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Evening star., 1936-05-29

United States In the Olympic mara
thon at Berlin.
Upward to 100000 residents of the
District and its environs, together with
hundreds of enthusiasts gathered from
throughout the country. are to line the
course that stretches 26 miles and 385
yards from Mount Vernon to the White
House and view the gruelling battle
between the finest field Of long-dis-
tance stars assembled In modern times.
The race Is to start from Mount
Vernon promptly at . O'Clock, with the
winner expected to arrive at the finish
line set up at the zero milestone be-
1see MARATHON, Page. A-6.)
Evening star., 1936-05-29

Police Commissions" today to obtain
legal advice, and later threatened
court action on her return to the
apartment.
For her part, Mrs. Zioncheck reso-
lutely refused to vacate the apart
ment her husband had sublet from
Mrs. Young and thwarted Mrs.
Young's efforts when the latter tried
to pry pins from the door hinges of
the apartment with a butcher knife
and chair rung.
Earlier, both women wept copiously
and Mrs. zioncheck tainted. This oc-
CURED late last night. about the time
(see ZIONCHECK, Page A-7l
Evening star., 1936-05-29

Two informers whose testimony re-
suited in life sentences for three men
convicted in the Wilson murder were
freed on other charges here late yes
terday by officials who moved Sc
cretly to frustrate possible gang ven-
geance.
The two were William H. Cleary,
Philadelphia gunman, who turned
States evidence against his former
pals, and Dewey Jenkins, described as
"small-time" Washington racket
eer, who dropped out of the plot be-
fore the gang killed Wilson by mis-
take.
The pair was brought under heavy
guard from the District Jail yesterday
and taken before Justice Daniel w.
O'Donoghue, in District Supreme
Evening star., 1936-05-29
HEAVY CROP DAMAGE
REPORTED IN TEXAS
Live Stock Also Lost in Flood.
Three Large Rivers Rising
Rapidly.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
=. DALLAS, Tex, May 29.-Heavy crop
and live stock damage was reported
early today in the wake of receding
waters Of the Navidad and Lavaca
Rivers, which isolated Edna, Tex. for
two days.
Roads and bridges in the area were
damaged and some homes were
flooded.
Three large rivers of South Texas,
the Guadalupe, Brazos and Colorado,
rose during the night as they swept
nearer the Gulf. At Columbia the
Colorado was near its expected crest
of about 26 feet.
Farmers feared for acres Of titled
land along the Guadalupe, which
neared a 26-foot level late last night.
Bottoms and lowlands already have
been flooded.
Evening star., 1936-05-29

TAO Wilson Case InfOrmers
Freed Secertly As Protection
Cleary and Jenkins, Whose Evidence
Sent Three to Prison for Life for Stay
ing, Guarded A gai,,st Vengeance.

Court, before court opened for the
afternoon session.
On motion of Assistant District At
torney Samuel Beach, Justice O'Don-
oghue nolle pressed an indictment
against Jenkins as an accessory be-
fore the fact In the tri-State gang
hold-up of Union Station messenger
several years ago. The messenger was
shot and seriously wounded and the
gang got away with a quantity of
Federal revenue stamps, worthless to
them.
An indictment against Cleary in q
safe-breaking case here during No
vember of 1884. also was dropped. The
safe was carted from the Office of a
motor company on Fourteenth street
(See WILSON, Page ~
Evening star., 1936-05-29
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FfeSS.
MONTREAL, May 29.-Harry Ban
mister was racing here today by plane
in an effort to prevent his former wife.
Ann Harding. screen star, from leav-
ing Canada for England with their
7-year-old daughter.
Miss Harding, wearing the traditional
Hollywood disguise Of smoked glasses,
arrived here to say she was not afraid
of Bannister.
With Miss Harding was her daugh-
ter, q nurseniaid, an agent and q law
yer.
(Bannister and lawyer started for
Montreal from New York BY airplane.
They announced they would seek o
writ of habeas corpus to block the de-
parture Of the child with Miss Hard
tn9.)
Evening star., 1936-05-29
100000 Due to See Marathon
Determine U.S.. Olympic Team

