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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Testing the Apparatus.

During the past week all of the ma
chimes have been thoroughly tested. Yes
tcrday morning at O'Clock the pump
ing engine for No. 10 company was put
through a thorough test ut 9Th street and
Louisiana avenue northwest where is
located an underground cstern. After
a test extending over several hours, the
machine was run out to New Hampshire
avenue and Rock Creek Church road, OPP
posite No. 81 engine company, and put
through a six-hour water endurance test.
The pump was started up, and for six
consecutive hours pumped water at the
rate of more than 700 gallons per min
ute through loo feet of hose. The road
test had been given carrier in the week.
making a round trip to Baltimore and re-
turn over the boulevard.
The experimental tests proved salts
factory and were gratifying to the Off
Gals of the fire department John p.
Ahrens, vice president of the Ahrens-Fox
Fire Engine Company, arrived in time
TO witness the tests. He was jubilant
over the fact that his engine was the
only one of eleven entries to finish with
a perfect score in the twelve-hour
test at the International Fire Chiefs con-
| eention. in New York city recently.
Accepting All invitation from Chief
| Wagner and Supt. Robinson to partici-
| pate in one of the road tests. The Stars
| automobile scribe Thursday afternoon
| Joined the testing party. At the wheel
| of the combination hose wagon was l..
/ X. Burton, while Supt. Robinson occu-
| pied the seat to his left. With several of
| the fire department In uniform about
| the machine. We pulled away from No y
/ engine company east of the Capitol and
/ headed north on 9Th street to Florida
| avenue. Cutting into T street We kept
| due west, turning up the stiff grade at
| 18th street and out over Calvert street
| bridge to Connecticut avenue extended.
| Through the city we touched the
| twenty-five emile notch when the way
was clear After getting beyond the
| city limits the motor was opened up
and the six cylinders commenced to
pound of twenty-five and thirty miles
an hour on the hills. At Chevy Chase
a left turn was taken over the Belt
| road and into Tenleytown, stopping for
| a brief period at No. 20 engine com
1 pany. Sweeping down Wisconsin ave-
| nue., the odometer jumped up to nearly
i the forty mile notch. Turning into
| Massa chusetts avenue extended, the re-
i turn trip was made to the city On
4 arrival at No. house, where il is being
/ housed temporarily. a thorough inspec-
ton was made of the entire apparatus
If any one has any idea that the life
of a fireman is a bed of roses all one
has to do is just to take a spin on a
| cold day, like we did. and with no pro-
/ lection from the chilly winds, and he
/ will soon be convinced that it is a life
that not every one would care for were
he given an opportunity to make q
selection. 1t was somewhat Of q frozer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Joins Pollock CORPORATION.

William B. Mullen for number of
years past connected with local auto
mobile concerns, has Joined the sales
force of the Pollock Car Corporation,
and will devote his attention to Oak
land sales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
r. G.. Neighbors Here.

r. G. Neighbors, sales manager of the
Hupp Motor Company, is the guest of
Charles Kloppmeyer. local Hupmoblle
during his stay in Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Visiting Territory.

Percy L. Rowe of the Henderson
Rowe Auto Company is making a tour
of his firms territory in Virginia. He
left Friday and expects to return the
early part of this week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

G and III streets northwest In each in
stance the new apparatus will replace
horse-drawn vehicles.
Chief Frank j. Wagner of the District
IRE department is anxious to see the time
when his entire department will be mo
torized. He makes his headquarters.
when off duty at fire headquarters in the
District building. at No. = engine COM
pany. where he has his six-cylinder Stutz
touring car always ready to respond to
an alarm. With the installation of the
combination hose wagon under the same
roof il will leave but one piece of horse
drawn apparatus in the same building
II is his intention eventually to equip
the steamer at No. with tractor, thus
transforming il into motor-driNen We
hicle. instead of purchasing an entirely
new piece of apparatus. BY doing this ne
can save the department many thousands
of dollars. When this is accomplished IT
will make the entire company of the
motor-driven class.
The new hose wagon for No. is of the
Seagrave type, being chain driven and
equipped with siX-cylinder- eighty
horsepower motor, the cylinders BENG
J4x6 inches. The machine has wheel
base of 40 inches. with solid tires in front
and dual solid tires in the rear IL IS
equipped with electric lights and electric
seif-starter and is finished in the standard
FerrnllfOn Te0 OF the II Has
right-hand drive and double handle TO
the emergency brake. SO that man
standing on the left side of the driver
can pull ON the lever the same time with
the operator of the machine.
The wagon is provided with LOO feet or
two-a nd "a -half-inch hose and is capable OF
carrying ten men in addition TO the
operator at the wheel and one man. IN
derneath the drivers seat is located
booster and fifty-gallon chemical tank.
booster of this character is invaluable In
fighting small fires in high buildings. as
the pressure can always be increased or
decreased. whereas the ordinary pressure
tank weakens. especially ii the building
is a high one. a Observation-Disclosures hose
can at any time be connected up with
fire plug, thus dispensing with the serv-
ices of a steamer, if the fire is small
one. The other equipment includes
searchlight operated from the rear of
the machine. one extension ladder and
one roof ladder. with several axes on the
sides with the lanterns. The machine has
a speed of forty miles an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Good for the Country.

