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Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Mid-Year Graduates
Of Central Banquet

High school fellows should con-
slider the debt Of service they owe
their city. their state and their
country when they enter into active
business affairs said Louis Book,
senior class president, in talk to
s. mid year graduates of Central
High school at their final banquet
at the Brandcis Renaissance room
Saturday. He urged the students
TO put their energy into building
Omaha, that their success might be
an asset to their own city. Book
has been an active leader in school
social affairs for the past four years.
The, Kind OF an Education that
Functions" was the subject OF the
address given by ]. H. Bcverldgc,
superintendent OF schools, to the
graduates. Beveridge told the story
OF THE Amerieanization of Edward
Box" to illustrate how each high
school graduates ambitions ior his
own career and for the betterment
CT his country can be easily attained.
Miss Anna Hilliard and F. +. VOL
lery, teacher patrons OF the gradual
ing class, followed with short adj
dresses.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Over Hundred Others Known to Have Been
Injured in Collapse of Knickerbocker
Movie Palace at Washington.
Victims Caught Without Warning When Roof
Falls Under Weight of Snow-Most of
Dead Crushed Under Balcony

Washington Jan. 29-Ninety persons known to have
lost their lives in the collapse last night of the snowaden
roof of the Knckebocker motion picture heater Rescue
workers. fighting desperate battle through dark and day
light had recovered that number tonight More than hun
dred others are known to have been injured
OF the dead 88 had been identified at dark tonight The
large majority of both killed and injured local resi-
dents although many recently from other places Ex
poraton of the ruins went unchecked after dark but
those charge believed few additional bodies will be found
Without regard to their risk soldiers, marines sail
police fremen and citizen volunteers had fought their
beneath the wreckage practically the whole floor
space of the auditorium.
The exact number in the theaer when the steel and
crete of the roof buckled and fell under its threeoo
load OF snow probably will be known The stories of
perhaps hundred who got out unnured have been report
ed These account for few than 300 in the audience
that was roaring in laughter at filmed comedy when the
roof fell on them like blanket carrying down the front
the wide balcony in its crash.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Capper to Ask Probe
Of Theater Disaster


Washington, Jan. 2o.-(By A. P.)
Senator Capper of Kansas, a mem
Der of the senate District of Column
bia committee, announced tonight
that when the senate reconvened he
would introduce a resolution calling
for an investigation Of the knicker-
booker theater disaster and also of
all buildings constructed here since
the beginning of the war.
Senator Cappcr said reports had
come to him that to more or less
degree the building code of the Dis
trict CT Columbia had been violated
during the rush OF construction fol-
lowing the increase i'll the city's pop
ulation after the declaration Of war.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Shackleton Dies Enroute to South Pole
Sir Ernest Shackleton Ex-
pires OIL Steamer on
Way to Ant
arctic.
BY The Associated Press.

Montevideo, Uruguay, Jan. %. =
Sir Ernest Shackleton, British ex-
plorer, died January 5, on the steam
ship Quest, on which he was max
ing another expedition into the Ant.
arctic.
Death occurred when the Quest
was off the Gritvicken station.
The body was brought here on
Norwegian steamer and will be
taken to Europe.
Capt. L. Hussey OF the Quest will
accompany the body.
Prof. Gruvel and other members
OF the explorers party will continue
the expedition.
Sir Ernest Shackleton was born in
1874. He was a third lieutenant i'll
the British Antartic expedition in
1901 and in l907-9 commanded an
expedition which got to within 81
miles of the South pole. He made
his third quest OF the pole in 1914.
The expedition in which he was
engaged when he died was to have
covered $4,000 miles of uncharted
sections OF the South Atlantic, the
Pacific and the Antartic seas.
On board the Quest. little 200
ton ship, Sir Ernest sailed from Eng
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
omsha lie. Ls..sa wir..

