Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1938 — Page 1

VOLUME 50 NUMBER 247

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WORLD POLICY SHIFT STUDIED

BY ROOSEVELT

THE FOREIGN SITUATION WASHINGTON—U. 8. establishes ' perinanent Atlantic - naval squadron. LIMA—Only Brazil still to sign solidarity agreement; Hull - victory acclaimed. MEXICO CITY — Cardenas urges approval of land claims treaty. MONTEVIDE(Q-—I{alian sailors and citizens riot over Fascist salute. » ” ” BERLIN-—U. S. charged with spensaring world campaign against Nazis. HENDAYE—Rebels advance in second day of offensive. VATICAN CITY—Italy violated Treaty - of Lateran, Pope charges. PARIS — Somaliland - Ethopia border violations reported.

fl Ele. SHANGHAI ~~ Japanese seek peace gesture from China.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (U. P)). —High .. Administration officials said today that President Roose- - velt woulfl redefine United States foreign policy in his annual message to Congress. The nationa! defense section o the message and its relation to th nation’s foreign policy was believ foreshadowed yesterday by offi announcement that the United States will establish, effective Jan.

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Atlantic. naval officials have’ been unalterably opposed to “dividing” the fleet. The newly squadron will include four battleships, eight cruisers, 23 destroyers and an unknown number of submarines. Significantly, the entire fleet will move from the Pacific into the Atlantic next month for war games. Mr. Roosevelt, it was said, has determined tc take a strong, positive stand against the world’s dictatorial ‘governments and to call upon Congress to be unstinting in its support of policies that would give the Government power to keep fascism, communism ' and ‘other totalitarian ‘systems out of the ‘Western Hemisphere. According to sources close to the White House, he has decided to J place America’s cards on the table in a scathing denunciation of “power politics.” »

It wds said that the first part| - . of his message, which he will de-.

liver in person to a joint session of

Congress Jan. 3 will be devoted to

foreign developments of recent years, which have been high-lighted

by: ~ 1. TItaly’s forceful —¢onquest of Ethiopia. 2. Japan’s penetration of China and the resultant closing of the Open Dopr policy in the Far East.

3. Germany's seizure of . Austria

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2 MAIL CLERKS KILLED IN GOLD TRAIN HOLDUP

MANILA, Dec. 24 (U. P.).—Two

mail clerks were shot to death and

$75,000 in gold was stolen from the Tlocos-Manile express, it was dis-

covered when the train arrived at Authori-

Manila station tonight. -ties said it was the first train robbery in Philippine history. The clerks were Cleodualdo Capati and Silverio Canlas. They were found murdered in the baggage car. The car’s safe was locked but the [keys were missing. Police found the safe and discovered it had been looted. Rail officials said the gold was a shipment from the Baguio mines. Six empty cartridges were found in the car.

WORLD-WIDE C. OF C. ~ HEAD TO VISIT HERE

Thomas J. Watson, president of the International Chamber of Commerce, was scheduled to arrive here

this afternoon.

Indianapolis- officials of the Inter-

national | Business Mac of which dent, pla

Station

completed a tour of Europe.

SAILOR CONFESSES ‘SLAYING, POLICE SAY

SALEM, Mass., Dec. 24 (U. P).— Police announced today that Arthur W. Mansfield, 36, of Boston, a former convict, had confessed slaying a fellow seaman named William E. Quinn, 38, with a bread knife in a drunken brawl aboard a Philadelphia freighter docked here.

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hines Corp.; Mr. Watson also is presinned to greet him at Union 'where he was to change trains. Mr, Watson, who is en route from Texas to New York, recently

Christmas will be.a merry one indeed in the: Volney Malatt. Brown family hecause Suzanne was horn last Christmas Day. APpaTeRIY with a ‘smile

Merry Christmas! That’ S Me .

1344 School Children Have Been Outfitted During

Times’ Campaign. 6 P. M. IS DEADLINE

1$3000 on Growing Mile of

Dimes, Which Also Closes Tonight.

