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Evening star., 1922-01-29
The Known Dead.

Former Representative j. Barchfed of Pennsylvania le45
Calvert street.
Miss Helena Barchfd Of former Representative
Barchfeld.
c. c. Brainard correspondent Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Douglas Hiiyer, 202l H;lyer place. .f.-- 49,
Mrs. Charles M Wesson wife of Col Wesson, ordnance
department. u. S. A., 1921 Belmont road. = .-.,-
Co.. Charles Coles Tucker of Donaldson Tucker attorneys
McC Farr, Henderson Furniture Co.
Jacob Urdong, 1912 10th street. .. .~t
Mrs. Mary Ethel Atkinson, 2233 18th str.et.
L. L. Lehler, 204 B northwest. 49,:
w. B. Sammon, alien property custodian Office.
William Tracy sol Rhode Isane trombone player
in the orchestra.
Mrs. B. H. Coveu 24os 18th street.
F. H. Ernest District manager of the Washington Office
Dctograph Products Company, Offices 4o2 Evans building
Mrs. Marie RUSSELL 2475 18th street northwest
W. L. Scofeld, Danvile, Va.
G. S. Freeman musician
D. F. O'Donnell 1871 Columbia road
Mrs D. F. O'Donnen, 1871 Columbia road
Mildred Walford, l727 Riggs place
Louis F. Valentine Alma. Temple TT 18th northwest
Mrs. Louis Valentine.
w. M Crocker Congress Hall Hotel
Mrs Norman E. Martindale, 1888 Adams Mill road
: Joseph w. Beal, 1883 Chaplin street.
: R. H. Conroy Vance, Fredericksburg, Va
Thomas R. Bourne, 1430 street
doc" Brosseau North Adams Mass student at Georgetown
Foreign Service School ~.
F. H. Hail. *
orseto E. Matelo 1900 Belmont street. orchestra leader
Unidentified with light hair, brown leather coat light
brown sweater, khaki nckefbockers brown socngs
and brown sport shoes y III q.
Unidentified man. sandy hair; brass belt buckle
Unidentified full Dress believed to be player
chestra. -.s#s @5#%S. ss.}. tsssf y. .@s
unidentified ,vore dark brown hair about forty
old; pongee waist black and white plaid skirt
An unidentified woman brown hair, about forty
old white shrtwaist moleskm collar and velvet skirt:
An unidentified woman small check brown skirt and dark
silk waist brown hair; about forty years old
An unidentified woman short heavy; black
dress with large pearl buttons. 80 s.
Heayset woman black velvet Dress string Of beads
neck. IS.
An unidentified with diamond ring; heavy: blaek SUITS
gold watch; silver pencil ~ * ss5 ~. III
Woman with pink silk md dark skirt; heavy set; light
hair s.
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Mrs. X. }. Brown. 194o Bfltmorc
street northwest.
Walter Crd Say, .31. 10th street
northwest.
VI. r. Castney. address unknown.
Mrs. Henry 8. Powell. :400 18th
street. bruised and cut. was taken to
Emergency Hospital. Henry Wilson
and Miss EdelIn Wilson, her son and
daughter. who were in the balcony,
were removed to their home. Hnmil-
tOh Wilson, another sOn. was Mt home
when the fire engines passed. He
went to the scene Of the accident md
found his mother as she was being
taken from the building.
Henry T. Lncey. forty years old. an
cmploye Of The Star. 1II7 n street.
fractured ribs. a...t,
J. l.. Durland. :1O9 18th street; cuts
and bruises.
Mrs. j. l.. DurInnd, .1O9 18th street.
shock. cuts and bruises.
Mobile TOmnsso Asxereto. third Sec
retary Of the Italian embassy, 1903
California street.
r. J. Bowen. 1s49 Biltmore street.
badly injured.
Mrs. Mildred (R. Jo Bowen. 1910
BiltmOre street, leg broken.
Marie Rhea, 1901 Rhode Island ave-
nue..
> John }xlenner. musician. 1888 A
street northeast.
Belle Rembo, 1920 Calvert street.
r. w. Dodson, 1889 Montague street.
J. II. DOdx0n. father Of above, 1880
Montague street.
street. badly cut head, possible frac.
turc.
AlphOnsO Vant0ucke, musician, sos
East Capitol street, cuts. fractures
Of right arm and shoulder.
- Mertie. :4O9 18th street, arm
crushed on mt shoulder.
G. Cnplnn. 1715 18th street.
Hoe Gold. 1715 18th street, fractured
jaw.
Hugh Glenn. 1855 Calvert street.
Edward A. Williams, trombone
player, S01 G street, broken leg.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Michaleas,
Woodiey Apartment. injuries slight.
DIR. Custis Lee Hall. 1863 Columbia
road. fractured arm, and his wife,
aislocated shoulder. fractured arm
and ,cuts about head.
Miss Margaret Cole. 1Os East
Florence courts, lacerated' ankles.
Ciarehce Long, thirty-two. As40
Fillmore street.
James A. Curtain. twenty -One. :46:
Ontario road, of Florence, Mass.
s Miss Helen Hopkins. 1925 Biltmore
street, cuts about the head.
8. NJ. Lee. 35:1 Newark street.
abrasion about head and body.
Albert r. sward, 1899 U street
northwest fractured skull.
Miss MacLcan White. 1888 Columbia
rona, broken leg.
Eta Underwood. :5Oa n street
northwest. sss. { !;
Mrs. Matte schwas. 1870 Calvert
street. -
Evening star., 1922-01-29
EARLY MORNING FIRE
BURNS THREE HOUSES
Three-Alarm Blaze on n Street Be-
tween 18th and 18th, Adds
to "Night of Terror"

