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Six Killed Airplane Crash at Texas
GOMEZ REMOVED AS PRESIDENT OF CUBA
Pope Pius on Sick Bed Prayed to World Xmas Eve
POPE PIUS TALKS TO
WORLD ISSUES CALL
CHRISTIANITY UNITE
lBv The Associated Press)
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 24, —
Pope Pius prayed from his sick
bed before tlie whole world, that
God accept his suffering, for a
peace among men.
He called for a union of all
Christ anity against the “evil for
ces of Communism.”
The stricken Pontiff, his eyes
afire, spoke in a throbbing voice,
saying, ‘‘Spain, with its propa
ganda and evil forces, has wished
to make the supreme experiment
of ali destructive forces scatter
ed throughout the word, which
they have at their command.
“Here is a new menace more
threatening than ever before, for
the whole world, and particular
ly for Europe and its Chistian
civilization.”
The Pope’s voice trembled thru
the whole twenty-nine minutes
of his Christmas Eve address.
Of his own suffering the Pope
said, “Divine goodness is grant
ing us an opportunity to contri
bute to the prayers, work and
sacrifices of all. ,
“My personal experience of
suffering until now, has marvel
ously been spared me.”
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Advocates New
Neutrality Law
United States
(tty Tli* AwwirWl
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24,
—Chairman Pittman of the Sen
ate foreign relations committee
said ‘‘there is imminent danger
of another world war, which,
makes the enactment of new neu
trality legislation by congress, a|
most important task,”.
The present act expires May
first 1937. He said he was study
ing several proposals for strong
er neutrality laws.
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Not Much Hope
For End Civil j
War In China
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NANKING, Dec. 24, — China’s
hopes for a speedy end to Mar
shal Chang Hsuh-Liang’s rebel
lion waned as the United States
hastened efforts to evacuate Am!
ericans from embattled Shensi
province.
The temporary armistice grant
ed by the nationalist govern
ment expires tomorrow.
A punitive expedition was sent
to aid China’s premier Chiang
Kai-Shek, who was captured by
Marshal Chang.
PRESIDENT PAYS REVERENT TRIBUTE
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Led by President Roosevelt, the nation's capital honored World War
dead In solemn Armistice Day ceremonies at the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. Standing at attention before the tomb are (left to right) Sen.
John J. Pershing, the President and Col. Edwin M. Watson, White
House aide. (Associated Press Photo)
GREEN FACES UNION TRIAL
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President William Green of the American Federation of Labor proudly
dieplayed hie memberehip card in the United Mine Workere Union of
America at Waahlngton after he waa aerved with a aummona to etand
trial before ta executive board to explain what part he played in the
mine unior. a auepenaien from the federation. The auepenelon waa
ordered In ’*ie aplit between the A. F. of L. council and the unlone
eempnelng the Committee for Induitrial Organization. (Aaaoolated
Preea Photo)
President Cuba
Convicted in The
Senate Today
<B* The A«w»c*ated
HAVANA, Dec. 24, — Presi
dent Miguel Mariano Gomez was
convicted early today by the
Cuban senate on impeachment
charges, by a vote of 22 to 12.
The senate vote removed Gom
ez from the presidency, convict
ing him on charges of ‘‘interfer
ing with the free functioning of
legislative power”.
Gomez became the first presi
dent in the history of Cuba, to
be ousted from office by impeach
ment.
Vice President Francisco Lar
edo Bru, automatically succeeds
Gomez to the presidency.
Gomez was opposed to the su
gar tax bill, the receipts of which
were intended to operate rural
schools conducted by the army,
which Gomez contended would
lead to a military dictatorship.
Nothing To Say
Ohlson Successor
fBv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24,
—A checkup with the Interior
Department today failed to elic
it any response to questions
whether Snell was being groom
ed as Colonel Ohlson successor,
for the managership of the Alas
ka Railroad
Six Who Cremated
Airplane Crash
Company Men
(By The Associated Press)
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 24, —
The failing of the right wing
engine, after “interference from
two other planes which were at
tempting to land”, was advanced
by Braniff A rline officials as a
possible explanation of the air
plane crash yesterday in which
six persons were killed. A'l of
them were officials or employees
of the line.
