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Peace on
Americas Pact
Gets Approval
Of Lima Group
Common Front Presented
Against Threats From
Outside Forces
Move Is Strongest Ever
Taken by Pan-America
Republics
LIMA, Dec. 2 4-(fl)-Republlce ot
the western hemisphere tonight
presented a common front, In the
words ot Secretary of State Cor
dell Hall, against "any threats or
activities from outside forces" im
periling their peace and security
-or the-integrity of democratic ln-
- stitutions. r
A plenary session of the Pan
American conference approved the
solidarity "declaration . ot Lima
as conference leader after leader
proclaimed Its importance In the
face of what Hull called a "crit
ical world situation" when Tre
sort to persecution, force and vio
lence are threatning the peoples
of the world with destruction and
the horror of armed conflict."
Landon Assures
Steadfast Policy
Former Governor Alf M. Lan
don of Kansas assured the session
that Latin-American nations.
whatever party was in power in
Washington, could ount on the
continuing -of United States policy
toward Latin America, based on
peaceful settlement of disputes
and cooperation "for our mutual
advancement and security.".
Landon said: "It is my convic
tion that it (United States policy)
will be sustained irrespective of
what political party may in the
. future hold office.";1 -
The republican party leader
said the declaration of .' Lima
would "contribute towards mak
ing the future one of security, not
or trageay, ' j- - ;- - , .
Delegates" Overlook ,r'' . '
Christmas Eve -
' Because ot the rush of work,
most of the delegates had forgot
ten that it was Christmas eve.
Hull, recalling the birth ot the
Prince ot Peace, said that "Wlth-
. out force. His kingdom lives today
after the lapse of nineteen centur
ies" and added: "It la a principal
ity of peace; peae which we here
hope in humble measure to help
give by his grace to the continent
of the Americas." . -
Afranio Mello Franco, head of
the Brazilian delegation and last
to sign the declaration before it
was presented to tonight's session,
declared that "America continues
united and vigilant in safeguard
Ing her common interests, in de
fending her peace, and in efforts
toward collaboration."
The declaration of Lima grew
out of more than a fortnight ot
day and night conferences to give
the declaration its strongest mean-
in and yet preserve the Indepen
dence of each signatory nation. -
It was the strongest step ever
taken by Pan-American nations to
bind themselves together-i-taken
in the shadow ot influences from
Europe and Asia which many del
cgates regard as incipient threats
to their independence.
Although it was stronger than
anything in the past, Mello Fran
co, before he signed the declara
tion, issued a statement saying,
"Brazil is sure it will be extended
In the future through the continu
ous work of Pan-American con
ferences."
By their declaration the west
ern hemisphere nations recorded
"their continental solidarity and
their .purpose to collaborate in
maintenances of the principles
upon which solidarity is based.
They agreed that, "faithful to
the above-mentioned.', principles
and to their absolute sovereignty,
they reaffirm their decision to
maintain and to defend them
against all foreign intervention or
activities that may threaten
them."
The declaration provides for
consultation among foreign minis
ters or secretaries of state in case
of menace to the peace.
Bombii
Hurri
0 c
4y . C
V
ihreat Causes
ationof
Evacu
Cabin Fire Burns
Farmer to Death
CLkama& County Man Is
Victim of Blaze When
Stove Overheats
OREGON CITT, Ore., Dec. 24.
-(P) One man was burned to
death and a second barely escaped
when a log cabin near Damascus,
in northeastern Clackamas coun
ty, was destroyed by fire tonight.
Carl Tittle, 45, farmer, was the
victim. A companion from Port
land, Emen Clement, 66, Christ
mas eve guest at the cabin, and
Tittle retired about 8 p. m. Clem
ent awoke later to find the cabin
ablaze and the room dark with
smoke. He tried to drag Tittle
from the place but failed, sus
talnin serious barns in the effort
Clement was taken to a hos
pital here where physicians said
he would recover.
The fire was believed to have
started from an overheated stove.
