RELIABILITY CHARACTER ENTERPRISE
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OKLAHOMA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER
VOL. XVI, NO. 121.
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TULSA DAILY WOULD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1022 mHglgfffg. PRICE 5 CENTS '
EVANS ANSWERS
SEWER CRITICS;
DEFENDS REGIME
Welcomes Complete Inves
tigation of Records
Filed on Job 166
CONTRACT LET IN i920
Specifications Prepared, Bid
Accepted and Work Start
ed Under Hubbard
COST LESS THAN EXPECTED
Final Total Was $4,000 Below
Firsf. nml Onlv THA Tnnh.
w ivi f -av Wlt
nicality Is.' Explained
"Wo tilll welcome an Investigation
of our official acts by iho Taxpayers
leaguo or any othor orgnnlzullou,"
.Mayor T. D. Evans decliucd Satur
day whllo commenting on tho meet
ing of tills leaguo Friday night and
on statements of somu of Ita mem
bers at that time. "Furthermore, If
any member of this admlnlsttatlon
has been guilty of malfeiuanco of
office or crookedness, he should ho
arrested without delay and brought
to trial.
"It Is significant, however, that
It. K. Hutches made a speech tit the
meeting of tho Taxpayers leaguo In
which ho advocated a lawsuit against
the Spavlnaw bonds. Hughes has
fo'jght this bond lesuo strenuously
without any apparent reason. Can
It bo that the Taxpayers league is
only a tool, and that Its mliwlon Is
to.provcnt tho people of Tulsa from
enjoying tho tremendous benefits
that will come from having Hpavl
nif water here? Hughes has never
let tho world aflro in his efforts to
be aggressive.
Would compare Official Acta.
"incidentally, whllo tho city ad
ministration Is being Investigated It
might La well to Investigate no mo of
the official acts of Huches. per-
formed whllo ho was county en-
gwecr. ueing an noporauie and up
right gentleman, admittedly nnxlpus
for tho best Interests of .tuxpayers,
Mr, Hughes should welcomo Much tin
Investigation. We aro confident our
official acts will bear comparison
with his.
"And now I want to way ft few
words about sower district No. 160,
over which rnomberH of the Tax
payers leosuo indulgod In lengthy
speeches in which they declared
present city officials should be pros
ecuted. "The contract for placing a sowsr
in district No. 166 was let by the
Hubbard administration, beforo pres
ent officials took their oath of office.
All this stench reflects .on that ad
ministration, if there W any 'Mink'
connected with this sewer district.
"Wo havo said nothing heretofore
sbout this Job, letting our, political
their heart's content. Hut, the farce
has progressed to a point whero wo
should mako our position clear."
Was Started In 11)17.
The transcript of this sower dis
trict, on file with the city, shows
that tho original petition for a sewer
In district No. 166 was flleU with tho
Simmons administration November
, 117. On Docomber 14, 1917,
he petition was granted for a sewor
ii cusi Highland auauinn. uistrici
0. lfiR ttmnrfiriwl l.tnst lflchlnnil.
Schlump, Dutobennor and part of
Ohio Place additions. Howevor, no
contract was lot by the Simmons
administration.
On February 6, 1920, whllo the
Hubbard administration was In pow
f, a petition was field for sowers to
trie the alleys lh blocks 3, 4, S and
5. in Ohio IMace addition. H. F.
Jiewblock presont commissioner of
finance ana revenue, who hold tho
same oftlco during tho Hubbard ad
ministration, movod that tho petition
be rocolved and referred to tho city
nglneer for Investigation and re
Port, His motion was seconded by It.
Curran, water commissioner.
Commissioners Hohn and McNulty
-ere apsent. Mayor Hubbard voted
vr." .,,1.1. f....i.in.ii .. j r..
Petition Grunted In March.
March 5, 1920, the city engineer
made his report oh the. Ohio Placs
ewer, According to the record, it
as "moved by Holm and seconded
by McNulty that said report be ro
celved, petition granted and rofcrrcd
the city attorney for proper, legal
procedure." Mayor Hubbard and
v-ommissloners curran, Uohn, Mc
JSulty and Newblock voted "yes.'1
A week later March 12 the roc
ord shows, "communication from the
City nni?lniM. with rarr . ..r,
rlous petitions for sanitary sewers to
servo that territory boundedlby ail
ilta avenue, Cleland avenuo. First
street and tho city limits on tho
2. ; presnntod. McNulty modod
ad Hohn seconded that tho coin
munlration bo received and "as per
recommendation referred to the city
attorney for necessary legal pro
aure." All members of the com
mission present and voting "yes."
