Show S A ON LiFE IN IN NICARAGUA S S FARMING IS ONE OF BIG INDUSTRIES F i S p S L bi r rt I t 1 I j I I I 5 I S 5 ee I I 5 r F 5 5 t I 44 ir 5 A street scene in Bluefields Nicaragua Americans occupying this village may find a traffic one of the fi first needs By RODNEY DUTCHER Writer W ASHI Jan loda 27 27 s lesson Is about is-about abou t NIcaragua where hell Is lIkely to to start popping mo- mo S Nicaragua bounded bounded bY Honduras th no and Costa Rica on the sou south th has an area ot of square miles and a population according to the last a available allabe figures of 01 The a cIty of souls and the larg largest st city Is Leon with about Two mountaIn ranges traverse the On the plateaus life Is faIrly pleasant but on on We the coast and andIn andin In the lowlands It Is altogether too hot The dry season runs from Decem- Decem her to- to April and the rainy season from flom May to November in the western west vest em ern section of the country countr but Inthe in inthe the eastern part it the year around FOOD AND EXPORTS Nicaragua coffee corree cabinet woods rubber sugar bananas gold silver and hides She grows tobacco co cotton cacao maize and wheat Her principal Items of food tood are maize and beans Agriculture and mining are ale the chIef Industries Corn Is the principal principal prin- prin cipal crop but most or of It is eaten at home Sugar production Is greater than In any other Central American state Coffee represents 27 per cent of total exports and sugar 22 per cen cent t Production of gold varIes rose It to lo a hIgh highmark mark of 20 per cent ot of the export total In 1915 The educational system Is not so bad Free primary education Is compulsory corn com for fOI chIldren between the ages ot of 5 and 14 Facilities are good for tor free hIgher Instruction Nicaragua 1 declared her independence independence dence from Spain along with the theother theother other Central AmerIcan provinces In 1821 82 and was part of the Federation Federation Federa- Federa tion ot of Central AmerIca whIch ble blew up The republic Is governed by a constitution proclaImed In 1911 Power lower Of legislation Is vested In a congress composed or of a senate and chamber of deputies The country is divIded Into departments slightly sImilar to our states The departments departments depart depart- ments are represented at Managua b by one deputy for every eer Inhabitants inhabitants In- In habitants and one senator for tor every two deputies Deputies are elected for tour four years and senators for six years As in thIs country the senate sen- sen ate lle has the most prestige deputies must be 2 25 years old and senators 40 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION The president Is elected by a majority ma- ma popular vote to serve four ears lie He must be a native citizen of Nicaragua and over 30 years of age If no candIdate receIves a majority majority ma- ma vote In th election the congress congress con con- gress meets In joint sessiOn n to select se- se beet lect a presIdent rom from the two can can- s polling the largest vote A Avice Avice vice president Is chosen similarly and simultaneously If the president ails to function the vice president takes over the duties of his office The he president has a cabinet consisting con con- ot of sIx secretaries of state for government and police pollee foreign relations relations- public instruction treasur treasury treas- treas ur ury and public cre credit war and ma- ma linE rifle and and fomento justice and public works The highest judicIal body Is the national supreme court composed ot of There are courts ot of appeal sitting at Granada Leon and Is as well as asa various va- va arlous rious minor courts The normal peacetime army cop con of men Inen and reserve troops One year of military serIce ser ser- Ice iee is compulsory The na navy consIsts consists con con- or of eight small steamboats manned with guns and ordinarIly used to prevent Under the constitution all ali foreigners foreigners for for- eigners the cIvIl rights of Nicaraguans and are governed by bythe bythe the same laws and authorities They are subject to the same taxes as and may not make malte claims or demand IndemnIties in incases incases cases where Nicaraguans could coul 1 not do so Appeal to diplomatic chan chan- nea Is forbidden except In cases of denIals of justice A foreigner Is banned from flom the country who acts iri in violation ot of this provision and claim Is not brought to a friendly |