Will have to
be refln!shed. and 1t may be necessary
to purchase a now outfit of interior
Assembly room furnishings.
Several hundred men are at work to-
day with brooms. cloths and vacuum
cleaners drying out the building. In
some places tho water was 30 deep
that 1t had to be pumped out OF the
windows. The compressed mir machines
were used TO good effect to suck the
water out OF the carpets. In the stone
corridors and staircases the broom
squads swept the water from the upper
20 the lower levels until the basement
was flooded in places "A foot deep.
Walls Must Come Down.
The first inspection after the smoke
cleared away convinced the State archi-
tect that the remaining walls OF the
southwestern cupola were unsafe and
the occupants of the houses on h OPP
posite side OF State street have been
directed to vacate until the walls are
pulled down or safely shored In place.
whether the fire started from a
.x1ax,iny pnotpl-pnI or cigarette ar
cigar butt carelessly tossed away In
the Assembly library early Wednesday
morning or from defective wiring maj
never be ascertained.
Elmer Blair. who was Deputy state
Superintendent Of Public Buildings un'
III last February. gave out a statement
declaring that his department had callet
attention to the inadequate wiring of tn,
building in several of It's annual reports
but that an appropriation for rewriting
had been steadily denied.
"Ths electric wiring In the Capito
was installed q ago." SAID Nj
Blair, "and 10 GU OF date. I do no
believe there IL IN insurance compan,
In the country that would have take
insurance on q building wired as TIL
Capitol was"
An examination OF the library shove
that thousands of volumes OF books ca
be saved. In many cases the binding
were only scorched by the anne an
these can be rebound. The index case
were practically, saved and the remain
will be a valuable help In restoring IA
new library.
Senate Not So Bad.
The Senate Chamber to-day is almos
tenantable. A force OF cleaners worke'
all night drying out the carpets, an
next week the Senators will be able I
occupy the Chamber. The Assembl
I Chamber, how over. IL stil under waite
! and a mass OF wreckage.
Experts say 1t will take more tina
I 100000 to replace the thousands OF vo
Z umes that may be duplicated. while II
> amount of money can replace some {
I, the historical records.
The body OF Samuel Abbott. I'll
r Waterman supposed 10 have been los
o has not been found.
The militia probably Will continue
guard the building az long as the FIR
men are at work there. The guard W,
not a strict one to-day, however. al
persons having business with the d
partnents that remained IN their usu
quarters had no trouble getting pc
4 mission 20 pass the military Nuss.
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Wilson de P%eyster's VIII Filed.

The will OF Wilson dc Peyster. MEM
Der OF one OF the oldest IA antilles In this
city, who died March Z at his home.
No. so East Se~venty-ninth street, was
filed for probate to-day. To his sister.
Emily ~. de Peyster, was left the bulk
of his estate. said In the petition to be
worth more than $4,000" There were
three specific requests, $1,000 to William
II. De Lancey, a friend, and 5000 each to
Katherine Van Rensselaer, OF New
York, and Mary c. Powell OF Baltimore.
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CHICKENS FREE
Continued from First Pase.)

trolley car and remained growing aioft
while the motorman sped on his way.
The army of school children saw the
opportunity of the!: lives and wherever
they could reach a chicken they grabbed
one by the neck or leg and scooted home.
Rosenblath and his clerks rushed out
to the rescue, but the best they could
10 was to grab a chicken IN zach hand.
Between them they had only ten hands
and though they made trip after trip
between the avenue and the store their
total rescue was only sixteen per cent.
of the gross poultry released.
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Mccall Says lie Has M Intention
Of Resigning.

