Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1939 — Page 1

XXXVII. No. 306.

■OUSANDSDIE ■ EARTHQUAKE leastturkey |K ( >« Os Thousands Os ” Made HomeI I less By Quake Tiuk-y. li. > <U.P) J|(ten-it the streets <>t ~.| ItOll’.. 'll ** lefllgO*-* EK- I'. i from inti-ii — . ..bl I *»•»* '"duy ;•?>••! ii I t . whit It had il. vaKt.it..l Jt.u of caste;ti Tink-y . <>mmt|.iie.-nlon* in."l ,- casually < <iin|>ila irn t in. H’it It seemed <>>>:.<.ll HV.ii, -i-,'li toll would li.- huu | p.-isut'd* and that 1.-ns nt (lIOUKUIIdH of nifcgl--homeless Fragmentary i. iH.li.aloil that tli> r-attli inmhi prove to dlSllSll'Oll* Tlllklxll | I .mg lame hum i.iwiik , K. total area of more I.an , square mile*. .h*p:i telle*. eaily —st i , pm the nttmliei of dead j ju..‘«n ami told of h. me- , i amping 111 Opell H.'lilk * uni dthltiK winds »ith.mi ■|. l; . - over an area of I iiihi mile*, only a part of the , zone, were mlns, ■’ ilispali lies anil tragi. , was done In seven lai go a' least. Sanistin. (lulu. , Snag Tok.i, Itefaluye , were still in mine of I lit .1 quake Sllffeled I'l . oil the Aft han niasi I miles Io the West of the disaster gone. .by of Ertlni sn. to reporta In < lie | 'he street* were sin* i dead and Injured miner* on the Hl.uk HVtnasla, Siva*. Tok at lb ..ml Y-.zgad wet.- i.p.a . i suffered tiagii Ulin .1 d ' all wen- feaie.l liku K<ll.ill'|r<. Seeking ■ i. . ompii. uuake area said th-y f.-. |Me.."..|l| ike ll,id been on. .'ill gB I dent Fol hollts . ail/ the earth had shaken ii's of the Kiiv.o mmo: station her.- m.i ■eti for the first time d-t •• lame) Inonu who ua.a . „f llispe. liull of— 'l'll.-. establishments. I. P f.H the earthquake a.e. ... «oi>al dlretflou of f 1 ■ >|." id relief eoniini". . *.* on page HVE> ■ST BROTHERS lIfEN CONTRACT H| — i Bratur Firm Awarded ■ onlrart To Construct New Bridge T " 1 • Brothers. contradnig t o. have been ll* .l'll‘ ■ for eonatriK ll'.n of the leldae over th.- St Mm I «< mile* norih of lie.atnr ■'■i. ~i blrtway tl bridge i* over th. th SB*f. h.m< being eonstru "I I on on Mouth Thlrteen'l ' to a point not th of the of the Penney Ivan t.i on present 27. north of M m |Bk- lAnsattir ccmfrattors • t>. 'he lo* bit! on the bridge a' U let'lng of the state hlghw.'y Tuesday, !>«•<. nit. 1' ■r bid being 42 for thia bridge received several week* ar > BB >ll w>re rejerted bei aus.- of 1 Wthri.aii,,. v<m , H,.,, «. . h.* at that time with a bid is Yost, a member of the stated that work likely will ' U "tried on the „,.w structure ■f'T after the first of the v.-.r ■J* new bridge wjll have V" Mian. ITS foot long With a W“° ! rosdwray readings ■ democrat thermometer H 1 ■*'*!«..2o 2:00 pm.. 21 ■* w *rn. 20 3 (Ml pm 21! I 21 ■ — — . ■ WtATMER ■ |L cloudy, aomawhat ■*'«»r tonight; Friday fair.

