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By WEBB MILLER United Press SAW Correspondent FINNISH ARMY GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, AT VIBORG Russian troops sought to the Finnish left wing attack on frozen lakes make the Mannerhemm untenable, At the same Finland began receiving aid on a jaiger scale toas her troops reported turning Red Amy thrust on the Karelian Isthmus and dug in anticipated new offensives on the Eastern and Nerthem fronts, Scandinavian sources estimated at wit volunteers Now miving Finland in large numbers, about S000 to 10000 Swedes, Norwegians and Danes had joined the fight the Russian forces and that more would be in Finland
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The dispatch said that the Russians had started building & rsilroad southward from the Petsamo Area the Arctic Coast, using # Finnish Arctic Road for its tracks, in order to get supplies to the Loops. Gen. Wall that 4000 Russians had been killed in the last four davs on the Salla Front alone Salla has become the most important front aside from the Karelian Front, on the basis of Finnish official reports Russian divisions which fried to cut their way across from the Salia Area to the Gulf of Bothnia, to cut the country in two have been thrown back with severe It was announced officially in three davs the Russians had 33 miles,
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Latest General Headquarters reported that the Russian High Command apparently had not abandoned its hope of cutting across to the Bothnian Gulf Trucks taking men and supplies the front crowded the road in the jaervi area was reported the Russians seemed to be sending in equipment that would id them in an advance over the show and in Arctic temperatures Airplanes from the Salla bombed Kemijaervi, on Finland front, today. Damage was not immediately known Planes flew over Rovaniemi, Finnish headquarters for the Salla front, and there was an air alarm, but no bombs were dropped dropped 50 bombs today but the exand casualties were not known Fifteen bombs fell at Tampere where one person was Killed n undetermined number wounded The Russians also bombed Hameeniina, South Central Finland, where many pe from larger cities were seeking refuge. Casualties £1! Hameenlina were not known, An air raid alarm was sounded in Helsikni at 4:45 a. m. (Indianapolis ime) today and heavy explosions, presumably from air bombs, but possibly from coastal artillery, were heard far the southeast. There was some anti-aireraft gun firing, but no bombs dropped in Helsinki end the all clear was sounded at gam Russian planes bombed Hanko (Continued on Page Three)
N.Y. STOCKS DIP AS HOGS HERE SLUM
Br UNITED PRESS Steel shares weakened and carried New York stock prices moderately lower today. Copper, motor and rubber securities also dipped. Curb stocks declined moderately while bonds were firm Wheat opened lower at Chicago because of more snow in the grain belt Hog prices at Indianapolis dipped 5 cents on weights above 160 pounds, 10 cents on lighter weights,
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BURLINGTON, Wis, Dee. 2% U. P).—Otis C. Hulett, president of the Burlington Liars Club, Ine, ruled out speeches by foreign diplomats today as the club prepared for its annual New Years Eve contest to select the champion liar | of 1939. “Furthermore,” he said, it “will do Joe Stalin no good to tell us he iS net making war on Finlana, or for Hitler to say he did not take over Poland. Thst stuff is out. We aim ot make America safe for home-grown liars.” He said the war seems to have boosted the output short and Mappy “fib.” A sample Hom Contestant Frank Porter, Colton, Cal “I own a cat who eats cheese and then breaths down & rat-hole with a-baited bBreh.”
FINNS SEEKING AMERICAN GUNS
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 A Finnish mission today negotiations for purchase of latest American trench mortars, anti-air-craft and anti-tank guns and sizeable supplies of ammunition. The chief of the purchasing mission, Lieut. Gen, Vilho Petter Nenonen, famous Finnish artillery officer, discussed the Finns’ needs with high War Department officials and sought their co-operation in arranging for fast deliveries.
Seek Anti-Aireraft Guns
Per Zilliacus, tary attache, accompanied Lieut Gen, Nenonen during his conferences at the War Department The Finns are seeking 12.5 millimeter anti-airerait machine guns 8.2 millimeter anti-aircraft guns, 37 millimeter anti-tank guns and Stokes mortars It was understood that the Finns are encountering some difficulties in obtaining early delivery of war orders in this country because of the act that the American Army is short of the weapons which they are seeking, and is bending every effort to speed up its own deliveries
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PLANE LAYS SMOKE SCREEN ON THAMES
Nazi Craft Reported Over British Coastal Cities.
