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“SHPS AND PUT DUCE ON SPOT

a Wil He Swing Nearer Nazis Because Coal Cargoes From Holland Halted?

Si By "JOE ALEX MORRIS “United Press Foreign News Editor

The = European -war cen-

tered today around the shell-

seared Finnish city of Viipuri

; and 10 grimy little coal ships,

have been seized by Great Britain after they steamed out of Holland waters for Italy. An announcement in London that

: the .five vessels had been ‘detained

by: the: British: contraband control and that German coal moving from Holland to Italy is now liable to seizure as a prize, caused surprise in Italian official eircles and aggra-

. vated: a "delicate. diplomatic situa-

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tion. : In Vatican City authoritative

. quarters “disclosed -that the Holy

See has informed. the-Italian Government that Vatican diplomats are at Italy's disposal if needed in an effort to solve the coal dispute. In brief, Italy by permitting the 10 ships to proceed despite warnings, issued a challenge to Great Britain and: the British accepted it. Neutral nations, including the United States, have protested

. against English blockade methods,

but when the protests went unheeded, did nothing about it.

What Will Duce Do Now?

The question now is what will Premier Benito Mussolini do—has he stuck his neck out far enough

5. to be forced to do something?

In a speech in Rome three weeks -before the war started, Sig. Musso-

8 lini proclaimed Italy's non-belli- ~ gerency. He said there was no rea- the Mannerheim Line for possession son at ‘that time to change his of viipuri.

policy of non-intervention in the|

war, but he added that if the time) came, he himself would change it

FORECAST: ‘Mostly cloudy topight with lowest temperature abot. 82; tomorrow party clouds with. rising tempersure. :

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REDS HALTED AT GULF, FINNS SAY

‘Desperate Battle Js Raging

Along Mannerheim Line Close to Viipuri.

HELSINKI, March 5 (U. P.).—A war communique today reported that a Red Army attempt to strike across the Gulf of Finland west of the Bay of Viipuri had been repulsed and that desperate -fighting

continued at the western end of

The communique also reported severe fighting as a result of Rus- | sian attacks on the western coast

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“Whether Sig. Mussolini intends «to ‘change course ‘remains to be ‘seen. Although still the axis part-| ner of Berlin, he has shown every disposition to keep out of the war, and to remain reasonably friendly with Britain and France. But in this case he has forced an His prestige is at stake. He told Britain she has no right to stop his: ships carrying needed German coal from the Netherlands to Italy. Britain’s prompt retort of “Is that so?” came today with the * ship seizures. "Thus the ships may provide the basis for a sweeping change in Europe's war alignment by altering Italy’s current “non-belligerent” status, but only future developments will reveal the seriousness of that conjecture. The Duce assailed the whole policy of the Allied blockade and he indicated that Italy, as the most powerful of Europe's non-belligerents, would not submit to contraband restrictions that affected her national interests. On the surface, at least, the Fascist. Premier took a strong position that seemed to fit into the pattern of the Rome-Berlin axis.

British Appear Optimistic Italy is seeking to build up her industries and bolster her economy generally by taking advantage of a non-belligerent status while Europe's . other big powers are at war. Brifain is willing to trade with the Italians, but only on terms that will exchange British resources—such as coal—for war manufactures needed by the Allies. So far, the Italians have failed to agree to an acceptable exchange. The present. crisis centering on the Italian coal ships was brought about by Britain's decision to force the issue and close another of the gaps in the blockade against Germany. If Italy and Britain can get together on trade terms, Italy can receive British coal. If they can’t, the British will go ahead toward their blockade objective and Italy will be forced to decide what she can do about fuel. The British profess that they are (Continued on Page Three)

M’CREADY RESIGNS FROM STATE POST

Duane McCready, 3510 Guilford Ave., auditor for the State Health Board for several years, has resigned to go into private business, Dr. Verne K. Harvey, State Health Director, said today. : Victor C. Gootee, 1611 E. Vermont St., assistant State Budget Director, has been appointed ‘to the Health Board vacancy. Mr. Gootee’s successor has not been named.

