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The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
GRAND JURY TO START TFIEATER DISASTER PROBE
BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK, PENDING REPORTS
OF SURVEYS AND OTHER INQUIRIES UNDER WAY
THEATER ORGAN VIBRATIONS
MAY HAVE CAUSED CRASH
Scientists Say Music Notes Allotted By
Snow, Might Prove Solution of Mystery.

Vibration caused by musical instruments abctted weighy
being considered by scientists contributing
the OF Knckebocker
day night
Slight swayngs which may by certain notes
struck by the orchestra the huge pipe possibly
making supports according noted
scientists and experts upon sound action.
Although cannot what key believe there
the Knickebocker which harmony with
the vibrations of the building" member Of the
Musicians Union last night who although he divge
his stated that he had played the organ tho aed
several occasions.
He recalled the time that the
position installed the music hall store
Philadelphia and the striking OF skyght
shattered After investigation, large
stops the organ ordered.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Tells of Prayer
In Face of Death
G. u. President Describes the
Scene of Tragedy in Which
Five Students Perished.

Paying tribute to the five George
town students who lost their lives
in the Knickerbocker Theater dis
aster. President John B. Creeden.
S. j., in an add,ess before the en-
tire student body. told how some
CT the victims prayed in the face
of almost certain death. He told
of the prayer service led by W. l.
Peters % Plattsburg, n. Y.
Peters was caught in a mass Of
fallen cement with his chum, Will
fred Brossesu, another Georgetown
student. For Gods sake let's say
p prayer" called Peters to his chum.
A few moments later he led those
within hearing distance in a strange
prayer service. On all sides voices
Joined in the plea for deliverance.
Added TO the prayers were the cries
OF the injured and the means of the
dying. Peters was saved while Bros,
seau died later from his injuries.
The other students who lost their
lives were william Walters, medi:
cal student; Victor N. Sturgis. of the
Foreign Seryice>School: DR.. James s.
Shea. of the Medical School. and
ivan ]. White, law student
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Melting Snow.
Threatens Flood
in Washington
Warm Winds and Raip
Forecast = Warming to
DlOelIers Along Riper.

High water is predicted with the
release of Washington from the
grip of the blizzard that has held
the city a prisoner for the last few
days. Warm southern winds fol-
lowed by rain. arc expected to re-
duce the snow to water.
The weather man predicts that
Washington will emerge from its
white blanket by tomorrow night,
Those who own bungalows on the
Maryland side of the river between
the Potomac and the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal are advised to take
every precaution possible to pre-
vent their summer dwellings being
swept away in the event of a Hood
similar to the one that caused s'Ich
havoc during the war. There ne
about 100 OF these dwellings oe-
tween Glen Echo and the Aqucduc;
Bridge.
The harbor authorities fear that
a rain will dissolve the ice so fast
that a flood will be inevitable. At
present the ice can melt only for
two hours during the day.
The street cleaning department
has been hampered by a lack of
trucks ard men. and without the
aid of the elements it-was estimated
that a week might elapse before the
city streets were entirely free from
sEow.
Yesterday they found 1t necessary
to open ways through for the fu-
neral of the Knickerbocker disaster
victims Both the residences of the
victims. the churches and the cem-
etaries had to be opened up so that
vehicles could have access. Between
800 and 400 men are busy removing
snow under the city's direction.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

