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Evening star., 1939-04-23
Fire Razes Two Blocks
AT BurnsviIIe, W. Va.
BY the Associated Press.

oy lHe hSSoCldteQ fIeSS.
huntsville. w. Va. April o.
Men. women and children formed a
bucket brigade and fought a futile
battle today against fire which de-
stroyed two blocks in the business
area of this Northern West Virginia
community and sent many residents
fleeing from their homes.
Sheriff r. w. Brosius, who esti-
mated the loss at $4,000, said it
appeared for a time the flames
would sweep through the towns 230
homes.
BY the time the fire stopped
spreading. virtually every family
had moved possessions outside and
some had taken shelter at nearby
communities.
Six business buildings. six resi-
dences and two churches were de-
stroyed, Several other structures
were damaged.
1t was the second blow this farm
ing community of 800 has suffered
within a week Previously the waters
of the Little Kanawha River
reached the highest point since
1888. putting IL feet of water in
some parts of the town.
Many residents had furniture out
side for cleaning as result of the
flood. Most of them returned to
their homes when the flames were
brought under control. The fire
started in a vacant apartment.
Evening star., 1939-04-23

service to the United States came
as surprise here, and, while there
was no official comment, private dis
cussion developed the belief that
there are decided legal problems to
be cleared involving several agencies
of the Government.
First and foremost is the Civil
Aeronautics Act, requiring that a
foreign air carrier obtain permit
from the Civil Aeronautics Author
ity before engaging in foreign air
transportation involving traffic with
this country.
This, in the opinion of some OBJ
servers, Immediately would raise the
question whether the project, de-
signed to circumvent the refusal of
this Government to negotiate a re-
ciprocal air mail agreement with
Germany, was not. in effect, serv-
Ice that would come within the
terms Of the law.
The possibility of the Treasury be-
ing drawn in also was seen. mas
much as the motor launches pro-
posed to be used for the transship-
ment of the mail might come under
customs supervision after touching
a foreign territory" in this instance
the German base. whether 3 or IL
miles offshore Nor could the Bu-
reau of Marine Inspection be over
looked.
The Post Office Department, Off
cials felt, would have a role that
would be little other than that of an
interested observer. If the Govern
ment permitted an arrangement
that landed foreign mail in this
country, it was explained, the de-
partment would have no other al
tentative than to accept it. OFF,
cials there, however, believed that
by the very nature of the proposal,
the State Department would be con-
cerned.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Grandmother, 100,
Expects 300 al Party
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GONZALES, Tex, April o.
Grandma Mary Jane Skinner, 100
years old tomorrow, expects 300 Of
her children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren at her birthday
anniversary party.
Last year 283 direct descendants
were on hand. The number was an
increase of IS over the previous year
and members of the family are con-
fldent there will be a substantial
gain this time-no one member has
Kept a complete count.
Mrs. Skinner doesn't feel like she
is 100 and expects to live to be 10.
Il feel all right and I don't see
how it happened lived this long"
she said. 1T doesn't seem possible.
l guess it is because don't worry
and have an abiding faith in God y
The 283 descendants represented
five generations.
Mrs. Skinner married j. F. Skim
ner in Arkansas when she was IA.
She was the mother of 10 children.
Her husband died in 1899.
Her biggest ambition? To hold a
sixth generation baby in her arms.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Italy and Germany
Cut Into j. ). Plane
Sales in Hemisphere
Most of Uncle SONS
Exports in 1888 Are
Taken by Orient

italy and Germany have made
serious inroads into the United
States aircraft markets in Latin
America, the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority said yesterday.
Most United States shipments
during 1898 went to the Orient, the
c. A. A. said. The statement was
based upon a report compiled by
the authority and showed that II
per cent of our aircraft exports
went to the Far East, as compared
with 10 per cent to South America.
German and italian shipments to
Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Brazil
in 1888 totaled $6.400, ,O00-more than
so per cent of all the Latin Amer
ican trade secured by United States
exporters during this period.
From Germany during 1888 Chile
purchased $2,300,000 worth of air.
craft: from Italy, $1,200,000; from
the United States, $64 1881. Paraguay
purchased $1,OOO,00O worth of air.
craft from Italy and $6,l62 from the
United States. Peru imported s811,-
355 worth from Italy and 1928, 400
from the United States.
Argentina and Brazil were said to
remain our best customers IN Soutn
America. Argentina imported So
100000 worth of aircraft and Brazil
about $2,000,OOO from the United
States. Mexico during the same
period purchased upwards OF 81 ,2UU,-
900 IN aircraft and aircraft products
from the United States.
This country shipped a total or
Sl2,60000 worth of this equipment
to Latin America during this perloo.
During the same time s28 500, ,UUU
worth went to the Far East.
Japan bought $11, 900 900 worth OF
aircraft from this country-a rise
from the less than $1,000, 900 worth
purchased IN 1896. From Germany
during 1888 Japan bought slightly
more than $3,OOO,00O worth.
The total exports from all pr,n-
clpal producing countries OF the
world during 1898 were valued at
approximately sl5O.000,OOO. OF this
amount 45,6 per cent. or s68 200 900
worth. came from the United States.
This percentage represented about
the same as the precealng year.
German exports amounted to s27,-
200 900, an increase of 80 per cent
over the previous year. From Great
Britain exports during this period
were $26 100000, an increase OF 40
per cent.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Delta King Crosses Line
Ahead in Steamer Race

