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Peace Talks Are Reported

‘With Reds and Nazis Standing By.

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in the Fianish Cabinet, also was in

Stockholm.

Others reporied patticipatiie)

‘were J. E. Erkko, Finnish Minister to Sweden, and Mme: Kollontai, ‘Russian Minister.

Russia was said to have initiated , the peace move in consultation with}. Sweden, and Germany was reporfed

to have been drawn in. Swedish Capitalist Returns

Among others said to be here repBaron Gustav Mannerheim, Finnish commander in chief. Herr Rosenbroyer was -said ‘to have consulted: Dr. ‘German Minister at Helsinki, before he went

was one Gen. Rosenbroyer, resenting Field: Marshal

Wipert Von Bluecher, to Stockholm.

Axel Wenner - Gren, internationally known Swedish capitalist, is said to have returned hastily to ‘ Stockholm from Paris to join in the negotiations. It was asserted that he had accompanied Sumner Welles, President Roosevelt's special envoy to Europe, to Italy, gone on to Paris apd then came here. Wenner-Gren

as. important interests in Finland.

: pe peace reports came along with Swedish reports that the Fin-

nish position at Viipuri was grave and that the possibility of Allied intervention must be considered seriously. Scandinavian newspapers made

the assertion that the Allies were planning to land troops for Finland in the Scandinavian countries and that the plans must be firmly op-

posed. Tidningen, leading conservative newspaper of Sweden, said:

“No foreign troops will ever be permitted to cross our neutral ferritory. Our neutrality obliges us to reject and hinder any attempt to send troops via Sweden. . . . Grotesquely but logically we may be obliged to fight to prevent others

from helping Finland.”

. Military circles here were quoted as saying that Russian attacks in the Viipuri area across the ice of Viipuri Bay were of grave impor-

tance. Reds Attack With Vigor

The Russians were attacking the: west shore of the bay with terrific it was indicated, using tanks and armored sledges in cooperating with infantry in advances across the tumbled lake ice. The Finns were believed to be making a desperate effort to get men and guns to the scene, foreseeing an attempt to attack the Mannerheim Line from the rear as the troops in Karelian Isthmus attacked

impact,

the frontally.

A special dispatch to the Berlingske Tidende in Copenhagen from

Stockholm said:

“Every day the danger of almost total lack of relief threatens to break down the Innish Army’s known

Mannerheim is ra)

Helsinki, delegated among other things to make clear to the Government what reserves the general staff must demand if it is to be able to resist the Russian pressure.”

Report Russian Demands

power ‘of resistance. that a special ange f Marshal

Hanko Base and Isthmus

LONDON, March 7 (U. P.).—Sweden communicated to Finland two weeks ago the terms on which

Russia was ready to end the Russo-

Finnish war. said today. Extreme secrecy regarding negotiations since then was attributed particularly to the delicate position .of Sweden, Finland's next door neighbor as regards Russia, Germany and the Allies. . Further, the reported Russian move appeared to have confronted » the Allies, notably Great Britain, with the necessity of reviewing their policy toward Finland, and re-examining the possibility of active intervention on a much larger scale. The United Press informant said that Russia was believed, in its terms, to have revived its demand for a naval base at the Finnish port -of Hanko, and for cession of the Karelian Isthmus, the Lake Ladoga region and a part of the Petsamo Arctic region. It was believed here that Germeny was encouraging Sweden in peace efforts, hoping to bring the Russo-Finnish war to an end. Sweden was said to be eager to , 8id, on the condition that a really

A reliable informant

Alexandra

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RED ADVANCES

Sontinces on Big Scale, ~ Helsinki Reports.

“By EDWARD Ww. BEATTIE IB. Times Foreign Editor HELSINKI, March 7—A war communique today disclosed Red Army advances northeast of Lake Ladoga while Finnish forces concentrated on the south coast fought off new Russian drives across the Gulf of Finland ice in an attempt to turn the western end of the Mannerheim Line. Finnish aerial forces joined with infantry and artillery in a fierce battle to hold off the Russian drive against the western shore of the Bay of Viipuri and against the Haapasaari and Virolahtt islands—40 miles west of Viipuri.

