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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO. D. C, DECEMBER 27, 1936—PART -ONE. e R e YA CHRTIAS RVAL LY 4 NDEATHS Automobiles Account for Majority of 491 Fatalities This Year. BY the Associated Press. OHICAGO, December 26. — The Christmas holiday rivaled the Fourth of July in tragedy when Nation's deaths passed the 500 mark tonight. Automobiles accounted for the ma- Jority, but many forms of accidents contributed to the 514 total. Unusually warm weather, a boon to motorists, was held largely responsible for 408 traffic deaths. Last Fourth of July, which brought & double holiday, the Nation counted 444 violent deaths, a total second only to the 483 who died on Independence | day in 1931, In 1935 the Fourth left but 216 dead and in 1929 the macabre count was but 159, of which fewer than half were due to traffic. Drownings Included. | Drownings, falls, fire, train, airplane and even fireworks added to this Yule- | tide casualty lists. Brawls and de-| spondency also took lives. In Massachusetts a boy was shot to death playing cowboy. Four persons burned to death in Michigan. North Carolina and Florida counted deaths from fireworks, which attend observ- ance of Christmas in the South. California with 37, Illinois with 37. Ohio with 29 and Michigan, 26, led the 45 States which listed mm:: deaths. ‘The Northwest, where Winter storms routed mild weather, had relatively | few killed on the highways. Deaths by States. Traffic deaths by States included: Alabama, 17; Arizona, 11; Arkansas, | 12; California, 37; Colorado, 3; Connec- ticut, 7; Florida, 10; Georgia, 10; Idi ho, 3; Illinois, 37; Indiana, 12; Iowa, Kansas, 2; Kentucky, 8: Louisfiana, 2; Maine, 3; Maryland, 9; Massachusetts, 7; Michigan, 26; Minnesota, 1; Mis- sissippi, 4; Missouri, 2; Montana, 1;| Nebraska, 1; Nevada, 1; New Jersey, | 9; New Mexico, 4; New York, 15;! North Carolina, 9; North Dakota, 1; ©Ohio, 29; Oklanoma, 11; Oregon, 1;| Pennsylvania, 16; Rhode Island, 2; | South Carolina, 6; South Dakota, 3; Tennessee, 8: Texas, 25; Utah, 3; Vir- ginia, 18; Washington, 5; West Vir- Noted Children Celebrate Upper: The triplet sons of Mrs. T. J. Miller, nearing 15 months, play with their Christmas toys on the sand at West ;’_tf:!mtflzac}l, Fllai M'rhs Miller mton custody of the children after i ! Wi in, 4 itigation involving their parentage. '"",';;lel:t :::m“:,om other causes by Lower: Santa Claus called on the quadruplet daughters of States included: Alabama, 9; Arkan-| Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Morlok at their Lansing, Mich., home. sas, 5: Connecticut, 3; Florida, 9; Ili- | Standing are Helen D. and Wilma B. Kneeling are Sarah C. and nois, 5 Indiana, 1; Kentucky, 8; Lou-| Edna 4. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. isiana, 1; Maine, 1; Maryland, 3: Mas- | ~ = P = x> 3 Chicago Theater Managers sachusetts. 6; Michigan, 6; Mississippi, | 1 Arrested in ‘Bank Night’ Drive York, 10; North Carolina, 8; Ohio, 2; By the Associated Press. Oklahoma. 4: Pennsylva 1: South | rginia, 7; | CHICAGO, December 26.—Police arrested 13 theater managers tonight and chasy [Sem fwithivioition “‘ Harry Smyth, Chicago representa- city ordinance No. 1901, which Police | tive of Afliated Enterprises. Inc.. the Commissioner James P. Allman said ' penver, Colo, company which con- made “bank nights” illegal. ~ I'trols “bank night” concessions, said The managers were taken to police his company, co-operating with ex- stations, formal charges were placed nibjtor groups, probably would act “to against them and they were released | determine legality of bank nights in on $100 bond each. They were or- | qjinois.” dered to appear in police courts Mon-| He said Supreme Courts of New | tly commissioned 1,850-ton de- day for arraignment. York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Ten- r;oyif Lamson, which was to have | Barlier, Commissioner Allman had ' nessee, Massachusetts, Texas and sailed today on a shakedown cruise Outlawed prize drawings in theaters. | jowa have held “bank nights” legal. | to South America, will depart instead | Policemen notified managers of the | Commissioner Allman's order quoted on January 2, the Navy Yard tonight | decree holding illegal all types of | an opinion by Corporation Counsel announced. | drawings through which an estimated | garnet Hodes that theater drawings | Yard officers sald a trial eruise ear- | $6.000.000 had been distributed to the | were in violation of a city ordinance