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I The Daily With the Largest Afternoon Home-Delivered Circulation in San Antonio 28,150 Net Paid Daily Circulation for December. 1921 SAN ANTONIO EVENING NEWS HOME EDITION Complete United Press and International News Services Daily--Special Leased Cable Dispatches From All Parts of World VOLUME 127. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, MONDAY, JANUARY 30, PAGES Umltt ODD In an TmliM Army CamDs Elwnhrri. OIIT UP' il Ml HHi IS fei iv BBH ew i tBsv SSM Theater Disaster Death Toll, Standing at 114, Expected to Total 125 I vfc MV vwamt 141 Injured On Revised List In RINGS Capita! Horror Walls of Snow-Wrecked Show House Ordered Demolished. as Safeguard While Debris Is Searched Further.

IF DEAD POPE'S WISH IS HEEDED THIS CARDINAL WILL HEAD CHURCH THEATER DISASTERS 1836--Lehman's Theater, Petrograd, 70D dead. 1847--Carlsruhe, Pet'rograd, 200. 1876--Conway's, Brooklyn, 295. 1887--Opera Comique, Paris, 200. 1888--Banquet, Oporto, 205.

1895--Front Street, Baltimore, 23. 1881--Rinp Theater, Vienna. 640. 1891--Central Theater, Philadelphia, 100. 1S87--Temple Theater, Philadel-j, phia, 170.

Chicago, 617. 1908--Rhodes, Boyertown, 170. 1915-- Can'nonsburg, 26. 1913-- Caldmet, 72. 1921--Riajto, New Haven, 6.

MARAUDER ESCAPES AS SCREAMS OF MRS. THEO- PAPOUTSIS ATTRACT NEIGHBORS. roinbjng the cily today for burglar v. ho cnlT.jiI tlie home of J'jipuntMs. 11- rnrnert.

Street, early a a msliL. lifrld I a f.f Mrs. 1'aprniisis behind her back sirippfd I wo riisg, frr.m her finger before Hie scrt-rimx (ti 1fn' h'-lpfrss ivmnnn summoned to -ii' 1 si-fnc. ilri-ri wen- Iioiiif aloiw when she was iiv iMlrmli-r. her liushiinil lifillg 111'.

Avenue O. ill'- story told in'l'cc. ti.p Mr' hurne '-fi' Mrs. stepped i iroor to invratlzntc. when cncniintc-ri-tl i he hiirclnr.

The burglar a i i tiiko a wrist wntr-h from her arm. buf her cries for aid lironslit rfsjilents to rrscite and her assailant inartf liU c.ifaiie tlirmigh a rear door. One tin- slrippeil from the "IT of Mrs was ff'tinil i floor of I morn Iiv who SUTTCll a By CARL U. GROAT United Staff Correspondent. ASHINGTON, D.

Jan. today was- asked to make a complete investigation of the Knickerbocker Theaiv. disaster, the death toll of which now sx'ands at 114. The ghastly walls of the wrecked theater are still standing, although rumors spread over Washington that these had collapsed, killing several soldiers. Building Inspector Healy.

however, at ordered the walls demolished, A high wind would cause them to collapse, he feared. The revised list of injured now totals 141. Otter deaths are expected hourly at hospitals where probably -0 to badly inaimed victims of the tragedy are mVrit- U'S now is the prolmblv would rcaoh SISTER OF GENERAL SMITH'S WIFE KILLED I IN KNICKERBOCKER The best rsriiTia iitiinhor of i At n. workmen were still clear in the cbjris oui of the Doping den to. crater of the Theater, but It was definitely established a n't bodies had been re, moved.

The was shining brightly on Hip glistening snow and there was vir- no to i-ndnnger the theater wnlls. Independent notion to fix- the blnn.it; for the Knickerbocker Theater disaster will be taken at onoe by I'nlled St.itPS A ney Hpy ton Gordon, Architect's pin UK, nnd construction mall-rials will he i ly examined. N'o arrests afe In immediate prospect. In addition to the senatorial inquiry, investigations will ln made by the coroner, ihe District Commissioners nml.r! inc contractors, Secretary of Commerce Hoover said the Department of Commerce Is world up on standard building code for American cities. Hooker said If such a code had been in effect when the Knickerbocker Theater was built, the disaster might not have happened.

