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A2 «» Vandenberg Rejects Bids fo Take Stump In Middle West Will Stand on Record, He Writes Supporters in Wisconsin and Nebraska Benator Vandenberg of Michigan has written his supporters for the Republican presidential nomination in Wisconsin and Nebraska he will stand on his record, made during the last 12 years in the Senate, and not attempt to stump those States before the primaries at which dele- gates to the G. O. P. national con- vention are chosen. In both States Senator Vanden- berg is opposed in the primaries by Thomas E. Dewey, New York dis- trict attorney. Mr. Dewey has already been in Nebraska and will g0 there again. He will tour Wis- consin next week. The Wisconsin primary takes place April 2 and that in Nebraska April 9. Mr. Dewey plans 20 stops in Wisconsin. The Michigan Senator has been asked by Iriends in both States to visit Wisconsin and Nebraska and deliver speeches before the pri- maries. His replies, made public today, were addressed to Lt. Gov. Walter S. Goodland of Wisconsin, running for delegate at large on the Vandenberg slate, and Kenneth S.| ‘Wherry, chairman of the Republi- can State Committee in Nebraska. Real Test of Sentiment. Much depends on the outcome of | the voters on Republican presiden- | tial possibilities. If Senator Van- denberg should win—and his friends insist he will—the chances of Mr. Dewey would be greatly lessened. The New Yorker must maintain a | reputation for popularity with the voters. The theory back of his can- | didacy is that he has won the imagination of the people by his racket busting and conduct of his office in New York. Senator Vandenberg, in his let- | ters, declared his primary respon- sibility kept him in Washington and in the Senate. He is a member of both the Finance and Foreign Rela- | tions Committees. Within & short | time the Senate will begin its con- | sideration of the bill to extend the | life of the Reciprocal Trade Agree- ments Act. Senator Vandenberg is | strongly opposed to the law as it stands. Mr. Dewey has not yet | taken a stand on the issue involved and attemnpts will be made to smoke him out during his visits to the Middle West where the reciprocal | trade agreements have been under fire particularly. “My record is well known,” Sen- ator Vandenberg wrote to Lt. Gov | Goodland and Mr. Wherry. “It 1s| written on Senate roll calls for the last 12 years. No one need guess where I stand on any of the issues of the day, and I could add nothing to Wisconsin's (or Nebraska’s) rele- | vant information about me by| stumping your State, and I could | take nothing from the record as it| stands. It is a far better basis for | an authentic opinion than anything | I could say.” | Says People Should Decide. ‘The Michigan Senator said, too, *“I have persistently clung to the| view that the presidential deci-| sion this year is too desperately important to be pursued in the in- terest of any personal aspiration. The choice of th# convention'should flow from the deliberate judgment of the American people and not from the transient impulse of a campaign tour. Holding this view, it | would be out of character for me personally to enter this primary con- test. If the convention ultimately | chooses me, I shall enter the cam- | paign with every energy and re- source at my command.” Senator Vandenberg’s principal | opponents for the Republican presi- dential nomination, Senator Taft of Ohio and Mr. Dewey, have toured the country for months, while Mr. Vandenberg has made only one speech, that in St. Paul at the time of the Lincoln birthday celebrations last month. Slum Clearance Bill Revival Sought in House By the Associated Press. A quiet campaign to dust off the $800,000,000 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 Roosevelt's $3.- 600,000,000 spending-lending pro- gram. The Word Book— A Guide to Correct Speech This is a concise guide to cor- rect speech and writing in Eng- lish, treating of more than 2,000 words most frequently mispro- nounced, misspelled, or misused by the average person. Because slips of the tongue are more nu- merous than slips of the pen, especial care should be taken to avoid them. When one speaks, one should speak clearly and naturally. Slovenliness in speech is a badge of vulgarity that can be removed only by eternal vigi- lance. Similarly, misspelling words reflects upon one who is guilty of it. Send for a copy of this helpful booklet and brush up on your vocabulary. Inclose 10 cents to cover cost and han- dling. USE THIS COUPON. The Washington Evening Star Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. I