Evening star., 1941-12-28
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Deaths of the Year

harbor at Scapa Flow the month after
Britain and Germany went to war.
An airplane crash was fatal to Vichy's
War Minister, Gen. Charles Huntziger,
81, who signed the German armistice in
behalf of his country.
History repeats. The Earl of Suffolk,
IS, was fatally bombed on duty. He had
succeeded to the title when II years old
at the time his dad was killed in World
War l. Now his son. age 6, succeeds him.
Bombs know no classes. Killed in the
bombing of his home was Josiah Baron
Stamp, go. railroad fnancier and eco
nomic adviser to the government.
Taps sounded for Seth Flint. 80. whose
bugle call at Appomattox ended the
Civil War; for William Constant Wheeler.
90, last son of soldier in the American
Revolution, and for Cen Paul Rollet,
72, World War hero and president Of
the French veterans organization. The
Smashed Faces.
The fingers Of Ignace Jan Paderewski.
80. most famed pianist of his time. were
stilled. His last days were saddened by
seeing the Poland of which he was once
Premier again battlefield.
Final decisions were written for Louis
Dembitz Brandeis "a, and Willis Van
Devanter, 81, retired justices of the Su-
preme Court Reed Smoot, former long
time Senator from Utah and co-author
of the Smoot- -Hawley tariff, died in the
spring.
Death retired President Pedro Aguirre
Cerda, 81, of Chile. Former King AL
fonso of Spain. Mario Garcia Menocal,
"a, twice President Of Cuba; former
Queen Natalie of Serbia, 50, and Pra-
iodhipok of Sukhodaya, Al, former King
of Siam, died.
Final Curtain.
On the big night Of the Metropolitan
Opera-the opening night-the man who
was to have conducted, Gennaro Papi.
54. failed to appear. He had put down
his baton but few hours before. Dur
ing the year the curtain fell for:
Agnes Ayres. AZ, leading lady Of THE
Sheik"; Cordeha Macdonald, SO. the
original Little Eva of Uncle Toms
Cabin: Joe wanna Buy a Duck?"
Penner, 36; Lewis Maurice Fields, "a.
comedian; Helen Morgan, 36, torch
singer; Irene Franklin. 65, music come
dienne of World War days.
The production closed for two veteran
producers-Daniel Frohman. SO, and
Sam H. Harris, SO.
The list of golden names that will
never again appear on a check Is
d.. A.. ~ k1.,efv
They include:
Simon Guggenhein, "a. copper tycoon;
Edward Aloysius Cudahy. ST., 81, meat
packer; Howard Heinz, 63. founder Of
"57 Varieties; Sir Herbert Samuel Holt,
IS, one of Canada's wealthiest: Baron
Austin, IA, midget car manufacturer;
Frederick John Fisher, 63. auto body
manufacturer.
George Blumenthal, 83, international
banker; Arthur c. James. IA, railroad
empire builder: Harry Content, 80, dean
of Wall Street brokers'; Harvey Crowley
Couch, SO, utilities man and Arkansas
wealthiest citizen, and William Rhodes
Davis. So, the oil worlds mystery man" |"
Chicagos multimillionaire Mccormick
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Grigsby Mccormick, 30, co-founder OF
Kappa Sigma at the University Of Vir-
ginia, and Harold Fowler Mccormick.
opera patron, whose first wife, the late
Edith Rockefeller Mccormick, was the
senior John D. Rockefeller's daughter.
His second wife was Gamma Walska.
opera singer; her fifth husband. Harry
Grinden- Matthew, 81, "death-ray" in
ventor, also died.
/ Other scientists of note whose work is
finished include Sir Frederick G. Bant-
, ing. 40, the Canadian co-discoverer OF
insulin, and Carleton Ellis, 64, whose in
ventions helped develop the plastic in
J dustry.
The stars were dimmed for Dr. Annie
Jump Cannon, II, the worlds leading as
, tronomer; DR.. Daniel Walter Morehouse.
/. "A. astronomer and president Of Drake
!. University, and DR.. John Stanley Plas-
/. kett, rs, for whom two stars, "Plasketts
| Twins" were named.