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The Man Who Shows That He Knows.

@1-- It isn't enough that the subordinate should
HEAR what is said. He must do more-he must Show That HE
UNDERSTANDS what Is wanted. No matter hoS TRUSTWORTHY 8
young man is, there is another thing necessary, and that is that he
CONVINCE OTHERS that he knows just exactly what he's about. The
dreamy eye, the lfdess, fshy glance and the stupld-looking face
would condemn the most reliable man in the United States if 1t we're
possible for him to have such characteristics.
It has been said of the great French orator, Mirabeau. that he
was o ugly as to excite sharp criticism from one of the beautiful la
dies of the court, but that when. the two were introduced and en-
gagged in conversation, the lady fell Immediately in love with him
for when be spoke HIS EYES sPARKLED and HIS WHOLE FACE LIGHTED
Up with interest and enthusiasm. He had the rare gift of being
able to make all to whom he spoke believe that he was for the time
more interested in them than in any other person or thing in the
world.
That is the secret Of many a success today-the faculty of show
ing those to whom one speaks that the ATTENTION is COMPLETELY ON
THE QUESTION under discussion. Men leave the presence CT auch .
person fully convinced that he UNDERSTANDS WHAT HE IS ABOUT,
and that his knowledge ia evidence enough of his ability.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11

Our Building Material will please you.
Our. ceiling and siding at $1.O0
per 100 feet will tickle you. Good
man Lumber Co. Phone 4O5L,
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NoRTH CAROLINA, In Superior court.
Rowan County. November term II
ssl''s : sh',s'' norror.
Walter B. Shivers

waiter b. ShlVers)
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled az
above has been commenced in the Su-
perior court of Rowan county for an
absolute divorce for the plaintiff from
the defendant and the said defendant
will further take notice that he is re-
quired to appear at the next term of
the Superior court of Rowan county to
be held on the goth day November,
1911, at the court house of said conn.
ty in Salisbury, N. .C, and answer or
demur to the complaint in said action.
Or the plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief demanded in said COM
plant.
This the 18th day Of September, 1911
J.F. MoCUBBINs,
clerk Superior court Rowan county.
Clement q Clement, Attys. At
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11

from woman's ailments are invited to write to the names and
addresses here given, for positive proof that Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound does cure female ills.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11

Der ID, IA, and Is, A number II
routil. Q matters we're considered
There was a large attendance OF
members of the council, of which
DR.. H., @. Alexander of Char
lotse is chairman
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11

At a meeting of the state coun.
Gil of the Farmers Union in
Greensboro Thursday night, Viii.
SOL wa chosen as the place for
the next annual meeting of the
union. which will be held Dscsm.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-10-11

