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had gone 300 yards up the sloping
Rumanian road before they stopped.
Meantime, a truckload of soldiers,
with the Soviet Red Star painted
on their helmets, arrived on the
scene. They occupied both ends
of the bridge and from where I
stood they seemed to be removing
the dynamite charges intended by
the Rumanians to blow up the
bridge.
When I came to Zaleszczyki at
dusk yesterday (Sunday) there were
no Polish authorities at the bridge.
There was no one to check my pass
port and count my money. At noon,
the police had fled to Rumania,
Last night Zaleszczyki was with
out civil authority of any kind, but
the people were only standing
around in groups discussing the big
news of the Russian advance into
Poland. They said that the Rus
slams had reached Borszczow that
lOOAA oAAa SNCAyUOAJ WdS WOIlUcIlIlR
when they would show up here.
I found the last member of the
diplomatic corps, American Vice
Consul William R. Morton, born 60
years ago in New Ulm, MINI. He
had been detailed by Ambassador
Anthony j. Drexel Biddle, jr., to
take charge of evacuations from Po-
land of American citizens and he
was still on the job with headquar-
ters established in the wing of the
local manor, known locally as the
Turnau Palace. Fifteen minutes
before the Russians appeared he
evacuated the last American citi-
zen, Florian Piskorski of Chicago.
Then the Russians came and closed
the frontier.
Morton Told to Walt.
Through an interpreter Mr.. Nor
ton introduced himself to an offlcer:
nv
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In the opinion that outright re-
peal Of the neutrality statute would
be a political impossibility-a point
which he is reported to have made to
the President at yesterdays confer
ence-Chairman Pittman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
told newspapermen last night he
Evening star., 1939-09-21

Don't gamble with traffic safety
The odds are one minute to four.
score years and ten.
Evening star., 1939-09-21

The Rumanian Minister, Radu
Irimescu, awaiting anxiously fur
ther details of the assassination of
Prime Minister Armand Calinescu,
not only was saddened at the loss
Of his governments leader but
mourned a personal friend.
The Minister explained that he
Evening star., 1939-08-05
MIR. Chips Returns
For Another Run

"Goodby Mr.. Chips" the film
which turned the movies severest
critics into raving press agents for
its manifold virtues, took up a sec
ond stand on F street yesterday
The Columbia houses the picture
this time, very fine subject for a
memo to yourself even though you
may have seen the dramatizati ton
of the Hilton novel before.
Mr.. Chips, the quintessence of
everything fine that every one re-
members about his favorite school,
master, unquestionably is the movie
hero of the year. The same diff
dence and fumbling charm which
made him so lovable a figure in
the novel when it was sweeping
the country are captured in the
superlative performance of Robert
Donat. In addition to losing moth
ing of the famous school teacher as
Hilton presented him in the book,
the movie audience picks up a great
deal more of Mrs. Chips, played
delightfully."- by Grear Carson.
No ordinary must" picture is
"Mr. Chips" 1t is an absolute must
must. j. G.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Film Visit to Rome
On Trans.LuX Bill

Maybe that's right about all roads
leading to Rome, because even
Fourteenth street leads to Rome
this week 1t does, because it leads
to the Trans-Lux, and featured
there is another World Window
short titled Rome Symphony"
with technicolor capturing the
grandeur of that capital. Views in
clude the Coliseum. the statues of
St. Paul and Marcus Aurelius and
exterior and interior close-ups of
St. Peters. with details of the famed
sculpture depicting the life of
Christ. Other journeys made via
the Trans-Lux screen include one
to Hollywood to see Edward Arnold.
Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Stuart and
other stars trying out new Ha-
waiian restaurant, and one to
Switzerland for the skiing and skat-
ing at ST Moritz. The cartoon is
Sea Scouts" Donald Duck ad-
venture.
AS is usual lately the Far East
and Europe dominate the news
portion of the Trans-Lux bill. The
Tientsin blockade and japanese
bombing of Chungking are high
lights of the shots from that part
of the world, while shadows on the
clouds over Europe include Hol-
lands making permanent of tenn
porary Notifications and Polish
troop maneuvers at Gdynia. Over
here the Army marks the 18th an
niversary of the purchase of it's
first airplane. wild ponies are
rounded up in Virginia, a couple
of fellows set an air endurance
mark, Irene Castle dances again at
the Worlds Fair. Coney Island
picks modern Venus" fellow
'86 years old rides a bicycle, love
making is taught backstage at the
Barter Theater and Lew Lehr is
amazed at jitterbug contest.
H. M.
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Wins
Its Battle at
The Met
School Is Cleaned
Up Once More in
Hell's Kitchen

