Still Winning Pardy Cloudy IOWA: PanIr doud, today aDd lIawkeye Cqer. Roll Over MichlC&D State, 40-34 tomorrow; aIlchtly " ..rmfr See Slory on Pace 4 In eul tomorrow.
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FIVE CENTS IOWA CITY, IOWA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1940 ...... 'I1r- VOLUME XLI NUMBER 77
Bombers Pound Northwester'n English Cit'\J Mass New I . ' ' J Troops For Many Kille~ Two New Steps Taken to Prevent ~:~~man Planes Transport Italia!!B _to ~ Albl!":!:a Final Drive As Bomb Hits Sabotage of Munitions Production Claim Italian 10th Army WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (AP) .ready employing shall forthwith Public Shelter I -Two new steps to prevent S9- discharge from employment, and Trapped in Port; bot age of munitions production exclude" from his factory any RAF in Raids Waves of Raiders were taken today. person "designated by the secre Drop Explosives In The navy department disclosed tary of the navy for cause as un CAPTURE 35,949 MEN that henceforth all contracts dEsirable to have access to work 'Coventry' Attack would cohtain a clause requiring or materials for the navy." Military Ob rver Venture BeUef the contractor to "submit a oonfl On capitol hill, a bili was in EqllJb Will Attempt A Delayed Attack NORTHWESTERN ENG- dential report to the navy de troduced to give the justice de LISH . CITY, [lJc. 24 (AP)-A partment whenever, for any Partment authority to act against CArRO, ElYpt, Dec. 23 (AP) direct bomb hit on a public shel cause, he has reason to believe sabotage committed in this COlln ter caused undetermined casual that an active danger 01 espion try against goods being manufac - The British army or the Nile, ties as German warplanes sub age or sabotage exists a t the tured for export to foreign na with ome 3e,OOO Italian prison jected this city to another heavy plant, lactory or site 01 the tions. Attorney General Jackson en already moved to the re r, I1ssault last night and early to work" covered by .the contract. had told congress that although poured reinforcement into sle,e day. The repurt must contain a com the national defense act provided lines around beleaguered Bardla Number· of Death. plete explanation 01 why the such protection for materials bc today preparatory to on assaull There were a number of other contractor is apprebenslve of ing produced for defense of tb i'> on it 20,000 d fenden. deaths and several persons were sueh danger. country there was no federal law While the troops were masslna: trapped in cellars when their The contractor also Is pledged, allowing the department to movc outside the Libyan port, British houses were demollsbed. when~ver directed by the secte against sa botage of goods for ex Artillery and naval guns pumped Wave after wave of raiders tllry of the navy, to report "the port. shells Inlo po lUon occupied in dropped heavy explosives, and citizenship, the countrY of birth, The meaSUre was introduced in the lown Itself by remnant. of an observer in a neighboring city or the alien status of any or all the house by Rep. Voorhis (0. lhe Italian lOth army declared reported, "there have been many of . his employees." Cali!,). chairman of a subcom According to reports to YUgO-, German militury transport planes, arc believed taking from Ger tra pped there. terrific explosions." I He also must agree that he mittee ot th~ house committee on slavia, Italian reinforcements are such as the one shown above. Inset many. down Italy and across the Nll'ht Rallll (Both Liverpool and Man "will refuse to : employ, Or it al- un-American activitlcs. being ferried to Albania in huge is a map showing route the planes Adriatic sea. Ran,lng lar ahead ot these chester, neighbors in the north operationos, the RAP reported west, have been subjected to -----~-- ncw nl,ht raids on Italian ba e "Coventry" attacks in the past along the arching Libyan Medi few nights.) terranean coast as far as Ben Waves ot Bombers eDai, 300 air mil to the w ·t. The attacks came shortly after C·hurchill ASI(S Italy to Cast' Ofr Dnce Near ~'BJJ, the air b eJ at repeated waves of raiding plane~ B rk and Bcnlna were rePOrted roared over London, headed .------rolded Saturday nl,ht and re northwest. They dropped a few turning pilots told of .tarUni incendiary bombs in one Lon Huge Ge1&erator ·Calls MussoIini tremendous fires and explo ion . don area, but mostly continued F.D.R. to Explain Defense Prograln .Greel Take Oft n-bombed Tobruk, 80 mUcs to this elty. Fire at Keokuk: 'Th C· · I' west of lhe E~ptlan border, also One Plane Downed In Radio Address Next unday Night t Ba cnme In for anothcr poundin,. One German plane was report $25~OOO Damage e rumna Fa ci e 35,949 Prl5onel'8 ed shot down at Old TraUord, WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (AP) tortheoming "stllte-ol-the-natlon" The Brlti h command announc famous International c ric k e t d that 35,949 prl90ners, Includ KEO-KUK, Ia., Dec. I 23-With For 18 Years President Roosevelt will broadcast mcssagc to th new congl'e . taxa Announc ground at Manchester. In, 1,704 officers, had been mo\' to the American people next 8\.\n Thosc who v·cwed it in that r During the raid here, a num- no signs of an electrical storm Victory ill Week.Lon ed to the Tear since the Brill It day nr,M II- re~prt of his admin light S'pec;ulatcd that Mr. ROOl;e ber of pei'Kons were trapped in in the elear skielt, Keokuk res£" oUen i,'e atarted In e Sidi Appeals to Soldier!! iatra IOn of national affairs and velL might hav in mind giving Baul for Chimara cellars of demollshed houses, at)d dents were stllttled tonight when rani area of the EgypUan c<>ast conduct oC toreign relations. the country thc background o[ ATHENS. Dec. 23 (AP)- The there were fatal casualties. In lights in homes and crowded To Take Care Of The chief executive will speak some of the issues to be advanced and t h at "several thousand another district of this city, stores suddenly dimmed to less Greek army, headed northward more" still were awaiting trans houses and business premises Future Life of Country from 8:30 to 9 p.m. (CST) over in his messagc to congress. alol)g the Albanian coast toward ter. were demolished. Ihan hall the usual candle power. all major