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Evening star., 1936-05-28

Zioncheck said. picking up his brief
case and showing the bicycle at re-
porter.
Our trip was very mccall trips
are nice if you kzds HsW to take
care Of yourself" the Representative
said as he waited for the elevator
They have a very fine Jail in the
islands-one with walls feet thick
but I saw it as guest"
Back to Work.
Downstairs, Zioncheck climbed into
his shiny roadster and Mrs. Zioncheck
took the wheel. They drove of to the
House ONCE Building, where Zion
check said he was going to work hard
for while"
When his callers arrived, Zioncheck
had Just returned from walk to the
Zoo, where he saw his pet monkey.
"Wahoo." Zioncheck is very fond Of
his pet, claiming "he has more sense
than most Congressman.
While on the subject of Congress
men, zioncheck said he intended to
run or reelection. And Ill win. too,
because there are only five clowns
running against me-" he stated en-
phatically.
Zioncheck was on the floor of the
House when today's session opened.
Dressed in white linen suit, he sat
quietly in a seat at the side of the
chamber and received the greetings
Of several members who noted his
presence.
Before leaving New York last night
Zioncheck had one rare embarrassing
moment, according to an Associated
Press dispatch.
Telephoning the company which had
shipped his automobile from Miami,
where he had left it prior to his
Caribbean Sea cruise, Zioncheck
thought he would have some fun
initiating a newspaper reporter.
After inquiring about the Zion
check car. he asked: What do you
think of this Zioncheck, anyway"
There was pause. He blushed.
You say you think he's nuts?"
he shouted at the clerk. We'll, that
calls for a drink all around" After
drinks were served his guests, Zion
check and his bride paid their hotel
bill, went for the automobile and
started off toward Washington. Mrs
| Zioncheck was driving.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
AUTHOR TO SEE OWN
) MONUMENT UNVEILED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
: AUGUSTA, Ga, May 28-Admirers
OF James Ryder Randall, a native of
this city who wrote Maryland, My
Maryland, will witness the unveiling
late today of monument in his
honor.
The full length figure, done in
white Georgia marble, stands on
Greene street. in front of the Sacred
Heart Church.
: Laurence Tompkins of Atlanta, the
sculptor, will participate in the cere-
mony. William H. Fleming will be in
charge.
!. The Randall Memorial Association
sponsored the monument with the
collaboration of the Augusta Chapter
Of the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
MODEL PLANE MEET
: is SET FOR DETROIT
Championship Competition Will
Be Held June 80 to July 2,
N. A. A. Saws Here.

= The 1886 national championship
model airplane meet will be held in
Detroit June 30-July 2, it was an
nounced here today by the National
.Aeronautic Association. The meet is
to be held under sanction of the Con-
test Board Of the Association. ..
Strong international competition is
expected at this years meet England
is sending team of six model air
plane champions to take part in two
contests. Canada, Australia and New
Zealand will be represented. France
Is expected to send a team and it is
possible Germany, Italy and Belgium
also may provide competition.
There will be seven outdoor flying
events and two indoor competitions.
The outdoor program includes a new
contest for radio-controlled, gasoline
Fengine powered model airplanes. Last
years national meet, at st. Louis, re-
suited in nine new world records.
Since that meet, the Federation Aero
nautique Internationale has voted to
recognize officially international model
aircraft performances.
Last years meet brought 300 entries
from 40 States and several foreign
countries. Seventy gasoline-engined
models took part. This years entry
list is expected to total 400 flying
models
Evening star., 1936-05-28
SENATE APPROVES
UMAMENDMEN7
Would Authorize Use OF
$3.50, 900 Of Unexpended
Balance.

The Senate quickly approved this
afternoon the amendment in the work.
relief deficiency bill to continue ths
slum-clearance program Of the Alley
Dwelling Authority during the next
fiscal year.
AS recommended yesterday by the
Appropriations Committee, the amend.
ment does not call for any new money
out of the Treasury, but will enable
the agency to operate by using unex-
pended balances, together with re-
ceipts from leases, sales and other
sources. These will amount to about
$3.50 900.
Although the amendment must 60
TO conference for final adoption, House
members are expected to accept it.
The Senate also approved a com.
mittee amendment continuing avail.
able next year a Water Department
appropriation for s123,000 for new
equipment at the Bryant street pump.
ing station. Several small amend.
ments for local court expenses and
payment of claims against the Dis.
trict likewise we're adopted. The bill
contains about s89O,00O of miscel.
laneous maintenance funds for variou.
branches of the District Government
Evening star., 1936-05-28
Man Viii Escape
Jail Tern, Paying
WidO,U of Victim,
Judge Orders $1,000 in
Monthly IEistaIlments
for Relief.
BY the Associated Press.


