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The Weather
Rain today and Thursday,
with moderate temperature.
Max. temp. Tuesday 40, in in.
89. River -.7 feet. SSW
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KltiHTY.EttiHTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, December 28, 1938
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No. 236
Fri
Holman Quits;
Pearson Made
His Successor
Wallace Wharton Named
to Tax Commission in
Carkin's Place
Holman to Leave Oregon
Tonight for National
Capital
Ruf us. C. Holman Tuesday re
signed, as state treasurer, effective
January 3, and Governor Charles
H. Martin later announced the
appointment of State Senator
Walter E. Pearson, Portland, as
his successor. Pearson Is a mem
ber of the state board of higher
education.
Wallace S. Wharton, state
budget director and executive se
cretary,; to Governor Martin, was
appointed a member of the state
tax commission. . He succeeds
John H. Car kin, republican,
whose term expires January 1,
Wharton is a democrat.
Martin, Holman
Approve Wharton
-Both Governor" Martin and
5 State Treasurer Holman voted
for Wharton with Secretary of
State Shell voting against him
Carkin has served as a member of
the state tax commission since
June, 1929.
"It is obligatory upon all new
elected members of this congress
to . present themselves to take
their oath of office, recelye their
committee assignments and as
sure their duties generally on Jan
uary 3," Holman's resignation
read
Holman said he would leave
Portland for Washington Wednes
day night.
The new state board of control
will he composed of two republi
cans and one democrat. Republi
can members are Governor-elect
Charles A. Sprague and Secretary
of State Snell. Pearson is a demo
crat. , . .
i Pearson Twice : "
Was Senator
Pearson also has served two
terms in the state senate and at
the ' last legislative session was
chairman of several important
committees.
Wharton will have charge of
the tax commission's utilities as
sessment division. Before becom
lng executive secretary to Cover
nor 'Martin he -was a Portland
newspaperman.
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Walter E. Pearson, top above
was yesterday named state trea
surer to succeed la Ssenator
elect Rufus Holman, who re
signed as treasurer yesterday
effective January 8. Wallace 8.
Wharton, below, was- named to
the state tax commission to sue
ceed John Carkin. .
Flynn's Yaclit Is
Held as not Legal
Government Says $25,000
Craft Bigger Than Law
Allows Aliens
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21-(JF)-
Mrs. Harold Burkitt. onlv The government today libelled Ac
danehter of Stat Treatmr Uni. t tor Enrol jfiynn s za,uuu racing
man, and her two children, Har- yacnt, sirocco, Because u exceeas
old 5. and Barbara 3. will eecom- limitations permuiea on aiien-
pany him to Washington and re-1 owned craft.
main there for two months. I , The Irish Flynn purchased the
Holman has served as state I craft in Boston last March. It is
treasurer since the death of more than 60 feet long, and list-
Thomas B. Kay during the Julius Ud at 31 tons. Asst.: US Attorney
I Meier administration. I Norman Neukon said technically
Tribute Is Paid no alien ownershln of vessels is
Retiring Aiemoers I permitted, but that the govern
Superintendents of virtually all mgnt ha cnatomarilv fixed a 41m
state institutions ana heads of a u at 20 feet in lenrth and five
number of state departments gath
ered in the state board of control
room Tuesday where they paid
tribute to Governor Martin and
Holman, retiring members of the
board.
Governor Martin retires Janu
ary. , immediately following the
inauguration of . Governor-elect
Sprague.
tons.
After tiling of the action in
federal court, Flynn's attorney,
O. R. Cummins, offered two pro
posals to Neukon and US District
Attorney Ben Harrison
One was that the vessel be sold
subject to approval of the US at
torney general. The second was
This was the last meeting; of I that it be retained by a corpora
the state board of control as now! 11011 with Flynn, as a stockholder
constituted.
- Tax commissioners are appoint
ea by the board of control
Resignation Made
After Conference -
. Holman's resignation, appoint
ment of Pearson as his successor
.and Wharton as state budget di
rector, followed an hour's confer
owning less than 50 per cent of
the stock. Harrison said both sug
festions would be submitted to
the attorney general.
