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Evening star., 1940-03-20
Negligent Homicide
Verdict Is Returned
In Compton Case
MotorcyeIist Convicted
In November Deoth
Of Coal Driver

A Police Court jury today held
Henry B. Compton, "a, of 1478 Cliff
ton street NV, responsible for the
traffic death last November II of
Norman E. Webster. %, colored, of
1853 Willard street NV.
The victim, a coal truck driver,
was pinned against the side of his
truck parked in the 1000 block of
Seventeenth street NE. on Novem-
ber IS by Mr.. Compton's motor
cycle.
The trial marked the first negli-
gent homicide charge since the en-
actment of the law in 1885 in which
a motorcycle figured as the instru-
ment of death. 1t was the 3Oth
conviction under the statute.
The jury, consisting of nine men
and three women, deliberated about
an hour.
Judge Walter J. Casey set April
3 as the date for sentence. The
maximum penalty is fine of 81 900
or one year in Jail, or both.
fTODatlOn is ASKED.
At the request of Ford E. Young,
jr., and w. Dennis Hollowell, de-
fense attorneys, Judge Casey re-
ferred the case to the probation de-
partment for further investigation
before passing sentence.
Testimony in Mr.. Comptons trial
was completed Monday After more
than two hours discussion yester-
day. about Interpretation of law
concerning the judges impending
instructions to the jury, Judge
Casey continued the trial until to-
day
The jurist then impaneled a new
Jury shortly before noon and start
ed his second negligent homicide
trial Of the day, the defendant be-
ing Mrs. Dorothy M. Fiste, 29, OF
4409 Charles street. Brentwood, Nd.
She was exonerated by a directed
verdict at the completion OF trial
testimony.
Car Killed Pedestrian.
Mrs. Fiste was held by the cor
oner following the death of Robert
E. Fetner, AZ, of 2231 Douglas street
NE, pedestrian. He died as a re-
suit of injuries received when struck
by an automobile driven by the de-
fendant as he was crossing from the
east to the west curb of Seven
teenth street NE. near the inter-
section with Franklin street.
The accident occurred at 5::35 pm.
on December q, 1899, police report
ed, and the victim died the follow
ing day at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 20.-Roister-
ing British tars celebrated until
dawn called them from their final
shore leave today to put the pas
senger liners Queen Mary and
Mauretania to sea as troop ships.
Both ships, wearing war skirts of
gray, had been provisioned for a
long voyage, and smoke spiraling
from their tunnels indicated they
were ready to slip seward on short
notice.
A medical officer aboard the Queen
Mary said the ship was awaiting
additional crewmen before sailing,
and that the Mauretania was due
to leave at midnight. He said addi-
tional men were en- route to New
York aboard the Lancashire, which
sailed from England recently and
stopped at Halifax.
The ships were believed destined
for Australia to carry AnZac troops
to Near East bases or to Canada.
1t was considered unlikely the ships
would be sent into European waters.
Only a few lights glowed in the
83 ,000ton Queen Mary last night
as hundreds of persons drove or
Evening star., 1940-03-20
British Luxury Liners Ready
To Leave u. S. for War Duty
Crews Of Queen Mary and Mouretonio
Make Merry on Lost Time Ashore

walked past for a farewell glimpse
of the vast gray bulk.
Squads of mounted and foot police,
guarding against sabotage, kept
passersby on the move.
Expensive furniture and fittings
had been removed from both the
Queen Mary and the Mauretania to
provide space for as many soldiers
as possible.
Across the street from the Queen
Mary's midtown dock, British sailors
held reunion in the Anchor Cafe
Their good-bys were alcoholic,
boisterous and sincere, and the
cockney accent was as thick as the
cigarette smoke.
The men, many of whom have
been employed in conveying Cana
dian soldiers across the Atlantic
since war broke, didn't know their
next port and said they didn't care
so long as they got their 5-pound-a-
month war bonus.
We're going pleasure-cruising,"
said one old tar, with a grin.
Just say that with compliments
to Hitler, the Queen Mary is def
nitely sailing with two 15-inch
guns and depth charges. Destina-
ton unknown"
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Promotions and Title
Changes al 6. W. U.
Are Announced
Selections Have Been
Approved by University
Trustees