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 22.-The
Delta King crossed the finish line
tonight $50 yards ahead of its
sister ship, the Delta Queen. in a
steamboat rase with a Mississippi
River packet.
The Delta King reached an imag-
mary line in San Francisco Bay at
6:03 pm, after 90-mile run from
Stockton. The Delta Queen had
run from Sacrameto, ITO miles
away.
On the Mississippi River a small
boat, the Golden Eagle, left St.
Louis for Cape Giraudeau, 1913 miles
downriver. In a time race against
the California boats. The winner
will be the boat with the best av-
erage for 1913 miles.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Yugos!avs Expected
1oDrawCIos2rto
Axis in Venice Talk
Italian Aim Is Believed
To Win Belgrade to
Anti-Comintern Pact
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
VENICE, Italy, April 22.-Sources
close to the italian and Yugoslay
foreign ministers expected tonight
that their conferences here would
result in Yugoslav expression OF
friendship for the Rome-Berlin
axis.
Italy's foreign minister, Count
Galeazzo Ciano, sat down with
Yugoslav Foreign Minister Alex
ander ca-Markovich in hotel
today for the first of two-day
series Of meetings
After their first talk, which lasted
an hour and one-half and which
Ciano called very cordial with great
understanding on both Sides" the
Italian foreign minister escorted
Cinca-Markovich on a sightseeing
tour through Venetian canals aboard
. sleek new italian submarine-chas-
ing launch.
Communique Expected.
It was said a communique, sum-
ming up the results of the two days
OF conversations, would be issued
tomorrow.
Cianos purpose was believed gen.
orally to be to swing Yugoslavia in
the axis partners lineup against the
European nations 'rallying to the
British French bloc.
Some diplomats believed Italy
would try to get Yugoslavia to ad-
here to the nti-Comintern pact, al
though Ciano indicated that no new
accords were likely to be signed
here and such resistance was FORE
seen in Yugoslav quarters as to
make Belgrade's signature to the
anti-Comintern pact doubtful.
The talks however, were expected
to cover the whole range of Italo-
Yugoslav relations.
Informed sources expected Yugo-
slavia would be drawn closer to the
Rome-Berlin axis by agreeing to a
f., non-aggression pact with Hungary,
a good friend of the axis and Yugo-
slavia's old foe.
Tighter Treaty May Follow.
Should Hungary then give con-
crete evidence that she would not
press territorial claims against
Yugoslavia. a tighter Hungarian
Yugsolav treaty of friendship was
expected to follow the non-aggres-
sion pact.
Yugoslavia's reward for co-opera-
ton with Italy against what Fascists
have called British-French attempts
at encirclement of the axis partners,
informed sources said, would include
renewed assurances that Italy would
not extend her Balkan expansion
into Yugoslavia and, possibly. eco
nomic concessions.
Count Ciano, arriving here by air.
plane, said the conference showed
that "Italo-Yugoslav friendship is
as firm as ever Italian military
authorities in Albania, Yugoslavia S
southern neighbor, it was announced
at the same time, had made cordial
contacts" with Yugoslav officers at
frontier points.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Britain Takes Interest
In Bulgarian Demands
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA, Bulgaria. April 22.-Brit-
ain was believed tonight to be TAX
ing considerable interest in Bull
garia's demands for return of war
lost territories.
The Bulgarian Minister to Brit
ain, who has just returned from Lon
don, Nikola Momchiloss, conferred
with King Boris and Premier Kios-
seivanoff for the second time to-
day.
Political informants thought that
Momchiloss brought definite infor-
nation on how far Britain would
support Bulgarian claims against
Rumania and Greece in return for
Bulgarian adherence to the French
British front of nations.
Some believed Britain would in
dorse return of part of the Dob
ruja district in Rumania, but doubt
ed that she would back up Bulgar-
ian demands for an outlet through
Greece to the Aegean Sea.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Jewish Refugees Struggled
To Huvens in Palestine
BY Lond and SEQ They Come, to Be
Swallowed Up by Settlements