Workers Escape Slide
ASTORIA, Dec. 27-UP)-Several
ence between Governor Martin kworkmen Darely escaped Injury
.g Courses
- Schools Is
Defense Plans
Roosevelt Okehs System
to Give Instruction
to 20,000 Boys
College Men Would Learn
Civil Flying .to Add
to Trained Men
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-UP)-
To provide pilots to man the na
tion's fighting planes in time of
war, President Roosevelt today
approved a plan for giving a
course of instruction to 20,000
college students annually.
"Only by such an approach,'
said a simultaneous , statement
from the civil aeronautics author
ity, "can the United States ade
quately safeguard itself against
the vast aerial militarization pro
grams now being pressed with fa
natic zeal by foreign powers."
Both the president, who an
nounced the plan at his press con
ference, and the authority, stressed
that the prospective pilots would
be trained first of all for civil
aviation. The result, it was hoped,
Zona Gale Dies
From Pneumonia
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ZONA GALE
Pulitzer Winner
Knew Small Town
Prolific Fiction Is Drawn
From Life of Midwest
'Typical Cities"
France Rushes
Naval Units to
African Colony
Governor of Somaliland
Sends Urgent Call for
Reinforcements
Italian Troops Occupy!
Important Oases on
Arid Frontier
Hollywood Stars Seek Severing
Of US Relations With Germany
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CHICAGO, Dec. 27-iflVZona
Gale, the novelist best known" for
would be a stimulation of interest her portrayal of life in small mid-
ln private flying and a consequent
increase in the productivity of
American aircraft factories.
Building Pool
of Men Goal
"It is more in keeping with the
American spirit of preparedness,'
the authority said, "to build up a
great pool of men and machines,
dedicated to and engaged in the
western towns, died tonight in
Passavant Memorial hospital. She
was 65 years old.
The Portage, Wis., author, who
was the wife of W. L. Breese, a
manufacturer, died of pneumonia.
She had been placed in an oxygen
tent almost a week ago. Yester
day she began sinking rapidly.
Her husband was at her bedside.
Dnrsuits of neace. but vieldinz
first nlace to no other nation in She was brought here for treat-
flying skill or technical develop- ment of another aliment and was
ment, and quickly adaptable to ixansierrea 10 xr assavani nospu&i
military needs in the event of when pneumonia developed
-Kwar."- "Miss Lulu Bett, whicn won
Mr. Roosevelt said in answer to the Pulitier prize in 1921, was
Questions that while the instruc- her best known work
tors would be army ana navy til
ers there would be no training in
combat tactics. However, he add
ed, jt was to be expected that a
PARIS, Dec. 27-P)-FTance
started reinforcement of her east
African colony of Somaliland
against Italian pressure for a
bigger empire today by rushing a
warship to Djibouti
The 1969-ton dispatch boat.
D'Iberville of the French East
Mediterranean fleet, steamed
south from. Beirut, Syria, to the
Somaliland port. Other naval
units were expected to follow her
into the Red sea as the result of
an appeal for reinforcements from
the governor of Somaliland.
France has no fleet in the Red
sea.
Djibouti Chief
Ethiopian Outlet
Djibouti, by its railway connec
tion with Addis Ababa, is the
principal outside link for Italy's
Ethiopian empire,
Simultaneously, it was learned
tnat naiian military caravans
have occupied and have been
nomine Tor ix mnnth, mnmm
oases in the disputed, arid fron- Capital to Be Withdrawn
tier between -France's Somaliland
and Italy's Ethiopia.
