Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1929, Page 5

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY 13, 1929—_PART T FRENEN ON CUARD AT RUNS OF BLAC Walls Condemned, but Men- ace of Embers Makes Raz- ing Hazardous Task. Having conquered Washington's most | Pisastrous fire in recent years in such | An efficient manner as to elicit praise the business men of the ch.y[ rom Lhme stores they saved, Washington remen last night stood guard over e smoldering ruins of Dulin & fartin’s, 1215 F street, while engineers f the department studied the problem pf tearing down the rear and east walls f the store that still stood unsupported, menace to adjoining buildings. Up until last midnight, No. 16 Ens fine Company, working under the di- Fection of Central Battalion Chief J. Carrington, pumped water out of the basement of the building and occasion- glly threw a line on portions of the em- bers that gave. signs of breaking out Ruew. It was these evidences that there is Btill some fire uuder the walls that must be pulled dowm that has caused en- gineers of it @apartment to postpone, Bs too dan the task of levelling em. This operation probably will be grferred until tomorrow, although there Is a poss! ty that it will be begun to- day, it w id last night. Walls Are Condemned. Both the building inspector’s office nd Fire Department engineers have rondemned the walls. Building In- pector John W. Oehmann yesterday equested that they be torn down as oon as possible. : Just what method will be used had Eat been decided last night. Ropes may e used and the walls pulled down, ynamite has been considered, and the “ossibility of taking the walls down in ments has been suggested. If it is ecided to use dynamite the building spector’s office will conduct the oper- tion, otherwise the Fire Department will undertake it, according to an- ouncements last night. Whatever method is used, an effort kvill be made to throw the walls toward the inside so as not to injure sur- ounding buildings. The entire prob- em is further complicated by the fact , that firemen consider it impossible to yun ladders up the walls because of Banger of their collapsing. Conscious that the prompt and effi- pient work of the Fire Department probably saved the business district from a wide-spread conflagration, the Merchants and Manufacturers Associa- ; tion yesterday promptly expressed gratitude in a letter to Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty. Firemanship Commended. | Citing the high wind and severe cold fweather which made the work of the firemen even more difficult, the associa- ttion, through its president, Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, commended “the won- derful work as a truly remarkable piece of firemanship.” H Capt. Frank Hellmuth of the No. 2 engine, the only seriously-hurt victim of the flames, remained in Emergency Hospital last night. Although still suf- ;le:tnxag rgum the burnls on his face and s he was reported as progressin satisfactorily. A All day yesterday Nos. 2, 6, 14 and 16 engine companies and Nos. 3 and 4 trucks took turns “standing guard” over the building and pumping out the water. The tons of water that were thrown on the flames before the blaze was brought under control flooded the icellars of practically every building in the block. Even Brownley's candy store, across the street at 1205 G street, was flooded in the basement and fire- men were called upon to pump it out. A special detail of police was thrown &bout the building last night and ropes were stretched across the sidewalk in front of the G street entrance to keep persons away from the dangerous walls. Automobiles were not permitted to park | near either entrance. plantation. ‘You x;everhcan lc]ld Whfl; vou'l i ‘wan! Watchman Discovered Blaze. LT e s e ‘With police on guard at the F street entrance was_A. N. Goodman, night ‘watchman of Dulin & Martin, who last night_discovered the blaze. Goodman said he made a tour of the building about 2:30 and saw no evidence of fire. Shortly after 3 o'clock, while mopping u}) the first floor, he saw the reflection of a fire on a building across the alley. Jumping in the freight elevator he rode to the third floor where heavy billows of smoke blinded him. Groping, he hit the burglar alarm, which also set |off a fire alarm, and hurried back to ‘the first floor. He was met by firemen and repre- wentatives of the burglar alarm com- pany and threw open all three doors on G street, eliminating necessity for ‘the firemen to force their way in. It was only a few minutes later that Oapt. Hellmuth, who had gone to the fourth floor with two men from his ‘company, received his injuries. When he opened a window a “back