CUMBERLAND, Md, May 2s.-
Sentence on a manslaughter conviction
was suspended yesterday on condi-
tion that the prisoner pay the widow
of his victim $1,000 on the INSTALL
ment plan.
Perry Poland, 47, a mine black
smith, was convicted Of manslaughter
in the killing Of Charles Knierim, 81.
Judge David A. Robb in Circuit
Court sentenced Poland to serve two
years in the House Of Correction.
However, he suspended sentence on
Poland's promise to pay Knierims
widow the $1,000 in monthly INSTALL
ments.
Poland is to pay 800 down and SIS
per month for a period of flve years.
He is free on bond Of $500 in the
meantime.
Mrs. Knierim was one of 260 per-
sons who signed a petition asking the
court for clemency in sentencing
Poland. The prisoner and his victim
had been next-door neighbors at
woodland for several years. One Of
the men, however, dug ditch to carry
of rainwater, and the other objected
that it would discharge the water on
his land An argument ensued, and
then. O fight. Knierim died several
days later, after being struck with q
shovel.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
TWO D. C. YOUTHS
BEGIN SENTENCES
looms and Thomas Given Is
Months in Baltimore Court
on LIQUOR Charges.

Two Washington youths began serv-
ing l8-month prison terms today fol-
lowing their conviction in Baltimore
yesterday on charges of possession,
transportation and concealment of
untaxed liquor, the Associated Press
reported.
The youths, G. H Tooms and Carl
P Thomas, both 18 described them
selves as Good Samaritans" who
we're trying to do favor for friend
Thomas pleaded guilty at his trial
in Federal Court and Tooms pleaded
innocent.
The two were seized by Federal
agents when their automobile slid
into a ditch on the La Plata Wash
ington highway. The car contained
los gallons of untaxed liquor, police
said.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
STUDENTS RECEIVE
WALKING MEDALS
Southeastern University "Pedes-
trians" Rewarded for 1000
Miles of Hiking.

Twelve students of the so-called
"pedestrianism course" at Southeast
ern University were awarded gold
ing walked 1000 miles or more since
August last.
The students, who are taking vari-
Gus other courses at the Y. M. C. A.
institution. are members of the South
eastern University Walking Club, of
which Miss Marie L. Suter is presi-
dent. She made the awards, based
on pedometer totals.
At the same time, II members of
the university basket ball team were
awarded letters by Coach Howard
Mann. DR.. James A. Bell, president
Of the university, presided.
Recipients of the walking medals,
with their mileage, were: Charles H.
Cutter, 1924 miles; Donald Helsel,
1904 miles; Audley P. Savage, l,lsO
miles; Bonnie C. Mortveldt, l,l36
miles; John Van SAINT. 1901 miles;
F. B. Watson, 1893 miles; David r.
Potter, 1,044 miles; Orville Ingram,
zoos miles, and Helen Dawson, Elihu
Prick, Henry Jones and Louise Mel
polder, 1000 miles each.
william H. Monger of the basket
ball team was chosen as the player
displaying the highest degree of
sportsmanship" The letters were
awarded to Moneer, Ora L. Simmons
{manager), Raymond H. Swan, David
jacobson, Elihu D. Frick, Edward j.
O'Brien, Isadore Niefeld, Irving A.
Miller, Lawrence M Goodman, Rob-
ert E. Curtin and Carlton e. Heyser.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
REBELLION FLARES
TO GUST SAcASA.
Nicaraguan Band Wants
Somoza President In
stead of Ex.Minister.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May ga
rebellion on the Atlantic coast against
President Juan S. Sacasa, former Min
lister to Washington, with national
army units taking part, was disclosed
today by a government spokesman.
The spokesman declared the rebels
were endeavoring to place Gen. Anas-
tacio Somoza, head of the United
States Marine-trained national army,
in the presidential palace.
The spokesman declared: "It has
been known for the past few days that
a fictitious popular uprising was being
prepared on the Atlantic coast tend
ing to oust the civil authority in that
section.
This uprising was intended as the
beginning Of rebellion against the
constitutional government presided
over by President Juan B. Sacasa.
To-day it was learned that this
movement was assisted by Maj. Al
berto Baca, the Guardia Nacional
(national army chief in Bluefields
and an adherent of former President
Moncada (whom DR.. Sacasa over
| threw.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
FLEET ON HAND
!. FOR M|DSH|PMEN
Six Naval Vessels Ready to
Take Part in Summer
. Training.
BY the Associated Press.