The foreign ministry announc
ed, however, that no official con
firmation could be found for press
reports of mass concentrations of c0,u Vr't,r tw 97dv
L8,t,trPS ln Etbl0pia faclDg Spanish iAsurgent armies were
uiAii-iai pumis out mat me I ,1 cnAniDh
frontier region is a vast expense government wag reported con-
The Hollywood Committee of Fifty-Six, comprising motion picture
actors, writers, producers and directors are signing their own dec
laration of Independence," prior to national circulation, seeking
severance of economic relations with Germany daring the present
unsettled period. Left to right, seated: Melvyn Douglas, James
Cagney, Edward G. Robinson and Gloria Stuart. Back row: Gale
Sondergaard, Mrs. Melvyn Douglas and Henry Fonda. (Acme Tl-ephoto.)
Loyalists Prepare
Transfer of Seat
From Barcelona While
Rebels Gaining
HENDAXE, France (At the
Her prolific works specialized
on small town life. Hence she lived
at Portage, with a population of
about 6000. She was the "first
proportion f,:. the - men trained tatixen-tT the town, Considered
a "typical"
west.
city of the middle
Governor Refuses
Dyer Extradition
would enter the army or navy re
serve forces, and receive further
training
The president's announcement
came as he prepared to send to
congress recommendations for a
vast expansion of the national de
fense. High officials have said
the administration contemplates
increasing the number of the na-
f inn 'o u-QfTilnnpa t c anmo 13 AAA
There were signs, however, that Clerical Error in Paper Is
critics or vast increases in mili
tary spending were preparing for
a fight. They indicated they would
ask c o n g r e s s to scrutinize the
need for such expenditures care-
o rx .Ja Tuesday refused to grant the ex
v; Z;., f 'T " Vn '. Z tradition of Mrs. Ollie S. Dyer,
lo. i5if i. th faS, of Jail at Klamath Falls charged
was much less than the danger of ... . . . .
Cause of Refusal to
Grant Request
Governor Charles H. Martin
economic collapse from the unbal
anced budget. Rep. Fish (R-NY)
declared "war mongers of the new
deal" have unnecessarily alarmed
the people.
with the murder of her mother
at Plneville, Mo., until the requisi
tion papers show the correct date
of the alleged crime
The papers presented to Gov
ernor Martin showed that the al
leged murder was committed Feb
ruary 3, 1938, while Mrs. Dyer
was a resident of Klamath coun
ty. Assistant Attorney General
Wade contended that this was a
clerical error and that the papers
should have read February 3,
PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. M-tfV " wMLe Mrs" Dyer wag llvln
Fire Investigators sought an ar- 111
sonist following two factory fires Lv AttvorneyB fo,r M Dyer said
run in r .nnroiimatelv tso ooo t&e charge against her was based
damage within an hour tonight
Arsonist Hunted
After two Fires
The factories, the Great' North
ern Casket company and the Port
land Box and Lumber company,
are located only tenblocks apart.
The casket company suffered
on a confession by Jack Dyer, her
husband, after she had sued him
for a decree of divorce.
The husband also was arrested
on a murder charge, waived ex
tradition hearing and is now en
commended by Holman.
and Holman in the executive de- wncn 400-foot slide dumped tons
partment. i oi uin ana rocxs on me uuopeneu
Earlier in the day Holman had OI " oa" nignway soum
. . , .1 at A rn l a tnnrt ,1
luuuuurau mil ne would not I :
write his resignation until later
in the week and that he had not
decided upon the effective date.
Carkin, who retires as state tax
commissioner January 1, refused
to make any statement. Previous
reports here indicated that Car
kin would be reannointed.
The conference between Hol-I LIMA, Dec. Z7-tfVCorded
man and Martin was held behind Hull, at the close of the eighth
closed doors. I Pan-American conference which
Local political observers said I forged a solid western hemis
Governor-elect ' Sprague had re-1 phere pledge against foreign ag-
fused to enter Into any agreement I gression, tonight declared his
to appoint a state treasurer re-fUh the American republics
would carry out "the program
that has here been proclaimed
The white-haired secretary , of
state of the United States spoka
on behalf : of 20 delegations in
reply to President Oscar Bena
vides of P r u at the latter's
farewell banquet. Previously
PORTLAND, Dec. J7.-(AVDe- Dr. Carlos Concha, Peru foreign
tectives, after searching the big minister, had declared the con
Sears and Roebuck store here I fcrence closed after the signing
since Saturday, were about con-1 by delegates of all nations of the
Tinced today that a bombing and conferences resolutions.