draft” was caused which led to an explosion and surrounded the trio with flames. Climb- ing to a narrow stone ledge outside the window, the captain and his com- panions, Pvis. F. M. McAnallen and M. T. Coleman, were rescued when No. 3 truck swiftly ran up a ladder to them, while members of the rescue squad held a life net beneath. All Apparatus Summoned. Every plece of apparatus in the city was summoned to the scene by six alarms. When another alarm came in from Tenth and G streets calls for help were sent to nearby Maryland and Vir- ginia. Ten engines were dispatched from Baltimore and volunteer com- panies from nearer communities hur- ried to Washington. All were sent to fill in at stations vacated by the Capi- tal companies at the downtown blaze. Record of the Fire Department shows that none of the out-of-town companies had to answer an alarm. After two hours of fighting the Dulin & Martin fire was pronounced under control at 5:30. At 6:41 a chimney fire was re- ported at 2812 Rhode Island avenue northeast, which was extinguished by two local companies that had returned to their houses. No other alarms were &ounded until afternoon, Firemen were without a clue as to the cause cof the big blaze. It was pointed out last night that as the fire started on the third floor, which later collapsed, all evidence as to origin had been de- stroyed, and an investigation would probably be use regardles you buy new one at i | | A lone fire engine last night was Martin’s F street store. still throwing occasional streams of water on the smouldering ruins of Dulin ! The same engine was pumping water from the basements of buildings in the block, most of which were flooded by the emormous quantities of water poured on the fire early yesterday morning. ENGINE PUMPS WATER IN AND OUT OF BURNED STORE SAFETY IS URGED BY ENGINEER HEAD | ! Berresford Sounds Keynote | for Sessions of Society Opening Here Tomorrow. The Nation's industrial plants should be both safer and more efficient in 1929, through the understanding effort of in- dustry_itself or through measures of compulsion. Betterment of safety performance | Mr. Berresford said, is an end to be sought diligently, quite aside from any economic benefit that may result. Betterment of safety performance | through legislation, he warned, would | be “slow, irritating and expensive” to | the engineering profession and industry. Realization by management of its re- | sponsibilities, on the other hand, he stressed, would promote harmony and profit both to management and man. ROBERT L. TOWNSEND, 67, | FEDERAL EMPLOYE, DIES | Robert. L. Townsend, 67, proof reader | at the Government Printing Office for | For Impaired Vision —Consult an Eye PhySiCian A little thought brings us to realize to what an increased ex- tent we are using our eyes under modern | Arthur W. Berresford of New York, | | president of the American Engineering | 30 Council, declared yesterday in sound- | n ars, died of heart exhaustion at | residence, 34 R street northeast, last | Fe had been unable to work | conditions, compared with those of a gen- eration ago. t t | | ing a keynote for the annual sessions | fc | of the council which will be held here tomorrow and Tuesday at the May- flower Hotel. Engineers representing more than 30 national and local organizations will attend the sessions and annual banquet for the past seven weeks because of‘ the ailment. 1 |~ Townsend was born in Upshur County, iW, Va., April 29, 1861. In his early years, he engaged in journalism in that | | Btate and became editor of the Webster | Echo, circulated in Webster County, | W. Va. Later he took charge of the | Harrison Democrat, published at Salem, EDMONDS | tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. | Federal legislation, changes in the | | council's constitution and social and economic problems will be discussed | at the general assembly and sessions of | W. Va. ington to work in the Government Printing Office. He came from Salem to Wash- == O PTICIAN— 915 Fifteenth Street the administrative board. The council | was organized about 10 years ago, under the presidency of Herbert Hoover, to function as the public service body of the engineering profession in this country. —Star Staff Photo. HOME MAKING Mrs. Oldfield to Work for| Rights of Sex, but as Citizens. Attends Personally to Mar- keting and Domestic Routine. BY CORINNE FRAZIER. Representative Pearl Oldfield, new- est member of the House from Arkan- sas, who succeeded her late husband, believes that a woman’s first duty and greatest service to her country is to make a home. Furthermore, she in- tends to work for women’s rights in Congress, only as citizens, not as wom- en, and do her own