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Washington Journal., 1936-06-05

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Evening star., 1936-12-25
FIRECRACKER STORE
BLAST KILLS TWO
Ten Persons Are Injured When
Noise Makers Explode in
Charcoal Heater.

By the Associated Press.
ASHEVILLE, N. c.. December as
Coroner George F. Baier, jr., sum-
moned clerks and customers of fire.
works store today to testify at an in
vestigation into an explosion which
killed 2 and injured 10 persons.
Witnesses said q stock Of flrecrackers,
roman candles and skyrockets, stand
by of this region in Christmas cele-
brations, were exploded in charcoal
heater, setting the midtown building
afire last night and hurting several
persons through doors and windows
into the street.
The dead were identified as Red"
Corn, 80, clerk in the store, and Mrs.
Maude Stepp, a patron. The blast
tossed her 15-year-old son Lawrence
through the main entrance into the
middle Of the street.
Glass, flames and other objects rid.
died automobiles parked directly in
front Of the building. Show-windows
across the narrow thoroughfare were
broken.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
KENTUCKY YOUTH
MISSING IN FRANCE
Swarthmore Student Who Went
to Join Spanish Loyalists
Hinted Return.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, December u.s.
The Joseph Selligman, sr., family
spent q sad Christmas today because
no recent word has been heard from
Joseph, jr., who went to France early
this month with the avowed intention
Of enlisting in the Spanish Loyalist
army and fight in the civil war.
The Swarthmore College student
was 20 years old today.
A week ago, young Selligman told
his father over transatlantic tele-
phone that he had been denied en-.
trance into Spain and that II sup
pose there's nothing else to do but
come home"
That was the first word his family
had from him since he left school
December 3. It also Is the last since
he arrived in France
Even the American Embassy had
lost trace Of the youth, his father
said, adding I'VE had hoped to have
him home for Christmas and his
birthday"
Evening star., 1936-12-25
Cargo of Explosive Chemicals
In Truck Stolen From d. c. Lot

Headquarters detectives today were
conducting an intensive Investigation
Of the theft here yesterday of . truck
load of dangerous chemicals con-
signed to the Dupont Co.'S plant In
Baltimore.
Meade PEBBLES. head Of the PEBBLES
Chemical Co. Of Rosslyn, Va, told po-
lice tbs chemicals, II not properiy
handled, can produce . terrific ex-
plosion. Il,
PEBBLES reported that the truck 9ud
its contents, valued at more than
$1,000, disappeared early yesterday
from . vacant lot near the home OF
the driver, Carroll Randoll. 4s2 Mary
land avenue southwest.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
ARTHUR BRISBANE
dies IN NEW YORK
|OF HEART DISEASE
Noted Journalist Succumbs
Unexpectedly at Age
of II.
COLUMN WAS FOLLOWED
BY MILLIONS OF READERS
Editorial Genius Had Meteorit
Career Which Was Climaxed by
$260,0W Yearly Salary.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 25-Arthur
Brisbane, 70, veteran newspaper COL
umnist and editor, died Of q heart at
tack In his Fifth avenue apartment
at $50 am. today.
Death came peacefully as he was
asleep in an oxygen tent, following
an illness Of several days.
His entire family was gathered in
the apartment as the end came, cli-
making q career of 50 years. which
saw his rise from a "cub" reporter on
the New York Sun to one of the most
widely-read news commentators In
newspaper history.
His personal physician. DR.. leopold
Stieglitz. was at his bedside when the
noted editor ceased to breathe shortly
before dawn. Other members Of the
family present included his wife. his
son Seward and four daughters, Alice,
Emily. Eleanor and Mrs. Regan Nc
Crary.
The funeral, it was announced, will
be simple and strictly private. con-
fined to members of the family. No
date has yet been set.
No hint Of his illness had. been given
out, and his sudden death came as
deep shock to friends and even his
closest newspaper intimates, including
william Randolph Hearst, his long
time friend, who Is now in New York.
Mr.. Brisbane had not been really
we'll for several weeks" close friend
Of the family said. He suffered
bronchial trouble last year and spent
most of the Winter in Florida.
He was the kind of a man who
would never admit he was III. He car.
ried on his work right up to the last.
writing his daily column and Sunday
editorials. although his health vas
obviously not Of the best
Brisbane was known chiefly for his
editorial columns To-day" published
in more than 200 newspapers, and
This Week." informal chats with
rural folk IN 1900 weekly newspapers.
He was q native of Buffalo, N. Y.
and had been LII newspaper work since
he joined the stan Of the New York
Sun at the age of 10.
He went from the Sun to the New
York World, where he was managing
editor for seven years. In 1897 he
deserted his $4,000 q year job for q
post that paid $1,000 year less, but
gave him q chance to try out his
journalistic ideas on the New York
Journal.
His salary was reported to have been
$260,0 a year.
His methods rocketed him to success.
Within four months the Journal cir
culation was at record height and
climbing, and Brisbane, through his
agreement with william Randolph
Hearst. shared in the profits.
In recent years, he confined his
editorial work to writing for the
Hearst Syndicate. Two ventures into
the publishing field, with the WASH
ington Times and the Evening WIS.,
consin of Milwaukee, ended in 1919,
when he sold both papers to Hearst.
He was married to Phoebe Cary, Of
New York, in 1912.
Brisbane had q claimed reading
public of between 30,000,00 and 40,-
100000 people.
The popular picture Of him was
(see BRISBANE, Page A-9.)
Evening star., 1936-12-25
POPE EXHAUSTED
BY RADIO APPEAL
Is Happy, However, Over
Worldwide Acclaim Ad.
dress Received.
By the Associated Press.