Sy the Assoelated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 2s.-The
three battleships anchored of the
Naval Academy were augmented today
by three destroyers. which will be used
for the training of midshipmen this
Summer.
The destroyers Babbitt, Taylor and
Claxton, with the battleships Arkan-
sas, Wyoming and Oklahoma. make up
the small fleet concentrated here for
the June week ceremonies at the
academy. $t<+
The cruiser Indianapolis will join
the other ships on June 9, the day
before the annual graduation eXer-
cises. The destroyers Barney and Bid
die are to arrive at the academy later
next month. The submarine $50
also will be used in midshipmen train
Ing this Summer.
- The battleships will take the new
Senior and sophomore class of mid
s11ipmen on European cruise, leaving
here June 5. The five 6estroyers will
remain at the academy, taking men,
bers of the new junior class on months
training cruises along the Atlantic
Coast
The inter-regimental competition
for the honor of guarding the ma
tional and regiment colors next year
and Of naming the color girl" for
June week entered its final phase to-
day. The four battalions of the mid
shipmen regiment took part in the
final competitive drill.
A board of judges has watched the
eight midshipmen companies drill
since Monday. They studied their
work with platoons drilling separate
ly, companies drilling as units and
today observed the way company
commanders handled their commands
as part Of the battalion.
The acaptain of the winning COM
pany names the color girl who will
present the colors to his company at g
dress parade on June q
Rear Admiral David Foote Sellers
superintendent of the academy, will
write a letter of commendation tt
Midshipman William Anthony Ellis
Of Norfolk, Va. He will commend the
midshipman for his officer-like quail
ties and positive character, which ha!
contributed to the development o.
naval spirit and loyalty within ths
nidshipman regiment.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
IOWA DRIVERS TEST
is FAILED BY 20 PCT,
When Is Reduction in Speed
Necessary" Proves to Be
Hardest Question.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa.-Tventy peI
cent of the automobile drivers who
took examinations for Iowa license,
during the first four months Of 1885
failed to pass the tests.
Mrs. Alex Miller, Secretary of State.
and Ed Murray, chief Of the drivers
license inspectors, said 430 motorists
failed the driving test, 2l0 had lower
than the required vision, l,124 could
not answer questions concerning driv.
ing laws and $50 had vehicles in un.
acceptable condition.
The hardest question for the appli.
cants to answer was: Give tlres
instances where the law requires
reduction of speed"
The correct answers are: when
approaching person walking In
Travelled portion of the public high
way, 90 when approaching and pass
ing an animal being led, driven or
ridden upon public highway. and
(3) when approaching and traversing
a crossing of public highways, a bridge,
sharp turn or steep descent"
Evening star., 1936-05-28
DOOMED YOUTH TAKES
BLAME FOR 2 OTHERS
Confesses Beating and Robbing
Doctor at Trial of Youthful
Defendants.
py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 28.-A
slender, 22-year-old man who faces
death in the electric chair for MUIR
der, came into Criminal Court here
yesterday and took the blame for
beating and robbing a Knoxville doc
tor-a crime charged against two
other youths.
The witness, Howard Dunn, placed
himself and William Farmer, a COM
panion, at the scene of the crime
the office Of DR.. Clint H. Morgan, go,
at the time it was committed March
IL, told of disposing of articles stolen
and said Bruce Kits and Jake
Covington, the defendants, were not
there.
Dunn and Farmer are under SEN
tence for the Staying of j. K. Milli-
ken, State marketing oficial, near
Nashville.
DR.. Morgan identified Kits and
Covington as the youths who robbed
him.
Evening star., 1936-05-28

