Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 February 1940 — Page 3
Russians Slash at Stubborn Finns in Snow Near Viipuri
Reds Attack Desperately On 22d Birthday of Army and Navy.
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the Soviet Government has ordered nightly air raid blackout training at Baku, center of the Russian oil irdustry, and that previously orders had been issued for blackout practice at Tashkent, Erivan, Archangel and Leningrad. The real significance of this news seemed to be shown by the situation of the areas affected.
Baku, on the Caspian Sea, is 290
miles from the Turkish frontier. Thence export oil is sent across country to. Batoum on the Black
Sea. Tashkent, in the Uzbeck republic, is 300 miles from the Afghanistan frontier.
Article Is Broadcast Erivan, capital of the Armenian republic, is but about 15 miles from the Turkish frontier. 2 ‘Archangel is on the White Sea. 300 miles east of the Finnish Arctic frontier and Leningrad, at the .southern end of the Karelian Isthmus, is general headquarters for the Russian armies in Finland. The Pravda editorial was broadcast by the Moscow Radio. It was noted that the editorial, apropos of the “heroism of the thousands on the. Finnish front, which will be praised in the songs of the people,” commented: “There is much more ahead of you. The duty of every Red soldier, Red sailor, commander and political commissar is to continue extensive military training and to be ready at any time for new battles in any climatic condition.”
Pride in Army Stressed
The editorial, published on the 22d anniversary- of the formal establishment of the Red Army and Navy was entitled: “Red Army—pride of our nation.” It extolled the achievements of .the Army in Finland and called 1939 a year of decisive military tests for the defenders of the Soviet Union. An Army communique said that fn the Karelian Isthmus “Soviet troops, repulsing the enemy,” occupied 21 Finnish defensive fortifications in all.
Once Russian Division Now Litters Many Acres
WITH FINNISH ARMY NORTHEAST OF LAKE LADOGA, Feb. 23 (U. P.).—The 18th Russian Division from Jaroslav still: lies on the field here, a litter of twisted metal and - dead men covering many acres. Russian relief columns, arriving too late to rescue the 18th, are sharing a similar fate, The Finns are mopping up now, hampered only by Russian airplanes. The annihilation of the 18th Division is weeks old now, but still one of the Finnish Army’s proudest ac- ~ complishments, The Finnish general on this front said. that at one point in the road, where "500 Russians’ bodies carpet - the snow, the Russians were warned “by loud speaker that they would be destroyed unless they threw their rifles over their shoulders and knelt in token of surrender. The Rus--sians replied with’ machine gun fire, the general said and a little later the Finns mowed them: down with machine guns. “Practically no one escaped,” the general said. “We gave them a chance to surrender.”
CLAIM RFC OFFICIALS SUGGESTED LOAN BAN
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (U. P). —Two National Labor Board officials related today that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation itself first suggested an arrangement whereby RFC loans were held up in cases of ¢ompanies alleged to be violating the Wagner Act. Their testimony before the House Committee investigating the Labor Board directly contradicted previous statements by RFC Chairman Emil Schram that the Labor Board proposed the arrangement. The House meantime unanimous-
ly voted $50,000 more for the in-|
vestigating committee headed by Rep. Howard W. Smith (D. Va.).
BRITAIN BOMBS NAZI WARSHIPS AT HELGOLAND
German Plane Is Reported Shot Down During Raid ‘Off Essex Coast.
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two submarines off the Scottish coast Wednesday. Sea conditions made it difficult to observe the result of the attacks, but the crew expressed belief that both submarines had been damaged, at least, and might possibly have been des stroyed.
It was announced that the naval trawler Fifeshire’ had been’ sunk by: German airplanes Tuesday, and that it was feared two officers and 19 men ‘were lost. One man survived. The naval trawler Solon returned to. port after ariving off attacking planes.
