Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 303, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1939 — Page 1

Bxxxvll. No. 303.

|H TO MARK ■bservanceof luiE HOLIDAYS Kjiur Citizens To ObB n( . Two-Day ChrislB mas Holiday . ity anil nmtmuni'y ■ -,..1. last minute iH'pata t ,,, fwoday holiday at HB h to maik < hrl«»tTj.i i .. ;.: ti atttiiv- r-ai y • tip ■ <,( Christ. ni,-naive pr> p.i'.itaoi H.-,» ■ • will reach a ‘ lhi>.ix |B, h..ppi is lll.cL.c l.|. I K. put, bases of Christina* HH . ■ li icy-.l on tliicfi., , < hr Ist mas Day iw days. Holiday : . i oiployi-i s mill . in alike join their famllle* 'll'' '» 1 anion Alttio.i ... Kill lie closed tie hem ■ will not publish only wpe |B,j. will be delivered ... |Hiwt office and all pub Will lx* flowed Lutheran and Zion - »iii Ik held Christmas a' fi 1" o'cloc k all the 8... "I Decatur will join In a t'hrlaima* program publii address system at - M,a ill feature th< ol.«. 11 ■ m a spiritual manner th. I ...mtry f'luli tonight, lie Theta Tan anti the Psi lota will join togetln t in . .iiinnal Christinas Ch.n with all proc I* going mnu.il flood Fellows dl«t'l wil! Ice made Sunday aft. ■ and evening by the Del' ' B C: member*. aided by the Ket. of the Lion* t ilth. official" ollWftV.llll “( will be atlKtnented by of private gatherings on Eve. aw the citizen* the arrival of Santa Claus Ki. Christmas clmm - 'J family event* on Tueaday the city Will to Its normal routine for ■■ of the week until the of the New Year III! TH MAKE I DISTRIBUTION Kod Fellows To Make Annual Distribution || Os Christmas Joy |u" preparation* were being today by members of the D -IMl*'* Tati ■oro-ll y. the 1f... .Hur Ml club and the WI’A recreation ■ department for the annual Fellow* distribution starting afternoon. of toy*, reprlred h. Ma'l’K craft department .in! 'he M •<•« mg project woiker- him B made ready for the dlstribttB* i y*. which have been o.t B>y in the Graham building on Biaon street. Include dollB*- tricycle* gatue. inec-han! Bloys. scooters, little ait'otno B »nl score* of others to proB • ''•■rtalnmeni for undei pi Ivi! B children. B addKlon o large supply "f B .overalls, underwent an I B" clothing, donate.l d-y local Blinifk and purchas'd with B Fellow* club money will bB> >war. B*d«'uff», Including canned B* orange*. apple* potatoe*. Bother*, will alio be dlstribitt■The iirger portion ot these B at the Adam* tb>-a-Bln the annual theater party. B the fod*ttiffs secure'' a* adB°n Price. jg" .er* of the Lions Hub will B the car* In making the dis||n Held In Jail Following Fight Bn Death. of neat 'his city. *t> ■ being held In kill this morn M* ere he wa* lodged last night B*'y police following a fight Bh w*« allegedly fighting with B Nerle BuiMtead al»o of I*'.B- in an alley off Bacon I street ■«MFtRATURt _ RtADING« frMOCRAT THKRMOMtTER ■Want M 11:00am 32 ■W*m M WCATHKR y*in in Mtrame *euthw«*t •rtion, mow or fr**iing r*m ■♦ssher* tonight and tundar B* much change In tempera B*.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

