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Evening star., 1940-04-12
President Asks Red Cross
To Aid Greenland if Necessary

any interruption in the supply ships,
which for years have gone regularly
from Denmark to the Arctic island.
He said he had asked the Red Cross
to look into the situation to lay plans
in such case to keep the Greenland
people from starving. He added
that he thought the American people
would be glad to help If necessary.
The President said numerous per-
sons had discussed the question with
him IN the last few days. He said
he had looked up the history of
Greenland in an encyclopedia and
had talked with several geographers
and other experts. His researches
convinced him, the President said,
that from the point of view of an
cient history and its flora and
fauna, Greenland belongs much
more closely to the American con-
tinent than to the European.
He said the Danes had done a
good job in handling the Eskimos
In Greenland, establishing numer-
ous community governments that
worked very well both from the
sociological and economic point of
view.
He said he had been particularly
interested in Greenland since Mrs.
Ruth Bryan Owen, former United
States Minister to Denmark, stopped
OH In Greenland four or five years
ago and made pictures portraying
the life Of the people there, later
showing them to him at the White
House.
President Roosevelt emphasized
that he was speaking only about
Greenland, and not about Iceland,
(see GREENLAND, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-04-12
President Approves
Measure Extending
Trade Pacts Law
Roosevelt, at Signing
Ceremony, Answers
Criticisms Of Act
(Tert OF Presidents Statement,
Page B-8.)
By JOHN c. HENRY.

Describing the program as pow
erful instrument for promoting our
national economic we'll being and
for strengthening the foundations
of stable peace" President Roosevelt
today approved the legislation ex-
tending the Reciprocal Trade Agree
ments Act for three more years.
Present at the signing ceremony
at the White House were Secretary
of State Hull, Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wallace, Senate Finance Com
mittee Chairman Harrison and
House Ways and Means Committee
Chairman Doughton. The latter
10 were instrumental in getting
the legislation through Congress.
1aking occasion in the signing
ceremony to make his own answer
to many criticisms which have been
directed against the program, the
Chief Executive remarked that "the
facts brought out by search
ing scrutiny should leave no room
for doubt in the mind of any fair
AiA2AOSu hNA oOIA tlldl lIlC u duC dkICC>
ments program has brought demon
strable benefits to our Nation as
whole and to every interest directly
concerned. and has not inflicted in
jury on any group of producers.
Unwarranted Fears.
What was particularly striking" :"
he continued. was that, in the
absence of any proof of actual in
jury, much of the opposition seemed
to be based on unwarranted fears
as to what might happen in the
future. There is nothing more de-
structive of public welfare than the
conjuring up of groundless fears for
the sole purpose of discrediting a
constructive policy which is invul-
nerable to attack on any legitimate
basis"
Carefully, the President empha-
sized that procedure followed in the
program has been in large measure
responsible for its success. From
the Departments of State, Agricul-
ture, Commerce and the Treasury,
(See TRADE PACTS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-04-12
One Killed, Five Injured
As Autos Collide Head-on

