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Evening star., 1939-07-21
Conci|iatory Tactic
In Berlin Seen Bid
For New Appeasement
British Hopes for Peace
Are Not Increased
By Statement
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 21-Pacific ut
terances in Berlin over the Free
City of Danzig were interpreted
today in Britain as a new invitation
to the British government to re-
turn to the policy of appeasement.
Nobody ever doubted that Hitler
would prefer to get Danzig without
war" one British official said, but
as long as Germany insists that
Danzig must return to the Reich
then the situation is not too hope
full"
In Rome Fascists said they con-
CURED Fundamentally in the Ger
man spokesman's statement. In
Paris officials were guarded in their
comment, but said they were in
clined to regard the statement as
possible change" in the situation
Talk of Peace Overtures.
The Berlin development came as
talk which was without confirma-
ton spread concerning overtures
toward European peace" discus
sions.
One report was that Sir Neville
Henderson, British Ambassador to
Germany, might very shortly"
establish contact with Adolf Hit
Ter Ito find out just what his terms
are for world peace"
The general feeling in Whitehall
was that the Berlin statement was
Germanys answer to Prime Minis
ter Chamberlain's remark of July
10 that the Danzig situation was
capable of improvement"
Though the official view here is
that Danzigs present status is not
perfect, officials insist that it is
neither unjust nor illogical" and
they support the Polish contention
that Germany must not be allowed
to "strangle" Poland by controlling
Polish access to the sea.
Policy Stated July 10.
Mr.. Chamberlain laid down the
basis of British policy toward DAN
zig July 10, in which he did not
rule out the possibility of Polish
German negotiation over Danzig.'
While the Berlin statement was
making headlines in London after
noon newspapers, the government
repeated a declaration that it had
nothing to do with the Comdr
Stephen King Hall newsletter print
ed here for distribution in Germany
Germans had charged that Foreign
Secretary Lord Halifax was sup
porting the newsletter. King Hall, a
retired naval officer has sent appeals
to Dear German Readers" denounc-
ing Hitler's foreign policy and pre-
dieting German defeat in case OF
war.
Denial Is Reiterated.
Foreign Undersecretary Richard
Austen Butler told the House Of
Commons:
Il take this opportunity Of re-
peating the categorical denial given
in the German broadcast of the Brit
ish Broadcasting Corp. Of July IA
that his majesty's government are in
any way connected with or respon-
sible for these letters"
Dispatches from Rome, mean
while. said Italians concurred whole
heartedly in the German view that
the return of Danzig to Germany
could be accomplished without war.
Fascists have been advising Po-
land for some time to avoid trouble
by letting Germany have Danzig.
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Named Publicity Director

Herbert Little, former new spaper
correspondent, has been appointed
director of information for the Ma
tional Youth Administration. Mr.
Little is a graduate of the University
of Kansas, and did newspaper work
in Lawrence, Kans.; Chicago, Mad
ison, Wis, and st. Louis prior to
coming to Washington in 1924. He
was regional N. Y. A. director for
the Middle Atlantic and Great
Lakes States for the past 10 months.
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Renewal of Campaign
Indicated by Japanese

HS1NKING, Manchukuo, July 81
R.-Japanese military circles indi-
Gated today that unless a formal
truce is declared soon in the Nam
chukuo-Outer Mongolia frontier
warfare renewed Japanese military
action is to be expected.
Discussion of the prospects of
early peace negotiations continued,
however, in Japanese and Manchu-
kuo official circles. Yesterday it
was indicated authoritatively that
Japan would be willing to negotiate
her conflict with Soviet Russia on
the borders Of their two protector
ates If Moscow made the 1irst
gesture. @
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Berlin
Continued From First Page)

tier guard by a Danzig customs Of
ficer.
Polish newspapers put on their
inside pages stories that a Polish
priest, Father Bernard Wiecki, a
postal worker from Zoppot named
Kozuba and a railway worker, Au-
gustyn Potrykus, were being held
by Danzig authorities.
The papers said no reason was
given for the arrest of the priest,
but the postal worker was said to
have been accused of smuggling
Polish newspapers into the Free
City while the railway employe was
said to have been detained for "po-
litical reasons"
Oficial circles still declined to
comment on the killing Of the from
tier guard until investigations are
completed. It was believed, how
ever, that apologies from Danzig au-
thorities might be accepted as clos
ing the incident.
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Karl Stefan Is Named DELEGATE
7oInterporIiomentory ConcIove
Congress Member
Also Will Survey
Embassies Abroad

