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Paul Hauser Column
Whenever anybody mentions
the dangers of Inflation, as Sen
ator Taft did Friday in his bud
get b a l a n cing
speech. Dr. Bruce
Baxter shivers a
couple of times
and palls from
his tiles an en-
. t.t
he received a let- I
ter from Ger
many in Janu
ary. 1924. The
letter, mailed
Inst about a
week before Oer- pat a enuo h
many ended its inflationary per
iod by solas on the goldmark,
bore stamps for four billion
marks. At the old pre-war rate
of exchange that would have been
about a billion dollars to send a
letter from Berlin to the USA.
Dr. Baxter's introduction to in
flation came when he was In Ger
man alonff about 1023. lie had
just arrived In the country and on
the train had no occasion to ipnw
ArriYinz in Berlin
early In the morning of a bitterly
cold day he hired a taxi 10
him to a small uotei.
When the taxi reached the des
tination Dr. Baxter asked the fare
and the cab driver responded with
a figure that was in the hundreds
of thousands of marks.
Unfamiliar with the rate of ex
change and afraid he was being
taken for an American sucker. Dr.
Baxter hauled out the assistant
manager of the hotel, who spoke
somo English. That worthy came
to the entrance of the hotel in
nightshirt, shivering as a bitter
wind whipped about his legs.
Dr. Baxter explained the diffi
culty and that be feared he was
being robbed.
1 "That's your fare," said the ho-
tel manager, his teeth clattering.
"Do you know bow much tbat is
ita your money?"
Dr. Baxter confeesed that he
aldn't
"It's about two and a h a 1 f
eents.
The Pacific Coast conference,
taring decided that it is a bad
b6y. is nowv faced with the dilem
ma of finding a corner to stand in
in a round-robin.
Willamette university, which
eems to have a corner on this
column today, took over the rec
ords of Gooding college when that
sister Methodist school gave up
the ghost. Recently a former
Gooding student requested that
his credits b forwarded to-the
University of Nebraska. Walt Er
lekson, the WU registrar, looked
over the requested credits and
found them in order, including a
credit for a course in Sanalogy.
Walt didn't know what Sanalogy
was, but forwarded the credits
anyway.
Pretty soon back came a letter
from the University of Nebraska
skins. In effect, "What in the
devil la Sanalogy?"
Walt called a huddle of some of
the learned around Willamette
and after much mulling they final
ly decided that the course might
have something to do with hy
giene and Its name derived from
the Latin word sano, meaning
"heal."
If anybody has any better idea,
Willamette would be glad to hear
of it and so would the University
of Nebraska.
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The national budget this year
la divided into two parts, ordin
ary and defense. It seems the only
way to balance it is to put the
deficit on one side and three or
four 80,000 ton battleships on the
other.
Portland Woman
Gets Big Legacy
PORTLAND, Jan. 6.-A)-The
bulk of an estate estimated be
tween 1500.000 and $1,000,000
was left- today to Mrs. Inez M.
Eckerson, Portland.
It was left by Louise M. John
son, widow of Samuel W. John
son, Carbon county, Wyo., ranch
er. Mrs. Johnson had lived with
Mrs. Eckerson, her sister, until
her death December 18.
Rufus M. Eckerson, Corvallis,
a nephew, was named executor
of the ranch property and oil
land estate, all in Wyoming. A
$50,000 bequest was mad to
him for the purchase of an an
nuity for Ruth Strauss Lei dig,
Carmel, Calif., a grandniece.
. Relatives and friends in In
diana will receive other bequests,
ranging from $5000 to $250.
8 Liquor Officers
Set to Lose Jobs
PORTLAND. Jan. --Maay
source said today "probably
eight! enforcement officers of
the state liquor commission will
be dismissed in a reorganization
move.
- Commission authorities said
they were undecided on the num
ber. It was understood that one
or two agents under question had
made satisfactory showings at a
three-day commission school and
would be retained.
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Harrison, FDR
Ponder Budget
Study Measure
f
President Is Mildi,
in Favor of Two
House Group
Little Business Is on
Congressional Slate
for Next Week
WASHINGTON, Jan.
Senator Harrison (D-Miss) talked
over with President Roosevelt
today his plan for congress to
write its own budget, and re
ported that the chief executive
felt It was a step in the right
direction.
Doubt that the idea might be
carried through was raised, how
ever, by a statement from Sena
tor Byrnes (D-SC), who was a
luncheon guest of the president,
that house leaders were "about
right" In contending that the
house should go ahead with con
sideration of those supply mea
sures already prepared.
