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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-02

Epic of deeds heroic than thu. enacted Mayor who recently faced 165 employees the city and them their choice of taking of dismissed Mayors relieve distress caused by unemployment scheme calls voluntary other of all payroll who their husbands the positions thus vacated ts he credit be that practically all agreed with but it would be noth-
 165 agreed subject Mayors plan has attracted nationwide attention and ex' also big industrial of the American enthusiastic praise of the scheme assert
 backbone of the unemployment drsron but commend Victoria have granted
 forl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-02
J. W. RUSSELL RITES
 TO BE HELD TUESDAY

Funeral services for the late J. w. Russell, whose accidental death occurred early this week. will be held next Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of the Charles w. Car ter Mortuary. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-02
CLOSING PRICES TODAY

NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 1874, American Can STA, Anaconda Copper 9la, Beth lehsm Steel 1875, Curtiss Wright IS, Fox Films 2&, General Motors 20A, Tn te national Harvester "A, Kennecott 10h, Packard Motors 4, United States Steel STA, Bunker Hill, no sale.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-02
MRS. TUPPER ILL

Mrs. Josephine Tupper is a pa- tient in St. Anns hospital for medical treatment. She has a severe cold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-02

Officials of the Buckeye Athletic association placed Don Wheaton, a player at DePauw. Indiana, school, on their mythical all-conference team,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-02

Daily Empire Want Ads Pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-01-02

DAILY EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
MERCURY WILL
DROP SUNDAY
Rain Will Continue Through
Tonight, With Freezing
YuIe Weather.

Heralding colder weather for
Christmas day, heavy wind early
this afternoon caused minor damage
in several sections of the city.
The wind increased shortly after
rain, that has been continuous for
almost two days, stopped
Police were called to Tenth and
Rural streets when utility poles were
blown down and signboard crashed
on top of a parked car. No one
was hurt.
Live wires were down at Addison
and Jackson streets, and police were
called to protect persons in the 1900
block West Washington street when
wires fell.
After tonight skies will clear and
temperatures will plunge downward
to the freezing mark, the weather
bureau forecast says.
There is little probability of snow
Sunday with the temperature drop.
Typical Yule weather was pre-
vented by interference of an area
of unsettled weather originating in
Texas and now centering over Iowa.
Indianapolis felt its effect in rains
which raised the total for twenty
four hours to nearly an inch.
The mercury will decline to about
normal Jewel in it's fall Sunday, the
weather bureau said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
MASONS PAY FINAL
TRIBUTE TO WOOD
Transfer Firm Founder Lies
in State at Cathedral.

Fellow Masons we're to pay last
honors at 2 today to Horace F.
Wood, founder of the transfer COM
pany bearing his name, who died
Thursday at his home, 5311 North
Pennsylvania street.
The body lay in state on the sec
ono floor foyer of the Scottish Rite
cathedral from noon until time Of
the service. Burial was to be in
Grown Hill cemetery.
DR.. j. Ambrose Dunkel pastor of
the Tabernacle Presbyterian church,
was to be in charge of the services.
The Scottish Rite services were to
be conducted by Marshall T. Levey.
the Rev. Lewis Brown, Vincent V.
Smith and Brandt c. Dowrey.
Mr. Wood was an honorary mem
Der of the supreme council, thirty
third degree of the Scottish Rite,
and member of the Murat Shrine.
PallbearerS and honorary pallbear-
ers include members of the order.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
WATER RULING
DELAY FACED
Serious Illness of Father of
Commissioner May Hold
Up Case.

Decision in the Indianapolis
Water Company rate case may be
delayed until after Jan. l, due to
the serious illness of Horace Ellis,
father of Howell Ellis, presiding
commissioner.
Ellis made a hurried tgip to Chi
cago, Friday, to be at the bedside of
his father He returned today to be-
gin studying in preparation for
writing the permanent rate decision
in the water case.
Decision was ordered for Jan. /,
by federal court.
The commissioner expected to be
called back to Chicago momentar-
ily he said
Horace Ellis was for many years
prominent in educational and Re-
publican political life of Indiana.
After retiring from the Office of
superintendent of public instruc-
ton he went to Chicago, where he
has been full-time official of the
G. o. P. national committee
throughout the last several cam
paigns.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
FEAR THOUSANDS OF
EMPTY STOCKINGS
Only Six of $4,000 Pleas to
Be Answered.
By United Press

