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Evening star., 1938-03-25
Merle Oberon
Likes Color.

MERLE oBERON, who is starring
in her second all-color film for
Alexander Korda, "Over the Moon,''
admits that her latest enthusiasm in
cinemaland is technicolor.
II had my way" she says, It'd
never make another film in black and
white. Soon, feel. they will be Just
as dead as silent films.''
Perhaps the reasons are that tech
nicolor reveals that Merle's hair is
light brown, that her eyes are q warm.
friendly brown and that her skin is
pink and white.
Evening star., 1938-03-25
Doris Nolan Gets
Holiday Role.

nORIS NOLAN has been engaged
by Columbia for the much-coveted
role Of Julia Seton in Holiday" the
Philip Barry stage success which the
company will screen, with Katharine
Hepburn and Cary Grant as co-stars.
George Cukor will direct, from an
Evening star., 1938-03-25
"The Spanish Road"
Paved With Bias.

IT Is not within the province of this
department to delve into the merits
OF the two political motives clashing
in Spain, but this is not going to
stop us from suggesting that the
Washington New Theater's Living
Newspaper takes what might be de-
scribed as = one-sided view Of the
matter. THE Spanish Road sets
forth the claim that the Loyalist
forces are the saviours of Spain and
that Gen. Franco Is = handmaiden
OF EurOpe's two dictatorial powers
for his own personal purposes and
because he likes to drop bombs. In
other words this first Living News
paper TO reach Washington, an orig
inal. incidentally, written by members
OF the Washington branch of the
League OF American Writers, Is some
thing which might have been printed
in the offices Of, for instance, the
Daily Worker, instead Of the Offices
of q newspaper devoted to the presen-
tation Of 3 more or less unbiased pic
ture Of the facts Of the case.
1t is definitely and admittedly op-
posed to the cause of Fascism and il
you 60 TO Pierce Hall to see it. where
1t will be repeated next Tuesday and
Wednesday, 60 with that thought In
mind. The truth Is 1t makes out 4
pretty good case for It's cause In 4
series Of quick flashes 1t takes you
from the Spain OF yesterday, when
peasants were oppressed by grasping
titled landholders, through the tur.
bulence which brought the split which
brought Gen. Franco to the fore, te
today's embattled nation in arms
against itself. There is wealth ol
dramatic power here, too-the dra-
matte power which takes its strength
from the struggle of lower clas.
to rid itself OF the shackles it bears
from the sudden death spread by
needless warfare. The weakness ol
The Spanish koad''-iLs attempt u
Evening star., 1938-03-25

Johnny that war was war, and what
the heck.
There were perhaps q dozen other
minor characterizations that ought to
be mentioned, but space is space.
Kurt WE'LL. who provided the score
for Mr.. Green's sometimes sad, some
times savage dialogue, did an excellent
job and so did Lyman McCrary, who
played the music and the sound effects
on an electric organ. William Girvan
stuck to the simplicities, as befitted
the play in the creation Of the set
tings. That is another feather in Mr..
Girvans hat if he has room for an
other feather.
The original Johnny johnson"
never got to Washington, but the loss
is atoned for by the Civic Theaters
production,
Evening star., 1938-03-25
Government Films.

Two documentary films will be
presented Tuesday evening as the
second offering of the Union Play
house Of Federal Employees, Local No.
2 OF the National Federation of Fed
eral Employees. They are "Speckled
Beauties" and Commerce Around a
Cup of Coffee both produced by the
Department of Commerce.
The program also is to include 4
recital by the All States Glee Club.
under the direction of Lynn Gill;
chrest.
Evening star., 1938-03-25
Carpenters Solve
A Problem.

PRODUCTION forces at MIG. M
solved an embarrassing problem
recently when weather conditions
threatened to delay filming of scenes
for TEST Pilot" Original scenes,
which had to be matched. were made
on the porch of farmhouse located
near Chino, some 40 miles east of Los
Angeles. But when flood waters made
1t impossible for q company to 60
there on location, photographs OF the
house were handed the construction
department one noq and by the fol-
lowing morning there was the porch,
ready for uss.
Evening star., 1938-03-25
Chorus Presents
Program Tonight.
THE Klein Chorus John