A three-alarm fire at l1714-16 and Is
H street northwest added to the
might of terror" The blaze broke
out at o'clock this morning and at
while still burning fiercely, was un-
der control of the worn-out firemen,
some of whom had just returned from
a night of labor at the knickerbocker
Theater disaster.
The origin could not be ascertained.
The damage is expected to run into
many thousands of dollars. inasmuch
as the entire three houses were prac-
tically burned out inside The occu-
pants of the thres establishments
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Among Those Dead.

Among Those Dead. 81,
Among those killed were F. II.
Ernest. district manager for Wash
ington of the Dictograph Products
Company: Douglas Hillyer. a local
athlete and we'll known in Washing
ton society; Miss Mildred Walford,
l727 Riggs place; former Representa-
tive A. ]. Barchfeld of Pennsylvania.
Mrs Charles NJ. Wesson.. wife of Col
c..M Wesson, L. S. A: Thomas Il.
I:ourne.S14se K street northwest, and
q G. Brainard, Washington corre-
epondent of the Brooklyn Eagle and
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a member of the Gridiron Club.
The crash came at o'clock. 1t
began with loud hiss followed by
a deafening roar. The middle of the
roof gave way first. II, was. followed
by the entire roof and the balcony.
The fallen balcony covered the pit
of the 1heater. On top of that was the
roof.
Before the noise from the crash
Of falling timbers, concrete and steel
was silenced, the agonized shrek
and cries for help from those buried
beneath the, mass began. The screams
Evening star., 1922-01-29
Rescue Work Spe3ded
With Hundreds Lying
In Tons Of Ruins.

