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, 1922-01-31

WASHINGTON. Jan. s1.-whne the
city began the burial or its lead to
day District OF Columbia authorities
pushed their investigation OF the
KnieSorbockor theater disaster and
the senate was expected to take action
on b resolution OF Senator Cappor.
Republican OF Kansas, proposing IN
independent inquiry by thai body. A
resolution for tho came purpose also
WIS pending IN the house. although
Representative Nfondell, Republican
leader, had announced that body would
not authorize an inquiry pending the
outcome OF those by local authorities.
A recheck OF tho death list by the
police today showed that the final
total outside OF the expected deaths OF
injured. OF which there nre now three
probably would be reduced to 95 from
the total OF los carried yeste-iny. OF
the total Of 1913 injured. 81 remained
in hospitals today. with a dozen re
ported in critical condition. 2. Il.
Shaughnessy. second Assistant post
master general. although Included
among these, was saic to BIO stilI show
ing Improvement To-Day.
In addition to an exhaustive invest.
CATION OF the disaster being PRESSED by
the District OF Columbia commission.
erH. the federal grand jury, which Wis.
ited the scene OF the catastrophe yes,
to-day ms the first step in it's investi-
CATION was ready today to call the
first Witnesses in It's efforts to fix the
blame. The coroner's jury. also In.
v~estigatng the cause OF the deatha
had requested the war department TO.
day to assign army engineers to make
n study Of the structure of the motion
picture theater.
Reductions in the death list which
the police early today believed would
be final resulted from the tentative
elimination Of eight names for which
the police have been unable to find
any addresses. They are: d. NJ
Walsh. Mrs. NJ. Il. Walsh, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Maine. Albert Baker,
Paulus Lamby. w. NJ. Crawford. and
F. H Hall. In addition to these, Miss
Gertrude Taylor OF Washington, WINS
found to have been reported dead by
error, n Ernesto Natieno who was
killed. was found to have been LISTED
again as Ernest Martello. These 10
examinations would reduce the total &c
95.
, 1922-01-31
DEATH LIST IN
MOVIE TRAGEDY
REDUCED, PROBE
IS MADE TODAY.
Burial Of Knickerbocker
Victims Is Started as
Distinct of Columbia
Opens Investigation

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81
Ninety-seven persons, accord
ing to a final and official list
issued today by the District of
Columbia authorities, lost
their lives in the collapse Sat
urday night under a burden OF snow
OF the knickerbocker theater roof.
Any additions TO the list It was said.
would result from the fatal :ermina-
ton Of injuries sustained by other vic.
tins.
Action on the resolution offered in
the senate BY Senator Capper. Of Kan.
sas. providing for an Investigation by
that body Of h disaster, probably win
be delayed a day or two.
Members OF the District OF Columbia
committee, Il was stated. desire to
make q survey Of contemplated acuoi.
by Ia district authorities before sup.
porting the capper inquiry.
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shock originated G-,Sng the west coast
Of South America, somewhere between
the Panama Canal zone and Ecuador.
, 1922-01-31

NEW YORK. Jan. s1.-Geologists
in New York seeking to locate the
earthquake which today shattered
seismosraphs in various parts Of the
United States. estimated that the
, 1922-01-31
PAINS ACROSS
SMALL OF BACK
Husband Helped in Homework.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Made Her Strong

Foster, Oregon.-'T used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
, 1922-01-31

SPOKANE. Wash. Jan. s1-Earth.
quake shocks. emanating. It was reck.
oned. from a potpt 700 miles southeast
of this city, were recorded by the seis-
mograph at Gonzaga university here
today. They started Mt b.19 A. m. and
continued until 7;o5. It was stated,
with the heaviest shocks at from sci
to 5.24.
, 1922-01-31
Clergy to Study
Labor Situation

