Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1922, Page 2

WEATHER. Rain tonight and tomorrow; warm- or tonight; -lowest temperature to- night slightly above freesing. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 45, at 1 p.m. yesterday;\ lowest, 13, at'7 a.m. today. rt see page 7. Closing New York Stocks, Page 27. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. For full re No. 28,402 & CONFERENCE ADOPTS NAVY PACT | Final Settlement on| Shantung Is Reached. The text of the naval treaty agreed on by the conference on limitation on armament follows: The United States of America, | the British Empire, France, ltaly and Japan; Desiring’ to contribute to the | maintenance of the general peace, | and to reduce the burdens of com- | petition in armament; \ Have resolved, with a view to accomplishing these purposes, to conclude a treaty to limit their respectice naval armament, and to that end have appointed as their | Plenipotentiaries; | The President of the United | States of America: Charles Evans Hughes, Henry Cabot Lodge, Oscar W. Underwood, Elihu Root, - Citizens of the United States; His majesty the king of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British dominions beyond the seas, em- peror of India: The Rt. Hon. Arthur James Balfour, O. M., M. P., lord president of his privy council; The Rt. Hon. Baron Lee of Fareham, G. B. E, K. C. B, first lord of his ad- miralt EVENTS MOVE FAST AT PLENARY SESSION Balfour Lauds Labor of Mr. Hughes as *“Crown- ing” Work. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Adoption of the naval limitation treaty and of a separate treaty limit- ing the use of submarines in war and forbidding the use of pu]sunl gas, formal announcement of the set- 1lement of tlic Shantung question, and the promise of restitution by the British to China of the leased terri- tory of Wei-hai-Wei are outstandinz features of the fifth open plenary! session of the Washingten conference ! today in Memorial Continental Hall.; The reading of the Shantung agree- ment, which puts an end to the long! controversy between China and: The Rt. Hon. Sir Auckland Japan over the former &erman! Campbell Geddes, K. C. B., lcasehold, was unexpected. It was his plenipotentiary to the United States of America; and for the Dominion of Canada: e Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Laird Borden, G. C. M. G., laid before the conference by Secre tary Hughes. Minister Sze, a mem- ver of the Chinese delegation, voiced his gratification for the services: rendered by President Harding and Seeretary Hughes and Mr. Balfour, K. C.; head of the British delegation, lm' Fotr }pe commonwealth of Aus-- bri g about this desired settle-| ralia: e Senator the Rt. Hon. George ment. Foster Pearce, minister for home and territories; For the Dominion of New Zea- land: The Hon. Sir John William Assures Entire Return. The announcement of Great Brit- | ain’s intention to return to China the leased territory of Wel-Hai-Wei was officially made by Mr. Balfour, and Salmond, K. C., judge of was the occusion of applause. Asj the supreme court of New Secretary Hugnes said a moment Zealand: - Jater. this with the Shantung agree- For the Union of South Africa: ment, assures China the return of ally The Rt. Hon. Arthur James the territory in China's mest sacred Balfour, O. M., M. P. ssion, the province of § For India: chajrman of the conference Se The Rt. Hon. Valingman retary Hughes also presented the {m- Sankaranarayana Srini- portant resolutions relating to China, which in recent weeks had been adopted by the far east committee, @ealing with the open door in China, the publication of existing conces-| sions and commitments of China,| vasa Sastri, member of the Indian council of state; The president of the French re- public: Mr. Albert Sarraut. deputy, minister of the colonies; Mr. Jules J. Jusserand, am- AND FAR EASTERN AGREEMENT; BRITAIN HANDS BACK WEI-HALI-WEI Full Text of Naval Treaty - Presented to Arms Parley minister for the navy, Junii, a member of the first _class of the imperial order of the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun with the Paulownla Flower; Baron Kijuro Shidehara. his ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary at Washington, Joshil, ~a member of the first class of the imperial order of the Rising Sun; Mr. Masanao Hanihara, vice minister of foreign affairs, Jushii, a member of tho second class of the {m- perial order of the Rising Sun; Who, having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in good an due form, have agreed as follows: 3 CHAPTER I. / | General Provisions Relating to the Limitation of Naval Armament. ARTICLE 1. i The contracting powers agree to limit their respective naval arma- ment as provided in the present treaty. ARTICLE IL The contracting powers may re- tain respectively the capital ships which are specified In