Battle Still Rages

The Russian forces attempting for the second time to cross the Gulf of Finland islands to Virolahti were repulsed, the communique said, but the pattle in the Bay of Viipuri continues on a big scale. Russian attacks across the ice were repulsed with heavy casualties, the announcement said, and more than 30 Russian “tanks were destroyed in addition to 17 others destroyed in repulsing Red Army local attacks between the Bay of Viipuri and Lake Vuoski at the western end of the Mannerheim Line.

Army Calls Youths

The Government meantime called youths of 20 to the army in which their fathers already are serving. How many of the youths would

because thousands of 20-year-olds, and. 19-year-olds, were fighting already as volunteers. Previously the Government had called to the army all classes from 1919 to 1896, inclusive, men of from 21 to 44 years old. Airplanes were detailed to support the patrols by bombing and machine gunning Russian troops, and seeking to blast holes in the ice to trap them.

SAY MANNERHEIM IS ILL AT FRONT

"ROME, March 7 (U. P.). — The Stockholm * correspondent of the newspaper Popolo di Roma reported today that in authoritative Swedish circles it was said that Marshal Baron Carl Gustav Emil von Mannerheim, Finnish Commander -in Chief, was “gravely ill somewhere on the Finnish front.” There was Boe confirmation of the report elsere.

HELSINKI, Finland, March 7 (U. P.).—Officials refused today to confirm rumars that Baron Gen. Carl Gustav von. Mannerheim was ill.

independent Finland emerged, one whose healthy survival was assured. Grave doubt was expressed here that the Finns would accede to all the Russian demands, particularly to the one for Hanko. Hanko was the rock on which the Russo-Fin-nish negotiations last fall were wrecked.

Paris , Paper Reports Red

Ultimatum to Finland

PARIS, March 7 (U. P.)—The Paris ‘Soir reported in a dispatch from Stockholm today that Soviet Russia had sent an ultimatum to Finland making broader demands on the Helsinki Government. The purported ultimatum was reported to expire at midnight Friday. The newspaper “said that new Russian demands on Finland include cession of the foilowing territory to Russia: 1, The entire Karelian Isthmus, including Viipuri. 2. Territory northeast of Lake Ladoga, including the city of Sortavala. 3. An area in the Far North, inclauing Petsamo. 4. The naval base of Hanko and the Hanko Peninsula on the southwest coast of Finland.

IN LAKE LADOGA AREA ADMITTED

Battle in Bay of Viipuri!

be mobilized was not yet known,|.

Members of the Governor’s committee to recommend new air safety laws. get together i ee Indiana airmen. Left to right: Joseph Bartels, eastern division superintendent for T. W. A.; Wilbur Shaw, two-time Speedway race winner who also flies; Clarence ‘Cornish, Ft. Wayne airport manager, and LJ. Dienhart, Indianapolis Municipal Alport manager.

Allies Fear War Will Spread In North Unless Finns Yield

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tries. They wanted Finland to win and while they encouraged volunteer aid to the Finns officially they|clung to a rigid neutral status in the hope of avoiding the threat that they would be drawn into the war either in Finland or in Western Europe. Germany, “eager to prevent the Allies from getting a potential base in northern Europe for attack on the. Reich, encouraged the Scandinavian stand by threats and diplomatic maneuvers. Thus this week the Allies wére in a position of being forced soon--in view of the Red Army advances on Viipuri—to decide whether they would intervene direcily or restrict their aid to the Finns to a voluntary basis.

London Times Touches Off Fears

The Finns, having appealed in vain for the Swedes and Norwegians to intervene, were understood to have turned next to the Allied powers with a plea for an expeditionary force. The London Times, which often speaks for the Government of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, touched off the fears of the Scendinavians by an editorial strongly suggesting Allied intervention and that was taken in Stockholm, Oslo and elsewhere as meaning thai a decision, probdbly in faver of intervention, was at hand. The Scandinavian press immediately let off a blast against the purported Allied plans and the peace drive—which had been persistently reported - for two weeks—came into the open.