NEW YORK. JAa. so.-Nine prom
inent ci>-gymcn and laymen have
, 1922-01-31
TERRIFIC QUAKE
IS RECORDED
Continued from PAGE IL
Ill registering tho quake at 10


still registering tho quake at 10
O'Clock.
DR.. w. j. Humphreys. tho weather
bureaus earthquake specialist. report
ed at IL O'CLOCK thu. tremors still
were continuing but greatly had dl-
minisbed in intensity.
DENVER. Jan. 81. - The seismo.
graph at Regis college here today reg.
istered the most severe earthquake
recorded in the last is years accord,
ing to Father Forestall. The quake
started ut $40 n m. and continued
without abatement until 7.ao the maxi
mum intensity being recorded between
$40 a m, ut which time the tremor
was so severe that the recording
needle was forced off tho drum of the
instrument.
The disturbance was declared by
Father Forestall to be about 1900
miles south of Denver.
The shock was even greater than
that registered here at the time of the
San Francisco earthquake.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
Thief In Hotels
Mysi6es Police
Hundreds of Dollars Taken by
Intruder, Who Steals
Only Cash.

District police are seking a thief
who for the past few days has sue
ceeded In plundering rooms In down
town hotels almost at will. Numer-
Gus complaints have been made to
the police and yesterday the list
took an active hop. with half a dozen
new victims on the list.
The principal characteristics noted
about the thief is that he steals
nothing that can be traced by the
police. Money is the only thing the
thief had taken. but the amount has
already run into the hundreds OF
dollars. In one instance, he took a
pocketbook containing $40 and a
small ring. The empty pocketbook
and ring were later found In an
ash can in the building
He has not been seen by his VIC
Tins nor has he left the slightest
clue behind him that can be fol-
lowed.
Besides Senator Lee S. Overman,
OF North Carolina, and Lucille Ach-
erson, who suffered at the same no.
tel Tuesday. the following were re-
ported yesterday. together with the
amounts they lost:
F. L. Woodward and J. r. Davis.
SOL: J. p. Jammisch, sl2O: d. B.
Graham and Edward Flaherty, s3l;
o. X Kain. S1s.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18

the ground that 1t was the Presi-
Dental election, and OF an unusual
character.
But I did not expect the turn
out for the biennial primaries as
Is evidenced In Indiana and Penn
sylvania." marveled Mrs. Upton.
Men and women are well on the
road to working together as In
dividuals, rather than as men and
women. Mrs. Upton believes the
results show. That condition is
far from present, but / expect II
now within ten years, instead of
the generation / hopefully set for
Its achievement" she commented.
Women are not content to 60 in
their own grooves and to let their
daughters make the big advances.
They have been steadily gaining
vision"
Women Stick to Parties.
The Pennsylvania campaign also
gave proof to the Republican
women's head that the feminine
voters have no desire to work out
side the machine. They stay
within the party very well, and
show little insurgency" Mrs. Upton
announced. "They seem TO recog-
nize the need of some sort Of
machinery. and where the organi-
zation does not please them, they
change the organization. They do
this unconsciously, and in no spirit
OF reproof to the men, but with
that maternal instinct for better
ment that is the birthright of
their sex.
The country has had too many
fathers! Ever since the Pilgrim
Fathers, everything has had one
The nation. and bills, and move
ments, and parties q. everything!
Now we're going to have a few
mothers. The world and the men
have always liked 'em, and we're
going to give 1t to them. And then
we'll seeI
But Ia am well pleased that
women are turning out to grind the
axe. and to saw the wood, to do
their duty. as voting citizens In
times other than crises"
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
CITIZENS MEETING
HALTED BY RAIN
Wet Weather Forces Curtail.
ment of Connecticut Avenue
Associations Program.

