Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

              JAIL RELEASE IS GIFT TO WEST SIDE MAN
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
THE WEATHER
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY
Cloudy with occasional rain Sunday
or Sunday ntRlit; colder Sunday
night.       Monday     cloudy
and    allghtly    colder.
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The   Only   SnnilaT   Nempapei CoTtrlng  tba   Wyoming   Valley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1933
Entered   at    Wllkca-Birre.   Pa., Ar   Second   ClaM   Mall   Uatter
PRICE TEN CENTS
140 HOLIDAY PASSENGERS KILLED
FRIGHTFUL CRASH OF TRAINS
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Luzerne County Prison Is Opened To A Defendant In   Black   Hand   Killing
FAMILY REJOICES
Story Of Threatened Death In Blackmail Attempt Climaxed   By   Gun-Fire
PARDON BOARD ACTS
Rejoicing reigned shortly before midnight when Charles Calcara en¬ tered hli home In West Wyoming ami was greeted by his wife ami three children, Calcara having been relcHscd one hour earlier from L^. leriie County Prison, a pardon hav¬ ing been granted to him by the State I'ardon Board. He was In¬ volved In the killing of Sam Tarlil In January, 1929, one of the myster¬ ious Black Hand case.s of Wyoming Valloy.
Salvatore Manta, acrving a six to twelve yeiir term for the same crime, was convicted and sentenced with Calcara In April. 1929, an a manslaughter charge. His sentence was similar to the one received by the prisoner released last nlRlit. llama's wife was Indicted In the kfllliig but she was acquitted at the trial.
The evidence adduced at the hear- ins In Criminal Court before Judge Benjamin H. Jones revealed that Manta hud received a Black Hand letter, asking for a sum of money. The communication stated If the money had not been forthcoming the ,Manta home would bo dyna¬ mited.
it was also brought out at the trial that Calcara, a friend of Mnnta, remained In the lattcr's home all night awaiting the threatened visit of thij dynamiter. At dawn a man ascended the porcli. As he did. one of the two defendants, it was charg¬ ed by the prosecution, sent a charKe from a double-barreled shot¬ gun through a door, the lead tearing Into the floHh of the man on the ver¬ anda, who later proved to be Tarizi. His heart was partly blow from Its soeki t, according to a report of an under aker. It developed at the trial that the murdered man was god¬ father of the Slanta children. Mrs. Manta was brought Into the case to explain certain features that were somewhat veiled during the hearing. However, sho was mqulttcd of com¬ plicity In the crime.
Too III To Stay
Calcara and Manta were sent to the Eastern penitentiary. They were transferred to Luzerne County Prison In 1932. Calcara had been in ill health the past year and on several occasions was given hospital treatment at a local Institution.
Attorney   R.   Lawrence   Coughlln
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First Tree Fire Happens In City
The first Christmas tree fire of the season was reported last night at 10:40 oclock at the home of John B. Gallagher, traveling auditor for the United Mine Workers of America, at 80 Spruce street. Mr. Gallagher, who has one of the best-looking Christmas trees and arrange¬ ments In the city, turned on the current for the lights when a short-circuit Ignited the tree. An alarm was turned In from Box 336 and Companies Three and Seven responded. The blaze was put out by chemicals, but about $500 damage was done to the Gallagher living and dining rooms.
T IN GUN BAHLES
Rival Factions In Illinois Try To Settle Dispute By Resort To Weapons
Taylorvllle, HI., Dec. 23.—UP—A gun battle between members of rival miners' unions In front at a, downtown saloon resulted tonight In the shooting of four men, one of whom Is not expected to recover.
The shooting followed an after¬ noon In which fl.1t fights were fre¬ quent between members of United Mine Workers of America and Pro¬ gressive Miners Union.
Among the wounded was Jack Glasgow, president of Sub-Dlslrlct No. 12 of U. M. W. A. Glasgow was shot In his left hand. Don Hunt, a I'rogressive Union man, was shot through the abdomen and was In crltlcil condition.
Others wounded are Patrick Cain, shot In the left hip, and Tony Rogo- zenskl, shot in one hand.
The battle followed by less than a month the withdrawal of National Guard troops who had ruled Taylor¬ vllle for approximately a year.
