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The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

By mutual agreement the partner ship existing between Mel Holben and F. B. Stanley for conducting the busi ness establishments in Seward known as the Marathon Cafe, the Seward Grill and Overland Hotel, has on the 30th day of November, been mutually dissolved All bills in connection with any of the above establishments unto and including the aforementioned date will be paid by them jointly. All bills accruing since December 1, 1922, against the Marathon Cafe will be paid by F. B. Stanley. All bills ac- cruing against either the Seward Grill or the Overland Hotel since De- cember l, 1922, will be paid by Mel. Holben.
 All accounts due any of the above establishments are due and payable to M. E. Holben, at the Seward Grill
 (Signed F. B. STANLEY.
 MEL HOLBEN.
 Publish Dec. 2, 4, 5. St
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05
FIRE MEETING FRIDAY

Next Friday evening at the city hal the members of the Seward fire de pertinent will hold their regular monthly meeting. It is desired that all members attend as the dance con- mittee will be open to suggestions for which will be given under the aus. pices of the department. The meeting will be called to order at 8 o'clock.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05
NEW CIGAR STORE

Today was consummated a deal whereby c. w. Brown acquired the Seattle cigar store property of Asa Pittock. Both parties to the transac- ton are well known to Seward people. MT. Brown will endeavOr to cater to the needs of his patrons with the same solicituGe as did MT. Pitrock, who will engage in other endeavurs.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

Russell R. Hermann, formerly in the mercantile business at Chickaloon will arrive on the Starr from the westward where he is engaged in bus mess at Kanatak.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05
NOTICE

Owing to the temporary sus- pension of publication by the Gateway, while it is moving into it's new quarters in the Arcade building, commencing Thursday morning, it is advisable that all wno have notices or other pub. Iications, have them published m the issue of tomorrow.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

Several persons have taken apart ments in the Paulson house These in clude the Misses Stewart and Sibley. MT. H. L. Sager, Miss Henrietta Wal ker, MT. and Mrs. Sullivan.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05
NEW koBI.kUskokWIM TRAIL

Work will soon commence on the new Kobi-Kuskokwim trail, supplies for that purpose having been sent out from Nenana recently.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

The front of the Ashton store pre- mises is receiving alterations, display windows being made to show the line of goods which will be carried when the establishment is opened for busi- ness.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

The steamship Starr is expected to arrive in Seward from the westward about the sixth or the seventh of the present month, the exact date being unobtainable.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

Ptarmigan hunters are enjoying themselves during the fine weather, nearly every day seeing the hunters return with the limit.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

Corporal Smith and family have re- moved to the dwelling formerly occu- pied by Mr. and Mrs. Swetmann
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

The Sewing club will meet tonight at the residence of Mrs. Ed Lawson
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

If you have any houses for rent, ad vertise them in, the Gateway.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

Many of the Seward establishments are placing their Christmas lines on display and it is noticeable that all carry seasonable gifts.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05
CLASSIFIED ADS

SPRING CHICKENS for sale. See Cooper at Urbach's. 200tf
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

FOUR room house and lot close in
 for sale cheap, by Chas. Cooper. 269
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

FOR RENT-Three room furnished
 house, See Doughterty after six pm.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

FOR RENT-Six room furnished house, with bath. Gateway.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-05

HOUSE TO RENT-Furnished, three
 rooms. See Mckay. 280tf
The Washington times., 1922-01-30

booker Company, respectively, JOS
eph p. Morgan. general managerN Of
the Crandall enterprises. Nelson r.
Bell, John j. Payette, George A.
Crouch and all of = the other Gran
dali executives have worked without
respite since Saturday night, bend
ing every energy and every resource
of the Crandall organization to the
work of rescue at the Knickerbocker.
Mr.. Crandall pointed out that when
he and his co-directors took over the
handsome theater 1t was a completed
structure, in operation and had pass.
ed every test considered necessary
for safety.
Every agency at the command Of
the Crandall organization has been
strained to the utmost to facilitate
the work of rescue still going on ut
the Knickerbocker, and the Crandall
company wishes to express its deep
appreciation Of the aid given the he
roic workers by c. NJ. Collins, Of the
Shoreham Hotel, who supplied twen-
ty-five gallons Of hot coffee and $50
sandwiches to those working in the
ruins; to the Red Cross, the Saliva
ton Army and the hosts of private
The Washington times., 1922-01-30

SCENES ATTEND
. RESCUE WORK
Wife Pleads to Die With hus-
band-Iniured Start Prayer
for Relief.