(Donors’ List, Page Two)

Today is your last chance to contribute to the Indianapolis Times Clothe-A-Child campaign. Until 6 p. m. the headquarters at 206 W. Maryland St. will be open. Until then you may call and reserve

a child to clothe or you may, until}.

then, call and offer a cash donation. A messenger will call for it. Clothe-A-Child has become a Christmas institution with Indianapolis and each year hundreds of school children who otherwise might

'|go cold are outfitted against the

winter. Mile-of-Dimes also will be open until 6 p. m. Mile-of-Dimes is the Sidewalk Santa of Clothe-A-Child.

.| The money that is placed on the

lclothed by persons who

line on W. Washington St. in front of Ayres’ and Kresge’s stores goes to clothe children. Already 831 children have been have

| shopped directly for them, and an-

other 531 have been clothed by ‘money given by donors, a total of 1344. Already there is an estimated $3000 in dimes on the Mile-of-Dimes. Every dime that goes down from now until 6 p. m. will help clothe some child. Every dollar that is

| | contributed to the fund will help

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ori her face, and it's still thers. 1 now, a year later. She is the granddaughter of Arthur ¥. Brown, and

LIQUIDATION AID FUNDS READY |

Federal Home Loan—Bank Makes $9,000,000 Available Here.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis announced ay it is making nine million dollars available through member institutions for the liquidation of closed institutions which hold real estate

mortgages. : This policy was adopted, the announcement’ said, because the bank is “convinced that before a completely normal real estate and mortgage market can be restored, such liquidation is necessary.” This program, announced by Fred T. Greene, bank president, will make the funds available for issuing new mortgage loans to purchasers of foreclosed real estate now held by liquidating agencies. The program, Mr. Greene said, has the approval of the State Department of Financial Institutions. He declared that 20 member -institutions already have ‘purchased assets- of liquidating institutions in the amount of $2,762,137.50 and that the new money will be made available to the entire membership of 156 ‘| institutions in the state. “For a number of months, the Department of Financial In-

Loan ank have been searching for a plan whereby the bank’s facilities could be helpful in unfreezing the public’s investment in closed institutions, and in completing the restoration of normal conditions to the home mortgage market in the metropolitan area,” said Mr. Greene.

NEW YORK JUDGE DIES NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (U. P)— Supreme Court Justice James A. Dunne died today of a heart attack at his home in Brogklyn. He was 64.

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer

(Editorial, Page 10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. —Harry L. Hopkins will become the first subject of controversy in the Senate when it convenes after Christmas. A fight is brewing over the WPA administrator's confirmation as Secretary of Commerce, though what proportions it may assume depend upon developments. Paradoxically, the strength of the opposition will depend largely upon a report now being prepared by a special Senate Committee fourfifths Democratic in complexion— the so-called Sheppard Campaign Investigating Committee which has delved deeply for months, with the aid of a corps of investigators, into charges of WPA political activity in a fumes of states.

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Stop! L Look!

Of Holidays Bring 6 Safety Rules.

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HICAGO, Dec. 24 (U. P.)— A “Stop the Christmas carnage!” the National Safety Council advised today, listing six ways to cut the “terrifying toll” taken by snow, sleet, fog, rain and season’s geniality during the holidays. “This year America faces the pleasant prospect of a substantial reduction in its traffic toll—if the Christmas carnage can be stopped,” the Council said. Here are the six suggestions: 1. Don’t drive if you drink. 2. Don’t ride with drivers who have been drinking. 3. ne ‘takes longer to stop on slippery pavement. 4. Keep your windshield clear. 5. Walk more carefully when roads are slippery. It’s harder for the motorist to control his car then. 6. Caution your children against using skates, sleds and bicycles in. the street. Don’t let Christmas presents become instruments of eath.

