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WASHINGTON, ¢, MONDAY. . APRIL. 20, 1931 ISTIMSON'S POLICY D. B THE ‘EVENING STAR. g GIRL, 17, 1S CHOKED A2 ww JAMES PARMELEE | Student-Teachers Visit New York Plane Rescue ShipA Here ARMY BUILDS CRAFT FOR PANAMA. DIES AT HOME HERE Nationally Known Financier and Art Patron to Be Buried " In Washington Cathedral. James Parmelee, 76, of national repu- tation in the realm of business, and as & connoisseur and patron of art, died at 5:30 o'clock Sunday morning at his extensive estate. the Causew Klingle road. Iliness resulting from a fall & year ago is said to have been the cause of his death. Mr. Parmelee's interest in and knowl- edge of art led to his election in 1916 as a trustee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Three months after his elec- tion he was appointed to the Com- ‘mittee on Works of Art and later as its chairman. In 1927 he was elected first vice president of the institution, and was active in all three offices up to the time of his injury. Associate of Herrick. He was a member of the advisory council of the Cleveland Museum of Art, a member of the National Gal- lery of Art Commission, and of the Executive Committee thereof. He was also chairman of the Prints Commit- tee cf the commission. Srominent in the commercial world and actively mllk% “ul‘ee“wr.n‘ large corporations, Mr. Parmelee was hre%:ns l;‘la.érnd and associate of the late Ambassador Myron T. Herrick. His 24-acre estate is ope of the show places of residential Washington. Mr. Parmelee was born in Youngs- town, Ohlo, in 1855, the son of Mar- garet Rayen and Willlam 8. Parmelee, and lived there until 1876, when his family moved to Cleveland after he had been graduated from Cornell Univer- sity. After finishing college he studied Jaw and was admitted to the bar. How- ver, he never took up active practire. Headed Cleveland Exchange. He was married in Cleveland, camd the e ]Ae;lbzndor Herrick, about 1885, in & number , of busine among them the Cleveland Elec! i~ ing Co., the National Ci Co., Quaker Oats Co. and the Mahoning Valley Railway & Light Co. He was either an officer, or director, or both, in all of these corporations. When the Cleveland Stock Exchange was opened, n 1900, Mr. Parmelee was elected first dent, and retained the position several years. ‘Was] attracted him as a home because of the fact that his wife was from this city. She was the grand- * daughter of Commodore Matthew Fon- taine Maury, the famous hydrographer. Since coming to Washington Mr. Parmelee had become closely associated With activities in connection with the® n Cathedral, and as a mem- the Chapter and Building Com- TAKEN N HONDURAS Wi ‘ber of Ve Touy grea “plers which will support the central or “Gloria in Excelsis” tower of that Gothic bullding when completed. Carnegle Institution Trustee. Mr. also "u w, trustee of the Institution of Washington Carmege a1 the Metropolitan. CIub in ‘Washington, the U d Kirtland Clubs and Chamber of Commerce of Cleveland and the Union Club of New York. While a resident of Cleveland he urvedu-hv-crymot Trinity Episco- P he i his death he was & e mmfla“ ber of the executive ~committee of the Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation and s trustee of the Soclety for Savings, Cleveland. The beauty of the exterior of his ‘man paintings etchings, yru\m of his years of col- lecting, are hung. Bishop Expresses mc o 3 the Washington Cathe- cfim.xx.:ufid régn at the death of Mr. Parmelee. 3 3 ht Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, sald: . “Mr, Parmelee was & where conspicuous and g flmm:er1 of the Oathedral Through long on the chap other important cathedral committees with the utmost fidelity “and devotion. His knowledge and love of art and architecture made his coun- sel most valuable, especially along DS e Pimscis, end was 7 rare objécts of ai elf, al vice vm”'l:den'. of the Corcoran Gallery of Art at the time of his death. “Mr. Parmalee was modest, self- effacing, and while his name has not figured frequently in the public prints, he occupied a position of rare worth in the commercial world. “He was courtly in manner, a loyal citizen and a contributor to the wealth and weal of any community in 'lh\.ch he lived, and a Christian gentleman.” Burial to Be in Cathedral. Puneral services will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Na- tional Cathedral, where Mr. Parmelee will be buried with some of the Na- tion's great. Bishop Freeman will con- duct the rites “The constant constructive interest Mr. Parmelee evidenced in the affairs of the Corcoran Gallery will be deeply missed”” said C. Powell Minnigerode, director of that institution, today. “At all times and for many years, as trustee, officer and as head of the gallery's com- mittee on works of art, he rendered in- valuable services. A genuine lover of art, and one whose knowledge thereof equaled his interest therein, his guidance in gallery matters has been of utmost assistance. Not only did peculiar qualifications make his services of exceeding value, but hi sympathetic rerwnllfly endeared him to his col- eagues on the board of trustees and to all officials and employes.” Mr. Parmelee is survived by a brother, Robert M. Parmelee of Bennington, Vt., and a sister, Mrs. Helen Parmelee Shoe- maker of Mount Sinai, N. Y. HIRAM JOHNSON HITS NICARAGUA POLICY Curtailment of Protection Invites Killing of Americans by Bandits, Senator Says. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO. April 20 —United Btates Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California la: night declared the United States was inviting “assassina- tion of innocent Americans and others by Nicaraguan bandits” by “saying we cannot protect the lives of our eiti- zens.” The Senator sald he “humbly” sug- gested the Government give a little time to thought of its own citizens in this hemisphere in connection with yecent Nicaraguan developments, “Last Japuary, just after the killing ©of 10 or 12 of our Marines, I introduced -mu‘me segnww sepc-“o:d s resolution 3 u) retary of te for lnfm&o: concerning the situation in Nigaragua,” sald Senator Johnson. *I remarked then that the United Btates should pursue one of two courses: Either withdraw the Marines entirely or send enough there to do the job. The administration has done meither.” NEW QUAKE AT MANAGUA MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 20 (#) ~The ruins of this city were shaken » slight earth shock at 7:30 p'clock morning, but. | esious to the cathedral one of the WILSON TEACHERS .LL!GI GROUP ATTENDS EDUCATION MEET. Saturday. HESE 55 girls made their annual pilgrimage to New York last week to attend the sessions of the Conference of Eastern States Association of the Department of Education and International Instruction. In the metropolis they were entertained by Teachers College of Columbia University. The girls left Washington Wednesday and returned —Star Staff Pheto. counted—Quick End of Revolt Seen. (Continued From First Page) panies are keeping steamships within reach to evacuate Americans and Euro- peans if necessary. Families Taken to Ports. Wherever possible women and chil- dren have been brought in from outly- ing regions to the ports. Lay said he had informed representa- tives of ths European powers in Tegu- cigalpa that American consuls would do everything possible to protect their nationals in the troubled area. Secretary Stimson said “the situation in Honduras is different from that in Nicaragua, and there is apparently a revolutionary movement against the Honduran government.” selves to making provisions’ for the safety of American lives and property in the coast towns,” he said. Unrest Known for Some Time. ‘The Secretary added there was no is , | indication that the trouble in Honduras was in any way connected with recent outlaw depredations in Eastern Nica- ragua. On the other hand, it had been known for some time that a dangerous veloping along the banana-producing coast of Honduras, which might break out into revolutionary or other disorders. ‘The secretary made public State De- partment figures showing that there were 1,252 American citizens at the last count in the four principal ports af- fected by the revolution, 372 at Puerto Cortez, 333 at Tela, 247 at Puerto Cas- tilla and 300 at Ceiba. Virtually all of these were employes of the three big American fruit interests—United PFruit Co., Standard Fruit and Steamship Co., Cuyamel Fruit—or members of their families. U. S. Rushes Warships. To protect American lives, the United States dispatched three fighting ves- sels to Honduras. The cruisers Tren- ton and Marblehead were ordered from Guantanamo, Cuba, base of the Scout- ing fleet, to ‘Trujillo and Puerto Cortez, respectively. Another cruiser, the Mem- phis, left Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, on a schedule which put her on La Ceiba, Honduras at 8 am. today. Trujlllo, which has a population of about 4,000, is in almost the exact center of the Northern Honduras coast About 60 miles west is La Celba, which boasts 10,000 inhabitants. Nearly 75 miles farther west is Puerto Cortez About midway between Puerto Cortez and La Ceiba is Tela, where, among other places, forces loyal to President Mefia ~ Colindres were sald to have beaten off an attack. Severe Fighting at Tela. A radio dispatch from Tegucigalpa, capital, said the Tela assault was re: pelled after severe fighting. The num- ber of casualties was not known. So far the trouble had not spread to Tegucigalpa. It is in the interior and separated from the threatened ports by mountains. It was belleved the revolu- tionists would attempt to obtain con- trol of the ports before advancing on ‘Tegucigalpa United States Minister Julius G. Day officially reported the uprising had begun on Saturday, in- surgents apparently intending to cen- ter their initial efforts along the coast. Although major interest centered on Honduras, the United States continued to watch Nicaragua. The gunboat Nashville moved 60 miles from Cape Gracias a Dios to Puerto Cabezas, tak ing the post left vacant by the Mem- phis. Before the Memphis departed, however, she debarked an officer and 13 sailors with machine guns, a force believed sufficient for immediate needs. The aircraft carrier Langley, with her more than 30 airplanes, also was on her way to Puerto Cabczas from Guan- amo. B Bilucfelds the cruser Rochester had taken post. The gunboat Sacra- mento already was at that port and had thrown ashore a detachment of 31 men. Since activi Gracias a Dios area had subsided since the killing of eight American civilians and one Marine officer, and all Ameri- cans there were said to have been evacuated, no warship was left in that port. Striet Neutrality Ordered. conformed with the new adopted last week They were to limit Honduras American policy toward Nicaragua. nir operations to the protection of American lives and property in coast towns, not sending forces inland. A strict neutrality is to be maintained. ‘There appeared, too, some difference