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Evening star., 1922-01-30
|X-RAYS TO Determine
EXTENT OF THE INJURIES
Status of Victims at Emergency
Hospital Will Not Be Known
Until Tonight.

Extent Of the injuries of many
twenty-six theater victims now at
Emergency Hospital will not be def
nitely established until late this after
noon, when X-rays of wounds will be
developed and studied by the surgeons
at the institution.
Until these examinations are com
pleted a technical diagnosis of all in
juries sustained by the men. women
and children at this hospital cannot
he given, it was stated today Some
of those who appear to be only slight.
ly injured may have serious internal
complications which the X-ray photo
graphs will disclose, while the opposite
state of affairs may be found to exist
in other cases, it was said.
1t will probably be z o'clock tonight
before the diagnoses have been com
pletcd. 1t is possible that a number
Of operations will be necessary from
the disclosures, officials asserted.
Several of the injured who were
taken to Emergency Hospital nave
been sent to their homes, as their
wounds were not considered serious.
Two died at the hospital. They were
Miss Elizabeth Jeffries and Oskar Z.
KanSton.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
STAR DISTRIBUTION
LAUDEDBYPATR0NS
Many Sections Report It Was
the Only Local Paper De-
livered Yesterday Morning.

Although delivery of The Sunday
hampered by the storm and the de-
lay in printing owing to holding up
the presses for the latest possible re-
turns on the Knickerbocker Theater
disaster, The Star is being congratu-
lated today from many parts Of the
city on the number of papers that
were circulated despite the handicaps
encountered
Many sections of the city report
that The Star was the only Wash
ington paper delivered yesterday
morning. On the other hand, there
were certain sections of the city
where, regrettably, it was found i'm
possible to make deliveries, notably
Chevy Chase and other outlying areas
where the young boy carriers were
unable to break through the snow to
reach the homes of their customers"
No Complaints From Subscribers.
There have been no complaints from
readers who failed to get their. copy
or from those whose paper arrived
late. The general feeling through
out the city seems to have been that
in the few inaccessible homes, that
were missed the paper was not ex-
pected to arrive, and many of those
who received their paper late have
expressed their surprise that it ar
rived at all
Most comprehensive plans had been
formulated by the circulation depart
ment Saturday night to make certain
that every delivery would be made
promptly Sunday morning. Scores OF
extra automobiles were secured to as
sist the regular feet and almost the
entire ofice force from all depart
meuts had volunteered to aid the car.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
ROOFS FALL ON T STREET.
Frame House in Anacostia Also
Uncovered.

A row Of frame houses, from 1854 to
1880 T street, and also a frame house
in Anacostia collapsed yesterday as
a result of the heavy snow on the
roofs.
The houses on T street, all occu-
pied by colored families, were badly
damaged, but the occupants had got
ten out before the roofs fell. In Ana
costa the house occupied by Julia
Mills, at 2573 Nichols avenue. col.
lapsed. The occupants, however, had
been forewarned and left before the
roof caved In.
Inspector Sullivan, acting chief OF
police, last night sent word to the
police captains to have members OF
their command call attention OF jani.
tors of apartment houses or other
places where there is a fiat roof to re-
move the snow to prevent any OF
them from falling in because Of the
extra weight.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
Ernesto Natiello Had Been Orches-
ira Leader Three Months.

Ernesto Natiello, leader of the
Knickerbocker orchestra, was in
stantly killed by the fall or the roo1.
He was leading the music at the time
and was crushed under the falling
mass. For three years he was di-
rector of the Strand orchestra, at
Louisville, KY, and had been in
charge of the Knickerbocker Theater
for only three months.
His wife was in the audience at the
time, but escaped with slight injuries
She was accompanied by Vincent Dan.
eer, son of Mrs. Anna Dauber Of 1900
Belmont street, with whom Mr.. and
Mrs. Natiello made their home:
Young Dauber was so badly injured
Hospital. Mrs. Natiello was partially
buried in the debris and severely
bruised. She was rescued alive and
taken to her home. only to iearn OF
the death Of her husband. The body
of Mr.. Natiello will be taken to Louis
willie for burial.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
PRESIDENT ISSUES
STATEMENT after
DISASTER AT THEATER

President Harding issued the fol-
lowing statement on the knick-
erbocker Theater disaster:
II have experienced the same as
founding shock and the same in
expressfble sorrow which has come
to all Washington, and which will
be sympathetically felt throughout
the land. If I knew aught to say
to soften the sorrow of HUNDREDS
who are suddenly bereaved, if I
could say a word to cheer the
manned suffering. I would glaoly
do it. The terrible tragedy, staged
in the midst Of the great storm,
has deeply depressed all Of US and
left us wondering about the re-
volving fates."
Evening star., 1922-01-30
45O MEN ATTACK
SNOW IN STREETS
Downtown Section Will Be
Cleared Up TomorroW-Lack
of Help Causes Worry.

