Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1939 — Page 1

BANDIT KILLS E. SIDE GROCER; SCAN 3 CLUES

Woman Customer Discovers Chester Witt Dying in Store On Brookside Ave.

Two squads of detectives searched

the Brookside Ave. district today for

additional ewes i the brutal holdup

murder today of Chester Ross With,

16-year-old grocer and World Way veteran At Police Headquarters crime detection experts examined finger prints faken at 1430 Brookside Ave seene of the muwider, and carefully examined a glove and a package of meat abandoned by the killer in Right, An early morning woman tomer found My. Witt ving be the counter of his grocery With a bullet in his heart, but still alive,

Heard Groans

Migs Grace Dunn, 30. of 1402 Brookside Ave, was bent upon pur chasing a bottle of milk when she entered the store. She heard Mn With groaning and. as she later ex plained. thought “he was kidding ‘Where are you?”

her (0 the counter. Rehind it she saw the grocer on hiz back in an obviously dving condition Frightened, Miss Duan the door She met several men who were nearing the grocely and told them of her discovery. The men notified police. Mr. Witt was dead when the officers amivead Dr. Norman R. Booher, deputy coroner, said that he died Hom a 32-caliber bullet wound in the ehest He had been shusged on the forehead. apparently with the butt of a revelver

Opened at Usual Time

A small box containing between $30 and MO in change way found on the counter behind which Nh Witt had fallen. The money drawex pulled Hom another counter, was found on top of a soft drink stand An unestimated amount in bills was reported missing According to the slain man's brother, Ivan, his partner in the grocery, My, Witt opened the store at the usual Saturday time of € am. Stanley Metherd, 1433 E 13th St a clerk, was out for breakfast at the time of the slaving. Mrs, Bessie Spicer, who lives upstairs, said she sleeps late on Saturday and did not hear the report of a gun, She said she was awakened by police car sirens shortly before T o'clock, Miss Dunn in elaborating on her discovery, said that when she first entered the store she did not see Mr, Witt, She caid the phone was ringing and she heard groans “I thought he was just fooling.” she said, “I said ‘where are you? Are you siek?®

Vietim Unmarried

looked behind the counter and sad that he was near death’ Outside the door, Miss Dunn met George Thompson, 1444 E 11th St. Orville Hockett, 1134 Central Ave. a milkman, and William Pruitt, 1419 Upside Ave, nephew of the slain man. all of whom were going into the store on business Mr, Witt lived at 1419 Brookside Ave. He was born at Ladoga, but had lived here most of his life. He was unmarried. He is survived by the brother; hiz mother, Mrs Mary F. Witt, and four sisters, Mrs. Grace Hines, Mis Gladys Pruitt and Mrs, Alice Whetsell, all of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Glenn Jones, of near Greencastle,

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Wife Kills Wealthy

St. Bernice Stockman

CLINTON, Ind. Dec. 9.-—A bullet from a 30-30 rifle yesterday i the life of Daniel Houston, 48. wealthy stockman of St. Berniee, Ind. and his wile, 48 is being held today in the Newport jail on open charges. | According to Coroner Otto Casey. Mrs. Houston confessed to shooting her husband because she “got tired of being beaten up.” E. J. Dudley, prosecutor, mediately summoned Jury to meet Thursday and consider the case, said Mrs. Houston told him she and. her husband were feeding stoeX in the barn when he Knocked her

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2 30-30 rifle and when her husband walked out of the barn, shot him the prosecutor said, She then went to Wiley Wagner, sontractor who is building an elaborate new home for the Houstons, and told him what she had done She asked that the authorities be notified CRASH INJURIES FATAL MARION, Ind, Dec. 9 (U. P). Walter wilkinson, 28, of Richmond, died in a hospital here today of a skull fracture received when an automobile driven by his brother Edward skidded on State Road 21 near Mathews and struck a tree, Edward was uninjured.

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VOLUME 51-— | As One Candidate to Another

NUMBER 234

mes-Aome Telaphaia Paw! VV. MeNutt (right) greets Thewas E. Deney al Washington, CYT Just told Tow that one of the privileges of being an American i that you can say what you think ® ®

Dewey and McNutt Meet

| Leaving Train at Capital

Observers Wonder If F. D. R. Is Irked by Hoosier's Tours And Speechmaking.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9,

1939

Entered a» Second-Claza Matier at Portoffiee, Indianapolis,

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MILK CONTROL Who's Afraid of Red Bear? Europe Asks FINNS HOLDING 1S ANTI- TRUST After Finns’ Stand, Webb Miller Reports RUSSIANS, PLAN

PROBE TARGET

Civic Club Federation Picks Legal Group to Make Report Jan. 26.

