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A. P. Staff Covering
Crisis Is Four Times
World War Size
Facilities Unsurpassed
For Speeding News
And Pictures to U. S.
fr tht AnocUttd Pr«$.
! NEW YORK. Aug. 25.—An Asso
! fiated Press news and picture staff
four times the size of that which
covered the World War plunged to
day Into the task of covering
Europe's “war of nerves"—a con
flict that tlueatens momentarily to
explode into real war with the clash
cf millions of men already under
arms.
Staff members, aided by unsur
passed facilities for speeding their
reports of the fast-breaking devel
opments to Associated Press mem
ber papers, dot the critical spots on
Europe's map. keeping a 24-hour
watch on potential battle fronts.
Bureau men working long hours
and with little rest in London,
Paris. Berlin. Rome, Moscow, War
jaw and Danzig—objects of world
attention as the crisis continues—
kept telephone and direct cable cir
cuits to London and New York busy
with thousands of words of news.
Staff photographers in London
end on the Continent meanwhile
covered preparedness operations of
the European powers and by cable
I and radio from London and" Berlin
more than a dozen of their most
important pictures sped direct to
New York. These included pictures
of Reichsfuehrer Hitler’s meeting
with Foreign Minister Joachim von
Rihbentrop. air-raid preparations in
London’s Hyde Park, the Nazi-Soviet
meeting in Moscow and the calling
up of reserves in Paris.
At critical points on the Euro
pean scene are these staff men:
Elmer W. Patterson and Lloyd
Lehbras at Warsaw, Witt Hancock
at Moscow, Lynn Heinzerling at
Danzig and complete staffs at Lon
don, Paris, Rome and Berlin.
Henry C. Cassidy, a member of
the Paris staff, toured the old west
ern front of 1918, following part of
the line taken by German troops
in 1914, and reported increased mili
tary activity all along the line. So
crowded was his train with home
bound travelers he had to stand
throughout the ride.
Paris
(Continued From First Page.)
tion to back up Poland in case of
War.
French advices today on the Ger
man-Soviet pact were that it re
sulted from a personal message
from Reiehsfuehrer Adolf Hitler to
Josef Stalin. The negotiations had
been going on for weeks and were
brought to a successful issue only
by Hitler's personal appeal, the
French said they had learned.
Conferences Continue.
While military preparations were
rushed, with a steady stream of re
servists flowing toward the fron
tiers. political, diplomatic and de
fense conferences continued almost
ceaselessly in Paris.
Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet
talked successively with British Am
bassador Sir Eric Phipps, Polish
Ambassador Julius Lukasiewicz and
Spanish Ambassador Jose Felix. Le
querica.
The purpose of the talk with Lu
kasiewicz was understood to be to
Etress the necessity for calm in face
of a possible German “trap" intend
ed to lead the Poles into provocative
action.
The feeling was growing here that
Spain's neutrality in case of war
was almost assured as a result of
Germany's accord with Soviet Rus
sia.
Immediately after conferring with
the three Ambassadors M. Bonnet
reported to Premier Daladier. The
premier, preparing a national union
government plan, was reported to
have talked with Leon Blum, the
Socialist leader.
G'»melin Summoned.
Premier Daladier summoned Gen
*ralissi!mo Maurice Gustave Game
lin ♦.-» his office in the war ministry
for a long conference on emergency
military measures taken to meet the
threat of war.
Troop trains rolled across France
to the frontier zones as the premier
went to w?ork at 7 a.m. after a few
hours of sleep.
Anxious relatives of Frenchmen
ordered out of Germany by the
French Embassy and consulates
waited at the Paris north station
this morning for a special train,
hours overdue from Germany.
The only French family to arrive
in Paris earlier by train from Ger
many was that of the consul general
at Cologne, who told those waiting
that their relatives had been held
up by various formalities required
by German authorities at Cologne.
M. Daladier conferred first this
morning with Minister of Labor
Charles Pomaret.
The Communist party of France,
shaken by internal dissension fol
lowing the signing of the German
Soviet Russian pact, was reported
threatened with forced dissolution
prior to formation of a national
union government.
Druauiasi oy uaiaaier.
Tonight M. Daladier will broad
cast a "sacred union" appeal—simi
lar to that of 1914 at the beginning
of the World War—for the nation to
support the government's decision to
back Poland. The hour was not im
mediately announced here.
(In New York the Associated
Press reported Premier Daladier's
message, which is to be relayed in
this country this afternoon by
N. B. C„ C. B. S. and M. B. S., has
been scheduled for 3 o’clock, East
ern standard time.
(Premier Daladier's speech will
be heard in Washington over
Stations WJSV, WOL, WMAL
and WRC.)
President Roosevelt's three peace
appeals, to King Victor Emmanuel
of Italy, to Adolf Hitler himself and
President Moscicki of Poland,
aroused dim French hopes of avert
ing war. But they were flickering
hopes and nothing more, since the
feeling that Germany planned to
spring its “lightning war” on Poland
was strong here.