McMillen Industries l<’ Entertain Employes A holiday party (or , h( . ( . m Idoye*. their wive* or .wetheart. of the Central Sugar Comfainy. The t entral Soya Company and ' the McMillin Milin, will |„ held hi this city on Thursday night .Ih i ember ». il( m,. junior senior | high ai hisd building. A cafeteria •upjer will Im *erv ed nt •, uciia k and th, program that follow* will he (l | Ih ,. „ atur( . of a aurpriae to the guest* Mor.. than a thousand person* are ex» ported al the party Which will In elude those who worked during , the sugar campaign in the l.,< a i mill. Member* of the sale* department and offiie force of the Fort Wayn>ofllce Os the three companies will attend, together with the officials. CHURCH OF GOD 1 OLE PROGRAM Christmas Program Will Be Presented Sunday Evening A Christmas program will Impresented at the church Ilf God Sunday evening at 7 :!u o'clock Th.- complete program follow*: Congregational song. Prayer Hesitation "We Welcome Von Here," Carolyn Strickler. Itecllation. "Greding" Hosemary Fi«her. Ilecll.'ition A Hope," In-light Wagiu-i Hechation. Help Voitrsclf to Christmas," Hotis Marshall Recitation. "A Present foi Jesus" Sharon Strickler Even is,-. The Holy Christmas Rung." Richard Peterwon and Hobby Strickler. Recitation. It Really ftoesn t .Matter." Baibara llolllng"i Recitation. A Word for Cliristma*. Hilly Wolfe Recitation. ' t inlstmas is Knocking. Ruth Gaskill Recitation. The Christmas Story"' Gene Mitchel. Exercise, "Heiansi-", Harliara Marshall Marilyn Garner. Mary Eller. Warflier. Rrcltatlou. The Gn-wtest Gifts." Hetty Irwin. Recitation. The Sweetest Carol,” Tommy Garnet Recitation The World Seem* Very Friendly.” Hilly Ehhorn. Recitation. The l.ittle Christ Child s Hay," William Kocher Eierclse. "The Christmas Tree*.” Ralph and Royal Hollinger. Song. "The First Noel.” Catharine Fisher and Patrick Garner Recitation. "Keeping Our Smile*" Georgia llalelwood Recitation. "Christmas Over All the World." Dorothy Smith Ret nation. "The Christmas Star I* Near. Hilly Hollinger. Egercise, "For the Hable*. Helen llazelwisMl Recitation, "A Wreath of Love”— Ho Frank. Plano solo Alice HeWeese Exercise. "Christmas Music," Phyllis Howman, Joan Row man. and Norma Hagelwtaxl Recitation. "Grat Hude" Ronnie Strickler Pantomime. "Hark, the Herald Angela Sing ” Pageant. The Gift Magnificent.” the story of a stiaiige young man in a strange cjly who through healing, once again, the story of the Christ Child s birth, gave the gift magnificent, the gift of himself to Cod The read ing of the story la illustrated In pantomime. Ih-tiedlcllon —, . 0 .Monroe County outh h Fatally Wounded Hloomlngton. Ind Dec. 33 <U.P> .—An IXyearadd Monroe county farm youth yesterday tried to break 1 the Ice covering a creek with the butt of a shot gun so that a cow could ford Hie *tream. The gun accidentally discharged and the hoy was wounded fatally. Hi- was Hill Bennett, who with his cousin. Elvln Bennett, was lead Ing the cow acroas a pasture The blast, cammd by the jar of the gun against the Ice. entered the hoy* head — — Army Aviator h Injured In ( rash Imlianapolla, Dec 33 <U.P> Capt Frank O. Irvin. ». of the r H army, was severely Injured early today when Ms airplane iraahed a. he was attempthtg to land In a Cog a< the municipal airport, lie I* In the Methodist hospital with injurie* to his head and back Robert W Kellbofer. a civilian aeronautical engineer who was rid ing with Irwin, wa* unhurt except for scroiehe* receiver! •• he dragged his Injured companion from the j wreckage.