Appointment of Karl Stefan, Re-
publican, of Nebraska, an influen-
tial member of the important House
Appropriations Committee, as one
of the new American delegates to
the Interparliamentary Union S
50th anniversary conclave in Oslo,
Norway, beginning August IA, was
announced today by Representative
Hamilton Fish, Republican, of New
York, president of the United States
group.
Mr.. Stefan, accompanied by his
wife, will sail from New York on
the United States liner Manhattan
Wednesday. They will return to the
United States September Is.
The assignment will mean con-
siderable work for Mr. Stefan. AS
soon as the House Appropriations
Committee learned of his appoint
ment it delegated him as one men,
ber of a special committee of three
to travel through Europe after the
Oslo conference to make an investi-
cation of Americas diplomatic mis-
sions to determine whether it is
possible to reduce expenses of their
operation and maintenance.
Other Members Designated.
Mr.. Stefan is a member of the
Appropria tions Subcommittee which
handles the annual supply bill OF
the State Department. and for
that reason, plus his wide knowl-
edge of European conditions, he
was singled out for the unusual as
signment. Other members Of the
special investigating committee will
be Representatives Mcmillan of
South Carolina and Rabaut of
Michigan, both Democrats.
A world traveller, there is hardly
country on the globe Representa-
tive Stefan has not visited And he
speaks a half dozen foreign Ian
guages fluently.
The job the Appropriation Com
mittee assigned to, him after the
Oslo meeting of the Interparlia-
mentary Union is to inspect the
American Embassies and Legations
in Germany, Hungary, Czecho-
Slovakia. Italy, Yugoslavia, France
and England
Representative Fish in appointing
Mr.. Stefan as a delegate to the
Interparliamentary Union confer
ence said:
Your experience on the impor-
tant Appropriations Committee
your outstanding ability as a men,
Der of Congress and your .knowl-
edge and interest in foreign af-
fairs should be of great assistance
in the deliberations Of the Ameri-
can Government"
Forty nations will be represented
at the conference of the Inter-
parliamentary Union, which this
year, because of chaotic world con-
ditlons, is expected to devote its
major discussions to the subject OF
world peace The avowed purpose
of the union at its beginning was
to promote arbitration as an ef-
fective method of settling interna-
tional disputes and avoiding inter-
national wars. Increasingly, since
It's foundation. its further object
has been to study all questions OF
an international character suitable
for settlement by parliamentary ac-
ton.
Representative Stefan represents
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Rure Mineral
On Exhibit

One of Mother Natures rare min
erals today reposed in the Smith
Sonian Institution.
The specimen, "Teepleite," as it
is called, is a sodium borate chloride
found five years ago in Borax Lake,
Calf, an early source of the lakes
commercial namesake. Soluble in
water, the mineral was found in its
substance form when the lake al
most went dry during a drought.
It was named after the late DR..
John E. Teeple, who produced the
mineral in his laboratory. Museum
officials said the mineral is of little
commercial value.
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Britain Won't Act
Alone 10 Appease
Japan in China
United Stutes and France
Are Kept Informed on
Toxic Conference
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 21.-The British
foreign Office said today that the
United States and France were being
Informed of every step in the Brit
ish-Japanese conference at Toxic
and that Britain would not act alone
to appease Japan in China.
A spokesman declared that Britain
could not make any agreement with
Japan affecting the major interests
Of other powers in China without
breaking her treaty obligations.
Further instructions were sent
from the foreign Office last night to
Sir Robert Leslie Craigie. Ambas-
sador to Japan and chief negotiator
in the parley which is seeking settle
ment of British-Japanese disputes
in China, specifically those arising
out of the situation at Tientsin
There the japanese Army has block
AIDED the British and French con-
cessions since June IA.
The spokesman said, however, that
no report had been received from the
Ambassador on his talk today with
Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita,
third session of the conference.
Toxic dispatches said they con-
ferred for one hour and 40 minutes
and arranged to meet again tomor-
row. japanese informants said some
concessions on the British side had
permitted continuation of the con-
ference.
Yesterday Sir Robert conferred
with Eugene H. Dooman, United
States charge d daffaires, and Charles
Arsene Henry, French Ambassador.
1T is quite true" the foreign Office
spokesman said, that Britain can
not shut her eyes to the hard facts
of the military situation out there
Gin China, but in view of sugges-
tions that Britain is about to make
a deal with Japan at the expense
of China I would like to stress that
the United States and French gov
ernments are being informed of
every step of British negotiations
with Japan"
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Yugos|avs Fortify
German Frontier
For Neutrality
Artillery EmpIoeements,
Pill Boxes and Tank
Borricudes Built
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LJUBLJANA, Yugoslavia, July
2l.-Yugoslavia is building fortifica-
tions along the frontier with Ger
many as neutrality insurance"
army circles disclosed today.
Five thousand carloads of ma
terial have been ordered for con-
struction of artillery emplacements,
pill boxes and tank barricades at
border points, they stated.
The army men said there was no
contradictions between the defense
program and Yugoslavia's cordial
relations with Germany, emphasized
by Regent Prince Pauls visit to
Adolf Hitler in June.
Aim to Preserve Neutrality.
"The new Notifications are for
the purpose of preserving our strict
neutrality in case of a conflict in
volving neighboring countries" it
was stated.
Yugoslavia joined Bulgaria in a
declaration of independence and
neutrality" July 10.
Among the 100000 Slovenes who
live in the northern wedge OF
Yugoslavia, bordered by Italy, Ger
many and Hungary, relief over the
army's program was expressed pub
licly. Bitter enmity has grown up
between the Slovenes and the Ger
man minority of $4,000 because of
Nazi activity.
German Minority Accused.
Slovene Nationalists accused the
German minority of organizing
secret military units and working
for German intervention in Slovenia
At Marenburg, police were called
out recently to protect German resi-
dents from mob which broke win
dows in their shops and homes.
A boycott against German trades
men started to spread after the Nazi
flag was raised surreptitiously over
the town hall at Ptuj on Adolf
Hitlers birthday, May 20, last year
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Nozi Troops in Donzig
Increase in Number