Harrison's proposal is that the
house and senate create a 24-
man committee to study Mr.
Roosevelt's budget for CO days
and then make Its own recom
mendations, i
Usual Procedure
Favored by Byrnes
The committee would he com
posed of members of the house
and senate appropriations and
revenue committees.
Byrnes, an Influential member
of the senate appropriations com
mittee, made it clear that he
thought it would be best at this
time to go along with the usual
congressional procedure.
"Desirable as It might be to
Bake a study," he said, "now that
the house is ready to consider
bills, nothing would be gained by
holding them up for 60 days."
The South Carolinian said a
Joint study "might-well Te pa-
sidfered for the future,' but added
such an inquiry should begin in
the summer preceding a congress
session.
Question Believed
Entirely for Congress
Byrnes' statement, coming af
ter Harrison's, and after both had
seen the president separately, led
to the impression that Mr. Roose
velt's attitude was that it was a
question entirely for congress.
Harrison, chairman of the sen
ate finance committee. Indicated
that he felt, assured, at least, of
no administration opposition to
his idea.
"The administration will not be
shooting at this plan," he told re
porters. "The president is very
much in sympathy with the idea of
a Joint committee to study appro
priations and taxes.
"He naturally wants any ma
chinery which might create har
mony between the spending and
taxing committees. That way, we
can know the signals and not miss
the plays."
"Then the quarterback ap
proves?" a reporter asked.
Touchdown" Would Bring
Mlssisslppian Happiness
"That's not a Dad line." the
Mississippi senator countered.
"we see a balanced budget as the
goal ahead, and if we can make a
touchdown we'll be awful happy."
Also bearing on the fiscal situa
tion was an expression of opposi-
t'on from Senator George (D-Ga),
a member of the finance commit
tee, to Mr. Roosevelt's recommen
dation for a special tax to raise
$469,000,000 of additional reve
nue for emergency defense pur
poses.
"If congress should undertake
to raise additional taxes," George
told reporters, "then it would be
imperative to revise the entire tax
structure.
"Necessarily, we would have to
consider exemptions and possible
broadening of the tax base as well
as the rates themselves."
George expressed the view that
congress should delay enactment
of new taxes until the present bus
iness upswing could be accurately
Judged.
Little actual business is on con
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Parking Causes Most Grief
For City Police Department
The Salem police department
performed 25,192 specific activi
ties during! It St, a report com
pleted yesterday shows, with dis
tribution of parking tags leading
the field.
The department put out oyer
11,009 parking violation tags dur
ing the rear and took in $8314.45
as hail from parking tickets. For
feited bail on all other offenses
was $3427.7 for a grand total
Of $11,722.20.
Traffic control activities also
Included the following:
Arrests Violation o f basic
rule. 500; reckless driving, 26;
improper lights, 81; defective
brakes, 11; failure to stop at stop
signs, 17 1; Improper licenses, 88;
unclassified arrests, C7S.
- Warnings Lights, 3878; oth
ers, 1485.
Werner Reelected
U-g?.i President
v.
Ernest Werner, Silverton, was re
elected president of the Marion
County Farmers union at the
quarterly meeting of the organ'
iaation at Gervals today. Other
officers of the group also were
reelected. Story of the conven
tiou is on page 8.
Woman Is First
Traffic Fatality
Mrs Oara H. Knowles
Dies After Collision
With Locomotive
Salem marked up its first traf
tic fatality for 140 last night
when Mrs. Clara Haydn Knowles,
43, died a few minutes after an
automobile in which she was rid
ing was struck by a Southern Pa
cific switch engine at Trade and
Winter streets.
The driver, Georgette Washing
ton Ames, 18, of route three,
escaped with minor cuts, for
which she received treatment
from the .city first aid crew be
fore being taken to the Deacon
ess hospital.
Mrs. Knowles was pronounced
dead at the Deaconess, where she
was taken by John Baker of Tnr
ner, a passerby.
Miss Ames said she did not see
the engine until her car was with
in 10 feet of it, police reported
The car was struck broadside,
shoved 87 feet along the track
and Mrs. Knowles pinned to the
opposite side. Her Injuries were
reported to include a broken neck
A. H. Denison, the engineer,
said his locomotive was not mov
ing rapidly and Miss Ames evi
dently didn't see It.
