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rammed tightly in cardboard tubes to
reduce the danger of explosion. The
| form of the ship represents the most
efficient form of streamlining known
at the present time.
! 1t is designed in this form to prevent
! the air from forming eddieS at the
stern, which retard the speed to large
extent.
If, in future tests with liquid pro-
pellants, meet with success, I will
apply this new type of rocket to small
plane or glider.
NV inability to steer the sled was
caused primarily by the bursting of
rockets on one side. When this type of
rocket is operated correctly, it delivers
force of Is pounds for three seconds.
However, when it bursts, the force runs
up to 300 pounds, lasting only half a
second This additional force on one
side caused the ship to swing in spite OF
| the rudder control.
In learning to drive a car, one may
take hours, and drive slowly. With my
rocket ship. / was forced to get ac-
uuainted with the road, the flames and
the steering apparatus in an extremely
short time
was rather excited a moment before
closed the switch. for SO much could
| happen With many pounds OF explo-
| Sive within an arms lengIn, IL taxes
lot of reassuring thinking to light the
| charge.
! Although the fuselage of my ship Is
made of inflammable material and the
windshield of celluloid, the boat was
not in serious danger of catching fire:
| This was due to the extreme velocity OF
/ the flames, which tore past the side only
| two feet away from me. yet damaged
| the clothing of q participant IL feet
| away.
| (Copyright, 1880. by North American News
paper Alliance.)
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PLANS FUTURE EXPERIMENTS.
Inventor of Rocket Sled Believes Motor
Ideal for Airplanes.
nv HARRY w BITIJ
BY HARRY w. BULL.

SYRACUSE, N Y, March 10
(N.A.N.A.) ).-AIthough my test of my
rocket sled yesterday was disappoint-
ing as to the distance covered, 1t SHOWS
the possibility of rapid acceleration.
So onick was the pickup that only
remember touching the contact switch
and then finding myself facing In the
other direction.
However, felt no i'll effects from the
terrific push.
Due to the jarring of the rockets
while my sled, the BR-1, was being
transported to Oneida Lake, some OF
the explosive was loosened, causing the
rockets to give a propulsive force far
greater than I expected.
Because of the high velocity of the
gases escaping from the rocket tubes /
was in no danger of being burned. Un-
fortunately, those at the stern received
a shower of sparks.
Improvement Of such ship lies en-
tirely with the improvement of the mo-
tor rockets. In the future I plan to
carry on experiments at Syracuse Uni
versity, using rockets employing gaso-
line and liquid oxygen as fuels. This
type of rocket is controlled in much the
same way as on motor car.
Ideal AirpIane Motor.
AS soon as the tremendous power of
the rocket can be controlled, it will
form the ideal airplane motor. The
efficiency is equal to the gasoline en-
CINE 1t has no moving parts, hence
will last far longer. than any other
motor.
1t is vibrationless and is extremely
simple in construction.
The only thing holding back the
future development of the rocket motor
is the fuel. Many propellants, such as
hydrogen, carbon oxygen and gasoline,
have been tried, but, due to their high
cost, have been prohibitive for COM
mercial use.
At present am trying to find pro-
pellant which will develop the tre-
mendous heat necessary and at the
same time be cheap enough to use on
some practical application.
Rockets never will be used to propel
vehicles on the ground, owing to their
noise and dangerous Slipstream. Their
useful field Is in the air, where they
provide tremendous power with ex-
ton from the pilot and work batter at
high attitudes than low ones.
1t is interesting to note that rocket
does not get its power from pushing
against the air Its power is obtained
merely by forcing the stationary par
ticles of gas in the tube up to a ire
mendous velocity. At the present time
I have succeeded In raising the velocity
of these particles up to 5000 feet per
second, but the velocity must exceed
that.
The rockets used in yesterdays test
were constructed Of ordinary powder,
Evening star., 1931-03-10
GAS READING DATE
CHANGE is SOUGHT
Progressive Associa tion
Seeks to Set Specified Dates
for Meter Findings.

