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Evening star., 1940-04-28

documents were taken when "the
British brigade staff" was captured
IN the Lillehammer sector.
Britain's Air Minister, Sir Samuel
Hoare, replied in radio address to
the Won Ribbentrop charges with
the declaration that lit is despic-
able lie to say that we ever have
plotted against any neutral coun-
try"
The Air Minister declared the war
'had entered an intense and vital
phase" and that Britain would fight
Germany to the full but I'VE will
not bomb open towns"
OF Germany's invasion of Nor
way. Sir Samuel said:
THE advantages they have won by
a foul and cowardly blow now must
be redeemed by hard fighting, by
vigorous action and by patient plan
ming. And it will be redeemed"
The hardening British desire to
teach the German people a final
lesson" first expressed openly by
former First Lord of the Admiralty
Alfred Duff Cooper, was reflected by
member OF the government. r. S.
Hudson, Minister of Shipping.
Mr.. Hudson said the allies must
win the war and win in no uncer-
tain fashion. - We have got to
show not only the Nazi gang which
rules Germany but the German
people themselves that war, and
particularly the vile way in which
they are waging war, does not pay"
May Extend Conscription.
Concrete evidence that Britain is
prepared to eXpend its man power
resources to this end came with re-
ports that a proclamation EXTEND
ing consumption to men as old as
IS may be expected in mid-M
Today another class of 300, 0,OOO-26-
year-olds-registered for the call
up. Men of q will register next
month. With the empire troops.
Britain hopes to have from $500 900
to 100000 men under arms before
the summer is over.
Next week Prime Minister Cham
berlain is expected to tell the people,
in the House of Commons, more
about what is going on in Norway.
Questions from the Labor and
Liberal opposition are in prospect
as the result of the stories of Amer
ican and other war correspondents
to the effect that the first allied
reverses were due to lack of equip
ment and insufficient air support.
However, these criticisms have
created less stir among the British
people than in foreign circles and
informed sources expressed doubt
that they would result in any major
change in the government.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Stockholm
Continued From First Page.)

the fighting along the Glomma
River, to the east, in the Roros area
Norwegian forces have been fight
ing against heavy odds to stop Ger
man columns from getting to Storen
from Roros along the main valley
route. The mountain fanking
column, however, appears to be
almost at Storen without fighting
anybody.
The German column advancing
over the rough Tynset-Kvikne trail
had armored cars and small tanks.
They were credited with negotiat-
ing a road which even in peacetime
presents an unusual hazard. 1t
bends and dips from 1,500 to 5000
foot levels and sometimes curves
around narrow mountain ledges
where a mistake will plunge any
vehicle down perpendicular cliffs.
AS a result of all this, the British
Norwegian opposition appeared thus
far ineffective in Central Norway
south of Trondheim. One foreign
neutral military observer of long
experience expressed the convic-
ton that the Nazis could not well
be stopped.
Three Sections in Drive.
The German drive is in three
main sections-along the railroad in
land from Bergen and in the Roros
and Dombas sectors farther north.
The flanking column is an offshoot,
sprouting northward between the
two latter places.
The Nazi aim apparently is to
establish efficient communications
among these three main sectors and
at the same time push against the
British troops now established in
Evening star., 1940-04-28

our commercial and trade relations
with Japan on a sound and perma.
nent basis In the interest of the cot
ton South and the entire Nation"
A resolution adopted yesterday ex-
pressed the associations belief that
the retention and development Of
American cotton exports to Japan Is
vital necessity" and was addressed
to President Roosevelt, Secretary Of
State Hull, Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace and Secretary of Commerce
Hopkins. tft
The association urged also "gen-
eral reduction of tariffs as the only
permanent solution to the question
OF regaining and retaining foreign
markets for American cotton" and
"in the absence Of a general re-
duction Of tariffs" approving the
Governments trade agreement
policy.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Norway
Continued From First Page.)