. Another week passed. On March
a motion was made by Hohn and
seconded by McNulty that "nn ordi
nance creating and establishing tow
ni. ,rlct. No- 168 ln the city of
Tuusa, Oklahoma, the same being
i!??0"? of 1,10 tract of land here,
i.I if ""bribed; declaring tho no.
ot aa proiyiung rs- the con
- CONTINUED CN FAJJB BBVBN,
Nation's Capital Paralyzed,
Mid-Atlantic States Suffer
In Worst Storm in 50 Years
Snowfall of From One to MortThan Two Feet Piles Great
Drifts in Washington Street, Imprisoning Mnny in Their
Homes and Locking Nation's Legislative Wheels; Effect
of Storm Felt Internationally; Train Service Demoralized
and Ships Seek Shelter at Near-Hurricane Rages.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.- More
than 24 hours of continuous snow
fall had tonight covered tho middle
Atlantic section, with Washington
as a center, from a depth of a fuot
to nearly 30 Inches; caused the sus
pension of practically all business
and soclaj activity; disrupted trans
portation and shut most of tlio pop
ulation In their homes.
Tho storm, which weather bureau
officials after looking up their rec
ords said was ona of tho most ne
ver in history and exceeded In the
depth of snowfall only by tho long
remembered blizzard, of February
1899, was moving slowly tonight up
the coast from Its position during
tho day off Virginia.
l'lvu Stales Hnnl lilt.
neports to the weather bureau
showed that tho Carollnns, Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware and tho Dis
trict of Columbia wero bearing tho
brunt of tho storm and receiving the
heaviest snowfall. Virginia cities
accustomed to only an Inch or so
snow, and then of raro occurrence,
were burled ln many cases, to the
depth of a foot, whllo northern por
tions of the Carollnas still wero
blanketed with a fall that began
Thursday.
Washington, howevor, appeared to
be tho center of tho heavy fall, the
weather bureau measurements taken
late In the day showing tho depth to
closely npproachlng two anifa half
feet and the record fall of three
feet established In '99. All records
for 24 hours' fall had been broken
DIRT DELEGATES
APPEAL TO LABOR
Want Backing for Effort
to Get Legislation
, "Sorely Needed"
PARLEY IS CONDEMNEDiFRANCE IS SUSPICIOUS
"Hand-Picked Administration
Party" Disgruntled "Rump"
Conferees Declare
WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. Organ-
Ized labor throughout the United
States was aske'u today to back up
efforts of farmers to K"t congress to
pass Immediately -pending measures
designed to relievo tho depressed
agricultural situation,
Action to align tho labor forces
with tho "dirt farmer was taken at
tho concluding meeting of the
"rump" conference held by admit
tedly disgruntled farmers who
cnlled a parley of their own when
they becamo dissatisfied with tho
working of alleged "handpleked"
conferences called by President
Harding.
Ten .Million Farmers Lined Up.
The "rump" conferenco personnel,
honded by State Senator Herbert F.
Baker of ' Michigan, pledged thi
backing of 10,000,000 farmers It
claims to represent to the program
of legislation being supported by
tho congressional "agricultural
bloc." ' '
Today the conferenco adopted
resolutions calling for government
operations of the railroads and re
duced freight rates and wages of
railroad employes. It asked Imme
diate approval of congress to Henry
Ford's development of tho Muscle
Shoals project; passage of legisla
tion stabilizing prices of farm prod,
ucts nnd suggested extension of
long term loans to farmers by the
government.
'1'licy Wnnt $100,000,000,
Amendment of tho MoCumbor bill
which provides for -5.000,000, loan
by tho government to farmers, will
Jjo asked by tho farmery It adopted
a resolution otiereii ny in-rusnim v.
Marsh, of tho Farmers' National
council, suggesting mat siuu.uue.uuv
Is needed from tho government im
mediately to savo many farmers
from bankruptcy.
"Five million dollars Is only n
drop In tho bucket," Marsh told the
conference.
Senator E. F. Ian.d of North Da.
kota, spoke In favor df Immediate,
credit for farmers and reduction of
frrlght rates. K. C. Davison, scere
tsry.treasurer of tho Internationa'
Association of Machinists, pledged
tho support of labor to tho confer
ence demands.
The "rump" parley finally ad
Journod -Its session this nfternoon.
The nationals agricultural confer
ence proper, which closed I's ses
sions last night after adopting
recommendations designed, to alia,
vlate present farm depression and
prevent recurrence of such a condl.
ii, in. wna hnlcil as "the. most fur-
reaching conference of farmers ever
held." in a' statement Issued tonight
hy J It. Howard presinem ti
mt,rl nn llurcni fele nil it
CONTINUED O.S PAOB EIGHT
at 6 o'clock, the hour at which the
storm struck WacMntrtnn yesterday.
