Evening Star Newspaper, February 2, 1922, Page 1

‘WEATHER. r and colder tonight and tomor- T lowest temperature tonight slightly above freesing. Temperatwre for twenty-four hours efided ag 2 p.m. today: Highes! 2 p.m. foday; lowest, 37, at 9 ordnyy Full report on page 3. 55, at o p.m. “Closing New York Stocks, Page 26 - - ~Entered as second-clacs m;! r No. 28403. Lo "omce Washington "br a. U. S. ATTORNEY BLAMES FAULTY CONSTRUCTION FOR THEATER CAVE-IN Indications Point to Causes Other Than Snowfall. RIGID TESTS URGED | FOR D. C. BUILDINGS Officials and Experts Con-| tinue Thorough Investi- gation of Ruins. Outstanding developments today in the various investigations going for- ward to determine the cause of the collapse of the Knickerbocker Theater roof were: % United States Attorney Gordon de- clared he is inclined to agree With Senator Capper that the cause of the Krickerbocker disaster will be found in faulty construction of the building, cspecially the roof. A senator Capper proposed rigid tests for all buildings where public assem- biies ave held before the public is al- jowed to use them. o { District government authorities and | the building inspector are convinced | 1t something other than the heavy | tors w was to blame fof the roof col- Lupse. Material Deglared Faults. Construction materfal in the fallen roof was faulty,” this is the opin- jon reached by a parly Of COngres: men and_building experts, Repre- itative Willlam D. Upshaw of Geor- vitt proposes first to call as to the actual collapse of at the inauest in the Dis- trict bullding Tuesday morning, then Wic prusOSiton UE Fes ponsibilit 7 Seivices ‘of the Washington branch of the American lIrstitute of Archi- Vects were tendered to Commissioner Keller, who advised the appointment of a committee of three te study the ruins. Frank Upman, president of the local branch, is_to appoint the com- ce later’ today. 3 T ¥ommittee of five of the American sociation of Engineers is making) udy of the theater ruins. | i ' Sees Faulty Construction. Upited States Attorney Gordon to- day declared that he is incimed to agree with Senator Capper that the cause of the Knickerbocker disaster will be found to be in faulty construc- tion of the building, especially of the roof. ln some places it can be seen, he said, that the hEmvy iron beams supporting the roof rested on un- fastened thin steel plates placed upon terra cotta tiles set on end, and he believes that one of these heams, slip- ping from its insecure mooring, prob- ably dragged the entire roof with it. From his inspection of the ruins, the prosecutor said he is of opinion ihat the beam directly over the or- chestra pit was the first to slip. Where the blame for the “faulty construction’ would lie, Maj. Gordon said, is for the zrand jury to determine, and as soon as he has received the reports from the bureau of standards on the samples of concrete and of the iron work, which he has submitted to_it, and has heard from the Army and Navy engineers as 10 the rasult of their expert investiga- tions, he will lay before the grand jurors these reports and any other available evidence. Inquiry to Be Thorough. The inquiry by the grand jury. he stated, will be painstaking and thor- ough. The grand jurors will drop all other matters and will give their en- tire attention to a review of the evi- dence relating to the disaster. The prosecutor was unable to state just when he expected to be able to begin 1he presentation of testimony to the xrand jury, but declared it would be done as soon as possible. Maj. Gordon spent two hours last evening in conference with the engi- Teers from the Army and Navy. He| went over with them the architect’s plans for the building. and there was a zeneral discussion, he stated, of what shown by the physical features as osed by the ruins. He said they endeavored to reach a decision as to where the roof first broke loose and to determine wherein the construction of the building was faulty. The engineers did not expréss any conclusion, Maj. Gordon said, because they had not completed their investiga- tion. Their reports are expected short- Iy, however, he declared. Martin McQuade, foreman of the grand jury, stated today that no sam- ples of the concrete taken from the inickerbocker building had been pre- sented to the grand jury. Rigid Tests Urge: Rigid tests should be applied to all buildings where public assemblies are held beforeythe ‘public_is allowed 10 use them. said Senator Capper. He added that while plans and specifica- tions are made, to insure good con- struction, and engineering problems are kno to the point where strains|razing as well as an investigation |1921, can be determined, there was always the question as to whether the con- tractor carried out all of the require- ments. Engineering has reached such a - point, he said, where practical tests could be applied to large buildings as well as small, to determine whether they were of property strength to hold the weight to which they would | he subjected. He believes that the building department of the District| should have applied some very| iringent fests to the Knickerboéker | Theater. If this had been done, the catastrophe would never had hap- pened. he believes. 