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iliiii Weather Snow or rain today, clear ; tut Sundays no change isu " temperature; ?Mar. Temp.' Friday 89, Mia. 83; rain .63 inch, river 4.8 feet, cloudy,' southwest wind. " 'Season'. Greetings The Oregon - fcUft'MHiiB wMiee each of its re adore a Merry I'ltriMma and . coh finwaiM of Itk-Wklnga enjo) I during flic Mc jear. . r POUNDDD 1651 KKjUTY-SKVENTH YEAR Salem, Oregon Saturday Morning, December 25, 1937 Frict 3c; Newsstands 5e No. 234 aDan aw JJL J Report tto tAffht Snow Whitens ' Trade Reports Lend Cheer to Christmas Eve New York Survey Shows Last Year s Kecord Nearly Equaled President Sets Spiritual Note ; x Attention to Needy Notable (By The Associated Press) ; A Christmas eve address by President Roosevelt, broadcast from Washington, set a spiritual note for the nation as it cele brated the beginning of a holiday week that was ushered In with reports of material business cheer. The president repeated a story written by Hey wood Broun, a newspaper columnist, which .end ed with' an admonition that "Peace on earth means peace to Pilate, peace to the thieves on the cross and peace to poor Is carlot." - The marts and shops were clos ed for the holiday, cash registers ringing up purchases which ap proached last year's record sum for six years. .-r A , survey of the - New York metropolitan area indicated the trend. It showed a total only seven-tenths of one percent un der the 1936 figure. Airlines and railroads report ed traffic had been heavy. Four General ion a Vnited at Wbite House A four-generation reunion filled the White house, but for the second year in a row the prejsideni'Bwlle.was absent, vts v (Turn to page 2. -col. 1) - Tots' JLetter to Santa Sen ree Canadian Children's Note Placed in Tree Lands in Pennsylvania WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Dec. 24 (")-A letter written by two small Canadian girls to Santa Clans at the "North Pole," but posted In an evergreen tree was delivered today, with the tree, to the home of Joseph Mirmak. Mlrmak, who purchased the tree for his children, found the letter- in a waterproof; covering tied to a branch. The letter read: "Dear Santa Claus: How are you today. We are fine. How is Mrs.1 Santa Claus, hope she Is fine. Are yon going to bring your . reindeers this year, or your air plane, because the snow will be too deep for your car. Please, Santa Clans, don't forget to fill our stockings ; because we are good girls. We are orphan girls, Dolly is four years old and I am 11 years old. 1 will be 12 years old on February It. "Please Santa Claus, we help our mamma work. Please Santa Claus bring Dolly a big doll that cries and goes to sleep, and a ted dy bear, and top, and mouth or gan and a dress sise 6 years, and (Turn to page 10, col. 3) County Jail Has 16. on Christmas Ten fewer prisoners will spend Christmas day in the county jail today than a year ago. Sheriff A. C. Burk announced yesterday. The IS. Inmates, all men, will receive a special roast pork dinner with mashed potatoes, "trim mings, pie and candy. Loyalists Hail to End -Spain's Insurrection HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Frontier, Dec. 2 4-(jiP)-The Span ish government declared tonight its forces had destroyed the last insurgent defenders of Teruel and hailed the rNtory as the first in a 'final drive" to crush insurrection throughout Spain.! But the insurgents, flatly de nying the. few hundred of their comrades remaining in Teruel had been annihilated, massed re inforcements to recapture the strategic city at the southernmost tip of the Aragon front, . An army of 40,000 men com manded by Gen. Miguel Aranda, . Insurgent chief in southern Ara gon, was concentrated northwest of Teruel ready to participate in an encircling movement already started against government troops . holding the city, the In SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS FILL CHEER BASKETS Foodstuffs contributed through the home rooms of the senior high school In cooperation with the three Hi-Y chapters which turned the entire donation over to the Red Cross and Salvation Army for their joint Christmas cheer baskets, more than a hundred of which were distributed to needy families here Friday. Hi-Y boys la the picture, from left: Eugene Jarvis of Able Gregg chapter; Tom Hill of Arthur Cotton chapter; John Gof frier and Martin Kelson, also of Abel Gregg chapter. Gas Moore Is Hi-Y ad viser. Photo by KenneU-EUls. New Terror Wave Sweeps Palestine Troops Watch Marauders as Pilgrims March, Holy Land's Shrines (By the Associated Press) BETHLEHEM, Palestine, Dec. 25 -(Saturday)-A new wave of bloody terror sweeping the holy land today gave a hollow echo to the softly-chiming bells of Bethle hem announcing to Christ's birth place the anniversary of his na- Vainly they tolled forth peace and good will over Moab and Ju dean hills, for nearly 4000 troops patrolled those hills and country beyond in a tense Christmas vigil for marauding terrorists. Those terrorists were reported to have staged a second battle in two days in the Tiberias region. where 18 men died