The Impact demolished the
front of the automobile and broke
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Charters Chosen
YM Work Leader
Successor to Gus Moore
Engineering Student
at Oregon State
AnDOintment of dlvAn P rir
ters, leader In Oregon church
v o u t h organizations, an nova
work secretary for the Salem
imua was announced yesterday
Dy the T personnel committee
neaaea nv jjr. Krnra r Hnrtor
He Will succeed Marion "firm
Moore, who will leave January 20
to taxe a position in California.
Charters, who will ftnlh In
dies for a degree in electrical en
gineering at Oregon State college
in March. Will ajiRuma hi. now nw
sition at once. A former resident
of Portland, he is president of the
Oregon Christian Youth council.
served xor live seasons on the
staff of the Portland First Presby
terian church - summer camp at
HuiocKDurn, has been associated
With BOV Scout leadershin activ
ities for 11- years, served two
years ago as leader at the Silver
Falls recreation area, nimmtr
camp and last summer attended
in worm christian youth con
ference at Amsterdam, Holland.
At Oreron State caller a r bar
ters was yell leader for two years
and active In Westminster hnnu
affairs.
The department recovered 18
stolen automobiles and made 78
traffic investigations.
There were 343 arrests for
drunkenness, 27 for disorderly
conduct, 13 for drunk driving,
nine for larceny from automblles;
six for automobile theft, four for
sex crimes, 185 for miscellaneous
misdemeanors and 131 for un
classified felonies.
Forty-six stolen bicycles were
recovered. The department's bi
cycle licensing division showed
receipts of $587.75 and a net
gain to the city of $308.
Other activities Included serv
ing of" 11 felony warrants, 12
misdemeanor warrants, C34 traf
fic -yarrants, 74 street assessment
summonses and 380 places found
unlocked and owners notified
4Y
$4
Resignation of
Fry Expected
In Two Weeks
Roy Mills Considered
Likely Successor
of Secretary
Action Is Not Asked
by Other Members
Control Board
By STEPHEN C. MERGLER
Dan J. Fry, whose ouster as
secretary of the state board of
control has been reported in some
newspapers as impending, is ex
pected instead to resign voluntar
ily within the next two or three
weeks to accept another position.
ordinarily well-informed sources
said at the eapltol yesterday.
Fry said late last week he was
proceeding with his state duties
"as usual."
Democratic circles have men
tioned the possibility that he
might receive appointment as fed
eral housing administrator for
Oregon as successor to the late
Jameson Parker.
Mills Likely Successor
To Secretary Post
The same sources that predict
ed Fry's resignation, also suggest
ed tbat Roy Mills, of the state
banking department's liquidation
division, as most likely successor
to Fry. He has been with the
banking department since It 22. is
a son-in-law of the late State Sen
ator Charles K. Spaulding.
That these reports are not
based on action decided upon by
the three members of the state
board of control was indicated in
the comment of Governor Charles
Sprague that he had not dis
cussed the position recently with
the other two members, Secretary
of State Earl Snell, republican,
and State Treasurer Walter E.
Pearson, democrat.
Fry Appointee of
Ex-Governor Martin
Fry, a democrat, was given his
present position early in the ad
ministration ef former Governor
Charles H. Martin. He is entering
his second year as the board's sec
retary under a republican admin
istration without receiving the
walking papers many Jobseek-
ers have with self-interest wished
for him.
The secretaryship includes the
duties of supervising state purch
ases and carries a salary of $5400
a year.
No developments have been in
dicated as to the rumored change
In the office of state insurance
commissioner, now held by Hugh
Earle, democrat, who came to Sa
lem from Eugene nearly five
years ago to accept another Mar
tin appointment.
FR Budget Puzzle
Highway Board
What do Washington reports
on President Roosevelt's budget
message mean as to the future
of Oregon's highway construction
program? That question is puz
zling highway department offi
cials and an answer is not yet
in sight.
The varying designations of
years by calendar and fiscal per
iods have either been garbled on
their way to Salem or the presi
dent has recommended no great
change In road appropriations.
The correct answer is still being
awaited.
Increase Expected
By Baldock
But for the fiscal year 1941,
which begins for the federal gov
ernment on July 1, 1940, Oregon
does know that it has been prom
ised nearly half a million dollars
more than was allocated to its
roads for the current year.
R. H. Baldock, state highway
engineer, announced yesterday
that $2,595,000 bad been appor
tioned to Oregon for the new year
as against $2,170,141 for the
year closing. The new allocation
of federal funds is divided as fol
lows:
Federal aid $1,884,900; sec
ondary highways $245,900; grade
separations $335,000; public
lands roads $129,200.
