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Evening star., 1940-04-15
New York Bank Stocks
Lower During Week
Special Dispatch to The Star

SpeclaI DlSpatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 15.-New York
City bank stocks eased off during
the last week, according to figures
compiled by Holt, Rose & Troster.
The aggregate market value of 16
leading issues on Friday, April II,
was s1,568, ,724000, compared with
81 ,5oO.e34 900 at the close of the
previous week, decline of sl2,110,-
600 or OFT per cent.
The current average yield of the
l6 issues is 4.l2 per cent, compared
with a yield of 400 per cent on
April 3. The current market value
equals Ill times the known book
value. compared with l.12 times at
the close of the previous week.
Evening star., 1940-04-15
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. April Is lP,.-National
Association Securities Dealers Inc:
moon quotations
Evening star., 1940-04-15
Crude Oil Prices
nou<AN
NoCA0l0eNS

TULSA. April Is R-Base crude oil
prices: Midcontinent area. Illinois, 81. .05;
Oklahoma kansas. gravity scale. soc to
Central Texas, sravity scale. Tic to 81 1.O3.
East Texas. S1.1O: West Texas. sravity
scale. 53c to csc; North Louisiana
Arkansas. gravity scale. 73c to 81. .05 Rocky
Mountain area. Salt Creek, Wyo gravity
scale, S6c to S1.10
Eastern area Pennsylvania grade Brad
ford ,Alleghany. S2.75; same Grade in
southwest Pennsylyania lines S2.40; same
srade in Eureka lines. S234: Corning.
81 l2
Evening star., 1940-04-15

WeII1nEtOn FUND - 14.3N 15Hl
Quotations furnished by National Asso.
citation of Securities Dealers. Inc, which
40 or ot rm hs 81 reiees ns, actual
should indicate approximate prices, and
unless otherwise indicated. are as Quoted
BY the SPONSORS or issuerS
Not quoted b. SPONSORS Or issuers.
Evening star., 1940-04-15
Current kewsprint
Prices to Continue
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 15.-The In
ternational Paper Co. announced
yesterday that current domestic
prices for newsprint would remain
in effect through October l.
Evening star., 1940-04-11
50 New Cutiss Planes
Reported Found by Nazis
BY the Associated Press

~ Suo AsooCAuteQ FIeSS.
BERLIN, April fl.-Informed
sources said today German troops
who occupied Oslo found so new
American Curtiss planes which had
not been completely assembled.
They said they would be studied
for any possible information or new
construction details.
(Avfation experts said there
were no secrets Of design and
that no military secrets could be
involved because the airplanes
could not have been sent to Nor
way had there been.)
The shipment Of planes, informed
quarters said, arrived in Oslo only q
week ago and had not been COM
pletey assembled as yet.
The German informants who re-
ported the plane capture did not
disclose what models were taken,
but Germans lately have made no
secret Of their curiosity as to what
American aviation engineers might
have up their sleeves.
Previously German technical ex-
perts have had opportunity to study
American plane models from ma
chimes shot down on the western
front (American-made planes bought
BY the French or British, but so
far as Is kn6wn this Is the frst
occasion on which numerous speci.
mems Of presumably new models
came their way.
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Assessors Office Clerk
Falls Dead on Sidewalk

Bernard T. Fegan, 43, clerk in the
special assessment division Of the
District assessors Office, dropped
dead, apparently of a heart attack
on the sidewalk on New York ave-
nue. near Fifteenth street this morn
ing.
Mr. Fegan reported for work as
usual at the District Building, his
associates said, and then left on his
duties of serving bills.
Mr.. Fegan lived In Alexandris
with his mother, q brother and sis
ter. He had been employed in the
assessors office for about six years
He was identified at the morgue by
E. F. Driscoll Of the assessors ONCE
Mr.. Fagen's associates said he
mad suffered from 4 heart ailment
for many years.
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Reorganization
Order Affects
6 Departments
Two Independent
Agencies Also to
Take on Other Duties
(Tert OF Presidents Message on
Page Az
BY JOHN C. HENRY.


