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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Co|ored Voters
Declared in Power

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Mitchell. Demo-
crat, of Illinois, only colored member
of Congress, said in statement last
night that colored voters now held
the balance Of power in Is States
which would be pivotal in the 1910
presidential election.
The Chicago election. he said,
showed this was true in Illinois and
indicated, too. that colored voters
would mot stand for an anti-Roose-
welt Democrat" in 1910.
IF the Democratic party disre-
CARDS the wishes of the Negro voters
in those States and nominate an
anti-Roosevelt man, 1t means the
loss of those States and defeat of
the Democratic party he said.
Representative Mitchell said the
pivotal States" in addition to ILL
nois, were California, Indiana, Kan
sas, Kentucky. Maryland. Michigan,
Missouri, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Ten
nessee and West Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
U. 5. Scouts independence
OF SIovakia
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The administration served notice
on Germany yesterday that 1t re-
garded the independence of Slovakia
as a fiction.
The State Department released the
text of proclamation by President
Roosevelt in which Slovakia was de-
clared to be under German admin
istration.
The proclamation was issued to
put into effect the Turkish-Amer-
lean trade agreement, the conclusion
of which was announced last Sat-
urday.
Despite the treaty signed between
Germany and Slovakia last month
whereby Germany set up Slovakia
as an independent state, with an
autonomous administration and for
eign Office, President Roosevelt de-
clared:
Because I find as a fact that the
treatment of American commerce
by Germany is discriminatory, I d.
rect that such proclaimed duties
shall not be applied to products OF
Germany.
Products of Bohemia, Moravia
and Slovakia. now under the de
facto administrative control of Ger
many, shall be regarded as products
of Germany for the purposes of this
paragraph
officials said that, on the strength
of this proclamation. the United
States would refuse to credit any
German representations that Slo-
vakia is an independent nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
W.R. beattie Awarded
Star Trophy
In Prince Georges
Choice of Outstanding
Citizen Is Made by
Unanimous Vote

w. r. Beattie, town commissioner
of Bladensburg, Md, last night was
awarded The Evening Star Trophy
for being 1.-The outstanding citizen
in Prince Georges County" The
trophy was given to the Prince
Georges County Federation OF
Citizens Associations by Newbold
Noyes. associate editor of The Star,
for presentation each year to the
citizen performing the greatest serv-
ice to his county.
w. F. Mulligan, chairman Of the
federation's Trophy Committee,
made the presentation to Mr.. Beattie
at the meeting of the group in the
Bladensburg Fire House last night.
In making the award, Mr.. Mulligan
said Mr.. Beattie had been outstand-
ing in his civic work and community
betterment activities for years. He
called attention to the fine work of
our fellow citizen" in the Red Cross,
fire protection, flood control, rescue
squad and other activities. The
award was made to Mr.. Beattie on
the unanimous vote of the federation.
Fred c. Cast, chairman of the
Park and Flood Control Committee,
reported that surveys on the two
projects in the Bladensburg area had
been completed and that the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission soon would
begin drawing up commitments on
the land for the park.
A delegation from the newly
organized Silver Hill Citizens Asso-
citation charged that the elementary
school there sis a fire trap" in
launching a campaign to obtain a
new combination elementary and
high school. The delegation also
said the school is without proper
sanitary facilities.
Action on the delegation plea for
federation support was deferred to
the next meeting.
The federation went on record as
favoring the retention of the post
office in Bladensburg IN its present
status Postmaster Howard Brown
explained that under present plans
the Office would be abolished in favor
Of delivery service from the Hyatts-
vile Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Plans for Balanced Capital
Threatened by ArmorySite Shift
Planning Commission Long on Record
For East Capitol Street Location