From The Dallas News.
Speaking Of blessings, isn't IL A grand
thing for this country that the great
common people stay in a good humor?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

%~R 18TH the installation of three
Nv new pieces of motor driven
NAI fire apparatus the first of the
wv year. Washington will be bet
ter protected against fire and
tho District fire department will be better
equipped to fight fire than at any time in
its history. The additional apparatus in
cludes a new combination hose wagon.
equipped with a booster pump; straight
way pumping engine, both of which VIII
be assigned to No. 10 engine company,
l2th and d streets northwest, and COM
bination hose wagon with a booster pump.
which will be installed in service at No.
engine company. on 18th street between
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

crowd when the starting point was
reached, but none any the worse for
having made the run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
Maxwell Deliveries.

1914 Maxwell "25" touring cars were
delivered last week to b. II. Elicit, jr.,
and DIR. G. Felix Coulon of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14
No. is Equipment.

The new equipment for No 10 en-
CINE company is the last word in fire
department apparatus The big power
full Ahrens-Fox straightway pumping
engine. with its ninety-one horsepower.
six-cylindcr motor, will lose no time in
responding to alarms of fire in the
business section of the National Cap
ital. The motor is 81 x61z. and is
capable of over forty miles an hour
over the road. The machine has "A
wheel base Of IA inches. with forty
one-inch wheels, equipped with solid
tires, single in front and dual tread In
rear.
On the front is located the big motor
for pumping water at fires. Two lines
of hose can be attached at one time.
and more than 700 gallons of water
displaced every sixty seconds. On ar
irving AT "A fire the clutch of the ma
chine is thrown into neutral and
locked. In the front, just back of the
bumper, i located independent
clutch for operating the pump There
are two speeds. high and low. If one
line of hose is to be used the low
speed is used. and II two lines are to
be put into service the clutch is thrown
into the high speed notch.
Like the other pieces of apparatus, e'ec-
trio lights ard electric seIf-starter are
used. Ia fact, the machine Is equipped
with three separate sets of ignition SO
tHdt II OttE set cues MFoiiE the UtiittS tGli
be put into operation Immediately and
no time lost. The motor is provided with
eighteen spark plugs for this purpose.
iSht-hand drive Is used. The machine
has three speeds forward and reverse. 4
double handle Is provided to the emer-
gency brake, that the fireman riding
on the front seat with the driver can
assist III operating this brake in a tight
place Back OF the drivers seat is To-
Gated "A gas tank capable of carrying
ninety-tive. gallons OF gasoline. On v the
engineer and assistant engineer are ex-
pected TO ride on this vehicle, although
there is ample seating space in the rear
10 carry several additional men If neces-
sSry.
conventional cooling system for water.
through the motor and into the cooler.
Cold water Is run over the coil of pipes
In the reservoir on the side OF the
manner the water for the motor is cooled
and thus adds to the efficiency of the
pump. when In operation. The engine
does not carry any hose other than that
used for connecting up with fire plugs.
Combination Hose Wagon.
The combination hose wagon and
booster for No. 1S Is of the same make
Al tho pumping engine. but naturally
small in size. 1t has a wheel base of lis
tnches, with forty-inch wheels, equipped
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Combination Hose Wagon.