More than 450 men, armed with
shovels, are today busily engaged in
clearing the snow from the streets in
the downtown section of the city and
1t is expected by the superintendent
of the street cleaning department
that the prominent downtown thor
oughfares will be fairly clean Of snow
by noon tomorrow.
No expense will be spared by the
District in removing the snow and
everything within the power of the
street cleaning department is being
done to expedite matters.
Business Section First.
First attention is heing given to
F and G streets because of their dou-
BILE car lines and their narrowneSS
The department is anxious to open
these thoroughfareS without delay 50
as to permit the resumption of traffic
All crossing and cutters in the down.
town section are today being cleared,
as are the crossings at the more con-
EeSted corners of the city.
The Commissioners are disturbed
more about getting sufficient labor
to carry out this work than they are
the cost THAI will necessarily be in
volved. The money for cleaning snow
is taken from the general street
cleaning fund. of which there is re-
NAMING TO-DAY SlfU,uUU TO carry on
the street cleaning until June 80 next.
However. the Commissioners have
been assured by Representative Mad
den, chairman of the House appro-
priationS committee. that he will see
to it that they are given an emer-
gency appropriation if it is found
necessary
Mr. Madden discussed the matter
with the Engineer Commissioner to-
day and he needed no persuasion in
tine matter. He readily agreed that
it is imperative that the snow be
cleared without consideration Of the
cost.
Wash Snow Down Sewers.
Many OF those engaged in the
snow clearing used reels of hose,
which they attached to fire hydrants
and with which they flushed the
sewers into which the snow is being
dumped
1t is beyond the powers of the de-
partment TO start work on the out
lying districts before another day
or so. In the meantime, the Com
( missioners have appealed to the citi-
Zens to aid in the general work by
clearing now from the cutters in
front of their homes and in front of
the sewers in their respective blocks.
This will afford the melting snow an
opportunity to run off through the
sewers.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
riers in bucking the snow with their
heavy Sunday loads.

riers in bucking the snow with their
heavy Sunday loads.
Unforeseen Causes OF Delay.
Because Of the theater disaster the
regular city home edition, which was
delayed to incorporate the latest
news, was hours late in getting
started where ordinarily time would
have been allowed to cope with the
weather conditions. To hamper fur
ther the route agents. the entire news
department of The Star. which was
counted on to help facilitate the de-
livery, was kept at work throughout
the night and Sunday morning in cover
ing the great catastrophe.
owing to tie-ups along railroad
lines, most of the out-of-town de-
liveries were found impossible. The
districts fed by the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore ars Ohio trains were sup
Piled with Sunday papers, but, since
there were no trains running south.
subscribers in Virginia and certain
other sections necessarily had to be
omitted.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
BALTIMORE SLOWLY
ENERGIES FROM SNOW
Train Service Near Normal and Bay
Partially Opened-Schools
Closed Until Wednesday.
Ry the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Md, January 30
Baltimore and it's suburbs today were
slowly digging themselves free of the
snow blockade which had paralyzed
local transportation facilities for
nearly two days. The railroads re-
ported d return to virtually normal
conditions yesterday and the ice in
the bay had broken up enough to al
low d partial resumption of naviga-
tion.
The local public schools were or
Gered closed until Wednesday, await
ing d complete return of street car
service.
Snow fell continuously from z pm.
Friday to 8 am. yesterday, with
total precipitation of 26.5 inches.
While it took toll of only one life so
far as reported the blanket of snow
gradually stopped practically every
activity in the city.
Similar conditions prevailed in the
tidewater counties, where roads were
reported completely blocked by the
heavy snowfall.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
MASS FOR G. U. STUDENTS.