Addresses on varying phases of the
gas problem faced by the citizens OF
the District and a resolution asking for
establishment of set dates in gas bill
readings last night marked the meet
ing of the Progressive Citizens Asso-
citation of Georgetown.
Speaking before the association, whose
membership is made up entirely of
women, William Roberts, assistant cor
poration counsel, declared that action
of the Public Utilities Commission
should be governed by the feelings of
those people affected. The statement
made was general and was not limited
to the situation then under discussion.
Mr.. F. A. Russell, speaking as re-
resentative of the Washington Gas Co.,
declared that his firm was anxious to
render the best possible service and to
assure the satisfaction of consumers.
Meter Reading Dates.
The motion seeking time readjust-
ment in meter readings, submitted by
Eta L. Taggart, asked that the last
discount rate. as shown by the bill rem
dered each consumer, be changed to a
specified Gate. 1t would have bills rem
dered on the second day of the month
when the meter has been read between
the 18th and last day of the preceding
month, and on the 18th day of the
month when the meter has been read
between the 1st and 18th. Included
in the resolution is a clause providing
for a special committee, appointed by
the president, to call on the Public
Utilities Commission and the Washing
ton Gas Co. as means of securing
quicker action on the measure.
Library Praised.
The association praised the work of
the Peabody Library, located in the
Curtis School, commencing the recent
advance noted in the handling of cur
rent literature. The library, while it
is located in public school, is for the
use of all Georgetown citizens. Spen-
GER Gordon, addressing the association,
outlined the work of the library, ex-
planning the recent expansion into the
field CT modern fiction, history, ETC.,
and asking the cooperation of the as
sociation.
On motion from Mrs. Fred Du Bois
the association voted to ask of Peoples
Counsel Richmond B. Keech an inveS-
tigation into the alleged refusal of GER
tain apartment houses to allow tenants
to install private phones. Members de-
clared that they were forced to use
phones installed by the apartments,
calls coming through a switchboard.
The cost cf these phones was declared
to be higher than that of a privately
owned and operated line. Mrs. Eliza
beth Sullivan presided at the meeting
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|C|T|zENS |NDORSE
GAS RATE INQUIRY
Northeast Group Would Have
Utilities Body Work With
Bureau of Standards.

Declaring that If necessary drastic
action should be taken to remedy the
high gas bill situation throughout the
city, the Northeast Citizens Association
last night gave their Endorsement for a
thorough Public Utilities Commission
investigation.
A suggestion that the utilities COM
mission should obtain the cooperation
OF the Bureau of Standards in standard
tzing gas pressure in mains over the
entire city was contained in the reso-
luton drafted by President Evan H.
Tucker of the citizens group and Jo-
Seph Notes, secretary.
High gas bills brought about much
discussion within the association, but
the body was unanimous in agreement
that as it was a subject "close" to them
all, they should take official action.
A resolution requesting the District
government to replace the inadequate
lighting arrangement on the majority of
streets from North Capitol street to
Fifteenth street northeast and East
Capitol street to Florida avenue north
east with the improved lights was
passed by the association.
Stating that floors in schools of the
Northeast section, especially those in
Ludlow School, where the meeting was
held, were disgrace to the city, the
group will request the Board of Educa-
tion to make a survey of the condition.
Hearty Endorsement was given the
annual District Cleanup week cam
paign, to be conducted this year by the
Central Committee on Employment
with assistance of various other organi-
cations.
New members elected were O. r.
Heidenreich, James A. Mcdonnell, Mrs.
M E. Smoot, Vernon Eskridge, A. H.
Boyman, A. o. Shaffer, j. L. Vassar.
John M. Shaen, Dennis j. Sullivan,
Joseph H. Prinz and Sears, Roebuck
q Co. store at Fifteenth street and
Bladensburg road northeast.
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DROUGHT LOAN GROUP
READY FOR BUSINESS
State Committees Prepared to Pass
on Credit Corporations and
Live Stock Companies.

State committees are ready to pass
on credit corporations and live stock
loan companies seeking drought loan
funds, Lewis T. Tune, chairman of the
National Advisory Loan Committee, an
nounced yesterday.
Persons interested in forming credit
corporations or in increasing the stock
of such organizations will lay their
cases before these State groups.
The Agriculture Department has set
aside $10,000,000 for the corporations
out of the supplemental $4,000, 900
drought loan fund
Maj. Gen. B. Frank Cheatham Of
Washington was appointed by Secretary
Hyde yesterday as member of the Ma
tional Loan Committee, completing its
personnel.
T:>N other member, besides Tune, is
B. C. Powell of Little Rock, Ark
The committees have offices in these
cities: Montgomery, Ala; Little Rock,
Ark; Atlanta, Ga: Springtild, Ill. !;
Evansville, Ind; Louisville, KY; Balti-
more, Md; Jackson, Miss; st. Louis,
Mo-; Raleigh, NJ c.; Columbus, Ohio;
Columbia, S. c.; Memphis, Tenn; Dali
las, Tex; Richmond, Va, and Charles
ton. w. Va.
Committees in some States are in
complete and location of their Offices
has not been announced.
Reorganization of the National Rail-
ways system of Mexico is planned
Evening star., 1931-03-10
PARENTS SEEK GIRL
JILTED AND MISSING
Six Months Ago, They Tell Police,
She Left After Bridegroom
Failed to Appear.