SCHOOL HOLDS ANNUAL PARTY i Annual Christmas Party Held At Lincoln School Friday Memlter* of the Lincoln school I faculty ami parent* of the uchool students attended the annual t’hrlatma* party of the I*TA at the school gymnasium Friday afternoon. I Mr*. Ivan Rtuckey preaided nt a •hurt biiNiness seasion and .dr*. ' Gertrude Myer* delivered the lee- 1 turn. "The Chrlatmaa Spirit." | Two White table* were *et up In the gymnasium A winter acene, augment,-,) hy pine and ! a miniature house adorned the one table, and a lighted tree was placed on the other. Christmas tree* on the stage enhanced the Christmas ' decoration* Refreshment* were aeived at the close of the meeting Following is the program us presented al the party; Arcordinn Mitaii- Mrs. Ivan Slinky and son, Ronald. Musical Bones 111, hard Cottrell. accompanied by hi* mother. I Piano sole. "Joy to the World." Marilyn Sc hultr., «-A. Recitation. "A Visit from St. Nicholas. Dale Smitiey, 6-B. Bell lyre. "Little Town of Bethlehem." Kathryn Ann Edwards Play. "The- Christmas Top Shop," I Third grade, Miss Bunner. I Guitar trio. "Silent Night." Anna • Marie Stetiry. Irene and Herman * Andrew* Santa hlm*e|f. Billy Freeby. I Mr*. Santa. Harriett Beer I Santa Clau*. Jr., Jr. Lie hteiistelg- I er. Ting A I.lng. Santa Elves. Jimmy Biety and Norman lamnardson. Children. All 6-A's. Mr* Gertrude Myers, topic . "The . Christmas Spirit." ' The committee In charge of the party was composed of. Mrs. It W Graham, chairman; Mr* I W Macy. Mr* G F Eichhorn. Mrs. Clarence Strickler. .Mrs. Grover Cottrell, Mr* Glen Marshall. Mrs. Ray Schackley. Mr*. Amo* Kelch tint. Mr*. Cliff Steiner. Mr*. Fred i Ahr. Mrs. John Helneke. Mrs ( < Mary Myer*, Mrs. Paul Bn***. Mr* < Stacey Shaw. Mrs H PmhMpfei. 1 Mrs Russell While. Mrs Thoma* I Garner. Mrs Joe Me Connell. Mrs lhill.es Goldner. Mrs Reinhold I 1 Sauer 1 — o- t GENEVA MINIS HURT IN WRECK jl Dr, lluifh Campbell Injured In Wreck At Mtiunt Vernon 111 — I Dr Hugh Campbell, 23. of Geneva. I* c-onllned to the Wabash hospital in a serious condition, from Injuries sustained yesterday when , his auto collided with a truck on a curve at Mount Vernon, near W'abash • Dr Campbell, a veterinarian, suffered a brain comussion lacer I at lon*, knee Injuries, burn* on the face and possible Internal Injuries Campbell'* auto caught on lire : after the crash He was pulled > from the wreckage quickly, bow- ■ ever, ami suffered only minor bums . on his face • A further examination wus to be made today to determine the exI tent of his injuries Rome f'-ar was expressed that he might I* ; suffering from Internal Injuries. i ills c ar was complete!/ demolishTcoNTlNcisn ON PAGE THHEK' I Airliner Crashes, Passengers Saved London, D*e. 23 <U.R> — A Frenc h ship has landed a! M .It* l with three passengers and three crew metnhnr* of a British airliner ' which crashed on ■ flight between Egypt and England, the air mln--1 l*try announced today Tho«a saved Included commander Peter ' ‘ Salr of Canada and hl* mother. Mrs H M Hair ot Marlon. Pa . the ministry said ■ f Buya Health Bond 1 The American Legion poat haa voted purchaae of a 15 health

bond, w nuy Brown, chairman of the Christmas ! teal drive, an- ! nounced today. ! Proceeds from the [ health bond fund ; are used to aid in ; the tight against • tuberculosis and [ to carry on work snd program ot tb e tuberculosis association. j

CHRISTMAS SEALS Hs/p to frfttct fmr Htmt bw» t ZebercWeM

ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ADAMS COUNTY

Decatur, Indiana, Saturday, December 23, 1939

No Ship, but Plenty to Eat CT he n *ii 'JU Columbu*' crew at Etli* Island It’s dining time for members of the crew of the scuttled German luxury liner, the Columbus. In their present "home. " Ellis Islcittd, New Vork City The I" H crui*er Tn*<*aloo*a pi, keel the men up from open Icoats some ton mile* off the Virginia *hni,-

