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The Washington times., 1938-11-07
Must Go to JAIL:
TWO GANCSTERS
LOSE APPEAL IN
WARR|NG CASE
Carpenter and BehrIe
Guilty Of Perjury

William R. Carpenter and Harry
(Spike) Behrle, round guilty Of
perjury in connection with the
gangland shooting Of Joseph E.
O'Brien in 1896. must serve their
, two-year sentences.
The United States Court of Ap-
peals today upheld the verdict OF
United States District Court.
Behrle noted an appeal on the
ground there was insufficient evi-
dence to prove perjury; that the
District Attorney had made an i'm.
proper statement to the jury, and
that he should have been sen.
fenced under the Federal rather
than the District law.
Carpenters Plea
Carpenters appeal was based
on the fact that one juror had
previously been involved in a case
in which his counsel had been en-
gagged, and also on the ground
that the Federal rather than Dis
trict statutes should have been
invoked.
The Appellate Court refused to
recognize the validity of any of
these points and ordered the sen
tence upheld, terming the case as
one of gang warfare"
The court pointed out in the
case of Behrle that he had made
certain statements to police and
the Grand Jury, and when
brought into court could not re.
member"
War OUer Liquor
O'Brien was shot down in the
Southeast section of the city in
October, 1886, in what police said
was a gang war over bootleg
liquor.
Carpenter and Behrle were held
as Government witnesses, but
when the case came to trial
claimed they did not remember
anything about the case.
Several members of the War
ring gang were found guilty of
the shooting and sentenced to
prison.
Carpenter and Behrle were
then indicted for perjury.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
OUT FOR RECORD:
Younger 400 Set
Blessed by Babies
Crawford BlagdenS, Jr., to Christen
NetU Daughter Elizabeth
BY NANCY RANDOLPH

NEW YORK, Nov. (CTPS.).-It's babies-more babies
in the younger half of the 40O for this
is having em and the knitting of tiny garments that is
going in Long Island Park Avenue and suburban
chester is using enough yarn to blanket army.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
LEONAROS ANTICIPATE

The James Richards Leonards,
too, are waiting the arrival of an
heir or heiress. She, the former
Elizabeth de Rham, is the daugh-
ter of the late Frederic Foster de
Rham, who lost his life as result
of the recent hurricane and tidal
wave.
Before her leap-year wedding to
Dick Leonard on February 20,
1896, Betty made her home in
Tuxedo Park, N. Y, with her
father and stepmother. who was
the former May Cogel Butt, widow
of L. Havemeyer Butt.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
zEbRA-L|KE FISH.
AND 599 OTHERS.
JOIN AQUARIUM.
Assortment Survives
Trip From Wisconsin

The Department of Commences
aquarium is richer by nearly 900
specimens today-such as did not
Succumb to the long trip from
Lacrosse, WiSconsin-and such as
will remain after F. for Fisher
mani Orsinger has sorted out a
select batch for the new aquarium
in Baltimore.
The prize of the lot is not the
100-pound Mississippi River sturg-
con, nor yet the 50-pound catfish,
but the thin. white-lined zebra
striped baby muskellonge, which
were Matched at the Minnesota
State Fish hatchery at Nevis, the
first to be raised and shipped sue
cesSfully.
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
MRS. CRAWFORD
BLAGDEN, JR.
Congratulated on Birth Of
Daughter