Militia Guarding
Petroleum Plant
'TULSA, Okla., Dec. 24.-(ff)-
wationai guard troops numbering
about 200 took charge at the
scene of the Mid-Continent Pe
troleum corporation refinery
strike in West Tulsa late tonight
and about , 100 pickets quietly
broke rank and moved from their
position on the command of Col.
Charles A. Holden;
Adjutant General Charles F.
Barrett at Oklahoma City said
five companies had been ordered
to aid Sheriff Garland Marrs at
the strike scene. Barrett said "no
serious trouble" had b e e n re
ported. '
Gov. E. W. Marland from his
Ponca City home ordered the
troops out at the request ot Sher
iff Marrs, ho yesterday had de
clined to ask state aid. -
The mobilization was looked on
as a promise of release of several
hundred refinery and office work
ers who had remained in the
picketed plant.
II Dace's Move Boomerangs;
Italy Would Lose Territory
PARIS, Dec. 24-jP)-Premler
Mussolini's decision to consider
Invalid the. 1935 colonial pact
with ; France went back like a
boomerang-today when the Dala
dier government let it be known
that the denunciation, theoretical
ly at least, would deprive Italy of
territory , in .Africa. , ; ; , ;
. With one eye on the insurgent
offensive in Spain which reports
have .said was launched by Italian
troops concentrated during the re
cent Italian clamor for French
Tunisia, the cabinet ratified Pre
mier Daladier's wish to deal with
Italy in stern terms.
The offensive in Spain drew
particular attention of the cabinet
in today's review of the foreign
situation, . -
French sources said that Da
ladier might follow British Prime
Minister Chamberlain's appease
ment lead further with Italy it
Generalissimo Franco conquered
Catalonia. But for the present Da
wdler seemed Intent to - trade
blow for blow 4n the territorial
dispute. ! r.
r Foreign Minister Georges Bon
net was Instructed to reply to
Italy's note announcing invalida
tion of the 1135 agreement. .
7 Behind Italy's decision observ
ers felt there was a clear Inten
tion to seek greater territorial
concessions than those rranted In
1935. The French government hadl
said none would be made.
Under the French, view that the
Italian move restored the terri
tory In question to the status be
fore the .treaty, 44,000' square
miles once part of French West
Africa and French equatorial Af
rica and a few thousand square
miles formerly part of French So
maliland would be regarded theo
retically as reverting to France.
Figh
Portland R etail Store
5000 Customers Ushered, From Store After Threat
Note Is Handed Qishier at 3 P. M.;
Police Search for" Clues
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 24-(AP) Christmas shopping
ended abruptly for some 5000 Customers in the Portland
Sears, Roebuck & Co. store at S p. m. today after a bomb
threat note had been slipped through the grating of a cashier's
cage by a man who fled. Customers and employes were rushed
out of the store and the bmlding closed.
The note read: O 1 ' 11
"There is a bomb .planted in
your store in a spot where It will
raise hell. It Is set to go off
around 3 p. m. unless Instructions
herein contained are complied
with."
f The note gave Instructions that
12500 in used currency be paid
a man at an east side rendezvous.
A description ot the man was con
tained In the note.
The threat, received shortly be
fore 2 p. m., stated that "If in
structions are carried out, you will
receive a telephone call."
Assistant Manager G. Vander-
neynde said he received a call a
little later by a man who said
the instructions had not been
complied with and that another
15 minutes of grace would be
granted.
Vanderneynde called police and
the store was evacuated of some
5000 enstomers and 300 employes.
' At. a late hour detectives were
still examining the hundreds of
parcels in storage rooms . and be
hind counters but had found noth
ing. The store remained 4 closed
and the management announced
it would not reopen until after
Christmas.
t on Spending
Seen in Congress
Efforts Will Develop to
Retrieve Some Powers
. Lost to FDR
WASHINGTON, Dec. J4.-ff)-
Members of gathering congress
gave notice today that reports of
unnecessary spending by some gov
ernment bureaus wonld be
"smoked out" and that" an effrrt
would be made to retrieve some
ot the powers turned over pre
viously to the president.
