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Evening star., 1939-07-15
Reich Tightens Hold
On Danzig Daily by
InfiItration
Point Where Poles Will
Decide to Intervene
Puzzles Europe
BY RICHARD MOWRER,

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent
WARSAW, July 15.-Rumors OF
negotiations over Danzig between
Poland and Germany are emphati-
cally and angrily denied here. Poland
Is not prepared to negotiate with
Germany about anything so long as
Germany uses the threat of force.
and In any case it is no use supposing
that Warsaw will ever negotiate the
cesslon of Danzig to the Reich, it is
vigorously asserted here.
There is strong suspicion that Ger
many is promoting the circulation of
such rumors with the idea of reviv-
ing last years appeasement policy
enough to get the British to restrain
the Poles from direct intervention in
Danzig. With Great Britain holding
Poland back, Germany could go on
quietly with its infiltration into the
free city until actual German pos
session became an accomplished fact.
When Will Poles Intervene?
The big question in Europe today is
still what the Poles consider the
breaking point in the Danzig matter.
Poland considers the German inf1l-
tration into and militarization of
Danzig as the beginning of aggres-
SION" What everybody would like
to know is what the Poles consider
to point at which they will have to
intervene in Danzig to keep it a free
city.
Every day that passes the German
hold on Danzig increases; more Ger
man tourists" arrive. more arms
are smuggled in-German prepon-
derance increases steadily while the
Polish position remains the same,
and unless the German infiltration
ceases the German grip on the free
city will be complete.
The Poles indicate that they have
already decided at what point they
must intervene in Danzig to safe
guard their rights To do this they
are prepared, they say. to occupy
Danzig militarily. Whether they
have decided on the zero hour in
conjunction with France and Great
Britain is not so clear. Certain ele-
ments of Polish opinion voice the
fear that the government has waited
too long.
Poles Stand on Danzig.
A week ago the Polish government
announced four-point stand on
the Danzig question:
l. That Dangig must remain out
side the German frontiers.
2. That Danzig must remain inside
the Polish customs union.
3. That Polish rights must be re-
spected.
4. That the Polish minority In
Danzig must be respected.
(CopyriRht 1899, by Chicago Daily
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Reich Must Get Donzig,
Hitler Tells Forester

MUNICH, July IS (R.-Danzig's
return to the Reich nov, as be-
fore, is the only solution acceptable
to Germany" quarters close to the
Nazi government said last night
after the Free City's district leader,
Albert Forester, had spent Thursday
night and most of yesterday with
Fuehrer Hitler at Berchtesgaden.
A determination to forge ahead, it
was indicated, was the result of the
talks between Hitler and the man
who carries out his instructions in
Danzig. There were no signs, how
ever, as to when or how a move may
be made to bring the Danzig Ger
mans into the Reich.
officials tried to keep secret the
visit of Forester to Berghof, Hitler's
home above Berchtesgaden. At first
they would not admit that Forester
had seen Hitler. Later they said
Forester had come to Munich with
other Nazi district leaders to attend
the annual festival Of German art.
Evening star., 1939-07-15

to have w. P. A. continue on the
rolls until September 80 all persons
employed on theater projects.
Liquidation by July 81.
Congress ordered the projects
liquidated, but gave w. P. A. until
the end of September to end en-
ployment on them. Col Harrington
announced earlier this week, how
ever, they would be completely
liquidated by July 81.
The A. F. L. group was reported
to have put in a word to the Pres
ident in behalf of theater and arts
projects workers. White collar
projects were curtailed by the new
law.
A back-to-work trend was re-
ported from many communities. W..
P. A. officials at Buffalo, N. Y,
called the situation very definitely
improved" and estimated that fewer
than 500 were out, compared with
1900 Thursday.
In Cleveland officials said the
number of strikers yesterday was
688, compared to 1857 the previous
day. More than 1,10O were reported
to have returned to their jobs in one
Indiana county.
But in Pennsylvania, where a
Statewide strike call to all A. F. l..
members on w. p. A. will become ef-
fective Monday morning, federation
omcials were not optimistic about
return Of an estimated $4,000 work.
erS to their Jobs.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
$4,000 Young Britons,
First Conscripts,
Report for Duty
New Soldiers Are Handled
TenderIy by Tough
Army Officers
BY the Associated Press,