networks. Stephen T. Among other things, this mes the port of Valona, was reported Eatty, White House press secre Mllitsry observen believed the A moment later, the fire de LONDON, Dec. 23 (AP)-Prime sage Is expected to discuss the tonight to have captured the fas British would attempt to toke tary, announcing arrangements for matler o[ further ald to Britain partment was called to the Miss- Minister Winston Churchill ap cist supply base at Chimara Dnd Bardla at as small cost as pos- Naval Plane pealed directly to the ItaJian thc address said today that Mr. and perhaps prescnt formally the to be pr ing home its advan Ible, by delaying direct a ault issippi River Power company, Roosevelt would "report to the "lease-lend" plan or assistance people tonight. to cast ort Ben ito tage again I retreating Italians. ur:tll the steady bombardment, until a few years ago one ot the country rcgarding the present which Mr. Roosevelt. outlined at Premier Generat John Metaxas Mussolini, whom he termcd bit. emergency." now In III seventh day, could Falls in Cuba largest hydro-electric plants in a press conference last we k, This announced victory in the w ek break ItaLtan resistance. terly "the criminal" who "after It was expected that much of the world, where a huge genera proposal would have the United long battle for Ohlmara, less than It was assumed here that the 18 years of unbridled power has thc president's address, his first States lease or lend war mat.erials Two tor had' caught fire. led your count.ry to the horrid 31) miles south of Valona, at a Bardla defenders had been thrust Killing since the November election, to Great Britain, to be returned 01' cabinet meeting. He added thaL Company officials estimated verge of ruin." inlo the role ot a sacrifice gar would be devoted to the national replaced whcn the present conflict further operations were develop rison to hold up Ute Brlti.ll h SANTIAGO, Cuba, Dec. 23 the damage to the generator at Alternating betwecn cajolery defense program and to the ad is over. (AP)-The two occupants were between $25,000 lind $30,000. In and blunt words in his broadcast ing satisractorily and new decis while faselst defenses are stren, ministration's aid-to-Britain pol Therc has been speculation, too, Ive re ull; could be exp cted soon. thened at Tobruk, Dcrna and killed when a U. S. navy plane adclition, they said, it would take address, Churchill said: ley. that the president nilght ask the months to repai r the machine "We are only at the beginning From the Tepeleni-Kllsura sec Bengas!. crashed late today at Loma Del In some administration quarters, new congress to alter the ncutral tor came reports of continued lnfierno, in San Luis, Oriente and tha t consequen tly the de of thi!> somber tale .... Presently 'Weak ExeWIC' the speech was regarded as a sort ity law and permll American ships gains against Italian positions In British military circles Mar province. crease in the output would re we shall be forced to come to of "preview" for the president's (See F. D. R. , Page 3) present a "big loss." much closer grips. Surely the time pounded heavily by Greek artil shal Rodolfo Graziani's report to The plane was one ot three in Icry. ] n the north, action was flight from Quantico, Va., to the The cause of the bluze was not has come when the italian mon Premier Mussollni on the " fl n l said to be enlarging because 01 U. S. naval base at Guantanamo, determined olficiaily, but o!fl archy and the people who guard phase of operations" In Libya cials said it may have been caUs the sacred cen tel' of Christendom Defense 'Poor' Earthquoke Felt improved weather conditions. was termed a "remarkably weak Cuba. The British RAP command One of the three planes landed ed by a short circuit. should have a word to say upon In Montana Citie8 effort at excuse." c: lalnt' d at least eigh t ltallan Th ese sources sold the accu at Santiago, while the other was these awe-inspiring is ues. I At Zone planes were shot down in an air mulation 1)[ stores and equip reported to have reached Guan "s u rei y Ihe italian army Canal Rome Says Bombs 80 HELENA, Mont., Dec. 23 (AP) right Saturday over Argirocastro, ment taken at Sidl Barranl made tanamo. whIch has roul'M bravely on many oceaslon. pas~, but now - Earthquakcs shook Helena to Albania, again ·t a loss of two it obvious that Graziana, as he Lieutenants Robert H. Richard Dropped on Britain I evidently has no hcar~ for the Two House Members day and were [elt at Butt.e, 66 British ships. It told too of bomb reported to II Duce, had been son and Gavin C. Humphrey, oc By Italian Planes Job, should lake gome care of miles south, and at LiVingston, 125 ir g attacks yesterday on oil preparing far a further advance cupants of the plane which land Assert U. S. Should miles cast. ficlds at Kucova, central Albania, eastward. But tbey claimed his Henry L. UDIIOn the life and future of Italy." ed here, said the three planes ROME, Dec. 24 (Tl,Iesday) Recalling that Italy and Britain Several llelena rc' idents re in which "aU bombs fell in the slatement that he was about In an ellort to speed up arma were scattered by a severe thun Put Planes on Guard ments production Rnd smooth out (AP) - Stefani, Italian news had never been loes until now ported plaster loosened and crack tllr g~t area." ready to attack appeared to be derstorm they encountered over agency, repOrted elirly todllY that and were allies in the Jast war WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (AP) ed, dishes jarred from shclves Greeks attributed their suc contradicted by his claim that hc . the complications thnt have urisen Oriente province. They had an Italian tormation dropped against Germany, ChUrchill said - Two republican house members and clocks stopped. cus at Chlmara. after a week was waiting only for the arrival in the national defense program, taken orf this afternoon from A sharp tremor lasting six or President Roosevelt .bas appointed 8,000 kilograms (about 13,000 that "although the institutions you just returned from a visit to or fighting against picked Jtal of mechanized transport 1rom Rancho Boyeros airport in HQ pounds) \>t incendiary and hlgh- adopted after that war were not seven seconds occurred at 3:05 ian