Some believed Premier Mussolini
might have a “peace plan” to pro
duce at the right moment as he did
before the Munich Conference over
Germany’s plans on Czecho-Slo
vakia. but nobody believed Poland
would accept a plan that surely
would be entirely favorable to Ger
many if it were produced.
Many authorized sources also be
lieved Soviet Russia planned to
share in any spoils accruing to Ger
many in case the Nazis moved
against Poland.
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TRINIDAD, COLO. — HEADS
CONFEDERATE VETS —Gen
Julius Franklin Howell, 94, of
Bristol, Va„ who was elected
commander of the United Con
federate Veterans at their con
vention yesterday. At 94 he
still is active as an insurance
man. His election was unani
mous. —A. P. Wirephoto.
South's Veterans
Differ on Outlook
For Another War
Stars and Bars Chief
Believes Hitler Has Had
His Day and Must Go
By the Associated Press.
TRINIDAD, Colo., Aug. 25.—
Some of America's oldest soldiers.
Confederate veterans who are clos
ing their 49th reunion here to
day, differ sharply in their views
on the current European crisis.
“I don’t think there will be war
for several years.” Gen. John W.
Harris. 92, of Oklahoma City, said.
“I think Hitler is a bluffer and has
a yellow streak.”
Gen. J. P. Howell. 94, Bristol,
Tenn.. who was elected yesterday to
succeed Harris as commander of the
United Confederate Veterans, said
he believed that “if necessary, Po
land. in case of invasion, should be
aided by France and Great Brit
ain.”
“I'm full of sympathy against
Hitlerism, and I believe man's free
thought and speech should forever
remain safe.”
Gen. Homer T. Atkinson of Pe
tersburg, Va.. a former U. C. V.
commander, is "afraid there will be
war soon.”
“Hitler has had his day, and he
must be cut down,” said Gen. At
kinson, now commander of the Or
der of the Stars and Bars. “If war
doesn't develop, France, England
and the United States had best
crawl into a hole and admit they're
cowards."
A parade closed the reunion—the
first ever held by the Southerners
this far west.
tiiion Koosevelt Urges
Business-New Deal Peace
By the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex,, Aug. 25 —
Elliott Roosevelt believes that in
view of European war threats busi
ness and the administration should
patch up their differences.
“I truly believe.” the radio com
mentator said last night, “that now
is the time for New Dealers to forget
their animosity against business, and
now is the time for anti-New Dealers
to forget their hatred for everything
which the administration cham
pions, labor to cease its war with
industry and for all men in all
walks of life to forget and forgive
the mistakes of others.”
He said President Roosevelt had
been accused of desiring to establish
a dictatorship in«the United States
and defended his father by declar
ing, “I believe he would cheerfully
die tomorrow in defense” of the
country's present form of govern
ment.
In mentioning European affairs
he likened the German-Russian
non-aggression pact to two gang
sters saying. “I won’t cut in on your
racket if you’ll leave my racket
alone.” and counseled this country
to stay out of war despite sympathy
for England and Prance.
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Feeling Grows Here
Duce May Move
To Stay Hitler's Hand
Opposition of King Victor
And Many Top Fascists
To War Is the Reason
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.
There is a growing feeling in
Washington official quarters, and
especially in the State Department,
that Italy might do something at
the last minute to prevent Hitler’s
going to war.
This feeling is based on the report
that King Victor Emmanuel of Italy
and the heir to the throne, Prince
Umberto, are most unsympathetic
toward any armed action in which
Italy might become involved. They
can see no advantage from a Polish
German war in which Italy might
become involved because Prance and
Great Britain are pledged to inter
vene for Poland.
There is a similar sentiment
among certain leading Fascists of
the old school. Among these are
prominent people like Field Marshal
Badoglio. Air Marshal Italo Balbo
and the former Ambassador to Lon
don. Count Dino Grandi. To this
powerful array of leaders, Achille
Starace. the secretary general of the
Fascist party, has been added.
Heretofore. Starace had been an en
thusiastic follower of the Nazis. He
still is except that he, like so many |
others, wonders whether a major war
would be beneficial to Italy.
Hopes to Stir Mussolini.
It was because of this information
that President Roosevelt made his
dramatic appeal personally to the
King of Italy yesterday. Like his
advisors, he realized the Italian
monarch has no power to make im
mediate decisions; that the whole
matter of war or peace—as far as
Italy is concerned—is in Premier
Mussolini’s hands. But it was be
lieved that the friendly message to
the Italian King, together with other
“initiatives” from London and Paris,
might set Mussolini thinking before
| it was too late.