llltblS LID
! Organic Displacements.
Black Duck, Minn.=Mrs. Anna Anderson,
Box 10.
Wesleyville, Pa.=Mrs. Maggie Ester, R FL. /.
Trenton, Mo.=Mrs.W I. Purnell, 3O7 Lincoln
Avenue.
CamHden,N'J.=Mrs Ella Johnston, 2ssLiberty
Chicago, Hl.=Mrs. VIM. Tully, 9o52 Ogden
Avenue.
Painful Periods.
Caledonia, Wis.=Mrs. Phi. schattner, R.R. IA,
Adrian, Mo.=Mrs. G. B. Mason, R.R. No. 2.
n. Oxford, Mass.=Miss Amelia Duso, Box IA.
Negaunee, Mich. Mrs. MarySedlock, Box1273.
Orrville, Ohio.=Mrs. E. F. Wagner, Box $40.
Atwater, Ohio.=Miss Minnie Muelhaupt.
Prairie du CHEN, Wis.=Mrs. Julia Konicheck,
Irregularity.
Buffalo, N.Y.=Mrs. Clara Darbrake, 17Marie-
mont st.
Winchester, Ind.=Mrs. May Deal, R.R. No..
St. Regis Falls, N.Y.=Mrs- J. H. Breyere.
GRANVILLE, m.=Mrs. Jessie Schaar, Box %.
Hudson, Ohio.=Mrs. Geo. Stricken, R. No. s,
Box 80.
Ovarian Trouble.
Murrayville, m.=Mrs. Chas. Moore, R. R. 3.
Philadelphia, Pa.=Mrs. Chas. Boell, 221s N.
Mole St.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.=Mrs. John G. Moldan,
2115 Second ST., North,
Hudson, Ohio.=Mrs. Lena Carmocino R.F.D.7.
Westwood, Md.=Mrs. John F. Richards.
Benjamin, Mo.=Mrs. Julia Frantz, RID. l.
Female Weakness.
W. T Haute, Ind.=Mrs. Artie E. Hamilton.
Elmo, Mo.=Mrs. A. G. DaVault.
Lawrence, Iowa.=Mrs.J uliaA Snow, R. Nos.
Utica, Ohio.=Mrs.M Mary Earlwine, R. +. D. 8.
Bellevue, Ohio.=Mrs. Charley Chapman, RE-.
D.. No. z.
Elgin, Hl.=Mrs. Henry Leiseberg, 743 Adams
st.
schaefferstown, Pa,=Mrs. Cyrus Hetrich.
Cresson, Pa.=Mrs. Ella z. Aikey.
Falrchance, Pa.=Mrs, Idella A. Durham Box
1872.
Nervous Prostitution.
Knoxville, Iowa.=Mrs. Clara Franks, R.F.D.3.
Orcnogo, Mo.=Mrs. Mae Mcknight.
Camden, N.J.=Mrs. W. Valentine, 9O2 Lin
coin Avenue.
Muddy, nl.=Mrs. May Nolen.
Brookville, Ohio.=Mrs. r, Kinnison.
Fltchville, Ohio.=Mrs. G. Cole.
Philadelphia, Pa.=Mrs Frank Clark, 2416 e..
Allegheny Ave.
thousands Of living witnesses of
egetable Compound to cure female
ever received compensation in any
this Notwithstanding are will
4 because of the good they NAV
prove that Lydia E. Pinkhams
md honest medicine, and that the
lents regarding it's merit are the
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LEARN AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS.

Men to take thirty days Practical
course in u we'll equipped Machine
Shops, also road lessons and accept
good positions. Charlotte Auto School,
Charlotte. N, O.. 5-24 tt
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Tumor Removed.
Elmo, Mo. = Sarah j. Stuart, RID. No.,
Box 16.
Peoria, nl.=Mrs. Christina Reed, 1o5Moundst.
Natick, Mass.=Mrs. Nathan 3. Creation, 81
North Main st.
Milwaukee, Wis.=Mrs. Emma Imse, 1888 LIST St.
Chicago, ln..Mrs. Alvena sperling, 1863 ely
Galena, Kan.=Mrs. R.R. Huey, 713 MineralAv.
Victoria, Miss.=Mrs. Willie Edwards.
Cincinnati, Ohio. =Mrs. w. H. Housh, 7 East
VIC" Change of Life.
Epping, N.H.=Mrs. Celia E. Stevens.
Streator, M.=Mrs. j. H. Campbell, 2O6North
Brooklyn, N.Y.=Mrs. Evens, 1926 Halsey St.
Noah, Ky.=Mrs. Lizzie Holland.
Cathamet, Wash.=Mrs. Elva Barber Edwards.
Circleville, Ohio.=Mrs. Alice Kirlin, 1888 West
Salem, Ind.=Mrs. Lizzie S. Hinkle, R.R. No.3.
New Orleans, La.=Mrs. CASTOR Blondeau, 1872
Terpsichore st.
MishaWaka, !nd.mMrs. Chas. Bauer, ST., b2s
Racine, Wis..Mrs. Katie Kubik, R. 2, Box 81.
BeaverFalls, Pa.=Mrs. W.P Boyd ,241O9thAv.
Maternity Troubles. r.
Bronaugh, Mo.=Mrs. DE-. Aleshire.
Phenix, R.I.=Mrs. VIM. o. King, Box 2s2.
Carlstadt, N.J.=Mrs. Louis Fischer, 80 Mon
South Sanford, Me.=Mrs. Charles A.. Austin.
Schenectady, N.Y.-Mrs.H Porter, 7s2 Albany
Taylorville, Hl.=Mrs. Joe Grantham, s25 w.
Cincinnati, Ohio.=Mrs. Sophia Hotf, 615 Nc
Micken Ave.
Big Run, Pa.=Mrs. W. E. Pooler.
PhiiadelPhiia Pa.=Mrs' NJ, Johnston, 21o
S'egei d. Backacbe.
Peoria, U.=Mrs. Clara l.. Gauwitz, R. R. No,
4, Box So.
Augusta, Me.=Mrs. Winfield Dana, r. .D.2
st. Paul, Minn.=Mrs. 3. NJ. Schorn, 1888
Woodbridge st.
Pittsburg, Pa.=Mrs. G. Lesser, 5219 Kinkaid
St., E.E.
Kearney, Mo.=Mrs. Thomas Asburry.
Blue Island, ul.=Mrs. Anna Schwartz, 1923
East Earl, Pa.=Mrs. Augustus Lyon, R.F.D2.
Operations Avoided.
Slkeston, Mo.=Mrs. Dema Bethune,
Gardiner, Me.=Mrs. S. A. Williams, 142 Wash
ington Ave.
EFn a1 : nl;MMrs' Wm.Ahrens, 22ssw. 21st St.
Bellevue, Ohio.=Mrs Edith Wieland, 23s
DeForest, Wis.=Mrs. Auguste Vespermann.
Dexter, Kansas.=NIrs. Lizzie Scott.
These women are only a few O
the power of Lydia E. Pinkham's \
diseases. Not one of these women
form for the use of their names il
ing that we should refer to the.
do other suffering women to
Vegetable Compound is a reliable
statements made in our advertiser
truth and nothing but the truth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-29
BOLD BURGLARY PERPER7RATED
IN CLARE OF STREET LIGHTS

