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. quickly to_sccept 2. The * already have boen settled. * tion has arisen ? maneuver in such a way that Poland | © to the Baltic states - Franco-Russian Pact and Polish-Soviet Negotiations ~ Mave Europe Agog. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. By Oable to The Star. PARIS, France, August ”—m‘{ conclusion, without signature, of the Franco-Russian non-aggression pact and. the opening of negotiations for & Polish-Russian pact have suddenly be- come the diplomatic sensations of Eu- rope. If these two interrelated pacts ! should finally be ratified, they would, it is said, change the entire European outlook. Hence they have started dlp-! lomats traveling from capital to capi- tal in swift profusion. Baron von Dirksen, German Ambas- sador to Moscow, has just hastened back to Berlin after making an official demarche on Germany’s part at the Kremlin, Stanislaw Patek, Polish min- ister to Moscow, has just arrived in Warsaw. Polish Forelgn Minister Au- gust Zalewski waited to see Mr. Patek and then himself hastened to Paris, where he arrived yesterday to consult the French government. Maxim Litvinov, Russian foreign | minister, reached Berlin yesterday and immediately saw German Foreign Min- ister Jullus Curtius. In Geneva Mon- day Mr. Litvinov, Mr. Patek lr\d‘»! R 1 presumably | BY a 58, B e . perhape. not an | PRIEDRICKSHAPEN, Germany, Au- Unrelated detail that Albert Kveisis, | gust 20.—Germany's globe-trotting air- President of the Latvian Republic, also ship, the Graf Zeppelin, perty h':vrj:\l"“-fimu':: encliament? mooring mast today in readiness for a Because under the vigorous impetus start tonight on her first non-stop ven French diplomacy since, as the | cryjse to South America. nch think, Germany threw down| .- ooy e he gauntiet to them last Spring by the 2 :\\fscl:v-oermn customs union pro- |about 11 o'clock, weather permitting, rom. the so-called revisionist bloc of iand will set & course for Pernambuco, as t year, which favored a revision Of | Brasil There will be 45 passengers treaties and opposed the so-called : s qua bloc meaded by France, |8board and they will be paying $1,000 seems to be breaking down. jeach for a ride of about 5,000 miles. Both ,:dustmm:mmnnry. formerls | The fare on the first trip, which in- i revi , Seen now Saking a pro-Prench slant. FAEE [ T S - that Germany and Italy, though both Day at Permambuco. have been approached by Prance with| The projected course lies over France, conciliatory offers, are still holding | Spain and the Ca Islands, then di- back, but Russia, which was supposedly | rect Atlantic to the wvirtually Germany's ally in the revision- ist schemes, has actually made a new COL. THOMAS W. DARRAH. TEPELIN S READY FORSOUTHERN TR Eckner to Head for Brazil Tonight—45 Passengers Pay $1,000 Each. mooring mast, and homeward journey without immediate The Deasengers include Dr. Ludwig recognize the present Polish frontiers, it would be | Welckmann, tor of the Geophysi- cal Institute of Leipsic, and & number & hard blow for German revisionists. of professors. He will conduct experi- is |ments in the itures of trade winds with a airship trailed tical. | from the dirigible on a cable. Insured for $425,000. ‘The Graf is insured for about $425,.- ;oom-mammuun 3 st: a near capacity o rm—n,mmMyw then | Stamp collectors. When_the f Russia, by mi with Poland, should thus by way of Lakehurst, N. J. ——e GIVEN IN MOVIE WAR Ruthless Warfare Is After Bombing of Three Chicago Theaters. - By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, August 29 —One hundred and -four neighborhood theaters pro- vided their usual fare of comedy, drama and mystery last night under the armed in France and even annoy .m:*‘.' coun on the Com- :ndumst peril 1 electoral n;'ums, :‘l:le vantages for Prance, successful, chaperonage of the police. are so stest AL Duklicopiion Ja'bound | SRR i was the answer of it Russian viewpoint. Russi ' the country’s law enforcement officials N e b to the early morning