The largest gallery ever to witness a
sports event in Washington awaits the
running tomorrow afternoon of the
fifth annual Evening Star race for
the National A. A. U. marathon cham
pionship, a contest that has drawn
104 athletes to the Capital from every
section of the United States.
Surprising both In importance and
color any race Of its kind held on
American soil, the grind this year will
provide the most spectacular sports
struggle in local history. Not only win
the national title be at stake. but upon
the outcome hinges the final detsrmi-
nation Of the team to represent the
Evening star., 1936-05-29
JEWELER IS SLAIN

ALLENTOWN, Pa, May 20 R.-
Barney Berkov, a jeweler, was shot
and killed in his store yesterday by a
hold-up man who ran from the place
after firing.
A short time later police picked up
man who they said identified himself
as Joseph Soyk of Hazleton. They de-
scribed him as paroled convict.
Chief of Police Clarence r. Men,
singer said Soyk first denied shooting
the jeweler, but later related he saw
Berkov reach for gun and then shot
the storekeeper.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
SENATORS ADVOCATE
MORE ARMY PLANES
Approve Measure to Place Peace
Time Strength at 2,32o
Units.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Military Affairs Com.
mittee today approved a bill to place
the Army's peace-time air strength at
1890 planes instead of 1900. as at
present.
The bill as passed by the House
weuld have fixed the limit at 1000
planes. Committeeman said the 1890
figure was that recommended by every
governmental agency that has studied
aviation. The bill would allow at
tainment Of the objective at any time
within five years.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
NANKING BROADCAsTs PROTEST.
Abandons Policy of Silence to Con.
denim Army Increase.

NANKING, May 20 R).-Abandon-
ing their policy of silence concerning
japanese activities in China, National
ist government broadcasters delivered
speeches to the nation today condemn
ing Japan's steady increase in the
strength of its North China military
garrisons.
The speeches were made over a
radio station owned and operated by
the Chinese government.
The procedure in permitting the
speakers to make such utterances
marked new departure In the Chinese
policy toward the Japanese crisis.
Evening star., 1936-05-29
LEGION MEMBERS
BURNING ROBES
Jackson County Prosecutor
Declares Backbone of Or.
qanization Is Broken.
BACKGROUND

Staying OF +. w. A. T0rker be-
cause he "kneU too much" in De-
troit May 13 led to the taSt-moDing
erpose OF a secret bldck-robed,
hooded organization knopn as the
BLACK Legion"
Stdte-Dide probes Dere inmedi-
dtely launched in Michigan, where
a dozen members OF the orguniza-
tion haze been arrested. Appeals
hare been made for Investigations
by G-nlen and also by the Internal
ReDenue Bureau.
BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. May 2s.-Reports that
fear-stricken members of the Black
Legion were burning their hoods and
robes were received today as authori-
ties mapped plans for finish fight
on the night riding terrorists.
"The back of the organization here
has been broken" said Prosecutor
Dudley Owen of Jackson County, a
Black Legion stronghold. Some
members are burning their robes. and
I don't think the remainder have
nerve enough left to commit further
violence"
The John Doe inquiry into reported
foggings and abductions in Jack
son, where five men are held on
charges Of beating a reluctant men,
Der, was adjourned indefinitely as
plans for calling metropolitan area
grand jury were going forward in
Detroit.
Letter Written in Blood.
A letter, declared by Detective Rich
ard Bowen Of the Detroit police labo-
ratories to be written in human blood,
was received by the police department
today. warning 1t to "lay of the
Black Legion"
The note, signed "The White Le-
gion," was printed in letters nearly
a half inch high, and was postmarked
New York.
New York authorities were asked to
investigate.
Michigan's criminal syndicalism
law, enacted to combat communism,
may be invoked against the Black
Legion, whose members contend its
night riding and intimidation are in
spired by zeal to defend the country
from Communists.
Prosecutor Dudley said he was con-
sidering bringing charges under the
statute against IS men whom he
termed the Black Legion's board of
directors in the jackson vicinity.
The statute provides for imprison-
ment up to 10 years and a maximum
fine of $1,000 for advocacy or
teaching the duty or necessity of crime,
sabotage, violence or TERRORISM to ac-
complish industrial or political re-
form"
At least two grand jury investiga-
tions of the night rididng vigilantes
were imminent, while both houses of
Congress had before them resolutions
demanding congressional inquiries.
Legislation Being Drafted.
Proposed legislation to curb the
order was in preparation at the Ma
tional Capital. and the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau considered Q suggestion
that It inquire into the income tax
Gee BLACK LodfqY Page ~
Evening star., 1936-05-29