chapter II part 1. On the coming Into force of the present treaty, but subject to the following provisions of this article, all other capital ships, built or building, of the United States, the British empire and Japan shall be disposed of as prescribed in chapter II part 2.t In addition to the capital ships specified in chapter 1L part 1, the United States may complete and retain two ships of the West Vir- ginia class now under construc- Won. On the completion of these two ships the North Dakota and Delaware_shall be disposed of as prescribed in chapter 11 part 2. The British empire may, in ac- cordance h the replacement | table in chapter II, part 3, con- | struct two new capital ships not exceeding 35,000 tons (35,560 met- ric_tons) standard displacement each. On the completion of the said two ships the Thunderer, King George V. Ajax and Cen- turion shall be disposed of as pre- scribed in chapter 1I, part Ipresent rate of carfare indefinitely! the Chinese railways, the withdrawal of foreign post offices and the with- drawal of foreign troops from Chinese; territory. 4 These resolutions were formall assented to by the powers attending conference. They will be em- the radio communications in Chlna.' bodied later in a treaty or conven- tion. bassador extraordinary and ARTACLE ML | plenipotentiary to the United States of America, grand cross of the national order -of ‘the Legion of | Honor: | His majesty the king of Ttaly. The Hon. Carlo Schauzer, senator of tho kingdom; Subject to the provisions of arti- | cle II the contracting powers sball abandon theig respective capital ship building” programs, and no new capital shipg shall be con- structed or acquired by any of the | contracting powers except replace- ment tonnage which may be con- |35 cents The Hon. Vittorfo Rolandi, Ricci, senator of the King- ~dom, his ambassador -ex--.| traordinary and plenipo tentiary at Washington; The Hon. Luigi Albertini, senator of the kingdom; Submarine Treaty Up. The treaty on the uge of subma-j- rines in war and forbid@ifig the user™ of poison gas was laid before the conference by Elihu Root of the American delegation at the request of Secretary Hughes. The treaty fol- His majesty the emperor of Jows the resolutions previously adopt- Japan: ed by hte committee on limitations of Baron Tomosaburo Kato, armaments. restates international law pro- ng that submarines must act in the same way as surface vessels in regard to merchant craft during a v It further provides that sub- shall not be used as com- merce destroyers during war, and provides that the submarine com- mander violating this rule shall be treated as a pirate. The treaty also prohibits the use of poison gas or other similar chemicals as weapons of war. The assent of other nations of the world to this treaty will be asked. 5 On’a roll call of the five delegations the submarine treaty formally was !Pact Entered Into by the approved - ourned at 236 pm.| Great Powers Submitted o meet again a cal e chair. t t again at the call of th al I by secretary Hughes, Parley Moves' Fast BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. | After Fifth Open The naval limitation treaty, the first i pact of its kind in the history of the Session Is Convened world ever entered into by great pow- By the Aswciated Prets. ers, was laid before the Washington e fiLtln open ihex ;"l:’o:“i‘:r“";:‘: conference today by Secretary Hughes. | conference was calle after 11 o'clock today for the presen-| The assent of the five powers sign- fation of the naval limitation treaty|ing the treaty was a signal to sup- wnd’the special treaties Iimiting the | porters of the movement for limita- use of submarines and poison gases. | Fhe exact moment of the opening of | tion of armament that the first great the session was 11:06 a.m. step had been taken. It is their hope Chair’ Hughes began With thelthat the success of the new treaty resolutions adopted in the far eastern| .. jeaq to its perpetuation far be. NAVY CURB TREATY BEFORE THE PARLEY marines Tesolution of December 12 for with- It is their hope that| office resolution was adopted and the) )"\ inds of naval craft and of land Many Spectators Stand. program laid down by Secretary The audience included cabinet officers, | program that caused the world to| The committee resolution providing Limits Capital Ship Tonmage. Mr. Hughes then announced that the > 4 - Xecial Considerations aftecting it. Tt TSR C SN T o e et by treaty. ' Pen” | cruisers and other auxiliary craft. An el witliout debate, views of France and the other pow. Farces and the resolution for publicity | Chier“houla be allowed them. adoption. Britain, France, Italy and Japan, fixes Chinese radio resolution of December cost in the neighborhood of $40,- by China. already made public. Chairman Hughes an-!It fixes a limit to the aircraft car- troversy “has been settled.” Total capital