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Show U.S.Acf or 'Chats' With British King LONDON. July 13 (UP) Douglas Fairbanks Jr., said Wednesday that King George chatted "about everything" to him after bestowing an honorary hon-orary knighthood on him. Fairbanks waa decorated la a private ceremony at Buckingham Buck-ingham palace Tuesday. Ths king clamped a heavy gilded star oa Fairbanks' coat and put a gold enameled cross around his neck. That mads him aa honorary knight of ths British empire for his services serv-ices to the common cause during dur-ing the war. He was a lieutenant lieuten-ant comander hi ths U. 8. naw. "We talked about every-' every-' thing from ships, shoes and ceiling wax to cabbages and kings. Fairbanks said. "We touched on golf, our mutual friends, past meetings and ths dollar crisis. "Ths king was in a grand humor, and be looked very welL He cracked Jokes and wa had a good many laughs." |