New State Controls
Come too Late
David Eccles, state budget di
rector, feels somewhat like the
firemen who got to the fire after
the fire was out; he has set up
new controls over state depart
ment's capital expenditures only
to find that most of the capital
outlays authorized for the 1939
40 blennium have been made.
"We'll have a good hold on
them next blennium anyway."
Eccles said yesterday. "There was
no cheek at all on capital outlays
before,"
Fingerprint Leads
Poli3e to Robber
GRANTS Pass, Jan. -UP-
Sheriff Don Barnes said today a
single fingerprint on a strongbox
rifled of $200 led to the arrest
of Joe Kurpek, 22, New York.
The money was taken from a
safe at CCG Camp Rand, where
ek was enrolled. , Barnes said
Krupek. located at Camp Wlmer
to which he had been transferred.
admitted, the theft.
Bullet-Riddled Nazi Plane Is
Downed by French in Dog-Fight
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twee. :
The French caption of this photograph describes it as the bullet-rid
dled pilot's post in a German plane brought down by French avi
ators in an aerial battle. Arrow points to spot where bullets
smashed through fuselage, circles show bullet holes.
Rumanians Stand
Ready for Fight
Balkan King's Warning to
Russia, Germany Is
Independence Plea
BUCHAREST, Jan. I.-A!p)-Ktng
Carol declared that all Ruman
ians "are ready to die together
to defend their borders' in
bristling speech today interpret
ed throughout the balkans as i
warning to both Russia and Hun
gary. He spoke only 12 miles from
the Russian frontier at Chlsinau
(Kishinev), capital of Bessarabia,
the province that was Russian
until 1918. Russia and Hungary
have ben Insistent in demands
for return of territories they lost
to Rumania in the World War
settlement.
The occasion was a big review
of land and air forces. The king
reiterated his government's re
fusai to consider any change In
the national frontiers, by peace
or war.
After leaders of Bessarabia's
Russian. Ukranian and German
minorities publicly declared allegi
ance to Rumania, the king de
clared the province "will always
remain Rumanian by the force of
our arms."
The speech also was interpreted
as a reply to Hungarian efforts,
encouraged by Italy, to regain
Transylvania by negotiation.
A declaration along similar
lines was made by Premier George
Tatarescue Jan. 1 at Constanta,
Black sea port. He mentioned Bu
covina, formerly Austrian, as well
as Bessarabia.
"The whole country Is united
as one man," insisted General
George Argesanu of the third
army corps in a speech welcom
ing Carol. "It will not be difficult
to defend our fatherland from tne
Dniester to the Tisza rivers."
The reference to the Dniester
river, which forms the Russian
Rumanian frontier, underlined
Carol's warning to the Soviets.
The Tisza helps mark the bound
ary with Hungary.
Police Seek Ques
In Slaying Case
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Jan. I.-
(P)-Mysterlous blood stains found
on the sidewalk near her home
and a reported fight between a
man and two women shortly be
fore her death, were listed by au
thorities as Important clues today
in the brutal slaying last bight of
Mrs. Dick Law, 24-year-old blond
mother and wife of a union offi
cial. Acting Police Chief Robert
Schmidt said a witness reported
the fight on a downtown street
shortly before 7 o'clock last night
and one ef the women was de
scribed as similar to size and ap
pearance to Mrs. Law.
Passersby reported to police
they saw a pool of blood two
blocks from the Law home and
bloodstains on an automobile
parked there early today. The
automobile was gone when police
arrived.
Mrs. Law was found dead less
than a month after her husband,
a member of the executive board
of the ClO-affiliated International
Woodworkers a s s o c i atlon ap
pealed to police to protect bis
family.
Law's appeal was made a short
time after a riot in which a mob
wrecked a workers hall a few
blocks from where the 'Law's resided.
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Germans not All
Of Opinion That
Feuhrer Savior
EUGENE, Jan. 6.-p)-Proof
that Hitler is not every Ger
man's idol was contained in a
letter received by m family
from relatives in the Reich.
The . letter itself, subject to
the scan of nazi censors, told
of their love for their Fuehrer
and how Germany would some
day be the queen of nations.
It was suggested that their
American relatives remove the
stamp for their collection as it
would probably be very valu
able someday.
After the stamp was care
fully steamed off, the follow
ing message could be read:
"God punish Hitler. We are
starving.
