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The Washington times., 1931-04-04
Shortage of Food
Faces Nicaragua,
Red Cross Reports

The entire country Of Nicaragua
Is suffering from a general food
shortage because Of a drouth dur
ing the last few months, in add1-
ton to the destruction Of food
stores in Managua by Tuesdays
earthquake and conflagratlon,
Matthew E. Hanna, American
Minister at Managua, cabled the
State Department today, saying:
Food shortage throughout
the country and eventually re-
lief measures will have to be
taken"
He also advised the govern.
ment is planning to remove the
capital from Managua, probably
to Leon or Granada.
Water Supply Found
The American Marines and
engineers have found an ade-
quate water supply and within
10 days it will be pumped through
the mains in Managua, Hanna
reported. He said the health of
the natives is good and that
about one-haE of the population
has been removed to nearby COM
munities where President Mon
cada appointed local relief COM
mittees to administer their needs.
Meanwhile the fire still RACES
in sections of the city but is
kept within its bounds, he said,
That not a single building now
standing in the city is safe. En-
ployes of the American Legation
are living in tents in nearby
Campo de Marie as are thousands
of other refugees.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
HOOUer'S Vacation
Plans Uncertain

President Hoover has no def
mite plans beyond June II, when
he speaks at Lincoln's tomb in
Springfield, ILL.,, the White House
announced today when told the
Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company plans to ex-
tend wire service into Wyoming's
Jackson Hole country on the as
sumption President Hoover is 60
ing to spend his vacation there.
The company announced its
plans at the White House but
was given mo information to en-
courage it's planned expenditure"
of $4,000.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
CONDITION OF TREASURY

The Treasury balance as of
April 2: $512,652,159.44; expendi-
lures, $8,332,422.03; customs re-
ceipts, $2,488,948.85.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
EASTER SUNDAY.
To Be SUNNY
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hats, smart spring ensembles and
other creations of the modiste-
will be paraded on the streets
of the Capital, adding a charm
and color to the promised beauty
of the day.
But while religious activities oc.
cupied a large part of the pro-
gram of Roman Catholics, the
capital itself hailed Easter as a
real holiday. Saturday and Easter
Sunday, to the native Roman,
brings he lrs of uninterrupted
feasting and celebrating.
Umbrellas and slickers will fea-
ture Easter promenaders in sev-
eral Southern States tomorrow, but
fair weather will prevail in all
other States from the Eastern Sea-
board to the Rocky Mountains.
The sections that got the bad
break" are eastern North Carolina,
South Carolina, southern Georgia,
and all of Florida, where rain is
scheduled.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
BOY IS KNOCKED
INTO WINDOW
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. stop only after it, too, had
entered the window.
Young Pauls was rushed to
Garfield Hospital in an ambu.
lance. The surgeon stated that
the boy probably was fatally hurt.
At the hospital, however, he
quickly rallied, became semi-con-
scious, and attaches said there
was a chance for his recovery.
The machine which struck
young Pauls was operated by
Prior Jones, "a, Of 1921 Hiatt
Pl. N. W., who swerved from the
street in an effort to avoid col
Hiding with a machine operated
by Samuel J. Denny. 1883 MonrOs
St., who was making a left turn
into Perry Place, according to
the police report.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
HOUNDS FAILED,
WITNESS SAYS
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interested in whether a defendant
was guilty or innocent.
Conversation Repeated
Mr.. Blencowe said:
81 was conversing with Rad
ford about q year ago. At
the time I was checking testi-
mony against certain suspects
which his blOOdhounds had
tracked. 7adfOrd called me to
task, saying 1 was wasting my
time. He said, the court wants
convictions whether suspect
is innocent or guilty. Chances
are that If he didn't commit
the particular crime he COM
mitted another"
Testimony Is Admitted
States attorneys objected to
Mr.. Blencowe's testimony, but it
was admittCc. as referring to past
cases which Radford had men
toned in testimony regarding the
infallibility of his dogs in follow.
ing a trail.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
BANDITS SHOOT.
GIRL CASHIER

