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Evening star., 1938-01-26

| setting that will adduce more obs and
abs than you ever heard before
Claude Binyon, who, in the Hollywood
word for it, scripted True Confession" /"
Is one of the few screen writer's whose
name gets lot of mention in the
Paramount publicity . In the trade,
and pretty well out OF it, Mr.. Binyon
is recognized as the author of one of
the classic newspaper banner lines
wall Street Lays an Egg" he wrote
describing the crash of 1929
True Confession" comes to the Earle
on Friday.
CALLERS yesterday included Nat
Dorfman, Max Gordon press rep
resentative, in town to tell the world
have We got show" Save Me
the Waltz" is the name of the number
which comes to the National on Feb
ruary -. 1t is satire on dictator
ship and has a cast which includes
Laure Hope Crews, Leo G. Carroll,
John Emery Representative Bank
heads new son-in-law), and lovely
Jane Wyatt, upon whom you probably
have not laid eyes since Lost Hori-
zon' We could go on, like Mr.
Dorman did. telling you that it also
has Mady Christians. Martha Sleeper
and lots of stunning people like that
=. Miss Dayton was just across the
hyphen from George S. Kaufman in
the authorship of First Lady" nice
little satire which found its back
ground right here in Washington =.
Speaking of dramatists, the ultra
brlttleness of Frederic Lonsdales com.
edy is the more surprising when you
remember Mr.. Lonsdale was not born
to the set which he writes plays about
-. Before taking up play-writing he
was common seaman An uncom-
mon common seaman, Of course =.
Mr.. Lonsdale. in case you are WON
dering what brought him up. is the
author Of once Is Enough" which
will come to the National on January
81 With Ina Claire. about whom
F. Cowles Strickland knows a swell
story. heading the cast Katharine
Hepburn, who is not going to play
Jane Eyre" on the stage any more,
at least not this year, has the support
of Miss Helen Jerome, the playwright,
in making that decision Miss
Jerome just said she didn't blame Miss
Hepburn bit. so the story comes to
US from one of our better malice men
-. So every one can get through with
his regular work quickly on Friday,
the Earle is screening True Confess
sion" today And Loew's did the
same thing yesterday with Paradise
for Three" whirlpool" which
will follow The Eternal Mask" at the
Little Theater, was spied on this
morning 1t spies easily . Civic
Theater is understood to be working
Gay and night on sensational casting
announcement for George and Mar
garet."
Evening star., 1938-01-26
Plays Benefit for
School Lunch Fund.

EIGHTEEN underprivileged children
will be guests Of Stuart Walker,
Hollywood producer and author of
"six Who Pass While the Lentils
Boil" when the play Is staged Satur-
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock at the Graf
ton Hotel by the Children's Studio OF
Trama.
Two other one-act plays-"Ten
Minutes by the Clock" and THE Pig
Prince"-wil be presented on the same
program. Proceeds Of the entertain
ment will be donated to the Washing
ton school lunch fund.
Evening star., 1938-01-26

viously, booking for the house was
handled by Guy Wonders, who is man.
ager Of the Maryland district for War
ners, and the productions were staged
by Harry Lohmeyer, who is district
manager for the l6 Washington houses.
In order to relieve these managers
Of the pressure of increasing duties,
It was decided to create new depart
ment at the theater to handle all
booking and staging Of vaudeville
shows. This will be under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Anger, who arrived here
last week. A former vaudeville actor
seen here many times in the days OF
the old Keith circuit. he has been in
show business for ~ years, turning
to the production end in recent years.
Evening star., 1938-01-26

fashion parade in
blue slacks and
an open shirt.
why do you
a | " avs smile
when I talk to
you?" Hiss Ball
cries Doug
between tax es.
Because I'm a
polite little boy"
he replies. You
rat" says Lucille
coldly. Talking
of colds" says
irector Tay
Garnett to your
nNrrae~ - - Il
Evening star., 1938-01-26