Designation of Southwest WASH
ington as the location for the pro-
posed District of Columbia National
Guard Armory is contrary to the
recommendations of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion and other interested agencies,
which have been on record for more
than six years in favor of an ar
mory site at the east end of East
Capitol street. it was pointed out to-
day.
The proposal that the armory be
located in the Southwest section is
one which never has been consid-
cred by any of the local planning
groups and one which, so far as
available records show, never has
been advocated by any other group
than the District Subcommittee of
the House Appropriations Commit
tee, which has designated a site in
the Southwest in the 1910 District
appropriation BILL
Began Studies in 1882.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, created by
Congress in 1926 to select sites for
proposed public structures in the
National Capital as a part of its
function of creating an orderly plan
for the development of the city, has
been continuously on record in IA
vor of the East Capitol street ar
mory site since the time of its
first studies of the problem in
1928. according to the records.
These studies were made by COM
mission members functioning as
members of a joint body represent
ing also the District Commissioners
and the National Guard. This spe-
cial commission recommended that
the proposed armory should be 10
Gated on the East Capitol street
site as feature of the major de-
velopment of that area.
The plans, made at that time
and since elaborated as a result
of further studies, call for location
of the armory building adjacent to
a great sports center, which also
would serve as drill and parade
ground for the Guard; an advan-
tage which would be difficult to
provide in any more built-up area.
Last fall the armory site was
definitely located on the south side
of East Capitol street, Just east of
Nineteenth street Sc, and this site
was formally approved by the full
commission at its January meeting.
The site is entirely in Government
ownership.
Another Suggestion Disclosed.
The first intimation that any other
site was under consideration by any
agency came last January Is, when
members of the House Appropria-
tons Subcommittee in charge Of the
District supply bill announced that
new site for the armory between
the Capitol and the Potomac River
in Southwest Washington had been
suggested to them. They did not
disclose by whom the suggestion had
been made.
The Budget Bureau ignored the
armory matter in the 1910 esti-
mates, although last year it recon-
mended an appropriation of $4,000
to purchase a site for the building
at the foot of East Capitol street.
The District Appropriations Com
mittee eliminated the item when 1t
discovered that the site, on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Chinese Airdrome
In West Human Ruided
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, April 7.-Co-oper-
ating for the first time In forma-
ton flight, Japanese Army and Navy
bombers today raided a Chinese air
drome at Chihkiang, Western Human,
and reported destruction of six Chi
nese bombing planes.
Severe fighting continues along the
Han River, northwest of HankoW,
where the japanese have been
blocked from a westward crossing
toward Shasi and Ichang, Hupeh
Province ports on the Yangtze, de-
spite a one-month offensive.
In South China, the Japanese were
trying to mop up areas between Can
ton and the Portuguese colony of
Macao, south of Canton along the
delta of the Canton River.
Along the east coast, south of
Shanghai, there was sporadic but
indecisive fighting in the Hangchow
area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07

in the musical tastes of school chill
dren and he believes this is due to
increased instruction in sapprecia-
ton of music.
lone of the elementary school
principals told me that for the last
three years she has given her g.
year-old son the privilege of choos-
ing whatever type of music record
ings he wished" DR.. Barnes said.
"She said that the boy has shown
he likes symphonic music best
Mrs. Eveline N. Burgess. teacher
in charge of junior high school
music, also said she has noted that
school children more and more are
showing preference for classical
music If the pupil can be taught
to enjoy the best music in his form
alive years, he will always prefer it
to the poorer types of music, She
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Stars Appreciation Recordings
PROVING Value in Schools
Dr.. Barnes Finds
Pupils Interested
In Best Music

