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Evening star., 1940-04-21
Committee WiITPromote
Latin American TruveI

James w. Young, director of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, announced yesterday the
formation OF permanent commit
tee, headed by John w. Chapman,
vice president of the Grace Lines, to
promote travel between the United
States and Latin America.
Appointment Of the committee is
an outgrowth of a series of confer
ences called by Secretary Hopkins in
the last four months to increase
trade and travel between the United
States and Latin America.
As one Of its principal objectives.
the committee will seek to reduce
obstacles to tourist travel from the
United States, such as the numer-
GUS visas, health certificates and po-
lice permits required for admission
to many Latin American countries.
The committee also will cooperate
with the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce in distributing
travel promotion literature.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Cold Will Not Harm Flowers
And Greenery, Expert Says
Double Cherry Trees to Be in Bloom
At Hoins Point by End Of Week

Washington's display of flowers
and greenery in the city's parks
should lose nothing in color or
beauty this year because of the
rainy, cold weather.
The winds have scattered the
petals of the single-bloom cherry
trees about the Tidal Basin, but the
double-bloom trees around Hains
Point give promise of an early bios
soming.
Starting this week, hardly a day
will 60 by when there will not be
some new botanical attraction in
the parks. Trees, shrubs and flow
ers already are making their annual
spring bows.
Before the end of the week George
Harding, horticulture and mainte-
nance chief of the Office of National
Capital Parks, said yesterday the
double blossom cherry trees are
scheduled to bloom along Riverside
drive from the Lincoln Memorial
and around Hains Point. Even to-
day, he said, despite recent cloudy
skies, the narcissus beds are in full
bloom from Eighteenth to Twenty
first street on Pennsylvania avenue,
at the Palisades Park fieldhouse, in
Franklin Park, Chevy Chase Circle
and in the White House Grounds.
Dogwood in Early May.
BY next Sunday the pansy beds
in West Potomac Park should be in
full bloom, $4,000 plants bearing
175,000 flowers, the parks office esti-
mates. Shortly after that and into
the first part of May will come the
dogwood displays throughout the
park system. The dogwod trees may
be seen at their best starting around
May l in Rock Greek Park, Frank
lin Park and along the Mount Ver-
non Memorial highway and near
the District War Memorial. With
the dogwood will bloom the red
buds or Judas trees.
Not long after this the rhododen-
dron and azalea in Meridian Hill
Park and the laurel in Fort Bunker
Hill and Rock Creek Parks will be-
gin to show signs of blooming and
throughout May the crabapples in
Evening star., 1940-04-21
First Municipal Center Unit
To Be Ready by End Of Year

The first unit of the Municipal
Center. the East Building, will not
be ready for occupancy before the
end of this year, it was revealed
yesterday at the District Building,
when the Commissioners granted an
extension of time, for 155 days from
June 30, for completion of the
project.
Among major agencies which are
to be housed in the East Building
are the Police, Fire, Traffic and
Health Departments and a number
of agencies now housed in old struc-
lures in scattered buildings, some of
them in the site for the West Build
ing of the Municipal Center.
The general contractor on the
East Building is the D M. w. Con-
struction Co. of Brooklyn, N. Y. De-
lays in various preliminary phases
of the project were given as reasons
for the extension of time. The prof.
ect is included in the Districts
p. w. A. program, with a total
authorization of $5,700,000 for the
Center, and while all such works
are supposed to be completed by
June 80, there are saving clauses
permitting extensions for justifiable
causes.
The East Building now is expected
to be completed about November is,
but furnishing the structure and
moving office pieces will consume
several weeks. The contract cost
of the superstructure of the build
ing is some $3,574,000. Some 500
workmen now are employed on the
project.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Gonzogo Mothers
Plan Porty Friday

The Gonzaga Mothers Associa-
ton will hold its annual benefit card
party and dance Friday night in
the Willard Hotel. Proceeds of the
affair will be placed in the scholar
ship fund of Gonzaga High School,
which is used to pay tuition charges
for deserving youths who otherwise
would not be able to attend.
Arrangements for the party are
being made by Mrs. j. Chester
Brady, president of the association,
assisted by Mrs. James Blaine Fitz-
gerald, vice president; Mrs. Louis B.
Diggins, secretary, and Mrs. Ralph
Whelan, treasurer.
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Guard'DriII Hall Bids
Will Be Asked bv
D. {. Tomorrow
Cost of Advertised
Project Is Limited
To $l,600,000

