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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
Ladder Proves Too Short.

While these roen were escaping another
man staggered to the room and fell un-
conscious. He recovered quickly and
escaped down the rope of sheets Mean
while the smoke began pouring into the
room, forcing the men still waiting to
close the door and cease calling others TO
Join them ]. r. Stevens was the last
man to go down the improvised rope As
the men stood on the roof of the seed
store they saw about twenty men at the
windows of the sixth and seventh floors
of the athletic club. One jumped TO the
seed store roof and broke his leg. Gay
lord and others went to the edge Of the
roof and shouted for help.
, Ffremen raised ladder through trap
door. but when the men on the roof drew
up the ladder and sought to rescue those
at the windows above the ladder proved
TOO short. Another ladder was sent up
and the Gaylord party descended without
waiting TO see whether the men on the
upper floors were saved.
They think. however. that all who
crowded the windows were rescued
Flames Cut Off Fire Escape.
! Stories Of the fire were told at the city
-AeSf4tal by persons who were injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
NeedleWOrk Samples at Half Price
Were soc to s.. 5o-Now sc to S3.75.

Choice OF Centerpeces Table Runners. Pillow Slips Aprons.
Chldrns Dresses The andebodcy
will best appreciate bargains pretend
Judges imagine that CHIEF this Ncedcwork Depart
selects superior pieces
that this distribution half values results
prizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09

George W. jackson. employed as a
Waterman at the Baltimore and Ohio
bridge at Havre de Grace, Nd. died sun
day from a clot on the brain. caused by a
fall on the icy walk three weeks ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
BENEFIT UNDER Will
OF LUCRET|A S. BEAM
Children's Hospital and Gardner
Memorial Fund Get Requests
of 5000 Each.

The orphanage Of St. Johns P. E.
Church. the Childrens Hospital and
the Gardiner memorial fund are given
requests of $1,000 each by the will of
Lucretia S. Beam, dated May 20. 1905?
and filed today for probate. The sum
of 100000 is placed in trust with the
American Security and Trust Company
in five separate funds of $4,000
The income from these funds is to be
paid during the life of the beneficiaries
to her niece. Charlotte S. l.. Branden
burg, and to Grandnieces and grand
nephews, George Frazier Beam. Maudc
Charles +. Aughinbaugh At the death
of each beneficiary the share of the fund
is to be distributed among their heirs.
Other Requests Made.
Samuel G. Wilmer of Baltimore is to
have $4,000 and his wife Evelyn. $500.
Among the other cash requests are:
Helen d. Webb. Catherine W. lowering.
Alice P. Webb and Walter Fl. Webb, each
Won Berries of Baltimore, each 5000;
Henry NJ. Semken of osterholz, Ger
many. 5000; Alwfne Meyer of Bremen,
1000; Anna Winans. 5000: Eliza B.
johnson and Elizabeth D. johnson. each
s., 500: Hannah Mulverhill. $1,000; Anna
Mary Scanlon, $500, and Lewis Z. Ecker.
$500. Other friends and relatives are re-
membered with cash requests or portions
of personal property.
One-fourth of the remaining estate is
left to her niece, Charlotte s. L. Bran
denburg, and three fourths to a nephew,
William d. S. Beam. Should the residue
exceed 5000 then the excess is to be
equally distributed among the Childrens
Hospital, Home for lncurables. Mary
Mot of Po1 Annie
Burgess of this city.
The American Security and Trust Com
pany is named as executor.
Will Of J. II. William Kettler.
BY the terms of the will of ]. H. Will
liam Kettler. dated February 6, 1918, his
household effects are distributed among
his children. daughter, Rosa D. Ligh-
tell is given s427 in cash, and life
interest in house No. 515 Sth street south
west, which at her death goes to her
heirs. The property is charged WIN the
payment of 500 to the German orphan
Asylum.
Another daughter. Agnes l. klopfer, is
given the proceeds of two notes and also
a life estate in premises 5O6 Sth Strees
southwest and 4G6 Sth street southwest
Her children are to inherit the properties
which are charged with the payment OF
800 to the German Orphan Asylum ana
500 to the Odd Fellows Home Associa-
tion. Eva F. Kettler, another daughter.
is given 1916 and the house at 93l
street southwest. A note for $4,ooU Is
given to the on. William j. kettler
Mary Kettler. widow of a deceased son,
is to have $.
ed among the four children. Eva kettler
and William ]. kettler are named as
executors. ;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
II. & w. "Sheathlvne."