I'ollce said the battle resulted from an attempt by members of the U. M. W. A., who had been drink¬ ing In a tavern, to "clean up" an¬ other nearby resort patronized by members of the rival faction. Twenty-five shots were fired, while bystanders scurried for cover.
Mayor J. W. Spencer Immediately ordered all saloons closed and In¬ structed police to prevent congrega¬ tion of any crowd.
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WOMAN IS ATTACKED THEN ROBBED OF $17
Attacked by two youths who fol¬ lowed her from a grocery store to a lonely location near Puritan lane and Welles street, Mrs. Mary Asher- off, 60, of 72 South Welles street, was robbed of $17 early last night.
Mrs. Asheroff told I'atrolmen Kmetz and Duffy that she left the store after making several pur¬ chases and was not aware that she was being followed until the youths suddenly leaped upon her. She was thrown to the ground and her purse wrested from her possession.
The assailants then fled. Mrs. Asheroff was unable to- give police any definite descriptions of the two
WHITE HOUSE PARTY
Sixty Children Invited To Meet Kin Of President On   Tuesday   Afternoon
TO GET KEEPSAKE
Three Hundred Of Dancing Age Also Are Bidden Into Formal East Room
HOMEY AFFAIRS
DEATH HALTS RETURN TO WAITING FAMILY
A disconcerting cablegram will rat-tat-tat across the ,^tlantic today or Monday, carrying a message to twelve children and their mother •n a small town In Russia. The In¬ formation will spoil their Christmas cheer. The message will tell of the sudden death lust night of John Ugar, husband and father. In a Lee Park restaurant. Ugar Intended to lult his Job soon and depart for Europe to visit his family. Inter¬ vening fate disrupted his plans.
I'gar entered the restaurant of Adolph Adamaitis, located at 152 Boland avenue, Leo Park, last night ¦t 6:30. He sat on a chair and be- san to participate In a conversation among several men. A few minutes later Ugar fell forward to the floor, lie died Immedl.itelv. A sudden lj«art attack was the cause.    The
remains were removed to the morgue of Deputy Coroner Adam Yonkoskl. ¦   •   •
Policeman Kdward Qulrln of Han¬ over • Township investigated the case. He was told that Ugar had been employed for the past few years at the Adclson Junk yard In Lee Park. The officer also was In¬ formed by Harry Harris of Lee Park, who Is employed by the same Junk concern, that Ugar had been setting aside a sum of money out of each pay in anticipation of the trip to Russia to again Join his family. Harris said Ugar turned the money over to a Wllkes-Barre clergyman for safe keeping until such time as he was ready to depart.
Ugar boarded with Daniel Brea- ten of isr> Holund avenue, Lee Park. He was 63 years old.
Oy RUBY A. BLACK
AVashlngton, Dec. 23.—UP—"A party! A party! Please come to a party!"
This gay Invitation, alongsida a picture of lovely young things being received at a gracious early Ameri¬ can six-paneled door, brought Joy to Washington's youngest generation this week; for. It came from Miss Anna Kleanor Da 11 and Master Curtis Roosevelt Dall, and by mall and While House messenger It went to about 60 children between the ages of two and ten.
The party will be at the White House, Ty^sday afternoon. The bright folder for the children was enclosed In the usual formal white velliim envelope with the gold Presidential seal on the flap. Inside, a folder of note paper, also bearing the Presidential seal, said In the usual neat formal script of the Social Bureau of the White House, "Please reply to Mr.s. Roosevelt."
So, some 60 mothers fondly re¬ plied, put the Invitations away in their baby books, and went out and bought new pink and blue, green and yellow, and white, party dresses for their girl children and bUie and brown suits for their boy children. Music and giAnes, Christ¬ mas trees and favors, will precede the properly dietetic supper for the sm.all children. There will be Ice cream and cake, of course, as well as cereal and vegetables and milk, for Washington's youngest party- goers Tuesday. No grown-ups are allowed.
Miss Anna Eleanor Dall is "Sistic", granddaughter of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, go¬ ing on 7 years old, and Master Cur¬ tis Roosevelt Dall Is "Buzzle," her nearly-four-year-old brother.