Justice Mccall. when asked about the
report tina, he might lie elected Senator.
said that he knew nothing about having
been selected, and tina he had no IN
tention OF resigning his judicial posi-
ton 20 go to the United States Senate.
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buttermnk, This did not do any good, 40
We took him 10 q hospital. He was treated
worse. II anything. We then called in ans
ether doctor and inside Of n week the boy was.
20 all appearances. cured and the doctor said
h broke out as bad as ever.
1--WE decided that II could not NJ cured
and must run Its course and so we just kept
his arms bandsssd to his side to prevent his
tearing his flesh. We. left Toronto and
shortly. after our arrival In Duluth. the Cuti-
cure Remedies were recommended. We
started using them IN May, 1909. and soon
the cure was complete. You would not
his skin perfectly clear and he Is entirely FREQ
from the skin disease. There has been no
return this time. We still use only Cuticura
S.2ap for baby's bath. Rober: Mann. Proctor.
Mimi. Nay 3, 1910"
Cuticurs Remedies sold throughout me word.
Potter Drug Il Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
A1-Mhled free. latest book on Treatment ofthc Skh.
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broke. matter would run
out. starting new blisters
until his entire face, head
and shoulders were q mass
OF scabs and you could not
see . particle Of clear skin.
Other parts Of his body were
affected. but not to such an
extent. We did not know
what 10 do for him and
tried about every adver.
tised remedy without avail.
indeed some Of them only
added to his suffering and
one In. particular, tho -
Kennedy. almost put the
Infant Into commissions.
The family doctor pre-
scribed for him and told
us to battle the baby in
The evening world., 1911-03-30
A RASH BECOMES :
W MASS Of HUM0R
On Baby's Face, Head and Shout
ders-Parents Decided He Could
Not be Cured-Cuticura Made
His Skin Perfectly Clear.

"Our boy was bonn IN Toronto on Oct.
ID, 1908. and when three months old a slight
rash appeared on his cheek. What appeared
70 be n water blister would form. When n
The evening world., 1911-03-30
F,sty.Hvs Bodies Found There.

Just nfty-hve charred bodies were
taken from the spot where the parti-
tion opened. Cut Off by rows of ma
chimes from fleeing to the elevator in
the other Acornsr-of the 'Sutidans, ths,jsm
The Washington times., 1911-11-06
THIRTEEN SUSTA|NS
ITSOLD REPUTATION
IN RAIL ACCIDENTS
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Makes Report on
Fatalities in Country.

Thirteen has sustained its ancient
reputation for being an unlucky num-
ber. At any rate. the Interstate Com
merce Commission today gave out a
statement on railroad accidents in the
United States for the last fiscal year,
and also for last April. May. and June,
and 1t showed that one train employe
out of every thirteen was injured.
For the fiscal year. ending June 80,
one employe was killed to every 45S en-
ployed.
Today's statement closes the first
years record Of accidents under the law
Of May 6. 1910. 1t shows the total num-
Der of casualties for the year ended
June 30. 1911, to be 160,5a-I0,396 killed
and 150. 159 injured. OF this number 439
killed and 1921 injured are classed un-
Dents" which do not involve the move
ment of cars or engines on rails.
In the year there was a total of 5,2S7
persons killed and 5,614 injured while
trespassing on the property of the rail-
road.
There is noticeable decrease in the
number of passengers killed as COM
pared with the previous year. being 35t
Accident reports on electric lines
which carry interstate traffic show that
there We're 40 persons killed and s,264
employees killed and 800 injured on the
premises Of the railroad companies. In
which accidents no movement of car or
engine was involved.
This bulletin gives the total number
road companies On June 80, 1911. as
/, GAS, ,033
The Washington times., 1911-11-06
Wants Subsidy for !
Fleet of War Dirigibles

Baron Won Vranbentein of Germany.
has called at the War Department and
offered to make a feet of dirigibIes for
the use of the American army provided
a subsidy were given him. He said
that he represented a company which
Is coming to the United States to manu-
facture balloons of the Gross types.
These balloons are now in use by the
German Army and were very effective
In the maneuvers executed recently in
the presence of party of American
Army officers.
Geperal Wood and General Allen had
long talk with the German nobleman
and suggested to him that he lay be-
fore the War Department in writing a
complete plan of what he proposes.
This plan they said, would be given
careful consideration.
The baron explained that a fleet OF
these airships might be built for gen.
eral use, but could be placed at the
call of the government at any time
needed, provided the government pro-
yided some subsidy in their construc-
ton.
The Washington times., 1911-11-06
Cloudy, Rainy Weather
To Remain for a While

The rainy and cloudy conditions OF
early this mornirp are characteristic
of the weather that may be expected
during the early part Of the week. ac-
cording to the weekly bulletin Of the
Weather Bureau. Marked temperature
changes viii occur. the Government
forecasters say. The Rocky mountain
region and British Columbia are now
under disturbed weather conditions
that will gradually travel eastward,
preceded by rains and rising tempera-
ture, and followed by decidedly colder
weather.
Thursday or later in the week is the
time assigned for the arrival of the
cold weather here. Until 1t comes rains
and higher temperature are likely to
prevail. according to the experts Snow
will accompany the colder weather in
several sections of the country, more
especially in the Northern and North
western regions.
Extensive loss of both lives and prop
erty are predicted from the disturbances
that are sweeping over Europe. The
bulletin calls the storm one Of the
worst that ever swept the countries
across the western ocean. Western
Europe and the British Isles are with
In the worst power of the storm. With
the barometric pressure at 28.H inches,
rains and gales rage, working havoc.
The Washington times., 1911-11-06
SCORES SEEK ENTRY
INTO PEACE BODY
Cadet Rife Shooting Defended and Politicians Blamed
for War, at First Public Meeting of Wash
ington Society.