President Cloyd Heck Marvin of
George Washington University to-
day announced promotions and
changes in title of administrative
and faculty members to take effect
Immediately ip the administrative
changes and next fall in the case of
the academic changes.
The changes, which have been ap-
proved by the university trustees,
follow:
Administrative staff-Charles Ed.
gar Merry, business manager; Henry
William Herzog, from assistant con-
troller to controller; Myrna Pauline
Sedgwick, from secretary to the
president to administrative secre-
tary; Winnie Giffen BarroWs. from
director of women's personnel guit-
ance to director of personnel guid-
ance.
Academic staff:
Harry Ford Anderson, from asso-
ciate professor to professor of der
matology and syphilology; Arthur
Edward Burns, from associate pro-
fessor to adjunct professor of eco
nomics; William Randall Compton.
from assistant to associate professor
OF law James Christopher Corliss.
from associate to adjunct professor
OF inter-American economics; Rus.
sell Joseph Fields, from clinical in
structor to associate in dermatology
and syphilology.
William Thomas Fryer, from as
sociate to professor of law: Elmer
Wink Fugitt, from clinical instruc-
tor to associate in medicine; Ber-
nard Lauriston Hardin, jr., from
clinical instructor to associate in
medicine; A. Fife Heath, from clini-
cal instructor to associate in medi-
cine; Pearl Holly, from research as
sistant to associate in experimental
medicine; Henry Furness Hubbard,
from professional lecturer to adjunct
professor of psychology; Louis Clark
keating, from assistant professor to
associate professor of romance
languages.
Donald Chenoweth Kline. from
assistant professor to associate pro-
fessor of art; Marcelle LIE Menager
Lane, from director of the press bu-
reau and lecturer in journalism to
assistant professor of journalism;
John Francis Latimer, from as
slstant professor to associate profess
sor of classical languages; Bernard
Walter Leonard, from clinical in
structor to associate in medicine;
Preston Alexander McLendon, from
assistant professor to clinical pro.
fessor of pediatrics: Margaret Mich
olson, from associate to clinical pro-
fessof of pediatrics.
Saul Chesterfield Oppenheim, from
associate professor to professor of
law; Frederick August Reuter-, from
clinical professor to professor of
urology; Alden Franklin Roe. from
instructor to assistant professor of
bacteriology; Charles Aurelius
Schultz. from assistant professor to
clinical professor of pediatrics; Alex
ander Simon, from clinical instruc-
tor to associate in neurology.
Roscoe Roy Spencer, from asso-
ciate professor to adjunct professor
of hygiene and preventive medi-
cine; Thomas Carlton Thompson,
from associate professor to clinical
professor of urology; Maurice Hart
van Horn, from instructor to assist
ant professor of chemistry; Chester
Charles Ward. from assistant pro-
fessor to associate professor of law;
Carl Douglas Wells, from assistant
professor to associate professor Of
sociology.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Man Killed as Truck
Upsets Is Districts
18th Traffic Victim
Helper Dies os Driver
Swerves to Avoid
Hitting Auto