BULLETIN PARIS, Dec. 2% (U. P).—A 10minute “alert” signal against a possible air raid was sounded for northern France at 12:13 p. m, today,
LONDON, Dec. 27 (U. P) —Planes. believed to be German, were sighted
at several points along the British Coast today, presumably on recon- |
naissance flights. One plane was seen over the Thames Estuary. Two were seen at a great height over a Suffolk town, leaving trails of white smoke such as German Heinkel bombers had left on previous flights. Hundreds of people watched the Thames Estuary plane, which laid what seemed to be a smoke screen as it flew at a great height. The plane disappeared A German plane was shot down in the same area while laying a smoke screen Nov. 20
MAROONED CLIPPERS HEAD FOR U. S. TODAY
NEW YORK, Pan-American today Clippers, marooned with 36 passengers for four davs at Horta, the Azores, because of squalls and heavy seas, would take off for America late today. The Pan-American office said the scheduled takeoffs indicated that ocean swells had subsided sufficiently at the Horta base to eliminate danger.
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CYCLE PATROLMAN INJURED IN CRASH
Motorcycle Patrolman Cosmos A. Sansone, 30, of 821 Greer St. was In serious condition at City Hospital today after being thrown from his motorcvele last night. He suffered a cerebral concussion when his cycle and an automobile collided in the 700 block of Prospect St. Galvin Sullivan, driver of the car, was charged with failure to give a hand signal.
NASH-KELVINATOR CLOSED DETROIT, Dec. 27 (U. minor labor
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LUMP BIDDING COST
Four Boards Will Save Up to 1V4 Cents a Gallon, Officials Say.
Bids received at the City Hall today under the new system of obtaming lump gasoline bids for four municipal departments will mean a saving of from 3; milis to 1'¢ cents a gallon, officials said. Eighteen gasoline companies submitted bids on a total of 10.850 gallons of premium and 40.125 gallons of regular gasoline for the Works, Park, Health and Safety Boards monthly for the first four months of 1940 On the basis of preliminary tabulations. the Indian Refining Co. appeared to be the lowest bidder, with an offer of 11.55 cents on regular and 12355 cents on premium gasoline Below Park Board Cost
This is 1.25 cents a gallon below what the Park Board now is paving for regular gasoline, and 93 below what it is paying for premium gasoane Meanwhile, the Works Board awarded a contract for 31.000 tons of coal, a years supply for the Sanitation Plant, to the Deep Vein
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ommendation of Don E. Bloodgood, Sanitation Plant manager, after unsuccessful bidders were given an ope portunity to remonstrate, The gasoline bids were opened bv Purchasing Agent Albert H. Losche in the presence of the Works Board and representatives of the Park, Safety and Health boards.
One Bid Challenged Oscar Perrine, of the Perrine Oil Co, challenged the legality of the bid of the Campbell Oil Co. which was received 10 minutes after the 10 & mm. deadline for bids this morning. The bid was disqualified by department heads The low bid prices below were the current prices being paid for gasoline by the Safety and Works boards, The Indian Refining Co. bid was one-half cent under the current price paid by the Safety Board for premium and 76 cent under the price it has been paying for reguiar gasoline, It was 35 cent below the current price paid by the Works Board tor both premium and regular gasoline paid by the Works Board | Mr. Losche displayed the bids to all the bidders after the sealed envelopes were opened. He sald he would present a tabulation to the purchasing committee, composed of department heads, next Wednesday when final awards will be made,
ANDERSON'S MOTION
Criminal Comit Judge Dewey E { Myers said today he will hear argu- | ments Friday afternoon on a motion to quash four indictments against Dan R. Anderson, grocer, charged with filing false relief claims. Meanwhile, Morgan Circuit Judge Omar O'Harrow set Jan. 9 for hearing arguments on a similar motion , filed In the case of J. Barton Grif(fin. another of the five persons in{dicted in the Grand Jury's Center { Township poor relief investigation. | Judge O'Harrow qualified vester{day as special judge in this case after Griffin petitioned for a change of venue from Judge Mvers last week, John Neenan., former Township employee, was indicted jointly {with Griffin
EXEMPTS FINNISH RELIEF FROM TAX
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 \U. P.). The Treasury ruiead todav that contributions by individuals to the Finnish relief fund directed by former President Herbert Hoover may be deducted for income tax purposes, provided they, together with other charitable contributions, do not exceed 15 per cent of the taxpayer's net income, The agency itself is exempt from Federal taxation on the grounds that it is a charitable organization. Corporations, the Treasury ruled. may deduct contributions to the Finnish relief fund provided such. gifts, together with other contributions, do not exceed 5 per cent of the | corporation’s net income, | NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (U. P.).— Herbert Hoover