In the activities ¢f insurgent forces in the two countries. Gen. Augustino San- dino in Nicaragua has been bitter toward Americans, and men following him were credited with the nine casual- ties. William C. Du Four, counsel for the Standard ., sald he had been advised Gen. Ferrera does not intend to harm any foreigners or to their property more than is absolutely necessary. Ferrera's activi- ity, Du Pour said, was directed solely against the Honduran government. * 2 Danger to Americans Is Dis-i “The American forces will limit them- | economic and labor situation was de- | in the Gape | Instructions to ship commanders in | Tramp Saves Boy And Disappears in His Dripping Rags | | | By the Assoctated press. | ‘WAUSAU, Wis., April 20 —Two I boys, Norman Kncx, 7, and a playmate, inveigled by near-Sum- | | | mer weather, decided to take a swim in the Wisconsin River near | | the tracks. A vagabond heard a | | scream.” He rushed to the river, calling for help as he ran. He dived in, dragged one boy ashore, and went back into the water. Policeman Empy arrived and fol- | | lowed the stranger. They pulled | | the Knox boy ashore, but he was | dead. As & crowd gathered and started to praise the unidentified man, he slipped out and disap- peared dewn the tracks in his wet rags. | added, began in the Aguan Valley. The Standard Pruit & Steamship Co., the Cuyamel Pruit Co. and the United Fruit Co. are large operators in the area. | Discontent Is Blamed. | | At the Honduran legation the out- break was described as simply the movement of a group of discontented persons. ‘The legation still was without official word of the trouble, but it was ex- plained it could not be at the instance of the opposing Conservative party be- | cause the leader of that party, Gen. | Tiburclo Carias, was supporting the | Liberal regime. Gen. Perrera was described as a self- styled independent with a party flag combining the colors of the Liberal and | Conservative banners. | | Nicaragua East Coast Quiet. Official dispatches indicated continued quiet along the Eastern Coast of Nica- ragua, which was terrorized last week by outlaws belonging to Augusto Ban- | dino’s bands. | Minister Sheldon Whitehouse to | Guatemala informed the State Depart- | ment that the German Minister there had requested American protection for 20 Germans at Puerto Cabezas, the cen- | ter of the recent Nicaraguan trouble. | Puerto Cabezas is now well protected by American forces, the gunboat Ashe- ville being anchored there and the | cruiser Rochester and the aircraft car- | rier Langley on their way. With the arrival of the Trenton at Trujillo or Puerto Castilla—these towns | are a part of the same port—and of | | the Marblehead at Puerto Cortez to- | | night, American naval strength at those | places and at La Cieba, where the | Memphis is, will total approximately 120 officers and 1,300 men Each of these cruisers is of the 7,050- ton class, carrying 6-inch guns, and each having two airplanes aboard. They carTy no Marines, but each has its specially organized and trained landing force of bluejackets Ferrera is one of the best-known gen- erals in the country. He led an unsuc- cessful revolt in 1924 and is understood to have aligned himself with neither the Liberal party of President Colindres nor the opposing Nationalista group. The strength of the two parties has dead- | locked the Legislature, and the Liberal | cabinet resigned recently because of de- | nunciations of its economic policies. The trouble is credited principally to unemployment by Dr. Jose R. Duron, head of the Nicaraguan National Health Department, who caid there are between | 30,000 and 40,000 jobless along the north coast of his country. He is in Washington for the Pan-American Con- ference of Health Directors and pre- | dicted an early suppression of the up- rising. Honduras Long Torn by Turmoil. Since early in the sixteenth century Honduras has been an almost continuai sufferer from revolutions and the vic- tim of political intrigue. In the central portion of Central America, this lttle republic was torn | by tripartite revolutions as late as 1923 and 1024. These struggles brought naval cruisers, Marines and bluejackets to protect United States' interests and a warning from Charles Evans Hughes, then Secretary of State, that this coun- try difavored any attempt of a gov- ernment to perpetuate itself except by constitutional process. Revolutionary turmoil reached an in- tense pitch in February, 1924, by the inability of three political factions to | agree upon the manner of restoring constitutional government, and the | United States severed diplomatic Tela- tions. | Through the conflicts, however, strict | orders were maintained that any United | States intervention be solely on behalf | of her interests and not in favor of any warring group. Honduras, since its discoverey by Co- | lumbus, who claimed it for Spain, in | | 1502, has seethed with political unrest. | Economie Importance Increased. | . Development of banana lands and the increased economic importance of |the country has brought in recent vears unusual recognition by the United States Government. In 1926- 1927 this country took $13,485,731 of | Honduras $17.546,290 exports. In April, 1924, the United States sent a personal representative of Pres- ident Coolidge to mediate with revo- lutionary forces. Various conferences were held, difficulties were smoothed out and & new President, Dr. Miguel Paz Barona tock office the next year. During his term a boundary dispute arose