One man was fatally injured and
five others hurt in a head-on COL
lision of two automobiles on rain
slippery Grain highway near Central
avenue shortly before noon today.
Hugh r. Riley, IA Franklin street,
Annapolis, driver and sole occupant
of one of the cars, died about an
hour after being admitted to Casual
ty Hospital.
Passengers of the other machine,
Baltimore police car driven by
Albert Kendrick, a detective, were
said to be members of a Baltimore
grand jury en- route to the House
of Reformation at Cheltenham, Md,
on an investigation. Mr.. Kendrick
received head and knee injuries;
Maj. Julian De Court, U. S. A., re-
tired, head and arm injuries, and
Edwin E. Hooper, athletic director
of the Baltimore Fire Department,
head injuries. Kendrick and Maj
De Court were treated at Casualty
Hospital.
Mr.. Riley, correspondent fo1
newspapers IN New York, Ph1ladel-
phia and Washington, including
The Star, was about IS. He had
been long active in Democratic
politics, serving formerly in the An
napolis City Council and the State
Legislature. He was several times
a candidate for Mayer. He served
as lieutenant colonel in the Mary
land National Guard.
Hospital authorities said Mr.
Riley's neck apparently was broken
in the accident. Witnesses said his
car skidded and went out of con-
troll as it reached the crest Of q low
hill, met the other car head-on and
knocked it into q ditch. A second
car of Jurors following the first was
not involved in the accident.
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Rail Station Bombed
Nazis Say, Hiniing
AT Reprisals
Britoin's Air Ministry
Denies Planes Ruided
SehIeswig Town
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
BERLIN. April l2.-DNB, German
official news agency, reported today
that British warplanes had bombed
German railway station in Schles-
wig -Holstein and intimated that re-
prisals might be expected if such
bombings were repeated. The agency
said the raid had given "a new
aspect to the war"
The identity of the town was not
disclosed, but DNB said that the
tracks had been broken in one
place and that the station was
slightly damaged.
Qn London high official at
the Air Ministry denied the DNB
report that British planes had
bombed a railway station in
Schleswig-Holstein0
The news agency called the raid
the first allied attempt since the
beginning of the war to damage
transportation outside the active
combat area.
Schleswig- -Holstein is in the north
ern part of Germany near the
Danish border, across which Ger
man troops marched earlier in the
week.
Retaliation Hinted.
IF repetition of this act should
show it is part of systematic new
policy on the part of the British,
DNB said. "the German air force
will face the new situation"
The intimation was that the Ger
mans would revise their own air
tactics in retaliation.
Announcement of the British air
raid was made as Nazi military COM
manders boasted of new successes
against allied naval and sea forces
attempting to shake loose Germany's
Tightening grip on Norway.
A German communique asserted
that German warplanes had severe
ly damaged a British aircraft car
rier and a cruiser 125 miles off the
Norwegian coast and said that light
units of the Bitish Navy had been
repulsed while attempting to enter
IrOndhelm F'JOrd.
Air Raids Beaten Of.
British air raids on Trondheim
and Stavanger likewise were beaten
off and one Vickers Wellington
bomber was shot down, the COM
munique asserted.
Meanwhile, the military occupa-
ton of Norway was said to be pro-
ceeding according to systematic
schedule"
The German-occupied area al
Narvik, the Northern Norwegian
iron ore port, was Expanded" in
land to Elveness without resistance
the high command reported, anc
DNB. official German news agency
(See BERLIN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-04-12
British Suspend Navicerts
For Six Countries
~ the Associated Press

1y the Associated Press.
The British Embassy has sus-
pended the issuance of navicerts for
shipments to Norway, Sweden, Fin
land, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia
until further notice.
Navicerts are navigation certifi-
Gates stating that British authori-
ties have no objection to certain
items OF cargo going on to neutral
destination.
Earlier today the Embassy an
uounced that all contraband goods
consigned to or destined for Den
mark would be detained or seized by
the allies.
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Cherry Blossom Fete
Delayed as B-Degree
Cold Is Forecast
Committee Puts Off
All Events Until
Tomorrow, Sunday

A fast-dropping mercury this
morning. topped with an official
forecast of occasional rain later in
the day and temperatures as low as
% degrees tonight, caused 24-hour
postponement of the Cherry Bios
som Festival.
The Executive Committee of the
festival planning group, watching
the thermometer fall 8 degrees bet
tween 10 and IL am, announced
that all events, including the eve
ming pageants, would be held to-
morrow and Sunday instead of to-
day and tomorrow, as had been
scheduled.
Official weather forecast was "oc-
casional rains this afternoon with
steadily falling temperatures. cloudy
and much colder tonight with a
minimum of about % degrees; to-
morrow fair"
The temperature fell from 60 at
7 am. to 80 at 1:30 pm
Members of the Executive Com
mittee comforting this morning with
Weather Bureau officials were Edgar
Morris, festival chairman; Aubrey
Bogley, in charge of equatic ar
rangements; Col Harrison Brand of
the Washington Board of Trade,
and Clyde Burton of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
100000 to 20O,0 Expected.
An estimated crowd of 100000 to
100000 Is anticipated over the week
end TO view the trees expected in
full flower tomorrow and Sunday.
Persons converglng on the Capital
by automobile, buses and special
excursion trains, were rapidly filling
local hotels, with the peak antici-
pated late tomorrow or Sunday.
Miss Rose Colliflower, the 1910
cherry blossom queen, is now sched-
uled to make her appearance at 7::3O
pm. tomorrow from the long -popu-
lar swan boat amid a torchlight es-
cort Of American Red Cross SWIM
mers. Taking her place in the stage
Miss Collif1ower will receive her dia-
dem from Commissioner McCoach
at 7:50 o'clock.
After the coronation the queen
and her court of princesses will
assemble on the stage to witness
the pageant.
The audience will look out over
the stage toward the Thomas JEFF
ferson Memorial, now under con-
struction. The United States Ma
rine Band. under the direction of
Capt. William Santelmann. will
then play the theme song of the
1870 festival, pale Potomac Moon, >
composed by Arthur Godfrey.
This will be followed by is dane
(See FESTIVAL, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-04-12
BY ]. A, O'LEARY.