Chairman Taylor (D-Colo.), of
the house appropriations commit
tee, announced an investigation
into reports that some bureaus
had made an extra effort to spend
all of their regular appropriations,
and had asked for more, in order
to indicate a need tor increased
appropriations the following year.
He said he would ask the house
appropriations sub-committees to
reward economy" hereafter. The
showing of. a balance' at the end
of a bureau's fiscal year should
be considered a great mark ot
credit,; Taylor declared. ,
At the same time, two of the
men, who led the successful tight
a g as n s t President - Roosevelt's f
court reorganization proposal
Senators Wheeler (D-MonU), and
McCarran (D-Nev.) predicted
that the new conress would re
trieve some of the power it had
turned over to the executive un
der stress ot emergency."
German Press
Says Relation
With US 'Low'
Berlin Journal Implies
Question of Relations
Rests With FDR
Another Paper Declares
Effort Is Made in US
for "Hysteria
ish of WaMorh' World
Uneasy Europe Warwiedby Yule
Wonder He Didn't
Offer Her a Deed
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 24-flV
A California tourist, identified
oily as Mrs. Foster, won't trust
the next toll bridge gate man she
meets. She paid fl.10 yesterday
to drive across the interstate
bridge between Portland and Van
couver, Wash. She said she was
stopped by an official-appearing
man who demanded toll.
, Tolls were removed from the
bridge several years ago.
BERLIN. Dec. 24.-(jP)-The
nasi press declared today that
United States - German relations
were at their "lowest point" as
a resnlt of the "Ickes Incident,"
which a ' propaganda ministry
spokesman declared was closed
diplomatically.
The spokesman said Acting
Secretary ot State Sumner Welles
"left a sting behind" when he
rejected a German demand for an
apology for Secretary of Interior
Harold L. Ickes' attack in Cleve
land last Sunday on nasi anti
semitlc measures. The spokesman
added that the protest; was
couched in such terms that diplo
matic action ended with the
American retort.
Dally In Berlin
Says Affairs Tense
The Berlin daily, Das 12 Uhr
Blatt, Implied that relations be
tween the Washington and Ber
lin governments had reached a
state of suspense with chances for
improvement or rupture resting
on President Roosevelt's future
attitude toward any possible
American attacks on Germany
and Chancellor Hitler.
"Relations between Germany
and America," the newspaper as
serted, "have reached their low
est point, thanks to the organized
agitation ot these Americans,
Ickes, Pittmans, Baruchs, La
Gaardias. Wises and Untermeyers.
"Does Washington now want
matters even to go so far as dot
ting the T1
"The question is up to you,
President Roosevelt,
Senator
Baruch,
Florello H. La Guardia, Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise and Samuel Un
termeyer, all of whom have been
outspoken against anti-Jewish
violence.)
Under the heading, "three times
Roosevelt," the Koelnische Zei
tung of Cologne, in a dispatch
from New York, said that efforts
to stir up an "unparalleled arma
ment hysteria" in the United
States was an example of "hush
ing up the inner political fiasco
of the government by kindling
International passions in tho
American nation."
f;(Tha refnce was to
Key Plttman, Bernard M.
Mrs. Latourette Dies
OREGON CITT, Dec. 2 i.-JP-Mrs.
Lillia M. Latourette, wife of
Portland's city attorney, Lyman
E. Latourette, and member of a
pioneer Oregon family, died Sat
urday here.
Fighting Mars
Yule in Spain
And Palestine
England Celebrates Its
Christmas in Fashion
of Dickens
Roast Fowl in England,
j Goose in Germany Are
Favored Dishes
LONDON. Dec. U-(8)-CbTil-maa
warmed many of the war
conscious peoples ot the old world
tonight with hearty cheer and
homely Jollity.
Splotches of suffering new
fighting in Spain and new threats
to the Jewish race In Hungary
were superimposed on the snow
rimmed panorama of Europe and
on the neat east.
