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4 Weather Forecast Colder tonight, with fresh to strong winds. Temperatures today—Highest, 56, at 11:50 a.m.; lowest; 44, at 3:10 a.m.; 50 at 4 pm. From Unived sSta [ N. Y. Markets—Sales, Page 14. 90th YEAR. No. 35,721 JAVA ATTACK IMMINENT, PEOPLE W President Says Supplies for Russia Will Reach Full Pace by March 1 Late News Bulletins Arrest Made for Interfering With Navy Radio HAVANA (®—A Spanish Falangist was arrested today on a charge of “systematic radio interference” with the United States naval station at Guantanamo. Antolin Falcon, chief of the Bureau of Investigation, said the suspect, Luis Barcena Cardin, chief of a local radio station plant, had interfered deliberately with the United States broadcasts. Strike Closes Alcoa Plant Again DETROIT (®.—A second strike within 72 hours today closed the Detroit plant of the Aluminum Co. of America, which manufactures parts for airplane engine factories and other defense industries. An estimated 800 employes on the day shift walked out, many of the strikers forming picket lines around the plant. W. P. B. Bares ‘Dollar-a-Year' Job Ban A ban against persons serving “without compensation” from holding administrative jobs in the War Production Board was contained in regulations covering service of dollar- a-year men laid down today by Donald M. Nelson, W. BB chairman. Hoffman Hits ‘Prevailing Wage' Costs Representative Hoffman, Republican, of Michigan told the House late today the administration’s prevailing wage scale policy under the Bacon-Davis Act would make homes built in Washington for Government war workers at Federal expense cost twice as much as those constructed by private builders. (Earlier Story on Page A-1) Nazis to Shift Ukraine Farmers Southward BERN, Switzerland (#).—Germany has ordered the trans- fer of 400,000 Russian farm workers from the Northern to the Southern Ukraine as part of a gigantic food program for 1942. Most workers in the Southern Ukraine were removed with the Russian Army last summer. Filipino Awarded Medal of Honor Award of the Congresslofial Medal of Honor—the high- est military decoration—to a Filipino mess sergeant in the Philippine Scouts was announced today by the War Depart- ment. The decoration was awarded to Jose Calugas for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action on January 16 at Culis, in the northeast section of Bataan Peninsula. Senate Passes ‘Frill-less’ O. C. D. Bill The Senate today passed a $163,794,819 deficiency appro- priations bill carrying $100,000,000 for the Office of Ciyilian Defense after the chamber was told that the O: C.-B.-appro- priation had been stripped of “al] frills and furbelows.” G. W. High Defeats Georgetown Prep, 43-35 George Washington High School defeated Georgetown Prep, 43-35, in a basket ball game today at the winner’'s gym in Alexandria. John Showell of Georgetown was the game's high scorer with 20 points. Axis U-Boat Sinks Nazi Ship Giving British SOS By the Associated Press. LONDON, Feb. 17—The Admirzl- ty said today that the 5083-ton German steamer Spreewald was sunk last month by an Axis sub- marine after first issuing a distress signal identifying herself as the British Royal Mail steamer Brit- tany. The Admiralty said an SOS was received on the night of January 31 “stating that a ship purporting to be the British Royal Mail steamer Brittany had been torpedoed 450 miles north of the Azores.” Soon afterward the distress signal was repeated in German as well as English, giving the same position but the ship’s name as the Spree- wald, the Admiralty said. “This ship, which last had been | heard of in Yokohama in August, 1941, was on fire and sinking,™ the Admiralty stated. “A search of the area immediately was ordered. A patch of oil 3 miles wide was found. The Spreewald had sunk.” Nurse Indicted as Sia—yer In Drugged Baby's Death By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—Irma Twiss, 38-year-old hospital nurse who police said fatally drugged a 20- hour-old infant with concentrated opium drops, was indicted on first- degree murder charges today by a Bronx County grand jury. Miss Twiss was arrested February 8 after other nurses at the Bronx Maternity and Woman's Hospital where she worked found the dead child. A second infant, 4-day-old Elizabeth Fantagone, who was said | also to have been given the drops, was saved by quick medical aid. Police quoted Miss Twiss as saying she could not bear the cries of the | babies in her charge. Gas Light Compény Plea Slated fo Be Rejected - (Earlier Story on Page B-1.) Denial by the Public Utilities Com- mission of the petition of the Wash- ington Gas Light Co. for a ban on extension of gas heating service not comtracted for by February 1 of this year was forecast late this afternoon when Commission Chairman Greg- ory Hankin said he would vote against it. This would leave the District sub- Ject to the general war production order