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ing on her right side below the
rib.
Physicians explained that she
had been bleeding internally and
that the external bullet wound
had closed almost Immediately.
Entering the shop shortly be-
fore the midnight closing, the
bandits walked to Mrs. Jaynes'
desk and ordered her to open the
cash drawer. One of the bandits
poked a pistol in her side. The
other proceeded to scoop up the
money.
Gun Goes Off
Suddenly the gun poked against
the girl went off.
did you hit her?"
"NO, she's not hurt"
This was the extent Of the
conversation between the bandit
pair as they made their way,
with drawn guns, out Of the
place.
They made their escape in a
gray. automobile which was
parked outside. Both of the
bandits were masked. Bystanders
said that their automobile bore
1928 District tags.
Police automobiles were called
by radio but arrived on the scene
too late.
Reward of $1OO was offered by
the Police Department today for
information leading to the ar
rest and conviction of the bandits.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
j. s. MARINES
KILL NATIVE
GUARDS
Quake Death Toll Continues
to Mount and May Reach as
High as 5000, Some Think
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hills were planning to swoop
down upon the city were partly
substantiated during the night
when $50 were arrested near the
ruined airport. They were hid
ing in the underground to ..wait
their opportunity to loot the city
under cover of darkness. The
prisoners were put to work Clear
ing the streets of debris.
Bandit Rumors Doubted
Military authorities were skep-
ticaI Of rumors that organized
groups of bandits were gathering
for q raid on Managua, but
nevertheless took precautionary
measures against such an even
tuaIity. Lookouts were posted on
the outskirts of the capital.
It was estimated that all but
10000 of the natives in the
devastated region have been
evacuated. Airplanes carried 200
refugees, most of them Ameri-
cans, to the port of Corinto. A
number of American men volun-
teered to remain here and aid in
the rescue work.
Flames still crackle in various
parts of the city, painting the
overhanging smoke pail with a
brilliant hue. Digging squads,
under the eyes of armed patrols.
continued to search for bodies
under the heaps Of falling
masonry. The dead are buried
in a large ditch outside the city
as fast as the bodies can be
brought out. In the last IL
hours a total Of 572 bodies were
recovered.
Death Estimates Grow
AS the ruins yielded more and
more dead, authorities were in
clined to raise previous estimates
of 1000 dead to as high as 5000.
Because of the many that were
cremated in the cOnflagratiOn
Tuesday and Wednesday, 1t was
pointed out that the actual num-
her of fatalities would never be
known.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
George Guards
AqainSt Sickness

LONDON, April 4 GN.So-
King George is taking utmost
precautions against contracting
a chill during the present treach-
erous weather, it was learned by
the Evening News today.
He is remaining indoors at
Windsor Castle during the tradi-
tional Eastertide courts.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
Watts Named Aide
In Supreme Court

The appointment of George A.
Watts as assistant clerk of the
District Supreme Court was an
nounced today by Frank E. Gun.
ningham clerk.
Mr.. Watts is a native of Wash
ington. His present home is in
Chevy Chase, Md. He was
formerly a savings teller at the
Second National Bank.
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
Sleeper Loses Roll
OF $50 to BUrgLGr

A sneak thief stole $50 in bills
from his pockets while he was
asleep at his home, 635 I St.
N. w., yesterday, Gilbert M.
Angel reported to police today.
He gave police the name Of a
suspect,
The Washington times., 1931-04-04
CHURCH ROBBED

Four silver collection plates
were stolen from the Trinity Bap-
tist Church, 1927 Thirteenth St.
N. W., yesterday, according to a
report made to police by Irwin
Semple, 1918 c st. S. E.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24

situation necessitates an extra session
at this time, but promised to discuss
their request with the President when
he returns from his trip.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat. Of Mon
tana, told the group yesterday after
noon he was willing to make radio
appeal for a special session, but said he
did not think the Progressives could in
duce the President to call Congress
The Montana Senator suggested that
If leaders of industry would voluntarily
shorten the hours of labor it would help
solve the unemployment problem.
Among these who took part in the
conference were Norman Thomas of
the League for Industrial Democracy;
Miss Dorothy Deter of the Women's
International League for Peace and
Freedom; j. Nevin Sayre, secretary,
the Fellowship of Reconciliation; DR..
John H. Gray economist; ellison Gard
ner of the American Civil Liberties
Union; William F. Cochran. Benjamin
c. Marsh of the Peoples Lobby, and
Frederick Haller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24
POLICE RETIRING
HIT BY CITIZENS
id-City Association vetoes
64-Year Limit for D. C.
Officers.