mier Reynaud, the commanders of
the French and British armies, ma
vies and air forces and defense min
listers of both nations attended, in
addition to representatives of the
Norwegian and Polish governments
British Using Indian Officers.
Following the lead of the French
In dispatching their crack Chas-
seurs Alpines to the rugged Nor
wegian battle fields. the British were
reported making the fullest use of
the mountain experience of Indian
officers.
The French Alpine troops, it was
revealed, landed in Norway eight
days ago. Photographs of them, in
their unmistakable jaunty blue
berets, appeared in French papers
today. They had been scheduled to
60 to Finland just as Finland made
peace with Russia last month; they
quickly were reorganized for the
Norwegian campaign, and took
equipment with them for a year.
round stay: Reversible tents, for in
stance, white on one side for the
winter SHOWS and khaki on the other
side for the summer.
The Norwegian army units in the
feld, meanwhile, are reported here
to be organizing delaying action
on. the railway 100 miles east of
Bergen to give the allies chance
to bring heavier forces to bear in
this section.
Traditionally "the silent service"
the navy is presumed to be bending
Its principal efforts now to getting
adequate troops and heavy guns to
Norway and to aiding the Royal
Air Force in establishing fighter
plane bases on the jutting coast.
Accusations Shrugged Off.
The allies shrugged of German
Foreign Minister Won Ribbentrop's
accusats>as of war guilt in Norway
as patiently untrue"
The British, who long since have
dropped the won" from the Nazis
name and call him merely Ribbon
trop" (the Cockneys say Ribbon
Drops'D, declared his statement to-
day us characterized by deliberate
perversions of the truth from begin
ming to end"
The French said the documents
he produced were curious, to say
the least" and that the whole thing
was much ado about nothing"
An authorized British statement
reiterated, firmly: There is no
doubt that the extension of the war
to Scandinavia Is due to the deliber-
ate action of the German govern
ment."
The British War Office issued a
denial that any brigadier or his staff
"have been captured at any time in
tho course Of operations in NORWAY
IN spite OF Ribbentrop's statement
on his speech this afternoon" Won
Ribbentrop said some of the British
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Horner-Stene Feud
Over Goyernorship
Nears Showdown
Illinois Legislature
Convenes Tuesday
After Coll by Each
~ the Associated Press.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April 27.-
The unique political controversy in
which Gov. Horner and 1t. Gov
Stelle both claim to be Governor of
Illinois moved today toward a de-
cisive showdown in special session
Of the State Legislature convening
next Tuesday.
Supporters of Mr.. Stelle, who
claims the authority of acting Gov
ernor because Gov. Horner is i'll,
prepared to seek legislative COM
mittee inquiry into the Governor S
physical condition.
The special session was called pri-
marily to liberalize the States old
age assistance act, but the clash
between the two Democratic Off
cials dwarfed all other issues.
The controversy hinges on inter-
probation of the disability clause of
Illinois constitution of 1870 and is
the first such question ever to come
before the General Assembly.
Ignored by Other Officials.
Mr. Stelle contended that the
Governor was unable to handle the
States business because of illness
and that the constitution stipulated
that in such case the Lieutenant
Governor should take over the chief
executives duties.
The Lieutenant Governor pro-
claimed himself acting Governor
last April 8, but other State officials
have given him no official recogni-
ton. On the following day Mr..
Stelle was defeated for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination by
Harry B. Hershey, the candidate
supported by the Horner and Kelly
Nash organizations, in the State
wide primary election.
Gov. Horner and Mr.. Steele both
issued calls for the special SESSION.
A test vote was expected soon after
the legislators convene on which call
they will recognize.
The Lieutenant Governors call
provided for consideration of contro-
versial relief legislation and for an
investigation of Democratic "slush
fund.- collections from State en-
ployes in the recent primary cam
paign.
House Main battle-ground.
Serving the final year of his
second term, Gov. Horner appeared
assured of support in the impending
legislative battle of Democratic
legislators aligned with the Kelly
Nash Chicago Democratic organiza-
ton.
Senator Ward, floor leader of the
dominant Chicago Democratic bloc
in the upper House, predicted the
Senate would refuse to recognize Mr..
Stelle's session call and would de-
feat any move to force an investi-
cation of Gov. Horners health.
The principal battle ground was
expected to be the House, where
Republicans hold narrow fire.
vote majority. Legislative aides of
Mr.. Steele have indicated they ex-
pected Republican support for trea-
tion of a House investigationg COM
mittee, but Republican leaders have
not publicly expressed their atti-
tude.
Evening star., 1940-04-28

pionage and treason was introduced
in Parliament.
Here and there in midtown
Stockholm, few merchants for the
first time started boarding their
display windows against air raid
dangers. There also was some sand
bagging Of buildings but not yet
on large scale.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Cotton Shippers Urge
Sound japanese Trade

