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Evening star., 1938-02-18
u. S. Flyers Reach Buenos Aires
after Perfect Hop Ouer Andes
Trip From Lima, Peru,
Takes Little More
Than ~ Hours.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. l8.-Fiye
flying fortresses" of the United
States Army landed shortly after IL
am. Eastern standard time. today on
El Palomar Military Air Base, near
Buenos Aires. after a record d-breaking
one-stop flight from Miami, Fla.
They covered approximately $500
miles in less than day and a half.
The first plane was down at ll:08 and
the others followed, the fifth landing
at ll:25 o'clock.
The planes approached Ell Palomar
military air base with their 20 motors
-four on each of the flying fort
reSses"--performing excellently.
They completed the 2,5OO-mile
Lima -Buenos Aires leg in a little
more than IL hours. The first plane
swept down to graceful landing on
Ell Palomar Field one minute after
the squadron flew over the city.
The motors OF three Argentine Army
planes which escorted the visitors to
the landing field and the drone of
other welcoming aircraft provided a
numbering reception for the good will
squadron
A crowd of eager si9htseers and Of
fetal Representatives of the United
States and Argentina were at the field
to greet the flyers. The flyers came
to take part in Inauguration cere-
monies Sunday for President-elect
Roberto M. Ortiz.
The bombers' crossing of the snow
capped Andes Mountains at an altitude
OF some 10000 feet three hours before
was the first for planes OF such size
When they passed over Mendoza in
(See FLIGHT, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-02-18
MARKET DECLINES
AFTER PRICE TALK
Recent Infationary Reports Con.
sidered Punctured by Roose-
welt Statement.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. ia rapid drop
in many leading shares in the New
York Stock Exchange and a decline
in some commodities, including cotton
and wheat, followed today President
Roosevelt's statement in Washington
that most staples prices must be lifted
moderately and others brought into
line with the general price structure.
At first blush Wall Street accepted
the statement as puncturing recent
inflationary talk, and quotations Of
stocks regarded as affected, such as
steels, coppers, rubbers and rails, were
pushed down accordingly. Later they
recovered . portion of their losses.
Trading was at brisk pace for Is
minutes or 50, then slowed down.
In some quarters it was asserted the
Presidents program had been pretty
well taken into account in advance
and that the selling furry which fol-
lowed its publication was largely in
the nature Of cashins profits accrued
In yesterdays Hn.up.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
Forceful Diplomacy Seen as
Strong Plea Is Made for
maximum" Aid.
WENNA'S POLITICIANS
ASK ANTl-HITLER FRONT
Two Long Showdown" Parleys
Between Duce's Envoy and
English Heads Held.
(Picture on Page A-4.J
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, Feb. 18-France today
made strong representations to Britain
IN favor of maximum help by the
two powers to Chancellor Kurt
Schuschnigg to resist further Nazi en-
croachment on Austrian independence
Ambassador Charles Corbin con-
veyed the views of the French govern
ment to Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden after Mr. Eden and Prime Min
lister Neville Chamberlain had TWO
long Showdown" conferences with
Count Dino Grandi, Italian Ambas-
ssador.
Between and after the conferences
Count Grandi talked at length with
Rome by telephone, presumably to OBJ
tain Premier Mussolini's views on
Austria. The British ministers were
believed to have sought a clarifcation
OF Italy's stand on the spread of Nazi
Influence in Central Europe.
Diplomats said the French govern
ment felt strongly that Chancellor
Scnuschnigg should be helped to de-
fend what was left of Austrian inde-
pendence"
F0rceful Policy Is Hope.
Paris was said to have uNed the
closest contact between Mr.. Chamber
lain and Premier Camille Chautemps
on situation described as of grave
concern to all Europe.
While Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr.. Eden
were closeted at 10 Downing street
with Count Grandi, diplomatic quar-
ters insisted Italy had demanded, and
received. promises of military al
lance as the price of acquiesence in
Reichsfuehrer Hitlers virtual suppress
sion of Austrian independence.
Diplomats, however, held little hope
that the conferences here would bring
Mussolini into line with Britain and
France. They said the alliance he
sought with Berlin would cut Czecho-
slovakia away from France and that
possibly it would inspire him to new
defiance of the western democracies.
The only hope for Britain and
France, they said. was to put into
force a new and forceful diplomatic
policy.
COALITION ASKED
Evening star., 1938-02-18
STORM
TOLL AT LEAST z
Tornado Damage Estimated
at Half Mi|Ii0n-Rain
Mars Relief Work.
By the Associated Press,