High official quarters know that
I the decisions reached at Salzburg
between Count Ciano and Baron von
Ribbentrop were approved by II
Duce, and any outside intervention
from individuals or nations, which
heretofore have been far from
friendly to Italy, can be of little
avail.
»** wit iiu nimnu , u *o tUUUgtn
that the realization that this time
i there can be no Munich and that
: Britain and France are determined
to fight might conceivably induce
Mussolini to try to put the brakes
on his Berlin colleagues. This ap
pears possible because during the
Salzburg conversation the German
foreign minister was sure that
neither Britain nor France would
: espouse the Polish cause to the ex
tent of going to war.
In order to strengthen Mussolini's
hand in the event he decided to in
tervene quietly before the German
troops have had time to cross the
Polish border. President Roosevelt
last night sent two messages to the
heads of the Reich and Poland. In
well-informed quarters, it is said Mr.!
Roosevelt did not expect to bring
peace by those messages in them
selves. They were intended to as- j
sist, if possible, any direct interven
tion from II Duce.
The deep conviction w^hich ex-;
isted yesterday in official quarters
that a general European war was a
matter of 24 or 48 hours has made
room for a faint hope that some- I
thing might happen to avert this
catastrophe.
It is rumored among other things
—no confirmation seems to be pos
sible—that Prime Minister Cham
berlain has sent a secret messenger
to see Hitler to present new pro
posals which are reported not to
involve Poland's position.
On the whole, while the situation
is considered desperate, there are
a number of official optimists who
believe that as long as German
troops have not attacked Poland in
force there still may be a hope for
a peaceful settlement.
Realists in Washington diplo
matic quarters point out, however, 1
that most imminent wars have such
ups and downs with last-minute
hopes which do not materialize.
It is recalled that while the Ger
man and Russian Armies were be
ing mobilized and Austria had
actually started bombing Belgrade
in 1914, there were peace messages
and appeals exchanged between
"Willy" and "Nicky,” the cousin
Emperors of Germany and Russia.
These good-will messages, on
which the whole world pinned its
hope of preventing a general war.
proved useless. There is a fear that
this will also be the fate of Mr.
Roosevelt’s last-minute peace efforts.
DRUM MAJOR—Adelaide
Efantis will lead the District
of Columbia Police Drill Band*
when the District has its day
at the New York World’s Fair,
September 9.
Staff Photo.
Spare-Time Diplomat Prepares
For Royal Visit Sunday
Luxembourg Envoy
Hopes to Solve
New Problems
By ALFRED TOOMBS.
Diplomatic relations between Cor
nelius Jacoby and the United States
are heading into the silk-topper
and-mornlng-coat stage. There
may even be an exchange of notes
before the week is over.
For Mr. Jacoby is the representa
tive in Washington of the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg, which is
sending its Prince Consort and
Crown Prince to Washington Sunday
to call on President Roosevelt. Mr.
Jacoby finds himself in something
of the same position as the British
Ambassador last June.
Mr. Jacoby is an American citizen
who does his diplomacy in his spare
time. He has found that he can
represent Luxemburg between the
hours of noon and 1 p.m., with 55
minutes out for lunch. It has al
ways been easy work and this is a
good thing, because Mr. Jacoby
doesn’t get paid. In fact, it costs
him money. . |
"Luxembourg is a very economical
country," he says sadly.
New Problems.
The royal visit is presenting a few
new problems, but Mr. Jacoby is
hoping to get through it without
seriously disturbing his normal
routine. Prince Consort Felix and
Crown Prince Jean haven’t gotten
around to letting him know just
what time they are arriving on
Sunday, but he is expecting word
hourly.
jjuAt-muuuig is a pin-point on the
map of Europe. It has 999 square
miles of territory and a population
of about 300,000. It lies on the
border between France and Ger
many and has been one of the most
persistent innocent bystanders of
all history.
Mr. Jacoby was born in Luxem
bourg and came to this country 30
years ago. He was naturalized
in 1916.
Fifteen years ago the govern
ment of Luxembourg asked Mr.
Jacoby to handle its diplomacy here
and he agreed. He is a civil engi
neer and works for the Southern
Railway.
His diplomatic career up to this
point has been pretty calm. Mostly
his business has been to issue visas,
act in deportation cases and get
Luxembourg citizens out of whatever
trouble they get into.
Bridge Would Be All Right.
“I tried to get one Luxembourger
out of jail down in Miami not so
long ago." he said. “But he told me
not to bother. He said he liked the
jail fine—much better than Europe." i
Every once in a while he has to
deliver some note to the American
State Department from his govern
ment. But he doesn't see much
sense in this business and speaks
lightly of the other diplomats who
deliver notes around the world.
“They just spend their time like
messenger boys.”
Because he was away from the
city when the idea of the royal visit
first was developed, Mr. Jacoby has
not been in on all the plans. The
New York Consul—also a volunteer—
has made most of the arrangements,
with Mr. Jacoby helping when he
could.