Inc eHOrt TO bar thousands OF
Government workers credited to
Washington and IA States from the
benefits Of the Ramspeck civil service
bill was opposed by the author OF
the measure, Representative RAM
speck, Democrat, of Georgia before
the Senate Civil Service Committee
today.
He joined the Civil Service Com
mission in describing as "unwork-
able" the ban advocated in the
House by Representative Nichols,
Democrat, of Oklahoma, to prevent
extension of civil service status to
those employees because they were
appointed from areas that now are
above their quotas under the ap-
pointment law.
Nichols Takes Stand.
Shortly before the committee re-
cessed until Wednesday Representa-
tive Nichols took the stand to de-
fend his ban against employees from
over-quota States, and to charge
that the basic civil Service law has
failed to bring about merit system.
Commenting on the announce
ment of the commission that his
amendment is unworkable, Mr..
Nichols said
Il am not in position to argue
with those gentlemen, because they
are In possession of the machinery
for carrying out the bill. I am
inclined to agree 1t won't be worked,
whether it's workable or not
Mr.. Ramspeck pointed out the
Nichols proposal is retroactive on
employees now in the unclassified
service. He said he would have no
objection to the alternative of Rep
resentative Keller, Democrat, Of
Illinois, to require that In future
no new appointments to civil service
shall be made from over quota areas
as long as other States are under
| quota.
Keller for Nichols Plan,
Mr.. Keller came before the COM
| mlttee a moment later, however,
and announced he now supports the
Nichols retroactive provision, instead
OF his original amendment. He told
Senator Bulow, Democrat, of South
Dakota, chairman, that with the
amendment he is for the bill, with
out it he is against the measure.
Charles I. Stengle of the Ameri-
can Federation of Government En-
ployes came out against the Nichols
Keller ban, and urged passage Of
the bill.
Turning momentarily from the
pending bill, Mr.. Keller said he
plans to introduce in the next Con-
gress a measure under which a
eWly-appointed Government en-
ploye would be given five-year ten
ure, after which his or her future
status would be determined.
Ramspeck Stresses Examination.
Another development today was
the request of Mr.. Ramspeck that
his bill be clarified to make sure
that any non-civil service employe
who fails to pass a non-competitive
examination, within six months after
the President orders application Of
the merit system to an agency, be
dropped.
He indicated there was some doubt
about this feature of the bill as it
passed the House.
Mr. Ramspeck emphasized, how
ever, that the whole bill leaves dis
cretion with the President to de-
eide when and whether an outsids
agency should be brought into the
merit system. If an agency was Or
| (See CTVYI, SEPVTCE Dooo A-9Y
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Delaware Town First
TO Report Census;
Shows Gain of Six

BY the Associated Press.
Odessa, Del, today won the
distinction of reporting the first
complete count in the 194G
census to Washington head
quarters.
The little town in New Castle
County had preliminary count
of 391 residents, a gain of six
over its 1880 tabulation.
Many small towns in the
county probably have completed
their censuseS before today, but
Odessa was the first to get an
official report into Washington.
Ten years ago, Centertown,
Mo-, was first.
Evening star., 1940-04-12
500 Pupils March
To Safety in Fire
BY the Associated Press

BY IRE ASSUClHIeu FreSS.
PITTSBURGH, April 12.-As
frantic-stricken mothers stood on
the street screaming and crying,
more than 500 small children
marched calmly to safety as fire
swept the roof of the Letsche Ele-
mentary School near the downtown
section today.
The students, believing they were
carrying out one of the regular fire
drills, evacuated the three-story
35-year-old brick structure in three
minutes. Many mothers thronged
the street, uncertain for . time
whether all Of the children had
escaped.
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Norweoiuns Warned