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Tomato Plant Hears I’ruit Inside Home Mrs. Philip Carp r, living on rural route two. went of la.-ntiir. has a fruit bearing tomato plant In her hmn. Some t,n.. ago Mr. (w---per reamed the plant f rom „ wttH.d pile and replanted It in a pot I 1 lilac. <1 it in her home o n Christmas day she picked two small totmifoes from th.- vim * and states Ute plant is full of blossoms and green fantatoe >4h<. prizes It very highly Un4 enjoys watching the plant prtMin. bright red tomatoes It « time when outside th., window Ho. ground I-, covered with -now o—POPE PHIS ON VISIT TO KING First Papal Procession Through Streets Os Rome in H 3 Years Rome. Ik, 2M .UP) Pope Pius paid a sial.- visit to King Victor Kmmannel and Queen Elena today, i lelurning that which th.- Italian royal couple made to him .. week ago. It w.ts the first papal procession' through the Streets of Home in SS years, sln.e in iso; p<i| H - Plus IX went in slate procession to St John s in laiierau after his .de.i ion. Hundreds of thousands of p.-: sons massed In the streets early this morning. Italian troops held them back along the I'j mile route to the loyal Quirlnal palace White and yellow papal flags flew liesjde the Italian triiolot from houses all along the route At 10 a. m. <2 a tn t'STi the bronze hells of Hi. Petri’s started chiming, tinnotinring that the pope had left his private apartnients in the Vatican Slsteen minute* later the papal procession. In I* automobiles, left St Peter’s square, in drizzling rain, to enter Italian territory The pope was In the slzth car. As the procession entered Italian territory a band of the Italian carabinieri played the pontitiial anthem Whit, plg.mn* were releaned In St peters aqtiare. a salvo of cannon sounded from the Jani, ilium hill overlooklag the Vatican and chill, h lodls throughout Bonn- pealed Prince (liaii-filacoino Ron h.-se. governor of Home, welcomed the pope as he entered Italian territory. •’Our hope is that the world will follow yoitt motto of peace with Justice,” the prime said Responding, the pope thank, d Prince Hor.hese for his welcome and gave his benediction to all Rome Along the route to the Quirlnal palace the pope imparted his blessing to the great crowds. In hl* procession were anch church dignitaries as Cardin il Maglhme. papnl secretary o! ~"uNINTfIfUEn <>N PAGK FIXI o Riven Prison Term Ar Kidnap Kfihhcr Richmond, hid . !>••<■. 2» (U.P> John A Coffin today was tinder a one to 10 year prison senleii.e at the Michigan CHy prison on a charge of grand larceny in con nection with two kidnap robbings In this region He was ac< used of kidnaping and robbing James Millet of near Whitewater and Melvin Brown of near Richmond Both men told police that Coffin had an accomplice but he was not identified COLO WEATHER MARKS BROKEN - Season’s (’oldest W either Is Experienced This .Morning Seasonal cold weather marks were broken last night and early this morning wh-n the mercury fell to the 2o nrtrk during the night At g o’clock this morning the Democrat thermometer registered 2tt degre«.« ahove— the coldest that hour for the ..»*<>n and Relieved to Ire the coldest for any hour , , The previous record for 'he a o'clock reading was 22 degrees set on Decrwrber 22 Snowplows were given their firs' real workout of the year last night In clearing away the snowfall up tn midnight A fairly M.tkketed the city early Wat night but was scattered somewhat by the strong wind*. Thl* morning atreeta and pavement* remained slippery In places, and police *«fho.i Is. fanned a statement tn all motorlsß urging them to egendee caution In dtivlng- '

