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if ! if Season's Greetings ,. The" Oregon - Statesman wishes each of Its readers a llrrry Christmas and cou-' ; tinuance of blessings enjoy ed duriag the past year. Weather Snow or rain today and Saturday, continued cold; Max. Temp. Thursday 41, Mia. 29, river 5.1 feet, rain 04 inch, southwest wind. POUNODD 1651 KICiUTY-SEYENTU YEAR Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, December 24, 1937 Price 3c; Newsstands Se No. 233 to rotest JmbthI .Flag .Draws p Observance of YuletideHere To Be General Week's Church Programs Winding up Christmas Day, Some Sunday Great Preparations for Spreading Cheer Made f by Many Agencies ; The old, old but ever satisfy lng Christmas: itory 'will be brought to Salem people today, tomorrow and Sunday in the final programs that have been the contribution of the many local churches to the Christmas season. ... Supplementing this spiritual Christmas cheer, local welfare agencies and officials of state institutions are making plans for more material demonstrations in token of the nativity. Hundreds of Christmas baskets, largely con taining food, will be delivered today by the Salvation Army and the Red Cross to homes of needy; and the Salem Elks lodge Santa Claus will distribute cheer bas kets of toys and food in its Yule charity work. This morning the State theatre and the Elks lodge will sponsor a 10 o'clock show at the State theatre for needy boys and girls, who received, tickets for this showing yesterday. Later these children will march to the Elks temple ) for distribution of toys and candies made possible by the Salem firemen and the Elks. . Special Services In Many Churches Church services in the next three days will Include: A midnight Christmas eve ser vice tonight, at 11:30 o'clock at Saint Paul's Episcopal church. The choir,' under, direction; of Miss Lena Belle Tartar and with i Miss Gladys Edgar "at "" the or gan, will participate and solo parts , will be taken by - Mrs, Louise Robertson, Enoch Maerz, Edward Law and Mrs. Edward Law. : Christmas day masses at St. Joseph's Catholic church will in clude solemn high mass at C ailockwith the adult choir singing directed Jby Mrs. Mary Barton; mass at 7:30 o'clock with special carols by the arad eny boys; mass at 9 o'clock with music by the academy girls; and another high mass at 10:30 o'clock , with the a d n 14 choir singing. t The American Lutheran church Sunday school will present a beautiful Christmas program to night at 7:45 o'clock, and has two other Yule services--slated, Christmas morning at 11 o'clock and Sunday morning at 11 o'elock, Pastor P. W. : Eriksen announced yesterday. - At Christ Lutheran church, a program " honoring the children will be given tonightat 7:30 o'clock and Christmas morning ' at 6 o'clock a candlelight service will be held, followed by Ger man worship at 9:30 o'clock and English worship at 11 o'clock. Special services will also i be held at 9:30 and 11 o'clock . Sunday. fc- Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock, (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4.) d d i tic s A . . . in the Neu WOONSOCKET, R. L, Dec. 23 -(AVA blaze In a wicker basket at the Kane-Furniture company here today caused $100 fire dam age but resulted In what Leo Lam organ x, store manager, said was 150,000 water damage. The fire set off the sprinkler system. GUTHRIE, Okla., Dec. 23 (AVWilliam Jennings Watson, 36, Fallis, Okla., whose legs have been useless since he suf fered infantile paralysis years "ago, passed a state driver's test here today with a score of 93 out of a possible 100. - "He is one of the best driv ers we ever examined,"' said Charles C. Rice, examiner for the state department of public safety. KANSAS CITY, Kas., Dec. 23- W)-Divorce suits will not be in Santa Claus' bag if District Judge Harvey J. Emerson has anything to do with it. - i "Undoubtedly there are many who would like divorces as Christ mas presents," he said today ' in announcing his holiday ban, "but granting a divorce on Christmas eve appears to be a travesty on the sanctity of home life." FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec.- 23 - Matthew Wiel goss of the University of Wis consin today claimed some sort of hitch-hiking record as he arrived to attend the collegiate aquatic forum. Wielgosz said be- made the SlOO-mile hitch-hike here in 72 hours, averaging about 80 miles uvur. .atsAjr.x'.arsk. CHILDREN ENJQY LIONS' CHRISTMAS PARTY ' - ' - ' a4 A ' ai M Typical of the activities of Salem civic clubs and other groups in making Christmas a merry time for children of Salem and vicinity was the Lions club's annual party in the First Methodist church social rooms Tuesday night. There was a big turkey dinner, Santa Clans appeared in the person of Harry Scott, Justice George Rossman presided and, as shown in the picture, "Timber," the performing dog, showed his best tricks at the bidding of his master, R. Porter Conger. This and other entertainment was arranged "by Tommy Hoxie. "I think I'm dreaming," said one delighted little girt. Ford Will Appeal Decision of NLRB Order to Reinstate 29 of Former Employes Given Following Hearing DETROIT, Dec. 23. -(ff) The Ford Motor company, ordered by the National Labor Relations board to reinstate 29 employes and to stop discouraging its employes from union membership, announc ed tonight it would appeal the de cision to the United States circuit court of appeals. Leaders of the United Automo bile Workers of America, CIO af filiate, whose campaign to organ ize the 150,000 Ford employes led to filing of the NLRB complaint, hailed the decision as a "victory of the union" and as one of "great est significance." , The Ford company's only com ment was contained In a brief statement which Baid: "The decision of the board Is based on prejudice. It is not founded on the facts In the rec ord. It is wrong and unjust. The company will appeal the decision to the United States circuit court of appeals." Louis Colombo, sr.. Ford com pany attorney, said it was unde termined yet whether an immed iate appeal would be taken, or whether the company would wait until the labor board sought a court order to enforce its demands on the company. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 3. The National Labor Relations board, deciding today that the Ford Motor company violated the Wagner labor disputes act, de (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1.) Jane Goldade Is Handed $5(10 Fine SILVERTON, Dec. 23 Jane Goldade, 73, was handed the maximum penalty and a severe lecture when she appeared in Justice Alf O. Nelson's court here this forenoon. On charges of selling liquor to minors and selling liquor without a license, the woman was fined f 500 and sentenced to six months in jail on each count But because she was old and feeble and suf fering from a heart ailment. Jus tice Nelson suspended the jail sentence and placed the woman under five years probation. 'Your crime is one of the worst because it strikes ; at the foundation of society," the Judge said. "When you sold to the chil dren you did not consider their health. But because you are old and feeble we will suspend your jail sentence and instead give yon a five year parole It was brought out in court that the woman had been selling' wine to school pupils in Salem, at her home near Parrish junior high. chboard Ruling in 1930 Not Applicable Says Moody A 1930 Oregon supreme court decision that held certain types of punchboards legal appeared as a lucky number to would-be oper ators under city license here yes terday until Special Prosecutor Ralph E. Moody issued a new pro nouncement and rendered their draw a ; blank. The prosecutor said he didn't deem the 1930 de cision applicable. The court ruled definitely that the checkerboard type of punch board was not a gambling or lot tery device and therefore was le gaL : ; "Every court that has ever passed upon these punchboards has held them to be lotteries," Moody asserted, on the other hand. "I don't think that that de cision Is applicable to these boards Martin Releases Text of Charges By AFL Leaders Governor Charles H. Martin released Thursday the text of a letter from AFL officials which asked an investigation into wheth er the national labor "relations board had influenced Inman Poulsen mill employes to favor the CIO in a plant election re cently held under auspices of the governor. It quoted a "special bulletin" alleged to have been circulated by the CIO officials and Charles W. Pope, regional director of the NLRB. It was quoted in part: ". . . He (Hope) said the board itself holds that we are still em ployes of the plant and the way he can see it we would be en titled to return to work with a recommendation . from the board for , back pay and this should J) determined within the next 10 or 12 days." The letter said Hope had re fused to confirm or deny the statement, and continued: "The spectacle, sir, of a fed eral agency presumed to be im partial dangling such vicious, poi soned bait as 'back pay' in front of the idle workers is as stagger lng as it is reprehensible. . . Did the workers of the Inman PouLsen plant