FREE CITY OF DANZIG, July 81
Observations on Danzig streets
today showed that men in both
black and brown uniforms were in
creasing in number. The Nazi SA
men-storm troopers-wear brown
uniforms; the SIS, or elite guards,
wear black.
Polish and Danzig investigating
commissions continued their sepa-
rate inquiries into the frontier kill
ing yesterday of Vitold Budciewicz,
q Polish soldier, by Max Stein, q
Dan1g customs omcial, coming to
opposing conclusions.
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Thieves Hurt Woman

Mrs. Marian Thompson. a So
year-old visitor from London. was
confined to her room at the Dodge
Hotel today with a broken tooth and
bruises and abrasions to both knees
received in a struggle with two COL
ored youths. They attempted to
snatch her purse as she walked
through the Capitol Grounds near
First street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV. last night.
Evening star., 1939-07-21
Dying Boy Exonerotes
Playmate in SHOOTING
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. July 21.-William
Mitchell, IA, exonerated his play
mate, Francis Baer, IS, who
wounded him fatally with shotgun,
in dying statement, States Attor-
ney Ferdinand Sybert said today.
Mr.. Sybert said the boys were with
q group playing with a shotgun
near Ellicott City Wednesday when
the weapon exploded, the charge
tearing through young MitcheI's
hip.
Evening star., 1939-07-21
France Lets Navy Contracts

PARIS, July 81 P).-Navy Minis
ter Cesar Campinchi yesterday an
nounced that contracts had been
awarded for two 8,0OO-ton cruisers
and six submarines for the French
Navy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
he Sisters"
To 7 enple

Co-starred for the first time in
their spectacular careers, Enrol
Flynn and Bette Davis return to
Temple thester Sunday in THE
Sisters" adapted from the glorious
love story by Myron BRING which
has been one of the best selling
novels of recent years.
Besides the brilliant star team.
the cast includes list of players
that reads like a Who's Who in
Hollywood" - Anita Louise, Jane
Bryan, Ian Hunter, Donald Crisp,
Beulah Bondi. Henry Travers. Alan
Hale, Dick Foran, Patric Knowles.
Lee Patrick, Laura Hope Crews,
Harry Davenport, and many others.
Advance notices hail the star
team of Flynn and Miss Davis as
one of the most brilliant combina-
tions in screen history. with their
superb acting setting the tempo for
the rest of the brilliant cast. The
vigorous story, which gives fasci-
mating picture of American life in
the early nineteen hundreds. is said
to be an ideal vehicle for them all.
Farcical. funny, fast-moving and
grand entertainment. That's what
the critics are saying about "Vaca-
ton From Love" which teams two
of the most promising young play
ers in pictures, Dennis O'Keefe and
Florence Rice, for the first time.
The picture will also open at the
Temple tomorrow.
Here is picture which affords
both Miss Rice and O'keefe the
kind of roles actors dream of play
ing. The story. by Patterson
McNutt and Harlan Ware, is a
succession of comedy situations in
basically strong plot. Director
George Fitzmaurice. a veteran of
% years experience, is noted for
his handling of light comedy. Also
featured in the cast are Reginald
Owen and June Knight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
Mozart Opera
InVienna Film