effective March 1. Gas com- pany officials had urged the local commission to adopt the earlier date because demands for service might increase so much as to endanger eontinuity of service. Foe Could Shell ‘New York City, 'Roosevelt Says BY the Associated Press. President Roosevelt grimly told | his press conference today that— | could shell New York' tomorrow or | drop bombs on Detroit tonight. sponse to questions. Reporters informed him there was | some concern over the possibility of asked whether he thought this was possible. |7 A thing like that is perfectly pos- | sible, Mr. Roosevelt replied. | “Are our air force and Navy suffi- cient to deal with the problem?” | he was asked. Certainly not, he responded. They, | the enemy, could come in and shell New York tomorrow, under certain conditions, or bomb Detroit, also under certain conditions, he as- serted. Option Taken on Fourth 0f St. Louis Browns’ Stock By the Associated Press, ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17.—New finan- cial support for the sorely pressed i St. Louis Browns is being niegotiated with prospective investors who have taken an option to purchase about 25 per cent of the club’s stock, Presi- dent Donald L. Barnes disclosed today. Mr. Barnes, majority stockholder, said control of the team would not change hands as a result of the | transaction and the deal would not mean any policy-making reorgani- zation. “For some time I have been work- ing on the financial program of the Browns,” he declared in a state- ment. “As soon as a definite pro- gram is worked out, it will be sub- mitted to the stockholders and di- rectors for their approval. For obvi- ous reasons it is impossible at this iime to announce any details or the names of any interested parties.” bodgers’ Lavagetto Sworn In by Navy By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17.—Harry (Cookie) Lavagetto, regular third baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers last year, was sworn into the Navy today as an aviation machinist mate. ‘The 28-year-old infielder asked for duty at the naval base at Alameda, located near his Oakland home. Dis- position of his request was withheld. Dodger executives anticipated Lavagetto’s enlistment in the service and last December closed a deal for “Arky” Vaughn with the Pitts- burgh Pirates. He made that declaration in re- |Nazis Claim Van Kleffens | under certain conditions—the enemy | | Arthur might be ordered back from an attack on Alaska this year and | e bening Star WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1942—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. 'Cliveden Sef’ | Here Rebuked For Defeatism Roosevelt Describes Capital as Worst Rumor Factory By JOHN C. HENRY. President Roosevelt told a press conference late today that de- liveries of American supplies to Soviet Russia will be at full scheduled pace by March 1 with their value to the United Na- tions’ cause measured in dead Germans and smashed tanks. The President made this promise | in the course of administering ver-| bal rebuke to those he called the Cliveden set in Washington for | spreading rumors of defeatism and | disunity among the nations in the anti-Axis front. | resolution to streamline the Gov- |ernment for defense work, the | inquiry today met and decided As an effective propaganda anti- Questionnaire To Aid Shift in War Agencies Queries to Check On Staffs Available For Defense Units, BULLETIN. President Roosevelt late today jssued an executive order author- izing the Civil Service Commis- sion to prescribe special procedures and regulations for recruiting and placing Federal personnel during the emergency period. By J. A. O'LEARY. Within a few hours after the Senate had passed the Tydings special Appropriations Subcom- mittee appointed to carry on the to send a questionnaire to every dote for this kind of sabotage, he | bureau and division, submitting commended enthusiastically the car- | between 40 and 50 queries de- Lé:on }zy Céttflordll:errylil;run WSIXY'S signed to determine how many vening Star. e well for | employes can be transferred to the country, Mr. Roosevelt sald. if | oscontia] war agencies through ;‘;"‘:‘“swc:; lz‘é;flaf,;n:‘;“mm};’::f ‘ curtailing non-essential activi- tional defeatists—could be circulated | ties until the war is over. far and wide. | Instead of beginning with public | The President’'s remarks were hearings, Senator Tydings sald, the prompted by a reporter's assertion | committee hopes through the ques- that there has been widespread | tionnaires to get within 30 days a | declaration that American naval |comprehensive picture of the Gov- losses at Pearl Harbor on December | ernment setup, with a view to elim- ALLIED NAVAL STRATEGISTS MEET—Leaders of the Allied naval operations in the Southwest Pacific, pictured at a recent meeting at a Netherlands Indies air base. Left to right: Vice Admirgal Sir Geoffrey Layton, Dutch Vice Admiral Conrad E. L. Helfrich, and