3 Declares ‘Contractors “SKimp.” very one knows that building contractors these days can con- tinually skimp on material and con- struction, and do_only just so much as they have to, in order to ‘get by’ the building code,” the senator said. “The building code of the District should be rigidly examfned by expests 10 determine whether it is strong enough to meet present-day buliding conditions.” Senator Capper said that there seemed to be a general pamicky scramble of architects, builders, huilding _inspectors, and even the iheater manager themselves, to clear themselves of any blame for the dis- aster. He characterized the state- ment of Harry Crandall, which was 10, the effect that his responsibility ceased when the building wasl - turned over to him. as viewing-the asserted that Mr. Crandall, as oper- have satisfied self at all times that the building was a safe place to invite the public. Senator Capper said that as he held out for the public business, it is his duty to see that he has a perfectly safe building to: hold them. Senator Capper magde another visit (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) BUILDERS LIST SIX CAUSES FOR CRASH Exbert Says $100 Would Not Have Called Him to Theater Seat. Six causes are listed as primary fac- the theories of prominent local architects and builders for- the col- lapse of the Knickerbockér Theater Saturday night. They are: Hollow-tile walds without anchor- age bdckbones or upright steel beams, | which supported the roof trusses and formed the ultimate support for the weight of the roof and everything on it. Materials—steel, concrete and other requisites—which some investigators declare were found 33 per cent lack- ing in quality and construction. Absence of supporting pillars or uprights of sufficient strength be- neath the roof and balcony. Lack of the required number of rivets or units—in some cases these investigators reported they found only four being placed where six should have been. The superimposed weight of many tons on the roof caused by the insta latfon of a huge motor and vemtil tion system. The six or seven-inch resting place ! |Secand Assi'sl.ant Postmaster of the main truss on the hollow tile wall—which, it is believed, bore the weight of the major portion of the roof. Would Have' Avoided House. There's one expert on big buil ngs here who worked on the Knicker-| bocker Theater in the ornamental iron work line, but who previously had been engaged in some of the early large bullding operations in Washington, who says he could not| have been paid to sit through a per- formance at the Knickerbocker. He is William A. Morrison of 1324 30th street—the man who contracted for and put up the Colorado building, | {the upper bowel, wl one of Washington's first large office buildings, still listed as one of the city’s sturdiest structures. He also was the contractor and builder for the first floor of the. New National Museum, the marine barracks, the On- tario apartments and a number of other large structures. Situatien Seen as,Bad Here. Here's what he says about bullding generally in Washington: o *“During the last sixteen or seven- teen years quite some few buildings in Washington have mot been put up with as much consideration for safety as tp get by the building regulations as ¢heaply as possible. The situa- tion now is as bad, or worse, than ever. “I am not an engineer, but I'm a practical builder of the old school, and I know when support is needed to keep buildings together. “Possibly—probably—the plans of the engineer putting up the Knicker- bocker Theater were all right. That is not for me to say and I'm not ex- pressing an opinion one way or an- other on it. Possibly a six or seven inch hollow tile support for a six or seven ton—I don’t know how much the truss weighed exactly—is all right. But I did not want to go into the building any more than I could help, for it_didn't look good to me personally. You cuold not have paid me $100 to sit through a performance there.” Another Explanation. Here's another explanation from a man who was formerly in the hollow tiling or fireproofing business, which is a typical summary of the stand of many of the architects and builders of the city on the Knicker- bocker crash: ‘Referring to the cause of the Knickerbocker Theater roof collapsifig, the writer would call your attention to the photograph shown on page 2 of ‘The Star of January 31. “Please note hollow tile or terra cotta shown plainly as forming greater por- tion of wall. A close inspection of your