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Evening star., 1926-08-25
COLTMBIA-"Fine Manners. i"

Gloria Swanson in her latest star
ring production, Fine Manners will
be the attraction at LoeW's Columbia
Eext week. In Fine Manners" Miss
Swanson is said to present not only
her talents as a. comedienne of the
first rank. but to appear in gown
display that is certain to be one of
the sartorial sensations of the season,
Fine Manners" is Paramount
production from the pens OF James
A. Creelman and Frank Freeland,
scenarized by Mr.. Creelman and di-
rected by Richard Rosson, new
Paramount director. Eugene OBrien
appears as Miss Swanson's leading
man, and the cast includes Helen
Dunbar and Walter Goss, one of
Paramount's Junior stars.
Fine Manners is the story OF a
chorus girl who accidentally meets
young patriciaR. who conceives the
idea of educating the girl in fine
manners in order to make her a mt
matrimonial prospect for himself.
This plan, however, meets the girl
approval, but not that of her sus-
picious brother.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
APOLLO.

Sunday and Monday. Ford Sterling
and Lois Wilson in THE Show. or
ard Our Gang in Buried Treasure:
Tuesday and Wednesday. Marie Pre-.
vost in Up in Mabel's Room" and
Bobbie Vernon in Til We Eat
Again: Thursday. Emil Jannings in
Variety" and Neal Burns in Mr..
Wife: Friday, Ken Maynard in
"Senor Daredevil" and Hal Roach 8
Don Key; Saturday, Bebe Daniels
in Volcano" and comedy, The Bank
rupt Honeymoon
Evening star., 1926-08-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
Buffalo,"

At Crandalls Metropolitan Theater
next week the photoplay feature will
be supplied by Constance Talmadge
in her latest First National release,
The Duchess of Buffalo" a sprightly
comedy written by Hans Kraly, au-
thor Of several of the stars earlier
successes. The stage attraction will
be furnished by Ruth Granville, a
saxophone soloist Of vibrant person.
ality and charm. These two will be
supplemented by the usual array Of
Evening star., 1926-08-25
KEITH'S-Mlle. OGali CarenO.

Mile. Odal Careno grand opera
dramatic soprano. will make her debut
in vaudeville next week, headlining
the bill at r. r. Keith's Theater
Herb" Williams, incompatible
comic, best remembered for his trick
piano and tan, button shoes, will pre-
sent a new act called The Bells" and
Homer +. Mason and Marguerite
Keeler will be seen in Mr.. Mason's
latest travesty, Money, Money,
Money"
James Thornton. famous monologist,
will celebrate his fiftieth year in
vaudeville with his inimitable Just
a Jester"
Ed Janis and his five dancing girls
will be seen in Keep Stepping" with
Carmen Rocker and an act staged
and produced by Mr.. Janis; Dixie
Hamilton. the personality coincidence,
will offer a syncopated cocktail with
a dash of personality; the Hedleys, a
trio of skilled athletes, Will entertain
amid unique surroundings, I'm the
Moonlight" and Lalla Selbini and
Bert Albert, 1.-The Butterfly and the
Cat" will amuse with quite different
Offering.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
CIRCLE.

Sunday and Monday, Zane Grey's
Born to the West" Jack Holt. Ray
mond Hatton; Tuesday, Virginia
Valli, Pat O'Malley, Watch Your
Wife; Wednesday,, Leatrice Joy,
William Boyd, Ewes Leaves;
Thursday and Friday. showings Z
and pm, Anna @. Nilssoon. Lionel
Barrymore. Robert Frazer, The
Splendid Road; Juvenile comedy,
Bear Cats; Saturday, Bebe Daniels,
Ricardo Cortez. Wallace B. Beery.
~Xolcano."
Evening star., 1926-08-25

son and Ford Sterling in 1.-The Show
off, and Al st. John in who Hit
Me?"; Thursday, Marguerite De La
Mott in THE Unknown Soldier" and
Aesop Fable: Friday, Zane Grey S
Desert Gold" Cliff Bowes in "Squir-
rel Feed" and Screen Snapshots: Sat
urday, Ken Maynard in "Senor Dare
devil" and Theda Bara in Mime
MyStery'
Evening star., 1926-08-25
GAYETY-"Wine Woman and Song