Scenes from Don Giovanni" (the
Mozart opera presented over the
air today by the Metropolitan
opera company are seen in the
new Viennese film hit The King s
Waltz" coming to the Lakewood
theater next Tuesday. The film
for which Franz Doelle made the
musical arrangements, is described
as gay waltz-mad screen oper-
eta. Its scenes are laid in Old
Vienne and Old Munich. Astounding
with picturesque scenery, quaint
costumes and delightful tunes The
film has captured the special gay
ETY. of the Continental Europe of
the early fifties, at the time when
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria
was seeking the hand in marriage
of the beautiful Duchess Elizabeth
of Bavaria.
The cast includes Paul Hoer-
bigger, He'll Finkenzeller. Garcia
Hoehn, all outstanding on the con-
tinental film horizon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
Spring Captures
Dad Jones' Fancy

There's something in Spring BY
ington's manner and disposition
and facial expression that seems
to make her odd first name the
only possible one to fit her rare
personality
Jed Prouty, who plays Dad to
Miss Byingtons Mother Jones for
the eleventh time in the Jones
Family's newest Goth Century,
Fox picture, Down on the Farm. i"
now showing at the Roxy theater.
attempts to explain it In this way.
Not only does her smile have
the very breath of Spring in it." he
declares, but she springs from
Colorado Springs and I'm waiting
to bet that she was born in that
pleasant season when even an old
man takes fancy turns on a stroll
through the park
Here the amused Miss Bvington
was forced to interrupt. II was
born in the fall, she said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
WAITED 80 YEARS
FOR BIG CHANCE

An extra on the "Tailspin" set
was tapped by Director Roy Del
Ruth and asked whether he could
do bit as drunk man. Sure"
said the extra. I've been rehears-
ing that part for 80 years"
The industry's most alarming
discovery since the nadir of the de-
preston is that theater business
slumped about 20 per cent during
the first As weeks of 1888. This in
spite of efforts toward better pic
lures, more expensive pictures and
the Movies Greatest Year cam
paign. which cost plenty and
brought only brief squirt in thea
ter attendance.
A studio executive received a
letter from a non-Aryan relative
in Berlin who once worked in
Hollywood. Everything here is
fine" it said. I'VE are all happy
and the people are in good spirits.
The autumn weather has been
perfect and the trees are beautiful
in their rich colors. 1t all reminds
me of Forest Lawn" Forest
Lawn is large Los Angeles ceme-
tery.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16

FRANCE RAISES DEVIL
ABOUT DEVILS ISLAND

Warmers are not paying much
attention to foreign opposition
from any quarter. France is rails
ing Cain about Devils Island"
but the flicker will be released in
America without cuts or revisions.
Most startling suggestion of the
week. as relayed by the Holly
wood Reporter, is that of London's
famous woman preacher DR..
Maude Royden, who wants some
body to film a life of Christ with
Chaplin in the title role.
BY and large, though. Hollywood
remains placid and content as it
goes its devious and screwy way.
One of the big pictures now in
production is ITS Spring Again"
in which an elephant is in love
with Oliver Hardy. Greta
Carlo is still guest at the Sto-
kowski ranch because she can't
find house to suit her. Mel
son Eddy, taking tip from Rob-
ert Taylor. has become a herman
by beating up Victor McLaglen. In
sheer exuberance after this easy.
script-written victory, he goes out
and holds up stage coach.
A little to the north. at 20th-Fox,
Tyrone Power is chatting in his vel
vet pants and is looking for a
prize-fight picture so that he can
assert his own virility,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
Blue Mouse Film
Has Famous Cast