By JHited Press
SANTA CLAUS, Ind, Dec. "a
Thousands of children who wrote
pleading letters to Santa Claus this
year will awaken to find empty
stockings Christmas morning.
AT the rate of nearly 200 day
for four weeks, requests for toys and
candy and warm clothes have come
pouring into this little hamlet post
Office, the official home of St.
Nicholas.
But out of nearly $4,000 letters
received and carefully preserved by
Postmaster Jim Martin, only six
will be answered
In the past, Martin has turned
a majority of the letters addressed
to Santa Claus over to charitable
organizations.
Just one request, for six letters,
has been received this year.
Welfare agencies are over
whelmed in caring for needs of
their own communities" Martin OK
planned today.
There is no money left over to
help these $4,000 children retain
their faith in Santa Claus"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
STATE SENATE TO
SLASH employees
Reduction of Committees Is
Agreed at Farley.

Reduction of the number OF
standing committees of the state
senate, through consolidation, ano
the number of employees by Is pei
cent, was planned today at con-
ference Of senate leaders with Gov
ernor- Elect Paul V. NIcNutt and R
Earl Peters, state chairman.
Lieutenant Governor M. Clifford
Townsend and Senator Anderson
Ketchum, president pro tenn of the
senate, participated in the confer
ence.
Scheduled cuts include the con-
solidation of the fifty-fve commit
tees so there will be no more than
thirty-f1ve, reducing the pages from
seven to four; reducing the door
keepers from fourteen to eight;
stenographers from eight to four
and elimination of the assistant
postmaster and the senate hostess.
Townsend and Ketchum also dig
cussed the methods of seating the
senators so spectators and visitors
would not cause difficulties in con-
Quoting the business of the senate
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
Just Few Hours Left Let's Beat the Clohe Child Record

your own on Christmas eve at any
time today and as long as you can
shop for him or her.
Late receipts from the Clothe
Child dance, held Tuesday at the
Indiana roof ballroom, boosted the
total number of children clothed
to 400. Forty children will be
clothed by city dancers and nom
dancers who attended the benefit.
Operators of the Lincoln office
of Indiana Bell Telephone Com
pany just had to round out their
biggest year in Clothe a Child,
with an order for two more chill
dren. rolling up a score of twenty
clothed during the campaign.
The Universal Bowling League
of Pritchet'S alleys tailed another
child for the charitable bowlers
Of the city and made the score
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
Hoover Is in Old South
for To-Day Fishing Trip

were greeted by local delegation
headed by Mayor Thomas M
Hoyens of Savannah.
The President took along Gus
Gilman, 6O-year-old fishing expert
in these Georgia and Florida waters
who once fished with President
Cleveland.
The President planned to spend
Christmas eve on board the Sequoia
with his guests.
Members of the Presidents party
probably will be Christmas day
guests of Howard E. Coffin at his
Sapelo island estate near Sea Island
Beach, Ga.
They are expected there Sunday
afternoon, unless plans are changed
so they might hunt and fish another
day, before resuming their journey
along the Florida passage.
The presidential train carried only
small party southwark. The guests
included Senator and Mrs. Warren
Austin of Vermont, Justice and Mrs
Harlan F. Stone, Mark Sullivan
Lawrence Richey and Captain joel
t. Boone, the White House ply
sician.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
Air Greetings

Famous choirs, voices and
instrumentalists known the
world over will contribute to
this years Christmas celebra-
tons over the radio. In this
issue of The Times, on Page
3, will be found a complete
listing of the outstanding
Christmas Eve and Christmas
day programs to be carried by
Columbia and NBC networks.
President Hoover Will greet
the nation over both .A3tworks
at p. m. today at the annual
ceremonies lighting the giant
public Christmas tree in Wash
ington.
Outstanding Christmas Eve
programs include q midnight
mass from the Church of the
Madeleine in Paris; a program
by the Benedictine monks from
the South Danube valley of
Germany, and offerings of
Charles Dickens "a Christmas
Carol" by both broadcast
chains.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
CHEER SPREAD
TO CITY NEEDY
FOR YULET|DE
Christmas Celebration Is
Big Interest in All
Homes Today.