1t has long since been set
tied that the Corset-Waist has
come TO stay. That is has be-
come necessity for women,
misses and children. And 50
with this necessity have come
the perfected II. & w"
Waists. They link the maxi
mum of satisfaction with the
minimum of cost-75c to $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
Escape by Rope of Sheets.

Thirteen men escaped from the fifth
floor of the building by sliding down a
rope made of two sheets. The story of
the escape was told by Lewis GAYLORD,
an advertising man of New York Gay
lord was in Il room on the west side of
the fifth floor. When he took the room
he examined the fire escape and noticed
that the roof of the building occupied
by seed company was only fifteen feet
below his window.
Gaylord was awakened by screams.
Throwing on a bathrode, he ran into the
corridor. which then was filed with
smoke. and rushed to the stairway The
carpet on the stairs was ablaze and the
elevator shaft was a furnace from top
TO bottom. He then started for a window
opening on the roof of the seed store In
the corridor he heard some one cry: II
am blind Don't leave me here to die"
Gaylord made out in the smoke a man
cropping his way along the wall. He
led him to the room occupied by Henry
Baker.
In Bakers room Gaylord and the un-
Identified blind man were Joined by nine
others. A young man took command of
the situation. and tying two sheets to-
gether fastened one end Of the impro-
vtsed rope to a radiator. The twelve
men went down the rope hand over hand,
and all were rescued from the roof of
the seed store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
Ask Your Pgaysciam-amd See Madame Williams

The mother with the young
baby will be delighted witt:
the H. & ". Nursing and Ma
ternity orset-Waist combined.
While it is perfectly easy. it
actually coaxes the figure back
to its former contour. Below
the front steel is a soft extern
sion which is Immediately ad
Unstable to the comfort and de-
mands of the wearer. The
price is onlv ST.5o. Consult
Madame Williams 800 on third
floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
Suits Worth to $4,000.

Models for all phases of normal
women with "a to a. bust measure.
For the full figure in sizes "a to "A
and 81 to 81 are models that will fit
to perfection.
Like the last accepted Suits from
Paris-are models of gabardine with
MORE silk ruf1es and TUNES on
skirt. The English is noted in the
Suit with white pique waistcoat.
Chic models have high collars OF
white or black MORE silk, contrast
ing with the color of the wool cloth,
The English Elton Jacket Suit is also
here. Another model with Watteau
pleat at back Three-quarter sleeves
predominant. Materials include
gabardine. crepe poplin. silk and
wool crepe, novelty wool cloths. silk
poplin and MORE silk. Colors favor
ed are reseda green. tango, violet,
tan, navy, copenhagen and black.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
s 1000
Coats Worth TO $500.

The last-moment-thc coming
coat---the spring version OF the BAL
macaan" and other fiared models viii,
be noted in loud checks Of tango and
white, green and white. copenhagen
and white. Note the fare-see the
picture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
TH|RTY-THREE LIVES
MAY Be FIRES TOLL

CONTINUED from First Page,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
Shields Wires He Is Safe.

SAVANNAH, Ga, March 9-William
Shields of st. Louis, president of the
William Shields Lye Manufacturing
Company. among those reported miss
ing in the st. Louis fire, has wired
Savannah relatives that ne is safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09

Madame Williams cannot
remain longer than this week
and since the selection Of
the model that you or your
children should wear is of
all importance, it is hoped
that the opportunity will not
be allowed to pass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
Flames Cut Off Fire Escape.

= Stories of the fire were told at the city
'-AeSpltal by persons who were injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
Spectators Number Thousands.

The glare of the fire brought thousands
Of spectators to the scene, only to ham
per the work of the firenen until driven
back by the police.
Before long hundreds of automobiles
belonging to members who had been APP
prised of the fire lined the downtown
streets Man and woman relatives and
friends of victims who were known to
have lived at the club rushed to the no.
tel. then to hospitals, then to the morg,,e,
seeking some news OF whom they sought.
Judge &. Orrick Bisnop. assistant cir
cult attorney, roomed on the sixth floor
The sound of flames cracking like
giant firecrackers awoke me-" said Judge
Bishop. Thank God. there was a fire
escape in front of my window. / ran
down the six flights. | saw several men
jump and bounce off the sidewalk like
rubber balls. ] was only slightly bruised
coming down the escape"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09

Your physician will tell you
that theoretically II. & W.
Corset Waists are ideal. Madame
Williams, the expert from the
H. & W." factory, will dem
onstrate that these Corset
Waists link style not less than
assuring comfort and health,
Take Elevator to Third Floor.
For growing girls the H. 4
w. is indispensable-ask your
nl,vsician. The adult who can
not wear the corsets OF to-
dav without discomfort will
also be advised to wear the
I'll. & W. A model is created
for every phase Of form, tor
juvenile or adult.
There are waists to keep the
figure perfeet-waists to make
perfect figure; maternity
waists and children's waists.
L x \: Z \ K
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09
Corset w aiStS
III. & w."

