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Evening star., 1939-12-03
National Capital Parks Report
Urges Tree and Shrub Care
Unfettered Division Of Horticulture
Suggested, With Building Up Of Stoff

removes from US any direct necessity
for recommendation thereto they
said. That there is need for very
close cooperation between the two
agencies, partially because of the
extensive frontage of the large
number OF small parks on city
streets, is recognized. Not only
is it of vital importance that
the trees of the District be thus
preserved and protected, for the
benefit of the District of Columbia,
but it is more important, where
some of the very best talent in the
Nation is headquartered, that here,
too, the very highest culture be
established as a standard for all
other municipalities"
Tree Destruction Protested.
The report pointed out that it is
highly possible that the specific
problem of tree culture in the city
park system has not had the special
interest of the staff of the National
Park Service of the Interior Depart
ment.
This is probably due to the fact
that in the national parks trees are
properly treated as elements of a
forest" it said. Natural conditions
either prevail or the attempt is
made to preserve and restore or
at least simulate natural condi-
tions."
The report is by no means en-
tirely critical of the care and at
tention given the parks, although it
does protest in another section
against the destruction Of trees by
highway improvements. 1t cites
Brentwood Park in particular and
advises against any further destruc-
tion of natural values in Rock
Creek, Glover -Archbold and similar
holdings.
"Such trees in the National Capt.
tai Parks as are growing in state
of nature are, on the whole, in good
condition" it commented. But as
much cannot be said for the an
clients in city squares and small
parks. Nor can the same be said
for the trees which make up the
classes Of recent years, fighting
through youth under conditions
that frustrate and defeat thousands
of saplings in the natural forest"
the report added.
1T is not only possible to apply
many cultural methods to these city
trees, old and young, but it is evi-
dent that unless a start is soon made
and diligently pursued for an indefi-
nitely long time into the future, re-
placements of dead trees will shortly
become a burdensome necessity ;.
Absence Of this degree of culture is
a fact. Undoubtedly it is not due
to lack of knowledge on the part Of
executives so much as it is to a
situation in which the importance of
the trees Is lost in the competition
of other phases of the whole park
(See PARKS, Page Bad
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7 Seized in Gaming Raids
Held for Grand Jury

Two men arrested in a series OF
raids on suspected bookmaking es-
tablishments were ordered held for
gpand jury action, while cases
against seven were continued and
against one dismissed at arraign-
ment proceedings before United
States Commissioner Needham G.
.Turnage yesterday.
The two held. each under bond
Of $500. were Hugh Francis Gal
lagher, SO, who lives in hotel near
Fourteenth and L streets NV, and
Ralph Smith, Al, of the 300 block of
Todd place NE.
Commissioner Turnage overruled
arguments by their defense attor-
neys that the cases should be dis
missed on the grounds that evidence
against them was secured by wire
tapping. They were charged with
setting up gaming tables.
The case against Carl Mehrstedt,
SO, of the 500 block of Twelfth street
NV, was dismissed and cases
against the other seven continued
for hearings December IL.
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a Families Add
IA Delegate Each
7oCWic Group

Last night was family night at
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions meeting.
Among the new delegates intro
duced was F. j. Mcdonald, jr., Of
Dahlgren Terrace Citizens Associa-
ton, whose father is the other dele
gate of the association.
The delegates roared with laugh
ter when Mrs. Harry N. Stull, rep
resenting the District Congress Of
Parents and Teachers, was intro
duced officially to President Harry
N. Stull OF the federation.
Mrs. Stull," said Mr.. Stull, 1T
Is very great pleasure"
The federation has another father
and son combination in the John
B. Dickmans Of North Cleveland
Park and q father and daughter In
D. F. ONeill and Miss M. Virginia
ONeill, representing the Mount
Pleasant Citizens Association.
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Public Lecture Series
On PHYSICS to Beqin

Prof. Edward Teller of George
Washington University will give a
series of three public lectures on
physics in Room 102, Hall of Gov
ernment, beginning at 8:l5 pm. to-
morrow.
His first talk will be on radio
activity and chemistry, and he will
describe and demonstrate the radio
active isotope methods for tag
ging" or labelling" atoms.
On December II Prof. Teller will
speak on radio-activity in the earth,
and on December 18 on radio-ac-
tivity in the stars. Both these lee
lures will be illustrated with slides.
The talks continue an annual Sc
ries on modern physics begun in
1885 and given as part of the schools
program of teaching in this field.
DR.. Teller, member of the faculty
since 1886, is a native of Hungary
and has devoted his study to the
theory of molecule structure and
physics of the atomic nucleus.
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6. W. j. Conference
On Inter-American
Affairs 10 Open
.-. a., .-s,e= - :.
E. - n
Leaders in Many Fields
To Speak in Sessions
Starting Tuesday