But these were exceptions to
the general will to subordinate the
the most vexing personal and po
litical problems to the Joy and
solemnity ot the moment "Glory
to God in the highest and on earth
peace and good will to men."
England Gets
Oat Ear Mnffs
England got out ear muffs for
the snowy day, perhaps the cold
est Christmas here in ten years.
White flakes lay over northern
Spain, where men fought despite
frozen feet. Fifteen-degree tem
peratures in Belgium brought six
deaths in 24 hours and lcisles as
far east as Rumania.
England cherished the tenor of
Christmas that Charles Dickens
and those long before him knew.
The royal family gathered at San
dringham house, eager for tunes
of bagpipes which are the royal
Christmas morning alarm clock.
English Dinner
Rites Sxvoiy '.;"'"
Gently roasted fowl, huge cuts
of roast beef, and rum-flavored
puddings were plentiful in sav
ory dinner preparations through
out the United Kingdom.
Goose was the favored main
dish in Germany, where candle
lighted Christmas eve celebrations
centered upon the family circle.
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Farley Telephones
Martin Greetings
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 24.-ff)
James A. Farley, chairman of
the democratic national commit
tee, telephoned Governor Charles
H. Martin tonight and wished him
a merry Christmas and happy
New Tear.
Governor Martin reported Far
ley as saying, ' "My friends are
your friends."
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ma- -, v"
Hallowed Message Rings
Over Sacred Bethlehem
Venerable Patriarch Leads Christian Worshippers
to Church of Nativity While Armed
British Privates Keep Peace
By JAMES A. MILLS
BETHLEHEM, Dec. 25 (Sunday) (AP) The im
mortal message of peace on earth and good will to man rang
out like a trumpet of hope in the rebellion-troubled Holy
Land today.
. The venerable Latin patriarch, leading a band of
Christian worshippers from Jerusalem, reenacted the 2000-
year-old drama of the birth ot the
king ot men In the Church ot the
Army Is Probing
Causes of Crash
Explosion of Plane Gives
Army Problem to Mull
From Wreckage
TJNIONTOWN, Ala., Dec. 24-(P)-The
death roll fixed definite
ly at seven, officers today pressed
their examination of scattered
wreckage to learn why an army
airplane exploded and crashed
near here last night.
Officials at Maxwell field, air
corps post at Montgomery, Ala.,
reported late today they had iden
tified three bodies and said re
mains of four others had been tak
en to a mortuary at Montgomery,
fixing the casualty list at seven,
"and no more."
x At first it was feared the twin
motored bomber might have car
ried eight or nine to death when
it exploded in a rainstorm on a
flight from Hamilton field, Cal.,
to Mitchell field, NT.
Col. J. H. Pirie, commandant of
Maxwell field, said the cause of
the crash had not been determined
definitely, but Hajor. Warren A.
Maxwell, operations officer, con
ceded gas -coUecting Jn the pas
senger compartment from a brok
en pipe line could have caused the
explosion. Major Maxwell declin
ed, however, to accept the theory
pending further Investigation.
A military board ot inquiry, or
dered the wreckage transported to
Maxwell field.
, Major MaxweU said he was con
vinced the explosion . occurred
upon' contact with the ground, not
before. He was unable to explain
why one body was found 600 feet
from the wreckage and another
500 feet in the opposite direction.
Pope to Accept
TV A Board Post
WASHINGTON, Dec 24-CP)-Senator
James P. Pope ot Idaho,
whose term expires January S, has
accepted appointment to the Ten
nessee valley authority board of
directors, an informed person said
tonight.
This person' said President
Roosevelt would send Pope's nom
ination to the senate immediately
after the new congress convenes.
Pope, who was defeated for re
nomination in the Idaho demo
cratic primary, recently has been
mentioned as a likely successor to
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, who was
dismissed as TVA chairman last
March because of his refusal to
meet President Roosevelt's de
mand for substantiation of his
charges against the other TVA
directors, Dr. Harcourt A. Mor
gan and David E. Lilienthal.