Washington. Jan. s9.-Many re-
naFkable reseues were performed.
following the kniekefboeker iheater
eatasprophe which followed in the
wake OF the most terrific snow in
this section IN more than 20 years.
One Of the most remarkable re-
seues was that OF Scott Mont
gomery. who was taken out at $40
this morning. alter having been
pinned beneath an iron girder for
more than i hours. lie died four
hours later at Walter Reid hospital,
however. He was given opiates while
under the wreckage by physician
who had 10 crawl quite a ways 10
him Miss Veronica Murphy, whom
Montgomery accompanied to the
theatcr also is among the dead.
Miss Caroline Upshsw, niece OF
Representative upshaw OF Georgia,
had one foot cut off and the other
so badly mangled that il will have
to be ampu,aicd. Ten college
students. living at the s. a. +.
fraternity house have volunteered
their services for blood TRANSMISSION,
which may be necessary to Miss Up
shaw's recovery.
Yi,tle Grant kanston. 8, is all who
can be found OF happy family OF
five who attended the fateful theater
last night. His father. Oscar Kan
sion, his mother and his 9-year-old
sister are among the identified dead.
Another sister, Dorothy. Is is listed
among the missing and is believed to
have perished. The kanstons re-
Gently came 10 Washington from
Chicago. Mr.. Kanston was en-
ployed at the bureau OF valuation oi
the War department.
Tells Of Many Rescucs.
Graphic description OF many in
dividual rescues was given reporter
by Lieutenant Parsons OF the police.
1--WE were digging into the ruins
when we saw tuft Of red hair pro-
truding from the wreckage. Contin-
uing to dig, we manager to uncover
a small boy, probably 9 years old.
While we were getting him out he
told us that his little sister was be-
meath the pile OF debris also. The
girl. about 6 years old, was rescued.
Neither OF the children were seri-
ously hurt, through some miracle,
but their mother, nearby, was dead.
LIEUTENANT Colonel Taylor, an
army officer, was taken out by our
men. We started to put him on
but he found he could use
his legs and turned around to help
us in our work,
"Dr. Gcarhart, dentist, was found
pinned beneath All f-beam. lie told
us as we endeavored to extricate him,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
MANY Remarkable Rescues Follow
Washington Theater Catastrophe
Troops, Police and Citizen Volunteers Take Lives
in Hands in Attempts to Aid Victims in
Washington Movie House Disaster.

that he had been conscious all night
in that position. A woman beside
him was dead. She was later iden-
tined as the dentists wife.
Jokes About Injuries.
zone fellow with both legs hor-
ribly broken asked Tor cigafets as he
was being carried out. on 4 stretch
er. He joked with his rescuers abou,
his mangled limbs, remarking that
ne had abou, sig legs now. He was
certainly full OF. grit
"a group OF two women and 2
Ifan whom we were digging out also
displayed remarkable nerve. talking
with the men and directing their res
cue.
1--WE were forced 20 be rather
rough with a number OF persons wha
demanded entrance 10 the ruins IN
order TO find relatives or friends! We
wish TO express our regret 10 them
Tor this, but il was the only way VIC
could handle the situation under the
trying circumstances
When the crash came last night 1t
began with a loud hiss, followed by
a deaicning roar. The middle OF
The roof gave away first. 1t was fol-
lcwed by the entire roof and the, BAL
cony. The fallen balcony covered
the pit OF the thcater. On top OF
tha, was the roof.
Screams eHard for Blocks. :.
Before the noise from the crash OF
tiiling timbers. concrete and steel
was silenced the agonized shrieks
and cries for help from those buried
beneath the. mass began. The
screams OF hysterical women and
others actually injured were heard
ior blocks away.
Rescue work began Immediately.
Those who had escaped by mira
Gle joined the police reserves and
iiremcn, who reached the scene with
in Is minutes after the crash. There
was no light. The binding snow
made the work more difficult. And
above everything else, came the
cries of the injured. many of them
completely buried and out OF sight
beneath mass of timbers.
Among well known persons who
lost their lives in the disaster were
Chauncey c. Brainerd. Washington
correspondent OF the Brooklyn
Eagle and vice president of the
gridiron club, and his wife. Louis
w. Strayer, Washington corrc-
spondcnt of the Pittsburgh Dis
patch also is among the dead. !.
Guy S. Eldridge of Salt Lake
City. also killed, is a brother-in-law
Of Senator Reed Smoot. Another
victim was former Congressman A.
J. Barchfeld of Pennsylvania. His
daughter met death with him.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
TlUo Tiny Tots Found
Peacefully Sleeping
Under TheQter Debris