Forty persons are known to have been killed
and between 60 and 100 injured when the snow
laden roof of the Knckerbocker Theater at 18th street
and Columbia road northwest, collapsed last night
buryng hundreds beneath twisted Of Steel stone
and concrete
o'clock this morning the ruins still being
searched by than 200 soldiers, marines, police and
6remen More dead are believed to rest beneath the
pile of debris All injured have been reported The
list may reach 100. ~.
The roof crushed in at about o'clock. After eight
hours search in binding snowstorm the rescue work
is incomplete.
AS this is written reports from the tell of the
cries of the injured still heard from beneath the wreck
age.
At o'clock this morning wreckng cranes were be-
ing brought the lift the heavy grders or steel
which still kept many captive and prevented recovery OF
the dead.
CRASH COMES AFTER iNTERMIssIoN.
playing during the for change
The about begin People were hns IN ana
OUT oi the theater.
Came hiss-a terrific cras-the rattle and clatter of falling
TIMBER stcne and plaster screamed Parting in
tho middle under weight many inches of the roof
had given way struck the balcony which extends about half
way over tie Pit Down crashed the balcony.
Stiffness an unearthy rause followed the din Then
scream agonized cry, Beneath tons of steel and
masonry scores of men and children were buried
The catasrcpe will rank among terrible record
While there about bodies removed from the ruins
the workers. continuing this morning their abors among
the reckag bodies beneath under
heavy eders today before the final truth known
y CHURCH HOLDS MANY DEAD.
Every hospital within practical reach of the scene was full to
to overaown morning In the Christian Science Church.
which stands at the Columbia road and Euclid stree
Law the bodies dead Some Of them had not been iden
titled Every house. store served hrst-ad station
through the night and carly today the treated
and dispatched amuiances TO hospitals to their homes
Hotel. in the city threw open doors he injured and to
the e vicinity of 18th street and Cobla
road served hot coffee and food through the might M
Toward dawn th. morning a crowd Of several hundred
o ,tve. be.e;sed the hospitals the and took
~ - n. .e,rcb Of the runs-a awaiting word of
H. . :, the tbeater More during the night the
tragic broken, the Telephone to fatnef or
mother, of the death of a loved one
Among ThoseD MEMBER oi uie
H. s,h 1oua followed
of
Riggsp place.; sss4
of
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Member Of the Associated Press

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the use for republication Of all Hews dispstrhes
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paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publIca: :icn Of special
dispatches herein are alss reserved.
Evening star., 1922-01-29
WEATHER.

Clearing today; tomorrow probably
fair; little change in temperature,
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at 10 pm. last night. Highest.
%: lowest. Ell.
Full report on Page Il.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
DIES JUST Is YEARS
AFTER HUSBAND DOES

Mrs Mary Jane Rush Phelps. age IS
years. died exactly ,s years after her
firs, husband. Thomas Rush. when she
succumbcd to pneumonia a. tho home
of her son. W. ]. Rush In Canon city.
Tuesday. March II. Mr.. Rush died OF
the same disease Tuesday. March IL.
1927.
Mrs. Phelps resided In Pueblo eleven
years and has one son living here. lie
il Daniel Rush. Two other sons and a
daughter survive her. They arc Walter
Rush of Canon City. Thomas Rush of
Denver and Mrs. Roy Brown of Spring
field. Mo. Until q, few months ago. Mrs.
Phelps spent two years with her
daughter in Denver but the daughter
moved cast and Mrs. Phelps went 10
Canon city.
The body will be taken to Cedar
Vale. Kansas for irterment Two sons.
Daniel and Tom viii attend tho fu-
neral. other children being III and un-
able to attend.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
HOUSE VOTES DOWN SENATE
CHANGES IN OFFICE BILL

WASHINGTON, March 15.-By .
vote of II to .. the house refused today
to agree to senate amendment to
the Independent office appropriation
bill, which would permit the shipping
board during the coming fiscal year
to continue to use used funds of the
assets up to 5000, 600. Authority to
use such funds to July was granted
the board in a supply measure passed
a year ago but later revised.
Chairman Lasker had requested ex-
tension OF the privilege. Concurrence
was also refused in the senate amend
ment authorizing the purchase for 81
100000 OF land in Washington to be
used for an addition to the govern
ment printing Office.
The house ratified action Of the con-
ferees who had reached . compromise
which inserts in the bill the provision
proposedoby the senate limiting the
Use Of army camps or cantonments as
vocational training centers to Camp
Sherman. O.. and which restores a
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
In Divorce Court