Bids for construction of the drill
hall and heating plant of the new
home for the District National
Guard, on East Capitol street be-
tween Nineteenth and Twenty-sec-
ond streets, are to be advertised
tomorrow by the Commissioners, in
the hope that the hall may be ready
for possible use at the next presi-
dental inaugural ceremonies next
January.
The bids are to be opened at the
District Building in % days. A
period of $50 calendar days will be
allowed for completion of the pro-
ject, which calls for a hall having
dimensions of roughly 400 feet by
200 feet, providing for 9,l52 278 cubic
feet. The cost of the advertised pro-
ject is limited to 81 SOC, 900. A total
of $2,750,00 in all is available for
the ermory.
While the drill hall building is to
be available for the next inaugural,
If desired for that purpose, District
engineer officials made clear yester-
day that the drill hall section of the
armory would have a terrible" ap-
pearance, since arrangements would
be made for the addition of wings,
which would leave some sections of
the hall temporarily showing board
ed-in entrances and exits, portions
of walls with finished stone sections
above brick or concrete wall units
and the like.
I'm other words" one official said,
"it should be remembered that the
drill hall as it appears next January
will not be finished, though it may
be habitable for the purpose of the
inaugural, and it will be some time
later before the. structure appears
completed"
The Commissioners yesterday or
dered advertisement of the. bids
after they had approved plans on
recommendation by Nathan G.
Wyeth, municipal architect.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
$4,000 Damage Suit
Filed by Ex-Tenunt

A $4,000 damage suit was filed In
District Court yesterday by former
tenant in the White Court Apart
ment, 2131 o street NV, scene Of 2
disastrous fire April /.
The action was taken by Irwin w
Silverman, now residing at 1924 CAL
vert street NV, who named as de-
PENDANTS the District National Sc
curities Corp, H. G. Smithy Co. and
Building Inspector John w. Och
mann.
The suit, fled through Attorney
j. S. Guthman, stated the Securities
corporation was owner and proprie-
tor Of the apartment and Smithy
Co. was the agent In charge oi
operation, control and management
Of the premises.
Trial by jury was demanded.
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intersections to speed up traffic
Cars had to creep at a snail's pace
along the narrow portion of Rhode
Island avenue between Hyattsville
and the District line.
Water backed up to nearly 2 feet
in Brentwood, it was reported, and
Tapped around the front porches OF
some Of the homes in the low Sec
tions of that community.
Water in Restaurant.
Members Of the Hyattsville Fire
Department reported water stood
more than 2 inches in the floor. of q
barbecue restaurant at Peace Cross
The northwest branch of the Ana
costa River passes through Hyatts-
vile and this is usually the first
place in the near-Washington area
that feels the effects of high water
Motorists from Marlboro reported
yesterday afternoon that the branch
OF the Patuxent River passing neal
the intersection Of Grain highway
and the Landover road was 5 feet
above normal and about 18 inches
beneath the bridges. Land along
Grain highway between this inter.
section and the Pennsylvania Rail-
road tracks-about 200 feet-was in.
undated, it was reported.
At another point along the Land
over road between Marlboro anc
Largo, where the Western Branch
Of the Patuxent River passes be.
meath the highway, three familie:
of sawmill workers left their homes
yesterday when the water rose tc
their door steps. Later reports in.
dicated that the creek was recedine
at this point.
The Patuxent River was severaI
feet above normal at the point il
passes beneath the Grain highway
at the large concrete bridge. Because
OF the wide, low marshes on either
side Of the river, there was no dam
ger of the river flooding the bridge
1t was believed.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Miss Perkins 10 Leave
For Mine Work ParIev

