The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, December 25, 1925, Page 1, Image 1

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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY. MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 192
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MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS SAY
WE WHO LABORED LAST NIGHT
That You Might Sleep lit Safety While Santa j CUhs Came and
' Z '.-; ;r Went We Sat at Desks; Wafting
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BRITISH ASSERTlOrJ
DROVE!! ft
BieeESTlH HISTORY
I
Yuletide Saint Staggers Un
der Weight of Heavy Load
of Presents
POOR NOT FORGOTTEN
Bnylnp In Chicago Estimated at
" Over $00,000,000; Vice Pres
' Went Dawes Among
' Ijte Shopper
CHICAGO, Dc, 24. (By Asso
ciated Press.) Santa piaus came
"to'"' Chicago tonight ' staggering
under the weight of a pack val
ued' at -between $90,000,000 and
$100,000,000 the most costly
Christmas in the city's history.
The; great dotfntouwn .department
stores closed their doors at the
end of the final rush with the an
nouhcemnet that they have 4one
a Christmas business between
,?r0,000.000 and $55,000,000. It
wusi- estimated that the smaller
stories throughout the city have
duplicated the amount.
In the midst of the city's hun
dred million dollar Christmas, the
poor have not been forgotten and
hundreds of welfare societies to-
,night made arrangements tT feed
thousands of hungry and homeless
tomorrow while other organisa
tions expected to distribute gifts
to thousands of poor children.
Among the last minute shop
pers in the downtown business
district Vice President Dawes was
found by a newspaper reporter in
a ' am with ten thousand ' other
last minute shoppers at State and
Madison streets, the "world's
busiest corner."
Dawes informed the reporter
that be was hunting a thingama
Jig". for his son that he had for
gotten to get.
PARIS, Dec. 24l (By Associ
ated Press.) Santa Claus slipped
into Paris tonight on what pro
mised to? be one of the'-gayest
Christmas eve's pre-war days.
All the big theaters were sold
out and the caberets and restau
rants" were crowded also. Great
crowds . swarmed -the boulevards
from late afternoon. '
The American ambassador My
ron T.! HerrickV speaking before
v the'Cfhristmas eveluncheon of the
American club said:
I thlnkMt we were to make a
tsh for Premier Briand, we
might wish he would get some
thing in his stocking as a Christ
i:; as present, that some one would
put a wand in his stocking which
-would let him do what Hamilton
in. the words of.' Daniel Webster
was able to do 'he smote the rock
of national resources "; and the
abundant " streams ' of revenues
gushed forth. "V'-
D0RN. Holand, Dec- 24. (By
Associated ? Press. ) Howling
winds shook the trees around the
former emperor's chateau tonight
but Christmas cheer radiated from
lighted" windows, and . safe and
snug inside, William Hohenzollern
himself directed the minutest de
tails of preparations for tomor
row's festivities. This is the
eighth Christmas which the form
er war, lord has spent away from
Germany in exile, but visited fre
quently "by old comrades and ap
parently is thriving on bis forced
sojourn abroad. Tomorrow the
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SHERIFF IS INDICTED
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CHARGES BROUGHT FORTH BY
LYNCHING OF NEGRO
CLARKSDALE. Miss., Dec. 24.
. (By Associated ; Press.)
Sheriff A. W. Glass of Coahama
ounty and three of his deputies
were indicted today by the grand
jury Investigating the lynching
here Saturday night of Lindsley
Coleman, negro.
Four men are in jail under mur
der charges in connection with
the slaying of the negro who was
shot to death a few minutes after
a'jury declared him not guilty of
murdering Grover C. Nichols.
plantation store manager.
SANTA LOSES MISSIVES
SANTA CLAUS, INDIANA, RE-
CE1VES MANY LETTERS
SANTA CLAUS. Hid., Dec.
-24'. By Associated 'Press.)
The Christmas' hope of scores
of: young believers in Santa
Claus; ;f rom . Maine " to Mexico,
lay buried tonight in the post
office of thts little hamlet.
t Jext. week S. O. Martin, post
master will ship to the dead
letter office the missives which
found, their way to the only
Village In the United , States
Which ; bears the name of the
Yuletide aaint. Despite efforts
of the postal workers to inter
cept Santa Claus letters, several
.hundred of them Unvariably
land here. ' -
rThe ivillage-named by Ger
man toymakers who settled
here. 75-years ago, is In Spencer
.county, a few miles from Abra
ham Lincoln's boyhood home.