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| CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 27 (U) P.). — Beginning tomorrow, City Councilor Michael J. Sullivan announced today, it will be illegal to possess in Cambridge or to bring into Cambridge any book. text. magazine, map. or newspaper containing the words “Lenin” or “Leningrad.” The City Council passed Mr. Sul- | livan’'s resolution to that effect last! night and it will’ become law when Mayor John A. Lyons signs it. Mayor Lyons could not be reached im-
[mediately but Mr. Sullivan said his Isighature would he merely a for-| | mality. P).-A
Nor were authorities of Harvard University, the Massachusetts In-
6. 7 Nash-Kelvinator plant here forced stitute of Technology. Radcliffe Col-
lege, and the other educational institutions of Cambridge prepared to,
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| ness affairs and philanthropic causes | [for three and a half years,
war against Russia. |
! North Meridian Street presented a picturesque appearance loday
churned the snow inte slippery slush on heavily traveled streets,
HENRY L. DOHERTY, | Lady Lizards
UTILITY CHIEF, DIES, Fight for Men,
Head of Cities Service
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COLUMBUS, O. Dec. (uv, P.) Two scientists studied lizards to learn something of femininity, they reported to the American Association for the Advancement of Science today. They discovered that the female is irresistibly drawn to the most attractive male, Dr, G. K. Noble and Bernard Greenberg, of the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, studied Florida chameleons, the small lizards common
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. (U.P). | —Henry L. Doherty died last night | in the hospital bed from which he had directed his billion-dollar busi- |
He | was 69 Mr. Doherty, who began life as a! newsboy in Columbus. O. and! amassed a fortune of $200,000,000 in |
public utilities, died of bronchial] pneumonia with which he was/ stricken two weeks ago. | A life-long sufferer from rheu- | matism, his condition developed | into arthritis in 1927 and in 1936 he established an apartment in Temple University Hospital. { His wife, the former Mrs. Percy Frank Eames, widow of an International Harvester Co. official. whom he married in 1929; her daughter. | Helen, whom he had adopted, and | W. A. Jones, executive vice presi- | dent of the Cities Service Co. were at his bedside when he died at 8:41 p. m. Indianapolis Time). Services for Mr. Doherty will be held Friday at St. Bartholomew's Ee Sm Wt ft . Church in New York City, with RAIL WRECK TOLL 196 n Cemetery, Dr.! BERLIN, Dec. George Paul Sargent, rector of the death toll in a {Continued on Page Three) Ge
the male breeding
They discovered that chameleon during the season had a brilliant rosy fan extending from his throat which made the female chameleons ga ga. The more brilliant the fan, the more the females fougit its possessor, they said. Later they fought for dominance in his “harem.” Their experiments, they said, | tended to substantiate one of the | theories of Charles Darwin--that the female of a species selected the more attractive male for a mate and passed on his characteristics to future generations of males.
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say whether they would go through! Stalin, dictator of Communist | theit libraries striking out the two|Russia. nor even the word “coms | words. : , Mr. Sullivan's prohibition was ap- 'munism,” so all will remain legal. proved by the Council as a reso-| Nikolai Lenin was the driving | lution rather than an ordinance force of the Communist revolution | and there was some doubt of its in Russia and his doetrines still legality as an enforceable doctrine. have force there. The city of St. Its sponsor insisted it would con- petersburg was renamed Leningrad stitute Chief of Police Timothy F. in his honor. | Leahy the city censor. | Mr. Sullivan has been particu- | "We aren't going to ransack any- larly active against alleged comone's library,” Mr. Sullivan said. munists in Harvard University. Last “The law will affect only future year when he marched in the books and reading matter coming American Legion parade, Harvard | into the city. What we're going students booed him. He stepped to do is start a drive to stamp out from the parade to fight them and
‘the further spread of Communism was beaten severely before police
in our city.” [rescued him. But last fall, when he Mr. Sullivan's resolution made no campaigned for re-election, he mention of Karl Marx, the German made peace with the students and philosopher who originated com- the Harvard Crimson, munism, or his writings, nor Josef indorsed him.