ing a much more challenging game
His headquarters. so the game may
get of to proper start, will be the
Shoreham Hotel. His orbit will be
limited to the area OF the District OF
Columbia. His host will be Carter
Barron, Loew's division manager. With
that much information, those who
really want to see what Mr.. Bolger
and his handwriting are like either
will accomplish that purpose or for
ever be tagged as sissies.
Mr.. Bolger is a fine celebrity fo,
Warmlng-up purposes As perhaps
the fastest moving male dancer in
Hollywood, he should be approximately
perfect competition for the public in
the modified version of run sheep rum
which will be played here the re-
malnder Of the week. Any one who
can catch the lanky Bolger, who looks
like man on rubber stiits, can be
virtually certain of overhauling Janet
Gaynor, Fredric March and the other
slower and more stately stars later
In the week.
And. with Eleanor Powell coming to
town tomorrow afternoon, the fans
will have still another day of practice
before the entire constellation is as
sembled for the big show on FRIDAY
and Saturday. Miss Powell will make
her headquarters at the Mayfower
which. as every one knows, is an ideal
hotel for standing in front of while
waiting for celebrities. (We don't
mean that it is not an ideal hotel in
all other respects. so Ralph Polio will
have to forgive us for saying it that
way)
Come Friday noon the whole troupe
OF M-G-M and Selmick players will be
guests at an all-star luncheon at
which Carter Barron will be host and
newspaper representatives will fling
questions all over the table. From
that luncheon until the gold plate
breakfast on Sunday morning the
schedule Of the visiting celebrities will
be 50 filled that lost collar button
will represent nothing short of un-
alloyed disaster. (Underneath his
sueve exterior last year, John Trent
OF Paramount was approximately a
pin cushion)
MISS POWELL comes to town as a
star bearing an unusual gift in
the form of a new dance 1t is
called the "Chuck-A-Boom," the basic
idea being derived from the movement
OF train =. and the noises made by
train that is moving 1t will be
introduced here Miss Powell is
reputed to be a-thinking that it will
drive the big apple right off the floor
:. Harry Anger, Earle's new stage
director, will spring The Sidewalks of
New York" upon Washington as his
second production on Friday De-
tails OF the presentation are being
withheld, but it is said to carry the
strong favor Of satire and to have a
Evening star., 1938-01-26
Bing Is Busy.

GEORGE BURNS and Oracle Allen.
currently featured with Martha
Raye in Paramount's college Swing"
next will appear with Bing Crosby In
Follow the Sum-" a new story on the
crooner's film schedule.
Crosby's next will be Harmony for
Three" which Wesley Ruggles will
produce and direct from a story and
screen play by Claude Binyon. Fol-
lowing that Bing will be featured in
Paris Honeymoon" with Franciska
Gaal, picture to be produced by
Harlan Thompson.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
Silent Star Signs.

VERA GORDON, well known a.
an actress Of the silent screen
and Egon Brecher have been signed
by Paramount to play roles in the
George Raft-Sylvia Sidney co-starrine
picture, You and Me-" joining q
cast which includes Lloyd Nolan
Roscoe Karns, Carol Paige, Quinn
(Big Boy) Williams and Robert Cum
mings under the direction of Fritz
Lang.
Evening star., 1938-01-26
w a n RS
Production
Manager
Anger Directs
Earle Stage
Shows.

= = AIRY ANGER, for four years
associated With the Para
mount Theater circuit as
4 4 supervisor of production
in de luxe houses in Toronto, Mont
real, Boston, Springfield and New
Haven, has come to Washington to
assume the duties Of stage director for
Warner Bros Earle Theater. Pre-
Evening star., 1938-01-26
Mitzi Green's Role.

M1Tz1 GREEN stage and screen
AA star, and Jack Oakie have been
added to the cast Of R-K-O Radios
"Carefree," the next Fred Astaire-
Ginger Rogers vehicle. This will be
. Pandro S. Berman production, di-
rected by Mark Sandrich. Music is
by Irving Berlin.
Evening star., 1938-01-26