It has so railroad, - no side
walks, electric lights, movies.
.'or soda fountains. '
Christmas morning. ' .
Hands of the clock have, just passed midnight, as we sit here at
the copy desk, playing traffic officer with the news people write with
theif lives.
Children of the city sleep. Here and there, devoted parents touch,
V th a final caress of affection, the presents that are to make glad
e h shine. :
Santa Claus, so the good folks say, is now at the climax of his
Joy, carrying down -chimneys throughout this land, his great bag
of presents, important, because they are tokens of unbounded affec
tion. Streets are deserted, save for last late revelers. . In confidence
of joy on the morn,- the counrty sleeps as the hands of the clock
creep, on. - ' "... j'
Why can the world sleep tonight without fear? How can the
multltodions, petty worries! of the year be so completely cast to
one side? i - -
Thieves prowl on Christmas eve. Tragedy's keenest stah oft times
marks the black hours before' dawn. Does not this vast city lie
. .y ' ' -- open prey for the theif and the
McMAHAN suit will
TEST FEES OF COURT
TO EJfJtflV COLLECT! OF
moxkyVfrom corxtir
Validly of Sams 1'aid Justice
Court to Re Target of
f Trial Case
Declaring that he would-jlnstl-tute
a suit within the next few
days to test the validity of the
laws authorizing payment by the
county of, cerain fees claimed by
the justice court, Circuit Judge L.
H. McMahan, acting as a private
citizen, yesterday announced that
he would take this action - to en
join the collection of the money
from the county. An opinion
handed down Wednesday by At
torney General Van Winkle held
that the claims for the fees in
question were legal and should be
paid.
; The opinion was asked of the
attorney general following a state
ment by Judge McMahan that the
Salem justice court was - asking
fees 'that the county could not le
gally be expected to pay. j The
questioned claims were fori filing
docket. entries and transcripts.
f'Of bills aggregating $214, the
justice of. the peace is demanding
$114 to which he is no. entitled."
Judge McMahan said yesterday in
commenting on the case. i'"The
opinion of the attorney general has
not changed my opinion concern
ing these illegal claims. j I .
r'I will see to it that a suit to
enjoin the payment of these, bills
is filed, within a" few days and
then the county will be able to
decide definitely who is right;
"I know it Is unusual foe an of
ficial to make this kind of a fight
but I did. not forfeit my rights as
a citizen by being elected to of
fice. Somebody has to fight this
way occasionally to the end that
taxes may not become utterly un
bearable and, as luck will have it.
the I responsibility of seeing - this
through falls on me.-
"Besides, I have had vast exper-
ence in these things." .
Judge t McMihan reiterated his
declarations to a Statesman repre
sentative last night and said that
be would take action on the case
early next week.
RICH STRIKE IS REPORTED
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MAM3IOTH DEPOSITS OF SIL
VER AND LEAD FOUND
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 24 (By
Associated Press.) The Idaho
Daily Statesman will say Friday
morning that it had been informed
througu unquestionable sources
of the $100,000,000 silver and
lead strike iu the miing regions
near Clayton, 65 miles north of
Mackay, Idaho.
Mackay is at the end of a branch
tine .- extending westward . . from
Black foot across the desert and
into the Lost Hiver valley.
Strike at. the Livingston mine
was' made. December 16 and an
nouncement ' has been withheld
from publication since that date,
the Statesman is informed.
Twenty-two hundred feet below
the apex, between the point of
tunnel contact with the apex, the
Statesman has learned, tne vein
was located through a number of
shafts and prospect tunnels. The
tunnel was driven in 100 feet, ad
vices state, and was turned during
the last 50 or 75 feet in order to
strike the vein.
'lUpon, striking-the vein a cross
cut was raaae wmcu nieasureu j
feet wbitn a steel tape, and' a
general - sampler under nre tested
dO ounces ol -silver to the ton ana
52 per cent lead.