The symphonic recordings offered
In The Stars Music Appreciation
Campaign are playing an important
role in stimulating the interest OF
local public school pupils in the best
types of music, according to the man
who has direct charge of all musical
instruction in the Districts school
system.
Reiterating his previously-ex-
pressed praise of the educational
value of the campaign. DR.. Edwin
N. C. Barnes, head of the Depart
ment of Music Of the public schools,
today declared the recordings ARE
fitting in very nicely with our
planned work in music apprecia-
ton"
Believer in Record Method.
1.-THE records being made available
by The Star are right in line with
our efforts to create in the student
a taste for the musical classics" he
said II have always been a firm
believer in the method OF using re-
cordings to teach music apprecia-
ton. Our instruction, of course,
does not end with the playing OF a
record. The student learns about
the different musical instruments
and studies the lives OF the COM
posers."
DR.. Barnes explained that the
music appreciation course in the
Junior high schools is one which is
taught entirely by records. Here
the pupil studies folk and SYM
phonic music and the various in
struments that go to make up a
symphony orchestra. In the high
schools, the music appreciation
course extends into the field of
opera. 49,.
DR.. Barnes said the elementary
schools of the city have no regular
course of study in music apprecia-
ton today. Within a year after he
became connected with the local
school system in 1922, DR.. Barnes
had established a travelling corps"
of teachers to do this work in the
grade schools. Six teachers were
assigned to this work and they
would travel about from school to
school, carrying a portable record
playing machine and a group of
records. Lack of funds forced dis
continuance Of this practice several
years ago, however.
Favors Early Training.
DR.. Barnes said he believes all
children should receive early train
ing In appreciation Of the better
types Of music. During the years
that he has been In Washington, he
said, he has noted q definite change
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Continues debate on 100000 900
relief bill. Noon.
Commerce Committee holds hear
ing on Florida ship canal. 10 am.
Labor Committee considers in
crease In public housing program.
10 am.
Interstate Commerce Committee
considers railroad legislation. 10
am.
Special committee studies admin
istration silver policies. 10 am.
House:
In recess until Monday.
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues hearings on social security
extension. 10 am.
Interstate Commerce Committee
ends hearings on trust indenture
regulation bill. 10 am.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
VIII continue consideration of
relief.
Interstate Commerce Committee
continues hearings on railroad bill.
10 am.
House:
VIII not be In session. No COM
| mittee meetings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Corcorun to Remuin
Open Tonight

In line with its policy of making
the 18th Biennial Exhibition of Con-
temporary American Oil Paintings
available to the public one night each
week. the Corcoran Gallery of Art
will be open tonight from 7:30 to 10
o'clock. and each Friday evening in
Guiding May 5. No admission will be
charged.
Gallery officials also explained that
to accommodate Easter visitors in the
city the hours Monday will be 9 m.
to 4:30 pm. Regularly, the exhibit
ton is not open until noon on Mon
day, while the to 4:30 schedule is
followed on other week days. Sun
day hours are from to pm. There
is an admission charge during the
day on Mondays. Wednesdays and
Fridays. but not Friday nights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Symphony Broodcosts

Through the cooperation OF
the National Broadcasting Co.
The Star is presenting over
WMAL each weekday morning
a movement from one of the
symphonic compositions fea-
tured in the Music Appreciation
Campaign. The program on
which the recordings are heard,
'Today's Prelude" is scheduled
daily except Sunday from $50
to TBS am. and The Stars re-
cordings may be heard at ap-
proximately Z am.
The recordings already re-
leased in the compaign may be
obtained at the special booth In
the lobby of The Star Build
ing each weekday from 8 am.
to 6 pm. The booth Is closed
on Sundays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07

