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Evening star., 1936-08-08
ASSAILANT ELUDES
POSSE IN VIRGINIA
100 Men Search All Night After
Lynnhaven Postmaster
Is Beaten.
By the Associated Press

OJ lilt ASSOC'dlCO
NORFOLK, Va, August "a posse
of nearly 100 men returned to their
homes in the village Of Lynnhaven
today, weary after an all-night search
for an unidentified man who last
light attacked and seriously injured
E. D. Mann, postmaster and store
keeper.
The victim of the attack, who is 55
years old, was struck over the head
with a heavy instrument as he left his
home to visit a neighbor about 9 pm.
He is in a serious condition today at
Sarah Leigh Hospital here.
Mann closed his store shortly before
9 pm. and went home. He left his
money in the house and went out
the rear door. When he reached the
yard ne was struck four or five times
over the head by an assailant whose
face he was unable to see in the dark
ness, he later told officers.
Neighbors heard Mann's cries and
hurried to his assistance. The first
to reach the postmaster saw a tall
man running swiftly down the road.
1t was impossible to determine wheth-
er the fugitive was white or colSreN
Aroused to high pitch of anger
by the crime, the men of the little
community armed themselves with
shotguns, rifles, pistols and clubs,
hastily organized posse and. led by
Sheriff Guy Salmons of Princess
Anne County, searched the village and
surrounding territory all night.
Nearly dozen suspects were taken
into custody and questioned, but re-
leased.
Evening star., 1936-08-08
Butler EXTORT|0N
ARREST EXPECTED
Suspect Hunted by Police
After Officers Trap Mar
roWIy Fails.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
EASTLAND, Tex, August s.-Ofi-
GERS investigating an unsuccessful ex-
tortion plot against Samuel Butler,
prominent East Texas oil man, said
today they expected to make an arrest
shortly"
Belief that the man who attempted
to exort $4,000 from the Texan was
somebody from Eastland who knew
Butler pretty WELL" was expressed by
Chief of Police M. L. Perdue.
The suspect the chief and other on
GERS sought was young, heavy-set
man, who narrowly escaped a trap
early yesterday near Cisco, Tex.
Butler, brother of Gen. Smedley
D. Butler, former Marine Corps officer.
had received three notes demanding
the money and threatening harm to
either or both of the Butler children,
Samuel. jr, 18, and Helen. Is.
The pay-of method stipulated in the
last of the three notes called for
the victim to toss the money from q
train somewhere between Eastland and
Ell Paso when signal was given.
Butler, who had disclosed the plot
to officers. followed the instructions.
Early yesterday, near Cisco, he heard
the signal and from the train tossed
brief case containing S2,50O. As the
case left Buffers hands an officer
tossed flare which lighted up the
vicinity.
Evening star., 1936-08-08
THREE ARRESTED
IN NARCOTICS RAID
Federal Agents Get Materials
in House Near Third
and I Streets.

Federal narcotic agents arrested
three men and seized quantity Of
alleged narcotics and materials for
their administration in a raid last
midnight on a house in the vicinity of
Third and I streets.
Those arrested were Curtis Carter,
"a; John Hand, 38, and Charles John
son, So. No charges were filed against
them, but they are being held at the
District Jail under a marshal's COM
mitment for a hearing before United
States Commissioner Needham C.
Turnage Monday.
Agents said they found a quantity
Of narcotics, several hundred pack
ages in which narcotics had been
shipped, and large amount of cut
ting materials, the latter being used
to reduce the amount of actual mar
cotics used in the drugs.
The agents declared the raid yielded
greater amount of materials than
have been seized at any one time here
in the past several months. They
also said a number Of persons at
tempted to enter the house or to at
tract the attention of occupants by
rapping on windows while he raid was
in progress.
Evening star., 1936-08-08
.LANDON TO GIVE !.
j;SEX TALKS IN OHIO
Platform Appearances Are
Scheduled for Trip to Open
Eastern Drive.
By the Associated Press.