BANDITS tirlT Pftf ROLL
947.DOO TAKEN, GUARD SLAIN;
- REWARD OFFERED
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 24. (By
Associated Press.) s-The - Pitts
burgh Terminal Coal company to
night posted a reward ot 15,000
tor the return - of- its, $?,
Christmas payroll taken today. In
a raid n toe eompanys pay car
by six bandits wno killed one
guard and wounded another. An
additional reward of:Sl,00O each
tor the capture of the robbers,
dead or alive, was offered by the
concern. j The holdup, occurred at
Moljenauer, a small mining town
near here, and the bandits escaped
In an autmobile.
I. L. Gump, 50, guard, died two
hours after the holdup with
rifle bullet in his abdomen. The
second guard, Francis : Mahoney
was rendered uneonscious when
struck jn the head with a black
jack but is expected to recover.
gunman?
Out in the night, walking
dreary streets, the watchman plod
faithfully down their beats. At
home, they. toof have families,
families e::ger for the thrill of a
daddy f present in the last hours
of preparation for Santa's coming.
That you may sleep, free from
care, they plod on and. perchance,
should some belated Christmas
arrival come , hurrying past, the
cheery call "Merry Christmas"
would break , the silence, and fade
into indistinctness.
. Hands of the clock reach the
hour of one.
House breakers prowl ' on
Christmas morn. A tapping
Rounds near your window. A
black shadow is cast in sinister
outline against the wall. You
reach for the phone.
It is Christmas morn.
At their desks is the exchange.
Belle O'RieUy and Nina Minton
sit. They too have homes, have
families, eager for their presence
In the morn. Gifts for them lie
.wrapped, waiting for their com
ing. One of them answers your
call of alarm. Because you might
need ber, she sits waiting, wait
ing while Santa Claus comes and
Santa Claus goes.
At his desk in headquarters.
Sergeant George Edwardsvsits. It
is Christmas morning for him too.
Yet under his deft .handling the
.strength of the city's police force
leaps into action at your call of
alarm. And should your message
be not too urgent, you would prob
ably hear that happy phrase "Mer
ry Christmas." before your receiv
er was placed. - '
As far away as your phone lie
men sleeping lightly, jsorae not
Sleeping at aii.""jear-. inem suB04i. uic wurm lainine -was pass
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fire trucks and equipment, ready
to flash into screaching streaks,
and blaring lights in the dark, in
answer to your summons. For
them, too, it Is Christmas morn as
they sit, boots and helmits with
in reach . should ; Santa Claus
stumble and flames spring from
the midst of your celebration.
And the telegraph wires are
open, ready to carry, if need be,
your message of Joy or sorrow, to
the ends of the earth.
Two indistinct strokes of the
cotrrt house clock mark the hour
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ESJfjat
Christmas i the day we keep in eomtnemora I on of
may find in Him both temporal well-being and eternal .-
people everjnenere.
To me it mean, also', a time for the refurbithiiifi of ideals. Ideah are vhat n-e live by.
There is danger that an a man meets the disillusionment of life he may permit his ideals tr bc
eowe tqrnithed, or he may lose them altogether. Chri'tman affords opportunity to take fresh
hold upon the ideal.
The ideal is above priee. It means the difference Letvicn meeesn avd failure; the difference
between a noble life ami an ignoble career; and sometime it means the difference. Itetween life and
death. The. ideal is of snpremf 'importance became once acquired nothing but n moral revolution
in a man can change it'. The ideal dominate a man's life, determines his character, and fires his
relationships among hie fellows.
The Cnristmas season supplies a perfect illustration of the ideal. The vnse men, looking up
ward and pressing onward, vers led by the star out of the ilezcrt into Jerusalem, yhen they fol
lowed the star again until U brought them to Bethlehem. Then they followed it in. Bethlehem
vntil they came to the manger where in the-Chitd lay.
The ideal is like the star of Bethlehem. It has value for ns in proportion as it is high enough
above vs to keep us looking, upward ail the time and for evovgh before its to kicp ns struggling
oi'ward to the end of life. It a very poor ideal that ive con ever overtake, and it is a great mis
fortune for one ever completely to realize his ideal. For, when he does, his progress stops. I like
ta think of life as a continuous unfolding, a daily progress tmcards higher levels. The Christmas
season emphasizes the saying of the wise rnan in the Bofik of Proverbs, "The path of the jiust is
as the. shining light that shine th more and more untu tne perfect day.'"