Scores Of applications for member
ship in the washington Peace Society
are being received today by Secretary
F. L. 6iddons. following the first pub
lie meeting of the new organization
yesterday afternoon at the First Con-
gregational Church. An initial mem-
bership Of 1000 is the goal Of the or
ganixers, who will announce another
meeting early this winter.
Defense Of the ride-shooting instruc-
tion given washington high school ca
dets by Superintendent Of Schools Da-
wilson and criticism Of politicians for
causing wars by Thomas Nelson Page
marked the mass meeting yesterday,
The church was crowded.
Davidson's Defense.
In q vigorous defense Of the military
training given Capital school pupils Dr.
Davidson said:
militarism IL not countenanced. The
militarism. Their purpose Ii peace
We have never approved this as mill
tary organisation. To say that cadet
ence' on the youth Of the city is tc
duhAS i8hVAouC0 Va Sho O1bAS E0oooh ASA
such organisation.
Public schools have linked them.
selves with the peace movement, having
millions of members in tho Public
School Peace League"
Or. Davidson eloquently Endorsed the
movement for national and interna-
tional peace, while refuting criticism Of
military training given cadets.
Blames Politicians.
DR.. Thomas Nelson Page famous
author. publicist. and philanthropist de
clared politicians. and not warriors. are
responsible for wars.
Soldiers and sailors do not make
war" said DR.. Page. "They end 1t
Politicians cupidity. and selfishnsss be.
gin war. and then the army and navy
is called upon to end the strife. Wal
Is prompted by ssllishness and folly
and deny the frequent statement that
war Is inevitable. More pain and an
The Washington times., 1911-11-06
BOTH PARTIES REST,
BUT CLAIM VICTORY
IN MARYLAND FIGHT
Final Appeal to Voters Made
in Vitriolic Newspaper
Advertisements.
By !. FRED EssARY.

BALTIMORE. Nov. e.-Both parties
are resting on their oars In Maryland
today. The fighting part OF the CAM
paiRn for the governorship and other
State offices came to an end Saturday
night, The orators were called In. the
committees let up. and only vitriolic
Newspaper advertisements continued.
Tomorrow the vote will be cart. At
the headquarters Of both candidates. In
this city. both parties are claiming the the
candidate who wins 10 not likely to have
q greater margin than 5000. It IL doubt
ful y he will have that much.
II II rains tomorrow. German will have
counties, anyway. and rain will keep
the Goldsborough majority down. The
farmers will not ride for miles In the
rain TO ;,ts, XSts. For that reason ad the Cor
Ing that the rain will pour. In that
event. they could depend uron the vote
In Baltimore city; where neither rain OF
TO- pull the ticket through.
Today all the Maryland pagers are
carrying great advertisements. through
which the two campaign committees are
The Democratic management 10 ask
ing all good citizens to support German
and his associates for the following
First, that the Republican party ID
reactionary, unprogressive. and untrust
That il aoldsborough is elected. negro
domination of Southern Maryland and
parts Of the Eastern Shore will result
That to elect Goldsborough would
mean the rule of the Federal office
holder in Maryland for four years.
That to place Goldsborough In the
chair would mean the loss Of the great
Democratic national convention for
Baltimore.
And that to place Maryland in the
Republican column at this time will
have q discouraging effect on the whole
Democratic party In the country.
The Republican managers are putting
out Just as vigorous campaign matter
today. the last they will be able to
present to the voters. What they have
left undone during the weeks of cam
paigning they are trying to make up
for in the last hours. They are charg-
ing the Democrats with many sins.
Here are some of them:
The Democratic party Is boss-rfdder
and cannot be relied upon for the ad-
ministration Of the States affairs.
The nomination Of German was Sc
cured by fraud and corrupt means, as
shown by the grand jury disclosures.
The city Of Baltimore Is in the grip
OF one machine. and the counties In the
The Washington times., 1911-11-06
SECOND OPEN AIR
SCHOOL PROPOSED
FOR STEVENS BOYS
Novel Features to Add to
First Experiment at
Blake Building.