They were Don Walbridge 38
operations manager, Sterling
Perry 37 maintenance superin
tendent, W. T. Chambers 32 crew
chief, Pascal Florence 30, Hubert
Daane 25, Fred Sleeper 28 mech
anics. Their bodies were cremat
ed in the burning plane. All of
them were married and are sur
vived by their families.
Indian Sentenced
; 10 Years Murder
(By The Associated Press'
OKANOGAN, Wn„ Dec. 24, —
Within one day after the body
of Melvin Blondell, aged 45, was
found on a lonely mountain road,
John Chuckulnascut, 23, an Ind
ian, was sentenced to the state
penitentiary for ten years, after
he admitted to killing Blondell
with aa axe, in a drunken quar
rel.
HOUSING
PROGRAM
IS COMING
fBv The Associated Press 1
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24,
—A housing program including
long range plans for govern- i
ment subsidies, to enable states
and communities to provide low
rent housing is being drawn up
by the administration, to prod the
construction industry, it was
learned today. It is to provide
homes for the low income group
of Americans.
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Relates Reindeer
Story for Benefit
Children Tonight
The following article about
Santa Claus and his reindeer was
received from the U. S. Reindeer
Service, through J. Sidney Rood,
Acting Gen. Reindeer Superin
tendent:
Donner and Blitzen, in bright
harness, are coursing the world.
To good children in every land—
such a great load of Christmas
gladness they will haul! Trim,
lithe, eager, they champ at San
ta Claus’ restraint as they break
through a dust of stars tonight,
on their wav and swiftly on
ward, quick as brilliant light,
‘o little dro’,,1 chimneys and great
proud chimneys down which old
Santa will take cheer.
Know Trails of World
Donner and Blitzen know the
trails of the world, so long have
they answered their diamond
studded reins at Christmas. Ev
en should Santa become drowsy
from the soft clouds tonight—
some places it is so far between
homes—they will not become
lost. That is one reason why
Santa chose them again this
year for his joyous Christmas
trip. He chose them from more
than 204,000 reindeer which his
friends in Alaska counted last
year, and maybe you think he
wasn’t perplexed! Aluminum,
Rainbow and Lightning were
nearly as pretty as Donner and
Blitzen, too.
His Choice is Hard
Reindeer are becoming so
plentiful now, it is not easy for
Santa to visit all the 57 herds
between Barter Island, on the
northern coast of the Arctic Oc
ean and Kodiak Island, on the
Pacific Ocean, of! southwestern
Alaska, to “select his team. And
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‘Hitler of Belgium’
Leon Degrelle, so-called "Hitler of
Belgium" shown in a speaking pose,
was tailed after a clash between hie
supporters and police at Brussels.
Degrelle. leader of the Belgian Res
ists, held to his determination to
lead 150 000 followers in a march on
the city. (Associated Press Photo!
Snow Damaged
Instruments at
Island Of Atka
(By The Associated Press!
JUNEAU, Dec. 23, — A snow
storm which raged for several
days buried the power house,
weather recording instruments of
the weather station, radio anten
1a and gasoline tanks of the vil
lage on Atka Island, situated near
the end of the Aleutian Islands,
seriously threatening a hundred
persons w th a fuel shortage.
A radio to the governor’s offi
ce said that the radio and weath
r instrument had been tempor
rily repaired.
It appeared that for fuel sup
plies, the governor’s office sa d,
mall boats must be chartered to
send the needed supplies, as none
of the three government charter
ed relief ships are to call at At
ka.
Price Of Copp er
Raised Markets
NEW YORK, Dec. 23, — The
'price of copper leaped from 11
cents to 11 and five-eighths cents
yesterday, the biggest jump sin
ce the metal started climbinlg
from around nine cents last
spring.
The buying of industrial metals
has shown world wide activity,
with great transfers in the Lon
I don market.