Not only is there this general exhortation at Christmas time to cultivate the ideal, but every
individual lias opportunity to make the particular applications which his life needs. For me
there are three principles, or laws of living, flowing aown from this general Cnristmas illumina
tion of the ideal. y , J
One is the law of service, as the measure of greatness. The One born on Christmas came
"not to be ministered unto but to minister" He said, "Whoso would be greatest among yon, let
him be servant of all." It was true in times past, is true now, and ever will be true, that he is
greatest tvho does the most good. The human measure of a life is its income; the Divine' measure
of a life is its outgo. Not what we accumulate and keep, like a stagnant pool, but what we add to
the sutn-total-of human happiness, like a flowing spring, makes great "It is more blessed to
give than to receive." j
Another is the law of I sacrifice, the means by wnich the spirit of service expresses itself.
The Babe in the manger grew, to manhood, and "gave his life a ransom for many." He hesitated
not to give "the last full measure of devotion." Not our convenience but the world's need is the
standard of service. ' Hen will serve while it is pleasant to do so, but Christmas says that we must
go beyond that. "U'Aat do ye more than others?" is the challenge. He who was born 1925 years
ago in Bethlehem, and who may be bom again in onr hearts at th'S itme, said, "He that seekelh
his life shall lose it, and he that loseth his life shall find it."-- Wendell Phillips has a fine passage
in confirmation of this. He says that the multitudes by taking thought of themselves sink into
nameless graves, while the few "forget themselves into immortality" ;
The third application is the law of love, which is the taio of .life. The Babe of Bethlehem
brought a new conception of lave into the world. The love known to the world before his birth
was limited to tne relationships beticeen husband and teife,' parent and ehildrent and friend and
friend. In Christ, however, the world experienced a love as , boundless as the sea fa love so
limitless t hut no one can travel beyond its reach. This new love Is giving mankind a new heart.
It is not blind, but penetrates, the dark places with light. It rists the sick-chamAcr with cheer;
it penetrate the prison cell vrith hope; it points out the weak places in the armor of boasting
. strength. This kind of tare begets, love. Heart answereth unto heart. "We love him because ne
first loved ti$" hasbeen written of everyone whom the world has ever loved. Love is a growing
force in the world because it i the only weapon against which there is no shield. In the closing
chapters of his work on the 'French Revolution Corlyle calls attention to an important truth. He
saps that thought it stronger than artillery parks, cud at the last mould the world ke soft clay.
Tken he adds that back of thought is love. Carlyle is right. 'Thought is mightier than force,
but only because it'is nurished and supported by hve. Thought- looks up' to lore a the flower
opens to the mn.. -i i . ... j , . :,- . ' "... ! - : '.
These, Hen, are thoughts for Christmas? Let every man'hUve a worthy ideal of life; and
let him express, that ideal in forms of service, inspired by love, and measured by sacrifice.
' "- ' ' ' ' ' . NOKMAk'K. TULLY.
Charges, Made That United
States Sought to Restrict
Wheat Production
RUBBER MONOPOLY AIRED
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Statement by Inlon Morning
Vast Is Made While Defend
lug Charges of English
Rublier C'omliliie '
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. (By
Associated Press) S ecretary
Hoover contradicted today an as
sertion Jiy the. London Morning
Post which said while defending
the British monopoly of rubhet,
that the United States government
l'ad itself songht to restrict wheat
production at a time of workl
need. S
"The London Morning Pqst
seems to be misinformed when lit
states that the United States gov
ernment endeavored to restrict
wheat production in the face of-h,
starving world." said Mr. Hoover.'
"The facts are that in 1917 con
gress, in order to supply the allies
jmd the starving world guaranteed
the price of wheat .to the Ameri
can larmers. Under the guarantee
BC RUUI a lien
52.000,0jo
in the 19 is
cres, and in
the . normal yield of
ncres was expanded i
crop to 64,000,000 acres
the 1919 crop to 76,000,000 acreB.