as. Douglas Fairbanks,
finishing touch to the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27
FRENCH PREMIER
 HITS HARD BLOWS
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for Czechoslovakia herself, the situ- ation resulting from the Munich ac- cord is preferable to the situation which would exist today if war had not been avoided"
 Daladier { bitterly attacked the Communists, accusing them of ob- structing his foreign policy.
 Daladier denounced the Commun- ist obstruction of the governments foreign policy and labor reforms.
 "The violence and intransigeance of the Communists has paralyzed my action" he said.He warned that France must relax the 40-hour law and resume hard work in an effort to overtake increased production in the remainder of Europe.
 Daladier did not elaborate on any of his proposed financial and eco- homie reforms but stressed the gov- ernment's weak position in view of the fact that the 1889 budget will be 102,000,0 900 francs $2,723, 400 ,000) but income only 66,000, ,0oo, 900 francs $1, ,762, 200, ,0o0).
 ALI CdpltdllStAc dSSht, a traitor to the working class or speaking the Fascist language if I warn that France must improve her position?" he asked. From 1929 to 1887, Germany increased production 17 per cent, England 24, Scandinavia 30 to 50, while French national pro- duction fell 25 per cent. A ruined France would be the prey of internal disorders and outside attack"
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tOUULIuUGA HUH OEU AF
 
 a customs guard, seized these d0cu- ments from William Lonkowski, who later, 1t was said, turned out to be an agent of the German mili- tarv intelligence. Josephs had seen I,onkowski on the pier, near the docked German liner Europa, car- wing d violin case and conversing with Kari Schlueter, whom wit nesses have identified as Q Naxi spy.
 Josephs was a witness yesterday. He said he searched Lonkowski, found the documents, realized they were of some military significance, and notified Maj. Stanley Grogan of the army intelligence service. Grogan questioned Lonkowski, or dered him to return in three days for further questioning, and let him 20. He fled, reportedly to Canada. Schlueter also escaped to Germany before the spy ring was exposed, more than two years later. They were among the l8 subsequently, tn- dicted.
 Those On Trial
 Those on trial are Johanna Hof- mann, Erich Chaser and Otto Voss. Guenther Rumrich, an army desert- CT who pleaded guilty and testified eight days before completing his story yesterday, was the fourth prisoner. The government admit ted that they had had only m,nor roles. Miss Hofmann was hair dresser on the Europa. an alleged courier for the spies. Glaser, pzi- vate at Mitchell Field army air base, was accused of giving Rumrich some confidential but apparently useless information of army affairs. voss was implicated for the first time by the testimony of Senta De Wanger yesterday. She said Lon- kowski boarded at her home and Voss frequently visited him, bring ing packages which he left in Lon- kowski's laboratory"
 N Held Under Guard
 Miss De Wanger has been held under guard at hotel as a mater ial witness since the grand jury in- vestigation began several months ago. She said she had requested to be kept in protective custody" Als though she did not know the na- ture of Lonkowsli's work at the time, she said, Mrs. Lonkowski once told her that they were getting money from the German govern ment and she verified Josephs' &C., count of how Lonkowski fled the city after he was caught with the documents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27
Trade Situation Begun By Japs Hurts America
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the bite of Q whipmapper, the note said:
 ''The government of the United States believes that in the interest of relations between the United States and Japan an early reply would be helpful"
 Calling for prompt and effective" measures to make good earlier Jap- anese assurancethat the "open door" would be maintained, the note asked:
 Demands Made 1. Discontinuance of exchange control and other measures in por- tions of China controlled by Japan which discriminate against Arneri- can trade.
 2. Discontinuance of monopolis- tic or preferential Japanese projects which would deprie American l1a- tions in China of opportunity to undertake legitimate trade or in- duStry.
 3. Discontinuance in China of Japanese interference with Ameri- can property and other rights, in- cluding censorship of mail and restrictions upon residence and travel by Americans and upon Amer ican trade and shipping. The note recalled that the Jap anese government "has given ca-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27