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i mitting that the Russians had

responsibility. He alone is the de. | 33ined control of that sector.

ision, he said, and continued: |

(Moscow last night reported -that {Russian forces had landed on the

west side of the bay to encircle ic | Viipuri.)y

Sought to Flank Viipuri

The communique revealed that the Russians had attempted to cross ‘the Gulf of Finland ice at a point

| about 40 miles west of the Bay of | Viipuri,

while other forces continued to pound at the Finnish defenses on three sides of the city. The attacks across the ice—which were repulsed—were attempted at Haarasaari Island and at Virolahti, which sticks out from the Finnish mainland about 38 miles west of Viipuri and in the direction of He)sinki. Dispatches to Copenhagen sald that the Russians attempted to take advantage of the comparative lack of Finnish artillery west of Viipuri but that a last-minute arrival of Finnish reinforcements repulsed: the attacks which were designed to flank Viipuri Bay defenses and the western end of the Mannerheim Line, 215s Claim 500 Reds Slain

Meantime, the Russian encircling attacks on Viipuri continued with heavy fighting on the islands in the Bay, on the northwest shore of the Bay, along the capes at the mouth of the Bay and on the mainland between Viipuri and Lake Vuoksi. On the mainland, the communique said, the Finns repulsed local attacks including important thrusts against Aeyraepae and Pollakkala, east of Vilquri. The communique also reported new Russian attacks at Kuhmo on the Central Front north of Lake Ladoga, where it said more than " (Continued on Page Three)

WELLES HEADS FOR PARIS TOMORROW

Sails for U. S. March 18.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 5 (U.P.).—Apparent German hopes that Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, 2 special envoy to Europe, would visit Adolf. Hitler again seemed doomed to disappointment today. Mr. Welles prepared to leave for Paris tomorrow night, planning to continue on to London Sunday, return to Paris Wednesday, fly direct to Rome to see Premier Benito Mussolini again and sail for home in the liner Conte Di Savoia March 18. Mr. Welles’ present program left no room for a second visit to Berlin and thus it was indicated that unless he talked for a second time with Premier-Foreign Minister Edouard Daladier of France after visiting London, Sig. Mussolini would be the only leader whom he saw twice. Conforming to his Aegizion when he left Washington M revealed nothing. of pd in his talks with Marshal He nn Gog Hjalmar Schacht,’ finance wizard. Despite Mr. Welles’ silence it appeared that he had obtained enlightening information from Herr Hitler and Herr Goering. But there « was authortative basis for the statement that reports disseminated in Berlin during Xr. Welles’ visit that Herr Hitler had outlined to him point-by-point peace terms were incorrect. It was learned that Hendrik

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Envoy Then Goes to London;

President Roosevelt's |

per cent interest, with a premium of

Pastors Object For Scroll,

selling these certificates for from $1

decided something besides criticism

matter and decided that, until the Legislature meets and can be in-| duced to make the practice illegal, the only way to fight it was through competition. As a result, most of the ministers here are equipped today with attractive certificates which they present without charge to couples they marry. Whenever a couple phones a minister to arrange to be married, the

County Clerk for a certificate. The law provides: that the fee for a marriage license shall be $2, but makes no provision for issuing certificates to be retained by the couple. Profit Plan Popular

If the minister performing the ceremony fails to fill out and return the marriage license to the County Clerk, the couple has no legal proof of marriage without some sort of a certificate. It has been the practice of the clerks here and in other counties to buy handsome leather booklets, containing marriage certificates, pages for guests and gifts, and similar data, and sell them to marriage license applicants at a profit. Members of an Indianapolis Church Federation committee have estimated the Marion County Clerk makes at least $10,000 a year from this sideline. -CAfter a couple has filled out the license application, the marriage clerk lays the nice-looking certificates on the counter. They cost the bridegroom $3 besides the regular $2 license fee.