inclose herewith TEN CENTS in coin (carefully wrapped) for a copy of the WORD BOOK. Make Merry on Last 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 funnels indicated they were ready to slip seaward 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 Lancastria, 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. It was considered unlikely the ships would be sent into European waters. Only a few lights glowed in the 83,000-ton Queen Mary last night as hundreds of persons drove or British Luxury Liners Ready To Leave U. S. for War Duty Crews of Queen Mary and Mauretania THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1940. Time Ashore walked past for a farewell glimpse of the vast gruy 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 convoying Cana- dian soldiers across the Atlantic since war broke, didn’t know their next port and said they didn’t care 50 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 defi- nitely sailing with two 15-inch guns and depth charges. Destina-~ tion unknown.” Man Killed as Truck Upses Is District’s 16th Traffic Victim Helper Dies as Driver Swerves to Avoid Hitting Auto Police records today carried the | name of the year's 16th traffic vic- tim, a 38-year-old colored man, who | was crushed to death in a freak accident late yesterday at Connecti- cut avenue and Military road N.W. Jeffl Smith, 38, af 634 N street N.W. a 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, 46, col- ored, of 83 P street N.W. 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, 21 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 N.W. yesterday pinned two children against $he wall of g house. Both were in ergency Hospital today, but neither was believed to have been seriously hurt. They were Paul Economou, 12, of | 911 New York avenue N.W. and Charles Davis, 9, of 920 New York | avenue N.W. Robert Marro, 4, of 1336 B street | S.E. was treated at Gallinger Hospi- tal 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 6224 Georgia avenue N.W., 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 15th trafic fatalities. Arthur S. Stephens, 43, of 2300 Eighteenth street N.W. a Marine Corps sergeant, was ordered held after an inquest into the death of Jerry J. Hanagan, 37, of 9 Grant Circle, who was fatally injured the night of March 12 when struck while attempting to cross Constitution avenue N.W. between Tenth and Twelfth streets. Sergt. Stephens was the operator of the automobile which hit Mr. Hanagan. Later Raymond Miller, 25, of Prince Frederick, driver of a truck which backed into George Winney, 93, of 638 Second street N.E., near Second and H sireets N.E. February 10, was released. Mr, Winney's death became the 14th traffic fatality March 12 when Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald held the pneumonia which was the apparent immediate cause of death was induced by a hip injury sus- tained in the accident. Driving is a privilege—abuse it | actment of the law in 1935 in which | NE,, a pedestrian. He died as a re- and you lose it. Negligent Homicide Verdict Is Returned In Compton Case Motorcyclist Convicted In November Death Of Coal Driver A Police Court jury today held Henry B. Compton, 24, of 1478 Clif- ton street N.W., responsible for the traffic death last November 17 of | Norman E. Webster, 28, colored, of 1758 Willard street N.W. The victim, a coal truck driver, was pinned against the side of his truck parked in the 2000 block of Seventeenth street N.E. on Novem- ber 15 by Mr. Compton’s motor- cycle. The trial marked the first negli- gent homicide charge since the en- a motorcycle figured as the instru- ment of death. It was the 30th 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 a fine of $1,000 | or one year in jail, or both. Probation 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. Compton’s trial was.completed Monday.. After more than two hours’ discussion yester- | day, about interpretation of law | concerning the judge's impending | instructions to the jury, Judgq Casey continued the trial until to- day. | The jurist then impaneled a new jury ‘shortly before noon and start- edl .his. second negligent homicide trial of the day, the defendant be- | ing Mrs. Dorothy M. Piste, 29, of 4409 Charles street, Brentwood, Md. She was exonerated by a directed verdict at the completion of triai testimony. | Car Killed Pedestrian. | Mrs, Fiste was held by the cor- | oner following the death of Robert E. Fetner, 42, of 2231 Douglas street | sult 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 N.E. near the inter- section with