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QUAKE CRUMBLES ASIA MINOR TOWNS
One of Severest Temblors in 30 Years Recorded.
By UNITED PRESS Partial destruction of several vil|lages and towns in Central Asia Minor was the single known result today of “one of the severest earth[quakes in 30 years” registered on seismographs In widely separated parts of the earth. | Among the towns damaged were |Samsoun, Yowgad, Ordu, Refahiye, land Amasya, The earth shocks weve so heavy [that the Istanbul Observatory seis {mograph was broken for the first [ time. Officials said it was difficult te [estimate casualties until further ad [vices were received from the fected aren. In the Smyrna region of Turkey last. September about 500 persons were killed and more than i000
{buildings destroyed by earthquakes.
Seismographs began to flutter violently beginning about 6 p.m. (Indi-
|anapolis Time) yesterday.
Prof. Rafael Bendandi in Faenza,
East, but seismologists in Weston, Mass, said it may have centered either in northern Japan or South America. In Pasadena, Cal, California In-
27 (U. P).—The stitute of Technology seismologists |" train collision at said the direction was uncertain, but | nthin last week rose to 196 today. [tl
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Indianapolis and Souther the first heavy snowfall of
OF 5-INCH SNOW; MORE TO COME
Drivers, Pedestrians; n Highways; South-
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mn Indiana today dug out of the year which made motor
traffic hazardous, grounded planes and put sparkle in Christe
‘mas school holidays.
Nearly five inches had fallen in Indianapolis by noon, Falls of eight inches were reported in the Paoli district and
five and six inches in the sot ported in the north.
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Indianapolis traffic was reduced to a maximum speed of
about 20 miles an hour this morning, and busses and street
cars were unable to make all
schedules.
Police warned that driving conditions are dangerous and urged motorists to wipe all snow from windshields, to
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FAMILY FLEES * BLAZING HOME
Eight, Including 4 Children, | Awakened as Passerby | Knocks and Yells.
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| Eight persons, including four | small children, were driven into the Snow In scant ature early today when fire swept their home, An unidentified pedestrian awakened members of the Walter Brown family, 472 S. Pine St, who were asleep and unaware that the roof had been set afire apparently by sparks from the chimney, Hammering on the door he yelled: (“Get up. Get out of there, Your house is on fire.” Carries Child Out Fred Hahn, Murs, brother, who was asleep {was the first to awaken and then aroused the others, Mrs. Brown's other brother, John, who was sleeping downstairs, fled through the front door,
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(child, James, 3, out { illed house, Mrs. Brown led the three other children out. They were Charlotte, 6; Esther, 5, and Walter, 4, The family took immediate refuge next door at the home of the owner of the Brown house, Mrs, Nora Boylan, Later they went to the | home of Mrs, Brown's sister, Mrs Freda Bemis on Mentone Ave, in University Heights. | 3 Dogs Awakened, Run | Three dogs in the house slept until the pedestrian knocked on the door, They ran from the house and were taken into the Boylan home | along with members of the family. “Tony,” a pet rabbit, which Mus, | Brown gave to James last Easter, was in its cage in the basement and was unharmed.
