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The Washington times., 1914-02-04
Hellmuth Tells.
OF Crash at Fire
Acting Captain of No. 6 Engine Company at Ten
Cent Store Blaze, Who Testified at Secret Hear
ing That Deputy Chief Sullivan Sent
Men Into Burning Building.

Private Frank Hemuth, of No. Engine Company,
who led the men of thai company into the American Five
and Ten Cent Store fire in Seventh street, and who with
four others was caught under falling floors was the third
called before Commissioner Sddons in the Starchan-
her inquiry.
He tod story of his experiences at the fire and said
he had thought of danger until the crash He felt
he said that was cupabe for his and others
injuries. ,
Private Hellmuh was called after Chief Sullivan. He
told of his arrival on the fire ground and of reporting to
the deputy chief in front of the store He said he asked
Chief Sullivan where they were wanted
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
WIDOW IS AWARDED
$4,000 DAMAGES
Mrs. Madeleine A. King, Whose
Husband Was Killed by Car.
Wins Her Suit.

The full statutory amount of $4,000
vas awarded by a jury in Justice An
dersOnS court % NaiC,ieIc =. King,
dow Of John King, against the Cap
iIal Traction Company. last evening.
an account of the death Of Ir. kim
from being struck by car of the Cap
ital Traction ComEaHE, IN iprii 1911
Mrs. King claimed her husband was
Z retired naval officer aud was receiv-
ing salarv of $3.50 per annum: tha.
@Iout 9:31 o'clock the evening OF the
cay referred to. 4 car OF the Capital
Traction COmpany. running at an al
leseo unlawful rate Of speed. struck
him at Sixth and PeTHsylvania avenue.
fatally lnjurinC him. II was claimed
he left the widow and three children
ithout means Of support
The case has been on trial for some
daJs before justice Anderson. and was
EtubbOrnly contested 10y :he CAPITAL
~raction Company. OF he theory thai
the accident was due 10 the ne.Ii-euce
Of the deceased. The Jury returned it's
vcrdict after about fifteen minutes de-
liberation.
Trs. King was represented bv At
,"orneys Wilton J: Lambert I. r.
Nehalf Of the Capital Traction Com
any Attorney Frank J. HOGAN appear
90
The Washington times., 1914-02-04

OF company working an hour and
half without being given a com.
mand.
Q. Did you fellows discuss it at all
among yourselves before the collapse?
4. No. We didn't think of a thing.
II they had said one word about DAN
ger, naturally I would have come out
and looked around. but the men we're
very cheerful and were saying. I'VE
are killing fire." None of them
thought they were in danger.
Commissioner Siddons repeated that
ne was only trying TO determine
whether there were any acts of omis .
sion or commission by which the lives
of men were unnecessarily put to
hazard, and asked if Private He'll
muth could say so. He replied:
'All that I know is that they ought
sooner than they did. Somebody
knew we were in there. and il looks
like the same person who sent US in
ought to have known"
Q. lr your thirteen years of expert
ence, was this an unusual position
A. Well, ] would not say that, be
cause We were the ones inside this
time. and other times We might have
had the ladders.
Q. Is there some rivalry among the
companies TO get in positions of danger,
If It is necessary
A. Well, not positions Of danger. but
positions where We car do the most
service. Ever company always likes 10
heat the other company in.
Q. Is there any one supposed. besides
the men fighting the fire, is there any
general direction OF any rule that re-
CuireS one OF more persons i'll authority
to watch thu progress of Things look
for danger. and so FORTH
A. That is what the chiefs are for.
Tomorrow the statement of Bat
talon Chief c. B. Proctor, who was
in charge at the rear of the fire, will
be printed.
The Washington times., 1914-02-04