The proposed plan of Commissioner
Herbert Crosby to retire all members
of the Police and Fire Department at
the age of ga years was opposed by
members of the Mid-City Citizens AS
ISOLATION at a meeting last night IN the
Thompson School.
1--WE are convinced that should the
proposal be enacted into law. many
members Of both departments well able
to continue along in both branches Will
be retired" the resolution, introduced
by G. Howard Huntington, stated.
Gas Rates Discussed.
Richmond B. Keech, peoples counsel
of the Public Utilities Commission, tolo
the meeting that the gas situation was
NOT to be considered lightly. He said
that it was his personal opinion that
GAS pressure increased bills. He also
asserted that the Northwest and
Georgetown sections of the city nave
the highest gas pressure, and 1t Is from
these districts that most Complaints are
received.
cabs should have a protective insurance
for passengers.
Cleanup Committee.
The following committee was appoint
ed to cooperate with the Federation
of Citizens Associations in the clean
uu campaign: S. w. Cockril, L. r.
Maddox L. j. Simmons, Mrs. e. J.
Brennan, George Urciolo, Paul Marshall,
Mrs. D. I. HUFF, Mrs. H. B. Weems, H.
G, Althoff, Harry N. Doughitt, DR.. F.
T. Evans, and William Farrer.
William H. Richardson, Miss E. L.
Grosvener and G. Howard Huntington
were appointed to cooperate with the
Federation of Citizens Associations in
connection with the George Washington
celebration campaign in 1882. Named
to cooperate with the Celebration Com
mittee for the opening of the new
Base Ball avenue were: F. B. HOFFMAN,
chairman: e. Brandstatter, ". L.
Toomey, T. M. McNerney and Joseph "A.
Geier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24
SEVEN OF JURY TO TRY
TEAMSTER ARE SELECTED
Attorneys Expect No Trouble in
Completing Panel-Texan Accused
of Staying Ambulance Driver.

BY the Associated Press.
BEAUMONT, Tex, March AIT
torneys in the trial of A. B. johnson,
teamster foreman accused of Staying a
young ambulance driver, Otis Lee Ad-
ans, following the death Of his daugh-
ter, Elizabeth johnson, II. said today
they expected no difficulty in filling the
jury box.
Seven men had been chosen and
about 80 members of venire originally
numbering 200 were left for question
ing. Some of those eliminated for fixed
opinions said they leaned toward" or
were sympathetic to the defendant.
The teamster foreman, employed by
. Port Arthur, Tex, refinery, allegedly
killed Adams three weeks after Miss
johnson was found shot fatally.
In a statement to officers, johnson
said he slew Adams because 81 con-
sidered him responsible for my daugh-
ter's death"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24
WILL ASK HOOVER
FOR EXTRA SESSION
Liberal Society Heads Stress
Needs of JobIeSs in Meet
ing to Push Plan.

Meetings in other cities and call at
the White House after the President
returns are among the steps planned
by the group of organizations which met
here yesterday to launch campaign
for special session of Congress on I'M
employment and international problems.
After presenting their arguments for
an extra session to Senate Leader Wat
son and Speaker Longworth during the
day, the group convened again last
night for a further exchange of views
on economic problems, both in this
country and in Europe
Senator Watson told the delegation
he did not believe the unemployment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24
GRANTED NEW TRIAL

LOS ANGELES, March "a OP.-Mrs.
May Otis Blackburn, cult leader, con-
victed of defrauding Clifford r. Dabney,
wealthy Long Beach oil operator, Of
more than $4,000 has been granted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24
Retired Hotel Man Dies.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, March "a
R).-George F. Hurlbert, 70 years old,
retired hotel man, died at his home
here yesterday. He had been owner or
manager of hotels in New York,
Cleveland, Buffalo, Chicago, Youngs-
town, Ohio: Sharon, Pa; Niagara
Falls, and jamestown, N Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24

concerning the death Of VILLA Rhodes,
Is, q member of the cult and her
burial on ice" at the instruction Of
Mrs Blackburn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-24

a new trial by the District Court Of
Appeals.
The decision was based on the admis-
sion of improper testimony In the trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

buoyancy Of the plane We refer to 1t as elm
mating the fiat-plate area, or the part of the
plane that increases wind resistance without
giving the ship additional lift.
I'VE have accomplished this by placing the
ailerons rudder and elevators on the wing itself.
Ordinary planes, as you probably know, have
their elevators and rudder on q tailpiece in the
rear. Some flying wings have been hown sue
cessfully, but none, to my knowledge has been
without an exterior appendage. Also, my plane
has a high-aspect ratio, or ratio Of span to
cord in. the air foil.
I'm addition, my perfect wing contains an
other innovation which have never heard Of
being used on a plane. 1t is the st. Cyr type
Of air foil. This is new idea on increasing
the stability of plane, in that this air foil has
perfectly stable characteristics It can best be
explained by Hsualizing cross-section Of an
airplane wing. Here you have straight line in
the center with . curved line connecting each
end at top and bottom. On modern planes the
lower curve is fatter than the upper one. My
principle is to give them equal camber-neither
curve f7Mttened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

