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Auto Crashes Account for Most Deaths Over Holiday.

ILLINOIS LEADS LIST

Nine Fatalities Reported in Indiana; Murders Sweep Alabama.

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The nation's violent death toll for the Christmas holidays passed the 300 mark and it appeared likely the final total] might be close to 400. Tabulations made in 36 states and the District of Columbia disclosed 321 death from murder, suicide, accidents and automobile and train crashes Almost-perfect weather drew hundreds of thousands of motorists to the highways and automobile aceident: the greatest single cause of death Ilinoi led the with 31 violent, deaths, 18 of which occurred in automobile crashes Micl police reported the greatest Christmas traffic jam since 1929. Fourteen persons died in crashes. More 26 violent

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than a deaths lice reported nine Mississippi reported combination of death. C, E. Carmicheal. 40. burned to death in Greenville and his neighbor, 1. H Tavior. 63. became so excited he suffered a fatal heart attack.

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crashes cost two lives, Framingham, Mass, near St. Louis. Firecaused one death in Miami. Fla, and a wild celebration in New Orleans culminated in murder: There were seven murders in Alabama alone. Marie Wvant, 9, celebrating her first Christmas out of Alaskan wilds, was accidentally shot by 5.vear-old boy and died in Seattle. Brunscheen, 77, unable to hear Christmas grieving for his wife who died Thursday, shot himsilo goth. Wiolent Oeaths hy states: Ala bhama, Arkansas, 4; California, 18: Delaware, 1; District of Colum4: Florida, 6, Georgia, 9: Indiana. 9: TMNiinois, 31; Towa, Kansas, 4: Kentucky, 3; Louisiana, 4: Marviand 3; Massachusetts, 4, Michican. 19: Minnesota, 3; Mis12: New York, 20; Ohio, 20;

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Nine Are Killed in State Accidents

Indiana Christmas traffic took the lives of nine, one of them an Indianapolis woman. Mrs. Estel Donaldson, 3608 Grace-land-av, was killed and her husband, James L sured seriously in & car wreck near Dublin Mr. Donaldson, an engraver at the Indianapolis Engraving Co., is (Turn to Page Three)

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Mercy

Death in Few Hours To Follow Santa’s Visit to Boy.

By United Press MAHA, Neb, Dec. 26.—Death which waited for Santa Claus will come to little Johnny Hernandez in a fe whours, his doctors said today. “And it will be God's mercy,” they added. On Johnny's bed lay a gingham doll, a comic hook and other presents which the Douglas County Hospital Santa Claus brought him when his amazing fight against the fatal Ewing's cell sarcoma carried him into Christmas Day. On a table at the head of the 3.vear-old Mexican child's bed stood a Christmas tree. “Merry Christmas, some one said. Johnny's lips parted but he was too weak to speak. Nor did he have the strength to share the hospital's turkey dinner, When the visitors left, he lifted his fingers, fluttered a good-by. “It's only a matter of hours,” the doctors said.

Johnny."

CHIANG, CHANG SWAP REGRETS

Each Blames Himself for Kidnaping on Arrival In Nanking.

By United Press

NANKING, Dec. 26.—The amaz-

ing story of the kidnaping of Gen- |

eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the Nanking government and dictator of more than 300,-

HOLY FATHER

Inflammation of Nerves Is Blamed on Inability to Use Left Leg.

VATICAN IS CONCERNED

‘New Ailment Way Cause Pontiff to Grow Worse, Officials Fear.

Ry United Press VATICAN CITY, Dec. 26.—Pope | Pius XI is suffering from severe neuritis pains in addition to other | ailments which have forced him to | remain in bed, it was learned today. | The neuritis pains increased the | Pope's discomfort from varicose veins. Inflammation of the nerves because of the long inactivity of His Holiness’ left leg was blamed for the increasing pain from which he suffered. Although Vatican officials continued to minimize the seriousness of the new complication, it was apparent they were worried, fearing that the Pope might grow worse.