1t was to have been a big night
at the Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association last night for the wom-
en- members were to have conducted
the meeting, but the committee
overlooked one detail-the rain
and the program had to be cur
tailed.
A radio outfit was enlisted, how
ever, and the members were treated
to a radio concert from Pittsburgh
and heard the Marine Band by radio
from the Anacostia Naval Air Sta
tion.
Mrs. ]. NJ whitten was chairman
of the meeting and had arranged
a program of surprises. but as the
time of the meeting drew nigh. Mrs
Whitten announced that some of
those on the program were forced
to cancel their engagements by III
ness or because of the inclement
weather.
w. B. westlake, president of the
association. was presented with a
bouquet of flowers; II, c. Grove
chairman of the membership COM
mittee, was presented with a tiny
spade with instructions to dig up
several new members" and Capt.
F. T. Norcross. chairman of the
committee on bridges, was pre-
sented with a tiny aeroplane to
that he could observe the bridges
that needed repair"
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
FOCHT, HOUSE D. c.
CHAIRMAN, FAILS
OF RECONCILIATION
Walters Also Downed in
Pennsylvania Pri-
mary.
WHEELER SUCCEEDS
Head of City's Committee
Carries Final Count
To Court.
WHEELER SUCCEED,

The defeat Of Benjamin K. Focht,
chairman of the House District
Committee. and Anderson H. War
ters, also a member of the District's
governing body in the House, was
reported at the Capitol late yester-
day with the final results Of the
Pennsylvania primaries.
Late reports from Pennsylvania
confirmed walters defeat. but .
telegram from Chairman Focht in
dicated that he still entertained
hopes for denomination. Eight bal
lot boxes in Huntington County
have been taken into court and
will be counted at noon today with
the bare possibility that the cohn~
might overcome the l06-vote lead
OF his opponent. Judge Edward NJ
Beers.
Defeat Is Surprise.
Members of both branches Of
Congress received the news of
Fochts defeat with undisguised
surprise, and his colleagues asso-
ciated with him on the House Div
trict Committee were still hopeful
of his success at a late hour last
night.
Chairman Focht before leaving for
Pennsylvania announced his inten-
tion of inaugurating night and day
sessions of the House District Com
mittee as soon as he returned TO
Washington in the hope that all the
important District matters could be
disposed of during this session or
Congress.
EAohfss
craftsmanship Of the committee to
Loren Z. Wheeler, Illinois. tho
ranking Republican on the commit
tee. Representative Wheeler has
acted as chairman of the commit
tee during the hearings on the Bar;
rent bill recently reported to the
House.
Walters Aided schools.
When asked yesterday whether
or not he would accept the chair
manship OF the committee, Repre-
sentative Wheeler replied that the
nounce what would be done by next
March.
The defeat of Representativ
Walters would leave another va
cancy on the House District Com
mittee. He has been an active
member of the committee especially
In the consideration OF traction
questions arising in the District,
and has given a large portion or
his time In serving as a member
of the joint Congressional Commit
tee on Public Schools in Washing
ton,
Representative Walters has taken
advantage OF every opportunity to
stress the necessity for adequate
Fairgrounds for the school children
here and has done much to ha~s
an elaborate playground system
incorporated in the ten-year school
program being prepared by ths
committee.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
MRS. MARY MAJOR
DIES AT IA YEARS

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Major. a
years old and a resident OF Wash
ington for fifty-ive years. died last
night at the family residence. 1916
Sixth street northwest. Funeral setv-
ices will be held Saturday morning
at St Paul's Catholic Church. Fiji
teenth and V streets northwest. Faith
er William ]. Carroll officiating,
Mrs. Major was born in Dublin.
ireland. and came to this country In
1867. She was married TO Bernard
F. Locraft, and three years after
his death she married Robert E. Ma
jor. a veteran employe Of the Bu-
Teau OF Engraving and Printing, by
whom she is survived. She was one
Of the first members Of the St. Vim
cent de Paul Society OF st. Patrick's s
Church. Tenth and G streets north
west during the time the late Father
Joseph r. Walters was pastor.
Mrs. Major is survived oy her hus-
band. a daughter. Mrs. John McBeth.
of Washington. and three sons. Frank
P. Loeraft. Robert J. and John F.
Major. She was a sister Of Thomas
H. Hall. sr., and William H. Hall,
of New York
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
MARRIAGE
WI LICENSES.