{ A commitiee of six attorneys today began studying the local milk situation for possible violations of the Sherman Anti-Trust Aet. The committee was appointed at a meeting of the Indianapoliz Federation of Community Civie Clubs last night at the Hotel Washington Naming of the committee was an aftermath of a two-day hearing before the State Milk Control Board on the 1-cent-a-quart price inerease ordered by the Board several weeks Ago. Members of the commitiee are Thomas A. Daily, chairman; Albert Neusrburg, Oscar PF. Smith. John M. Cavior, Edward O. Snethen and Mis. Florence K. Thacker,

Rape Foundations

Paul C. Wetter, Federation president, said that the committee has been formed to find out “if the local distributors control the price of milk in a conspiraey to violate the anti-trust laws” The committee is to report its findings Jan. 28 and any evidence discovered will be turned over to Federal authorities, My. Wetter said Dr, J. A. MeClintock, physician and Chicago scientist told Federa-

tion members:

Councilman Favors Ordinance if Riders Escape Cost.

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Stal Writer WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 —Paul V. MeNuit and hit Hoosier helpeys, Frank M. MeHale and Bowman Eider, are all set for the Gridiron Dinner here tonight and some of the skits may make them sizzle The Federal Seeurity Administrator returned to the eity last night on the same train with Thomas E. Dewey of New York and they posed together for photographers at Union Station Prosecutor Dewey had been \ launching his Republican Presi. CHILD dential campaign in Minnesota while Mr, MeNutt had made speeches in Ohio and Michigan During the latter's absence from Washington, Secretary of Interioy Harold I. Tekes had sounded off against hix Presidential candidacy by New saving the so-called liberals are nol for him and that President Roose. velt has not indicated that he is To reporters who met him at the rain, Mr. MeNutt said: “Oh, yes, I heard about that. I cant comment on it. I just told Tom that Harmon Campbell, - Republican one ‘of the privileges of being an City Councilman, today declared American is that you can say what himself opposed to “charging Kids a YOu think : fee” for bicvele registration F. DR. Peters Confer He said he favored passage of the Nha Ns view IvpuIaIng, a roposed compulsory bicycle regis. Possible Presidentia essing for p Hotel toms ' it could yr himself in 1940, the former Indiana tration ordinance “if it cou Governor replied: up without cost to the Kids and $0, “You'll have to ask the President the city would share the expense. about that” Mr. Campbells announcement The Rratident duit the day had a 15-minute conference with R. Bal was believed to be the prelude to a Pe ters, Indiana Federal Housing wave of protests due to reach the administrator and long hime Mes City Council from parents of ehil- Nutt political foeman. Tod dren owning bicveles. Peters was scheduled oe . mueh| The proposed ordinance. scheds longer conference with My, Ne | uled to be introduced Monday Nutty arch-enemy, Postmaster Gennight, would make the registration HR Suse ey f the Tokes of every bicycle in the city manda. |, “OmilR on the heels of the leke tory. An old ordinance which pros blast, these conferences gave rise vides for a 30-cent fee for any. '0 the rumor that the so-called thing registered would thus put a a eee Ruads effort to take Mr, | 30-cent fee on bieyele registration, NE um BE two may F. B. Ransom, another councils) 3 . rn man, today declared himself in fa- | Conservatives Cheer vor of a compromise in which “al The story was revived that lesser fee” Is charged to the chil- Treasury and Justice Department ihn Boy io a tN agents are looking into the tax reSavy S turns of MeNutt organization leadnumber of bieyeles which have been ers in Indiana, operations of the he uate a drug store and our LVO Per Cent Club and other camdelivery Dbieyele was stolen and Raign fang iL also pi Sag ag ig PH resulted in an epidemic of phone en Re traced xinlais pi eV calls to the Federal Security Agency y . ; a) from old-time Democrats who Measure 4% the proposed ordinance wanted to congratulate Mr, MeNutt oon }. Keach. Safety Board °® what they termed “left-wing” ak 3 : opposition, president, said that in his esti= 7 > \ mation the proposed ordinance is "Continued on Page ar be the best that the City can enaet x because it gives the children protection. FIND 10E E. BROWN IVICTE IN WPA | HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 8 (U, KOKOMO CASE FREED Joe E. Brown was found AER to have suffered a collapsed left lung | from injuries in an auto aceident, |! “He's a pretty sick person,” said Broo and Morrow Par oled; pr James W. Young. “and there'll : be no football for him today.” This Will Return Home. was a blow to the wide-mouthed — comedian, He had hoped to attend PEARS today's game between the Univer. - ¥ - " KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 8 (U. P)—Giiaq of Southern California and California at Los Angeles,