Matter of Salesmanship

The clerk then pulls from under the counter a plain printed certificate, selling for $1. ! Pointing to the $1 certificate, the ministers complain, the clerk comments that “here’s the old-fashioned kind; it’s old-fashioned and cheap, (Continued on Pige Three)

DICK MERRILL BABY FOUND DEAD IN CRIB

NEW YORK, March 5 (U. P.).— The medical examiner reported today that Henry Merrill, 11« months-old son of Dick Merrill, aviator, and Toby Wing, film actress, died from natural causes. The child at first was reported to have smothered to death in his crib, but Assistant Medical Examiner Jacob: Werne said an autopsy showed an “acute upper respiratory infection.”

REFUNDING STARTED

meeting today sold the first $400,000 of its $2,172,000 refunding issue to the First National Bank of Chicago. The Chicago bank offered the highest premium of any of the 13 bidders. The honds were sold at 2

$9086. The remainder of the refunding issue will be sold later in

Incensed by thé Clerk’s practice, throughout the State for many years, the ministers several months ago

Committees went to work on the

minister advises against paying the -

‘The School Board at a special

fo Charge Give It Away

Seek to Break Up County Clerk’s Profitable Sideline of Selling ‘Handsome Record’ to Newlyweds. By SEXSON HUMPHRIES ! ob.

Indianapolis’ ministers have begun giving away free marriage tificates in order fo break up the County Clerk’s profitable sideline of

to $3. which has been widespread

was needed to break -it up.

3 TERM CLUB SEEKS CHARTER

‘Draft Roosevelt’ Group Here

Files Articles of Incorporation.

Articles of incorporation were filed in the Secretary of State's office today for a “Franklin: D. Roose-velt-for-President Club,”

The articles stated the purpose of the club is to “draft Franklin D. Roosevelt for the 1949 Presidential nomination?” and to re-elect him President of the United States. The articles further stated that the organization was formed “to further. political, social and economic progression under the leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt; to promulgate the democratic form of government; to solicit members and charge ‘membership fees; to issue and circulate petitions to draft Franklin D. Roosevelt for President.” The headquarters of the club was listed at 381% N. Pennsylvania St. The incorporators are Orville O. Carter and Robert G. Carter, both of 909 N. Temple St. Georgia Herold, R. R. 12. Mrs. Herold, who 1s secretary of the organization, said the incorporators never have been actively affiliated with any political party in Indiana. “We have organized this club merely as citizens who are desirous seeing Mr. Roosevelt renominated and re-elected,” she said.

6. M. ANNOUNCES ALLOWANCE PLAN’

Separation Pay Provided for 40,000 Employees.

NEW YORK, March 5 (U. P.).—A separation allowance plan for employees of Generai Motors Corp. and its subsidiaries was announced today by Alfred P. Sloan Jr., chairman of the board of directors. The plan will affect more than 40,000 persons. It provides that any employee with one year or more of continuous service who is. released for reasons beyond his control will be paid a separation allowance. The allowance will be 25 per cent of one month’s pay for each year of service up to 10 years. For’ each year’s serviée over 10 years the allowance will be 35 per cent cf one month's pay. The minimum Separation allowance is one-half of one month’s pay and the maximum is six months’

the year.

Hoagy's ‘Little

By HARRY MORRISON “The Little Old Lady Dressed in

night as she heard the newest songs of her favorite grandson come out over the colored footlighis at English’s Theater. - Mrs. Emma Carmichael, Hoagy Carmichael’s grandmother, sat between proud Mr. and Mrs. Howard Carmichael, Hoagy’s parents, at the Indianapolis opening of “Three After Three.” Five other members of the family were there: Hoagy's uncle and aunt, Mr. and ‘Mrs, michael; Georgia, and his cousin, Mrs. Mary Osborn. Hoagy, himself, was in Hollrwesd with Johnny Mercer, who

Lace” was wearing taupe rose last|-

Edwin Car-|u two sisters, Martha and|

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Times Photos.

1. A facsimile of the marriage certificates Velog given to couples married by some Indianapolis ministers. 2. The Rev. E, E. Aldrich of Roberts Park Methodist Church. examines one of the booklets containing the free certificates.

OFFICIALS 0. K. FOOD STAMPS

Plan to Be Used Here in Few Weeks if Taxpayers Don’t Object.