(See PETITION, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1936-05-29

(See RED RIDER, Page ~ =
Evening star., 1936-05-29

10, 3. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Fair and continued cool tonight and to-
morrow; lowest temperature tonight about
As degrees; Sunday fair and warmer.
Temperatures Highest, 66, at pm. yes
terday: lowest, A, at Sis am. today.
Full report on page AS.
Evening star., 1936-05-29

1see MARATHON, Page A-e.l
Evening star., 1936-05-29

(ses HAHpINo, Page AID
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-14
CONTRACT BRIDGE
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
By E. v. SHEPARD
Famous Bridge Teacher

and he passed. The declarer could
have redoubled, as a bridge S. o. S..
demanding that partner bid his best
suit. but he passed.
The opening lead was the OF
clubs. Dummy's @ held the trick.
East played his 8. to show four clubs.
Dummy's 9 Of hearts was led East
played low Vests ] won the trick.
West led his Ace of clubs. East
completed his plain-suit echo. by
playing the 6. Declarer's dropped.
Declarer was given his K Of clubs.
for his second trick. Declarer con-
tinued his attempts to clear hearts.
by leading the @. and West was in
with the K. after which that player
took his good 10 Of clubs. South f.is-
carded his lowest spade
West led the Of spades East's
@ forced declarer's Ace. for his third
trick. He gave East his Ace of
hearts. leaving declarer with a single
long heart. At the ninth trick East
led the 6 Of spades. Declarer's 10
was picked up with Vests X. West
led the 3 Of diamonds. Dummy
played low. East played low. and
declarer's 9 won. South took ais
good Of hearts. for his fifth and
last trick. He held nothing except
his XII Of diamonds and had to lead
that suit. giving the defenders the
two last tricks. no matter how he
led, going down two tricks on his
contract. Two tricks down, doubled
when vulnerable. cost declarer 500
points
Perhaps the result was bit dis
appointing to the doubler. but when
he had figured over what might have
resulted from any bid by East the
doublcr stated that the business
pass" had been the best response
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-14


iciency have been severe and COM
paratively rare. Mostly they are OBJ
served in animals on an experiment
tai diet. in which it is possible to
remove all Of certain vitamin from
the diet. This naturally produces an
easily recognizable condition. The
question arises whether or not minor
grades Of deficiency of the vitamins
in the diet result in any recognizable
syndromes.
Along this line, and going down
the alphabet in the vitamins. we
find some researches that have been
carried out on vitamin B1 on the
tone Of the large intestine.
Muscle Should Be Aleh
BY the 'tone" Of an involuntary
muscle. such as the intestine. is
meant something that corresponds
very closely to elasticity in a rubber
band. Whether the muscle is on the
alert and ready to contract and move
in response to stimulus is one Of the
primary conditions Of health.
Since the widespread use of the
X-ray in studying digestive disorders.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-14
Action of Vitanoin 81
On Digestion Studied