Police records today carried the
name of the years 18th traffic vic
tim, 38-year-old colored man, who
was crushed to death in a freak
accident late yesterday at Connecti-
cut avenue and Military road NV.
jeff Smith, 38, af 634 N street
NV, helper who was riding on
a truck belonging to the Jacobs
Transfer Co. was the victim. The
truck was carrying two heavy spools
of telephone cable north on Con-
necticut avenue. with Smith riding
in the rear with the cable.
At the wheel of the truck police
said, was George Hollen, 49, COL
ored, of 83 P street NV. Hollen
told investigators that he was forced
to make a sudden left turn from
Connecticut avenue into Military
road when a woman driver started
across the avenue directly in his
path.
The sudden maneuver caused the
weight of the spools to shift and
turned the truck over. Smith was
trapped under one and firemen were
summoned to extricate him. An
Emergency Hospital ambulance doc
tor pronounced him dead on the
scene.
At this time last year, 81 per-
sons had been killed in traffic acci-
dents.
Four Children Hurt.
Four children were among those
injured in other accidents in the
city yesterday.
A truck passing through an alley
near Ninth and K streets NV.
| yesterday pinned two children
against the. wall of q house. Both
were IN Emergency Hospital today,
but neither was believed to have
been seriously hurt.
They were Paul Economou. IL, of
Oil New York avenue NV. and
Charles Davis, 9, of 929 New York
avenue NV.
Robert Mario. 4, of 1886 B street
Sc. was treated at Gallinger Hospi-
tai yesterday for minor injuries re-
ceived when knocked down by a
truck in front of his home. He was
later released from the hospital.
Vincet Ferranasca, 9, of 1924
Georgia avenue NV, was treated at
Walter Reed Hospital for minor in
juries received when hit by an auto
mobile near his home. He was re-
leased after treatment.
Man Held for Court.
One man was held for Police Court
action under the Negligent Homicide
Act and another released by a coro-
ner's jury yesterday in connection
with the city's 14th and 18th traffic
fatalities.
Arthur S. Stephens, 43, of 23Oo
Eighteenth street NV, Marine
Corps sergeant, was ordered held
after an inquest into the death of
Jerry j. flanagan, 81, of Grant
Circle, who was fatally injured the
night of March IL when struck while
attempting to cross Constitution
avenue NV. between Tenth and
Twelfth streets. Sergt. Stephens
was the operator of the automobile
which hit Mr.. flanagan.
Later Raymond Miller, Is, of
Prince Frederick, driver of a truck
which backed into George Winney,
SO, of 638 Second street NE, near
Second and H streets NE. February
10, was released.
Mr.. Winneys death became the
l4th traffic fatality March IL when
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
held the pneumonia which was the
apparent immediate cause of death
was induced by hip injury sus-
tanned in the accident.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Cromwell Under Fire
OF Senators for His
Praise Of Allies Aims
La Toilette, Gillette and
Clark Criticize U. S. Envoy
For Toronto Talk
BULLETIN.

Secretary of State Hull directed
James H. r. Cromwell, Minister
to Canada, today to send him at
once an official version Of Crom-
wells Toronto speech praising
Anglo-French war aims and criti-
cizing Germany.
BY the Associated Press.
Several members of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee said
today they believed James H. r.
Cromwell, United States Minister to
Canada, had overstepped the bounds
of diplomatic restraint in praising
Anglo French war aims and criticiz-
ing Germany.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive,
of Wisconsin said he thought Mr..
Cromwell had stepped outside his
duties as a Minister" adding that
declarations on questions of foreign
policy should rest with the Executive
and Congress.
Agreeing with Senator La Toilette,
Senator Gillette, Democrat, of Iowa
said:
IF he was expressing his private
opinion it might be all right, but I
hardly think it is within the func-
tions of a minister to express the
opinions for the Nation unless he is
instructed to do so by his Govern
ment."
Senator Gillette said he thought it
was obvious that Mr.. CromWells
statement, delivered yesterday at
Toronto, had not been inspired by
higher authorities.
Secretary of State Hull said at his
press conference today that he had
not seen Mr.. Cromwell's speech be-
fore it was delivered, but had re-
quested that an official copy of it
be sent him. He added he had not
read press reports of the speech.
Mr.. Hull also said Mr.. Cromwell
had not discussed with him the re-
ported possibility of his resigning
as Minister to Canada to enter the
political field.
Previously Senator Clark, Demo-
crat, of Missouri had said that Mr..
Cromwell ought to be recalled for
his assertion that the allies were
fighting "the perpetuation of indi-
vidual liberty and freedom" and for
charging that Germany frankly
and openly seeks to destroy" the
institutions on which democratic
government has been built.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, Of
Florida said he doubted" that Mr..
Cromwell should have made the
statement, but that he was very
glad that he did it." Senator Pepper
added:
"It's what everybody knows"
Evening star., 1940-03-20
SIum Clearance Bill
Revival Sought in House
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A quiet campaign to dust off the
$500, 900 900 slum clearance housing
bill and force its passage, perhaps
In modified form, was reported to-
day to be under way in the House.
The House refused last year to
consider the measure, which was
part of President Roosevelts So
6oo,ooo,ooo spending-lending pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
F. D. Mcdonald Dies;
Publishers Executive
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 20.-
Frank D. Mcdonald, 6s, secretary
Of the st. Louis Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, died Of a heart
ailment yesterday while he and his
wife, Emma, were visiting their Los
Angeles sons, Grover E. and Frank
D., jr.
Mr.. Mcdonald had been secretary
Of the st. Louis group since 1894,
when he rennquished the business
manasership Of the st. Louis Star
Times. t
Evening star., 1940-03-20
O'Conor Names Curron