Americans, Rear Admiral William R. Purnell and Admiral Thomas C. Hart. 8ince this photograph was taken, Ad- miral HeMfrich has succeeded Admiral Hart as head of the United Nations’ Far East Fleets. Warned of War Crisis| Jap Flag on Map {Hialeah Park 7 were much more serious than was told the public. Pronouncing himself slightly at a loss to decide on an epithet to apply to such stories, the President said he believed R-O-T would be the best word. After calling attention then to| The Star cartoon, the President said | that the defeatists were more nu- | merous in Washington than any- where else in the United States. Describing the Capital as the worst rumor factory in the Nation, he said this city is the source of more lies that are circulated and printed than any other community. It was when he was asked about frequent arguments against helping Russia that Mr. Roosevelt referred to a Cliveden set in this city, re- marking that such argument is typ- ical of the position found among the Clivedon set. He declined to mention any names of individuals who might be so classified. The President then said that the additional loan to Russia disclosed today is necessary to keep fighting supplies flowing evenly in the months to come. Asked about re- ports that such deliveries have been lagging, he admitted there had been a lag in December and January, but that the pace has speeded up since | then and by March I will be fully up to schedule. Mr. Roosevelt declined comment on reports that Gen. Douglas Mac- the Philippines for a Supreme Com- | mand post here. Had Plans o Kill Hitler By the Associated Press. LONDON, Feb. 17—The German radio tonight charged that Dutch | 'Poreign Minister Eelco N. van Klef- fens in 1939 “had in his possession plans for murdering the Fuehrer (Hitler) and Foreign Minister (Von Ribbentrop) and that he attempied to do away with the government of the Reich.” Papers describing the alleged plot were found among the personal ef- fects of former French Premier | Edouard Daladier and the former | French Minister to the Netherlands, Baron d’Arnauld de Vitrolles, the German radio said. “Wire pullers of the British gov- ernment” were behind the “planned murder,” the broadcast added. De- tails of the purported plot were sent to Daladier October 12, 1939, by De Vitrolles, it was said. De Vitrolles died in 1940 and Da- ladier is awaiting trial at Riom in connection with the fall of France. 'Late Races Earlier Results, Rossvan’s, Other Selections and Entries for To- morrow on Page 2-X. H RACE—Purse, $1.400: allow- ances; 4-year-olds and upward; 6 fur- longs. Liberty Franc (Wiel'der) 11.80 3.20 Big Ben (Arcaro) 2.50 . Lassator (Westrope) 3.30 Time, 1:1 & Also nn—?‘illn( Legion, Happy Lark. Bossy Servant, Hy-Cop. SIXTH RACE—Purse, $1.500: allow- ances: 4-year-olds and upward: 17 miles, turf course. Sir Marlboro (Meade) 8.00 Trois Pistoles (Robertson) Minnelusa (Keiper) Time. 1:44%. Also ran—Greedan, ' Pomiva. 3.00 2.90 280 2.80 3.30 SEVENTH RACE—Purse. $1.200: claim- ing; 4-year-olds and upward; 1% miles. Silver Tower (Youns) . &mmtnumfllufluu ) 1{ry Chimes (Wielander) Time, 1:53%. Also ran—Rahanee, J Hoptown Lass, Unknown Fair Grounds FOURTH RACE—Purse. $600: claiming; 4-year-olds and upward; 6 fur] JonEnul Oallen e Modulator (George) pi el imson Belle, Moja, Land. Chance Tea. Onig. ar. me, | night in Philadelphia charged that S floors as dense smoke crept up 00 | and Navy officers.loaned to O. C. D. Al B R —Welding. 18y "D Bane, {Oak h;hgl:‘n.n!:. ‘Winkle. inating duplication and overlapping. | Report on Personnel. | Some hearings may be necessary | later after the answers to the ques- | tionnaire have been analyzed. Senator Tydings said each bureau and subdivision of a department or agency will be asked for a report on its personnel by six-month pe- riods from September 1, 193%—the outbreak of the war—and March 1, 1941. For the past year the per- sonnel data will be called for on a menthly basis. Senator Tydings again gave assur- ance of the committee’s desire to protect the salary and classification ratings of any employes who may be switched over to a defense agency. Earlier in the day Chairman Mc- now working on the big independent offices appropriation bill let it be | known a search is being made in that bill for every possible economy tl can be effected, including such item: | as expenses for publicity and travel- | | ing expenses. Subcommittee Named. It marked another step in the drive which has been gaining mo- | mentum for a week to streamline the Government for an all-out war, by saving wherever possible. Earlier in the day Chairman McKellar of the Senate subcommittee now work- ing on the big independent offices appropriation bill let it be known a search is being made in that bill for every possible economy that can be effected, including such items as expenses for publicity and traveling expenses. Chairman Glass of the Appropri- ations Committee promptly