Carl J. Broo, former City Attorney, and George H. Morrow, former City

‘| Beach, Cal,

“We are safely assured that during the past two years, the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have not been asleep... and that ik why the Milk Foundations in various eities are under suspicion and I believe in many instances are on their way out”

Study New Ordinance

Charging that distributors refuse to give the public honest figures, Dr. MeClintoek said: “Just fry to find one of these combined - controlled organizations whose offices will give vou honest « + Klatistice on anvihing, Instead youn usually receive from them a web-like maze of fAgwres, all expressed in percentages whieh would almost require a CPA to unravel” Also appointed last night was a committee to make a thorough in vestigation of the proposed City Board of Health milk ordinance new pending before City Counell, The ordinance would provide that milk sold in Indianapolis would all be Grade A after next May Councilman Walter Hemphill, who

jatiended the meeting, said Dr. Her-

man G. Morgan, City Health offieer, told him the ordinance is neces sary because he does not believe the State Milk Control Aet will be cons, Unued by the next Legislature, |

NRA FOE TO DEFY SECURITY LAW, T00

Refuses to Pay His Share of Old-Age Insurance.

YORK, Pa, Dee. 98 (U PP) —Fred

| C. Perkins, 81, storage battery man-

ufacturer who went to jail in deflance of the NRA, has started another duel with the New Deals “fantastic philosophies” —this time with the social security laws,

Mr. Perkins, who employs only a! few workmen, disclosed that he has paid nothing on his share of the! Federal old age tax since it became effective in January, 193%. Expecting prosecution as Suriee | the NRA, Mr. perkins announced: | I shall give them a fight, I shall do my level best to put the New Deal's fantastic philosophies with | respect to business to the test of | public opinion in America, If they | {carry out one single threat of the many they have made.” Four years ago. Mr. Perkins was | gonvicled by a Federal jury and ed $1300. His appeal was pend-| An when the U, 8 Supreme Court “declared the NRA unconstitutional,

FORD ORDERED TO BARGAIN | WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (U. P) The Ford Motor Co. was ordered by the National Labor Relations Board today to bargain with the United Automobile Workers of America (C, I. O) and to reinstate approximately 278 strikers who walked out of the company's Long plant in April, 1938.

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By WEBR MILLER United Press Stal Correspondent HELSINKI, Finland, Dee, 9 Finland's stubborn, cool resist ance to the Russian giant has dealt a severe blow to the prestige of the fabulously large Red Army throughout Europe, including Gey-

| many, it seemed today.

The stout stand whieh little Finland has made may have important political repercussions all over Europe, and an effect on the ature progress of the European war out of all proportion ta the extent of the Finnish-Russian struggle itself Traveling here from the Ryitish Expeditionary Foree front in

France ee Shoah Eien. ‘Hofland, England, Denmark and Sweden, I gathered the impression that the reputation for invineibility of the huge Russian military machine had been badly tarnished in the eves of Russia's neighbors, ® » »

Extreme secrecy as to the aetual makeup of the Red Army had enhanced its prestige. It was a bugaboo. In the few dayz of fighting since the Fianish=-Rus= sian war was started Dee, 1, aecording to the impression I gol from people to whom IT have talked, thizx bugaboo hax ceased 10 terrorize ag it onee did.

On the Finnish airplane on

whieh IT came from Sweden to Aabo, Finland, I talked with a young Finn who had lived in Germany and was returning to join the Army, He told me that already people in Germany were beginning to ask themselves: “What is thigz so called great military power with which we have allied ourselves when little Finland ean suceessfully resist it? Maybe we did not make such a good bargain after all in our paet with Russia.” Thizx Finn said that the mass of peaple in Germany seemed apprehengive about the encroaches (Continued on Page Three)

SEAWARSINKS u. S. to Buy n “Mosquito Boats’

5 MORE SHIPS

Huge Mine-Sweeping Drive Planned by Britain to Clear Channels.