n n ARION. A. ZIONC CHE C K,
M Washington States caper-
IV cutting Representative, was
L L back In his Harvard Hall
apartment today after what he de-
scribed was a peaceful skirmish with
police.
Dispossessed by Mrs. Pamela Schuy-
Ter Young. from whom he sublet the
apartment, Zioncheck and his bride Of
four weeks were met by two officers in
the hallway when they arrived shortly
after midnight last night.
The policemen were very gentle
manly officers" according to Zioncheck,
and stood by as he prepared to enter
the apartment that was wrecked"
when Mrs. Schuyler inspected 1t short
ly after the Representative left a
month ago on his honeymoon to the
Virgin Islands.
Apprehensive as to the intention of
the policemen, Zioncheck said he ex-
planned that it was his apartment he
was standing in front Of.
Asks Police to Try Door.
Would one of you please try the
door?" Zioncheck said he told the
policemen.
"One of them very politely stepped
forward and tried the knob and the
door swung open"
The lock had apparently been
broken, but just when Is q mystery
Part of the metal casing around the
door lamb lay on the floor and no key
was required to open the door. as
Zioncheck demonstrated this morning
After admitting his wife and him
self to the apartment, Zioncheck said
the officers chatted O while and left.
Zioncheck's version Of his home
coming was substantiated by a police
report made by Officers r. F. Good
I win and r. A. Warren Of The tenth
precinct. They said they had been
called to the apartment house about
1;3o am. by the resident manager
a Mr.. Crabbs, and that they were
directed by a Solored boy to the
second floor, where they found the
Representative and his wife standing
at the door of their apartment.
Zioncheck, the officers said, told
them his key would not work the lock-
He also said he had called the resi-
dent manager, but that he refused
to come to his aid.
The policemen said they noticed
Evening star., 1936-05-28
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
LOCUST NOTES.

LOCUST NOTES.
TINE locusts which were here ir
1919 may not have known it
but they laid lot Of Waysids
= items as we'll as eggs before II
was time for them to die.
One of the items concerns a woman
who called a plumber to find leah
in water pipe in cne of the walls Of
her home. She could hear it very
plainly.
Those are locusts, the locusts
lady" he told her after using a pro-
fessional ear on her problem.
The other is about two women who
stopped at a garage in Kensington
Md, yesterday to have a "terribl,
noise" in the car checked. One Of tht
old 1919 locusts had laid that noise
too. The mean thing!
* X
WAY OUT.
ODer q secondary Doorway to one
OF the less trequented local dine
and dance" establishments Is
stgn-d sign for the information OF
the customers.
The legend is clear and to the
point. II is not the commanding
bluntness OF "Erit" nor the entic-
ing delusion OF Barrum's "Egress."
"This Is the way to 90 out" it
says.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
SENATE AMENDMENT
TO LIQUOR BILL HIT
Plan to Permit Transportation of
Beer in Tank Cars Opposed
by Brewers.

Vigorous protest to a Senate amend
ment to the liquor bill now in con-
ference, which would make it possible
for the transportation of beer In tank
cars and its bottling at every cross
roads bottling establishment through
out the United States" has been
lodged with the conference committee
of the House and Senate by the Amer
ican Brewers Association.
The protestants say that while this
amendment might not imperil the
revenue, it would certainly work in
justice on hundreds of medium size
and small brewers in all parts Of the
country. Furthermore. it is asserted
that the amendment would tend to
arouse dry opposition on account Of
the possibility presented of new wide
spread beer-bottling operations.
John c. Bruckmann. Cincinnati,
Ohio, president of the American Brew
ers' Association, lodged the protest.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
TWO H0LD.UPS HERE
NET GUNMEN S149
Pair Rob Delicatessen of $100.
200 Pounds of Bologna
Stolen.

Armed robbers who obtained $l49
in two holdups last night we're OBJ
jectS of police searches today.
{ Lewis Thompson, Is, of 435 Fif-
teenth street reported he was at work
in a sandwich shop at 2104 Fourteenth
street when a white man entered, pro-
duced gun and forced him to hand
over $40.
Two colored bandits trained guns
on David Miller, 16. colored, clerk in
q delicatessen at 318 N street, and
took s100 from the cash register.
Hungry burglars figured in two
other robberies. More than 200 pounds
of bologna was stolen from the Cap
ital Kosher Co., 901 First street south
east. and 20 chickens and quantity
Of vegetables from the home of Will
liam Helm, 622 Columbia road.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
Fisheries Bureau
Feeds LOcuSts to
f: Fish at Aquarium,
Commissioner Bell Tells
Employees to Gather In.
:sects to Cut Food Bill.
By the Associated Press.