it has been noted that the incidence
Of atonicity. especially in the large
intestine. is very high. Constitu-
tional conditions, the debility accom-
panying and following diseased states
and in convalescence, general slug
gishness and rundown feelings. and
neuroses, are all responsible for their
share Of such conditions. The wide
spread habit Of increasing the tone
of the intestine, or attempting to. by
the use of cathartics in the presence
Of any infection Of constitutional con-
dition, is an example Of the print.
tive knowledge Of this fact.
By the use of the X-ray it Is pos
sibie to arrive at very accurate con-
illusions as to the tone of the intes.
tine by measurements Of It's volume.
An atomic colon will naturally dilate.
It has been found that when animals
have been fed on a diet deficient In
vitamin B1, the colon begins to be-
come atomic after about two months.
After atonicity of the colon has de.
veloped, vitamin 81 added to the diet
Of the animals promptlya results in
the disappearance of the atonicity.
These results have been confirmed IN
human beings also by X-ray studies.
The findings may have some prac.
teal application, although most hui
man diets are likely to contain Vita
min 81 in good quantities. Under
certain circumstances it Is possible
that deficiency will occur.
"In general" says Sherman. ut
may be said that there need be no
practical danger of shortage Of Vita
min B except where an unduly large
number Of calories needed in riutri-
ton are taken in the form Of artifi-
cially refined foods"
Vitamin B is contained in milk,
eggs, whole grain cereals. beans and
yeast.
"The amount Of yeast used In
bread making" again according to
Sherman. lis too small to have much
influence on the vitamin B content
Of the bread. The milk used In
bread making Is likely to be more
] valuable"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-14
THE BUSINESS PASS

WHEN YOU expect to gain more
by letting partners informatory dou-
BILE stand, than can result from any
responsive bid that you may make,
you make a business pass. as East
did with the hand shown today
North and South were vulnerable
while East and West were not vul-
nerable.
: Bidding went: South, 1-No Trump;
West. doubled. expecting partner to
respond. by bidding his best suit.
The informatory double might mean
that doubler held strength in all four
suits, and was prepared to support
partners call in any suit. or it might
mean that doubler held strength in
only three suits and was hoping for
a response in one of them. In that
case response in doubler's bid suit
would cause him TO bid 2-No Trumrs
or show his own best suit. AS The
doubler could make the opening
lead East felt in any event that the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-14

pOSSlOi0 " Oi0~
cover by testing
eyesight in a
darkened room
the fact t h a t
vitamin A is
partially def
cient in the
diet.
AS we said,
this opens up a
new field Of re-
search on the
vitamins. be-
cause up to the
nrNSe nf fhe
o n y diseases
recorded as due
A. ..sA., a.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-14
sv LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.

WE NOTICED yesterday the new
discoveries which have drawn our
attention to the influence of vitamin
A on acuity of vision. and how it is
Evening star., 1936-02-07
WRITER'S Staying
LAID TO ROBBERY
Houseboy, is, Confesses He
= Shot Author of Weird
Cult Articles.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
! ALBUQUERQUE. N. Mex, February
THE death that Carl Taylor
flouted to write of weird rituals in
strange places wore the drab guise of
/. robbery when 1t overlook him in the
New Mexico mountains, prosecutors
charged today.
District Attorney Thomas j. Mabry
said a 16-year-old houseboy, Modesto
Trujillo, had confessed killing the
young writer of travelogues. He was
motivated only by robbery intent, the
prosecutor said.
Taylor was found shot to death in
his lonely mountain cabin Wednes-
day night. On a desk before him
lay a completed manuscript of the
'Penitentes-Brothe of the Blood
of Christ" secretive religious sect.
Vengeance Theory Discarded.
An official theory that "Penitente
Evening star., 1936-02-07
Woman Found Dead by Gas.