REQUIEM mass for Georgetown Uni
yersity students who lost their lives
in the Knickerbocker crash will be
sung Wednesday morning at s o'clock
in st. Patrick's Catholic Church. 10th
and G. streets northwest. Rev. Father
Neyil will conduct the mass. which
has been arranged for by the George
town Union. a student organization of
the university. of which Stanley c.
Burke is chairman.
Among students who perished when
the roof of the theater caved in Sat
urday night were Wilfred Brosseau
of North Adams, Mass, and Victor NJ.
Sturgis of Atlanta, Ga, both taking
the foreign service course: DR.. James
r. Shea and William Walters. medi-
cal students. and Ivan ]. White. law
school student.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
SWABIANS TO SING.

The Schwaebische I.iedergruppe, an
ensemble of singers from the Royal
Opera, Stuttgart, will give a concert
of Swabian folk-songs. etc, at Concord
Club Hall, 314 c street, Wednesday
evening, s pm, for the benefit Of its
District relief committee. The Metro
po,itan Male Chorus of New York will
assist with songs in English, Latin and
German.
The group, ten in number. and each
in national costume. is led by Karl
KRONER, the song composer.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
MRS. Mckinney INJURED.
Removed From Emergency Hospital
to Home This Morning.

Mrs. Helen c. Mckinney Of 1904 Yer
non street, who is employed in the
insurance department of the District,
was one Of those injured in the dis
aster. She was removed from Emer-
gency Hospital to her home this
morning.
Mrs: Mckinney has several ribs
fractured, one Of her ankles frac-
tured and also is suffering from
bruises. She was sitting in the bal
cony when the roof fell, and, with
others, was thrown to the orchestra,
being buried under a mass of debris.
She stated she did not know how
long she remained in the place, as
she tainted a short time after the
ness for some time after.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
FUNERAL NOT ARRANGED.

Arrangements for the funeral serv-
ices for Wyatt c. McKimmie, eighteen
year-old son of DR.. and Mrs. o. A. M
McKimmie of the Burlington, have
not yet been arranged.
Young McKimmie, who was also
known as Jack" was a student at
George Washington University and
was recognized as one Of the most
popular young men in his class. DR.
McKimmie said today that from the
condition of his body, it appeared
that death had come upon him in.
simultaneously
Evening star., 1922-01-30
Canada's Pulp Exports.

MONTREAL. January 3O.-Canadian
pulp and paper exports in December,
1921, were valued at s10325, ,533, COM
pared with $14,612,0S3 in December.
1920. Newsprint and all classes of
pulp show increases in volume over
last year, however, despite decreased
values The United States took the
greater part OF all EXPORTS
Evening star., 1922-01-30
THREE FROM ONE HOME.
Practically Entire Family Wiped
Out in Disaster.

wiped out in the Knickerbocker
Theater disaster when the father,
sister and brother of Robert NJ. F'lem-
ing of the automobile firm of Ster-
rett & Fleming were killed. At the
Fleming home today, 1861 Wyoming
avenue. it was said nothing would
be given out concerning the three
dead.
Thomas Fleming was the father of
Miss Mary Lee Fleming, John J..
Fleming and Robert NJ. Fleming. All
except Robert NJ. Fleming met death
in the accident. All the members of
the Fleming family were very well
known in Washington, having resided
here all their lives.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
Wash Snow Down Sewers.
REPRESENTED TRADE CLUB.

w. Mortimer Crocker. who was
killed in the knickerbocker collapse,
was the Washington representative
of the World Trade Club of San Fran
cisco. Calf, and the American Metric
Association of New York. He was
twenty-five years old, tho son of Mr..
and Mrs William Q. Crocker of WASH
ington. y. J. He is survived by a
wife. Mrs. EIoise Anderson Crocker,
Of 1860 Euclid street northwest. His
body is at Nevius' funeral establs.i-
mani
Evening star., 1922-01-30
SUPREME COURT RECESS.

The Supreme Court today took a
recess until February 81. This is the
regular February recess, during
which the court prepares opinions in
cases which have been argued during
the term
Evening star., 1922-01-30
LONG AIDED RELIEF.