LONDON, July 15.-Handled as
carefully as boys making their first
trip to summer camps, "a 900 militia
men, first peacetime conscripts in
Britain's modern history, reported
for service today.
Some came to camps in limousines,
more on bicycles and in third-class
railway carriages. Whole families
drove up to camps to kiss the new
soldiers good-by.
This was approved by authorities.
Every one, from austere general off,
GERS to case-fArdened sergeant ma
jors, had been warned to be consid-
crate of the new citizen army.
Special orders regarding recep-
tlon OF new recruits specified mo
rudeness, bullying or sarcasm"
Queen Mary, War Minister Leslie
Hore-Belisha and other distinguished
persons visited some of the detach-
ments. The Queen Mother inspected
the first arrivals at Shorncliffe.
Today's conscripts will be given
six months training Other groups
Will be called up at intervals until
in about year all of the first class
OF more than 100000 youths between
20 and 81 will have learned to
shoulder arms.
Muster of the conscript army, Gre
alton of which marks historic de-
parture from Britain's traditional
policy of volunteer service in peace
time, fits in with the governments
plan to have the air force, the feet
and the army at the peak of power
during August and September.
Conscientious objectors, who num-
ber only IT per cent of those reg
istered, will get medical corps, labor
or similar on-combatant duty.
The press hailed building of the
conscript army as preventive meas
ure. Avoiding the word conscrip-
ton, the Times said Against the
possibility of their being required for
grimmer business, the best insurance
is that they are there, always and
instantly ready"
The Daily Press declared this was
THE day when Britain became
true democracy" and explained that
the nation was turning her sons into
soldiers because they will never
endure peace at any price and will
gladly sacrifice their freedom as in
dividuals to preserve the liberty OF
the nation"
Under the heading: Good Luck,
Militia" the Daily Mail said that
Less than a year ago the very idea
OF consumption in Britain seemed
fantastic" 1t said the revolution"
in attitude reveals the will to ac-
tion of the democracies."
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Jobs Sought for 10
Unemployed Chemists

The Agriculture Department per-
sonnel Office is seeking new posts for
10 of II chemists who were dis
missed July l because Congress de-
clined to appropriate funds for a
continuation of the soil fertility in
vestigations. The chemists, who
have been employed by the depart
ment from II to % wears, were as
sociated with the investigations.
One of the chemists has been
placed in a new position.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Asked About Health,
Man Loses Wallet

Police today were looking for a
woman who took So as payment
for her concern over the health of
John Talbot, whom she had called
to her car to ask directions.
Mr.. Talbot told police the woman,
accompanied by a man and two
young girls, drove to a stop in front
of his home at 821 Randolph street
NV. and asked him where the
"Johnsons" lived.
While they were talking, Mr..
Talbot said, the woman placed her
hand on his back and asked If he
were troubled with pains. While he
assured her he was in good health,
Mr.. Talbot's wallet, containing So,
was lifted, he discovered after the
visitors had departed.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
BY JOHN T. whitaker,

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
BOLZANO, South Tyrol, July IS
(by radio) TRANSFER OF the Ger
man minority from the italian
Tyrol, agreed upon by Premier
Benito Mussolini and Feuhrer Adolf
Hitler in an amicable solution of
the problem which destroyed Czech
Slovakia and now threatens Danzig,
began here today with new orders
to the unemployed.
Road building and other public
works are now available only to
Italians, and German-speaking in
habitants of Bolzano Province who
apply for relief are told to migrate
to other parts of the italian Empire,
or to cross the frontier into Ger
many.
Fortunately for the 10000 Ger
man-speaking Tyrolese there is a
shortage Of labor in several cate
gories in Germany, where expansion
OF the army and the terrific re-
armament effort and the coming
harvest tax the manpower of the
Reich.
Motoring through the lofty and
narrow passes that make Bolzano
the eternal gateway to both Austria
and Switzerland, I found extensive
road repairs already entirely in the
hands of Italians, while German ele-
ments stood about empty-handed,
watching them at work.
There is no work for u.s." said
typical young peasant, speaking in
the softer German of the Austrian
We do not know what is going on
We do not want to co.
In Bolzano l was told that as
second step inhabitants who are to
be transferred will lose their Jobs,
While hotels, stores and the like are
told that only Italians are to be en-
ployed
Mlgratlons are thus being set IN
motion with the transfer of an ever
wider circle of the unemployed, at
the same moment that some 10000
actual Germans, that is, holders. OF
German passports, are given three
months In which to liquidate their
affairs and be repa triated.
Not People to Migrate.
The last step in the transfer of
some 100000 souls, or half the pop
ulation OF the province, will be the
election of peasants from farms
which their families have titled for
centuries, through changing regimes.
'Ihey have never been people to mi
CRATE
Their neat farms extend to the
very snow and granite bluffs of the
towering dolomites, grape vines laid
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Civic Units Urged
To Work in Summer

