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Evening star., 1940-03-09
Disappointed in Love
Former Suitor Kills
School Teacher
Farm Hand Flees Into
Woods After SIoyine
At SheIbyviIIe, No.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHELBYvILLE, Mo-. March o.
Disappointed in love, q farm hand
yesterday Killed Mrs. Ethel Dingle,
school teacher, with shotgun, and
Ned by automobile and on foot into
dense woods north Of here.
Sheriff Elmer p. Threlkeld identi-
fed the slayer Is Hadley Eaton,
about 80, a former suitor of the 30
year-old woman.
Firing eight times, the assailant
killed Mrs. Dingle rs she sat in an
automobile preparing to leave the
grade school shortly after I pm,
slightly wounded her companion.
Mrs. Merritt Keith. also q teacher,
and grazed the arm of School Supt.
Clell Ledford. Supt. Ledford was
in another car with w. G. Hewitt,
newspaper editor.
The sheriff, his deputies and State
patrolmen trailed Eaton to the wood,
but because Of darkness and the
nature Of the terrain delayed q
search until after daylight.
The State patrol reported hearing
a shot from the wcod-between the
villages OF Plevna and Epworth-
but there was no explanation Of It,
Mrs. Dingle was shot in the head,
the charge shattering the wind
shield Of the car.
Eaton, who had not lived in the
vicinity recently, was driving = car
with Illinois license plates.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Cherry Trees prunsd
For Blossom Festival

Park employees yesterday began
pruning and spraying the Japanese
cherry trees on the rim Of the Tidal
Basin - the Cherry Blossom Fes-
tival Committee pushed plans for
this years celebration on April
and 8.
Following . meeting At the Board
Of Trade ofYices Thursday the COM
mittee chairman. Edgar Morris, an
nounced that this music Of Shubert &
opera Blossom Time" would be
substituted in the 1910 festival for
the sea songs from "Pinafore" used
ct previous celebrations.
Miss Ethel Manning, director OF
the Columbia Light Opera Co,
will be In charge OF q 45-minute
presentation Of = streamlined "Blos-
som Time"
At the meeting Thursday Miss
Rose Colnflower, this years blossom
queen, was presented to Miss Ann
Hagner, queen of the Bethesda
Md celebration. The committee
1t the same time invited art schools
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Fourth Presbyterian

At II am. the Rev. James H.
Miers will preach on Prom Throne
to Cross" This sermon will be
broadcast over Station VOL from
1880 to II. At 8 pm. the topic is
What Followed the Heavenly ST.
lence."
On Tuesday at 1890 meeting of
the Woman's Aid Society for sew
ing, etc. A business meeting will
be followed by luncheon. At 8 pm
the Bette X. Newton Missionary
League will meet. Mrs. L. C. Nor
gan will give a review of Homeland
Harvest" the Home Mission study
book
On Thursday at 8 pm. there viii
be a short meditation from Ephe.
slams by the minister.
Evening star., 1940-03-09

he had been q building contractor
since 1893.
A native of Washington, he was
the son of the late Otto and Eliza
beth Denges Volland. His home was
at 10 u street NE.
Mr.. Volland leaves his wife, Mrs.
Lydia Volland; three daughters. Mrs.
Ida Jorgensen and Mrs Edna Haber,
both of this city. and Mrs. Ruth
Bode Of Silver Spring. Nd: two
brothers. Charles and Edward Vol
land, both OF Washington; three sis
tiers, Mrs. Catherine shumann, Mrs
Elizabeth Wurdman and Miss Betty
Volland. all of this city.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. Tuesday at the home, with
burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-03-09

N. Gabrielson, chief Of the Survey.
The experiment is the first in which
tagged migratory birds have been
brought East from the Pacific Coast
flyway. 1t was thought they would
remain here few days, at least
before they take of for parts un-
known.
Several hundred ducks and other
wild fowl are taking advantage OF
the safety afforded by Reaches Run
at present. In a short while, official Ia
said. most Of them will wing their
way to Northern New York and
| Canada.
Wild ducks brought here from
Louisiana were found to have re-
turned to their native runways
although some were reported to have
been found down the Potomac
River.
The ducks suffered no i'll effects
from their airplane fight. Often
they fly at an altitude Of 5000 feet
1t was said. When the plane landed
at the Washington Airport, it was
found that three eggs had beer
laid en- route.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
incarnation Lutheran
Meetings Announced