GREETINGS CAUSE MOTHER TO FAINT

BOSTON, Dec. 24 (U. P.).—Mrs. Rilla Wilcox, 48, answered the phone last night and heard the voice of her son, Dana, wishing her “merry Christmas” from Camden, N. J. She became so excited that she

fainted. The son asked the operator for a new connection. Unable to

-|get the number, he called Boston

police and told them what had happened.

alone in the house, lying beside the phone, and revived her.

Hopkins Faces ‘Hazing’ Before Senate Approval

report as basis for an attack with which they expect to begin their 1940 campaign for a return to power, an attack that will be kept up continuously henceforth. Col. F. C. Harrington, greyhaired, West Point graduate who is the WPA chief’s successor, said he faced two big responsibilities in administering the vast relief program: “1. To see that the money Congress. appropriates goes into the hands of those for whom Congress intends it. “2. Try to get the best work and the most useful results from people | 410 on relief.” Weighing all the factors involved, it would seem thai Mr, Hopkins would win his Cabinet post, though only after a hazing in which some few Democrats are expected to participate before the battle ends, - On hand,

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Extra: Traffic Hiaieds |

Two patrolmen found Mrs. Wilcox:

{Army Is Silent on Report of

Sabotage; Plane Falls After Exploding.

UNIONTOWN, Ala. Dec. 24 (U. P.) —Investigators said today that ‘something: extraordinary” occurred aboard the’ Army bomber which crashed in flames ‘last night, after an explosion heard 20 miles away, killing seven men. The bodies of all were horribly segmented. The largest piece of the plane which could be found was a tiny segment of its tail bearing the single word, “Army.” Army officers oe sTvising the task of gathering the pieces of human bodies and fragments of airplane from the black mud of the rainsoaked prairie country, were sure of only one thing—that it hadn’t been an ordinary airplane accident. There quite. apparently had been a terrific explosion abo the ' ship just before it crashed.\They received a suggestion of sabotage in silence. An Army board of inquiry will go intg that later.

Early today, only the fragments of

four bodies had been gathered and these fragments could not be described to one identity. The pieces making up three more bodies still were to be found. Windows Shaken The crew of the ship follows: First Lieut. James Dennis Underhill, 28, Morgantown, N. C., pilot. First Lieut. John W. Pollard, Army Air Reserve, Wasco, Cal., copilot. Capt. Fred Rueb, 36, Army Medi

Francisco Presidio. Second Lieut. John Hydle, 30th Regiment, San Francisco Presidio. Private Shelton 8S. Johnson, Northville, N. Y. 3 Private Humpert Marro, Los Angeles. Noe Ben L. Jones, Ashville, The plane was a B-18 twinmotored Douglas bomber, identical to the bomber which crashed during a rainstorm near Nov. 18, killing eight ee It Se raining hard when the plane crashed last night. It flew low over Uniontown soon after 5 p. m. (Indianapolis Time), suggesting that the pilot was noi sure of his way. Soon after it had passed over, there was a terrific cxplosion which, Uniontown residents said, was accompanied by a burst of flames. rattled. for miles around. : ‘The explosion was heard by residents as far as 20 miles away,

DIVIDEND APPR OVED BY RAILROADMEN’S

—— The 102nd semi-annual dividend of the Railroadmen’s Federal Savings Assotiation was approved today by the board of directors.

FATAL 10 SEVEN

cal Corps, Letterman Hospital, San wi

make some child's Christmas brighter,

DEATH BRINGS SANTA

DAY AHEAD OF TIME|

ELYRIA, O., Dec. 24 (U. P.).—The Rousseau children — Geraldine, 11, and Sarah, 9 — were given their Christmas presents last night be-

=| cause Of a family emergency. They Jat ie Ciristuis tesa ThoN:

father and their mother was

bi while trying to steal one

for themi—and that was the reason Santa Claus came 24 hours in advance. Will Case, 84-year-old farmer, who shot William Rousseau, 38, and his wife because they were chopping down a fir tree on his farm, chewed gum in jail and said he didn’t mind staying there over Christmas.

