Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1922, Page 1

WEATHER. Rain or snatw today and tonight, probably followed by clearing tomor- row: not muo’y change in temperature. Temperatw.e for twenty-two hours ended at 19 p.m. last night: Highest, 13; lowest, 32. Full report on page 21. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. C. 880.— No. No. 28,406. WASHIN b -y GTON, D. ( $182.770.60 REFUNDED BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. AS WAR CONTRACT GAIN By the Assoc George Kastman, president the stman Koduk Co. of Rochester, N. Y., handed back to the War Department yesterday $182,770.60, as a refund to the government on war-time contracts. The action was voluntary on the part of the company. Representatives of the company. it was said. asserted that it had made no nrofit on its contract. After receipt of the check Gen. Pasling wrote a letter to Mr. Eastman, expressing his “high ap- preciation of this fine and patri- otic action.” “Such a wholesome and gener- ous attitude might well be ex- pected during war times,” the let- ter read, “but with the lapse of three vears since the armistice, it ARMS CONFERENCE, LABORS COMPLETE, 10 END TOMORROW Signing of Treaties Only Task Remaining Before Adjourn- ing Sessions. ed Press. of a ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT WILL MARK THE CLOSE : Business | is truly refreshing and inspiring Amazing Amount of | to find such motives and high Transacted at Plenary Session | idcals animating a large busin crganization in its relations with the government. SHANTUNG TREATY SIGNED BY NATIONS Representatives of Japan and China Affix Signatures to Agreement. | Held Yesterday. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. i The Washington conference, having | completed its labors, waits only un- til tomorrow for adjournment. The delegates will affix their signatures to the treaties negotiated—the achieve- ments of the conference—at an open session in Memorial Continental Hall | at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. President Harding, who issued the «call for the conference and who open# ed the conference November 12, with| an address epitomizing the purposei of the gathering, fittingly will deliver at the final meeting to-| Events Move Rapidly. the guiding hand of Secre- the con- IN HALL OF THE AMERICAS Under tary Hughes, its chairman, ference in plenary session vesterday transacted an amazing amount of business, including the approval of | two treaties relating to China, and| then listened to farewell addresses | Ly the heads of each of the nine dele gations participating. i ‘The treaties to be signed tomorrow | By the Associated Press, and the najions which will sign are: | The treaty between Japau and China The naval limitation treaty— the| ¢mbodying the settlement of the United States. the British Empire, | Shantung controversy was signed France, Italy and Japan. . late yesterday in the hall of the A treaty which is in effect a bill Americans at the Pan-American of rights for China, pledging her|building by the representatives of the integrity and reaffirming the open|twWo powers. Attendant upon the door policy—the United States, Bel- | signing were Arthur J. Balfour, head gium, the British Empire, China,| of the British arms conference dele- France, Italy, Japan, the Nether-| gation, and Secretary Hughes, whose lands and Pertugal. . | offices, together with the intercession R of President Harding, brought about the settlement. A treaty revising the ChinessT The treaty was signed for Japan customs tariffi—the United States,| Signing Ft;rmnlities Simple—Japa- nese Hosts Last Night at “Shantung Dinner.” 5 s by Admiral Baron Kato, Ambassador Belgium, the British Empire, China. | Shidehara ard Vice Foreign Minister Hanihara. and for China, by Minister Sze, Mjnister Koo and Chief Justice Wang. Two copies of the treaty were signed and sealed, one to be deposited in Tokio and the other in Peking. Pact Signed i English. The treaty is in English and signed {in English, the English language having been adopted as the official language both for the negotiations France, Italy, Japan, the Nether: lands and Portugal. o A treaty prohibiting the use of sub- marines as commerce destroyers and poison gas in time of war—the United States, the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan. A spplement to the four-power Pa- cific treaty, designed to exclude the homeland of Japan from the opera- tion of that treaty—the United States, the British Empire, France and Japan. The four-power Pacific treaty, which pledges the signatories to respect the rights of each other in their in- sular possessions and dominions in jand for the treaty. . Formalities attending the signature lwlre simple. A handful of newspa- per reporters who had followed the e o GamlEiwitn conversations through the many the Pa Elon; | ar clouds | Visissitudes since they were insti- each other whenever W tuted December 1 were permitted to threaten in this region, and which provides for the elimination of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, was signed several weeks ago. s be present at the historic ceremony. The Japanese and Chinese plenipo- tentiaries arrived at the Pan-Amer- | closely follewed by Mr. Balfour and then Secretary Hughes. In the mean- Point of Attack Lost. The supplement to the four-power © oUW | time, the four observers, who often Pacific pact exciuding o an ve.