Washington, Jan. 29.-(By A. P.l
Sleeping peacefully beneath the
debris in the wrecked Knickerbock-
er theater, two girls, 4 and 6. were
found today by rescuers, 10 hours
after the roof had fallen. Appar-
nelly neither was badly hurt. They
were taken to a hospital without
identification.
Four hours earlier, a 5-year-old
girl was found unhurt, seated be-
tween the bodies OF two women.
Her life evidently had been saved
by her falling between the seats and
the protection given her by the two
bodies.
The last person to be taken from
the ruins was DR.. Scott Montgom-
cry of Washington, who was rescued
II hours after the roof collapsed.
He was pinned by his legs under
meath beam which killed the. young
woman whom he had escorted to
the .heater. His condition is ex-
trcmely serious.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
"Dys" Win Sweeping
Victory in Poland

Warsaw. Jan. 29.-(By A. P9-
Beer containing more than 2 IL
per cent alcohol is to be forbidden
in Poland The alcohol law passed
by the diet today, places the ban
OH beer OF higher alcohol content,
limits drinking places to one for
each $500 population, prohibits sa-
looms, licensing only cafes and res
taurants, makes proprietors liable
to arrest in the case of drunkenness
ON their premises, and places tax
of 20 per cent on all liquor stocks.
A stiff fight in the diet preceded
the passage of the measure, the
wet" forces presenting lengthy ar
guments against, as one of them
phrased it, compelling the Poles to
drink hair tonics as they do i'll the
United States.
The dry" victory is attributed
largely,to the activities OF seven
women deputies.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Injunction Issued Against
Striking St. Paul Printers

St. Paul, Jan. ga temporary
injunction restraining certain pick
eting methods of members of St.
Paul Typographical union No. so
was granted by Judge Hanft i'll
Ramsey county district court yes
terday on petition OF five job print
ing establishments
Union employees OF the five COM
panies have been on strike since
last May. In their petition, the en-
ployers alleged that pickets intiini-
dated and coerced those remaining
at work.
Judge Hanft apportions the NUM-
Der of pickets at from 2 to 8 TO each
OF the plants involved.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30

Without irafiieking with bootleg
gers or laying ones sell open to ar,
res, for violation oi the liquor law .
person in Omaha can enjoy the eon-
d',ion Mr.. Nolstead intended 10 pre-
vent.
Here Is the recipe. according TO
a waitress in South Side resiap.
rant;
Ea, a piece OF rai,in pie and cake
OF yeast, drink a pint OF water ane
then pull your chair up TO hot
stove or steam radiator In Ia
minutes. TO test the kick. get up AMI
try to walk around the chair.
According 10 the waitress, many
patrons OF the restaurant have stand
ing orders Tor raisin pic aud a yeas,
cake. Up 10 date not one has been
arrested for having liquor on the hip
and the restaurant proprietor is moi
looked upon as a boo,egger.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
President Expresses
Sorrow Over Disaster

Washington, Jan. 2o.-(By A. P.)
President Harding issued the fol-
lowing statement late today, on the
knickerbocker theater disaster:
Il have experienced the same as
founding shock and the same mex
pressible sorrow which has come 10
all of Washington and which will be
synpathetically felt throughoue the
land. If | knew aught to say to
soften the sorrow OF hundreds who
are Sc suddenly bereavei, if l could
say q word to cheer the manned and
suffering, | would gladly do so.
The terrible tragedy, staged in the
midst of the great storm, has deeply
depressed all of us and lett Us won
dering about the revolving fates.'
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
German
A rp,a ss'g,i, g,i,',.s s% -
fAEap E.a.pe,.'a aus ''S - .
for Relief
Note to Reparstions Commis.
sion Requests to BE Al.
lowed to Stop All Cash
Payments During 1922
Plan to Negotiate Loan