The last time Warner Bros.
cleaned up the reformatory it didn't
take. They have to do it again.
Or maybe Warmers is going after
them one by one-and this is an
other reformatory. This procedure
is all right, so far, though, because
the latest attack on meanies who
do not do right by the brats in their
care is rather bright item. It's
practically the same story and the
Dead End" kids are still the
Dead End kids but it does have
some novel touches and it's lively
enough. The name of it is "Hells
Kitchen" and it is at the Metro
politan.
Much of the novelty this time is
supplied by the fact that the fellow
who does the cleaning up of the
poorly run reformatory is a retired
racketeer. And this mug, PLAYED
handsomely by Stanley Fields, whom
you've seen many times before in
much lesser gangster roles, is the
lad largely responsible for "Hell's
Kitchen being lively, too. Mr..
Fields playing reformed racketeer
reforming reformatory is just the
touch these films about corruption
in houses of correction have needed.
There is just something beautiful
about the very thought of it.
Outside of giving Mr.. Fields
ample opportunity to bring off
some mighty gay moments, "Hell's
Kitchen" does nothing to surprise
you. The Dead End kids do the
same things they have done when
the reformatory had another name
in another film and the head of the
institution is the same sort of a
heel, with greed where his compass
sion should be. And they have the
same encounters before all is set
right. There also is that suggestion
of a romance which is necessary
that followers of these pictures re-
member that life is not all brutality
against brutality. This time it is
suggested by Margaret Lindsay and
Ronald Reagan. HIM.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Rogers Film
at
Keith's