|represented Messrs, Balfour and eration the homeland of Japa | Hughes, arrived. They were John moves one point of attack threatened by opponents of the treaty in the ! United States Senate. It was held in some quarters that no treaty should ! be made to respect the homeland of | Japan, when the homeland of the | other contracting powers were ex- | sit st Leag Table L Ty Fedueat for ‘the eHmMnA- | ~ama. plenipetantiarlcs: sat ‘st Jthe tion of Japan's homeland from lhe'lo“g table in the Hall of Americas, ipplication of the treaty, however.| R LGt g (et Messrs. Bal- v Japammeraalf, where criths | 2 o O e eHORTous ot cism also had been raised on the servers. The three pens used by the ground that it was not dignified for | oo Cpinese plenipotentiaries, each fapan to have her homeland Includea | frie® CHIRESC BICC R T Er e Tt avhen those of the other powers were | printed thereon, will be sent to the ok museum of Shanghai College, in The Shantung treaty. under which gy, pgnai, as mementos of the occa- Japan returns to China the former glon. The pens used by tke Japanese Cevman, Teasenold (a2 the Provinee of | oot ke serit o Tapkn: ; Shantung and the Shantung railroadsl Wi te S0 T o miral Baron was signed by the Japanese andipgio each signed, simultaneously, a Vam a MacMurray and Edward Bell for Mr. Hughes and M. W. Lamson and F. Askton-Kwatkin, the latter taking the place of Sir John Jordan, who was unable to be present. ican building shortly before 5 o'clock, ; Chinese delegates last evening in the Pan-Amerlcan building. The signa- tures were aflixed in the presence of Secretary Hughes and Mr. Balfour, through whose good offices the agree- copy, then the copies were signed, also simultaneously, by Minister Koo and Ambassador Shidghara and finally by Chief Justice Wang and Mr. Hani- hara. The annexes were then signed. ment on Shantung largely was Brogehtianout Both Minister Sze and Baron Kato Other Pacts to Be Signe then notified Messrs. Hughes and Bal- Two other important treaties, that | four that the treaties had been signed petween the United States and Japan | and officially thanked them for their in regard to the Island of Yap, and | good offices, which brought about the ‘Notify Hughes and Balfour, wne agreement relating to the former German-owned cables in the Pacific and the Atlantic, which have moved toward completion while the Wash- ington conference has been sitting, but which are apart from it, will be signed at early dates through the reg- ular diplomatic channels. So much for the tangible results of the conference. In the opinion of the delegates, the conference has brought about a new era in international -ne- gotlation .and understanding. ~ This jdea was expressed by Senator Schan: settlement. The Japanese delegation last night, | GIRL STAR ENACTS SCENES PREVIOUS TOTAYLOR MURDER | i ‘Mabel Normand, With Detec- tives, Visits Home of Slain Film Director. INQUEST ‘SHOWS SLAYER. SHOT WHILE RECLINING Sands, Former Secretary, Hunted-in Los Angeles—Movements of Sev- K eral Persons Checked Up. OS ANG , Calif.,, February 4, —Mixs Mabel Normand, a motion picture actrews, who wans h William Desmond Taylor shortly before he wax shot and killed in hix home Wednesday night, tonight szid that a package of letters writ- ten by her to Taylor at different times was missing from hisx home. Miss Normand sald the letters were there a few weeks ago. LOS ANGELES, February 4—Th force of detectives investigating th slaying of William D. Taylor, motion | [ picture director, formerly known as| | Willlam Cunningham Deane-Tanner, {accompanied by Miss Mabel Normand, | {film actress. late today paid a visit {to the house where Taylor was shot to death. Miss Normand. at the re- quest of the detectives, re-enacted the scene at the Taylor apartments| | Wednesday night, when she called i there and left shortiy before the time the police say the tragedy occurred.| Miss Normand® said she was in t apartments about forty-five minut all the time being passed in the 1 ing room, where Taylor's body w. found the next morning. She pointed | out the positions of the various pieces | of furniture in the room and indi-! jcated wiiere she and Taylor conversed. | Taylor walked With her tg her auto- mobile and conversed with her chauf-! feur and herself for a few moments, she explained further, leaving the front door of his apartments open.