Rejuvenated and refreshed for the
current season. Wine. Woman and
Song" will be next weeks attraction
at the Gayety Theater. beginning with
Sunday matinee. Producer Dave Sid
man has delved into the ranks ot vari-
ouS fields of entertainment for the
cast of his production. which includes
several vaudeville and musical com.
edV artists.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
STRAND-"The Broadway Jester" i"

Beginning next Sunday the Strand
Theater will offer as the headlining
act. Harry Rose. popular comedian,
in 1.-THE Broadway Jester" with Cafe
Madrid. a lavishly staged Spanish
singing and dancing revue, holding
second place on the bill.
Other numbers will include Ann
Lemeau and Elsie Young in a Cos
siping Gabfest." Nat Renard and Lii
Ian West in a comedy and song Of
fering. "Leftovers," by Ned Joyce
Heaney, and the King Brothers, gym
nasts, in THE Act Different"
The photoplay will be Lying
Wives" a story of love. revelry.
drama and beauty. with a east headed
by Clara kimball Young, Richard
Bennett and Madge Kennedy.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
Bent Fer Heaven"

"Hell Bent Fer Heaven" which
comes to the Rialto next week, was
adapted from Hatcher Hughes stage
drama of the Carolina Mountains,
which won the 1928 Pulitzer prize.
Patsy Ruth Miller. elevated to star
dom, after being a featured player for
two years, plays the role of Jude
Lowry, the mountain girl who, while
her sweetheart is away in France,
falls under the spell of a young camp
meeting convert. The sweetheart
comes back and finds the backwoods
religionist a tough competitor for the
girls affections. He is hell bent fer
heaven" anything he wants to do he
believes heaven has commanded him
to do, and, under that obsession, pro-
notes a quarrel between the sweet
heart and Jude's brother that revives
a 50-yearold feud.
The climax of the story, when Rufe
eXplodes the dam, which was neces-
sarily left to the imagination in the
play, forms the great scenic climax of
the picture. Others in the cast are
Gayne Whitman, James Marcus, VIII
fred North and Evelyn Selbie.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
OLYMPIC.

in "As No Man Has Loved" Pathe
comedy, "Whistling Lions" and news;
Tuesday, Pola Negri in Good and
Naughty" and comedy, 1.-THE Hurri.
cane; Wednesday. Lloyd Hughes and
Mary Astor in 1.-The High Steppers,"
and Fox comedy, Flaming Affair:
Thursday and Friday, Jack Holt and
Raymond Hatton in Born to the
West" Pathe comedy, "Is Marriage
the Bunk?" and Fox news: Saturday,
"Moana." a South Sea study; Fox
comedy, "Sawdust and Spangles," and
Fighting Hearts serial.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
COLONY.

Sunday, Paramount Junior Stars in
Fascinating Youth" and comedy,
"Officers of the Day: Mon
day, Pauline Starke and Ed Hearn
in LAS No Man Has Loved and
Aesop Fable: Tuesday. Madge Bel
lamy in BLACK Paradise" Mack
Sennetts Circus Today" and Screen
Snapshots: Wednesday, Emil Jan
nings in variety" and Lloyd Ham
ilton in Nothing Matters; Thursday.
Priscilla Dean in 'The Speeding
Venus" and Glenn Tryon in Say 1t
With Babies: Friday, Ken Maynard
in "Senor Daredevil" and comedy,
Loud Speakin' Papa; Saturday.
Joseph Schldkraut in Meet the
Prince" and Our Gang in Baby
Clothes"
Evening star., 1926-08-25
CAPITOL.

Sunday and Monday, sgd Chaplin
in "Oh! What a Nurse" chapter 10
of "Fighting Hearts," fables and
news reel; Tuesday, George O'Brien
in "The Johnstown Flood" comedy
and newsreel; Wednesday, Margue-
rite De La Mott in Fifth Avenue"
and Fox Imperial Comedy; Thursday,
Matt Moore in Three Weeks in
Paris" comedy and news events; Fri
day, "The Reckless Lady," episode
3 of THE Bar c Mystery" and
Larry Semon comedy; Saturday, Buck
Jones in "The Fighting Buckaroo,"
episode six of 1.-The Radio Detective"
and comedy
Evening star., 1926-08-25
TIVOLI-"Foot Loose Widows"