Tho national capital, with its
heavy nnd ronstnntly Increasing
blanket virtually uus paralyzed ns
to actlvitloB of all kinds In much the
same manner as lit 1909, when a
lighter fall, but accompanied by
,raln and sleet, forced abandonment
or elaborate platig for the Inaugura
tion of president Taft.
Tho capital uwoko snowed In this
morning Hml despite tho most encr.
getlc efforts, was unable to copo
during the day with tho rabidly
descending fall, Street cars on1 tho
principal lines managed for n 'while
early In the .lay to struggle through
the constantly Increasing urcumuln.
tion, but us tho dn,y wore on, made
nn almost complcto surrender.
Automobiles and other motor vi.
hides likewise were tumble to cope
with tho snow nnd tonight the
street." of downtown Washington
wero lined with nbandoneil cars,
some of which tho owners had not
been n"blo to move since last night.
Taxlcabs last night and early, to
day did a thriving business, but ns
tho snow Increased their numbers
were decimated by the drifts.
An International i:ffect.
The snowfall In Washington prac
tically halted governmental activities
and had Its effect In an International
way by causing' cancellation of two
scheduled arms conference meet
ings. ,
Thousands of government cm
roNTiNimn ns paok kiiiiit
HARDING HOPES
TO EVADE GENOA
Anxious to Keen Out of
Parley Without Offend
ing Other Nntions
British-Italian Plot, Aimed at
Germany's Rehailbitation,
Scented by Frcnphmen
WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. Presl
dent Harding and 'his advisers are
seeking a wny to "get from under"
the proposed Oenoa economic con
ference, without offending either the
Italian government, which Issued
tho Invitations, or tho Urltlsh gov
ernment, tha parley's, principal
sponsor.
. This was the lexplanatlon put for
ward today In 'semiofficial quurtors
ror the administrations unusual de
lay In answering the lnvltutlon to
tho Genoa meeting.
Pressure both for and against the
United States taking part In the
Genoa meeting; Is being exerted at
tho white housa dully. Dozens of
letters aro being received advocating
acceptanco and rejection of the In
vitation. Congress Against Taking Part.
Administration spokesmen who
have sounded out congressional son.,
tlment, declared today that opinion
was unfavorable to American par
ticipation. It Is known also that n
majority of the cabinet shares this
view, S"
The white hauso statement that
tho "United States bears a relation
tu tho Gonna conferonrn that Is
totally different from thut of any
other nation,", was taken today as
fairly reflecting the administration's
determination to examine carefully
overy aspect of tho meeting before
finally committing the United Stales
to any policy.
Officials, declared today It was
uncertain when a reply would be
sent to Homo, but certainly not until
Col. George Harvey ha concluded
his conversations with officials of
tho now Polncaro ministry In Franco
next week and not before tho ond of
thn armament conference In Wash
ington. Frencli Suspicious of Conferenco.
Extraordinary Importance Is at
tached In diplomatic quarters Mors
to the mission of Colonel Harvey to
Paris, French circles In Washington
nre hostile to thu Genoa meeting.
They regard It with suspicion as a
Jlritish. Italian move to rehabilitate
Germany nnd pave the way for tho
eventual economic exploitation of
CONTINUED ON PAOB EIGHT.
THE WEATHER 1
Tl'UtA, Jan. H.-Maitmum, 17. mint,
mum, 29i south-sit wlinls. cltar.
OKLAHOMA Hunilsr unatlll, prob
ably ratn In -ait anrl central nortlom.
warmer In routhfait and colder In north
weii portlonu Monday rloudy In east
poriif.ni rair in wnt portion, com,
A It KANSAS Sunday IncreailnS .cloudl.
rM followed by rain tn afternoon or at
nlcbti Monday probably rain, colder In
aouthweit portion.
KAHT TIIXAS Sunday local ratni,
warmer; Monday uruMtled, rain tn eait
portion, colder In nerthweit portion.
V.'t:8T TKXAH Sunday inoilly- cloudy,
oolder In tli Panhandle; Monday prob
gtr iBr. rumrr.