bombing of three straining every nerve o execute the| g of the motion pieture houses. — A0 T el | Commias John Alcock promised plan. It needs foreign credit. Hitherto'* b4 it has been getting a good part of this | “full protection’ credit t! - Germany, which has! The owners, w] imported been from Great Britain, | OPerators and reopened their theaters France and the United States and re- | In deflance to the local union. a: lending to Russia. The financisl col- |hounced that as the result.of the bom! iapse of Germany puts an end to this | 185 they had “definitely and fnally system. Russia must find money else- | Droken with the union and particularly where | with Thomas E. Maloy, business agent. France seems to be the best chance. ' Although the damage was about $2.000 Furthermore, there has been much talk | 8t tW0 of the bombed theaters, all three lately of a possible ‘Franco-German un- | Were open again-last night. The explo- derstanding. Does this mean that Ger- ' fions occurred at each ti ter after the many is acquiring in and would’ drop Russia? If so0, why and the police guards had left should Russia wait to be dropped” And | Three men were arrested yesterday has not Germany as an ally proved a in comneetion with the bombings. weak reed anyway? i If it were a question merely of a! Franco-Russian pact, the matter would | A Russo- | Polish pact is more difficult. The mat- | ter must be thoroughly considered. | Russia and Germany must talk. Prance and Russia must talk. Russia and| Poland must talk, Then Russia will | decide. 3. The Polish viewpoint. Poland has | always wanted a non-aggression pact | with Russia But each time the ques-| Russia_has tried to Bi.l;li‘;s R.eporrted‘ lian. gl hea M. Puller gir1 Tinsmon: gir wr in making the pact would seem untrue to its Rumanian slliance or unfriendly L. s ¥dea Disliked by Russia. What Poland proposes, t Polish-Russian non-aggression pa which would be open to signzture Rumania and the Baltic States. Rus- sia seems to dislike this and certainly ven the new French atti- to go as far ms possible to « between France and Rus- would be dangerous for Poiand to appear to betray its friends and neighbors who share its fears r - xp'f"'mx certain aspects of Sovi Edge Returns to Paris. policy On the other hand, if Poland could PARIS, August 29 (?)—Ambassador make final peace with Russia, it would A Walter E. Edge, home from a shooting be greatiy strengthened in any subse- | !riP in Scouland, left for Le Touqu quent conversations with Germany ' t0day for a week end with his fami 1:.» moment u;nnm This may oe! e —— the turning point in the history of | o .y o 3 . courageous and osutious. treaty | NE Poland? This would perhaps sat- 4 The German viewpoint. The treaty . jsty the French mania for “security of Versailles must be revised. Danzig, | qng at the same time hold the Polish the so-called corridor, and upper Silesia | question open b must be returned to Germany. It 48| Or Germany might even consent to a only & question of time Meanwhile, three-year truce with France on ‘he the entire issue must be held oper | basis of the status quo, Germany ob- Germany's treaties with Russia are|taining the right to haie a sightly mainly aimed at this end. Germany | stronger armament, but promising to has loyally kept these treaties and ex- | Dostpone revisionist — metivities and Russia to do the same. R““‘*Ihlnm at the same time agreelng to must be told in no uncertain terms|suspend its activities in Hungary that it has no right to make a friend- ' Austria and Russia % ship pact with Poland without Ger- ‘Three years. as things move now, is many's consent. Certainly Germany a long time. In three years the rela- sees the situation as difficult. | tive positions may be entirely changed Prance temporarily isrich and strong.