The combination hose wagon and
booster for No. 16 is of the same make
Al tho pumping engine. but naturally
small I'm size. 1t has a wheel base of lis
tnches, with forty-inch wheels, equipped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
BLACKMON'S CHOICE
FOR OFFICE OPPOSED
Piedmont Divided Over
Recommendation Favor
ing Rails

Admission, March 29.-(Special.)-T
people of Piedmont are divided over the
of Congressman Fred L.
Blackmon favoring Fl. B. Rails OF that
city for the position of postmaster to
succeed Postmaster Thompson, and a
meeting to enter formal protest has
teen suggested, according to a special
received here.
A petition was circulated this week and
literally signed by citizens protesting
against the recommendation. 1t is claimed
that other applicants were more entitled
to the place by reason of priority in
residence than is Mr.. Rails, who Is a
minister. No complaint has been heard,
however, in regard to Miss Annie Lee
Kerr. who was recommended for the
place of assistant.
J. NJ. Slattery, Congressman Blackmons
secretarysfnow in the city says that all
of the petitions submitted contained dupli-
cate signatures and that there was con-
siderable trouble in deciding on the prop
er person to recommend. Some of the
citizens, he says even wrote Mr.. Black
mon letters urging that he recommend
different citizens. But whether or not
Mr. Backmon will see fit to alter his
attitude in the matter of the recommen-
cation, Mr.. Slattery did not feel free to
say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
JONES BREAKS DOWN
WHILE ON THE STAND
Declares He Believed De-
fendant Tried to Railroad
Him to GallOws

Montgomery March 2s.-(special -
After declaring on the stand here to-
day that he believed Henry f. Van
diver had tried to railroad him to the
gallows," C. Walter Jones, condemned
murderer of Sloan Rowan and star wit
ness in the trial of Vandiver for the
same crime, broke down and cried in
state of nervous exhaustion neces-
stating a recess of 10 minutes until
he had collected himself sufficient to
go on with his story. Doomed to part
with life on the gallows on April 4
unless Governor O'Neal interferes, the
witness reclined on his chair defect
ed and pathetic figure of despair as
he told a story of the defendant prov
ing a false friend and in reality an
enemy who was working against rath-
er than for him.
The Vandiver case is creating much
attention because of the prominence of
the defendant. who is a member of one
of the best known Montgomery fam
lilies. During the day the courtroom
was crowded.
AS Jones related the story of his
one time love for Vandiver and belief
that his affection was returned. and
then told of how he considered the de-
fendant had turned against him. tears
of bitter anguish streamed from his
eyes.
He declared that in his own trial
for the murder of Rowan he has not
been allowed to conduct his case and
that he was not even allowed to con-
suit his attorneys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
STATE INDEMNITY
LANDS WILL Be SOLD
Nearly 5000 Acres Will Be
Auctioned Off in Bir-
mingham April p

Montgomery. March 29-tSpecial)-- Near
ly 5000 acres of state indemnity lands in
jefferson county will be sold at auction
at the county courthouse in Birmingham
4on April 81. Announcement to this effect
was made today by Superintendent of Ed
ucation Henry j. Willingham.
The exact quantity of land which will
be sold is 1878 acres These lands are
said TO be rich in mineral deposits, and
will be sold either with or without the
mineral rights.
The land has been in possession of the
state for number IF years, having been
transferred to the state in lieu of the
sixteenth section school lands. Some of
the lands are said to be located within
a close distance of Birmingham.
Following the sale of he Jefferson coun-
.ty lands. the state will enter into nego-
tiations for the sale of other lands in
north Alabama consisting of about 5000
acres. These lands are located in the
counties Of DeKalb, Etowah Fayette,
Marion, St Clair, Tuscaloosa, Walker and
Winston In Walker county the state
owns 5623 acres of indemnity lands.
The proceeds from the sale of the lands
will be turned over to the treasurer for
educational purposes, TO be applied to the
county for which the land was sold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30

Houston, Dale, Geneva, Coffee, Coving-
ton.
Group meetings are very important feat
ures of association work. Those attend
ing them in the past have found them in
terestng and instructive, and the social
features delightful 1t is a good thing to
know better the bank men of your sec
ton and to give them a chance to know
you
I'VE are anxious to break all records
this year for attendance at these meet
ings and trust that each of Won will
attend yours.
The bankers of those cities selected for
meetings should at once get busy. an
pointing committees on programme en-
tertainment, reception and invitation. and
see to It that invitations are sent to each.
bank in the group.
THE executive council passed a resolu-
ton requesting that at each group meets
ing those present elect one of their num-
Der to be group vice president for the en-
suing year, and to certify his name TO
the secretary. 1t is the intention of this
resolution to make promotion to assNcia-
ton office come through the several
groups, and as far possible as a reward
for work done by the members on behalf
of his group and the association Kindly
see that this recommendation is complied
WITH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
URGE PAROLE FOR
B|RM|NGHAMMAN
Sickness in Family of J. P.
Reynolds May Bring
Convict Back