He doesn't plan to entertain the
royal pair while they are here. He
doesn’t get expenses from the Lux
embourg government and he's afraid
he couldn't afford to keep a couple
of princes over the week end in the
style they are accustomed to.
Mr. Jacoby, as a matter of fact,
has to buy the stamps when he
wants to send a note back to the
foreign minister. He doesn't mind
this. He'll buy stamps, but not
caviar.
He is glad the princes are coming
and hopes to have a little time to
talk with them, over a bottle of
Moselle wine—for which Luxem
bourg is famous.
Mrs. Jacoby has a bad cold and
she may miss her husband's day of
glory. Mr. and Mrs. Jacoby, with
their daughter Betty, live at 5423
Thirteenth street N.W. They like
to play bridge and Mr. Jacoby ad
mits his diplomatic problem would
be a lot'simpler if he could just in
vite the royal pair up for a few
rounds after they leave the White
House.
1M-I i — i —
CORNELIUS JACOBY.
—Star Staff Photo.
No Big Nazi Liners at Home;
Marine Men See It as Omen
All Are at Sea, While in Munich Crisis
They Were Called Back
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-As war
fears mounted in Europe, marine
men were cheered today by noting
that not a single one of the larger
Nazi passenger liners was in a Ger
man home port—but plowing the sea
lanes as usual.
It was recalled that during the
Munich crisis last September, when
war appeared imminent. Nazi ships
in midsea were ordered to cancel
schedules and return home.
A survey of ships owned by the
Hamburg American-North German
Lloyd Line showed the Europa in
midocean, en route to Germany; the
Bremen, two days out of Cherbourg
for New York; Hamburg, two days
out of New York for Germany;
Hansa, left Hamburg yesterday for
New York; Deutschland, arrived at
Southampton yesterday; New York
and St. Louis, both due here today,
and Columbus, cruising in West In
dies.
Italian Sailings Postponed.
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all sailings from Mediterranean
ports have been postponed indefi
nitely. The Conte Di Savoia, Augus
tus and Rex were at Genoa, and
the Saturnia at Trieste.
The Roma was to have sailed to
night on a West Indies cruise, but
the sailing was canceled on instruc
tions from the home office in Rome.
The line said the ship would remain j
here and would sail on a scheduled
West Indies cruise September 7.
During the World War the Vater
land of imperial Germany was in
terned by the United States, later
to become the troopship Leviathan
Officials of the (Polish) Gdynia
America Line here expressed con
cern over their two luxury liners—
the Batory and the Pilsudski, both
built in Italian shipyards in ex
change for Polish coal. The Batory
was due to have left Gdvnia last
night for New York. The Pilsudski
was in mid-Atlantic, bound for
Gdynia.
Other Hamburg-American-North
German Lloyd ships at sea were:
New York, due New York today,
and St. Louis, due New York today.
Normandie, two days out of South
ampton for New York: He de France,
left New York yesterday for Havre;
De Grasse, midoceon, en route to
New York; Champlain, due Havre
tomorrow; Colombie, arrived New
York yesterday.
Vulcania, delayed at Boston by
fog, en route to Italy.
Cunard-White Star Line (English).
Queen Mary, two days out of New
York for England; Carinthia, ar
rived Quebec yesterday: Mauretania,
due New York today (scheduled to
sail for England tomorrow with 900
passengers'; Aquitania. left Cher
bourg Wednesday for New York:
Franconia, in mid-ocean, due New
York Monday; Georgic. due New
York tomorrow; Scythia, due Liver
pool Sunday night; Ascania. or
dered to return to England from
Montreal a day ahead of schedule:
Laconia, sails from New York today
for England; Transylvania (Anchor
line—English', due New York Sun
day.
United States Lines.
President Roosevelt—Due Havre
today, stop at Hamburg canceled,
returning to United States; Man
hattan. left New York Wednesday
for Cobh: Washington, left South
ampton last night for New York;
President Harding, due New York
tomorrow; American Shipper, lea#s
New' York today for England;
American Merchant, leaves New
York today for England: American
Farmer, due ’New York Monday;
American Importer, left Liverpool
yesterday for New York; American
Trader, leaves London September 1
for New York.
Holiand-America Line.
Nieuw Amsterdam, left Amster
dam last night for New York: Rot
terdam, cruising in West Indies;
Statendam, sailed yesterday for
Plymouth; Volendam, leaves New
York tomorrow for Southampton.
The war scare and the warning
issued by the State Department cut
passenger bookings sharply, the
companies reported.
Summary of Today's Star
Page. Page.
Amusements B-12 Obituary_A-8
Comics .. B-10-11 Radio _A-12
Editorials,.. A-6 Society_B-3
Finance ..A-13 Sports A-10-12
Lost-Found. B-6 Woman’s Pg. B-2
National.