a as a . m i a I - sa . v m x a
extortion piot : was a enrisunasi 'secretary uu warnea m
hoax. ( I delegates, however, that "the nt-
Detectlve Captain J. J. Keegan I most degree of vigilance which
commented It "doesn't look like only those who love liberty are
there Is anything to It." capable of exerting may be re-
A note demanding 12500 was I quired" in fulfilling the confer-
thrust through a cashiers window I ence declarations,
during the peak of the shopping Pointing out that in othsr
Saturday. It threatened to blast parts of the world "agreements
the building unless instructions that appeared to offer a f ounda-
were followed. The store was tion of stability and order have
evacuated but all efforts, to find disappeared ln the turmoil of
a bomb or to contact the writer ' events," the secretary of stato
of the note failed. . said:
damage to a storage shed and ruie rmeviile. Mo., accompa-
shon. The fire damaeed the wood- n,ea ny two oilicers
en portion of a frame and brick I Details of the murder were not
building at the lumber company, contained ln the requisition a-
The company is only a few blocks Pe received here,
from the western foundry, burned
several weeks ago with a loss of I
175,000.
Hull Declares Faith Nations
Of Americas to Keep Pledge
Eastern Portions
Of State in Snow
Sears Store Bomb
Is not Turned up
PORTLAND. Dec. ll-UPi-
While snow or prospects of
snow prevailed in eastern -Ore-
We know that in much of the gon tonight. Portland and the
world trust in any form of agree-1 Willamette valley enjoyed mild,
ment has completely vanished I ciouay weather and a light rain.
We know that might has state 11 blown about by a gusty win J
it would have its way and that I more reminiscent of March than
it would recognize no' equal ex-1 December,
cept equal might. - ' I me minimum Portland tern
WW. . - .1 J MAva.nWA 1 T J ,
we uov loal oraiuari euui was ucjerces, omy
of living have been subordinated I two points less than the maxi
in an attempt to create a vast I mum
and terrifying ? military machine I Representative minimum tern-
whose first purpose mnst be to peratures Included: Baker 11
create terror and whose only fl- degrees. Bend 26, Brookings 38,
nal use could be to create ruin Hood River 26, Lakeview ' 22,
of the world we have fixed in I Medford 30, Newport 38, North
our thoughts during this meet-1 Bend 38, Pendleton 28, Rose
lng. Such is the world we may I burg 34, Siskiyou Summit 22.
have to deal with.
Calling attention to the fact
ttat the conference agreements
were expressed in declarations
rather than in treaties, be said
that was "wise when matter
dealt with are of a general char
acter and a political nature. The
Man Badly Hurt
By Hook Assault
PORTLAND, Dec. 2 7-flV
people oi the American repub- Vincent Smith, 47, a logger, was
lip have a nroud historr of the I attacked and seriously Injured
use of declarations. Their na t7 n nniaenunea man wearing
tional life has grown ln and out I a wire hook to replace an ampu
nt Horiaratinnn of independence ! tated right hand. Smith, wha
which mark their bfrth." ' I suffered long, deep gasnes criss-
Dr. Concha told the plenary J crossed on his neaa and race.
session it had "amply fulfilled declared Ms assanam "meo w
expectations." - . butt into a game."
of desert where mass movements
of troops would b difficult,
Admitted Italy
Has Grabbed Oases
But it was acknowledged that
small units of Italians had taken
sidering the transfer of its cap
ital from Barcelona, chief objec
tive of the insurgent offensive.
In the five days of the new
drive insurgents estimated they
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"4wo or threVoase which, X? J-iSS
Franca sisn hA im oiatm wJl CaloBla, tha noftheastefn IhTrd
France also had laid claim but
has not occupied with soldiers
ThfRA ncrnnatinna hnvair
were viewed as a far cry from re- lenc,a 1arr?
ported preparations for an Italian
invasion of Somaliland.