More formal was the invitation of Mrs. Roosevelt to nearly 300 of the young grown-ups to dance at the White House, Dec. 30. The formal Kast Room will echo to modern dance music for the merriment of Washington and out-of-town youth of the ages of Mrs. Dall and Young John, Groton student, and Franklin jr., Harvard freshman with friends In between.
Carefully Planned Washington hostesses stewed for weeks until the date of the "young party" at the White House was set, but nobody bothered more than Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt did not want to have the party on the date set for any other party for the sub or post or debutante set, because she feels it Is not nice, really, for the White House to take other people's gue«ts away from them. It looked for a while as it the party would have to be on a night In which John, like Cinderella, would have to leave to return to school on the stroke of midnight. But, somebody else changed the date of a party, and so the White House could, without being conscience- stricken, have a party Saturday night.
Washington U rather "homey" this Christmas. The formal parties oi-e few. Intimate affairs are the keynote of the holiday season. For¬ malities will be resumed right after New Year's, however, and rush through to early Lent.
The first formal and official event of the New Year will be the debut of Miss Elizabeth Ida Dern. who v.ill be presented tn society on New
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Lindbergh Ship Is Museum Gift
New Tof'k, Dec. 28—UP—The plane In which Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife made their flight of more than 25,000 miles will be ready for presen¬ tation to the Museum of Natural History on the first of the year, It was learned today. Col. Lind¬ bergh visited the Edo Aircraft Corporation plant at College Point where the Lockheed-SIrius plane Is being kept and speci- fled reconditioning necessary be¬ fore the plane is turned over to the museum.
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EL
E AFTER BEING LOST
Daughter Of Society Elect Is In Dazed Condition When   Rescuers   Arrive
CASE UNEXPLAINED
Chamber Of Commerce And Federal Reserve Board Report Upon New Gains
RECOVERY WORKS
Increases In Foreign Trade Are Further Good Sign Of    National    Progress
PRODUCTION  UP
Nassau, Bahamas, Dee. 23.—UP— Miss Marjorle Drexel. 17-year-olcl daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Anthony Drexel, socially prominent Phlladel- phians, wae returned to the Drexel mansion "Caprice" to night after having been missing for 24 hours.
Searchers found Miss Drexel late today within a mile from the spot from which she disappeared yester¬ day while walking with her mother through the verdant countryside surrounding her home.
She was partially unclothed when found lying in an exhausted condi¬ tion under a tree. Hospital attaches who later examined her said she was suffering from shock and ex¬ posure. Searching parties that de¬ ployed through the thick Bahama bush when word was spread that the young society girl was missing came upon a native chorcoal burner who told of hearing moans near his hut.
A party pushed through the bush to the spot and found Miss Drexel in a dazed condition. The men formed a litter and carried the young heiress to her home. She later was removed to a hospital. Tonight her condition was reported as satisfactory.
Miss Drexel's parents are socially prominent here. In Philadelphia and Rlarrltz. Her father Is a member of a famous Pennsylvania banking family. Her mother, the former Marjorle J. Gould, is a social lumi¬ nary.
Miss Drexel, whose brother, An¬ thony J. Drexel 3rd, last Fall dcffed his family by eloping with pretty Helen Avis Howard, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Clinton Howard of Atlanta, Ga., is the grand-daughter of the late George Gould on her mother's side and of Anthony J. Drexel sr.,  on  her father's.
She was reared on the Continent and spent her Winters generally on the Drexel estate at Nassau.
WOODIN   SERIOUSLY   ILL
Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 23.—UP—Al¬ though still seriously ill, William H. Woortin. Secretary of the Treas¬ ury, has passed the crisis of his Illness, his personal physician. Dr. Jerome Wagoner, New Y^ork, said here today.
Man Set Aflame Burns 3 Others
Four men were burned, two seriously, when a quantity of naphtha exploded yesterday In Peoples Shoe Shining Parlor at Carbondale.
The burned men are Nicholas Klees proprietor of the estab¬ lishment; William Schoonover, Anthonv Sposito, a special offi¬ cer- and I'rank Flnnegan, all of Carbondale. Schoonover and Sposito were the most seriously burned an<l are In St. Josephs hospital at Carbondale.