troops holding strong posi Italy. William S. Knudsen, representing vana aiter a flilllt from Tuan Panama asserted today thnt canal p.m. (Central Standard Time). Industry, to head an oWce fOr pro explosive bombs on a plant on akln to OUl'S and diverged ... We tions, to their tactics of skirting These sources countered Gra tico. the east coast at England Satur- liked each other, we got along zone defenses wel'e inadequate. Another of lesser scverity was re the town and threatening to cut ziani's claim that the British at dUction manogem nt. Labor's de cO['ded a few mi nutes later. fense represcntative, Sidney Hill Chinese Executed day night. together. But while criticiZing the ex ist of{ the defenders. lack had not come as e surprlsl! man, pI' siden! of the Amalga CHUNGKING (AP)-Tbe cen The agency said that despite "And now wc are at war; now ing safeguards, Represenlntive with the assertion that aU their maled Clothing Workers of Amer tral Chinese government an antiaircraft fire which was "par- 'we a:e condemned to . work each Harness (R-Ind) said without cla- Christmas at the White HOllse evidence showed the ltallans Ica, was nom d associate dircctor. nounced Ihat Yang Chuan-Yu, tlcularly intense," all objectives other s rum; you: aViators have were taken completely unawares. The olh r two members of the former mayor of Chengtu and a were hit efItctlvely, great fires tried to cast thel~ bombs u~on boration that negotlations were new board are Secretary of. War leading banker here, was execut 'beIng visible from a. long dls- Londo~; OUr armles .are teaTl.ng under way with the Panamanian lienry L. Stimson and Secrctary ed at dawn today upon his con tance. It said all Italian planes and Will tear yOUr Afl,!ca n empIre government "for defense stations of Navy Frank Knox. viction of hoarding rice. returned safely to their bases. to sbreds and tatters. octua Uy outside the zone." Severe Storms Two Cbolets Harness, a military aUairs com- Recounting hi s own eUol'ls to mitteeman, and Representative prevent the war betwcen Italy and Bradley (R-Mich) dlscu~ed canal Threaten North TltousUluls of Tank. A.re A.marer to NwsiB- the British empire, Churchill told defenses in statements, Bradley the Italians they face two choices: asserting that airplanes should be "It is to stand up to the battery sent there "as fast as they come Pacific Area oC the whole British empire on the off the production line." ENGLAND'S ARMORED CORPS sea, in the air and in Africa and He aid he did not take issue SEATTLE, Dec. 23 (AP) - In the vigorous counter-attack of with the furnishing of aircraft to Three more severe stonns were -Confide"t 0/ SmUlhinll In.,Ulion Attempt the Greek nation; or, on the other Britain rapidly, but asked: brewing in the North Pacific to • hund, to caU in AttHa oyel'" the "If the Panama canal is the life nilht, and pressing landward as • .. * .. Brenner Pass with his hordes of line of America, why not at least western Oregon and Washin,ton (Edllo(s Not : Wur Con'es )ondence of* the * Associated * l'l'ess: "Fear nllUiht,"* * the• motto of the ravenous soldiery and his gDni'l have in the zone at all times, even dug out of the debris and started p0l1cicJ11 Drew Middillton, a na -Thousands of tanks ln an amaz royal tank corps, has been bal of Gestapo policemen to occupy, if only for a few weeks at a time, taking stock of the damage in tive N w YorkCI', Il0S lusted Will' in,ly larle number of armored anced In the new construction with hold down and protect the Itallan the iatest and most efCicient alr Sunday's lales. In its mony dlv rSG torms. He divisions are Britain's' answer to ",et there fustest wJth the moslest people for whom he and his nazi cralt that comes off our produc One of the new disturbances WU 3 with the BJ'ilish expedi Gerl1'\llny's panzer divisions. men," with the new tanks em~ followers cherish thc most bitter tion line and after they have been was due to bH the coast toniJht. tlonury fOl'co In Belgium Rnd British oflleers confidently ex phulzln, speed and fire power as and outspoken contempt that ;s on there for a few weeks, then ship Another Will farther to sea and France during the blitzkrieg 11I8t pect these tanks-many of new never before. record between, the two races. them abroad f the need exists the third was centered. IlI\I1KdJ 8pring j hI' hu s undergone Ger and eec:ret desl,n-to smash either Army tanks are divided Into "There is where one man and for them . . . 1" aleb' south of Dutch Harbor, man bombing roids In England a nazi Invasion attempt or deal a two cate,orles-the "I" tank for one man only has led you; and. "I did not see a s ingle modern Alaska. and tuured the north Atlantic decialve stroke on the European intantry, which operates exclu there I leave this unfolding story airplane In the entire canal zone." Two penons were killed and with II British destroyer on continent at some future "day of sively with foot 80ldlen, and the until the day comes-as come It H a r n e s s su"ested additional a t least a dozen others inlurec1 putrol . Now, In II slll'les of Iwo revenae." crui:Jer tanks, which 10rm the will-when the HaRan nation will anti-aircraft weapons and air durina Sunday's stonn. The wind 8torles, he tukes you to visit • • • spearhead of the armored dlvl- once more take a hand in shaping plane detector devices. in some illacet alWned an 8ll the Bl'itlsh royai armored corps. Tbe Brlti:sh expeditionary force slol1l. its own fortunes. He spoke, too, of tbe "very dU- mile-8l\-bour hurricane velocl~. Tomorrow ; 0 ride in a new left 471 tanks and machlne-,un • • • "Italians, I wlll tell you the flcUlt attitude displayed by the Public and private apndes, Brltk;h tank.) cllrriere In France; but now, stan- Neither the. smaU, pllddle-Jul1lp- truth," he continued. "One man ,overrunent of Panama" and des buJy c } ear in, tree-c:luttered In, from ecrlltch since the wlth- ina whippet tanks nor the lum- and one man alone has ranged aribed Panamanians as "mercen highways, rebulldin, power and By DREW MIDDLETON drllwal 1rom Dunkerque IlIIt. be1'inI 50 and eO-ton mONters the lta]ian p,cople in deadly ItrU,- .ry, recalcitrant to a dearee which The main entrance to the Execu and a wreath hanca over the en communication lines and replac WITH THE BRITISH ROYAL aprina, British detlanm have beloved of newaretla are in evl lIe a,ainst the British empire and repeatedly impoeea serious bur tive Mansiol'). in WashiO«ton, D. C., trance, sign of good cheer that Ing thousancla of shattered win ARM 0 RED CORPS SOM!