ship replacement drawal of foreign post offices from!treaty itself. conference then wert on to other far armament. | Every seat in the conference hall was Hughes at the opening of the Wash- Supreme Court justices, members of gasp with astonishment at its bold- ! for withdrawal of foreign troops from ClLinese tariff resolution would be| The treaty limits the tonnage of would come before the conferenc the powers signing the agreement. In qui tions pledging against discriminatory [ agreement on this important matter The declaration of the powers ask- the submarine tonnage > i ents in China fol- of forelgn commicmanin | The naval treaty, however, which is Radio Resolution Adopted. a limit to the tonnage of the greati with the accompanying declara- 000,000 to build. It fixes the limit to That end Nouneed. amid applause, that he had | riers which might readily become the The chairman then read the poinls] tonnage of each of the contracting ? - brought in first the Luad 4 Soromution of Decembe yond the fifteen-year limit set in the . China. Without discussion the Dost|eventually there will be limitation of eastern resolutions. The naval treaty is the fruit of the occupied and many spectators stood. ington conference Npvember 12—a! Congress and other officials. ness. China also was adopted unanimously. passed over for the present because of | capital ships and of aircraft carriers later, he said, embodied in a customs S It does not limit the total tonnage of succession the two open- door resolutions and the t Tallroad practice in China were adopt- | was prevented by the conflicting ing China to reduce her military|ers as to lowed the same rapid pathway to signed by the United States, Great The conference ‘then adopted the battleships, the vessels which today tions of principles by the powers and ed the string of resolu-|the essentially offensive naval craft.| tions, and Dbeen informed that the Shantung cong] capital ships of the future. of reement between the Japanese|powers as fixed by the treaty is as and Chinese in regard to Shantung,!follows: ihe substance of which previously| United States, 525,000 tons; British had been announced by the two dele- | Empire, 525,000 tons; France, 175,000 gations concerned. tons; Italy, 175,000 tons; Japan, 315,- The big program, which had re-{ 000 tons. quired months of steady work, went| Moreover, it is provided that no through quietly capital ships exceeding 35,000 tons shall be acquired or constructed by Territory Return Provided. any of the contracting powers. No |SECRETARY DAVIS, ILL, | lpatlent at a local sanatorium. | arrived yesterday from Washington, f suffering from what is described as structed or acquired as specified in chapter II part 3. . ST |~ Ships which are réplaced in ac. cordance with ehapter II, part 3 shall be disposed of as prescribed in part 2 of that chapter. | ARTICLE 1V. | The total capital ship_replace- (Continued on Page 4, Column_1.) GOES TO BATTLE CREEK ! i | Condition of Labor Department'’s | Head Described as Nearly Physical Breakdown. By the Associated Press. BATTLE CREEK, Mich., February 1.—Secretary of Labor Davis is a He nearly a physical breakdown. Suftered From Cold. At Mr. Davis' apartment in Ward- man Park Hotel, it was learned to- day that the Secretary of Labor con- tracted a celd last week and com- plained of feeling indisposed for sev- eral days. A physician at the de-| partment advised that he take a week's rest from his official duties, it was explained. It was empha- sized that there was nothing serious about his_condition. At the Department of Labor the in- formation was elicited that Secretary Davis would be away from his desk for a few days, and that the first as- | sistant secretary, E. J. Henning, will act as Secretary during Mr. Davis' absence. Apparenily the fact that the Secretary was ill was not known generally in Mr. Davis' office. A.G. FROE EXPECTED TO BE D. C. RECORDER OF DEEDS Colored Attorney of West Virginia Great Orator and Ardent "Republican. Arthur G. Froe, a colored attorney of Welch, W. Va., probably will be named recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia, it was learned at the ‘White House today. Accompanied by Representative Goodykoontz, republican, of West Visginia, Senator Elkins called at “the White House today and was closeted with President Harding for some time. Following the conference, it was understood President Harding had do—‘ cided to forward the nomination of Mr. Froe to the Senate this -afternoon or tomorrow. . Mr. Froe, a member of tae West Virginia bar for twenty years, is.one of the most prominent colored attorneys in that state. He is described by his friends as a fluent orator, and his talent has won for him the name of the “colored William Jennings Bryap.” He has taken. a prominent’ part in re- publican politics in West Virginia_for many years and is known throughout