Thursday in fighting between Arabs and a British airforce plane and trans- Jordan frontier police. Unconfirm ed reports said 15 more were kill ed yesterday. Heavy police reinforcements guarded the 10-mile road from! Jerusalem during the traditional procession of His Beatitude, the Latin patriarch, to the 1600-year-old Chureh of the Nativity here for the midnight Pontifical mass. The patriarch is the representative of the pope in Jerusalem. Hundreds of Christians of many sects marched in the procession. but there were only 75 foreign pilgrims, of whom 20 were Am ericans. Postoffiee Clears Last Yule Parcel Pleasure In a tremendous task successfully completed on time was enjoyed by weary clerks and carriers of the Salem postoffiee as they delivered the last of the incoming Christmas mail late on Christmas eve. "Except for the possibility of a few mis-addressed packages, there is no mail here," Postmas ter Henry R. Crawford said ear ly Friday night. The peak of the Christmas mail probably occurred on Wednesday when 200.000 outgoing and In coming letters were handled, not counting those that went through meter machines of state offices and the larger business houses and not including packages. The outgoing mall totaled 95,100 that day, exceeding the Tuesday mark Which up to then was the largest on , record. 'Final Drive9 surgent high command an nounced.. Heavy snow had hampered movements of General Aranda's army, but it was said to be ready for action. Many Prisoners Are Captured, Government dispatches told of capturing the last Insurgent strongholds within Teruel held by about 400 men after blast ing them with, hand grenades. A large number of prisoners were reported taken in final assaults cn a seminary, a cathedral, the Bank of Spain building, the civ il governor's palace and a bar racks.. Now that it has mobilized an army It considers capable of pro longed offensive action, the gov (Turn to page 10, col. 1) , o Poetic Shanghai Cop Sends Verse To Leon Jenkins PORTLAND, Dec. 24 Acting Police Chief Loen V. Jenkins knows how Shanghai feels about Christmas. He had a card from Police Lieut. J. Mills of Shanghai: "To Portland, from Shanghai, "Comes greetings of the year "Although the places differ "As water does to beer "For you will hear the bells ring out "To remind one of the season "Bat - we' will hear the bombs . drop out ". -;' '"""'T "And no one knows the reason. "With nations clashing in our midst "From August to December "We think of those we left be hind "Always to remember. . Frost Weds Snow, Portland License PORTLAND, Dec. 25 -VLe- land T. Frost of Ephriam, Wash., was licensed to marry Ruth Snow, Fayson, Utah, today as the first major snowstorm of the season swept Oregon. The license bureau's advice that they let Circuit Judge John P. Winter perform the ceremony was rejected by Frost and Miss Snow. d d i t i c s ... tit the Neu BLOOMINGTON, Ihd., Dec 24 UP Santa Claus and the stork travel together in visiting the Ralph Strain home here. Two sons. Robert, 10, and Raymond, five, and a daughter. Nevo, born last Christmas, will celebrate their birthdays tomor row. Neva's twin sister, Treva, died shortly after birth. Only Ed ward, 12, was not a Christmas arrival. ALBANY, K. Y., Dec. Donald Goose went home for Christmas the firemen of En gine Three didn't have tbe heart to kill him. Donald and a companion turkey arrived at the fire house as Thanksgiving gifts. The turkey was eaten. The firemen decided to keep Don ald for Christmas, and made a pet of him in the process. ; He left In a crate yesterday for his home farm at Kingston, n. y. "The boys figure be will be happier there," explained Fire Capt. William J. Clear. MADISON, Wis., Dec. 24-V Archie Skibrek entered Into the spirit of Christmas in a big way so that he 'might spread cheer among his neighbors. He trimmed the fir trees on his lawn with colored lights, set up a plastic sleigh, a Santa Claus and four raindeer in his front yard, and rigged up a loudspeak er which broadcast Christmas carols he played inside his home. After Skibrek had been playing carols for 15 minutes police man called at his door. The of ficer said the neighbors were complaining and the carol playing would have to stop. 7 POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., Dec S84-(P)-The American Repub lic published no news of crime or tragedies on page 1 today, a fractice started by the newspa per In 1928 on tbe day before Cbrlstma Salftm No Known Needy Families Skipped City Agencies Spreading .Cheer With Over 100 Christmas Baskets Every possible effort has been exerted by all local charity agen cies, by many, many Individuals, and by church and club groups to be sure that needy families of Salem are provided with an ade quate Christmas dinner today. and withfopdstnjt to-Jfst Jor. everajtajs,vx:'-r-;s -, - Tnrougn tne combined re sources of the Salvation Army and the Red Cross, more than 100 well- laden Christmas baskets were distributed over the city and outlying territory yesterday, many others were called for at the Ar my headquarters and it is est! mated further that nearly 200 ad