RODESSA. La, Feb. 18.-Rodessa
counted ~ dead. scores injured and
property damage of perhaps a half
million dollars today as the toll of a
tornado that slashed this oil boom
town for two minutes last night.
Relief workers labored in a pour
ing rain amid dreary scenes of de-
struction in their efforts to find the
dead. succor the injured and care for
the homeless.
Some of the % known dead re-
manned unidentified, and it was i'm
possible to get an accurate total of
injured, but it was expected to ex-
coed 100. Eighteen of the more Sc
riously hurt were in Shreveport Hos
pital, and death seemed near for
some of them
Lethal winds seemed not to have
developed elsewhere in the low-pres-
sure area that spread across the
Southwest and South today, but tor
rental rains raised incipient food
threats. and accompanying blows did
minor property damage in North Gen.
! trail Arkansas.
Floods Threatened.
Rains Of 3 to 4 inches fell in East
ern Kansas and Western Tennessee
last night, and United States engi-
neers stood by with sandbag sup
plies to meet threatened flood condi-
tions on the White and Black Riv-
ers in North Central Arkansas. Flood
waters closed a school at Newport,
Ark. and rendered nine Arkansas
highways impossible
A revised list of the Rodessa dead:
Mrs. Bessie Trevillan. 3e.,
Patricia Bess Trevillan, 4.
Mrs. Clark, 30.
/ Laura Lee Clark. 7.
B. E. Crowder, 81; his wife, IS.
Mrs. Anna Crowder, rs.
Unidentified white man, about IS.
Baby Terry, l year old
Girl named Thatcher 8.
w. L. (BilD Young, 40.
Mrs. Davis, 35.
George Blackwell. 80
Mrs. Bernice Blackwell. his wife, Is.
Robert Allen Trevillan, %.
A Mr. Bennett.
L. B. Somerfield.
Mrs. L. B. Somerfield.
Somerfleld girl. aged 3.
Robert Jackson.
Unidentified man, 30.
James Haddock. IS.
Roar Like Freight Train.
The storm struck at 9:42 pm. The
hands of big electric clock in the
path Of the twister stopped at that
time. 1t blew in from the north and
roared like freight train, witnesses
said.
For minutes it swirled along Sup
ply street. leveling practically every
structure IN block and half square
area. Small. frame houses collapsed
(See TORNADO, Page A-31
Evening star., 1938-02-18
HOLY LAND POLICIES
OF BRITISH ATTACKED
Program Designed to Bring 5OO..
OOO More Jews Into Psles-
tine Is Advised

attacking the British policy in
Palestine on the ground it has inten-
tlonally Kept Jews and Arabs at swords
points. Maurice Samuel, eminent au-
tnority on Palestine, last night told an
audience at the Jewish Community
Center that the only solution to the
Jewish problem in Palestine was a
program OF bringing $4,000 Jews into
the Holy Land each year for the next
10 years.
he explained that by increasing the
number of Jews from . little over
soo, 1000 to l,000, 900 as soon as possible.
the Jews would have q Stool majority
over the Arabs and could. then absorb
them.
Drawing parallel between the con-
nicts in Spain and in Palestine. the
speaker said they were the two coun-
tries which suffered most from the
increasing ineffectiveness Of the
League Of NationA
Evening star., 1938-02-18
BULLETIN,