Ceremonies of more than nineteen
centuries will be re-enacted again
in Indianapolis today and Sunday
as the city celebrates the nineteen
hundred and thirty-second ami
versary of the birth of Christ.
In every home and beside every
hearth the spirit of celebration will
dwarf all else, and children today
gingerly eyed limply-hung stockings
in anticipation of the annual visit
of Santa Claus.
While appropriate services were
! to be held in churches of all de-
nominations, the occasion will be
observed at parties and frolics in
many downtown clubs and private
homes.
CarolerS, true to custom, will be
heard in every locality
CarOlers to Sing
Among caroling groups to sing to-
night will be the Rhodeheave1
Neighborly choir, under direction OF
Charles w. Daugherty. The carolerS
will start at 7:30 tonight in Hobbies
of most downtown hotels, including
the Lincoln, Dension, English, Clay
pool, Lockerbie and the SEVERN. Fiji
! teen-minute program will be given
at each, when listeners will join in
the singing. Leaflets containing
words and music of familiar Christ
mas songs will be distributed.
Each child in the children's waro
of the city hospital received a visit
from Santa Claus this afternoon.
Christmas baskets will be dis
tributed tonight to the needy by
the Christmas Plum Pudding Club
of the Chamber of Commerce un-
der direction of Wilfred r. Borin-
stein and Russell Fortune Jr.
Baskets of food were given tc
needy families today by employees
OF the fifth floor Office of the Will
liam H. Block Company.
Big Party at Statehouse
The boys choir of Christ Epis.
copal church will sing Christina.
carols for the patients of Rober
Long, Coleman and Riley hospital,
tonight. The singing, which will
be in the corridors, will be under
direction of Cheston L. Heath
choirmaSter.
One of the largest Christmas par.
ties was that held this morning a
the statehouse when approximately
5000 adults and children received
food, clothing and toys in the foyer
Baskets were given more than {
1000 families and nearly 5000 chill.
dren received toys, candy and food
Mrs. Harry G. Leslie handed out the
first basket.
Yule Baskets Delivered
Band concert was held and ad.
dresses made by Governor Leslie
Governor elect Paul v. McNutt
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, The
Rev. w. A. Shullenberger, pastor
of the Central Christian church, anc
Frederick Schortemeier, president
of the Salvation Army board. Money
dropped in Salvation Army kettles
Turn to Page III
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
All Escape Is Blocked From
Rooms Where Men Are
Working.
AIR PUMPED DOWN
Committee of MoWeaqua
Merchants Operating
Big Shaft.
BVJ Hitcd Press

MOWEAQUA. H., Dec. PA
cavein following an explosion today
in the Moweaqua Coal Companys
mine here trapped fifty-two MIXERS
in underground passages a mile from
the shaft.
The blast blocked all escape from
the rooms in which the men just
had gone to work. 1t could not be
learned whether any had been
killed or injured.
Mine officials said air was be-
ing pumped down to the men. The
officials expressed belief all those
trapped would be brought out alive.
All the trapped miners are mem
bers of the Progressive Miners of
America, a rival union to the United
Mine Workers of America.
A committee of MoWeaqua mer-
chants had been operating the
mine, the largest in Shelby county.
1t normally employed 100 men. Its
maximum depth is CTS feet.
Families of the trapped men gath
cred around the mine mouth as
IeSCue CREWS 1IOIl Springfield went
down.
Hurry, for Gods sake,' a woman
screamed.
Walter A. Moody, chief of state
highway police, and four of his men
pushed the crowd back so a supply
Of fresh air would be available to
the pumps.
Calm in the face of the emer-
gency, Miss Helen Bay, mine book
keeper, assumed responsibility of
giving out information. She reas-
sured distracted wives, mothers,
sisters and children of the miners.
I'VE are getting air to the men
through an oyershaft that was put
up after the explosion" she said.
I'VE think we can bring them all up
alive 3"
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eighteen children QUILTED by
leagues at Pritchett's.
=
DOLCE CHIEF MIKE NOR
Il RISSY took his annual child,
with, I'll take girl this time"
The Paint, Oil and Varnish Club
Of Indianapolis just couldn't re-
siSt a fifth child in family and
so, after clothing four of them, re-
queSted that they be given the
fifth youngster.
And so the drive pushed over
the FOUR HUNDRED mark and
toward FOUR HUNDRED TWEEN
TY-EIVE.
Don't forget it's not too late to
Clothe A Child.
just NJ The Times and boy
or a gil IL be giyeef to you to
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BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
WITH PRESIDENT HOOVER'S
FISHING PARTY, OS ABAW
SOUND. OFF GEORGIAN COAST,
Dec. 24.-President Hoover sailed
down the Savannah river toward
the muddy waters of Ossabaw
sound today at the start of a ten
day Christmas vacation cruising
along the southern Atlantic sea-
board.
The President and his party left
Savannah, Ga, aboard the convert
ed Sequoia, at $40 a. m. They
moved rapidly downstream to Os-
sabaW sound, where the first lines
were cast for rock fish, sea trout
and bass.
The President and Mrs. Hoover
smiled and he waved his hat in gay
good humor as they backed away
from the dock and sailed off under
blue skies. A warm sun made the
day perfect for sailing and fishing,
and the Presidents holiday was
away to a pleasant start.
The presidential party arrived by
special train at Savannah, Ga, at
$50 a. m. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24