KNOX TALKS ON . DANGER OF WAR Warns U. S. In Peril In Event Os Victory For Germany j; Omaha. X. h. Dec. 2k (U.R> Col. Frank Knog. publisher of th.. Chicago Daily H ald last night that If Germany defeat* th<allies the Inl'ted Stul.-s "unqitestlomildy would become the first major objective of German arms seeking world domination." He predicted that such a condition might tie. eKijfate u p n |ted States, including Canada and Medco.' stretching fiom the Sorth Pole to 'he equator. He said the I’nilc.l Slates would have to seize .-very British and l-rench Island in the Carribean Sea lo Insure adequate protection of jhe Panama Canal If Germany defeats the British and French. He sf.uke ai ihe annual dinner of the Xebriaka state bar association He said that If the allies are victorious. American Inalllntlons would not be eiidangerwl. but that I'.ioop.- would Io- thrown Imo a '‘tremendously chaotic condition." "If We tmd.-rlake a calm and objective estimate of the situation. eliminating sentiment ,1 think we are laumd to admit that the breaks, thus far. have been with the Germans, and that the estimate we would have to make of allied prospects would be that they had abmtt a fifty fifty chance of winning the war.” he said ’’A trhtmphant Germany undoubtedly would mean the dissolution of the British Empire It would reduce both Great Britain and France to the status of second, class fs.wers x x x For the west ertt world that Is our world It, would mean almost complete reorientation "With the dissolution of the. British Empire and the disappear-1 ati.e of British sea power. Canada would liecom.- almost wholly dependent npon out sea power for security We would have to pr.e; tert Canada for our own security There is high probability, in case , of German victory, that these two , great section* of North America would Im drawn steadily doser together W<- might possibly see a common flag as well a* a com-1 moii defense, a common industry, (.ViNTINCEI. ON PAGE FfVf’l - 0 WILL OPEN ICE RINK TUESDAY Skating Rink To He Opened At City -Light And Power Plain Announcement was made lodoy, that the Ice skating rink at the city i light and power plant on North 1 Third street will lie formally ..pened n.-gt Tuesday night. January 2. The Ice rink is being sponsored jointly by the Decatur (Jons dub and the WPA recreation department, With D Burdette Custer, chai loan of the Lions dub committee. and George F l/iureiit a. recreation supervisor, representing the recreation consmittee. Flooding <d the pool wim Marled several days ugo and with freezing w. other continuing, assurance of the o|M-nlng of the pool next Tin-* day was given by those In charge if favorable weather continues. The formal opening will be held nt H o’d.H-k Tuesday night with a very brief program to Include shod talks by a city official. b> Roy Price, president of the I Jon* dub. it member of the reerea'lon committee. and a representative fr.mt •the district recreation office. ' Th.' sthtad hand, utt.b r th.- dlrectlon of Albert Hellenwyer. will al*o take |«rt In Ihe prognsm Ixtud Atieaklng equlftment will b* Installed In order tlwt the program may be heard clearly. At the conclusion of the brief program, an exhibition of fancy Ice skating will be presented After the program. Ihe rink will lie open j to the piddle The rink Till be open every: school day afternoon after 3 o'clock •nd will be open, with lights, every night I’kins are also being made to have the rink available additional hours on Haturday and Sunday A definite achedute of hour* likely will be worked out and anuounr--d within a few dry*. Beverages Board Conduct* Hearing I The Adams county alcoholic beverage board heard the application of W’lHls Dlckiwon. of the Hhosn rock Inn at Geneva, for a beer retailer's llcenav thin morning In Ihe ,court hou*v

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Decatur, Indiana, Thursday, December 2K, 1939.