; was on the ladder. was the first COM
pany on the fire ground and by right
they ought to have had our position.
Five Minutes Elapse.
G. What length of time was there
between Chief Sullivans direction to
&c inside and mis- coming in there:
\. About five minutes.
Hellmuth said he did not know until
he got inside. that the fire did not orig
mate on the first floor.
Q. Did Chief Sullivan go in with you
when you frSt went in?
\. | don't think so because he came
i'll five minutes afterward.
.. Was he in there again?
a. No, sir. That is. ] don't think so.
CChi"f Sullivan said he did go in a
| second timeD
Private HelinlLth said he heard he
| and his companions were trapped an
hour and half before they were res
cuCd. According to his own opinion
he believed it was about two hours and
half.
Cribs is longer than the time given
by Chief Wagner and Chief Sullivan,
2. DO you know of any rule or
requirement that would necessitate
reporting the fact to superior Offi.
Ger that a company was i'm a danger.
Gus position!
4. ] could not say that [ do, Mr..
Commissioner.
c. Is it considered the duty OF any
Eody
a. 1t is the duty of any man who
knows any one else is in danger to
warn them.
Q. How long do you think they were
working to get you out?
A. Well we could tell that people
were working when the water stopped.
Wc were feeling the hose and when the
water was shut off We knew they were
working to get us out
Q. How long was it from the time the
water was shut of until they got to
you?
A. 1t was twenty-five or thirty min
utes
Q. You think, then. that OF the two
hours and half that you might have
been pinned in there, half an hour was
devoted to getting you out and that YOU
were there two hours pinned down, ap-
proXimately, without apparently any at
tenton being paid to the fact?
Idea as to Time.
4. ] judge that it was an hour and
a half before we were missed.
Q. Born of your thirteen wears ex-
perience in the department. is il GUS
tomary for whoever is in charge. direct
ing the operation of the fre-fighting. is
it customary for that person or the bat
TALON chiefs to know the disposition of
tn evarious companies?
A. Yes, sir. ! never knew before
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
DISTRICT STUDENTS
WIN SCHOOL HONORS
Lead Their Classes in Midyear
Examinations at George
town University.

Washington men. except two in the
freshman class. lead in the donors OF
the mtd-year examinations at George
town University. Henry T. Healy, Of
the senior class: James P Shea and
J. Eliot Wright. of the Junior. and Greth
Gardner. Of the sophomore. class. all
won distinction.
Following are the honor mem
Senior-Henry T. HeaIy, District ;
Howard Eldredge, Illinois. and william
II. Prendergast. Rhode Island.
Junior-James p Shea, District, and
j. Eliot Wright. District
Sophomore-Greth Gardiner. District,
ard Paul Sweeney. Oklahoma.
Freshman-St. John Garwood. Texas,
ard Edward Callahan. Maine.
Mechanics-Paul Sweeney. Oklahoma,
and Randolph McCalla, Idaho.
William Burlce, Vir-
ginia Edward Callahan, Maine, and St
John Garwood. Texas.
Chemistry-Paul Sweeney. Oklahoma,
and Randolph McCalla, Idaho.
Spanish-St. John Garwood, Texas
French-Thomas Nee. Rhode Island
and Richard Barrett, New York
German-Linus Weis, New York, and
Ernest Blau, District
Five Washington boys are among
those winning hOnors in the midyear
examinations at Georgetown Prepara-
tory school. In the fourth prep. Ed
ward O'Brien and FendalI Cain took
honors. Marcus Miller, of this city.
led in geometry. and Cornelius Cusack
and Joseph DAILY were at the top in
French and German. respectively.
The first prep, George Brown. OF
North Carolina. and Henry RrOCkerhOff
OF Pennsylvania, won first honors War
wick E. Montgomery, Ir., of Maryland.
led in the second prep.
Joseph Devereau, of Maryland: Thom-
as Dean. of Illinois, and Joseph Arias,
of Panama, won algebra honors. Jo-
seph Arias and Joseph GLASGOW, of Vr-
ginia, were at the top in French, and
George Brown and Joseph Cissell, OF
Maryland, were awarded honors in
German.
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
QUIT MEAT IF YOUR BACK HURTS, :.
FLUSH YOUR KIDNEYS WITH SAL rs

coated. and when the weather is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The urine
Is cloudy. full of sediment, channels
often get sore, water scalds, and you
are obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult a good. reliable physi-
clan at once or get from your pharma
cist about four ounces Of Jad Salts.
take a tablespoonful in a glass OF water
before breakfast for a few days and
your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts Is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice. combined with
lithia, and has been used for genera
tions to clean and stimulate sluggish
kidneys. also to neutraliZe acids in the
urine so il no longer frritates, thus
ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts Is life saver for regular
meat eaters 1t is inexpensive, cannot
fnjure and makes a delightful, effer-
vescent Hthia-water drink-Jad Salts
Cr New York. Agent, O'Donnehs
Drug Store.-Advt
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
OPEN CAMPAIGN TO
SECURE NEW PARK
Columbia Heights Citizens Ar
range Mass Meeting to Urge
Buying of Barber Estate.