with Guatemala and discussions were held under the chairmanship of the American Minister to Costa Rica. When no results were obtained the United States Secretary of State as- sumed the role of mediator and brought bout a submission of the question to central tribunal under a | effects of the business depression were | | ident, | item 1s | 1926 WORKLESS RECRUIT HONDURAN REBELS Unemployment Blamed for Revolt by Government Official Here. Responsibility for the revolution in| Honduras was placed on unemployment conditions last night by Dr. Jose Duron, head of the Honduran Health Department, here to attend a pan- American health conference. He said between 30,000 and 40,000 men were out of work on the northern coast the leadership of “Reds. in Honduras, he said siler values down and merchants and banks were unable to transact business. Predicting the present outbreak would be of no consequence, Duron said Pres- ident Colindres had been tolerant with all parties. He declared the President had permitted freedom of the press, had refrained from incarcerating political prisoners and had given governmental positions to members of the opposing Conservative party. & There are garrisons at Ceiba, San Pedro, Puerto Cortez and Tela, he said, with forces sufficient to meet the out- break. Dr. Duron said the policy of the Pres- who came in with the Liberal perty in 1929, had been one of recon- ciliation and that he had expressed the hope there would not be a shot fired in revolution during his administration. Today's outbreak, he explained, was the first during his term, which ends in 1932. Roman Diaz, he said, belongs to the old radical party. He described Diaz as a “Red” who was dissatisfied because he had been unable to obtain a place under the Liberal government. Diaz's ability as a military man he | discounted, explaining he was in dis- favor even as a military leader in 1923 under Lopez Guitierrez. Dr. Duron said Diaz had been employed on one of the fruit farms for the last year or two. The question of granting fruit com- panies irrigation water right conces- sions, now before a special session of the National Assembly, was cited by the Honduran official as another possible factor in the outbreak. He said grant- ing of these concessions was opposed by the people, bny supported by the re. P D Duron did not believe the United States' policy of non-intervention in Latin American internal affairs bad any connection with the present trouble, particularly as those involved were not generally familiar with the American | attitude. They are aware, however, he explain- ed, that recognition will not be given a government coming in through revo- lution. Dr. Duron said few if any Hondurans were involved In the upris- ing, and reported most of them to be Salvadoreans employed in the fruit region. Dr. Duron said when he left the cabinet members had resigned to give the President opportunity to form a new cabinet. This he expected to be completed following adjournment of the assembly in about 12 days. He did not indicate there was any connection be- tween the cabinet shifts and the dis- turbance: woods, pitch-pine, dyewoods, bananas, coffee and cattle. Her chief export bananas, having shipped in 17,090,182 ' bunches, valued at $13,580,937. LINKED WITH SANDINO DRIVE. MEXICO CITY, April 20 (/).—Belief that the revolution in Honduras is re- lated with the operations of the insur- gents under Augustino Sandino in Nicaragua gained ground today among observers of Central American politics here. It was pointed out in Mexico's large colony of Central American students and political refugees that Gen. Gregorio Perrera, head of the revolutionary | movement in Honduras, is a pronounced enemy of American intervention activi- ties, sharing Sandino's views in this regard. Ferrera_was in Mexico a year ago and is well known here. He is of pure Indian blood and has a large following among the laborers on the large Amer- jcan banana plantations of the north coast of Honduras. Dr. Jesus Castro, Honuduran charge d'affaires here, who recently returned from a visit to Tegucigalpa, said that President Mejia Colindres’ refusal to admit Ferrera into his cabinet was the probable cause of the revolution. He did hot know whether there was any con- nection_between Ferrera and Sandino, although it is known that Ferrera some time ago was endeavoring to get into contact with the Nicaraguan rebel chief. Even though the Indian workmen follow Ferrera blindly, however, the general opinion here is that his move- ment will fall, as President Mejia has an influential backing and a well trained army at his disposal. Rafael Heliodoro Valle, who on sev- eral occasions formed part of special missions from Honduras to Washington and who now resides in Mexico, described Ferrera in an article in Ex- celsior today as a veteran revolutionist, responsible for much - bloodshed in Hond: verthrow the v R.| He added they probably com- | posed the revolutionary forces, under | Stressing the | PLEASES EUROPE “Hands Off” in Nicaragua| Disperses Suspicion of Selfish U. S. Aims. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. Reports from important _diplomatic | chancelleries in Europe indicate that Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson's declaration of policy toward Nicaragua has created an excellent impression. Mr. Stimson had emvhaticaily announced that notwithstanding American citizens had been killed in cold blood and Amer- ican property was being destroyed by Augustino Savdino's brigands, Wash- ington would continue its policy of “hands off” and withdraw the Marines as decided upon in January. This policy apparently is causing & favorable reaction in European foreign offices and is likely to enhance Amer- ica’s prestige more than any other de- velopment of the last few years. Heretofore, the general view of Eu- ropean chancelleries and press was that while the United States preached peace | and love among nations and denounced the imperialistic policies of most Euro- pean nations, still it was pursuing a ruthless imperialistic policy in Latin | America. Nicaragua As Example. Our intervention in Nicaragua was held up as a typical example of “Amer- ica preaching one thing in Europe and doing the exacl opposite in territori where its own interests ar® at stake.” Even certain rebellions that occurred in the course of the last and present year in Central and South America were laid at the door of America’s “Machiavelllan designs.” ‘We were frequently accused of foster- ing rebellions in Latin America against President who did not play the “Amer- ican game.” Even the Monroe Doctrine was sometimes interpreted as being a powerful weapon in the hands of Wall Street to be used whenever necessary to promote America’s economic interests in the Southern republics. Foreign diplomats whispered into the ears of Latin American politiclans that “the time will come when your Presidents will have to go to the White House to re- celve the consent of the President of the United States before they can as- !'sume office.” Sympathy Created Abroad. Now, Mr. Stimsons declaration of | policy 'has created deep sympathy in | London, Parls and Rome, for these capitals consider that here is a case where America is justified in intervening in Nicaragua whose government was unable to prevent the massacre of American citizens. Such_intervention, as a matter of fact, was fully expected in Europe and would have been con- sidered legitimate. Yet, in spite of what has happened. the American Gov- | ernment refuses to intervene, and places | full confidence in the weak forces of | the Nicaraguan administration. It has instructed our citizens to leave the menaced districts, warning them solemnly that otherwise it will not be responsible for their lives. This move bas disperseq the suspi- {clons of the European powers that the { United States is following an imperial | istic policy in Latin America, and it is { likely to convince even sophisticated | European diplomats that America is | | sincere when it talks of disarmament |and & ‘better understanding among ’n-uon.s. (Copyright, 1931.) FORMER PAGE WINS SLAYER NEW TRIAL IN SUPREME COURT (Continued From First Page.) one of the colored men. Alfred Scott Aldridge denied firing the shot that| killed the officer. Propriely of Inquiry. In the majority opinion, the court| says: | “If the defendant was entitled to! have the jurors asked whether they| had any raclal prejudice by reason of | the fact that the defendant was a Negro and the deceased a white man which would prevent thelr giving a fair and impartial verdict, we cannot prop- erly disregard the court’s refusal merely because of the form in which the in- | quiry was presented. The propriety of | such an inquiry has been generally recognized.” decision, the court said the practice of dice is not confined to any section of the country, “and this fact attests the widespread sentiment that fairness de- mands that such inquiries be allowed.” The court next took up the reference of the District Court of Appeals to con- ditions in the District of Columbia, in which the Appellate Court pointed out that the colored race here is accorded all the privileges and rights under the law that are afforded the white race, and especially the right to practice in the courts and serve on juries. menting on this, the Supreme Court said: “But the question is not as to the civil privileges of the Negro, or as to the dominant sentiment of the commu- nity and the general absence of any disqualifying prejudice, but as to the bias of the particular jurors who are to try the accused. If, in fact, sharing the general sentiment, they were found to be impartial, no harm would be done in permitting the guestion, but if any one of them was shown to entertain a prejudice which would preclude his ren- dering a fair verdict, a gross injustice would be perpetrated in allowing him | to sit. Despite the privileges accorded | to the Negro, we do not think that it can be said that the possibility of such | prejudice is so remote as to justify the | Tisk in forbidding the inquiry. ~And | this risk becomes most grave when the issue is of life and death.” As to Detriment. Discussing the Government argument it would be detrimental to administra- tion of law to allow such questions, the Supreme Court continued: “We think it would be far more in- jurious to permit it to be thought that persons entertaining a disqualifying prejudice were allowed to serve as jurors, and that inquiries designed to elicit the fact of disqualification were barred.” In his dissenting opinion, Justict Me- Reynclds upheld the conclusions reach- ed by the two local courts and ex- pressed the view that the courts should not increase the difficulties “by magni- fying theoretical possibilities.” “Solely because of the refusal of the trial judge to propound an undisclosed question of ‘relative to racial prejudice’ (whatever that may mean) we are asked to upset a judgment approved by | the judges of both local courts, who, lLI is fair to