John Blakey To Take Office As County Treasurer Monday

John W. Blakey, long a promin- i ent worker In Demo, ratio circles' in I'nlon township, next Monday. will assume hi* duties a* treasurer | of Adums county, succeeding Jeff , Lleehty. Mr, Blakey Is one of two officers, elected in November of I»3X, on the Demm ratlc ticket, who will take office on January 1, I'H'l. 1 Clyde <>. Troutner, comity clerkelect. Is the other. Mr. Blakey has always been an active Democrat. He has held a precinct committeeman post in I nion township at various Inter-1 vals for years. other than precinct committee , | man. however, this Is his first public office He made the race for treasurer in 1*34. but was defeated In the primary by the Incumbent. Jeff Lleehty. iaiut November he was named I the party's choice over laizler Bckrote of Berne by a large major-1 ity ami piled up an equally sub- I stantial win over John Hllty, of Berne, a Republican, in the fall election. He was born, raised and still reside* on the same farm In I'nlon township, three mile* east and three miles north of Decatur. Ills parents were the late J. It and Amelia Blakey. The treasurer-elect Is married and has four children. Hl* wife is the former Bertha Reldenbach. The children are Mrs. Adela Bleeke. of I nion township, wife of Herman Bleeke; Miss Margaret Blakey, an employe of Wolf a lAesaauer In Fort Wayne, Willn-rl Blakey at home and Mrs. Hilda Miller, wife of John (' Miller, reMORESTUDENTS ARE ENROLLED Twelve Additional Student* Enroll In Auction School Twelve additional stndeilta have been enrolled tn the Reppert School of Auctlom-ering since Wednesday, the opening day. i Enrollments at the school have been In of Miss Eleanor Reppert and Miss Martha Jane Foos. Meanwhile classes at the school went into their second day today , nt the Chevrolet building on Third ' ; street The first public auction by I the students under the direction of .Col. Fred Reppert Will be held Saturday afternoon and Saturday I evening The new students which bring i the total enrolled tn 42. are: Dwight Thurber, Rochester, Minnesota: John Case, Camden. .1 M Hummel, Gackle, North Dakota; G Richard Baldwin, Biglers- ' vllle, I'emisylvanla; Leon Nelson. Albion. Nebraska; Alfred Bunder. Thedford. Nebraska; Glenn Kilmer. New I’arl*; Don Shipley. Riverton. Wyoming; Adrian Atherton. Hodgenville. Kentucky; Ralph Rlnkenberger, Gridley. Illlnol*. Ralph Mead. Springport. Michigan; Kenneth Ward. Camden. Michigan Faces (’barge* Os Failure To Stop Don W. Maple, of tieur Bluffton who was arrested 4>y Officer Russell Prior on federal road 27 north of Berne for falling to stop at a pre-fen-ntlal highway, will be arraigned .'•alunLy afternoon before Justice ('. 11. Muselmun at Berne Earl Flutter* of Winchester, who was arrested In Berne by Officer Prior on a reales* driving charge earlier In the week, was fltiod *1 and cost* hy Justice Muselman. Nazi* Report British H arplane Shot Down Berlin. Dec. 2*—ft’Pl—(hie of two British ahpiane* which reached the German coast was allot down (by a German pursuit plane, the other wus driven off by an’l-alrcraft gun fire, the high command reported today. Other plane* failed lo I rv-ach the coast because of the fire ; I' was said. 1 There were "no partlctSaevents on the Western front, the communique said

Who Will Win the 1940 Baby Derby? Read the detail* in Friday’s edition of The Decatur Daily Democrat.

! i siding In Van Wert county. Ohio Mr Blakey Is !>3 year* old. lie ha* been actively engaged In farming hl* entire wife. Mr. Blakey has indicated that lie will keep Ills residence in I'nlon township and drive to and from his work each weekday Miss Alice la-nliart. deputy treasurer under Mr Lleehty, ha* al*o i been retained as deputy treasurer I under Mr. Blakey In accordance with law. the ; dull** of the treasurer's office will i lie turned over at noon January 1 to Mr. Blakey, who will serve hi that cupaelty for his two-year ' term May Seek Injunction Against Litiuor Ban Indianapolis. Ih* 2*(UW OsI llcials of the Wabash valley retail liquor dealers' assoilation today sought further legal advice before tiling an Injunction to prevent enforcement of a stale law requiring that no llqnor lie sold on New V ear s day Pierce CalhAl of Terre Haute, executive secretary Os tile assrn iiatlon. said that tavern proprietor* of Vigo. Sullivan, Clay and VermilHoll (iMllltle* had Voted the proposed Injunction. The suit probably will lie lil.-d In Marion county conn Saturday, he added DEATHS CAUSED BY SNOW STORM Two Youths Struck By Auto While Sliding Down Hill ißy I'nlied Press I Most of Indiana today was covered with snow ranging from les* than an inch to mor. than a fool as highway and railroad worker* dug mH from under a two day fall that catiM-d two death* Both death* occurred al laiurel. hid. when two youths were slrmk by * car as they slid down a hill They were Value Burgdoerfer. 16. amlMsirman llaiim-m-y. 12. Their sled was nlrm k by a car driven by A«hel Po* who was exonerated by pollie Coroner George A Hohanon of Warrick county returned a verdict of death heeanse of heart disease In Ihe case of Mrs Mary Mnranz. M. whose lasly was found burled in n snowdrift near h'T hmm- She had left home to visit a daughter *nd had apparently been stricken while walking through the drifting snow Iler Irmly was discovered when n panaerhy noticed her clothing Driving conditions were hazardous throughout the central and soul hern sections of the state while In the northern section <mly a slight amount of snow or Ice was reported Mist that froze on windshields hampered drivers In ' (CONTINUKD ON PAU It SLX» Bills Arc Allowed By City Council Th>- city council met In •pec.lal seaalon last night to allow bills and conduit other routine bus In-as neeesaary Indore the close id the yr«ir