BY the AsSoclateo freSS.
VATICAN CITY, December as
Pope Plus XI spent this Christmas day
in bed, physically exhaused from the
effort Of his Christmas eve worldwide
radio appeal for peace in . troubled
world.
The ailing pontih was jubilant, how
ever, over having defied his doctors.
who said the energy expended in his
address yesterday might have serious
consequences.
His attendants today said he seemed
to be happy over the worldwide ac-
claim his address received. This ap-
parently had beneficial moral effect,
and DR.. Amanti Milani, who had
sought to dissuade the holy father
from his exertion was visibly relieved.
This morning he assisted from his
bed at Christmas mass.
Throughout the day, scores of visit
ors fiocked to the papal ante-room and
signed the register in token Of Christ
mas wishes to the holy father.
Sheafs of messages were handed the
pontif by secretaries, many OF which
were from Americans who listened to
his radio peace appeal in the early
hours Of the day before Christmas.
The only sad aspect of the Pope's
Christmas was DR.. Milanis repeated
orders the Pope must remain in bed
at least another month.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
HUNT FOR 2 PLANES
STILL IN PROGRESS
Fog Prevents Flyers Pointing
Way of Ground Searchers to
Wreckage Of One.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, December 25.-In the
air and on the ground, Christmas
was just another day Of hopeful
searching today by airmen and ex-
pert woodsmen seeking two missing
airliners that carried nine persons.
Thirteen planes awaited favorable
weather to scan high mountain peaks
Of Utah for traces Of q Western Air
Express transport missing since De-
cember II. Six planes were at Salt
Lake and seven at Milford, Utah.
Snow and fog hampered the work
Of two ground parties in Northern
Idaho and. prevented National Guard
planes from flying over the region
where . Northwest Airlines transport
went down last Friday. The weather
was expected to clear today.
Lieut.. Byron s. Cooper Of the
Washington National Guard spied
the lost plane from the air Monday.
At Northwest Airlines ONCE here it
was said red streamers would be
dropped from the searching plane II
the missing one were found to guide
ground searchers. -
Evening star., 1936-12-25
U. S. VIEWS SOUGHT
ON SPANISH MEDIATION
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BARCELONA, Spain, December 25.
political sources here
said today that Salvador de MAZDA.
riaga, former Spanish Ambassador to
the United States, Is on his way from
London to America hoping to sound
out President Roosevelt unoficiaily
concerning his attitude toward plans
Of Britain and France for mediation
in the Spanish civil war.
Senior de Madariaga recently has
been q technical attache to the In
ternatioral on-Intervention Com
mittee In London. He has no ofiicial
connection with any Spanish faction.
but Is considered friendly to the
Socialist Madrid Valencia govern.
ment. He resigned last July as spe.
cial Spanish representative to the
League Of Nations,
Evening star., 1936-12-25
Grandchildren Seeking Gifts
A,vaken President Near Da,vn
Members of Roosevelt Family Assemble
in His Bed Room to- Join In
YuIe Merrinnent.