He believes either tho district code was Crossly violated or that the rode is worthless. H. Shnughnessy, Second Assistant Postmaster General, dangerously Injured. His condition was reported us slightly improved this morning. His condition is si'll critical.

ut lie Is to lie "holding his own," His were n.nnTMIed nni he suffered internal injuries. Three- blood transfusions were a durinjr the nipht. When crept over the stunned city, the shift of marines rescue work wn? re HP vert and another called. They had picked, shoveled, burrowed, hauled many weary hours, practically i-ombinjr the debris twice and shoving out jrrcnt masses r.f 3t indi the roarlwny about the theater, ALT. DEAR BKT.IKVEO EEMOVEP.

The marine and nrmy officers i trndin? tbe labor agreed that tho pit had riven up alj its dead. It was incnnceiv- I'hie. they said, thnt thero should be other corpses there. The last hodr, a of James South Mrs, Charles M. Wesson, wjfe of Maj.

Wesson, who was killed in the Knickerbocker Theater catastrophe nt Washington Saturday nisht. was a sister of Mrs. William R. Smith, wife; of Brig. Oen.

Smith, commander of Fort Sam Houston. Gen. and Mrs. Smith left here over the Southern Pacific this morninp for Washington, the General having been grunted a 14 days' leave. Maj Wesson seriously injured.

He was colonel during the war. from the armv.and whs reappointed about a aco. fie waa a West Point prafln- jciJi i i i "Willis of Fort Sam rrs. Wesson r-as the daupliter of Maj. Gen Geotpe J3.

Lewis, formerly AdvocatevGenerol of tbe Army. Maj. and Mrs. Wesson have three-children between 13 anil IT years of ape. Many officers at Fort Sam Houston nnd other local posts Know Maj.

and ELEVENTH HOUR RUSH TO PAY POLL TAXES ON AT COURTHOUSE EXPECTED IN TAX FIGHT ASSESSMENT OF OWNED BY t. J. HART TO BE INCREASED. A CCORDlXiJ tu Curalliere Fagianl, tte late Pope Benedict's private chamberlain, tbe dead-Tojuiff expressed the oti bis deathbed that Cardinal Peter Lafontaine might be elected, to succeed'him. "The patriarch of Venice-Is mentioned prominently la discussions concerning the choice a new Po-pe.

Kslimr.res have been mado i a between and pnil tax receipts will issuf'd by the office of John A. Bitter, deputy tax collector, before closing time i a'fternoon. Tomorrow is theii last day for the payment of poll tnxes. The oflVe opened up this mornin? with i i the waiting lines reiurhinp far out in the corridors surrounding the office. The number of receipts issued ur to a a nijrht was alighjly over nti.OOO.

Only one more day remains in which to qualify, and it Is expected to be the big- ffest dav of all. FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE FOR OPENING OF TOURNEY SETTLEMENT ot the lax rsy which has threatened to disrupt the majority faction oC the City Commission seemed Imminent today, wlieu the Board oC Tax Equalization adjourned at noon. The board will reconvene this afternoon (o place the. tissessment of tlie Ouuter Hotel and other real estate and property controlled by L. Hart on the same basit, a it was before the Jl.TO.OOO 'iit made I'riday over the protest of 1'feif.