Inc incarnation Lutheran con-
gregation will observe Passion Sum-
day tomorrow at IL am. The Rev.
Henry Manken. jr., will read the
liturgical service and preach the
sermon.
The Muhlenberg Adult Bible Glass
for men and women will be taught
by Ralph c. Masters, sr. At 7 pm.
Jane Moberly will lead the Senior
Luther Leaguers, and Carl Sturges
the Intermediates. Under the direc-
ton of the two Luther Leagues, led
by E. Hoover Dun and William
Moore, jr., plans are being made
for the Incarnation confirmation
reunion to be held on Palm Sunday
with a reception in the parish hall
at 7 pm, and q devotional service
at SPIN. The midweek lenter
vesper prayer service is scheduled
for Wednesday at 8 pm.
The brotherhood will meet Mon
day at 8 pm, and the Women's
Missionary Society Wednesday at Z
pm. Holy communion will be cele-
| brated on Holy Thursday, Good
Friday and Easter Sunday.
Evening star., 1940-03-09

Biological Survey officials settled
down today for a period of watch
full waiting to learn something def
mite about the migratory habits OF
the IL wild mallard ducks flown here
by airplane from San Francisco yes
terday afternoon and released in the
Reaches Run sanctuary.
Either the ducks will return in
stinctively to their native flyWay
on the Pacific Coast or they join
the northward migration usually
made by other wild fowl in this
vicinity at first sign OF spring.
Each of the IL ducks wears a
gold plated leg band of the Biolog-
ical Survey. Finders are requested to
report at once the band number,
date and place of finding to the
survey in Washington. In this way
it may be possible to trace their
movements from the time the ducks
take flight from their temporary
Washington sanctuary.
All the ducks apparently settled
down contentedly in Reaches Run
yesterday when released by DR.. Ira
Evening star., 1940-03-09
St. Stephens Lutheran

A special feature of the ii am.
service will be the presentation and
sanctification of new pulpit, the
gift of q charter member of the
church. and q new communion veil.
Gifts will also be presented by the
Sunday school and the class of Mrs.
William Minnick. The Rev. Sam H.
Kornmann will preach on which of
You Convinceth Me OF Sin"
A meeting of the council will be
held Tuesday at 8 pm. The lenten
service will be held on Wednesday
at 7:45 pm
Evening star., 1940-03-09

shortly after COLI
lapsing " hile
walking near the
| n t er section of
Connecticut ave-
nue. and I street
NV.
D e spite his
years, Mr.. Vol
land had been
active in busi-
ness until his
death. With the
exception of Is
years as super
intendent of the
Carry Ice Cream
Co. plant here.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
H. 6. Mesm Heads Board
OF Dickson Home

Harry q. Meem WAS elected presi-
dent and Arthur Peter vice president
of the board Of trustees Of the John
Dickson Home ut the annual meet
Ing Thursday. Mr., Meem, president
Of sths Warrington Loan II Trust
Co., succeeds the late Gen. John A.
Johnston ~ head Of the home.
Members Of the board are Theo-
dore w. Ncyes, Charles H. Doing.
William H. Baden. Floyd =. Davis
and Walter 3. Pratt, jr.
Harry w. Gauss was elected secre-
tary. Mr.. Meem became 8 tr,istee
OF the home in 1888 and has been
vice president for nearly hve years.
The John Dickson Home, for elder
ly men, was opened In 1913 under
terms Of the will eof Henry Dickson
~ 4 permanent memorial to his
father, John Dickson, = native OF
County Down. Ireland, and q
Georgetown business man.
Evening star., 1940-03-09

London still has its winter circus.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
England Surrender
NotImpossibIe,
Dr.. Walsh Warns
6. U. Foreign School
Regent SpeeuIotes on
War at U.S.. Doors