family was born at Doctors Hos
pital last Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Blagden is the former Mary
Kernochan, daughter of the late
supreme court chief justice, Fred
erick Kernochan. Her ribbons as
horsewoman and skater are i'm
preSSiVe.
WANT POLO PLAYER
Sonny Cornelius Vanderbilt)
Whitney and his wife, Gee, the
former GwendyS c. Hopkins, are
hoping it will be polo player.
The third heir, who is expected
in March, is the first for Gee and
Sonny, who have been married for
six years. Sonny has two chill
dren by his first wife, Marie Nor
ton, from whom he was divorced
in 1929.
Gee, whose mother is that blu
est of blue blooded Philadelphians,
Mrs. Stevens Hecksher, is the
beautiful sister of Mark Hopkins,
who makes his home in Dover,
Mass. She not only is interested
in politics, but is a renowned
horseWoman who got rush from
the Duke of Windsor at Melton
Mowbray when he was the Prince
of Wales.
Elizabeth Hecksher, who is
Gees half-sister, is interested in
the theater, and will have a part
in "Lorelei' when it opens on
Broadway this month. Jane
Wyatt. who was to have had the
lead, has been replaced in the
cast by Doris Nolan, talented
young actress who is known to
the theater audiences for the
parts she had in THE Night of
January 18th" and Tell Me,
Pretty Maiden"
The Washington times., 1938-11-07
BATTLE WITH PIKE

Also there were several other cat
fish and dog-fiSh-but they came
in separate tanks-So there was
no battle. Not between them, but
when Mr.. Orsinger wrapped up a
twelVe-pound wall-eyed pike in a
wet towel. and moved toward the
exhibition tanks, there was quite
"a battle. The pike nearly got
away"
The transfer from Union Sta
tion, where for spell the railroad
officials were worried for fear
their cargo would die for lack of
fresh water, was witnessed by G.
C. Leach. chief of the Division of
Fish Culture, U. S. Bureau of
Fisheries, and the shipment was
accompanied from LaCrosS by C.
F. Cutler, the district superin.
tendent at that point.
STREAMS TO GET SOME
Some of the fish will go to stock
at Congressional Country Clubs
stream, and some will be used to
stock streams in nearby Virginia
and Maryland. Small-mouthed
bass, bluegills, sheepsheads, white
carp and croppies we're among the
specimens installed today.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-07-20
, EMPLOYEES TO STUDY III NIT YORK.

or SERVICES SCcff orc TO attend tho EGSt-
orn Coopcrot VIC League Institute which
begins July 31st and lasts two wocl1s.
lr. George Hodson, Consumer Services
Bookcoopor, and Fir. Russell T Kollmas,
i!anaGcr Of tho Grconbolt Food Store IIoat
Department will attend the second session
which begins August and dools Wi tn Co.
operative 2h:1oC oracrt.
The League has secured such Coopcrat-
Two lcadcrsos Leroy Z. Bowman, popular
lecturer Cooperation, end author Of
'How to Load Discussion, and J.C. Drury,
Professor Of marketing at Now York I'm
ivcrsity. This aucncnts tho staff Of tho
I.C.L. Institute which already included
Drip. Tarbosso and Err. Bowen Of tho
Cooperative LocCuo Of tho U.s.A. as VOL
as L.G.Woodcocl-, &c. Castnor ard RI.
Smith Of tho Eastern League and ho1osolc
staffs.
ManaCoront students WI IL spond on
hour each morning under tho leadership
Of FGino Limo, E.C.W. Ficldrnn. Food
facts will be the topic for on hour End
G half each AFTERNOON with loocturcs by
Dr.. j .H.FranGson, head Of the Dairy
Department Of Massachusetts, State Colloeo
rcpros cratotivos Of tho Department Of
agriculture and others.
People new to the Cooperative Movcnont
Will have special scrios Of discussi ons
WI tn PROFESSOR Drury on answers to
"HocllCrs Questions"
The series Of evening lectures will
include tall by Donald E.2ontr o1aory,
Consumers Counsel Of tho Agricultural
Adjustment Administration on "Thc Cover
mont end the Consumer.
During the second woo,z, for which only
management students will be present, G
now feature is planned in the form Of 9
project period" when snail groups Of
students Will work out problems Of lay
merchandising, and man,, oraont.
An hour in tho morning and in tho
afternoon, with lr. Louis Enc lander Of tho
Cooperative League Accounting, Bureau Will
&c devoted to the bookkeeping records
which ovory store manager must keep.
H.V. Olsen, Dean Of the Tuck School
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-07-20
LAAKSO HELPS XII KERBOCKER VILLAGE