A second open-air school with novel
features that will be introduced into the
class already conducted at the Blake
School, was recommended to the Board
Of Education today by Roscoe e. Bruce
Assistant Superintendent OF Schools.
The proposed school is to be estab-
lished at the Stevens building. It IL
planned not only to send colored chill
dren suffering from tuberculosis there.
but to receive all weak and anemic
pupils school physicians think would be
benefited by exposure to the fresh air
1t is Mr.. Bruce's purpose to have q
medical inspector visit the school each
day.
1t Is not the object Of the Assistan,
Superintendent to force children into
this school, but upon reports from medi-
cal inspectors that their condition de-
mands such treatment parents will be
informed and advised to send such chill.
dren there. The approval of the recon-
mendation will necessitate an appropria.
ton for installation of special windows
and equipment. ...a
The Washington times., 1911-11-06

g,hsh come from war than all other
causes put together.
.bs secyetsTy wilson d.S know,ss conper man on
are solving the peace problem. saying:
The young man OF today does not
look toward the army or navy as tho
field Of his nfc's work, for hs has dis
covered that the greatest heroism Is the
That the money spent on war would
build national State universities and
educational institutions galore was the
States Commissioner Of Education.
Wants Universities.
Education teaches men there are
better ways to utilise money than In
warfare" said Commissioner Claxton.
with the money the United States
spends on the army and navy each
year. we could establish 4 great ma.
tional university with an income OF
public public schools, technical schools, and
agricultural colleges In each etate. al
with an income for proper maintenance
and have 100000 left for each State
to spend for general educational pur'
John Barrett, director Of the Pan.
American Union, told Of cessation 81
war in the Latin-American countries
through eyolution-not REVOLUTION, and
Bureau Of the Department Of Commerc<
and Labor, recounted how wars Grip
pie commerce and financial resource.
Of every country.
Trueblood Speaks.
Dr. BENJAMIN r. Trueblood. secretar,
OF the American Peace Society, urget
Endorsement Of the peace treaties pend
ing before Congress, and DR.. s. H
woodrow. pastor Of the First Congre
gational Church, and vice president o.
the washington Peace Society appealed
to the audience to Join the local SO
ciety. Membership blanks were dis
tributed through the congregation To-
signature; many being turned in a
the close OF the meeting.
DR.. willet M. Hays, Assistant Sec
retary Of Agriculture, president Of tn
society, presided at the rally. TIL,
executive committee of the society will
meet in about two weeks to plan {
winter campaign.
The Washington times., 1911-11-06

THE UNDERSIGNED GIVES NOTICE
nor pay. any debts contracted after Oc-
tobeI 2S, 1911, by his wife. Thaddenia
Woodson Orms
The Washington times., 1911-11-06
DEMOCRATS LOOK
FOR DESERT|ONS AT
POLLS TOMORROW
Montgomery County Leaders
Do Not Think German
Will Run Well.

ROCKVILLE, Nd. Nov. 6.--Both sides
in Montgomery county are ready for the
bffttle OF ballots tomorrow. For several
weeks the managers have been hard at
work trying to arouse Interest, and they
declare they have succeeded sufficiently
to insure an average vote.
Ordinarily Montgomery county Is good
for five or six hundred majority. Some
of the Democratic leaders say It will do
that we'll this year, but the more con-
servative frankly admit that conditions
do not justify such predictions, while
the Republicans hoot at the idea.
Montgomery county Democrats were
much disappointed when State Senator
Blair Lee failed to land the guber-
material nomination.
In Olney district, where the popula.
ttcn is largely composed of Ouokers
Democratic disaffectior u reported to b
pronounced. 1t Is estimated that al
least nfty Democrats will not support
Mr.. German. about one. half Of whom
have declared their purpose Of support.
ing the Republican candidate. Similar
conditions are said to exist in Coles
vile district. whore many Quakers also
1--we, and in other sections of the o,,nty
roticeably in Bethesda and Wheaton
districts, the rarty is said to be in cry
bad shape.
Lee Works Hard.
For several weeM Senator Lee and
his iieutsnants have been hard at work
in An effort to whip the disgruntled into
line.
On the other hand, the Republicans
were never more harmonious, ard seen
confident of making coed showing
Not only will they poll almost their eul
ANA 1,,< MA nv tSnn nSSfG mt D<pyavS
have been thrown ont for impfopcl
marking had candidates been nominated
for all the county offices-J. Frank
Tiazzare, for the house Of delegates
commissioner from the Fourth tollec.
tion district. .....
AS definitely as can be learned ther,
are between $50 and 200 Democrats II
German, a large majority of whom
will cast their votes for the Republican
candidate.
The polls will be at the usual places
The counting Of the ballots will begir
promptly after the polls close, but th'
result in the county will not be definite
ly known until long after midnight.
The Candidates. -
Following is a list Of the candidates
for county offices:
For the house Of delegates-John c
Bentley, Andrew J. Cummings, Franci
J. Downey, and Eugene H. Waters
lIcan; John T. Baker. Daniel c. Ifert
Caleb G. Lawson. and Roger Parsley
Pfohibitionists.
For county commissioner from thir'
collection district-Richard T. White. jr.
Democrat.
T.s sssntg ;;., .;,cls%rmissionsr q from fourtl
Democrat; James w. Simpson. Republi
can: William Bean Prohibitionist.
For judges of the orphans court-Re
mus r. Darby, Alfred G.. Tolson, an
John e. West, Democrats; Hezekial
Day, Luther c.. Poole, and George w
Walker, Prohibitionists.
For sheriff-Clifford L. Howard. Demo
crat; George Hawkins, prohibitionist.
For county surveyor-Charles ]. Mad
dox, Democrat; Vernon d. Watkins
prohibttionist. .--
The Washington times., 1911-11-06