tegorical assurances that equality of opportunity or the open door in China will be maintained" It cited specific Japanese assurances of last July { and then enumerated in- stances which the United States charged were violations of that pol- icy.
 Unwarranted Restrictions
 The note charged ''unwarranted" restrictions by Japanese military authorities upon Americans in China, despite treaty rights and repeated Japanese assurances. It ccntended that Americans had been deprived of free opportunity and excluded from fields suddenly re- served for Japanese. It said Amer ican interests were suffering also in Japan itself from industrial, trade, exchange and other controls which the Japanese government has inn- posed incident to its military oper- ations in China" And it reminded Japan that the United Staets had made no effort to handicap Japan csc Nationals similarly in the United 6taJeS or elSeWueIe.
 Interests Have Suffered
 American Nationals and their inc terests," the note said, 'have suf- fered serious losses in the Far East arising from causes directly attributable to the present conflict between Japan and China, and even under the most favorable conditions an early rehabilitation of American enterprise in China and of Ameri- can trade with China cannot be expected.
 "The American government, there fore, finds 1t all the more difficult to reconcile itself to a situation in which American Nationals must contend with continuing unwarrant- ed interference with their rights at the hands of the Japanese authori- ties in China and with Japanese actions and policies which operate to deprive American trade and en- terprise of equality of opportunity in China"
 Illegal Acts Changed
 The note charged Japan with these illegal acts:
 l. Japanese organization of the central China Telecommunication O., Shanghai, to control all tele- communication in central China.
 2. Japanese organization of the Shanghai Inland Navigation Co.,, to control water transportation in the Shanghai delta area.
 3. Japanese organization of Q company to operate the wharves at Tsingtao.
 4. Developments in the North China wool and tobacco trades. 5. Creation of special promotion companies to be controlled by the Japanese government to unify and regulate large sectors of economic enterprise in China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27

etreet. Both operators were duly H. cenaed operators of motor vehicles.
 Lounsbury street intersects Bald win street on the westerly hide.
 The motorcycle approached the Lcunsbury intersection at a speed ot between 30 and 25 miles per hour and the Pronivost car approached said intersection at between IS and 20 miles per hour. Upon reaching the intersection Pronovost turned sharply left to go into Lounsbury street, The motorcycle which was approaching said intersection at ap- proximately the same time was thus gut off without sufficient opportu- nity to turn left or right or 10 stop, and struck the Pronovost car, the front wheel of the motorcycle striking directly against the right front fender and headlight of the automobile. Radesk was thrown oil the rear seat of the motorcycle and against the automobile and was knocked unconscious. He was re- moved at once to St. Mary's hospi- tai, Waterbury. where he died at 1O:20 D. n., daylight saving time, of injuries hereinafter more specifically set forth.
 The lights of both vehicles were in order and lighted.
 Pronovost, according to his con- tention, slowed down to less than IS miles per hour as he approached Lounsbury street, shifted into sec- ond gear and extended his left hand to signal his intention to cross. There was a car following a short distance behind Pronovost to which he was signalling his intention to turn. He did not observe the motor cycle approaching.
 Held saw the Pronovost car ap- preaching and before it turned but observed no indication from Promo vost by signal, or otherwise of his intention to cross. Accordingly Held did not vary the speed or direc- tion of his motorcycle at any time.
 Pronovost was not exercising due.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27
JUDGE CONWAY
 DEFENDS RULING

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No Criminal Liability In Eugene Radesk sDeath
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care in proceeding mo the opposite or westerly side of the road at this intersection under the circumstan- ces. and his action in doing SO is to be condemned. whatever his other precautions. However his fail- ure to observe the motorcwcle did not amount to gross and criminal negligence.
 I find that the death of said Eugene Radesk was due to com minuted fracture of the skull with intercranial injuries, and multiple lacerations and abrasions of the head, face and hands, but that said death was not due to the criminal negligence of either of the opera tors, the said Ernest PronCvoEt and Frank Held.
 WILLIAM B. HENNKSSEY
 Deputy coroner for New Haven
 county at Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27
LOUIS LEOPOLD
 FAILS ONCE MORE

Continued from Page D States Attorney William B. Fitz- gerald simply referred Judge Simp- son to supreme courts ruling on 2 previous similar application by Leopold.
 Brief Memorandum
 Judge Simpsons memorandum on the demurrers is brief,s The de- murrer in each of the above entitled cases is argumentative in form and general in character" he says.
 Each demurrer shall distinctly specify the reason or reasons why the pleading demurrer is insuffi- cient - General Statutes, Section 5507," he continues.
 Each of the demurrers is over- ruled" he concludes.
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|NAU SPY RING
 FULLY EXPOSED