N~N~~S1 9OONt
This Christmas eve, there are
thousands to re-enact reverently the
vigil of the humble shepherds. The
two highways from Jerusalem car
ried an amending stream of pilgrims
from all nations. Strange figures
that might have emerged from the
days of the Crusaders mingled with
modern tourists.
SWarthy orientalS on mules, black
Ethiopians, Semetic featured Ar
menians and other strangely-clad
worshippers, plodding on foot, made
way for automobiles along the now
paved highways.
The destination of all was the
noble Church of the Nativity in
the center of the town, built over
the sacred spot where tradition SAYS
the son of God came into the world
The church the one not destroyed
when Mohammed'S followers RACED
the land of buildings bearing a
Christian symbol, stands in proud
dignity amidst monasteries and con-
vents.
In the Grotto of the Nativity it
self, a cell so small it holds only
six people at time, a metal star
is emblazoned on the floor. 1t reads
in Latin, Here, of Mary the Vir-
gin, was Jesus the Christ Born. "
Jeweled lanterns dimly light the
walls and glow on yhe priceless
paintings which adorn them.
Until midnight and long past, the
throngs will pass by in continuous
procession for brief glimpse of the
Turn to Page Nine)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
HOLY YEAR, is
POPE'S DECREE
Christmas Message Sent to
Entire World by Cath
oIiC Pontiff.
By United Press

~ Hitcd Press
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 24.-Pope
Plus xI proclaimed a holy year
from April 2, 1888, to April 2, 1884
in a Christmas message to the world
today.
eve invite the world to celebrate
the year 1888 as the 190Oth ami
verSary of the death of our Lord
Jesus Christ" the pope said.
Holy years, or jubilees, are held
every twenty-five years. The pope
opens the holy door of the Vatican
Basilica at the beginning of the
year, and closes it at the end Of the
jubilee.
I'VE are not sure whether the
anniversary should fall in 1888 or
1884" the pope said. However, we
proclaim it now, because we wish
to give bishops, priests, and the
faithful time to prepare"
He deplored ubiquitous conditions
of religion in Spain, Mexico, and
Russia"
The pontiff's heart was panied to
feel that the world was suffering
from a crisis and to realize that ma
tions, still contending among them
selves, were unable to reach peace
full agreements,
The pope was gratified that Bo-
livia and Paraguay accepted his
suggestion to declare a Christmas
truce of twenty-four hours in the
Gran Chaco fighting.
The pontiff's remarks were in
reply to seasonal greetings from the
sacred college of cardinals. The
message was expected to assume
the Importance of an allocution
which ordinarily would have been
delivered at the secret consistory
postponed recently.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24

Ciothe Child dance. Indiana Roof
ballroom feared for thirty-fve children
and took fivs more).
Rural Route Santas (bey and girD.
Operators of Indiana Bell Telephone
company. Lincoln office (cared for eight
cen children and took two more).
Just Santa Claus 1.-TWO girls.
Police Chief Mike Morrissey.
Paint, Oil and yarEish Club of In
dianapOIis (cared for four children and
took another).
Friend of Children.
Agents and employees Of Union Cen
trail Life Insurance Company. Indianap-
oils branch
Group Of Interested Charitable In
dividuals Clothed three and took one
m0re).
East New York Street Man.
Universal Bowling League. Prisehess
alleys.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
GIRL, 5, STRUCK BY
AUTOj NEAR DEATH
Skull Fractured When She
Runs Into Car.