Members of the Federation of
Civic Associations were advised by
their president, Charles M. Thomas,
to continue civic work during the
summer particularly in the field of
Fairgrounds and recreation facilities
Mr.. Thomas pointed out that re-
ports on progress in securing land
in suburban areas for recreation
places, cooperating with the Com
munity Center Department to open
closed Fairgrounds and providing
prizes for good citizenship on neigh
borhood Fairgrounds would be con-
sidered in awarding The Star Civic
Trophy in the fall.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Dr.. Smith and Head
OF Louisiana Medical
Society Indicted
Two Others Also Named
In l. S. U. Inquiry;
70 Charges Filed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE, La, July 15.-
The State universitys spreading
scandal included today indictments
against the head of the Louisiana
Medical Society, the schools former
president and two of his former
aides.
The medical society president, DR..
Clarence A. Lorio, State Senator and
member of the schools Board of Su-
pervisors, was charged with embez-
zling and receiving stolen property
DR.. James Monroe Smith, whose
resignation and flight from the
school he headed nine years broke
open the scandal, was charged on
% counts, ranging from altering rec
| ordS to allow himself bonus" to
forging the name of the late Gov
Oscar K. Allen.
The others indicted were E. N.
jackson, business manager of the
university, and George Caldwell, re-
Gently ousted construction superin-
tendent of the school. Caldwell al
ready is under Federal charges of
diverting w. P. A. materials to pri-
vate use.
70 Indictments Returned.
TWenty-nine indictments alto
gether were returned against the
four men last night by the parish
grand jury investigating the univer-
sity's garbled affairs.
Smith, hand-picked by the late
Huey P. Long to guide the school
INTO which had been poured millions
OF State money, two weeks ago was
indicted by the same jury on charges
ne swindled the university out of
100000.
DR.. Lorio and Caldwell were
charged jointly with embezzling
school building material worth s24l.
Inc physician was charged sep
arately with receiving stolen prop
erty.
jackson and Caldwell were
charged jointly with embezzling
school material worth $3.50. A sep
arate charge of receiving stolen
property was made against Jackson,
Caldwell, himself, was indicted
on two counts of allegedly embez-
zling building materials from the
school worth $1,000.
Twelve of the indictments against
Smith alleged forgery, two specific
ally that he forged the name of Mr..
Allen to two 81 200 university bonds.
Smiths Bond Increased.
The other eleven accused Smith
OF altering the minutes of the uni
verslty's Board of Supervisors
Among these indictments he was
charged with changing the records
so he could:
Borrow from three banks a total
OF $780, 900; add a $1,000 bonus to
his yearly $4,000 salary: allow
Caldwell 2 per cent commission on
all w. P. A. construction work at
the university.
The doctor was released on sl2 500
bond and Jackson on 10000 bond.
but Caldwell was unable to raise
the $4,000 bond imposed last night
after his arrest. He had been at
liberty until then on $4,000 bail on
the Federal charge against him.
The % new charges brought
against Smith caused his bond to be
increased to s79,500. He remained in
Jail.
Postal inspectors were checking to
determine whether the mails have
been used fraudulently. Attorney
General Frank Murphy has an
nounced he would send more Fed
eral agents into the State and
Secretary Ickes said the Interior
Department would check the State
Oil industry to see whether the
Connally hot OIL law has been
violated.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
French Prisoners
Admit Getting Sums
From Foreign Agents
DoIodier Takes Personal
Charge Of Probe Into
German Spy Ring
BY the Associated Press,