TOPEKA. Kans.. August 38.-Six
Ohio platform appearances were listed
by Gov. ALT M. Landon today for his
trip to West Middlesex, Pa, to open
his Eastern presidential campaign.
The stops were listed In new leg
Of the Republican nominees Eastern
itinerary, made public today by Lam
don's Office. They all will be made
on Saturday. August %, day of the
West Middlesex speech
Leaving Chicago shortly after mid
night. Landon planned brief appear
ances at Lima, Ada. Bucyrus, Crest
tine, Mansfield and Canton.
West MiddIesex Speech.
He is scheduled to speak at West
Middlesex at pm. eastern stand
ard time) on the Tam O'Shanter
golf course Saturday night will be
spent in a hotel at Newcastle, Pa.
On Sunday morning the Governor
will return to West Middlesex for
personal visits and possibly to attend
church services at the Methodist
Church. of which his grandfather.
Rev. William H. Mossman, was pastor
at the time of Landon's birth in the
small Pennsylvania town.
Details of the itinerary:
August %. leave Chicago via Penn
sylvania Railroad at 1890 am. Cen
trail standard time); arrive Lima,
am. eastern standard tinle); leave,
7:05 am; arrive Ada, 7:20 am.
leave. 1928 am; arrive Bucyrus. 8:18
am; leave, 1921 am; arrive Crest
line. $40 am; leave, 8:45 am; ar
rive Mansfield, 9:05 am; leave, 9:lO
am; arrive Canton, 10:45 am; leave,
1850 am; arrive West Middlesex,
11:30 am.
Landon remained today in the ex-
ecutive mansion to concentrate on
the preparation of speeches.
Evening star., 1936-08-08
ZiOncheck
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with his coat of, writing a note,
when walked in. Something, don't
know what, impelled me to look over
his shoulder and read what he was
writing.
las soon as I saw the first line I
knew 1t was a phoney!'
For Gods sake forget that stuff,
I told him. Let's go down stairs
Il grabbed him and helped him on
with his coat and started to walk
out Of the Office with him. But I
noticed that he didn't have a hat
with him and asked him if he had
one. He said he did, and pointed
over to a shelf, so I started to get it
for him. At that he broke away and
ran for the window in the other room
"He's going to do it. thought. and
started after him. But he didn't wait
even to see if the window was opened.
He just jumped, and couldn't reach
him"
In his headlong plunge, zioncheck
turned as he fell, missed hitting pc
destrian by inches and struck the
curbing only few feet from the ma
chine in which his bride sat. The
plunge occurred soon after pm.
% pm, E. S. To. while the streets
were crowded. Witnesses said he ap-
parently was killed instantly.
Wife Rushes to His Side.
Mrs. Zioncheck leaped from the car
and ran to the crumpled figure, Sob
bing Historically. She was taken to a
hospital, from which she went home
q few hours later.
Under the law, Mrs. Zioncheck will
be entitled to a $4,000 payment from
the Government. The money will not
be forthcoming until the next session,
since Congress must adopt resolu-
tion authorizing the payment.
The hurtling body of the Repre-
sentative narrowly missed striking
w. H. MacFarlane, loan broker, who
was walking by.
The note which Zioncheck had been
writing on House of Representatives
stationery was quoted by the coroner
as reading:
MY only hope in life was to i'm
prove the condition of an unfair eco
nomic system that held no promise
to those that all the wealth of even
a decent chance to survive let alone
live"
officials. who had known the Seattle
Representative as a promising young
legislator before he embarked sud-
denly into the series of weird es-
capades that won him Nationwide
attention. shook their heads sorrow
fully on learning Of his end.
Kenneth A. Romney, House SER
geant-at-arms, who had constantly
striven to keep the Representative out
of trouble during the madcap adven-
Evening star., 1936-08-08

Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
BACON NOTE.

T IFE is just one problem after an.
= other with H. A. Harry Nelson
in charge of the Beltsville Experimental
Farm, and among them is one which
aims to make the Danish breed oi
pigs feel at home in this country
Danish bacon has a worldwide market
and this is not entirely due to the
method of curing. for the meat itself
is an epicure's delight.
The Danish porker is a thin skinned
animal with a sparse crop Of bristles
and the hide has pinkish hue which
gives 1t tinge Of color as though
freshly scrubbed. They cannot stand
the hot sun and cold-biting winds OF
this country but it is hoped to over
come this handicap by acclimatine
them without losing the other advan-
tages they possess.
Evening star., 1936-08-08
BERRY HITS LANDON