American diplomacy cannot ignore
or minimize the possibility OF Great
Britain capitulating to Germany,
DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., of
Georgetown University told an
audience last night in analyzing the
Importance OF Sumner Welles' fact
finding mission to Europe.
Reviewing the situation in Europe
and the possibilities OF German
victory, the foreign service school
regent said:
Confronted thus with formidable
nenaces both east and west, the
British Empire, in the German
hypothesis, will sbe obliged to capit-
ulate. This capitulation would take
one Of two forms: Either complete
surrender or transfer of the Brit
tsh government to Ottawa, which
would then become the last trench
In the final stand of parliament
tarism.
Might Threaten Canal.
"Obviously, this development
would vitally and directly affect the
United States, as would a German
demand or a frontal attack on Ber-
muda, Jamaica and other British
strongholds in the Caribbean. With
In striking distance of the Panama
Canal, these territories are invested
with direct strategic interest for the
Government of the United States.
1T is not accidental, therefore,
shat the President has recently in
gpected our defenses at Panama and
proposed to Congress that the Canal
be strengthened by the addition of
supplementary locks. 1t is equally
significant, too, that the writings of
German military experts deal fire.
euently and very intelligently with
the possibilities of air bases in New
foundland and In the Caribbean re-
gion. They have even mentioned
Iceland"
Great Britain's "adamantine in
eistence" in the matter Of confiscat-
Ing cargoes Of German coal con-
signed to Italy may prove q serious
error capable of involving 4 disas-
trous counter-move, DR.. Walsh
pointed out.
Sees Balance Perilized.
1.-THE bulldog tenacity of Down.
ing Street." he warned, may drive
Italy further into the German camp
and thus upset the whole situation
In the Mediterranean to England's
disadvantage. A few shiploads
of coal are but poor return for
offending proud and hot-tempered
race whose entrance into the war
or whose continued neutrality might
be the determining factor in the
present perilous balance of power
In Southern Europe"
Domestic uneasiness over possible
involvement in the European war
is distinctly weaker today, he
claimed, than it was last fall. But
1t is "unpredictable," he said,
whether such detachment would
survive "a sudden unlosing of hor-
ror." Should possible aerial bonn
bardment Of London and Paris be
followed by a reprisal on Berlin, DR..
Walsh said. 1t might serve to bolster
the present American attitude of
neutrality because of the added
argument that there should be at
least one corner of the world where
reason and humanity can find
refuge"
The next lecture in the course on
diplomacy will be given Friday eve
ming in Memorial Continental Hall.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
6. n. CoIIinewood Named

The appointment OF @. H. Colling-
wood, for many years forester of
the American Forestry Association,
as chief forester of the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association
was announced today by M. L.
Fleishel, president of the associa-
ton, and G. F. Jewett, chairman
Of its Committee on Forest Conser-
vatiOn.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Etchinqs to Be Exhibited

Hand-colored etchings by Rouault
Will be on exhibition at Phillips
Memorial Gallery from tomorrow
through April !, ofIicials announced
today. Twelve examples of projects
executed in the art school in the
course Of Karl Knaths also will be
displayed. -
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Postmaster Nominations

Maryland and Virginia postmas-
tiers whose nominations were sent
to the Senate by President Roose-
welt yesterday included Levin D.
Lynch, Ocean City, Md: Daniel w.
Buckley, jr, Clifton Station, Va,
and William r. Shipe, Middletovn,
Va
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Frederick A. VoI|and, Is,
Building Contractor, Dies

Frederick A. Pop) Volland. 73.
for many years an independent
building contractor in Washington,
died of heart disease yesterday
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-12-06

NEW YORK" How can we be
trained to protect America, which
is called free nation, when all
around us rears the ugly head of
segregation?"
This is the question asked by
Negro volunteer now serving
in Northern army post, where
his Negro regiment, comprising
some 800 men Is stationed with
white army unit. The army
volunteer asks the question in an
article which entitled "Jim Crow
in the Army Camps" appears in
the December issue Of the Crisis
magazine, official organ Of the
National Association for the Adj
vancement Of Colored People.
Segregation is rampant in the
army post, he declares, pointing
out that even in the Post theatre
which is run by the War Depart
ment, the Negro soldiers are fore
ed to sit in row Of seats, seat
ing not more than fifteen men.
"This,' he says, lis the 'Reserv-
ed-for-Colored' section. The Me-
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JANE.
HUNTER HAILED AS OUT
STANDING BIOGRAPHY IN THE
FIELD OF SOCIAL WORK

CHARLESTON, S. C.--Declal !
ing Jane Hunters autobiography,
"A Nickel and Prayer to be
an extraordinary life story, COM
parable to Booker T. Washing
tons Up from slavery John
Bennett, noted journalist and al
thor, gives fullsomc praise to this
book in a review published in the
past weeks Sunday edition Of
the Charleston News and Courier,
leading daily Of South Carolina.
This book, says Mr.. Bennett, IN
his review, is one Of the most
remarkable books produced by an
American Negro. Ii tells he
story of South Carolinian Nc
gro girl, who pledged her life to
wiping out some Of the hadards
which meet young colored wo.
man seeking decent employment
and an honest living in a stran.s se
city.
This woman, ! says MI Ben
nett, battling upward against
prejudice, discrimination, skepti-
cism, distrust. and the malignant
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treachery Of corrupt politics,
founded home for the friend
less Negro girl, who came TO the
large cities oi the North during
the migration years between 1910
and 1920 The Phillis WheatieH
Association Of Cleveland. the lr
stituaion she founded may be re-
garded as d notable example of
the most successful interracial
cooperation III the field Of social
service, II is indeed revealed az
the refuge for the olking girl
6 Her book tells of ploddins
through, ! comments Mr. Bennett,
difficult year after difficult
year, resolutely patiently, conr-
ageously, often against stubbora
and sometimes sinister opposition,
to building All agency for the
raining and guidance of working
girls. Cultivating q reasonable
understanding between the white
and dark races. and to demon
stratc the truth that the only ef-
fcient method II dealing with a
Continued on page 2)
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Jim Grow Rampant In Northern
Army Post; Disillusions Negro Who
Volunteered To Protect America