PARIS, July 15.-Premier Dala-
dier, taking personal charge of the
investigation of alleged operations
OF a German spy ring in France, an
nounced today that persons already
under arrest had confessed to re-
ceiving money from foreign agents.
The government ordered strict
secrecy concerning developments of
the case, in which French news
papers already have reported the
arrest of two French employees of
important Paris dailies and two
Germans.
Admit Money Received.
The Premier warned that no in
formation must be published regard
ing the Investigation until and un-
less it was given out by the author
tiles.
A communique containing the
Premiers warning said persons un-
der arrest admitted establishing con-
tact with agents of "a foreign power"
and receiving important sums of
money"
1t declared they were guilty of
attempts to block the action of the
law against espionage and activities
endangering the safety of the state
Before M. Daladier's order for
secrecy the Paris press had de-
manded an official explanation of
this very grave affair" and predicted
more arrests over. the week end.
$50 Reported Under Probe.
Police were reported to have
searched the homes of numerous
suspects. Some accounts placed the
number of those under investigation
at $50.
M. Daladier's agents, newspapers
said, were concentrating on the ac-
tivities of an Austrian countess who
escaped into Germany before she
could be arrested. She was said to
have circulated freely in Paris
society and worked closely with Otto
Abetz, described as a lieutenant of
German Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbenthrop. Abetz was ordered
out of France June 80.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Health Service
Plan Criticized

The District department of the
American Federation of Government
Employees last night voted disap-
proval of the mutual health service
plan of the District Medical Society,
although it was made clear that in
dividual lodges are at liberty to take
part if they desire.
The department felt that the wage
limits in which it applies are too
restricted, and that the charges are
too high.
The plan will be considered by
the Hospital Guild of Local No. 2,
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes, meeting Monday night at 8
o'clock at headquarters, ITO Four
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
Americans Crossing Pacific
In Junk Saved From Disaster

The TAPPING was in distress, on its
course and delayed by storms, with
its water tank less than half full and
only small part of the trip COM
pleted. The liner stopped for As
minutes, refilling the tanks and re-
plenishing the stores.
One of the feminine passengers
gave Mrs. Anderson three boxes Of
candy.
Mr.. Anderson told the liners Of
f1cers that he had no flares and that
two freighters had passed nearby
during the night unaware Of the
junk's distress.
Evening star., 1939-07-15
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, July 15-A story of near
disaster to an American couple and
their crew of four crossing the
Pacific in Chinese junk was dis
closed as the liner President Cool
idge arrived at Yokohama today.
The couple, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Anderson, sailed from Yokohama for
San Francisco, June 2, in the 29-ton
junk TAPPING. The President Cool
idge, Radio Operator George Rhodes
related today, came upon the little
craft about 700 miles east of Yoko-
hama
Evening star., 1939-07-15
we Do Not Want to Co. Repeat
Germans Facing Tyroi Custer
Peasants, Ignorant Of What Is Going On,
cozed by Loss Of Ancestral Homes

out row on row, corn standing with
military precision, potatoes and veg
etable gardens edged of, and un-
dulating hillsides lush with grape
fruit, broken by plots of ground
lying fallow or sweet with clover.
Old farmhouses are painted after
the fashion of Bavaria, with figures
OF Christ or the Virgin Mary. In
each village a round domed church
stands out as prettily as in picture
postcard, with snow mountains as
background, while along the roads
and mountain trials between clust-
ering villages there are rude un-
painted shrines of wood.
According to these mountain folk.
I heard everywhere the same re-
frain: I'VE do not know. We will
not CO."
Appeal to Authorities Considered.
In one village I found a cluster
around two Catholic priests. They
knew no more than the villagers, I
found.
High in the mountain pass
drank beer in an empty hotel with
some peasants who had walked in
from their farms because they do
not know and they do not want to
go. One suggested that the former
Austrian mayor and school teacher
ought to be asked to go to the Ital-
ian authorities for precise informa-
ton.
I have told that Bolzano's excess
sive German nationalism had caused
the Italian authorities considerable
trouble in the towns of Ortisei and
Selva, which lie below the heights
of the famous Sella Pass. There I
found two perfect resort towns,
hotels and farms scattered among
ski runs where in the winter 10 to II
feet of snow lie.
In addition to crucifixes and vir-
gins painted on the walls of houses
there were also notices of Fascism
The army is the guarantee of the
security and destiny of the nation"
Many enemies, much honor" and
similar sentiments. Unlike other
towns these two were full of Italian
tourists, but despite excellent hotel
and pension trade. the local people
lifted the refrain of the whole prov
ince, I'VE do not know, we will not
60"
Sudenten Re-enactment Feared.
Only in one village near the
Brenner Pass, did 1 hear the sort
OF explanations which are offered
in large city like Bolzano. Unlike
the mass of peasants who do not
know, an Italian there offered his
version as to why the transfer is
being carried out. The Italian au-
thorities, intercepting letters, he
said, caused them to fear that a
Sudeten problem was being created
I can find no official confirmation
for this.
Peasants standing in smocks be-
side their fields, thoughtfully pulling
their boards before the wood cary
ing shops, marked sculpture, sacred
art" offer no such version. They
do not know. They are only sure
that they do not want to go.
In application Of measures against
foreigners, the Italian authorities are
making every effort to show consid-
Grafton. Some of the foreigners who
have already been expelled are being
granted permission to return and
to arrange their affairs. In other
instances, doctors are generous in
certifying reasons of health why
certain families should not be elected
Immediately.
tCopyright, 1889. Chicago Daily News, Inc. }
Evening star., 1939-07-15
German Agent Linked
To Belgian Foscists
BY M. w. FODOR,