Sleep Is Disturbed

Prof. Aminta Milani, the Pontiff's personal physician, visited the Vatican at 6:40 a. m. and reported his 79-year-old patient's condition as “satisfactory.” Another source stated, however, that the Pope's sleep was agitated somewhat because of acute pains in | his swollen leg. Cardinal Pacelli, Papal Secretary of State, unable to see the Holy | Father yesterday because he was |

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1936

Dances Reel For Judge in

Licu of Fine

HN COLLINS, Fortville, who said he was 60, was in Municipal Court today charged with being drunk vesterday and he told the judge the cers had his case diagnosed correctly. “I met so many of my friends, and each friend bought me a drink, that I just got that way,” he said. Judge Charles Karabell pondered the case of the brightfaced Irishman. He fined him $1 and costs. “And, Judge,” Collins “I'm an Irish reeler.” “prove it,” said the Judge.

said,

HE little man squared off before the bench and danced an intricate set of steps. Judge Karabell was amused and impressed. “I'll suspend the sentence,’ he said. “Now dance out of the courtroom.” The little man beamed. “Happy New Year, Judge. I'm on my way.” And he swung up the aisle and out the door in about as pert a series of steps as the bailiff said he had seen in many a day.

POWERS OFFER PLAN TO HITLER

Promise Financial Aid if Germany Withdraws Support in Spain.

(Copyright, 1936, by United Press) PARIS, Dec. 26.— France and

000.000 Chinese, by Marshal Chang | celebrating high mass at St. Peter's ig itain are holding out to Germany

Hsueh-liang, former war-lord of Manchuria, developed today into an Arabian Nights tale in which each of the principals blamed himself for the crime. General Chiang, who flew here today with the marshal who held him captive for two weeks, issued a very humble statement saying: | “Being in supreme command of [the army, IT am responsible for the [coup d'etat because I failed to maintain adequate discipline, which I | deeply regret. | “All ‘questions ‘must be settled by [the central government.” | The latter remark presumably re- | ferred to the fate of Marshal Chang. Marshal Chang issued a letter to Chiang, requesting “proper punishiment.” We urged the generalissimo not to allow friendship to interfere with his duty. A second statement by Gen. Chiang indicated that he was released without agreeing to any special demands. He said he believed Marshal Chang was entitled to remain as a subordinate officer.

9% REPORTED KILLED IN SHIP EXPLESION

100 Injured in Explosion on Italian Vessel.

By United Press

ROME, Dec. 26. —Twenty-six men | were killed and more than 100 in- |

jured by a boiler explosion aboard

the steamship Cesare Battisti at Massawa, chief port of Ttalian

Eritrea on the Red Sea, it was an- |

nounced officially today.

Twenty of the more seriously injured were taken to a hospital at Massawa, it was said, The explosion occurred late Tuesdav night, the official announcement said, while the Cesare Battisti was disembarking passengers, most of them workers going to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A large hole was

blown in the ship's side, it was an- |

nounced, and it listed badly, but rescue workers kept it moored and prevented its sinking.

Passengers and crew were among | yet | identified because papers of many |

| the victims. Some were not aboard were destroved. Those who were less seriously injured were sent on to Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, for treatment.

WILLIAM J. BRADY DIES By United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 26. —William J. Brady, veteran character actor and leharter member of the Actor's | Equity Association, died at his home in Astoria today after a brief illness.

| Basilica, had a brief audience with

| him today

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powers.

the hope that they may lend her financial consider her colonial ambitions if Fuehrer Adolf Hitler will cast Germany’s weight on the side of peace in the European situation, it was learned today. To win such favors from her wartime enemies, however, Germany must ‘make a series of gestures and commitments. would have to agree to: 1. Abandon Spanish intervention. 9. Provide reassuring guarantees of nonaggression in central and eastern Europe as well as western Europe, and otherwise respect the European status quo. 3. Enter a new five-power LOcarno agreement. 4. Limit air, land and sea armaments in a general European arms limitation pact.