LONG LEADERS FOUND GUILTY Former Members Os Huey Long Machine Guilty Os Fraud New Orleans, Iji. !»••«• 23 UP! The conviction of Abraham I. i iDoorknobs) Shuehan and four ac-l complices In mall fraud, struck, down another stalwart today from Hie thlnultiK ranks of Huey I* lamc'a political heirs Rhushan and his friends werel found guilty lasi night of mlsnslnc : the malls seven times while manipulating a |4N.000 government ' bond refunding deal The govern , nieiit had to prove that the deal! was crooked In order Io convict ; on the mailing phase of it. hut the crookedness itself was not the government's concern It la a state matter about which the state has showed no concern All five of the defendants face maximum sentences of 35 years Imprisonment Hhtiahan. the former president of the Orleans ‘parish levee board, for whom the city’s magnificent airport was named until a few months ago. and whose name was almost Indelibly engraved, etched, inlaid and Implanted on the grounds, panels, floors and doorknobs of the airport buildings joins hotel operator Seymour Weiss and former governor Richard W l-eche In grief liefore the bar of federal justice Weiss and five others, Im hiding Dr. James Monroe Smith, former president of lamlslalia Stair* utilversity, were convicted of mall frauds with slate monies in Hep lent Iter, and laohe had been indicted hut not yet tried The stale, so far. has intervened only In the rase of Dr Smith, who allegedly misappropriated several hundred thousand dollars In I. S I' cash and bonds He wan convicted on stale charges and now In a member of the sugar cane field squad at the Angola, lai. prison farm. AH the rest of the breaking up of the Post Huey Long clique has been done by the federal government. When Irons was assassinated in his 213.MMt.MMl state capitol at Baton Rouge in September. IMS, he left one of the most compact and efficient political machines in American history to his hand of associates. Pour of them aaautn ed control -Shushsn. a one-time New Orleans notions merchant who bad befriended and financed Long In hla early struggles, Weiss, treasurer and glad-liander tor the machine; Loche. a young secretary In whom Ixrng had taken an Interest, and Robert L Maestri. now the mayor of New Orleans *~Good Fellows Club * Previous Total |3<3 #6 Loyal Order of Moose Ixtdge 26 00 George Thomas 1 00 A Friend The Schafer Store H»oo I Total — —IfOO.tW

Boys Entertained By ( raft Workers Th<- craft shop division of the WPA recreation department entertallied approximately 6# Itecatitr boys at a Christmas party Friday i afternoon In the craft shop In the ■ Lincoln school. Five boxing f-mtls were present[•d and Curl Roberts entertlined I with guitar solos Refreshments of ! |M>pcorn. apples ami candy were served The boys Who were guests have been taking regular instrttcpion In craft work frrait members of the department. BOARD DIVIDES TIRE CONTRACT Truck And Tractor Tire Contracts Given Three Dealers The contract for truck and trac I for tires for the count'- highway de pirtment was divided among three local dealers. at th- concluding session of the hoard of county commissioners late yesterday The successful bidders were: Porter Tire .*-rvlce. Flu-stone tires; Goodyear Service. Goodyear tires; 111-Way Service station. I' H Tires The bids wer submitted at list price, less discount• of 1" In and 5 percent, less federal tat and 2 percent discount for cash Th- three blds w re > lentical as t'» discount and the proposals were for standard quality tires and tulies. to he furnished a« needed Other bidders were! Elherson S-rvhe Station. Knapp Service Station. Eastern Indiana Oil and Hnppl' Co Geneva. Jefferson garage. Berne; Montgomery-War I Co. Illusion; Community oil and J Gas Co., city Awurd of th- gasoline, oil and grease contracts was Jtostponeil until January 2. when the commissioners meet in regular session A low bld was filed by the Stan- ' dard OH Company of In'liana from the Indianapolis office. It guartn ' toed the price of gasoline for IM" not to exceed 1135 cents per gal- ' lon fl leas tank wagon quantity dis- ' count of 1 75 cents per gallon less the federal tax of one cent per gallon. ' Other blds filed guaranteed the price nt 14 < cents pelr gallon, leas ’ Id cents per gallon and on cent fedent tax The probability la that ! the Standard price will apply on other gasoline quotations, so that i purchase can he made at the dis- ’ ferent stations In the county Proposals were filed by: Eastern Indiana Oil and Supply Co. Geneva. Phillipa Petroleum Co. Ttie Ohio 001 l Co. StncHir Refln ' Ing Co. Community Oil an I Gas ' Co. Shell OH Co gm-ony Vacuum Co, Decatur Oil Co. DA LtgoTcant Co , Adams County Man Is Injured By Hog i ‘ James Ixivelotte, of near Dec* I tut. was rdmitted to the hospital i for treatment Friday when he sttfi sered a fractured left ankle, when i a hog ran against him on the Ilxvvelefte farm He was dismissed aftei ibv injury wus It esled.