NEW YORK. April II R.-The
German controlled radio station at
Oslo, Norway, in q broadcast picked
up by the N. B. G. short-wave listen
ing station shortly after Gas am.
today appealed to the Norwegian
people to stop fighting and warned
that any one failing to cooperate
would be shot.
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Ramspeck Hits
Civil Service
Extension Bar
Keller, However,
Is for Nichols
Retroactive Plan
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Keller-Nichols amendment to
Ramspeck bill is bitterly opposed
By Ciril SerDice Commission.
Amendment Would restrict er-
tensions of ciuil serpice under the
Dill by applying State quotas.
Bill Would take in some 125,0OO
jobs under ciuil Seruice, and units
affected approve with one creep
LONESOME mechanics Uorking on
the T. v. A., 1Cho prefer their oUn
personnel service. Bill Uould
probably raise pay roll expenses
some $4,000, 900.
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Yesterdays Advertising
(Local Display

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Telephone National 5000 and
have the regular edition Of
The Evening Star and The
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Star at IS cents.
Evening star., 1940-04-12

Regulation Of new labor saving ma
chinery urged. Page Az
Jones leads tribute to Glass at Vir-
ginia c. of G. banquet. Page Az
Mail truck driver beats of bandit
IN Chevy Chase. Page AS
Kennedy forecasts no radical change
In District setup. Page B-1
Navy building new powder factory
at Indianhead. Page Ri
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Page. Page.
Ar1vsements, Radio ----C-10
A-14-15 Serial Story BIZ
Comics -C-10-11 Society - B-3
Editorials --A-10 Sports ----C-1-5
Finance -A-17 Woman's
Lost, Found -C-5 Page -----B-10
Obituary AIR
Foreign
Five German warships reported at
Trondheim. Page Al
British planes sink big munitions
ship. Page Al
Schleswig railway station bombed,
Germans say. Page Al
Notionol
President signs bill extending Trade
Agreements Act. Page Al
McCarran fights Presidents last two
reorganization orders. Page Al
Evacuation of Americans in Scandi-
navia long planned. Page Az
Senator Walsh to speak at D. A. r.
defense meeting. Page Az
Southern Republicans seen "stop
Dewey" possibility. Page AS
Washington and Vicinity
Cherry blossom pageant opens to-
night at Tidal Basin. Page Al
Evening star., 1940-04-12

(See REORGANIZATION, Pg. A-4)
Evening star., 1940-04-12

(See FESTIVAL, Page AID
Evening star., 1940-04-12

(see CIVIL SERVICE, Page A-33
Evening star., 1940-04-12
The Latest News

When the day is over in
Europe it is "press time" at
The Star and all of the dra-
matte news of the war Is
found in the late editions Of
The Star.
Evening star., 1940-04-12

(See LONDON, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-04-12

(See NARvICK, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-04-12
Notionol
Washington and Vicinity

Cherry blossom pageant opens to-
night at Tidal Basin. Page Al
Evening star., 1940-04-12

(See TRADE PACTS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-04-12

Cloudy and much colder tonight, with
minimum about %; tomorrow fair:
fresh northwest winds. Temperatures
today-Highest, so, at 7 am; lowest,
38, at 2 pm.
From the United States Westner 1ureau report
Full details on Page Az.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-16
German Drives on London Meeting With Terrific Resistance; 1855 Nazi
 Planes DOWned Sunday
BY WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff Correspondent

London, Sept. 16.-UP)-Adolf Hitlers inva- sion plans puzzled Great Britain today another fa vorable weekend passed with sign of German army and a record-breaking bag of 1855 German air planes shot down by the Royal Air Force. Some dered whether the threat of German over-water at- tack was as imminent had been believed. One factor was plain. The RAE had not been wiped out "a condition which even German quarters have sug-s gested logical expect before the great invasion attempt is made.
 Invasion Time About Passed
 Brtons had waited for invasion the weekend Tides along the coast high. The moon nearly full Before these conditions coincide again the equinox will have passed and the English Channel and North Sea likely to be heavy Bombs including time bombs dropped the London during the fourth air raid of the day, but the German planes met ter rife antaircraf barrage that seemed to center over the Thames estuary.
 Barrage Greets Fourth Raiders
 A heavy anti-arcraft barrage in the London area greeted Naz planes-ost of them apparently recon naissance during the fourth air raid alarm of the day The German raiders flew directly London where heavy machine -gunning heard. Other German squadrons from the southeast coast heading toward London but intercepted and driven back toward France Mean tine it disclosed that the famous Tate Gallery had been Dy bomb during last weeks raids but officials said that all art treasures had been removed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-16
Italians, British Troops Are Battling Each Other