- built up In enUre new lI'Oup ot dence. ' Both typee are out of ta- ha. deprived Italy of the sympathy denII on the American activities in is festooned with the usual holIday spreads throughout the nation. dow panes, made no exact .u WHERE IN ENGLAND-(COMS- armortd flI.vla1ona. . (See ENOt.AND. Pale S) (See CHURCHILL, Pale 3) the canal zone." trimmings. Trees flank the door mate 01 the dama,e. , ~ ______TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1940 question of ullowing lhe BI'itish more del' nse The Empty Stocking materi als : OFFltIAL DAILY BIJLLETIN "If this is our wal', we should get into it Published every morning except Monday with full participatiou. But I don't believe by Student Publications Incorporated at BI'itain iR fighting' 01ll' WOI'. 0111' entire ef 126-130 Iowa ave n~e, Iowa City, Iowa. fOJ,t should be dil'l'cted toward OUl' wn ill'· Board of Trustees: Frank L. Mott, Odirl K. fl'nse.' , Patton, A. Craig Baird, Kirk H. Porter, And this is the reaction of two d mocrotic Donald Dodge, D eming mith, William s('natol'S who should and do Ilnow whllt i Univereity Calendar Sener, Irene Frederickson, Robert Kadgihn. going on in Washington aud in I he embat Monday, January 6 (For Inrormatlon rerardlnr dalet tl ed COllllt ril'S. It is a rcli f to heal' ou t- I 8:00 a.m.-Classes resumed. beyond this emcstl'r. see retlerv .. Fred M:. Pownall, Publisher stl1nfling men WllO al'e 110t pcssimistic Ilor 7:35 p.m.-Bask tball : North Da llolls In the oWcl' of thr Prest.. Loren L. Hicke).'son , Editor led away by emotion. 'rilcy expl'ess their kotu VB. Iowa, fJeld house. dent, Old Capitol.) Morty Tonken , lY.1anaglng Editor opinions frankly, and this in itscll' is a John J. Greer, Advertising Manager novelty. Th<,y have theil' c(nmtI'Y'l; be~t General Notices interest at heat't, fol' th ir ndvice Ilnd com· Entered as second class mail matter at the mcnts show it, Iowa Union Building Schl'dule, Dec. 20-27 R:30 ... m. iu I~, I postofiice at ]o\,-a City, Iowa, under thc a
Mlchlgan State, 40 to 34 Paper 81 slJppUfI 78 Candles Haw} Score To 'FOIl Sords' RevigJ>) the Year J RoME,! Pi-ess box trooPS and For Mack l 0C1. 8 ~ CINcIN,J~1'I In Last Half per La Tr J~kii~s I O~~~fI1~O Oe1'Rol1' being conv A's Manager Says I~ 1\\e S'e"e,J1'j.l ANP tel'ranean I ~I~~ @AA\~l'o"', For 5th Win He Won't Trade 1"116 19110 ~p ,lOllS agal' seRies Ill!ensive. Any of Players Milt Kubl Colmls I!AW'S n .~ 13 Points to TOJ) wrote, is ' PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23 (APJ of men an Scoring for Evening BY -Conl'lle Mack cut his 78th birth of the four! shore" is ; ,(lIeu day cake tOday with th~ declara lOWA (40) FG FT PF rr pression fo HARGEAVE tion he wi ll not trade any of his Chapman, t 4 0 2 8 Siegel, f . ,,_. ... 3 2 0 8 (British ~T' With "key p layers" on th e A th leU es. tuin their " Kuhl, c ...... 6 J 0 13 ~ Honor guest at un annual 0 Wheeler, g • 1 0 1 2 ping jl 'F. ~i"l-!, Thorpe, probably the luncheon given by Philadelphia 1T}9st {amQus athlete of all iJme, Soderquist, g " . .. 1 0 2 2 cap baseball wrltel's, baseball's "gl'and Trickey, r ...... 0 0 0 0 gp'1' c l;~di ,~ for annoying me this old gentleman" was asked If he Hill, f ...... 1 I 1 3 In New tim~ , despite the fact that Thorpe would swap first baseman Dick Hein. c • ...... I 0 1 Z Is d~erving of respect from any Siebert for say, Babe Dahlgren Siglin, g _...... 0 I 3 1 I ,t ~ and Frankie Crosetti of the ------,------~---~-- IiPOl;ts follo\ycl'. He is howling lhe HarshB, g _...... 0 I 1 I , . Yankees. Bundies, g .. 0 0 0 0 prai ~~s of the old-timers as com "No," Conn ie replied. "I don't par~d with modern ath letes, gel think 1 WOUld. I'm nol trading any Boston Col~ege Totals 17 6 11 40 tiJ.:lIi p~i~ for it and can get by of my key I>layers. Except for Mich. Stale (34) FG FT PF TP pitching and shortstolJ I'm satis h'l \vi1}1 ~bOtlt lInr sort of a crack on Gerard, g . 2 2 1 • U e~l F'ew Odd fied with my team." Hindman, r raw the basi ' of his reputation. Surrounded by writers, photo 4 0 3 • Mekules, C • • • graphers and newsreel camera .. 0 0 0 0 q lluhll A , I ' Phillips, g 4 0 1 • Formations l L, g~!lUllf ,ifhorp , "These h()wl men, Connie took a deep breath Peterson, g , ~ I 1 . I 2 0 ·2 4 LeaJi!ls aren:t a. qi~ ,beUer t~ an we and in one puff blew out all the 78 pI,'{AtJG~ N.J., DeG. 23 (AP) champion ~nd tpe only Jones, r ...... 2 1 1 5 ~V4!>i those Old. Carlisle learns candles on Ihe cake. By some tra Petroski, c _... _ .. knock Qlj t Lou Nova .. II , '" I .' t il ' 1 I 0 3 Unhenten Elevens Topy qaler~o, ~ apologizing tor his clI.l\lt\ plll,~ I aga,i.nst , them today ditions, that is supposed to fulfill Basich, g ._ ... _ "Ii , all\ sorry, :tior \l(h,aL, bapJ}~ed the honored one's wish. Connie o 0 0 a showing ~gainst Max ~aet·, \oday \\'Mll e a()~y tbe sam~ ·uccess. I . Burk, g ...... 0 0 0 CIUFih in' Sug~t Bowl in the,Baer fig~t . I I r~ali~~ J ~ave didn~ disclose his wish, but the o "dared" Joe Louis to giv him an no one to bJarpe Imt :mY elf. ..I bu,I lJ wls\} • I Wl!fI pIa-yin" 1I0W 01 New Year's Day a~~i~ jIlne, of \ho~e h..,.