AT Crandalls Tfvon Theater next
week Warnings Pennsylvanians will
supplement the feature pictures,
which, on Sunday and Monday. will
be Foot Loose Widows" with Louise
Fazenda. Jacqueline Logan. Arthur
Hoyt, Douglas Gerard and Mack
Swain. together with the Fox News
reel; Tuesday and Wednesday, "Man-
trap" Il Paramount picture, with
Ernest Terrence, Clara Bow and
Percy Marment supplemented by
Mack Sennett's comedy, "Gooseland" >;
Thursday and Friday. Colleen Moore
in Ella C!nders." supplemented by a
Helen and Warren comedy. 1.-The
Family Picnic" and Saturday, Nor
man Kerry in THE Love Thief" aug
mented by Topics Of the Day and the
Pathe Review.
The Warnings will offer frequent
changes of program during the week,
varying their numbers to harmonize
with the character OF the film.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
LEADER

Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Lon
CLANCY in Outside the Law" Phan.
tom Police serial and Vitagraph com.
edy, THE Bakery: Tuesday and
Wednesday. Claire Windsor and Owen
Moore in Money Talks" and comedy:
Thursday and Friday. Charlie Muir.
ray, George Sidney and Vera Gordon
Evening star., 1926-08-25
DINIBARTON.

Sunday, Mrs. Rudolph Valentino
and Give Brook in when Love
Grows Cold; Monday, Margaret
Livingston in "a Trip to China
town.; Tuesday. Jack Holt in Born
to the West; Wednesday, Emil jan
nings in "Quo Vadis"; Thursday,
Shirley Mason in what Fools Mem;
Friday, Madge Bellamy. in BLACK
Paradise; Saturday, Wally Wales in
Twisted Triggers"
Evening star., 1926-08-25
TAKOAIA.

Sunday and Monday, II. r. Warner
in "Silence," Pathe News and comedy;
Tuesday, Priscilla Dean In forbidden
Waters" and Lefty" Flynn in Glen
lister of the Mounted: Wednesday
and Thursday, Leatrice JOY in MADE
for Love-" comedy and cartoon; Fri
Evening star., 1926-08-25

in sweet Daddies." also news and
Fox comedy, Control YOURSELF; Sat
urday, Harold Lloyd in For Heaven s
Sake" Pathe comedy, "Why Kids
Leave Home" and scenic, Man Who
Turned Indian"
Evening star., 1926-08-25
AVENUE GRAND.

Sunday and Monday, Marie Provost
in up in Mabels Room" and Mack
Sennett's Hay Foot. Straw Foot:
Tuesday and Wednesday, Lois VII.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
PRINCESS.

Sunday and Monday. w. G. Fields
in It's the Old Army Came" Lupino
Lane in thine Flies" and News
Events; Tuesday, Barbara La Marr in
"The Girl From Montmartre" and
comedy, "Matrimony Blues; Wednes'
day, Jetta Goudal in Three Faces
East" comedy, "Sky Hooks" and
scenic, "Neptune's Domain; Thurs
day, Lewis Stone in "Old Loves and
New" comedy and variety; Friday,
Lon CLANCY in THE Unholy Three, ="
episode No. l of Strings of Steel"
comedy, "Brotherly Love" and news
events; Saturday, J. F. Mcdonald in
1.-The Shamrock Handicap" episode
No. 8 of THE Bar G. Mystery" and
Jimmy Adams in whoa, Emma"
SAVOY.
Sunday, Ann Pennington in "rhe
Mad Dancer and Cliff BOwes in
Hanging Fire; Monday. Evelyn
Evening star., 1926-08-25

day. Jacqueline Logan in when the
Door Opened" Pathe News and com
edy; Saturday. fire-fighting melo.
drama, The Still Alarm" Aesop's
Fable and comedy
YORK.
Sunday. Marie Provost in Up in
Mabel's Room" and Walter Hers in
Fresh Faces: Monday, Emil Jan
nings in Variety" and Lloyd Ham
iltOn in Nothing Matters; Tuesday
Anna q. Nilsson in Her Second
Chance" and Theda Bara in Hal
Roach's mime. Mystery: Wednes-
day, Joseph Schildkraut in Meet the
Prince" and Andy Gump in Dumb
Luck; Thursday, Forrest Stanley and
Dorothy Revier in when Husbands
F'lirt" and Mack Sennett's "The Win
dow Dummy: Friday. Ford Sterling
and Lois Wilson in The Show OF. &"
comedy Loud Speal<in' Papa" and
HodgepOdge; Saturday, Zane Greys
Desert Gold" and Aesop Fable.
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GALS STAND ON
STRIKE SOUGHT
Action by Senate in Coal
Trouble Also Looms.