Franklin street. The accident occurred at 5:35 p.m. on December 22, 1939, police report~ ed, and the victim died the follow- ing day at Casualty Hospital Blood Flown From D. C. Helps Arizona Man By the Associated Press. PHOENIX, Ariz, March 20— Blood flown here from Washington, D. C., brought slight improvement yesterday in the general condition of A. E. Robinson, 52, Indian reser- vation superintendent, who is threat- ened with blindness due to staphy- lococcus ulcers. James Skinker, 16-year-old Chevy Chase, Md., youth, who recovered from a staphylococcus infection, was the donor of the rare type of blood, which physicians believe will help Robinson. A transfusion was given Mr. Rob- inson immediately after the blood arrived here by plane. Skinker was unable to fly here because of a weak heart. The search for other donors con- tinued because Mr. Robinson will need at least one transfusion daily, the doctors said, and Skinker was unable to give enough blood to sat- isfy the need. State (Please Otder by Mall Only.) A sheet covers his body. i | fore it was delivered, but had re- Cromwell Under Fire 0f Senators for His Praise of Allies’ Aims La Follette, 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- well's Toronto speech praising Anglo-French war aims and criti- cizing Germany. Br the Assoclated 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 Follette, 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 Follette, 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 o by his Govern- ment.” Senator Gillette said he thought it was obvious that Mr. Cromwell's 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=- 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.” | Cromweli Won't Comment. SOMERVILLE, N. J, March 20 (#) —James H. R. Cromwell, United States Minister to Canada, said to- | day he had no comment on a| proposal he be recalled becaused lationists and denunciation of Ger- many in a speech at Toronto. Mr. Cromwell also was non-com- | of his criticism of American iso- | School, Boonville, Mo.; Gen. SnndylA ' S' 1928 | Arrests Since | mittal on the announcement today | Indiana. 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. Divorce, $1,000 a Month Allowed Mrs. Russell Justice Oscar R. Luhring in Dis- trict Court today awarded $1,000 a month alimony to Mrs. Helen P. Russell of the Westchester Apart- ments, in granting her an absolute divorce from her hushand, Francis M. Russell, of the Trans-Lux Build- ing, vice president of the National Broadcasting Co., on the grounds of five years voluntary separation. The jurist sanctioned an alimony plan previously agreed upon by counsel, under which Mrs. Russell will receive $900 a month for her support and the upkeep of their two children with an additional $100 a month to educate the elder child. Custody of the two children, Jean, 15, and John P., 10, was awarded to the mother. The couple married on October 8, 1921, in Omaha, Nebr. They came to ‘Washington in 1922 and separated in 1934, Mr. Russell was secretary to for- mer Secretary of Agriculture Wil- liam M. Jardine, and left the Gov- ernment service to join the broad- casting company. Representing Mrs. Russell was At- torney Leo A. Rover. Mr. Russell was represented by Attorneys Paul M. Segal and Harry P. Warner. Countess Buys Chapel In Virginia for Home By the Associated Press. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 20.—The Edgehill Chapel, 5 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. MAN KILLED BY GIANT CABLE SPOOL—A truck, carrying two heavy spools of telephone cable, | emy, Gainesville, Ga., and Cal. W. E. overturned at Connecticut avenue and Military road N. W. late yesterday, and Jeff Smith, 38, colored, who was riding on the rear of the truck, was crushed to death under one of the spools. —Star Staff Photo. RAPT ATTENTION—Four small students shown as they listened intently to the program of the National Symphony Orchestra given yesterday at Armstrong High School as the second concert in the annual students’ series. Left to right are Ernest Hutchinson, 8; Elmer Fisher, 10; Jane Bunche, 6, and Louise Harris, 9. More than 1,000 were on hand for the concert.