| There are other elemenis in the It can offer tempting conditions. But story.. There is Italy, which is keep- this is all the more reason not to maxe #hy culet, sitting tight but watching anything like final sett’ements while closely. There is Great Britain, which the relative strengths of Prance and is fighting a desperate financial fight Germany are so disproportionate. and has a new government and may Germany must play for time. The adopt new policles. There is the Unitec crisis may soon overtake even States, which manifests a keen interes in the lorihconafi:t;,):;u;mmmt Con- Doty @ s . erence. But the c actors for the Meanwhile, by the mmh1rn " Wi Bolatl Aet Ge ey 1 nee, ussia, &) e many, ‘mfl"{n l“lllfl it is their ts who south and oy Robert and Lula M. Dougless. boy. Walter and Fullia Gaskins. boy Hsrold and June Oarter. gir rd M. and Mary Tyler. gir and Olivia Rousey. gi:! F. and Vivian Colema der. & Mamie Church. gir! d Miidred A Allen wirl Unity Macklin, girl, ECONOMIES BEGUN ‘SHOOT TO KILL’ ORDER Declared : a new ally | house had been closed for the night | FGHTS PROMDTON OF COL DARRAY iRepresentative Wyant Says’ Officer Wo's Relieved on | Unfitness. Charge. Charging that Col. Thomas W. Dar- | rab, during the World War, was re- | lieved from command of an Infantry brigade on a charge of unfitness, Rep- resentative Wyant has carried to the zh&: House and the high command Army . protest against promo- ;uonur‘mmmtmmkuwu-mQ' | general. ! Col. Darrah, chief of staff of the 3rd | Corps Area, was appointed a brigadier i general by President Hoover last month ‘on the tion of the Army | Promotion Board. He assumes his new { ,_the appointment being subject to confirmation by the Senate. Includes Washington. The militia of Virginia, Maryland. | Delaware, the District of Columbia and | Pennsylvania is unler command of the 3 | | officers | France, | Wyant yesterday placed his protest be- fore Walter Newton, one of President Hoover's secretaries, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Army chief of staffl. “He sald he would ask Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee, to conduct a hearing on Darrah's fitness. r hearing the the promotion ap- pear before him in an informal he; ing to sift the charges against Darrah. MacArthur said Wyant agreed to do that. Confirms Mis Relief. Gen. MacArthur confirmed the relief of Darrah in October, 1918, from com- mand of ('hzw“th 1;::1 BHnNdn composed of Western Pennsylvania Na- tional Guardsmen, by Gen. Charles H. :\:h'. then commanding the 28th Di- ision. ‘The chief of staff, however, said that incident had been considered in the recommendation for his present promo- tion, and found outweighed by his complishments in the service and cumstances” of the action. He called Darrah one of the three best Infantry colonels in the Army. Col. Darrah has been an Army officer since July, . He was named & in 1918, and re- tained that rank until the demobiliza- tion of the Army in 1919. & AS BRITAIN GETS ~ 400 MILLION LOAN that the entire Conservative party and most of the Liberals would line up in he Commons behind the government and that the whole weight of the La- borites, with the exception of a small group of Right Wingers would form the opposition Has Adequate Majority. ‘The government's majority will range between 40 and 55 though not comfortable mal times. However, mixed team that Mr. driving. issues may be T Lh:fl loyalty raised of the Conservatives and als. ! ““The extraordinary reticence of the | treasury and the Bank of England re- | garding the Pranco-American credit led | somie critics to demand that these in- stitutions take the nation into fuller The Daily Herald said, for “We should be told what is all this 180,000,000 and whether there is any chance we may still need any further credi Other quarters saw in the treasury's statement on the loan the hope and | even the belief in official circles that it would not be necessary for Great | Britain actually to use the full credit and that the mere knowledge of its existence would have a profound effect {in restoring confidence in sterling on | | the markets of the world. | | PREMIER AT WORK EARLY. in | MacDonald Studles Economy Program | of National Government. | LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland, August 