ANNAPOLIS, March 20 P.-Ap-
pointment of William Curran, Balti-
more lawyer and political figure,
as member of the Board of Com
missioners on Uniformity of Legisla-
ton in the United States was an
nounced yesterday by Gov. OConor.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Food Stamp Plan
Starts in Cincinnati
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, March 2O.-The
Federal Governments food stamp
plan for relief clients was inaugu-
rated here today with the assertion
of Walter F. Eberle, food council
chairman, that it would be equiva-
lent to s6,5O0,O0O annual pay roll.
Mr.. Eberle estimated 10000 per-
sons in Cincinnati and Hamilton
County would be eligible to take
part in the program, which is under
direction of the Surplus Commodi-
ties Corp.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Countess Buys Chapel
In Virqiniu for Home

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
20.-The Edgehill Chapel, S miles
east of here at Shadwell, once the
church for the famous Edgehill
School for Girls, has been sold to
Countess de Beaumont of New York,
to be made into home.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Report
FURNISHED by the Unite


District of CoumbaFar and colder
tonight about 80 degrees fresh northwest winds diminishing
fair tomorrow
furre portion
VrginiaGenay fair colder
hures in extreme northwest
West Vignia-Generally fair
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Cromwell Won't Comment.

SOMERVILLE, N. j., March 20
P.-James H. R. Cromwell, United
States Minister to Canada, said to-
day he had no comment on
proposal he be recalled becaused
of his criticism of American iso-
lationists and denunciation of Ger
many in speech at Toronto.
Mr.. Cromwell also was non-com-
initial on the announcement today
by Navy Secretary Edison that he
would seek the New Jersey Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination. He
has been mentioned as a possible
running mate of Mr.. Edison, seeking
a seat in the United States Senate.
Evening star., 1940-03-20

Driving Is a privilege-abuse it
and you lose it.
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Hishest. go. pm. yesterday. Year
aEo. 80.
Lowest. 40. 8 am. today. Year ago, 80.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. "a. on February IL.
Lowest. z. on January 20.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today3
Hishest, 81 per cent, at $50 am. today
Lowest, Is per cent. at 5 pm. yesterday
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
fSAodefic Qurvev
Evening star., 1940-03-20
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital Current month to date):
Evening star., 1940-03-20

Secretary of State Hull directed
James H. r. Cromwell, Minister
to Canada, today to send him at
once an official version of Crom-
wells Toronto speech praising
Anglo-French war aims and criti-
ciZing Germany.
Evening star., 1940-02-10
SITUATIONS WOMEN.

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school student 10, desires position as re-
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office. Miss Muse, 20lo Hillyer pl. NV. H.
DOCTORS ASSISTANT, exp. laboratory
technlcian, typist, knowledge bookkeeping;
best references. Box :}S3-C, Star. H.
MANICURIST licensed, wants position;
prefer barber shop Phone Met. s376.
NURSE trained, dependable. will take
invalid Florida for small salary. For in
terview phone North o441. II"
PRACTICAL NURSE. colored. hospital
training and experience. Hobart S2l2
bet. > and 6
VETERANS widow middle AGED needs
work. answer phone, make contacts: part
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WOMAN, refined, excellent cock and house
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WOMAN white. housekeeper- companion
fond of children; unincumbered; small
salary. Box 4O1-C. Star H.
WISH TO PLACE my practical white,
nurse excellent, wish elderly people Call
Col n54I
Evening star., 1940-02-10
Firms Can't See
Why We Don n'tGive
Something Useful
They Don't Look q Gift
Horse in Mouth, but
They Don't Need Food
By WILLIAM l.. WHITE.