Ginger Rogers can sit out all the
rest of the dances R-K-O has on its
program if she fills up the equivalent
time with sparkling dramatic per-
formances like that in Bachelor
Mother Miss Rogers, who has been
giving many a broad hint that her
feet are not her only asset, comes
directly to the point that she is a
vivid comedienne in her latest pic
ture. which headed toward fort
night - maybe longer - at Keith's
yesterday. Supported by David
Niven and numerous other players
who found the brittle. humorous
tale to their liking. Miss Rogers
makes Bachelor Mother" a very
bright affair. 1t should do great
deal to restore the faith of those
who thought the Cinderella legend
has lost its charm.
Hollywood's newest sensation
among directors, Carson Kanin,
also had conspicuous hand in the
pretty little fable of the innocent,
though sophisticated, young woman
who had motherhood thrust upon
her. In the trade these days, he's
being talked of for his ability to
make excellent pictures at low cost,
but the public will find Mr.. Kanin
just as admirable as do the stock
holders. For the fancy effects of the
other fellow, he substitutes natural
ism and the results and endlessly
delightful (Other directors please
copy.
Bachelor Mother" naturally
played by Miss Rogers, is the story
of a girl who finds herself with a
baby which everyone believes is
hers. Her fight to prove. they are
crazy to think such a thing only
makes them think she is and the
attendant chaos in the affairs of
every one concerned is one of the
finest comedies of the season.
The dialogue which is whipped
around by Miss Rogers, Mr.. Niven,
Charles Coburn and the others has
to do with basically delicate
situation as movie situations go but
it comes too fast for anyone to
brood upon its meanings.
Clever, not word for many pic
lures, is a very good one for
Bachelor Mother J.C.
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ShohAh i@hA". Will lIS anu lOT-
get his marital flop, with a trip to
Honolulu in the company of Buddy
Westmore, who has forgotten his
ditto with Martha Raye Paul
NUM- will re-record most of his
dialogue in I'VE Are Not Alone. ="
He does not like his Interpretation
of the British accent.
Joan Crawford was held up by
two little boys-they couldn't have
been more than seven apiece-at
the "Old Maid" premiere for the
usual reason. But one of the lads
was far from satisfied with the
Crawford signature and in tough
voice demanded, write it again.
Joan giggled and obliged. l liked
the all-covering red turban Joan
wore. When I told her this she
said, Thank you-its to hide my
baby haircut which is now in the
awful growing-out stage"
Alice Faye and Tony Martin, dane
ing cheek to cheek at the Trocadera
which is harder than it sounds
in view of Miss Faye's large black
hat Jewels have joined babies
in the things that are taboo in
studio publicity :. Elsa Manchester
wife of Charles Laughton, tells me
she came here to avoid that Eu-
ropean war, not because of any
change in her regard for Hollywood
which she dislikeS.
Isa Miranda says that the only
way she can be happy in Hollywood
is, IF am left alone" BY the way
did tell you of Miss Miranda's SEN
sational salary drop? When she
came here she was paid $500 a
week. Now it is $780, 1t was a case
of accepting this and having an
other try at film fame here-or OF
going back to Italy a flop. .
Groucho Marx wears a wig in his
latest picture-to make him look
younger. Production on the
Remember The Night" set is held
up while Fred MacMurray passes
round pictures of himself as a baby
and little boy. Basil Rathbone
one of the better dressers out here
is trying to recover from the shock
caused by his son Rodion minus 6
collar and ditto crease in his
trousers.
Hedy Lamar kissing Gene Mar.
key when she meets him for lunch
at Twentieth Century-Fox ane
leaving behind on his cheek what
she calls "leep steeck." Jimmy
Cagney spending all his spare time
on his yacht-and getting seasick-
"but it's worth it," he tells this re.
porter whs looks at his pea-greer
face-and wonders Producer
Harry Joe Brown says he could have
bought the movie rights of Gone
With The Wind" for $4,000. HI
wanted it for Bette Davis, but hel
studio couldn't see her in the part
CThis was before Jezebel, of course. :.
Released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
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head of his rowdy band to save the
settlers every time the greedy viii
lain's hirelings put in an appear
ance.
John Carradine and Victor Nc
Laglen are two members of the
convict band of Robin Hoods who
help make things lively, but the
stunt man who leaped into that
waterfall is really the star of Cap
tain Fury"
The Capitol's stage show is an
engaging affair, with lot of diverse
and diverting moments, which
probably is apt, since it is titled
Diversions of 80" 1t has music,
it has song, it has comedy, it has
dancing and it has the Yacopis to
prove that all the teeterboard artists
you have seen were just prelude
to the tops. These Yacopis plunge,
not float, through the air with the
greatest of ease and Also the
greatest of abandon and they always
land where they intend to land.
They are very fine and that comes
from typewriter allergic to OPEN
ing acts such as tumblers and
teeterboard artists.
There is novelty aplenty, too, in
the dances of Jack Cole and his
two feminine partners whose rou-
called Spiritual
and an East Indian dance-are as
modern as the World of Tomorrow
They're a sort of a combination of
Martha Graham and swingtime if
you can figure that out, but even If
you can't it turns out to be g COM
bination worthy of attention.
Then there are songs, done with
vigor and a very nice manner by
Mildred Fenton. who inherited the
daddy that Mary Martins heart
used to belong to; Yasha Bunchuk
conducts the orchestra through
some bright PAGES in the overture
Marty May does bit of ceremony
mastering and more than a bit of
clever comedy, and there are three
moments with the Rhythm Rockets
Evening star., 1939-08-05


ing down his back is quite a gent.
At one point in the you-chase-me-
and d-I'n-chase-yo proceedings he
leaps, astride a horse at the mo-
ment, into a waterfall which is at
least 100 feet high and rides it gaily
to temporary" freedom. Even the
Lone Ranger was never like this.
But much action goes before this
climatic trick of Capt. Fury's. When
he arrives simultaneously in the pic
ture and in Australia he is part of
the cargo of a convict ship, albeit
a convict acceptable as motion pic
ture hero, his crime having some
thing to do with revolution in Ire
land. a matter in which the Hays
Office probably does not take sides.
He is farmed out with lot of other
convicts to a croo-ell ranch owner
COR is it a plantation in Australia0
and the wild west antics start,
never to stop for an instant until
love and right are triumphant.
The plantation owner Tor is it a
ranch?) is a greedy citizen with such
a lust he is trying to drive some
poor but honest settlers out of the
valley. So you won't have to guess,
we're going to tell you that Capt.
Fury escapes and takes up the cause.
He finds love in the person of June
Lang, not such bad place to find
it: he finds trouble at the hands OF
her father, a narrow-minded citizen
who does not like escaped convicts,
and he finds a lot of excitement
larruping about the country at the
Evening star., 1939-08-05