British Blockade Russian Arctic Port of Murmansk:
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 23 (U. P.).—British warships, concentrating from positions all along the Norwegian coast, are blockading the Russian Arctic port of Murmansk, it was reported today. The newspaper Berlingske Tidende reported that the blockade was intended to prevent German steamships, which -had taken refuge in Murmansk harbor, ' from escaping along the Norwegian coast and to stop any German ships which might try to take munitions to Russia or the Finnish Arctic area of Petsamo, which the Russians hold. It had beén confirmed that British warships had been seen off Petsamo. Berlingske Tidende reported that a big squadron was now off the Arctic Coast. Reports that Admiral N. G. Kuznetsov, Russian Navy Commissar, had flown to Murmansk were accepted in Scandinavia as probably correct. It was reported also that Russia was hastily diverting troops who could be spared .from “Finnish fronts to reinforce its army in the Arctic. Activity in the Far North came a day ahead of one of the most Important Scandinavian diplomatic conferences on record—the meeting| here tomorrow of the Danish, Nor-
isters. Aid to Finland and a possible joint protest to] Germany against its submarine and airplane attacks on neutral shipping in the North Sea were prime problems on the program for discussion. It was forecast that the foreign ministers would affirm official neutrality in the Russo-Finnish war and would discuss the advisability of a joint move to protest the German campaign, to demand payment for ships already sunk and Scandinavian lives lost, to reaffirm the policy of free movement of belligerent ships in Scandinavian waters, and to form convoys for Scandinavian shipping.
AWAIT HOUSE VOTE ON TRADE PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (U. P.).— The House began consideration today of amendments to the bill extending the reciprocal trade program for three years and may reach a final vote before adjourning. General debate on the. bill ended Wednesday. Republicans held little hope of defeating the bill. There will, however, bé an open test when a motion is made to recommit the bill to committee—tantamount to kiling it. Meanwhile the House Banking Committee rejected a proposal to give Finland a $30,000,000 war loan with which to purchase arms or any other American commodities it needs. The proposal was made by Rep. William “J. Miller (R. Conn, De a ‘World War veteran.
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IN INDIANAPOLIS
Here Is the Traffic Record DEATHS TO DATE County City Total 4 5 9
ssvarievess ins 4
—Feb. 22— 9 | Arresis . 1 | Accidents ....15|
THURSDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines tried tions paid 6 $33 21
1939
1940 1 10
Violations
Speeding : Reckless driving. . Failure to stop at through street .. Disobeying traffic si
3
7 10 5 Drunken driving... 0 All others 2
Totals ........
MEETINGS TODAY Exchange Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin,
3 7 7 0 2
31 35 $1
POS piimist Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, [41%
noon, Hoosiee State Press Assn. convention,
@ 14 Weltaze | League o of America, luncheon, a¥pect Indiana State poh or Lite Hinder wile eeting, Claypool Hotel, AL . _ Indians Motor R: & Tariff Bureau, luncheon, Hotel Severin, He
MEETINGS TOMORROW Hoosier State Press Association, convention, Hotel Lincoln E. C. Atking & Co. Pioneers, banquet, Hotel Severin, ur Route Veterans’ Association, lu on Hotel Severin, noon. Indianapolis Life Insurance Co., luncheon, Claypool Hotel, dianapolis Life "Underwriters Sales Conference, menting, Claypool Hotel, 9:30
8. diana Engineerin Council, convention, Hotel Lincoln, Saturday. BIRTHS
Girls s. Ruby Kelley. at Colem ii Pauline Benjamin, i; t City. wre e, Arnita Kramer, at St. Vinm. Elizabeth Mathieson. at St. Vin-
, Olive Kerr. at St. Vincent's. , Esther
Boys
James, Dorothea Collins. at Methodist. Leslie, Ata Utiashdannier, af Mesgodist.
: t City. Robert, Juanita Sedam. at City. DEATHS
caraio vascular renal disease Dalias Humphreys. 5i. at 4972 W, 15th, | coronary occlusion. Caries Howell, 62.
Oswald,
at Veterans, 80,
emMethodist,
hanie Young, 73. at 4821 Carrollton, a vascular rei al disease. Gertrude Lovelle, Ih t 2234 N, AlaVio cerebral apoplex sciLhomas Redmon, 75, ‘at City. arterioMary Tilford, 91. at 3925 E, Washington ,chronic myocarditis. Birdie Bhilman, 55, at 864 S. Mount. status asthmati Marie Cloud, “5s. at 1412 8. Richland, coronary acciusion Harry Winchei, 68. at 1781 W. Morris,
cerebral hemorrhage.. oo ge Jonnson, 47, at 937 Division.