LONDON, Dee. 8 (U, P) Admiralty plan is nearing completion for a gigantic mine-sweeping campaign expected to free the Brit-

ish Isles from the menace of Ger-

man mines and submarines, understood today Meanwhile, German and mines today added to the toll of life and tonnage at sea. Latest casualties in sea warfare ineluded: The British ship Brandon, 6663 tons, nine dead The Danish freighter Seotia, 3600 tong, 21 dead The British freighter tong, eight missing The Narwegian 1271 tong, three drowned Fear Japanese Ship Lost

it was

Corea, 31

Gimle, believed

freighter missing,

A German coastal patel cutter, six dead after striking a mine, In addition there was fear for the

safety of the new Japanese freight.

er Azuma Maru, 66468 tons, from | which nothing has been heard since |

it sent out a distress eall from off |

the Seottish Coast two days ago, The British added to their list of prize when their warships seized

the 3648-ton German ship Olden- | dorff, The vessel, captured off Ice- |

land, was disguised as a Russian ship with Russian flags painted on its sides,

Up to 100,000 men may be om: |

ployed in the new British eampaign as a pant

daily sweepings of channels by

mine-sweepers—small wooden hulled |

boats whieh ean pass f{reely into fields of submerged mines,

Retorting to the German mine-

torpedo wave, the British Navy and | acs |

they had German

air foree believed counted for three marines yesterday,

Admiralty Confident

There seemed no doubt in the Ah Ministry that a coast patrol airplane

sub=

jsank a submarine yesterday morns { Ing,

seoring direet hits near its conning tower, It was seen to flounder in the water and then wi sink, the Air Ministry said, Another coast patrol plane at tacked a submarine, The pilot eaught it as it was Seg. a air ministry said, ton of bombs 0 Ny oF ped] lay a few feet beneath the Wale Suddenly the bow rose vertical the pilot said, and the wi plunged stern first, Two destroyers arvived, the Air Ministry said, (C ontinued on Page Three)

U.S. LINES GIVE UP PANAMA SHIP. PLAN

WASHINGTON, Dee, 8 (U, P), ~The Maritime Commission announced today that the U, 8, Lines has withdrawn its application to! transfer nine vessels to the Panamanian flag.

The company Indicated that it

‘would fille another formal applica-

tion seeking approval for transfer of registry elsewhere for eight of | its vessels. The ships have been tied up since enactment of the Neutrality Act and designation of! war sone: by the President from! whieh American flag ships ave

| barred,

Engineer, both convicted in Fede eral Court last summer on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the U, 8. Government in connection with WPA projects, have been paroled from the Federal prison at Lewisburg, Pa, Rep. Forest A. Hamess of Kokomo said today. He said the parole would be effective Dee. 21 and that Broo and Morrow would-be returned to Kokomo immediately, Two others convicted in the case, George Mix, assistant City Engineer, | and Willlam Good, will be eligible | for parole in February, Rep, Harness said. Former Mavor Olin R. | Holt of Kokomo, who also was eon- | victed, has an appeal on the case! pending.

RICHARD IS 10 and Robert is 8 Their father did have a job on WPA but was laid off. He tried desperately to get another job someplace but there just wasn't any for him. The family is now on direct relief.

Richard and Robert are not old enough yet to understand all about it. But they are old enough | to be grand little soldiers. Their | clothes are thin and ragged, their shoes are torn, But they trudge nearly a mile to school with their chins up. Some days they don't make it, Those are the days when the cold has seeped through and Richard starts to cough, He's a little older than Robert, but he's been frail in health these last two years. Mother doesn't know what Richard and Robert are going to do this winter when snow and wind and sleet make the going tough. Even when he is warmly

A Utllg fellow is apt to

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MURCHIE RESIGNS FROM COUNTY JOB

Louis K. Murchie, deputy county | prosecutor for the past five years, | has resigned to devote his full time to private law practice, David M. Lewis, prosecutor, said today. The vacancy created will be filled | next week by an attorney of Mr.’ Lewis’ choice, Mr, Murchie had been | occupied in the investigation of Center Township poor relief in the

have quite a battle with a mile of snowstorm. So Mother wrote to Clothe-A. Child. She wrote to the right place. That's what Clothe-A-Child is for, and that's why Indianapolis citizens have made it Aa success year after year,

All religions, all creeds, all races participate in Clothe. A-Child. The only basis is need. Call Riley 5551 now.