Jobless Law Rule
Due Late in Week
PORTLAND, Dec. 24. -(ff)-T.
Morris Dunne, chairman of the
Oregon unemployment compensa
tion commission, said today that
decision by the federal security
board on Oregon's program was
not expected until late next week.
Dunne returned recently to
Portland after appearing before
the federal board January Is. "
."Unemployment la serious In
Oregon during January,", he said,
"and It is of vital Importance that
earned benefit rights, which may
amount to a million dollars,, be
distributed on schedule." ", -
.. He repeated his contention that
the state unemployment compen
sation law was not thrown out of
conformity with federal standards
by passage of thi labor regulation
law In November.
Countyg Guests to Get '
'. Turkey Feed on Holiday
- Christmas day won't be so bad
for. 1? prisoners In the Marlon
county Jail as it could be. Therell
be no bread and beans tor them
today; Instead, Sheriff A. C. Burk
has furnished an .18-pound tur
key and directed Byron Randall,
jail cook, to add the customary
trimmings for a real holiday din
ner. ' ,. -- - -
Nativity,
Hosts of pilgrims, walking or
riding donkeys, camels or horses
streamed into Bethlehem last
night, guided only by the feeble
light of a crescent moon.
The pious cavalcade, resembling
an old testament spectacle, wound
through the Judean hills, along
heavily-patrolled highways, to the
historic church where the pilgrims
worshipped at the infant Savior's
manger, sang Christmas carols,
and prayed for the dawn of a
lasting peace throughout the
world.
Within the hallowed edifice
built by Constantino the Great to
enshrine the manger of the Christ
child, peace reigned but in other
parts of Palestine there were re
minders of the strife among rival
claimants of Palestine Jews and
Arabs.
Twenty .thousand British sol
diers, longing for Christmas at
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It's a Raw Deal
For Borden Kids
Three of Them Were Born
on Christmas Eve, -so
.; Presents Saved
McKESSROCK, Pa., Dec. 24
(ffVFor the 12th year, birthday
gilts decorate . the H. Bordon
family's Christmas tree.
Three Borden children Thom
as, 12, Harry, S, and 23-months-old
Jackie were born on Christ
mas eve. Eight-year-old Betty
Borden arrived January ?, Rus
sian Christmas.
Bobbie, 3, is the only child in
the famUy who doesn't have a
"Christmas birthday." His Is
March 1.
"I got used to spend my Christ
mas hoUdays in the hospital,"
laughter Mrs. Borden. "Santa
Claus and the stork came hand In
hand. I am heartily in favor ot
combination birthdays and Christ
mas. All our celebrations come at
one time."
The Borden children don't
share her opinion. Harry, acting
as spokesman said:
'After all, we really don't have
any birthdays. If we had birth
days at other times in the year
we'd get gifts then, too."
President Likes
His Turkey With
Little Sausages
WASHINGTON, Dec 24.-()
-President Roosevelt liked his
turkey, with little sausages,
chestnut - dressing, cranberry
Jelly and. giblet gravy. Those
. things, with peas and sweet -potatoes
scalloped with pine
apple," will be the main course
on the White House Christinas
dinner menu.
Before the tnrkey Is served,
the menu calls for clams and
saltines, clear soap with sherry,
celery and assorted olives.
After the turkey, there's to
be orange and cress salad with
cheese twists. Then plnm pud
din and hard sauce, egg nog
Ice cream and cake, and coffee. .
End of Wars
Seen as Goal
By President
President's Christmas
Message Carries His
Hope for Peace
Mrs. Roosevelt Presides
Over Yule Observance
at White House
WASHINGTON, Dec 24.-ffV
President Roosevelt promised the
world in a Christmas ere message
tonight that he would do every,
thing in his power to hasten the
day when war shall be no more.
The chief executive, who will
spend Christmas day with four
generations of Roosevelts, spoke
at a brilliant tree-lighting in Laf
ayette square.