KANSAS- probably rairror anv Sun
day and Monday, colder Sunday nlaht
una Aioaaey, ,
DISRUPTED PARTY
UNITED BY FAIR,
DEMOCRAT CLAIM
"Youngsters" Assert Their '
Leadership Resulted 1
in Happy Keunion
EVERYBODY SATISFIED
"Yippcr" Pleasure Harmon
izes With Pacifist "Yelpcr"
Attitude; Kinney Smilos
NEW CHAIRMAN-HAD 'CINCH'
Nominations Closed With Men
tion of Fair's Name; His
Election Draws .Cheer
Harry Fair, local attorney, was
unanimously xelectcd us chulrmun
of the democratic county central
committee tor tho ensuing two
years, at a tmoetlng held Saturday
afternoon in thn courthouse. The
meeting was woll attended, thn ills,
trlct courtroom liulnc Jammed to
capacity.
f air was elected amid boisterous
rhecm. Ills election was regarded
as a cinch before tho meeting was
called to order and to tho outsider
the democratic party In Tulsa had
settled Its factional fights, at least
tor tno time neing. w. i i;gieton
proposed Fair's namo and immedi
ately afterward ilia nominations
wnni ordered closed,
Not a .single word was spoken
against Fair. Perfect harmony pre
vailed, tho "ylppers" and tho "yelp-
pers- naving uppareutiy somen
their differences ami agreed on one
candidate. At least one faction, rep-
rrHontotl liv tliA hllatllni. W TulA
Ilrady and tho . keen eyed H. H
(Iluck) Iewls w;as satisfied, for
Urady Indorsed 'Fairs nomination
and J. C. Kinney nnd tho silver
haired, eimlllng boss of "No, 1,"
stood In the background, his face
a picture of content. While neither
sldo ma do any outward boasts of
victory, Is was plain that tho "ylp
pers" we.ro entirely pleased and the
"velpors'' wero making no com
plaints Youngsters In JCvldciio
Another faction, nhe youngsters
of tho party, claim that .all differ
ences nro settled, through their good
offices. Thoy make thn statement
that tho young men of the party nre
nuw In control that men who have
never hurctoforn taken any active
part In politics havo gono out this
year, taken the reins of tho local or
ganization and ns n result both of
the other factions aro supporting It.
It had to lie, is tho explanation,
given by tho younger democrats.
However, many of the old-zwise
oneH. on tho outside, look on nnd
smllo knowingly. Theso say'thot the
ylppers' havo put smother one
over on tho "yelpcrn.' tnst the
storm will break In a few days, At
least, it Is generally aamiltcii that
It Is a case of who has the button
thn button In this enso being Fair,
Is ho n "ylpner. "yelper, ' young
democrat or a compromise?
Mrs. Huyilen Vleo Chairman.
Mrs. 13. Forrest Hayden was
named as vleo chairman, Blm re
ceived a majority on the first bal
lot over over Mrs. Hadln Grommet
of Tulsa and Mrs. Nellie Seltrader
and Mrs. Josephlnn Spraguo of
jiroKnn Arrow. I'lnnx v. uuniei
of Sand Springs, who was named
secretary-treasurer by acclamation,
was nnolher popular catutinato, ins
election met with almost us big a
reception as Fair's.
K. II. Howard, democratic candi
date for governor, spoke In behalf
of the Wilson Foundation fund. He
also made a lengthy tirade against
tho present national ndmlnlstrntlnn
and paid a flowing tribute to tho
last democratic numiniatrntion.
Howard wns greeted with cheers as
ho look tho platform. Hvery men
tion of Wilson's 'namo met with
thunderous anplauso and when Tate
llrndy carried In a plcturp of the
former president tho crowd stood to
Its feet and shouted for several seo-
onds. About two hundred dollars
vas raised for tho fund at the con
clusion of tho meeting.
Fair .Makes Kiieeeh.
Tlm.iiBw chairman of tho central
eommltteo In a short talk said, that
ho expected to have thn county or
ganization perfoctrd within tho next
10 or 15 (lavs. He was extremely
optimistic about thn coming olty
campaign and said that the thing
for tho democrats to do was to put
a clean tlrket In tho field. He
strwwed the primary election, saying
that In his mind It was of greuter
Importnheo than the general elee.
tlon. A good t,)eket, ho said, would
take rare of Itself nnd thn way to
provide a good ticket, he told the
meeting, was for every good demo
crat I to vote on primary dav.
The only heated dlscusthm during
thn meeting was on the motlonpro
pnpied by 8. It, I-wls to namo flvo
additional vice chairmen, to repre
sent Sand Springs. Ilmken Arrow.
Illxby. Rklntook and Colllnavltle. Tha
Iewls-llrady faction was strongly In
'avor of tho lda but several heated
alks against tho proposal were made
bv other members of tho committee
Tho matter finally ended when Lewis
withdrew his motion.
One Hcvliitlon Passed.
Only one resolution was passed
during thn meeting. It was pro.
posi'd hy John II. Uignu and ns he
read It the room ' egsn In lea His
CONTINUED ON IAQC fflQUT.
Chicken Lineage
Like Open Book
To College Boys
NUW YDItlC. Jan. fl -Ilrond-wny
Impresarios who have
builded iiiine and foiiuno mi
their ahlllly tn "pick a winner at
sight" were rivalled today by
three Itutxcrs college students,
who demonstrated thut n chlelr
en's past, present and future was
an open book to them,
Tho New Ilrutiswlck. N. J. buys
walked nwny with the first leg
of a challenge cup In tho Inter
collegiate poult i Judging con
test, staged at thu Madison
Hciuaro poultry show.