photograph will show that this tile has apparently crushed under the load at certain points, particularly at a point on the illustration about two inches above lower marginal line. This N “The writer is of the opinion that if looks like faulty design. the steel trusses rested upon the wi 1 land not upon steel columns or heavy brick pilaster, it would cause such an accigent as occurred. “Had the trusges been anchored to steel columns and the rivets or bolts sheared. this faét would easily be as- certained, as the broken rivets or i boits would be easily discernible, but .drom Ythe picture it does not look as though such a thing occurred.” Would Examine Walls. He also advises-the examination of the terra cotta in the walls before|the Post Office Department, April 11, as second assistant postmaster geperal, in charge of the railway mail Other points noted include the pos-|service, had made several notable for- non-anchored walls| ward steps in bettering the postal into the concrete. sibility that Added to List of Victims Of Knickerboc__ker Crash the roof of the theater collapwed, SHAUGHNESSY DIES; | heart collapse about’ midnight. | Shaughnessy suffered from a frac- { at the hospital. | of the Walter Reed Hospital. CRASHDEATH TOL NDWMOLATS 097 General, Wife and Daugh- - ter Were Injured. Edward H. Shaughnessy, second assistant postmaster general, died shortly after 6 o'clock this morning at Walter Reed Hospital from injur- jes received in the Knickerbocker Theater disaster Saturday night. Mr. Shaughnessy's death brings the toll of the crash to ninety-seven. Death came following paralysis of ch set in last followed by sudden Mr. night, being tured pelvis and internal injuries, and had been kept alive only by two transfusions of blood from soldiers Wife and Daughter Injured,, Mrs. Shaughnessy, recovering from five broken ribs, received at the same time her husband was injured, was notified at 7:30 o'clock this morsing at Emergency Hospital of the death of her husband, bearing up bravely under the crushing blow. The ten- year-old daughter, Ruth, is af the hospital with both arms broken. With Mr. Shaughnsssy at the time of his death were his :ather, Thomas F. Shaughnessy of Newark, N. J., and two sisters, Mrs. Irene Kretchner and { Miss Margaret Shaughnessy, both of jc g0. . Interment is tq be Saturday after- noon at Arlington national cemetery, | with _full military _honors, Mr. Shaughnessy having served as lieu- tenant colonel in the transportation corps during the war, and having been awarded the distiniguished serv- ice medal for his work done with the American” expeditionary force. Funeral services are to be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the chapel at 1300 N street northwest. The Post Officc Department will be closed at 2 oclock Saturday, Chief Clerk Mooney announced. Flags at Half-St: Flags were put at half-staff on the | Post Office Department, the Washington [ city post office and the mail equipment shop builafgs today. in tribute to CoL Shaughnessy, the order being issued by ! Chief Clerk Mooney at 9 o’clock. The second assistant postmaster general had been attended by Dr. Hu- bert Work, first assistant postmaster general, and president of the American Medical Association, who,returned from Colorado for the purpose; Dr. Sawyer, the President’s physician, and the staff Prggident Harding had shown con- stant concern over Mr. Shaughnessy’'s condition, and during the first few days following the accident had received encouraging reports through Brig. Gen. Sawyer, when_ it was hoped that Mr. Shaughnessy’s tremendous resistive power would enable him to conquer death. Recommended /se of Marines. Col. Shaughnessy, since coming to opened the way for a spread when the | service. roof buckled. The start of the collapse,.it is be- lieved by members of the investigat- ing_committee of the American A £ociation of Engineers, according to tion of the motor and fan of the ven- tilating system, which crashed down into the worst jumble of the entire debris. The downward crash of the fan and motor, with the portion of the roof immediately beneath them, it is thought, pulled the center or main truss off the plumbline and the rest of the upper structure followed. —_— Got “Double *A” ‘in’ Edison . Tes Now Wins a Bride. smartly and accurately, In a ceremony at Trinity Cathedral 3 at ‘which Thomas A. Edisor's son tuation ‘in- the wrong Iight. 