No Specific Promises French official sources indicated

that France and Britain have made no specific proposals or promises, and above all did not undertake to

promise territory for colonization if]

Germany would fall in line. However, the attitude of those countries has been made known,

| ‘and French and British diplomats |

are waiting for Hitler to say whether he is interested in discussing details. The broad gesture toward Germany was made in connection with France's latest program for a tic tightening of embargoes on arms, men and money entering Spain, made to several interested France's new neutrality plan is notable for two reasons: 1. It envisages strict control of financial aid to the factions as well as control of the supplies of men and arms pouring into Spain. 2. France delivered a special copy

and economic aid and |

Hitler, it was said, |

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EDWAR T0 BE HOSTS CASTLE

‘Chaplain From British Legation Way Perform The Ceremony. ATTENDS VILLAGE PARTY ‘Applauds Vigorously as Chil- | dren Sing at Noel | Festivity.

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| By United Press | ENZESFELD, Austria, Dec. 26. — t was persistently reported today hat Edward VIII, Duke of Wind- | had aecided to marry Mrs. |

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| sor,

| Wallis Simpson in the chapel of

The Duke's attendance at chapel | | yesterday, and his reading of the | I'simple story of Christ's birth, was |

regarded here as a master stroke in | retort to the Archbishops of Oanter- | bury and York, in England, and |

others who had criticized him, when | he was unable to reply, for failure | to attend church and for his circle | of friends. It roused great admira- | tion for him also among the pious people of Enzesfeld. The Duke joined villagers ih a holiday celebration today and | proved the life of the party, ap- | plauding furioufly when school children the village anthem, “Pnzesfelt, Thou Are My Home" | The party was held in the village gymnasium, where war veterans in | pre-war uniforms were drawn up |

F..RBEGINSWORK

ON3STATE PAPERS

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‘Message, Budget and Inaugural Address Started.

By United Press | WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 —Presi- | dent Roosevelt turned today from a | family Ohristmas celebration to | framing three important state docu-

| of the plan to the British govern. ments—his annual message to Con- | ment with the pledge that she her- grees, the budget for the next fiscal | self would accept, on her own ter-

| ritory as Spain's chief neighbor, all | | measures necessary to make it ef- mast of his time during the next 10 |

| year and his inaugural address. The chief executive will spend

approximating that are td prevail fective provided other nations took | gays preparing legislative recom-

| svernight, the bureau said.

STRAIN’ BLAMED FOR EDUCATOR'S SUICIDE

cribeg his action to “mental fatighe.” |

similar steps.

Five Reported Killed In Madrid Bombing

By United Press

MADRID, Dec. 26.—Crowds spent

Dec. 26.— | this morning inspecting the big! shell holes caused by the Christmas |

Day rebel shelling of the central area, while on the unchanged war front in the suburbs, comparative quiet continued. Five were reported killed and 15 seriously injured by the bombardment, including one woman burned

to death when a shell set a house |

afire and a mother, killed outright, and her child, mortally wounded, hit by a shel Ithat 2xploded in the

parents in Red Wing, Minn, as- hit by a shell that exploded in the | Today, she had the doll and a

Gran Via, Madrid's Broadway.

| mendations and a picture of the na[tion's finances. They must be ready | for Congress when it convenes Jan. 5. Close friends believe he wil] at the | same time give some attention 'o his inaugural speech, possibly outlining it roughtly. | Mr. Roosevelt, it was learned, has not decided whether to follow his | custom of delivering his message to | Congress in person. There was a | feeling that he would again read it | |‘ himself instead of sending it up for la clerk to present.

SHE

GOT HER WISH

| CLEVELAND, Dec. 26.—Pive-year- |

old Louise Lucas wanted a doll and | Winfred Bryant Jr. 3, son of Mr. ator Lewis a brother or a sister for Christmas. |and Mrs. Winfred Bryant, Hebron, largely to reporting absentees. injuries several issues he did not vote with

“brother and a sister, twins.

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died here yesterday from | suffered when kicked by a horse.