GERMANTRAIN t CRASH FATALTO FIFTY PERSONS More Than 200 Killed In German Wrecks Since | Start Os M ar Karlsruhe, Germany, lh<-. 33. <UA> Fifty were killed tend 30 injured in the collision of a freight and a pa**enge rtraln near Rudolf- . sell, on laike Constance, last night. ' Just 21 hours after two passenger train* had collided west of Berlin. I killing 132 and Injuring IM. These two wreck* were the aev- , etith and eighth on the German , railway* since the war started. ’ The total number killed was 23*: the seriously injured exceeded 3M>. Railroad official* In Markadorf 'and Klustern. between which town* | the passenger train involved In last night's wreck were traveling, were arrested Immediately after I the wrec k. Rudolfxoll Is on the northwest shore of latke Constance. Imrdertug Hwltxerlitnd The wreck incurred al I" o'clock last night. It waa announced. The most disastrous In the serie* <>f wreck* had occurred yesterday morning at Genthin, near Brandenburg, west of Berlin An investlgatl<m showed that a BerlinCologne special Christmas express Ital nhad slowed down on reaching u halting signal outside the Genthin station, but had not completely stopped The regular Berlin Neunklrc her express, fallow Ing close behind, overran the halt signal for unknown reasons and despite frantic efforts of the railroad staff to hah It by hand signals. It ploughed into the rear of the other trail-. The crash occurred In a thick mist The driver of the- HerIlnNeunklreher train was among the dead, so there was little hope I of ewtahllshlng what caused the wrec k The- following wrecks bad occurred In the past few weeks: Oct l» At the Berlin station of Gesundbrunnen. 22 killed, several seriously Injured; Nov. 5 At Hiuttgarl; one killed. Io injured. Nov 13 Al Opprill, rpper HI 'iesia. 43 killed: «o injured. 1 Nov !'• At Berlin's Spandau station; 12 killed; 2<» seriously hurt; Nov 27 Between Frankfurt and Giessen; II killed; five seriously hurt, Dec. 13 At Hagen. Weslfalla; 17 killed; II seriously hurl ' In addition 1» |w-rsons were killed when a train struck a motor litis at Linz, Austria. Dec II Well Informed sourc es said there had been no evidence of sabotage In the- wrecks. They thought It more likely that the- general cause was depreciation of rolling stm-k and scarcity of equipment, which the Nazis freely admit The railroad sltuath.n has become even 1 more difflc Hit with Germany s sc-lz tire of Austria. Czechoslovakia and part of Poland Further. Itaiisport of troo|nc and war materials ha* 1 c logged railroad line* and caused the removal of more than I'm fast 1 trains from regular schedule* o New Research Man For Suirar Company I . I Dr Franz A 10l ph Frank >f D«yI lestowit Pa. will join the field department ot tin- Central Hilgar I Cc>n»|>my on January 15, accord I ing to an annmtnc- ntetit made In - the Employee*' New* la-tter. I**ued be the local offhe. Dr. Frank, a native of flermanv. i will 4 vote hi* time to research and experimental work Sane <>f • the problems that will receive hl* • attention am fertilization, cultural • practice*. dl*»-a«e atid in**ct coni trol In ittgar beet*. The fanicni* research expert and authority on tin- cultivation of ■ sugar beet*, comes hem from Duyi leatown. Pa . where he wa* employi ed by • the American Cyanamld 1 company He will con«ult with i beet grower* In the Decatur area • and through the field department assist farmet* in solving tome of the problonts In connection with • b<»<« crop. • Pioneer Airplane Desixner Ih Dead !t New York l»ec 33 <U.» Anthony Fokker. 49 year old pioneer airplane designer and manufacturer, died today In Murray Hill hospital { Fokker was stric ken three week* ago with pneumococcus meningitis i-.and had been In * coma for *lmo*t I four days Hr failed to rally In !• aplte of repealed blood transit fusion* and hl* ph>»lclan Dr. e Robert M Cushing, feport.-*! yea- || lerday that the lamou* designer t aas losing gcouud