~n~ de- Athletics have been in last place other , qrack at the w\>rld's heavy tQok Ma~ cl1e\1P1y Pl1d, didnl, tl',lji!11 Total~ 15 4 8 34 . ~~ I ~hey I'JI{ ulhor(lv mll!1 lilIes a long time. weight bOl,(ing Qhampic')!)ship, .. r ~et \IllY fri~I'\Q~ , d0Wi"~ ' Ir-f'(l, ·s or,\~ AIt r he was presented with a H.alftime core: Iowa 21; Mich NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (AP) ',l'wo-toll Tony, who ,/1as been ~,t#}a~ljort of slurf. U wou ld be a igan Stat 21. bl,lt., I'll ."g4arantee it'll never hap- ~. Inch for me." gold Ii[etime membership in the They'll have a Ii tUe "T" with the fOl'gpllen fislic man siOQll pen again. " t., 11 Baseball Writers A sociation of Free (hrow~ missed: Chapman, their Sugar tiown at New Orleans Baer ,stopped him in eight rounds '1;ony hlld high praise fill' au\Y • • • America, Connie declared "the Siegel: GerJI'd 2, Jones 2, Pe troski 2. New Year's day. on Jull' 2, complains itjat Loui~ CQrm, but ,sk~d "What's BilW " ~n all ~airness, it is probable way I feel today I'll be around is qleeting a "lot pf ~etups" and Referee Ed Powers, Michigan; We haven't seen Boston College gonl')a ll\!k fAuis with? He can't l\1a~ ThOrpe would be great in for 20 more years." dodging "real competition." break an egg." , IL" tDode,rl\ foolball. But it's also pret One of the pieces of cake he cut umpire, Fred Spurgeon, Valpa play but we are reliably informed "They call Joe a 'great cham raiso. that Coach Frank Leahy mixes a :He dismissed AI Mc.Coy, ·,,<\ ,;e ty, certain that 'l'hol'pe would run was a small one. pion,''' Galento contif).ued. "Then cent Louis' v'~~im • .Red B\lrl!;laJ;\,. off modern formations the same "Is that for the Yankees," a bit of that football primer for why is he meeting McCoy's, Bur Abe Simon and Gu.s ;oPf;lz-9, all as Harmon, Kimbrough, Franck, scribe asked. EAST LAN lNG, Mich., I1ee. mation in the baffling, unortho man's, Simon's and Dorazio's." signeq to meet tAe champjqll sooQ, Schindler, ~inl)jck and other mo "Yes," Connie replied. "Don't 23 (AP) - Iowa's basketball team dox attack he has developed, and Qui'ckly IUlswering his own as "just a bunc:h of bums who den} luminaries have done in the want to give too much to the continued undeleated toni,h~ that Ihe stalwart Vols of Ten question, Tony said "Louis is can't fight a lick." last few years. We might also Yankees, you know." Huskers Getting First Ta te overcoming a ftubborn Mlchillan nessee won't be able to find the afraid of a puncher and I'll bet Back in training, hc expects to try to imagine a reversa I of the State quintet, 40 10 34, in a see , answer to all this in one lesson. him $10,000 I'll knock him out if be d«;lwn to 226 pounds, his "best situation and consider Harmon or Of Stanford's orlnation saw game m which the score Our admiration for the B. C. I meet him again." fighting weight," in six weeks and Kimbrough playing against the Best '-,t\.ctive' 'T' F was tied seven times. team dates back to the George "I looked like a bum Qgainst says he'll be "ready. and waiting teams of 30 years ago. They would ------+ Shortly aftcr the second period town game. A Georgetown fol Baer, but don't forget I'm the only to knock Louis ou t if given a probably be just as sensational. ebra ka E1rven opened the Hnwkeyes, paced br lower had talked so convincingly guy to floor Louis since he became chance." .. Milers Clash Both East, West Center Milton Kuhl, who scored · . c of the power and glory of the 13 point on ix field goals and Hoyas that hi! had convinced us H arm 0 n, Incidentally, weighs tress Offense. Repo!ted in 'Good' a free throw, went out in front they \\ ere practically unbeatable, N.B.A. Demands close to 200 pounds, which is abou' In Sugar Bowl , Phy lcal ondition to slay. Both teams left the and when Bostdn took that one Conn Wants the size of thl! best old timers. lIe All Ducats Sold floor at halrtime tied, 21-2l point decision there was nothing also can' run the hundred in PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 23 (AP) The partsn', with Forward Defense hy Conn sli"hUy less than 10 seconds. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23 (AP) to do but concede that here was -America's best "active" mllers sAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23 -Coach Birr Jones ent his Ne Max Hindm.ln :md Guard Bob a teain which could improve on To Defend ( Check back oVer the records and Phillips each . coring eight polnll, 'CHICAGO, Dec. 23 (APJ-The see how many 200 pounders step will race around the track in the (AP)-Football stars from the braska varsi'y loday against perfection. Sugar Bowl meet here next Sun east and west, training for the "scout troops" running plays pat all 011 field goal, were unable Our knowledge of Tennessee National BO?'ing association todllY ped off the century In less than to match Iowa spe~ In the 1ina\ Title Again 10 and then present your argu day, starting a campaign to decide annual charity game tor crippled terned atter Stanford's tricky ish't just hearsay, however, and asked Billy Conn, light heavy who will fill the vacant thrones children New Year's day, went ~tanza . inent If there Is need for any. With "Til formation to give them 0 we make \taste to explain that weight ch~mpion from :f'ittsburgh, through swift workouts today at The Hawkpyc~ Ilre to return to PITTSBURGH, Dec. 23 (AP) men present OIl modern gridirons of "King" Glenn Cunningham and toste of the big threat which Boston w11l have to play ail Its if he intended to reli~qui!\h hi:; "Crown Prince" Archie San Ro their camps iu Berkeley and Palo Iowa City today, disband until footbaJJ in the Sugar bowl if it Johnny Ray, manager of Billy title now that he has Igned for who can rUlI as fast and are as big Stanford Is expected to unfold in after Christmas and resume as (he old timers, we certainly can mani. Alto respectively. Officials dis a June fight with Joe Louis. the Rose bowl New Yeal"S day. training thi' week. Two nol'l\t hopes to win. CQnn, said tonight the light figure that they are probably just The entry list looks n Ilttle bar closed all tickets have been sold. Joseph TrineI', president of the The "scout troops," tutored by games, against DePauw on JaD. We watched the Vois ramble heavyweight champion would like as smart runners. They are much ren without either of these names, The easterners, coached by observers of the "T" formation, 3 and North Oakota on Jan. ~ over a Duke team that had been to defend his title beCot'e at N. B. A., wired Conn, asking although LOt'emo di Benedetto, Bernie Bierman of Minnesola and bettcr coached, I would say than are five and six-y ar • tudents remain betor:? the Hawkeyea rated one of the best in Blue :'whether you are ready to sign most players of 30 years ago. national A.A.U. president and Su Andy Kerr of Colgate, chalked up Devil history. The Vol attack tempting to take away Joe LOuis' immediately in defense of your gar Bowl track chairman, declares at Nebraska who did not play journey abroad to meet Wisconsin • • • a two-hour grind, Which included dUling their EOphomor year to wasn't too spectAcular but it was heavyweight '2rown next June but title Ot· whethet' you have re he has I-ounded up "thc best milers running through several play,. in Iheir Big Ten opener lan. 11, potent. The defense, however, he feared thc Jack of an out- Jinq uished the same." TrineI' re Thorpe brings up another
