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FOUNDED CM 1831. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1940. FIVE CENTS. 5) I Action In Scandinavian Theater of War WINS MACOMBER 3 ARBOR OF SEE HBCT OSLO MAY BIG BATTL GERMANY SAID DEMANDING WAY THRU SWEDEN Hi1 THE WEATHER. For Lincoln and' Vicinity: Partly cloudy and warmer Friday night and Saturday; lowest temperature Friday night about 30 degrees.

For Nebraska: Increasing cloudiness and not so cold Friday night; Saturday, partly cloudy to cloudy and waYmer. Saturday sun rises 5:51 a. sets 7:03 p. m. HOURLY TEMPERATURES.

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44. Laweet tmprntmn a year aie 11. JHrjr British Bombers Make Forays on Germans as Far East as Baltic. By the Anoelatod Pro. Seven German warships were reported in Norwegian advices to be bottled up in Oslo's habor and Norwegians, trying to seal their conquered capital within an iron ring, expected important action at any moment.

The Norwegian government announced by radio the Ger-' mans elsewhere were masters of Kristiansand, on the south coast, Stavanger, on the southeast coast, Bergen, on the west coast, and Narvik, on the northern coast. -i hv Allies Close in on Narvik; Five Nazi Destroyers Sunk. STOCKHOLM. (UP). Premier Hansaon declared no demands have been made on Sweden for use of her territory by any belligerent power and it such demands were presented they, would be rejected.

LONDON. (UP). Neutral diplomatic circles heard reports unconfirmed that Germany demanded the right of passage of German 'troops and supplies thru Sweden to Norway. NORWEGIAN GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, NARVIK FRONT. Reports reaching Norwegian headquarters asserted British and Norwegian forces are closing in on Narvik, British destroyers have sunk more German destroyers and the German garrison has been cut off from outside communication.

Blast By Air and Sea. AMSTERDAM. (UP). The allies blasted by air and sea at German communications with Norway. The full fury of British "sea power aided by bombing squadrons of the royal air force was hurled against the 1,200 mile line from the German Baltic to the Scandinavian Arctic.

Germany retaliated with an implied threat that "all out" air raids on Britain may be the nazi answer to the allied assault Developments included: i 1. British warships mined the southern Norwegian and Danish coasts in the Skagerrak and into the Kattegat the sea passage German warships and transports must traverse to Norway. 2. British bombers hurled high explosive bombs into German air See WAY, Page 6, Col. 2.

HiGHSCHOOLlBATE IN Lincoln Favorite to Win in Class Three Bounds Run Friday. A bevy of the fastest talkers In the state of Nebraska final-. ists in the annual high school debate championships convened at the Student Union Friday to begin final debates for the state Class A and Class titles. Nine Class A teams and seven Class teams took part Prominent among the Class A teams was Lincoln high, which has hopes of capturing the state title after ten years of trying. This year the team, coached by.

Gerald Kvaa-nicka, is the favorite to win. Members are Phyllis Overman, Mar-Jorie Rollins, William Buwsma, Donald Meyer and Robert Dewey. No results were to be announced until after the first three rounds had been debated. First Class A results are expected about 5 p. first Class results an hour later.

Early pairings were: Flnt Bound Ctaaa A. Omaha Ctntral and Atklnaon. Kearnay and Hasting! Sidney and Lincoln. Wnt Paint and Omaha Technical. PlatUmouth Bye.

Flint Round Clan B. Edrar and Walton. DeWItt and St. Mary 'a of Grand lalandJ T.uam mA Serand Round Claaa A. Lincoln and Kearney.

Omaha Central Bye. Atklnaon and Weat Point. Omaha Technical and PlatUmouth. Baatlnga and Sidney. Scoond Roand Claaa B.

Walton and Lyon. St. Vary a of Omnd Ialand and Edgar. Emeraon and DeWItt. Odessa, Is Fircr fnmmi inifw to Take Census WASHINGTON.

(UP). The little town of Odessa, is the first community to file complete reports in the 1940 census, the census bureau announced. Odessa reported a population of 391, a gain of six over its 1930 I figure of 385. In 1930 the first town to file complete reports was Centertown, Mo. ANEW TRIAL ON State Fails to Prove Police Officer Kidnaped North Platte Man.

Clyde D. Macomber, former po lice officer of North Platte, won a new trial when the Nebraska supreme court Friday upset his conviction on a charge of kidnap ing Sam I. Pappas on grounds that the evidence fails to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the crime of kidnaping within the meaning of the statute. Judge Messmore wrote the majority opinion from which Judge Rose dissented. The case was.

on appeal from the Lincoln county district court. Two other North Platte men in volved in the same case, Albert A. Hastings, real estate man, and Joseph R. Baskins, former city councilman, were sentenced to five and two years respectively, for assault. No decision has been reached on their appeals.