Klees was alone in the shop cleaning a hat when a pressing iron Ignited some cleaning rags. The flames Jumped to a gallon Jug of naphtha, which exploded. The other three men were pass¬ ing the shop and ran to the res¬ cue of Klees wiio was trapped behind a counter. In attempting to extinguish his burning cloth¬ ing. Klees threw burning frag¬ ments of cloth onto another gal¬ lon Jug of naphtlia, which also exploded as the three pedestrians rushed into the store.
Washington, Dec. 23.— UP —A sharp increase in building as a re¬ sult of the government's Public Works program and more signs of a revival in foreign trade were re¬ ported today by Federal Reserve Board and Chamber of Commerce of the United States as the Admin¬ istration studied new monetary steps to promote Recovery.
The Reserve Board, in Its monthly business survey, reported that in¬ dustrial output showed little change In November and the first half of December, following a sharp decline in the preceding three months.
The Chamber of Commerce, in an analysis of foreign trade figures for the first nine months of this year, said trade "has shown a pro¬ nounced upturn since last May, with each of the four succeeding months recording a substantial and sus¬ tained rebound from the low of 1932."
Meanwhile, government officials studied over the Christmas holiday the next moves In the Ailmlnistra- tlon's monetary program, including a world-wide accord on monetary matters.
Rumors of new monetary moves flew through the capltol today, despite the fact that most govern¬ ment departments were closed.
The object of the unprecedented conference of reserve governors for eight hours yesterday and last night continued shrouded In mystery and members were sworn to secrecy as to what transpired at the meeting.
It was generally agreed. howe\er, that the conference was one of the most Important in the history of the system and that vital Recovery steps were studied.
Higher   Production
The reserve board's business sur¬ vey showed that industrial output in November wos 73 percent of the 1923-1925 average, aorainst 77 per¬ cent In October and the Summer peak of 100 In July when manu¬ facturers stepped up output In anticipation oC lilgher prices under NRA codes. November production was In excess of the 65 percent rate in November, 1932.
"Activity at steel mills," the sur¬ vey said, "after declining from 44 percent of capacity In the early part of October to 25 percent il. the early part of November, sub¬ sequently Increased to a rate of 34 percent In the third week of De¬ cember.
"Output of automobiles, which was curtailed sharply In November In preparation for new models, also Increased somewhat in the early part of December. Consumption of cotton by domestic mills was In somewhat smaller volume In No¬ vember than In the preceding month and activity at woolen mills decreased.
"Volume of factory employment and payrolls declined from the middle of October to the middle of November, by somewhat more than the usual seasonal amount." The board's seasonally adjusted Index of factory employment for Novem¬ ber was 72, compared with 74 in October and 57 at the lt>w point In -March.""
The Chamber of Commerce said quantity gains were made In the first 9 months of this year by 61 out of 102 leading export commodi¬ ties.
"Exports, after a heavy decline in value," It said, "averaged 24 per¬ cent for the first Ave months of 1933 below the corresponding pe¬ riod of 1932, picked up In June and
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Brave Mothers Are Given Honor
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Rome, Deo. 23—UP—Ninety- two Italian mothers of 1,310 children were received by Pre¬ mier Mussolini today as part of a celebration of Mother's Day. Mrs. Maria Bclluccl of Naples was proclaimed the "Champion Mother," with 19 children. Sec¬ ond was Mrs. Rosa Crlvaro of Cosenza, with 18. Three mothers of 17 children were present, eight with sixteen and the re¬ mainder with families ranging from 12 to 15.
BAFFLED BY FOG CREWS HELPLESS TO A VOID WRECK
Hundreds On Way To Celebration Of
Christmas Are Among Dead And
Injured In Accident That Calls
Out Emergency First-Aid To The
Rescue Of Americans And French
IN VA]LEY AREA
Motorists In Collisions And Several Are Hurt In Pass¬ ing    The    Red    Lights
THREE FATALITIES
Louis (Lehigh) LIclion, 52, w»s fatally injured by a rock fall yester¬ day afternoon In the mine of Dial Rock Coal Company at Wyoming. He was dead when received at Pitts- ton hospital. The victim's home Is at 180 Fourth street, Wyoming. He leaves these children: Mrs. Frank Adamclk, Swoyervllle; Steve, Stan¬ ley, Frances, Anna and John.