ditional families received baskets through individuals and organ izations. Names on the list of families to which the Red Cross - Salvation Army baskets were delivered were cleared through careful checking with the Catholic Charities, the county relief office and their own (Turn to page 10, col. 3) A Merry Christmas. This wish is shared by the editorial, news and buineg staff, the pritii jfTff, pmjsrnen and your Statesman carrier, A Mrry Christmas! ' Miliums Roads Snow Covered; Christmas Eve Accidents Are Minor; Warnings Given Small Craft Snow or Rain Predicted Here Today; County's Snow Plow Arrives Icy streets and highways and snow-covered hill sections in and around Salem heralded Christmas' advent last night but motor traffic at a late hour had escaped worse than minor mishaps. Children's hopes for a white Christmas appeared likely to be met in the hill districts at least, where a light snowfall beginning around 11 p.m. remained on tho ground. The weather bureau fore cast snow tor rain today and clear ing conditions Sunday without change in temperature. . (By the Associated Press) Small craft warnings flew on the Oregon coast today as a snow storm, reaching blizzard propor tions in many sections, blocked major highways. Meteor Flash Startles Eugene Folk J. H. Pruett, University of Ore gon astronomer, Investigated re ports of a meteor which startled Eugene' and Grants Pass residents during the storm. They said they aaw a Hash like lightning and heard a rumble of thnnder, both unusual when snow is falling. ' C. E. Wanless, Portland truck driver, " was killed on the Wash tngtonCbank of the Columbia river 1 (Turn Tfo page X, eoL 1) Samoan Clipper Lands, Pago Pago PAGO PAGO, American Samoa, Dec. 2 4-(Via Pan merlcan Air ways Radio )-jp)-The eight Amer icans flying southward to launch a new Transpacific air service landed at Pago Pago, American Samoa, at 4:10 p.m. (7:40 p.m. PST) today after an uneventful trip of slightly mora than 11 hours. Headwinds during the latter part of the trip delayed the land ing time slightly. Many Santiam Closed Japanese Note To US Studied By Roosevelt Adequacy of Apology and Assurances by Japan Being Considered Observance of American Rights Promised Tokyo Apology in WASHINGTON. Dec. 2i-(Jf)- President Roosebelt considered carefully tonight whether Japan's latest assurances were adequate in the light of naval reports that Japanese planes which bombed the gunboat flew within a few hundred feet of its huge Ameri can markings. He and Secretary Hull refrain ed from any immediate comment on a Japanese note saying rigid orders had been issued against future Infringement of American rights and interests in China. The new apologies end assur ances from Koki Hirota, the Japanese foreign minister, arriv ed while the navy was publishing official repoits ou the Pa nay in cident. . Hull Gives "Xo Comment" Order Secretary Hull gave orders that the state department was to issue no comment on the Japan ese note, official or otherwise. , (By the Associated Press) TOKYO, Dec. 24 The Jap anese government tonight placed upon the Japanese navy the brunt of blame for sinking of the Unit ed States gunboat Panay but did not mention the army's share in the Incident. (Turn to page 10, col. 4) Japanese Vessel SAN PEDRO, Calif., Dec. 24-()-The Japatiese motor freight er Awohasan Maru, S50 miles out of San Pedro with 12,000 tons of cotton,, metals and airplane fuel for Yokohama, was reported par tially disabled today with a dam aged propeller. The information came from John Swigart, Los Angeles arch itect and yachtsman and one of the two passengers aboard the ship. He said that the vessel, un der orders .from Yokohama, eon tinuad her course toward Japan at half speed. The message said the ship lost one of three blades of its single propeller. . Full Res for Pa nay Laid to Nipponese Japanese Airplanes Machine- Gunned Small Boat Carrying Wounded Ashore, Report Asserts 24 Direct Hits Made by Nine Planes During 56-Minute Attack; Data Is Forwarded to Tokvo WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (AP) Two official navy re ports threw the blame today squarely on the Japanese for "an unprecedented and unlooked for attack of great vio lence" on the gunboat Panay and three American tankers. Simple, straightforward language told for the first time a complete government story of the navy men's fight against Japanese planes which flew low over the plainly-marked American ships. The reports (one the findings of the naval board of in quiry, the other the account of Lt. Commander James J. O Hugh e.s, commander Of the Shantung State I Conquest'Started Punitive Action Against Chinese Who Destroyed Jap Mill Objective SHANGHAI, Dec. 25 -(Saturday) -(P)- Japanese columns to day crossed the Yellow river for a new drive into Shantung prov incewhile in Shanghai the Jap anese command annpunced the fall of Hangchow, capital of rheriane nrovince and one of China's most prosperous cities. " jror China Christmas brought no peace on earth as the Japan ese legions added rapidly to the thousands . of square miles al ready conquered, carrying out their