RUSS RAILROAD 1 IS DAMAGED BY ■ I 9 FINN SOLDIERS mi — V Vital Artery Os Russian Supplies Is Damaged By Finn Troops Copenhagen. Dec 2H (UP) Dlipa'< lies to Scandinavian new*- ( paie-r* Imlay r«.ported lhai Finnish soldier* had thrust Into Ituaalan territory ami damaged the import- j attt Itusxlan railroad running from ( Is-nlngrad to Murmansk The dispatches said that the ‘ Finnish thruslH lo Ihe railroad ' had been confirmed bitt falb-d to j stale m what points the road j vital artery of llusHlau supplies to (he norlhertt fighting front* had been damaged Th.- <-orre*|Mmdetii of the Stmi, holm Aftonbladet re|torled from HelKltiki that ii had b.-eii confirm ed that the damage dime lo th" road wa* hampering seriously thdelivery of Russian food supplies I to the central and northern fronts There were reports In Helsinki the eorreapondenl said, of widespread httngei among Russian* lit the mirth as a result of InternipHott of supplies anti civilians were ’ described a* suffering the great- ' eat hardahlp*. ' That the Finns had sent rout. ' forces dashing across the frontier into Russia some of them on ’ skis appealed certain Im' neutral : observers here were Inclined lo ' dIM-iHinl the luisslhlllly that grea' 1 damage could Ih- Inflicted by such 1 isolated thrusts The Ixtningriid Murmansk railroad Is 7.'i or *" miles from the . Finnish frontier in Ihe southeast,: oppmtite the Hnnnljaervl lake sector which Is the only |Hiint at which Finnish trmips were reported fighting In Russian lerrltor; There the Russians were said yesterday to have received reinforce ntenla ami to have halted 'he Finn ' Jsh counter attack. «o that It appeared unlikely that the Finnish aki patrol* conld have reached the railroad there At other points northward, the' railroad is 100 miles and more , from the frontlet exe-pl at Kall dalaksk an important base on j Ii nx IISI i (. os PAGE THHEKI Holy Communion Al Zion Reformed Church The sacrament of Poly Communion will |lie .idminlstered Sunday at the Zion 11-formed ehnreh. at both morning and evening services, nernedlng to announcement of th» pastor. K--v. <'. M I’mgh At the morning service, beginning at 1> o'clock, the tnesnage will Io- ‘lssik Ing Ikuil.ward and Forward." Thyoung people's choir *lll slug approprlale music, with pria-essional and recessional hymns. There will also be reception of new m-mlier* Al 'he evening service, to he held at 7:30 o'dmk. the annual memorial service will Ir- held With the iwator «|H-akfng on "The Communion of Saints". Holy Conmuinlon will be administered m connection with this service All members of the church arc urged lo h- preoent at the services on Sunday An Invitation I* also extended to the general publii. to person* not worshiping elsewhere to attend the aervie-s of the chiircj. HUSH REPORTED 8V TREASUHEH Citizen* Paying Poll Tax In Order To Obtain Driver’s Licenses With the deadline for IMit open 1 ator'a license rapidly drawing 1 near, an almost concerted rush ha* resulted in th- county treasurer'* office The i usli lln-re' l» occa dolled b' I pro«pe< live pnr< ha»er» of driver's licenses securing poll tax receipt* I to enable th-m to get the driving I pennits. Jeff Lleehty, county Inn surer, stu'-d that a numb r are paying . (Mill taxes which have become d—- ■ llnqiient. while other* have lost their |m»H tax receipt and are applying for duplicate*. lie called attention to the fact that I'te treatutrer's office. <•* well as the other office* ill the court , house, will lie clmtd Saturday afternoon to enable official* to com-, pile their quarterly report*. |He urged person* de»lorou« of securing their poll tax receipts to pnnTtase tl|.»n as soon as possible and not wait until Saturday morn Ing. when a h»Mvy tu»h I* anilcl .