north side Of East Capitol street,
could not be purchased within the
limitation.
It was announced last January
that information had been given
members of the subcommittee that
the Southwest Washington site could
be purchased at a lower price than
the East Capitol street site.
The National Guard now uses as
its headquarters and armory the old
National Hotel at Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, which
the District purchased some years
ago in connection with the acquisi-
ton of land for the District NUM-
cipal center.
Razing in Prospect.
It is planned to raze the hotel to
make way for the proposed new pub
lie library building.
Southwest Washington is slated for
large-scale development in the near
future as result of selection of
sites for several large Federal build
ings south of the Mall, among them
the Social Security Board Building,
the Railroad Retirement Board
Building and the Census Bureaus
new home, all three of which have
been authorized and scheduled for
early construction.
This construction is part of a ma
| jor Southwest Federal building plan
which In recent years has brought
about construction of the new Agri-
culture Department Buildings on
both sides of Thirteenth street, the
new Federal heating plant, the En-
craving and Printing Annex and
the Procurement Division ware
house
This plan, it is believed, coupled
with such developments as the
Washington Channel water front pro-
gram, will take good care of the de-
velopment of the Southwest section
leaving East Washington as the "for-
gotten section" of the National Cap
ital.
Proper development of East Wash
lngton, to restore needed balance
to city which has overdeveloped
to the west, is regarded as a vital
need by the Park and Planning
Commission, the Commission of Fine
Arts and many local officials and
agencies. The National Guard Ar
mory was expected to serve as one
of the important initial Developments
in this direction.
The District Project and Planning
Board, of which Capt. Patrick
H. Tansey, Assistant District Engi-
neer Commissioner, is chairman,
has approved the East Capitol street
site for the armory and favorably
reported the matter to the District
Commissioners. On the basis of
this recommendation the Commits
sioners approved the project as a
part of the proposed District 10
year building program and submit
ted it to the Public Works Ad-
ministration last year for an al
lotment of funds. Local funds were
exhausted, however, before the prof.
ect was reached, and the applica-
ton still is on file with the P. w
A. as an approved project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Italian War Preparation
On Dodeconese Reported
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, April 7-Unofflcial
reports reaching Palestine today
said Italy has been making intensive
military preparations for the past
three months in her Dodecanese Is
lands, off the southwestern Turkish
coast.
Three Italian divisions were said
to have been concentrated on
Rhodes, largest of the Dodecanese.
and at other Italian points in the
Mediterranean.
British officials in Palestine. where
Britain has about 10000 troops and
a large force of Warplanes, were
known to be studying the situation,
but they declined to comment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07

pervision of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority, by which they are Ii
censed. The fact that the aero
nautical manufacturing industry has
become fairly stabilized during re-
cent years has made it increasingly
difficult for graduates of these
schools to find employment, and the
capacity of the schools has been
gradually curtailed. The present air
defense program is expected to
greatly increase activities at these
schools, which in case of q real war
emergency would become of great
Importance to the Nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Snow Falls in Virginia
As Temperature Drops

BY the Associated Press.
BLUEFIELD, Va, April 1T
looks like a snowy Easter in parts
of the Alleghanies unless spring re-
bounds.
Snow fell in temperatures near
freezing today from Bluefeld, on the
Virginia. West Virginia border, as
far west as the Cumberland Noun
tain chain along the Kentucky
border.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
rain Crew Escapes
In SWITCHING Crash
y the Associated Press,

Oy Clle A6SOCIHCeQ FIeSS.
BALTIMORE, April 7.-Engineer
j. w. Hudson and Fireman D. S.
Page leaped to safety today just be-
fore the rear end OF a Baltimore &
Ohio switching train collided with
their switch engine. Wrecking
crews were called to clear the inter-
section Of the main line and a spur.
The crew Of the other engine es-
capped unhurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07

pital after a
short illness. He
was in his six
ties. Priv a t e
funeral services
and burial will
be in Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Allen had
been a special
attorney for the
bureau sine e
1919. In 1886 he
was sent to SWe-
den to help set
tie Government
tax claims in the
estate of Ivar
Kr u & er the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Report

District of with light FROST lowest about 80 degrees
tonight probably clearing Sunday continued
cool; moderate mostly westerly.
Maryland-F light slightly colder in east and
central portions cloudy Sunday probably fair
with FROST slightly colder in the interior
tonight cloudy slightly south portion
Sunday probably fair
much change
in ternro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Harold Allen Dies Here;
Internal Revenue Aide

Harold Allen Of 6l2 Nineteenth
street NV, a special attorney of
the Bureau of Internal Revenue,
died Wednesday in Garfield Hos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
in Temperature.