Finns Force Back Russians Despite Overwhelming Odds

GERMANS GRANT YULE AMNESTY Eiifht Britisher* Are Released From German Prisons Berlin, !»♦■<• 33 <U.RI Christmas amnesty ha* lieen extended to seven Btitlsh women. Interned in a women's prison since- Dee I. iiticl cum British Imy. Inmate of an orphan*' asylum, who were released so they could h<> home- In England by Christmas, it was an notimed today. Fifteen HrPlsh women and one* Australian woman reinaim-d in the prlson. Two hundred other Interned citizens of the- allied countries Were permitted to receive Chrlßlmas presents from home Most were celebrating the holidays In Wuelzhtirg castle when- they were expecld Io be held for the duration of the war Paris. Dec S 3 <U.R> British troops hi Frame- will get their traditional Christmas plum pndd Ing. along with French turkey, fruits and nut* from the Riviera A hundred thousand pound* of pudding arrived on a carefully guarded channel summer and I* In-lng rushed up to the front II was said that officers had been instructed to see that soldiers 111 the line have a Merry Chrlatmaa Urndon Dec 23 UPJ Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain will spend the Christmas holidays in the uiuntty —... ~ Decatur Orchestra T« Present Program The [h-catitr orchestra will present a concert of Christmas and sacred music in a program Monday night from 7 to 7:45 o'clock over the loin! speaker at the- Zion Reformed church Thl* I* one of oianv special program* to Im given over the amplifying ayatem FIRST LADY IS AID TO SANTA Mrs. Roosevelt Busy At Christmas Parties All Day Today Washington. ln-<- 33 'U.P> Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt began assisting Santa Claus today In-fore most ot the capital's residents had finished break!**' The First l-cdy, who will distribute I esse Christmas baskets to the c apital's needy during the day. was tip hetorc- daylight and en route- to the first Christmas patty srhediiled at * 15 a m. Before Me* Rcwnievell call* Il a day *he will attend four Christinas parties for needy c itizens, h'-lp the president distribute gifts from the huge Christmas tree lit the east room to the White House household staff, and slug Christmas carols tonight al an alley celehra--1 Hon for poor families white and negro Meanwhile tin- huge government bnildlint* were deserted The government's Christmas present to It* thousand* of employe* wa* a three day holiday aUrtlng yesterday al 5 p m Most government worker* have homes In other state* and all outbound traimporAt lon facilities were faxed to the limit last night Mr* llCM>*evelt I schedule for the day ha* been c arefully planned and she will move from parly to party with time-table precision lam* before the sun rose hack of the c apitol the vanguard of I kon needy children between the age* of two and 13 began gathering at a downtown theater where Mr* Roosevelt will help Hants Claus I Homer I RcHlc-heaver. noted evangelist I distribute gaily colored bag* of toy* cc-nXTIM'KI' <>N I’A'IK THREE! o Wayne Coy Condition Ih Reported Serfoun I i Baltimore Md. !»••<■ 23 <U.RF Marine hospital attache* reported i today that W*yne coy. adminl* tratlve ***l*t«nt to federal aecur Ity adminiatrator Paul V. McNutt. I* In "cierlou* condition.'' Coy ha> been In the hospital for several , weak* tciih au wiestiual allaiaai