| His only servant had left about fif- | teen minutes before, to be gone for the night. Several Persons Sought. A check was being made tonight upon the movements of sqveral persons We- nesday night, it was stated at pollce headquarters, at least one of these be- ing a man connected with the motion picture industry. It also was stated that an important witness had been lo- cated and might be questioned tonight. The inquest held today lasted less than forty-five minutes and resulted in an open verdict, the jury declaring that Taylor came to his death from a gun- | shot wound inflicted by an unknown person with homicidal intent. Practically the only new developmen | | | bullet which ended Taylor's life ranged upward after entering the body on the rear of the left side about four inches above the hip, and lodged near the shoulder. This indicated, according to detectives, the slayer fired from a re- elining position or that - Taylor was bending over when the shot was fired. Mins Normand Only One Called. Miss Normand the only one of a number of motion picture actors and actresses subpoenaed who was called to the stand. She testified she called upon Tayior Wednesday night, leaving at 7:45, or about fifteen min- utes before a shot was heard by the neighbors. Mrs. shot, was at the inquest, but was not ever, testifled Mrs. MacLean told him that after she heard the shot she went to her door and looked across a court and saw a man standing at Taylor's door. The detectiye named two others { who, he said,”told him they heard a shot. The coroner's jury asked him if they gave any explanation why they made no investigation at the time. He replied they said they thought the sound might have been made by an exploding tire, The bullet which was taken from Taylor's body was produced at the in- quest, then returned to detectives, who were endeavoring to learn its history. The bullet was declared to be of unusual type, a distinguishing feature being a groove around its circumfer- ence near the base. Funeral services for Taylor will be held Tuésday after- noon in a local church, the Motion 1 (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.¥ iated Press. R’Ng:VA“;'ORK, February 4.—The story of three days of prayer in a raging sea, and of prayers answered in the nick of time to ver. head of the Italian delegation, yesterday, when"he said: *"No one would be justified in saying ¢hat this conference has not found the point of departure of a new era in ynternational policy; that there has ot been Jaid down the foundation of @ new and more solid equilibrium of | the world.” - French Praise Example. save them from a watery grave, was told by two women and six men of the crew of the Nova Sco- tian schooner Donald L. Cook, who arrived today on tankers from Mexico, where they had been land- ed by the British steamer San Eduardo. The battered, waterlogged hulk of the €ook went down, less than two hours after they had been taken off, the rescued mariners de- clared. The women, Mrs. May Ozner, wite of the skipper, and Mrs. Ben- net Peeler, wite of the cook. were ‘unanimously voted “hoodoos” by the crew, and Capt. Oxner declared they would be returned to their homes in Novia Scotia and never would be taken to sea again. The schooner sailed from an\elg- ) And M. Sarraut, head of the French delegation, remarked. “What is great and noble here is the example which has been set by the great countries here represented o other countries; and when these treaties are signed they will be an example to other countries to settle their differences and disputes ami: «ably. We are entitled to hope that her jops. will imitate what has (Continued on Page 6, Column (Continued on Page 29, Column 6.) CCommied v Page R o e e PRAYERS ANSWERED IN NICK OF TIME { TO SAVE CREW ON SINKING SCHOONER berg, N. 8., early in December, and was coasting down toward Ja- maica with a cargo of lumber when she was struck on Decem- ber 14 by a terrific storm. Her saily and her masts were carried away, the cabins wrecked, and the vessel's hold filled with water. The food supply was ruined, so that all went foodless for three days before they were picked up by the San Eduardo. Mrs. Oxner was authority ‘for the statement that the crew prayed for three days for succor. Just as they were at'the point of aban- doning hope, their prayers were answered by the appearance of the - San Eduardo, she said. The party were landed by the San Eduardo at Puertg ‘Mexico, whence they were taken to Tux- pam, and thence to Port Arthur, Tex., where they boarged tankérs for New York. They. left by rafl +for Lunenberg a few hours.after . they landed here. in the inquest testimony was that the| Douglas MacLean, | one of those who told of hearing the ! called to the stand. A detective. how~ would be a breach of contract with OPPOSE SALES TAX ASAID T0 SOLDIERS, House Members Would Use Part of Proceeds of Re- funded British War Debt. BOND SALE SUGGESTED Higher Inheritance Tax Also Ad- vocated—Bonus