stockings on the mantel above the
fireplace in Mr.. Roosevelt's bed room
There are six grandchildren visit
ing President and Mrs. Roosevelt this
Christmas. Several Of them are too
young to understand about hanging
stockings, and Christmas, but the
others, headed by Sistie Dali, who Is
now years old and prefers to be call
ed Eleanor. and Buzzie, her 7-year-old
brother, whose real name is Curtis
the two children of Mrs. Anna Roose-
welt Boettiger. were up a. an early
hour and romping about the Presi-
dents room
Soon afterwards Mrs. Roosevelt and
Mrs. Sarah Delano Roosevelt, the
Presidents 82-year-old mother, ant
(See PRESIDENT, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1936-12-25
INDUSTRY WEIGHS
COAL CONTROL BILL
Producers to Meet Tuesday
to Discuss Attitude
on Legislation.
By the Associated Press.

BS the Associated PresS.
Most of the Nations leading soft
coal producers will get together next
Tuesday at White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, to discuss what they want to
do about q new Guffey coal control
bill.
Out of the conference, Capital OBJ
servers said today. may come deci-
sions on two questions:
/. Whether the industry will pre-
sent a united front in favor of regu-
latory legislation.
2. What type of legislation the
operators will advance.
Both operators who favored the
original Guffey bill. invalidated by the
Supreme Court. and operators who
fought its adoption are on the Con-
ference Committee.
All agree that legislation will be
introduced. The United Mine Work
ers, the National Bituminous Coal
Commission and some of their own
number already have made rough
drafts for a bill.
AOCIldtOI 1uACy, ACllIUCldt, VI 3CllIl>
sylvania, repeatedly has called for
replacement Of the outlawed control
act.
The act set up labor standards and
methods for stabilizing prices and
production; 1t placed o tax en- all
producers, with a rebate for those
who complied with the laws stand
ards.
The attitude of the industry has
not been determined, although some
observers suggested the absence of a
number Of leading operators from q
legislation conference in New York
several weeks ago indicated continued
opposition.
On the other hand, proponents of
legislation contend they have won
considerable numbers of producers to
their camp.
During the last fight in Congress
each side claimed to represent a sub
stantial majority Of the total ton
mage.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
Recovery Predicted for Boy
ThOught Doomed Before Yule

nor seen Santa Claus during his life.
The nurses speeded up Santa's ar
rival because they thought affliction
might prove fatal before December
as. .-..
His case was widely publicized and
q food of toys and letters Of sympathy
poured in from all over the country.
Then Charles began to improve. To-
day nurses said the LESSONS which had
been spreading slowly over his small
body have been checked.
Charles beat his new drum, raced
on his tricycle.. wound his watch and
operated two toy trucks. unaware that
his greatest gift was not from Santa
Claus. but from the doctors-ths gift
of many future Christmas days.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
APARTMENT FIRE
MARS CHRISTMAS
Man, 79, and Son.in.Law
Hurt as Score of Families
Rush From Building.

More than q score Of families were
routed from their Christmas day cele-
brations this morning when q three
alarm fire broke out in the Lynton
Apartments. s14s Mount Pleasant
street.
Two casualties-the injury OF a
79-year-old man and the slight burn
ing Of his son-in-law-were reported
by police. Neither required hospital
treatment. the o1icers said.
The elderly man, John H. Bowser
suffered injuries to both legs when
he tripped after descending three
flights on . fire escape and fell from
the first-nloor landing to the ground
The other victim, w. B. lotion,
was reported burned about the face
when he opened the door to a shaft
Of a dumb-waiter. where the flames
centered.
The blaze. police said. started In q
pile Of trash in the basement Of the
four-story apartment house and
spread quickly up the dumb-waiter
shaft.
The fact that the doors of the shaft
were constructed Of metal prevented
the fire from spreading to other apart
ments.
The fourth-noor apartment in
which the Bowser family lived was
damaged badly. while smoke drove
residents Of upper floors from the
building.
Besides Bowser and his father-in-
law, others in their apartment at the
time were Francis lotion, 1s, anc
Bowser's wife, Mildred. --...
Police said the door to the dumb
waiter shaft was opened by Mildred
after she smelled smoke and tried te
find the source.
lotion, it was understood, wa.
burned when he tried to extinguish the
flames and then close the door to the
shaft.
Although quickly brought under con.
troll the fire attracted hundreds Of
curious and tied up trafhc in the
(See FTRE. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-12-25
HERRERA, Ex.PRESIDENT
OF CUBA, IS INJURED
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, December 25.-Alberto
Herrera, So, former President Of Cuba.
spent Christmas day in . hospital
here with four broken ribs and frac-
tured shoulder, the result OF . trafnc
accident.
Witnesses said q truck hit Herrera
Yesterday as he crossed Biscayne
Boulevard, o wide, congested street.
Police hunted the driver.
Herrera, who was President during
reorganization Of the Cuban govern
ment following Gerardo Machados
administration, has been living IN
Miami about q year.,
Evening star., 1936-12-25