In the full glare of the street lights
and in the principal business district
of the city, one of the boldest burg
laries ever confronting the local po-
lice was committed in the early hours
this morning when large stone was
hurled through the big plate glass
window in the front of the A. L
Schaefer jewelry store on Main street
and several articles of jewelry taken.
Two men on whom suspicion rests
strongly were arrested by Chief Cur
dane this morning pending an investi-
cation of their movements.
The crime was not discovered until
about 4:30 o'clock this morning when
Officer John Kearney noticed the
broken window. The Schaefer store
is within the boundaries of Officer
Shears beat but that patrolman was
seized with n severe attack of rheu-
matism about ten o'clock last evening
and had to be taken home. This
placed the entire city under the care
of Kearney and the perpetrator or
perpetrators of the deed must have
known this fact and have kept watch
of the single officer.
Upon making the discovery, officer
Kearney summoned Mr.. Schaefer and
q hasty examination was made. At
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-29

first it was thought that nothing in
the display window had been disturb
ed and that the deed had been done
by drunken rowdy. Later however,
two of the plush jewelry trays were
found near the Horseshoe restaurant
which proved that robbery was the
motive. Mr.. Schaefer stated this NOR
ming that, as near as he can deter
mine at this time: the robber or rob-
bers secured only two gold watch
cases and Knights Templar charm,
the value of all of which hardly ex-
ceed $25, which is but poor reward
for the risk taken.
The rock must have been hurled
with great force for. besides breaking
large hole in the thick plate glass
it travelled across to the side wall of
the window and smashed a heavy
plate mirror. The rock itself has
been on exhibition in the window all
day and the citizens quite generally
pronounce 1t as foreign to this county
which leads to the belief that 1t was
brought here In the pocket of a hobo.
The greatest loss os that of the
plate glass but ]. r. Dickson who
owns the building in which the store
is located states that the loss is fully
covered by insurance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-29
City Divided Into Districts
With Women in Full Con-
troll of Work,
EACH SECTION TO HAVE
CHAIRMAN AND ASSISTANTS
Schools VIII Participate in Campaign
Men and Boys VIII BE Pressed
into Service-Rake VIII BE Popu-
lar in Pcndleton Friday and Sat
urday.