Conference With President Planned. By the Asweiated Press. Republican House Jeaders are under- stood virtually to have abandoned the i@len of ‘Mhancing the soldiers’ bonus {b¥ means of a general sales tax, a { pgogram which has been freely dis- | cussed at both ends of the Capitol. Opposition among the majority members, mostly from the middle and far west, is said to be so strong as to j threaten defeat of such a program. The alignment against it is under- istood to be practically that which forced acceptance of the 50 per cent| income surtax vored into the revenue | bill by the Senate. Take Issue With Mellon. Developments -at further hearings | yesterday before the House ways and j means committee disclosed that in spite of Secrejgry Mellon's opposition to the plan a Tumber of the majority members favor the use of part of the proceeds from the refunded British debt in Belping to finance the adjust- ed compensation. They believe that this would meet with a greater meas- program involving the raising of the entire amount by means of special taxes. Arguments on both sides of the question were heard by the commit- tee. Representative Ramseyer, repub- i lican, Tewa. opposed the proposal, arguing that such use of the money the holders of liberty bonds, who, he ! | said, had been told in the law adopted ! | by Congress that the proceeds from the foreign debt would be used to |retire the liberty bonds issued to raise the money advanced to the debtor nation. Chairman McFadden of the bank- ing and currency committee favored the financing of the bonus through the sales in this country of the re- funded British bonds with the prin- cipal and interest guaranteed by the American government as well as-the British government. He contended! that with this double guarantee the bonds would bring a higher price than ‘would American government gecurities sold for the same purpose. Urges Inheritance Tax Increase. Increased inheritance taxes as an- other means of financing the bonus | were advocated by Mr.. Ramseyer, ! who said such taxes could not be passed on and would not be a penalty on initiative and .enterprise. He thought the present return. of $164,- 000,000 from this source could be in- creased to $200,000,000 a year without imposing any hardship. Chairman Fordney and some’ other members of the committée apparently received this suggestion without approval, but other members indicated sympathy with it. | Now that the arms conference has approval the naval limitation treaty, some committeemen are studying the subject of naval and army reduction as one means of providing revenue for the bonus. Because of the cost of scrapping ships on the ways, they are not at all certain that the build- ing appropriation can be greatly re- duced ir the next fiscal year, but it is their thought that with many ships now afloat consigned to the scrap| heap, the personnel can be éut down sharply, effecting a considerable sav- ln";m; .phase of the situation is ex~ pected to be among those to come up at the forthcoming bonus confer- ence between President Harding and House and Senate leaders. |7 Continted 2, Columu §)) | SUNDAY Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press s exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches , credited to it or vot otherwise credited In this Daper and also the local news published herein. All rights of publication of special dispatches hereln are also reserved. MORNING, FEBRUA THE FINISHED JOB. TRAPPINGS OF GLOOM AT FUNERALS RAPPED BY LONDON PREACHER By Cable to The Star. LONDON, February 4.—A clergy- man complains of the ugliness of funerals. “As a Christian, P. Gough. v said the Rev.s ar of Chiswick, vesterduy, “I think the way in which funerals are treated is ponstrous “Nearly every day the hideous modern pageant of death passes before my eyes “No one wants to pretend that a funeral is a joyous occasion. and that it should be a bright and cheery affhir. cut 1 do feel that the trappings of gloom should be re- moved. “Why should we use these awful hearses and these dismal car- riages” Why should we wear mournful black and drive behind black horses 7 “The funeral service might aiso be improved. At present it seems more occupied with the edifica- tion of the mourners rather than with the soul of the man being laid to rest.” | RY 5, 1922. THREE NAMESIN 110, DNORCE AFFIDAVIS §Surprising Facts Brought | Out by Probers of Alleged Alexandria Scandal. SUBCOMMIPTEE REPORTS | One-Third of 340 Cases | | ! i | | i 1 i | | i So Far Examined. ilv‘mm a Staff Correspondent. ALEXANDRIA, Va.. February 1.