—Star Staff Photo. Col. R. L. Jackson Heads Association Of Military Schools 27th Annual Session Ends Here; Other Officers Are Elected |" Election of Col. R. L. Jackson of Western Military Academy, Alwn,i Test flights of the first plane off | Ill, as president of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of | the United States was announced |est climbing plane in the world, to | today at the final session of the[our knowledge,” said C. W. France, two-day 27th annual conference of | the association in the Washington | Hotel. Col. J. M. Sellers of Wentworth | Military Academy was elected vice | The plane has a speed well over 300 president and Col. H. L. Armstrong of Castle Heights Military Academy, Lebanon, Tenn., was re-elected secretary-treasurer. Col. Jackson, elevated from vice presidency, succeeds Col. C. B. Rich- mond of Kentucky Military Insti- | tute, Lyndon, Ky., as head of the | said. | association. Appointments Made. | Col. Jackson announced these ap- | foreign order. pointments as new members of the association’s Executive Committee: Col. R. P. Davidson, Northwestern Military and Naval Academy; Col. A. M. Hitch, Kemper Military Beaver, Riverside Military Acad- Gregory, Culver Military Academy, Today s session was devoted to a discussion of the contributions which extracurricular cultural and creative activities make to the de- velopment of the individual student. Col. Jackson, discussing the bene- fits of training in public speaking, pointed out that such activities be- yond the scope of the ordinary edu- cational program are necessary to proper individual development in accordance to the dictates of a de- mocracy. Military Budget Discussed. Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson, in an off-the-record speech before the Adjutant Generals' As- sociation, also in session at the Washington Hotel, discussed the ef- fects of military developments abroad on current American Army policies. Mr. Johnson's speech was followed by a discussion of details of the 1941 Faderal military budget, led by Col. 8. G. Brown. O’Conor Names Curran ANNAPOLIS, March 20 (#)—Ap- pointment of William Curran, Balti- more lawyer and political figure, as & member of the Board of Com- missioners on Uniformity of Legisla- tion in the United States was an- nounced yesterday by Gov. O'Conor. Congress in Brief TODAY. Senate: May vote on $922,000,000 farm ap- propriation bill. Audit Committee considers $25,000 appropriation for wire-tapping in- vestigation. Foreign Relations Committee hears Norman Davis testify on proposed $10,000,000 Polish relief fund. Banking Committee votes on pro- posal to end foreign silver buying. Monopoly Committee continues study of interstate trade barriers. House: Considers minor bills. Military Committee begins inquiry into sale of United States warplanes to allies. Labor Committee continues study of Wagrner Act amendments. Buildings and Grounds Committee considers bill authorizing acquisition of property in Benning, D. C., for public use. 10 a.m. District Committee considers new tax bill. 10:30 a.m. Police and Fire Subcommittees of District Committee begins hearings on bills providing a five-day week in the Fire Department and for retire- ment of police and firemen. 1:30 p.m. TOMORROW. Senate: Probably will continue on farm bill unless it unexpectedly passes today. Agriculture subcommittee, on re- funding taxes under the Bankhead Act, 10:30 am. Banking and Currency Subcom- mittee, executive, on excess savings resolution, 10:30 am. Military affairs, hearing, on & National Guard bill, 10 am. House: Considers Labor and Federal Security appropriation bills. Flood Control Committee resumes consideration of flood control proj- ects, 10 am. Merchant Marine Committee con- sider bills providing for new Marine Hospital, 10:30 a.m. Subcommittee of House District Committee begins hearings on bill to amend law regulating practice of dentistry, 10:30 a.m. { At Police Line-Up Plane Climbing Mile a Minute To Be Exported By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, March 20.—A “deadly” defensive weapon against bombers— an “interceptor” plane which can climb at a rate of more than a mile | | & minute—is being produced for an undisclosed foreign government at the St. Louis plant of Curtiss- Wright Corp. | the production line yesterday showed | | it was “the fastest climbing type in | the United States as well as the fast- | general manager of the factory. | The ship fairly leaped off the ground after a short run and the | test pilot reported later he flew | vertically during part of the flight. miles an hour. “This type of plane is much more effective than anti-aircraft batteries !in combating high-flying enemy bombers because of its mobility and | the rapidity with which it may be | directed against attack.” Mr. France ‘ | Curtiss-Wright officials declined | | to give the number of planes in the | Dahl Admits Four | ‘ Acknowledges Issuing Check in Los Angeles Without Necessary Funds | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 20.