Rousseau was unemployed. His

mother took his children and when she gave them the dollar’s worth of dime store presents their parents had bought for them, she told thm what had happened. “Daddy must have thought a lot of us,” Geraldine said..

ROOSEVELT WORD ON RAILROADS AWAITED

Committee Urges Board and Reorganization Court.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (U. P.).— Congressional leaders awaited today President Roosevelt's reaction to a 14-point rehabilitation program proposal for the railroad industry. A special committee of rail executives and labor leaders named by him to formulate railroad legislative suggestions his Administration could support recommended creation of two new Federal agencies—a Transportation Board and a Reorganization. Court—and vast new powers for the Interstate Commerce Commission to equalize Federal regulation of all forms of transportation. The White House released the report ‘without comment yesterday and Chairman Wheeler (D. Mont.) of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, who will guide rail leg_|islation through the new Congress, announced that he would confer th Mr. Roosevelt early next week | to obtain his views on it.

ALL SET FOR TURKEY Frank Collman told police today that a thief entered his grocery store at 1831 Bellefontaine St. last night and stole a 30-pound turkey and a carving knife.

First Lady Performs As Assistant to St. Nick.

Yule Tree at 4 o’Clock.

(My Day, Page Nine)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (U.P.).— Four generations of the nation’s first family—the Roosevelts—will lead the nation today in ceremonies officially opening the Christmas season. At 4 p. m. (Indianapolis Time) President and Mrs. Roosevelt, the President’s 84-year-old mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt, and several of the President's children and grandchildren will attend ceremonies at Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House, where the community Christmas tree will be lighted. : Mr. Roosevelt, after delivering Christmas greetings to the nation, will press a button lighting the decorations on the tree and giving the signal for similar ceremonies throughout the country. The President’s remarks will be broadcast by all major radio networks. Earlier, the President and Mrs. Roosevelt will give their annual Christmas party in the East Room for members of the White House staff. They will distribute some 200 Christmas gifts. F. D. R. to Read Carol

After tree lighting ceremonies,

White House to begin the family celebration of the holiday. The President will read aloud Charles Dickens’ famous “Christmas Carol. 9 Then the younger members of the

family will. hang their. over the fireplace iri the P bedroom

and retire, : Mrs. Roosevelt was No. 1 assistant to Santa Claus in Washington. In addition to supervising arrangements for the family celebration . of the holiday at the White House, she made virtually a tinuous round of parties being held for underprivileged children. She began her day long before most of the other guests at the White House were up. Before 8 a. m. she was at a party held by the Central Union Mission where she distributed 1600 cretonne bags of toys, fruit, candy and clothing. This party carried out the expressed wish of Mrs. Roosevelt. Entertainment and fun was provided without efforts being made to make the children grateful to the “wellfed and privileged” for making it possible. Her second party was at Arlington, Va., where she helped the Kiwanis Club play Santa Claus for children of Northern Virginia. She will end her day at a party in Snow’s Court, light a Christmas tree for Negro children who live there, listen to Christmas carols, and broadcast a Christmas eve message.

PRIEST BURNED TO DEATH IN RECTORY

PHIBEADELPHIA, Dec. 24 (U. P.). —A priest was burned to death and three others were overcome, two while attempting to rescue him, when fire broke ot today in the rectory of St. Donato’s Roman Catholic Church. The victim was the Rev. John F. Brennan, the assistant rector. He was 30. The Rev. Fr. Thomas Toner was overcome in his room, and the Rev. Frs. Bruno Guasco, the rector, and Joseph Daly, collapsed after rushing into Father Brennan's room, where the fire originated apparently from defective wiring on Christmas decorations.

TRIES EATING YULE TREE SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 24 (U. P.) —Ronald Tonge, 2, presumed his Christmas tres was something to eat. One bite was enough, however. The doctor who removed a few pine needle from his throat

said the hurts were not serious.

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They Wanted Animals, But Santa (Dr. Dafoe) Says ‘No! No!