While other children await the joys
of Christmas, Mary Ethel Holland, 5,
of 805 Chase street, is in the shadow
of death at city hospital.
The little girl incurred a skull
fracture today when she ran against
the side of an automobile in the
1900 block West Ray street. At
PENDANTS at the hospital hold Slight
hope that she win recover.
Mary Ethel was walking hand in
hand with Mrs. Eva Rowe, 9Oi
Chase street. but suddenly jerked
away and ran into the street against
the side of the automobile, which
was driven by Pat Butler, 40, of 1921
South Warman avenue.
Police said. Mrs. Rowe told them
Butler was driving only about fif-
teen miles an hour and absolved him
from blame.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24

CRACKING the FOUR HUN
~ DRED mark at 8 a. m. to-
day, the Clothe a Child drive of
The indianapolis Times surged
toward the annual campaigns all
time record of 425 children pro-
vided with complete outfits of
garments for school at Christmas
time.
The drives record was made in
1880, the natal year of the plan,
which provides opportunity for
Indianapolis residents to go into
homes of the unemployed at
Christmas and build affairs of
hope instead of despair, with
warm garments.
Today's the last day to shop for
your boy or girl. You can receive
child from The Times to call
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
Negotiations on Debt
Reopened by France

when the ambassador might carry
some assurance of Washington's
willingness to reopen the debts
question.
The embassy forwarded a full re-
port of the premier's visit to Wash
inston, stressing -Boncour's
promise to receive warmly any
American suggestion on which he
could face the chamber of deputies
and urge the tardy payment of the
SIS, 261, 432 debt installment default
ed Dec. Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
PARIS, Dec. 24.-French parlia-
mentary and governmental circles
today considered debt negotiations
with the United States reopened by
Premier Joseph Paul-Boncour.
The premier broke tradition Fri
day by his personal and unsched-
uled visit to Ambassador Edge at
the American embassy.
1t was expected that the next
step would be return visit by the
ambassador Tuesday or Wednesday
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
SON BORN BY LIGHT
OF CHRISTMAS CANDLES

Hospital Electric System Fails, Yule
Tree Provides Illumination.
BIZ United Press
STERLING, Ill. Dec. 24.-By the
soft light of Christmas candles a
son was born to Mrs. Gallius Math-
eny in the Sterling hospital Friday
night.
For the first time in the institu-
tons history the lighting system
failed.
Nurses took candles from the
Christmas tree in the hospital re-
ception room and by this light
physicians ushered the child into
the world.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
BOMB ENDS HOLIDAY
PEACE IN MINE AREA
ExpIodes at Workers Home Soon
After Troops Are Withdrawn.

EXplOueS at workers HOMO soon
After Troops Are Withdrawn.
BIZ United Press
TAYLORVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. PA
bombs blast ended the Christmas
peace in the Strife-torn Christian
county coal fields today.
The bomb was exploded at the
home of John (Red) Nicholson,
coal miner, Friday night, a few
hours after national guard troopers
withdrew from the county for the
first time in months.
The troops were removed when
local authorities and officials of the
United Mine Workers union assured
the state military that they could
handle the situation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
HOOVER HELPS NEEDY
Signs Measure Authorizing Naval
Clothes for Needy.

D z WIttW TITO
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Presi-
dent Hooxer's last official act before
leaving on his holiday cruise was to
make a Christmas present to the
needy.
He signed a congressional resolu-
ton authorizing distribution OF sur
plus naval clothing The secretary
Of the navy will sell the clothing TO
relief agencies at nominal prices.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
insult HEARING TO
Be HELD TUESDAY
Greek Trial May Result in
Extradition.
BIZ United Press

BIZ JNlf6d Pfe8S
ATHENS, Dec. 24.-Samuel In
sulls hearing on extradition pro-
ceedings to face embezzlement
charges in Chicago will begin in the
appeals court at $50 a. m. Tuesday
Dec. o. the court announced to-
day. Alexander Georgopoulos will
preside.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-24
BOY, II, IS KILLED
BY CHRISTMAS RIFLE
Shows Pal How to Shoot, and Is
Victim Of Bullet.

81 InIfed PTc88
GRANVILLE, H., Dec. 24-Bur-
dette Steele, II. took the rife his
father gave him as Christmas
present today to show to his chum,
Harry Anderson.
You have to release this safety
catch before you can shoot" Bur-
dette explained proudly.
Like this, Hugh?" Harry asked,
as he slipped back the catch.
AS the boys fingered the weapon,
it discharged. The bullet struck
Burdette. killing him.