illegal immigrants now in Palestine
vary from 10000 to $4,000, with
Arabs insisting on the latter and
even higher figures. This landing
by ship on large scale is q rela-
lively late procedure prompted by
new safeguards against former
methods and by the pressure Of the
international situation.
Land Controls Evaded.
Other methods include evasion of
land frontier controls, illegal entry
by travellers who overstay the period
OF temporary residence authorized
and marriage of foreign women to
Palestinian citizens or to permanent
residents here.
During 1884 thousands of these
immigrants slipped over the land
frontiers from Syria, trans Jordan
and occasionally from Egypt.
At the same time Palestine wit
messed scores of landing pier" mar
riages which were eventually dis
solved in divorce courts.
In 1887, the royal commission re-
ported that the ratio of recorded
Jewish divorces to recorded Jewish
marriages was 40 per cent.
Better controls and intelligence
services have limited most of these
subterfuges. The royal commission
estimated that in the year 1928
the number of unauthorized settlers
here reached 22,400, including IT,
300 who were in the country by
overstaying their authorized permits.
But that was six years ago.
Individual Stories Dramatic,
The individual stories of many of
these illegal immigrants makes
dramatic reading The Hebrew
press recently carried the story of
a Viennese Jew, Paul Winkler, who
was successfully forced to leave
Czecho-Slovakia, Hungary and Ru-
mania, and who journed back and
forth by ship between Rumania
and Palestine for months-literally
q man without country.
There are stories Of Jews who
nave sWum rivers, climbed over
mountains, and trekked for hun
dreds OF miles to get aboard a ship
Tor try at illegal entry to Pales-
tine. Ingenuity and cunning are
matched with extreme hardship and
suffering. The law struggles against
evasion of the law.
Today, airplanes are being used
to patrol the Palestine coast at
twilight, to spot distant ships that
may be trying for secret landing
under cover of night. Judges ex-
press their personal sympathy as
Jewish refugees are brought before
them on deportation orders-but
must yet sign the orders. And
small unlighted ships, working for
profit and under improving eff
cheney and organization, continue
to coast along Palestines shores,
10 discharge passengers who then
trudge away, unannounced, into the
interior.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
France Investigates
Three Air Crashes
Fatal 10 70 Flyers
Four WorpIones Are Lost
Amid Big Drive for
National Defense
BY the Associated Press.

~ WAC ASSOClAteQ Rrek8.
PARIS, April 22.-France, which
Is pushing its defense preparations
at top speed, suffered q heavy blow
today with an overnight series Of air
force crashes involving the deaths
OF 20 flyers and the loss of four war
planes.
The air ministry began Q far
hung investigation Of the crashes.
Air Minister Guy La Chambre as
signed two Of his highest assistants,
1t. Col. Sylvestre Tavera and Flight
Comdr. Gabriel David, to conduct
inquiries at Tours and Beauvais.
where two Of the crashes occurred.
An air officer in French Morocco
was ordered to investigate . third
crash, near Ell Aioun.
La Chambre has been struggling
for months to raise Frances plane
strength to level somewhere near
that OF Germany and Italy.
No Signs Of Sabotage.
All four planes lost were French.
made. A large number of warplanes
purchased in the United States stiu
are undergoing tests to adapt them
for French service and fuel.
Preliminary reports indicated nj
sabotage was involved in the accii
dents.
The series of air crashes began
late yesterday with the fall of a
Farman "221" four -motored bomber
in French Morocco, killing six. At
Beauvais a Potez $40" twin -motored
ship disappeared during the night
only short distance from the air.
port. A milkman found the wreck.
age today, the crew of five dead,
The third crash. near Tours, oc-
Cured when two Marcel Bloch "2lO"
tWln-motored bombers, flying at the
head and tail of squadron of four,
collided. Fourm en- in the first
plane and five in the second were
killed.
Increase in Ships Ordered.
Meanwhile France went ahead
with defense steps. The govern
IneIt OrQered WORK rushed on new
nava! base at Mers-El-Kebir. on
the Algerian coast opposite Spain,
and. following series of DEGREES
approved yesterday, ordered an in
crease in small fighting ships and
auxiliary naval vessels.
Mers-El-Kebir, a few miles west
OF Oran, is of particular strategic
value because warships could oper.
ate from there in the narrow west.
ern section of the Mediterranean
bounded by the Spanish and
Spanish Moroccan coasts.
The new naval vessels, construc-
ton Of which will begin within a
year. include 18 submarine chasers,
II dredges. l floating dock and 12,-
140 tons of other small warships.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Toledo Lifts Quarantine
On Church and School
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO. Ohio, April 22-City
health officials quarantined Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church and
School today on refusal of Principal
c. P. Wesenberg to divulge names
Of students exposed recently to
smallpox.
The pupils were part of group
OF 800 which visited Libbey High
School last Thursday. Later a case
of smallpox was discovered OFF,
cials Immediately ordered vaccina-
ton Of the high schools 1900 pu-
pills and the visitors Mr.. Wesen-
berg withheld the names of those
In his group
Late in the day the Church Coun-
Gil ordered Mr. Wesenberg to supply
the names and the quarantine was
lifted.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
lufthunsu
Continued From First Page.)