Is Russia Willing?

‘But these developments also raised the question of whether the Allies would permit their general strategic situation to be affected by the fears 'of the Scandinavian states; in other words, whether they would stand by and see the war in Finland ended and Russia freed to

BRITAIN DEBATES ITALIAN PROTEST

LONDON, March 7 (U. P).— Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain is discussing with key Cabinet ministers the Government’s reply to the Italian protest against its blockade, in view of the ‘potential importance of the dispute, it was understood today. Meanwhile the enemy export committee decided to detail the coal cargoes of five additional Italian ships now held in the British contraband control, making a total of 13 cargoes ordered seized and only one released during the past two days. Arthur Henderson, Labor, tabled a question in the House of Commons asking Mr. Chamberlain to make a statement Monday “on the divergence of views which has arisen between the Italian Government and. the British Government over imports of German coal to Italy.” Britain’s reply to the Italian protest, which was directed not alone against the coal ban but agninst the whole blockade, was expected to be polite but firm, and to uphold Britain’s right under international law to seize German exports.

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MEETINGS TODAY

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Washington, Advertisin| Club’ of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Athletic Club, noon. Sigma Chi_ Boa rd of . Trade 2. shi Club, Hotel Severin

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St. 83 p.m Beta Theta Pi Canary Cottage, noon. United States Departmen: of Agriculture, Board of Trade noo Lam Chi Alpha Alumni Association, Russet Cafeteria. noo Indian apolis Motor Eransportation Club, Ine., Fox's Steak House, noon. Indian ent Petroleum Assocja-

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BIRTHS Girls Elmer, Louise Gebharat. 2% Coleman. : Er by, City. Cecil Johnsofl, at st, Vincent's. hodist.

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ersey. ATERUr, Cecelia Kramer, at 4350 E. 21st. iam, Elizabeth Jarrett, at 1412 Brookside. Boys John, Edna Gansman, at Coleman. James, Elizabeth Rawk, at Coleman.. Fred, ary Dillon, City. William, rothy Wellsce," at St. Vin-

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DEATHS aret Benlamin, 84, at 27 8S. Rural,

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Lewis Ma allory,” 16, at Emilie Albersmeler, 7, at Methodist, "Hoy McBon ald, 36; at Long, uremia s M. Click, 88, at 623 . Hamilton, choc 1 yo tis. Pauline Skowronek, a. at 3446 Gracela0d, cerebral hemor Mary Weber, 88, at S45 villa, “hypostatic pneumonia. also Baker, 68. at St. Vincent's, carPauline Kinney, 80, at City. asterioscle-

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give greater aid to Nazi oss to break the Allied blockade,

There can be little doubt that questions of life and death at stake

be gravely considered in establishing the attitudes of the big’ powers toward the Finnish war. r

There also was the question of whether Russia would be willing to consider a settlement of the war at this time, but many neutral sources believed that Josef V. Stalin might be ready to talk peace as soon as the Red Army achieved an important victory at Viipuri. The London Times drew a parallel in its editorial with the Allied landing in Gallipoli in the ‘World War. . (The landing on Gallipoli, Turkish

| Peninsula, was designed to open the

way from the Mediterranean fo the Black Sea to aid Russia.)

Strategy Defined

There also was a public: letter today by Lord Davis, a leading British industrialist, who wrote:

“Our strategy is clear. - If Sweden is ‘well supported by a British guarantee of assistance against German invasion, and is still unwilling to intervene on the side of Finland, we can invoke the provisions of Article XVI of the League of Nations cove-

versions elsewhere, will relieve pressure on the Finnish defenses.” Article XVI is the one which binds League members—of which Sweden is one—to go to the aid of a victim of aggression. The idea of invoking ft was advanced first in a recent speech by Mr, Hore-Be-lisha. The decision apparently is up to Finland. If the appeal is made, the wheels are likely to start moving. There is, of course, the possibility that the reported Russian terms are merely the maximum. That is, they are more than Russia expects Finland will accept, and they may be whittled down in negotiations.