Fourteen fire engine companies
assisted in the rescue work. They
all responded to alarms from box
SIT. located near the theater.
Gen. John J. Pershing was among
the prominent men who appeared
shortly after the crash. He took
personal charge of the military
forces for a short time, later placing
Col. z. A. Krager in charge. 1t was
due to General Pershing's rush
orders for steel bars and acetylIne
torches that many Of those rescued
were taken from the building so
quickly.
Sen. Reed Smoot was among those
who frantically sought information
at the improvised morgue in the
Christian Science Church. He came
to the church and stated that he
believed his brother-in-law, Guy s..
Eldridge. OF Salt Lake City, had
been pinned under the crashed roof.
Shortly after his appearance Senator
Smoot found Eldridge among the
unidentified. Eldridge's wife is in
Garfield hospital with both hips
broken.
Rescued after IL Hours.
Scott Montgomery. Of 1924 Bel
mont street, and chief Of the ac-
counting DIVISION in the War Risk
Bureau, was the last person to be
taken alive from the ruins. As
rescuers strove to reach his pinioned
body, Montgomery begged them not
to bother but ito save the women"
He was finally taken out shortly be.
fore 8 o'clock Sunday morning and
rushed to Walter Reed Hospital
where he died at IL o'clock.
When workers reached the body
of Guy 8. Eldridge. 1924 Biltmore
street northwest, IT was tightly
clutched in the embrace OF his wife
who was, still conscious. She plead
ed with the rescuers not to separate
her from her husband. Mrs. Ed.
ridge was taken to Garfield Hospital
where It Is said she may recover
A number Of marines worked
for two hours in an
effort to reach the body Of Howard
G.. Kneessi, vice president and treas
urer Of the Semmes Motor Com
pany. His coat was first found
with a bank book in his name In
the pocket. The workers then saw
his body wedged between two huge
Orders and a piece of concrete, but
could not reach 1t until a section
several yards square had bean
cleared away He was dead. =
II was at first rumored that Mr..
Kneessi's young son was buried In
the debris with him. This was
later proved to, be untrue, and the
boy was located at the home of an
aunt. Mrs. Kneessi Ii at Garfield
Hospital suffering from multiple
injuries. She was reported this
to be resting comfortably.
Word Spread Broadcast.
Word Of the disaster was spread
broadcast by Miss Elsie Cook, of
the Columbia Exchange. She
plugged In" about 911 and .
voice said:
MY name IL Norris. The roof
The Washington times., 1922-01-30
4CEORCETOWN
STUDENTS GIVE
INVALUABLE MD
Medical Pupils on Scene When
Crash Came Administer
Anesthetics.
Four Georgetown medical students

Four Georgetown medical students
- Hudson Gruenwald, Of New
Orleans; Tom O'Brien, Of New York
City; Chris Dyer, Of Waterbury.
Conn, and Thomas Jackovicz, Of
Passaic, N. J.,-who were outside
the theater when the roof caved,
did heroic rescue work.
Gruenwald used his automobile to
rush the injured to hospitals while
the other three assisted in ad-
ministering anesthetics in the
Christian Science Church, where
many OF the injured were taken for
first aid treatment.
DR.. Daniel L. Borden, police
surgeon. escaped death by only a
few inches. AS the theater roof
came down with a mighty roar he
was standing at the ticket window
where he had just deposited the ad-
mission fee.
He was stepping toward the
entrance when he was knocked down
by the impact of a womarss body
that was literally blown through the
door by the compression caused by
the falling roof.
DIR. Borden Immediately set about
first aid work and directed the first
Of the stretcher bearers to the i'm
provised medical stations, staying
at his task through the entire night
and most Of Sunday.
Detective Sergeant James Young,
Of police headquarters, was one Of
the first officers on the scene. Upon
arriving he Immediately rushed into
the building and set about giving
aid. He was suddenly grasped by a
frantic woman who called for succor.
In her efforts to gain assistance the
woman pulled down a loosely lodged
girder which narrowly missed strik-
ing Young and herself. Undaunted
Young obtained a fireman's axe and
chopped the woman out. carrying
her to safety.
The Washington times., 1922-01-30
TWO MEN HURT REMOVING
SNOW At TERMINAL YARDS