Madame Williams, the ex-
pert from the H. & w. fac
tory. is here to select and
fit the models her visitors
can wear to best advantage.
On Third Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-09

and all the windows above the second
floor. Men were jumping from windows,
others were climbing down ropes made
of bedcIothes.
m, More than dozen jumped several
satories to roofs of adjoining buildings
and suffered broken legs or less serious
injuries. Those who escaped unhurt ran
about the streets in bath robes or night
clothes. apparently frenzied, until they
were forcibly carried into neighboring
hotels. Heroism bordering on the super
human was exhibited both by firemen
and guests at the club. The frefighters
time and again lodged one falling wall.
only TO find themselves under another
lettering mass of granite and brick.
Theodore Levy of Louisville. Ky. chung
to a window sill until both his hands
were scorched almost black Just as he
was about to let go fireman grasped
MIN about the waist and carried him
down a ladder. At the city hospital
Levy later said two of the men who
had been killed jumped from the win
dow to which he had chung.
AS the walls and floors caved in they
sent showers Of huge burning embers
onto the roofs of the neIghboring build
ings and for a time threatened to cause
a general conflagration in the heart of
the retail district. To prevent this all
the fire fighting apparatus of the city
was brought to the scene.
Knocked on Doors to Rouse Guests.
Robert c. Magil. manager of the club,
and his wife were reused by the smoke.
They discovered the fire in the dining
room on the third floor. and before seek
ing their own safety rushed up and
down the halls knocking on doors and
waking guests. Both were badly burned
about the face, hands and feet.
All the municipal ambulances and police
patrol wagons and automobiles were
pressed into service to carry the wounded
10 hospitals.
Among those who escaped was Walter
Frisch, financial agen. OF the St Louis
Federal League base ball club. Mordecai
Brown, manager of the team. arrived
mere from New York last night and re-
manned at the club until few hours be-
fore the fire was discovered.
The telephone operator. a young boy,
remained at his post on the ground floor,
even after the firemen began pouring
water into the building Many of the
guests credited their escape to him.
At . o'clock this morning, four hours
after the fire had been discovered. the
blaze was believed to have been under
control. Half an hour later, however. the
boilers In the basement began 10 explode.
and for the first time the firemeii under
orders of their chief. withdrew from the
street Immediately in front of the build
ing. 1t was feared the last two remain
ing walls would collapse and bury them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-21
SAYS COFFEE DRINKERS
HAVE REAL DRUG HABIT
Physician Declares Food Value is Nil
and People Use it Only for
Stimulation.

That many people are slaves to tea
and coffee appears from a statement
of DR. c. J. Douglass, Of Dorchester.
Mass. They do not distinguish the
difference between drugs and food n
their effect on the system.
There is no substitute for an ell
shaving drug. When the effect of one
dose has worn off, another dose of the
same drug must be taken or discom
fort follows. but if nutrition is want
ed, hundred different foods will sup
ply the demand with equally salts
factory results.
Tea and coffee are never taken be-
cause of any small nutritive element
they may contain. Some drink them
IN small quantities merely because the
taste is agreeable, or to wash down
solid food
ION the other hand if a sufficient
quantity is habitualIy taken SO that
when they are discontinued, uncom-
Portable symptoms follow, then il is
evident that a drug habit has been
formed
IF, for example, a person habitualIv
drinks so much coffee for breakfast
that onn emitting it he misses some
thing during the forenoon, he NAV be
set down as an excessive coffee drink
er. He is relying on the stimulation
CT the drug, caffeine, and the daily
use of any drug for such purpose
is Injurious
NOTE.-The food drink, INSTANT
POSTUM, while much resembling the
higher grades of Java coffee in flavor
and appearance is absolutely free from,
the coffee drugs caffeine and 4annin'
or any other harmful ingredient. Re
cent decrease in coffee sales is very
generally attributed to the GROWING
American custom of using Postum ac
q table beverage instead of coffee.
(Adv.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-21
YOUNG
MAN CONDUCTED
LARGE NUMBER OF FRIENDS At
TENDED LAST SAD RITES OVER
REMAINS OF WILLIAM c. ST.
JOHN, YESTERDAY.