J'ur. Commissioner or Taxation. I was agreed amonx 1 lllack and the Commissioners'tuat if Mr. Hart's aa- spysment were raised to the original figure, approximately a 10 per eent 1 reduction would then be ordered on all improvements io tbe city, whieh would aiuount to a reduction of more than I 000.000 in the total assessed valuation. I CfT Or 10 PER CENT i I'KOJt TOTAI, VALUATION I This would be in addition to a cut of approximately 5 per cent In real estate a i improvement assessments already or; ilf-reil.

or a total cut of about from SlW.OdO.OOO the estimated total valns- liuii. accordinj; to Mr. Weiffer. I IJart objected to the assessment bei i i placed where It was prior to the- action the majority the board last Friday, but was ready to to a'compromise. Tbe 10 per cent reduction in his assessment improvements, whieh would be made line with the general reduction, would amount to about $51.000.

or nearly $100,000 less, than the cut made last Friday. PFBIFHEB FORCES. ISSUE WITH THREAT OF REDUCTIONS When tbe board convened this morning Mr. Pfelffer announced his Intention to make a general reduction in all assessment values on the same basis oJ that grunted Mr. Hart Friday over his protest, unless the board agreed to put Mr.

Hart's assess- rnent back to the original figure. II that were, done, he general reduction, of 10 per cent could' be. made 'ou the assessed value of Improvements. of the board, including-Mayor Black, favored the plan. Alter a hearing, which lasted until early this afternoon, a vote wns about to be taken, bat Mayor Black absent, and temporary adjournment was declared.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT CRITICISED BY NEW JERSEY SOLON Resolution Introduced by Capper Asks for Thorough MARSHAL JOFFRE AND FAMILY TO TOUR U. S. WITH SEATTLE MAN WITH 50 ON BOARD; PROPELLER IS LOST JMilstary Police to a Course During Texas Open Event; Entire Park Force at Work on 'Muny' Links. on Paso Two NEGRO SNATCHES NECKLACE MAKING HIS 'FORTUNE' TRUE ETECTIVES searching for younu TH-frro who entered the Tfiuplc of Palmistry conducted by Mary George, jrypsy fortune TJQ Snlednd Street. Saturday night, and snatched necklace of crold coins from i ho fortune teller's neck.

The brunette thief wns havinc the of his nnd, as he heard (ho mnjjlc words "You will hnve sootl luck and receive some fell from the lips of the seer, lie followed the old adace "procrastination is the thief of time" and mnde the prediction fact by snatching the necklnee nnd in the crowd. The necklace wns made up ftf "six S-'i coins, two COITIS find two jrolrl WASHINGTON. D. Tan. The Navy Department was without reports this morning from the oil tanker Arethiisa I ever stuped in polfdom-- which is drifting off Frying Van Shoals.

Op'en Championship Golf Tourn N. with a crew of about fifty men aboard. After her propeller was lost the Arethusa was i at the shoals until late yesterday when she hroke away. driftinK eastward at tho rate of about four uii'cs an hour. Two are standing by the helpless tanker, but officials flt the Navy Department expressed the belief that sea prevented them from near enough to the drifting 1 vessel so that she could be towed Into THE WEATHER WEALTHY MINISTER QLAMED FOR JRfiGIC DEATH OF DIVORCEE Wife of the Rev.

Dr. Francis B. Boyer, Who Talks to Reporters While Husband Is Will Forgive By Universal Service. OSTON, Jan. police are making every endeavor to find out just i what part the Rev.

Dr. Francis B. Boyer, the young r-nd brilliant Episcopal clergyman, fprmer curate of the Church of the Advent, war veteran and business magnate, played in the life of Mrs, Bernice Boucher, pretty divorcee, who committed suicide early Sunday morning by taking poison tablets. Mean- time, Mrs, Boyer, wife of the clergyman, announced last night that she had forgiven him everything. band and forgive him in spite of the girl's San Antonio nnd vicinity: Xoniglitnntl tifrsU ny roimbly rain and minimum temperature 3fi tfi 44; light to moderate north to winds, East To- nifjht and Tuesday probably rain, except rain or snow northwest portion; roliler north and wept ware extreme northwest portion as far fnth tift Abilrne, with temperature 18 to 2fl, 1 a.

m. 2 a. a. i 7 Tern pc reft 4I( a. m.

i) n. 4S 47 a 12 noon 1 rn 2 p. 1 p. Temperatures Tenr ARC Tdday Hiptest 4S Lowest HIS Is tournament week! The greatest event ever staged In Antonio, and conceded to be one of the i--the Texas ament--iti which more" a "0 Nationally famous professionals arc entered, begins Thursday on the Muny Course. Erackenridgre Park.