Slayer of 3 Goes to Chair As Yule Ends

By United Preiss MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. Dec. 26.—Harry Singer smoked his last cigaret as the Indiana state prison clock ticked the passing of Christmas, then walked to his death in the electric chair today. The 25-year-old farmhand beat Marjorie Caufman, 12, to death, shot her parents to death to silence them, and after his arrest confessed also the holdup slaying of Jeseph Bryant near Wabash, Ind. Singer was led from his cell at 12:06 a. m. and received his first shock in the electric chair one minue later, He was pronounced dead at 12:14 a. m, Arrangement were made for burial in the prison cemetery since no relatives claimed the body. Singer's only reference to death other than, “1 am ready,” was made to a guard yesterday when he said: “The chair will he a good enough present for me.” Of the four slayings, he repented only killing the iittle Caufman girl.

SAFETY-AT-SEA LAW IN EFFECT

Rigid Legislation Goes Into Operation Over Protests Of Strikers.

By United Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26—Strict wheat in Germany induced heavy |

legislation, enacted largely asare-

|'sult of the Morro Castle disaster, to |

aboard American was placed in op-

promote safety merchant ships eration today. The Department of Commerce set into motion machinery to keep a close check on American Seamen provided in the safety-at-sea bill sponsored by Senator Royal 8. Copeland (D., N. Y). It became

| effective six months after passage

by Congress. Director Joseph B, Weaver of the

STATE RETAILERS REPORT INCREASE

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Gain Over November,

3 PER CENT

1935, Shown After Sus

vey of 500 Independent Indiana Firms,

Month Also Tops October, 1936.

‘EVANSVILLE HAS LARGEST RISE

Lumber and Build | Reveal Heaviest Ady | And Department St

ng Material Dealers rance: Motor Vehicles ores Follow in Order.

Retail sales by 501 independent stores in Indiana showed

a 23 per cent increase for No ‘month last year. | This was reported today Domestic Commerce after a of business.

November sales also showed an increase of

vember over the corresponding

by the Bureau of Foreign and survey of 22 different types 39

per cent

over October, when adjusted fog the number of working days, There were three more working days in October than in

DECEMBER AND MAY WHEAT MAKE HIGHS

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| By United Press | CHICAGO, Dec. 26 —Reports from

‘abroad showing an increase of abou 30 per cent in consumption of

speculative buying in the wheat pit on the Chicago Board of Trade to- [ day, advancing prices of (he Decem-

ber and May deliveries to new highs. |

| The two nearby contracts met with [little selling but the July option [ran into pressure brought on by wet [weather over practically all of the | grain belt. | “At the close wheat was to 24 | sents higher, December $1.41% ; new | corn was % to 3, eent higher, De- | cember $1.10; old corn was % to 1

®#November, making the in= | crease, without adjustment, 17 per cent. | With 63 first reporting, Indians | apolis showed a 13.7 per cent gain over last year, and a drop of 3 per {cent from October. Sales here inh | November were reported to be $1 | 249,200. against $1,098300 a year ago. October sales totaled $1,288, 200, according to the report. Evansville reported the greatest gain, 31 per ¢ent over last year. Fort Wayne was up 159 per cent; (Gary, 318; South Bend, 119; and | Terre Haute, 11 per cent, All other | cities with 2500 population and over [averaged 209 per cent gains, and fareas with less than 2500 population reported 13.5 per cent gain, Total sales by all firms reporte |ing ‘was $6,248,900 for November, { 1936; $5,200500 for November, 1935, land $5,321,100 for October, 19386. Lumber and building material

Bureau of Marine Inspection and [cent higher, May $1047, and oals | enters reported the heaviest gains,

“sontirmous discharge” books

stout protests by leaders of the ie 5 Coast maritime “strike. The books, bearing a photograph of ‘each merchant seaman, must be

stamped and dated every time crew | They | are designed to provide a continuous | record of marine service, giving as- |

members complete voyages.

surance of the experience of crew members. An investigation of the burning of the Morro Castle vealed negligence in crew training. Termed “Fink” Books Striking West Coast feared the books might be used to blacklist union men. circulated among Pacific Coast sailors that they would have to be fingerprinted to get a book. Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper answered their charges with the following announcement: “The new act requires the issuance of continuous discharge books in lieu of the present certificate of discharge now required by law.

a rating as to character and ability

|of the seamen receiving such dis- | charge thereon.