The Dawn Patrol" now play
ing a second week at the Blue
Mouse boasts one of the most bril-
liant casts to be assembled in one
picture in many a day. With Err
rol Flynn. hero of some of the
screens greatest adventures as its
star, the other members of the
heroic Dawn Patrol" are played
by such actors as Basil Rathbone,
David Niven, Donald Crisp, Mel
vile Cooper, Barry Fitzgerald,
Carl Esmond, Peter Willes, and
many others.
Also of interest in this unusual
cast is the name John Rodion.
Rodion is the son of Basil Rath-
bone. and THE Dawn Patrol"
marks his screen debut. Michael
Lowry. a young English stage star.
is also making his American film
debut. and from advance reports.
1t is an suspicious one. Another
young Englishman of interest in
the cast is Michael Brooke. who in
private life is the Earl of War
wick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
Dignity of Bench
Hides COUboy Garb

After the scene was filmed. the
dignified judge stepped from be-
hind his bench to reveal. beneath
his long black robes, the high heels
and Jingling spurs of booted and
chapped cowboy.
And that was how Ed LeSaint.
veteran character actor, portrayed
q Judge for scenes in Columbia's
Crime Takes Holiday" which
stars Jack Holt at the Beverly
theater. LeSaint had been por-
traying the role Of q land agent
in West of Cheyenne" Column
bia outdoor melodrama starring
Charles Starrett. when he was cast
for part in the Holt film.
On the day the courtroom scene
was To he shot. LeSaint learned
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16

"Sweethearts. quite modern
version. is perfect vehicle for the
particular charms of Mr. Eddy and
Miss Macdonald and one which
gives them plenty Of chance to
sing in fact. we are happy 10
report they sing practically con-
tinuously.
The story concerns a couple of
musical comedy stars who were
married the night their play
"Sweethearts. opened. Six years
later. to a night, they are still
doing the same play. They have
planned a coy party for them
selves alone. but first their pro-
Queer admirably played by Frank
Morgan and then their family
interferes. In disgust, they decide
to forsake Broadway for Holly
wood, where they are told all is
calm and peaceful.
The producer can't have his
stars walk out on him so. assisted
by Mischs Auer and Herman Bing
those funny men-he frames
them into separating. And. of
course, they don't 60 TO Holly
wood, even after they discover
duplicity.
But the story as is generally
the case in a Macdonald Eddy
film, thank heavens. is secondary
to their singing which is just as
good as you have right to expect
A Silly Symphony, a hunting
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
Give Me A Sailor
At KaySt. Sunday

The navy's biggest spotlights
now shine on Martha Rave, Bob
Hope and Jack Whiting who will
be seen as the sweethearts of the
U. S. fleet, and her two iove-struck
officers in Give Me a Sailor"
which opens tomorrow for two
days showing at the Kay Street
theater.
Also playing prominent role in
this story of sailors high ink
when the fleets in is beautiful
Betty Cradle and ]. C. Nugent
The accompanying picture is Mon
Stop New York" from the famous
story by Ken Attwill. with Anne
Lee, John Loder and Francis Sui
Ivan featured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
MORE THAN ONE
WAY TO SPELL IRISH

An Italian accordionist, Frank
laconelli, wanted a job in Union
Pacific" but heard that c. 3. De-
Mile was showing preference for
lrishmen as extras and bit players.
So he applied by letter and signed
II Frank l. A. Connolly" and was
hired Immediately.
Metro is still looking for a boy
Tarzan. a lad to impersonate
Johnny Weissmuller as youth.
Either this long search is bid for
publicity-of the sort that already
is bringing long. earnest letters
and pictures from athletic kids
throughout the country, who
haven't a chance or else the
studio doesn't know that it al
ready has under contract a boy
who looks the part and is quail
fled for il as gymnast. This is
Gene Reynolds.
Warmers is conducting s search.
too. They want new name for
the Dead End Kids. who aren't
kids anymore And Para
mount, casting about for a pretty
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-16
Center Case
Here 7 onight

"Danceable. singable sweet and
sophisticated, were the adjectives
used by the manager of the Cen
fury ballroom in describing the
music style and popularity of
Center Cases orchestra which
opens a limited engagement at the
Century ballroom tonight.
The name of Center Case will he
familiar to Tacoma's University of
Washington students as he is popu-
lar with campus dance enthusiasts,
having been in demand in Seattle
to furnish the musical menu at
innumerable sorority and fratern-
ity dances as well as having ap-
peared successfully at several of
Seattle's most popular dance spots,
including the Trianon.
The management of the Century
Is confident that Tacomans will
appreciate the fine type of music
Center Case presents and states
that the same admission prices will
prevail. Dancing will start at $40
p. m. and continue until 100 a. m.
tonight.