Mrs. Marie n. Smith Was 70 Years
Of Age When Death Overlook Her.
Mrs. Marie H. Smith Of 1913 Column
bia road, one of the victims of the
theater disaster, was seventy years
old and came here from San Francisco
over twenty years ago.
She had been prominent in relief
movements for many years, having
been vice president of the California
State Association, president of the
Women's Relief Corps of Burnside
Post. G. A. r., and a member of
benevolent societies of the 1. o. o. F.
She is survived by daughter, Mrs.
H. w. Van Senden, with whom she
made her home.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
COLORADO RIVER HEARINGS.

Open hearings by the Colorado river
! commission will be held somewhere in
| the Colorado river basin in about a
month, Secretary Hoover announced to.
ldaY
Evening star., 1922-01-30
DEAD IN ORCHESTRA,
Three Players at Knickerbocke,
Theater Killed.

Members Of the Knickerbocker Or
chestra felt the full force of the crash.
Leader Natiello was killed instantly.
Oresto Natiello. his brother, lost his
arm at the shoulder, and Joseph w.
Beal of this city and G. Snyder Free
were killed.
AL the others in attendance were cut
and bruised by falling concrete and
debris. The orchestra was short seven
of Its members, who had been KEEP,
away by inability to reach the theatel
because Of the railroad ue-up.
Evening star., 1922-01-30
THREE FROM GEORGIA.
Victor Sturgis and G.. S. Freeman
Killed-Miss Upshaw Loses Limb

Victor Sturgis, one Of those killed.
was the son of Guy Sturgis of
Augusta, Ca, a deputy sheriff of
Richmond county: another of the dead
Rome, Ga, while Miss Caroline Up
shaw, whose leg was amputated after
she was rescued, was an Atlanta
woman, the niece of Representative
Upshaw of Georgia. Young Sturgis
was a student at Georgetown Uni
versity and Freeman was a member
of the Knickerbocker Orchestra,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

mum. occasioned by tuberculosis, can be stopped.
 These things being true, the duty of the people of Alabama IS clear. They should give to the Ala bama Tuberculosis association their most cordial. cooperation. This is the one great agency we have for combating the disease, and the measure of it's success depends en- tirely upon the measure of support that is given it.
 "The Christmas Seals campaign is now at it's height. Alabamlans should make it by far the most sue cessful ever inaugurated. It should be made the means of providing the association with all the money that is needed to carry on it's work with the maximum of efficiency.
 Money will buy freedom from this most appalling of all the af- flictions under which the people of this commonwealth labor, and money should be poured freely into the coffers of the agency which stands ready to do thorough, job in ridding the state of the disease and which is handicapped by poth- | ing save the lack of means. Let our people provide the means now and make this a Christmas which will mean the beginning of the end of a scourge that is costing far more than it will take to correct it." "The Star in the East" Using her talented pen with rare ] grace and beauty at the approach | ing Christmas-tide, Mrs. c. F. Bed dow, one of Birmingham's most cul- l tured and lovely women, embodies i her idea of the blessed Yuletide sea- | son in singing, swaying, meter, tell ! ing the story of 'The Star in the l East" in wonderful words.
 Mrs. Beddow. it will be recalled, wrote the poem, "Birmingham's Birthday" for the semi-centennial, and it was copied in the "Birming- 1 ham Mail" in our sister city, Bir- mingham, England, and with lauda- tory comments. Here are Mrs. Beddow's beautiful words in "The Star in the East"
 Oft sit and think of the old home place.
 And the clump of pines on the hill
 Where as boy and girl, without a care
 We built castles in the air While the pines sang soft and the pines sang low, Telling us tales of the world out
 side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

Where some succeeded while oth-
 CTS died
 As they toiled at life's gray mill. Even the pines sang soft and the
 pines sang low,
 So they said have a care, toiling
 is slow, The way is long you have to go, Climb up in my arms, I'll show
 you star, That keeps watch both near and
 far,
 It's cold North star with a gilt
 tering eye, If you fail in your purpose it gives
 no sigh" That lone bright star is called anl-
 bition,
 It's glittering points like diamonds
 are, It crushes human hearts for it's own
 fruition.
 To weave in it's mesh, this great
 North Star. Turn to the east, see, star is
 shining
 Its light wraps the world in it's
 soft glow, Tar, The star of Love, so cease repining, And turn and follow the Eastern
 Star. China's Christmas Gift to America China has made America Christ mas gift.
 1t is
 Nah Jongg"
 No
 It is not an idol, or form of ath- letics like the Japanese jui- -jitsu, but it is game and America has taken to 1t like sick kitten to a hot brick Everybody in New York" so writes friend of mine to me, '1is playing 'Mah Jongg.'"
 In fact had an inkling some time ago that this Chinese puzzle or game which is less deep chan chess, if you please, and very much like "rhummy," dominoes and poker and children's building blocks would prove popular.
 When MT. Martinelli, the famous tenor or the Metropolitan opera, re- turned from Europe this summer, the big New York dailies had tre- mendous pictures of the distin- guished singer, his wife and family delving into the mysteries of "Mah Jongg."
 It seems that the game is as old as Confucius, for are we not told that Marco Polo brought it from Cathey along with playing cards" and other things?
 Nah Jongg," from what I can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17