HE Klein Chorus. John George
Klein, director, will give a musical
this evening for the East Gate Chap
ter, o. E. S., at Rhode Island avenue
and Mills street NE. Mrs. Klein will
accompany the group, which consists
OF about IS members. The organiza-
ton is non-profit and has been con-
tributing musical programs for over
f1ve years for the various homes for
the aged in the city. The group in
cludes several soloists of Washing
tons leading churches.
Evening star., 1938-03-25

adaptation on which Sidney Buchanan
and Donald Ogden Stewart collap-
GRATED. Henry Kolker has already
been assigned to an important part in
this production.
Miss Nolan achieved great s,lccess
on the Broadway stage in "The Night
OF January l6" and was seen this year
IN Tell Me Pretty Maiden" Among
the screen plays in which she had
leading roles were THE Man Marry. :"
Top OF the Town" and AS Good a.
Married"
Evening star., 1938-03-25

to that fat con-
tract at Columbia.
Joan had Gloria
to visit her every
day during the
S h o 0 ing of
There's Always
a Woman" her
recent picture for
Columbia, an d
each time told
Boss Harry Cohn
he was a fool if
he let Gloria get
a way. Even q pro-
ducer hates to be
called stupid. And
SO Gloria was
Evening star., 1938-03-25
Johnny Johnson New
High for Civic Theater
Paul Green's Brilliant Drama Finds
War Cruel and Stupid in the
Eyes of the Common Man.
By LAY CARMOnY.

though
~ the Washington Civic
night
difficult the history the proud
accomplishment.
play like Johnny Johnson"
Evening star., 1938-03-25

Whenever Alice Faye finds time of
from film appearances at Twentieth
Century-Fox she trains for her native
New York to see the Broadway plays
Evening star., 1938-03-25
Mrs. Roosevelt Is MISSING
From Party in Her Honor
Somebody Must Have Forgotten
To Inform Her-Shirley's
Efforts Prove Futile.
BY SHEHAH GRAHAM.

oLLYWooD March rs NANA)-Kaharine Hepburn
PHYLLIS Brooks blisse,
tell what will happen regarding
ner romancing William
GIN has given him roles mediocre
arn Bros and will the
Evening star., 1938-03-25

Gregory Ratof1, currently in Sally,
Irene and Mary" at Twentieth Gen.
tury-Fox, has q writing directing pro-
ducing acting contract with the studio.
Evening star., 1938-03-25

WdTner bros. ana Will Tree lance at tht
time Hollywood remembered that Will
liam is a good actor and gave him a
break :. Joan Blondell was the high
powered agent who sold" Sister Gloria
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Row Over ViIno Dates Back
To World War Days

WARSAW, March 18 CLN.S).-The controversy be-
Poland and Lhuania the status of wilma dates
back to World War days.
When Poland and Lithuana emerged separate states
after the definite frontier existed between them
On December g. 1919 the supreme council of the Allies
in Paris laid down provisional eastern frontier for Poland
which assigned to the latter country most territories where
the Polish element was in the majority
Mixed and doubtful districts excluded, however,
and principal of these Wilma city and province The
Bolsheviks then at with Lthuania, had captured
these for themselves.
Three months later the Lhuanians the point Of
recapurng Wilma when it fell into Polish hands. Then
Lithuana made peace with Soviet Russia and Moscow
recognized Lthuanias claim to the city.
The progress of war changed Poland fighting Russia
singehanded, lost Wilma but later drove back the Boil
shevks and the latter unable to hold the city consigned
Lithuanian hands and since then have steadasty
ported Lithuanas claim it, although it has been under
Polish control since the end of 1920. ..
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Prevent War,
Lloyd George

PARIS, March 1s d.N.s0,
I'VE must prevent war!"
With fists clenched, David
Lloyd George left this warning at
the French foreign office today as
a number Of British statesmen,
once prominent in cabinet affairs,
brought pressure to bear for for,
nation of a strong French govern.
ment to meet the international
crisis.
The wartime prime minister of
Britain conferred at length with
Foreign Minister Joseph Paul
Boncour. It was as he left the
Quai D'Orsay that he was heard
to deliver his strong warning to
the latter's son at the doorway.
Also in Paris is Walter Citrine,
president Of the British Trades
Union Council. winston Churchill
is expected here this afternoon
and Anthony Eden is at Cannes.
Lloyd George had with him sew
eral maps, eight feet in length,
used recently in a London lecture,
in which he stressed the compare
tive strength Of relationships and
democracieS.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
80 Killed in NelU Raids
On Loyalist Spain Capital