Secretary of Labor Perkins will
leave today for Joplin, Mo, where
she will attend a conference called
to discuss joint program for the
better control of work hazards, par
ticularly silicosis exposure and i'm
provement in the living condition
of miners in the tri-State mining
district of Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma.
The conference, called by Secre-
tary Perkins, will be attended by
representatives of the Governors of
the three States, the Federal Gov
ernment, the public and labor and
industry.
"An unusual situation exists in
the fact that the tri-State mining
area embraces small corner Of
three adjoining States-Missouri
Kansas and Oklahoma" Secretary
Perkins said today. Thus there are
three States having jurisdiction
over both industrial work condi-
tions and health and sanitation
matters with respect to living con-
ditionS The Department of Labor
has received many communications
in the last two years about work
and living conditions in this section,
and frequent requests have been
made for Federal assistance. In
order to explore fully the possi-
bilities of aid through existing Fed
eral agencies, I have invited to the
conference representatives of such
Federal organizations as may have
an interest in the problem, or q
contribution to make in efforts to
solve it."
In recent years. two effective
methods for preventing silicosis
among workers exposed to its
hazards have been developed, Miss
Perkins pointed out. One is the
employment of suction devices, and
the other Is wet drilling. A third
method, which calls for the use
Of an aluminium mixture, still in
the experimental period, offers
promise for the future.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
|Parent-Teaehers
To Give Style Show

The Parent-Teacher Association
Of the Chevy Chase Md) Elemen-
tary School will give bridge and
fashion show next Wednesday after
noon at the Chevy Chase Woman's
Club.
Summer fashions OF sport clothes,
bathing suits and evening clothes
will be displayed by professional
models, beginning at pm. The
committee IN charge consists of Mrs.
James Griest, Mrs. William Prescott,
Mrs. William Carter, jr.; Mrs. John
Fleming and Mrs. Burrel H. Marsh.
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Anacostia Park are expected to be
a sight worth seeing, Mr.. Harding
said.
Roses in June.
During the first part Of June,
1852 rose bushes of 56 varieties will
be in bloom in the rose garden in
West Potomac Park.
Many varieties of water lilies will
begin to make their appearance at
the Kenilworth formerly Shaw
Lily Gardens starting in June and
continuing into the summer months.
Many other lesser horticultural at
fractions will also meet the eye
throughout the parks.
Starting about May nature lovers
will be able to find Jacks-in-the-
pulpit, bloodroot, wild geranium,
May apples, Virginia cowslip, Dutch
mans breeches, meadow buttercups
and other wild flowers in large guam
titles. Already many varieties of
violets are making a showing.
Best Places to Look.
According to Donald E. McHenry,
National Capital Parks naturalist,
the Jacks-in-the-pulpit may be seen
best in upper Rock Greek Park,
lower Fort Dupont Park and along
Cabin John Run In Maryland. In
these same localities also will be
found the best bloodroot, wild geran-
ium. May apple blooms. Best dis
play of Virginia cowslip and Dutch
mans breeches. Mr.. McHenry said
yesterday, will be along Rock Creek
just below the District line and the
best buttercups will be in the field
Immediately northeast of the inter-
section of Ross and Ridge drives in
Rock Greek Park.
About the second week in May
wild cherry, black locust and catal-
pa Qndian cigar blooms may be
seen throughout all wooded areas,
Mr.. McHenry. said. In June come
the wild hydrangeas in upper Rock
Creek Park, lower Fort Dupont Park
and along Cabin John Run. A tree
familiar to all is the horse chest
nut, which should be in bloom par
ticularly at the Washington Monu-
ment Grounds and at Logan Circle
within a week.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Club Will Hear Talk
By Democratic Leader

Mrs. May Thompson Evans, as
sistant director of the Women's Di-
vision Of the Democratic National
Committee, win speak on Women
in the 1910 Campaign" at the semi
annual meeting Of the Women's
Democratic Club Of Montgomery
County April 20 at B pm. in the Dis
pensary Building, Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs. Ralph A. Wells. president Of
the club, will preside. The Program
Committee Is headed by Mrs. John
G. Livingston.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
DR.. F. D. Swope Nominated

DR.. Felix D. Swope Of Alexandria
was nominated for the presidency
of the Virginia Society of Osteo-
pathic Physicians and Surgeons in
1941 at the annual convention in
Richmond yesterday. The society
reelected all of its principal officers,
headed by DR.. G. p. Dickerman,
Staunton. president, the Associated
Press reported.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Potomac Nearing Flood Stage, :
But No Damage Is Expected
l0-Foot Level Due Six Miles Above Key Bridge
Today; BIodensbure Area Inundated