cause which aopsals ko every heart and every mind in all the wide, wide world.
 In speaking of the schools and the Christmas Seal sales, Mrs H. E. Pearce, president of the Alabama Tuberculosis association, and state chairman of the tuberculosis com mittee of the Alabama Federation of Women's clubs (and by the way, two very unique positions does this wonderfully clever, wonderfully progressive and wonderfully able woman hold, for she has two of the highest offices within the gift of the state in this respect), said yester- day:
 What procession it would make if the 40,000 unhappy vic tins of tuberculosis who are found in Alabama were caused to march by given spot--thousands of boys and girls under twenty, and other thousands but a few years older; {; all sorely handicapped in the race of life. and one-eighth of the number destined for an early grave.
 'sTo view such a procession would wiring the hearts of all, and not one among the beholders but would be stirred with great and laudable zeal for the correction of the conditions which makes such a frightful toll possible.
 "Yet, because one cannot vizual- ize what this condition means; can not grasp the terrible significance of the sorrow and suffering and loss occasioned by the ravages of tuberculosis, an astonishing indif- ference exists among our people. Every thoughtful Alabamian should be grateful for the efforts that are being made at this time awaken the people to the gr, of this situation and to arouse them to the necessity of aggressive and effective means for correcting the deplorable situation.
 "The tragedy of this disease is emphasized by the fact that its ray- 1 ges chiefly are among the young people-those under forty years of age, attacking them at time when they should be in the prime of their power ord mot useful to them selves and to the state. But the greauesS tragedy of all is found in l the fact that the disease from which they suffer and die is easily pre- ventable.
 Tuberculosis can be wiped out. "This 10000 can be saved. "The economic loss of more than twelve millions of dollars per an-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-17
Peace on Earth;
 Good Will to Men ]"

Whatever accrues from the slng- ing of the Christmas carols in the matter of funds will be sent as a loving token for Merry Christi mas" to the dear little people over at the Mercy Home-that sweet and beloved institution which Bir- mingham affectionately calls her very own.
 The songs which are selected for the Christmas carols by Miss Mall lam will be tuneful and beautiful, those less hampered by dogma and dwelling simply upon the dramatic aspect of the beautiful story of the Birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, being the most eff fective.
 Now and then modern poets like Swinburne. Christina Rosetti, George Macdonald and William Morris, have been able to "catch" as it were, something of the sweet ness, the charming simplicity and quaint humor of the early carols.
 One of the loveliest of all the Christmas carols is that of the early fifteenth century, which begins:
 q sing of a maiden
 That is wakeless-" And with its repetition of the line:
 "He came all so still"
 Truly
 Miss Mallam is to be thanked for her progressive and gentle spirit which prompts the reinauguration of one of the prettiest ideas of the Yuletide-its Christmas carols!
 A Christmas Litany
 Oh, Benevolent Saint of the Yule- tide, have Mercy upon us Miserable Recipients!
 Remember not, please, our own offens $ n the matter of giving Christmas presents in the past, nor the offenses of our forefathers.
 Spare us, we pray Thee, spare Thy people, who are having hard enough time with the last install ment If our Income Tax; the Vol stead Amendment; the high price of French boots; the fuel question the outrageous price of Turkey; the still higher expense of making fruit-cake; the prevalence of war now overhanging Europe and likely to reach us; long skirts trying to come back in style and ears being seen for the first time in years la Irene Castle;
 From those people who are fraudulently disseminating the be- lief that a simple squirrel "set" is more to be desired than a Russian sable scarf that winds and re- winds about one's snowy white throat.
 Good Lord deliver us
 From all cheese and cracker