“No rating as

in the continuous discharge hook

bv the master or any other person under penalty of law.”

MRS. OTIS SKINNER, ACTOR'S WIFE, DIES

By United Press

NEW YORK. Dec. 26.—Mrs, Maud | Durbin Skinner, wife of Otis Skin- |

re- |

seamen |

A report was |

The old certificate of dis- | charge requires the master to enter |

to character or | ability of the seamen can be made |

527% cents. |

FROM LOST PLANE

$08 for Doctor Received at Salt Lake City Airport.

By United Press SALT LAKE

CITY, Utah, Dec.

| 26.—A radio appeal for help picked |

up by operators at the Municipal | airport today sent a Department of ‘Commerce lane speeding over the vicinity of Upton, 80 miles east of | ‘here, in the belief the mesage may have come from survivors of the missing Western Air Express liner. The apparently fatigvied sender pleaded: “Help, we need a doctor. We are located east of the Beam near Upton.”

MINTON MENTIONED

FOR WHIP OF SENATE

Junior Senator May Replace J. Hamilton Lewis.

ner, the actor. died vesterday after |

a short iliness. They were married in Denver, April 21, 1895, and Mrs. Skinner became leading lady in a company organized by her husband. She playad many prominent roles, in-

eluding Juliet to Skinner's Romeo

and Ophelia to his Hamlet. Mrs. Skinner retired from the

stage after the birth of her only | | child, Cornelia Otis Skinner, the | famous actress, in 1902.

CHILD DIES OF INJURIES By United Press

VALPARAISO, Ind, Dec. 26-—

Timer Special WASHINGTON, Dec, 26. —Senator James Hamilton Lewis, the veteran Beau Brummell from Illinois, may not ‘be re-elected as Democratic whip of the Senate, according to Capitol Hill reports today.

‘him with a younger man. Among those mentioned is Senator | Sherman Minton of Indiana, one of the most active first termers last session, | The whip's job is to aid the ma-

| jority leader in rounding up support [for Administration measures. Sen-

confined his On

| the Administration.

RESCUERS HELPLESS AS COUPLE IS KILLED

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| rvigation began distribution of ‘were % to 1 cent higher, December 40.7. er dent. Motor Vehicles wera 25,000 p

| next with 298 per éent. Depa stores reporting showed i of 11% per cent, fliFnitife wnd" household appliances, 11.6 and

wearing apparel, 13.5 per cent,

KILLED IN JUMP FROM THIRD FLOOR WINDOW

| William Hadley, 70, of 522 Massaw | chusetts-ay, committed suicide vege | terday by jumping from a thirds story window of his home. Fred Theils, 526 Massachusetts- | av, told police he witnessed the leap. Mrs. Catherine Hadley, widow and only survivor, told police, they said, that her husband had been ill for some time and had slashed his wrists and throat last week. Police and Deputy Coroner John Wryttens bach investigated. Funeral services are to be are ranged at the Finn Brothers Firs neral] Home.

CHRISTMAS CHEER’ CAUSE OF TARDINESS

Pv United Presse MICHIGAN CITY. Ind.. Dec, 26 == Discovery of some illicit “Christman cheer” made two convicts at the state prison's Summit honor farm late for roll call last night, Missing at their dormitory at the 10 p. m. deadline, prison authorities reported to police two men had escaped They staggered into the dormitory within an hour, however, and said thev had been on the grounds all the time, Prison authorities refused to di= viilge the men's names

CANNON WELCOME ENGLISH PRINCESS

By T'nited Press LONDON, Dec. 26-—~Cannon hn | Hyde Park and the Tower of Lon= don roared a roval salute today te the Princess, sixth in the line of | succession to the throne, bor | Christmas morning to the Duch?ss | of Kent. The Duchess, formerly Princesk Marina of Greece, and the baby were “doing excellently.” The birth | had not been expected until today. The salute conveyed first news of the event to most of London, Newss | papers were not published yesterday or today, which is Boxing Day, and | there were no broadeasts. Bulletin were posted but in spots that are deserted on holidays,

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