ExiM-ricnce In (’old And Snow Is R<>lat<*d I To those D-. aiuriies complaining almiit the cold weather and snow should be cited the eX|M*rtence of Office Runaell Prior of the Indiana state police force ye»tei<Ri> Officer Prior, hla wife and laatiy girl, <'har|een. spent Chrlaunaa with (heir parent* In Ja«per and t Htintlngieirg. both located in ex- * treme south-rn Indiana Due to re port at the Pendleton police po«t ■.i-st-rday. Officer Prior wa* forced to leave hl* wife and bain and at- 1 tempt to drive hl* wav through the snow (owri'd roads of southern Indiana. Eleven hour* and three hundred mile* later, after h ing stu< k five times and wearing out two gets of tire chains, the police officer arrived here lain nlghl with a vivid dee crlptlon of the cold and snow in Huntlmfitirg In compttrrlson with Hint of D-nttnr. DRIVER FINED : IN CITY COURT: Fort W’ayne Man Is Fined ' For Failure To Report ’ Accident i Ig’lloy Christman. 21. of Fort < Wayne, was fined 21 and coat* by i Mayor E'orrest Elx.v- in clo court < whin hi- pleaded guilty lo a charge I of stiling to report an accident. i Christman was given the fine as- < ter being arrested in Fort Wayn- ' and ret in nod here Tuesday night, t Novltns Moser was given a similar fine for the same offense last eip». t nlng hy Mayor Elzey. Instead of i on Tueaday night a* was previous- j ly n-pori.sl Christnstn was charged wllh lie- l ing th- driver of a car which struck ’ an auto belonging to Frank Grice I on liiisaoll street on Dei emla-t 17 ' and with falling lo report the ac- I lident ’ Joseph l<ee Dixon of North Tltir I street, who was arrest-d Tuesday 1 night by Officer Roy Chllcote. was ' also given a fine of tl and cost* 1 hi Miavor Elzey Wednesday He wa* charged with public Intoxication. | Chief Borders also report'd that 1 a truck driven by Hurry Woody 1 of Fort Wayne struck and broke a 1 lamp post at the northern traffic 1 i light, when it careened out of con ' trol on th- snowy pavement. URGEANNENBERG CASE BE TRIED Attorney - General Murphy Feel* Tax Evasion (’•ae Should Be Tried Washington Dec 2M <UP> Attorm-y.general Frank Murphy today said If would be io the best ' Interest* of Ihe pllldll" If ihe M L Annenherg tax evasion case Roe* to trial Murphy made the statement In connection with report* th it a plott of guilty might b- entered m the case He said he had asked I* S district attorney Win J Campbell of Chicago io press for trial of the i .i*e by January 15 Mtirpby said all the facta of the Annenherg case should In- placed ‘‘on the recotd" Iwfore a court of justice. He added that the Importance n| the case tisptiied full I. gal scrutiny of the fact* Involved Murphy said he believed that Important legal ease* should lie fully tried In orilSi to maintain confidence 111 governmental pun. dure He felt II should Iw demon ••rated that lieilhet wealth nor politic* could take the place of proceeding* tn a court of justice o New Year’s Eve Dance At Elks Saturday The annual New Year's Eve dance at the II I' o Elks home will he held Hatttrdiy night, starting at lo o'clock The dance will lie confined to member* only Admission Is II per couple Buys Health Bond > —4 The Blue laalge. F * A M ha* voted purchase of a lf><u' health

ho nd. W Our Brown, chairman of the Chrlatmai ■eat drive, announced lodar. Proceed! from Iho health bond fund are uaed to aid in the light agalnet tuberculoala and to carrr on work ; and program of. the tuberculoila Mgoclatlua. <