The French helieve that Stalin, once he has a clear-cut victory in Karelia to vindicate the power of the Red Army, would agree peace. They credit Gen. Maxim Weygand’s Near East army with provoking a desire by the Kremlin to avoid a break with the ‘Western powers, They ' think Moscow realizes that with the Red’ Army deeply involved in Finland, Russia could not cope with 500,000 aggressive Allied troops in the Balkans or, the Near East, especially under such a master]: Strategist as Weygand.

SENATE HATCH BILL YOTE IS DUE TODAY

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tivity’ by Federal job holders, and the pending bill would extend this ban to state workers paid wholly of partly from Washington, Several other amendments probably will be offered before the bill reaches the final vote expected late this afternoon.” The most drastic of these, by Senator Matthew M. Neely (D. W. Va), would substitute a bill introduced bY Mr. Neely last year, placing a “no politics” ban on Federally paid state workers but generally considered to go much further than the Hatch bill.

Hatch Opposes Strategy

Senator Hatch has opposed this proposal. He has questioned whether it could get by the House even if the Senate passed it. Senators whose political power over their patronage machines was weakened by the 1939 Hatch law will have an opportunity, in the vote on the pending Hatch bill, to impose the same ‘restrictions on State House machines,

Because of jhis, the final rollcall is expected fo see more Senators voting with Senator Hatch than were with him in yesterday's narrow squeak on the Miller amendment, which would have freed both Federal and state machines for political activity. Barkley Supports Hatch Forty Democrats and one Republican, Senator Chan Gurney (8. D.), voted for the er amendment; 22 Democrats, 19 Republic ans, ‘and Senators Robert M. La Follette (Prog.); George W. Norris Shipstead (F.-| ney L.), voted to reject the amendment and support Senator Hatch. :

The vote came after Senator

30 |Barkley (D. Ky.), the majority lead~

er, urged the amendments defeat. to speak against it, he said. But,

as majority leader n ‘allow this

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Some Senators had asked him not|mon he declared, he would rather resign| The the expres- The far

FLIERS BELIEVE CODE IS ANTIQUE

Declare Most Safety Rules Should Be Scrapped for Modern Ones.

The Governor's special fact-find-ing committee on aviation today had the word from Hoosier airmen that the state’s antiquated laws governing flying should be revamped. ~ Aviation enthusiasts and workers from southern Indiana counties met| at the Hotel Antlers last night in the eighth of 10 district conferences called by the Committee. They agreed that the 10-year-old state air safety regulations, for the most part should be scrapped; that Indiana should have a uniform air safety code with other states; that there should be a standing legislative committee on-aviation and that State Police should be educated in aviation laws and be required to enforce them.

These decisions, among others, were answers to a list of Queshions prepared by the Committee and submitted for consideration to all persons engaged in some phase of aviation throughout the state. The answer has been about the same from all districts canvassed by the Committee.

The fact-finding body has been created to procure suggestions from persons in the aviation business as to the contents of any new general state air safety law. The Committee is to report its findings to the Governor who, in turn, is to report to the 1941 session of the Legislature.

The meeting was attended by representatives of nearly ‘all phases of flying, from the student private pilot to trafic managers for the Daiions largest airlines serving Indiana.