The border was changed by a
map 01 1879, but some points nev
er have been fixed clearly. A geo
graphical mission has been expect
ed to go to the zone to clear up
the matter,
Nevertheless, the French gov
ernment continued to tighten its
of government Spain which Is
separated from the Madrid-Va-
by an insurgent
wedge to the Mediterranean 100.
miles southwest of Barcelona.
A shift of the governmental
capital from Barcelona to tha
south was regarded as certain
if the insurgent advance ap
proached Barcelona itself. Ad
vices reaching the border from
the government zone said such
a move was being considered
hold on its African empire against but theee reports were without
Italian aspirations. oiiiciai coniirmauon.
Daladier's Trip I Mentioned as possible : sites
To Open Jan. 1 for the seat of government were
Announcement of the program Valencia, Cartagena and Alba-
of Premier Edouard Daladier's cete. all in the southern two-
trip to North Africa showed he thirds of government Spain,
would be gone from January 2 to I Cartagena is about ISO miles
January 10. He will stop tor only! south of Valencia on, the Medi-
a lew hours ln Corsica and then I terranean coast, and AiDacete is
proceed to northern and southern 100 miles inland.
Tunisia and Algeria and in effect
tLileirXrXtm on the Eleanor Dislikes
Although apprehension has
been expressed over the trip of
British Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain to Rome January
11-14 for fear Premier Mussolini I WASHDJGTON, Dec 27-(flV
may attempt to win him over to I Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt stlf
his side on African territorial is- teneA her onnositlon to military
sues, officials said here no plans J toys again today when she heard
nan oeeu.maae lor cnamDeriain that those on sale this Christmas
to stop off in Paris first included toy soldiers throwing
Foreign Minister Georges Bon- v, ri-enarfe nneratinr machine
A, - - . A. - I W
nei nas mane 11 ciear to xne urn- , mnA rarrvlnr stretchers.
BWV W.W. t7
Grenades as Toys
lsh Ambassador, Sir Erie Phlpps,
it was said, that France can grant
no territory to satisfy Italy.
Tax Exemption Is
Extort Suspects
Rouhdup Begins
Blackmailers Who Preyed
on Coster-Musica Are
Being Taken
NEW YORK, Dec. 27-)-The
government late today began a
roundup of the shadowy company
of men suspected of extorting
money from the late F. Donald
Coster-Musica, the indicted pres
ident of McKesson and Robbins,
Inc., who had cried out against
blackmailers In a note written be
fore his suicide December 16.
- The first suspect taken into
custody was Walter H. Cragg, a
disbarred lawyer convicted of
grand larceny in 1914, who was
charged specifically with using the
mails to defraud and acting in
concert with others for that pur
pose. Two others were identified by
US Dist. Atty. Gregory Noonan as
Mary Brandino and her brother,
Joseph. The Brandinos, Noonan
added, were charged with the
same offense as was Cragg.- They
were said by federal investigators
to have been associated with Coster-Musica
in a Brooklyn drug
business in 1920. Other arrests
were ordered.
Citizens9 Bank Is
Asked at Astoria
ASTORIA, Dec. 27-(y-Appl-catlon
for authority to organize
a citizens' bank of Astoria wet
filed today with the state bank
ing department by local citizens.
The proposed bank would
have capitalization of S50.00C
with 110,000 surplus. The las,
local bank disappeared when
purchased by the United States
National of Portland in 1937.
Shortly before Christmas, Mrs
Roosevelt relaxed her customary
stand against military toys with
a statement that toy soldiers
marching might not be harmful
to children if their Barents ex
f TnV. (-.M-n I plained to them the sacrifices sol
CUll A l,r "P,0 At a press conference today a
"u "J -a cmo Woman reporter told Mrs. Roose-
- I velt of "ghastly" new toys sold
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-tiP)-A this year.-The first lady said they
father and mother asked the were unwise and unfortunate.
board of tax appeals today for
an income tax exemption for an
unborn child.