The Federal food stanip plan will be put into operation here within

a few weeks if taxpayers do not object to a bond issue, Edward P. Brennan, State Accounts Board chief examiner, said today. This was decided following a formal agreement reached by Marion County officials and all nine of the county's township - trustees yesterday. Mr. Brennan explained. that the $75,000 needed to set up a revolving fund for operation of the stamp plan will have to be raised by bond issue, which would be pro-rated among all the townships on the basis of their respective relief loads. Approval Expected

Mr. Brennan said there was some

+opposition from taxpayer groups

and husinessmen to a recentlypoor: relief bond issue.

proposed “The Chamber of Commerce requested that the proposed Center

Township bond issue be reduced

from $497,000 to $397,000,” Mr. Bren-

nan said, “and if this reduction is made, there will not be sufficient money to set up a revolving fund. “However, I am told that the Chamber would be in favor of an additional $75,000 in the bond issue if it is used for the food stamp plan.” A representative of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corp. was to arrive in Indianapolis later this week to confer with officials on the technical working details for operation of the stamp plan.

Plan Is Explained

wholesale and retail grocers have agreed to co-operate in‘ the plan, and Government approval is received, the system will be started. Under the . plan, relief clients would receive 50 cents worth of blue stamps for every $1. of their regular township food order. These blue stamps, redeemable by the Federal Government, could be traded at any grocery for any foods on the Federal surplus list. WPA workers and welfare aid recipients would be permitted to pur-

chase a limited quantity of orange|

stamps, receiving 50 cents worth of blue stamps. for each $1 worth of orange stamps they buy. The orange stamps could be exchanged at groceries for any.food supplies.

GINGER ROGERS FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE

HOLLYWOOD, March 5 (U.P). —Ginger Rogers, blond film actress, today filed suit for divorce from Lew Ayres, film star, from whom she has has been separated for five years. Mr: Ayres will not contest the Ss

SOVIET ADMITS MISTAKE

STOCKHOLM, March 5 (U. PJ). —Soviet Russia has admitted that Red army planes last month bombed the Swedish frontier town of Pajala and, in expressing regret, has said that the bombardment was a mistake, "it was announced officially

today.

Old Lady’ Foams Happily a as

are working on some songs for a new movie, “Yes, it’s a real thrill for us to see ‘and hear all this” Hoagy’s mother said. “We didn’t get up to Chicago to see it there, so we all got together and made a real party |. out of it.”

‘The Little Old Lady’ Hoagy’s

grandmother is the one he named | wi

the song after in “The Sho That was the first song he had i honest-to-goodness Broadway The elder Mrs. Carmichael she couldn't hear as

Proud Family Hears His Tunes i in New Show

“Ips a tot better. than I expected,” | Mr. “Carmichael put in.

“He means we’d heard they were Yi

‘having some trouble with it, but it

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FARM MACHINE

FACTORY HERE

First Products Assembled At Old Marmon Plant Shown.

the old Marmon plant on Kentucky Ave, will be the third venture of the Indiana Farm Bureau Co-Op-erative Association, I. H. Hull, Coop manager; announced today. A tractor, the first unit to be assembled at the plant, and other farm machinery, will be shown for the first time at the Murat Temple tonight to Co-op stockholders, meeting in a two-day convention here. The tractor is complete, but will be put through field tests for about four months before being made

lavailable to Indiana farmers, Mr.

Hull said. It is of medium size and will he able to pull three plows.

Assembly Plant Operated:

The Co-op is not making any materials. The Kentucky Ave. plant will be an assembly plant only. Other units also to be shown tonight at the Murat are cultivators, discs, harrows and plows. The tractor and other machinery will be sold at about the same price as other units in the same class. “We don’t aim to upset the market,” Mr. Hull said, “and generally we try not to. The advantage to the Co-op buyer is in his dividend:” Co-op profits are distributed to purchasers from the Co-op on the basis of the amount each member

dividends of “not more than 6 per cent” have been paid to stockholders in the Co-op.