President Roosevelt today sub
mitted to Congress his fourth and
final order on Government reor-
ganization.
BY its terms, six first-line depart
ments and two independent agen-
cies will be vested with responsible
ties now under other Jurisdictions,
the whole program being calculated
to effect an annual administrative
saving OF approximately $500, 600.
While it was made clear that to-
days order is the last one contem.
plated under the present Reorgan-
ization Act. the President recon-
mended that this enabling statute
be re-enacted with no exemptions.
BY the present law, 81 administra-
tive agencies were exempt from
any tampering.
The Principal Changes.
Principal shifts proposed In to-
days order follow:
l. Transfer of jurisdiction over
st. Elizabeth's Hospital, Freedmens
Hospital, Howard University and
the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf from the Interior Department
to the Federal Security Agency.
2. Transfer of the Food and Drug
Administration from the Depart
ment of Agriculture to the Federal
Security Agency.
3. Transfer of the Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority from a full independ-
ent status to the Commerce Depart
ment and abolition Of the Air Safety
Board. with the G. A. A. to assume
the functions of the board.
4. Transfer of the Weather Bu-
reau from the Department of Agri-
culture to the Department Of Com
merce.
S. Transfer and consolidation Of
lnterdepartmental messenger serv-
ices into the Post ONCE Depart
ment.
6. Division of the Soil Conserva-
ton Service to place that section
concerned with public lands under
Interior and that concerned with
private lands under Agriculture.
Forest Service Untouched.
No change was made in the status
of the Forest Service, around which
bitter controversy has been carried
on as efforts were made to have it
moved from Agriculture to Interior.
The other changes proposed today
would move the Dominican Customs
Receivership from State to Interior:
would vest in the Secretary Of
Treasury the present function Of
the Attorney General of approving
out of court settlements under the
Federal Alcohol Administration:
would transfer the disbursement
function of United States marshals
from the Treasury Department to
Justice; would accord to the Labor
Department the enforcement re-
sponSibilities for minimum wage
provisions in contracts for Federal
construction, and would transfer to
the Maritime Commission the pres
ent Navy Department jurisdiction
(See REORGANIZATION, Pg. A-O
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Nazis Report Sinking
Two More English
Warships al Narvik
..8a+s4
Six Allied Destroyers .
In All Lost in Fight for
Port, Germans Claim
(Tert of German communique
on Page ABB

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 11.-German naval
forces last night sank two more al
lied destroyers at the West ford ap-
proach to Narvik, the official Ger
man news agency, DNB, reported
today.
The agency said the newest sink
lngs brought to six the total of allied
destroyers sunk in the Narvik re-
gion. Britain has acknowledged
losing four destroyers in naval war
fare off Norway, two of them at
Narvik.
The agency did not say whether
the newest losses had been inflicted
by warships or coastal defense guns.
Defy Allies to Break Hold.
Germany is steadily tightening
her fist of iron on Norway, author
lied Germans contended, and DEFY
ing the allies to loosen her hold.
German positions throughout
Norway are so thoroughly conson-
dated" these sources asserted, that
there is not the remotest possibility
they could be dislodged by English
and French forces"
They pictured steady stream of
German soldiers being transported
to the northern kingdom to
strengthen the forces landed Tues
day at strategic points. !
Authorized sources then made the
most categorical denial of reports of
an extensive sea battle.
I'm only two places did the Ger
man air force have encounters with
the British fleet yesterday" they
said, but reports of clash of ma
jor forces of the navy are wholly
unfounded.
"Our transports continued crossing
the, Skagerrak unmolested until the
Norwegian situation was completely
in control"
Danish Island Occupied.
High points of the Official an
nouncements issued here included:
l. Denmark-The high command
announced extension OF Nazi control
yesterday to the Danish Baltic Is
land of Bornholm, Is miles off the
tip of Sweden.
2. Norway-German troops pro-
ceeded ION schedule yesterday, oc-
cupying Elverum In the forenoon,
consolidating positions at Oslo and
along Oslo Fjord and destroying
(see BERLIN, Page A-100
Evening star., 1940-04-11
NAzI NAVY CRIPPLED CHURCHILL DECLARES:
REPORTS Is VESSELS DESTROYED IN BATTLES
Allies Now on Road to Victoty,
Commons Told; Bergen Retaken
War Bulletins