CC to Introduce
Officers for '40
Introduction of the 1940 offi
cers, "klckoff ' remarks and the
report of T. A. WIndishar, retir
ing president, will constitute the
program of the Salem chamber of
commerce luncheon Monday noon,
first general meeting of the new
year. E. H. Bingenhelmer, the
1940 president, will preside for
the first time.
President Wlndlshar's report
mentions receipts of $8278.73 in
membership fees and dues in
1939, making possible payment of
$1892 on the holdover indebted
ness of $4711.8$ which had been
due primarily to the remodeling
program of the previous year. The
1940 officers will face a holdover
debt of $2340.77.
The report mentions the acqui
sition of 138 new members dur
ing the year, and compliments
Berkley Newman, 1938 president,
for the remodeling program and
Fred D. Thlelsen, manager, for
efficient leadership in the mem
bership campaign.
Representative Dies
KEW YORK, Jan. -()-Rep.
Edward W. Curley (D,
NT) died tonight at his Bronx
home following a heart attack.
Mary Pickford
Lady is Excellent Actress
WASHINGTON. Jan. .-tffV-
Mary racarora, "America s sweet
heart" as a movie star, credited
Mrs. franklin D. Roosevelt with
being a better actress than she
tonight at a White House mo
bilization of American women for
the "fight Infantile paralysis"
drive.
With movie cameras grinding.
the first lady, smiling and poised
in a long bronse lame gown, an
nounced that the committee for
celebration of the president's
birthday was trying "to raise the
ammunition" with which to fight
infantile paralysis epidemics.
"That means money," she ex
plained. Then she introduced Miss Pick-
ford, who looked very petite in a
turban, dress, fur jacket, gloves
and shoes all of a warm cocoa
brown that contrasted with her
yeUow curb) and blue eyes.
"X speak as one of millions of
women . in this country who are
only too happy to 'stand with
you. the actress began. But aha
fumbled for words aa she tried
te say "ia this work of mercy
22 Russian Planes
i
Claimed Shot Down
By A rnty Defenders
Another Efforj by Soviet to Sever
Finnish "Waistline" Reported
Repulsed; Mikkclli Harmed
Eight Each in Last Two Days Held Tolf
of Northern Airmen and Anti
Aircraft Defenses
By LYNN IIEINZERLING
HELSINKI. Jan. e.(AP) Twenty-two Russian var-
planes possibly more have
days by Finland s stiffening air jdefenses, military circles as
serted tonight. j
An army communique officially accounted for eight so
viet machines destroyed yesterday at Mikkelli railroad town
about 135 miles northwest of the Karelian isthmus frontier.
Unofficial but reliable sources reported that eight mora
planes were shot down today at Utti, 90. miles south of Mik
kelli on an east-west railway line.
In addition, anti-aircraft batteries at Savio, northwest
of Lake Ladoga, were reported to have destroyed six addl-
Otlonal soviet planes.
Action Shakes
British Unity
Demand for Chamberlain
to Tell All" Made
by Newspapers
LONDON, Jan. 6 .--Dismissal
of hard-driving Leslie Hore
Bellsba as war secretary shook to
tbe foundations today tbe national
unity behind Neville Cham be r-lalu-'s
wartime premiership.
From all parties came demands
that Chamberlain "tell all" about
the departure from his war cabi
net of one of his most vigorous
and popular ministers and why
be did not at tbe same time rid
his government of some so-called
"dead wood."
The Star, voicing general press
demands for a fuller explanation
of Hore-Belisba's retirement, de
clared: "There is no satisfactory rea
son adduced for shifting a man
who had tbe public confidence
and was doing a fine job.
"If it is shown that Mr. Hore
Bellsha was thrown overboard to
satisfy a clique of generals who
disliked him on social grounds or
because be was pressing the pace
of democracy lu the army too
strongly then public resentment
will be wide, deep and lasting."
In the cabinet shake-up, Oliver
Stanley succeeded Hore-Bellsha
and Stanley's portfolio as presl
dent of tbe board of trade went
to a newcomer. Sir Andrew Rae
Duncan. The only other change
found Lord MacMUlan replaced
as minister of information by an
other newcomer. Sir John Reith.
The parliamentary recess spar
ed the 70-year-old prime minister
from immediate attacks in the
house Of commons bnt be will
have a chance to answer his cri
tics in a mansion house speech
Tuesday night when he will start
a series of ministerial addresses
to stir the war spirit of the peo
ple. Should Chamberlain Ignore then
the controversy, which surpassed
the heat of those created by the
peace-time resignations of An
thony Eden as foreign secretary
and Alfred Duff Cooper as first
lord of the admiralty, he would
wait until parliament! reconvenes
Jan. 16.