named the following subcommittee to con- duct the Tydings inquiry: Senators | Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland; McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada, and Holman, Republican, of Oregon. After his resolution had passed, Senator Tydings told the Senate he was glad the President had is- sued an executive order directing de- partment heads to make a similar survey of personnel the day after he offered his resolution in the Senate, and gave assurance the Sen- | ate” subcommittee would co-operate with departments in making the survey. Aide Says A. A. U. Supports | "Hale America’ Movement By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—Dan Fer- ris, executive secretary of the Ama- teur Athletic Union, said today ft was not concerned with criticism of the “Hale America” movement voiced by the Middle Atlantic Dis- | trict of the A. A. U. and is giving it | full support. The Middle Atlantic meeting last the “Hale America” movement lacked a definite program, that some of its lesser officials were unfamiliar | with athletics and suggested A. A. U. ‘Opens Arms Debate In House Torn Up By Angry Member Indignant over display of a miniature Japanese flag on a map in the Speaker’s lobby of the House, designed to show the progress of the war in the Far East, Chairman May of the Military Affairs Committee this afternoon seized the emblem and tore it to shreds. The small flag was one of three on an extensive map in- tended to keep members of the House informed of the war de- velopments in the Far East. There were two other flags on the map—both British. This Spring, House Cannon Makes Plea For Appropriations ‘Before It's Too Late’ BULLETIN. The House passed late today tions ships for this Nation and war sup- Ll (e British —Wide World Photo. Barkley Files Motion To Repeal Pensions For Legislators Would Suspend Rules, Bringing Issue to A Head Tomorrow (Earlier Story on Page A-3.) Majority Leader Barkley took command today of the drive to repeal the congressional pension feature of the civil service retire- NIGHT FINAL SPORTS Means Assoclated Press. THREE CENTS. ARNED [ Isles in Strait 0ff Northwest Tip Bombed Half Billion Damage Done to Oil Fields By Dutch Defenders (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) BY the Associated Press. BATAVIA, Netherlands Indies, Feb. 17.—Java’s 40,000,000 people were warned in a government broadcast tonight that, with the Japanese already occupying Pal- embang in South Sumatra, “the enemy is at the gates of Java and soon will storm these gates.” Java is separated from South Su- matra only by the 20-mile-wide Sunda Strait. During the day several persons were killed and others wounded when Japanese planes bombed and machine-gunned several small islands in the strait. This was re= garded as possibly a preliminary to the expected direct assault on Java. Public Called to Meet Test. Charles O. Van Der Plas, member |of the Netherlands Indies Council, emphasized in the broadcast tonight | that the Japanese are driving ever closer to this heart of the rich archi- pelago, and then added: “The population is now called on to meet its test. Much depends on our courage and tenacity.” The Dutch defenders’ application of the “scorched earth” policy to oil flelds and installations on Sumatra and Bormeo in advance of the on- rushing Japanese has cost about 1,000,000,000 guilders (about $540,- 000,000, informed sources estimated tonight. - Indies May Have to Import Oil. They asserted that sufficient oil stores had been accumulated in Java to meet United Nations war require- ments in this area for some time, but pointed out that at some future date the Indies will have to import oil for the first time to supplement the meager stocks produced on Java itself. Refugees reaching here from Palembang, richest of Sumatra’s oil- producing areas, said the refineries there had been turned into a blaz- ing inferno and that from miles | away they still could hear the ex- | plosion of dynamite charges. |~ The Palembang ofl sources alone produced more than 4,000,000 tons a Kellar of the Senate subcommittee | plies for its allies. (Earlier Story on Page A-1.) | B3 the Associated Press. House debate on a histol | making $32,070,901,906 appropri- ations bill for arms and military supplies opened today with Rep- | resentative Cannon, Democrat, of Missouri asserting that the Mr. May made no comment as he plucked the small flag from the map and tore it up. Y Publisher Tells Jury Viereck Brought Him ment law by filing written no- | year—making their destruction “the tice of a motion to suspend the | largest voluntary sacrifice in the | rules and put the repeal clause in | history of the world,” according to the pending $163,000,000 deficien- | the Batavia Nieuwsblad. cy appropriation bill. ; The Japanese lost at least 200 A move to suspend the rules must pilots in the battle for Singapore, | lie over a day, which means the | 8ccording to