the state as an ardent worker for the party among the members of his race. FREE BORDER PASSAGE. The Shantung treaty between China and Japan. consisting of eleven articles in addition to a number of annexes, provides for return by Japan to China of the territory and property in Shan- tung, as reported previously. . The Japanese agreed o tirn over the Shantung railway at a valuation of 53,000,000 gold marks plus Japanese expenditures - for permaneut improve- ments, with allowanaces for deprecia- tion, in return for Chinese treasury. notes running fifteen vears, but re-| XContinued on Page 2, Column 7.). capital ship of the powers shall carry a gun with a caliber in excess of six- teen inches.' S0 much for the battle- ships and battle cruisers. Clause on Afrcraft Carriers. The total tonnage for aircraft car- riers of ch of the contracting powers is fixed as follows q United States, 135,000 tons; British Empire, 135,000 tons; France, 60,000 (Continued on Paze Z Column 3.3 Passport Regulations Between U. S. and Mexico Lifted. 'NOGALES, Ariz., February. 1.—Pass- port regulations affecting residents of the United States and Mexico crossing the international boundary between those two .countries were lifted today in accordance with proc- lamations issued by Presidents Hard- ing and-Obregon.. The, regulations had been in effect for the past five | properties at all times is a condition | rates of fare would affect disastrously ! public, and if the present rates are| ASKS ZONE SYSTEM ORSAME CARFARE President Ham Says One or; Other Essential to Operation of W.R. & E. ! | The Washington Raflway and Elec tric Company today asked the Puplic Utilities Commission to continue the | on all street railway lines in the Dis- trict. The present rate of five tokens for or 8 cents cash expires; March 1. The W. R. & E. summed; up its appeal for continuation ot present rates in this paragraph: { “That asifle from the constitutional right of your pefitioner to be author- | ized to charge rates/ of fare which 1d them a reasonable return upon the fair value of their properties, the Dbest interest of the public which they ! serve demands that your petitioner be | permitted to charge rates which will | enable them to keep their respective | of repair ahd maintenance adequate to the requirements of the public and | secure upon reasonable terms the neceseary new capital for refinancing | and for making. provision for such | necessary improvements and exten- { sions as may be in the interest of the public. Plea Against Reduction. “Your petitioner, that any reduction therefore, states in the present the ability of the petitioner to render adequate and proper service to the| interfered with, either in amount or uniformity, the result will be to so reduce the revenues applicable by the petitioner and its afiiliated companies | to return on investment as to con:! stitute a further confiscation of its| and their properties, the only remedy which would lie in the institution within the District of Columbia of the zone system, or some other form of measured service.” The foregoing language means that the W. R. & E. asks for a continua- tion -of present rates on the Capital Traction lines also, and intimates that if the commission finds it ad- visable to change the rates of the latter company, the zone system should be adopted. S7ie R, & F, Mr. Ham of the W. testi- {fied that if service on_his lines is%ing conducted on a gigantic scale to completely restored by Friday, the company will have lost $69,000 in re- ceipts, or 57 per cent, due to the| storm. . Even if service is fully restored by Friday, Mr. Ham said, the company ] would suffer an additional loss of 10 per cent in pay passengers up to February 15, due to delays in service caused by traffic using the car tracks. Capital Praction Men Present. Officials of the Capital Traction Company were present at the open- ing of the hearing, but up to noon had not testified as to what rate of fare they desire. At the opening of the hearing Wil- liam McK. Clayton asked Chairman Keller if it would be permissible to ask the companies in this rate case what steps, if any, have been taken since the last hearing toward a merger. Col. Keller replied that such an in- quiry would be permitted at the close | of the hearing. Mr. Clayton also asked that the commission inquire into the salaries) Kan: of officials of the two companies when it takes up the question of wages paid trainmen. Col. Keller also agreed to that sug- gestion from Mr. Clayton. Upon opening his testimony, Wil- liam F. Ham, president of the W. R. and E, introduced an exhibit showing the operating income of the company for 1921 as $1,077,365.07, showing a return upon the fair value, as fixed by the commission, of 6.17 per cenLi Using what the company regards as; its fair value, the rate of return would | have been 3.42 per cent. If the