While removing snow from the
railroad tracks in the terminal yards
last night, Private C. Greenwood. Of
the marine corps, suffered injuries
to his knee when he was struck with
shovel. Corporal s. P. Mcqueen,
also a marine, was injured about the
eye while removing snow in the
railroad yards. Both men were treat
ed at the naval hospital at Guam
tico, Va.
Raymond Russell. 2401 Nichols
avenue southeast, was struck on the
head with some unknown missile
while engaged in a SNOWFALL battle
on Nichols avenue, near Howard
road. He was removed to his home
by friends and was given med cal
attention.
George Ohanides, thirty-six years
old, 1920 Tenth street northwest, suf-
fered a dislocated ankle when he
slipped and fell on the ice at Twenty
second street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
The Washington times., 1922-01-30
D. c. FOLK BUSY CLEARING
SNOW FROM HOUSE ROOFS

Many Neutrality-suspicious. today con-
tinued feverishly their efforts to
clear great deposits Of snow from
their roofs, as the fun extent Of the
Knickerbocker Theater catastrophe
became known.
Upon the roofs or many public
buildings, clubs, and private resi-
dences men were to be seen shovel
ing snow to the ground, while guards
paced the roads beneath to warn
pedestrians.
Theater managers were especially
diligent in this respect, an official
order having been issued that no
theater may be opened to the public
until all snow has been removed
from the roof. and the building has
been inspected and approved.
The Washington times., 1922-01-30

Of the Knickerbocker Theater has
caved in. Send the nearest doctor"
The police and fire departments,
all hospitals In the city and every
doctor listed in the Columbia
exchange were then called, as soon
as Miss Cook advised the chief
operator of the disaster.
More than twenty people were
given first-aid treatment at the
home Of DR.. Gregg Curtis. 1915
Columbia road. One man treated
had an arm severed and another
both legs cut off. Col. T. s.
Halloran, Of the Veterans Bureau,
and DR.. Charles H. McEnerny
assisted DR.. Curtis.
One of the most pathetic and
strangest incidents of the crash was
a prayer service in which several
of those who Joined died even as
they prayed.
w. l.. Peters and wilfred Brosseau,
Georgetown University students,
were seated side by side when the
crash came. AS they were stricken
to the floor Peters said to Brosseau,
my God, let us pray" Both be-
gan the Lords prayer while others
around them Joined in. Two women
pinned beside them halted their
speech and died at the first few
sentences. Both Peters and Bros
seau crawled to safety. bringing two
girls with them.
Brosseau later died at the hospital
from a wound in his side which was
pierced by a girder.
His body is now at the Kappa
Alpha Phi fraternity house, 1912
Sixteenth street northwest.
Pulled from Ruins.
} Lieut.. Col. w. II. Taylor was one
Of the first to be reached by the res
cuers. He was pulled from under a
heavy concrete pillar and when
placed on his feet was awe-struck at
finding himself uninjured. After
resting a moment on a pile Of debris
Colonel Taylor got to his feet and
Joined in the rescue work.
The Washington times., 1922-01-30
Word Spread Broadcast.

Word Of the disaster was spread
broadcast by Miss Elsie Cook, Of
the Columbia Exchange. She
plugged In" about 911 and q
voice said:
MY mans IL Norris. The roof
The Washington times., 1922-01-30

Black cloth, white or silver gray
side case, embalming, washing, dress
ing, shaving, IL necessary; advertise the
death, crepe for the door. removing
from hospital gloves, rugs, chairs, can
delabra, candles a fine Cunningham
hearse and two Cunningham limousines.
The Washington times., 1922-01-30
TORCH GREAT
HELP IN RESCUE WORK

Rescue work was next to futile
until acetylene torches from the
shops arrived at the scene of the
disaster. Faced with twisted girders
and tangled concrete reinforcement
wire, firemen were blocked in their
initial efforts to aid those pinned
under wreckage. Garages In the
vicinity were raided and small steel
saws obtained, with which the struE-
gle to save was begun. The coming
of torches within an hour after tho
crash. started the organised rescue
work.
The Washington times., 1922-01-30
10 VOLUNTEER TO GIVE
BLOOD FOR MISS UPSHAW