diving power. All he has yet to learn from
birds is fundamentals. He must learn how it
is that the sea gull, for example, can soar SO
gracefully and effortlesSly and with such
apparent disregard of wind resistance Slowly
we are learning Mother Natures deepest flying
secrets through experimentation with gliders
Cooke here we believe, has made an astounding
discovery along that very line. He has per-
fected q glider which has no tail whatsoever
He has dealt terrific blow at aviation's worst
enemy-wind resistance. But he can tell you
about it much better than l." he smiled
graciously. turning to the young inventor.
TUT. COOKE was silent for . moment.
- Then he said: MY new plane is simple of
explanation to one who is familiar with the
fundamental principles Of aerodynamics, but
perhaps not so comprehensive to the 1ayman.
Briefly, 1t has no exterior appendage, no tail
piece. The purpose OF this is to decrease the
parasite wind resistance: in other words, that
resistance which contributes nothing to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
Combat
Acvobaticy ZooIame
for These United
StatesArmyFyers,
SO They Step Ont
and Break a World
Record for Glider
Endurance Flight
andFInd Secrets for
Building Of 'sPer-
feet Man -Made
Bird. ?"
BY KENNETH ". BARR.

HONOLULU.
A LITTLE more than a year ago, three
~ young second lieutenantS of the 18th
Pursuit Group, Air Corps, United
States Army, Wheeler Field, T. H,
began to experiment with gltders. A
Of hrOlx
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

EUT. GRAIN says he will make no attempt
L. to better his endurance glider record. But
both Lieuts. Cooke and Scott are going to have
a try at it when the national glider contests
are made at Wheeler Field October 20- Novean-
Der S.
st have had enough Of endurance gliding"
said Lieut.. Grain emphatically, 'in spite og the
fact that am convinced that could have re-
manned up twice as long as did, providing the
cockpit Of the glider had been designed more
comfortably. Due to my cramped position 7
could not move. Naturally my circulation was
cut OF and my body became excruciatingly
cramped.
Mark you this: One Of these days, with
wind and weather conditions as they were when
I made my flight and with o plane designed
SO that pilot can move around bit, you viii
read Of q flyer remaining aloft for several days
in giider-for week If he can remain awake
that long Right now several officers at Luke
Field. T. H, are experimenting with plans for
two-place glider for endurance flying, 80 that
one pilot can spell the other. All this is due to
the site We selected near Kaneohe Island OF
Oahu. 1t Is perfect for gliding. From what /
have read Of sites used by the Germans who
by the way have been trying vainly for four
years to establish q new record, know that
our site Is probably the best discovered 30 far
anywhere in the world. It is at the base Of
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

"You may remember q statement made sew
eral months ago by Fritz Won Opel, the great
German rocket-plane inventor while he was In
Hawaii. In predicting that rocket planes sosu
will be hurting through space at 5000 miles
an hour, he predicted his prophecy on . neces-
sary refinement in the streamlining Of planes.
Our planes are still much too clumsy; they Of
fer too much resistance to the air. My priu-
ciple is designed to diminish wind resistance
and at the same time permit more wing area
without making the wing too thick"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25

Coach AL Weir at McAl.en mas
his bulldogs at their peak for this
game. The Dogs have Jagged back,
taking one out Of Valley teams,
but have settled back into the
pennant chase with lots OF ex-
perience under their belts. Firing
their opening gun. the Dogs naked
the Mercedes Tigers Friday 1877.
The dope, If any, favors the Red
skins. At any rate. there will be
one less undefeated team in the
race after the Donna McAllen
tilt.
San Benito, another unbeaten
aggregation, will take a breather
at Weslaco. The Cats Just haven't
the stuff this season, despite all J..
Z. Martin. dean Of Valley coaches,
can do. The Hounds should lob
over an easy win.
Mission. the fourth unbeaten
squad. has a problem in her game
with Edinburg. The Hidalgo county
seat boys flashed unexpected
strength Friday in decisively de-
feating La Feria 26-6. Which
should make Curtis Beatty. Mis-
sion coach. whip up his horses.
Rounding out the "B" program
for the week. Raymondville goes
10 P-SJ-A. II should be a tight
fight. with the Tri-City boys
holding the edge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
Friday Football