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
BRUSSELS, July Is (by radio) -
That Otto Abetz, German secret
agent expelled from France June 30
for alleged Nazi intrigue, is the
soul of Belgiums own Fascist
Rexist) movement, is the accusa-
ton that emerges out of the fury of
a violent controversy in which the
Belgian Leftist and Rightist press is
now engulfed
Identification of Abetz with Bel
gian Nazism is made by the Social
lists through their organ, lie Peuple,
in a newspaper war directly occa-
stoned by Frances current press
scandal. Abetz's expulsion was
Evening star., 1939-07-15

to have w. P. A. continue on the
rolls until September 30 all persons
employed on theater projects.
Evening star., 1939-07-30
Il Of D. {. Area Win
Awards al {. N. T.C.
Review al Meade
5000 Members March
For Gov. Price; SoIute
HeroIds Arrival at Laurel

Nine youths from the District and
three from nearby Virginia were
among the winners Of special mill
tary awards yesterday at the annual
review of Citizens Military Training
Corps trainees at Fort Meade, Md.
Approximately 5000 corps mem.
bers from the District, Maryland,
Virginia and Pennsylvania marched
in review before Gov. James H. Price
Of Virginia, Brig. Gen. Samuel
Gardner Waller, adjutant general
of the Virginia National Guard, and
Col. E. E. Goodwin, member of the
Governors staff. Col. Goodwin pre-
sented number of the awards
which were given by the American
Legion and other veterans and pa
triotic groups and their afhliates.
Gov. Price and his party were
greeted at Laurel, Md, on their way
to the fort by group of tanks from
the 66th Infantry, stationed at
Meade. A salute of 10 guns signaled
the Governors arrival. The visiting
Virginians were guests of officers of
the 318th Infantry, Virginia regi-
ment, for luncheon and at a recep-
ton later in the afternoon.
More than 5000 civilian spectators
Evening star., 1939-07-30
"Why Do Thousands
Drink Mountain Valley
WATER?"

Hot Springs, Arkansas, is Amer
ica's most popular SPA-attracting
100000 visitors a year for their
health. Ask any Of them about
Mountain Valley, Hot Springs eel
ebrated Mineral drinking water
you will appreciate why thousands
upon thousands are drinking
MOUNTAIN VALLEY today to
combat RHEUMATIC, KIDNEY,
STOMACH and BLADDER dis
orders.
MET. 1862 for Booklet and Sample.
Mountain Valley Water Co.
14O5 K St. NV. MET. 1862
Evening star., 1939-07-30
Shomeen Restrictions
Removed by Japanese

HONG KONG, July 29 (P).-The
Japanese Army today removed near
ly all restrictions on entry into and
exit from Shameen, the foreign area
at Canton-restriction which drew
a protest Thursday from Myrl S.
Myers, United States consul gen.
eral
The restrictions, mostly lengthy
searching and questioning of Chi
nese, were imposed Thursday when
a Japanese navel order halting all
navigation for two weeks on the
Canton, or Pearl, River went into
effect.
Myers protested because Chinese
employees of the consulate general
had been held up several hours at
the barriers. The consulate gen.
eral is on Shameen, which is wholly
occupied by the British and French
concessions.
Relaxation of searching at the
Shameen barriers dispelled for the
moment fears of Britons that the
Japanese intended to repeat there
their program at Tientsin, where the
British and French concessions have
been blockaded since June IA.