present rate of five.tokens for 35 cents had been in effect throughout 1921," Mr. Ham said, the rate of return based on the commis- sion’s valuation would have been 4.90 per cent, and on the tompany’s valua- tion, 2.71 per cent. ‘Mr. Ham presented another exhibit; to show that if the present rate of fare is continued ~throughout the} calendar year 1922 the company'’s income would be $764,313.51, or a return on the commission’s valuation of 4.38 per cent. Mr. Ham's financial statement for the, calendar year 1921 showed. that the following roads fell short of earning operating expenses by these amounts: Georgetown and Tenley- town, $12,307.59; Washington and! (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) {the board of directors, whose uncea: ;| WASHINGTON, D. €, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1922.—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. BREAKING WOMAN’S FOUNDATION | TAKES TITLE TO HOME | Pays -§70,000 for Dean Properti! Connecticut and Florida Avenues, ! for Headquarters. H After laboring a long time under many hardships, the National Wom- an's Foundation officially took 1iue! to the Dean property, on Connecticut and Florida avenues, today. The amount of $70,000 necessary to ob- tain the title was raised in the last few weeks and paid today. { Credit for the raising of the fund,| which seemed so long in doubt, is given to Mrs. James Carroll Frazer, the president, and the members of FOND TIE ing efforts made the uitimate aim | possible, i Mrs. Virginia White Steel was an- nounced today as elected a member of the new board of directors. It is now expected by the officials of the foundation that the work of and educational betterment, the® foremost principles of the organisa- tion, will proceed under clear skies and that the success of the movemeat is assured. WOULD UNITE FIGHT AGAINST WAGE GUT Miners Ask Railroad Men to| Pool Interests in Opposition | to Reductions. | E: the Associated Prese. INDIANAPOLIS, February 1.— The United Mine Workers of America are! willing “to unreservedly pool their intérests with the railroad organiza- tions and stand with them in resist- ance to the proposed ‘altscks upon their wage schedules,” John L. Lewis, international president of the miners, declared in a statement to. day. The statement was made along with the announcement that invita- tions to participate in a meeting with the miners had been sent to officers of the sixteen major organizations of railroad workers. Mr: Lewis declared the railroad workers have been “compelled to ac- cept inequitable wage reductions,” and asserted propaganda now is be- enforce further “unwarranted wage cuts upon them.” “It is likewise apparent that certain interests are seeking wage reductions in the coal mining industry,” he con-l tinued. In order to ‘“successfully combat this frenzied hysteria,” the miners are willing to join hands with | the railroad workers, he added. Founting out that the 1919 conven-l tion of the miners directed that steps | be taken toward the promotion of a closer understanding between the coal workers and the railroad men, the let- ter of invitation declared “theé time is now opportune for the holding of a meeting of accredited representatives of each organization for the. above- mentioned purpose. ¢ * % We would respectfully request that, as repre- senting your _organization, you give immediate consideratios_to the sug- gestions contained therein.” No date or place was suggested for holding the meeting, that action being withheld pending replies from the railroad workers® officials. The invitations were sent to the following railroad union leaders: M. | F. Ryan, president of the Brother- hood of Railway Carmen of America, sas City, Mo.; L. F. Sheppard, president of the Order of Railway Conductors of America, Cedar Rapids, Towa; Timothy Healy, president of the International ,Brotherhood of Sta- tionary Firemen and Oilers, New York city; J. W. Kline, president of the International Brotherhood of j Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Help- ers, Chicago; T. C, Cashen, president of the Switchmen's Union of North America, Buffalo; W. H. Johnston, president of the International Asso- ciation of Machinists, Washington; D, W. Helt, president of the Brotherhood Railroad Signalmen of America, Chi- cago: J. P. Noonan, presfdent of the International Brotherhood of Electri- cal Workers of America; J. A. Frank- lin, president of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron i Shipbuilders and Helpers of America, Kansas City, Kans.;- W. C. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen and Engineers, Cleve- land; E. J. Manion, president of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, St. Louis, Mo,; W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train- men, Cleveland; B. M. Jewell, presi- dént of the Railroad- Employes De- partment, . American Federation of Labor, Chicago; W. S.. Stone, nd chief engineer, Brotherhood of. ? motive - Engineers, .Cleveland;. E. F. Grable, president ~of . the.' United Brotherhood of Maintenancesof Way Employes, Detroit, and E. H, Fitzger. ald, president of the. Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, Cincinnatl, Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this = ANl rights of publication of special paper and also the local news published herein. l dispatches herein are aiso reserved. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 102,254 TWO CENTS. Senator Capper U. S. Officials Act Capper of Kansas, member of th author of the resolution propo Brown, assistant Engineer Com lumbia, and after consultation w 0. C.PENSION RAIE Other Developments Today. Other developments of the day the investigations under way termine the cause of the Knicker- bocker tragedy were: : A statement from the American A sociation of Engineers, declaring the in House Committee Members disaster evidently w due “either to = faulty design or comn: ruction.” Recommend Equalized Correrencs between. Maj. Peston Gordon, United States and ny officers detailed by Secr Rates of Pay. NVarweew Increased retirement pay for 443}2?!‘"‘ '{'\ m Kell: pensioners, including 307 members of | Oliver, Corps of the police department and 136 mem-| Determination b bers of the fire department, ls rec. | i, MANner 0 which (o iims will b . {hodies of two of the victims will be ommended by the House District ommittee in a report submitted to- day by Représentative Fred Zihlman on. and Maj. L. to de- ! ry of | ssist him in the grand These officers are | LAYS THEATER CRASH TO BAD ENGINEERING AND POOR BUILDING Believes Cheap and Faulty Construction Re- sponsible for Roof Collapse. INSPECTS KNICKERBOCKER RUINS; ALSO CONSULTS SEVERAL EXPERTS to Aid Grand Jury " Probe—Coroner Rushes Plans for In- quesi—Witnesses to Be Called. Bad engineering, coupled with cheap and faulty construction, was responsible for the collapse of the roof of the Knickerbocker Theater Saturday night, it was as serted today by Senator Arthur e Senate District committee and ng a searching investigation of the tragedy by the entire District committee. Senator Capper made the statement after he had made a per- sonal inspection of the ruins today in company with Maj. Carey missioner of the District of Co- ith other engineers who were on | porting lintel. and the | would have been averted Believes Congress Must Act. With the facts,of the personal in- catastrophe spection in hand. together with the information conveved by the experts, | Senator Capper determined that the congressional committee shall go | thoroughly into the entire question, {With a view to determining respon- ; ibility, and to plan legislation which bility of such in the future. that the members of th committee, und particular ithose who accompanied him durinz the inspection today. feel now that {the Senate and. the Congress must take some official cognizance of the held. catastrophe. Ready to Furnixh Faects. He is willing to have the congres- E. C. Ruebsam. an engineer. indi- |5ioral investigation await the resuls of Maryland._ This recommendation made to equalize the pay of veteran pension- ers with that received by those who have been or will be retired under the increased pay schedule. |of the several other investigations {about to be instituted here, but he is . ;gmng to insist that the probe be ! prompt and thorough. At the same jtime, he and other senators are going to keep a close watch on the other in- cated today he would be willing to submit certain facts regarding 4he collapse of the Metropolitan Theater, Dduring its construction, if called upon to do so by an oficfal investigating 1 2 e collapse of the Metropolj- {12 Keel lt,::"'rh:.:ter durp;n;; its constructién |V “fi-‘_ % to ascertain whether or is said to have resembled the man- ! Dot lhu magiout all of the facts and ner in which the Knickerbocker roof | T¢€a¢h conc! usions warranted by the ! Commis [ his duties should receive meditil or Measure Passed in 1916. s The report says that in 1916 Con-| Mr. Ruebsam. at the time of the gress passed a law known as the po- | MEUSPONED TPT Cosed Tor private licemen’s angd firemen’s relief fund for | jpterests. The Metropolitan was re- the District. This provided that 1% | constructed and, it is said. is consid- per cent of the monthly salary of cach | ered perfectly safe at the present jer member; all fines imposed by the|Necompanying Senator Capper on foners upon members of the ! his inspection of the ruins today were police and fire departments by way of | Senators Jones of Washington, Good- i 2 e and discipline; all rewards, proceeds of | ing.of Idaho. Shepherd of Texns gifts and- emoluments And the net proceeds of sRles of unclaimed prop- erty in the custody of the police de- partment should be paid into the | United States Treasury as a reliet| fund for firemen and policemen. | ena i o It was further provided that any!;,‘X“"‘Sw“’p;‘?