Unless otherwise specified. zlI the fol-
lowing applicants are from this city.
Frederick Budd. Il. and Ethel Carter. Is.
Rev. W. J. Howard.
william Bruce. %. and Geraldine Davis,
20. Rev. A. Sayles.
James p Bell. Al. and Ethel Robertson,
30. Rev. A Saylea
Robert Rich. 81. and Hattie Davis, ID.
Rev H. W. Colston.
AIpio LAuni. 2s. and Lueia San Philippe,
25. Of Herndon. Va, Rev. y. II. De-
Carlo.
Richard T. Davis. Al. and Lillian
b. schaick, 80. Rev. T. E. Davis.
Isaiah 23, and Sadie Dan
Eerheld. q, both Of RiIeyville. Va. Rev.
II. w.Colston.
Clifford J. Flanagan. "a. and Lutcia B.
Bass. 2s. both Of Richmond. Va. Rev. 81.
Y. Downs.
Byron b. Jones. 81. and Virginia Ran
som. 81. Rev. W. B. Carroll.
Robert E. Pugh, q. and Pearl v. Hern-
don. 81. both Of Richmond, Va. Rev. c. 9.
Call.
Lawrence johnson. 21. and Martha z. Ty-
Ter. IS. Rev. A. Sayles.
Frank Beasley, 43. and Carrie N. G. wes-
ter. "a. both Of Richmond, Va. Rev. J. C.
Ball.
Sidney W. Holman. 80. Of Raleigh, n. c..
and Julia s. Bernau, 81. Rev. n. L. Rippy.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
What's Going
On Today

Aestins-Unity Society. Homer Building,
$50 p. N
Special session-Pan American Art, Pan
American Building, $50 D. m
BaIaar-wOmen's City Club. 4 to 10 D. m.
Dancing.
Convention-National Association Of ofic,
Managers. Raleigh Hotel
New Masouic Auditorium, Thirteenth street
ana New York avenue. Frank p. Walsh
and Aate Richards o'Hare to speak. Sis
p n
Msetins-rskoma Park Baptist women's
MISSION society, the home Of Mrs. Charles
y. hoyie' DI Willow svenue. Takoma Park.
p. m.
Convention-The American Federation Of
Arts, New National Museum, $50 a. m.
and p n; Pan American Buildinr $50
Il p m.
Chicken luneheop-By the District of Co
lUmota Federation Of woman's Clubs. New
Masonic Temple, 1880 a. m. to D. m.
Club dinner-Arts Club Of wsshinrton.
Dl7 i street northwest, Mrs. Marraret 4.
zimmele, hostess; Miss Hermlne schved.
speaker, p. m.
Meeting-Michigsn State tociety. Reors-
sentative John G. Ketcham. speaker, Wilson
Normal School. Eleventh and Harvard
|streets northwest. 8 p. m.
outdoor performance-shakespe ssAs
You Like It," with Edith wynne Matthi-
son. Women's National Foundation Amphi-
theater. Connecticut and Florida avenues
Innrthvest. ass D. N.
Meeting = washington Chapter. American
Institute Of Architects. Cosmos Club, noon.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
NOTABLES TO VISIT
MARINES CAMP
Members of Congress Go to
Quantico for Inspec-
tion Today.