'He|Charles acted as best man while be- A coming hi brother-in-law, Halsey tor of the Knickerbocker. should|orally responded “I do” and “I will” to the interrogation of Dean Arthuy Durper, and never missed a syllabl, Last year's performance ultimately won Halsey his present position of personnel manager of the Edison ‘works—last night's a life situation husband: of Miss Charlotte. ‘whose_ sister. is, al Woodruff, vkins, Mrs, Charles Edison, GIVES CORRECT REPLIES. | NEWARK, J.. February 24—l Samuel Armstrong Halsey, who scored “double A" on the,famous Edison questionnaire s yeaf ago, has made another perfect record for answering His was the idea of using the ma- rines to guard the mails, and ‘it- was WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, '1922_THIRTY-TWO PAGES. CHINESE TREATIES | BEING DRAFTED BY ARMS DELEGATES Conference Expected to Wind Up Work by Saturday « " or Monday. OPEN SESSION EXPECTED Homes—Powers to Exchange Notes on Treaty. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The drafting of treaties dealing with China, discussion of the Chinese Eastern rallway and possibly the twenty-one demands of Japan upon China are occupying the attention of the Washington conference today. The conference has made all of its major decisfons. The Shantung ques- tion, handled contemporaneously with the conference, but apart from It, also is out of the way. Unless some unex- pected snag Is struck the conference will wind up its work Saturday or Monday. Open Session Forecast. approved and possibly some other resolutions,” was forecast today. The limitation treaty, may b_e signed on Monday. If this program can be car- of that delegation, will leave Wash- ington Monday night and sail 'for home on the ‘Aquitania on Tuesday. Other delegations are also planning ! an early exodus. Some of the Ital-! fans, including Senator Schanzer, will not sail for home, however, until Feb- | ruary 21 The four powers signing the Pacific | treaty. the United States, Great Brit- ain, France and Japan, are to ex-/ change notes with the governments of the Netherlands and Portugal, it was said today, announcing to those countries that, while they are not sig- ries to the four-power pact. they will receive all the benefits of the treaties. Under the provisions of this | treaty the powefs agree to respect each other's rights in their insular dominions and possessions in the Pa- cific regions, and to meet for discus- | on if peace is menaced in that re- gion. 3 Takes Up Rallway. The subcommittee on the Chinese Eastern railway today agreed on a reso- far east committee probabl noon. The resolution provides in a gen- eral way .for care of the road, but leaves many details to be worked out through diplomatic channels. It was explained, following a meeting | of the subcommittee. that it would take | many days to work out a complete plan, and that it was not desired to keep the Washington conference in session merely for this purpose. It is proposed to have the road operaded under international control until its Russlan owners are in a position to handle it again. The ' Chinese, it is sald, desire the right of exclusive policing along the road, and | also certain participation in the financing of the road. While the road is owned by Russia, the Chinese own a right of reversion. The Balfour. resolution designed to prohibit the exportation of arms to China.probably will have to be aban- doned, it was said today. The Italian delegation has proposed a reservation which caused Japan to follow suit. It is unlikely that the conference will be delayed in order to communicate | with home governments further re-| garding the matters Whipping Treaties Into Shape. The drafting committees have béen to China, which will be signed by all these treaties, one. embodying the (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) GENOA DELEGATION Denies, However, Acceptance of Italian Invitation to Conference. By the Associated Press. upon his _suggestion that Postmdster|gq,y. i General ‘Hays recommended the: use of the marines - to the President. ..Col. a statement of & member of that com- | Shaughnessy. ‘had general oversight. of | ance was given in a communique mittee today, probably took place|the placement of the marines upon .mail from a point slightly in the rear of | cars, Ae orchestra musicians’ pit. This | throughout the country, and.it s held {would indicate the approximate loca- | that his indefatiguable work along this line was largely instrumental in check- jing mall robberics. The second assistant postmaster gen- at. terminals and post - offices ! eral was_responsible-for restoring the|council. . morale throughout the entire railway mail service, his success.along this line being attested by the increased effi- ciency of thé service, and the flood of legrams of condolence which - have ;:ured‘inlo the department here from every -organization of - railwiy. mail clerks and operators. /. Headed Parcel Post Committee.. gaged in working upon this prebie: A telegfam of condolence celved today from Postmaster result of a bad col ‘He was chief of the parcel post com- mittee of the Post Office Department, which ‘has in view reforms..in the| gram addressed to-Rome that she handling of such mail matter, and at|accepted the_ invitation to participate the time ‘of his death was'busily en- g ment reads: in the conference at Genoa. “As_the premier explained in the chamber of deputies, Premier Boriomi, in_convoking the conference, merely execute cision en at Canne; fiays, who yesterday left Washington | by - the —allied Dowers. Inclsdims for Miami, Fla, in an effort to regain| France. It i8 in the name of the his health, which has suffered as #he| sypremg 'council that he sent the i ber and| jnvitations and it was also at Cannes n the railroad wreck in which he was in- | that the program was adopted. lved. vngr' ‘Work, first assistant “Therefore, there is:-no occasion ‘ior e the- French. government to pos general; Warren L _Glover, . third as-| formal. acceptance on either po; "I political circle e sistant postmaster . general; -Harry' H. Billany.: fourth assistant ’:postmast Eeneral;~ Chief Clerk -Mooney, B R. ¢ th 3 R ready ‘White, seting second assistant t. ler Briand's, musish gonerds, 2od oer oficials S | 0elon a7 the Carines conforehge.of the R iued on Page 4, Columa 1.) npnfiw cil - 2 The Associated Press is exclusively éntitied to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or ‘nat otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. AT END OF THIS WEEK | |Envnys Make Plans to Sail for[ DAUGHERTY PREPARING An open session on Saturday, at| which the Chinese treaties will be| SNOW-MOVING BILL PASSED BY SENATE Penalty of $25 Imposed for Failure. to Clear Sidewalks. The Senate this afternoon passed the bill of Senator Ball of Delaware requiring owners and tenants of prop- erty of the District of Columbia to remove snow from all walks or sufter a penalty of $25. The| measure requires that the snow shall be removed within eight hours after | the snow ceases to fall, or, in the} it ceases during the night,; within the next eight hours of day- various treaties, including the naval | Attorney General Says Plans Are Being Made to Cope With ried out Mr. Balfour, head of the Brit- | & P ish delegation, accompanied by others | Plans of the government with the situation which might arise in the event of a strike of coal miners when the present agreements expire ! at the end of next month are being| | worked out by the Department of Jus- it was indicated today by At- torney General Daugherty. The Attorney General said he was closely watching conditions coal industry as they developed, as well as the proposed junction of the: the United | wage de-| creases, but stated dhat he was. not| yet ready to make known the gov- ernment's polic i “I.am satisfied,” he said. “that there 1 is ‘eedea in such an event and :::x‘m‘;ni?elum.uon would not beProbably not be taken before tomors ‘nésded’ nor helpful.” ADNITS CARFARES paved side- As introduced, Senator Ball fixed the limit at four hours, and placed & penalty of $3 on those who' failed to remove " the the expenses incurred-by the District! authorities in having it removed. On recommendation of the 1 mittee the Senate increased the time to eight hours and the penalty to $25. The measure requires the District{ lution which will be submitted to the | his after- | Senate com- | Gispatcires = ' Member of the Assotiated Press | Al rights of publication of speeisl herein are also reserved. TOELEGT A POPE Vote Unexpected Before To- morrow—Two Days of Bal- loting Predicted. By the Associated Press. | successor to Pope Benedict {its sattings today. The fift © cardi- nals who are in Rome wenteinto seclu- sion last night, and when the great oak barrier at the entrance of the court- vard of St. Damazo was closed they were cut off from communication with the outside world until their task is done. The first ballot will; irow morning. The balloting is not espected to consume more than two days and the next I'ope, in the consensus-of opinion lln Vatican’ circles, will come from among the moderate section of the | sacred college. Neither the *firrecoi | cilables” nor the ‘peace party, : which favors closer relations with the Italian government, is understood to VIELD 1026 PERCENT Commissioners to remove snow from ! all paved crosswalks and alley inter- sections as well as from around Dis- trict_and government property, and imposes on the chief of engineers of the United States Army the duty of removing snow from the walks and around government buildings. 