Five divorce actions we're on in tho
county court yesicrday-one final dc
cree. one interiocutory decree, and
three filings.
Dan y. Hambrick was given a final
decree from Alma r. Hambrick on the
ground of desertiou. They were mar.
r.ed at Ottawa. Kansas on February
IL. 1918.
Mabel T.. MCGEE was granted a pre-
liminsry decree from Joseph II. Nc
Gee. the charge being cruelty. Their
wedding took place In this city on
June Is. 1908.
Charging cruelty. Mardinaie died
suit for divorce against Joseph Cardi-
male: their wedding took place I'm this
city on July T. 1908.
Eva NJ. Swatke applied for n decree
from Andrew Swatke, also known as
Swatko. charging verbal and physical
cruelty. They have been married since
February IL last year.
Victor T.. Meeks. charges Katie Lea
Meeks with adultery In the complaint
he filed yesterday: their wedding oc-
CURED in Beckham county. Okiahoma.
: eptemher, 1915.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
THE MINUTE SPORT WORLDNEWS
GRIMES, PITCHING ACE, and
WHlTTED sign WITH DODGERS

, ira chances to argue with the umpires
during the season.
The Giants, badly sunburned but fit
after beating the Camp Travis soldiers
at Marathon yesterday. went to Sc
gum, Texas, today to play the White
Sox.
The White Sox players had only .
light workout yesterday. according to
word sent back to the local fans.
The Chicago Cubs, who have been
working from dawn to dusk were put
thru another hard drill yesterday at
their Catalina Island. California train
ing camp. Manager William Killefer
reports sent here say, is .contoinplat-
ing a switch in his infield which would
send Johnny Kelleher, from third to
the keystone sack, while Xeb Terry,
who has been cavorting around second
base. will be assigned to the hot cor
ner where he has shown to advantage.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16

CHICAGO, March 10. - Brooklyn
stole a march on other National league
baseball teams at its training camp
and overnight comes the announce
mNnt OF a double acquisition of talent.
Burleigh Grimes, the Dodger pitching
ace, who had almost been given up,
has signed two year contract. and
George Whitfield formerly OF Pitts
burgh. has been added to the team.
Brooklyn refused to waive Whitted out
OF the league and thus acquired one
OF tho most versatile players in the
game.
Meanwhile comes news from the
Yankee camp that Bobby Roth has
been chased off the lot indefinitely FOR
an infraction of the rules and that
George Herman Ruth has been pro-
moted from mere home run king to
field marshal and will get plenty OF ex-
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
M|lT R0MNEY, ATHLETE,
MAY Be INELIGIBLE
Chicago U. Man May De
Barred If Credits Are
Too High

CHICAGO, March 15.-Milton Rom
nsy of Salt Lake City, captain of next
sea sons University of Chicago foot
ball eleven. and one OF the star ath-
letes OF the western conference. may
not be eligible for the 1a22-23 athletic
teams. it developed today. Strangely
Eomncy, IL he is barred. will be in
eligible thru having done too we'll in
his classes.
Dean David Il. Robertson of the
college of Junior arts explained today
that Rcnlney. Il he remains in school
this semester, will have so many
credits that he will be graduated in
June. Holding a degree would make
him ineligible for athletic competi-
tion.
On tho other hand. II he drops out
of school this semester and returns
next fall. he might be ineligible thru
the conference rule which forbids 4
man playing II he h.s not been in
school the previous semester.
Dean Robertson said that he would
ask the conference to make a special
ruling in Romneys case.
SPJORTS-
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
Hope Compromise
Can Be Effected