HELSINKI.-This one is about
what the Firms think of us Ameri-
cans, and, by the way, they are do
ing lot of thinking about us in re-
cent weeks and they have been very
polite and courteous to the different
brisk American commissioners who
have come here to survey Finland's
needs. Sometimes this politeness
has required considerable self-con-
troll on the part of the Firms, who
are frankly bewildered by us.
They know we sympathize with
them and that we are expressing
this sympathy in large sums of
money. and they are grateful about
this and also very mad and bewil-
dered by it as we'll.
We are buying them medical sup
plies, food and clothing for the civ
ilian population Now it just hap
pens that there is plenty of food in
Finland ana enough warm clothes
and an ample supply of asperin, and
while, of course, it would be nice to
have more. the Firms just now are
thinking about other things.
Why Not a Useful Gift.
Because. in case you may not have
heard. they are right now fighting
against the entire Russian empire
and they desperately need a few
things like pursuit planes, to keep
the Russian bombers from blowing
up all their railroad stations, and
anti-aircraft guns to keep them
from blowing their women and
children into stove-siZe chunks.
So their point of view on American
aid is that, first, America legally owes
them nothing at all. and they have
no right to look gift horse in the
mouth. But, secondly. since America
is generous and sympathetic enough
to give them something, why
shouldn't it just as we'll be something
which they need, instead of things
which are very nice but which they
could very gladly do without to get
what they want?
Without any American food and
clothing at all some women and
children in Finland-not many
might be chilly and occasionally
hungry this winter, but no one
would freeze or starve. And all of
them would gladly 60 twice as cold
and hungry if they could hear, over
head. the reaSsuring roar of their
own planes instead of the other kind
of roar of the other planes, and if
you could see what women and chill
dren do and how their faces look
when they hear this other kind of
roar I think you would appreciate
their point of view.
Would Go for Anti-aircraft.
The government of Finland is a
democracy responsive to the will of
the people, and if all this money
that Americans are raising for re-
lief of Finnish women and children
were given to the Finnish govern
ment to spend, every thin dime of |
1t would go for anti-aircraft with |
the unanimous and hearty consent
Of those women and children.
So, when they asked me why this
money is not given directly to the
Finnish government, then have to
explain that my country in addi-
ton to being generous and SYM
pathetic toward Finland, is also |
tender-hearted and wants to make
Evening star., 1940-02-10

sure that none Of this money will be
used in such a way as might cause
injury or discontinue to Russian
aviator flying over the working class
section of a Finnish town with q
stream of cute little personal bombs
dripping from each wing.
Perhaps 1 should add that I al
ways try to explain this point of
view without making my country
men look like a bunch of sentiment
tai WhackS.
Evening star., 1940-02-10
To Discuss Shakespeare

The Shakespeare Society of Wash
ington will meet Monday at 8:l5
pm. at the Universalist Church,
Sixteenth and S streets NV. DR..
E. V. Wilcox, president of the So
ciety, will speak on "Waves in
Shakespeare Vogue"
Evening star., 1940-02-10
SITUATIONS MEN,


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reportss city refs; reas. Randolph 313l.
ACCOUNTANT - Tax returns, financial
statements and part-time bookkeeping serv-
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BOOKKEEPING SERVICE, part-time book
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turns Rates reas. Georgia 1896.
CARPENTER -FOREMAN-S -SUPT., residential
and apartment. house construction. Is open
for position where correct knowledge and
high productive power are required BOX
360-C. Star. IL
CHAUFFEUR. colored, desires position. in
private family. experienced; best city REFER
ence. Atlantic 1850.
CLERK C. A. F. 5 Treasury Dept, San
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any dept in. Washington, D. c. Mail
| COUNTERMAN, -. short -order cook. bus
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mill and cabinet work. drafting. wish posi-
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Chestnut 354S. IL
MAN young, gentle, West Point and Co.
lumhia, married, banking experience, wishes
position with future. Woodley 1923.
MAN. young, colored, honest, sober and
reliable desires Job Of any KIND at night
pm. to II pm: refs. All. 53l4,
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farm bred likes farming best. Best ref.
Box 403-C, Star. IL
MAN, colored wants job, care of sick man
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MAN, young. age 30. handy: utility type.
exp. hosp. orderly. wishes work of any kind.
Arthur J. Dletz, Decatur 53TG. TO-
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Evening star., 1940-02-10
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