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Small Force* Attack Russian Troops To Halt Advance And Force Retreat. DAMAGE RAILROAD Copenhagen, Denmark. Dee. 23 •UP) Two *mall force* of Finn*, on/ of whic h marched for 155 miles through snow and ice In zero weather, .turned the tide against Russia mt the Balia front by a flank attack. Danish pres* dispatches Mid today. Forgetting their fatigue- after terrible- forced marches, the Finn* smashed into the Ktisslan*' left flunk on the Kalla front. Il waa cisserted. and hy turning it made the red army's position there tintenable. Otte of the- Finnish column*, the one which marched 155 mile*, drove- northward from the Kcmmu•almi sector, opposite- the- top of the Gulf <ei Bothnia The- second one marched e-ast-Ward from the Rovaniemi swtor above the gulf. The two columns met In the Hallu sector Just above- the Arctic circle, according to the dispatches, and attacked at a critical moment In the main Finnish besly'a sudden firm stand against the Russian advance. with the result that the balance waa turned. emit rad let Ing report* of a Russian rout, the- dispatches said that in the Petsamo area of the far north the Russians were falling hack In good order, apparently a strategic retrrat The Russian* had fallen luc k about 2l> mile* in some parts ot that front, the dispatches said, and now were occupying poelHons which the Flint* had abandoned last week when the pressure of the Russian army became Icmi great. Dispatches said that It was l«eHerod Nwedlsh volunteers, now arriving in force on the far northem front*, would Ire thrown Into battle there to reinforce the thin Finnish lines Dispute hes said that the Russian positions were exceedingly Strong In the- Nalmljaervl sector, southwest of Pelagmo. with 12.n0n men against the- Finns' 2,<mhi Nevertheless. the dispatches said, the Finns believed that with their greater familiarity with the Tertain and their acclimatization to i the bitterly cold weather, they ; Would have In-ett able to destroy Russia's vitally lm|>orlant railroad leading up near the frontier to the Murmansk area opposite the Petsamo front. If they had only sufficient airplane* A* It wa*. the Film* assertc-d that they had damaged the rail- ■ road, on which the litiasian* in I the- far north depend for their supplies Nickel mines, repotted In some > dispatc hes to have been destroyed . In the Halmljaervl area, are Intact, i according to latest advices ret celved here, though buildings In the min,- atea have suffered »e---t verely from explosion* Finland is bolstering it* far , limlliern operations by a series of i "fireside chats" to the Itnsslall i- troops, according to the T>atn*li »I radio, whh h Intereepted broad- ■ casts from the- Finnish lachtl station The Finns. Il was said, told | the lluMlalt* in their own language- that their force* hurl no II chance of a »u< c essfttl fight .'against the- Finn* la-cause of their , "Inadequate equipment, chahiry , iHKits" and so forth The RuMiattU ■- were “advised” to "turn their bayt onet* the other way where it r Would be usttm-r amt would del ■ more gcasi ' I- Luteal dispute hi-* as hroadcncC by the Danish radio, substaiillati- ing the di-nlal* of a precipitate I Rumlsii retreat, said that forth » r moment fighting mt nearly alt g frmil* hud hc-iii slowed to walklmc i- pace hy Intense c-oid lit the north, > however, the Danish radio said, i the Russians still Were engaged i- In their orderly retreat I The ludlo said that n laid on r Helsinki yesterday by four Baai. s|an plane* did little damage , and * ;COMTINUED ON PAGE THItKK) Annual Legion Party In Held Friday Nixht x —- Three hundred and fifty le«lon- - nalre* and member* of their famld ha* atteudad Uta annual Christ m*« »• party ot Adam* poet No 43. Amerlr- ran Legion l*»t night at the Dec at. tur Cut holer school auditorium. As- ■ ter the program presented by thn il children, hunt* Claus appeared and I. .pfeseuted gift* «»d ireeta,