Final preparations for the show are beinpr completed today. Understanding that crowds of. people will -witness tourney, arrangements wJih Capt. -Frank Stretton. provost marshal, to have 100 Police patrol the Ifnks have, been completed.

They will i be the command of Capt, Walter Tenney and their duty will be to keep the crowds back from the 1 tees, to keep them silent while shots are being made nnd to keep them far enough back on the fair- durinTM the tourney has been well received by those who will eater the tourney, for all are of the opinion that being on a new course 'will be hard on their game, and keeping the gallery far enough away ami quiet will materially aid them. The Muny Links are closed today and final work to put them In the proverbial pink of condition will begin this aftcr- noorv. Superintendent Parks Hnnsen has taken all of his workers from other sections of Brackenridge and the o-ther parks of the city. is using them to rake thd entire course, water it and mow nnd tho putting greens. The rain of the last few-days hns helped to make the fairways springy nnd to loosen tho loam with which they were covered abnnt 10 days ago.

Although most of the loam w'as centoved. some was left on the course until tho rain, which completely settled it. over the course be raked and the grass on their rims out and teeing grounds will be tamped and whatever holes made in them lately will be fUled. These professionals who drive off-on their opening event will find the 'sportiest golf course In the "South in a condition in which it has seldom been before, aud these Continued On Pftffe Two- TOKIO, Hill of Seattle announced here today that Marshal ami Mme. Joffre and Mile.

Joffre will sail from Shanghai for Seattle to tour the I'nitod States as his guests. Marshal will spenli at the opening of the Canadian border peace portal May 1, following which Mr, Hill will conduct the party eastward en route to Paris. Marshal Joffre has been receiving continuous ovations since his visit: here. He will leave for China February MORE THAN 500 GUNS GIVEN UP TO TROOPS IN NEBRASKA STRIKE Probe Into Disaster By liiU'rtiutionul Xewri Servkv. I ASHINGTON, D.

Jan. its morgues and undertaking establishments filled with mutilated dead, its hospitals crowded with injured, mourning Washington today witnessed the inauguration of investigations aimed at not only placing responsibilry for the terrible Knickerbocker Theater tragedy, but also at "cleaning up" the District of Columbia government. Grim and angry Senators, most of whom lost friends nnd acquaintances in the terrible toll of life taken by Saturday night's catastrophe, voiced a demand for a general "clean up" within a few minutes after Congress convened today. At the sanio time grand Jury visited Mie Kcene ol' the disaster aud other Investigations were gotten under way by the eoroner and the District of Columbia government. "I''or God's pake let's have a real in- said Senator Jose 1 S.

Fre- linghuysen, Kepublican ot New soon after the convened. "J.et's have an investigation of the whole government of the District of Columbia and its administration' of laws such as will prevent a repetition of tlie horrible disaster which hTM plunged Che. National Capital in mourning." COLLUSION RUMORED AMONG OWNERS Senator Frelinghuysen was speaking on the resolution introduced a few minutes before by Senator Capper, iu which, he asked for nn Investigation not only to fix responsibility for the terrible Knickerbocker disaster, but also of rumors that collusion between contractors and district government was enabling owners- to "get by" w-ith mr.ny unsafe buildings of war-time construction. I know of my own personal knowledge," saM Frelinghoysen. "that the laws here are not bekig enforced, and I demani! an investigation be made.

I also Icuow that many buildings in Washington are and that if any of the fire the r.esults would be terrible. CONGRESS STUNNED The Knickerbocker disaster came with a stunning force to members of Congress today. One member of the House, A. J. Barchfeld of Pennsylvania, was nK the dead: a Senate page boy, hciv of of Illinois, was a victim: the brother-in-law of Smoot of Utah was killed and Ijardly a member of cither but who lost some frienl or acquaintance Jn Saturday's horror.