believe that the la bor board would get them back pay and remove the AFL boy cott?" Weather Grounds First Lady; Takes Train to Seattle PORTLAND, Dec. 23-a)-Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived here by transport plane at 11:50 p. m., en route to Seattle to spend Christmas with her daughter, Mrs. Anna Boettiger. The flight, which followed her sudden decision last night to "surprise"- her daughter . who was unable to come to Washington for the holidays, was delayed by storms west of Cheyenne. . A northbound passenger train which was scheduled to leave at 11:30, awaited the plane's arrival The train pulled out 45 minutes later, after the flying first lady and a woman companion pur chased tickets for Seattle. The companion was Mrs. S Evans Hodge of Council Bluffs, Iowa, a passenger on the trans continental plane with Mrs. Roo sevelt. ' McNary Offers Support To Stream Cleanup Bill WASHINGTON. Dec. 23-)- senator Lionergan (i, conn.) said today ; Senator McNary (R, Ore.) had promised : to support him in his efforts to obtain fed eral stream pollution legislation A bill now is pending in a house-senate, conference commit tee, Lonergan said. at all. They are merchandise boards and 1 don't Intend to let them be operated." Backed by the supreme court opinion, however, the rumor ner- sisted that an injunction against interference with the alleeedlv legal type of boards might be de manded, although one -interested attorney conceded that" if the question' were again submitted. the supreme court probably would not rule as it did in 1930. u Advised of Prosecutor Moody's opinion, Mayor V. E. Kuhn de clared the city administration in tended "to abide by the legal ml- lngs on these questions." He said city officials had no Intention of disputing Moody's order, given Wednesday against licensing of (Turn to Page 2, CoL S.) ill Ickets Gone but Loading Delayed Longshoremen Quit After Seamen Protest; Case Is Given to Jury rORTLAXD, Dec. 23-()-An advisory jury in federal court here found against the defend ants tonight in the trial of Ralph Peoples, CIO organizer, and M. A. Walters and Jacob Dexter, union members, charg ed with picketing lumber on the Newport docks in violation of a federal restraining order. The jury, asked by Judge James Alger Fee to decide whether the defendants had been served with the restrain ing order, and whether they thereafter knowingly ignored it In, continued picketing, wnswer ed yes to both questions It set 'damages to the steamer Anna Schafer which was prevented from loading the disputed lum ber at 9209 a day. Judge Fee was expected to hand down a verdict tomorrow. TOLEDO, Ore., Dec. 23-UP)-The steamer Anna Schafer remained unloaded tonight, despite with drawal of CIO pickets from the C. D. Johnson Lumber company dock at Newport. Seamen protested and long shoremen quit work after two hours. Both: awaited Instructions from Portland headquarters. Picketing had continued for more than a week despite a federal court restraining order. At Portland, contempt cases (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1.) Total Cleanup of Mail Is Promised Every incoming package re ceived at the Salem postoffice will be delivered before the postal force calls its work through today Postmaster H; R. Crawford an nounced last night. At the same time he made an appeal for Salem residents who expect to receive mail packages today to be sure that someone is at home to accept the package when the postman calls. Otherwise the package must be returned to the postoffice for a subsequent call, thereby delaying expeditious delivery on the busiest day in the whole year. Patrons will also fa cilitate mailmen's work if they will refrain from calling at the postoffice today. . With 85,000 outgoing letters cancelled at the local postoffice Wednesday, veteran workers at the postoffice say that fully 30, 000 more letters and greeting cards than ever before handled at the Christmas mailing peak went through the office here the first three days of this week. The Wed nesday total brought to 262,500 the letters and cards mailed at the local office In the three-day period. Tuesday's mailing set an all-time record of 95,600 letters and cards. Late Sports HAVANA, Dec. 23-6?VKid Chocolate, former featherweight champion knocked out Johnny Mirabella, of New York, In the fourth round of their ten-round feature bout at the Crystal arena tonight, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23-iP) -Dr, Harold "Brick" Muller, for mer California football star who threw the famed winning touch down. pass to Brodie Stephens