To tell whether a chicken's
forbears got llte.r sturt nt Ply
mouth Itorlc or in Andalusia,
wrts a Miupln matter In thu tlio,
They wero able to tell whether the
subject ron true to forms whether
her limbs worn typlral; her plum
ngn becoming; her temperament
domestic or wild and whther she
was Inclined to be a gadabout
or a motherly sort.
And after n most casual glsnrn
they wero able to estimate closely
how many eggs sho laid Inst year
and how many shn might be de
pended upon to lay this year.
BRAZEN INSULT
CHARGED TO U. S.
British Paper Announces
Harding-Hughes Failed,
io bee Jusseranu -
FLAT DENIAL 1ST MADE
Stale Department and Am
bassador's Secretary De
clare Charges False
.y Mia Associated Preis.
. I'AHIH, Jan. 28. Official nnHie
has been taken by the French for
eign office of an ortlclo In tho Lon
don Morning Poet reproduced here,
allegjng that both President Hnnl
Ing and Secictary of Htato Hughes
had refused tu recolvo Ambassador
Jusserand,
Official nnd political circles wero
much surprised at the artlclo and
tho foreign oflleo regurds It as en
tirely lacking tn plausibility.
Nevertheless, In view of the Im
pression the story was considered
likely to make upon the French pub
lic, Premier Polncaro, ns head of the
fbrelgn office, has asked Ambassa
dor JusNcrand to clear up the re
port. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S. Denial,
flat and categorical, was made today
by officials at tho stata department
and whltn house that neither Hecr;.
tary Hughes nor President Jlnrilflig
over had refused to recolvo Ambas
sador Jusscrand of Franco ns re
ported In the London Morning Post,
AIwiijs Got Audience.
Officials wero positive In llrclr
statements that tho Ficiich nmbas.
sudor had been received whenever
ho had Indicated a desre to see the
president or sucrotury of stato and
further declared that as M. Jusse
rund had been held In highest es
teem hero throughout his long
period of service. It was unthlnkitble
that such a report should bo pub
lished wlthn expectation that any
one would believe It. Denial of the
report also was inado by French em
bassy officials,
M, Jussi-rand himself could not bo
reached, being engaged In a confer
ence with Iho arms discussions, but
his secretary said the repot t was too
preposterous to bo conceivable and
that the embassy wns most anxious
that the denial of It be made ns em
phatic as possible.
Fnllllcd to Call Any Tllne.
Under diplomatic usage, It was ex
plained In official circles, an accred
ited representative oi any coumry
1s entitled to see tho head of the na
tion to which he Is accredited or the
foreign minister of that nation wJifTi
ever the representative deslios. The
satno diplomatic rule gives tho ac
credited representative the privilege
of Immediately withdrawing his let
ters of credence and returning lo his
home should either the executive or
the foreign mliilstor deny him an au
dience. r.LUCriON FHAUI) IN ClfiTHIt
Warrnnts Issued for Peen PerHins
as Itesitlt of County Keut Hlcctlon
Uy Au'xlated I'reaa blalo Wire
AltAl'AllO, Jan. 28.- Illegnl vot
Inif In the recent Custer county seat
nlcctlun l charged In warrants, Is
sued, it was reported today, ugalnst
se.cn persons.
J W. Harney Is alleged to havo
been a resident of Clinton and Custer
county but four months before vot
ing. Alva HlBlits is aliened io nave
been a legal resident of New Moxlcn
for the past two years. Mrs. Kva
Smith Is claimed to havo been under
age. It Is allpgedNleolus Gomez and
Vlnrcnte Valudnr are Mcxlcans.'Mrs,
Cora Hardley and J. W. Hatdley aro
alleged not to havo lived In the
county six months ut the tlmu of
election,
rlTANI.KV M'iTNK
Fur.eril dliertora. CS0 8. Jlnulder Phonei
O. naJ-1180. Ambulance miiIic Advt,
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VILLAGE RIVALRY
BREEDS SCANDAL
FOR 2 COLLEGES
Nine Illinois TJ Athletes
Barred for Accepting
"Football Salary"
NOTRE DAME INVOLVED j
-Ten of Her Star Warriors of
Gridiron Played in Small
Town "Spitu Contest"
$100,000 WAGERED ON GAME
Each of Opposing Towns Bet
to Limit and Hotli Employed
Hcsl Collej'0 Talent
CHICAGO, Jan. 28, Tho lillter
rivalry between two country towns,
uhlnh became 'o acute that approxi
mately (100,000 was bet on u foot
ball game, wan the real causa of
tho athlotto scandal which resulted
In dlsiiiallflratlon Inst night of nine
University of Illinois athletes nnd
which trentons to roach into Notre
Dunn university. 1
A College! Star Heunlon.