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.. Daily Iowan carrier boys were en- \ party. Seventeen Iowa City boys theater. Silver dollars were the \ Iowan. Chaperoning the party \ Greer, A3 of Sioux City, adVer- \ neth Gluesing, Charles WilSOn, \ Freeman Yount and Dale Mluer.\ J ack Mathes, William Stimmel, tertained "on the house" last night enjoyed dinner at the DI L Grill, \unique Christmas gift extended to were James Nelson, A4 of Anita, tising amnager. Entertained at Sam York, Donald White, WlJliam Others were Vernon Eggenbul'g, l\obert Hei ns, John Goss, Robert at their annual gala Christmas followed by movies at the Strand each carrier boy from The Daily circulation manager, and John the Chirstmas party were Ken- S c h mid t, Meredith Sweeting, Leo Evans, Robert Eggenburg, Kercher Bnd Harvey Miller. Draft W,ill (.:all Three· More Men From l:ounty In• January
Board Appeals for Volunteers; i Please! No Fire,; -, Yuletide Festivities Start Tonight Veterans of Foreign Wars I Firemen Will Dine j ...... To Fete National Guard Units Director Grahl Says 'Training - Special C hr i s tm a s services,.hospitals at 4 o'clock where they.: hurch. will present a Christmas .Please! No fires on Christmas. plays, vespers and candlelight will go in procession through the play. "The Redeemer." Tomorrow ------On Christmas day Iowa City servic;es have been planned for halls and wards singing carols. morning at 10:30 the Christmas . Inform.a] Dinner-Dance Makes for Better Americans' firemen will sit down to a table this evening and tomorrow morn- On Christmas morning there festival service will be held in loaded with food. Two nirie ing by five local Protestant and will be two celebrations of the the church. No Explosion Will Be Given Jan. 7 pound ducks, oyster dressing, three Catholic churches. Holy Communion :It 8 and 10 The Sunday school of Zion In the Local Armory Stresses Advantages Holiday Spirit; plain dressing, gravy, potatoes, The traditional midnight serv- o'clock. Lutheran c h u r c h will hold a Driver Lights Match Of Early Enrollment sauer kraut, plumb pudding, ice of the Holy Communion at Three services will be held to- Christmas eve service tonight at O[[icers of tlocal patriotic or. 'Noel' Appears celery, cranberries and to' t?P it Trinity Episcopal church will be- morrow in the Little Chapel at 7:30 and a Christmas festival To See Gas ganizations and Iowa field and For Army Promotions all off cake and pie. gin at 11 o'clock tonight with the the corner of Clinton and Jeffer- service at 10:30 tomorrow morn- staff commanders will be special In Police Court If you had to pay for a meal singing 'of carols by the choir, un- son streets. ing. Roy Watts, Iowa City, ran out guests at the informal dinner. Three more Johnson county men like this, as the firemen do, how der the direction of Addison Al- Rev. L. A. Owen, pastor of the Christmas eve vespers and of gas last night across from th<: dance to be given J an. 7 by the will be called for military serv would you like to be disturbed? spach. Maxine Schlanbusch and Congregational church will con- candlelight services will be held fire station. local post of Veterans of Foreian ice in January under the selec In true holiday spirit, the Iowa You wouldn't and neither would Thomas Muir will be the featured duct the 1lrst ser.vice of prayer, tonight at 11 o'clock in the First Wars for the two Iowa City na· City police brought Noel to the Bccause Of darkness he had ti ve service act, accord ing to an they, so, please! no fires on soloists. Accompaniment will be communion and meditation from English Lutheran church. t.rouble til ling (he gas tank [roOl tional guard units mobilizing in announcement yesterday by the court of Judge Burke N. Carson. Christmas day. by Mrs. R. T. Tidrick, organist. 8:30 to 8:50 a.m. The second from Solemn high mass will be cele J anuary. But it wasn't a joyous Noel. a five-ga llon gasoline can-so he state director, Charles H , Grahl. . At 2 o'clock this afternoon the 9:30 to 9:50 a.m. will be con- bra ted hy all three Catholic struck a match to illuminate thc Acocrding to the announcement The case of Arth,ur Noel was Local selective service head church school and the Junior ducted by Dr. Edwin Voight, pas- churches at 5 o'clock Christmas work. made yesterday by the comm ittee quarters reported that 16 volun continued by the judge. ~oel was choir will meet in the church for tor of the Methodist church. morning. Besides the early masses The gas didn't explode. It did in charge, 400 gue ts are expected. teers from this coul\ty have been charged with resisting arrest. Packages a carol service after which mem- Rev. Elmer Dierks, pastor of St. Patrick's church will hold cotch on fire. The event will take place in the declared eligible in addition to the Mrs. J. L. Diss posted a $500 bel'S of the church school will go the Baptist church, will conduct St. Patrick's church will hold Seeing the blaze, firemen rush Iowa City national guard armory and will begin at 7 p.m. Dancilll three men who have already been bond in pOlice court yesterday to the parish house for a Christ- the afternoon vespers from 4 to mass at 7, 8, 9 and 10 a.m., St. ed forth and extinguished t h~ Hundreds Wrapped will follow at 9 p.m. with music inducted into service. morning, after being charged with mas party. 