Plens for an active campaign to have
the Barber estate. at Fourteenth and
clifton streets northwest. known as
Belmont converted into a public park
were formally launched by the Column
hia Heights Citizens Association last
evening.
In the campaign the first step will be
: mass meeting on the afternoon of
February o in the Savoy Theater. The
Barber estate was bought over a year
ago by Harry Wardman. who is ready
10 sell the property for S2O0,O for park
purposes.
lengthy report on the proposal TO
0olish the Northern Dispensary and
Emergency Hospital was submitted by
Dr. BENJAMIN F Gibbs. The hospital
was established about three Years ago.
through the efforts and under the aus
pices Of the Citizens Association.
Hospital Is Needed
In his report DIR. Gibbs said:
During the past three years nearly
5000 in cash has been contributed, of
which SO was given by this association,
and donations of several hundred dol
lars in medicines. surgical instruments
and furniture, all made by citizens Of
Columbia Heights and their charitable
friends. and during said period the rec
ords TO date show that 99S patients have
received medical and surgical treat
mcnt, many being dangerous emergency
asses, thereby concluSiVelv showing
that there is decided public neccs-
sity for such an institution in Column
nia Heights, and that our public spir-
tied and charitable people are able and
wiling 10 support the same and to petit |
ION Congress for an appropriation TO
help on the good work.
To confer with the officers and con-
tributing members of the hospital cor
poration for the continuation of the hos
Pital the following committee was ap-
pointed. Or. Benjamin F. Gibbs Dr. L.
J.. kebler, Z. E. Ramey, s. L. Kramer,
and Commander George H. Peters
resolution TO indorse a candidate for
the supervising principal Of the Third
division of the public schools, to succeed
stephen L. Kramer, precipitated a lively
debate ending in the adoption of a reso-
luton that the association trusted the
Board of Education would appoint the
person they considered most fitted to
the place.
Half-and-Half Principle.
Col. Charles C. Lancaster's resolution
protesting against the section of the
District appropriation bill which violates
the principles Of the 'half-and-haIf pol
ICY was adopted and Colonel Lancaster
r. g.. Martin, w. B. Todd. DR.. L. B.
Thompson, and W. W. Foster were an
pointed a committee to appear before
the Senate Committee on Appropria tons
10 urge the Senate TO support an appro-
pr1stion of So, ,295 for Fairgrounds with
the understanding that only half should
be taken from the revenues of the Dis
Jrict
Major Chester Harding. Engineer
Commissioner of the District. said he
believed the various citizens associs-
tons were productive Of much good and
that by means of recommendations
made by such associations the Com
Inissioners were better able TO deter
mine what was best for the District.
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
HEAD STUFFED?! GOT
A COLD? TRY PAPE'S
"Pape'S Cold Compound
ends colds and grippe in
a few hours.

Take "Iape's Cold COMPOUND" every
w" hours uQti! YOU have taken three
doses then all grippe misery goes and
your cold will he broken. II promptly
opens yCJT Cloggcd-up nostrils and thc
air passages of tn" head: stops nasty
discharge or nose running. relieves the
headache. dullncss. E.verishncss. sore
throat. SneezinS, soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed vp, Quit blowing
and snu'tiing. Ease your throbhinc
E"ai-nOthinG else in the world gives
such prOmDt relief as 'Papc.s CoId
Compound" which costs only > cents
AZ any drug store. 1t acts without as
sIstanc", tastes nice, and causes no
Inconvenience. AcccDt no substitute
EdVt.
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
What's the Use?