&‘khff‘_rm‘m' iy member of the two departments who | Of_the Party he o0 HUSh 1€ .00 shouid become temporarily. disabled |o}zined during the ride back to the by injury received gr disedse eon- | 20IAINS racted in the actfal discharge of | S9RNE i of Senator Capper the District officials who approved the plans for such comstruction as were Used in the Knickerbocker Theater are responsible to a large ex‘ent for the collapse of the building. He said tive Upshaw of Georgia, whose niece was injured in the accident. . Capper Blames D. C. Officials. hospital treatment to be paid for [ from the relief fund: and that when- | ever any member should become per- manently disabled through injury or disease in line of duty, or having ! _ ’ " T havinE | that while he was not a_ builder, h e reneatine tfi:’; Aventy-five | had had much to do With building op- erations, and from the standpoint of a laymen he could not see why plans for such construction as he found in the Knickerbocker could be justified ! on any ground whatever. - Senator Capper and the others in | the congressional party talked at length with engineers now on the ruins, and the conclusions formed are based largely on engineering facts as pointed out by the experts. Explains Reasons for Views. “I believe the Knickerbocker Thea. ter disaster was due to a bad job o engineering, and_cheap, faulty con. struction,” said Senator Capper. “A superficial examination of the walls, and conversation had with those on the ground who are competent to ex- years, or for any cause become per- manently disabled, be should be eligible for retirement. Provision th made that men hav- ing reached the age of sixty years could be retired by the relief board and be entitled to receive 50 per cent of the monthly salary at the date of retirement. Another provision regu lated the payment of pensions ti widows ard orphans of men in )h!‘se two services. ‘Would sBenefit 1359. i There are 443 pensioners on the roll, 307 members from the police depart- ment and 136 from the fire department. Of this number 159 would be subject to the increase in their pensions car- ried in this bill, and the total cost to the District of Columbia would be about $41,804.16 per year. The House District of Columbia com- mittee recommends that all pensioners, being subject to the same living cost, who have rendered exceptional service to\the District of Columbia, and who have been injured or retired because of age, should receive the same pension, and there should be no discrimination | because of their retirement at a differ- ent period. ; Representative Zihlman, in his report, emphasizes that the number of men affected by this bill will grow less each year, and that all future pensions will be paid under the law upon the same basis. ASSASSIN HURLS BOMB AT FIUME PRESIDENT cause of the disaster has caused me to arrive at the conclusion that the {rcof truss system was dependent upon a_central truss which rested at one end on & steal ‘I' beam lintel on the north wall, making a sharp angle with the lintel. Other parts of the truss system attached to this central truss were placed on bearings in the east wall. Government _ engineers _on the ground told me“that none of the bear- ings of truss or beams upon the walls were anchored or fastened to the walls, which, in my judgment, was a fundamental error in such con- struction, because any unusual dis- turbing cause might gradually slip the beams from their support. “From the hypothetical construction as explained to me, it would appear ! that any unusual load on the roof | system would tend to draw from its i support the main truss, which, as I have said before, rested upon an I- beam lintel at an acute angle and was not fastened to it. The result of the bending was to cause the truss Riccardo Zanella Escapes In-to slip off from the lintel and the whole roof system would, of course, jury, But Two Others Hurt fall, becduse the whole system rested upon and was dependent upon this by Explosion. one point of support. Therefore, in my opinion, if the main truss had ex- tended farther into the wall so that by any bending it would not have By the Associated Press. FIUME, February 1.—An attempt was made on the life of President Zanelli of the independent state of Fiume as he was leaving his hotel in a motor car yesterday. A bomb was thrown at the machine, but the ffresi- dent was not injured. would not have slipped off the sup- A: member of the chamber of dep- uties and a police officer were wound- ed by the explosion. - : T iecardo Zanella W obeies| Knickerbocker Theater be used as &Annunzio while the latter Was in| a park, wherein a fitting memorial Fiume. -He occupfed the Fiume city| would be placed to those who lost l;::lrhz i cony d;f:!o:miin :rl::“ld;ft‘-fi their lives in the collapse of the Ine independent state by the constits| theater, was consldered by the House District committee today. uent assembly on October 6. Chairman Focht read to the com- CANAL IS UNAFFECTED. - mittee a letter which he had re- ; 18 E - ‘geived containing this suggestion By the Associated Press. | by Paul E. Johnson, an attorney, PANAMA, February 1.