— The names of Mrs. Mary L. Baggett. {Mrs. Stells Bedst and Robert Luckett | 2ppeared on aMidavits as to the one- i year residence requirement of appli- | cants for diverce in 110 of the 340 | cases examined in the files of the cor- j poration court last week by the sub- { committee of the committee appoint- i by the Alexandria Bar Association to i probe the divorce evil alleged to be { existing here. Moonshiners’ Mash, In Wagonload Lots, Chokes City Sewer * SIOUX CITY, lown, February 4—Sewers In North river went “de: gineers dincovered that several wagonlo: n “mash” had been thrown to the trups by thoughtless moonshiners. City officialn are conwidering the advisability of providing garbage cans for the mash. 1 | | | | | | PONTIFF UNCHOSEN | Dark Smoke Rising to Sinking i ure of public approval than would a | This fact was disclosed this after-| iroon when the subcommittee, which iis composed of J. RaNdall | W. Smith, commonwealth attorn I Lt !'made a preliminary report to the fuli! Sun Sends Crowds Away Disappointed. ! committee. The report also showed | ! that the 340 cases examined were filed | by twenty-six individual attorneys jand law firms. two of whom *are { Washington lawyers. i ! One Striking Feature. | One striking feature of this part of | | the report was the fact that less than A jui= al'::n;’ne){s or law firms filed about ROME, February f—The balior. | 21e-thiFd of the total of these cases.| ; ballot-{ The figures, as presented by the sub- | ing of the members of the Sacred committee, and as copied from the . College for the successor of Pope|cases in the court files, show that Eenedict XV today again proved! Budwesky Davis filed 95 cases: R. B, fruitless. Shortly before sundown.} Washington, 64: Charles Henry Smith, a | the vast crowds which had assembled ! member of the state legislature, 30, and around the Vatican and St. Peter's| Edmuna Hill, 27. : dispersed with even greater disap-| The other individual attorneys nnd’ pointment than on the previous even- ! finms, with the number of cases filed | ing, when failure 1o select a pont | by them, according to this report| was announced by the black smoke!were: Smith & Wools, 15; Gardner | issuing from the Sistine Chapel. i L. Boothe, 5; R. W. Stump, 6: W. S.| Gendarmes and troops had diffi-!Snow, 11; Caton & Caton. 2; Charles | culty in untangling the immense as- semblage of pedestrians and vehicles of all sorts that were huddled to- gether awaiting throughout the day the final anfouncement. And al- though there was considerable disorder, only a few minor accidents occurred. Corgan, 20; F. P. Russell, 4; Fred Du- vall, 5: Oscar ‘Thomas, 1; J. L. Foster of Colonial Beach, 5; T. Morris Wamp- ler, Washington, D. Nichol & Son, 6; Leo P. Harlow, 7: Charles Bendheim, 1; Thomas M. Watson, 19; A. H. Collins, 1; Crandal Mackey. 1; Caton, ! j Word came from the Vatican that the three cardinals, Marini, Pompilj and Bacilieri, who were suffering from influenza, or colds, had suffi- ciently recovered to take a personal part in the proceedings today. In consequence of this, the work of balloting was considfrably facilitat- ed. But impenetrable secrecy sur- rounds the deliberations of the con- clave and nothing has been. divulged thus gar that would indicate the | Robert J. Thomas, 1: Carlin, Carlin '& Hall, 2; Neudecker & Ashford of| Washington, D. C, 1, and L. N.| Dufty, 7. Although the 340 cases tabulated and reported- by the subcommittee cover a period of more than eleven months' activities in the local divorce market they represent barely one- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) e CONGRESS NEGLECT OF D.C. DENOUNCED ®* FIVE CENTS SERVICE ENGINEERS AGREE ON CAUSE OF THEATER COLLAPSE Report Submitted to Prose- cutor, But All Informa- tion Is Withheld. FIRST PUBLIC INKLING AT CORONER’S INQUEST Senator Gooding Pictures Washington as Helpless and Supplicant Child. STORM BREWS “ON HILL” | City Declared to Be Denied Chance | Number of Champions Ex- pected fa Come Forth. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. Suffering and failing from the maluutrition of the scant attention of Congress, denied the nourishment of appropriations to do its work, but continually suppressed and con- demned by its foster parent, the national legislature, when it falls crumbling at its feet under the pressing load of disaster. vil denounced for its failure to the functions of a full-grown munici- pality, Washington stands today, a: a supplicant child. begging for a chance to do its duty. This was the picture of the Capital city last nigit by painted nate District committee, and one of the most zealous workers in Con- gress for the District. and one who frankly says that Washingt has never had a chance. It lacks civic responsibility. he says, and leans Less Than ‘Six Attorneys Filed like a pampered child on the Con-| ng for some one| gress. always u else to do things for it Blame Put on Congrei Senator Gooding was vehement in his denunciation of the system which permits in the great United States a group of people who are bound by shackies which do not permit them to assume civic responsibility. It took disaster to jolt Congress, or at least a few members. he said, to a realization of the fa that the District is helpless and that on the