before the reciprocal Anglo -Ameri-
can arrangement between Pam
American Always and Imperial Air
ways, announced for this summer,
is operating.
The Friesenland, German cata-
pult-equipped ship. specially built
for that purpose, was in New York
Harbor for several months during
Lufthansas experimental flying. A
return voyage across the Atlantic
would not take many days. and
then the German planes could
start.
The German service between
Europe and South America has
catapulted its planes from ships for
five years. The system was started
in 1929, when small planes were
catapulted from the Bremen and
Europa when the ships were be-
tween 600 and TOO miles from either
the New York or Southampton end
OF their voyages. A catapult start
enables plane to carry a larger
load than when taking off under its
own power. Also Germany does not
have colonies in Africa. where air.
ports could be built, so that the use
OF catapults on ships is a necessity
as we'll as an advantage.
Answer Remains Secret.
After its years of experimental fly
ing to the United States, Lufthansa
confidently expected to start regu-
lar airmail service this summer.
Last month Messrs. Wronsky and
Jahn put in two weeks calling at
Government ofilces in Washington.
They did not get the necessary per-
NIT from the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority and. though no official ex-
planation has been given of what
occurred, one facetious insider sum-
married. the net result of their visit
as two bad cases of ear ache from
hearing so many doors slamming." !"
Last winter. when bad weather
halted experimental flying across
the North Atlantic, this correspond
ent was at Lufthansa's big este blish-
ment at Tempelhof, in Berlin. Three
of the company's officials recounted
what they had done to satisfy Wash
ington's specifications for an air
mail service with Europe. Aside
from cost of planes and ships. the
company had spent between $500 900
and 1000 900 in experimental flying
without carrying a single letter or
paying parcel of express.
Lufthansa Disapproved.
The North Atlantic route is said
to be the worlds worst stretch of
flying and Lufthansa claims to have
done more than all other companies
combined to demonstrate that a mail
service can be maintained in all
kinds of weather. Convinced that
1t has done even more than Wash
ington asked and that 1t pioneered
the route, only to be shut out in
the end, Lufthansa is bitterly dis
appointed.
AS soon as the German govern
ment approves, it may start airmail
service to the United States. The
service would pay better if the
United States were d party to it. for,
though our Postoffice Department
would accept mail brought from
Europe by Lufthansa planes, it
could, and probably would, withhold
mail from the United States for the
eastbound return flights. Perhaps a
rathskeller with cool beer on the
catapult ship would make trips out
to mail a letter at the German
postof1ce" attractive for individual
correspondents.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Italy and Reich Slash
u. 5. Air Exports 10
Latin America
Shipments to Four
Nations Reached
$6, 100000 in 1888
B, the Associated Press.