Both the House and the Senate
will be apprecisbly depleted today.
when more than 200 Senators and
Representatives go on a junketing
trip to Quantico as guests of the
Marine Corps Expeditionary Force.
The trip will be made from WASH
ington on the Presidents yacht, the
Mayfower. The ship will leave the
navy yard at S:3e a. M. and will
return at 10 o'clock tonight.
Accompanying the. party will be
Secretary of the Navy DENLY. AS
sistant Secretary Roosevelt, Admi-
raj Coontz, Maj. Gen. Lejeune. COM
mandant of the Marine Corps. and
other raking officers OF the corps.
Halfway between Washington and
Quantico airplanes from Brown
Field will meet the Msyfower and
give the party an exhibition of bat
tie flying. The ship will dock at
Quantico at 1890 o'clock. and i'm
mediately following there will be
a parade and review of all the
troops on the post. including the
Fifth and Sixth Marines. who won
fame. at Beifeau Wood.
Members of the party will be ap-
portioned among the companies of
the post for dinner. everybody din
ing at the enlisted mems mess. Aft
er dinner an inspection of Marine
Corps schools will be made
In the afternoon there will be
an inspection of Brown Field and
the new stadium. which has Just
been completed. Later an infantry
attack snnnOrfed hy ortill.ry 1ioh,
and heavy. machine guns and tanks,
will be staged.
Supper will be served at S o'clock
after the same manner as dinner.
after which there will be a band
concert and massed singing by Ma
rines. The Mayfiower will leave
ouantico on the return trip at S
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
WOMAN ASKS LAW
TO BAR BILLBOARDS

Billboards are "an eyesore and an
obstruction to the landscape" and
should he leGislated out of exist
ence. declared Mrs. Walter Little at
yesterdays session of the American
Federation of Arts convention in
the Corcoran Art Gallery.
Mrs. Harding received the dele
gates at the White House yester-
DAY.
At the afternoon session ad-
dresses were made by Charles l.
Hutchinson. w. Frank Purdy and
Mrs. Little. A paper prepared by
Mrs. Maud Howe Elliot was read
Three sessions will be held TODAY.
the morning and afternoon sessions
at the National Museum and a spe-
cial session at $50 o'clock in the
evening at the Pan American
Building.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
ACTIVITY OF PENNSYLVANIA S
WOMEN CHEERS PARTY CHIEF
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton Sees Dawn Of New
Political Era in Big Vote

women have done. the unexpect-
ed again" declared Mrs. Harriet
Taylor Upton. vice chairman Of the
Republican National Committee.
They have gone out of the pri-
mariesr'
Yesterdays results in Pennsyl-
vania are the most marvellous I
have ever seen. Women went by
the thousands to the polls. They
travelled. many Of them. long dis
tances from the little mountain vii
lagos to cast their vote.
TT was just that they seem to
be alive and awake to their re-
sponsibilities In the matter. And
women have never shirked a re-
sponsibility since the world be-
gan"
Vote Unexpected.
This is, according to Mrs. Upton.
development not expected for an
other generation. Although 1t
seemed remarkable that the newly
enfranchised voters took such an
enthusiastic interest in the last
election, II was accounted for on
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
A. F. of L. Will Fight
To End Child Labor

The executive council of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor has taken
the initiative in a national campaign
to secure a constitutional amendment
to abolish child labor. according to
an announcement BY President Com
pers.
The. council instructed Mr.. Com
pers to have prepared and intro
duced in Congress an amendment to
the Constitution and to have pre-
pared also a model State law for
adoption by State legislatures.
The president OF the A. F.. of L.
was instructed to summon a con-
ference in Washington. at which all
organizations interested in child well
fare will be invited to participate
1t was decided that Wednesday Of
the first week of the coming A. F.
Of l. convention would. be devoted
entirely to the child labor question.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
THREE INJURED
BY AUTOMOBILES

Three persons were struck by au-
tomobiles yesterday. Lillian Brown.
"a years old. 5l9 Morton street
northwest, was injured at Ninth and
L streets northwest.
John P. Birkhead. 55 years olo.
12s c street northwest. was hurt at
Thirteenth and F streets northwest.
Chandler Baldwin, s years old,
S04 Van Buren, street northwest.
was injured at Butternut street and
Piney Branch road
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
PLEA TO STOP
HANGINGS FAILS

The District has a legally author
lzed hangman, according TO a rul-
ing yesterday by Chief Justice Nc
Coy in Criminal Court No. l in the
case of Charles Price. colored. un-
der sentence of death for the kill
ing of Robert Smith. colored.
James A. OShea. counsel for
Price. who sought to prevent the ex-
ecution on the ground that there was
no one in the District legally en-
powered to execute his client. noted
an appeal to the Court Of Appeals.
The chief justice then postponed the
execution Of Price from tomorrow 10
November IL next to allow the Ap-
peilate Court time to pass upon the
question. Assistant District Attor-
ney James J. oLeary appeared for
the government.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18