2! | (%) —Prime Minister MacDonald was at work early today to study his emer-| gency government’s economy program, | the first draft of which was completed | last night. He had two lengthy telephone con- versations with No. 10 Downing street and after several hours at his desk mo- | tored to Forbes to call on an old friend, Sir Alexander Grant. LOAN TERMS EXPLAINED. Credit of $400,000,000 for Britain Will Run for One Year. | NEW YORK. August 29 (#)—A one. | ! year credit of $400,000,000 has been ex- | { tended to the new British government ! by -banking interests of this country and France. The announcement is made by J. P. Morgan & Co. Who, with 100 other | American_banking houses have placed | $200,000,000 &t the disposal of the Bank {of England. French bankers have made { the same amount available The credit was arranged for the pur- | pose of stabilizing sterling exchange. It | will not be used to repay the existing | credit of $250000,000 extended by the | Pederal Reserve Bank of New York | and the Bank of France to the Bank | of England August 1. That credit was | drawn upon heavily to support sterling The rate charged by the banking in- terests was not disclosed. but American | bankers indicated that the $100,000,000 portion of the French credit to be offered to the public of that na- tion, would carry a rate of 415 per cent. | ! "1t is the usual practice of American | bankers (0 fix maximum and minimum { rates of discount for British treasury and to be governed by the money rket. There is usually a fixed charge | for cpening the credit whether drawn { upon or not When the British government wishes to use credit _the participating | American bankers will buy treasury bills from the Bank of England at a dis- count. ‘The bills will run 60 or 90 days and be subject to renewal. Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Morgan | ‘& Co. snid no_conditions as to fiscal imposed by the Before the credit as arranged Labor organs in Great Biitain biamcd American bankers for he Labor government's downfall, { | Deaths Reported. ‘ Elizabeth E. Boteler, 87, 1775 Lanier pl. | Sarab ¥ Dewey Ty Gegreetown Hosmital . 813 A st ne ch st ne. George £ Tayior. 0. | M i n ) 2315 Sherman ary 1 Keilv. 63, Baiderston, 60, 53, Galnger Hospital | clw Pmerzency Hospits Katherine J. s, 48, Wistaria Apart- eth H. King, 36, 8. Elizabeth's Hos v K. Utterback. 7. Georsetown Hogpital. | (Canodila” Fortuny, ‘s months, ~ Gallinge: Hospita R'ta Robinon, 30 menths. Children's Hos- John @ Pox. 1 Dick. Uinckazew s’ Homs Hosp) | A B reen, B1. Geitlnge: Houpital | B B. Gunge: oL | Clhlull" O, g . 43, W-.".e: *’.fl Gen- giaps W. Smith. 41. 1684 Ind st. ' ore = ' os- W & B mopth, 5814 Nevada ave. . o . United States Sol- Hospitah From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theat proves to be otherwise—which idea might be taken up by some of the local gentry wl'zhd;re!lt success. . de B, “Caught Plastered” At R-K-O Keith's Theater. ~~\\NLY the most rabid of the Woolsey-Wheeler eulogists i O “Bad Girl,” at Fox, Called & Grand Picture. ROM the moment that James Dunn says to Sally Eilers, “You're a pain in the neck!" “Bad Girl,” wi yesterday at thi X grand picture, In fact, everything that was sald about it ifi a pre-re« view last Tuesday in The Star, after a second trip to see it, goes again— double. It is a sincere and human plcture, and one that gets right un- der the skin. Although the action is brief and the plot ditto, although the chief excuse for its existence is the birth of one small “babe” into the world, it has something which few other films have had—genuine simplicity. Much has been said about James "Dunn as the “hero” and Sally Eilers as the misunderstood little wife, and, come to think of it, perhaps too little about Minna Gombell's splen- did performance as Edna, the chief girl friend. Miss Gombell is every bit as good &s the other two—mak- ing it just about a 100 per cent team. If you miss this it's your fault —go early and you won't mind stay- ing Iate. The stage