The Civil Aeronautics Authority
said yesterday Italy and Germany
have made serious inroads into
our aircraft markets in Latin
America"
German and Italian shipments
of aircraft to Chile, Paraguay, Peru
and Brazil in 1888 totaled Sc, 400 900,
more than so per cent of all the
Latin American trade secured by
United States exporters during this
period, the Authority said in a
survey of aircraft exports.
Chile alone imported German
and Italian aircraft last year worth
54 times the value of their pur-
chases from the United States. In
1888. American exports of aeronau-
tlcal products to that country were
valued at s6433l, as compared with
nearly 50 100000 from Germany and
S1.200,00O from Italy.
Paraguay purchased aircraft
from Italy in the amount of ST.
100000 and S6,162 from the United
States.
American exports to Peru were
reported worth 1928. 400, while cor
responding shipments from Italy
were S8l1,355.'
Argentina and Brazil were this
countrys best customers in South
America. Shipments to Argentina
in 1888 aggregated nearly $4,000. 900
and to Brazil about $2.0O0.0O0. Dur
ing the year, Mexico purchased
sl,200,000 in aircraft and aircraft
products from this country.
The United States, however. en-
joyed ass per cent of the total world
export sales of aircraft in 1898. Its
foreign sales of aircraft and parts
totaled s68,200,000 of world trade of
about $l5O,O00,000. Foreign sales Of
United States planes in 1887 were
s39 400 900, or 45.7 per cent of world
trade
The Orient was the United States
best customer in 1898, taking air.
craft and accessories valued at $685.
50O,00O
Japan provided the leading mar
ket for both United States and Ger
man equipment. This country's
exports to Japan increased from
1899 100 in 1896 to $250O,O in 1887
and s1l ,O0o, 900 in 1898. German ex-
ports to Japan increased from $685.
092 in 1887 to $3,1OO,00O in 1898.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Hundreds of ItuIions
Return Home From Spain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AsSoclated Press.
GENOA. Italy. April 22.-Several
hundred Italians who fought for
Generalissimo Francisco Franco in
the Spanish civil war arrived here
today by ship.
The wives of many of the legion
naires were waiting for them on the
dock and local Fascist officials well
coined the soldiers as heroes.
Two thousand Italians arrived at
Naples from Spain few days ago.
Evening star., 1939-04-23

You may be right, but you'll be
dead just as long unless your luck
Is tempered with judgment.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
British Monorchs
See 'PygmoIion'
From 75-Cent Seats
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINDSOR. England, April
22.-King George and Queen
Elizabeth with the dowager
Queen Mary sat in three shill-
ing (75-cent seats at Windsor
Theater tonight to witness
George Bernard Shaw's "Pyg-
malion" presented by the Wind
sor Repertory Co.
They asked to be treated as
ordinary residents of the COM
munity attending their local
theater. The crowded house
gave the royal party an ova-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Berlin
Continued From First Page.)

Csaky, would reach Berlin before
Friday.
From these statesmen, each of
whom has his set of special con-
nections with the rest of Europe,
Hitler may draw much information,
at least of psychological nature,
for use in his speech.
Foreign Press Attacked.
The German public mind mean
while was being prepared for the
Fuehrer's address by concerted
newspaper attack on some sections
Of the foreign press.
THE press declares the next war, y
read a black headline underscored
with a broad red line in Der
Angriff, Minister Of Propaganda
Paul Joseph Goebbels' newspaper.
Every newspaper quoted from Hit
ler's Reichstag speech of January
80, 1887:
"1t is impossible to come to real
appeasement among nations as long
as no halt is called to continued
incitation by an international, ir-
responsible clique of well poisoners
and falsifiers of opinion
Asserting that it told only the
truth and was not guilty of false
news or insulting remarks about
other nations and foreign per-
sonalities, the German press with
one accord held that the world is
in q state of tension because Of the
press outside of the totalitarian
states.
Warn Against Soviet Alliance.
Deutsche Diplomatisch- Politische
Korrespondenz, semi-of11cial publl-
cation of the German foreign Office,
theorized tonight that the price of
Russian participation in war as
the ally of Britain and France
might be establishment of the So
Wet government as "the final vic
tor"
The publication called attention
to statements of the Communist In
ternational official Manuilisky in
the Russian Communist party organ
Pravda, quoting him as saying was
necessary to reach the goal of a
world revolution" go.
Discussing what it termed the
British French attempt ito draw
Moscow into a peace front for the
purpose of encircling the axis pow.
ers," Korrespondenz said that every
one should know how this task o1
assistance will be regarded in Mos
cow"
The organ said the activities Of
Communists in Spain were "set ur
In Moscow as model for future
cases."
Evening star., 1939-04-23
Twins Are Co-VuIedictorions

MILFORD. Conn.,, April % (R.-
Muriel Korach will begin the vale
dictory address at Milford High
Schools graduation in June. but
Malcolm Korach will finish it..
They're twins and for four years
have received the same marshall
AS. Consequently school officials
made them o-valedictorians.