grip of another. When they combine
the State IL hopeless
To elect German would mean the
peoples vindieation of the 900 machine
politicians now under indictment for
crookedness In the primary.
And to all these charges the two par
ties are adding the usual generaiities
and the usual campaign platitudes.
From the standpoint Of argument the
Republicans have far the best OF the
tight, but from the standpoint Of or
ganization, Of smooth machine methods,
and OF tradition and party sentiment,
the Democratic party has the ad-
vantage.
The Washington times., 1911-11-06

Lot T. Soc values-lOc.
Lot 2-$l.5O values-49c.
Lot $500 values-69c.
Lot $500 values-98c.
The Washington times., 1911-11-06
iii Health Cause of
Attempt at Suicide

motive which prompted Thomas Craw.
ford, forty years old, to attempt sui.
eide in the bathroom of his home, 1871
Eighth street northwest. He was found
about, 10 o'clock last night with q rub.
tween his lips.
The odor OF escaping gas attracted
Mrs. Crawford and q boayder in ths
house. who broke open the bathroom
The Washington times., 1911-11-06
25c Ribbons, Sc

One-day sale only-All-silk
Taffeta and Moire Ribbon, S
inches wide; all colors-ec yard.
We bought the entire sample
line Of Wings, Fancy Feathers
from an importer and have d.
vided them in four lots. They
are worth from SOC to $500.
The Washington times., 1911-11-06
SPECIAL NOTICES

OFFICE of the Collector OF Taxes. District
OF Columbia. Washington October 81 1911.
Taxpayers Of the District of Columbia will
take notice that the undersigned has re.
ceived the statement Of the assessment Of
realty taxes for the District Of Columbia for
the year ending June so. 1919, and will be
ready to receive payment of taxes at this
offce on and after November 1. 1911. Tho
Act of Congress approved February H. ls03
provides: That on and after the hrst day
Of Noxembef~of each year tho tax may be
paid IN two equal l-iustaiiments, the nrst In
November and the second In May. but no
the following June. as hereafter provided;
or IL the whole or any part Of said tax upon
real or personal property shall not be paid
before the FIRST day of June in each year the
same shall thereafter be in arrears and delin-
uuent, and there shall then be added to be
collected. with said tax. a penalty of one per
centum per month upon the amount thereof.
and a like penalty on the first day of each
succeeding month until payment Of said tax
and penalty. and the whole shall constitute
the delinquent tax. to be dealt with in the
manner now prescribed by law" Attest: c.
c. ROGERS. Collector OF Taxes. D. c.
The Washington times., 1911-11-06
Funeral Services for
Andrew Zych Tomorrow

After funeral services at the home of
his sister. Mrs. M. Hayes, 1874 Four-and-
a-half street southwest, tomorrow
morning at $3.50 the body of Andrew
Zych, former policeman Of the District,
and veteran of the Spanish war, will be
taken to ST. Dominic's Church, where
mass will be said at 8 o'clock. Inter-
ment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. Zych died in Silver City, N. M,
in Washington yesterday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1911-11-06

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets
Druggists refund money II It fails to cure
E.W.GROVE'S signature Is on each box. csc.