of the bill is that devoted to the
dance which Rochester used so ef-
fectively when he was in the act OF
stealing Boss Benny's recent pic
ture, Man About Town" The funny
colored man went into his climactic
jungle routine after a brief exhibi-
ton of how he conducts one of those
artful telephone conversations with
Benny on Sunday nights. The ma
terial is not particularly comic, but
Rochester makes one believe it is at
the time.
1t is the cuteness and nice sense
of showmanship rather than the
voice she brings to her part of the
program that makes Miss Cradle so
especially agreeable to the audience.
After selling Don't Worry About
Me" and Its All Yours" as few
vocallsts manage to sell them, the
brown little blond essays a comedy
bit with band leader Frank Masters
which has to do with how to be
movie hero. She is very slick about
it all.
X X X y
The story Universal thought up
for the title Unexpected Father" I"
in order to make Sandy a star in
her second picture. is the one about
some stage people who bring up
the infant of some other stage people
who are wiped out in an airplane
accident. 1t is rich in unoriginal
touches, but the reviewer who says
so would be in a very bad spot
should the studio turn on him with
a demand for something original for
baby just turning IL months. It
sufflces in that it gives the adorable
daughter of the Hollywood Hen
vllles chance to COO and cut her
other baby didoes from A to z. In
the cooling part of it, Sandy obvious
ly was her own dialogue writer,
achieving effects in audience reac-
ton that should be the despair of
adult specialists in the art.
Rendering the most helpful assist
ance to Sandy in making "Unex-
pected Father" more acceptable
entertainment is her old playfellow,
Mischa Auer. Even when confronted
by enough cliches to frighten a bur-
lesque comedian. Auer works with
kind of dogged desire to deceive
that proves to be partially sue
cessful. He can manipulate a line
or an infant with a Russian accent
that always has something funny
about it.
OF her part of foster mother to
the child and despairing fancee of
an easy mark of daydreamer head
usher, Shirley Ross makes at least
as much as did the script writer's.
That is not great deal, to be sure,
but it is enough to exonerate Miss
Ross if any one wants to make any
thing of it. The same might be
said of several other members of
the cast, which includes Dennis
OKeefe, Joy Hodges, Mayo Methot
and number of others not so well
known.
For all the luster they contribute
to it, Miss Cradle and Rochester are
not the only items of that stage
show worthy of mention. Frank
Masters band turns out to be a
group that can make something of
tune and toss off a bit of comedy
when the occasion demands. In ad-
dition, there are the Trado brothers
whose pantomime does not seem as
laughable as the first time it was
here, and Lane and Ward, a dancing
pair of whom the male member is
more skilled acrobat than most
of the tribe.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Love Snacks
Andy Hardy
Once More