An enormous surplus resulted. I
"The British government after
the armistice n 1918. however,
very naturally turned to the large
accumulation of cheaper wheat
v-'hich had been- held back in Aus
tralia and the Argentine. In con
sequence the American govern
ment was compelled to buy largo
amounts of wheat in order to
make good its guarantee.
"The surpluses were disposed of
to starving countries in Europe, a
large proportion of them in actual
charity and the remainder were
sold on credit which under sub
sequent debt settlements ' proved
to. have been about 50 per cent of
what the wheat cost the American
government.
"The American government has
never passed any legislation re
stricting production. This slory
probably originates from the fact
that the department of agriculture
a year after the armistice and
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td. did warn the American farmer
that there was an overproduction
ot wheat in the world and that
they should get hack to normal.
Such overproduction proved true
and under it the American farmer
for at least two years sold his
wheat to Europe for lws than the
cost of production."
FINANCE PROBLEM SHELVED
PARIS, Dec, 2 4. (By Assci
ated Press.) Both the senate and
chamber adjourned this morning
until Monday with the financial
problem still far from settled.
Christmas iHeans
the hirth
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Silent night! fHolylnight!
All is calm, all
Kound yon virgin, mother ; and child,
jgL Holy infant, so
t or i.
13 oieep m neavemy peace, sieepm neavemy peace.
POOR CHILDREN S GLEE
RINGS THROUGH ARMORY
MORE THAN 30O SHOUT
T-x GREETINGS TO SANTA
Toys and Candy Enough for All
at Elks-Salvation Army
BHgh Party
Fights and sports held at the
Salem Armory gave way last night
to a grand Christmas tree party
for the city's children. Salem
Elks, Salvation Army and the
Bligh Theatre played hosts.
So jolly grew the party as the
program drew to a close that
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Co ifle
of onr , Savior. All mankind
Christii'tis mean that to all
is bright ,
tender and mild.
HOLIDAY CHEER SPREAD
THROUGHOUT TERRITORY
LATE CALLS FOR HELP KEEP
"--TELEPHONES" BUST
If Families Have Been Overlooked
Officials Ask That They
Be Informed
Statesman phones rang until
late last night with renewed of
fers of food and money for the
u?e of the Associated Charities in
guaranteeing a cheery Christmas
to all worthy families.
For three hours one member
of the staff was kept busy con
necting last minute calls with the
Hource of supply. Generous as
sistance of persons in the Salem
territory lias proved adequate to
meet all known demands, and
this final request is made;
If anyone knows of a worthy
family whose hed.s have been
overlooked, a phone call will
bring a good supply of food
Calls should be directed to Mra.
John A. Carson of the Associated
Charities, who last night author
ized this paper to make this an
nouncement. Generosity of two people in this
section is amply attested in gifts
volunteered for this work, com
ing as they have without direct
.solicitation. ' Every dollar and
every article of food and toys
have been turned over to the As
sociated Charities , by this papr,
which has been happy to serve us
the medium of publicity in this
worthy work.
Christmas is doubly happy for
those who have in this way shared.
their bounty with others who
would have had a dismal day in
deed were it not for these grac
ious offerings.
CUPID IS BUSY TODAY
EIGHT MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED YESTERDAY
At least 16 people are happy to
day and celebrating a Merry
Christmas. '
fcignt marriage licenses were
issued yesterday by U. G. Boyer,
Marion county clerk, la an un
precedented run on Cupid's sec
retary. The marriages are to take
place today.
Those applying for licenses
were:
.. Rooert White Kelly, Salem
talesman and Ada E. Vest, 191
South Commercial street: Cecil E
Kernes, engineer, 633 Ferry street
and Josephine Cook of Salem; Ar
mold C. White, farmer, and Viola
Kendell, both of Route 4, Salem;
Dr. -Carl W. Emmons, Engle apart
ments, and Alice C. Lindle, 712
Hoyt street, Portland; Chester H.