Explains Stock Setup

Mr. Hull said the Indiana Co-op had about 70,000 members holding stock and that there were purchasers from about 100,000 farms, representing half the farmers in the state. Members hold stock certificates in local’ farm bureau co-ops, who in turn hold stock in the state organization, Two’ other Co-op ventures that, according to Mr. Hull, mark great strides in co-operative history in the country, are the granary on the Big Four Railroad near Beech Grove and the new fertilizer plant on Road 67 outside the City limits. The fertilizer plant will be ready for operation this spring and will provide about 40,000 farms in Indiana “with fer , Mr. Hull said. This represents about one-fifth the farms in the state,

DETROIT OFFICIALS FACE NEW CHARGES

DETROIT, March 5 (U. P), Warrants charging conspiracy in operation of vice and gambling were issued today against Sheriff Thomas -C. Wilcox and Prosecutor Duncan McCrea and 45 other persons by the special graft grand jury- investigating graft and corruption, The warrants were issued after a

| spectacular midnight raid on the Trustees said that as soon as

Grand Jury offices. Judge Homer T. Ferguson, acting as the one-man Grand Jury, said that 15 men led by an assistant prosecutor attempted to invade the Jury's rooms: to seize records and arrest the Jury officials on charges of “torturing” witnesses. The action against McCrea was the second by the Grand Jury. Less than two weeks ago he was named in an indictment charging complicity in operation of a milliondollar baseball pool and now is awaiting examination. He also faces ouster proceedings.

DECISION ON INDIANA WPA PROBE WAITED

Times Special WASHINGTON, D. C., March 5.— Whether there will be hearings on the WPA investigations in Indiana and elsewhere is expected to be decided by the House WPA investigating committee late today. Rep. Louis

a committee member. : It is considered likely that hearings will be abandoned and whatever criminal violations have been found will be turned over to U. S. District Attorney Val Nelan at Indianapolis, and other district attorneys. The two congressional investigators, George Shillito and Matthew Connelly, who returned here last month after about eight months in Indiana, turned over to Mr. Nolan evidence on two Indianapolis projects which allegedly were illegal. Mr. Nolan already had received this evidence from WPA’s own investigators,

NEW YORK STOCKS

looks to me like all that’s been fixed | LOI!

up,” Mrs. Carmichael said hastily. “It’s a sand su They all

rprise.” agreed that “1939 A. D. Was the best. song in the show. They | ~ “And right here on my right is| said ks

Production of farm machinery at

has bought. Profits are net after

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A War of 'lfs'

Times Photo. Maj. Eliot . . . “Germany would be tickled to death for peace on terms of status-quo.”

DECISIONS MUST BE MADE--ELIOT

Major. Tells Rotarians That Outcome Hinges on. Nazi, English Answers.

The outcome of the second World War depends upon two great decisions, one by Germany and one by Allied powers—two decisions that will have to be made soon, Maj. George Fielding Eliot, nationally recognized military affairs commentator and writer said here today. : Germany, Maj. Eliot said, must decide just how effective is the Allied blockade, because upon this decision rests an even bigger one, whether to attack.

England must decide whether she

could afford to make an enemy of Russia. Maj. Eliot, who received his rank in an Australian infantry battalion during the last war, was here to address , the . Indianapolis Rotary Club and’ to answer questions on national defense.

Blockade Is Key

“Whether Germany attacks depends on how effective the blockade s she probably would not attack, being content to hold her new possessions in the East—Poland, Czechoslovakia, étc. Of course if it is effective, Germany can’t stand by We all know that. “The Allied powers must decide whether to risk warfare with Russia. The British and French know that they can’t attack the Western Front—that is out of the question. The only alternative is te open a flank on Germany through the Balkans or the Scandinavian countries. I personally don’t see how (Continued on Page Three)

KISS NEARLY BROKE NEW 'LIE DETECTOR

$1004 Machine B Bought for Police Use Here.

Leonard Keeler of Chicago, developer of the “lie detector,” told the Safety Board today his new model was so sensitive it almost broke down under the emotional reaction of a girl who thought she was about to be kissed. Mr. Keeler, a psychologist at Northwestern University who nuilds and sells ‘lie detectors, said he tried out the new mactiine on his secretary one day. “Suddenly, I told her I was going to kiss her,” the scientist said. “The pointers almost: swung off the graph. ” The Board purchased the new model detector for $1004. In addition to registering respiration and blood pressure, as the old models do, the new model registers skin resistance, a more delicate indicator of emotional response, according to Mr. Keeler. Mr. Keeler and James. F. Inman, who is president of the Associated Research Corp. of Chicago, which retails the machines, assured the Board that the new model detector, called the Keeler Polygraph, is the most efficient lie detector yet devised. The detector will be installed at the Police Station in about a week.