Chairman Wheeler of the Senate
Railroad Finance Committee as
serted today the Pennsylvania Rail-
road had violated the spirit and
letter of the law by indirectly
guaranteeing bank loans for fruit
and vegetable shippers.
BY the Associated Press.
A Senate committee heard testimony
today that the Pennsylvania Railroad
and Pennroad Corp. guaranteed loans
to fruit and vegetable shippers partly
in order to obtain traffic.
Investigators for the Senate Rail-
road Finance Committee submitted
figures to show that PENNSYLVANIA
subsidiaries and Pennroad Corp. lost
$l.475,51l.93 on guarantees given for
bank loans to fruit and vegetable
shippers between 1927 md 1881.
The loans guaranteed for the period,
testimony showed. totaled $l,97l 900.
Julien L. Eysmans. Pennsylvania
vice president, acknowledged that the
loans were made.
Asks Questions Rephrased.
"One Of the weapons the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad used to get traffic was
to give financial assistance to fruit
and vegetable shippers, wasn't it?"
Chairman Wheeler asked.
Il wish you wouldn't put it that
way, but I'll say honestly and frankly
we guaranteed some loans made by
banks" Mr.. Eysmans replied.
f'Well, whether you call them
weapons or not, the guarantees were
made for the purpose of getting traf-
f1c.' Senator Wheeler said.
1T went far beyond that" Mr.. Eys-
mans asserted. They weren't made
just to get specific traffic; there was
no bargaining in connection with it,"
Senator Wheeler asked If the Penn
syiVania Railroad had Pennroad
guarantee" some of the loans.
Don't ask me that question" re-
piled Mr.. Eysmans. who was in charge
OF Pennsylvania Railroad tranic at
that time.
"Pennroad made one or two loans
as an investment he added. They
were assured these people were good. -
Loans Were Not Good,
Were they good?" inquired Senator
Wheeler.
They turned out not to be good >
Mr.. Eysmans answered.
The committee investigators sale
the Pennsylvania Co., . subsidiary Of
the railroad. stood the loss on tn.
Pennroad guarantees.
Just blame 1t on me-" Mr.. Eysman.
went on. There isn't anybody els.
in this whole railroad l can blame
| 1t on"
Earlier in the hearing Senator
Wheeler said Pennsylvania Railroad
expenditures for fruit and vegetabl,
terminals were "wasteful" and might
have saved millions by building join,
terminal facilities.
Mr.. Eysmans said the road spen,
$l5.000,000 on such terminals, but
that 1t was not q waste"
He agreed. however, that I'VE mish,
have saved little money If we hae
gone along with other railroads ant
established joint terminals"
Senator Wheeler read q 1882 Inter.
state Commerce Commission repor,
which said the Pennsylvania ant
other railroads had caused "seriou!
waste" that by proper cooperation
in building produce terminals "coulc
have been avoided or minimized."
X don't agree with any such state.
ment," Mr.. Eysmans asserted. ut 4
HHthout foundation" =
Evening star., 1938-02-18
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,

President Roosevelt announced to-
day that his administration was seek
ing balanced system Of prices such
as will promote a balanced expansion
in production"
To effect such structure for prices.
the President said, a moderate increase
In the general level was desirable. At
the same time, he made it quite clear
That some prices should come down.
Mr.. Roosevelt read at his press con-
ference statement If policy with re-
lation to prices, prepared at his request
by Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau, Secretary of Agriculture Wallace.
Secretary of Labor Perkins, Mariner
Eccles. chairman of the Federal Re-
serve Board, and economists Of the
departments.
To this statement the President
subscribed, explaining that the be-
havior OF prices had a very great effect
on economic conditions in this coun-
try.
Details Are Omitted.
What steps the administration will
take toward achieving a balanced
system of prices" the President did not
fully state. He said, however, that
examples of what could be done were
the new crop control act for agricul-
ture, the new housing bill. designed
70 stimulate big construction pro-
gram and the new $3.50, ,O0O. 900 appro-
priation for relief.
Other than the implication that
the administration intended to give
us attention more and more to the
price structure of all commodities.
there was no suggestion that a price
nxlng program by governmental
agency. or through industrial agree
ments had been considered.
After reading the statement to the
press. the President asked himself A
series OF questions-and answered
them.
To one of these questions, the Pres
ident replied that the program lid
not mean imitation. Nor did it mean
further devaluation of the dollar, he
said.
The recent action of the Govern
ment with regard to sterilized gold
he said, on the other hand, was part
OF the program to increase prices.
Text of Statement.
The statement read by the Presi-
dent follows:
This administration has from the
beginning pursued a policy designed
to promote full employment Of our
human and material resources. That
continues to be our policy. The pro-
ductive power of our workers and our
resources. if fully utilized, can pro-
vide and maintain a national income
far above any levels we have vet
reached.
AN important factor that deter
mines whether We shall succeed or be
blocked in our endeavor to attain full
employment and a high level of in
come is the behavior of prices. In this
connection careful attention must be
given to: O The relations of the
prices of various groups of commodi-
ties to each other; CD the relations
between commodity price levels and
the levels of debt burdens and costs:
80 the direction and rate of movement
Of the general price level To further
its broad objective the administration
has, therefore, in its agricultural, in
dustrial and monetary programs nee
essarily been concerned both with the
relation of the prices of groups Of spe-
cific commodities to each other and
with the movement OF the general
price level
The measures employed at any
given time to further this policy must
fit the needs of that time. A year ago
(See PRICES, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1938-02-18