Highest, SIS degrees; lowest. 57.4
degrees.
Rainfall (s p. m. to p. mJ. 20
inch.
Relative .Humidity-s a. M. 50
per cent; 2 p. m. Sc per cent; s
p. m. s6 per cent.
Hours of sunshine, nil.
Per cent of possible sunshine. nil.
Departures From Normal
Accumulated excess Of tempera-
ture since January l. 1922. 347 de-
grees
Excess Of temperature since May
l. 1922. 73 degrees.
Accumulated excess of precipita-
zion since January l. 1922. 1.6s
inches.
Excess of precipitation since May
1. 1929. la inches.
Temperatures Same Date Last
Year-Hlghest. ~ degrees; lowest.
IS degrees. 49,.
Forecast of Flying weather.
Washington to Long Island
Showers today; moderate to fresh
east and southeast winds up to
1000 feet and fresh south and
southwest winds at 5000 feet.
Washington to Norfolk - Mostly
clordE; probably showers today;
moderate to, fresh east to south
winds up to 1000. feet, and fresh
south and southwest winds at 5.Jv0
feet.
Washington to Dayton-Showers
and possibly thunder storms today;
moderate east and southeast winds
up to 1000 feet, and fresh south
and southwest winds at 5000 feet.
Tidal Chanses.
High tide. 1881 a. m. and l:4s
p. IN.
Law tide. SOS .. m. and s:2s
y M.
Sun rises asa a. M, sets 7:l5
p. IN.
Moon rises 1891 q. m, sets 1l:42
a. m.
River Conditions.
Potomac River very cloudy and
Shenandoah very muddy at Har-
pers Ferry yesterday afternoon.
nfher Ts-,n>r~fur>~
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
Mrs. Ellen Maupin Dead.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. May II.
Mrs. Ellen Maupin, aged IS. wife
Of Thomas r Maupin. died last
night after a long illness. at her
home near Free Union, this county.
Besides her husband. Mrs. Maupin is
survived by six children: Mrs. Laura
Bradshaw. Mrs. Joseph G. Maupin
Miss Sallie Maupin. Charles and Bell
jamin Maupin. all of Free Union. and
William Maupin. Of this city.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
OFFICIALS TO VISIT
MOUNT VERNON

Two group of distinguished visi-
tors will visit Mount Vernon within
the next few days, according to an
nouncement yesterday.
Gov. E. Lee Trinkle. of Virginia,
and the board of visitors will make
their annual visit tomorrow.
Monday the Peruvian delegation
to the Tacna AFRICA conference
headed by Ambassador FREDERICK
Alfonso Pezet. will visit Mount ver-
non and place a wreath in the tomb
of Washington.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
Award Flower Prizes,

Prizes were awarded at the Iris
show of the Takoma horticultural
Club at Takoma Park Branch Lii
brary last night to H. C. Skeels.
]. NJ. r. Adams, c. H. Spencer, Mrs.
c. r. Thompson, Mrs. w. ]. Phelps.
B. Y. MORRISON. j. NJ Shull and G.
p, Van Eseltine. The exhibition
was characterized by a sowing of
seedlings and trade novelties as
we'll as all the standard varieties.
The exhibition is open today and
tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-18
Sunday School Glass
HOnOrs W. s. CuLbertson

A banquet was rendered w, s..
Culbertson. vice president of the
United States Tariff Commission, by
members of his Sunday school class
Of the Church of the Covenant. last
night.
Wilson Compson was toastmaster,
speakers. in addition to Mr.. Gull
oertson. were DR.. Vernon Kellogg.
director of the National Research
Council: ]. ]. Donovan. and DR..
Charles Wood. pastor of the Church
of the Covenant.