show, which began its week's career yesterday, is Fanchon and Marco's “Mickey Mouse” idea, brightly fashioned review, short, but not especially pithy. The outstand- ing performers are Mr. Mickey Mouse “in person” (he and others are good for the kiddies), Toots Novello, the Three Rolling Stones— whose rolling doesn't seem to get them anywls:re—Helen Petch, Chris- sie Daley, Louis and Cherie and “16 beautiful blonde Mickey Mouse girls” And, around about quarter of 7, the sixth episode of “The Vanish- ing Legion” is on view, with Edwina Booth and Harry Carey shogting and squealing and screaming and riding up and down the badlands, accom- " panied by the somber radio, which echoes the voice of “The Voice.” E. de 8, M. “The Smiling Lieutenant” Held Over at the Columbia, THE reason for holding cver “The Smiling Lieutenant” at the Co- lumbia for another week i& prrhaps due to Maurice Chevalier’ be coy, without being objectionable, will admit that “Caught Plastered,” their new com- edy at Keith's, is a classic. Enfoyed, however, hugely by 75 per cent of the audience at yesterday's first sitting, it seemed to be a glori- ous success— even if the oth- ers sat in stony silence. Which goes to prove that the vogue of these erst- while vaudeville “artists” is still paramount and other- to lle villainously in the throat. What is most surprising is that any “gag,” be it older than Mmd her % x-ll ub- Robert . bard, brings it forth screams of hysteria. A few ‘“jokes” dating from the stage's first ark, have the ability to bring forth torrents of laughter—and this when much more capable artists have failed miserably in the same attempt. How any one can watch Mr. Wheeler look into Dorothy Lee's expressionless face, as he has done 56 times, saying the same vapid lines for the fifty-sixth time, without glying vent to some kind of inner explosion is a question unanswered by even the warlest sphinx, There are present in this ebul- liently nonsensical production about five minutes' worth of genuine laughs. For the rest, white-haired woman the “mother interest. holic lemonade to supply the “plot interest,” Messrs. Wheeler and ‘Woolsey to supply the “humorous interest” and the slender Miss Lee, who supplies no interest at all. The “plot” concerns the sham- bling adventures of two vaudeville lads without fame and fortune, who, meéeting an old lady crying her eyes out on a street car because she has to sell her drug store and end her days at the old ladies’ home, resolve to help her by “taking over” the store. The only summit reached, later on, is when the lemonade ' No &lfiu spared to make this sophisticated bit of enter- tainment as delightful as possible for those who enjoy thelr fun stirred with & naughty ladle—one which threatens to be as wicked ances is the sight of the heroine as- saulti: the inner reaches of the 's heart through the medium of & violin—and ‘we are m- tive that no lady is at her best - ing apart her soul on a fiddle, one has to admit that Claudette Colbert gets away with it better than any one before her—including Betty Compson, who a few years ago ap- plays an irt with cons! she must, perforce, tedly vacuous verve, althoug! take § back seat while Miss Hopkins treads the cinematic boards. ‘This Hopkins lady is the first neo-“star” who, as far back as memory goes, doesn't mind being plain ugly when she sheds those long and lustrous tears. In fact, she seems to rather enjoy turning her- helf into an ugly duckling—and this (as you remember from your own stage days) when nature has endowed her with as much, if not more, comeliness, than many Hollywood- ites whose waking and sleeping moments are devoted to beautifying and glorifying their faces, Miss Hopkins is hereby given the gold medal for being the best satirist of rear, she “will be allowed to play more such foolishly delightful r-m Although this film will not bolt you out of your seat on account of its greatness, it has everything that “entertainment” should have—names, faces and a ridiculous sente of humor—what more, pray, does one want? E. de 8, Austrian Smelter to Shut Down. VIENNA, August 20 ().