Berlin. Jan. 29.-The German note
TO the reparations commission. in re-
sponse 10 the commissions demand
Tor explanations OF Germary's al
legged inability.to meet It's obligations
ior January and February. requests
that Germany be relieved OF all cash
payments in 1922. II also asks for
a general reduction in cash payments
and an increase IN payments in kind.
The note suggests that the. allies
take measures TO restore Gcrmany's
internal and external credit, and
thereby facilitate the floating OF
big international reparation loan. II
announces that Germany will raise
an internal loan in 1922, independent,
ly OF the foreign, in order to reduce
the floating debt.
Plan Tax Increase.
II is pointed out that the allied ex-
perts at the Brussels conference in
1920, recognized that German direct
taxation was incapable OF further
augmentation, but that nevertheless
bills were before the reichstag to
provide further increases in property
tax, as well as taxes on capital and
corporations. The turnover tax will
be increased from lH to 2 per cent,
and the coal tax from 20 to 40 per
cent. The burdens on production
and consumption will be increased,
and the increased customs duties will
be collected on a gold basis.
In explanation of Germany's ii.
nancial position, the note states that
energetic measures will be taken
against the removal OF capital
abroad and the evasion of taxation.
1t explains that railway rates,
compared with prewar conditions,
have been increased l9 fold for pas
scngers and 81 fold for freight. The
postal and telephone rates were in
creased Fl fold.
To Increase Prices.
The food subsidies for 1922 will
amount to only 1000. .0O0, 900 paper
marks, as compared with 2, ESQ, ,000. 900
previously. The price of bread will
shortly be increased by Is per cent.
A system for insurance for the un.
employed at the expense OF employ
ers and employees will be introduced,
to replace the existing relief sys-I
tenn. E4 5,...ss.
The ordinary budget shows, with
a revenue Of 105, 100000 600 marks
and expenses OF &c, 200 100000 marks,
a surplus Of 16,500.000,0O0 available
for reparation payments With the
object of reducing the floating debt,
the government will raises an inter
nal loan this year apart4 from the
compulsory loan already agreed
(Turn to Page Two, Column Three.)
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Second Ship Runs Wild
in Harbor at New York

New York. Jan. %. - Another
steamship-the second large vessel so
afflicted in "a hours-went loco"
near the entrance to the Hudson
river veered suddenly from its
course, charged toward the barge Of
fee on the Battery and, by matter
OF a few yards, escaped smashing into
the rocky sea wall at Battery park.
To-day it was the Mount CARROLL
of the United American line, in from
Hamburg with about 200 passengers.
Yesterday it was the Sioux of the
New York and Porto Rico line.
The fact that the two ships ran
wild" in almost the identical place and
within a short speace OF time, gave
rise to rumors OF some mysterious
attraction" and veterans of the water
front spoke sagely OF Jonahs and
ink.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Governor Faces
Hardest Fight Of
Career on Gas Tax
Discussions of Bill on Eve
Of its Consideration by
Lower House Reach
Fever Heat.

Lincoln. Jan. 2o.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-Governor McKelvie face;
the closest, hardest fight OF his ad-
m:nistration tomorrow afternoon AZ
2 when his gasoline bill to put the
burden OF road-building on the user
OF the roads, the automobilists, will
be considered by the lower house.
Neither the administration leaders
nor administration enemies were
sanguine OF victory tonight as dis
cussions OF the bill reached fever
feat. Both sides said they had a
fighting chance"
Factions Cause Trouble.
Administration leaders asserted
they were not forced to contend with
arguments against the tax so much
as with group OF factions which
they enumerated as follows:
Nonpartisan leaguers fighting
the gasoline tax in Nebraska,
while their brethren in North Da-
kota passed such a bill when in
power, and declared it was the
only equitable tax devised TO pay
tor road building.
Members who in most cases
have consistently voted against all
administration proposals.
Members nursing boomlets for
governor. attorney general, sec
retary Of state and state Treasure
cr.
Members who fear resolutions
adopted by certain bodies against
the gasoline .ax.
Members who believe it is sales
tax and not an. excise tax.
Criswold for Tax.
There is an exception to this, how
ever, in the person of Representative
Dwight Griswold of Gordon, prob
able candidate for state, auditor, who
is for the gasoline tax. He said:
Forcing an automobilist to pay for
roads sthey use will be nationwide
in four or five years and I'd rather
go home and explain why | am for
it than why was against it, be-
cause the gasoline tax is certain to be
more popular as time goes on.
Administration leaders are combat
ing the adverse resolutions propa-
ganda by pointing to the fact that
in the last few days, resolutions for
the gasoline tax have been passed
after the people learn it is not an
additional tax, but tax that will
take the burden of roadbuilding from
the property owners and place it on
the automobilist.
Cite Signers' Carelessness.
Then. friends of the administration
are telling of the usual carelessness
with which a man signs petition
or resolution which doesn't cost him
any money, and repeat the story Of
every member of a community who
signed petition to hang the best
citizen in the town at sunrise.
Governor McKelvie issued the fol-
lowing statement tonight:
Some who may vote against the
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Business Houses at Kimball
to Close for Ewbank Funeral