information given «the Tepeal issue may come to a head | ADEta news agency by three Aus- tomorrow. | The requirement that suspension | of the rules lie over until tomorrow | tralian flyers who escaped to Java in the final hours of the siege. The young pilots said that last | Speaking against the background | war's crisis would come this | spring and critical material must be available by then “or it will | be too late.” Lundeen Speeches Witness Says Accused Nazi Agent Subsidized His Company | “The crisis is coming in the spring | (I.':"lf" Story on Page A-1) of 1942. Japan is consolidating its | _Sigfrid Hauck, president of a | | victories. In Europe and Africa, the | New Jersey publishing company, | i enemy is preparing for his greatest | testified in District Court this| | push, the supreme offensive. Unless | afternoon that George Sylvester | iwe produce material by that time | Viereck, on trial for assertedly | 1;‘;5"0‘5"‘ to hold the front, it will | withholding information from too late.” 1 | | But, he cried out, American in- | thel Biate l_)epanment lafler he‘ Ousiey N aireaay b e e registered '‘as a Nazi agent, k “miracles,” and “it already has PrOUSht him two manuscripts | performed the impossible in pro- | which the late Senator Lundeen, | duction.” | Minnesota Farmer-Laborite, lat- “We must have planes in sufficient | er placed in the Congressional | number to darken the sun,” shouted | Record as extensions of his re- | Mr. Cannon. “We must produce | marks. tidal waves of ships and tanks t0| Mr. Hauck, first witness for the | of testimony furnished ingexecutive session by high-ranking Army offi- | cials, Mr. Cannon, chairman of the | Appropriations Committee, solemnly told the House: | plishing that, by suggesting the Sen- ate ought to dispose of the question | O for Java through a hail of | | tirement could be set aside by unanimous | Saturday, with the Japanese already consent, and Senator Barkley indi- | I Possession of the Kelang air- cated he had some hope of accom- | 9rome, they repaired their damaged pianes in a nearby garage and took | enemy machine-gun fire. | More Chinese Troops Jet | Bolster Burma Defenses today. Pensions Defended. In the most vigorous defense made of the inclusion of meml of Congress in the civil service re- | BY the Associated Press. system, Senator Clark,| CHUNGKING, China, Feb. 17— Democrat, of Idaho told the Senate | Movement of a large number of late today the country will have less | Chinese troops to bolster the United respect for Congress if it hastily repeals the law than if it takes the | Burma Road is continuing, a mili- time to explain and justify the |tary spokesman said today. measure. | He declared the Japanese landed “Holding on as we are today to an estimated 30,000 troops at Haip- our last breath of independence,” | hong, Northern Indo-Chinese port, the Idahoan shouted, “we cannot | February 5 and 6. He said the go before the country and admit | Japanese high command apparently that a few loose, irresponsible edi- | Was making extensive preparations torial writers have driven this Con- | for a grand offensive against Burma. gress into a confession of error or | The spokesman said the Japanese guilt.” already had used two divisions in Urges Prompt Action. Burma, and more now would be available from Malaya. A moment after Senator Barkley | ™ 1, o artillery cover, Japanese Nations’ defense of Burma and the - be given charge. | crush the enemy. “We must build and build and build if we are to win the war.” The measure provides for arms, lend-lease aid, and construction of Merchant ships at a rate of two a day. ‘The House was told that “never in all history has a nation been faced with the war costs of the magnitude that confronts us.” ‘| Am’ Cult Head Fined $8,000 for Mail Fraud By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17.—Mrs. Edna W. Ballard, leader of the “I Am” movement, was sentenced to- day to pay a fine of $8,000 for using | the malils to defraud. Her son Donald, convicted with her, was fined $400. The jury had recommended clemency for him. Salvaged Waste Paper Fire Routs Dupont Circle Workers Smoke pouring up from a base- ment trash fire in the Dupont Circle Apartments, headquarters of | the Office of Civilian Defense, routed workers from their desks late today and sent them scurrying down 12 flights of stairs to the exits. The fire alarm sounded on all through the elevator shaft and ven- tilating system. Guards said the fire was limited to a pile of 25 bags of waste paper which had been set aside in the basement for salvaging. Guards, fire wardens and Army went on duty evacuating offices and sending the workers down the fire stairways, ‘As workers entered the stairs at each landing, the rush downward moved slowly, sometimes coming to a full stop. More than half of the crowded building’s employes had gotten out and the rest were on the stairs when word came the fire in the basement had been quelled. Some