4:20. Mary's church at 7:30, 9 and flaming fu ~ 1. Watts suffered Iowa's January draft quota, operating a motor vehicle while At Post Office The Junior choir, as in past This evening at 7:30 the Sun- 10:15 a.m., and St. Wenceslaus at slight burns on his hands. The by Memler's orchestra. originally set at 442, will be only intoxicated. years, will go to the University day schOOl of SI. Paul's Lutheran 8 and 10 a.m. car was undamaged. Other special guests, said the committee, will include the ad· 406 because the Sioux Falls, S. D., Others appearing before the po Although official ' figures will induction station which will take lice judge over the week end were jutant general, cavalry brigade not be announced until afte'r "250 h commander and co mmanders 01 men from the western part of the John H. Heasley, who paid $5 and Christmas, it is estimated that J0 nson ¥ esterday's Sun Iowa Graduate $417 Collected state will not be ready until late costs for speeding; Robert W. Al cavalry and medical regiments. several hundred packages have Each guardsman will receive in January, the state headquar brecht, 90 days suspension of heen wrapped 'daily at the junior Leaves Melting Di d y' t d -For Greek War ters explained. driver's license lor reckless driv two tickets without charge lor chamber of commerce free pack (~ounty Aliens . I C· R Z' IC . hims If and an escort. Extra The Iowa draftees will report to I HI, e es er av01 e le ing, and W. O. Morris, fined $25 age wrapping station in the past ce owa Ity amlJ(u.gn tickets will be available to the Fort Omaha Jan. 9, 10 and 13, or and costs for reckless driving. three days. The station is set up to Fort Des Moines, January 6, 7 men for other guests, however. Judge Carson continued the in the lobby of the post office. Have Reported SunshIAe and melting ice char- Mter llIness Collection of $417 lor the Greek January 13 has been set as the and 8. cases of Charles C. Stephens, Richard Strauss, chairman of acterized the weather yesterday as War Relief fund was reported last To Join Early date tor the men of Troop B, charged with disorderly conduct, the civic project, said the increase Postmaster W. J . Barrow an temperatures remained above the Mrs. R. H. Luscome, a graduate night by James Lons, solicitation 113th cavalry regiment to Pepor! Appeals f or volunteers have and Donald G. Cerny, charged of patrons recently had necessi nounced yesterday that 250 aliens freezing mark throughout the day. of the university in 1921, died yes- 'director for the John on county to Camp Bowie, Tex. Company been sent out by the Johnson with reckless driving. tated additional help 6t the wrap Readings at the local climatolo- Greek War Relief fund organiza- G, 136th medical regiment will go county draft hoard pointing out frpm Johnson county have regis gical bureau were 47 degrees for terday in her home in Indianapo- tion. ping tables. Audrey Peters, who to Camp Claiborne, La., near the advantages of joining the army has been in charge of the station ter'ed at the post office here since the high mark and 33 ~or the low. lis, Ind., after a four-month iIl- Lons said that the solicitation Camp Beauregard. early. The board pointed out that since its beginning Dec. 11, is the Alien Registration act ha:s Normal temperatures were 34 and ness. period would continue during the opportunities for promotion are Red Cross Roll. now aided by Dorothy Kendall been in ellect, and, reminded all 17. She is the daughter of Mr. and two-week holiday period and re- best while the army is expanding every afternoon. Station hours are aliens that they must register be According to the bureau rec- Mrs. B. Hadley of Des Moines and quested that all persons having Magician to Perform to accommodate the men selected from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. fore Thursday, the last day of ords, normal readings a year ago . . donations turn them in to the Children of Kiwanis club memo fo r service, and that employers Call Successful Strauss said three large rolls of registration allowed by the act. were 34 and 36. IS SurVIVed by her husband, her county organization treasurer, M. ben will attend the luncheon would be likely to give preference hrown wrapping paper and a According to the law the penalty Meanwhile, state and local pre- two daughters, ~t ty Jean, 14, and I B. Guthrie, at the Iowa State meeting of the organization with to a man who has already com number of balls of twine have for failing to register is a maxi dictors :say no snow is in sight for Lucile, 10, and a sister Mrs. W. Bank and Trust .company. Prof. their fathers today at the Jetler· pleted his year of training under Exceeds Last Year's heen used since the service began. mum fine' of $1,000, imprisonment Christmas and the weather will be Goodell of KentUcky. IROY Flickinger of the classical son hotel. Featured will be a pro- the selective ser vice act. Total by More Than The wrapping materials are fur for six months or both. fair and partly cloudy tonight and Funeral services will be held languages department is the coun- I gram of magic pre ented by Dr. In his announcement of the nished by the .retail trade divi Fingerprinting of all aliens over tomorrow. Thursday in Des Moines. I ty director Lor the fund. A. W. Bennett. January selective service quotas, $316; 1,581 Enroll sion of the senior chamber of 14 years 01 age accompanies the Director Grahl called attention to commerce. The long wrapping registration but aliens under 14 the citizenship training which the - Exceeding last year's total by tables have heen loaned by the are not required to be finger ~.. -;]:; . ;;:;; . ;;~ ..;;:; ..:;:; _;:o .. ,;:o ..;:o ...;:o .;:o ..;:o ".;:;; ..;::; ..;:: • .: ::;.::::; ..;J:; ..::; .. , ...... - ...... ~ government is making available to more than $316, the contributions Community building committee. printed. the new men in the service. received in the 24th annual drive The chairman said the IItation Aliens under 14 must be r egis "Along with their military of the Johnson county chapter of will probably close tomorrow noon tered by a parent or guardian and Give the Gift That Everyone Will 1= duties, recreation and opportuni the American Red Cross totaled since all packages for out-of-town those older than 14 must register ties to attend church services, the $2,466.59, Richard Sidwell, roll call destinations should be mailed by themselves. Enjoy-All Through the Year t: iOductees have oppor~unity to chairman, announced. that time. To register, the alien must se The roll call began Nov. 11 and study thr ough reading !tnd hear . cure a sample registration fo rm at l, ended last week. During the cam ing facts which will tend to make the post oflice which can be filled them better Americans," Director paign 1,581 persons enrolled in Crow, Fox Bounties I, the Am.erican Red Cross. out at home. It is then