"We do not expect a new hea
ven and a new earth overnight,"
Mr. Roosevelt said in the message
that was broadcast throughout
this country and sent by short
wave radio to other lands.
Promises Work
to Ban Hatred
"But in our own land, and eta
er lands wherever men of good
will listen to our appeal we shall'
work as best we can with the in
struments at hand to banish hat
red, greed and covetousness troas
the heart of mankind."
"We derive new, strength, new
courage or our work from the
spirit ot Christmas," the Presi
dent added. U :
The atmosphere of Christmas
was aU about the president as he
spoke. Lights of a great commun
ity tree twinkled in the dusk. The
crowd of hundreds was hushed
and intent, Across Pennsylvania
avenue, the White House gleamed
in Us holiday dress.
Mrs. Roosevelt, free fo'r'a mo-"r
ment from a round of Christmas -eve
calls, joined other members of
the family on the platform. The
red-coated marine band was on
hand. r
President Reads
Dickens' Story
Earlier this afternoon, the pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt said
"Merry Christmas" to some 200
members of the household staS
and their families. This evening,
the president arranged to read
Dickens "Christmas Carol" to
three grandchildren and another
small guest, 6-year-old Diana Hop
kins, daughter of the new secre
tary f commerce..
"It is indeed a holy season In
which to work lor good - will
among men," the president said in
his greeting to the nation and the
world. The western world should
take heart, he said, from the at
mosphere of hope and promise in
which representatives ot 21 Amer
ican republics were assembled at
Lima, Peru,, in the Pan-American '
conference. '
-"i consider it a happy circum
stance," he said; "that these de
liberations will be successfuUy
concluded soon after the birthday
of the Prince of Peace."
Mrs. Roosevelt
Carries Greetings
Mrs. Roosevelt, who was up eat
ly to se that the White House
famUy guests were taken care of
before she kept her "first appoint
ment at 8:45 a.m., carried word
of good cheer to hundreds ot chil
dren during the day.
"Merry Christmas," she called
to people along the way.
"I hope you will memorize the
story of the Christ child as well
as that ot Santa Claus," she told
poor chUdren at a theater party.
"And I hope you will feel this Is
a good world to live In and that
you are having a good time Christ
mas. f- '. ..
"I hope .yon all will get Just
what you want from Santa Claus,"
she called to children at a Klwan
ia party In nearby Arlington Va.
- The White House rang with
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Pope Deplores Fascist Blows
To Reconciliation Concordat
VATICAN CITT, Dec 24.-(SV
Pope Pius ; XI today deplored
fascist blows to the 10-year-old
concordat ot reconciliation be
tween the ' church and Italian
state through the "mistreatment"
of the, lay organisation. Catholic
Action, and . restrictions on mar
riages between Jews and non
Jews. 1 .; .- ' '
The ailing Sl-year-old pontiff,
disregarding the advice " of bis
doctor to rest after his recent Ill
ness, gave his annual Christmas
message to the cardinals and told
how troubles wit h the Italian
government, had gone straight to
his heart. ' ;
He spoke, he said,' In "bitter
sadness."
He appeared tired but spirited
as he said he forgave those, whom
he did not mention directly, for
disrespect tor his white hair. -
He tendered forgiveness for the
flying of the nail swastika in
Rome last May when Reichsfueh
rer Hitler visited Premier Musso
lini Insignia which the holy
father described as "a cross in
imical to the cross of Christ"
He criticized ,? as "Inhuman'
that - "which is anti-Christian,"
especially that which affects the
"dignity, liberty- and integrity of
the individual." .
God, he declared, would "en
lighten minds and move hearts la
the direction of truth and justice, ,
which are the sole true and solid
bases of the welfare of the In
dividual and also of peoples."
The .pope's Christmas speech In
the manglflcent consistory cham
ber, was heard by 25 cardinals and
numerous other prelates and dig
nitaries; of his court. It was be
lieved the pontiff was working on
the address when he ' collapsed
with a heart attack that caused
fears for his life early this month.