YOU CAN clothe Richard and Robert or a thousand like them. The Indianapolis Times has set up headquarters at 206 W. Maryland St, and a staff is on duty from 9 a. m to § pp m. daily. There are three ways you ean participate: 1. If you wish to shop with a child personally, vou can eall this cily's most popular :

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The Social Service Department

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of whieh there will be!

submarines |

A British “mesquite boat” in action,

COUNTER DRIVE

PCAN TRA

Report Invaders Pushed Back 3 Miles in Major Karelian Battle,

War at a Glance \ HELSINKI--Finng denv that Rute sia has penetrated Mannerheiny defense line, prepare {or offensive,

'LONDON-=-Admiralty appears cone | fident it ean combat Nazi sea ate tack with daily mine-sweeping in channels,

GENEVA-=League council gives Finland's appeal to assembly, which meets Monday,

BERLIN-—=High command says artils | lery action on Western Front has | been “somewhat livelier.”

PARIS—German patrols continue to attack along the Moselle River, French dispatches say,

MOSCOW — Government disclaims responsibility for article demande ing “mutual aid” paet with Rue mania,

HELSINKI, Finland, Dee, 9 (U, ) Finland is preparing a threee front counter offensive against the Russians who have been hammering vainly at their stoutly defended lines, it was reported today, It i= proposed to attack on the Karelian Isthmus and on two mide Finland fronts, where the Russians seek to drive westward across the country te the top of the Gulf of | Bothnia, it was understood.

WASHINGTON, Dee, 8 (U. P), I hoats and submarine chasers pat- | The Finnish troops, using rifles,

Acting Seeretary of the Navy Charles Edison today awarded a £5.000.000 contract to the Eleoertei Roat Ceo., Groton, Conn, for 23 new high-speed motor torpedo

Now Bicknell Knows Where Arthur Went

Times Special BICKNELL, Ind, Dec. 0 Ever singe last August, dents had been wondering what became of their friend, Arthur Quinett, an industrials miner from Belgium, They learned today. No one ever knew why he left Belgium and came here during | the closing days of the World War, But he kept his own counsel and | never quite returned munity’s friendship. He married a Belgian woman, A son, Jean, was born, Jean was recalled to Belgium several months ago to serve in the Army, Mrs, Quinett, with a daughter, went to Detroit, Mr, Quinett res turned te his native land. Bicknell learned his fate today, He was arrested by Belgian authorities and executed for giving information te the invading Gers mans in 1914,

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XORTEPETER AND KIN FILE FOR NEW TRIALS |

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Attribute Prejudicial State. ment to Nolan.

New trials for Carl F Korte peter and Gurney G. Derbyshire, found guilty last Wednesday of (defrauding the Government, were asked in motions filed today in Federal Court, | The motions alleged that District Attorney Val Nolan had (made a prejudicial statement in! | his closing argument to the jurors lin tell them “if you go along with me in this and bring a verdict of |’ guilty, I promise you I will eall a special Grand Jury to hear evidence P now have in my possession.” Kortepeter, former County WPA director, and his father-in-law, Derbyshire, were convicted on all (of three counts in an indictment charging unlawful diversion of money unlawful services acquired under {funds appropriated by Congress and

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ment, They were to be sentenced next Wednesday, | Kortepeter declared today he had {not made up his mind whether he | would resign from the County Flood [Control Board, |

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‘WEATHERMAN VIEWS THE FUTURE MILDLY

LOCAL TEMPERATURES Sam ... 37 10am ... 48 TAM... Nam... 3 Ram ,... 3% 12 (noon) , Sam... 81 1pm... M

The Weatherman sald it mildly | today, The lowest temparature tos (night will be above the freezing { mark, Temperatures will be mild tomorrow as clouds increase, | Temperatures are running far above the normal average of 34 for this date, The only day this month the mercury dipped below 30 was Dee, 3 when it dropped to 29, | AID FOR FINLAND PARIS, Dec. 8 (U. PJ), Two American volunteer ambulances are

Bicknell resis

He was treated kindly here, |

the com- |

appropriated by Congress, |

| terned after the so-called "mos= quite eraft,” used by the British, The contract calla for 11 of the torpedo boats, and 12 submarine chasers,

THREAT TO QUIT LEAGUE HEARD

‘Argentina Dentaids Russia's Ouster; Finland's Plea Comes Up Monday.