LONDON, April IL (R.-A
German Dornier flying boat was
reported shot down in the North
Sea today by = Royal Air Force
coastal command plane. A Brit
ish account said the D0rnier
plunged into the sea" after one
attack by . Hudson reconnais-
sance aircraft.
OSLO, April IL iCDN).-The
Germans further clinched their
hold on Oslo today with the ar
rival Of Ave transports carrying
more than 10000 troops. Three
Of the largest, jammed to the
rails, began disembarking at 4:45
o'clock this afternoon.
The above dispatch, filed by
Leland Stowe, Chicago Daily
News correspondent. is the first
direct news dispatch from Oslo
In "A hours. Reuters also re-
ported from Stockholm that more
German warships had reached
Oslo FjOrd and that some troop
transports had landed during the
night.)
PARIS, April IL (R.-The
French Army. preparing against
a possible German offensive on
the western front, tonight sus-
pended all army leaves.
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Nozi High Command
Denies Major Bottle,
Embassy Hears

The German high command
has denied that any major sea
battle has taken place off the
Norwegian coast, according to
advices reaching the German
Embassy today. Such reports
were termed fantastic"
It was said at the Embassy
that the latest radio reports
indicated Oslo was quiet and
German rethforcements were
reaching Norway on schedule
and without resistance.
An Embassy att&che said he
was not trying to deny that a
naval engagement was under
way, because 1t was logical to
expect the British Navy would
attack, but he expressed doubt
that the engagement thus far
had reached the magnitude de-
scribed in press dispatches.
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Plans Are Mapped
To Take Americans
From New War Zone
Overland Transportation
Through Germony to
Itoly Being Arranged

The State Department today an
nounced plans for the evacuation
through Germany and Italy OF
American citizens caught in the new
Scandinavian war zone.
The department authorized the
overland evacuation of the more
than 5000 American citizens listed
as residents of Norway, Denmark
and Sweden, but officials said it was
uncertain how many of these would
want to leave.
The tentative plan calls for over
land transportation of the evacu-
ated Americans through Germany
to Genoa. Italy, from where Ameri-
can passenger liners could bring
them home. The State Department
said it had secured the cooperation
Of American ship owners.
The evacuation scheme was an
nounced after fragmentary reports
from American diplomatic repre-
sentatives in Norway and Denmark
had assured the department that Sc
lar as they knew all Americans in
Oslo and Copenhagen were safe.
Messages Telegraphed.
Several messages filed to the State
Department from Norway and Den
mark since the German invasion
have not reached Washington, how
ever, leaving officials here in the
dark as to how many Americans
might be attempting to get out OF
the new war zone. The authorize
ton for the overland Transportation
OF all those Americans desiring to
leave was telegraphed to the Amer
ican legations and consulates in the
countries involved today, but it was
not certain how soon the messages
might reach them.
The route to the Italian port,
where American vessels are free to
call under the Neutrality Act, was
chosen in preference to sending
American merchant ships or naval
vessels through the dangerous COM
bat area to pick up Americans at
scandinavian ports.
OmcialS said there had been no
formal move to secure cooperation
OF Germany, but it was felt there
would be no difliculty in the pro-
(see EVACUATION, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Cold Forecast Fails
To Deter Plans for
Blossom Festival
Drop to 30s Predicted;
Advance Guard Of
Visitors Arriving

A forecast of cold weather for the
week end failed today to deter Of
ficials in their final plans for the
Cherry Blossom Festival, which
opens tomorrow night with the
crowning of the cherry blossom
queen.
Even as the Weather Bureau pre-
dicted temperatures in the high
30s tomorrow night and Saturday,
the advance guard of 10000 visitors
anticipated by the Greater National
Capital Committee of the Board Of
Trade began filing local hotels.
Unless the temperature drops to
freezing tonight or tomorrow the
trees, already blossoming around
Tidal Basin, will be in full bloom
this week end, National Capital
Parks experts said today.
Hotels reported heavy bookings" !"
with the peak expected Saturday
night as persons from all sections
of the country converged on the
Capital. Both the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore & Ohio Railroads have
scheduled Cherry Blossom Specials"
in addition to their regular week -end
excursion trips.
2,00e Get Invitations.
Edgar Morris, general chairman
of the festival, announced that 1000
invitations have been sent to promi-
nent Washingtonians and repre-
sentatives Of foreign governments to
attend the pageant tomorrow night
and Saturday. =
Engineer Commissioner David A..
McCoach, jr., will crown Miss Rose
Colliflower cherry blossom queen At
7:50 pm, following a water pageant
In Tidal Basin and an address Of
welcome by Chairman Morris.
Observers in the reviewing stand
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Deoth Separates Twins,
Believed Oldest in y. S.