ON JITNEY JAM BEING WRITTEN MAYOR AND CITY ATTORNEY ARE SILENT, HOWEVER, AS TO SOLUTION, JUDGE ANDERSON ORDERS BITTER TO ISSUE POLL TAX NKBKASKA'CITY. Jan. a HOO weapons, ranging from smull pls- and piled in the Court House, were labeled and -piled in the ourt House here today. They had been surrendered Sunday to the troops in charge of martini law zone extending four mites in nil directions from the Morton-Gregson packing plant. The first clash since troops arrived occurred Sunday afternoon when sfrike- wns severely beaten.

The ussoil- anttf escaped. J'atrois. armed with riot guns, wcrn doubled about the packing plant today w-llen an a ttemp wa ma de to resu me operations wifh about one-third normal force. DISASTER UNLIKELY IN DALLAS WITH REQUENT THEATER INSPECTIONS DALLAS, Jan. Inspections of theater buildings in Dallas and rigid ordinances governing construction the chances for a disaster such occurred In Washington Saturday night.

Tvhen more than 100 lives were lost, very remote, City Building Inspector D. C. MeCord declared today. "Theaters are inspected once a month," Mr. MeCord said, "and a.

close watch is kept on them. There Js an ordinance in force here which requires the roofs of all business buildings to a factor of safety- of four. This means it will support a weight times as great ns is necessary. Tbe is figured at thirty pounds a saurfre. that is.

the load a roof might be required to support at various times. surh as snow or a man's weight." Boyer. a niece of Mrs. Jack Gardner one of New England's most exclusive society leaders and mistress of four of her husband's palatial homes. "Indignantly denied that she holds any enmity against her pastor-husband.

"The wnole affaif is unfortunate." she sgld "This -woman's death and my part in It are both very tragic. 1 knew of their relations several weeks It was because of iny knowledge that Mr. Borer determined to break off tlie "Nevertheless. shall stand by my hus- unfortnnate death." Mrs. Boyer received a representative of Universal Service in- her magnificent Southboro home.

She admitted that her was at home, but declared he was "indisposed" and would sec no one. The house is part of the estate of former Congressman Robert O. Burnett, uncle of Mrs, Boyer, and owner tht famous Continued 0V Page Two PSYCHIC WONDER TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS Do you often wonder where you will be a years from now? Will your business ventures be successful? Are you anxious i your love affairs? Or any question that may be troubling you? "Cunning," the psychic wonder and master of the "sixth sense," who opens a ten days' engagement at the Grand, Thursday night, can answer all such questions and many others that you might ask him. Also, this marvelotft mentor will predict with exactness, events to happen in your life. In order to assist readers of The San Antonio Evening News who might desire to ask questions and might not wish to do so at the theater, arrangements a been made with the mental wizard for-such queries to be made.

Letters must be addressed "Cunning," care of San Antonio Evening News. The writer must sign full name and- address to all questions initials only will be used in the answers published. Questions and answers i be published starting Thursday, and will be in all editions, and also each day following during his stay here, and as many questions will be published as time and space will permit. This offer holds good not only in San Antonio, but to all readers of The San Antonio Evening News, no matter where located. Send your questions at once.

"Cunning" holds no private conferences. Uink'r an order issued by Judge Anderson in the District "Court today, a oli tax will no issued to Kdward .7. Hogau. who Saturday filed mandamus suit against John A. Bitter, County Tax Collector.

Hogan said that he liad been refused a poll tax receipt, nnd petitioned that the ax collector made to show why his money should not be taken and a receipt furnished in payment of the tax. The Court's ruling today held that Hosan -was not a member of tbe Army, Navy or Marine Corps and thnt his place of residence was voluntary. Hognn Is assistant fire chief at Camp Travis, and It was because of this that the question arose. LUCIEN MURATORE, STAR OF OPERA, IS STRICKEN NEW. YORK.

Jan. Muratore. stur of the Chicago Opera Company, Iqkf'ii from the Kitz Hotel today and rushed to a liosplt.il for an immediate operation for appendicitis. After a consultation of the nger, who was overcome with an. attack of appendicitis yesterday, was found to have suffered from complications which made an immediate operation necessary.