Montgomery, March Especial Mrs
r. j. Foster, city missionary in the Bir-
mingham city jails, called to see Governor
O'Nea today for the purpose of secur-
ing 80 days parole for j. p. Reynolds,
a white man sent to the state pententiary
from Birmingham to serve five year
sentence for manslanghter.
Mrs. Fosters errand, she declared, was
one of humanity. The wife of Reynolds
is said to be extremely i'll and the family
is in destitute circumstances. The hus-
band has been confined in the Wetumpka
prison for five months, during which time
he is said to have made favorable inn
preston upon his guards.
Mrs. Foster presented to the governor
a petition asking that Reynolds be paroled
for 80 days. Police Chief George II. Bode-
lSer and other officials OF Birmingham
indorsed the recommendation for Glenn
ency
The governor announced that he would
take the matter UP within the next day
or two, during which time he would make
an investigation of the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
ANNOUNCES DATES OF
GROUP MEETINGS OF BANKERS

Pell City. March 80. Especial )-McLane
Bankers association, has sent out the
following letter:
"rhe executive council of the Alabama
Bankers association, at its meeting last
week fixed the following times and places
for the group meetings:
Group / at Sheffield April s: Group
2 at Jasper, April 8; Group 3 at Annston,
April 10; Group 4, April %. place to be
selected; Group at Selma April %
Group 6 at Montgomery, April Is. Group Z,
April %, place to be selected; Group s.
April 16, place to be selected.
Banks in those groups yet to select
place of meeting should at once confer
with their respective chairmen; Group 4,
j. c. Wright. Roanoke; Group T. A. Cum
ningham, Onion Springs, Group 5. w. d.
Hutchinson Andalusia, as each of these
banks in their groups before selecting
place of meeting.
"The following is the division of the
state into groups:
'1. Consisting of the counties of Lime
stone. Madison. Morgan, Jackson. Lauder
dale. Colbert, Lawrence.
20. Consisting of the counties of Jeffer-
son, Blount, Cullman, Walker, Fayette.
Lamar. Franklin. Marion. Winston.
''3. Consisting of the counties of De-
Kalb, Cherokee, Etowah. st. Clair, Cal
houn. Cleburne, Talladega. Marshall.
Il Consisting of the counties of Clay,
Randolph, Coosa, Talapoosa, Chambers,
Lee. Russell Gilmore, Macon
3. Consisting of the counties of Tusca-
loosa, Bibb, Hale, Sumter, Green, Pickens,
Dallas, Marengo, Perry
&c. Consisting of the counties of Mont
gcmery, Crenshaw, Butler. Lowndes, Au-
tauga, Bullock. Pike, Barbour Chiffon.
-. Consisting of the counties of Escam-
bia, Conecuh, Monroe, Clarke, Choctaw,
Washington, Baldwin, Mobile. Wilcox.
IS. Consisting of the counties OF Henry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30

Science nowadays can digest food with
out having II enter the stomach at ali
And Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are the
result of this scientific discovery. They
digest and digest thoroughly and well.
ANYTHING and everything you eat
The burning question to you is, "Are
you getting out of life all the pleasure
and the health YOU are entitled to?r IL
not. why not?
K No matter whether every organ and
member or Your body is in sound
state Of health and strength. If your
stomach Is in any way disordered. you
are not, going to he yourself You
are going to be worried, out-of-sorts.
nervous or snllen Individual whose
actions will reflect your condition in
side. and people will naturally avoid
you.
So, IL your stomach refuses to work
or can't work. and you suffer from
eructations. bioat, brash, fermentation,
biliousness. sour stomach, heartburn,
irritation. Indigestion, or dyspepsia of
whatever form, just take one or two
Of stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, and see
the difference. 1t doesn't cost you much
TO prove 1t. Then YOU can eat all you
want, what you want, whenever you
want, II you use these tablets, and you
can look the whole world in the face
with beaming eye and you will have
a cheerful spirit. pleasant face Wig
crous body and IA clear mind and mem
ory and everything Win look and taste
delicious to YOU. That's life
Get 80 cent box OF Stuarts Dyspepsia
xabiets At any. drug store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
VICE CRUSADE IS
HEARTILY |ND0RSED
Admission Council, Mayor,
Ministers and Others Be-
hind Movement