Odor Of escaping gas from the room
of Louise Wilson, 80, colored, second
floor of 1881 Sixth street, attracted the
attention of other occupants of the
house about 4:3o this morning. Po-
licemen j. A. Hunt and Frank Bones,
second precinct, broke open the door
and found the woman dead on the bed.
Evening star., 1936-02-07

vengeance" may have brought death
to the writer was dismissed when
Trujillo allegedly confessed the crime.
Mabry said the houseboy insisted he
was not of the strange brotherhood.
Robbery was the only motive" /"
said Mabry. I'VE have definitely dis
carded all other theories. The case
is in the hands of the court" Tru-
jillo has been charged with murder.
Evening star., 1936-02-07

stories of the Philippine interior he
told friend:
ST can never 60 there again"
The 16-year-old houseboy directed
authorities to spot near Taylor's
cabin where $14 in cash and $50
worth Of travellers checks, taken
from the writer, were found. Mabry
said Trujillo admitted ownership of
q revolver which was used to kill Taylor.
Evening star., 1936-02-07

association headquarters. Seventeenth
and X streets.
Other officers chosen were Mrs. Fred
z. Wright, first vice president; Mrs
William Lee Corbin, second vice presi-
dent; Miss Louise Davidson. recording
secretary; Mrs. A. Charles Oliphant,
corresponding secretary; Miss Mar
garet Fox. treasurer, and Miss Emma
Hays Heck, assistant treasurer.
Evening star., 1936-02-07

Come in Saturday and have the pick Of Us
fine overcoats. Get yourself bur ly, warm
overcoat that will see you through this Winter
and many Winters to come.
Evening star., 1936-02-07

Taylor had made q study OF the
"Penitente" practices, despite the fact
other persons had said their curiosity
over the brotherhood brought them
punishment and torture. Before COM
ing here the writer travelled In the
Orient and among native tribes of
the Philippines. preparing similar
articles.
After the publication OF one of his
Evening star., 1936-02-07
BOYS
Famous Make

Famous makes-Bells, K. & S. and Others
just as well known! 6oc is nowhere's
near the toll you'd ordinarily pay for
these well-taiored shirts and blousesl
White and colo.s. Shirts for jr. boys. 8
to l3. for bigger boys. l2Iz to 14lz.
Blouses sized 4 to 10. Get extras, too!
MAIL AND PHONE ORDERS DI. 1878
LANSBURGH'S-BOYS' SHOP -.
FOURTH FLOOR
Evening star., 1936-02-07
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Snow this
est temperature tonight about IA de-
grees; tomorrow fair and continued
cold, probably followed by snow tomor-
row night.
Maryland-Snow this afternoon
ending early tonight; tomorrow fair
and continued cold.
Virginia-Cloudy and slightly colder,
preceded by snow in north portion this
afternoon and in extreme north por-
tion early tonight; tomorrow fair.
West Virginia-Cloudy and slightly
colder tonight, preceded by snow in
northeast portion; tomorrow cloudy
followed by snow.
Evening star., 1936-02-07
Y. w. HEAD REELECTED

Mrs. Albert w. Atwood Is Re-
named Head of d. c. Body.
Mrs. Albert w. Atwood was re-
elected president of the District of Co
lumbia Y. w. c. A. at a meeting of
the board Of directors yesterday at
Evening star., 1936-02-07

Record Tor Last II Hours.
From noon Yesterday to noon today
Highest, 33, at 4:15 pm yesterday.
Year ago, :}6.
Lowest, Ii at $50 am. today. Year
ago, IL.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 5S, on January 13.
Lowest. o. on January %.
Humidity for Last Fl Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest 80 per cent. at 6 am. today.
Lowest, - per cent, at . m. yesterday.
Evening star., 1936-02-05
ONE-ACT PLAY TOURNEY
HAS OPENING CONTEST
Tragedy, Comedy and Satire Of
fered by First Group of
Competitors.