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. April 27.-The
American Cotton Shippers Associa-
ton wants the United States Gov
ernment to make efforts to place
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Feb. lPl--Curtailed hog
receipts held prices steady today, spots
was slow. The cattle market also was
generally slow and about steady. while
H9g receipts in the open market to-
estimates while big packer recelpts
at, $, So Best light IONS in the Whole
sale dressed market continued to sci! at
II gents pound--s!x-year low.
strictly choice bullocks al Sl1.25. but the
market was generally from IS to 50.
bid G22a from e eh6Ss down Tposfa Tts bp apf bsd
United, States Department OF Agrcul-
tuEe e,-Salable hogs. l4.oo0 total, 2UOOG;
30 higher than Wednesday's ayeraee;
bulk GOOD and choice, 1sO-24n pounds.
5.3u-5u; top, 5-55: most 240-30O pounds,
- fS'-22 no,,d. 0uk o medirm n. and good I,. 40
ve-shtss upward from ! 50.
900: all grades yearlingS and light steers
and strictly GOOD and choice medium
@ weight and weighty buIlocks steady: gen.
and western order buyers showing anv
Sey aeyVity j,,, mfoiqm to GOOD welehty steers
coT seady q hesrS m SLOW bs seaqg to wesk
p lower: early top yearlings. 11.75
strictly choice ] 50o-poqnd bulloCks. 1925
short-fed hefers, 5000 90: practical top,
9.73; wejghts sausage bulls up to 81
most vealerS 1O.O0-1l 90: stocker and
feeder trade almost at standstill
Sa!able sheep 1000: total 1000: late
steady start lamb TOP. 9.35, 10 ali interests
early: bulk. S.15-a %: with 100 to los
pound weights eligible s 75-a 90 late: re-
gently shorn lambs 1880. shorn year.
lings. 10; sheep steadv: ewes 4 5n-5 90
mostly. Todays trade; Fat lambs exceed :
lngiy slow: undertone weak 10 o5 lower;
good to- choice woolskins bids s rs down;
best held 9.QO10 and better sheep weak
to 25 of: choice fed western ewes, 400
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Electric Production
Shows Decline for
Third Straight Week
Drop Is More Than
SeosonoIIy Expected,
Institute Reports
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press s
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Electric
power production in the United
States during the week ended Feb
ruary 3 dropped to 2,541 ,358, 900 kilo-
watt hours in the third consecutive
cut, the Edison Electric Institute said
today. 90
Latest output dropped l per cent
below 1855, 1858 900 kilowatt hours in
the preceding week, but was Ill per
cent ahead of 2,287 ,248 900 in the
comparable 1889 week.
The decline was more than sea-
sonally anticipated. The Associated
Press energy index declined to 1854
from 1915 week earlier. The in
dex, adjusted for seasonal and long
term trend, stood at 116 a year ago.
1910. 1899. 1898. 1887. 1e34-e.
High - 1909 1879 Id7.2 I252 1d9s
Percentage gains over last year.
according to major geographic
areas, were reported as follows by
the institute:
New England, 83: Middle Atlantic,
7: Central Industrial, 145; West
Central, 1913; Southern States, 1879;
Rocky Mountain, 22.5; Pacific
Coast, 6.6.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Pepper Proposes Study
For Florida Barge Canal
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, Of
Florida proposed yesterday that
Army engineers study the feasibility
of barge canal across Florida over
the route of the controversial ship
canal and Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican, of Michigan, foremost
opponent Of the larger project, said
he had mo objections"
Through the Commerce Commit
tee, Senator Pepper requested Army
engineers to resurvey data on linking
intercoastal waterways of Florida S
Atlantic and Gulf coasts and said:
eff the Army engineers find that
the barge canal is feasible I can't
see what criticisms can be raised"
He contended that his new proposals
were in line with congressional econ
onny efforts.
Senator Vandenberg said he did
not ''see how they can build up a
case for the barge canal, but I'm
certainly willing for them to try"
Senator Pepper said the barge
canal, II feet deep and 100 feet wide,
would cost an estimated Sl8,000,000
or s19,0OO,0O0, compared with an
estimated cost of $197 ,00O,0 900 for the
ship canal, 33 feet deep and 400 feet
wide.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Weaver Again Heads
Loan Association