After waiting in silence for almost six
months for some word from their
daughter, who disappeared from their
home at 726 Sixth street cn September
rs, four days after she had been left
waiting at the church by her intended
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. George Econo-
mou have appealed to police tc aid IN
their search for her.
Catherine Economou, 10 years old, the
missing girl, was to have beer married
to Charles Hundros on September 81,
according to her parents. On that day
the festive group that made up the we'd
ding party had assembled, but the
groom did not show up. About an hour
after the scheduled wedding Nick Pou-
das, the best man, sent telegram say
ing he was unable to find the groom.
Four days afterward, her father told
police. the girl disappeared and she has
not been seen since.
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STANTON PARK GROUP
PROTESTS GAS COSTS
Citizens Association Secretary Will
Write to Federation and
Keech on Bills.

Protests against mounting gas bills
were voiced in general discussion last
night at a meeting of the Stanton
Park Citizens Association in the Pea
body School.
Mrs. L. H. Brown, secretary, was in
structed to write to the Federation OF
Citizens Associations and Richmond b.
Ksech, peoples counsel, calling atten-
ton to the complaints received by the
organization. This action, was taken
by unanimous vote upon motion of
Harry N. Stull.
The association also SSSpted resolu-
tions contending the Federal Govern
ment had been unfair in taking over
large amount of taxable property with
out increasing its contribution toward
operation of the District Government
Twelve new members were admitted
on the recommendation of E. j. Ell
wood. chairman of the Membership
Committee.
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HOarder of Pennies
For Care i'm Old Age
Dies of Starvation
BY the AssociSted Press.

BY the AssociGted Press.
BALTIMORE, March 10.--An-
ton Pekarek spent the last 10
years or so of his 73 years hoard
ing every penny ITO take care of
me in my old age"
Yesterday he starved to death.
In a trunk in his rented room
$2,110.98 in cash was found, and
savings bank books showed de-
posits of $547.44.
Pekarek was found unconscious
and taken to a hospital, where
doctors said he was suffering
from starvation. He was so weak
that the foods and medicines
given him did no good.
Neighbors said they saw Pek-
arek Sunday trying to sell a
rusty hatchet so I can get
something to eat"
Police said they could find no
trace of relatives. Should none
show up the margin after funeral
expenses will go to feed the un-
employed.
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BY the Associated Press.
= YRACUSE, N. Y, March 10.-Hav-
ing experienced the thrill of
being shot over the ice at a rate
- of rs miles an hour in a home
made rocket sled, Harry w. Bull,
21-year -old Syracuse University student,
was determined today to continue his
experiments with rocket propulsion.
On the ice of Oneida Lake Bull yes
terday piloted his craft distance of SO
feet in two-f1fths Of second. Then it
swerved from its course and came to a
stop in a SnoWbank.
The tiny craft. shaped like plane
without wings. was constructed during
spare time at a cost Of $22, of which
SIS went for the rockets, 36 in all
Explaining why the craft left its
course, Bull said the cardboard tubes IN
which the rockets were incased burst.
He said a iolting ride from the city out
to the lake caused the powder to be-
come loosened up, giving the rockets
greater explosive force than expected.
A liquid fuel, such IS gasoline and
fluid oxygen, will be used in his future
experiments, Bull said. He hopes TO
apply its propulsive force to small
plane or glider, believing the rocket
motor better adapted to the airplane
than to land or water vehicles.
Evening star., 1931-03-10
WILL IRWIN TERMS
PRESS EDUCATIONAL
Author Tells Central Community
Center Meeting of Change in
News Values.

Newspapers were rated as an out
standing educational factor in American
life by viii Irwin. noted author, in
lecture last night at the Central Com
munity Center.
Irwin declared the modern citizen
owes to the newspapers much of his up
to-the-minute knowledge OF world
events. He described the change from
the time when the editorial columns
were the sole section of the paper used
to educate the public, to the present
when the readers receive greater knowl-
edge from the news columns.
The speaker said Germany sent men
to this country early in the World Wal
In order that they might learn the Sc
crets of American newspaper technique
He said as a result Germany succeeded
in creating pro-German feeling in
some countries by "coloring" the news
Evening star., 1931-03-10
MARRIAGE Licenses.