The Potomac was rising toward
the flood stage above Washington
last night, but there seemed little
likelihood that the city would see
anything approaching the high water
Of 1886.
The Weather Bureau said that
some time today the river was ex-
pected to reach the flood stage of
10 feet at the Lighter Gauge, 6
miles above Key Bridge.
This will mean that Washington
is "on the verge of food" the
Weather Bureau explained, but un-
less heavy rains fall to swell the
yellow torrent rushing down from
the mountains to the west there is
little danger of damage.
The northwest branch IF the
Anacostia River was spilling over its
banks and Bladensburg, in the area
around the Peace Cross, was suffer-
ing one Of its regular foundations.
Rock Greek was overflowing at sew
eral points. Along the Washington
water front, the river was high but
not causing alarm. At the foot of
Wisconsin avenue, the water late
yesterday was still 5 feet below
the flood stage of Z feet.
The forecast for the Washington
area today was fl cloudy skies,
with occasional rain. The clouds
will still be around tomorrow, the
Weather Bureau said.
Is Feet at Cumberland.
Swollen streams in Maryland and
West Virginia were pouring into the
Potomac. In Cumberland, the water
stood within two feet of its flood
level of II feet, with a rise of one
more foot expected.
At Harper's Ferry both the Poto-
mac and Shenandoah were about II
feet above normal, but still far below
flood level. They were rising about
two inches an hour in the late after
noon, with rain still falling.
The Potomac was rising slowly at
Hagerstown, Md, and at Williams
! port, Pa, was 10 feet above normal
In Frederick, Md, the Monocacy
River was is feet above normal, but
no damage was reported.
The high water followed steady
rains which have been falling for
the last 10 days along the Potomac
watershed. In Washington, the pre-
cipitation has been 3.89 above nor
NAL So far this month
Parts of the old Boiling Field
were under water, and in some
parts Of the city parks water stood
several inches deep. Traffic through
the Rock Greek Parkway was halt
ed from time to time yesterday
when the creek spilled over on the
road at several points.
Traffic Problems.
Water continued to stand at q
depth Of about 2 feet in the Peace
Cross area at Bladensburg last
night, but was slowly recedin9,
members. uf the local IRE depart
ment said.
A serious trafiic problem. was
created along Rhode Island avenue
during most Of yesterday and last
night. Automobiles at Cottage City
were routed from the Washington
Baltimore boulevard, by way Of
Barney street, over to Rhode Island
avenue, to continue out into Mary
land and avoid the flooded Bladens-
burg area.
Hyattsville police turned OIL traf-
hc lights and placed patrolmen at
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Reserve Officers Meet
At AIexundriu Tomorrow

BY staff Correspondent Of The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 20.-
Maj. John L. De Witt, u. s. A., will
address the George Washington
Chapter, Reserve Omcers' Associa-
ton, at its meeting Monday night in
G&dsby's Tavern. His topic viii be
Tanks and Chemical Warfare"
There will be . buffet Supper.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Cord Party Planned

The Park and Fairgrounds Com
mittee of Brentwood, Md, will hold
. card party tomorrow night at the
f1rehouse on Henry street, Brent
wood,
Evening star., 1940-04-21
Byrd, Glass Endorsed

WINCHESTER, Va, April 70 R.-
Winchester Democrats In q mass
meeting today indorsed the records
OF Senators Byrd and Glass and
Representative Rohertsou.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

Old Teherar, Iran, Is awakening
and viii have Q new water system.
Evening star., 1940-04-21