of the workers who said they thought it was “just an air raid drill” stayed at their desks ungil they smelled smoke. Limited elevator service made the process of getting back to work a slow one. Besides the O. C. D, the converted apartment house is headquarters for the Federal Housing Administra- tion and other Government agencies. éfi | Government, said Viereck had sub- sidized the company, known as Flanders Hall, Inc., of Scotch Plains. One of the manuscripts was titled “Lord Lothian Against Lord Lo- thian,” the witness said. Lord Lo- thian was the late British Ambas- sador to the United States. Shown a copy of the Congressional Record for June, 1940, Mr. Hauck said it contained the article Viereck brought him, later published as a booklet. The witness could not re- call when he was shown the man- uscript with relation to the date it appeared in the Congressional Record. Speech in Senate Identified. The Congressional Record showed the late Minnesota Senator had obtained permission to extend his remarks by inserting “pertinent (See VIERECK, Page 2-X.) Fire Equipment af Schools {In Defroit Tampered With | By the Associated Press. DETROIT, Feb. 17.—Deputy Supt. of Schools Warren E. Bow reported to the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion today that fire extinguishers in Detroit public schaol buildings, espe- cially at schools where defense work- ers are being trained, have been tampered with. “I cannot say definitely that it is sabotage, but it has that appear- ance,” Mr. Bow said. He explained that nozzles of extinguishers were plugged with little sticks, deeply inserted, and that an attempt to use the extinguishers so treated would result in explosions. Mr. Bow instructed all school prin- cipals to make at least daily inspec- tions of all extinguishers in their b but said it would be diffi- | had filed his notice Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia sent forward | a similar amendment he intended | to offer, which would withdraw the | retirement privilege from cabinet | officers as well as from members of Congress, the President and Vice President. Senator Byrd expressed gratifica- tion the majority leader had joined | the group of Senators who first | introduced a repeal bill. Senator | Barkley said action should be taken promptly to convince the country that Congress is not considering “unwise or frivolous” legislation at this time. These developments came while Senator Mead, Democrat, of New ‘York, was working on the draft of a compromise, which would keep the pension provision, but require mem- bers of Congress to be 65 years old and make back payments to the fund for five years “Damaging to Our Morale.” As the Senate began consideration of the deficiency bill, $100,000,000 of which is for civilian defense air raid equipment, Senator Lee, Democrat, of Oklahoma, promptly injected the pension issue. that every day Con- gress delays repeal “is damaging to our morale and national unity,” the Oklahoman said he had hoped the Civil Service Committee would be xje“;dywhrmxmxtlrepedhmw- GUIDE FOR READERS Page. Page. Editorial -___A-8| Radio Editorial Articles Finance --A-9 ----A-6 Legal Notices -_B-15 cult to find the persons responsible for the tampering because the schools are opened for all kinds of public meetings. | (Complete Im, Page A-2.) L forces have launched a new attack at Ichang, on the Yangtze River midway between Chungking and Hankow, the Chungking radio said |today in a report received at San Francisco by the Columbia Broad- casting System'’s short-wave listen- ing station.) Trains Collide Head-On; {Two Reported Killed By the Associated Press. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Feb. 17—A | 39-car freight train and an 1l-car |express and mail train collided head-on today on the Pennsylvania Railroad line near Seward, 9 miles west of Johnstown, injuring several | crewmen, some possibly fatally. First reports reaching Johnstown said two men were killed. In Pitts- burgh, a spokesman for the railroad said he had been informed several crewmen were injured, but did not know whether any were dead. A resident of Seward reported at least one crewman was trapped and killed in the wrecakge of the loco- motives and another was pinned but still alive. Six cars of the express and five freight cars were reported scattered over the railroad’s four mainline tracks. One tank car in the freight train burst into flames. Markets at a Glance NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (#).— Stocks heavy; industrials lead decline. Bonds irregularly lower; Governments turn soft. Cotton higher; trade buying. CHICAGO. — Wheat higher; lend-lease appropriation. Corn higher: strength in hogs, limited supplies. Hogs active; 10-20 higher; top, $13.25; small receipts. Cattle slow; all but choice of- ferings wesker; dressed market l % % % %k k% \ % % % %% % % %% % % / % o A % / & % % * % % % % * A ¥ M W % % W W * % % 2 2 % % % % %k