John L. Weaver was reelected
president of the Interstate Building
Association at the annual meeting of
the shareholders held late yesterday.
Clarence Dodge and Earl M. Mack
intosh were renamed vice presidents:
Martin R. West, treasurer; Edward
K. Jones, secretary, and Lawton E.
Inabinet, assistant secretary.
The report of Secretary Jones dis
closed substantial progress was
made during the past year with
assets now at an all time high.
Resources at the close of business
February / were s2,772 900 which re-
fleets an increase of S681 900 over
the corresponding period of a year
ago.
All members of the Board of Dl-
rectors were also reelected at the
same meeting. The association was
founded in 1882.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Continued Decline
In Steel Output
Is Forecast
Production and Orders
Must Get in Closer
Step, Survey Says
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Steel pro.
duction will probably continue to
decline until output and new or
ders get in closer step, Iron Age
said today in its weekly survey.
New orders in the last week"
said the review, "are estimated as
approximately equal to not more
than As per cent of capacity.
THE excess of current produce
ton over new business is, of course,
accounted for by backlog tonnage,
which is still quite large IN some
products, notably rails and track
accessories, while in some other
products it has almost entirely dis
appeared
Average rate of production for
the industry, Iron Age said, de-
clined 5l2 points to 711a per cent
OF capacity, bringing the losses for
the last fortnight to lO12 points.
The downward trend of scrap
prices continues to reflect the un-
certain outlook for steel" the maga-
zine said. The Iron Age scrap COM
posite price dropped to S170o a
ton from $17.33 last week.
While the falling off in new
business" the steel review said,
which has been in evidence since
November, but more noticeable
since the holiday period, appears
TO have halted, there is as yet no
indication of a reversal of trend.
Steel companies estimate that
several more weeks may be need
ed to bring about an approximate
balance of new business and pros
duction at rate below the cur
rent level"
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Port Authority Moves
Bond Issue Ahead
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. THE Port of
New York Authority today stepped
ahead a month its proposed offering
of S33O0C,O0 general and refunding
3 per cent bonds, due 1916, and will
put them or sale February Is be-
cause of favorable market condi-
tions."
Offerings of new securities re-
Gently have been small and the au-
thority. noting demand for new
public issues is heavy in investment
circles decided to sell the IS this
month instead of on the originally
scheduled date of March Is.
Proceeds will be used to refund
outstanding New York-NeW Jersey
interstate tunnel bonds, series E,
bearing Ala per cent interest cou-
pons. thereby lowering interest costs
on bonded debt The securities to
be refunded originally were issued
to reimburse the States of New York
and New Jersey for their investment
in the Holland Tunnel, the vehicular
tube connecting lower Manhattan
with Jersey City.
The 414s are callable on any in
terest date on and after March /,
194l, at 81 1,050 per $1,000 bond.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Bond Averages
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE bond
market carried on Tuesdays advance
today, with gains of fractions to a
point or more literally sprinkled
through both the domestic and for
eign list as the session neared its
end
Porto Rican American Tobacco
stamped and unstamped IS jumped
out ahead with gains of more than
3 points on fairly heavy turnover,
and Panama assented SIS pressed
closely with runup around 2.
Others higher included Common
wealth Edison convertible 312s, San
ia Fe As, Delaware & Hudson re-
funding Is and New York Gen.
trail IS.
United States Governments were
less active than other divisions, but
maintained a steady undertone with
gains of 1882 of a point offset by
losses up to 5-32.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Monopoly Probe Doto
May Take 80 Volumes
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Chairman O'Mahoney said last
night the Monopoly Committee
would complete its hearings and re-
search by June and start analyzing
and summarizing its hearings and
reports expected to run to 80
volumes.
"The final report will not be fin
ished until late in November or De-
cember at the earliest" he said. ut
should also be emphasized that no
matter how carefully the commit
tee tries to avoid involvement in the
political campaign we should Ger
tainly be charged with attempting
to involve ourselves if we reported
final conclusions at this time
The Securities Commissions final
hearing on life insurance will open
February IL. 1t will be based on an
analysis of the financial operations
OF the 26 largest legal reserve COM
panies.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Mohawk Carpet Mills
Elects New Chief
BY the Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM, N. Y, Feb. T.
Directors of the Mohawk Carpet
Mills, Inc, elevated yesterday How
ard L. ShuttleWorth to the presi-
dency Of the company to succeed
his brother, Arthur w. Shuttleworth,
who died January q.
Herbert L. ShuttleWorth I'd, son
of the late industrialist, was elected
a director and vice president. post
formerly held by the new president.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Northwestern Mutual
Assets Set Record
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. IN.
Cleary president. announced too
that assets of the Northwestern Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co. December
81, 1889, were 1892 ,422 BIS, q new
all-time high.
The company's assets were in
creased during the year by s59.312,-
l22 Total income was .532162.
including Sl28,602,O67 in premium
collections and s53.9O9 ,037 in interest
and real estate income.
Insurance in force last December
81 aggregated s39ll,212531, repre-
sented by 1864 ,633 policies.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO Feb. 1P).-Poultry. live. 80
trucks: LeRhorn hens easy others steady;
Leghorn hens, IL: Plymouth Rock springs.
under pounds 17E; & small colored ducks
Butter, 675. SAB steady. 80 centralized
carlots,, 29h-s4 other prices unchanged.
EGGS, S,601; firm; fresh graded, extra frsts,
local. 234; cars. "a firsts. local. 23A:
cars 23&; current receipts %.
UNITED States Department of AEricul-
turel Potatoes, 100: on track, All; to-
tai u s. shipments, 652; Idaho Russets.
y, 8. No; 2. weaker: y; s. No. L. dull;
supplies rather heavy, demand fair; sack
ed, per cwt;. Idaho Russet Burbanks. U.
8. No. /. ! s0-971a: U. s. No. 2, few sales,
I40-42a; Colorado Red Mcclures. y. g.
No; l., very few sales, GOOD color, rs;
washed: 200; North Dakota, Red River
Y. s. No, J.. 1.15.2o; Bliss Triumphs: q
s: No. l, 20: 81 to go per cent y. S.
sin. round, whites. unclassified 1.05; new
stock steady. supplies light. demand light,
less than carlots: Florida Bliss Triumphs.
y: 8: No I, washed. few sales. bushel
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Foreign Business Advices