The third annual conference on
inter-American affairs of George
Washington University will open
Tuesday to discuss nine methods of
cooperation to protect inter-Ameri-
can solidarity.
Leaders in diplomacy, the Army,
Navy, trade, women's organizations,
education, the press, radio and mo-
ton pictures will discuss their fields
at sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday at pm. in the United
States Chamber of Commerce Audi
tOrium.
Panel discussions and questions
from the floor will take place after
the speeches.
DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin, president OF
the university, will preside at the
opening session. Brig. Gen. T. v.
Strong, assistant chief of staff; Rear
Admiral c. W. Nimitz. chief of the
Bureau of Navigation, and Assistant
Secretary of State A. A. Berle, jr.,
will discuss military, naval and
diplomatic cooperation among the
American republics.
/ Educators on Panel.
Panel members will be DR.. How
ard Maxwell Merriman,. assistant
professor of American diplomatic
history at George Washington;
President Roy T. Davis of National
Park College, former United States
Minister to Panama and President
Philip M. Bail of Chevy Chase
Junior College.
Wednesdays session will center
around the part that trade, women's S
organizations and education can
play in inter American solidarity.
Lloyd E. Blauch, consultant in inter-
American educational relations of
the United States Office of Edu-
cation; Senorita Mercedes Guerra,
Cuban representative, Peoples Man
date Committee, and William T.
Moran, assistant vice president of
the National City Bank, New York
City, will discuss the three fields.
Three members of the univer-
sity faculty will lead the panel dis
cussion. They are Henry Grattan
Doyle, professor of romance Ian
guages and dean of Columbian Col
lege; James Christopher Corliss,
associate professor of inter- Amer
ican economics, and Antonio Alfonso,
assistant professor of Spanish.
Presiding will be DR.. William
Crane Johnstone, jr., professor of
political science and dean of the
Junior college of the university.
Media for Solidarity.
The press, radio and motion pic
lures as media for the advancement
of inter-American solidarity will be
discussed at the final session Thurs
day. Speakers will be Guy c.
Hickok, director of international
short-wave broadcasting, National
Broadcasting Co.; James H. Furay,
vice president of the United Press
Association, and Francis S. Harmon,
executive assistant to the president
of the Motion Picture Producers
and Distributors of America, Inc.
With Prof. Alan Thomas Deibert,
associate professor of romance Ian
guages and adviser to students from
foreign countries of the university
presiding, the panel will be COM
posed of DR.. Wood Gray, associate
professor of American history at
the school; DR.. Elmer Louis Kayser,
professor of European history, dean
of university students and univer-
sity marshal, and Joshua Evans, jr.,
vice president Of the Hamilton Ma
tional Bank.
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into the society, of which she Is
now an honorary member. She
helped to organize and was the first
president of the Women's Medical
Society of the District.
DR.. Mary says she is a yankee
Democrat" Her friends agree that
she has the Yankees initiative, en-
terprise, pluck and sense of humor,
but she somehow missed the prac-
tical side of the Yankees nature.
She never pressed a debtor, or
counted the cost of charity.
Maybe that's the Democrat in
her." remarked a nurse. She would
have been better of financially,
anyhow, If she'd been all Yankee!'
Evening star., 1939-12-03
RainFai|stoHaIt
Heavy Rush Of
yu|e Buying
This Season May Be
One of Business
Best in Years