on Friday morning a general city
wide crusade against rubbish, trash
and dirt of all kinds will be inaugur-
ated by the city council assisted by
the ladies of the Civic association the
high school students and all good
citizens of Pendleton. 1t will contin-
ue throughout both Friday and Sat-
urday and, when it is over, the first
step in the movement to make Pen
dleton a city beautiful will have been
accomplished.
These cleanup days were designat-
ed by the city council two weeks ago
in accordance with an annual GUS
tom. Every resident of the city is
expected to remove all dirt which has
accumulated about their premises
and the city will provide teams to
haul the trash away. The school chill
dren will clean up the school prop
erty on Friday and on Saturday will
be instructed to assist in the work
about their homes.
Mrs. James A. Fee, president of the
Civic association, has named the fol-
lowing committees to act in the diff
farent communities.
North Side-Mesdames H. D. Jones,
chairman. G. a. Hartman, N Ankeny.
f. p. Marshall, G. w. Phelps. F. E.
Livengood, c. MCBee, Z. J. Murphy,
:. Stockman, D. Bowman, F. Taylor.
Central-Mesdames Alice Sheridan,
S \. Lowell, T. NJ. Henderson. r.
Ringo, J. w. McGinn, w. Hale, R. F.
kirkpatrick.
West Court to Bluff-Mesdames
Lee Teutsch, chairman, G. I. La Dow,
Ella Bond, Alex Manning, D. Swear
ingen, Miss Helen Moussu, Mesdames
r. w Henneman, NJ. r. Yates, N. NJ.
Sawtelle, c. Cole, E. Strahorn.
East Ends. A. Hampton. chair
man, 5. A. Newberry, A. j. Black, j.
Dyer, Till Taylor, j. Baker.
South Hill-A. j. owen, chairman,
T. b. , Gurdane, C. P. Strain, I. U.
Temple, T. Vaughan, n. Berkeley, j.
L. Rowland, c. L. Crockett, c. Pen
land.
South West to Alta-E. F. Averill,
chairman, w. A. Storey, Rose Arbo-
gast, n. d. Swearingen, NJ. b. Keys,
Reeves, Siebert, chatham, a. B. Wis
dom, C. Finch, Nettie Armstrong.
Water to Court and East - Lee
Moorhouse. chairman, j. A. McAllist-
er, Powers, Thompson, Tom Thomp-
son, McNabb, Blakeslee. Joe Tallman,
+. O'Gara.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-29
JACK JOHNSON
SERVING SENTENCE

san Francisco. Calf, March 90
Jack Johnson, the fighter, in Jail for
25 days for speeding. declared that
Jail life was not good and that the
food was bad. but that he intended to
he game and stick ii out. -. "
san Francisco, March 29,-Snug in
cell where he is serving a twenty
five day sentence in the county Jail
for speeding, Jack Johnson. the fight
er. awakened today for a breakfast of
mush and milk before being taken
into Judge Weller's court to answer
to the charge of speeding. A new
charge may be filed to get Jack an
other sentence.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-29
ANOTHER PORTLAND
GIRL IS MURDERED
BODY OF UNIDENTIFIED
VICTIM FOUND YESTERDAY
Remains Half Concealed in Brush on
Vacant Loe in Suburb-Was About
Is or 16 Years Old.

Portland, Ore, March 29.-J. P.
O'Neill, a street contractor doing
work IN the Rose City Park district
reported TO the police at o'clock yes
terday afternoon that he had Just
found the body of a young girl, ap-
Iarently about 10 or 16 years of age,
half hidden in the brush back from
the street some distance, and about
seven blocks north from the Rose City
Park car line on Sandy road. The
body was lying near East Forty-sev-
enth street. That section is sparsely
settled and is being improved and
graded She apparently had been
murdered.
A gunshot wound was found in the
right temple, and it appeared to those
who discovered the remains that the
girl had not been dead longer than
perhaps Monday evening. Her cloth
ing was not disarranged in any man
rer, and no evidence of a struggle was
to be found at the scene of the trag-
edy. The dead girl wore a plaid dress
and a blue cape, but had no hat on,
Eor could any be found near. This
latter fact has caused the police to
believe that she resides near.
Mr.. O'Neill is doing grading work
near. the place where the body was
discovered. A man came to him in
the afternoon when he and his force
of men started to work, and said that
a dead girl lay in the brush near. Mr..
O'Neill went with the man to the spot
and verified the statement. He i'm
mediately notified the police and ask
ed the man to remain until the Off
GERS arrived, which the stranger did.
When Patrolman Evans reached the
scene he took the stranger into Gus
tody, although there is no evidence
to implicate him. The officers thought
it best to hold him until further de-
tails could be worked out.
For several days, Mr. O'Neill says,
the man has been seeking work of
him. He evidently was bent upon the
same m ssion when approaching the
grading crew this morning, when he
says he saw the body for the first
time. His demeanor is calm, and no
one suggests that he is guilty of the
crime.
An alarm was quickly spread
through the neighborhood of Rose
City Park, and canvass is in progress
to learn if the dead girl lives there.
AS soon as her identity is discovered,
the officers will have something on
which to work. Those who saw the
body believe it is thai of a schoolgirl
who was enticed INTO the brush by a
Jealous youth or person of more evil
intent and then shot down, perhaps
before some other purpose could be
carried out.
- The dress of the dead girl is very
good, indicating that she comes of
good family. Her face has the ap-
pearance of refinement and educa-
ton. From the hasty examination
made by the first policeman to arrive
on the spot, there is no suspicion of
assault
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-29
MIX TAFT'S NAME IN
LOR|MER SCANDAL
ALLEGED THAT PRESIDENT
REQUESTED HIS ELECTION
Wholesale Unofficial Denials Pouring
i'm from ashington-Lorimer Is
Called "Greatest Man Since Christ"