Stephen T. DeLamater. 81. this city, and
Eugenia H. Lyle, ~, Arlington, Va; Rev.
J. Hillman Hollister.
Joseph s; Jones. q. and sophonia Lee,
: Frank wool IS and Helen Shapiro. II;
Rev Julius T. Loeb.
Joseph Wright, 26, and Nora johnson, %;
Rev. william D. Jarvis.
Kurt NJ. oehmann. IS, and Irma C. Rode
kurt. 90, both Of Baltimore. Md; Rev. H.
NJ. HenniR.
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legs and knees become Permanently
paralyzed. 1t seldom reaches
above the knees" Among yester-
day's cases, a barber with wife and
two children, hands totally par
alyzed. a laborer with wife and
three children viii never walk
again. at old soldiers home 80 cases
and two deaths, and all a druggist
has to plead is "that he didn't
know it was poisoned" This is not
to be constructs as a prohibition
lecture, its really an ad for just
old corn" 1t only paralyzes you
temporarily.
Evening star., 1931-03-10
Shingles of Clay Appear Old.

In restoring old houses, which is
extensively done at this time, it is
often desired to preserve the appear
ance of age and this cannot be done
If new shingles or those of slate are
employed. The best effect of old
shingles is secured by the use of shingles
of clay, a new product which have the
appearance of ripe old age from the
very first
Evening star., 1931-03-10
BOARD OF TRADE TO MEET
Scientists and Engineers Will Be
Guests Tomorrow Night.

A group Of scientists and engineers
will be guests of the Board of Trade at
its meeting tomorrow night at the Will
lard Hotel, when research specialists of
the General Electric Co. laboratories will
stage an extensive scientific demonstra-
tion.
Maj. Gen. Samuel Hof, chief of ord
nance, United States Army, and District
Commissioners Reichelderfer and Crosby
will be honor guests
Evening star., 1931-03-10
SOCIETY MEETS TONIGHT
Former Y. M. C. A. Official Will
Pay Tribute to A. K. Paris.

The Columbia Historical Society will
meet at BIS o'clock toniRh, in the
Cosmos Club assembly hall William
Knowles Cooper, former Y FL C. A.
official, will pay tribute TO Albion K.
Paris. Subjects of discussion include
William Hickey of Greenvals" and
'"The Audubon Society of the District
of Columbia"
Evening star., 1931-03-10

Z II e 7 e Is ~
whole lot of
warning. This
jamaica gin
ger jag" has
hit our coaN.
Here Is what
you get in a
two-ounce bot
tie for fifty
cents: First
the fingers and
toes become
Ilumb then the
Evening star., 1931-03-10
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLEY HILLS, Calif.-There
Ia not much humor in this, but
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PLAN "HARVARD DAY"
Cornell Club to Hear Justice Mccoy
at Luncheon.

Numerous Harvard graduates will be
guests at a luncheon meeting of the
Cornell Club of Washington Thursday
at 1890 o'clock in the University Club.
Chief Justice Walter /. McCoy of the
District Supreme Court, will be the prin-
cipal speaker. The occasion will be
known as Harvard day.
Evening star., 1931-03-10