December's first Saturday shop
ping day brought a rush Of buying
which, despite afternoon rain, gave
indications yesterday the 1889
Christmas will be one of the best
for business in recent years.
Two general reasons for the large
volume of business were given by
number of merchants. Thanksgiving
had been moved up week and Fri
day was a Government pay day. The
general rush Of Christmas shopping
begins, it was explained, immedi-
ately after Thanksgiving and reaches
climax two Saturdays before the
holiday
Stores and streets were crowded
until closing time. A number of
merchants said Washingtonians
seem to be shopping earlier this year
in following a trend that has been
developing for some time.
Christmas shopping can be put in
two time classifications, it was ex-
planned. From now through Decem-
ber l6 what was termed heavy
buying" will predominant. From the
18th to Christmas eve "gifty' buy
ing will constitute the major part
of retail business.
Heavy" and "Gifty" Buying.
The heavy buying" was said to
include such items as household
furnishings, clothes. radios, refrig-
orators and other articles which ne
cessitate considerable thought.
"Gifty buying" includes toys, tree
decorations, trinkets and other light
gifts which do not require special
measurements or financial consider
alton. Also in this class are many
standardized gifts, like handker-
chiefs, ties, hosiery and the smaller
personal tokens.
None of the merchants had avail
able an accurate check on sales
volume yesterday, except through
the general crowded condition of
the stores. Most of the sales volume
would not be finally tabulated or
available until tomorrow, it was
said.
In general, prices were found to be
on a level with last year with only
few increases here and there. The
increases, it was explained, were
found in articles which were af-
fected by some special condition.
However, several merchants said
that to date there seemed to be no
effects noticed because of the Eu-
ropean war.
Little Imported Goods.
Although not directly attributed
to current foreign conditions. it was
noticeable that few imported goods
are being offered for general public
consumption. There are, however,
still foreign specialties to be had.
A manager of one of the city's
largest department stores particu-
larly praised the President for NOV
ing Thanksgiving ahead week He
pointed out that the extra weeks
salary for the specially hired Christ
mas rush clerks would add consid-
erably to the general seasonal buy
ing. There are thousands of clerks
and helpers who will have an extra
salary to spend this year because
of the additional week they are able
to work, he said.
Most of the stores by this week
end had their Christmas decora-
tions in place and illuminated. A
general survey showed no radical
changes from the usual green and
red displays. A number of the
stores featured currently popular
cartoon characters and moving pic
ture figures. However, the red and
white trimmed Santa Claus seems
not to have lost any popularity.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Reorganiized
Government
-. r'-' '-As--s
MayCost More
D. G.. Officiok- Hold ,
However, Efficiency
Would Be Raised

District officials agreed yesterday
that reorganization of the munich
pal government, even under their
own plan, would call for some"
increase in outlays of public funds,
although they believe there would
be an increase In efficiency and
service under the so-callcd Seal
plan.
While there was nothing specific
on the point, it was indicated the
same District officials. believed there
would also be an increase in mu-
nicipal operation cost under the So
called Griffenhagen plan, as spon.
sored by Representative Kennedy,
Democrat, of Maryland, despite the
fact that Mr.. Kennedy has assert
ed several times there were possi-
bilities of Saving" more than So
000, 900 year.
In their ultimate report to Con-
gress the Commissioners are ex-
pected to submit to congressional
committees critical comments on the
Kennedy bill, as we'll as their own
suggestions for a reorganization
plan.
Start Work on Redraft.
The Commissioners yesterday
maintained a tight-lipped silence
on their own proposals for reor-
ganization, while their Kitchen cab
met" proceeded to start work on a
redraft in accord with their personal
views. In view of number of crit
icisms voiced at the public hear
ings before the Commissioners on
the Seal plan, some members of the
kitchen cabinet" suggested that the
Commissioners committee should be
hereafter known as the "doghouse
cabinet"
The cabinet expects to work all
this week on their revision of the
plan offered by the group headed
by Corporation Counsel Elwood H.
Seal. Other members of the cab
met" are Maj. Daniel J. Donovan,
District auditor; Capt. H. C. White
hurst, director of highways, and
Richmond B. Keech. vice chairman
of the Public Utilities Commission.
Impressed by Vote Pleas.
Meanwhile. Senator Capper OF
Kansas, ranking minority member
of the Senate District Committee,
made known last night before leav-
ing for the West and that he was
impressed by the appeals of civic
spokesmen "for voice in their Gov
ernment and representation in Con-
gress". during the Commissioners
hearings.
Hs-ssid eAl hoped tonAtain siaesr-
ings before the Senate judiciary
CpmMtes:An the resolution no Is
Sponsoring FOR 4 constitutional
amendment that would empower
Congress to give Washington repre- .
sentation in the House and Senate
and ths right to vote in presidential
elections.
Chairman King of the District
Comndttee, who also Is leaving this
week for a brief visit to Utah, said
he will await the conclusions of
the Commissioners on their hearings
before taking the subject up for
study on his return.
II don't know as to that" said
Senator Capper. referring to the sug-
gestion for a city manager form of
government, but added that he IA
vored giving the Commissioners
broader power to settle many of the
less important matters that now
go before the House and Senate
District Committees.
Evening star., 1939-12-03

lngton chapter,
United States
Coast Artillery
Association, to
be held in the
Army N a v y
Country Cl u b,
b e g / n n i n 6 at
tbs O'Clock.
Brief addresses
are to be made
by Col. James B.
B e n ley. Col.
Earl w. Thom-
son and 1t. Col.
Robert r. Hen
don, command
Evening star., 1939-12-03