Springfield, Ills. March 90
Wholesale unofficial denials from
Washington are pouring in here to-
day following the statement by Ed
ward Hines. the millionaire lumber
king. that he helped elect Lorimer
because Aldrich and Penrose told
Hines that Taft wanted Lorimer cho-
sen. Possibly Penrose and Aldrich
will be asked to testify whether they
ever mentioned Tafts name in the
matter.
There is much talk going today.
on account or the statement made by
John Hughes, capitalist, before the
bribery investigating committee now
in session that Lorimer is "the great
est man since Christ" Hughes said
this while he was testifying as to
why he worked for Lorimer. Hines
said he had only talked to one senator
asking him to vote for Lorimer.
Springfield, ILL.,, March 29.-Thc
fiat declaration that the interests had
raised fund of 100000 to elect
Lorimcr senator was made today by
III. III. Kohlsaat, publisher of the Chi
cago Record Herald when he was ex-
amincd before the senate inycstigat-
ing committee which is probing the
case. lie said he is certain of his in
formation.
kohlsaat declined TO give the name
of his informant saying he was pro-
mincnt and that he had promised not
to divulgc il.
The committee announced that for
mcr United States senator Hopkins
would he summoned TO testify.
The committee has decided to give
Kohlsaat until tomorrow to give the
name of his informant. If he then re-
fuses they will ask punishment by the
senate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-29
NEW YORK STATE CAPITAL
IS BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE

rary president of the senate. At that
hour the fire threatened to reach the
senate chamber.
The flames lighted up the whole
city, and had 1t not been for the fact
that the wind was blowing in an op-
posite direction, would have threat
ened the new state education build
ing across Washington avenue to the
north, which is being erected at cost
of $4,000 900.
At o5clock the fire was not under
control. 1t was advancing across the
front of the building and threatened
to destroy the entire structure.
The capitol is one of the finest
buildings of its kind in the country.
The building is of drilled granite four
stories high and houses the assembly,
the senate, the court of appeals, the
CONTINUED on page eighty
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-29
DEBATE
HELD FRIDAY NIGTEU

University of oregon, Eugene, Ore.
March 29.-Friday night of this week
simultaneously at Seattle, stanford
and Eugene, the debating teams OK
the three institutions, Washington.
stanford and oregon, will clash in de
bate on the shipping subsidies ques-
ton.
One week later April I, the Uni
versity of oregon sends another de-
batting team to Salt Lake City to figh1
out the question with the University
of Utah.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-29