returned Gahl declared. Paid Out by County to the post office where the fin al I, He continued, "The army wallts Sidwell said $255.95 of the do- The Daily Iowan blanks are filled out and the fin I, nothing more than that the young nations received were given by . . . gerprints are taken. r, men who serve in it shall have a local clubs and oreanizations and Bounties were pald for fIve Americu" Fill 1 will be given directiy to the John- crows and four foxe.1I, in the past Aliens are defined as those per deeper appreciation of our coun sons who are foreign born. and t, tvy when they return to civilian son county chapter fol' use in the .week by County AudItor Ed Sulek. cOunty. Leonard Klou~ec received 50 have not become naturalized or University Daily 1, pursuits. We find that most of who haven't acquired citizenship -t&e inductees are intensely patri He explained that one-half of cents each for fIve crows. One tlte remainder collected in the roll dollar each was paid. for tour through other means. otic, but no one can have too much \ call will go to the national 01'- foxes killed by Eugene Crosheck, i~telligence." Officials in the Johnson county ganizations, the other hale re- Leo Harapat, John Ryan and Ira selective service office in the base maining with the county chapter. J. Kral. College Ooses ment of the courthouse announced FACT A DAY ONLY that it wiU be closed today and ABOUT CIJRlSTMAS After 45 Years tomorrow. Mighty men of Oxfordshire Jewish Feast who reCuse to 'decorate their homes with yhristmas finery to: Q£ Oper~ti~n ;Woman Found suit their Wife's taste may have Of Lights their trouser.3 ~ung on the front . After 45 year~ of op~;'ation, the gate as a symbol of shame. Irish Business college will close, .00 Dead, in Auto; Commemorates Win Traditionally, the woman of ' according to the announcement Of Ancient AncestOJ'8 the household has that right. made by Elizabeth Irish', founder She can take the gentleman's " of the institution. Approximately Sought Divorce Over KiDS of Syria jeans and drape them on the 12,000 students have been en front door, the gate or a con- rolled in the college since Miss DES MOINES, Dec. 23 (AP) Chanuko, tile feast of lights or venient tree to reveal his negH- Irish began the school in 189:1. Mrs. Margorita Burns, 28, of Des rededication, be8ins tonl8ht for gence. She plans to retire and live Moines, today was found shot to the Jewish people of I.owa City Needless to say, the custom with her sister, lvtrs. Ruth Irish peath in a parked automobile commemorating the victory of has been brouiht into use very Preston in L'Jvenport. She will Full Year SubscriptJon seven mjJes east of here on a side few times. be 85 years old Feb. 22. their ancient ancelltors over the Miss Irish was born in Iowa . road just off u. S. highway 6. king of Syria two centuries be San'a From Heaven ley vi • Coroner A. E. Shaw said the City and then the family moved fore Christ. CHICAGO (AP)- Santa Claus to Reno, Nev . For five years she Less Than 10c Per Week 10r bl( cal' was locked from the inside. Antiochus, the ruler, ~as 8 PQw "dropped" in on 2,000 younisters worked as chief clerk in her Slee The coroner had the body remov~ erIul military king With totali yesterday-via parachute. father's oUice when he was sur aced I cd to a funeral home, but made tarian aspirations. Throu,h con The children attending a vt:yor general in Reno. Late~ she but U no statement about the death im For the News us It HappeU8 quest he extended his empire as Christmas party at n north side became the first woman In a dear v mediately. far as Egypt, i'nc1uding Palestine. restaurant watched an airplane secretarial position in Johnson "I She was shot through the heart. ~. ' Ine His overthrow resulted when he circle above and gasped as ,santa county, workini for a local lUred. 'A sa wed-oIl rifle was found in tried to impose his religious and leaped from the 'plane and 1108t newspaper. the car. cultural beliefs on the people of ed to earth a block a way as skill . Miss Irish assisted in estab TEStimony in an uncontested dl· Palestine, accordi~ to the book The fully as Car Rupert, a relUlar lishing the Iowa City Commer switch vorce suit brought by Mrs. Bums of Maccabees in the Apocrypha. parachute jumper. cial club. was heard last Saturday, but ~er For eight successive day. a , Rocki attorney, Ted Sloane, said the de candle is lighted . each evening New Deltroyerr aide cree had not been en teredo during the festival, endilll with , WASHINGTON (AP)-5ecre Blakesley Rites bumpe The sherirr's office said Sloane eight lighted can~les. tary Knox announced ye,terday It 47 had received a letter today from the 1,6~O-ton destroyer Edisoll lI'enu( Mrs. Burns in which she said her would be dellve~ed by the feder This Afternoon Ralll property should ",0 to her husbapd Funeral Rites Today al .shipbuildln, cOI1)'1)all)' of Kear the Ie, "in the event" ot her death. Iney, N. J., for commlaaionm, unten9 For MI'I. Dri8coll next month. The keel wal laid Funeral services for Mrs. Mary and cO ExtinglliJ/& Blase last March 18. Blakesley, who died In Mafion thl~ I Firemen were called to the Funeral services and b\\rlal Sunday, will be .t 2:30 this after throlU home of Laurence Dewey, 421 N. will be held In Cedar Valley to New 1 ...... 11 noon at the Oakland cenietery in elilled Lucas, yesterday afternoon to put day for Mn. Johll Drillcoll of GROTON, Conn. (AP) - The West Liberty. out a fire between the parti tio", Cedar VallC7, who di~ in the lubmarine Grampus, eventually Mrs. Blakesley III the mother ot ot a wall. local Mercy hOlpital Sunday af to become one of Uncle' Slm's Mrs. Harry Com.cort ot Davenport, IVA: The fire started from a detec ter a ahort illnesl. under.oaa fi,hters, was launched a former Iowa City resident. IWlrd tive stove pipe and was extlnJ Mrs. Drillroll II, '''fVlved by yesterday by tile Electric: boat Attend!n, the funeral 8e{vicea the B ulshed before more than IIlitht two IODS. Leq and JaRl88, ~r company. The 1,4711-ton craft is from lowl! City wUl be Mr. and • Moine damage was caused, accordin, to Vlllley, and a niece, Mrl. Jamel one of IIlPtt 8ubmarlnea ordered Mrs. Rex Libby and Mn. Carrie onet . ,the firemen. Montgomery of Iow~ Cit,. In 1939. P'rya~. thew ~Ib