FOREIGN.
France urges Britain help bar Nazism
IN austria. Page Al
Five U S. bombers landed at Buenos
Aires. paoa Al
NATIONAL.
Administration seeking balanced
price system" Page A.,
Railroad losses on bank loans disclosed
1T Senate hearing. Pare Al
Roosevelt considering new formula on
war oeots. Page Al
President will present views on COM
modify price range. Pare Al
Senate group favorably reports $780,
100000 relief bill. PAGE Al
President described shipping problem
as neaoacne.' Page Al
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Baltimore merchants to protest d. C
business tax. pape RI
Decision on Jefferson Memorial site up
to President. page Ri
Schultz urges rigid enforcement of
trafhc rules. p.re al
Five Chevy Chase children held for
vandalism in house. Pare Ri
Federal workers hear pay lesislat ton
discussed. Page B-1
FINANCIAL.
Corporate bonds gain (table).
-
Evening star., 1938-02-18
SHIPPERS LOANS
0. K. D BY PENNSY
Railroad Subsidiary Said to
Have Lost S1,475,511
on Guarantees.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Financial condition of the rail-
roads has long been sore spot in
the national economy. After re-
duced passenger fares had jailed to
bring hoped-Jor profit rise through
increased patronage, the roads
sought boost in freight rates. The
capital structure OF the roads has
been under Investigation for
months By Senators Wheeler OF
Montana and Truman OF Missouri
IN effort to ,DOrk out corrective leg
isintion.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
COALITION ASKED.
Austrian MonarchiSts Seek Anti -Nazi
Front.


VIENNA. Feb. 18 LP-A rising tide
OF opposition swirled through Hitler
lied Austria today.
Monarchists, their hopes of empire
glimmering, sought to swing Socialists
behind them to combat Nazi inroads
into the nation.
Their leaders met to formulate a
working Monarchist Socialist agree
ment.
Members of the Fatherland Front,
Austria's only legal political party.
cried out during conference against
statements by Chancellor Kurt
Schuschnigg, who tartly replied they
were there to listen. mot to express
opinions.
Opposition Seen Futile
Provisional observations were made
by dissatisfied Austrians. mostly ind-
vidualists finding greater unity than
ever in the political field, but there
did not seem to be much they could
do about it.
Exemplifying the bitter undercur-
rent were speeches that 1.-The peoples
political representative" and a local
Monarchist leader gave at an Inns
bruck meeting.
A few days ago such expressions
= would have meant concentration
camps.
We haven't been informed about
the Berchtesgaden talk nearly as
much as Schuschnigg pretended" they
said.
From our provincial Fatherland
Front leaders we hear SchuSchnigg
was under great pressure at Berchtes-
gaden; otherwise it is unexplainable
how forces recently described as in
imical to the state could get these
concessions.
1T seems to us all the experiences
Of past years have been ignored. Does
one think convicts released from con-
centration camps will ever be good
Austrians?"
= Appointment Of Seysz -Inquart.
"A few weeks ago it was said illega
agitation was matter for the execu.
tive brsnch-and now they make 6
man interior minister (Arthur Seysz.
1nquart) who gets his instruction.
from Berlin"
German sources here said thai
Seysz-Inquart, now in Berlin for con.
sultation with Nazi leaders, hence.
forth would be regarded as the "fueh'
rer" of the Nationalist group in Aus.
tria.
Seysz-Inquart last night telephonet
friends here that Hitler. with whom
he conferred Thursday, and othe
Na1i leaders had assured hin
Germany considered him as tn,
responsible leader Of the Nation
alist movement in Austria. How
ever. he would not say whether Hit.
Ter was satisfied with the changes al
ready wrought in Vienna as a result
Of his pressure.
Workers Guild leaders declared thai
II Austrian independence were in dan.
ger I'VE are ready to erect barricade!
against Naziism."
In many places one hears Austrians
accustomed since the 1894 NAG
putsch. which failed, to hush, hush
Z about government affairs - lament
loudly their lack Of information.
Franz Won Papen, who helped ar.
range the Chancellors Kurt Schusch.
nigg- Hitler meeting. today called the
Feichsfuehrer's entrance into Aus.
trian affairs as q move toward Aus.
THAN and international peace.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
Sextuplet Lambs Born.

GUTHRIE, KY. Feb. 18 (R.-Five
Of the six lambs born this week to
eve on his farm are thriving, Thad
Northington. farY1Pr. reported today.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
PRESIDENT WEIGHS
DEBT PLAN LINKED
TO TRADE ACCORDS
Confirms Rum0rs New For.
mula on War Obligations
Is Considered.
SOLUTION OF PROBLEM
SOON IS SEEN UNLIKELY
Advisers at Farley Reported to
Have Counseled Against Seek.
ing Adjustments Now.