WOMEN AT GREENVILLE PAY MOST POLL TAXES 'T'HE actjorj of tle.XJlty Commlnnion on tile Jitney 'anesflon, wbloh- to Se taken finally this afternoon, could not be forecasted this morninc. Mayor Black refused to state he done, and T. H. Bldgewny, Attorney, llkcTvlKc was silent, Tn the latter's office, liowevcr, an ordinance was being written whicli. it ia understood, is in effect rerouting order ombodylnp the.

proposal made by the. city and rejected by the Jitney jnen Just wcek This proposal wowJd limit the number of Jitney linos to s'ix or not. more than eisbt, le IB snid, and would remove the Jitneys from the downtown business district. If this ordinance Is pnssed, the recent ordinance eliminating Jitneys, whleli was to have been effective iTchmary will be repealed, it was said. It wan pointed out to Mayor Black that if thlR''ordlnanee is repealed, the ordinance nccoptiiiff the proposal of the San Antonio Public Service Company to reduce street car fares from to 0 cenu.

contingent upon the elimination of ivill be'held null and void by tbe traction lompany. "TVfeyor Black was working feverishly In preparation for whatever action he con- this afternoon, and announced he had cancelled arrangements for a to Mexico City, which was to have jecnn tonight. Mayor Black had planned to be awar 'rom the city about a week on persona! business, hut his departure breii postponed indefinitely on account Iho ps of municipal affairs at this tiim 1 he announced. PETER G. LUCAS IS'NOMINATED AS POSTMASTER H.i nli iig Kont to the Senary tbe following nninin To be Knifed Stales Attorney.

Eastern of Texas, Jismdolpli Ki'yunt of GKEENVILLE. Jan. in gto the records poll tax receipts have been issued to 001 women nnd only fl-i." men. According to tin as- wssor. the tvomeo seem anxious to pay their taxes.

There was an exception to the general desire to pny the tax by an iigcd negro who on being Informed would be required to pay poll tax for his wife, exclaimed: done paid more money on that fool' niggah than she's wuth. Now I'pe got to kick in again," To br Peter G. nost master. Antonio, COLD WAVE IS MOVING DOWN ON OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA CITY. rohl i i temperature 2 10.12 in the northern Bection.

and to nhovo in the southern Kcction. will strike Oklahoma within tho next 21 hours. Government -weather burean observers here predicted today. The sky will be elourty with a possibility of snow. REPUBLICAN LEADERS HOPE SENATE TODAY WILL PASS DEBT REFUNDING MEASURE By J.

BART CAMPBELL Jmcrnationul News Sei-Vici- Staff WASHINGTON, D. Jan. enough Senators are able to dig tbem- selves out of their snow-bound residences. Republican 'leaders hops secure the passage by the Senate today of the foreign debt bill. By unanimous consent, each Senator is to be restricted, after 3 o'clock, to 20 minutes'-debate on the bill, and to 10 minutes' debate on any proposed amendment.

Despite the latitude for discussion allowed, by this agreement, both sides share the that the measure -will be passed not later thau tomorrow ami agreed to in conference by molting members of tlie Senate Finance nnd House Ways and -'leans Committees and (lie conference report approved by both Sennte and House before the week-end Although coneedinc flint the bill will soon beoome a law. Democratic leaders nre continuing their preparations to attack its constitutionality In court on the grounds that it fails to provide that whatever agreements are made by the commission created by It for the conversion or refunding of tue foreign debt shall be submitted to the Senate for Its approval. The contention of the DemocraU that such agreements would be binding Contracts between the American and foreign' governments and. therefore, treaties mib- Ject to ratification by the Senate, is disputed be Republican leaders, who main- tain that the executive branch of the iov- eminent lias ample constitutional author- ity to'enter Into certain arrangements or even pacts with 1 other governments withi out the advice and consent of Congresn. FRED HUMMER! Tkt of Honrmert Is irnsrirntw for twtt In Piper.

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