presume, understand cond! tions in the District better than we do, Justice McReynolds said in his opinion. “Nothirg is Tevealed by the record, which tends to show that any juror entertained prejudice which might have impaired his_ability fairly to mass upon the issues. It is not even argued that considering the evidence presented there was room for reasonable doube of guilt.” Enforcement Ineffective. Justice McReynols concluded his dissenting opinion as follows: “Unhappily, the enforcement of our criminal law is scandalously ineffective. Crimes of violence multiply; punish- ment walks l-me%.wcwum ought not to increase the difficulty by magnifying theoretical possibilities. It is their After citing several precedents for its | { who had been educated in the United permitting questions as to racial preju- | Com- | 'CONTRACT SIGNED | Chief Engineer Walters of the Reclama- province to deal with matters actual and material, to promote order and not * uras as the result of numerous to hinder it xcessive or Army Air Corps airplane rescue work in’ Panama waters, is being demon- strated by the Quartermaster Corps in the Potomac River off the Army THE first steel-welded boat ever buflt for the Army or Navy, designed for War College. lege wharf until April 25. It will be tied up between demonstrations at the War Col- ‘The boat. 64 feet long, is of all-steel construction, the hull and frames being electricall; The boat is prépelled by Diesel engines welded throughout, without seams and without bolts or rivets. and the electric generators and auxil- iaries also are driven by smaller Diesels, all burning heavy fuel oil as a pro- tection against fire. This boat, the H-1, also may be used for cargo and general derrick work, | { double half-hitch knot which bound the as a small freighter or in the laying announced. of mine flelds, the War Department —Star Staff Photo. HOPES FOR HONDURAN PEACE HELD BY HO Dr. Vincent Mejia Colindres,' Then PresiJent-Elect, Had Joined in Felicitations. Head of Revolt-Torn Counlryf Had Tranquil Campaign - for Office in 1928. BY REX COLLIER. | Scarcley more than three years ago the Presidents-elect of two American republics greeted each other at the quaint Central American seaport town of Amapala and joined in expressions of hope that naught but peaceful inter- course would mark future relations of their countries, Honduras and the United States. ‘Today Honduras is torn by revolution; its President, Dr. Vincente Mejia Colin- dres, is beset by plotters, and President Hoover, who, with Dr. Colindres, had hoped for an era of good will in Latin American relations, has been forced to speed American warships and Marines to protect American interests in the little republic. 1 Dr. Mejia Colindres is one of the few | men who were elevated to the presi- dency of rebellio arred Honduras without the aid of a revolution. duras has witnessed bloodshed almost from the day of its discovery by Chris- topher Columbus in 1502. More than once the United States has been com- | pelled to resort to intervention. Received Press in Cafe. | ‘The present head of the republic, a | well groomed, thoroughly educated busi- ness man in his middle forties, was “drafted” as a presidential candidate to lead a coalition of Liberals and Re- | publicans against the Nationalist, or Conservative, candidate. Neither politician nor soldier, he never had held public office prior to his peace- | ful election to the presidency by a ma- jority of 12,000 votes. His supporters predicted a reign of prosperity and | contentment, with a progressive public | works policy. | Dr. Mejia Colindres made a favorable | impression on members of the Hoover “good will” party. Democratic and af-| fable, he staged an impromptu and highly informal reception for the Amer- ican news correspondents in a ram- shackle cafe which squatted on the weather-beaten wharf to which Mr. and Mrs. Hoover and their party were| brought from the U, S. S. Marpland. Greeted Hoovers. The newspaper men, landing ahead of the presidential boat, found the Hon- duran President-elect awaiting them at the end of the Amapala wharf. Dr. Mejia Colindres could not speak Eng- glish, but he asked a young assistant, States, to express his felicitations. The assistant fiist guided the reporters to the single telegraph office and then brought them back to the wharf to have a chat with the future President of Honduras The latter was seated at a_wooden | table near the bar of the cafe when | the newspaper men arrived. He promptly arose and motioned for his| Ruests to have seats around the table| with him. A few words in Spanish to the bartender precipitated much ac- tivity behind the bar, and in a moment | official one, OVER GROW DIM DR. MEJIA COLINDRES. the inevitable round of champagne toasts was under way. elect drank toasts to the “periodistas” and the latter in return toasted the President-elect and Honduras. ‘The pleasantries were cut short by a bugle call announcing the approach of the Hoover launch. * Dr. Mejia Colin- dres received President-elect and Mrs. Hoover in an unpretentious custom house—the best avallable building in Amapala. It was in this custom house that Dr. Mejia Colindres and Mr. Hoo- ver exchanged their expressions of good will. Long Scene of Conflict. But Honduras seems destined to suf- fer from intrique and revolution. Her mountain fastnesses and jungle swamps have been the scene of intermittent warfare, political uprisings and military plottings for many years. Conquered by Cortes for Spain, Hon- duras later revolted