ALLANDER, Ontario, Dec. 24 (U. P.).—The poor little rich | Dionne Quintuplets have been | very, very—well, passably—good in recent weeks, but nevertheless they won’t get the Christmas | presents they wanted most, Santa Claus revealed today. The four-and-a-half -year-old sisters, who haven't quite made their first million, wanted - some live dogs for Christmas, but. Santa put his foot down, albeit with “some difficulty.” He seid he didn’t think dogs were proper playthings for young ladies of | their standing. ‘HB.

ANTA, in the person of Dr. Roy Dafoe, their physician, said the girls had wanted dogs ever since their association with some spaniel pups in their last] motion picture. Dr. Dafoe will give the girls some toy dogs tomorrow, but he suid he doubted if they would be satisfiec with anything less than the rea! thing. It appeared likely thal there might be a rumpus, inasmuch as the Quintuplets have- been giving Santa Claus very special atten tion. When Dr. Dafoe dressed up in his Christmas suit for the benefit of photographers, the quintuplets greeted his arrival at the nursery with five perfect little curtseys. They are being drilled in that art in anticipation of visit next summer by King George and - Queen Elizabeth, and apparently figured that a royal greeting for Santa Claus would be no more than good: politics. 2 8 8 UT dogs or no dogs, the Quins “have atremendous Christ. ne double-barreled one, in Tomorrow, for the firvt time in their lives, the sisters will sit at’ table, just like grownups, and entertain ‘their parents and the .six other Dionne children. There will be turkey and trimmings and ice cream. Then, on New Year's the party will be repeated. Half of the multitude of gifts piled around a huge Christmas tree in the nursery’s largest room will be opened tomorrow and the rest will’ be ' examined at the second party. Foremost on the list of gifts tc be distributed tomorrow are branc new tricycles for the sisters. They have outgrown their old ones.

RUSH SELECTIONS IN POLITICAL JOBS

Finish Before Jan. 1.

(Photos, Page Two)

The flood of last-minute appointments to State House, Court House and City Hall jobs continued today as newly-elected officials prepared to take office Jan. 1. Four appointments were nounced at the State House. Atty. Gen. Omer Stokes Jackson named James 8S. Hughes, retiring Supreme Court judge, as assistert attorney general, and Joseph O. Hoffman as deputy attorney general. Mr. Hoffman at present is corporation deputy in the Secretary of State’s office. Governor Townsend rzappointed

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Karabell, and, on recommendation of Atty. Gen. Jackson, named Edvin H. Smith, Indianapolis attorney, &s the Democratic member of the Stute Board of Election Commissioners to succeed the late W. W. Spencer. Mayor-Elect Sullivan announced promotion of M. G. Johnson to City engineer to succeed Henry B. Stez3. Mr. Johnson has been assistant City engineer 10 years. The bulk of the apwointments

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Pilgrims Journey to Bethlehem While Sentries Stand by, Bayonets Fixed |=

BETHLEHEM, Dec. 24 (U. P).— pilgrims exposed themselves to Arab rebel gnipers-today they plodded in brooding silence along the five-mile road from Jeruem to Bethlehem to worship at their TR hciery shrine. . Once inside this city, birthplace of the Saviour, they were by steel-helmeted British sentries, crouched behind sandbag ramparts, bayonets fixed for instant action. But around them were battle scars and an atmosphere of deep gloom. It was ‘the

ceremonies at the Church of the Nativity had been saddened by the ‘Arab rebellion. This year the smoke-scarred fa-

of the British commander-in-chief. There were fewer pilgrims this year, especially from outside Pales-

tine, but those who did keep the

tradition made the five-mile journey as usual, afoot, riding on donkeys and mules or in horsedrawn carriages. Few of them cast so much as a sidelong glance at the nearby hills, within rifle Tange and infested by Rebel assassins. The Rebel headquarters at Nablus had promised in a manifestq that an armistice would ‘be observed: during the Christmas holidays “provided British troops refrain from taking the offensive,” but the military patrol didn’t relax its vigil. An armored car escort| accompanied the Roman Catholic Patriarch, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Barlassius, and his entourage, on the customary solemn entry into Bethlehem to pre-

pase | for Sonighv's ldnight mass.