buildings were wrecked, their
ruins filled with dead and dying
men, women, and children.
Street cars, buses, and automo-
biles pitched about the streets
like corkS at sea as the shattering
bombs fell in their midst, hurled
down by Italian-made warplanes
that roared ever the city from
Palma, Majorca. the Italian-insur'
gent air base in the Balearic
Islands.
DEAD PILED ON TRUCKS
A correspondent who toured the
devastated quarter saw scores OF
dead piled on trucks and buses
while gangs of men kept digging
for still more bodies of victims.
A group of foreigners huddled
| in the banquet hall of the Luxury
Hotel during one Of the attacks mar.
rowly escaped with their lives
when a bomb struck the building.
The greater portion Of the hotel
crumbled like matchwood under
the terrific conclusion, but the
terror-stricken foreigners escaped
unhurt.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
LONDON FIGHTS
MEXICO OIL RULE

MEXICO CITY, March ls
G.N.S0.-Great Britain pressed
forward today with efforts to pro
tect her Mexican petroleum hold
ings, which are threatened in the
wage award dispute with the Mex
ican government.
The British legation lodged with
the Mexican foreign office an ener-
gettc protest against what was
termed "denial Of justice" in the
award Of pay increases Of about
100000 to employees of 16 Brit
ish and American oil companies.
The British and American plants
are threatened with seizure be-
cause they baked at paying the
increased wages. Before lodging
the protest the British minister,
owen st. Clair O'Malley, conferred
with United States Ambassador Jo-
sephus Daniels.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Austrian Bond
Status Puzzles

NEW YORK, March 1s
(L.N.S.) S.).-PurchaSerS Of $751;
OOO, 900 worth Of Austrian Z
per cent bonds issued in 1880
plagued Wall Street today
with inquiries as to their
status.
The bonds were issued
against customs revenues and
the tobacco monopoly, and at
the time were considered well
secured. But, with the Aus
trian government displaced
and the nation absorbed by
Germany; status Of the In
vestment was in question to-
day.
In some quarters It was be-
lieved that the new admins
tratiOn might cut the inter-
est rate. There was no def
mite indication as to what
might be expected.
Some bonds are guaranteed
by other governments, but the
Austrian issue Of 1880, of
which $25, 100000 came to the
United States, was backed
only by the integrity Of the
issuing nation.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Fey "COnfesses"
DOLfNSs Death

VIENNA. March 1S G.N.S),
Rumors that former Security Min
lister Major Emil Fey, who com.
mitted suicide after killing his
wife and son, left a confession he
assassinated former Austria n
Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss. in
1884, were brought into the open
today by the newspaper Diezeit.
The paper said the trial OF
Herr Planetta, the Nazi who was
convicted Of killing Dollfuss and
later executed, would probably be
reopened.
Planetta's name, the paper pre-
dicted, will be rehabilitated and
his body will be placed in a Nazi
tomb of honor.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
|Nazis Speed
Propaganda
| In Austria
BY PIERRE J. HUSS

VIENNA, March 18 Q.N.S0.
Nazi authorities, in preparation
for the forthcoming plebiscite,
pressed forward with their task
of Nazifying the new German
eastern province" of Austria to,
day.
At the same time preparations
were rushed to make virtually
every man, woman and child in
Austria listen by radio tonight to
Chancellor Hitler's address to the
Reichstag in Berlin.
PRIESTS UNDER ARREST
There were reports here that
the next meeting Of the German
ReichStaG is likely to be held in
Vienna April 20.
Numerous priests were reported
arrested at Linz following an Of
ficiai announcement that impor-
tant stores of arms and ammuni-
ton were found in Catholic
churches and monasteries near
there. The chairman of the Cath
olic party was reported among
those held.
Nazi authorities also claimed
that 110 rifles and two machine
guns we're found in a cloister near
Salburg.
It was announced the German
mark henceforth will be legal cur
rency in Austria, that the ReichS-
bank has taken over the Austrian
National Bank and that the Nazi
railway administration is now in
charge of Austrian railroads.
ONLY ARYANS MAY LEAVE
AS part Of the continuing anti
Semitic drive, which brought a
wave Of suicides and ousted thou.
sands Of Jewish office-holders from
their posts, it was announced that
for the present only AryanS will
be permitted to leave Austria or
Germany.
German officials believe the
measures they are taking will
make certain a huge Nazi ma.
jority in the Austrian plebiscite
April 10, when Austrians will vote
on ratification Of German annexa-
tion of their homeland.
The new mayor Of Vienna, Herr
Neubacher, told correspondents
the plebiScite is already Won"
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Jap PANESE CLAIM
|QUICK ADVANCE.
TOWARD SUCHOW
Line Reported Within
40 Miles of City