—The Panama| ' as'follows: canal was not affected by the earth<| = *Today, when our. hearts are quake ‘of yesterday morning. ~Thel .bowed down undef the t"){fml!m night, the but was‘regis-| = thought occurs to fne which 1 pass on to you. as chairman of the Dis- Tict of Coltmhin oommits: Proposal that the site of the movement was not strong enough ta| calamity of Saturday be r:dmmt generally, te: by ihe sclamograph 88 pro- remor. ;.. 5 A puwd | Weller of Maryland and Representa- While Senator Capper did not as-; press an intelligent opinion upon the | pulled off from its support, the truss | \evidence in the case. There is_no_ thought of vengeance'in the mind of Senator Capper. but he wants the facts |ascertained and justice done, to the | end that a thing of the kind can never {be repeated here and charged. to jcauses now believed to be respon- ible for the catastrophe of Saturday | nisht. | Convinced He Is Right. { Senator Capper said that he made the stztements only as a result of conclusions formed following thc in- |spection and conference Wwith en- i gineers now on the sceme. What he |said, he asserted, he would stand ‘back of, and he was convinced that he was ‘right, both from his knowl- {edge of building and from the con- i versation with the engineers. nator Jones of Washington said he preferred not to make a state- ment as a result of his inspection. but he would reserve opinion untii ihe had discussed the matter with jthe other members of the District 1cmnmiu at its meeting this after- {noon. Senators Weller and Gooding | could not be reached. B | tha Decline Comment on Charges. i Both Col. Charles Keller, engineer ! commissioner, and John P. Healy, ! building inspector, declined to make fany comment today upon Senator | Capper's charges. Col. Keller suid i that he would not care to venture an opinion ‘as to the real eause of the disaster until he made a more | thorough examination. Mr. Healy was of the same opinion. Col. Keller said. however, that if thejplans were strictly in accordance with the ‘re- quirements of the building depart- ment of the District, or, in other words, answered all of the require- ments of modern engineering, there is not a question of a doubt but what there must have been some defect in a part of the material, or there may {have probably Leen some imperfect cgnstruction work. He explained that this may be determined after he has completed his examination. ! No Actual Test Made. { The building department of the Dis- I trict, after approving the structural | plans for buildings to be used as pub- { lic houses, as well as others, does not itest the completed structure, it was | explained. This is universally the system _throughout this country in vigw of the fact that all structural wdrk has yeached such a point of ad- vanced engineering and standardiza- tion in the matter of equipment and material that tests are not considered i necessary nor practical, it was stated. i Procedure for Approval. ! The procedure in obtaining an ap-. iproval or the building inspector's “O. K. after the following fashion: The architect or builder or both sub- mit to the build#ng.department com- plete plans and specifications for the proposed building. These structural plans are first checked by the engi- neer of the office and if any deficiency in the design is detected the architect or designing engineer is notified to make the necessary change. When the final approval is obtained and the, construction work is started the in- spectors of the building ofice make periodical reports of the progress of the work. Should any defect be noted at these inspections, that defect must be corrected. The structure is in- spected flso_regarding its exits and (Continued on Page 2, Column 4,) { KNICKERBOCKER SITE SUGGESTED : FOR PUBLIC PARK AS A MEMORIAL Theater, sanctified by the blood of s0 many of our useful citizens, should never again be used for commercial or residential purposes. It should be cleared, planted with shrubs and flowers, and adorned l by some fitting memorial to those l “The site of the Knickerbocker whose lives were so suddenly snapped out on that spot. The ! land, if not offered for this pur- pose by the unhappy owners, | should be condemued. < “Congress should insure that in the future _this hallowed spot, should be a beautiful place of rest l aml recreation for our citizens and visitors and as a vestal place . frr God's winged creatures’ A-v l = - use would be a profans--ser