A large number of friends and rela-
tives attended the funeral of the late
William G. st. John, yesterday after
noon at 1870 o'clock, from the residence
of Mr.. c. R. Barter, 1924 East Con
zalez street, afterWard following the
remains to ST. Johns cemetery, where,
amid a wealth of beautiful blossoms
and floral designs, the casket was con-
signed to the grave.
Rev. F1avil Hall, an Evangelist of
the Church of Christ, conducted the
services, and at the residence gave a
touching talk on the life of the de-
ceased. and remarking upon the fact
that he was the fourth of five brothers
who had been called to their reward.
The sole surviving brother is employed
at the L. & N. shops. A sister, Mrs.
w. T. Tracy was present, while other
relatives in Tennessee also survived
him. His wife, who was Miss Eliza
beth Barter, and two beautiful little
ones. survive him in this city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-21
MOther'S Friend
Before Baby Arrives

During several weeks of expectancy
there is q splendid external embrocation
in our Mothers Friend in which
thousands OF women have the most
unbounded confidence. They have used
1t and know. They tell OF its wonderful
Influence to ease the abdominal muscles
and how they avoided those dreaded
stretching pains that are so much talked
about. This safe external application Is
gently used over the skin to render it
amenable to the natural stretching which
it undersoes. The myriad OF nerve
threads just beneath the skin is thus
relieved OF unnecessary pain producing
causes and great physical relief IS the
result as expressed Nv host OF happy
mothers who write from personal
experience.
It Is subject that all women should
ae familiar with as Mothers Friend"
has been In use many years. has been
Cfyen the most severe tests under most
all trying conditions and is recommended
bx women who to-day are grandmothers
and who in their earlier years learned
to rely upon this splendid aid to women.
Mothers Friend" is declared by q
multitude Of women to be just what ex-
pectant motherhood requires.
Tou can obtain Mothers Friend" at
almost any drug store. Get a bottle
today and then write for our little book.
Address Brad6eld Regulator Co., 412
Lamar BIaGaa Atlanta. Ga
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-21
NO ACTION ON
BUDGET OF CITY
MEETING WHICH WAS LOOKED
FOR YESTERDAY WAS NOT
CALLED, AND MAY NOT TAKE
PLACE FOR NEXT FEW DAYS.

No action was taken on the budget
ordinance at the city hall, as had been
expected in some quarters, yesterday.
There is now no immediate need for
a special meeting to consider the
matter, since the employees were paid
off yesterday, and it was reported at
the city building yesterday that there
will be no action on the matter until
next week, when on Monday the regu-
lar meeting will be held. Commission
er Pou said yesterday that he favored
the present force continuing If proper
arrangements could be made for pay
ing them, and while he thought there
was need of more officers, he was salts
fed to work the present force, with no
increase in numbers. The mayor, Mr..
Greenhut, sticks to his public declara-
ton that there are too many police
men, and Will not vote to change the
ordinance in the least. Commissioner
Johnson favors the present number in
the department, and unless the opinion
of some Of the commissioners are
changed, there will be difficulty in the
passage OF the measure, in whatever
shape it is returned from the city
attorneys office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-21
THIRTY TONS
RED SNAPPER.
TWO FISHING sMAcKs HAVE n
TURNED FROM COMPARATIVE
SHORT STAY ON THE BARf
WITH EXCELLENT CATCHES 4
FISH.

Upward Of thirty tons Of red 7''
pers and groupers were received
the Saunders Fish Company ye5t''a'
afternoon, the fishing smacks l1'
Brooks and the Emilia Enos aHi''i
lat e, the former dischargtng her eaV
Of more than thirty thousand po1n
Immediately upon arrival while
other vessel locked for the night i"
will discharge her cargo or rcd ae
sea beauties this mornins a a0 '.I
hour. Shipments were Urgent :
night, and the fish house crew Hoi'.
long after dark to receive the oa'e'
the Brooks, so that the pressing T.,
Tor shipments could be at'c0a''
There is a great demand for roo w
pers at present from oil "."
country, and the local hoI@e. af
ceiving their share Of business
posing Of all the snapper '6''
obtain.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-21
SHIPMENT PIG
IRON ON VESSEL
NOW EN- ROUTE
THE BRITISH STEAMSHIP RLoEM-
FONSTEIN LEFT NEW YORK
SEVERAL DAYS AGO FOR PEN
SAcOLA, AND SHOULD ARRIVE
SOON.