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27
Judge Simpson Ruling Shocks Hartford Man
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ly on the docket of the superior court of New Haven. Tn considera- ton of this, 1t is apparent that Mir. Alcorn must make his motion for trial to a judge in the superior court at New Haven. All other mat ters pertaining to the trial will ale SO come before the New Haven court for consideration.
 His First Statement
 The statement by MT. Alcorn is the first he has issued since Judge Simpson filed his memorandum Of decision on the motion for change of venue on Tuesday of this week.
 Chief Justice William M. Maltbie is expected to make an announce ment early next week concerning his decision on whether to appoint a superior court judge to devote his time exclusively to the conspiracy trial. If he decides that such action should be taken, he may announce the judges name next week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27
Judge simpson's Ruling

Americans have no right to criticize unless they are willing to cooperate with the Democratics by contribut- ing something more than gratitous suggestions that they stand firm against the bombing airplanes of the dictators-with the certainty that If they go to war the United States will even refuse to sell them munitions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27

vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The statute says, by way of definition operator shall mean any person who shall operate a motor vehicle or who shall steer or direct the course of 6 motor vehicle which Is being lowed by an- other motor vehicle"
 'The testimony of the arresting officer in the Kvietkus case was that at a point just north of Robbins street he noticed traffic slowed and the Kevietkus car at the head of a line, taking an cratic course down Watertown avenue. The officer pulled out and went to the head of the line. When he got there the Kvietkus car was stopped at the curb, with Kvietkus behind the wheel.
 "The defense was that the car, owned by Kvietkus, was being driven by one White when 1t ran out of gas,, that White went for gas, and that Kvietkus then got out in the drivers seat and steered the car down Watertown avenue while it was being pushed by another car.
 Tn Volume 5, Number g, page 1855 of the Connecticut Law Journal the case of State vs. Wheeler, decided in the Greenwich Town Court, was reported. In that case the accused was found guilty of driving under the influence. The evidence was that the accused was found slumped over the wheel, feet on clutch and foot brake, engine running, but the car stopped.
 In that case the following cases were cited to show that it is not necessary that the motor vehicle be actually in motion in order to con- stitute operation within the statute penalizing operation of motor ve- hicle while intoxicated:
 People vs. Domagla, 206 N. Y. Supp, 288. Accused started motor six times and each time it stalled.
 State vs. Ray, 133 Atl., 46. Accused got into automobile and merely started motor.
 State vs. webb, 2l0 N. w., 751. Ac- cused in drivers seat, vehicle stand ing still, motor idling.
 Commonwealth vs. Clark, 254 Mass, 566. Not necessary for engine to be running. manipulation of gears of standing auto permitting 1t to move forward of its own weight and collide with another car.
 Stroud vs. Board of Water Coni- missioners, 90 Conn, 412. The Con- necticut Supreme Court in discus sing the question of operation de- clared that operation cannot be limited to a state of motion con- trolled by the mechanism of the car. It is self evident that an injury may be received after operator has brought his car to stop. and may yet be received by virtue of it's oper- ation. The word operate" therefore must include such stops as motor vehicle ordinarily makes in the course of the operation. This last case was not 8 case of driving un- der the influence, being 6 case where car was parked at the side of the road.
 It appears from the foregoing cas- es that 1t is not necessary to find the accused guilty, that he be shown to be driving the car along the road. It also appears that legitimate inference can be drawn that he has been driving the car if the car is found on the highway, with the ac- cused in the drivers seat. although the car is at a standstill.
 Tn view of this situation I think you performed good public service in calling particular attention LO the Kyietkus case.
 Very sincerely yours,
 THEOBALD E. CONWAY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27

change of venue he declined to state.
 During his arguments on the mo- ton he vigorously denied Judge Simpscn's right to send the trial to New Haven because the statute pro- vides that only cases before the su- perior court on "bind-overs from city court" might be thus trans ferred.
 Judge Simpsons Ruling
 Judge Simpson construed the stat ute in a broad sense, however, and refused to recognize this argument of Alcorn. The court also cited q precedent for this action.
 Tn his decision, Judge Simpson ordered that the cases of the 27 accused should be placed immediate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27
His Flrst Statement

A new rayon pulp mill in Man. chukuo will have a capacity Of 220,000 tons year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27

Singapore. Malaga. broke it's ship ping records last year. a4.OO0, QUO tons being cleared.