Bg United Press
WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-Demand
for Government action in the an
thracite coal strike controversy
came from two sources today.
President Coolidge was asked by
Representative Bloom of New York,
Democrat, to make known his stand.
In a letter he said
AIf there is definite thought in
your mind, as TO how the situation
may be relieved by Federal legis-
lation, if the influence Of your
leadership is powerless, I have no
Doubt Mr.. President the necessary
Federal legislation would be given
unanimously twentyfour hours
after you request it,
Despite announcement of leaders
that nothing can be done until the
tax bill is out OF the way, Senator
Copeland, Democrat, said he would
not wait until the end of the week,
but would demand Senate action on
his resolution at once. His resolu-
ton would request the president to
miners and operators to the White
House for conference.
Senator Robinson, Democratic
leader, Arkansas, however said he
would wait day or two to see how
the tax bill moved along before
pressing for action ON his bill to
create a board to attempt ending
the strike.
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Hogs
Other Live Stock

CHICAGO. Feb. s.-Cattle-Receipts
l Is 600; market; better grade led yeaTiins
early sio,s5; bulk. Short 4eds. S. 7bGT
WeEy v GAMERS a9d s snas' Seow sf SSY
D ,,'Ig6 largely sig and below e packers
eeipts. 10000; market fat lambs slow
few early. sales weak. 25c lower: few
decks to shippers and city butchers. S14.35
for most aesFs5e P RSdss S lew @es6sS
clipped lambs. So; yearling wethers weak
70 %Se lover; one deck good and choice
early sales lat ewes S. a IS; feeding
lambs scarce. steady: one double. early
-ss@$5e lover TOP. sI5 20 bull bulk, si$a
dS hsbayyygs1igls 5 20 1S No. me
$40 GiS.7O: light { lights, ~ sis.s5 a
slaughter p pigs. s1s'SSa1s75o, -'0 :" 20
CINCINNATI. Feb. Seattle Receipts
steers. good % choioe, $50 10. caiFesS
market steady; good to ch so6. sl25Q9
steady sood 70 choss paesrs and m baeh
ers. 1880 al IA. sheep-Receipts. $50
market. steady: good TO choice 50 g 8.
taiaIme =, steady; good to choice,
EAST BUFFALO. Feb. s.-cattIe-Re-
ceipts, $500; market active. steady,
oE45p sRpp Sise eyyfs sfeT buStsheS
grades So rs 40: heifers. S425 as; COWS.
S2Q7; bulls. $07: feeders. $4.25 al;
miIk COWS and gpringers. $35 a d20.
steady cf u Choice "a is Sheep AND
lambs-Receipts. 1900: market. slow.
I9zs:a egif q fair ssS% il so;a seaflingHss.
Repts 100 eD market H2Io ac ageo STEADY to
$14 30: mixed. Si3.T5 a I4.2o< heavies.
$$d3.2}@1350; roughs. $40 1875: stays,
3tl.Df A.nJ
EAST ST. LOUIS. Feb. s.-Cattle-Re-
eeipts $500; market steady: native steers.
s GO he eanners and Sa Sso
feeders. S7Q7.75. Hogs-Receipts $4,000:
market 10 15c lower: heavies, S12.75 a
1850; mediums. sly 80 q 1910: lights.
Sls 9n 1870 lisht lights eslShoGI3s7o
I Sfss5 so BULK SIPS IL i op pS sheep
Receipts. 1900 market weak: ewes. 81 20
wooded lambs. $13@1 go.
CLEVELAND. Feb S.--Hogs-Receipts
goo; market steady 70 strong; workers,
s5o m pss sfl 1ss5? rd %sfpHs sa sfs
81, Cattle-Recaipts, / 200: market. slow
and weak; good to choice bulls, So 80:
good to choice steers. $SM0: good TO
choice heifers, So G9: good TO choice cows.
somon SOW coGs fas 70 gp1fi c sows 5S
Sheep and lambs---Receipts, 4 600: market
% "a 50c lower: too. S14.50. Calves-Re-
ceipts. 900; market, steady; topAS16.
TOLEDO Feb. s.-Hogs-Receipts 300;
market; steady to zoe lower. heayies.
1925. Calves-Market, steady. Sheep and
lambs-Market, lower.
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SHOPPERS AID
DIVORCE CASES
He Prys Into Private Lives
in England.