A group of citizens of Carllnvlllo,
III,. It was lcarnrd tonight, decided
last fall to financially "clean out"
thn rival town of Tuylnrvlllo, 111.,
by obtaining 10 college stars to play
on their football team, and with vic
tory apparently assured, lo bet the
limit on tilts nnntiul contest between
thu two elevens. Hut 'I'aylorvlllw
learned nt tho plun, obtained nlnn
college stars -for its own team and
not only defeated Carllrtvllle, but
won closo to SfiO.OQo by covering
overy CnrlltiUllu bet mndn, thus
beating tho rivul town at Its own
gumo.
Ten Notre Dnino players worn In
the Carllnvlllo lineup, according to
iitntemenis ny citizens oc mat town,
u mm tno nmn Illinois men uisiuau
fled Inst night ilaycd on tho Taylor
vlllo eleven.
()l)iiiil; Champion Plnjeil,
In the Cnrlltivlllu lineup accord
Ing to persons associated with tho
team, wero Gtis Desch, member of
tho Ameiirnu Olymplo team and
world champion 440-ynrd hurdler!
Chester Wynne, selected by somo ns
all-western conference fullback, and
John Mohurdt, all-Amorlcnn selec
tion of several football writers. All
played on tho- Notro Dumo cloven
last full.
. In IH20 Carllnvlllo won from
Taylorvllln, 10 to 7. at Carllnvlllo.
Tuylnrvlllo nt that tlmo loudly
boasted Hint next year, with their
team on its homu ground, there
would be a different story,
Several Carllnvlllo people then
conceived tho "safo betting" Idea of
filling Ihnlr lineup with college
stars. Ovcrtnrcs wero madn to
Notro Daiiiu men, according to back,
ers of tho Carllnvlllo team, and It
was agreed to pay tha 10 men 1200
each plus their expenses, tha total
coming to (2,700.
Gambled tlio Town's "lloll,"
Thn persons who arranged tho af
fair passed the word to their friends
to bet tho limit. Theso friends
went to tho bonk, the family stock
ing nnd thn cupboard to bring forth,
In Some cases, thn savings of years,
A special train was hired and a
band was laken uloug on the trip to
Taylorvllln. Farmers from all thu
nearby towns urrungrd to Join the
pllgrtmngo nnd In nearly every case
a well rilled wallet was to Ken along,
Tho clinching of the game been run
common boss n on Iho street corner
In tho grocety storos and wherever
persons gathered,
Hut each person who received tho
"confidential" Information, nppni
ontly passed It bn to another friend,
for gradually Iho word spread
through Macoupin and Montgomery
counties Into Taylorvllln, At thn
sumo tlmo Taylorvlllu received word
that Curlluvllla was ready to back
Its team with the family Jewelry If
necessary.
Consternation spread through
Taylorvllln at the Idea of sending
their team against nationally known
college players. Then, a few eltl
zens decided to seek a lltttn college
aid themselves.
FUNDING BILL POSTPONED
lUIzmil Keeps Too Jinny Senators
From Capitol; Action Moiuluy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.--Tho
blizzard enveloping Washington to
day forced the snnntn to postpone
final consideration of tho eleven lill
lloh dollars foreign debt refunding
bill until Monday.
inability of many snowbound sen
ators to reach iho capltol upsot tho
gentleman s ngreem nt between
opubllcan and democratic lenders
lor a final Vote on the meusuru by
unlght.
At tho end of two hours' debate
on tho question raised hy dsmocratla
senators as to thn constitutionality
of the bill. It was agreed that thero
wna no uro attempting to piss It be
foro Monday.
At thn suggestion of Sonntors
WaUou of Indiana, and Curtis nf
Kansus, republican leaders, a unani
mous consent agreement restricting
debate after 2 o'elork p, m. Monday
to 2 minutes on tho hill and to 10
minutes on euch amendment for each
senator, wus adopted.
THFATFR
1 II Lift I kit
MANY ARE DEAD,
SCORES INJURED,
PANIC FOLLOWS
Fashionable Picture Show, Society's Favorite,
Srnf nf fli-im tPltn-in v in RliTT'nTr'rl flrnnnt
f injured Fill Air
Fierce Wreckage.
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 28. Tho bodies of 12 doitd from tho
Knickerbocker theater collapse had been gathered late ta
night in tho First church of Christ, Scientist, no or the theater.