shoulders of Congress rests blame. Senator Gooding squarely puts it there. Already voleanic ruwmblings, fig- uratively speaking. can be heard around the Senate, of the conditions the District for which, Senator Gooding says. Congress is to blame. It may burst out any time. Even now it is known that some senators are giving serious thought to getting up on the floor of the Senate and blandly incriminating the national legislature for shirking its respounsi- bility, by refusing the District of Columbia a chance to perform duty uas a municipality. They oiced their sentiments to the in strong language, and frank mit that they are sick and tired of seeing the District of Columbia at- tacked in the halls of Congress for conditions which Congress is alone responsible. First to State Views. Senator Gooding is. one of that group of senators. He has discussed the matter with them, but he is the first to allow his views to be made public. and then only reluctantly after persistent requests. While the senator from Idaho speaks only for himself. it is known from talks with | others who are not yet ready to ex- press themselves publicly sentiments and opinions which he voices are substantially those of other senators in the group. City Fails in Test. g “It seems that every time the city is placed to a test under trying con- aitions it fails,” said Senator Gooding. Senator | Gooding of Idaho, a member of the | The ! that the | {Many Witnesses Called—Com: plete Freedom Is Promised—Healy's Conclusions Ready. Various ag s of the strict governments are pausing today in their investigation of the Knicker- bocker disaster. preparatory to bringing out this weck the results of their probes The District Commissioners expect to receive from Building Inspector Healy } tomorrow the report of his inquiry into the causes for the collapse of the struc- ture. federal and This will be followed by the coroner’s inquest. which will begin in the board room of the District building at 1o I o'clock Tuesday mornivg. i Dpis ict Attorney Terton Gordon vesterday afternoon received the re- pert of the Army and Navy engineers. | who conducted a thorough inguiry into the catastrophe for him. The i District attorney would not even in- ! timate at the contents of the report While the several investigations @ in progress, Col. Charles Keller. Engineer Commissioner, is organizing |a committee of structural engineers o make a survey of all other places of publ cembly in the District to determine their safety. Places Already Inspected. ie buliding inspector’s office al- ready has inspected these places and the Commissioners have no reason to believe any of them are unsafe. They will take the extra precaution. how- ever, of haviug a volunteer committee of experts to over them again. The engineers of the Army and Navy who made a joint investiga- {tion for United States Attorney Gor- dun into the cause of the collapse of the roof of the Kuickerbocker Thea- ter sterday afternovn submitted to . Gordon a detailed memorandum {of the result of their inspection. The | engineers were in accord, it was said. |as to the cause of the fall of the iroof, but. Maj. Gordon declined to | make public the contents of the re- i port or give even the decision reached by the government experts. The conference between the prosecutor and the engineers lasted several hours The engineérs brought photographs of (he wrecked building, taken from diffr- ent positions, which visualized alleged | defects in the construction work and materi used in the building, and aided the prosecutor to a more complete understanding of the technical terms of the report submitted by the engineers {They also presented detailed plats of | the roof construction, it is understood. | and drawings show. in the opinion of the experts. the heavy beams support- ing the roof might have become de- tached from taeir mOOTINgS i Wil Be Called by Jury. When the grand jury. following the conclusion of the session of the cor- i oner's jury. begins the taking of tes timony. United States Attorn don wi call the engineers as wit- nesses. The decision of the experts ! may not be known to the public be- fore that time unless they should be summoned before the coronmer's jury | This is not considered likely, however. since they are government officils acting by designation of Secretary Weeks and Secretary Denby at the | request of Attorney General Daugh- erty. | Twenty witnesses have been sum- i moned to appear Lefore the coroner's | jury, and it is thought five and pos- { sibly ten more will be summoned be- fore the first session is convened. ! Detectives Mullen and Pratt, es- pecially assigned to assist Coroner | Neviti in the matter of locating wit- ! nesses and summoning them to ap- { pear at the inquest, last night were serving the papers that the coroner et “;r“?'h;‘.:;hi:’;::‘e“;u'l" ";]’:’:L had issued yesterday afternoon. It tragedy to bri - e & B wis 'the