The heartening reports that there
tW enty-four hours among persons
injured in the Knickerbocker dis
aster have given washingtonians
some relief from their anxiety.
While there are several whose
chances Of life appear slender. the
reports from the city's hospitals
have been encouraging in most
cases. and it is felt that nearly all
now in these institutions will re-
cover.
Mobile Tomasso Asserto, third
sc cretary Of the italian Embassy.
who is at Emergency Hospital. was
reported as resting comfortably. DR..
James s. Mitchell said that an
E-ray examination revealed multi
Ile fracture OF the pelvis. It prob
ably will be some months before
he will recover.
Miss Upshaw Hold. own.
aiss Caroline Upshaw. niece of
the Georgia Representative. who's.
leg was amputated, is holding her
own. with good chances of recov-
cry. She is at GARFIELD Hospital.
Edward a Williams. a member
of the orchestra. is in good condi-
'ion. and not believed to be in
danger.
E. II. Shaughnessy. his wife and
daughter are all improving. Mr.
ShauGhnessy is at Walter Reed.
where II was reported he was about
the same, with good chances for
recovery. His wife. who is at
Emergency suffering from broken
ribs, is we'll on, the road TO recov-
cry, while his daughter. Ruth, also
at Emergency. having suffered
fractures to both her arms, is get
ting along we'll.
DIR. Gearhart Improves,
Although in a precarioui condi-
tion. DIR. Clyde NJ. Gearhart, 1868
Columbia road. at Emergency Hos
pital showed some Improvement
yesterday. 1t is thought that his
remaining leg may have to he am
putated. but he is practically out
Of danger.
!. b. Dodson. 1850 Columbia road,
is improving. though slowly.
Vincent T. Monahan. IS4s Ealo-
rama road. who is at Walter Reed.
is slowly improving and is not in a
dangerous condition.
John Prezioso. musician. AS NJ
street who was cut and bruised, is
recovering. II was said at Emcrg-
ency.
Miss Margaret Cole. 107 East
Florence Court. is improving at
Garfield Hospital. She suffered cuts
and Internal injuries.
On Road to Recovery.
1t was reported yesterday at
Emergency. that Capt. and Mrs. J..
II. Hills are well on the road TO
recovery.
Reports also from Emergency
state that NJ. Pera Hin. whose leg
and pclvis were fractured, is doing
very wcIi.'
Garfield Hospital reports that the
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
STEALS u. S. SECRET
OF AIRPLANE PHONE

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31.-A Sc
cret report on a newly invented army
airplane radio telephone was stolen
rom the home of Lieut.. Palmer
Rawley, formerly of the Military In
telligence Service, by a man who first
knocked Mrs. Rawley unconscious.
Rawley was military iattache in
the American Diplomatic Service dur
ing the war and now he is in the
army reserve. He had left the re-
port on his desk he said.
The the: took nothing else, al
though he spent nearly an hour try
Ing to open Rawiey's trunk with a
screw-driver and small brass ham
mer.
Mrs. Rawley told police the man
vas stockily built. had a mustache
and resembled a Japanese. He en-
tered the apartment by using a skel-
eton key. she said, and was coming
toward her before she noticed him.
Then he struck her behind the ear
and she fell unconscious.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Nearly All Injured Improve
Capital Hospitals Report
Several With Pelvic Fractures Believed to Be
On Road to Recovery-Dr. Gearhart
Believed Out of Danger.

condition Of Mrs. Bresslau, who has
broken shoulders, is favorable, and
that she rs out Of danger.
Nathan ]. Urdong. t3Is Twentieth
street who is at Garfield with in
jured face and arms. is rapidly re-
covering, IL was said
Patients Resting Easily.
AL other patients still in the hos
pitfalls as a result OF the theater
disaster are recovering. accerding
to the latest reports John Nesbit.
l14S T street northwest. at Walter
Reed Hospital: II. b. Moses. 500 F
street northwest: Clarence Newkirk.
1873 Columbia road: Harold Levy.
1872 California street: Albert Sward.
1929 V street northwest; Moses
Smith. Alexandria. Va, at the
Emergency Hospital: Joseph c.
Bruce. 1919 Hobart street. and Gil
bert caplan. 17l5 Eighteenth street
northwest. at the Naval Hospital:
Huburon Nash. Mildred Nash, 1901
S street; William A. Galloway, s32o
Sixteenth street northwest: June
Bergman. 1891 Bntmore street, at
the Garfield HospitaI.-Tho have all
been suffering from bruises or
lacerations. are resting easily.
Recovering from Injurie..
Mrs. c. B. Bateman. Portland
Apartments: Edward A. Williams.
SOl c street: lnez Woodruff. eIGs
Eighteenth street at the Garfield
Hospital; Catherine Nesbit, I7aS T
street northwest Nancy wesson.
1890 Belmont road: John a. Nor
giant. 1872 Fifth street northwest,
at Walter Reed Hospital: Mrs. z.
Pasquale. l1l0 Euclid street north
west, at the Naval Hospital: Ed
ward sachs, i6 Front street. New
York City: Mrs. Mildred Bowen.
ls4s Biltmore street: Imogene Hill
yer, 2Osl Hillyer place, and Fattie
Schwab, 1910 Calvert street. who
have injuries to legs and feet. are
also recovering as well as can be
expected.
Others Arc ImproyiaE.
Mrs. Juliette Webb, Lawnsdale
Apartments; Inez Ewing. 3Os3 Cam
bridge place; Nellie Marie Rhea.
1901 Rhode Island avenue; Belle
Rambo, 1929 Calvert street; Mary
l.. Chalmers, % Grafton place,
( Chevy Chase. Nd: Mrs. Hazen p.
Euohler. the Portner: Oreste Ma
tieilo, s40s Eighteenth street north
west: Harry T. Lacy. ill7 X strect
northwest: John T.. Elcnner. 1885 -
street northwest: Moe Gold. l7l5
Eighteenth street northwest. at the
Emergency Hospital: Mrs. Guy Ed
ridge. 1894 Fillmore street: Mrs
Joseph Younger. 1863 Columbia
roadT Dr. Custis Lee Hall. 2aOI
sixteenth street southwest: Mrs.
GUSTS Lee Hall, Miss Helen Hop
kins, 1896 Fillmore street; Joseph
Younger. 1865 Columbia road: Mrs.
Howard EnccsSi. s9OI Colorado ave-
nue. at Garfield Hospital. suffering
from fractured ribs. strained backs.
or other injuries. arc improving.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Two Die in Shooting
At Fredericksburg

FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Jan. 81.
French Callahan, &c, OF this city.
and Edward II. Dillon. 2s, Of Staf-
ford, are dead as the result OF a pis-
tol duel at the latter's home about
five miles from here late yesterday
afternoon. The shooting took place
when Callahan went 10 billions
home in search OF his wife. Gal
lahan was shot three times and NOR
tally wounded. Dillon was killed in
stantly.
On account of the deep snow. il
was impossible 10 secure medical aid,
and in his intense pain. Gsllagan
slsshed his throat with a pocket.
knife. dying several hours later.
Dillon was a bachelor and lived
alone on a small farm. He is sur
vived by fooC sisters and a brother.
Besides his wife. Callahan leaves two
small children, four brothers and a
sister.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Police Seek Ring
OF Crash Victim
Lost From Hand of Miss
Hazel Price After Body
Was Recovered.

A ring-the most precious pos
session of the late Miss Hazel H.
Price. who was crushed to death in
the Knickerbocker Theater. and
now a symbol by which her parents
hope to cherish her memory-is be-
ing sought by the police.
This ring. with its tragic history
aud its fond memories. was either
stolen or lost from the hand of the
unfortunate young girl after her
body had been removed, from the
tangled mass OF debris which beat
her to death, according to infor-
nation given the police by her
father. Capt. r. Il. Price. of the
United States Marine Corps.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Nelp York Society Pays
Tribute to Crash Victim

: Resolutions Of sorrow7for the death
OF Capt. Albert j. Buehler. Of the
Portner apartment. were passed at
meeting Of the New York State
Society, of which he was president. in
the oficers Of former Senator .Du-
hanial in the. Washington. Loan and
Trust Building last night. A large
wreath OF flowers was sent to elthc
home Of the captain. who was a VIC
tim pr the Knickcpbocker Theater
disaster.
The meeting Of the society sched-
uled for tomorrow night has been
postponed mdefinitely.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Quake Shown $500 Miles of

A violent earth 'tremor was record
cd on the seismograph at George
town University at s:*5 o'clock yes
terday morning and after reaching
a maxin,um at S:ss clock, continued
until 1910 o'clock i'm the afternoon.
according to Father Francis A. Ton
dorf. noted astronomer. The cause
OF the earth disturbance was about
$500 miles south or southwest of
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