Nye says Roosevelt policies are invi
tation to war. Page A-4
Washington and Vicinity.
Illness of Smoot official contributes
to strike stalemate. Page A-l
Ruhland asks $3,591,340 D. C. health
fund for 1941. Page *-9
Teaching personnel announced by
Montgomery County. Page B-l
Qreenbelt boy, 9, killed by hit-run
driver. Page B-l
Peace is keynote of Catholic stu
dents’ Anal sessions. Page B-l
Catholic youths urged to stay out of
Europe’s quarrels. Page B-l
I
Editorial and Comment ,
Answers to Questions. Page A-6
Letters to The Star. Page A-6
This and That. Page A-6
David Lawrence. Page A-7
Alsop and Kintner. Page A-7
Emil Hurja. Page A-7
Lemuel Parton. Page A-7
Jay Franklin. Page A-7
Sports.
Surges by Dodgers and Phils keep
N. L. race hot. Page A-10
Betty Jameson favored in woman's
title golf. Page A-10
Miscellany
Vital Statistics. Page B-6
Service Orders. Page B-6
Nature’s Children. Page B-6
Bedtime Story. Page B-10
Cross-word Puzzle. Page B-10
Letter-Out. Page B-10
Winning Contract. Page B-ll
Uncle Ray’s Corner. Page B-ll
fi •
Military to Greet
Luxembourg Princes
On Arrival Sunday
Royal Train to Pull in
On Track 20, One
Used by British Royalty
Details of sailors and Marines
will greet Prince Consort Felix of
Luxembourg and his son, Crown
Prince John, when they arrive ai
5:30 pm. Sunday at Union Station
to be guests of President Roosevelt,
under plans made public today by
the District Commissioners.
The royal train will arrive on the
now famed track 20. the same used
by the royal train bearing King
George and Queen Elizabeth of Eng
land when they made their historic
visit here last June.
The royal visitors will pass
through a cordon of bluejackets and
Marines, who will line the pathway
from track 20 to the presidential
entrance. The Drum and Bugle
section of the Marine Band will
sound ruffles and flourishes as the
party emerges from the station. A
troop of the 3rd Cavalry will also be
in position at the station entrance.
Parking and traffic will be ban
ned at the east end of Union Sta
tion and along Delaware avenue;
the east front of the Capitol, north
$ide of Constitution avenue, Fif
teenth street, Treasury place and
East Executive avenue, the route
which the royal party will take to
the White House.
MaJ. Ernest W. Brown, super
intendent of police, will provide
motorcycle escorts for the royal
visitors.
_
Refuses fo Prosecute
Wife in Stabbing
I The final chapter in the butcher
knife stabbing of Otis Tabler was
j written yesterday when he told
Police Court Judge Hobart Newman
he would stand on his constitutional
rights and refuse to prosecute his
40-year-old wife, who is charged
with the stabbing.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tabler. accused of
assault with a dangerous weapon,
faced a possible maximum sentence
j of 10 years in jail if convicted.
After being sworn, Mr. Tabler was
asked by the court if he wished to
prosecute.
"I will not testify,” he said, and
j the case was dismissed.
No one else was present during
the stabbing, which occurred in the
couple's apartment at 3601 Connecti
cut avenue N.W., on July 25. Mr.
Tabler. a bond salesman, suffered a
serious wound in the chest and spent
several weeks in a hospital.
Army Bomber En Route
From D. C. Crashes
Br the Associated Press.
GREENSBORO. N. C., Aug. 25 —
A twin-engine Army Air Corps
bombing plane, piloted by Lt. R. H.
Munroe and commanded by Maj.
James A. Mallory, both of Maxwell
Feld, Ala., was damaged at Greens
boro-High Point Airport yesterday
afternoon when it alighted with its
landing gear in a retracted position,
bending six steel propeller blades
and crushing the underbody of the
fuselage.
A B-12 Martin bomber, the ship
had circled the airport preparatory
to landing when the left engine
failed at an altitude of about 3,600
feet. Maj. Mallory said. Lt. Munroe
was unable fully to extend the
wheels before landing.
The plane had left Bolling Field,
Washington, yesterday afternoon
and was en route to Maxwell Field.
French Air Mission
Starts Trip Home
By the Associated Press.
A French civil aeronautics mission,
headed by Gen. Orthlieb, director of
French civil, aeronautics, left here
yesterday for Port Washington, N.
Y., to fly back to France.
At the French Embassy, an official
said there was no particular signifi
cance to their return to France at
this time, because they had intended
spending only a few days here. They
came here, he said, to further com
mercial aerial relations between
France and the United States.
They had received permission from
the Army to visit the Glenn Martin
aviation plant in Baltimore and had
completed their inspection.
Obeying signs beats paying fines.
For the right to drive, drive right.
Seeing D. C/s Colored Police
Leads Youth to False Pretense
He used a tin can top for a badge
and a cap pistol for sidearms. A life
long yearning to be a policeman was
being fulfilled.