SHOW SLIGHT RISE

1.7 a.

If the blockade isn’t effective;

WABASH RIVER LEAVES BANKS; EASTHARDHIT

California Fights Disease as It Estimates Damage at $15,000,000. +

LOCAL TEMPERATURES 6 a. m. ten 31 10 a. m, see 31. m. ... 3 11 a.m. . “5 m. ... 30 12 (noon) . m 3 lpm. 52 .

The upper Wabash River went over flood stage today, inundating Indiana lowlands, The Ohio River was rising slowly with a crest just short of flood stage predicted by

next Saturday. “A phenomenal ice storm on the eastern seaboard destroyed millions of dollars worth of ‘trees and power lines and California fought disease in the wake of week-long floods which caused an estimated loss of $15,000,000. The Wabash River was five feet over flood stage at Lafayette and nearly a foot over at Covington. The

Weather Bureau predicted a flood stage at Terre Haute tomorrow.

Ohio 36 Feet at Cincinnati

Meteorologist J. H. Armington predicted that there would not be any great property damage unless something unforeseen occurs, and said there is no indication now that White River will go to flood stage. The Ohio River was 36.7 feet at Cincinnati where the flood stage is 52; 42.4 feet at Louisville where the flood stage is 55, and 29 feet at Evansville where the flood stage is 37. A crest of 35 feet had been predicted for Evansville by Saturday. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy here with a rising temperature, the Weather Bureau predicted. y

Compared to Hurricane

The freak storm which yesterday glazed the northeasterii= seaboard with destructive ice continued unabated: in upper New England today. Damage ‘was comparable to the havoc wrought by the 1938 hurricane. During the night it swept into Vermont and Maine, where heavy snow melted as it fell and then froze again on everything it touched. The damage, inconvenience and. peril of snapped power lines was extensive, but the tree loss was much It wis mated at and upper Monnaian New York City alon 65,000 trees in that, ing lindens and elms nis Pelham Parkway and 50-year-old elms in Ft. Tryon Park, had shed their branches, split down the middle or broken off near their bases under the heavy ice accumulation. ; In Long Island and New Jersey, giant oaks that had survived the

broken down, littering the ‘highe ; ways and impeding traffic. ho

Winds Reach 70 m. p. h. . At the Palisades Interstate Park,

with noise like the exploding of big guns. W. H. Carr, naturalist of the American Museum of Natural Hise tory, said that half the trees in 42,000 acres had been ruined or damaged. Falling trees caused many injuries when they struck houses or autos. The same: conditions extended through Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The precipitation during the storm, whose winds at times reached 70 miles an hour, changed from rain to sleet and back again, as the temperature hovered a degree above or below freezing. The condition is known as “glaze.” Ice still clung to exvosed surfaces today and it was feared that if wind came before thaw, the damage to trees and power lines would mount sharply. Ice and snow covered the highe ways but the traffic death toll had been unusually light; only three casualties in New ‘England and seven in New York. Many industries were shut down yesterday along the Hudson and Connecticut | Rivers because of broken power lines.

Radio Station WABC Silent |

In northern New Jersey, 12,000 homes were] | without lights at :one time last nig’ ; and 7000 telephones were out of order. A heavy swf: pounded the New Jersey: Coast. . At Wayne, N. J., power failed in the transmitter of New York's Radio Station WABC, key outlet for the Columbia Broadcasting Co. and that station was off the air yester= day for six and a half hours. More than 2000 fire alarm signa} boxes were put out of order in New York’s Blogz Borough and fire pa< trols had be established. ' The Consolidated Edison Co. fporiad 10 } a

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, March 5 (U. BJ. ‘of -

worst of the 1938 hurricane had

giants of the forest were toppled