Lloyd E. Wilson and Elsie M.
Wilson, San Francisco, Calif.'.
brought forward the claim to
refute the internal revenue bu
reau's contention they owed
16.18 Income tax for 1936. I NEW YORK. Dec. 27-(flJV-Dark-
The parents said their daugh- eTed Brenda Diana Duff Fraxier.
ter, Helen Wilson, was born widely-publicized as America's No.
Aug. 11, 1938. 1 rfehntanta "clamor rirl' of
The respondent (the bureau) I io t.. her formal bow to so-
erred by failing to allow an ex cIety tonight in a Neo-Byzantine
empuon lor mo uepenueui uuBu- i,ettlng of gold and moonlight at
ier, neien wuwb, lor ib f the Rits-Carlton hoteL-
riod Jan. 1, l36, to aate 01 nAfor an aaaemblare of 1.200
Dinn, Aug. 11, i., wncn uus with two orchestras nlay-
daughter was a dependent and r.-
..... .. I tUii VVMVJ v w.wv mmwmmm
a legal person, tne pennon tn Hawnj the slender. 17-vear-old
said. ' I m-enria was tha central flrare
Tne Wilsons comenuea wcoiuv - Ka.VrAnnil of mirrors.
Ux collectors should realize i that wnUe ogtrich-feather Christmas
costs of supporting a child bar t d 0tic -red and white
gin long net ore me aoy flowers washed by roving pot-
Second Panel Selected
For James Hines Trial
NEW YORK, Dec. 27-CaVA
special panel of 250 veniremen
was drawn today for the seeond
trial of James J. Hines, Tammany
district leader, accused of con
spiracy in the policy racket. The
trial is set to start January 23.
The first attempt to convict
Hines ended ln a mistrial Septem
ber 12.
Glamor Girl Makes Her Bow
In Debut, but Her Feet Hurt
bcrn.
lights" y; "
Unofficial estimates of the cost
of the "coming out" party, the
major year-end event of the sea
son, ranged as high as 150,009.
- The reputed all-time "tops', for
Sprague Congratulate
Pearson on Appointment
Governor - elect Charles A
Sprague Tuesday sent a telegram debut parties, from a financial
to Walter Pearson, Portland, con- standpoint, was the $250,000 com
gratulatlng him upon his appoint- ing-out of Marjorle Gould in 1929.
ment as state treasurer to sue- In the 1929-30 season, the most
ceed Rufus C. Holman. . dazzling of the late prohibition
"I am sure we can work to-r era, deb parties averaged 312,000
gether in the best interest of Ore- each compared with $8,000 this
gon,". the telegram 'read. year,
As an innovation, Brenda had
an "anti-hangover" bar as well as
three champagne and Scotch bars,
stocked on a scale of two bottles
of champagne for every three per
sons with heavy reserves. -. At
the YA-H" bar, over exhillrated
guests were served a half-pint of
milk and a half-bottle of soda pop
and were assured that by downing
the fizzy mixture the perennial di
lemma of the morning after would
be minimized at least.
Miss Fraxier, who received with
her mother. Mrs. Frederic N. Wat-
rlss, wore a frock of rich white
duchess satin with tight bodice
and fall hoop skirt, trimmed lth
a cascade' of white ostrich feath
ers. -
Court records disclosed recently
that Miss Frazier's fortune Is es
timated at $4,000,000 to $5,000,-
000. - : - - .
Asked how it felt to be the top
"glamor girl," whirled through
parties day after day, night after
night, the rougish-lipped Brenda
said with a grimace:
"I love it. But, golly, mj feet
hurt!"
Mer Falls
To Zero Mark
In 10 States
Attribute Dozen Deathi
to Cold, Wind and Wet
Highways
Michigan Blizzard Halts
Communications, Hits
Lake Traffic
(By the Associated Press)
Buffeting winds whisked the
worst Cold wave of the new win
ter toward the Atlantic seaboard
last night.