in the 1921 Rose Bowl game against Ohio State, revealed today he was refused a pair of tickets for this year's Pasadena clash between California and Alabama. Brick fildn't say , whether he failed to state his university af filiation or whether he mailed his application too late. Seven Injured In2Smashups OnNortlil7th Two Are Seriously Hurt in Crash Demolishing One of Machines Salem Man Is Held Upon Drunk Driving Charge After Two Injured OREGON CITY, Dec. 23-(fl)- Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Thurlow of route 11, Portland, were In the Oregon City hospital with critical injuries and Albert Ernest Ander son, Salem, faced drunken driving charges tonight following a head on collision on the. Pudding river bridge early today. Anderson, who was arrested by State Trooper T. Mitrovich, pleaded innocent in justice court and was ordered held under 11000 bond for trial Tuesday. Mrs. Thurlow, who suffered a fractured skull, fractured pelvis and internal injuries, underwent blood transfusion at the hos pital. Her husband suffered a irac tured nose, fractured sternum and a lacerated face. Two persons were definitely hospitalized, three others received hospital treatment and one car was almost completely demolish ed when machines driven by John Wesely, sr., and John Meithof, collided at 17th and D Btreets about 4:30 yesterday afternoon Mrs. John Wesely, 56, sustain ed a two-inch long cut on the right side of her head that severed an artery and received other cuts and bruises about her face and head Three WPA men, who were re turning from work on the 12th streefc"water main, were the oc cupants m the ar colliding wit n the wesely macnine. ine anver. (Turn to Page 2, Coj. l.) Southern Mexico Suffers in Quake Three Known Dead, Added Casualties Probahle in Oaxaca Region MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2Z-(JP)-A. heavy earthquake shook Mexico City and most of southern Mexico today from nine seconds to more than five minutes. Three persons were known dead and minor damage to buildings and streets was widespread. The epicenter of the shock the strongest in'several years, was believed to be either In Oaxaca state, 250 miles south, or in the Pacific ocean off Guerrero state. Though communications with the interior were interrupted by the first shocks which started at 7:18 a. m. (8:18 a. m. EST), re ports received later in the day from a score of places in the quake area said damage was lit tie. At least 10 southern states felt the shocks. One aged woman was killed here when the roof of her adobe house fell in and crushed her Two men were electrocuted by broken high tension wires. A dispatch from Guernaffaca said a George Mansfield, described as an American, died of a heart attack during the disturbance. A survey of the capital showed the walls of many buildings with gaping cracks, - sidewalks and streets with large crevices and a few water mains. broken. A hum' ber of outlying adobe house were shaken down. Heppner Postoffice Employe Is Held HEPPNER. Dec. 23.-tiP)-Ken neth Oviatt, 26, postal clerk, was taken to the Pendleton jail todaj after allegedly signing a confes sion that he took $445 in postal funds Tuesday night, Sheriff I. J. D. Bauman said. Oviatt was questioned by Postal Inspector R. C. Sheldon of Port land He first, told auior.'s he was robbed by a man who forced closing hours. Farouk and Pasha Factions in Clash CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 23-PA clash between supporters of King Farouk and - Premier Mustapha Nahas Pasha injured five persons tonight as the deadlock in 5 the king-premier struggle for power ontinued. .. , ; , " The' disturbance occurred out Ude the opera house where Farouk attended a charity . performance, Police dispersed the demonstra tors, ,. -V White Christmas Held Likely in Large Part Of Pacific North west 1 - . - Snow or Rain and Continued Cold Are Predicted; Astoria poolest in Seven Years County Awaits Arrival of Three Snowplows . (By The Associated Press) Prospects for a white Christmas landscape in parts of he Pacific Northwest increased yesterday as snow, rain and ailing temperatures were reported in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Highway travel became when freezing weather accompanied the precipitation. Snow was general in eastern O- Washington and central Idaho, and was expected in eastern Ore gon. The western Oregon forecast was snow or rain and continued cold. Slippery highways hindered motorists in the vicinity of Spo kane, Yakima, Walla Walla and Lewiston, Idaho. At Seattle, Olympia, Everett and other western