East
Western Maryland 0. Duquesne
O.. Uiel.
Temple 8. Haskell o.
Geneva IA. Groce City u.
Davis and Elkins q, ST. Francis
O.
Loyola Md 20. st. JohA's IN.
W 8.
Morris Harvey 10. Morehead (Ky.)
Teachers 0.
st. Vincent 38. Salem 0.
Pennsylvania Junior Varsity II,
La Sale z.
South
Catholic University -, North
Carolina State Z.
Duke %, Wake Forest 0.
Loyola New Orleans) IS. Missis-
sippi College 4.
Howard 8, Mr. willie 6, Ctic).
Louisiana Tech 10, Millsaps 7.
Georgetown (Ky.) Is, TranSyl-
yania O..
Lenoir-Rhyne %. King c.
Miami z, Rollins o.
Union CTenn.) University 2 LouiSi-
ana Normal s.
Union CKy) College 10 Sue Ben
nett 6.
Midwest
Detroit 8, West Virginia Z.
Simpson IL, Coe 6.
st. Ambrose 80. Buena Vista o.
Eureka II, Illinois Normal 0.
st. Thomas (Minn.) z, McAleSter
0.
Muskingum Fl, Heidelberg 8.
Mt. UnUion IS, Ashland O..
Dayton 26. Butler 2.
John Carroll 40, Wilmington IA.
Wittenberg II, Xavier z.
Urbana l8, Cedarville o.
Elmhurst IA. Shurtleff 6.
Gustavus Adolphus Is, Ha=.ine
O.
N. w. Missouri State Teachers 6,
Missouri Mines O.
Southwest
Texas Christian 6. Simmons O.
Oklahoma City Is, Oklahoma A.
81 NJ. O..
West Teachers 6. Phillips 0.
Southeast Oklahoma Teachers 20,
Eas. Central Teachers 0.
Central (Okla.) Teach: 0,
Northwest Teachers o, Otie).
Texas Tech As. Colorado Mines 0.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
Brouillard Is
New Champion

BOSTON, Oct. "a. (1-Lou
Brouillard, 20-year-old French
Canadian youth from Worchester.
occupied the welterweight throne
today.
The rugged youngster beat Jack
Thompson who had gained the title
from Jackie Fields two years ago.
"A furious barrage Of lef. hooks
dropped the negro champion twice
during last nights 15-round battle
In the Boston Garden and the title
passed by unanimous decision.
Thomps-n allowed himself 10 be
chased about the ring durirv IL Of
the Is sessions, Brouillard pounding
his head and body with let's as he
gracefully digested but few OF the
many straight rights aimed at him.
The negro was beaten TO the canvas
in the 10th and 18th, staying down
for nine in both rounds. He forced
the fighting only in the third round
and gained the edge in two other
sessions with a counter attack that
surpassed Brouillard's aggressive
tactics.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
EAGLES BEAT
CORPUS 1910
Brownsville High Flashes
Unexpected Strength
On Buccaneers
Especial to The Herald.)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Oct. "a
Playing smart football all the way,
a supposedly average Brownsville
high eleven turned a stunt here
Friday night that only n other
Brownsville eleven has ever done
beat Corpus Christi high.
Unheralded and unsung ana
considered Just average COMPETE
ton, the Brownsville Eagles went
TO work at the kickoff and pro-
ceeded TO take charge OF affairs
In a very busineSslike manner.
When the curtain was rung down,
the tally stood Brownsville Is,
Corpus 0. II was tough on the
home towners who were looking
for a victory.
The Eagles opened a fast run
ming attack in the opening NOM
ents Of play and punched oveI
touchdowns in the first and second
quarters. With the game fairly well
iced, Coaches Red Irvine and
Ben Brite used their entire squad
Of "a boys before the game was
over.
Escobar and Teo Villarreal stood
out as did Herby Thomas at CEN
ter. The Brownsville hacks had a
good day stabhing the Buc line.
The Eagles rolled up Is first downs
to nine for Corpus Christi.
The BUGS threatened on three
occasions. but when they neared
the Eagle goal lire. the Browns
vile boys bowed their necks and
held them for downs. Once they
carried the ball to the one-foor
line, by virtue Of some great pass
ing Edwards 10 Wicker and off
tackle thrusts by Norris. but Es-
cobar tore in and threw Norris
for a yard loss as he lunged at
the goal line on the fourth down.
Next Friday the Eagles play
Mercedes at Mercedes.