—A dispatch of the most important smelting com- | panies in Austria, has announced that it will close down, entirely discharging | all workmen, owing to unprofitable ac- tivity as a result of a drop in the price of metal. —— Bubonic Plague in Barcelona. MADRID, August 29 (#).—The gov- ernment announced last night that bu- | bonic plague had broken out in Barce- | lona. Tt was asserted those suffering ility to | from the disease had been isolated and ' itary precautions had been take: from Salzburg says the Mitterberger | Copper Mining & Smelting Works, one | EX-OFFICIAL SENTENCED | Gets Seven Years for Embezzlement While in Office. PIERRE, S. Dak, August 29 (#).— Fred R. Smith, former State banking superintendent, yesterday was sentenced to seven years in prison on his ples of gullty to embezzlement in office. His plea ended a three-year contro- versy over his administration of closed banks' funds and was on one count alleging $1,199,241 belonging to 199 closed ks was deposited an in- solvent Platte, 8. Dak., bank owned by relatives of Smith, and to four counts involving individual transactions. Smith appeared in court unexpectedly after a conference of his counsel and Attorney General M. G. Sharpe, on Whose recommendation other counts were dismissed. e BROKERS PROTEST 600 Ask Ald in Germany Due to Closing of Bourse. BERLIN, August 29 (#)—The Asso- ciation of Independent Berlin Broke: at & meeting last night attended 600 members, adopted a resolution urg- | ing the government to place at their | disposal sufficient financial means to weather threatening distress. | The resolution declared the brokers Tesult of the closing of the Bourse, and were unable to gain their livelihood by any other means. Marriage Licenses. Dallas A. Barnett. 26, mayer. 19. Rev. Al‘\'ln‘H.r"r‘Lomn . O'Leary, 37, his cif and Kittie S, e : Rev. Arihur E. Owens, Prank H. Whitehouse. 26, Ne and Audra F. Shoemaker. 22, this city: Rev. Waltey £ Jaid™'30. and Tsabel Robb s: Rev9 o O Biete. - '"a s oo gson. 35, a g o R ] omas W Galigia. 35, mondo. 18: Rev. M. M. De O M. Ghen Hilda V. Green- Fhnles R o g M dvnia & Yorss "‘E' l:el:o th '-6" at organ, 26, k Beller. 25: Rev, 'n‘l't'-fl 3. Bueenes. Wilcox, Ga. snd Donnell.” 34." Sheibira. Mo.i Rev. e rbert Rogers. 28. and P. Lorraine Bard- ; Rev. Wiiliam M. La Roche. Amedeus _J.Caruso, 25. Bethesds. Md.. and Mary B Hikges. 31. this city: Rev. Jo- seph V. Buckley | H_Kemper, 21. and Catherine | ) | A.' Muiphy. and Katherine Prye. 1 Koo Rai- 10. G 9 | were “innocent victims” of a sudden | financial catastrophe in mid-July as al Marion L. Wid- | son . and Elsie L. Francls, | a 33, and Helen T. Miller. | w York City, | rtha E. Mar- | FRANCE MAY YIELD SYRIAN MANDATE to League to Be Asked, Says Geneva Report. By the Associated Press, PARIS, August 29.—The French gove emnment is reported to be considering the renunciation of its 11-year mandate over Syria, long a turbulent spot tn its Colonial program. The Havas News Agency says in & dispatch from Geneva that France will announce at the next meeting of the League of Nations her intention to sure render control over Syria after nego- tiating a treaty of aliiance with Syrian leaders, Application will be made at that time for Syria’s admission to the | League, it was reported. Prance has wrestled with political and military unrest in Syria ever since the Supreme Council of the allies granted her mandatory power in April, 1920, Previously under the rigid_control of Turkey, Syria rebelled at French oce cupation. - Under a succession of military com= missioners headed by Gen. Sarrail, the French balked a movement to place the Emir Feisal on the throne in 1920 and checked a serious uprising of the Druses in 1925. There have been no san- guinary disorders since, but the gulf be- tween the conquerors and the conquered hag widened. WIFE ASKS DIVORCE | Mrs. Anna L. Storey Files Action Seeking Limited Decree. Mrs. Anna L. 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