Washington cities there were snow flurries. Snow totaled two Inches last night at Bellingham. Astoria, Ore., reported a light snowfall and a minimum temper- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2.) Lottery Measure litle Is Uianged Supreme Court Writes It; Does not Virtually Repeal, Ruling A new ballot title for the pro posed constitutional amendment designed to legalize and tax cer tain lotteries and other forms of gambling in Oregon, was written Thursday by the state supreme court in deciding the appeal of the Oregon Merchants' Legislative league from the original ballot title written by I. H. Van Winkle, attorney general. The ballot title, as certified to the secretary of state by the su preme court, reads: "Purpose: Amendment limits present- constitutional prohibi tion of lotteries. Legalizes certain lotteries and other forms of gam bling and gaming and authorizes state exclusively to license them. "Authorizes licensing and reg ulation of bowling alleys, bridge studios, pool and billiard rooms, shooting galleries, horse and dog racing, other forms of racing, bank nights, punchboards, pinball games, vending machines and raf fles and bazaars for local chari table purposes. "Authorizes legislature to pro vide for distribution of 40 per cent of license tax to municipali ties, 10 per cent to public fairs and exhibitions, and remainder for; old age security or other pur poses specified by law. Defines law." The court said: "In our opinion It is not the purpose of this measure to vir tually repeal the constitutional provision prohibiting lotteries al though it does limit or restrict such' provisions. Mexican Slain by Section Foreman KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Dec. 23-P)-Snerlf Lloyd 'Low said Jose Garcia, Mexican section hand, was shot and killed at Squaw Flat, east of here, today. The sheriff said Sam Marrone, section foreman, admitted h fired two shot. Marrone said. Low re lated, that he had gone to the section house to hurry up Garcla's brother, Pablo, when an argument started and he shot Jose after the Mexican pulled a knife. Marrone was taken into custody. m Furor Rages Over Martin s Criticism, FR Labor Policy ASTORIA, Dec 23-y-Merle R. Chessman, publisher of the As-torian-Budget, defended In an edi torial today Governor Martin's speech before Clatsop county de mocrats in which he criticized the administration's handling of the Oregon labor controversy. The editorial assailed "certain self-seeking politicians' for the alleged distortion of the gover nor's remarks "in an attempt to make it appear he revealed him self clothed in an entirely new philosophy. .. f Martin did not denounce Roo sevelt or serve notice that he was anU-administration, but he did blame the president for. turning the maritime strike situation over to 1 the secretary cf labor,. . and when he used the word miserable',-in describing the latter, he left no doubt as to his opinion of hazardous at several points Jobless Insurance Sign-up Arranged Chambers Building Office Selected; January 3 Is Initial Date Temporary headquarters for filing of unemployment compen sation claims beginning January 3 will be located in the Chambers building room at 365 North High street, state employment service officials decided yesterday after noon. The quarters, according to Manager D. D. Dotson, were not considered suitable but were the best that could be secured. At the temporary headquarters, employment clerks will go out on duty from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily beginning January 3 to register compensation applicants whose names are not on file with the-job service. Claims agents from the state unemploy ment compensation commission also will be located in the same offices to receive claims for un employment benefits. The base ment o(the building -jsrill .be uti lized as a waiting room. IX the temporary o f f i c e Is overflowed by applicants during the early days of registration, a briefed emergency form of reg istration will be used and the registrants given appointments for detailed interviews at later dates. The emergency form, how ever, will serve to establish fil ing dates for compensation claims, Dotson said. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 3.) Brooklyn Paper's Strike Is Settled NEW YORK, Dec. 23-(P)-The three-month stroke of about 200 editorial and business office em ployes of the Brooklyn Eagle was ended tonight with the signing of a one-year contract with the American Newspaper guild (CIO). The contract called for the re hiring of about 150 strikers and the laying off, as an economy move, of 40 others with 20 weeks' pay. The latter will be placed on a preferred list from which the employer must pick first in case of future hiring. There were no salary increases. Circulation and classified adver tising employes were given a 40 hour, five-dax week. They had been working a six-day week. Editorial employes will con tinue to work a five-day, 40-hour week as. before the strike. McKinneys Are Injured When Struck by Auto Mr. and Mrs. William McKin ney, route 6, box 575, suffered injuries which sent them to the Salem General hospital for treat ment, when they were struck by an automobile after they had stopped their cyrft car to help other motorists get a machine out of the ditch on a road east of Salem early Thursday night. Their injuries were not considered ser ious. Miss Perkins policies," Chessman wrote. "When did Governor . Martin ever show any hesitancy in taking a firm stand against things or in dividuals which he holds inimi cal to the welfare of the state? When did he ever appear aa a yellow-bellied politician . . try ing to be all things to all men? When has he ever disclosed him self as such a partisan democrat as to subscribe to a doctrine that the party can do no wrong? Those democrats now yapping at his heels are but betraying how they would act Jf they were governor, and God save ..the state from such.' .-.. i . Howard LatOurette, democratic national, committeeman for Ore gon, and Dr. J. F. Hosch of Bend, president of the people's power (Turn to Page 2, Col. 4.) Hospital Boat Near Wuhu Is Seized, Claim I New Commission Manned hy Ohscure Chinese to Rule Nanking Americans Being Warned to Flee Hangchow as Japanese Drive in SHANGHAI, Dec. 24-(Friday)-(P)-United States Consul General Clarence E. Guass made strong representations to Japanese auth orities today over a reported in sult to the American flag by Jap anese soldiers at Wuhu, 60 miles up the Yangtze from Nanking. He also requested a complete investigation of the incident which allegedly occurred December 13, the day after Japanese bombs sank the U. S. gunboat Panay, when Japanese soldiers were completing their occupation of the important river port. According to reports received here Japanese soldiers seized a boat owned by the American mis sionary-operated general hospital there, pulled down the American flag and threw it in the river. When members of the hospital staff rescued the flag and brought the matter to the attention of the Japanese commander at Wuhu he was reported to have expressed his regrets. There were reports that wide spread disorder prevailed when Japanese troops captured the city. Japanese-Sponsored Commission Set up A new "autonomous commis sion' manned by obscure Chinese,- but sponsored by the Jap anese army, held.- away in -conquered Nanking todav while Jap anese forces drew a cordon tight er about Hangchow, capital of Chekian province, 100 miles southwest of Shanghai. Americans and other foreign ers were warned by Japanese au- tnonties to flee Hangchow be fore Japanese columns drivinr toward the city from northeast- north and northwest, completed tneir conquest. Five Americans and 26 other foreigners were be lieved to be In Hangchow. Ninety-seven Americans fleeing war threats in central China were among 300 refugees who started ny an International "Christmas express' train from Hankow, oa the middle Yangtze, for Canton and Hongkong. Japanese officials indicated tha new Nanking commission was in tended primarily, to be an admia- lstrative unit for the Nanking dis trict, taking over local functions of the regime of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek which fled th former . capital of all China a month ago. TOKYO. Dec. 23-tiPi-HIeh offi cers of the Japanese army and utj lumgni conierrea wiut the American ambassador in . last minute efforts to frame a reply that would meet the United States' demands for full amends for the sinking of tho gunboat Panay. It was indicated authoritative ly the reply, probably In two sec tions, would be presented tomor row and Saturday and that it would meet all points of the Am erican representations on the sinking of the little warship on the Yangtze river December 12 by Japanese warplanes. B ALLADE ,o TO DA y By R. 0. A Christmas scene decked out in snowy white, by folks in eastern states Is much prefer red; in Salem we can do with out it quite, although this year the "boon may be conferred; we don't associate the date with snow; no more did Bethlehem, some years ago. ' KJbvys ana uses Christmas Seals ! Shoppinq uay Lett kz, fcREEJUJGS MAIL PILOT