Yer this week had revealed several | Public in two years by 250 theaters. | prohibiting any amusement place from | matters which required a further Managers looked to leaders of ex- giving away anvthing of value to at- check-up. | hibitors” associations for answers to tract patronage. Violation calls for | ‘They described them as routine. questions of whether to eliminate A fine up to $100 or revocation of a The Lameon was built at Bathe, Me. | “bank night” forthwith or to e | theater's license. Just Out! the matter to the courts. Thev also wondered what to do with several SHAKEDOWN CRUISE OF DESTROYER WAITS | The Lamson, Due to Depart To- day, Is Held Up Until Jan. 2 at Boston Navy Yard. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, December 26.—The re- prize money. Hurle Sam’s Almanar Every household should want a copy of the 1937 edition of this unique almanac, prepared by Frederic J. Haskin, Director of The Evening Star’s Information Bu- reau. Sixty-four pages, with covers in colors—sixteen more than last year. Uncle Sam’s Almanatc 1937 Because it is compiled principally from government sources, it is called Uncle Sam’s Almanac. It is a new kind of book; no advertising; no propaganda; but a wealth of every day information useful to the whole famity—household hints, garden advice, notes on etiquette, pointers on letter writing, and political and economic data, besides the usual Fredori ). Haskin Useful Every Day in the Year 10 cents a copy Order your Almanac Now! Use the mehedwupon;or,ifmhonm-_ {ent, call at The Evening Star Business Office, Penn. Ave. and 11th St. N.W. I enclose ten cents in eoin (carefully wrap- ped) for which please send me & copy of Uncle Sam's Almanae, | spectacled writer | men closely associated with him in thousands of dollars of undmnbuwd‘ Many Tributes Paid Editor for Ability, Humanity and Knowledge. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 26.—Added tributes from notables and friends were expressed today for Arthur Bris- bane, noted newspaper executive, ed- itorial writer and reporter, as plans were completed for. his funeral. A public funeral for the man who was both creator and master of many outstanding developments of the mod- ern newspaper will be held here Mon- day’ morning at St. Bartholomew's Church, Rev. G. P. T. Sargent will officiate. A private burial service will be held Monday sfternoon at the Brisbane estate at Allaire, N. J. More information became known today regarding the last illness of Brisbane, who died Christmas morn- ing. His family revealed the last words of the editor, spoken before lapsing into unconsciousness Thurs- day night,- were “Everything is for the best in this best of possible worlds"—a paraphrase of Voltaire. 15 Heart Attacks. It also was disclosed an oxygen tent was set up a week ago in Bris- bane’s room at his Fifth avenue home here. He died after suffering what his family described as about 15 heart attacks within three weeks. How Brisbane, after his final at- tack on Christmas eve, composed all but the last few lines of his daily editorial column, published the fol- lowing morning in some 200 news- papers, was told, Associates said his 23-year-old son, Seward. completed the column, the only time any one else ever wrote a line published un- der his father's name. Intimate glimpses of the tall, be- were written by the organizations headed by William Randolph Hearst. Eulogies Stress Ability. ability to make complex matters ap- pear simple, his wide knowledge of literature, languages and sciences were stressed in eulogies. His acceptance of the title, “cham- plon of yellow journalism” at a New York banquet was recalled, with his response that “Yellow is the fa- vorite color of us all"—the color of the sun, of the money millions seek and of military decorations and in- signia. Many Honorary Pallbearers. His business associates announced a long list of prominent men and | bearers, including Vice President Gar- | ner, Gov. Lehman, Henry Ford, John | D. Rockefeller, jr.. Vincent Astor, Bernard M. Baruch, Senators Cap- per of Kansas and Barbour and Moore of New Jersey and Hearst. Others were Winthrop W. Aldrich, | president of Chase National Bank; | Maj. George L. Berry, president of the Pressmen's Union: Walter P. | Chrysler, automobile manufacturer; | Joseph V. Connolly, president of In- ternational News Service: Kent Coo- per, general manager of the Asso- | ciated Press. 8. 