Theso 12 added to police reports of other brought the death
toll to 17, but many whether dead or alive, no one knew
were stilhhold banc nth tho fallen roof.
Every theater in this city, including both motion picturo
houses and playhouses was ordered closed tonight, not to
re-open until building inspectors havo certified there is no
danger of snow-laden roofs collapsing.
WASHINGTON, Jnn. 28. Fifteen porsons nt least nro
believed to have boon killed and Bcorcs injured tonight ln tho
collapso under tlio weight of two foot 6f snow on tho roof of
tho Knickerbocker theater, a motion picture house, located
in tho heart of Washington's fashionable northwest section,
i.M..i,(.,.,n. nirmii M W . nrii! Pnltirnbin rnn.fl.
ii.iKiiiuuiibii - . - i - -
Two hours and a nail alter inc. crasn, which occurou auouv
9 o'clock, definito information as to thu number of dead and
injured was wholly lacking as well as estimates of tho number
of those In tho theater at tho time these estimates ranging
from 1C0 to B00, although tho theater, one of tho finest mo
tion picture houses in tho city, has accommodations for mora
than two inousiuui specuuum.
All was confusion for hours after
the crash, while police, firemen, ma
rines from the ncnruyiiisrracKH uim
soldiers from Wnltur uneu military
hospital strovo lo effect rescues.
Scores had been removed from
thn edges of tha debris and hurried
to hospitals, but pollco wore unable
to check up on the number or tnnsa
taken to tlio hospitals or whothor
any. or how many had died after
reaching tha hospitals.
Official Homes Hospitals.
Kmergeney hospitals wero set up
In the neighborhood, somo In tho
homes of hleh government officials
The tons of concreto nnd steel of
thn roof wero almost Immovablu nntl
Inpenetrnblo und tlio street rail
way company of the city and tho
Washington navy yard wero culled
upon to supply acetylene torches.
With theso moxi rapid progress was
mado and It ws hoped that within
n few hours It mluht ba posslblo to
reach thoso burled beneath tho do
brls. Among thn Injured wore Kenaior
Smith of South Carolina, who was
only slightly hurt and Representative
HmltnwicK or norma was painiunx
nut about Iho head and chest, but
was not seriously hurt. Another of
thoso Injireit was Noblle Tomasso
Assareto, tniru secretary oi mo
Italian embassy.
Attaches of the! Urltlsh embassy
reported nt midnight they had
checked tho staff and nono was
found to havo been nt mo ineater.
Ilellef was expressed ln soma quar
ters that tho final list of Injured
and possibly that of tho dead would
contain names of woll known per
sons, an m theater was situated in
n section of tno city in wntcu many
government officials live.
Homo .Musicians lfrrapn,
Tho roof foll'wltli such force as
to drlvo three concreto pillars
through thn orchestra, floor. Up
ncHr tho stage, howover, Its foreu
was nrrested so that tho platform
sky acted as a buffer. For this
reason several of tho musicians en
caned.
As night worn on tho work of
rescue continued feverishly, but
some Officials expressed doubt If thn
debris cntild be completely removeu
for snvvrul days.
Many woman who escaped, ran
screaming to the street ond several
fainted whllo the Injured wero re
moved on stretchers and tul, n In
ambulances to hospitals, private
homes nnd nearby clubs.
Tho fire department was called by
flro alarms and pollco reserves wero
rushed to tho scene, tho rescti' rs Im
mediately beginning tho work of
hacking at the wreckage to liberate)
tho Imprisoned. "Gel Hleh Quick
Walllmtford" was being shown and
tho second show of thi evening had
tusl heEun when tho roof crashed.
Police, fireman ami volunteers
wero assisted In the work of rescue
bv murines who have been stationed
hero during tho armament confer,
ence. They worked also In Im
minent danger of tho walls collaps
ing on them. While lltey worked
relatives of thoss who had been at
tho performance siond bareheaded
In the snow fearfully awaiting word
of their loved ones.
N'u Wnrnllli- Of ( i'llllt.
No warning wns p,len as the walls
crnsITed. the roof breaking In on
tho heads of the audience with a
nolsn like thunder and crushing
seats and occupants as It fell, it
was more than nn hour before tho
rescuers using gas torches to out
through thn iirru.-nulatcd mass of
steel and concrete renihi'd the sec
tion where It was believed must of
the dead und Injured were.
.... Ll.rtltl. ..e Unull, I'nmillnn
DCIIIItVI miMWI 7V.,, v..
was said to be among the rescued,
His Injuries wero described ns only
Might ,
The theater, situated In 'ho eon -
tor ct Washington's fashionublo
sT
as Rescuers Try to
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IM.AII AND INJUHF.I).
The mimes of the dead lind not
been akeertaluiil hy thu pollco tip
to midnight with only a few ecep
tloiw, and thoso follow!