marketing. “Broad-minded people of today think in terms of citizen, not sex,” Repre- sentative Oldfield declared yesterday. Mrs. Oldfield, a slender, dark-haired woman Wity a soft Southern accent, al- ways has been a homemaker until called on to fill her husband’s place, and she always will be one no matter what other duties she may assume. She attends personally to her own market- ing and the supervision of the daily domestic routine of her home. In fact, when the writer called early at Mrs. Oldfield’s apartment she was informed that the Representative was on her way to market to lay in the necessary sup- plies which would assure her of being | prepared on her return home from a strenuous day at the Capitol. Becomes Second Nature. Mrs. Oldfield has directed the affairs of her home for so many years that it has become “second nature” to her, and it is safe to say that her husband never was greeted with a “sorry, I forgot the butter—or perhaps we won't need pota- toes this evening!” This same efficiency she is carrying into_her official routine. “How many stamps have you on hand?” she asked her secretary during the interview. “Better order several hundred more,” she added, when in- formed that there were just about a hundred at hand. “I always believe in being prepared,” she smiled in ex- “Am I going to work for women's rights in Congress? As citizens, yes; as women, no. I shall advance no strange | or essentially feminine ideas as I enter- tain none. I believe that a government which is properly administered for our men—our sons, our fathers and our hus- bands—is equally safe and sound for our women, “war? I am, of course, opposed to war and believe that we should exert every possible means toward ‘honorably averting it. But I do not believe that MAJ. SPATZ IS ASSIGNED TO SAN DIEGO, CALIF.| | Commander of Question Mark to, Be Relieved From Air Chief's Office Here. Maj. Carl Spatz, Army Air Corps, commander of the Question Mark, Army world rrecord endurance plane, which now is en route to this city from | California after remaining in the air| more than 150 hours, has been ordered | relieved from duty in the office of the chief of the Army Air Corps here. | The War Department has announced | that Maj. Spatz will end his service here about April 28, 1929, and will| proceed to Rockwell Field, Calif., upon completion of scheduled Air Coips | maneuvers in the 5th Corps Area. Maj. Spotz’s new assignment will give him more active service than he has been able to oblain while on service in the chief’s office. | The Question Mark left Metropolitan | Airport, Los Angeles, from which the record flight was made, Friday, bound | for Roosevelt Field, San Ldego, on the first leg of its return flight to this city. | The big plane is to hop off from Rock- | well Field for one of the Texas Army | posts tomorrow, according to Associated Press_dispatches. | The Argonne Four rooms, kitchen, re- ception hall and bath, with all outside rooms; every apartment newly decorated; unexcelled service, in a desirably lo- cated fireproof building. Resident manager on premises. 16th & Columbia Rd. N.W. Specializing in Perfect Diamonds Large assortment bar pins, scarf pins, also complete line of standard watches. Shop at the friendly store— you're always grected with a Smile—with no obligation to buy. Charge Accounts Invited M. Wurtzburger Co. WOMAN LEGISLATOR REGARDS AS FIRST DUTY REPRESENTATIVE_OLDFIELD. we should abandon the primary princi- ple of preparedness. I am heartily in favor of any legislation which would as- sure peace, but I do not wish to sacri- fice the Nation’s safety for sentimen- tality, and think that under present con- ditions we need adequate naval and mil- itary defense. “A woman's first duty and greatest service to her country is to make a home. If it is a question of choosing between a political career and that of a wife and mother, a woman's duty and also her greatest joy, should be to choose the latter. But when the two do not conflict, I think women can be as val- uable as men in the service of their government or in other business or pro- fessional fields.” Questioned concerning her plans for a political career, Mrs. Oldfield said quite frankly that she had none. “I shall find pleasure in serving my hus- band’s unexpired term on Capitol Hill and, if I am elected for the accompany- ing long term, as early returns seem to inaicate, shall serve that also, but under no_consideration would I run for an- marks the beginning of (K January Clearaway SALE of Luggage Leather Goods Ladies’ Handbags Wardrobe Trunks Golf Goods Giftwares Ete. 109 to 33139, off regular prices in all departments except saddlery. 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