Washngtons display OF flowers Anacoia
and in the ctys
should lose nothing in
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viet-Japanese non-Aggression pact
is q queer introduction to parallel
action with the United States
against Japan.
Soviet Russia is allowing German
airplane motors to traverse Soviet
territory on their way to Japan.
The United States Is decidedly not
interested in seeing Japanese avia-
ton strengthened. =
Japan has become the public ally
of Germany and Italy-and the
United States is well along toward
becoming the opponent Of the axis
There are in Washington two
irreconcilable theories concerning
the Soviet foreign policy. Both
agree that Stain does not desire
German-ruled Europe and would
prevent it If he dared and could.
But here they diverge.
Clash ut Dardanelles.
Theory No. is best expressed
by very brilliant and prominent
official in the State Department.
1t holds that Russian and German
interests are bound to clash at the
Dardanelles. 1t believes that the
Soviets, plus such natural allies
as the Turks, are bound to fight
for the sea outlet that no previous
Russian government has ever re-
linquiShed. 1t feels, therefore, that
in this clash Britain may con-
ceivably be saved and that this hos
tility considerably reduces the dam
ger to the United States from the
axis in Europe. According to this
line of thought the coming Soviet
japanese non-aggression pact is a
Russian device for freeing its hands
to oppose Germany.
Theory No. 2 is captained by an
other brilliant political mind ex-
tremely familiar with Moscow. 1t
believes that in making his nom
aggression pact with Fuehrer Adolf
Hitler, back in 1899, and consciously
furthering the outbreak Of the World
War, Stain made the mistake of his
life. For today-according to this
theory-Stalin is Hitler's prisoner.
Whereas, theory No. considers
the Soviets as great power, theory
No. considers them a wreck. 1t
insists that Stain has hamstrung
an already feeble apparatus and that
the Russian campaign in Finland
proved it. Theory No. l expects the
Russians to keep the Dardanelles out
of Germany's power, direct or in
direct. Theory No. 2 insists that
Russia could not stand three days
against the German super army and
that Stain will submit to anything
Germany decides rather than fight.
Italian Attack . Touchstone.
Now, generally, controversies like
this are forgotten before they are
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settled by events. hut the italian
attack on Greece is admitted by
both schools of thought to be a
tombstone. II Stain resists Hitler
and saves the Dandanelles and Tur-
keys independence, then theory No.
/ will have been demonstrated ex-
act. If, on the other hand, he re-
mains passive, or helps the Ger
mans, or moves into Turkey or Iran
PERSIA, even though acquiring the
straits for Russia, then it will have
been shown that Soviet Russia is
an overgrown political invalid suf-
fering from an impossible regime
and unable to play any important
military role Though what it might
eventually accomplish by political
propaganda is another natter.
For an axis-dominated Near East
is a disaster for Russia. Moreover,
the conduct Of the Soviet Union in
the question of the axis drive to-
ward Istanbul is likely to demon
strate whether there is any hope of
parallel action between Russia and
the United States in the Far East,
for, unless Russia stands up to Ger
many, in a matter Of primary i'm
portance, there can be no question
Of its standing up in the remote
question of the China Sea, nor
would there be any advantage to
the United States in having such a
f1abby ally.
II, on the other hand, Russia does
successfully defend the Dandanelles,
either directly or through the Turks
and Greeks, then the hope is legit-
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Navy Graduation Week
Set for February 7 10 !

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 4.-Grad-
uation week for the senior class at
the Naval Academy will be held from
February through February 7, Rear
Admiral Wilson Brown, academy
superintendent, has announced.
The need for naval officers under
the defense program prompted the
academy to step up its academic
schedule and the 400 seniors will be
graduated February 7 instead of in
June.
The sermon to the graduates will
open graduation week February
and the presentation of athletic and
-curricular awards, informal
dance and the superintendent's gar
den party are scheduled for Feb
ruary 4.
The following day a basketball
game, an dance and first class hop
will be held. Prizes and awards will
be presented February with the
farewell ball being held that night.
The graduation exercises the next
day will be held in Dahlgren Hall at
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Smithsonian Nay Get
LIoyd's SpeetoeIes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 4.-Harold
Lloyd said today he is undecided
what to do with the original horn
trimmed spectacles which he wore in
his first film comedies.
Mr.. Lloyd said he had given them
to the International Motion Picture
Exposition at The Hague, Holland
but after the Germans took over q
friend smuggled them back to him
via Clipper plane from Lisbon, Por-
tugal.
Just after he promised the rims
to The Hague Exposition, he said
he was asked to give them to the
Smithsonian Institution and that
they may be PLACID there now.