Mr. Brown made a trip back into |
the house to save the family's clothing and some of the furniture. The flames practically destroyed the two-story frame house. Murs. Bovlan estimated the loss at $2500. | A fire at the same house about (a month ago caused $10 damage,
WOMAN 1S KILLED ON RAILWAY TRACK
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Official Hints Foul Play in South Bend Tragedy.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. Dec, tl. | P.).~State Police and the St. Joseph
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[woman who apparently was killed [early this morning by a westbound [South Shore Railway interurban ear Ardmore, a South Bend suburb. Deputy Coroner Samuel Bechtold | [said he believed that there was foul
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Mr, Brown carried their youngest | of the smoke- |
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approach all intersections 'guardedly, to drive slowly, and to have their cars under ‘complete control at all times,
They urged pedestrians not ta have overcoat collars so high around {their necks that their vision is ime | paired, to cross intersections only with the light or the officer's signal, and to watch carefully for hidden ice The Weather Bureau predicted that alternate light and heavy falls of snow would continue through the day and that temperatures will go as low as 15 degrees tonight. Toe morrow will be fair, the Bureau added,
Youngsters Try Out Sleds
And while their elders were ceale Ing with driving and walking on slippery streets and cleaning sidewalks, young Indianapolis tried out new Christmas sleds and winter sports equipment, There was tobogganing and sled ding at Coffin golf course, and sled ding at Riverside golf course and Rhodius, Brookside, Ellenberger, Christian and Garfield Parks. H. W. Middlesworth, City Rec= reation Director, said Park Departe ment. emplovees will he on hand to see that the crowds are orderly and to keep the sled tracks well packed, He urged that people park in I'eg= uiar places and not run cars on the park and go!lf courses Community houses will be open and warm in all parks, he said, There is no ics skating yet,
Worst in South
More than 200 snowplows wera wheeled Into action on main roads by the State Highway Department before dawn today. The worst highway conditions were reported in the southern part of the state. The second heavy fall within three days brought as much as eight inches in the Paoli district, In the Vincennes district, five to six inches of snow was reported, North of Indianapolis, the Highway Department reported all roads were in fair condition with only an inch in some places. There was no snow in the La Porte district. State Highway engineers said most of the snow on the southern roads would he plowed off by this afternoon,
Driving Is Hazardous
Snow was packed down on many of the southern roads, making drive ing extremely hazardous, engineers said, Motorists arriving from southern points said they saw numbers of | trucks and passenger cars in the ditches and unable to move out of | them hecause of the snow, The State [Police reported, however. that no reports of serious accidents had heen received. One driver from Brown County, said it was dangerous to go over the crest of a hill faster than 15 miles an hour. It would be unlikely that one could stop his car going down the grade if his speed was greater, he said,
TWA Plane Grounded
Last night's TWA western flight, unable to get into St. Louis, stayed
|Ttaly, placed the earthquake in the County Sheriff's office attempted to 8t Municipal Airport and was still [Near
there this morning. Neither American Air Lines nor Eastern Airlines local representatives were informed early today as to whether their planes will make schedules, During the night a U. 8. Army plane, bound for Louisville, put into the port after the snow started to
The quake was generally described | P!&y and that the woman may have fall. It remained overnight. ‘as one of the most violent in years. | been murdered.
Words ‘Lenin’ and ‘Leningrad ’ Banned
Airport officials said there is between three and four inches of snow
mologist in London. said that the|motorman of the interurban, said he at the field, and that it is drifted earthquake probably will prove to Saw the woman lying across the around the edges, but that the landbe serious. His seismograph, he said, | tracks either unconscious or dead, ing field itself is in “good condition.”
had been put out of action.
REPORT ‘PARTING’ OF JAMES ROOSEVELTS
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27 (U, P). ~The Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger said today it had learned authoritatively that “the James Roosevelts have come to the parting of the ways.”
“They have apparently reached
‘an amicable separation,” the Ledger
said, “but close friends of the couple are awaiting momentarily the news
of divorce proceedings-—probably in
Reno.” The Ledger pointed out that James Roosevelt spent the Christ mas holidays on the West Coast while his wife, the former Betty Cushing, is at the home of her
student daily, | mether, Mrs. Harvey Cushing, in turn to her Evansville, Ind.
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| since she did not move. He was un-| {able to stop before running over her, | Crews of two trains which passed | the scene a few minutes earlier said they saw an automobile traveling | slowly along a road adjacent to the| tracks. | Police said that near the point {where the body was found were {marks indicating that it might have | been ciragged to the tracks. | The woman was about 30. She wore a black dress with a lace collar and a burgundy colored coat ‘with fur trimming. She also wore a wedding ring and a wrist watch and had six $5 bills in her stocking.
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MRS. RAMSEY RETURNING
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec, 27 (U. |P.) —~Mrs. George C. Ramsey, who voluntarily came to Kansas City to aid police in their investigation of | |the death of her husband, will re-| home |
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American Airlines said they ex= pected the afternoon flight west to be on schedule, but that it might be canceled at the last moment,
Street Gangs Busy Street-clearing gangs of both the
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Etreet Department worked from the beginning of the fall to keep streets and lines clear, The snow beat the railways to the Stockyards line, and became so packed that gasoline busses were substituted temporarily for the electric cars. . Similarly, some of the routes downtown had to he rerouted teme porarily while crews cleared the packed snow. Several tons of salt and cinders or sand were placed along trackless trolley lines, and six sweepers worked over the rail lines, The entire Street Department force was sent into the battle to (Continued on Page Three)
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