ey the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Fisheries bobbed up
today with a bright idea for utilizing
the 17-year locusts now pestering In
many parts of the East.
Commissioner Frank r. Bell ordered
bureau employees to collect as many
as they could and feed them to Gov
sernment fish, thus economizing In
sthe fish food bill.
The idea originated with Fred Or
singer. chief Of the bureaus aquarium
here.
Sunday afternoon" he said, II was
Trying to take nap at home, but
the droning of these locusts kept me
awake"
Unable to stand the noise any long
er, Orsinger leaped from his bed, went
out into the yard and gathered hand
full Of .locusts on the grass.
THE next day." he said. IT took
them down to the aquarium and tried
one out on trout. The fish jumped
out Of the water to snap the locust
out Of my hand. I knew I had some
thing trout liked"
Evening star., 1936-05-28
Congress in Brief

TODAY.
Senate.
Takes up relief deficiency bill.
Finance Committee weighs revenue
bill.
House.
Continues debate on Robinson Pat
man price discrimination bill
Interstate Commerce Committee
considers amendments 10 Federal trade
commission act.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will have up work-relief deficiency
bill.
Conferees meeting on food control
bill and on separate Mississippi flood
measure.
Finance Committee may meet again
on tax bill.
House:
Will consider conference reports.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
SWEENY BEATEN
IN BRITISH GOLF
Eliminated by Ferrier, l Up, in
Twenty-0ne-Hole
Battle.
~ the Associated Press.

Er the Associated PreSs.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland. May %
Robert Sweeny, sole American sur
vivor, was eliminated in the sixth
round Of the British Amateur golf
championship today by James Ferrier,
Australian title-holder. Ferrier won,
l I'D, at the 21st hole after ding
dong battle.
Sweeny, whose defeat yesterday of
Jack Mclean, co-favorite with Hector
Thomson, another Scot, to succeed
Lawson Little, was the most startling
upset of the tournament, came from
behind to square his match with
Ferrier on the 18th green. but the
Australian dropped a 9-foot putt for
q birdie 3 on the third extra hole to
win.
Sweeny's long try for half at the
2Ist just missed the cup.
Cecil Ewing, crack Irish golfer, pro-
vided the first upset in the fifth
round, winning 2 and II over Roger
Wethered, former champion and one
of the top British favorites.
Wethered developed a disastrous
hook on the back nine to drop out
after playing strongly In the early
rounds.
Thomson boosted his own stock In
the round Of 80, beating Colin Brown,
and 4.
Cyril Tolley, twice former cham
pion, gained a berth In the sixth
round. Tolley defeated Maj. w. H. M.
Aitken, and 4.
Harry Bentley was eliminated by
G. B. Peters, 2 and 1, and c. Mid
dleton triumphed over Luis Arana,
crack Spanish golfer, by the same
score.
Morton Dykes also gained the sixth
round, with 2-and-l victory over
Sam McKinlay, another former Brit
ish Walker cupster.
Thomson continued his winning
stride this afternoon when he defeated
Andrew Jameson ! up in axth-round
match.
Ewing also advanced through the
sixth round. He scored an easy and
( victory over Cameron Conn.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
LAW PERMITS PRINCES
| TO MARRY COMMONERS
Bride Must Be Foreigner, How
ever, Under Terms of New
Swedish Regulation.
Bride Mus
El the Associated Press.

El the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, May 28.-Swedish
princes are permitted to marry daugh-
ters Of foreign commoners under q
bill passed by the Swedish Parlia-
ment last night.
Their marriages are still subject to
the Kings consent, however, after the
monarch has conferred with the
Swedish cabinet. Princes still are
formally forbidden. however, from
marrying a Swedish commoner's
daughter.
The decreasing number of European
princesses available for marriage was
held responsible for the change.
Prince Sigvard, son Of the Swedish
crown prince. lost his rights to the
throne two years ago by marrying
Erika Patzek, Berlin commoner.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
Saddler Dies Famous,

When Joseph Robkett Churchill.
saddler, walked the streets Of London
carrying saddle and reading Q book,
people laughed at him as being poor
saddler and q dreamer While he
walked he studied Greek and Latin
classics, eventually took his 3. A. de-
gree at London University and be-
came Q disting,ashed tutor. He has
just died, possessing many honors. In
Burnhamon-on-Sea. England, aged II.
Evening star., 1936-05-28
Lake Traffic Crippled.

MILWAUKEE,. May % R.-Move-
ment of Great Lakes package freight
was crippled here today as employers
and International Longshoremen's 8
Union officials failed to break dead
lock on the workers demand for
higher wages.
Labor spokesmen estimated 400
stevedores were affected. w. j,
Healey, controller Of the Great Lakes
Transit Co.. said his firm was unable