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GENEVA, Dee, 9 (U, P).—The| | League of Nations Couneil decided |

| tonight to hand Finland's appeal for

| sanotions against Soviet Russia to the League's Assembly, The Assembly, which will convene |Monday night, will be confronted | by a virtual Argentine ultimatum that Rusisa be League, Argentina, authoritatively, has informed League officials that on Monday she will

threaten to resign from the League

unless Russia is expelled, | In deeiding te deliver the Finnish appeal (0 the Assembly, the Council overruled a position taken hy Soviet | Foreign Commissar Viacheslav M, Molotov that Rudelf Holsti, Finnish |delegate, is not entitled to speak in [™ name of the Finnish people, Holsti was permitted to present | | Finland's appeal to the Couneil, | | which held a secret and private ordinary meeting late today.

JArgentiva will demand the right]

speak first at Monday's Assembly | 10 pea as sponsor of the movement | to expel Russia for her invasion of Finland, Meanwhile, the Argentine delegates were attempting to form | a united front among all Latin. American delegations, Mexico, it was understood, has assured Argentina that she will join a Latin-American bloc at Geneva land insist upon Russia's expulsion, The British and French delega- | (Continued on Page Three)

TEXAN NAMED U, S, FLEET COMMANDER

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Seven Major Shifts Made In Personnel,

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (U, PP). — Admiral James O, Richardson, a 61-

year-old Texan, prepared today to]

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take over command of the U, Fleet Jan, 6, He will succeed Admiral Claude C, Bloch, who has held the post for two years, Selection of Admiral Richardson for the Navy's second highest position which ranks just under that of Chief of Naval Operations, was revealed by Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison in announcement of the annual reshuffling of the Navy's high command, This year seven major shifts will be made,

DECISION IS DELAYED ON CENTRAL BUYING

No final decision will be made on the proposed central purchasing plan of City supplies for several yeoks: 8, Mayor Reginald H, ives ared today after a mee a the proposal, City ments would co-operate in Ute material and similar purchased by two = more partments would

to leave a French port for Finland posal,

early next week, it was und »

expelled from the) it was learned

machine gunz and artillery to rain death into massed Russian infantry, have thrown the Red Army back for a three-mile loss in Eastern Karelia in what iz developing into the bige gest. battle of the war, it wae |elaimed, At the same time the Soviet air | foroe again raided Finland's southe {L eoast,

Fly Over Hanke Twice

Soviet bombers {(wice attempted | to rald the port of Hanko, The raids drove residents to cellar shel + tors, but dispatehes said that the Russian bombs did no damage. | One bomb dropped into the water |southeast of the Hanko peninsula, | shooting up enormous columns of water as air raid sirens screamed, {Later two more bombs were dropped in the same area, Heavy clouds hid the Russian raiders, making their detection by lanti-aireraft ground forces difficult, Today's bombing at Hanko fol lowed reconnoitering flights by | Russian planes for several days.

| Finn Fire Is Deadly

Fighting centered at the Kivinie« mi bridge head at the eastern end {of the Vuoksi lake system, west of Lake Lagoda, An important railroad, extending from Leningrad te Kakisalmi on | Lake Lagoda, crosses the lake syss tem at this peint, Dispatehes said the Russians, fol lowing the old Tsarist tactics of massed frontal infantry charges with the bayonet, regardless of the {difficult terrain, had suffered heave jest losses due to the determined Finnish resistance, and the accuse [racy of Finnish fire, Finnish successes were described in London by Finnish Minister G. A, Gripenberg who said that in the first week of the war the attacking | Russians lost 100 tanks, destroyed or |eaptured, The Russians were stopped also, (dispatches said, in attacks to the northwest of this sector, at the northwestern end of the Vuoksi Lake system, Here, it was said, the Russians met Finnish forces much stronger than those defends [ing Kiviniemi, and had failed coms pletely to penetrate the Finnish de«

via Sends More Troops

Sracicnoin reports sald that Russia was sending heavy reine forcements 2 the Karelian Isthmus, and that troop trains were moving from Leningrad toward the frontier day and night, Dispatches emphasized that at no point had the Russians penetrated [Inte the Mannerheim Line, the [main Finnish defense line in | Karelia, The only damage to the Manners heim Line has been from a few (Continued on Page Three)

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