Store thoro.
Koicl@orboc]zor Village, like Groon
bolt, Grocnhills and Groondalo, is
operating storos which arc Cooperative
or gro to DO cooperative and ere being
set up under tho guiding hand Of tho
Consumer Di stributi n CORPORATE on
Filono endowed orGani cation.
The K11ickorbockor Village store is
now operated os service store but is
boinG roorConi zcd into self service
storo like Groonbolt's.
lr. LoalSso also participated in q
demonstration Of US .sIoct Grades which
WIS hold yesterday. This was similar
TIC tho held in Grocnbolt this Spring
which attracted somo 800 Groonbo1t
housewives Tho .S.Dopartnc11t Of ACri-
culture is also cooperating with tho
Consumer Dstrib butt on CORPORATE on in
demons tratinC US. ,oot Grades to Co.
operative consumers in tho GrCcnhills
a,1d Grocndalo cornu1ni I'll os.
lr. Loot.so is expected to return to
Groonbolt Thursday or Friday Of this
Wcoll.
JNR1s TO MANAGE GREENHILLs STORE
lh. Fred Jarris, who has boon in
training for the part four wcoks in tho
Grconbolt Food Store, is boin, sent to
Groonhills, Ohio t. manage the food st0ro
III that Community. Groonhills, nocr
Cine innati, is o sister town to Groonbolt.
Tho store thoro was opened last wool1
under tho supcrvis on Of lr. jones
DunaTny Of Groonbolt.
lr. Jorris, before coming to Groon-
bolt, was food products buyer for tho
W.T. Grant Co. in Now York. Prior to
his work vi tn Grants, lr.Jarris was
connected for II years wi tn tho Joaos
Ven Dyl1 food chain Of Now York City v4oro
he worked his way up from clork to
Assistant General Hanger.
llr. Jarris was born in Now Yorl, Citv
ond has lived in Yon1crs, Ny. for rs
years. He is planning to take his family
to 'Groonhills whore they wi IL mako thoir
homo. Hrs Jarris end their two sons
have remained in New York durinc 1r
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
Dana School
Construction
Work Started
Reporter Asks
For Obituary.
Gets Deceased

MEDFORD, Mass, Dec. 3d.
(UP)-Flags on all municipal
buildings were half-staf'ed yeeter-
day in memory of former Alder
man George II. Lewis, 10, who,
reporters learned, died of heart
attack shortly after taking his
daily walk.
As the Lewis home has no tcle-
phone. newspaper in nearby
Boston found it necessary to call
his former employer, the Boston
Eleveatcd Railway. for material
for an obituary.
A reporter explained the situa-
ton to an operator at the rail-
ways offices and asked to speak
to someone who could give him
some information about Mr.. Lewis.
Zone moment please" the OPP
orator droned, "I'll connect you
with Mr.. Lewis"
Lewis. it appeared, was visiting
old friends at the offices and per-
sonally informed all interested par
ties that he was greatly surprised
to learn of my death"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
SHOOTS PLAYMATE .
BY MISTAKE; TRIES
TO END OWN LIFE

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 30. (uP)
-Thirteen-year-old J. W. Boone
was dead last night and in the
next hospital room physicians were
afraid to tell his friend, Sonny
Wilson, ~, who passed judgment
on himself and tried to pay with
his own life for young Boone's Ia
tai accident.
Boone was shot late "Wednesday
near Byram when Sonny handed
him a .22-calibre rifle. While Al
ice Boone, 10, was running for
help, Sonny reloaded the gun, went
off a short distance and shot him.
self under the heart - the same
place in which the Boone boy was
wounded.
Both were taken to the hospital
together and young Wilson weakly
told a physician: 81 thought that
| had killed him and l wanted to
go, too"
1t seemed last night, physicians
said. as if Sonny Wilson would
ego" He was sinking rapidly de-
spite an emergency operation and
a blood TRANSMISSION.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
BANDITS GET
$4,000 IN Ohio
Three Men Escape After
Herding 70 Express
Office Employees