In West Virginia they don't have
colored policemen, and when he
came to Washington and saw them
here with all their clean uniforms
and shiny badges, he wanted to play
like he was one.
A 19-year-old colored youth, Ros
coe Lewis, told this simple story in
Police Court today when he pleaded
guilty to attempted false pretenses
for trying to get $25 from a col
ored woman with the threat he
would arrest her.
Nevada Long, colored, testified
that Lewis came to hes house in
the 2700 block of Brandywine street
N.W. Wednesday night and flashed
"something shiny.” She said he told
her he was a policeman and that a J
report had been made she had been j
disturbing the peace. He had a!
card signed by "Sergt. Tanner” that
reported the alleged disorder.
"He said if I paid him $25, he
wouldn’t take me to the station, but
I refused because I hadn't been
making any noise.” she said. “Then
he told me he would have to go to
the call box, and while he was gone
I telephoned the man I work for and !
he called the police station. The real
police came out and arrested the
man.”
Policeman F. L. Stouffer showed
Judge John P. McMahon the tin
can top, the cap pistol and the
scribbled “complaint.” Asked if he
had anything to say, Lewis told
about his desire.
“I've always wanted to be a po
liceman,” he said. “I’m from West
Virginia, and they won’t let colored
men be policemen down there, and
when I came up here in April and
saw them, I wanted to be one, too.”
Questioned about the card signed
by “Sergt. Tanner,” Lewis said he
wrote it out himself as his “orders”
in his first “case.” He said he had
never been arrested before, and
Judge McMahon referred the case
to the probation office before sen
tence.
Racing Results
Narragansett
I; the Associated Press.
6.SO g.OO
Also ran—Preceptress. Dark Palatine,
Mlno: Broomlan.
RUTH OVERTON.
—Harris A Ewing Photo.
Miss Overton Selected
As Regatta Queen
Miss Ruth Overton, daughter of
8enator Overton, Democrat, of
Louisiana, today was selected as
queen of the 1939 President's Cup
Regatta, and will reign over the thir
teenth annual marine spectacle Sep
tember 16 to 24, John A. Remon,
general chairman of the regatta, an
nounced.
Arriving in Washington tomorrow
morning from her home in Alexan
dria, La., Miss Overton will be
greeted at Union Station by a wel
coming committee led by Commis
sioner Melvin C. Hazen and Comdr.
Merlin O’Neill, U. S. C. G.
Miss Overton succeeds MiSs Betty
Reed, daughter of Capt. A. B. Reed, j
U. S, N„ who reigned as queen in
the 1938 regatta.
Prom Union Station, where she is
scheduled to arrive at 7:50 a.m„ \
Miss Overton will be escorted to her
suite at Wardman Park Hotel.
Miss Overton will be crowned -
queen at the climax of a colorful !
water pageant off Kains Point Fri
day evening, September 22. The re- ,
gatta program opens September 16
with two days of sailboat races,
trophies for which have been do- ;
nated by The Evening Star. The J
following Friday, Saturday and Sun
day powerboat events are scheduled.
Printers' Resolution Hits
G. P. 0. Training School
By the Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Aug 25 —A
resolution condemning the Govern
ment Printing Office apprentice
school in Washington and urging its
abandonment was presented to the
International Typographical Union
convention today.
Introduced by Walter J. Griggs,
delegate from Washington, it con
tended the school contributed to the
union's unemployment problem. The
resolution has approval of the Com
mittee on Apprentices and Supple
mental Education.
It stated the school s operation “by
the Government * * • in direct
competition to the I. T. U. appren
tice" was "unnecessary to insure a
competent personnel for the Gov
ernment Printing Office. There are
and have been at all times enough
unemployed printers in the United
States to fill all vacancies that occur
at the Government Printing Office."
Construction Workers
Call First Meeting
The first meeting of the metro
politan branch of the United Con
struction Workers’ Organizing Com
mittee will be held Monday at 8 p.m.
in the United Mine Workers Build
ing, Fifteenth and I streets N.W..
Albert Caya. recently appointed
organizer, announced today.
Mr. Caya was appointed last week
by A. D. Lewis, who is heading the
National Organizing Committee. He
will have charge of the Washington '
and nearby Virginia and Maryland
area for the newest affiliate of the
Congress of Industrial Organizations.
He was formerly business agent for
the District Council of Carpenters.
American Federation of Labor
affiliate.
The problems of construction *
workers in Arlington County will be
stressed .and plans will be discussed
for organizing throughout the coun
ty, Mr. Caya said. i
'_ I
Italy Calls 500,000
More Men, Increasing,
Army to 1,800,000
Naval and Air Ranks
Are Reported 'Almost
Completely Filled'
By th« Associated Press.