PEIPING, March 10 0N.S).
Rapid Japanese military successes
op China's Shantung province
were claimed tonight by a Japan,
ese spokesman, who said Nipponese
troops had advanced 20 miles in
two days following their capture
of Tenghsien.
They captured the walled city
of Lincheng and then advanced to
a point within 40 miles Of the
strategic city Of Suchow, the
spokesman said. The Japanese
also captured a Chinese armored
train.
STREETS CLOSED
Meanwhile, Chinese here smart.
ed under what they called the
military tyranny Of the Japan
esq.," who closed miles of Peiping's
busiest streets for two hour
stretches at the peak of business
on the last two afternoons to per-
NIT a Japanese officer to dash at
high speed from the airport to his
headquarters.
The spokesman refused to d.
vulge the identity Of the parsonage
for whom the streets were closed.
FOREIGNERS INDIGNANT
Foreign indignation also
mounted against the Japanese be-
cause the closed streets, which
embraced the diplomatic quarter,
were surrounded by a ring Of
steel, and the American and Euro
pean diplomats were trapped in
side.
Neither foreign flags nor en-
bassy licenses were able to break
the Japanese blockade.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Holland Offers
Kautsky Refuge

AMSTERDAM, The Neither
lands, March 1S.-The Neither
land Social Democratic party ex-
ecutive telegraphed an invitation
to Karl Kautsky, Marxist theorist,
who is now in Prague, to come to
Holland, where they offer him
and his wife a quiet refuge. It is
understood the offer will be &C.
cepted.
Herr KautSky, who is S3, fled
Vienna in the nick of time. He
became a Czechoslovak citizen in
1885,
The Washington times., 1938-03-18

Chamberlain reiterated tn e
British and French governments
were cooperating closely on the
Spanish situation and had ap.
pealed to each side to cease bomb
ing civilians.
VATICAN APPROACHED
He announced France had di-
rectly approached the Vatican
with request to intervene to halt
the slaughter in Spain.
At the same time, the Prime
Minister informed the house that
the government is perturbed by
the Polish ultimatum to Lithuania
in their border dispute and is con-
Sulting each government in an
effort to bring about a peaceful
settlement.
Faced with a possibly serious
revolt in his cabinet, Chamberlain,
SO years old today, was also wrest-
ling with the Czechoslovakian
problem-whether to commit
Britain to fight for Czech indie.
pendence. -F
AID TO BE REFUSED
Isolationist quarters in London
claimed Chamberlain has decided
to refuse to promise advance aid
to Czechoslovakia should she be
attacked by Chancellor Hitler's
Nazi legions. Cabinet sources, on
the other hand, asserted no final
decision has yet been made.
But o growing belief prevailed
in responsible quarters that Cham
berlain will refuse to promise aid
to the Prague government and, in
stead, will deliver q grave warn
ing that any invasion Of Czecho-
slovakia would plunge Europe into
war.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
REACTION SLOW
TO HULL SPEECH
ON U. S. POLICIES
Soviet Peace Action
Bid to Be Rejected
By GEORGE R. HOLMES


Q.N.S.) An outline Of American
foreign policy-based upon deep
rooted desire for peace, but sup
ported by enough force to protect
American interests wherever they
may be jeopardized-was laid be-
fore the world today, and Wash
ington sat back to listen to the
echo. It was slow in coming.
Indications were that Secretary
of State Hull's historic radio
speech of yesterday, which was
heard around the world, and in
which he excoriated relationships
and territorial aggression, was well
received in the remaining democ-
racieS.
But in the dictator countries,
now bent upon conquest, the re-
action was not so good. It hardly
could be under the circumstances,
for Hull denounced in strong
terms "treaty-breaking" and Gin
ternational outlawry," which, he
warned, are leading the world to
international anarchy"
ROOSEVELT PLEASED
At his press conference today,
President Roosevelt said he be-
lieved the reaction to HulPs speech
was excellent"
Mr.. Roosevelt parried a number
of questions concerning foreign
affairs. Asked If he thought there
was anything this Government
might do to check the headlong
course of Fascism and dictator
ship abroad, he dryly observed
that if he did he would not be
likely to spring it at a press con-
ference.
To another question, as to
whether we could have stayed out
of the World War if we had pos
sessed. an adequate Army and
Navy in 1916, Mr.. Roosevelt re-
piled that the question was too
hypothetical-that it was like
asking: What would Lincoln do
if he were here?"
SOVIET INVITATION HERE
On Hull's desk today lay the
invitation from Soviet Russia to
consult" with other democratic
countries, notably Great Britain
and France, on ways and means Of
checking the onward march Of
Fascism. The Moscow invitations
did not include Germany, Italy
or Japan.
The Russian invitation will re-
ceive scant consideration. by this
Government, which has no inten-
ton Of engaging in consultation
or conference over a problem that
is considered wholly European.
Besides, it was considered here
to be somewhat ironical that Com
munist Russia, the first dictator
country to arise from ashes Of
the World War, and the Severest
dictatorship of all, should be
sponsoring a democratic" confer
ence to prevent the spread of
Fascist relationships. In any
event, the Administration wants
no part in any such proceeding.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
McTIERNAN NAMED