Pappas, a North Platte restau rant owner, was accused of having immoral relations with North Platte youths, and was taken by Macomber to a hotel room where he was met by Hastings and Baskins. It is alleged the door of the room was locked and the three men attempted to get a confession from Pappas, and when he refused to talk, used "third degree" methods. Macomber and other witnesses contended that they, offered to take Pappas to the police station, but he refused to go. When Ma comber stated he could take him, Pappas called Macomber a liar, and when the police officer got up from hia chair Pappas struck him and a fight followed. Pappas contended that when he refused to See MACOMBER, Page 6, Col.

4. SPRING COLD WAVE Two Above at Sidney; Fruit Crop in Southeast Part of State Damaged. An April cold wave sent temperatures plummeting to as low as 2 above zero at Sidney Thursday night while the entire state shivered in sub-freezing weather. Warmer weather was forecast for Saturday, however, promising relief for already frosted fruit tree blossoms and early gardens. Apricot trees, in full bloom, bore the brunt of the cold, which was generally in the low 20's in the southeast.

Five above zero at Bridgeport was the next lowest temperature in Nebraska, Lincoln had 21 for low, and 31 for the high. The Burlington railroad said two inches of snow fell Thursday between McCook and Denver. Two and a half inches fell at Scotts-bluff. Other precipitation included Sidney .07, Culbertson and Kimball .04, Cambridge .03, Broken Bow and Merriman .02, and Bridgeport .01. Other minimum readings Thursday night were North Platte 11, Burwell, Culbertson, Holdrege and Valentine 13, Chadron 14, Oakdale 16, Grand Island 17, Fairbury and Fremont 20, and Omaha 22.

In the south, biting cold winds swept the gulf coast section, threatening early crops of strawberries and the maturing potato crop. Atlanta, had 41, Memphis 32 and Nashville 30. WOMEN TOPLATTSM0UTH First District Picks 1941 Meeting Site. FALLS CITY, Neb. UPI.

The First district Nebraska Federation of Woman's clubs chose Platts-mouth as the 1941 meeting site, at closing sessions here. Mrs. E. C. Yont, Brock, a member for 39 years, was chosen as the living club woman with the longest continuous service in a club federated with the general federation.

Mrs. T. J. Gist, Falls City, 48 years a club woman, 40 years a member of Sorosis and the only charter member now active in Sorosis, was named the club woman having the longest, most outstanding record of leadership in a club, county, district and affiliated with the general federation. The late Mrs.

Laura Woodford, Weeping Water, was designated the club woman who had the longest, continuous service in a club or a federation federated with the general federation. SS PAID $275,371,000 Board Announces Big Increase Over January. WASHINGTON. (IP). The social security board snnounced payment for public assistance and earnings of persona on federal work prt grams in February totaled 1275,.

871,000, an Increase of nearly 000,000 over January. CRIMINAL CHARGE -v. lis 4 fc. s. r.

-it "5 Animated map In which model warships are used, shows the second day's developments as Via-opposing forces battlsd: for "domination of Scandinavia. While the capital ships of the British and French fleets ringed the North sea, Germany sought to strengthen its occupation In Norway. At Narvik, the Norwegian iron ore port seized by Germany, five British destroyers vainly MISS CLARA U. MILLS Wesleyan Music Teacher for 28 Years Found Dead Students." Miss Clara Urania Mills, music teacher at Nebraska Wesleyan university was found dead in her class room at 8 o'clock Friday morning by some of her students. She had removed her hat and laid down her purse and gloves, but hadn't taken off her coat.

Miss Mills had been on the Wesleyan faculty since 1012. She taught- piano, theory and history of mu- I 1 ale, and har-I mony. She and Lwrnij) 1 her sister, Mat Mllla. Alice, made their home at Only other sur 4717 Baldwin. vivors are two brothers, O.

F. Mills of Galena, and Mark of St. Louis. Born in Miss Mills took a bachelor of music degree in 1912 at American conservatory in Chicago. She studied piano with John J.

Hattstadt in this country, and in Paris with such masters Henlot Levy and Harold Bauer. She also studied theory with Adolph Weidlg in Paris. Before coming to Wesleyan she had taught at Christian college in Bethany, West Virginia Wesleyan university, and Grand Prairie seminary In Illinois. She had been a member of First Methodist church thruout her residence In Lincoln; Funeral services will beTheld at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at Castle, Roper Bt Matthews, Rev. H.