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Dec. 30
(UP)-Three armed men cowed
20 Railway Express Agency EN-.
ployes and escaped with $4,000
in currency today.
The money had been consigned
to the Federal Reserve bank in
Cleveland by the Youngstown
bank.
The robbery was executed with
careful precision. The three men
walked into the express office,
then separated. One corraled Of
fee workers in a warehouse; the
second lined them up against ]
wall, and the third rounded up
truck drivers at the rear of the
warehouse. When all had been
herded together, the bandits slip,
ped into the money room, selected
the banks money bag from a heap
on the floor, walked out the front
door and fled in an automobile
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
U.;SSPY HUNT
ORDER ISSUED
Army of $4,000 Directed
To Be on Alert for
Possible Clues

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80. (UP)
Elmer Lincoln Trey, the man who
put Al Capone behind Jail bars
and who set the trap that caught
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, direct
ed an army of $4,000 government
workers today in one of the most
extensive spy hunts since the
World war.
Treasury officials declined to
discuss details of the newly con-
ceived espionage drive, but it was
learned an order issued to direct
ing heads of treasury investigating
agencies to be an the alert for spy
activities was intended to apply to
every employee of the department.
Irey's theory is that any treas
ury employee might stumble across
spy clue in the course of routine
duties.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
Death TAKES
R. NJ. JUSTICE
County Native, Age 20,
Leaves Widow and
Eight Children

Robert NJ. Justice, 70, died sud-
denly ye~ .erday afternoon about
A 80 o'clock at his home on the
Shaws Creek road. He had not
been i'll and death came as he sat
in chair at his home.
No funeral arrangements had
been made today pending word
from children in Utah. Burial,
however, will be at Oakdale ceme-
terry, and the Rev. B. E. Wall,
pastor of the First Baptist
church, will be in charge of SER
vices.
Mr.. Justice was native of this
county. He is survived by his Sec
ond wife, Mrs. Fannie Justice,
and one son, Monroe, by this
union. Seven children by a pre-
vious marriage survive as follows:
Herbert Justice, Mrs. ]. w. Nc
Crary, and Mrs. John Leather
wood, all of Hendersonville, Mrs.
CANINE Ledbetter, of Cary, and
Mrs. Mike Jankovich, John F.
Justice, and Miss Lula Justice, all
Of Toole, Utah.
He is also survived by one Sis
ter, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hollingsworth,
and one brother, j. B. Justice,
both of Hendersonville.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
Pop Tabor Dies.
In Pen That He
Wouldn't Quit

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 80. (UP)
Word seeped "outside" today that
7"Pop" Tabor had died and had
been buried inside the 'home" he
refused to leave-the state peni-
tertiary.
"Pop" was 95 and was sent to
the penitentiary nearly 80 years
ago to serve a life sentence for
the murder of daughter-in-law.
He was soon made trusty and
then former Governor Lee Russell
pardoned him. "Pop" wandered
around out-of-place and disconso-
late for three months and return
ed to beg for his prison uniform.
Jail seemed like "home" to him,
he said.
The oldest prisoner in the peni-
Tertiary refused two other par
dons before he died.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
MRS. METCALF,
PENR0SE, DIES
Death Follows That Of
Husband by Only
Four Days

Mrs. Alfred Metcalf, 80, OF
Penrose, Pennsylvania county
died last night at midnight at Ly-
day Memorial hospital, Brevard,
after an illness of about 10 days.
Her death came only four days
after the death of her husband
on Monday.
Funeral services will be held
at the Little River Baptist church
on Saturday morning at II
o'clock, and burial will follow in
the family cemetery nearby. Rev.
Sherman Patterson, pastor, will
be in charge of the services.
Prior to marriage, Mrs. Met
calf was Mrs. Sallie Mccall Will
son. She is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. T. L. Pickelsimer, of
Penrose, and number of nieces
and nephews.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
New Agriculture Building
Also Approved for Flat
Rock, Harris Reports
OTHER LOCAL WPA
PROJECTS PENDING