~ the Associated Press.
MENTONE, Ind, April 11.-Death
has parted sisters believed the oldest
twins in the United States.
Mrs. John Lewellyn, IS, was buried
here today. She died Tuesday.
She and Mrs. Stella Dillie Of
Akron, Ind, who survives, were
recognized as the Nations oldest
twins last summer ct 4 twins con-
vention at Fort Wayne, Ind.
Evening star., 1940-04-11

Britons, who dearly love a sea-
fight, got plenty of thrills as Mr..
Churchill with gusto told how
the 32,O00-ton Renown, one OF
Britain's sleek battle cruisers,
engaged the 26,O00-ton battleship
Scharnhorst.
Hit on Scharnhorst Seen.
He told how the Renown's crew
observed a hit" on the Scharn-
horsts forward superstructure, how
second hit was deduced from
column of smoke and how the Re-
nown plunged on through raging
seas and blizzard in an effort to
catch and destroy the battleship.
"I regret to say" he said, that the
German cruiser Hipper aided the
Scharnhorst to escape by laying
smoke screen"
He lauded the action of Capt.
Warburton Lee and the destroyer
flotilla which attempted to take
Narvik, saying their action was "as
worthy as any in British naval his
tory
The destroyers Hunter and Hardy
were lost at Narvlk while the Gurk-
ha went down when hard hit during
five unsuccessful bombing attacks
on the cruiser Aurora. The Glow
worm was sunk by German destroy
ers when she turned back from her
squadron to pick up q seaman who
had gone overheard.
Discounts Air Raid Fears.
The crew of the Gurkha was
rescued, he said, while there is no
reason why q large portion Of the
crew of the Glowworm should not
have been saved if the ordinary
humanity Of fighting men had been
practiced by the enemy" The
normal complement Of the destroyer
was 145 men.
The First Lord discounted feared
German air attacks on the home
fleet. pointing out that the flagship
Rodney's deck armor resisted the
explosion Of q heavy German bomb.
Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader Of
the Liberals in the House, followed
1see CHURCHILL, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Morgenthau 10 Free
Scandinavian Funds
For Legitimate Uses
Combat Zone Extended;
Decision on Danes. Morse
a seifisstsn's Ds'oyed
Tert OF ErecutiDe Order on
Page AS. Map OF Enlarged
Combat Zone, Page AZ.
BY GARRETT d. HORNER

BY GARNET ID. HORNER.
Secretary Morgentbau said today
rule of reason" would guide him
in granting licenses for. the export
of Danish or Norwegian funds in
this country, impounded yesterday
by executive order of President
Roosevelt.
The Treasury head, who was given
authority by the President to license
such exports, promised at a press
conference to facilitate Legitimate
business transactions" involving Nor
way or Denmark. He said, however,
no formal requests for licenses have
been made.
Secretary Morgenthau advised any
persons or firms who might be con-
templating transactions which could
run up against the embargo on ex-
port of Scandinavian funds, to con-
tact their local banks He said the
banks would be in the best position
to advise them because of contacts
with the IL regional Federal Reserve
banks, which would either have the
answers to problems as they arise
or would be able to get the answers
quickly from Washington.
Combat Area Extended.
President Roosevelt issued the
order freezing" Norwegian and
Danish wealth in this country last\
night soon after extending his def
milton Of the European combat area,
from which American vessels are
banned, to include waters around
the entire Scandinavian peninsula
and part of Soviet Russia.
The two presidential moves have
the effect of protecting American
lives and ships and the assets which
the governments and citizens of
Norway and Denmark may have In
this country from, new war dangers
arising from the, Nazi invasion Of
Scandinavia. s
The wealth-freezing order pro-
hibits the removal from this country,
except under special license from the
Secretary of the Treasury, Of any
Danish and Norwegian assets, none
tary or otherwise, which were here
on April 8, before the Nazi invasion.
Reports on Holdings Asked.
The Treasury promptly issued in
structions for all holders of Nor
wegian or Danish wealth in this
country to report it for an account
ing. The exact value of the holdings
involved was not known, but it was
estimated that the Scandinavian
countries, including Sweden, had
several hundred million dollars to
their credit in readily transferable
assets. Short term balances and
'earmarked" gold were said to &C
count for most of it.
For the first few days, Secretary
Morgenthau said, he and Undersec-
retary Daniel w. Bell will handle
personally any requests for licenses
to transfer Danish or Norwegian
funds.
Later general rules to determine
1see NEUTRALITY, page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Wireless Traffic
With Scandinavia
Is Back to Normal
BY the Associated Press.