NEW YORK, March 18 Q.N.S) {.
Francis McTiernan was elected a
director Of Transcontinental and
Western Air, Inc, at the annual
stockholders meeting yesterday.
He succeeds Henry Breckenridge.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
PHONE BONDS BRING 1o2

HARTFORD, Conn. March 1S
Q.N.SJ.-Southern New England
Telephone Co., has sold privately
$8,000,00O 3A debentureS at 102,
it was announced today. Proceeds
will be used to retire S., 200 900
existing obligations and to finance
q construction program.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Continued From Page u


defenses, dropped thousands OF
pounds of explosives into the cen.
ter of the government capital.
At the same time, the govern.
ment in an official communique
admitted further nationalist tri.
umphs in heavy fighting on the
eastern Aragon front, where
Franco troops have been staging
a dramatic drive toward the Medi.
terranean Sea.
TWO CITIES LOST
The communique conceded that
CaSpe and Alcoriza were COM
pletely lost to the government.
Evidently aimed at terrorizing
the populace of Barcelona into
forcing the loyaliSt government to
capitulate, the raids were carried
out after loyalist officials had
sent desperate appeals for aid to
Paris and other European capitals.
Altogether the raids constituted
one of the most disastrous aerial
assaults ever carried out in Eu'
rope. Buildings over a wide area
of this once peaceful and beautiful
Catalonian port city were com
pletely demolished.
600 BODIES RECOVERED
Authorities said some 800 bodies
had been recovered, but that many
more dead and injured were still
buried and trapped in the crum
bling debris.
Whole blocks Of apartment
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
In Congress Today
SENATE


Meets at IL a. m.
Resumes consideration of reor.
ganization bill.
Finance Committee considers
tax-revision bill.
Judiciary Committee considers
the Norris constitutional amend
ment.
Interstate Commerce subcom.
mittee considers long-and-short.
haul bill.
HOUSE
Meets at noon.
Resumes consideration of Navy
enlargement bill.
Appro priations subcommittee
considers legislative supply bill.
Patents Committee considers
trademarks bill.
Labor subcommittee considers
wage-hour proposals.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Two Civil Service
Tests Announced

Examinations for positions Of
inspector of clothing with the
Army Quartermaster Corps at
$4,000 year, and Of chief Of re-
search and statistical service for
the Office Of Education at $5, 800
q year, were announced yesterday
by the U. 8. Civil Service Commis.
sion.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Chamberlain Flags
Barcelona Bombing
British Seek POIiSlt-LitIluGnia Peace; May
Refuse Pledge to CzechS
By KINGsBURY SMITH

LONDON March 1S QNS)-Prime Minister Chamber.
lain openly criticized tactics Of General Frances forces in
Spain in the House of Commons today expressing Brtans
horror and disgust at yesterdays bombing Of Barcelona in
which hundreds were killed and Wounded.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18

Sunday, Emil LudwiS's "The Life of
Franklin ID. Roosevelt. In the big sun.
day Washington Herald.Times. TeIe-
phone Republic 1884 and have the
Herald Times delivered.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18

ened Polish invasion.
Resistance by the army of Lith-
uania itself is impossible because
it numbers only $4,000 men. But
there are high hopes Soviet Rus
sia will come to this country's
assistance if the Polish legions
invade Lithuania soil and all ar.
rangements have been made for
Soviet assistance.
The Washington times., 1938-03-18
Massed Troops
Await Answer
To Ultimatunn
Liths, Expecting Soviet Aid, Prepare
To Resist Foes With Arms

KAUNAS Lthuania March IS N.S.).-While hoping for
international mediation of her border dispute with Poland
Ithuana prepared today for armed the