oY, icenbarger, 75, at 825 N. East, car-
Lilie’ Applegate, 90. at 3403 W. Washington, bronchopneumonia. illiam Youse. 61, at City, strentpcucsus
TRL oF 5 chronic myoca TIE at 520 E. Vermont,
Charles McVej i. _myocardi e¥:; 55. at 438 N. Keystone,
Raney, 6, at City. Hodgkin's Charies Lockhart, 67. at 2360 Shelby. Y Soe cardio a 46. at 2172 8. Delaware. Adware d Jackson, “56. at 414 W, 12th, nephritis. McCaslin, 69, at Central Indiana. ugust Dietz, 64. Shromic MYOcarditis. 2 520 EF Yermony, oo es Collins, 39, at 17 E. 23d. cirrhosis
Martha Danie oniiarehs Dan L ‘1 month, at City,
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FIRES Thursday
6:40 A. M.—Rear of 1047 High, h against side of shed, loss gh, hot ashes
from 1047 ish, loss $10. toatl, rospect, co eo trom 1047 ¥ High, loss 35 muynisation
loss $1000. 6—1951 1955 Alvord, 2:24 P. M. —1otn and Senate, auto back-
P. M.—Reat ‘of 1817 S. Meridian. boys playing with matches. 3a P, —1492 N. Capitol, cause un-
Jvord. communication from
fire.
Friday
Sacks. at Methodist, t $ Methodist,
4:15 A. M1148 ) w, : 2788, odor. of f smoke,
John Withered. 88, at 1505 Woodlawn.
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kno To :10 P. M.—1136 N. Meridian, cause unSt
Chains of Love
Times-Abme Telephoto.
Melvin F. Mueller of Clayton, Mo., admitted in a St. Louis County jail that he chained himself {o a free for three days seeking symipathy of the girl who did not return his love.
83,000 GOT AID
HERE LAST YEAR
Assistance to Fifth of Population Costs Taxpayers More Than 11 Million.
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continued drops, in direct relief and WPA, for there will be no curtailment in other aid programs and no decreases are anticipated in the population of State and County institutions.
Breakdown Is Given
A breakdown on the various ald expenditures in the state last year, ‘not including administration costs, follows: Wages to 81,033 WPA workers whose families numbered 324,132 — $44,124,000; pensions to 62,184 aged— $12,765,320; direct relief to an estimated "177,905 persons in 535,797 families—$9,698,200; care of 20,663 individuals in 19 State institutions— $5,439,984; aid to dependent children —$5,429, 849; NYA aid to 22,000— $1,853,000; wages to 6283 youths in CCC camps—$1, 662,630; aid to 2774 blind persons—$583, 741. The estimated expenditures in the county were: Wages to 10,212 WPA workers with families totaling 40,848—$7,166,000; direct relief to 26,929 persons in 9717 households—$1,528,078; aid to 7028 aged—$1,524,456; aid to 4506 dependent children— $867,106; NYA aid to 2521 youths—$162,000; ‘aid to 297 blind, $75,265; care of 500 at the County Infirmary—$69,350; feeding an average of 270 prisoners daily in the County Jail—$28,000; wages to 871 county youths in CCC carps— $26,130.
Cost Divided 3 Ways
Who paid for this assistance? ‘The WPA costs were paid by the Federal Government and the sponsoring local units. The Federal Government provided 50 per cent of the pensions to the aged, the State 30 per cent and the County 20 per cent. ‘Direct relief. costs were paid by township taxpayers, while the :State institutions were supported by the State. The State financed 40 per cent of the cost of aid to dependent children, the Federal Government 33 per cent and counties 27 per cent. NYA and CCC cash was furnished entirely by the Federal Government while blind aid was divided equally between State and Federal Governments.
OFFICIAL WEATHER
U. 'S. Weather Bureau
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Rain fonight and tomorrow, probably changing to . snow. tomorrow; warmer tonight with lowest about 34; much colder tomorrow hight.
Sunrise
6:27 Sunset
—Feb. 23, 1939— 1111p. m. BAROMETER 6:30 a. m. ... 30:45
Precipitation 24 hours ending 7 a. m.. Total precipitation since Jan, 1 Deficiency since Jan. 1
6a m, .