Mrs. II. II, On ell, Miss Costlcy,
Will In n I TrnecjV nmcnibcr of thn
orchestra, nml 1". II. I'jirnest. Tito
ilentl worn linldcilllfleil, nn carry
Iiib nn ciiK'loxi tilth a Wanlninn
Park hotel return ailrcssj ilircctcl
lo W. I. Hinm of Manchester, Mow
HiiiiiHlilro.
Oilier (lend Included Douglas JIIIN
vtr. Mrs. .Marin Itnssell. XV. H. Co-
field of Dnnilllc, Vu,, and O. S. lYcfl-
mini, musician.
Other IdcntlflfMl dead weret
.Mrs. Corrrle. I). F. O'Connell nnd
.Mildred Wnlfonl, nil of Washington.
Among thn Injured, necordliur tn
rcMirts tn tlio ihiIIco und hospltnls,
nas Jluglt Ncshlt, .son of a rcpro-
scntntlio of thn Kansas City .Slur,
(Jinerti injured were:
.Mrs. It, .1. limit n. Walter Urd-
say, M. i;, Cnstney, "Doc" Ilrosseati
of North AiIuIiisa .Mass.. u student
nt Georgetown university, fractured,
oatiki .Mrs. iieury . iiowcii, Jienry
T. Idicvy. fraettiml rib! J. Ii. Du-
niml, cuts mid limine j H, J. Down,
IiiJiii-Ich serious; Sirs. 11. J. Ilowcn,
leg broken: Mario Hhca, .John Klcil-
ner, lielio llcmbo. iiugli Aesiitt. son
of tho Washington correspondent of
tun Kansas city istar; u. tv. jticn
momi, HolKTt Williams, H. 1. HntH
ertMiii, Joni'pll Itlcmk, John Prcxl
imi, musician; Alphonso Vantoiicuo,
musician; Merle, arm crushed off nt
sliotildnri G, Capiat!,. M. Gold, Hugh
Glenn, ltd ivs ni A. Williams, musi
cian, broken leg! William Mattljo,
musician, arm amputated: Mrs, and
.Mr. donas .Mlcncias, woouiyu npart
inent, Injuries slight) Dr. Curtis
I ,co Hulk fractured arm, and Ms
tilfe, dislocated shoulder, fractured
firm noil cuts uihiiii ncaaj .uisfi
Margaret Colo, Florenco Long, Mrs.
Gertrude Taylor! Jamea A. Curtain
of I'lorcnrci, Mass.l Miss Helen Hop
kins, S. M. Lee, Albert award, Chi
I'll go, scalp uoiiilds, fractured skull)
Miss Macklcau White, broken leg;
J. It. G, Cttstls, Dr. anil Mrs, Hall,
slightly Injured: Kttu Underwood,
.Mrs. Jlnttlo Schwab, Mrs. Mary
Chalmers, Clarence New kirk, Mrs.
Ileriiaril Hrcssluu, both shoulder
broken.
Others Injured were:
.Mrs. Juliette Webb, slightly In.
Juicdj lleprcMntutlio Kinltlmlek nf
Florida; 1eiils W. Ktruycr, removed
unconscious, ml daughter, Martha,
ttlio suffered fractured collarbone.
Mrs. Douglas Hll!rr, llghtly In
Jtiredi Miss Kllzahctli Jeffries, in
liriml Injuries.
ICIIIott llruiiiUiiigli, hrutscs; N. T.
Uploug, Gertrude 'In j lor, Internal
Injuries) Vincent Dunbcr, condition
serious; John Ncsblt utul Ills daugh
ter, Krlierlue; udopteil ehlldrcii of
Major uMin Si'olt, nllghtly Injureil;
X, Weusou, slightly Injureil; Mrs.
Mi'Kluney, uiitsniscfous, broken leu
nml other Injuries) Mrs. Hnsscn 1.
lluihlcr, slightly Injured.
northwest section, presented n seen
of Isirror an hour after the roof fell
beneath a weight of snow heavier
tnun any to which It had been sub
jected since Its ereutlon.
The roof, to those unablo to push
through pol'co lines, seemed to rest
almost on tho floor, scarcely more
than a font and a half eparatlnr
the lowermost debris and the floor
level, Tho ruin," worn covered with
snow from tho roof. Standing ur
through tho wreckage, however,
stark and ragged, were once sup.
porting pillars. The site of tlis
theater nt street Intersections was
Illuminated by the glow of aro
itlchts.
. . 1
.Mouns nil the Air.
Firemen and sold ers. ""tliy
rushed from Waltor Heed military
1 hospital and nfirrarkii. endeavorsd
. co.niinubo on rAaE eiout.