An extensive area OF high pressure Isl
centered east of Bermuda and moving
slowly eastward. s. s. Languedoc. 5000
inches. Pressure is high over the Southern
Plains and the West Gulf States. Alpine.
Tex, 3O44 inches A disturbance of con-
siderable Intensity is moving northeast
Ne. 90 81 inches. with q trough extending
southwestward to Florida. Pressure is low
over Hudson Bay. Nottingham Island. Hud-
son Strait. 90. 60 inches. while q slight dis.
turbance is moving RAPIDLY southeastward
over the extreme upper Mississippi Valley,
Alexandra. Mimi. 29.sS inches Pressure
continues high over the Northern Plateau
i is. falling RAPIDLY over alaska. Kodiak,
there has been rather general preciDlts:
PRECIPITATION in the Southern Rocky Noun
tain region and the Southern Plains. and
the Red River of the North Valley. and
portions of the lake region. Temperatures
have fallen over the Southern States, the
Ohio Valley and the Middle Atlantic States.
while they have risen over the Middle and
Northern Rocky Mountain region and the
Northern Plains States
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07

Corners without lights are the
most dangerous. Drive and walk
safely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Record Temperature This Year.

Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. S5. on March 20.
Lowest. II. on February %.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun today - 5:45 6:36
sun tomorrow 5:44 6:37
Moon, today 1926 pm. 1855 m.
Automobile lights must DO turned on
one-half hour after sunset
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
Air Corps 10 Need
$4,000 Enlisted Men
To Care for Planes
5000 Must Be Trained
As Mechanics and
Techniciuns

(This is the fourth OF series
OF articles dealing NTH the many
phases OF the $300.O00,000 na-
tional air defense program no,O
getting under Uay-America's
greatest aviation effort since the
World War;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-07
PreciuitAtion.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
CAPITAL (current month to date):
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27

what avail, perhaps? For his first
question of us. once We had stop
ped Fostering him about his own
experiences, centered on America
DO the women still bob the hair
in America ," This chap reads
only Malay or Chinese papers, is
quite satisfied. and with good res-
son. to live out his time unfet-
tered with the outside worlds bur-
dens. yet he would know of us
whether the women still bob their
hair! A casual question with a
world of meaning
I worked and worked to get
from him something of his guiding
experience did he remember
some of the early callers at this
island-those of the day before the
travel companies seized on Bali
as a lucrative source Of revenue
and proceeded to exploit il full tilt.
Indeed he did He spoke of one:
Refers 10 Halliburton
I'm 1925 | remember this young
man what do you call him-of
America, he came ashore dressed
in shorts as you are now-it was
in Boeleleng l did not know him
but l saw him often hiking through
this island for he stayed many
weeks"
wracked my brain for clue.
but my Chinese friend interrupted
Later this young man wrote
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-27
j. 5. COTTON
ARRIVES HERE
Women on WPA Will
Make Use of IL
i'm Comforters

Minus the dusky stevc,iores
usually associated With hsg hSles
n raw cotton. wsg = little under
$4,000 pounds OF that commodity
arc being handled IN Tacoma this
week. Instead of from twin.
stacked steamboat. II VAS landed
from nrosaic heS-ear which
brought, It here from the Deep
south as part Of the federal sur
plus commodity purchases in that
region
Tacoma women At the WPA
work center On Puyallup ayr.
eventually VII turn this hi, ct the
Souths surplus cotton into thick
comforters which will be given 10
needy families on relief rolls Cot
ton print cover material also Is
federal surplus commodity
Before the raw cotton can he
made UP into the quilts Il will be
eanied hy a private concern here
on contract When earied. u VIII
be returned in Is to 20 pound rolls
The NpA work center will turn
out about 10 II the big oomforters
day when production u started