MIDWEST WEATHER |
Indiana—Moderate snow and rain in extreme north: intermittent rain in south ond central portions tonight and tomorrow, ‘Chan, ging to snow Hoon oerOw warmer tonight’ becoming colder in west portion todd afternoon: much colder tomorrow
Illinois—Moderate snow and rain In north, intermittent light rain in south topizh t changing to snow flurries tomorrow: mer in east and extreme south portions tonight: colder tomorrow and in extreme west-central late tonight: cold wave in west portion tomorrow night.
Lower Michigan—Cloudy followed by moderate snow tonight and tomorrow, mixed with freezing rain at times in southeast and extreme south portions: somewhat warmer tonight; colder tomorrow night. hio—Snow tonight and morrow: warmer tonight and in east portion tomorrow, Kentucky—Snow tonight and SOmOrow changing to rain tomorrow in west porfon, yarmer tonight and in east portion
WEATOEE IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Weather Bars Temp. Clear 38
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DECISIVE PHASE
SEEMS NEAR IN BATTLE OF OIL
For Bucharest Where Allies Seek to Curb Exports.
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Times Foreign Editor WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—Monday may see the beginning of a decisive phase in the struggle for oil, the most vital of all war commodities. ; Dr. Karl Clodius, German economic expert, is scheduled to begin negotiatipns in Bucharest for a larger share of Rumanian oil. Already Germany has used pressure, but in vain. Britain and France have blocked the Nazi moves, sO a showdown seems imiminent. All this is far more important than might appear on the surface. Experts generally agree that the Western Front is permanently deadlocked. The Nazis can hardly expect to break through the Maginot Line and the Allies are up
lagainst an equally impenetrable
Westwall. So a decision must be sought elsewhere—either around the ends of these powerful lines of defense,
i |via Holland and Belgium or Switz-
erland, or by a victory at sea, in the air or in some other field such as the Balkans or the Near East.
Oil Vital to Both Sides
In any event, oil is vital to both sides. But to Germany it is an ‘Achilles heel. She has little in the way of natural desposits. The bulk of her production is manufactured synthetically. And that is far. from enough. She must have more, from the outside—from overseas, from Russia and from Rumania. The Allies, therefore, are developing what their experts frankly call an “oil strategy.” If they can cut off Germany's oil supply, they will win the war hands down. That is one of the chief purposes of their sea blockade. But this time the sea blockade alone will not suffice. Unlike the World War days, Germany now has an open door to the East, via Russia. If she could count on a steady and increasing flow of oil from Russia and Rumania, this, added to what she herself produces, might suffice to keep the war going indefinitely.
Rumania Is Testing Ground
Hence the “oil strategy” of the Allies. If they could prevent any large supply of oil and similar necessities like cotton, rubber, food, wool and so on from reaching Germany from the South and East as well as from the West, Adolf Hitler's hope of victory would fade. Rumania, therefore, may now become a testing ground. The Nazis are threatening her with virtual extinction unless she permits the shipment of the bulk of her output to Germany. The Allies on the other hand, have warned King Carol that
their promise of assistance in case Rumania is attacked. . And King Carol desperately needs assistance. - Rumania, is menaced by both Germany and Russia, while Hungary and Bulgaria claim terri-
mania. Million Men Armed The Allies are prepared for trouble in the Balkans and the Near East, whether growing out of Germany’s demands on Rumania or something else. More than a million men are under arms in that region, ready to march against Germany and/or Russia the moment the need arises. Gen. Maxime Weygand, Marshal Foch’s chief of staff in the World War, is in Syria, at the head of some 250,000 of the fiercest and besttrained fighters drawn from every part of the French empire. In Palestine and at Suez are increasing contingents of British troops— English, Indian and Anzac.
army. And last but by no means least in Turkey, stubbornly determined to prevent any change in the status quo anywhere in the region of the Dardanelles or Eastern Mediterranean. Rumania is keenly aware of her danger and is mobilizing additional men. Should Herr Hitler use force against King Carol, it might set the whole Balkans and Near East ablaze. The Allies would almost certainly not only go to Rumania’s aid, but
|strike at the Russian oil centers
around Baku and Batum whence Russia derives practically her entire supply. The pipe lines carrying this oil are within two hours bomber time from British and French bases in Iraq and Syria.