2 Commissioners Will Act. In the event that an owner or ten- ant fails to remove the snow, within the specified period. the District Com- missioners are directed, under the! terms of the bill as passed. to have: the snow removed and to charge the same against the property, and re- quires the corporation counsel to sue for the cost plus a penalty of $3; for each offense. In the case of ice formations on the pavements, the bill requires the placing of ashes or sand to make the Several snow-an-ice re- moval laws in the District have been: thrown out by the courts, and the present measure is written, said, to cover objections made by the courts to the other laws which before them. Suggested as Lien. Senator Jones of Washington sug- gested to the Senate that the cost of removal of the snow from pave- ments in front of private property, when it had to be done by the Com- ‘missioners. should be made a lien against_the .property.. He said, how- ever, that he would not push -that oint now for the reason that he did ot want to jeopardize the bill, expressed the hope that the Hou of Representatives would take cogni- {zance of this feature, now goes to the House. g BALL INTRODUCES BILL FOR PROPOSED PARKS | Would Purchase Land in Klingle Road and Piney Branch Valleys and Patterson Tract. Purchase of the Klingle Road Valley Park, the Piney Branch Valley Park and the so-called Patterson tract provided for in a bill introduced in the Senate this afteryoon by ‘Senator Ball !of Delaware, chairman of the Senate | District committee. The measure was! S ireferred to the committee on the Dis-|cash, four tickets for 25 cents, would trict of Columbia, where it will receive prompt consideration and will be early reported to the Senate and pushed to final passage. Members of the committes are cog- nizant of the encroachment of bujlders on this property which is needed as a part of the park system of the District of Columbia, and realize the need of making provision for its pur- Hamilton Asks 8 Per Cent for Traction Company—Ham Opposes Cut on W. R. & E. The Capital Traction Company ad-|college, officiated. mitted before the Public Utilities! Commission today that a continuation; guards and, the members of the Vati- of the present fare during 1922 would | can household. yield tnat company more than a rea- | sonable return on the value of the In a statement filed with the com- mission when the rate hearing was! this marning president of the Capital whipping into shape the proposed | niné-power treaty or treaties relating should be allowed to earn & per cent on fair value of the property. statement disclosed, however, that the existing fare of five tokens for 35 the powers attending the conference, including China. According to a Brit- ish spokesman, there will be three of year, would yield 10.26 per cent on the Mr. Hamilton refrained from stating the commission Should fix for his compan y it should not be lower cents cash or four tokens for 25 cen: the future rate of fare, Mr, Hamilton's petition read: it the present rate of fare is con-|made. When no o but | ¢inued for the year 1922 we estimate |litile straw is burned it will produce an operating income amounting to 10.26 per cent on fair FRANCEWILL SEND The measure Five-Cent Cash Fare Opposed. “A rate of fare of 3 cents cash and cents charge for all which, in accordance with the com- mission’s order, will go into effect on and after March 1, 1922, unless other- wise ordered, will yield 3.03 per cent on our fair value, commission. £ rite of fare of 7 cents cash, v tickets for 25 cents, would #9%6 per cent on said fair o “We - accordingly ‘'submit that the rate: of fare proposed in the com- mission’s: order No. 429, 5 cents cash, with twoscent charge for trans(ers, would b “entirely unreasonable and ry, and that under present nditions a rate of fare of 7 tents as found by the PARIS, February 2.—France will be officially represented at the interna- tional economic and financial confer- ence in Genga, it was announced to- The assurance of France's attend- from the foreign office, which does not sa¥ in 3o many words that France will be represented, but lets it be un- derstood that she is already commit- ted 83 a member of the supreme Ue. insufficient to net a ‘fair return on the ¥alue of U public, and- ti that should be considered. : « “We, furthermore, desire to reiterate position taken by us at previous fare hearings that different rates of the lines of this company and ose ‘0f the Washington Railway and Ele¢tric Company, would be extremely interests of the pub- interests of this com- The statement is in the form of a denial that Premier, Poincare had telegraphed yesterday to Premier Bonoml of Italy accepting his invita- tion to the conference. The announce- trimental to: th < cias well as the “Contrary to the announcement pub~ ‘ lished in certain newspapers, it is in- exact that the French government thede known ~yesterday by a tele- Maryland ‘Lines’: Show Deficit. Mr. Hamiltén’s petition shows that The Klingle Road Valley Park, west of Connecticut avenue and in tie vi- cinity of the Zoological Park, con- ains approximately seventeen ~and ne-quarter acres, for which the bill carries an_appropriation of $186,600; | the Piney Branch Valley Park, which sterly direction from a point east of the Tiger bridge |on 16th street, contains sixteen and three-tenths acres, fof which the bill cdrries an appropriation of $237,700, and the Patterson tract. adjoining and west of Gallaudet College, abproximately eéighty-one acres, f¢ he measure carries an aj nr'::l ion of s:zo:::.p & e measure put roperty un ission and yt.hor- 0. peduce the area|Y in a northe: reason that without these Maryland feeders there would be a considerable reduction in District revenues. Mr. Ham, in his testimony yesterday, that the Washington Raflway and Electric Company would carry two t be put forward persons in 1922 than last } o th factions. l'lfllbul!