{ Admission. March 30 29-tSpecial) )-Thesvice
crusade which has been inaugurated in
Admission is backed by the city council(
according to statement made by Mayor
j. L. Wikle Saturday, and it has been
indorsed in unqualified terms by Annis-
ton ministers, who believe however, that
III should extend to the segregated dis
trict.
In court Saturday Nora Parker was
convicted of vagrancy and fined s25. A
case was made against Mrs. Ida Hum
phries, who was convicted of violating the
prohibition law, and the case of Viola
Smith was again continued. Both of the
latter cases will be heard Monday.
In referring to the fact that all of the
convictions have been obtained on testi-
mony furnished by police officers, Mayor
Wikle said that the recorder has adopted
the policy of placing the burden of proof
on the accused, who are expected to es-
tablish their good character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30

cannot breathe freely through each
nostril, be sure there is something
wrong. Nature intended you to breathe
through the nostrils. Both nostrils.
Try first one, then the other Every
morning when you get up practice
deep breathing through the nostrils.
Put your finger on one nostril and hold
1t tight while you breathe through the
other. Backwards and forwards. do
this.
At the same time you should take
Peruna The dose on the bottle is one
tablespoonful. You nad better make
1t three teaspoonfuls. The reason why
l direct this is because l want you to
take a teaspoonful OF the Peruna and
as you swallow 1t down breathe the
fumes of 1t out through the nose. Then
the next teaspoonful do the same thing.
and so on until the three teaspoonfuls
are taken. This, however. is after you
have thoroughly cieansed your nose by
deep breathing.
While you are practicng the deep
breathing you may snuff up the nose a
little salt water A teaspoonful to the
quart of warm water.
But after you have thorouahly
cieansed your nose, then take the Pc
runa as above directed. Do not put II
off. Do it now. Do it before your nose
gets bad. II only one nostril is par
tally stopped now 1t will not remain
SO long. 1t will stop up entirely. The
other will be stopped, too Begin now.
No. 55.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
PENSION WARRANTS
TO Be DISTRIBUTED
$306,61S Will Be Divided
Among Three Classes
Next Week

Montgomery, March 29.-(Special.)-Pen
sion warrants aggregating sS06,61S will be
sent out by State Auditor c. Brooks Smith
on next Monday for distribution April l..
The total number of warrants to be sent
out is HAS divided in three classes. Pen
sioners of the first class will receive S25
each. second class $50 and third class SIG.
About three-fourths of the states pen-
sioners belong to the third class. the to-
tal number for whom warrants have been
issued being 12.2G3 In the second class.
there are 1898 pensioners and in the first
class there are 1222 pensioners.
The warrants will be sent to the probate
judges of the various counties of the
state and will be distributed by those
officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
ST. CLAIR HIGH SCHOOL,.
FINALS MAY IL AND Is

Odenville. March 20 Especial DIR.
Shelbourne will preach the commences
ment sermon for the county high school
Sunday. May Ii.
Ex-Governor b. 3. Conner will dslivsr
the address before the graduating class
Thursday. May To- There will be nins
graduates this year. five girls and four
boys
The First District Sunday School con-
vention will be held at Cook Springs to-
morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
OFFICIALS BEFORE
ASSESSMENT BOARD
Endeavor to Obtain C0nfir-
nation of Taxable Valua-
ton Returned by Road

MONTGOMERY, March % -tSpecial)-In an
endeavor to obtain confirmation of the
taxable valuation returned to the state
bv the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad company, officials Of that rail-
road appeared before the state board Of
assessments Saturday morning
The railroad was represented by +. r.
Lamb. general manager and co-receiyer;
John p. Tillman and Charles +. Rice r.
y slaughter. auditor, and II. W. Salter.
tax agent. also appea ed before the board
IN behalf of the railroad company.
state Senator A. S. runstall of Green's
boro and Judge \. d. Denson Of La
Fayctte appeared before the board of as
sessment in the interest of the Southern
railway and the Chattahoochee Valley
railroad. These roads are also eiidea vor-
ing 70 obtain continuation Of assess
ments.