—With a | brisk “Yes, sir,” Harold E. (Whitey) | Dahl, 30-year-old American aviator 1 who returned from Spain after | | spending nearly three years in jail | Fas a prisoner of war, acknowledged | |in the police line-up today that he had issued checks without suffi- | cient funds in Los Angeles. Acting Police Lt. James Pyke said Dahl also admitted he had been arrested four times since 1928, when he was chargeq with larceny on a check case in Evanston, Ill. Other arrests, he said, included: 1935—Apprehended in Texas as & fugitive and sent back to Arizona, where a bad check charge was dis- missed. 1936—Arrested in Los Angeles for cashing a worthless check, received one-year suspended sentence. Again in 1936—arrested in Texas | as a fugitive from California, case dismissed. “The money from one broadcast would clear up this whole thing” said the flyer, adding that he had been on his way to make a broad- cast when he was taken custody. understood Dahl had been arrested | here because of & “mixup.” W. G. Kienle, Resident 0f City 53 Years, Dies William G. Kienle, retired baker and member of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants, died Monday at the Soldiers Home Hospital, where he had been confined five weeks. He was born July 3, 1861, near Stuttgart, Germany. After com- ing to the United States he served for several years with the Army, participating in Indian campaigns. Coming to Washington in 1887, he entered the baking busirfess, retir- ing about eight years ago. He was a past president of the bakers’ union here ,and a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Armenius Ma- sonic Lodge. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eliza- beth M. Kienle; two sons, Charles P. and Henry D. Kienle; a daughter, Miss Anna P. Kienle; three grand- children and one great grandchild, all of Washington. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in Mr. Kienle's late home, 611 Decatur street N.W., with military burial in Arlington Cemetery. F. D. McDonald Dies; Publishers’ Executive By the Ansociated Press. LOS ANGELES, March 20— Frank D. McDonald, 68, secretary of the St. Louis Newspaper Pub- lishers’ Association, died of a heart ailment yesterday while he and his wife, Emma, were visiting their Los D, jr. ; Mr. McDonald had been of the St. Louis group since 1934, when he relinquished the business managership of the St. Louis Star- . i Angeles sons, Grover E. and Frank | Lo Ethel Roosevelt Has Restful Night; Condifion 'Favorable’ Injuries in Fall Will Keep Her in Hosp For Several Weeks The condition of Mrs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr., injured in a fall while fox hunting, was reported as “favorable” today by officials at the University of Virginia Hospital, in Charlottesville. Mrs. Roosevelt, who received a fractured pelvis and a head injury yesterday, was “resting quietly” this morning, physicians declared, and spent a comfortable night. Her in- Jjuries will keep her in the hospital for several weeks. Dr. Robert Funsten of Charlottes- ville is attending the President's daughter-in-law, the former Ethel du Pont, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene du Pont. He said all danger from a slight concussion she suffered in the fall had passed. It was near Dr. Funsten's coun- try home that Mrs. Roosevelt fell from her favorite mount, Major, while riding with the Farmington | Hunt, She soon regained consciousness \ and was taken to the university hos- accompanied by Miss Ellie- | pital, wood Keith, well-known Virginia horsewoman, who notified Mrs. Roosevelt's husband, in class at the university’s law school. He later telephoned the White House his | wife was not in a serious condition. Mrs. Roosevelt Backs Seven Young Strikers By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 20.—Seven young -ctrikers seeking a dollar a| Promofions and Title Changesat6. 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; Vinnie Giffen Barrows, from director of women's personnel guid- 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 Themas 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 professorial lecturer to adjunct | professor of psychology; Louis Clark ‘Koatmg. from assistant professor to associate professor of romance | languages. 