LONDON, Feb S.--An official
snooper with corps Of assistant.
shoppers is prying into the private
lives of British divorces and would
be divorced to prevent the recently
enacted laws making divorce more
easily obtainable from benefitting
persons unworthy of divorce.
British laws demands that a
petitioner for divorce shall not al
ready have been guilty of miscon.
duct and that he or she must not
be guilty of misconduct for, six
months after a divorce is granted.
Misconduct in this instance includes
remarriage. -
The Kings proctor is the official
snooper He is employed to see
that the laws requirements are met.
1t is. his duty, if he finds or suspects
that a divorce petitioner is open to
suspicion, to bring a suit to prevent
Divorce being granted or a suit to
annul a decree if it already has been
issued.
Flaws in the regulations or mode
of living of persons who have OBJ
tanned or seek divorces are sought
by the assistant shoppers. 1t has
been revealed that they carry out
their work by asking tradesmen and
neighborhood gossips how Mr.. and
Mrs, Soandso have been behaving
and what the community thinks Of
him or her.
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Continued From Page II
recently formed food trusts" was
seen here today on the New York
Stock exchange. California Packing
shares broke 10 points to 1856 follow
ing reports that the Postum Cereal
Company's offer of $1S5 share for
California Packing stock had been
withdrawn by mutual agreement.
The sale of California Packing to
Postum cereal would have been
another link in the huge food com
bines> that have been formed, and
it was announced that the offer Of
$1S5 a share was to be accepted.
Further urgent selling OF Ward
baking "B" and California packing
kept the whole market in nervous
state around noon. Ward dropped
to II, off practically ten points from
the previous close while California
Packing dropped 10 points to 1856
Offerings of the latter stock were
largely from the Pacific Coast ana
were attributed to the withdrawal
by mutual consent of the Postum
Cereals offer to buy control of the
California packing company at $1S5
a share. This action was said to
have been Influenced by the Govern
ment suit against the Ward Food
Product Corporation.
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Deaths

Katherine Mozger. SO. ZIG Lincoln.
angina pretoria.
Joanna d Workman, SO. 632 E. Yer
John W Shine. 81. 5s5 N. Rural. cere-
brai hemOrrhage.
:. Charles A. Brinkley 81, 1910 Gent.
Walter Grafta, days. e1o S. Meridian.
premature birth.
John 6. Hertzell.. go. Methodist Hospi-
Henry Van Remortel. rs. $50 E. Yer
An Anna II M. Addison. "a. 733 N. De
Quincy chronic endocarditis
Martha Anderson, "a. 3033 N. Illinois.
Charles J, Fuerst. =. ss7 S. New Jersey.
corrine Miller, 2. so5s Roosevelt,
broncho pneumonia.
James Brooks. ~. city hospital.
empyema.
interstitial nephritis
bral hemorrhage.
ch~arie valvHlaf heart disease.
William Love Martin. "a 1886 Z.
Seventh chronic myocarditis.
Sibvl Alkaline Coval 65. 237 Hendricks
Pl.. cardio vascular rOnal disease
Rosa Rice. 81. city hospital. pulmonary
tuberculosis.
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Commission Row
Prices to Retailers
Eruitk

EEIccB ~ ASEtAneEf
Fruits
Ss RSs0u' 4d tqBGSqd Bssssi
$15S saSyins DtSqs5 az gfsT%en Os %ns
Rananas@Sc pound.
Cocoanuts-Jamssica $3,5O@6, for 10y
Cranberrles - Box 5ODound Sl0M
Grapefruit Florida, S3.5O@5.
SSF a%Psssi5RS i, laE d $5 so@s7'
tSnsss 81 62g D 6qs s. 5oa6
Fears AnJoq BOX s6@e25
awberries--Florida Of. 80@9Oc
Tangerines--Fla. crit. 81 Is a $50
Vegetables
.Artlchokes-Fcy California 81 .50a
sor5 4q 81 southern sSv
o0 Ca6iba IS Danish $50 ton.
caTTOi Sc q i 4 bu' sl.25@ SO: rexas
aTl ct SsRS mSS
q SasPi 1Igsd g. d sss $685.
Gariic-aFcy Caliiornia, l5c 10
no tceSerg eTafe ssm
g. i & leaf i5-ponnd Basket 81 Is a a
Mangoes-- Florida trunk. S8.6O@9.
Mushrooms-Fcy ( 3-pound basket
81 20 a ! 80
Onions---spanish. crit. S.. 65 al. 10: H.
g.. red and yellow. 1O0-pound bag. So 75 a
3: southern shallots, Dbl. SO .50@11
Parsley-Fcy Il Q doz 40M4bc
Peas--California. CRIT. $9.5O@IO.
Potatoes--Mlchlgan white l60-lb SACK
So @6.75: Idaho per cwt., S4.75@S:
Ohio. l20-lb. sack. So 30 @575
$SSHSSsSS RRJ1sSo pSsSPs b SQg75e
Spinach--Texas bu.. 81 30
duash--Hubbard Dbl 81 2501 $50
Sweet Potatoes---Jersey. bu.. So M3 2h
Iomatoes---Crt.. ix-basket. So 75@S
rnrnips-New Fl 6 81 25
rangernes-S4 so az 80 crt
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INVESTIGATION is BEGUN
Federal Trade Commission Launches
Cake Industry Quiz.


BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. S.-The corpo.
rate structure behind the yearly
manufacture of one billion pounds OF
bread and sixty million pounds OF
cake today was laid before the Fed.
eral Trade Commission.
George @. Barber, chairman OF the
Board of Directors of the Continen.
tai Baking Corporation. appearing
as first witness for the Government,
denied that there had ever been
agreement which would have al
lowed the Continental Baking Com.
pany taking over the United Bake
ries.
Barber admitted this move had
been contemplated. 1t was brought
out by Col A. r. Brindley, Govern
ment counsel that two officers Of
the present corporation were officers
Of the United Company.
Colonel Brindley brought out that
the purchase for the twenty-five in
dividual corporations controlled by
Continental are made through still
another unit, the Bakeries Service
Corporation, some OF whose officers
are identical with the parent body.
Some indication Of the size OF Con.
tinental was gained in Barbers
statement as to the amount of ma.
terials used annually. These includ-
ed 100000 barrels of -four, 226O4..
S54 pounds of sugar and S5,000,00g
pounds of such sundry ingredients
as shortening, yeast, milk, eggs and
fruit.
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AUTO PROVES
TOBE SCOURGE
OF CHILDHOOD
Upward Trend Shown in
Death Rate-40 Per
Cent Killed Under Is.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-The auto
mobile, in the past ten years, has
become one of the greatest scourges
of childhood In 1915 there were
more deaths from measles than
from automobile accidents; in 1925
the death rate for the latter ex-
ceeded the measles rate approx
mately seven-fold.
Ten years ago the combined death
rate for the four principal communi-
cable diseases CT childhood was about
seven times as high as that for au-
tomobile accidents, and diphtheria
alone caused four times as many
deaths as did the motor vehicle; but
in 1925 the number of deaths from
all four diseases combined does not
greatly exceed the death toll Of the
automobile; and the latter now
kills three persons to diphtheria's
two.
These facts are part Of a re-
port relating to more than seven
teen million industrial policyhold-
ers of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company. The statistical
division of that company also re-
ports that among these policyhold-
ers there were 2,725 deaths from au-
tomobile accidents in 1925, as COM
pared with 2,456 deaths from the
same cause in 1924, and the death
rate rose from 1873 per 100000 to
1871. The death rate from this type
IF accidents has increased so per
cent since 1920; has more than
trebled since 1915, and is now seven
times as high as it was in 1911.
The life insurance company's
statistician states that approximate
ly 40 per cent of these deaths were
among children under fifteen years
of age and reports that the automo-
bile in 1925 proved to be a greater
menace to child life than scarlet
fever and whooping cough combined.
The Metropolitan Statistical Di-
vision shows the upward trend of
the automobile death rate by COM
pairing it with the deaths from GER
tain. other causes for the years 1915
and 1925. In 1915, for example,
there were two and one-half deaths
from typhoid fever to every one
automobile fatality; in 1925 there
were almost four deaths in automo-
bile accidents to every one from
typhoid fever. The automobile death
rate in 1916 was higher than that
for diabetes, whereas ten years ago,
the latter killed three times as many
MS did the auto. More than one,
quarter of all accidental deaths in
1925 were caused by the automobile,
which was responsible for only one
N every thirteen fatal accidents in
1915. Ten years ago, three deaths
occurred in railroad accidents to ev-
cry two due to automobiles; but in
1925 there were nearly four and one
half times as many caused by auto
mobiles as occurred in railroad
Casualties.