0il Companies’ Experts
Gather in Bucharest
BUCHAREST, Rumania, Feb. 23 (U. P.).—Experts of foreign oil companies in Rumania began converging on the capital from the oil fields today in readiness for a struggle
1| over petroleum products which Ger-
many vitally needs and the Allies
2| are determined she shall not get.
Meanwhile it was disclosed that intensive military movements yesterday were directed toward the Hungarian frontier, where there had been 700,000 Rumanian troops already.
the present Rumania had no reason to fear a Russian attack through Bessarabia and that in any event Germany would not permit Russia to take Rumanian oil fields. Hungary has made no secret that it intends to get back Transylvania, which it lost to Rumania after the World War. Hence preoccupation seemed to be with Hungary's position. Parliament was convoked today for March 5 to approve a number of decree laws issued since its last session. |
M’KELVEY HEADS LETTER CARRIERS
C. L. McKelvey, Greenfield, has been elected president of the 11th and 12th districts of the Indiana Rural Letter Carriers’ Association. The election took place yesterday at the close of the eighth annual convention in the Hotel Lincoln, Mr. McKelvey . succeeds William
B. Fouts, Indianapolis, Harvey R. Kemerly of Greenfield was elected
vice president and Paul Wright,
‘Anderson,
secretary-treas
|3 FACE CHARGES OF
Nazi Economic Expert Heads!
if he yields they may withdraw
tory annexed from them by Ru-
Egypt is fast building up her]
Feeling here seemed to be that for|.
RUNNING LOTTERY
Threé men are. to’ be arraigned in| Municipal Court today on charges of operating a lottery and gift enterprise at the Ohio Theater, 40 W. Ohio St.
when they found a drawing in progress at the theater. Those arrested are George Settos, 1 E, 36th St., the manager, and two employees, Orvin Moore, 1530 'N. Illinois St. and William H. Douglas, 3155 Boulevard Place. The manager and an employee were acquitted on similar charges in Municipal Court recently.
WORK TO BEGIN ON
Installation of the trial safety zone designed to prevent autos from colliding headone with it and to protect persons on the jsland trom injury, will begin Monday at the northwest corner ot lilliols ana Maryland Sts. Announcement was made by Carl Herschel, engineer for the Indianapolis Accident Prevention Council. The island will be paid for by ine terested organizations and will cost the City nothing. The Works Board gave its approval today.
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of Europe, already drunk with power,
have led those nations into war. “If .we keep out of foreign wars, as we should and can, the external aspects of these warring nations should not affect us. But the movements within them, the internal social and political upheavals and revolutions, we should study. We should profit by the experience in government of the nations around us now, and by the nations of the past, which through their errors have fallen.
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Labor andl Capital Bredch Closing, Coast Man Says
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This was attained in practice by the labor councils agreeing not to!’ sanction. a strike until they had consulted with the = Employers Council. i ; “As a result strike have been kept to a minimum,” Mr. Roth said. “Since the first of the year we have had three disputes—a ‘two-hour strike, a two-day strike, and a jurisdictional dispute.” He said he thought this attitude was spreading throughout the country. The result on the country’s business could be shown graphically by strike cost figures. “The cost of the recent Chrysler strike and the shipping strike on
the West Coast in 1936 equals six
times the total funds collected in 1939 by 365 community chests,” Mr. Roth said. In addition to the longer waiting period, the Employers Council has attempted, with some success, to get longer contracts. This movement
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“Each contract renewal period brings ‘a period of uncertainty, especially, as in our case, to ship pers,” he declared. “As we dee crease the frequency of these ree newals, we can increase the cone fidence of manufacturers, induse trialists and shippers.” He said a recent survey by the National Association of Manufacturers showed that 38 per cent of those questioned were not making new investments because of fear of lack of profit. Of these, 62 per
cent assigned labor troubles as a cause of doubt, he said. :
DIES WATCHING $80,000 FIRE
PRESCOTT, Ariz, Feb. 23 (U.-P.), —Fire swept through a half block of the business district here today, ree sulting in damage estimated at $80,000. Bert Tilton, 67,. former Prescott. mayor and owner. of a music store destroyed by the flames, died ‘of a heart attack. caused, physicians said, by excitement.
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