‘h'.l" e 19! fally -:‘t:ll);lb:u faction: it was explained unique was' fntended ! der the park com: Company, |- that France was izes that mated .today that | bo unable-to attend the concla have a chance to elect its candidate, |the moderates holding the balance of {oower. | The celebration of mass in the Sis- | tine Chapel, with prayers for the en- ilightenment of the cardinals in their |choice of a new Pope, was the last { public ceremony attended by the car- {dinals before entering the conclave. { Cardinal Vanutelli, dean of the sacred The attendance was restricted to A photographer who contrived to gain entrance to the chapel was eject- 12!1, taken to the commissariat of the {Vatican and later expelled from the premises. Peace was the keynote of the ad- dress delivered before the sacred col lege by Mgr. Calli. direcyor of the Vatican museum. In his exhortation i(or the election of a Pope he sai alone can come true peace.’ the Sistine Chapel, where the con- smoke puffs are the only indication ito the watchers as to the progress ja thin wisp of light smoke. Penalty for Breaking Secrecy. Until the election the only commu secrecy is excommunication. Naples to meet Cardinal O’Commell. senger on !is not due until Saturday. As in 1914 .| When Pope Benedict was elected, Car- o oo fare ‘ll::v(lc;m;l:::"-‘l'lll O'Connell may arrive in Rome; SAN FRANCISCO. February The | | parliament a: the cardinals, the officers of the Swiss | “The election of a pontiff at the present moment has a particular sig- | nificance. The world's upheaval, in { which humanity finds itself, requires a Pope who will be able to give the world true peace—peace which men Iby themselves cannot find, because if continued throughout thisi ;% oo "Goa, for through God Crowds gathered today in St. Peter's Square to watch for the telltale smoke wreath from the chimney of {clave sits. A ballot is taken on the aorning and evening of each day the -|conclave is in = on, and_ these tion is effected a th the voting papers, causing_the smoke to assumec |2 dark color. When a choice is firally | made the ballots. burning alone, emit nication between the approximately | 250 persons in the Vatican and the outside is through the “rota,” or turn- ing box, at the entrance of the court- yard, and such communications as are made in this way are not allowed to come to the attention of the cardi- nals. Penalty for viotation of tnis| \RBUCKLE JURY STILL Mgr. Mahoney. spirffual director of | the American College, has gone to| .| Ask for Reading of Some Notes and Archbishop of Boston, 'who is a pas- | the steamship Presidente | Further Instructions—Trial Closes i Wilson, which steamship officers say ! Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 96,514 TWO CENTS. RONE CABINETOUT FOLLOWING CLAS - OVER THE VATICAN Government of Premier Bo- .nomi Resigns as Italian Parliament Convenes. CATHOLIC PARTY FIRM IN FACE OF OPPOSITION Minister's Internal and Foreign Policies Had Been Under Fire. Attitude en Pope Assailed. By the Associated Press, ROME, February The Italian sovernment of Premier Bonomi has decided _to resign, the semi-official Stefani ®Agency announces. Premier Bonomi_ announced the resignation of the cabinet in t chamber of deputies this afternoon. The cab'net council met this morn- ing to discuss the sjtuation creat by the attitude of the parliament, says the statement, and as a result the government's decision to resign was reached, The ministry at an carly hour to- day found itself in a precarious sit- uation as it faced the convening of { parliament. The decmocrats, upon { which the, government had counted for 150 votes, had passed to the op- position over night. while the fascisti and the nationalists maintained the strong opposition. The Catholic party remained firm for Premier Bonomi however, as_did also his own small group of reform socialists, Ministry's Policies Attacked. Forecasts had indicated that the Bonomi ministry’s internal and for- eign polices would be attacked when embled today. A sharp dispute has arisen over the govern- ment’s attitude toward the Vatican. Some sections of parliament were blaming the government for the fact ROME. February 2.