O. Martin of First church and Chancellor Schwarts of Wesleyan officiating. Burial Vrlll be In Wyuka. Army Deserter Gives Up After a Family Fight Arrested after a family fight at 5 o'clock Friday morning, Thomas Duhlg, 24, of 913 admitted to police that he had deserted from the army at Fort Crook last July. Army officials wired police to hold Duhlg until Saturday, when they could send for him.

Sr 3 .7.1 i i 1 i If 4. A 1 fought German Varshlps and shore batteries, losing one destroyer sunk I and ona run l'" In Elverum rallying Kor-' wegian troops were reported to 'have driven back German forces with heavy numbers of dead and wounded. The German army In Oslo was threatened with Instant shelling by British warships which forced the Skagerrak and sank the' 10,000 ton Nazi Officers Swam to Coast. Thru Hot Oil BERLIN. LT).

Two German generals, an admiral, a naval captaui and a military photographer completed their Journey 0 Norway by swimming the last 200 yards thru icy water covered by ol so hot it burned their bodies. The five were on a German cruiser sunk Tuesday by Norwegian shore batteries. Holding onto four pistols, some money and a water-tight can of exposed film, they managed to reach the rocky shore, where several Norwegian soldiers demanded that they surrender. The Germans refused and the soldiers withdrew to get help, they said. Then the bedraggled high-ranking officers held a "staff conference," deciding to destroy the films because the pictured events would interest the enemy.

They reported that in a few minutes the Norwegian soldiers returned, but were in a more friendly mood. Supplied with dry clothing by the Norwegians, the Germans went to Oslo by taxicab. ONE OF. 17 MEN ON TRIAL IS German Had Taken Out His First Citizenship Papers." NEW YORK. (JT).

Claui Gun- ther Ernecke, 86, one of 17 de fendants on trial for seditious con spiracy, was missing as the trial was adjourned again because of the continued "indisposition" of the chief government witness, Denis A. Healy. Healy, who collapsed at the trial Wednesday, testified previously Ernecke, a native of Berlin, told him if the United States went to war he would "go back to Germany to fight for Hitler." Ernecke had taken out his first citizenship papers. Federal Judge Harold Campbell ordered Er- necke's (7,500 bond forfeited and said a bench warrant would be issued for his arrest. Healy had quoted Ernecke ss having predicted that a "Jewish refugee expeditionary army would march against Germany and as having urged the "eradication' of Jews and the creation of ghettos In America.

PRESIDENT SIGNS TRADE PROGRAM Discusses Plan for Reorganization Reapportion-ment Approved. WASHINGTON. CSV President Roosevelt signed the bill extending the reciprocal trade program for three years and declared congress by enacting the measure demonstrated a determination to retain this "powerful instrument for promoting our national economic well being and for strengthening the foundations of a stable peace." Discussing criticism of his fourth government reorganization plan, he stressed -that the work of the civil aeronautics authority and its air safety board would be carried on as before except that the authority would be under the commerce department. McCarran to Fight Plan. Senator McCarran Nev.) coauthor of the act creating the CAA, said he would fight the new plan on the ground it would destroy the authority's effectiveness.

Unless congress disapproves the reorganization becomes effective In 60. days. The president, told his press conference that the principal advantage involved in the new CAA setup was that it would save much time and a few jobs. O. Reapportionment The senate approved finally and sent to the white house a bill providing for reapportionment of the 435 house seats on the basis of the 1940 census.

The measure was passed by the house after a provision to exclude aliens in determining the new apportionment was eliminated. The senate previously had passed similar legislation. Today it approved minor house amendments without dissent. Philippines Biggest Loter. The house agriculture committee was told the Philippine islands had been the biggest loser under the sugar control system.

Former Senator Hawes, Missouri, said because of improved new varieties of cane and better farming methods, Philippine production increased to a level 33 percent higher See SIGNS, Page 6, Col. 4. FRED W. THOMAS IS NAMED Appointed Regent From the Second Fred W. Thomas, vice president of the First National bank of Omaha, was appointed Friday by Gov.

Cochran to fill the vacancy on the university board of regents In the second district Thomas succeeds the late Dr. A. C. Stokes, Omaha, who died while in office. Thomas will serve until November when a new regent will be elected to fill out the unexpired term.