were halted and searched. Their baggage was ransacked, Any of them carrying arms had to produce permits. ; Sandbags were piled in front of Manger Square, opposite the site of the Nativity, where stoocl the stale in which Christ was born. More troops in steel helmets raclined hehind the sandbags. ‘At midnight tonight fhe bells nf Bethlehem will peal their annual message of good will. ‘Che choir at the Church of, the Nativity will be heard by lonely senfries at the outposts, by Rebels in ths hills frcm | Crossword whence shepherds came fo greet the new-born Christ. This year, because of the insecurity in. the hills, the Shepherds’

the flood-lighted terrace of the lew

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As a concession, |

Appointments Speeded to

Municipal Court Judge Charles J.

Field Festival ceremony ‘was held on

Ultragood as Zero Hour Nears.

Local Churches Sef ; Ceremonie§’ for Tomorrow.

(Editorial, Page 10; other Christe mas stories, photos and churca programs, Page 11.) :

Indianapolis today swung happily into last-minute preparations for Christmas in above-normal temperas

tures and with little hope for sno While the Weather Bureau

| {here was a postibility of snow flur

ries tonight and tomorrow, the chance for any appreciable snow was slight. The lowest temperature tonight will be near 30, the Bureat predicted,

HOURLY TEMPERATURES 6a m..,. 7 a. m. 8 a. 9 a.

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Everything everyone did seemed tinged-with that my-gosh-I'll-never: make-it tension, as people hurried about downtown streets, or flew from tree trimming to tailor shop, to gro= cers in the neighborhoods. Some institutions and employes groups had scheduled Christmas gift parties for the needy, and the busi= ness of the City, County ancl State offices was at a virtual standstill as employees made plans to brighten Christmas for some unfortunate: i Preparations for special chu services were under way in all the city’s ehurehies a cy ba the churches in _ e nounced elaborate for tomorrow, rs i arp 1 also will have children’s parties Downtown gift stores were f with persons who thought of one more person to be shopped for, and there was a carol in the practically every minute of the day, Travel terminals bustled as pete

As for the children, if was prace tically scandalous how good were. No normal child, good or bad during the rest of the year, is gi to flout Santa Claus by beg bad on the day before Christmas, up until press time there was no’ report that any had. | : There is a chance, of course, that an occasional child might, in the course of his normal play, hav found it necessary to look into & clothes press or two during the iby d if he found packages, well, that as just that. | Yule Trees Scarce | Some parents who waited until today to buy Christmas trees were hard put to it to find any, becaus of a shortage that developed in the city. Prices were considerably above what they were earlier in the seae son, with plenty of takers. | City Hall employees prepared for the annual Christmas party for needy children, 175 of whom will be warmly clothed by Santa Claus after a program in the City Hall lobby. Entertainment, including a magi cian, pageant, several acts and musical numbers, has been arranged by Miss Helen Raftery, program chairman. : Some of the artists who are donate ing their talents are George Paxton, magician; Norma Coster and her dancers, and Don and James Donae hue, formerly of Ringling Bros. Circus. - E

‘Hot Shots’ to Play

The program will open with & cornet solo by Russell Bjpens City fireman, playing “Silent Ni Holy Night.” The melody will taken up by the St. John Academy violin ensemble and repeated by the WPA concert band, each mv group to play from different floors. The “Harmonica Hot-Shots,” * | Manual Training High School, and German Band also will play. Gifts, clothing and baskets of fo will be distributed at. the close the entertainment. Baskets of food are to be tent by the Wheeler City F

Mon as services are to be at the Marion i ~Coutlty Jail row morning nder Sireciion Rev. Herbert Eberhardt, mis perintendept,

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