A WELL rounded program Of
"a tragedy, comedy and satire. pre-
sented last night by four local amateur
dramatic groups, opened this years
one-act play tournament being con-
Quoted by the Community Center De-
partmeut. The performances given by
these ambitious thespians were quite
up to the standard set in previous
competitions.
A Eugene ONeill play. where the
Cross Is Made" an offering Of the
Jewish Community Center Dramatic
Society, opened the evenings bill. The
grim story of the mad sea captain who
drove his son to madness was excel
lently interpreted by an experienced
cast, headed by Samuel Lightman,
Irwin Wollock and Ethel Gottlieb. As
sisting them were Milton Hirshfield,
Larry Levin, David Wallace and Sid
ney Levy. They were directed by Sid
ney Gottlieb.
Professional jealousy between Shake
spearian actors was the theme Of
Juliet and Romeo" by Harry w.
Gribble, presented by the Thespian
Society, Covenant-First Presbyterian
Church. Leo Quackenbush, Isaac
Avery, Vernye Barrett, Emily Davis
and Richard Thorn made up the cast.
The play was directed by Mrs. William
H. Wagner.
Hugh M. Smythe in the role Of the
hunchbacked Filipino, violin makers
apprentice, led the cast in THE Vio-
lin Makers of Cremona." by Francois
Coppee, given by the Little Theater
of Takoma Park. He also directed.
Others taking part in this story of
love and sacrifice were Will H. Carle-
ton, Frank B. Linton, jr.; Marie
Staples, Frances Smythe and Mar
garet Collinson.
The sophisticated modern touch was
given the evening by the Troupers Of
East Washington Center in their pro-
duction of THE Four -Flushers." The
popular Arthur Rhodes took top hon.
ors here as Fuller, butler with a
finger in all the funny intrigueS of
a modern household. He also did
double duty by directing the cast. The
other excellent young actors and act
resses in this play by Cleves Kinkead
were Dixie Diket, Viola Trilling, Al
bert Muehleus and Toby Flax.
Four more one-act plays entered
in the tournament will be presented
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the
auditorium of Roosevelt High School.
Evening star., 1936-02-05
PLAY BY MORGAN BAKER
HAS INITIAL SHOWING

THE setting designed by Hugo linden
and executed by Hugh Collins for
Morgan Bakers new play, Benevolent
Blackmail," Is q knockout, and Mr..
Baker has q clever idea for sprigEtly
farce in the piece, but right now that's
about all that can be said for the
play. With about 20 minutes Of ac-
ton substituted for some of the talk
and some canny dialogue-doctoring
done, the Baker comedy, which had its
world premiere last night at the Ward
man Park Theater, will be a bright
piece Of entertainment.
AS 1t now stands, however. the ap-
peal of Benevolent Blackmail" is lin
tied to those individuals in Govern
ment jobs who are interested in civil
service and the juggling Of jobs with
Juicy salaries. Further, the dialogue
is a bit stilted and falls clumsily upon
the ear at times.
Mr.. Bakers play has to do with a
Representative Bernard and the busi-
ness of promoting him to the Senate
through the handing out of jobs at
strategic points in the State from
which he comes.
The central character and the mo-
tivating parsonage of the play is a
Washington columnist who knows Of
the skeletons in the closets of various
Government officials and carries on
the campaign of benevolent black
mail" to get the necessary jobs for Mr.
Bernard's constituents. That will
make for q clever farce when Mr.
Baker gets through with it.
The comedy has to have, In ad-
dition to some Frightening Of the
lines, a cast experienced in the knacs
of ripping out speeches with speed
vim and vigor, before it will be as
good as it should be. Ann Ives is
splendid in the current version OF
the play, but the others can't lift
Benevolent Blackmail'' above itself
adequate as they are. Lucille Dick
son plays her role exceedingly well;
Morgan Baker plays Morgan Baker
(Which, however, is quite all right
as he is supposed to be Washing.
ton columnist); Mrs. Miles c. ALI
good gets much comedy from hel
role, and William e. Bryant plays the
Representative.
Harold A. Weinberger's direction
gets everything out of Benevolent