NEW YORK. Feb. ITO give girls
the poise and breadth OF military traiu-
ing General Mrs. J. Hungerford Mil
bank, has organized re Z. S. Column
bians. TheyH wear regular uniforms
with skirts
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
Meat forms uric acid, which
clogs Kidneys, irritates
Bladder or causes
Rheumatism.

When you wake up with the back
ache and duh misery in the kidney re-
gion Il generally means that you have
been eating too much meat, says a
well-known authority. Meat forms uric
acid, which overworks the kidneys in
their effort to filter II from the blood.
and they become sort OF paralyzed and
loggy. When your kidneys get slug
g!sh and clog you must relieve them.
like you relieve your bowels; removing
all the body's urinous waste, else you
have backache.- sick headache, dizzy
spells; your stomach sours. tongue is
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
Brig. Gen. Funston Off
For Border Command

OMAHA, Feh. 4.-Rrig. Cen. Fred
erIck Funston has left Omaha for
Texas City TO take command Of the
FIfth Brigade. patrOling the Mexican
border.
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
S735 for Harte Manuscript.

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.-Original manu-
SCRIPT of Bret Harte's Thankful Bios
SOM brought x7S5 at an auction here.
The Washington times., 1914-02-04
ORDERED INTO THE STORE.

Chief Sullivan then said: Right in
there according to Hellmuth's state
ilent, indicating the door. We went
through the door and worked our way
in. The fire was all around the stair
way
Q. You mean the stairway was not
burning?
A. Yes, sir. It was burning around
it. You could see the light up and
down below.
Q. Down below; where?
A There must have been a base
ment.
(Chief Sullivan stated there was fire
on the first floor. Chief Wagner stated
that there was none he could see when
q. Where did you men take your
position?
A. We stationed our men there and
put that fire out.
g. And then what did you do?
Ordered to Go Up.
a. The deputy chief says, Can you
work your way up in there" I says,
Yes" and he says, Work your way
up
Q. Where did you go to?
A. We got up the stairway to a
landing and then up another stair'
way to the second floor. We worked
our way to the second floor and start
ed to extinguish the flames and then
the smoke got too thick and we hack
ed down to the landing and we got
breath of air from those rear win
dOws and worked ourselves up again
on the second floor and there some
hot water struck us. l said "Let us
work our way in and get rid OF this
hot water" We got in about twenty
feet and without any warning out
side of little plaster, we were COW
cred up.
Q. Well, when you first got inside
and saw this stairway burning and
burning all around it. was il your judg-
ment that the fire originated there?
4. No. sir. The fire originated
above and burned down. That is the
reason the stairway was safe.
Q. What is the rule men being sent
in as you were there, are you required
10 stay there until you are ordered?
y Unless you use your own JudS-
meut. and if it is too dangerous to stay
YOU can come out. And then. l sup
pose. they will ask you why. The rule
is to obey orders.
o. You were the only company sent
in there?
A. We were the only company in the
building. No. a. the company judged
The Washington times., 1914-02-04

until this week. Nine. Petrova said to-
day Il could have come here before, but
was asked to substitute a song for my
excerpt from the Shulamite, as the lat
ter was considered too sad for Washing
ton. did not care to do this. hence am
seeing Washington for the first time"
The Washington times., 1914-02-04

Tomorrow the statement of Bat
talon Chief c. b. Proctor, who was
in charge at the rear of the fire, will
be printed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
BOYD SUGGESTS TWO SETS OF MANAGERS FOR LARGER BOXES
Thinks Counting of 1900 Votes Is Too Much for One Set to Man.
 age Alone