Hayes, Port Angeles, Wash., and
Lena Mae Stover, 331 North Lib
erty street; Lourey D. McLane,
logger of Portland, and Lillian V,
Solie of ' Silvertod ; Roy E. Mar-
chant, mechanicsSalem. Route 6,
and Bertha Krehbiel ' of - Pratum ;
Lowell M. Gardner, Yamhill lum
berman, and Mary Bloojn, Salem,
Route 4..
. Lane county built Z miles ma
cadam road this year, having 360
mues la all. ,
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FOILED BANK BANDITS
FLEE WITH CHEER FUND
YOUTHS HOLD SCOTTS MILLS
CASHIER AT BAY
Alarm Broadcast in Search for
Three GnnimeQ Surprised j
; Boring Holdnp
f
In an unsuccessful attempt jto
rob the Scotta Mills State bank at
noon Thursday, three youthful
bandits escaped in an automobile
after getting only $30 and after
holding J. O. Dixon, cashier,! a
prisoner for 45 minutes. A tel
ephone operator at Marquam later
saw the three men In a car speed
ing north through that town. No
other reports indicating what di
rection the bandits may have tak
en has been received by the serl-
iff's office here. The money tak
en was collected In the bank) as
a community Christmas fund jfor
poor children of the district.
The three robbers, all between
20 and 5 years old, entered the
bunk shortly after it had been
closed at 12 o'clock. They were
all said to have been heavily
armed. Surprising Dixon, the
cashier, as he was working on
books in the rear of the bank, the
men demanded that he open the
vault giving them access to the
cash). Dixon explained that the
time lock on the vault had been
set and that it woufd! not open j
until 1 o'clock. After testing the
door the three men decided io
wait until that "time, andheld
Dixon covered, preventing the
spread of aa alarm. ;'
At about 12:45, JI. C. DixOn.
teller at the bank, returned. As
he opened the front door he Was
met by one of the bandits. "St-k
up your hands. Come . in here,"
Dixon - was commanded. Instead
ot eoniplying with the order the
teller turned and ran down the
street. The highwaymen, know
ing that an alarm would be given,
fled from the bank and sped away
in a Chevrolet touring car. They
are' said to hare taken the hank
arsenal, with them. The guns
taken include a double-barrel
sawed-off shotgun, one .25-.35
rifle, a .32 revolver and .38 re
volver. '-. A v . . -" '
The sheriffs office here Wai
notified of the robbery at once
and Deputy Sheriffs Bert Smith
and Roy Bremmer left for Scott
Mills at once. The. 22-mile run
was made in less than 30 minutes.
News of the holdup was spread to
all valley-points and officers in all
towns are on f tie watch for the
men. .'
: Two of the bandits wore light
suits and one was dressed In over
alls. One of them Is sandy haired
with freckles, one light and, .the
other dark. All wore brown hats.
SIURCHERS C03UJ FOREST;
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f HOLLISTER, Cal.; Dee. 2l.L
The search for Harry Masoney, 21
Hoi list er high school pupil .who
became lost in a blizzard while
hunting, bear , la the ' high 'Sierras
near Groveland last Friday, was
abandoned tonight by forest rang
ers and volunteer searchers. He
Sa believed to- have died of expos
ure and W buried under snov, l
ft.
I
Salem JailJBreaks Record by
Semrig Special; Dinner'
to Prisoners'!: 'V::.v.
1M
CITY RESTS t IN
PEACE
In Reverence, Birth ill; Bethlehem
" B Marketf Lighted Tree
- an' FamlljrRetaldBs
8antaXlaus' Wake '.,'"f
An atmosphere i of j gdod . will,
of friendliness, and o jollity will .
pervade state and cityinatitutions
today. At each j one ,; it special
Christmas dinnef has .! been ar
ranged. Programs: have . been,
held or will be held today In revr
erence ot the" Birth,' 4 Bjethlehem
one thousand, iUne hundred and
twenty-five years go, this day.
At the one tlmei. btr jthe yea?
when' enmity, is forgotten and
amity reigns throughout Chris- '
tendora, those held, behind steel
bars for violations of the law will
not be regarded as representative -of
crime, but as fellow human !e
ings, having a right, to share ; iff
the general spreading of happU
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Frank Minto, chief of Salem pc4
lice, Is planning a Chrlstmaa dini
ner, for the - nine men lodged In
the city bastlle. This la the first
tithe in. history that the city prisf
oners have been served a Christ
mas, dinner, according to officer 4
Who; have ben Jong In the .clty'i
service: Vp. ' i ..