Randolph had loaded the truck at
Rosslyn the evening before. prepara-
tory to proceeding to Baltimore yester-
day morning.
PEBBLES said the truck contained
charged steel cylinders Of chlorine gas
and Of ammonia, In addition to several
tons Of iron sulphide. de warned po-
lice that any tampering with the cyl-
inders that might lead to . contact be-
tween the chlorine and ammonia
would result In Q Devastating explo-
sion. The chlorine itself Is poisonous
he stated.
Detective Henry N. Jett Of the head
quarters automobile theft squad and
police Of the fourth precinct are con-
dueting the Investigation.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, December 25.--
Two weeks ago it was thought 5-year-
old Charles Mendenhall might not
live to see his first real Christmas,
Today. however. the youngster was
reveling In collection Of gifts such
as he never before imagined. And
more important than all the gifts
Charles nurses are confident he will
recover now from the dreaded skin
disease, pemphigus.
The son Of . w. p. "A. worker,
Charles was treated to an advance
celebration Of Christmas when his
nurses learned he apparently never
had heard Of the Yulettds celebration
Evening star., 1936-12-25
MRS. ROOSEVELT
VISITS SICK SON
Hurries to Bedside of Frank.
lin, Jr., in Boston
Hospital.
By the Associated Press.

BOSTON, December 25.-The Ma
tion's First Lady hurried here today
from Washington to the bedside Of her
convalescent son, Franklin D. Roose-
welt, jr., to brighten his Christmas day.
Mrs. Roosevelt stepped on q New
York train at the Back Bay Station,
alone, and hastened by taxi to Phillips
House Of Massachusetts, General Hos
pital, to find that her son, recovering
from . streptococcus throat and a
sinus infection, had spent q "comforta-
BILE night and Is improved"
Dressed in q smart gray coat and
red hat, she spoke to no one as she
walked rapidly through the Phillips
House lobby and to her sons room,
carrying q large suit case and another
large bundle.
Fiancee May Pay Visit.
Young Roosevelt. hospital officials
said, is also expecting q visit today
from his fiancee, Miss Ethel du Pont.
It was learned, however, that she can
celed S reservation she had made on
q New York plane due here late to-
day.
Franklin, jr., q Harvard senior, had
planned to spend the holiday at the
White House. where the Roosevelt
family gathered yesterday. but his
physicians declared he was not strong
enough to make the trip.
A source close to his case said q
(see MRS. ROOSEVELT, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-12-25
DAUGHTER IS BORN
TO DUCHESS OF KENT

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 25.- The
Duchess of Kent, wife Of the late King
George VS. youngest son, gave birth
today to . daughter, her second child.
The Christmas baby was born at
Belgrave road, town home Of the Duke
and Duchess Of Kent.
An ofhcial announcement Of the
birth said both the mother and daugh-
ter were doing well.
The duchess was attended by DR.. w.
Gilliatt, DR.. Z. A. Cow and DR.. H. A.
Richards.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Like millions of other fathers and
grandfathers throughout the country
today, President Roosevelt was awak-
ened from q sound sleep soon after
dawn by the yelling and romping of
several wide-eyed grandchildren. who
were looking for Santa Claus and
what he had left for them during the
night.
President Roosevelt was not in the
least annoyed or surprised at this
early awakening. As has been a Gus
tom since the first Roosevelt grand
child was old enough to know about
Santa Claus, it has been the practice
on Christmas eve for all of the grand
children, as well as the grown-ups Of
the Roosevelt family, to hang their
Evening star., 1936-12-25
LINDBERGH FAMILY
SPENDS QUIET HOLIDAY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WEALD, Kent, England, December
25.-The Lindbergh family-the colo
mel, Mrs. Lindbergh and little JON
devoted its Christmas celebration to .
quiet time at home today.
They gathered for domestic OBJ
servance in their rural retreat at
Seven Oaks, in contrast to the day q
year ago aboard . ship bound from
their native land to the country they
have adopted Is home.
Since their arrival the Lindberghs
have settled into the life Of this SOM
nolent Kent village 30 that they have
at least . nodding and smiling &C
quaintance with each inhabitant.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
|CAP|TAL OBSERVES
D0Y0USCHR|STMAS::
|SALES RECORD SET
Stores Report Unprece-
dented Activity-PostaI
Volume High.
PRESIDENT VOICES
APPEAL FOR PEACE
Special Significance of This Yule.
tide Season Is Cited
in Broadcast.