—The conclave of | that Ttaly had been left out of the the sacred college, which is to choose a | Pacific pact framed at the Washing- began | ton armament conference and be- [cause she had been excluded from the arrangement between France and Great Britain for the protection of the former from possible German ug- gression. The suspension of the Banca Italiana di Sconto was a thorn in the government's side, while the conflict ibetween the fascisti and the com- { munists was another. | ACTION BRINGS SURPRISE. Arms Parley: Delegates See Resig- mation Over Vatican. ! By the Ausociated Press, The decision of the Italian cabinet to resign, as reported in Rome by the i semi-official Stefani Agency, came as_ a considerable surprise to the Italian { arms conference delegation. i Spokesmen for the delegation, in the ! absence of more information, were not linclined to comment to any extent, but ‘some members of the delegation ex- | pressed the opinion that if the mini. try is obliged to withdraw it may be on account of its policy in connection ! with the Vatican. The attitude of the | government in ‘placing the Italian | fiag at half-staff when Pope Benedict | died and preparations for some official manifestation of sympathy in the {chamber of deputies had brought forth expressions of disapproval from the opposition party. It is presumed by Italians here that if the ministry resigns it will result. as is customary. from an adverse vote in the chamber of deputi No direct official information has becn received by the Italian representatives here. CHOICE LIES BETWEEN SIX. 'Opinion Held That Cardinal Gas- parri Has Best Chance. B the Assc LONDON, February 2.-—The Rome correspondent es tele- graphs . that when the numerous opinions as to who will succced Pope Benedict are sifted the names which stand out are those of Cardinals Gas- Ratti, Maffi, La Fontaine, and Granito. (With the ex- ception of Cardinal Granito. all of them have been consistently mention- ed as possible choice. Cardina anito is Bishop of Albano, is seventy years old. and was raised to the purple in 1915.) The Times correspondent adds tha it is probably safer ion no s at all the exception of stands much chance for election. He quotes “a_ very well informed quarter” as saying that either Mgr. | Cerretti. papal cio in Paris, or Mgr. Pacelli. nuncio in Berlin, would succeed Gasparri as secreta of state. The fact that neither of them is a cardinal will not create a prec- edent, as Merry Del Val was not a cardinal when Pius X appointed him to the position. s sr ol UNABLE TO FIND VERDICT as Defense Declines Argument. By the Associated Press. T too late to participate in the con-|case of Roscoe C. Arbuckle today for clave. the second time was in the hands of The confidence that the conclave|a jury. The trial cloded unexpectedly would be of short duration is shared ock yesterday afternoon, when at 4 o by Cardinal Gasparri, who in making | the defense declined to present argu- provisions yesterday for the sus-|ments after the state’s opening agd: tenance. of the cardinals only pro-|dress. Arbuckle is accused of hawing vided menus for today, tomorrow and | caused the death of Miss Virginia Saturday. e o _Others” who believed the election| Twice before 1t o'clock last night, would be brief pointed out that the When the jury was locked up for the Rapp cardinals generally were in favor of | Might, it returned to the courtroom, a continuation of the late pontiff's policy and that there was therefore once to have the stenographic record certain testimony read and once to the two short lines of the Capital Trac- | nothing’to do but choose a man who tion Company running. in Maryland showed a deficit last year of $8,336:36. The petition states that the company does not regard this as a Burden upo: woulg follow that program. As the conclave convened it appeared that the “irreconcilables,” headed by Merry Del Val and the “peace part; n junder Gasparri, could each count on s, about twenty votes, the remaining twelve the car riders of the District, for "'5|u.muutut|:kythe moderate section. The | ® jury disagreement, offered to sub- candidate of Merry Del Val's group o ask further instructions from the court. The original instructions were reread. The jury was ordered to re- turn to work at 10 o'clock this morning. A It was recalled that the defense in Arbuekle’s first trial, which ended in mit the case without argument if the SR ga1a. to be: Cardingd La,,,,‘um,'{proaeculion would do likewise. That while any one of Cardinals Gasparri, Maffi or Ratti was said to be accept- offer was refused. able fo those favoring a rapproche- ¥ Tment with the Quirinsl. Caragia Lane. | HELD AT GERMAN POST. enti was mentioned as a candidate who| BERLIN, February %—Charles Lau- be by the moderates | rent, the French ambassador to Ger- itended to leave to- . » who influenza and will | g for Paris, - was' requested by specified: in the bill by reason of im- vemsn| nstructed “Zz=tinued on aze &, Colunm 3 Premier Poincare -t0. remain at 2 ve. At wouid heut approximately the same|: Throughout yesterday supplies of food | post and demand explanation from =ty CONCErning reparat:-