; llenu'fer the cityprUoners will
consist of roast beef , mashed poj
tatoes and gravy,- baked aweet-pbi "
tatoesV bread, butter, tea and cofj r
fee. fruits, nuts, candy, trimming -and
mince pie. , --
Inmates of the state penitentil
arr will also dine royally. Theli
dinner will Include green tomat
relish, fricasee oT chicken, tea blc
cults, candled sweet potatoes,-eelf
ery, cranberry sauce, stewed tof
matoes In bread, potato and celery
salad, coffee, and hot home-made
mince pie.:- . :-, -:- ; - -
Last night at the state hospital
a dance was held for the patient.
The hall was beautifully decorated
in fitting Christmas colors . Fol
lowing Is the dinner fori today, ai
which 2200 people will) lbs erred i
2560 -pounds of ' chicken, 509
pounds of dressing, '130 gallons
of giblet gravy, 135 gallons, of
mashed potatoes, ,J 40 gallons ot
cabbage salad, .400 j mince -pies; ,.
200 gallons of milk, 500 pooxds -'
ot raisin cake, 360 bunches ot cel
ery, four barrels of; cranberries!;
four barrels of coffee, five barrels
of cider, 100 boxes Staples and
14(10 pounds' of nul'afid popcorh.
A pleasing prograftij was held
last night at the feebW minded
school, - consisting ot j j a. Bleiga
dance song, snow man: dance, a
play, "Garlands ;f arid j fTiowers." .
Jacks, goblins, a piano solo, clock
dance, pantomime, soog. and a
play, "The pixies." l l j
Menu for today's dinner at, the
school win consist Of. rast goose,
cranberry laucer-bakefc fireerp
tatoeai cheese and c,arrost, mince
pie, fruit, nuts, coffW celery,
olives, pickles, candy arid: fruit,
cake. Gifts will be distributed.
Christmas festivities coinjnenc-.
ed Wednesday night at the boya .
training schooL Ut Gilbert, sup
erintendent of the schol; reports
that the morale of the boys -was,
finer than, he haa'seen it before '
The Wednesday night pTogranr
consisted of songs, dancea drills,
and a play, by Miss Mary Gilbert,
aaugnter oi tne superintendent.
nnsimas eve: two .Christ--mas
tree "parties were heldJ " One
Was for the nlor knvof o n a
for the younger. 'The latter wai
held in Tower hall.' Santa Claus
found time to visit both parties:
A "state 4reat." onnttn .
bag of popcorn, a' bag of nuts and
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(Conttsned oa p( ;T.) : 1
WHEN ST. MICK CAUE
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THESE PERSON'S RE5IAIXED
OX DUTY, WAITIXQ v 4
Here is the list of those' who -remained
on daty last night,
guarding your interests, anx-"
ious to make your Chrlstmaa
morn gay; .
Police Headquarters i;
Sergeant George Edwards,
Offlcex's Edwards, - James,
1 Davis, Smart, i , Thomasoa.
. Putnam, WIntersteln, yictor
'' and Wright; . - ' .V
' -, Fire Department u .'
P 1 r e m en lwan, : Trapp,
Faught, Savage, Gesner, Say-.,
age, MeCauley, Olson, John-"
son, Edwards and, White.-
, Telephone Exchange ,
UnUl 10 o'clock) -
Lena Victor Thelmaf Jory
Hilda Berkey, Margaret
Rush Louise Gossman, Hel-
- en Jones, Helen. Wesley pat1 ;
Hardy,- Chrlaslo j Matteaoa
and Blllle ZyeL: . , 4
. (Until 10:30 o'clock). ..
".'JohannA Hollan2, , AlvkaT'
Schnrman. - ' ' "
(All .night) .
r , BeUe O'Bielly, ntn Mla-
ton. " ''
Weatew'Tiovi-r'h.-
Eric Butler.W. A. Carr and f
Edna Schomake, . , r--?i-:.
Morning XewspaperJ
Men of the' nation, news,
editorial, mechanical -, and .
circulation department.
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