Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24

= ENoR ALEXANDRA CESAR Of
Nicaragua has been appointed
= envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiary to this coun-
try to succeed Senior Don Diago Man
;uel Chamorro, recently elected to the
presidency Of Nicaragua. Official an
nouncement of Senior Cesar's selection
is expected within short time. and
it is understood the State Department
already has notified his government
that he is persona grata here
Senior Casar will make his first visit
; to the United States minister. His
father. however. DIR. Octaviano Cesar,
mas been to Washington and is known
here in financial and diplomatic cir
cles. He was delegate to the second
Pan American financial congress and
visited the United States in connec-
| ton with a loan sought by his gov
eminent for railroad project, which
now is under construction. The elder
cesar is minister of finance of Nicara-
qua.
| Rockefeller Work i'm Panama.
| When the Rockefeller Foundation
extends its campaign against malaria
| to the tropics, headqaurters for the
! forces which will be sent to South
America probably will be located in
Panama City. Senior Don J. f. Lefevre.
secretary of the legation and charge
d'affaires ad interim for Panama. has
received a letter from DR.. Wickliffe
/ Rose. director of the international
health board of the Rockefeller Foun-
dation. thanking him for the offer by
the Panamaian government of build
ings and other facilities in Panama
City. should the campaign now under
way in the United States against ma
Iaria be extended to South America
! Mr.. Lefevre recently interviewed
DR.. Rose on the possibility of the
Rockefeller Foundation inaugurating
| in South America a campaign against
malaria, to be conducted much along
the same lines used by the institution
in combating yellow fever and the
hookworm in South American repub-
lies. He offered. on the part of his
government, buildings and equipment
for use by the foundation, and it is
\ understood the offer may be accepted.
Peru to Rebuild Cities.
| According to official information
! which has reached the Peruvian EN-
bassy, the budget for next year, which
| has just been drawn, amounts to ap-
proximately $4,000, OOO-the largest
budget ever considered by Peru. The
estimated expense is taken as an in
dication of the governments renewed
! interest in public works of all sorts
and as A general sign of prosperity.
| Among the larger programs for bet
| terment in Peru now considered by
| the government. is the rebuilding OF
| about fourteen cities. The work has
been in progress for about year and
probably will be complete in -four
years. The Foundation Company of
New York is doing the work. which
| consists in putting the cities of Peru
] Sic h,- he inc ra1 LOT
| of up-to-date sewer. water. power and
| drainage systems.
One of the interesting pieces of con-
struction work now in progress is
! the rebuilding of the city of Paita
Many of the ancient buildings are be-
! ing RACED. to be replaced by modern
structures with twentieth century
f! convenienceS.
Lecture Oh Ecuador.
| Three hundred and fifty school chill
dren of Washington heard an illus
| trated lecture on Ecuador last week
at the american Union building
Addresses were delivered.by the direc'
tor, DR.. Rowe, and by the minister
from Ecuador. DR.. Elizalda. The
minister has two boys who are stu.
dents at the Force School, and the pu'
pills of that school attended the lee
ture in a body.
Uruxuayan ENJOYS Coming.
/ One representative of Uruguay has
Just arrived in Washington and an
other is on his way to this country
TO make a study of various phases OF
the live stock and cattle industry in
the United States. Eduardo Parietti
;Stirling. representing the veterinary
school of Montevideo called at the
state Department last week and paid
his respects to officials of the Latin
, American division. He was accom-
..,;.l h. Sanar I1aoa Y de peua,