Demands for a full explanation
of Hore-Bellsha's "resignation"
were foreshadowed in parliament
by both opposition party mem
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Says First
and humanity." and the camera
men had to shoot again.
"See," laughed Miss Pickford.
i turning to a group of 10 promi
nent women from 17 states gath
ered la the oval diplomatic room
to plan this year's birthday drive
"Olrs. .Roosevelt's a much bet
ter actress than I am.
In addition to women heads of
many state and local birthday
celebration committees, the white
house audience Included capital
leaders-Secretary of Labor Fran
ces Perkins, Mrs. Cordell Hall,
Mrs. Henry Wallace and Mrs.
Charles Bvana Hoghes, wife of
the chief- justice; Mrs. Stanley
Reed, wife of an associate su
preme court Justice; . and three
congreaswomen. Representatives
Marty T. Norton (D-NJ), Caro
line O'Day (D-NT) and Edith
Nourse Rogers (R-Maas).
Mrs, Roosevelt said there were
about 7,800 infantile paralysis
eases reported last year, . abont
four times as many as in HI I.
The president's birthday Is on
January SO. .
been shot down in the last two
The Russians managed to Inflict
considerable damage at Ulkkellt
before being driven off. Several
civilians, including women and
children, were reported killed.
In fighting yesterday the high
command reported destruction of
two enemy tanks and capture of
11 others along with large quaa
tlties of supplies left behind ty
retreating red army forces la the
center ef the eastern front.
Kfforts to Hever 1
"Walatllne" Repulsed
Brisk fighting continued on the
eastern front at 8nomussalml
where the Russians have b e s a
beaten back in their efforts to
sever Finland's wasp-like "waist
line
I
The bulk of the tanks and booty
captured was reported northeast
of Suomussalml, in the region of
Juntusranta, a short distance from
the Russian frontier. '
The Finns said their coastal
forts turned their guns inland to
destroy red army supply columns
and artillery.
On tho Karelian Isthmus i the
high command said two minor in
fantry thrusts toward the Manner
beim line were repulsed. The rtd
army coupled these attacks with
intensified artillery barrages P
tweeh tbe Gulf of Finland and
Muolaanjarvi.
Attempted Biltxkrleg
Is Unsuccessful
Russia's attempt at a biltxkrleg, '
after a S 8-day trial against Fin
land, a country of S.sOO.000 in
habitants, has netted her about
,000 square miles, or about one .
forty-eighth of the 240,000 square''
miles she apparently set out to
capture.
And Finnish leaders say they
gave up voluntarily most of the
Finnish territory now occupied by
the red army.
Reports of changed leadership
of the soviet army on the Karelian
Isthmus and its digging in opera
tions there indicate a change of
tactics now. Bat the distribution
of soviet troops at tbs beginning
of the war left llttle'doubt to ob
servers that Stalin planned some
thing similar to Adolf Hitler's
jaunt into Poland. .
The Finns Insist there is lit
tle military significance to the
continued soviet air raids which
since tbe beginnings of the war
have kUled about 100 civilians
and caused material damage to
about SO cities and towns. The
Finns assert they have ahot down
more than HO Russian planes.
Klaus Still Hold
KarelUa Defenses
Today the Finns sUll hold de
fense lines on tbs Karelian isth
mus to which they ; withdrew in
the early days of the war, al
though the Russians, with seven,
divisions massed there, apparent
ly hoped to break through quickly
by sheer weight.
The western end of this Finn
ish line is tbs coastal battery at
Kolvosto south of V 11 purl on the
Gulf of Finland, which, despite
almost daUy shelling, has pound
ed .away at both land and sea
units of the Russian war machine.
Many Finnish troops at Kol
vosto already have been decorat
ed for heroism in the face of great .
odds.
From Kolvosto the Finnish
lines run east-northeast, south ef
thw small Tillage of Sum ma. south
of Maolae, then northeast past
Lake Suvanto to Talpale on Lake
Ladoga, where there has .been
particularly hitter fighting along
the . eastern end of tbe Talpale
river.
alaanerbetas line
Declared latact
The Finns offered only slight
resistance while withdrawing t
these . positions during the first
twe weeks of the war.
While Russians havs Bade
some advances In the center tf
the line, they always have been
beaten back, and the - Manner-
helm line is tntact-
The . Russians made other ma
jor land gains north, of Lake La
doga where soviet troops fought
bitterly la an attempt to mansu
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