Puppy love naturally would hit
Andy Hardy more terrifically than
any other adolescent in America
That is what it is doing at the Pal
ace, where Andy Hardy Gets Spring
Fever" rambles merrily on its way
for second week. playing all those
favorite familiar old tricks with the
heartstrings of the people.
1t was the script writer's happy
fancy that the time was ripe for
love to find Andy again, although
in different guise This time, it
assumes the form of an emotional
attachment for his drama teacher
something little more significant
than the kid romance of last sum-
mer. No one must get the notion
that it is an unhappy affair, for
despite a few poignant moments
which make for nice emotional con-
trasts, Andy and love are still the
same old happy lucky pair they
always have been.
Hero Mickey Rooney gets new
leading lady and a new director in
the seventh of the film series which
have made him the celluloid es-
sence Of all male adolescents. Helen
Gilbert, plucked from the string
section of an M-G-M orchestra, is
the young lady. She has every
necessary qualification. including q
blond beauty that is slightly classic
for becoming the incarnation OF
any adolescent's dreams.
The new director Is w. S. Van
Dyke, a man of eminent capabili-
ties for getting the most out OF
that tried-and-t true story formula
which has made the Hardy series
a national institution. He has in
vented some excellent situations fol
getting the ultimate entertainment
value out Andy's latest affair. There
were tales that Mr.. Van Dyke, TAX
ing over the series, would put the
brakes on Mickey's overacting. HI
has done nothing of the kind ant
it all seems to have turned out fol
the best Hardy picture since Low.
found Andy in the summer of SO
J.C.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Capitol-"Captain Fury" adven-
ture on Australia's frontier: II am,
l 40, 4:25, ITO and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows: 1880, 3:35, $40 and 9;05 pm.
Earle-"Unexpected Father with
more antics by that team of Sandy"
and Mischa Auer: 9:45 am, 1905,
2:30, 5, 7:3O and $50 pm. Stage
shows: 11:15 am, Las, AIS, $40
and 9:05 pm.
Palace-"Andy Hardy Gets Spring
Fever" the seventh in the popular
Hardy family series: 11:15 m, 1:20,
1925, $50, 1885 and $40 pm.
Keith's-"Bachelor Mother COM
edy, starring Ginger Rogers: Ills
am, /. 245, 4:3O, 6:15, sos and
$50 pm.
Columbia-"Goodbye Mr.. Chips"
sensitive film translation of the
James Hilton novel: HAS am, 2:15,
4:40. 7:10 and 9:35 pm.
Metropolitan - "Hell's Kitchen" +"
with the Dead End" kids turning
reformers: 11:20 am, 1:25, 1925,
$50, 7:35 and $40 pm.
Little - "Of Human Bondage" :"
Better Davis in the Somerset
Vaughan story: II am, 12:45, 2:30,
AIS, sos, 7:50 and $40 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts; con-
tinuous from 10 am.
Open -Air-"The Count of Monte
Cristo," adventure yarn with Robert
Donat: 1855 and 1925 pm.
Olney-"It's a Wise Child" with
Mitzi Green as the wise one: $40
pm.
Roadside-"Spooks mystery MUIR
der, thrills: $40 pm.
Cross ROads-"The Curtain Rises, "
comedy, with Izetta Jewel, jr.:
| $40 pm.
Evening star., 1939-08-05

10 nlQe tfleln.
Tls said
that w. C. Fields
is curr e n t ! y
training in a
famous gymna-
sium for his
forthcoming act
ing bout with
La West.
Madeleine Car
roll will marry a
radio executive
after the divorce
from her Eng
lish captain
Jackie Coogan
Evening star., 1939-08-05


screen feature, Unexpected Father" J"
She-although she still plays he
is more clever than ever, but
that is more than can be said for
her newest script writer's, thing
which keeps, the picture from being
more than an agreeable filler be-
tween those spirited stage shows
Perhaps it is enough, when writing
for a star who changes so mer-
curially, to whip up any old thing
which shows that she is learning to
talk and walk, both of which Sandy
is mastering more cutely than any
infant except ones own.
The death pallor which so many
profess to notice about vaudeville
completely disappears in a week
which features Miss Cradle and
Rochester Neither does anything
that lesser performers cannot do,
but the personalities they bring to
their vocal and comic chores are
just plain irresistible Big moment
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Dodge City Sequel
Nearer Cameras

The screen play of Nevada"
which will serve Enrol Flynn, Ann
Sheridan and Alan Hale as sequel
to this years successful Dodge
City," has been completed by Robert
Buckner, Warner Bros. staff scena-
rist.
Nevada" will carry on the west
ward trek of pioneer days from
Dodge City 1t was inspired by the
great box Office hit made by its pred
ecessor. Camera work will begin
this fall.
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Earle Gets Star Cluster
For Bright Stage Show
Betty Cradle and Rochester Backed
By Screen Feature Starring Sandy,
Films Prize Infant
BY JAY CARMODY.

headiners
upon
while
show which
like the of prosperity
sensational baby of Bng Crosby
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Australian Horse Opera
Looks Just Like Home
Captain Fury Has Quite Romp
On the Capitol's Screen;
Stage Show Is Bright
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.


of
all rpnortng
has foeword three osches
is Australia evidence might
be S word.
payed a
Evening star., 1939-08-05
Nice Wife, That Myrna 10y,
Looking Out for Hubby
Joan Crawford Signs Autographs;
Jackie Coogan to Forget
In Honolulu
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.

Arthur HornbioW: Il wish
susceptible
his wife whispers What
told Nigel
to shouting
a
which is she Finch