6y the ASeoclAteo Press.
NEW YORK. April 11.-West-
ern Union announced today that
traffic with Norway was resumed
early this morning and that
normal worktng conditions pre-
vailed on conuections with al
Scandinavian countries.
Radio Corp. of America,
which advised the National
Broadcasting Co. that the Oslo
radio station ceased transmits
sion early this morning, said
later that 1t had re-estAblished
contact.
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Eliot Junior High
On WMAL Today

Students Of the Eliot Junior
High School science clasfss will
broadcast interesting facts about
astronomy, electricity and sound
over Station WMAL At 4 pm.
Actual demonstrations Of ex-
perimsnts will Be carried on in
the radio studio.
This is smother in the series
Of student features sponsored
BY The Star with the eo-opera-
tisn Of the National Broadcast.
ind Co. and the Board sf
Edueatioa.
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Popuioce Armed,
RepuIse German
Drive on Capitol
BULLETIN.

norwegian FORCES nave recap.
tured the port Of Bergen, the
Norwegian commander at the
city reported today by wireless.
and are massing for m attempt
to wrest Trmdheim, farther up
the west coast, from the enemy.
By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, April '11.-A
radio message from the Nor
wegian commander at Bergen
today reported that seaport had
been recaptured from the Ger
man invaders.
Other sources reported German
planes had circled the Kongsvinger
railway station, dropping light
bombs.
Reports pouring into Sweden said
the Norwesians were blasting bridges
to make German advances difiicult
and cut OIL German forces already
In possession Of Norwegian territory.
Workers Being Armed.
Norway, ordering her troops to CO.
operate with the allies, was hastily
fortifying every defense point and
arming workers. members of rifles
clubs and military school pupils
to help defend the nation.
From Southern Sweden came fur
ther reports of the British German
naval engagement fought of Pater-
noster reefs at the eastern end Of
the Skagerrak yesterday. saying Mat
six or eight German troop trans
ports had been sunk. Part Of those
which escaped headed on north to-
ward Norway and the others turned
south.
Among the ships sunk was an am
munition supply ship, these reports
said. One transport entered Mar
strand, but left when ordered out
by a Swedish warship.
Repulse at Eidsvold.
The Norwegian government said
German troops, trying to advance
toward Elverum, the temporary seat
of government, had been repelled
at Eidsvold, about half way up the
railway line from Oslo.
The captured capitals outer fort
reSses still are in Norwegian hands,
the government reported, an asser-
tion borne out by reports of con-
tinued firing against German forces
in Oslo Fjord.
Between Elverum and Hamar an
other contingent of German troops,
commanded by the former aviation
attache Of the German Legation in
Oslo, was turned back by hastily
armed civilians who manned ma
chine guns at barricades thrown up
on the highway. Norwegians said
the Nazis apparently intended to
capture members of Parliament and
the government by surprise.
The German commander was
killed and severe losses inflicted
on his forces, Norwegians said, add
ing that only two Norwegians were
injured. A Swedish newspaper re-
ported Narvik recaptured by the
British.
(Winston Churchill First Lord
Of the Admiralty, had declared,
however, that I'VE have not re-
occupied any Norwegian ports"
His statement apparently did not
cover any points which the Nor
wegians themselves might have
regained.)
Aiding Allies Fully.
The President of the Norwegian
Parliament, Carl j. Hambro, an
nounced that Norway's northern
forces now are cooperating fully
with British forces against the Ger
man invasion.
Hambro, who Is in Stockholm on
an undisclosed mission, made the
announcement after communicating
with the Norwegian government,
which has established headquarters
at Elverum, 20 miles from the Swed-
iSh frontier.
A German advance eastward
(See Stockholm, page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-04-11
Summary Of Todoy's Star


foreign
German Navy crippled, Churchill
declares. Page Al
Nazis report sinking two more Brit
ish destroyers. Page Al
Norwegians are reported beating
back Germans. Page Al
Oslo under British guns; Britains
repel raids. Page Al
Notionol
Presidents fourth reorganization
order shifts bureaus. Page AL
Evacuation OF Americans in Scandi-
navia authorized. Page Al
Three new q. s. airplanes released
for allied buyers. Page Al
Senate gets $964, ,000, 900 naval ap-
propriations bill Page "A