Reorganization of the National Rail-
ways system of Mexico is planned
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completed May l.. The auditor and
treaturer Immediately, and Of their
own volition, moved from their
cramped quarters in the memorial
building and a few weeks later the
land commissioner vacated his quar-
tiers in the memorial building and
moved in also.
Repeated endcavors on the part OF
myself and MI. Murphy to have a
meeting to consider the moving of
downtown offices back to the capitol
building to fill the available space in
the north wing and the memorial
building ttwo-thirds of which is va
cant in addition to the space left by
those who moved back to the capitol
building) have been %unavailing. No
meeting Of the board has been held
to allot this space and at the present
time, more than two months after its
completion, two-thirds of the avail
able space in this recCnditioned north
wing is still ~unoccupied.
Meanwhile the state continues to
pay high rentals in the city of Bis
marck for space that should have
been ?acated more than two months
ago. All this, apparently, in the in
terest Of economy for the hard
pressed taxpayer of the state.
Would Save Big Sum
The occupancy of those rooms
would mean the saving of over 81 900
a months and when, in June. l went
to Chairman Sauvain and again. for
the sixth time. asked for some action,
he said: What is your worry in this
matter. The state has appropriated
the money for those rentals up to
July L.
LAS it appears noW, the state will
be fortunate if this space will be oc-
cupied within the next TWO months
or so. Meanwhile the state continues
to lose approximately $1,000 a month
in rentals.
I'm attempting to find a reason for
this apparent obstinacy on the part
of Chairman Sauvain in thus thwart-
ing the expressed intent of the legis-
lature in all three points, the writer
offers the following facts for the pub
lie information:
Shortly after the board had au-
thorized the drafting of plans for the
agricultural college power plant i'm
provement, 1 accidentally met two
gentlemen from Minneapolis who
claimed to represent the Pillsbury
Engineering company OF hat city.
They were in the hall of the board
of administration office. They in
quired for MI. Sauvain and, as he
was out, I invited them into my Of
flee. One of these gentlemen i'm
mediately proceeded to tell me that
they had been advised a new order
of things was in effect in North Da-
kota; that his company was expecting
to take care of all the power plant
requirements for state institutions.
Designed Mill Plant
II then recalled that this company,
namely the Pillsbury Engineering
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made returnable June % at Bismarck.
Chairman Sauvain, knowing this and
having been a party to the discus
sion, on May 30, without authority of
board acton, made arrangements for
bids to be opened at Grafton for the
construction of a reservoir, at a cost
OF approximately S 1000, on the same
date.
Chairman Was Missing
When the coal dealers assembled
at Bismarck at 10 a. M, on June %,
only Mr.. Murphy and myself were
present. MI. Kitchen and Miss
Palmer were Ell route to Los Angeles
TO attend the National Education AS
ISOLATION convention at state expense
and Chairman Sauvain was missing.
Later it developed that he was at
Grafton where he opened bids. in the
absence OF four members of the board.
He awarded the contract for the
Grafton reservoir to the second low
est bidder. an entirely new stunt in
board procedure as we'll as being un-
constitutional and illegal on the part
OF any board or commission.
"1n-as-much Is the attorney gen.
eral advised uset.lat no bids should
be opened except in the presence of
the majority of the board. 80 coal
dealers who had CONS from various
distant points in the state were OBJ
liged to return home without being
privileged to listen to the bids of
their various conpetitorS-another
new stunt in board procedure.
Reluctant to Speak
I give these facts to the public
with considerable reluctance. as up
until the last six months ! had thor
oughly enjoyed my work on this state
board and conscientiously feel that l
have given the best I have to improve
conditions in all the state institutions.
I always hesitate to direct what may
seem ! personal attack. However, my
motive in this instance is not person.
al. Knowing that the public has
maager means of being properly in
formed as to the inside workings of
their government, I submit these
above mentioned facts, actuated only
by a sincere. patriotic duty to serve
the state which has treated me so
generously and which I love so WELL"
w. j. CHURCH.
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Long Island Matron Reduces
From 100 to l20 Pounds
"Never Felt Better in My Life" She Writes,
"My Friend Says It's Marvellous"
Looks Years Younger.

Kruschen Salts, a combination OF
SIX separate minerals which glands,
nerves and body organs ought to
have to function properly. actually
feeds your starved system those ele-
ments the lack of which usually
causes the accumulation of excess fat.
Just go to Finney's Drug Store,
Service Drug Store. Halls Drug Store
or any leading drug store and get
tan 85c bottle lasts 4 weeks
a half teaspoonful every
morning before breakfast-you can
hasten the reducing action by going
lighter on potatoes, pastries and fatty
meats.
Almost from the start you feel a
marked improvement in health
much more energy and strength
more activity = the trim. dashing
swing Of youth will be yours. Com
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Cosmopolitan Club
Committees Named

Routine business was conducted BY
members of the Cosmopolitan club at
their regular luncheon meeting
Thursday as there was no special pro-
gram FOR the affair arranged.
Three committees were appointed
by j. S. Fevold, president of the Or
ganization. They were as follows:
social-O. A. Convert, chairman, Earl
Speaks, E. r. Prachel, H. H. Engen
and A. L. Elvin; attendance-C. E.
Lason, chairman, Ben Marcovitz, and
Oliver p. Void; interctty services clubs
Harry Herschleb. chairman, j. F..
Kruger, and David P. George.
Guests at the luncheon included
Edwin Schwartz, Palmer, Ia, a
brother of william A. Schwartz,
member of the club; L. v. Palmer, as
sistant manager of the Paramount