BACKGROUND
Only Finland has kept up its
,Car debt payments since President
HooUer declared moratorium in
1882. For While, Great Britain
and France made token payments,
but euen these haze been discon-
tinued. Talk of some settlement
nas reUiDed, hoWeuer. With an
nouncement Joseph Kennedy had
been selected as American Ambas-
SddOr to London.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
PRESIDENT GIVEN
SHIP HEADACHE
Receives Kennedy's Parting
Warning of Strong Meas
ureS Needed.
BACKGROUND-

With object OF revitdhzing Amer
icdn merchant marine. Congress
created Maritime Commission about
one year ago. First task under
taken by nem agency nas thorough
study OF merchant marine problems
NTH findings that improved labor
relations and ship requirements
,oere tico OF most pressing needs.
Both hare proved difficult problems
aoifh solutions not yet in sight.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
AIRLINER FORCED DOWN
None of IL Passengers Aboard
Reported Injured in Landing.

FORREST CITY, Ark. Feb. 18 up.
The American Airlines flagship
Texas, en- route from Memphis to
California with IL passengers aboard,
was forced down in field 21a miles
SOUTH Of Forrest City at 1880 am.
No one was reported injured and
passengers were brought in to Forrest
City.
The plane, serving the route from
New York to Los Angeles, had just left
Memphis on the Western leg of the
trip. American Airline oficials at
Little Rock said a normal landing
was made at an emergency field"
Evening star., 1938-02-18
Statement of Policy Pre-.
pared by Aides Read and
Indorsed by President.
DATA ON SPECIFIC STEPS
OMITTED IN REMARKS
System to Raise Income Through
Increasing Employment and Ex-
panding Output Outlined.
BULLETIN.

Jesse H. Jones, chairman Of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp, an
nounced today the r. F. C. would
resume Immediately the making of
loans to "all deserving borrowers"
whom the agency Is authorized to
aid.
Except for a few loans to rail-
roads, the r. F. c. has made no
new loans since last October.
Evening star., 1938-02-18

Chairman Wheeler of the Senate
Railroad Finance Committee as
serted today the Pennsylvania Rail-
road had violated the spirit and
letter of the law" by indirectly
guaranteeing bank loans for fruit
and vegetable shippers.
Evening star., 1938-02-18

(See TORNADO, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1938-02-18
Summary of Today's Star

Store sales below 1887 Page A-13
U. s. Steel price action hailed.
Page A-13
Stocks retreat (table). Page ALA
Curb shares narrow (table). Page Ais
Freight loadings down. Page Ais
SPORTS.
Columbus and Catholic U. defend fine
ring records. Page C-1
Purpose, outcome of Thomas-Adamick
fight both unknown. Page C-l
Leemans unlikely as successor to
Battles Of Redskins. Page C-1
Hemsley makes Indians flag threat,
Hornsby says. Page c.
Open race in National League seen by
Cincinnati boss. Page c.
War Admiral rated good horse under
any weight. Page c.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
WEATHER

u. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Cloudy and warmer tonight. minimum
temperature about 56; tomorrow OCCASION
al rain and colder at night, moderate
southwest winds. Temperatures today
Highest. II, at 3 PM; lowest. II, at mid
night. Full report on page Az.
Evening star., 1938-02-18

(See PRICES, Page A-5.)
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-06-03
| THE CONTINUED
HEAT WAVE AT
COTTON CLUB

4
CINCINNATI Wednesday night
May 25th the Sophisticated Ladies
Club No. | gave a formal dance i,
the Cotton Club, everyone spent !
gala evening. Mrs. Mildred Hands
Sarah Dyer, Elizabeth Laurqv. Mary
jackson, and the glamerous Miss Le-
la Mills worked overtime seeing tha,
everyone enjoyed the evening.
Thursday night, May 26th the Qui
Qui Social Club gave very lovely
dance at the Cotton Club. Mrs. Mat
tie Ramey Of Hamilton, Ohio i
president. These Cincinnati and
Hamilton ladies really got together
and had ball.
Friday night, May 9th, Mosa
Mota Social Club gave sport dance
at the Cotton Club. These boys turn
ed out in real style wearing the
latest III snorts attire n,alin,r tha;,
affair the hiphlight of social dances
1t is j pleasure 10 attend t,ai, az
fairs.
Saturday nigbt Ma, oa4h ~
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p,oun of comaIu uonnn ls4;as ,.sa
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beautiful Cotton e,nb Evorona
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lives This prnnn has tba per,, lovolv
Amanda o.lass as III eba;,n,.n IL
wonder thev baa s,,eb ! g,.a,d tin,a
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