A meeting is being planned to be
held between the Pueblo Building and
Trades Council and the Pueblo Master
Builders associa ton in an effort 10
bring about compromise. according
to a statemcnr Wednesday afternoon.
Tho lower wage scale which was
granted by the Industrial Commission
to take effect February 1. resulted in
tho union tnen refusing to work for
wages as prescribed in tho new scale
The builders refused to pay the old
scale and declared open shop. The
builders claim that they are securing
all of the men they desire to do their
work. while the unions claim tina. there
arc but few large contractors employ
Ing men. Tho situation has been prac-
.ically deadlock. a few weeks ago
both sides stoutly announced their In
tentions Of fighting the matter TO the
end
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
FASTEST HUb[AN' DECLARED
INELIGIBLE AT UNIVERSITY

Los ANGELES. Cal. March 15.-
Charles w. Paddock termed "the fast
est human" and holder of q number
of world records will never enter an
other contest as a representative OF
the University of Southern California,
according to story the Los Angeles
Times will publish tomorrow.
The Times, quoting Gwynn Wilson,
graduate manager OF L. S. C. will state
that the faculty athletic committee of
the university decided that Paddock.
because OF his continued absence
from classes was ineligible" to repre-
sent the Institution In future meets.
Paddock completed his course in the
college of liberal arts of U. s. c., last
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
Green BOWS FRIDAY
FOR PUEBLO PEOPLE

Tomorrow Friday. March 10. Will
he st. Patrick's day.
Likewise IL will be tag day for tho
Sacred Hoart orphan5Ec.
March IL Is always the day when tho
people of Pueblo and tho sojournerS
within the city'a gates take great
pleasure In buying little green bows
for tho purpose OF assisting in the care
OF tho orphans.
Numbers OF orphans In tho ins;itu
tion arc larger than ever before: there
fore the expense is greater than ever
It has been. Means OF income. on the
other hand. have not increased. 80 that
the caring for the little dependents Is
a very serious problem.
A large number Of ladies and young
ladies Will devote their time all day to-
morrow to selling tag day ribbons for
tho benefit OF the orphanase. and the
hope is expressed by all friends OF tho
little folks, all who sympathixc with
the helpless unfortunates. tfat tho gem
eral public will take pleasure in con-
tributing in this manner for their CON-
fort and education.
Tag day tomorrow for the orphans.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
DEFENSE IN" TODAY
IN 0BENCHA|N CASE

Los ANGELES. Cal. March 49,
Defense arguments occupied all OF to-
days sessions in the trial Of Mrs.
Madalynne Obenchain. charged with
the murder OF her sweetheart J. Bolton
Kennedy.
Jud r. Rush. senior counsel for Mrs
obenchain, began his address at this
opening OF tho afternoon session. He
will close tomorrow.
Mrs. Obenchain wept when Rush
, read letters which had passed between
her and Kennedy. Rush said Kennedy
loved her as devoted. Loyalty. passion
ately and enduringly A. she loved
him." He declared the state had not
shown that she ever held any malice
toward Kennedy.
Referring to Arthur Rurch. Mrs
Obenchain's co-defsndant. tho attorney
said: "Madalynne Obenchain looked on
Burch in n sistcrly sort OF way.
Burch's mother. wife OF minister OF
the gospel. invited such a relation
Mrs. Obcnchain herself. he declared
Is a Christian woman OF culture, edu-
cation and refinement" and her letters
Indicated nothing but purity. portray
inE tho highest ideals and noblcst
thought
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
HARD COAL MEN
ASK INCREASE