Knickerbocker' Theater, a |13 Sei,forth in the pavers ithat th i witnesses are to “testify in a mat- city failed in its inspections. There | was the Armistice day jam, and later | the snowstorm. It could not handle them. What more does it take to! show any member of Congress that | something is wrong. It will never ter of inguiry concerning the death of Miss Mary C. Atkinson. et al They are enjoined not to fail to ap- pear and to have a copy of the sum- ‘mons with them. MOTOR CYCLE HITS AUTO; _TWO SERIOUSLY_INJURED | Paul Wimmer Not Expected to Sur- | vive—Faulty Brakes Believed position in the voting of . the cardi- nals. Reports appearing .in the newspapers purporting to relate to tne progress made in the conclave are characterized by Vatican officials as “absurd and fantastic.” Cardinal O’Connell Nears. Prior to the opening of the conclave, .\ Cause of Crash. the Vatican was stocked with what was| Faul Wimmer, 1015 9th street, and considered an ample food supply. to|Joseph N. Rounn, 1013 th street, are carry the cardinals through the élection | both in a.critical condition at Emer- period, but it became mnecessary today | 8ency Hospital as a result of a tail- to withdraw 120,000 lire from the bank | end collision with a mall truck oper- for further provisions, portending a protracted duration of the conclave, in which ‘event Cardinal O'Connell, arch- bishop of Boston, who is speeding to Rome, will likely arrive in time to take part in the later sessions. No 3definite announcement has come fram the conclave-as to the course to be pursued on Sunday. In some quar- ters it is believed that the usual work of the conclave would We suspended for the religious ceremontes’ in which the cardinals will take part ameong them- selves. But as they make their own rules of procedure, they could if-they so desired, proceed with the balloting on Sunday. There is no disposition, how- ever, to indicate in advance what pro- cedure. may be adopted, or when another vote will be taken. ~Intevest balloting is, ideu'u-l 2 on 3, Corumn 6.) ated by Alberigo Garofolo near Mas- sachusetts avenue and 2d street shortly before 11 o'clock” last night. Wimmer, whoC was operating a motor cycle with side car attached, in which Rounn was seated, crashed into the rear of the mail truck when, it is believed, his brakes refused to work as he approached 2d street, going east on Massachusetts avenue— Both men were thrown headlong {nto the rear end of . the truck. They were rushed to Emergency Hospital, where Wimmer early this morning was reported in a critical | conattion with a fracture of the skull | and severe lacerations and injuries to | the body. Roum sustained concus- sion of the brain and serious internal injuries. Wimmer is not-expected to +.. —iam | tion and held as witnesses. be better until the people are given responsibility. “In looking over the ruins of the ter- rible catastrophe at the Knickerbocker Theater with otaer senators the other day, T was then and am now thorough- ly convinced that there was an utter lack of proper inspection and safe- guards. As with the Knickerbocker, o it is with other construction in the city. “As 1 know the people of the District of Columbia, they are a group of more than tae average intelligence,” he con- (Continued on Page 29, Column 2.) SPECIAL Benjamin F. Brown, Colored, Shot in Southwest House. Benjamin Franklin Brown, colored, a special policeman, nu(xne? to a dance hall in Southwest Washington, was shot awd killed early this morn- ing In a house at 208 L street south- west, where he and a number of as- sociates had gathered, following his release from duty. Brown, who lives in Broad alley southwest, was dead when policemen of the fourth precinct arrived on the scene. A number of persons in the houise wére taken to the precinct sta- "OFFICER KILLED. | None of the witnesses summoned {byY the detectives yesterday offered | the.slightest objection to testifying. lit i4 stated. Coroner Nevitt last night reiterated that the inquiry would be thorough. ” The greatest latitude will be permitted in the mat- ter of examining witnesses, he stated. his desire being to have the jury get the benefit of all information fhat is to be had. Avolds Close C Coroner Nevitt- has purposely avoided coming in close contact with interested persons or discussing the accident with them. He said last night he had had no conversation with Mr. Crandall or others deeply . concerned in the outcome of the in- vestigation. In the matter of the number o lawyers who will be permitted to examine witnessgs, the coroner said that question would have to be de- termined tomorrow or Tuesday morn- ing. He explained that nobody is under arrest to be represented by counsel, and said he was unable last night to tell just what interest would have legal representatives at the hearing. ~ " Dr. Neyitt repeated his statement heretofore made converning legal representatives of deceased persons. act.