Thomas was born 55 years ago at Sargent and graduated from Nebraska university in 1908 with an A.B. degree. He is a trustee of Doane college at Crete, of the Clarkson hospital and the' Nebraska Children's Home society. Vincent Hascall, president of the Nebraska University "Alumni association, and William E. Reed, both of Omaha, were nominated in the primary Tuesday for Dr.

Stokes' unexpired term. Another conference will be held soon to determine whether to ask for additional funds in a deficiency bill to provide a few more vessels to "balance off the fleet." Toot Navy vs. Planes. LONDON. (UP).

The first large scale test of whether modern air power has drastically altered or outdated the old time 'fundamental principles of sea warfare now is under way in Scandinavia. Upon the result depends the extent of the difficulty the allies will have in rooting the Germans from Norway and whether See NAVY, Page 6, Col. S. BILL EXTENDING The situation at Trondhelm re-i malned hidden under military secrecy. Five German warships.

Including a pocket battleship, were reported off the port where British were said to have attacked by air and sea. Stroke and counter-stroke in the air seemed the latest phase In the week long battle of the northern seas, still thundering intermittently around the coasts of Invaded Norway and Denmar. British Bomber Active. The British toid of far flung bomber forays on German shipping and bases as far east as the Baltic, reporting the destruction of an ammunition ship and probable destruction of a nazi supply ship. Germany reported crippling blows at two more major units of Britain's great fleet, an aircraft carrier and a cruiser off the Norwegian coast Thursday.

Fogs of the northern seaa shouded Monday's developments. In London authoritative sources said there had been no major naval action In the Kattegat Friday and said again there been Set WAR, Page 6, Col. 2. BUSINESS SENTINELS Zumwinkel Says "Mobilization for Understanding" Plan Misinterpreted. "Slight misinterpretation is apparent from newspaper Items which have recently appeared concerning the "Mobilization for Understanding of Private Enterprise" was admitted by O.

H. Zumwinkel, Associated Industries of Ne braska A statement was submitted by Zumwinkel giving details of the plan, which aroused a storm of comment over the proposal to establish "listening posts" thruout the state. Zumwinkel commented that the statement may not contain anything not covered before but that "it gives the complete picture." The statement follows: "For many years the Associated Industries of Nebraska (formerly the Nebraska Manufacturers as soclatlon) has fought the slightest encroachment upon the freedom of the press, and speech, and religion. They have fought for this freedom even more strongly, If possible, than for free private enterprise. If one pert of the structure falls, all will fall.

"With such a background, it seems impossible that anyone should misinterpret the Associated Industries' program of 'Mobilization for Understanding of Private or should Imagine that repression or coercive action was contemplated. "Here are the important parts See SENTINELS Page 9, Col. 6. "POT OF GOLD" IS Justice Department Not to Prosecute. WASHINGTON.

IJF). The Justice department has decided not to institute "prosecutive action" against the "Pot o' Gold" and "Mead'e Bakery" radio programs. The federal commuhlcations commissions commission sent information concerning the two programs to the Justice department early in February. The FCC said it had received complaints that the programs "which Involves gifts of money by chance," violate the lottery section of the communications act. BOTTLERS MAKE PLANS.

Representatives of the Nebraska Association of Carbonated Beverage Dealers met at the Lincoln Friday to plan the Nebraska celebration of National Carbonated Beverage week, May 12-18. Bulk of the money used to spread the urge to drink carbonated beverages will be allocated to the newspapers, said Secy. O. H. Zumwinkel, COUNT SCHOOL BALLOTS The board of education met Friday morning to count ballots on the bond Issue proposal and found a discrepancy of 16 votes between their totals and the previous un official results.

The final official figures: For, against. total vote, 2..813. CAMPBELL PRAISES "MUSICAL JUBILEE" Mayor Says It Promises to Be One of Year's Most Exciting Enthusiastic praise was given the Musical Jubilee, which will be held next Wednesday night at the coliseum, by Mayor R. E. Camp bell.

"If the program Is but half aa good aa they've hinted, it will be," said the mayor, "one of the moat' exciting events of the year. "The pioneers who laboriously made their way westward sang in company with their fellows. And somehow the singing seemed to give new courage and lighten the burdens. "But too many of us In the last few years have forgotten how to sing and neighborliness sometimes seems to be a lost art. "From that standpoint alone this jubilee uniting thousands of Lincoln neighbors and their friends from surrounding points, in the singing of the old time and popular songs that, typify America, will be, worth while.

"I understand, tho that the band, choir and glee dub "will be featured in an outstanding: program, too." The Jubilee is being arranged by the University of Nebraska's school of music and is being spon- sored by the Lincoln Newspapers. A solid hour and a half of melody, unbroken by speeches, Is In store for music lovers next Wednesday night. TWO BAIJANDITS FLEE Oretzer and Kyle Escape) McNeil Island. TACOMA, Wash. (UP).