Sponsored jointly by the Hen
derson county board of education
and the WPA. work was started
Wednesday on the construction of
an agriculture building at the
Dana school.
The building will be of brick
construction and a single story
with basement. 1t will be approx
mately 60x70 feet in size and WI.
house four claSsrooms and two Of
fees.
Heat for the building will be
supplied by the school heating
plant,
When completed the structure
will cost approximately S13,S40.
4 crew of 80 men is working on
the project and about four months
will be required to complete the
project.
H. w. Harris, WPA supervisor,
said that a similar agriculture
building project has been approved
for the Flat Rock school, and that
work is expected to start there
when the Dana building is COM
pleted.
Approval mas been given by the
Asheville and Raleigh offices for
the golf cub project and the
Jump-off Mountain recreational
park project, and these projects
have been sent to Washington for
final approval. Mr.. Harris said.
Plans for the construction of a
swimming pool at the golf club
have been sent to the state board
of health for approval, Mr.. Harris
said. Approval by health authori-
ties is necessary before the WPA
can consider the project, he said
The. first golf club project, spon
sored by the city of Henderson
vile, provides for an expenditure
of more than $4,000 on clearing
grading, grubbing. and the con,
struction of q caddy house and
other improvements.
The Jump-off project is spon'
Sored by the town of Laurel Park
and provides for the construction
of a number of recreation build
ings and facilities at this scenic
spot.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
F. ]. RICE, POLITICAL
BOSS, SUCCUMBS

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 80
(UP)-The body of Frank j. Rice,
credited with building the power
full political machine now headed
bv Ed Crump, who died in New
York City yesterday, will be
brought here for funeral services
and burial Saturday.
Rice, 70 years old, was one of
the shrewdest politicians the South
ever produced and was the second
stalwart of the powerful Shelby
county organization to die this
year. w. Tyler McLain, who
ranked close to Rice as an adviser
to Crump. died on July A.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
COUNTY WPA ROLLS
CUT BY so MEN

Works Progress Administration
rolls in Henderson county have
been reduced by approximately so
men since December Is, and APP
proximately so additional workers
are expected to be released by
January ~, H. W. Harris, WPA
supervisor, said today.
The reduction here is a part of
the reduction of more than 1000
workers in the Asheville area, COM
posed of Buncombe, Henderson,
Haywood, Mitchell, Madison, and
Yancey counties.
Persons physically unable to
work were the first dismissed from
the rolls, since the responsibility
for unemployables belongs to the
county.
Farmers who were referred to
the WPA as such will be the next
70 be released from the rolls.
The Asheville office lists 800
men AMI l40 women as being en-
pOyed on WPA projects at the
Present. time.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
5 NOW Held
IN. SWINDLE
Alleged Ginger Man" Of
coster Blackmailing
e Included

NEW YORK, Dec. 80. (UP)-
Two more persons charged with
Matchmaking F. Donald Coster
swindler drug rnagnate who &C.
tually was Philip Musica, ex-con.
Wet, were arrested last night by
post office inspectors and police,
bringing to five the total so far
seized On orders of Gregory F.
Noonan, acting U. s. attorney.
One Of those arrested under the
extortion section of the Lindbergh
Act. was said by federal authori-
ties to have been the "finger man.
for the entire gang. He was
Michael Petrillo, Al, of Brooklyn,
and was alleged to have pointed
out to the others who had been
arrested for blackmail in threat
ening Coster with exposure Of his
past.
The other person, seized later
last night, was Joseph Parascan-
dola, 81, of Brooklyn, represented
as having been a minor figure of
the group.
Petrillo was described as a for
mer partner in the Adelphi Drug
Co. He was said to have entered
the firm after Coster left it to be-
gin his amazing rise to eminence
in the drug field through mergers
which made McKesson & Robbins
the worlds third largest drug firm.
Although federal agents have
said that at least eight persons
blackmailed Coster, threatening
him with exposure of his past, SO
far only three others in addition
to Petrillo have been arrested.
Petrillo, like them, is to be
charged with extortion under a
section of the Lindbergh Act
which gives the federal govern
ment jurisdiction over blackmail
cases in which the mails are used.
He will be arraigned today before
U. S. commissioner.
The others arrested were Wal
ter Cragg, disbarred lawyer and
ex-convict, and Joseph and Mary
BRANDING, brother and sister. They
were seized upon information CIV
en- by Benjamin Simon, also under
arrest, who said he acted as GO
between for Coster in making pay
ments to the blackmailers.
Federal investigation of the
case is to be pushed further Tues
day when q special sitting on the
grand jury will be empowered to
hear all phases of the McKesson &
Robbins case. First order of bust
ness for the grand jury is to be
testimony by representatives Of
iContinued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
CLUB INSTALLS
new OFFICERS
Kiwanians and Wives At
tend Dinner Meet;
Hear Magicians