3 | Donald Chenoweth Kline, from assistant professor to associate pro- ifessor of art; Marcelle Le Menager | Lane, from director of the press bu- §reau and lecturer in journalism to | assistant professor of journalism; John Francis Latimer, from as- sistant professor to associate profes- sor of classical languages; Bernard Walter Leonard, from clinical in- structor to associate in medicine; Preston Alexander McLendon, from assistant professor to clinical proe fessor of pediatrics; Margaret Nich- olson, from associate to clinical pro- fessor 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 | Schutz, 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. day for delivering lunches to mid- | town office workers, have Franklin D. Roosevelt on their side. Mrs. Roosevelt, in a telegram to the Hotel and Restaurant Employes’ Union yesterday, said she had an interest “in the lunch box boys,” some of whom she met at the Ameri- can Youth Congress. She expressed hope a settlement could be reached under which the strikers could “earn a living wage under proper working conditions, as they need the work.” The owner of the service, Charles J. Corbetoff, said that none of the boys made less than $1 a day, in- cluding tips, and that he could not meet the demands. Mrs. | Food Sfamp Plan | Starts in Cincinnati By the Associated Press | CINCINNATI, March 20.—The Federal Government's 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 a $6,500,000 annual pay roll. | Mr. Eberle estimated 112,000 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. Weather Repbrt (Furnished by the United States Weather Bureau.) District of Columbia—Fair and colder tonight and tomorrow; lowest into | tonight aboul 32 degrees; fresh northwest winds diminishing tomorrow. Maryland—Generally fair and colder tonight and tomorrow; except Meanwhile, Dahl's wife said she |8now flurries in extreme west portion tonight. Virginia—Generally fair and colder tonight and tomorrow except West Virginia—Generally fair | snow flurries in extreme northwest portion tonight. and colder tonight and tomorrow; except snow flurries in northeast portion tonight; Friday snow or rain and continued cold. The minor disturbance over North Da- kota Tuesday morning has moved rapidly east-southeastward with increasing in- tensity with lowest pressure this morni at Detroit, Mich., 1.000.0 millibars (29.5 inches). Another disturbance is_develop- ing over the northern Rocky Mountain region and pressure continues low over extreme western Texas and the Southw ern States. El Paso. Tex., 1.010.5 mill (29.84 inches). and Helena, Mont.. 1.4 millibars (20.91 inches). = Pressure con- tinues high over the Pacific Northwest. Tatoosh Island, Wash. 1,0217 millibars (30.17 inches). and over the Gulf States. Birmingham. Ala.. 1.015.6 millibars (29.99 inches). with ‘a wedge extending northeast- ward fo the middle and north Atlantic coast. Snow Hill_ Md. 1.015.6 millibars (20.99 inches). Pressure s high and Ti ine over the upper Mississippi and souri Valleys, Pembina, N. Dak.. 1. millibars (30.19 inches). ~Preciptation hias occurred over the northern Plains States, the upper Mississippi Valley, the lower Lake region and in portions of the North Atlantic States, and along the middle Atlantic coast. ' Rain occurred in connec- thunderstorms in _extreme xas. Temperatures are some- what higher in the Ohio Valley. but the weather is colder in the Atlantic States and the West Guif States. while much colder weather has overspread the upper Mississippi Valler. Repert for Last 24 H . Temperature, Barometer. Yesterday— ees, 4 pm. 8 pm Midnight ~_. Record for Last 24 Mours. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) 4 pm. yesterday. Year ago. 60. Lowest. 40, 8 a.m. today. Year ago, 33. Record Temperatures This Year. Highest. 4. on Pebruary 12. Lowest. 7. on Janusry 29. Humidity for Last 24 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Elhllt. 67 per cent. at 6:30 a.m. t west, 15 per cent, at 5 p.m. yester River Report. Potomac }nd Shenandosh Rivers cloudy at Harpers Perry: Potomac slightly muddy at Great Falls today. Tide Tables, (Purnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ) Today. Tomorrow, 48 a 5:44 " The Sun and Moon. R . gun. today e o n. tomorrow 3Al 3.21 Moon, “today B8pm. 346 am. P P - sk Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month, Ave. January 5! February October _ November December 3, Weather in Various Cities. Temp. Rain- Barom. High. Low. fall. Weather, Abilene Cloudy Albany Cloudy Atlanta Cloudy + Atlantic C. Baitimore Birm'ham Bismarck Boston Buffalo Charleston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland = 2t Columbia Davenport _ e T TP Y REERRAREANZEE Helena _ Thdiamon ndian‘olis Jack'nville Kansas C. L. Angeles Louisville Miami Pittsburgh P'land._ M PY'd. Ore Cloudy Cloudy Po WABH.D.C. Cloudy FOREIGN STATIONS. (Noon, Greenwich time, today.) 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