8. Carvalho of Hearst Publica- tions, Inc.. Mark Cresap, clothing manufacturer; W. T. Dewart, pub- lisher of the Sun; Leon Deveze, presi- OLD GOLD AND SILVER ' Lansburghs AFTER-CHRISTM q BOOKS CLOSED! ALL CHARGE PURCHASES MADE THE BALANCE OF THE MONTH ARE PAYABLE IN BRISBANE FUNERAL = 10 BE TOMORROW - Brisbane’s terse style of writing, his | women who will be honorary pall-| dent of the Stereotypers’ Union; Jos- Uthlein, brewer; Charles Edison, son of Thomas A. Edison, the inventor; department dard of the American Weekly; Frank Hague, Mayor of Jersey Oity; Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York. § Other Prominent Names. . W. 8. Knudsen, vice president of General Motors; D. P. Kelly, president of the Chicago World Fair; Merrill C. publisher of the OChicago American; Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, publisher of the Washington Herald; J. M. Patterson of the New York News; Eddie Rickenbacker, air line execu- tive; Nicholas Schenck, motion picture executive; Clarence L. Shearn, former president of the New York Oity Bar Association. Gerard Swope, president of the Gen- eral Electric Co.; Courtland Smith, & relative; Dr. Leopold Stieglits, personal physician; Percy Straus, Wepartment store head; Arthur Hays Sulsberger, publisher of the New York Times; James Simpson, Chicago department store president; Myron C. Taylor, president of United States Steel Corp.; Edward J. Voltz, president of the Photo Engravers’ Union; Art Young, cartoonist, and T. J. White, chairman of the board, Hearst Pub- lications. Responding to his invitation, Garner said: “There was a remarkable man. He had a tremendous fund of knowl- edge and he could say a lot in a few words. He was always acquiring knowledge for dissemenation to man- kind. His death means a great void.” There will be no eulogy nor flowers | at the simple public service. Two of Brisbane’s favorite hymns, “Abide | With Me” and “Lead, Kindly Light.” | will be sung. The Twenty-third Psalm ;nnd the Episcopal service for the dead | will be read. '$3,000 EXTORTION REPORTED FOILED Woman Arrested in Florida Faces Mail Charge on Threats—Man Is to Be Freed. By the Associated Press. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, December 26.—R. B. Nathan, Federal Bureau of | Investigation agent, said today a $3,000 | extortion plot was foiled by State and Government officers with the arrest last night at Punta Gorda of a woman listed as Mrs. Maxine Chadwick White. He said Mrs. White would be charged with using the malls to extort. Mrs. W. C. Arnold, wealthy Punta Gorda resident, was threatened in letters with harm to herself or son unless $3,000 | was delivered. W. A. Simmons of Tampa, arrested with the 26-year-old woman, also is | held in the Punta Uorda jail, Nathan | said, but will be released this after- | noon. No charges will be preferred | against Simmons. Nathan said one Frderal man, sher- 1fl’s deputies, policemen and a State highway patrolman arrested Mrs. | White when she picked up a dummy package left upon a lawn in the heart of Punta Gorda about 10 o'clock last | night. [LOCAL or LONG DISTANCE N Estimates on Moving, Sterage or Packing Gladly Furnished. SMITH’S TRANSFER AND STORAGE CO. 1313 You St. N.W. Nprth 3343 BUILDERS MAKING LONDON MODERN Central Heating and Struc- tures That Are “Stream- lined” Are Popular. Y the Associated Press. LONDON, December 36.—Builders are beginning to transform the ap- pearance of London—and thé trend is definitely modern. To a visitor, returning after five years, the neon lights in the station— Paddington or Waterloo—should give some preparation for the change. That taxicab is suspiciously shiny, even if its body is as small and high off the ground s the anciéent ones that chugged down the narrow streets. Malted milk shakes and ice creams are availble in establishments much like New York's orange juice stands— even though they are called so strangely, “milk bars.” Block of Luzury Flats. It is when the visitor starts visiting residential sections, perhaps looking for an apartment, however, that the full extént of the transformation dawns upon him. This huge block of “luxury flats”—does it really have s sSwimming pool, squash courts, a cock- tat) bar? It does, and what is even more wel- come to the American ear is the an- nouncement that in addition to “con- stant hot water” there is central heat- ing. True, it is carefully pointed out that the heating avoids the stuffiness of American apartments—the aim i Our trained staff of Op- tometrists give you a thorough and efficient service. 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