One of the most insistent recon-
mendations in the report on Ma
tional Capital Parks urged the need
of immediate measures being taken
for the better protection OF trees
and shrubbery, the conditions OF
which, Secretary Ickes was told,
presents evidence that for good
many years either appropriations
have been "woefully inadequate" or
experienced horticulturists were not
in control and on the job.
Establishment of separate and
unfettered Division of Horticulture
and the building up of an aggressive
staff of qualified arboriculturists
and gardeners was suggested. This
division. the report said, should be
headed by a chief possessed Of
really broad experience, administra-
tive capacity, and the courage and
will to forever fight for the proper
attention to the growing things in
the National Capital Parks" His
responsibility would include the
health, culture and care of all plant
materials. Allotted to him would
be all the gardeners, arborculturists,
nursery, disease and insect control,
and in the spring and fall ample
labor to carry on the seasonal pro-
grams
Under the present setup in Ma
tional Capital Parks, there is hor-
ticulture and maintenance division
under the charge of George Har-
ding, in whose ability the park off,
cials seem to have full confidence.
But as the report points out, this
official is loaded with the re-
sponsibility of maintenance and
construction. The two RESPONSE
bilities, the report points out, should
be under individual direction.
Vegetation Held Neglected.
In commenting on-the importance
of plant life in the Washington
scheme of things, the two collabora-
tors, H. S. Wagner and Charles G..
Sauers, said:
I'VE cannot fail to recognize that
the works of man-the original plan
of the city and ITS successors, and
the memorials of man-made char
acter which ornament the present
city-do attract the attention and
motivate the acclaim of the great
majority of the people. We feel,
however, that far too little weight
is accorded the great importance OF
the vegetation, not only in the parks
but also on the streets of the city.
Obviously the answer to this ques-
ton is that nothing should be left
undone in providing the trees in the
National Capital, and especially
those of the parks, with the very
highest type of culture available at
the moment"
The same high type of culture
necessary for plant life in the parks,
they urged, should be afforded the
trees on the city streets and in other
public and quasi-public grounds.
"The fact that the street trees Of
the District are the responsibility
Of the District government rather
than Of the National Capital parks
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Red Cross Gables
$4,000 to Finland
BY the Associated Press.

6y Cne ASSOCIHCeu FleSS.
The American Red Cross yester-
day appropriated $4,000 for the pur-
chase of medical supplies to be used
in Finland.
The money was cabled to the
British Red Cross, which arranged
to send supplies to Finland by air.
plane.
Evening star., 1939-12-03

Ministers of Motherwell, Scotland,
are on the night shift. From Mon
day to Saturday they assume vol
untary duty between IL midnight
and 8 am. at the air-raid precau-
ton center, thus relieving the city's
star combining A. r. p. service with
their normal work.
Evening star., 1939-12-03

Mai. Gen. Sunderland. ing Coast Artil-
lery Reserve regiments in the Capt.
tai area; Col. Walter W.. Burns,
commanding the Coast Artillery ele-
ment of the District National Guard;
Capt. Joseph H. Church, president
of the chapter; 1t. Col. Gregory j..
Kessenich and Col. j. A. Green.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Benefit Turkey Dinner

A benefit turkey dinner and
Christmas bazaar will be given by
the w. A. C.. Glass of Wilson Boule-
ward Christian Church, Arlington,
Va, from to 8 pm. Wednesday in
the church.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Fire Damages Shoe Store

A fire of undetermined origin dam
aged the interior of shoe store at
3435 Connecticut avenue NV. last
night. Firemen estimated the loss
at several hundred dollars.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Coast Artillery Group
Banquet Tuesday

Maj. Gen. Archibald H. Sunder-
land, chief of Coast Artillery, will
be the guest of honor Tuesday night
at the annual banquet of the Wash
Evening star., 1939-12-03