NEW YORK. March 15.-Demands
OF the anthracite workers. including
one for a 20 per cent increase in wages.
w.re presented to the mine owners to-
day and when the workers representa-
tivcs finished outlining their fifteen
demands an adjournment was taken
until Friday afternoon. At that time
the operators arc expected to make .
response. The miners occupied all OF
today's meeting and no inklinE came
from tho operators as to what reply
they will make. 1t Is understood they
plan to tell the union men that an In
crease in wages at this time IL not in
accord with the trend OF the times.
II II expected they will maintain
that the present cost OF coal In too
high and that the miners should share
In any deflation II lower prices are to
be granted to consumers. After the
meeting the operators refused to make
any comment on the demands.
A suspension OF mining Is fully ex-
pcctcd 1; was said by operators and
miners. Union leaders. however. have
taken no step in that direction pend
Ing definite answer from the opera.
tors. The special committee of tho dig
Gcrs il under instructions ITO perfect
providing for "a suspen-
sior< on April l. in the event no aatis-
factory agreement has been reached.
There were 10 mine workers and "a
operators present in the butterfly
rooms" on tho roof OF the Hotel Penn
syivania whom the joint conference was
called 20 order. William l.. Conneli,
Scranton. Pa. an individual operator
and a member OF the anthracite board
of corciiistion presided.
President John l.. Lewis of tho
United Mine Workers of America read
.hs. dcnands formulated aN the
Shamoklu PA. convention and mads
an explanatory statement. While there
was not much in;ermingiinG OF opera :
tors and operatives good feeling ap-
pearcd TO prevail.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
IRA VAIL ENTRY IN
INDIANAPOLIS RACE
BY EDDIE EDENBERG

INDIANAPOLIS, March 15.-Ira Vail.
the Brooklyn boy. who flashed
across the speed horizon in 1916 has
again filed his entry for the tenth an
nual 500-mile race Of the indianapolis
Motor Speedway on May 80. In max
ing his entry Vail has not nominated
a car. but whatever car he will drive
Day event.
Vail finished sixth in the 1921 5Oo-mile
race. the only event of the year In
which he competed. After the race he
turned tho car over to Frank Elliott Of
Los Angeles who drove the Leach
Special in a number Of events on the
Pacific coast finishing third at Fresno
and Los Angeles and sixth at Santa
Rosa speedway.
Back in 1915 when New York's
Sheephead Bay track was running sew
eral races year. Vail finished second
to Eddie Rickenbacker in the May
races. His showing was out Of the
ordinary as he had taken a stock
Hudson. cut % inches out OF the
frame and drive shaft with an electric
torch and shortened up the car for
OF the stars of the Hudson factory's
team. winning a number of races. AL
tho his car was several miles an hour
slower than the winners in the last
indianapolis race Vail by consistent
driving managed TO win sixth place
when tho rail birds" had all figured
that he was out of the money before
the start of the contest.
Vail Is wintcriuE In Los Angeles and
II will not be surprising to the fans
II he shows up at Indianapolis with a
new car and one that will make tho
best cars Europe and America produce
step to beat II.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16
STATE INCOME TAX
SHR|NKAGE IS LARGE

DENVER. March 15.-Incomc tax
payments in Colorado will be from
H.,0oo.ooo to Si5.c0.ooo lower this year.
than last. according to an estimate
made by Collector OF Internal Revenue
Frank w. Howbert today-thc last
day for filing returns without penalty.
Howbcrt said the first quarterly pay
menis would run at least $4,000. 900
short of last years. Collections from
individuals and corporations OF Colo
RADIO aoposimated thirty million last
year but Howberts estimates today
placed this years returns at eighteen
millions.
The difference In due in large
mearurc to amendments to the income
tax law which provides for larger
exemptions for men of family and
those with annual incomes of 5000 or
lcss. Iowart said.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-16

December but did not receive his de-
gree as it was in the middle Of the col
lege year. In January Of this year, he
registered at the college of law. He
was officially entered as a represent
tative of U. S. c.. in the track meet
planned between that institution and
Occidental college here last Saturday
and which was called off because of
rain.
Two days ago Paddock announced he
would take a months trip to Hawaii.
He completed four year course at U.
S. c.. in three and one-half years. 1t
is believed that II he enters future con-
tests he will do SO as a representative
of the Los Angeles Athletic club.