The Kiwanis club installed new
officers at a dinner meeting at
the Skyland hotel last night, with
large attendance of members
and their wives, and applauded
a program of magic presented by
Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Patton, of
Hendersonville, known profession
ally as The Selywns.
The installation program fea-
tured a welcome to guests by DR..
w. R. Kirk, response by Mrs. j.
T. Fain, report of the clubs &C
tivities for the year by Secretary
A. F. Barber, presentation of a
past presidents badge and a
handsome gift from the club to
retiring President DR.. j. G. Ben
nett by F. M. Waters, induction
of George M. Flanagan as the
new president by DR.. Bennett,
recognition of other officers by
President Flanagan, and presen-
tation of committee chairmen by
E. A. Smyth, 3rd, vice president.
C. NJ. Ogle was program chair
man.
J. H. Reaben, chairman of the
house and entertainment commit
tee, awarded attendance prizes to
Mrs. L. A. Blair, Mrs. Albert
Drake, Mrs. Reaben, Mrs. F. M.
Waters, Mrs. J. G. Bennett and
Mrs. G.. M. Flanagan. In addition,
o. B. Crowell was given an cleo
trio razor for having made the
highest grade in "Kiwanis
XVIII" conducted at a recent
meeting of the club.
Officers and directors of the
club for 1888 are: President,
George M. Flanagan; immediate
past president, DR.. J. G. Bennett;
vice president, E. A. Smyth, Bird;
secretary, A. F. Barber; treasur-
err, Edward Patterson; directors,
L. A. Blair, o. B. Crowell, DR..
F. o. Trotter, Mingus Shipman,
DR.. w. B. Wilson, A. H. Houston
and F. V. Hunter.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-12-30
DUCE May ASK
ANOTHER big
FOUR FARLEY
Mussolini Would Again
Press Italian Terri
torial Claims
WOULD BASE PLEA
ON TREATY OF 1915
By STEWART BROWN
United Press Staff Correspondent

ROME, Dec. 80. (UP)--,In-
formed diplomats believed to-day
that Premier Benito MussAini
might ask Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain of Great Britain to
convene the big four" Of Munich
for discussion of Italy's terri
torial claims if Chamberlain
should refuse to serve as media
tor between France and Italy.
Speculation on the possibility
of another Munich. meeting was
reported from Berlin Wednesday,
supposedly due to Adolf Hitlers
reluctance to step out with forth
right support of Italy against
France at this time, and similar
rumors had been circulating. in
Paris for two or three weeks.
Diplomats in Rome said that
Mussolini, if he should decide to
ask another Acknowledgements
German conference. would base
his request on. the London treaty
of 1915 which brought Italy into
the World war on the side of the
Allied powers.
He contends that Italy's terri
torial aspirations are closely in
volved with the 1915 treaty since
the agreement provided for the
rewards" to be given Italy for
her military support of the AL
lies. There has been lasting Bit
terness in Italy because it has
been felt that the natior wasfasss.
treated fairly in the divisiorh of
the victors' spoils.
1t was reported, however, that
before II Duce suggests any
four-power meetino he would ask
Chamberlain shortly after the
British prime minister arrives in
Rome January II on an "appease-
ment mission" to serve as medi-
ator in the Italo-French tension.