own concept of assuring the peace of the far east. , For Hangchow, however, there apparently was release from the terrors of siege. The Japanese announced their troops entered tie efty, for centuries famed as a beauty spot and religious cen- t (Turn to page 10, col. 2) Spokane Bank Is Held up, $4000 SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. H-1JP)-A lone "Christmas eve" gunman held up the security branch of the Seattle First National bank nere after 2 p.m. today, and escapea with an estimated f 4000 to S4500 in currency after warning: The first one who sticks his head through this door won't see Santa Claus!" It was the second holdup of the year for the small outlying bank. known as the security state neiore becoming a Seattle First National branch last month.' Three youths now are under sentence of death for killing a customer ruthlessly in a holdup of the bank last reb rnarr 15. Three customers were -in me bank as the unshaven robber en nockeL ' 1 Bank Manager A. D. Davis said he rushed to the door with a re volver alter the gunman left, but the latter had disappeared. Offi ce: said he might have had an accomplice In the get-away car, which was parked in an adjacent alley. .r Teamster Drive Curbed by Court - LOS ANGELES, Dec. U-VP)-Efforts of Dave Beck's Interna tional Brotherhood of Teamsters to organise brewery drivers re ceived a legal blow, here today, Federal v Judge ' William . P. James signed ' an order, instruct ing Beck, the brotherhood, Wil liam P. Baker, president of the Regal Amber Brewing . Co., and the California state brewers' insti tute to show cause neit January 4 why they should not he held in contempt for violation of a re straining order issued last July 6 The order forbade them to en ter negotiations concerning work ing conditions for brewery work ers of California. , Attorney Saul S. Skelin, lawyer for the International Union of United Brewers, Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Workers of America charged BecV had made "an at tempted raid on the membership of the brewery workers' union the "proper bargaining agency.: Klein contended the court or der was a victory for his union.' Both are AFL affiliates. ponsibilily 1 s Attack Panay) said a plane machine gunned a small boat bearing wounded ashore and that a Japa nese surface c r a 1 1 machine- gunned the sinking Panay. The reports have been trans mitted to Ambassador Grew in Tokyo for presentation to the Japanese government In support of American demands for apolo gy, indemnification and, above all, adequate guarantees against future interference with Ameri can rights in China. Flags Definitely Identified Gunboat The reports, taken together, presented this account: The Panay was identifiable by two American flags painted on the forward top deck and the after top deck, each flag 18 by 14 feet -a total of 504 square feet. Nearly four hours before the bombing began the Panay was stopped on the Yangtze river by a Japanese armed tender carrying 90 Japanese, "most of whom were armed with machine-guns." A Jap anese army lieutenant, "accomp anied by his sword bearer and two privates with fixed bayonets," boarded the Panay, asked Lt. Comm. Hughes where tbe ship vaa going and sought to obtain In formation of Chinese troop activ ities. . Three bi-motored planes, and six single-motored planes, plainly -Identified as Japanese, bombed the Panay for 56 minutes, making 24 direct hits. . jrf "During the entire attack the weather was clear with high visi bility and little it any wind." Later the planes e a m e much closer and machine-gunned the Panay from heights of 100 to 260; feet. The planes "concentrated an their efforts on the Panay during at least the first half honr." Panay's Guns Futile Against Aircraft The Panay crew manned ma chine-guns against the planes but could not use the 3-inch guna be- -- cause of their firing angle. Attacking airmen "machine (Turn to page 10, col. 1) State Store at Portland Looted PORTLAND, Dec. 24(p) Santa Clans was not the only per son finding his way Into locked buildings last night, police -confided. Burglars bored through the floor of an Oregon state liquor store, stealing 1 478. and several, bottles of liquor. - At the Oregon Beverage com pany, 50; a case of wine and a -revolver were taken. In addition, two new truck engines were bat tered, "a 11000 bottling" plant -shattered, a typewriter and desk ruined and barrels of beverages were sprayed on the floor. . Joseph Pearson said a burglar took a strong .box and 1 7 20 In , cash and checks, from his home. Ray Wilson said his store safe was opened and a large amount of money taken. ; But John D. Isaacs felt the worst. He - went to - police head quarters to report an ; accident. His wallet end 130 were taken ffpm a writing counter. He re-1 ported that, too." B A LLADE o f TOD A V By R. a A child was born In Bethle hem almost two thousand years ago; he changed the course of history; today we celebrate and though the day's too much de voted, some men say, to earth ly things, it yet renews the hope raised then. "Peace and good will," the herald sings. .