Within the next few days the British
steamship Bloemfonstein, of a tonnage
Of 29SS, will reach here to load out
the large consignment of pig iron
which is now the tracks. awaiting
the arrival of the steamer. The Bloem-
fonstein left New York some days ago.
and pilots are expecting her to show
up almost any day.
This steamer will load quite a guam
tity, the entire lot to go to Japan.
More than sixty carloads are now re-
ported in the export yards, and more
is to arrive, several thousand tons to
make up the shipment.
The BloemfOnstein is just home from
the Orient, having left the Philippine
islands in July, going direct to New
York. The trip to the states was made
via the Suez canal but on the outgo-
ing trip at this time the shorter cut.
or through the Panama canal will be
used.
This is the second shipment of iron
within q month to Japan and accord
ing to information from the manufac-
turers in Alabama, there are a mum Der
OF shipments to oe made through
this and other ports on the gulf coast.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-21
A Pledge on the Part
of the Farmer.

The buy bale movement is in
tended to help the farmer. It will help
the rest Of the people, too, but prt-
marty the cotton grower is the enc
whose first interests are being cared
for
While the business interests are
looking after the farmer, the farmer
should also give some assurance that
he is ready to look after himself. With
this in mind, it would be well to couple
with the "buy-a bale" campaign an
other sIogan-'.Reduced Acreage Next
Year"
Every time a bale is purchased, it
should be accompanied by a pledge on
the part of the farmer which would
read something like this:
I'm consideration of the purchase OF
bale of my cotton at ten cents a
pound. hereby promise and agree for
next season to reduce my acreage
planted in cotton by as much as 90
per cent. I make this promise for the
purpose of cooperating in move
ment which must be successful If me
great money crop of the South is to be
saved from financial ruin"
If every farmer who is now selling
bale of cotton at ten cents will sign
and keep such a pledge, the spirit
will become infectious and every other
farmer will reduce his acreage as wei.
By this reduction in acreage, the
men who are now periodically invest
ing in cotton can get their money pack
on next years market, and the cotton
planter himself will get a fair price
for his next years crop.
The proposition is as broad as it IS
long and unless the farmer will take
care of his end of it the buy bale
movement will fail in the end even
though it may have sanitary present
effect Reduced acreage is the only
final solution and that part Of it IS
UP to the farmer himself.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-21

it has now been six months since took
any medicine at all. I hope my little
note will assist you in helping other wo-
men. / now feel perfectly well and in
the best of health. - Mrs. AUGUST
w. KoNDNER, 1852 Hollins Street, Bal
timore, Md.
Lydia e. Pinkhan's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or harmful
drugs, and to-day holds the record Of
being the most successful remedy for
female ills we know of, and thousands
of voluntary testimonials on file in the
Pinkham laboratory ut Lynn, Mass.
seem to prove this fact
For thirty years 1t has been the stand
ard remedy for female ills, and has re-
stored the health of thousands of women
who have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, inflammation,
liberation, tumors, Irregularities, etc.
II you want special advice
write to Lydia T.. Pinkham Med
fcine Co., confidential Lynn,
Mass. Your letter Will be opened,
read and answered by woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-21
Leaves For Texas;
Davidson In Charge Of Isl.

acquaintance in PenBacoia who
friendship I value and my patrons
this city are as loyal and appreciau'
as any on earth could be, so you mi
know that will not permanently Tea
my happy home and while 7 may
far away there viii be left I'm char
of the Isis Louis G. Dawson. who
young man, but in experience r. col
sidered a Grand Old Man
"As a result OF Mr. Davisons me,
years of experience and coming In 70,
tract with vast multitudes OF ps9p
In their desire for amusement he vi
undoubtedly prove highly satisfacto,
in his new position. Movie patrons
the Isis will be more than pleased Wit
the coming attractions which he al
ready has listed. He knows how
cater to the critical patrons Of the Isl
and all may rest assured that he wi
go to the end OF the world with yoI
to make you feel that you have \
ceived your moneys worth.