Business advices to the Commerce
Department from representatives
abroad include:
Uruguay-Free port planned at
Colonia.
Sweden-Marine tonnage gaining.
Netherlands Leather industry
1 expands.
Evening star., 1940-02-07

Lower food, farm product, fuel,
textile and metal prices brought the
National Fertilizer Associations in
dex of wholesale commodity prices
down last week to IT'S per cent of
the l926-1928 average, compared with
1872 the preceding week, 78.5 a
month ago and 1873 a year ago.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Check Volume Declines
From December

The Federal Reserve Board says
that the banks in 141 leading cities
cashed S34,717,2l3,000 worth of
checks in January, compared with
4O,0l9, ,144, 900 in December and S32,-
1872, ,738, 900 in December, 1899.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
New York Bank Stocks
NEW YORK Feb. 7 LP)-National Asso-
! citation Securities Dealers Inc
Jersey City Livestock
Reported by Smi

JERSEY CITY, N j.. Feb. 7 up Omitted
States Department of Agriculture -
Cattle 40 salable: total 450 No steers
on sale. Cows slow, mostly steady; spots,
25 lower on better grades: medium 6 90
6.25; cutter and common. 4.75-550 can
ners 4.00-4.50 Bulls slow about steady:
good nearbys. 7.OO-7.5O; medium, $50
100: gutter and common, 5.5O-6OO.
Vealers and calves, so salable; total.
good and choice nearbys. II O0-12 o0 few
selects, IL IS. late: common to medium,
7.00-10.00; culls 5.50-6.50. No weighty
calves available.
Hogs 80 salable New York. so: Jersey
City, 20); total 2,510. Butcher hogs.
mostly 10 lower: good and choice. 2O6-
pa pounds 560-70
Lambs so salable total $3.50. Small
lots sheep unsold, bidding lower.
Evening star., 1940-02-07

In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganlzed under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declara
tion Unless otherwise noted, special or
extra dividends are not included Also
extra Or extras, Accumulated dividends
paod last year. Declared or paid so
far this year. Payable in stock Paid
last year Cash or stock Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
ur Under rule WV With warrants XIV
without warrants war Warrants
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Gasoline Pump SoIes

The Census Bureau reports that
manufacturers of gasoline pumps
delivered 106,349 power-operated
and l2,907 hand-operated pumps
last year. compared with 1O4572
power and 9,379 hand operated
pumps in 1898.
Evening star., 1940-02-07

Only two insects of all the vast
numbers crawling over the land have
been domesticated by man and of
use to him-the bee and the silk
worm.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
). H. Kress Sales Advance
Above Previous Year
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. is. H. Kress
&, Co. today reported January sales
of $5,300.354, an increase of 4.8 per
cent from $5,O55,466 in January,
1899.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Federal Lund Banks
NEW YORK. Feb. 7 (Pi.-
Crude Rubber Futures

NEW YORK Feb dP.-Crude rub
ber futures opened II hisher. March,
1s:70b. May, 1s.31b: july, 1915:
Evening star., 1940-02-07

Be sure the way ID clear before
you attempt to pass.