gro soldiers are also segregated in
the Post bus, which carries tnc
men back and forth to the near
by town" he points out, adding,
1T is far from any idea | ever
had of army life
"But this is not ALL he con-
cludes: ALSO in the library and
the Post Exchange, and on the
Post in general, the Negro is
treated as If he is not wanted.
Many of the young men enlist
ed in the United States Army are
thoroughly disgusted because OF
segregation. Many We're faith
fully promised, before enlisting,
that they would have an oppor-
tunity to learn a trade, or con-
tinue with their previous studies.
AS yet there are no educational
facilities for the Negro. Young
men have enlisted to do their pa
triotic duty to America, and to
learn some useful >trade. The
men have done their part. The
question is: Will Uncle Sam do
his Part ~
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Mr.. McCaw sold be hopes to
cut the waiting list further, to d
level Of about 10000, which he
views as the irreducible minimum.
That number represents about g.
months normal investigation work
and would mean that most ap-
plications would receive final ac-
ton in 90 days after filing, ac-
cordlng to Mr.. McCaw
About 10000 applications were
pending when Mr.. MeCaw took
Office in Janu ~. 1899. During
1889, the div sion received &c.
050 new applications, and III the
first 10 months Of this year an
additional 25,75l were filed.
Net increase in the pension
roll from October to November
was 1921 persons. However, p
483 new recipients were added,
the lower ne tnicrease being due
to deaths and other cancellations.
Monthly pension statistics for
the period since last June, when
the Legislature appropriated an
additional S2,00O,0O0 for this
years payments follow:
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-12-06
RAYMOND
GRAM SWING
TO BE AT A. u.
DECEMBER Il

ATLANTA Raymond Gram
Swing, famed news correspond
ent and radios distinguished news
commentator, will be at Atlanta
University on December i2 "
serve as the third John Hope lee
turer His address will be given
at 100 O'Clock in the morning
in Sisters Chapel, on the cam
pus Of Spelman College. There
will be no admission fee charged,
and the public is cordially invit-
ed.
The John Hope Lectures were
inaugurated in November, 1923,
in memory of DR.. John Hope, who
served for twenty-five years as
president Of Morehouse College
and for seven years as the first
head Of the Atlanta University
system.
The lecture series, made pos
sible through the generosity of
friends, is an annual event at At
lanta University To qualify for
the lecturcship, the speaker must
be person distinguished in some
field OF knowledge.
Mr.. Swing attended Oberlin
College and the Conservatory of
Music. He began newspaper
work thirty-four years ago, in
1906, and has worked I'm this
field in Orrville, Ohio, Richmond,
Indiana; Indianapolis, and Gin
cinnati. At various times the
speaker has been the Berlin cor
respondent for the Chicago Daily
News and the New York Herald;
examiner for the War Labor
Board, and Director of Foreign
Service for the Wall Street Jour
nal. He also has been with the
London Bureau Of the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger and the New
York Evening Post; and served
as London correspondent Of the
same papers. Mr.. Swing has serv-
ed as a member Of the board of
editors Of the Nation, and as the
New York correspondent Of the
London News Chronicle.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-12-06

WHEREFORE, O.--John s.
Moore, Midwestern representative
of the League of Nations Asso-
citation addressed the Wilberforce
University Forum Sunday after
noon on the subject why the
Peace of 1913 Failed" He told
the large audience that four fac
tors contributed principally to the
failure Of the Peace of 1918.
First was the absence Of an ct
fective agency for dealing with
nations which did not wish 10
keep the peace. Second was the
Versailles Treaty was not based
on sound economics. The giving
Of Germany thirty billion dollars
not only broke Germany but also
brought depressions to France,
England and the other Allies.
The third reason for the failure
of the Peace of 1913 was the at
titude of the victors toward the
German Republic. When the Al
lies refused to cooperate with
Doctor Streseman and the leaders
of the German Republic, they
caused the greatest tragedy Of
the last decade, namely, the fail
ure Of the German Republic. The
fourth cause was the selfish and
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-12-06
JOHN S. MOORE ADDRESSES
WHEREFORE UNIV. FORUM