and joined the Mexican Empire. Two years later she withdrew from Mexico to join the Cen- tral American Confederation. In 1849 she joined with Salvador and Nicaragua in a union that was dissolved in 1863. It was in 1860 that Honduras first experienced an American “interven- tion.” "It was an unauthorized and un- conducted by the pic- turesque filibuster, William Walker of Nashville, Tenn. Walker took a small “army” of nondescript adventurers to Nicaragua, joined in a revolution and eventually became provisional Presi- dent of Nicaragua, His melodramatic career ended in front of a firing squad in Honduras, to which he had fled with remnants of his army. Had Been Quiet in 1928, Revolution beset the country during the ’'70s, and war with Guatemala added to its troubles in 1906. A dou- ble revolutionary movement in 1910 and 1911 resulted in the landing of American forces and culminated in election of Gen. Bonilla as President in 1912. Another revolution broke out in 1924, and more American Marines were landed, but promptly withdrawn. The inauguration of Df. Miguel Pas Baraona in 1925 was marked with vio- lence, and martial law was proclaimed for one year. The bloodless election of Dr. Mejia Colindres in 1928 seemed to be a fore- cast of more tranquil conditions in the revolution-weary republic. FOR BOULDER DAM $48,890,995 Construction by Six Companies Provided by Sec- retary Wilbur. By the Associated Press. Secretary Wilbur today signed the $48,890,095 contract for construction of Boulder Dam by Six Companies, Inc. The Secretary's signature was the final touch needed to start the giant project. Notice will immediately go forward authorizing the contraciors to start the work. However, the construction camp has been established and engincers al- | ready are on the ground. The work is expected to take about six and one-half years. The contract already has been signed by the contrac- tors and by Commissioner Mead and tion Bureau. The power line which is to furnish energy for the construction, extending 230 miles from San Bernardino, Calif., is expected to be completed May 20, & month ahead of contract time, permit- ing that much faster start on the actual construction. The railroad line already has reached the sie of Boulder City on the canyon rim ahd freight is being moved to the spot. BANb CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band this evening at the auditorium, Marine Barracks, at 4 o'clock. Taylor Branson, leader. Overture, olga Gypsie: ...Spialek Suite Oriental, “From the Arabian Nights” ... Zimmermann “In the Palace of the Caliph.” “Noureddin and the Fair Princess.” “Return of the Caravan.” Chimes solo, “Monastery Bells,” Lefebure Musician Wilbur D. Kieffer. Caprice, “In the Orange Grove (Colombian) .... Calvo “Spring Song” endelssohn “March Triun: VAN DUZER ENGAGED TO LAY GROUNDWORK FOR TRAFFIC SURVEY __(Continued From First Page.) tending over a year. Interested Mary- land, Virginia and District authorites are expected to co-operate in financing this count, which will assemble facts, enabling the engineers and civic plan- ners to_construct roads more ebonomi- cally and in routes in keeping with the desires of the motoring public. Col. Grant estimates that thousands of dollars will be saved in road con- | struction through the facts secured by the traffic survey in the metropolitan area, Next Meeting May 8. The next Meeting of the Regional Traffic Committee will be held under the chairmanship of Mr.. MacDonald May 8 to map out the financial ar- rangements. The traffic survey will study the prop- er connection of highways with the Federal aid road systems in Maryland and Virginia. Capt. E. N. Chisolm, jr, engineer of the National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission, said today that the metropolitan traffic survey would point the way to a priority program of high- way construction. Mr. Van Duzer had opportunity yes- terday to observe the traffic tangle in Potomac Park. This morning he met Capt. R. C. Montgomery, U. S. A, su- perintendent of the United States Park Police, and arranged to discuss this| problem more closely later on. VALERIE FRENCH TO WED Field Marshal's Granddaughter Will Marry Lord Brougham. LONDON, April 20 ().—Miss Valerie French, granddaughter of the late field marshal, ohn French, will be méefried tomorrow e, Lord Brougham and Vaux, fourth baroMyof his title. ‘The_principals both afg 21 years old. Lord Brougham and Va! pherited a fortune* estimated at $1008,000 last year. French visitedghe United States in . Summer of §29 when her then nce, Henry Braley Mar- tin, was injured in an autom 5 dent in Colorado. Their i The President- | AND HANGED UDE San Diego Picnic Party Finds Body Dead 8 Hours—Knot by Half-Hitch Is Clue. By the Associated Press. SAN DIEGO, Calif, April 2¢—The death of comely 17-year-old Louise Teuber and the scarcity of clucs to the slayer, who apparently strangled her and then hanged her nude body to & tree, puzzled police here today. The body was found by a picnie party yesterday dangling from a high limb of an oak tree in the eastern fringe of the city. Her feet scraped the ground. Police surgeons sajd the girl had been dead eight hours. Miss Teuber was a clerk in a 5-and- 10-cent store and the daughter of Wil- liam _Teuber, barber shop proprietor. She lived with hér father and grand- mother. Girls who were her friends at the store said she gave up her job Sat- urday night and told them she was go- ing away, but refused to say where. Nautieal Knot Is Clue. At the