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FINN PATROLS HARASS REDS BEHIND LINES Finnish Commander Relate* Patrol Activities Os Troops Helsinki, Dee 28—UP>—An official Finnish communique today reported that Finnish troop* had wiped out two Russian companies in f.erce hand to hand fighting on the ice of Lake Suvanto in the Karelian Isthmus yesterday. By Huliert I'evkilell H' I’. Huff f'orrespondenll With the Finnish Army. Halla Front, Ihi 28 'U.Pi Finnish patrols are harassing Russian troop* behind Ihe Russian lines all Ihn way from the Halla front to the great Russian White Sea base of Kandalaksk. 45 miles across the frontier. I was told last night in a dramatic Interview with Gen Kuit Wlllenins. Finnish commander In chief i>n the mill Finland and northern fronts lien Willehins talktsl as we drove through the white wilderness lu-tween Rovaniemi hl* general headquarters and the front. Pointing through the small part of a window of hl* car which was the only one not coated with ice. Gen. Wlll»nbis said as we raced along the snosy toad "Those wihmls are now Ihe real Scene of wat You may not see any troops But in that spot we Just passed are 3 ihhi of our men Those same woods extend far In* lo Russia Along the toad theie, they are full of out patrol* There Is nut a spot lietweett the front where the Russians ate safe from attack. We do not let them rest. We do not lei them sleep" The cur stopped suddenly Two reindeer, dearly visible under Ihr full moon were in the road. They liMiketl at us. liewildered. and trolled away Into the dense wood*. It took us sev-ral hour* to drive to the front On the entire drive through the wllderuaM ae saw only two troofter*. who stopped Gen Wllh-nhts' car and aaked tor hi* pass It was a tribute lo their Finnish skill In taking cover, for there was n» area we passed that wa* not closely patrolled The melt who are harassing the Russians ate the famous ski troops, who. clad In white cloak* o rparkas move silently and almost Invisible like the huge arctic hares I ney have lieen In great meaanre responsible, by their daring lactic* In the endless forest*, lit ftuslriitlitg llnsslait attempt* to break aero** th.- "bottle neck" <iid cut Finland In two by driving to th- Gulf of Bothnia Gen Wllleblu* talked a* lie drove "The only great power which tt-oNTINI'ED ON PAGE SIX) o — —... More Enrolled In ChriHtma> Savinn* At noon lihl-iv the First Htatn Bank reported that W 4 had joined the ISIn Christmas Faring* cltfft, exactly I"" mote titan eulialed last year The hook* will lie kepi open l<> day* yet, c!osin« about. January X. thus giving all who do* sir- to do *<> the opportunity to join |4'o a fine way to practice thrift ami means tnuch If u«xi Decomber a sum equal to twice th.« amount paid out this year can tie diatrfbuted ENGINEER WILL REMAIN AT JOB Board Rescinds Order To Remove Frank Brandyberry At (’ity Plant Ftank Brandyberry will retain hl* job as an engineer at the city light and poorer plant, following a del Isioti made by the board of public works and safely al the city hall last evening Mst week Mr Brandybrry rereived a letter from the board, notifying him that hl* service* a* an engineer would terminate on December 31. Mr Brandyberry met wllh thn board member* In executive se**lon last evening, during which ihn board icversed Ila declakm to remove him by reminding the dismissal nolle*. Mr. Brandyberry expressed hl* appreciation for lb* opportunity to .ontinue hla employment with the city and to further demonstrate hla j deatro io render efficient aervicu ,at the plant. He la one of tbteo regular engineer* employed al tint -