Rome, Sept. l6-(UP)-Italian troops are marching on toward the British base at Marsah Matruh, on the Egyptian coast. after occupying sollum, on the Egyptian side of the Libyan frontier, e high command eommunique reported today.
 British troops set fire to "a mum. Der" of fuel depots as they retreated in Egypt "after serious losses from intense air action on the part of Italian aviation" the communIque said.
 tT'he British announced Saturday the abandonment of the ruined VI. laRe of sollum which, It was said, had been manned by an outpost Of one company Of men ak it was wn' lefleaa and had been evacuated bS main forces early last Inonlhj
 An Italian motor torpedo boat sank q British submarine in Che eastern Mediterranean, the com. Intlnlqlie said, and an Italian plane attacking a British naval formation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-16
GLENN II. FRANK
 KILLED IN CRASH
Noted Educator, Republi= can Leader, Dies With
 Son Sunday Night

Green Bay, Wis, Sept. 16-(UP) Mrs. Glenn Frank was informed toda yof the death of her husband and of her only child.
 Sudden death in a skidding auto- mobile Sunday night cut short the career of the noted educator, for mer president of the University of Wisconsin and chairman of the Re- publican policy committee, who was seeking the pasty's nomination for U. s. Senator in tomorrow's primary He was 53.
 Franks son, Glenn, .Jr.. q, driver of the car, also was killed and Theo- dore Stumpf, their house man, was injured. The son was a reporter on the Madison State Journal.
 Mrs. Frank was under phySi- clans care at the family home at Madison.
 The automobile, speeding to a campaign engagement, failed to take a sharp curve near here, Skidded on the gravel shoulder, and turned over 10 times. Frank was crushed beneath the car and killed instantly His son died within few minutes
 Name Will Appear.
 Ballots for Tuesdays primary are already printed and Franks name will appear along with six other Re- publican candidates for the sena- torial nomination. If his name should receive a plurality. election ocials said, the state committee would name a nominee.
 Frank became the center of na- tional discussion when he was oust- ed as president of the University of Wisconsin in 1887 after stormy hear ings. He blamed then Gov. Philip F. LaFollette for the custer. Dur ing the present campaign, Frank promised to stamp out LaFollette- ism"
 After leaving the university, Frank became editor Of Rural Progress, a magazine for farmers published at Chicago. A short time later the Re- publican national committee named him chairman of a committee to draft a party program. The com- prehensive report, to which he de-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-16

struck a cruiser with a medium caliber bomb.
 British planes did slight damage the communique said, in raids on Assab, Massawa. Asmara and other cities in Italian East Africa.
 Of its Egyptian operations the high command said;
 "Our vanguards occupied and passed beyond golluln. About 90 tanks and armored ears belonging to tho enemy were Gehtroyed. Enemy units while retreatlng set fro to Eili- merous depots and suffered many iosSes from intense Italian air aos ton"
 The coinmuniquo said that italian planes bombed Malta airports. hit- ting hanaRrs. other buildings and anll-alrcFaft defenAes, that British pursuit planes refused Co engage thf Italian lighter escort planes, il Wai haId, but attack the dive bomhera lh Inc feet, The dive bombefs, hoy. ever. "took lhe offensive" and Ehol down q FsFltish nlAnA li waa anld
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-16
War Moves On
 Today's Board
BY J. W. T. MASON Limited Press War Expert

No decisive results are being ob- tained by the continuous German air attacks against Great Britain, nor is the outlook favorable for any spectacular turn of events in Ger many's favor. Italian military com- mentators now expect Germany to delay decisive" operations until next spring and they frankly admit the lack of important German progress against British resisting power.
 The realistic attitude of Italian newspapers is in keeping with the natural caution that forms the basis of the Italian school of strategy. It is possible to interpret the bold Roman comments as an intimation to Germany not to expend too much air strength against objectives that have no major military value, such as the bombing of London.
 The time has come for the to- talitarian leaders to look to their strength for next springs operations. By that time British airplane pro- duction plus the additions from America should be superior to the German output.
 Facing this future condition it is apparent that Germany's heavy losses during the present attacks against Great Britain cannot con- tinue indefinitey with safety. The Italians appear to understand this fact, for they have not the impetu- osity which rage excites in the Ger
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