ROME, Aug 25.—Two classes of
Italian reservists were called to the
colors today, bringing those under
arms to a total ot six classes.
The classes called today were com
posed of those men born in 1903
and 1913. They were unofficially
estimated to add about 500,000 men
to the 1,300,000 already undier arms.
It was unofficially announced that
the naval and air ranks of Italy's
fighting machine had been “almost
completely filled" since August 21.
In addition to the six army classes,
35 battalions of militiamen have
been called up, as well as spe
cialists of other army classes.
Premier Mussolini made a brief
appearance on the balcony of his
Palazzo Venezia to acknowledge the
cheers of a crowd this morning, but
refrained from speaking to delega
tions of Italian school teachers and
Albanians who had come for a
glimpse of him.
His silence has been interpreted
in foreign circles as indicating a
desire to avoid any sabre rattling
that might make the situation
worse.
Italian newspapers have shown
unusual moderation in their refer
ences to France, at whom they railed
only recently for failure to heed
Italy's claims for privileges in the
Tunisia, the Suez Canal and Jibuti.
Italian Liner Held.
The Italian liner Satumia with a
sailing list of 250 Americans was
held at Trieste, after postponing its
sailing yesterday, as did the Conte
Di Savoia and the Augustus at
Genoa.
Some of the Saturnia's American
passengers took trains from Trieste
for France in the hope of leaving
French ports on other ships.
Tourists flocked to the American
consulate in Rome, seeking advice.
They were advised to start for home
if they had nothing to keep them
in Italy.
Italians today criticized President
Roosevelt's peace message as an
attempt to throw responsibility for
the European crisis on Germany and
Italy.
Virginio Gayda, who usually
writes with official approval, said in
II Giornale D'ltalia the messages
were a “renewal of the maneuvers
of last April" when the President
asked Adolf Hitler and Benito Mus
solini if they were willing to guar
antee other countries against
aggression.
“They should have been addressed,
if ever, to all the countries of
Europe," Gayda wrote.
Premier Mussolini failed to give
any indication of what consideration
he might give to President Roose
velt's suggestion that Italy advance
proposals to avert war in Europe.
King Victor Emmanuel told Am
bassador William Phillips, who de
livered the President's message yes
terday at the royal fishing camp
near the French frontier, that he
would refer it at once to his govern
ment.
The King asked Mr. Phillips to
thank the President cordially for the
message, which was conveyed orally
to his majesty.
Had Friendly Talk With King,
The message to the King was de
scribed in authoritative circles as a
sort of counterpart of message*
which the President sent to Adoll
Hitler of Germany and President
Ignace Moscicki of Poland.
Ambassador Phillips, who returned
to his desk this morning from Turin,
said he had a friendly talk of about
half an hour with the King.
The monarch met Mr. Phillips in
front of the cluster of small houses
making up his simple rustic camp in
a wild valley at Sant Anna di Val
dieri. the last village on the road
from Turin to the French frontier.
American circles expressed the be
lief that nobody in Italy, including
Premier Mussolini, wanted war.
Fascist newspapers told of the
danger of war, but there were still
few outward signs that Italy ex
pected to be involved.
All papers appeared with streamer
headlines asserting that “Polish
troops surround Danzig." based on
information supplied by the official
Herman news agency.
Weather Report
iFurnished by the United States Weather Bureau.)
District of Columbia—Mostly cloudy tonight; tomorrow generally
fair, not much change in temperature; gentle winds, mostly northerly.
Maryland—Cloudy in the interior, showers in extreme east portion
tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy, not much change in temperature.
Virginia—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, with scattered
showers in extreme east portion; not much change in temperature
West Virginia—Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much
change in temperature.
Pressure continues relatively low in the*
Bermuda area. St. Georges. 1.015.9 milli
bars <30.00 inches), while it has risen con
siderably over Newfoundland. Belle Isle.
1.027.4 millibars <30.34 inches) Pressure
is low over northern Hudson Bay. Chester
field. district of Keewatin. 1.003.7 milli
bars (29.04 Inches), while it Is relatively
low along the middle Atlantic coast. Dela
ware Breakwater. 1.017.0 millibars (30.05 '
Inches). Pressure is rising over the Lake
region and the upper Mississippi Valley.
Hinckley. Minn.. 1.024 0 millibars <30.74
Inches). A slight disturbance remains near
ly stationary over the southern Plains.
Wavnoka. Okla 1.014.0 millibars <79.90
inches), while pressure is low along the
eastern slope of the northern Rockies. Port
Peck. Mont.. 1,011.5 millibars (29.87
inches). During the last 24 hours there
have been showers in the Atlantic 8tates.
the eastern portion of the southern Plains
and the northern portion of the Lake re
gion. Temperature changes have been
slight.
Reports for hit 14 Boar*.
Temperature. Barometer.
Yesterday— Degrees. Inches.