The main truss OF the roof sys-
tenn of the KnickerboGker Theater
slipped of its beam scat high in
the Columbia road wall. This, from
the appearance of the wreckage,
seems to have been the starting
point in the crash of the roof. En-
gineers who inspected the wreck
age inside the theatcr and who tried
to reconstruct what happened in
those few minutes of diasster be-
lieve this is what happened.
why" That Is another ques-
tion. They are not prepared 20
answer that now. Positive state
ments of the cause cannot be MADE
This is the evidence the engineers
worked upon.
Main Tpuss IS Feet Long.
How was the roof constructed?
The main truss was seated In the
Columbia road wall at a (see cut
on rage 81. on a stee lbeam, which
was bedded in the terra Gotta wall.
The main truss was about FIVE feet
deep and some fifty-flve feet long
1t ran parallel to Eighteenth street
and was about fifty-five, feet from
the Eighteenth street wall.
The main truss ran back to the
column at Il, the lower part Of
which supported part of the oal-
oony. From the main truss TO the
inner Eighteenth street wall were
subsidiary trusses /, . and 3, which
took the load from the beams run
ming between them. which. in turn.
"a
crete roof slab. reinforced with
wire mesh. All three of these
trusses took a large part of their
load to the main truss. Between
the main truss and the Columbia
road wall. there were two girders
and truss 4 to carry the roof load.
Main Truss supports vital.
The vital points in the roof sys-
tenn were A and B, the supports of
the main truss.
The second column was connect
ed to the column on which thejmain
truss rested by a beam. Truss >,
running between the second COL
umn and the Eighteenth street
wall, carried the roof over a large
portion of the balcony nearest
Eighteenth street.
What Is the evidence as to what
happened?
The curving Columbia road wall
is badly cracked at its Junction
with the proscenium wall at the
stage. Measurements made by the
building inspection department in
dicate that the wall Is about fve
inches out of plumb, leaning QUE.
ward, at the point A, where the
main truss was seated.
Inspection of the beam seat of
the main truss indicates that it is
practically intact. 1t was also
found that the main truss, and the
trusses 4. 2. and 5 were not fas-
tened to the beam seats in any
way except by the force OF the
downward load upon them. They
were not bolted or rivcted.
The. main truss is now resting on
the floor of the theater. cut into
sections as a result Of clearing
away the wreckage. 81 far az Inn
be seen, there is no evidence of de-
feet in this main truss or in any
Of the other steel work.
So far as can be ascertained now,
the main truss was bent concavs
toward Eighteenth street, and the
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Started Crash of Roof in
The Knickerbocker
Theater Tragedy.
FIND MAIN WALL
is OIJT OF PLUMB
Experts Believe the Snow
Burden Was Not the
Primary Cause.

The folio1oing article ards scrit-
ten after q detailed inspection of
the Knickerboekcr TEcdter zrifh
a party of engineers. The photo
grofhs accompanying the article
and printed on Poge s aero
token under expert direction.
The article .1t'as preparcd by on
engineer and 1rns read and
checked BY other engineers.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

Continued on Po6e Fice.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

Cortinued on Puge Five.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07
Odd Case Of Erlsndshlp.

A parrot aad kitten who belonged
to the same owner were or very
friendly terms. There came a day
when the old home had to be given
up for new abode. The kitten was
taken away first, and for hours after
its departure the parrot reiterated the
plaintive cry: where's my kitty? I
want my kitty!" Next day the re.
union took place In the presence Of
interested onlookers. The parrot, In
its cage, was mounted on g table, and
when the door Of the room opened
to admit the kitten 1t at once scamp
cred across the carpet and leapt onto
the table. With a chuckle of delight
the parrot then descended from her
perch, and thereafter the two init
mates kissed each other through the
bars.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07
FRAGRANCE ON PRISON AIR
Electric Perfumer in Cleveland County
Jail Arouses Mind to All Kinds
of Possibilities.

Altar Of roses and sweet scents of
Araby! There's an electric perfumer
at the county jail. 1t casts all kinds
of sweetness on the prison air. Just
turn the button and the Jail becomes
q garden of roses or fragrant with the
scent Of orange blossoms.
the other day the atmosphere Of
the jail reflected the aroma of the for
est cedar. II might have been Norway
pine, sassafras, crab apple blossom,
but It just happened that the perfumer
was charged to dispense an aroma
tinged with forest cedar.
The machine has possibilities, the
sheriff believes. 1t might be employed
to awaken the prisoners each morning
with scents of violets and soothe them
at breakfast with odors Of ham. eggs,
corn frltters, grapefruit and other
yiands not on the regular morning
menu of coffee and BUTTERFLIES bread.
Oh, yes, indeed. the machine has pos
sibilities.' At night 1t could discharge
the Odor Of pineapple or figs or dates,
and any prisoner with good sense
of smell and strong imagination
could readily go to sleep and feel that
he was In Hawaii 4a
But the perfumer is In jail only on
trial.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07
Little Density In Fog.