Officers of two states Friday hunted Joseph Cretzer, 28, "bank robber No. 1," and his brother-in-law, Arnold Thomas Kyle, 29, nation ally notorious bandits who made a daring escape from McNeil island federal prison. The most Intensive search was conducted by more than 60 guards on the 4,000 acres of the island. In Washington and Oregon, local and itate officers took up the hunt. Tney threatened a trusty Thurs day with a shoemaker's awL took his truck and roared by prison guards at the rear entrance.

The guards fired but missed. Condensed News By Ik A no CM tS Wftu. SIOUX CTTT, la. Claude Bledsoe and Perry Davis, discharged city detectives, were found guilty in district court of conspiracy to protect dope peddlers and keepers of houses of ill fame by accepting: money. District Judge A.

O. Wakefield will pronounce sentence April on EXIRA, la. Farmer Earn Bills for 26 years took good care of the automobile he bought in 1914. Among other things, he drained the water out of it each time he finished using it Then he forgot to drain the water fro mthe car and the freezing weather cracked the engine block. Albert N.

Jorgensen of the University of Connecticut has been offered the presidency of the University of Iowa. He has made no decision. DETROIT. Mr Irene Latoskl's case of pneumonia turned out to be a toothache. Hospital physicians checking on pneumonia syemptoms found a tooth lodged in Mrs.

Latoskl's left lung. A delicate operation was credited with saving bee life. NASHUA. H. Nashua chalked up the first 1940 Fourth, of July casualty.

Joseph Char-ron, S3 a. city employe, found a fire cracker in a rubbish truck, lit It and then went to the hospital where attaches reported the tip of his finger missing. WASHINGTON. (UP). The American society of newspaper editors announced Ralph Cogh-.

Ian. editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial page recently sentenced to 20 days in jail for contempt of court, would address its convention here next Friday. 1 'A i Blucher, unless the Germans withdrew before a fixeddead-llne. v- In the, battle of Skagerrak, which led down, into the Kattegat strait between Sweden and Denmark, four German cruisers and five heavily laden troop ships were mink, In Copenhagen German troop were established firmly and in major sections of Denmark, Including strategic' points.

Wide World. Declares Killed in Spain to Keep Communist Actions Secret. WASHINGTON. UFi. A Dies commltte witness testified his son and several other boys who went into the Spanish civil war under auspices of the friends of the Abraham Lincoln brigade, were killed to conceal communist activities In Spain.

The testimony came from Max well Wallach, Detroit, as the house committee investigation of un American activities turned to a study of enlistments in the United States for the Spanish republican cause. Wallach said that his son. Al went to Spain in February, 1937, and he last heard from him in July, 1937. But he investigated, he said, and learned that a group of boys were killed at a camp near Barcelona. "It was because it was known that efforts were being made In their behalf," Wallach said.

"They thought it would be better to kill them rather1' than let them come back and let Americans know what the communists really were doing in J3paln." PACE WOODSASKS DAMAGES Sues J. John and Jack Grainger for $75,000. Damage Suits for amounts aggregating $75,000 were filed In district court Friday afternoon by Chambers, Holland A Locke for F. Pace Woods and his son, F. Pace Woods, against J.

John Grainger and Jack Grainger. Both actions grew out of an automobile collision early the morning of March SI at 27th and Van Dorn, in which it la alleged that the younger Pace Woods, aged IB, was permanently Injured. He was riding with Jack Grainger in a car owned by J. John Grainger when it collided with one driven by J. Philip Simpson.

The eider Woods asks $25,000 for himself because of medical expense and loss of his son's service, and sues for $50,000 as the boy's father and next friend, because of the lad'a injuries. DIVORCES R. KENT. LAS VEGA8, Nev. (JT), Frances Lee Kent was granted a divorce Friday from Rockwell Kent, New York artist- Mrs.

Kent testified in support of her charges of extreme cruelty. The couple was wed April 0, 1926. Congress May Be Asked to Speed Navy Program WASHINGTON. UFI. President Roosevelt and his departmental and congressional naval advisers discussed possibility of asking congress for additional funds to speed up the navy's building program.

Those conferring at the white house were Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of naval operations, and Chairmen Walsh Mass.) and Vinson Ga.) of the sen-, ate and house naval committees. Senator Walsh told reporters that the president expressed general approval with the naval appropriation bill passed by the house and (reported out by the senate appropriations.