Vincent Hlusacz, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Slusacz, 26 Hill- man street. Miners Mills, died yes¬ terday afternoon at two oclock at Mercy hospital as the result of In¬ juries received on December 13 when run down by an engine at Miners Mills wliilo picking coal along the railroad tracks. He suffered inter¬ nal Injuries, fractured ribs and a punctured lung. The youth leaves his parents and the following slaters and brothers; Mrs. Mary Eartocz, Mrs. Josephine Jasczur, Frank, Frances, Veronica, Chester, Edward, Lawrence and Jennie.
City Map Meets Death
Run down by an ajitomobile last night on South Main street near tlie Vulcan Iron Works, Howard Park, 40, ot 2 Metcalf street, suf¬ fered Injuries that resulted in his death at ."Vantlcoke hospital at 1:20 this morning. Zigmound Podemskl. ot 1220 South I'rospect street, Nan- ticoke, driver of tlie automobile, un¬ aware that he was only three blocks from Mercy hospital, placed the In¬ jured man In his machine and drove him all the way to the Nantlcoke State hoepltal.
Podemskl then reported the acci¬ dent to Nantlcoke police who In turn informed Wllkes-Barre head¬ quarters ot tiic crash. The .saiiii- coke police were instructed to re¬ lease Podemskl on bail to appear when wanted, pending outcome of Park's injuries. Motorcycle Patrol¬ man Kmetz investigated and re¬ ported that Park was crossing Soutii  Main  street when  struck.
l*o<lemskl secured his release when he posted $500 bail before Justice of the I'cace .loiin Jones ot Nantlcoke. Alex Ducko ot 20 North Market street, Nantlcoke, provided ball for Podemskl. He will be recalled for a hearing before a Judge.
Joseph Clarke, 87, of 405 Schuyler avenue, Kingston, a D. L. & W. trainman, suffered a possible skull fracture last night at 0;35 when he was run down by an auLo, reported to have been operated by Edmund Tanona, 19, of 156 North Pennsyl¬ vania avenue, city. The accident happened at the corner ot Prlngle street and Schuyler avenue, Kings¬ ton. The Injured man Is In Nes- bltt Memorial hospital. X-ray pic¬ tures will be taken today to deter¬ mine the extent of injury.
Mr. Clarke, his wife and three children were returning home after shopping for Christmas gifts. All members of the group except Clarke had reached the opposite side of Prlngle street as the Tanona ma¬ chine approached. The man, carry¬ ing several bundles, did not see the auto In time to avoid the accident.
Tenona was arraigned before Justice of the I'eace William Rob¬ erts. Jle posted 3500 ball to await the outcome  of  Clarke s   inti
The intersection where the acci¬ dent occurred has been a trap iiic past several months for pedestrians as well as for careful motorists. It is reported many drivers ignore the tratnc   light   at   the   corner,    it   i
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CHILDREN AMONG VICTIMS
Paris, Dec. 24.—(Sunday)—UP— One hundred and forty persons are reported killed In one of the most serious train collisions in French railroad history, early today. Esti¬ mates placed the number of Injured at 300. Bodies of ninety-eight have been taken from the wreckage. The wreck occurred when the all-steel Strausbourg Express telescoped the wooden coaches ot a Chateau- Thierry local train near Lagny, about twenty miles northeast of Paris. The express train was run¬ ning at 100 kilometers an hour to make up time lost In a heavy fog.
Scores of gravely Injured persons were being brought into the Gare de L'Est station here on eoch arriv¬ ing train as throngs of frantic rela¬ tives Jammed the station. Official estimates ot the number ot dead were unavailable, but survivors arriving here placed the figure at around 140. The coaches ot the Chauteau-Thlerry local were jam¬ med with gltt-Iaden, cheery crowds homeward bound for Christmas.
The Joy of the passengers was changed Into scenes of Indescrib¬ able horror as cries of dying chil¬ dren for their parents sounded through the splintered coaches. Flrst-ald workers strove to untangle victims from the Jumbled seats where packages trimmed with holly and mistletoe were mingled with broken bodies.
No Atnerlcans were known to be among the victims, according to an early check. Many prominent United States citizens live in the Marno district, however, and It was feared some might have been on the wrecked trains. Troops from the Meaux garrison were ordered out to preserve order as doctors and peasants labored In the wreckage by the faint light ot torches.