Kimbal, Neb., Jan. 29.-(Special
Telegram.)-The body of John Ew-
bank arrived today from Thermo-
polls, N. Y, where he died from
stroke OF apoplexy. He was one
of the pioneers Of western Nebras-
ka and Colorado, and owned severol
ranches.s He was prominent in many
enterprises, also director in the
Citizens State bank here. He was
66 years DID, The funertal will be
held Tuesday afternoon. All busi-
ness houses will be cIosed..,during
the funeral. ...... -s.,.s- ..ss..
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
New Comet Discovered
From Cape of Good Hope

Cambridge, Mass. Jan. 2o.-Dis-
covery OF new comet III the south
en- skies was announced in cable
from Brussels. received at the Har-
ward observatory today. The mes
sage said that the comet was seen
from the Cape OF Good Hope, South
Africa. and appeared to be moving
south and west, but gave no further
details. The British government
maintains an observatory at Cape
Town
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
By PAUL GREER.

Superior, Neb., Jan. 2o.-(SpceialD
- farm should be advertised Tor
'er. in Nuckolls county. there would
be five men after il at once" said
Pt-cy Baird, cashier OF the Farm
crs State bank here. Such state
ment has an odd sound after all the
idle talk in cities about the Drift
from the country, but Mr.. Baird
gives the reason without ialtcring:
People expect to make money by
farming in 1922.
II am optimistic for the future,
too said Mr.. Baird. tWhen you
find the farmers corn cribs and
wheat bins empty and not much live
stock about then is when TO expect
hard times. Instead OF that VIC now
lave one and third crops OF corn
on hand. plenty OF small grain. aud
almost every farmer has few extra
shoats and calves. There arc from
three 10 five cows on the average
farm. and many more on some. In
past years there have been crop
failures in this part OF the state, and
it was then that we learned to keep
cows and chickens ior good liv-
ing. At those times we had to ship
in corn for feed.
Surplus Corn Used.
"rhc surplus corn is being used 10
better advantage now. Mix cows
are being fed more OF it, which in
crcases the yield. A few more ears
are being tossed to the calves,
whisi grow better and make more
bcei Hog production also has been
increased. There were more fall pigs
than usual, and these will bring in
good deal of money when they are
grown in June or July.
Tho fact that so much gram has
been held on the farm is good thing.
1t is a start toward more orderly
marketing in the sense of not Cutting
the market by shipping the grain all
cut at once. The farmers have a
right to feel that they have had
raw deal, and are not taking any
more chances by seeking large
amounts OF credit. One bank IN
Superior has obtained $4,000
through the War Finance corpora
ten, and others. about the country
also have avaled thmselves OF this
aid, which has been nothing short OF
a godsend. Economy has been the
farmers answer to the high prices
Of manufactured goods, and when
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Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Mrs. R. S. Doud to Speak
at Philosophical Meeting

The Omaha Philosophical society
meets at 3 this afternoon in Patter-
son block. Seventeenth and Farnam
streets. Mrs. r. S. Doud will talk
on "Americanization in Social Set
Elements"
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Snow Following Rain Fails
Most Of Day in. Beatrice

Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 2o.-(Special
Telegram Following light rain
Sunday morning wet snow fell ip
this section of the state most of the
day. The moisture will be benefl-
cial to the winter wheat.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Omaha "Y' Quartet Will
Give Concert in Plattsmouth

Plattsmouth, Neb., Jan. 29.-(Spe-
cial. )-Plattsmouth chapter of De
Molay has arranged to bring the
Omaha Y. M. c. A. quartet here
for an evenings public entertainment.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30

land last September on what was to
have been two-year voyage.
The voyage had as its objective,
not only oceanographic research, BIT.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30

the exploration OF a petrified forest
and the location of "lost" island
Tuanaki-the adjacent waters OF
which had not been sailed icT moro
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
The Weather

Forecast.
Nebraska = Unsettled weather
Monday and Tuesday, with probable
snow; colder in east portion Mop-
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
than 90 years. 2

tiioH ~ YSalS
Sir Ernest for his distinguished
services was made knight in 1909,
Variout, societies have honorcd him.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-30
Profits in
1922, Aim
Of Farmers
People Expect to Make
Money by Farming This
Year." Says Superior
Bank Cashier.
Few Borrowers in County

n may surprise .one city folk Who srs
no -up-hin- whatever In the economic sk,
I. know that .'p-"vte expect 10 maxi
Nancy b, farming in t9s.," That II whst
q staff representative Of The lee fouud
NJ superior. In The midst of q nn~ farm
inF community. Ihi. !. the fourth OF 4
."rie.. oiber- ~ which viii b. published
.laily.