Miss Caroline Upshaw niece Of
Congressman Upshaw. of Georgia,
who is at Garfield hospital with one
leg completely torn off, will under
go q blood TRANSMISSION operation
this morning In an effort to save
her life.
Ten students of the Sigma Chi
Epsilon legal fraternity have volun-
teered to give their blood for the
operation. The one most fitted for
the ordeal will be chosen by physi-
clans at the hospital.
The Washington times., 1922-01-30
40 SOLDIERS VOLUNTEER
BLOOD FOR CRASH VICTIMS

Forty soldiers at Walter Reed
Hospital volunteered their services
this morning for blood TRANSMISSION
purposes to any of the theater
crash victims who may need them.
There are many patients In los
pitfalls throughout the city VIII, Will
be In need OF this treatmrn. i'm.
nediately IL their lives are to be
saved physicians declare.
The Washington times., 1922-01-30
'THEATERS
CONFORM
TO RULING
All Houses Open After Being
Officially o. KID As
Perfectly Safe.

There was q pail over the theater-
4 going public yesterday that kept
down the usual throngs which at
tend the houses of amusement on
Sunday.
Inspectors from the police and
building departments were active
, early and managers were notified
the doors of the playhouses could
not be opened until the roofs had
been entirely cleared of snow.
Business Is Light.
Tho Crandall neighborhood the.
aters and the Metropolitan suspend.
cd all performances because Of the
: disaster.
Manager LaMotte of the Belasco
had the roof cleared by q force Of
shovelers early in the day and L
was officially passed as 100 per
cent safe at IL a. m. 30 that the
usual vaudeville performances were
given both afternoon and even. ng.
Keith's theater in the Albee
building was passed o. K. since the
roof had been shoveled and the
matinee and evening performances
were given.
Moore's Riaito gave the customary
evening performances after all
traces Of the storm had been re.
moved from the roof.
Loew's Palace and Columbia were
able to eve their regular shows.
The National had its roof cleaned
early on Saturday and again yes
terday 50 no performances were
lost. Polls the Garr.ck and the
small motion picture houses all con-
formed to the strict ruling of the
building departments.
In all theaters business was light,
the reaction to the Knickerbocker
catastrophe being felt at the box
offices. Managers expect that until
The memory OF the horror has pass
ed a percentage Of the amusement
Iov'n" public may forego their usual
pleasure.
= Crandall Closes Houses.
Overwhelmed by the disaster and
bowed deep in grief, Harry M. Gran
dali yesterday issued an order to his
executive staff that out of respect
to those Of his own organisation who
lost their lives as wei as to- the
general public, there should not I'M.
DER circumstances be a performance
In any Crandall Thesrer yesterday.
The order was at once communities
ted to the house managers of the
ak Crandan theaters, in some of
which audiences already had assem-
bled. Those already admitted to the
Metropolitan. Avenue Grand, Apollo
and York theaters were advised from
the stage that no performance would
be given In any Crandall house, and
At the Savoy ana Ninth and E.
streets houses attaches were posted
af the entrance to convey the same
information to prospective purchas-
err Of tickets.
The Crandall Theaters were all
inspected by the police and building
inspectors yesterday and without ex-
caption granted immediate permits
SION to open. II was purely by rea-
aon OF his heartfelt sorrow that Mr..
Crandall refused to permit any of
h1s houses to give q performance.
Mr.. Crandall, A. e. Bethel, and
Barry Buckley. president vice presi-
Asnt, and secretary of tho Knicker.
The Washington times., 1922-01-30
BABY BOY SLEEPS UNDER
RUINS; MOTHER KILLED
where's mamma q,

where's fnamtna% ~
This was the question asked q
fireman who discovered q little five
year-old boy sound asleep under ono
Of the orchestra chairs four hours
after the accident. The child was
uninjured except that its hands were
slightly frostbitten by the intense
cold.
1t was ascertained later that both
the mother and a sister Of the boy
had both been brought out from the
ruins dead.
The Washington times., 1922-01-30
President Expresses
Deep Grief Over
Disaster

President Harding issued the
following statement on the Knick-
erbocker Theater disaster:
II have experienced the same
astounding shock and the same
inexpressible sorrow which has
come to all Washington and viii
be alphabetically felt through
out the land.
IF I knew aught to say to
soften the sorrow Of hearts who
are so suddenly bereaved. II I
could say a word to comfort the
manned and suffering. I would
gladly 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 revolving fates."
The Washington times., 1922-01-30
Ring Lost Near Ruins

A valuable diamond ring owned
by Mary Mcdonald, 2101 8 street
northwest. was reported lost In the
debris during the excitement fol-
loving the cavern of the roof Sat
urday night at the knickerbocker
Theater. A large stone SURROUNDED
by nine small ones are act In the
ring. She did not give the value Of
the ring to the police.
The Washington times., 1922-01-30

citizens residing in the neighborhood
Of the Knickerbocker who have rem
dered such splendid assistance In the
work Of caring for both the injured
The St. Mary banner., 1922-07-08
new PRODUCERS IN
SHREVEPORT FIELD
Daily Average Production Of
the Field Slumped Last
Week.