stupid nationalism which devel-
oped in Democratic nations. Tne
United States raised tariffs,
France and England raised tar
ifs. The standards Of living
went down in Germanyshe COZ
lapsed
The democracies saw what was
happening, but could not act. The
present problem for the demo-
cracies is to develop a system
through which we can act and act
quickly. What most Americans
know about foreign affairs is
what they get from Amos and
Andy or Walter Winchell.
Mr.. Moore stated that history
will record that the great, rlch,
proud America, secure, isolated,
the most blessed of all nations OF
the world, refused to sit down
with the rest of The world and
throw her weight in the side Of
constructive peace. This he in
sisted was the greatest single fac
tor in cause the world war. He
appealed to his audience to sup
port all efforts for constructive
peace.
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N.A.A.C.P. Terms Killing Of
Louisiana Man, 9Th Lynching Of 1910
ED. GARRETT
KILLED BY
OFFlCER-LED
WHITE MOB

NEW YORK Gharactcrizing
the death Of Eddie Garrett at the
hands Of an officer led Hammond,
Louisiana mob Of whites, Novem-
ber "a, rs the eighth Iynehing
for 1870 the NAACP announe-
ed today that il was launching All
Investigation 60 determine the
facts III the case
According to meagre reports
from the Associated Press, Gar
rett was accused of killing
white farmer, reelnse In the
Louisiana town, ii an attempt at
robbery Garrett il alleged to
have escaped from Dick Curtrer,
a police officer, who shot him
after forming i posse 20 give
chase.
Commenting on the case, Roy
Wilkins, assistant NAACP secre-
targ said
a revealing commentary on
the manner in which our law
makers seek to do what they call
protecting the democratic process.
II seen IN the handling of the
Naltel-Logan Bill Here is a bill
being pushed by certain senator's
IN order to further curtail the ef-
fectiveness Of semi-oiTicial gov
e1nment agencies such as the Ma
tlonal Labor Relations Board,
With view to protecting purely
property rights. while the Senate
docs absolutely nothing about
passing the Anti-lynching bill,
piece Of legislation designed to
protect human rights Z
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-12-06
BELL SYSTEM
OWN 80 PC. OF
TELEPHONES

DAYTON-There is wide
spread impression that all telc-
phones In the United States are
owned and operated by the Bell
System, but
That isn't true.
An important part Of the na-
tion's telephone service Is pro-
vided by companies who only re-
lation to the Bell System Is thru
agreements for the interconec-
tion Of their lines as desired, ac-
cording to the 1941 edition Of
the Systems telephone almanac,
copies Of which have just been
received at the local Office Of
The Ohio Bell Telephone Com
pany.
Continued on page -
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TO
CELEBRATE EMANCIPATION

WASHINGTON (ANP) Plans
for the celebration of the 10th
anniversary of the ratification 50
the 18th amendment abolishing
slavery, announced on December
Is. 1865, are being readied By
the Library Of Congress.
In addition to exhibits, Il mn-
sic festival will be held begin
ming on December Is in Coolidge
auditorium of the library. Those
who will appear include Roland
Hayes, Marian Anderson, the
Golden Gate quartet and the
Budapest quartet.
Other plans now being deve!-
oped include the selection ut
outstanding books manuscripts
and other materials from the ~
tional libraiy's extensive coffee
tions which will reflect the history
Of the American Negro and 10
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some extent show the contrihe
tions the race has made to Amer
lean culture. This display of
perhaps 400 significant items will
be installed in the main exhibit
hall Oh the second floor Of the
library, where the original man
uscripts Of the Constitution Of
the United states and the Dee.
laration Of Independence are OIL
permanent display.
III the basement exhibit ball
will be displayed i representa-
tive selection oi The works Of
contemporary Negro artists, III
exhibit will be Installed by the
tcdetal Art project, which IS SCI
lectlng for the purpose from lis
archives a large number Of es
anples Of the various forms Of
graphic technique III which Mt
gloes have excel!ed.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-12-06

ATLANTA (ANP)--In three
days convention in Atlanta iase
week, the agency officers of a
Negro insurance companies and
IA local and state underwriters
associations met as the guests OF
the Atlanta Life insurance COM
pany, Their aims were to form
ulate plans for the associations
Third Annual Nationwide Essay
contest for Junior and senior figh
school students, and to complete
arrangements for the 194i Ma
tional Negro Insurance Week
drive.
This essay contest is to begin