Temperatures fell as the frig
id weather advanced to the eau .
and south from the icy west,
where sub-zero - readings were
reported in 10 states and a mini
mum of 37 below zero was re
corded at Warroad, Minn., on the, .
Canadian border.
At least a dozen deaths were -attributed
to wind, cold and
slippery highways. Snow, sleet
and rain hampered traffic ia
many districts.
Michigan Points
Are bnowbound
Snow ranging up to eight
inches drifted quickiy Jn Micai
gan but off-lake gusts abated as
tbe thermometer dropped towara
xero. Marquette was virtually
snowbound. Manietique was
without telegraph or teleprone
service. The coast guard re
ported the strongest seas in
years swept off Lake Michigan.
The blizzard disrupted com
munications at Salt Ste. Mario
and between Petoskey and the
Straits of Mackinac. Some sec
ondary roads were blocked by
six foot snow hummocks in low
er Michigan while the fall meas
ured between 12 and 19 inches
in the upper , peninsula.
A woman was killed near
Hudson, Mich., when a car,
driven by her husband was blowu'""
Into the path of a truck.
Gale Roars Over
Buffalo, N. Y.
A fl-mile-an-hour gale roared
ta-rough Buffalo, N. Y. Ropes
were strung along some streets
In the business section to en
able pedestrians to keep their
feet. One man there died of
exertion while chasing his hat.
Another succumbed to a heart
attack while bucking the wind.
Toledo, O., was threatened
with the loss of its water sup
ply. A steady, 30-mile wind
blew the water away from the
intake pipes in the Maumee riv
er and into Lake Erie. The
river dropped seven and a halt
feet from its normal level.
Guide ropes were stretched
along downtown sidewalks la
Erie, Pa., when the wind reach
ed a velocity of 46 niles aa
hour. Waves on Lake Erie.
lashed "to a height of 30 feet,
bowled over trees on Preeque
Isle state park.
Know Harries j
In Pennsylvania
Snow flurries swirled across
western Pennsylvania in the
wake of a weekend . storm. .A
temperature of 10 above sera
was forecast.
The wintry belt extended from
Canada almost . to the Texas
coast. It was expected to
broaden rapidly. Forecasters sail
the cold blast would penetrate
the southeast ' overnight ' and
reach as far as northern Florida.
Temperatures in the twenties
or below were forecast for Vir
ginia, the Carolinas, central
Georgia and Tennessee.
Snow, sleet and rain beset
New England and upstate New
York. New York City, enjoying
52 degree weather, prepared far '
a drop to 25. Freezing condi
tions in western Maryland were
accompanied by a ten inch' snow
in Cumberland. ...
Chicago Mercury "
Searing Zero
Chicagoans literally wers
shocked when the temperature
there fell to four above sero a
plunge of 32 degrees in 18 hours.
But they stoked their fires anew
when the weather bureau warn
ed it would descend to two be
low in the .city and six below a
the suburbs by morning. Tbe
most recent sub-zero siege there
was on Feb. 19. 19S6.
Rotary plows cleared highways
in Minnesota . after a holiday
storm, left ; huge drifts on tb
roads. Many motorists who had
been marooned in farm homes
continued their "journeys, v
Editors of Time
;Pick Nazi Chief
T For Man of Year
NEW YORK, Dec. 27-WV
Time magazine's man of the year
1838 is Adolf Hitler, selected by
the editora as " the most "news
worthy?, in the . past 12 months.
Instead of the- customary pbo
tcgraph on . the 1 magazine cover,
however Time publishes - aa
etching - by Baron, Rudolph
Charles Von Ripper, Catholic
emigre, showing Der Fuehrer as
' The Unholy Organist" idayjng a
hymn of hate. ;
"His picture, the xnagazinjo
explains, "symbolizes the des
cration of Christian Ideology in
nazl Germany . -.r-