San Diego, March 29.-Arrfvznx
from Ensenada, Lower California To-
uay steamship brings news of a de-
cisive victory of the rebels under
General Berthold, who with 1900 men
marched from Tecarte on the border
over the desert to Alamo sevErR2
hundred miles and captured the toE1.
II is expected they will attack En-
senada next. The plight of the In
surgents is said to be pitiable. Some
are nearly crazy for lack of food aaA
water. Alamo is so miles south or
Ensenada. General Berthold wan
slightly wounded in the leg.
san Antonio, March 39-Embasss--
dor De La Barre arrives tomorrow. sa
will meet Madero, Sencer and other
members of the Madero family. he
will then go to Monterey to meet Lz--
mantour and later under flag of trZyess
will probably go into Chihuahua II
meet the rebel Madero and talk
peace. The army officers believe that
ii peace is to end the contest it NH
be due directly to the ult'matun Gf
Taft carried to Diaz by Limantour.
1t is believed that Taft's threatened
invasion will occur unless the coza-
promise of the warning factions arx-
oonsmmated.
Taft Would Avoid Questions.
Washington, d. C, March 29.-An-
ticipating awkward questions wheE
congress convenes it was learned to-
day that lieutenants of Taft are work
ing quietly among the senators in Az
effort to stave off the LaFollette res
Clution demanding an explanation 81
the army mobilization. Taft thinks
the majority of the senators know
the real reason for the war-like move
and believes he may escape the EN-
barrassment of being formally force5
to define the attitude of the adminixs-
tration to other countries.
Ohio Militia to the Front.
Columbus Ohio, March 29.-Clairn-
ing to have been tipped off that tfzss
entire Ohio militia would be sent TO
California passenger agents of four
western railroads called upon Ad5z-
tant General Weybrecht for the priv
ilege of transporting the troops. They
said the militia would be sent f-rs1
to san Antonio. The general declared
the statement was news to him srzsR
denied he had received any official
advices to this effect.
Not to Call Militia.
Washington, D. c. March 29.-Fo7-
lowing the reports from Ohio that
the militia would be cent to Califor-
mia the war department this after
noon denied that it intended TO call
out the militia of any state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-29

Albany. n. ", March 29.-ApproXi-
matcly $4,000, 900 damage was done
TO the New York state capitol build
ing by this mornings fire. This does
not include the loss of thousands Of
irrepIacablc documents. In the state
library, 400, 900 volumes were destroy
ed. The senate and assembly cham
bers were blackcncd and watcrsoak-
cd. The offices of the department
of education, court of claims cham
ber. office of the senate president, IL
brary, document aud cloak rooms
wcF, .ut.Ci. The structure cost S27, :
OOO. 900 II Is said that the wreck Is
so complete that IL Is impossible TO
tell whether or not It can be rehabili-
atcd The structure covers three
acres.
The fire Is believed to have been
caused by defective wiring in the ref
erence library OF the assembly in the
northwest corner of the building. one
of the orderlies says a defect was dis
covered yesterday. which was report
ed. The flames spread rapidly and
the library was a seething furnace
when the firemen arrived.
The fire quickly destroyed all bills,
documents and papers, some of them
dating as far back as 1916. These
cannot be replaced. The library also
contained documents of the codes and
judiciary committees of the present
session.
The fire soon enered the document
room, which was quickly doomed.
The flames ate up to the roof and
swept over the dome.
Five minutes later, the fire leaped
into the state library with roar. and
its inflammable contents were licked
up like oil in a furnace. The great
oaken door was partly burned through
but the firemen were unable to gain
any point of vantage that would en-
able them to train their hose on the
flames with success.
The firemen were hampered In
their early operations, and the flames
famed by a north wind, ate their way
through the corridors and up to the
very doors of the assembly chamber.
In fact the fire was within ten feet
of the chamber before the firemen
could drag n hose around from State
street.
The state library, with its valuable
collection of books and documents
including manuscripts and almost
priceless relics, was soon to be DOOM
ed.
Every employe of the capital who
could be mustered into service Joined
the firemen in fighting the flames.
Among the early arrivals was AS
semblyman Levy of New York, chair
man of the judiciary committee, who
said the assembly library contained
all the records Of the legislative ses-
sions and thousands Of law books.
State officials were routed out of
their beds and hurried to the blazing
building to rescue state records In
other departments should they become
endangered. Many legislators wefe
also on the scene.
The flames quickly made their way
to the excise department on the Sec
ond floor directly under the assem-
bly, library, and the hall of the court
of claims was quickly destroyed. At
4:05 o'clock the flames had swept
across the entire west section of the
building and were bursting into the
senate finance committee room and
the adjoining offices of the tempo