Police at the station here were swamped wltli the task of preserv¬ ing order among the crowds ot anxious relatives who besieged rail¬ way offices to learn tho fate ot their loved ones. Pharmacies which had closed for the night near the East station here were reopened and supplies ot medicine and ban¬ dages were requisitioned as emer¬ gency hospitals were set up to care for the most serious cases.
Trains   Behind   Time Both   trains   were   more   than   an hour  behind  schedule.
The Chateau-Tlilorry train had been stopped by the explosion of a bomb signal because the fog had disrupted all schedules. The Stras¬ bourg Jr^xpress, with the engineer apparently unable to see the stop signal because of the fog, plowed through the wooden coaches ot the local. The locomotive, the tender, the baggage coach and two passen¬ ger coaches of the express piled into the local. I
The speed of the express train, running to make up lost time, was 100 kilometers an hour, approxi¬ mately 58  miles an hour.
Minister of Public Works Pagnon and Under-Secretary of State Fe Tessan rushed to the scene of the collision by automobile from Paris »nd were greeted by the traglo spectacle of ninety-clght bodies. Rescuers were unablo to control their emotion, as weeping, they car¬ ried bodies ot children and aged persons from the wreckage.
Among the Injured were Deputies Henri RolUn of the Upper Marne and Polttevln of the Marne. Both were in grave condition. It was re¬ ported that Senator Hachette ot the Aisne Department also was among the Injured.
Army ambulances began to roll Into the Paris hospitals which were nearest the scene of the disaster.
The Lagny disaster was the sec¬ ond serious French rail wreck In recent months. The Evreux Ex¬ press was derailed In October by a wash-out and 30 persons were killed.
FLOOD AND DEATH TOLL IS HIGH IN NORTHWEST
Portland. Ore., Dec. 24.—UP-— Northwest floods struck new heights and increased their death toll Saturday.
Kelso, Washn., residents were moving out. Sand bags restrained the waters which broke the Cowee- itian river dike. Some 500 homes were Inundated. This is the district tliat was flooded la.st June.
Woodland, Washn., was prac¬ tically deserted after special trains were put Into service removing flood victims.
At least 12 persons were dead In Oregon and Washington's worst flood In history. Thousands of acres of l.ind were under water.
Three drownings were reported today from western Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wojeclechowskl perished In their flooded home In the Yakima valley, and William Dall was drowned In flood waters at Kent, Washington.
Urgent appeals were launched for Immediate relief for at least 10,000 persons believed totally or partially in need.
Hundreds of Christmas vacation tr.ivelcrs were marooned by the stiiriTi. E. M. Pajuhen, Vice Consul ot I'iiiland, and his wife, escaped from their marooned cottage near Astoria by crossing dangerously liiRli creeks. They suffered from ciiM and shock.
All highways leading from Port¬ land to Seattle, Including detours, were closcil late today on the Wash¬ ington side of the highway depart¬ ment of that State. All rail service north was suspended. The only transportation means left north was by airplane.
TO SPEND CHRISTMAS ON MAROONED TRAINS
Chicago, Dee. 23. —UP— One hundred passengers aboard the Chli-ago, Milwaukee, St. I'aul anil Pacific crack train. The Olympian, were marooned In the Bitter Root Mountain region of Montana to¬ night, ll was reported here. Wash¬ outs in front and to the rear of the train may necessitate a delay of three days before It can be extricat¬ ed. It was reported, ^dvlces to the railroad's ofltces here said three IJassengers on the train had made their way by foot to the St. Regis station of the railroad to report the plight of the train.
Heavy rains la tlie regiun of the Missoula, Mont., and all along the western edge ot the Rocky Mount¬ ains    disrupted    train    schoUulca.
Trains on the Great Northern and Xoillicrn Pacific also were reported held up by washouts with full loads of  iia.^sengers.
Scores ot bridges have been washed out and roadbeds were in the worst condition In the history ot the norther lines, reports here said.
The delayd Olympian left Seattle on December 20. After two delays ill tho mountains, railroad otlicials siMit puck trains of fond toward the stranded train.
If the pack trains fait to reach the stranded passenger.", airplanes from Butte will drop food supplie* to the train to prevent the passen¬ gers from facing hunger, rallroa4 officials said.