A plan of two sets of election man. agers for each of the half dozen or so large Jefferson county boxes and any other large boxes in the state, in order to facilitate the balloting in the com ing election and also the counting of the ballots after the polls close, was suggested yesterday by City Attorney Ro- maine Boyd. candidate for the state su- preme court.
 Tt is actually inhuman to the election managers, inconvenent to the voters, dangerous for the candidates and a bad condition all around to have but one set of election managers to handle these big boxes in Jefferson county. where 1900 or 1900 votes are usually polled," said Mir Boyd. "The only way to remedy 1t at the coming election would be to name two sets of managers for each of these big boxes and let them divide the work It would be unlawful to establish more boxes, as the law only allows for two to the precinct and we already have that
 M. T. Stratford suggested the double management idea at the last state and county election. but it was never taken up. It is true enough that the plan would be irregular in that it is not pro- vided for by law. There is. however. no law against it and it Is such a man ifest and worthy need that It would be entirely justifiable. MT. Stratfords sug- gestion was. l believe. to have the two sets or managers divide the polling place into two sections. labelling one "A to l." and the other M to z" thus dividing the voters into two equal groups and dividing the work. If the executive com mlttee would get the consent of the lead Ing candidates, such as the gubernatorial and the senatorial candidates to this plan there could be no objection raised to 1t later and I do not doubt but what the leading candidates would not hesi- tate a moment to give their consent
 "In other cities the average size of a box is 400 votes. These In Birmingham are three times as large and some of them more. With the great number of names the ticket at the state and county election probably hundred or more. the voting is mighty slow. It takes 200 men a long time to vote, the wait ing ones standing out in the weather or going home. The worst feature comes, however, in the counting Anyone who has anything to do with 1t knows that 1t takes sometimes AS hours to count the ballots in one of these large boxes I myself have seen election officials be- come exhausted and drop asleep while calling off ballot. If any candidate wanted to do crooked work. at such a time one of his henchmen could easily do it.
 While the plan itself is irregular, it tends directly to a strictly iegaI vote In these big boxes. It is need that simply has not been provided for oy law. IL will be blessing to the election off cials, the voters and the candidates I hope the voters will rise up and de- mand it. If they do, they'll get it.
 There are no doubt big boxes in other parts of the state, Montgomery and Mo- bile. especially, and they should be pro- vided for in the same way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
TO BE INSTRUCTED
 BY TYLER GOODWIN
Voters Qualifications Direct From Committee Chairman

The managers, clerks and returning officers to serve in the primary of April will receive their instructions direct from the chairman of the state democratic executive committee, Tyler Goodwin of Montgomery
 Information to this effect was received in Birmingham yesterday when Chair man Goodwin instructed John P. Ab- bolt. clerk of the subcommittee of the county democratic executive commi ttee to send him all names of officers who will serve in this county.
 Tt Is necessary wrote the chairman, that each manager, clerk and return ing officer be informed direct as to the qualifcati. n of voters. and what their duties are. in accordance with the plan adopted by the committee"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
"Which One Do You Think is Describ-
 ing n Great Big Hearty MeaI.v

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 These little digesters are powerful, pleasant, and produce almost immed- fate digestion of any meal If you will use them occasionally you will quick ly learn what a joy food really is. One cannot hope to help nature by eating food from which a weakened digestion cannot take the ingredients it needs.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Locomotive Engineer Has
 Remarkable Experience

I have been thinking that word from me would benefit those who may be sui fering as I was before 1 began taking your Swamp Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. l am a locomotive engineer, employed on the Tyrone x Clearfield branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Three years ago 1 was afflict- ed with kidney and bladder trouble so bad that I was compelled to lay off duty from my engine and was in the care of two doctors. However their medicine did not benefit me. One sday I noticed your advertisement, to send name and address for a sample bottle of Swamp Root. At this time my trouble had reached a serious stage I sent for the sample bolt and in three days received a small bottle of Swamp-Root. witch took according to directions, and by the time I had taken the contents, l could pass water moro freely. I was so pleased with my experiment that I sent my wife to the drug store of w. H. Mlick, Phillipshurg, Pa. and secured a one-dol- lar bottle. I continued taking Dr. Kill mer's Swamp Root until I was entirely cured. Now whenever l feel any pain or soreness after being exposed to bad weather or hard work, I take a dose or two of Swmap-Root. I cannot recom- mend this remedy too hIgn1y, especially to brother engineers who are more or less troubled With their kidneys tmore than any other class of mem.
 Yours truly,
 T. J. VAN SCOYOC, 1906 Lincoln Ave. Tyrone Pa. State of Pennsylvania, County of Blair -ss
 Personally appeared before me, mo- tary public, T. J. VanScoyoc who, being duly sworn, doth depose and say that the foregoing statement is true. Sworn and subscribed to before me this 18th day of July, A. D., 1909.
 II. B. CALDEWOOD,
 Notary Public.