scene of the tragedy police gathered two slim clues. One was the rope about the girl's neck. The other w an Army blanket found with the girl's clothes, her purse and a package containing a pair of hose she had pur- chased Saturday. The knot, police sald, apparently had been tied by some one familiar with handling rope. They suggested that it might have been tied by a sailor, or one who had had a sailor’s training. The blanket was closely scrutinized for some mark which might lead police to its owner. At the outset the case seemed as baf- fling as that of the kidnaping and slay- ing of 10-year-old Virginia Brooks, who disappeared from her home here in Feb- ruary and whose body was found 15 miles from the, city a month later. However, police found no link which might con- nect the crimes. Father Alds Inquiry. Miss Teuber’s body had been of ciothing, with the exception of pumps and gun-metal hose. Investi- gators said there was every evidence that-the girl had been dead before the long rope was thrown over the limb and pulled to a stump 20 feet away to be tied. The fact the body had not been lifted from the ground was significant, they said. There were no bruises indi- cating injuries which might have caused death or unconsciousness. An autopsy was ordered to determine whether Miss Teuber had been as- saulted. Miss Teuber’s father aided police in questioninge several suspects last night. Sheriff’s officers were studying a note said to have been received today by Teuber. All information regarding the contents was refused by the officers, who hinted, however, the note had been { written by the girl, probably Saturday. {SPANISH PEASANTS WILL BE GIVEN LAND ! OF GREAT ESTATES (Continued From First Page.) miles from Paris, putting up his famfly at the Hotel Savoy there for the time ing. He will go to London on business to- | morrow, perhaps motoring down to Calais for the night boat tonight. | Among other things he will arrange to place the Infante Juan, his son, in an English school near*London, and other business will keep him in London for a few days. ‘The Queen is leaving for Fontainebleu tomorrow and Alfonso will join her and their children when he comes back from London. These arrangements were dis- closed today by the Duke of Miranda, chief of the Spanish royal household. May Go to Isle of Wight. ‘There are persistent but so far un- confirmed reports in London that Al- fonso has bought Norris Castle, a beau- tiful old estate in 200 acres of finely wooded ground near Osborne, where he spent his courting days. Osborne is s royal English residence on the Isle of ‘Wight, one mile from Cowes. None of his family will accompany him to London. A member of the ex- iled King’s entourage said he might postpone the txip at the last minute if necessary, but that this would be only in case of “unforeseen events.” A few subordinate mem| of Alfonso’s suite went to London yesterday. ‘The exiled King is not the welcome guest in republican France that his hearty popular reception Thursday may have led him to believe. Fearing an attempt against his life, it was understood here today, the police of Paris have suggested tacitly that he seek a refuge in some smaller place, where a better watch may be kept on him and his family. May Join British Royalty. ‘There has been some talk from the beginning that Alfonso might choose to make England the place of his exile, His wife is a British princess and he, therefore, probably would be accepted as a member of the British royal family. Newspapers of the Left has seized upon Alfonso’s warm reception here as an occasion to attack the govern- ment, criticizing Alfonso as an enemy of liberty. The press generally today dropped the royal exiles, some newspa- pers not mentioning his name and oth- ers printing only a few lines. ‘The impression is growing here that he will remain in France so that he would be close to home if the elections g0 his way. Kinswomen En Route to Paris. Dispatches from Hendaye today sald Infanta Beatrice, sister of Queen Marie of Rumania, and Infanta Isabella, elderly aunt of former King Alfonso, had passed the frontier on the Sud ex- press, en route to Paris. ‘Though extremely ill and borne on a stretcher, the Infanta Isabella smiled and chatted with numerous aristocratic emigres who came to greet her. The Infantas were accompanied by Dr. Varela, Marquis Bertran de Luz and Marquis Mancanedos. Others leaving Spain on the same train included Prince Max Hohenlohe and family, Marchioness Ivanrey, the Yturbe family and Senor Santamaria. Those greeting the princesses included Infante Fernando and his two sons, and Senor Gaballero, former Ambassa~ dor to France. Prince Leaving Italy. Prince Juan 6f Spain left Naples to- day for Genoa, whence he will continue to Paris, joining his parents there. Infanta Beatrice is a granddaughter of the late Queen Victoria of England, and a Princess of Saxe-Coburg Goths in her own right. She is reputed one of the most beautiful women in Eu and visited New York and Washington with her husband, who accompanied King Alfonso on his trip into exile, in 1928, ‘Their departure from Escorial station, in Madrid, was without ceremony. A few aristocrats saw them off, but the time of their leavetaking was kept se- cret so as to avoid any public demon- stration. LONDON STUDIES REDwaSREON, Great Britain Expected to Angreve fe- public Within Wedl LONDON, April 20 (®)—I¢ serted in an_authoritative that Great Britain will re new Spanish Republic within & government is understood té be . Are o o