Shreveport, La-Thirty-eight COM
pletions, Of which six were failures
and thirty-two producers, with COM
bined initial yield of 5,313 barrels, was
the record in the Shreveport territory
for the past week, compared to the
preceding week, when there were for
ty-four completions, including four
gassers, nine failures and thirty-One
producers, with combined initial yield
of 1875 barrels, a decline of 1862 bar
rels. The past week showed one more
producing well completed and three
less in the number of failures.
The daily average production OF the
Shreveport territory also showed a
large slump, amounting to 5,927 bar
rels. The daily average totaled 120,427
barrels, against the previous weeks
total of 126,354
The only district reporting an i'm
provement in initial yield during the
week was Bellvue, the shallow sand
district of Bossier Parish, which had
four competitions to it's credit, one
failure and three being producers with
combined initial production of 235 bar
rels
The largest district decline was that
of Haynesville, which reported the
same number of producers each week,
twenty-one wells, but had only 3,148
barrels of initial yield the past week
against $3.50 barrels the previous
week. Haynesville's decline totaled
1882 barrels
In the Eldorado, Arkansas, district
there was ten competitions reported for
the week, two failures and eight pro-
ducers, with initial yield totaling 1886
barrels, decline of S79 barrels.
There was no completion listed for
Webster Parish during the past week,
but several interesting drilling opera
tions are under way in that parish, in
which recently one producing well was
completed, a short distance over the
Claiborne Parish line, being western
extension of the Haynesville field.
Morehouse Parish, which had two gass-
ers the preceding week, got nothing in
the last week.
In the Homer district, in which there
have been very few wells drilled in
months, there was one lone completion
reported and it was failure, being
the Adams ct al Kelly No. 1 in 32-20-7,
dry and abandoned at 3,001 feet
The St. Mary banner., 1922-07-08
PRAYING MANTIS

"Of course" said Mrs. Praying Man
tis, I'm u dreadful little insect.
certainly am and l do not deny it. But
still | think there are other creatures
just as bad as l am, just as bad, ev-
cry bit as bad.
Now people think am so dreadful
because l eat Mr. Mantis after I have
married him.
"Well, it is just my way. Perhaps
you will say that it Is not very
charming thing to do.
Il can quite understand your point
OF view. 1t isn't the sweetest thing
to do in the world, l know. In fact,
l don't suppose it is sweet thing to
do at all.
I'VE got the name Of Praying Mantis
because we stand as though in prayer.
We look so good, but we're not. It's
just our positions that are so nice and
Well-behaved and sweet looking.
Yes, l can see how people would
say that it wasn't a wifely thing to do
to eat ones little mate. l don't sup
pose 1t is like a sweet BRIDE but then
the Praying Mantis is q different crea-
ture.
But l was thinking Of people. Take,
for example, grownups who buy food
already cooked and don't care if 1t Is
indigestible so long as they are saved
the bother of cooking 1t. l think they
are as bad as l am, for they will let
their mates eat and suffer because
they're too lazy to do too much, and
i don't let my mate suffer. l eat him
right awayl
Il hear that In cities ladies buy food
at shops where they have it all cooked,
and salads all made and croQuettes
all ready to heat
These things are very, very apt to
give people indigestion, but gracious,
some would rather be lazy than keep
the family from suffering Of indiges.
tion.
and l think such creatures are
just about as bad as am"
do your" asked Fairy Bright
Thoughts.
Eyes, l really, really do. OF course.
perhaps l should not say that such
creatures are as bad as am, but they
are almost as bad as I am. Almost,
almost, almost"
"Ah," said Fairy Bright Thoughts.
''that is not what am thinking about.
No, am not thinking whether the
others are as bad as you are or not.
"That is not what I am thinking.
"And l am not thinking whether you
are much worse than the ones of whom