4 p.m- 90 29.98
- 77
Midnight _ 73 30.03
Today—
4 a.m.- 71 30.02
8 a.m. _ 72 30.10
Noon _ 78 30.09
Record for Lost 24 Hoe re.
(Prom noon yesterday to noon today.)
.Highest, 92. 3:40 p.m. yesterday. Year
ago. 79.
Lowest. 71. 6 a.m. today. Year ago. 60.
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. 96. on August 9.
Lowest. 17- on February 23.
Hamldlty for Last 24 Hoars.
(Prom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 96 per cent, at 4 a.m. today.
Lowest. 39 per cent, at 4 n.m. yesterday.
The San and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun. today _ 5:29 8:51
8km. tomorrow_ 5:30 6:49
Moon, today_ 4:07 p.m. 1:37 a.m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (current month to date):
Month. 1939. Average Record.
January- 3.41 3.55 7.83 ’37
February- 3.71 3.27 6.84 '84
March _ 2.89 3.75 8.84 ’91
April - 3.78 3.27 9.13 '89
May_ 0.41 3.70 10.69 '89
June- 4.45 4.13 10.94 '00
July -2.01 4.71 10.63 '86
August-3.21 4.01 14.41
September_ 3 24 17.45
October _ 2.
November __ 2.
Dcptnbee __ 8.
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River Report.
Potomac and 8henandoah Rivers slightly
cloudy at Harpers Ferry Potomac allrhtly
muddy at Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
(Furnished by TTnited States Coast and
Geodetic 8urvey.)
„ . Today. Tomorrow
High - 4:22 a.m. 6:15 a.m.
few.-11:18 a m
- 4::52 p.m. 5:43 p.m.
Low-11:38 p.m. 12:10 P.m.
Weather in Various Cities.
_ Temp Ram
Barom HlghXow. fall. Weather.
Abilene _ 30 03 Pfl «s Cloudy
Albany . 30.08 84 66 n.OR Rain
At anta 30.09 77 65 0 37 Cloudy
Atlan. City 30.06 86 74 0.23 Oloudv
Baltimore 30.06 po 6P 0.03 Cloudy
B rm’gham 30.09 PI 66 0.35 Fhggy
Bismarck 30.03 PO 58 Cloudy
Bo«on .. 30.09 82 87 ... Cloudy
Buffalo 30.12 81 63 . . Clear
Charleston 30 09 88 op 0.08 Clouds
Chicago 30.15 81 59 ... Clear
Cincinnati 30.12 90 57 Clouds
Cleveland. 30.15 85 58 "I Cloudy
Columbia 30.09 89 69 1.21 Cloudy
Denver... 30 03 89 57 Cloudy
Detroit .. 30.15 86 56 _ . Clear
*1 Paso .. 29.88 93 09 ..T cloudy
Galveston. 30.00 88 76 Cloudy
Helena— 30.03 S.i 57 . . cloudy
Huron 30.16 89 65 . Cloudy
tad'nanolls 30.12 85 61 ... Cloudy
Jacks Vine 30.00 89 72 _ . cloudy
Hans. City 30.00 91 00 ... cloudy
U Angeles 29.91 85 09 ... clear
feuisville 30.12 80 69 ... Cloudy
Miami 30.03 80 77 0.34 Cloudy
Mpls.-St. P. 30.21 78 55 Clear
N«wJork. 30.00 86 09 0.02 Cloudy
Norfolk Pl 08 ... Cloudy
N-^Orleans i 71 ... cloudy
Okla. City I 73 ... Cloudy
Omaha — i 64 Cloudy
Thlla. ... ' 73 0.07 Cloudy
Phoenix ’81 Sear
Pittsburgh l oi cloudy
P wnd-Me L 65 Cloudv
Plnd.Org i 58 0.38 Cloudy
Raleigh i 69 Cloudy
8t. Ivnils . 89 68 0.09 Cloudy
8. Lake C. 30.03 80 60 Clear
8. Antonio .30.09 PK 71 » Cloudy
Ban Diego 29.88 77 00 • Cloudy
8. Fr'elsco 2P.P7 08 57 Cloudy
Beattie _ 30.00 77 57 ~ Rain
Spokane 29 88 87 00 cloudy
Tampa ,30.03 PO 74 0.7 4 Cloudy
WASH .D.C. 30.00 92 71 A. Rain
Foreign Station!.
<7 a m., Greenwich time, today.)
. . _ Temperature. Weather.
London. England_ 62 Cloudy
Trance - 61 Cloudy
Vienna. Auitrla_ 86 Cloudy
Berlin. Germany__ 88 Cloudy
Brest. France __ 59 Sends
Zurich. Bwltaerland 61 Clouds
(Noon, Greenwich time, today.)
Horta (Fayal). Axorcs 74 Cloudy
(Current omoivm- n«.)
8t. Georges, Bermuda 81 Cloudv