Tt takes big block Of fog to make
one good swallow Of water. says DR..
w. ]. Humphreys Of the United States
weather bureau at Washington. The
densest fog off Newfoundland banks
contains some 10000 droplets In a
cubic inch, Doctor Wells and Doctor
Thuras of the bureau Of standards
found.
To get one gulp of water enough
fog to fill space by by 100 feet
would have to be condensed. In fog
that size there are 10000, 900, 0O0, 900
particles Of water. ut would take
about half hour to count an inch of
fog particles" says Doctor Humphreys.
Placed side by side, $500 to 5000 drop
let's would be needed to fill that
length The droplets in a cloud have
been found to be, on the average, twice
the size Of fog droplet.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07
NO NIGHT IN HEAVEN

No night In heaven!-Ah. he 6id not
know,
That worn old Eastern saint, the tender
glow
or summer evenings in the happy West
He had not seen the sunset smolder low
Behind the larches ON the far hills crest
Nor watched the rocks and DAVIS ny
home to rest.
He had not known the scent Of new
mown hay
In dream-like fields about the close Of
day.
Nor seen the hawthorns by the May
moons light.
He had not envied lovers a. they stray
About the dusky lanes. where. starry
white,
The dog-rose throws her garlands fol
delight.
If he could know, as we, beloved. know
Twilight and harvest-rloon, he, too
would pray:
Morning and noon are good but night
is best
Maker of stars! Oh. give w back the
night" +.
w. M. Let's. in Yale Review.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07

Louie Chevrolet, the automobile en-
gineer, has long since parked all ideas
Of ever accommodating stock OF pure
English language.
slow could / grasp it?" says Louie,
a Frenchman by birth. "How could I
get wise to your American English
when you talk 1t the way you doY'
Then he went on to relate cir
cumstance to prove his point. Several
months ago he sat with group Of
friends. They were talking about an
acquaintance who had met with fnan-
cial reverses.'
"He's down and out" said one.
"He's all in," declared another.
"It's all up with him." the third re-
marked.
And poor Louie, wrestling to learn
the English language. sat and wonder
ed just which way the fellow vent
Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07
ALMOST PUT MS FOOT m r.
Visitor ina Small Town Found He Had
TO Be- Exceptionally Careful
About Offending ln-Laws.

There ie a town In the Southwest
where the families have intermarried
to such an extent that 1t Is difficult
for an outsider to make the least
criticism Of one person without the
danger Of offending some family con-
nectlon. When an unfortunate visitor
commented on this fact to Mr.. Jones,
the postmaster, Mr.. Jones nodded.
"Bill Pegkins-that's our sheriff
complained of that no longer ago than
last week." said he, according to the
Philadelphia Ledger.
"You see, 1t took him more'n week
to arrest Frank because Frank got
wind that he was wanted on little
matter OF sellin' mOOnshine, and he
went on round of visits amongst his
relatives, aunts, nephews-in-law and 1
don't know what all, and 1t wasn't till
he had had his f1ll and went back home
to his wife that Bill could make the
arrest without seeming to kind Of butt
In, as you might say, and spoil the
reunions"
81 should think he would make
strange sort of sheriff" said the WIS.,
itor, waiting all the time for senti-
mental reasons and then arresting
man when he went home, just be-
cause his wife wasn't relation"
Whereupon the postmaster drew
himself up and assumed remote ex-
preston.
THAT'S as you look at It," he said
In a chilly tone. 81 may be a bit
prejudiced in Bills favor, AS lie mar
ried my son-in-law's youngest sister.
Anything that concerns him concerns
me, you understand"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07
. ON From sunftower Seed.

The sunflower Is possible source OF
Oil, large quantity of 1t having been
made from sunflower seed in Russia
before the war. The cOld-pressed oil
Is used for culinary and other pur-
poses where high-grade edible oil is
required, while the hot-pressed is en-
ployed in making soaps and Russian
varnishes. In 1911, more than 800
mills IN the Caucasus were engaged In
pressing sunflower. seed. 1t Is pos
sibie that the sunfower may some day
be an important oil-producing plant in
this country. The crop is now grown
to quite an extent in some parts Of the
country, notably Missouri, for poultry
feed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-12-07
PRISON LOOKED GOOD TO HIN
Burglars Narrowing Experience Sure
ly Calculated to Touch Even the
Hardest Heart.

The burglar climbed through the
open window, entered the drawing
room, and hid behind a curtain.
Hardly had he concealed himself be-
fore the youngest daughter Of the
house had piano lesson. An hour
later--at six o'clock, to be precise
her little brother had a long and spir-
tied tussle with shrilly protesting
violin.
At seven o'clock the elder girl had
an hours singing lesson, and at eight
o'clock the elder boy began practising,
but with Indifferent success. particu-
larly maGdening little trill on the
flute.
AT nine o'clock they all assembled.
and played and sang in what they
fondly, but enormously, imagined to
be harmony. i
1t was then that the burglar rushed
forth, threw himself PROSTATE on the
floor, and begged to be arrested and
lodged In place OF safety.