Among them were Wilbur Shaw, two-time winner of 500-mile race,

country giving safety talks; State Senator Ben Herr, Lebanon (the flying Senator); Walter Smith, In‘dianapolis Aero Club president; Lieut. Wilfred Brown of the 38th

to National Guard Division air squad-

ron; George Gamsjoger, an instructor at the Roscoe Turner flying school. The Committee chairman is Clar-

perintendent. I. J. (Nish) Dienhart, Indianapolis Municipal Airport superintendent, was the only: other member of the Governor's Committee present,

RUMANIA TO STAND FIRM, CAROL WARNS

BUCHAREST, March 7 (w. P.). —Rumania will stand firm in defense of her political and commercial neutrality and any threat to her frontiers, King Carol said emphatically today in a speech opening Parliament. “The Army will continue to remain the permanent preoccupation

both Houses of Parliament. “All of the resources of the country and all of the forces of labor have been placed at the disposal of the Army, which is the supreme guarantee of our independence, integrity and frontiers.” The declaration of neutrality and determination to maintain the country’s frontiers was agreed upon last night at a two hours meeting of the Crown Council, which heard a report on foreign affairs from Foreign Minister Grisore Gafencu.

: “Present

who, between. races, flies about the

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of my Government,’ the King told|

‘Board, Name _ Labor Administrator. (Continued from Page One)

| labor * guaranteed utter ‘this act.

We. will continue to strive to ascertain and recommend genuine im-

| provements in the act or its ad-:

ministration.” The committee majority Proposed to strip the Labor Board of power to act in disputes between the A.

IP. of L. and C. 1. O. over unien|

representation unless the warring

‘{1abor factions have agreed to: ‘set-] - |tlement of the specific controversy ‘upon which they wish a board rul-

ing. ‘Other recommendations ' placed before the House by the majority | in the form of formal amendments} to the Wagner Act:

1. New Labor Board ‘shall comprise three members, appointed by

“lthe President with the consent of

the Senate. Not more than two members shall be members of the same political party. . The President may, if he wishes, reappoint members of the present board to the new board.

Functions Judicial

2. Functions of new board shall be purely judicial. 3. New Labor Act administrator shall receive, investigate and prosecute all complaints, with .the board sitting as a tribunal in judgment. 4. Board orders shall be enforced in the courts on application of’ the administrator. rather than an application of the board as at present. 5. Board is given no independent power of subpena, but shall be required on application. of administrator or any party to proceedings to issue subpenias for production of evidence or witnesses. 6. Board shall act on requests for certification of bargaining unit or representation on application by employer or by application of specified percentage of employees. 7. No bargaining unit which is larger. than the largest unit asked by parties to the proceedings shall be certified.

* Provides Secret Ballot

8. Certification of unit must be preceded by confirmatory election. 9. Certification shall be effective for one year, during which both employees and employer would be protected against controversy respective to employee Tepresenta. tion. 10. Board shall be barred from acting on representation cases involving C. I. O.-A. F. of L. disputes unless labor factions have agreed in writing on a settlement of the specific dispute. 11. Employer refusal ‘to bargain with either of two factions to labor dispute shall not be’ construed as an unfair labor practice. 12. Employers shall be protected in freedom of speech and press by opinions on any matier of interest to employees or the general public.

accompanied by acts or threats of discrimination, . intimidation or coercion. 13. All Labor Board hearings shall be conducted in. accordance with rules of evidence applicable in U. 8. district courts.

Findings Conclusive

making findings of facts based upon a preponderance of evidence in the same manner as ‘al other triers of facts. 15—Board findings shall be accepted as conclusive by the courts

or not supported by substantial evidence. 16—Language of the Wagner Act, characterizing the denial of collective bargaining as leading to strikes and setting forth that it is the policy of the United States to encourage collective bargaining shall be stricken out. 17—Board shall be stripped of power to order reinstatement of employees who have been found guilty of violence or unlawful activities. 18—Board shall be debarred from compelling or coercing employers

counter-proposals in collective bargaining. 19—Complaints. shall not be issued on the basis of occurrences more than six months prior to time charges are filed; back pay shall not be ordered tor reinstated employees for more than a six-month

period. : 20--Definition of agricultural labor shall be written into act to make specific the exemption of employees of farm co-operatives and similar enterprises from terms of the Wagner Act. 21--Board is forbidden to utilize

an economics division.