After 1885 rehearsals the Capital
joined with the world today In enact
ing that long-awaited lavish drama,
Merry Christmas" as an audience Of
one-a pack-weary, foot-sore old man
in fur-trimmed red suit-looked on.
Intefmission COMMENSURATE about
the shattered records for spending
and mailing and the apparent absence
Of q forgotten man, woman or child
indicated the show had been well pro-
duced.
Never have the Capitals stores been
so busy as during the past week.
Al-time postal records have been
shattered, attesting to an an-tims
volume Of Christmas packages, let
ters and cards. The poor, the
homeless and the needy have been
remembered, fed and warmed.
And for the whole of the Western
Hemisphere, President Roosevelt
pointed out in his Christmas eve mes
sage yesterday evening at the com.
munity Christmas tree lighting, it is q
Christmas of special significance.
The people Of the Americas, the
President said to the thousands who
gathered around the tree at dusk and
to millions Of radio listeners, have
this year rendered special tribute to
the spirit Of Christmas"
Faith Pledged Anew.
I'VE have" he said. pledged anew
our faith in the arbitrament of rea.
son and the practice of friendship.
To that faith We bear witness tonight.
May that faith make us happy today
and tomorrow and through all the
coming year"
The President brought to the Ma.
ton from his flreside, where he had
been reading to the Roosevelt children
and grandchildren the old Dickens
Christmas Carol, the message Of the
reformed Old Scrooge, into whose
heart had come the spirit of Christ.
mas.
He also called on his fellow men
to heed the teaching Of the Sermon
on the Mount. which he termed "as
adequate to the needs Of men and
Of nations today as. when it IVES first
proclaimed among the hills above the
Sea Of Galilee"
In such measure as its spirit Is
accepted" he said, men and nations
may lay claim to be seekers after
peace on earth"
Surrounded by members 70 his per.
sonal and oficial families and by
the great, the near great and the
ordinary among Washington's citi.
zens, the President Just at nightfall
pressed a silver switch which turned
the big tree into a blazing symbol OF
Christmas joy and at the same time
signaled to the Nation the ofiicial
beginning Of the yuletide season.
Marine Band Plays.
A half hour of Christmas music
by the United States Maine Band
preceded the arrival of the President
and his party. In the opening prayer
Rev. Oscar F. Blackwelder asked for
the blessing of world peace in a
troubled world.
The President was introduced as
"the greatest and most beloved man
in America" by Melvin c. Hazen,
president of the Board of District
Commissioners, chairman Of the ma.
| tional committee in charge of the
celebration.
Before pressing the button which
lighted the tree, the President paused
(See CHRISTMAS, Page A-s)
Evening star., 1936-12-25

FOREIGN.
War possibility over Spanish situation
considered serious. Page Al
NATIONAL.
Arthur Brisbane, noted journalist.
dies. Page AL
Coal producers to discuss new control
measure. Page Al
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Mrs. Roosevelt goes to hospital to cheer
convalescent son. Page Al
Records broken BY. yule activity here.
needy are aided. Page AL
Three dead, several hurt in Virginia
Yule Academia. Page B-1
Citizens hail engineers offer to widen
Old Georgetown road. Page B-l
Gingell confesses participating In muir
der, police announce. Page B-l
Retirement system for non-ciyil serv-
ice workers planned. Page 8-1
Christmas day workers get part holt-
day. Page D-1
Junior Hsdassah opens convention
today HAes III
: = 49, a. b.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Two hurt - three-alarm blaze sweeps
through apartment. Page Al
Candlelight professions mark hospital
Yule Observance. Page AS
200 children board battleships to
greet Santa. Page As
SPORTS. ,'
winners Of Bowl grid games selected
by Williamson system. Page B-4
Ruth's naming Of home run shot In
1882 world series recalled. Page ,B-4
willis Britt proved slick hight pilot
handling Brother Jimmy. Page BIS
Cox, kept home by wifes illness. may
lose Rider team berth. Page B-5