The seDenth OF series OF ar
ticles analyzing details OF the re-
port made by t,Uo experts after a
study OF the National Capital
parks. The last 1oil appear to-
norrOD.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
CLERGY Serves at Nioht

(See PARKS, Page BAD
Evening star., 1939-06-14
Subcommittee Backs
J. W. Morris For
District Bench
One Witness Appears
Ir Opposition at
Public Hearing

Confirmation of the nomination of
Assistant Attorney General James
w. Morris to be a justice of the
United States District Court for the
District Of Columbia was recon-
mended today in a report filed by
a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee.
The Senate was in recess, but is
expected to take up the nomination
tomorrow.
One witness appeared in opposi-
tion at the public hearing held late
yesterday by the subcommittee,
which consisted of Senators King,
Democrat, of Utah, and Norris, in
dependent, of Nebraska. Edward
Fletcher, an attorney, opposed the
nomination on several grounds. He
objected to the part the Justice De-
partment and Mr. Morris played in
litigation in which Mr.. Fletcher was
involved.
Another count which Mr.. Fletcher
urged against the nominee was that
too many men from the Department
of Justice were named to the Fed
eral bench. Eight of the II judges
on the District Court bench here
came from the department, he
pointed out.
THAT is not healthy situation"
Mr.. Fletcher said. These men all
have the Government slant. They
are more or less subject to that
call, that underground influence"
Mr.. Morris made a brief state
ment to the committee.
He has been head of the depart
ments tax division since January,
1887. He entered the department in
the summer of 1888, serving, sue
cessively, as special assistant to the
Attorney General in the claims and
tax divisions. In 1885 he was made
Assistant Attorney General in
charge of the claims division, later
heading the tax division. He is
native of North Carolina and
graduate of the University of North
Carolina, but has lived most of his
life in Florida, formerly practicing
law in Tampa and Miami.
Evening star., 1939-06-14
Fair Excursion Arranged
For Store EMPLOYEES

An estimated 1000 employees and
their families, including store off,
cials, will entrain for the New York
Worlds Fair, spend an afternoon
and evening and return the same
day, July 8, all for the price of IS.
This opportunity to view the ex-
position has been given Palais
Royal Department Store employees
through the cooperation of Fair
officials and railroad line. With
single stop at Baltimore, a spe-
cial 14-car train will leave Wash
ington at am. It will leave New
York for the return trip at 9p.m.
The train will be equipped with a
Evening star., 1939-06-14
Naturalization Provision
Revised by Congress
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Because boundaries and rulers of
many nations have changed in re-
cent years, Congress has revised a
provision in naturalization laws.
The Senate passed and sent to the
White House yesterday an amend
ment which would free aliens seek
ing citizenship from designating
their former prince, potentate,
state or sovereignty" by name.
Congressional committees were
told there had been 10 changes in
political boundaries since the World
War. AS result, citizenship ap-
plications often made unintentional
mistakes in renouncing allegiance
to a certain ruler or nation.
Evening star., 1939-06-14
Modern Woodmen Hold
Victory Banquet

Celebrating a recent executive or
der making the District Of Columbia
an Independent State jurisdiction in
the national organization, 200 men,
bers Of the Modern Woodmen of
America staged a victory banquet"
last night at the Silver Spring Hotel.
Verne w. Potter, honor guest at
the dinner and national sentry Of
Evening star., 1939-06-14
Degrees Conferred
By HOLY Cross

WORCESTER, Mass, June IA
Holy Cross College today conferred
honorary degrees of doctors of laws
upon the Very. Rev. Arthur A..
OLeary, president of Georgetown
University at Washington, and the
Rev. Brother Edmund, G. F. X, A. B.,
M. A., of Kentucky, provincial OF the
Xaverian Brothers.
Evening star., 1939-06-14
Mountoineer, II,
Snake Chormer,
Dies of Bite
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOGAN, w. Va, June IA
Rattlesnakes finally got Lee
Mooney, 77-year-oid noun
taineer who awed more timor-
GUS citizens for Is years by
strolling through town with the
reptiles in his shirt bosom.
He often entertained by
charming" newly captured
rattlers. tying them in knots
and winding them about his
body. During a performance
before a sportsmens club q
snake struck him.
Mooney at first paid little at
tention to the wound, placing
his dependence in a home
remedy.
Il guess it just wasn't mixed
right" said the mountaineer on
entering a hospital where he
died yesterday.