most any day, she had never been to a doctor for examination. Mrs. Lotter’s condition was the immediate problem, and the home management supervisor promised to see what could be done for her. The supervisor and the rual re-

vised Mrs. Lotter to see a doctor at once. The doctor advised treatment until the baby wa was born. Afier the birth, both Mrs. TLoyter and tae pab, progressed rapidly. ; During the summer, all the children worked in the onion field, er missing a day, even through the a. periods when working

$385 FSA Loan Brings N ew Hopeto 8 in Hoosier Family

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they. didn’t wish some of the onion money for their own, they replied,

have enough to start next year.” The payment on the FSA loan was $84.50, although only $70 was due; then most of the ig of the onior money was.put in be touched until. planting season.”

some wood and have been cutting and selling it to make thelr living this winter.

quarts of fruits and vegeiables last summer, using an FSA tive Loan” pressure cooker. The family also stored fruits and vege-

King toward a new. Crop year.

| Mrs. pr Bid The home ,|clean. and shows the care that it giver: by one who is contented v | happy. The children go. to

3h 2 to Abolish] ¢ ‘her convention during the. city’s |;

"rade with 25,000 bearded and cos-

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to reach an agreement or make|

‘We, want to see the bills paid and|

the bank “not{

Mr. Lotter ‘and - the ‘boys bought :

Mrs, Lotter canned more than 500 A “Co-opera-| '

tables and canned and cured their| - and | own meat. «l

The Omaha, Neb; Chamber of Commerce wanted her to hold

‘Golden Spike Days, May 15-18. ‘Omaha promised a torchlight pa-

tumed men: “We'll plaster Omaha; and the. entire Midwest with ‘Gracie Allen. for President’ Placards, ” she was promised. She also had received offers “from Topeka, Kas. to hold her convention in city’s new two-million-dollar City Hall during the week of May 12. :

CITY TO MAKE

Litigation to Be Avoided if Firm Accepts Figure Still Undecided.

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hold the lease binding, the -City probably would go ahead with the condemnation proceedings. The lease, which was for a 99year period, includes $120,000 a year| representing 6 per cent interest on the $2,000,000 outstanding Indianapolis Gas common stock and § per cent interest on $6,881 000 outstanding bonds. Thus, with the current low in-, terest rate of 3 per.cent or less on municipal revenue bonds, the City could borrow money to buy the company at the full face value of Indianapolis Gas’ outstanding obligations and acquire ownership of the property over a period of years at a smaller annual interest and principal payment than the presant lease rental.

‘City Would Have Choice

If ‘condemnation proceedings should be filed, the court would appoint three appaisers to determine a fair prices to be paid, and the City would have the option of accepting this price or abandoning the purchase. Should the high «court sustain Judge Baltzell’'s ruling that the lease is invalid, the court would decide a fair price to be paid for use of the property under. the standby agreement and any balance remaining in the escrow fund would re-

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3 known that several : s had seen the ship

to Britons, was a tribute ‘to: the Government's: radio, ar “and newspaper campaign’ about ‘the enemy’s long ears, * attuned to catch every chance! ‘remark about matters of state, "| The Queen Elizabeth is completed. ; Work still remained .to be done on interior decorations. It had been estimated recently that she would not be ready to sail until April. There woo conflicting reports. as to wheth er . the huge vessel carried guns; a British informant |in New York said that. warships had convoyed her from Scotland, that Canddian warships had taken over the convoy off Halifax, and that ‘some American warships were reported to have been in the vicinity” when she tered United States waters. His understanding was that the United States warships did not act as an escort. ;

Berths ongside Queen Mary

Here, she, berths alongside her sister ship, the Queen Mary, and then the three largest ships in the world, the Queen Elizabeth, French liner ‘Norm die and Queen Mary, in that order of size, will be docked side by side in New York's’ Hudson River slips, vaiting for the war ‘to end. The Ques) Elizabeth is 1300 feet long, equal to the height of the Empire State building, and 118 feet wide. She | = 14 decks and cos® $28,500,000. | The Queen Mary, ‘by is 975 .feet long, 117 12 decks and cost

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