George L. Berry, president of the
Pro- Roosevelt Iabors partisan
League, said today Gov. Landon can
not point to single legislative enact
ment during his administration, which
in any way relates to labor, that bears
the Endorsement of responsible Kansas
labor leaders affiliated with the Kan
sas State or Topeka Federation of
Labor"
"As a matter of fact, Gov. Landon
has no labor record" Berry continued
in a prepared statement. What he
does have is an excellent Chamber of
Commerce record, as evidenced by his
conformity with the program of the
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce. +"
Evening star., 1936-08-08

order that he might uote for the
right man this Fall.
He got it, too.
t9 X X
PAID IN FULL.
A STAR reporter kept an 18-year-
= old promise the other day when
he wrote a story about the retirement
from the Marine Corps of Capt. John
p. Mccain, his former company skip
per-"
Coming out of hot spot" in which
the 23d Co., Marines, had found itself
during the war, the skipper was dis
cussing within the hearing Of several
privates the probability of surviving
another day.
What do you Det." remarked one Of
the bucks" who used to be a news
paperman, that we'll come out Of this
war for me to write you up when you
retire!"
Capt. McCann retired last Friday
after SO years of active service. He
probably forgot all about the incident
1S years ago but the ex-"buck" re-
membered to write him up.
Evening star., 1936-08-08

Also these foreign bred hogs have
longer legs than hogs now favored
by farmers in this country and pos
sibly this contributes to the ideal
streak of fat and streak of lean" In
the bacon they yield Whether it is
from more exercise or q matter of
breeding is Of no great moment but
when this breed enters the United
States market there will be better
bacon and more of it.
Evening star., 1936-08-08
GUARD ARMS SECRETS

The Securities Commission moved
yesterday to guard any national de-
tense secrets which might be con-
tanned in contracts between corpora.
tions and the Army, Navy, Marine
Corps or Coast Guard.
Amending its rules, the commission
said statements for registration of Sc
curities need not include copies or de-
scriptionS of contracts for services,
equipment, materials or other sup
plies sold the four agencies for ma
tional defense purposes.
Evening star., 1936-08-08
FARLEY WITH PRESIDENT.
Eandon Says He Will Accept Invita-.
ton Concerning Drought.

ton Concerning Drought.
BY TIE Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, August ga
drought parley which may find Presi-
dent Roosevelt seated across the con-
ference table from Gov ALI M Lam
don of Kansas was virtually assured
today as the President settled down
for his last work day before return
Ing to Washington.
Mr.. Roosevelt disclosed late yester-
day that he would invite Landon,
along with the Governors Of Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Missouri. to conference. probably in
Iowa early next month, to discuss
State and Federal cooperation in
combating effects of the drought.
Advised In Topeka of the Presi-
dents plan, the Republican presi-
dental candidate said:
If there is any meeting anywhere
at any time Of benefit to Kansas I
Will attend as Governor Of Kansas. "
The conference will be one of four
MI. Roosevelt expects to arrange on
Q tour of drought States beginning
August Is or 26 and ending near
September 10.
The schedule, with dates and places
still not definitely fixed, will bring the
Chief Executive first to the Western
Dakotas, where he will confer with the
Governors of the Dakotas, Wyoming
and Montana. He said he wanted to
see the worst Of the drought region
frst
He will move later into Minnesota
and Wisconsin and talk with the
Governors, turn south probably into
Iowa. then swing over into Corn Belt
States east of the Mississippi for a
talk with the Governors of Illinois, In
diana. Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky.
Late next week he expects to inspect
mood regions of Northern and West
ern Pennsylvania and Southern New
York and then return here for a week.
He wants to be in Hyde Park on
August II to help celebrate the birth
day OF Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.
With the Governors of the States,
damaged by sun and blistering winds.
the President indicated he would dis
cuss three angles of the drought prob
lem: Immediate relief, provisions for
the Winter and Spring and the long
range approach.
Holding down today's calling list to
two appointments, he planned to clear
1t in the morning, dispose of minor
Government business in the after
noon, and attend an old-fashioned
clambake at the estate of Secretary
Morgenthau in nearby Fishkill in the
evening.
Sunday night he will entrain for
Washington.
The first morning conference was
arranged with spokesmen for the First
Voters. Members of the White House
stan said the organization was at
tempting to persuade persons who
nave come Of voting age since the
last election to cast Democratic bal.
dots in November.
James Townsend of Poughkeepsie,
chairman of the Dutchess County
Democratic Committee, was the other
scheduled visitor.
Many First-Leg Stops.
The first leg of the nominees
Journey was studded with stop signs.
Alter leaving Denver August 20. he
planned four platform appearances
IN Colorado, seven each in Nebraska
and Iowa and three in Illinois. Omaha
was marked for an August 2O-2l over
night stay closing in a breakfast with
State leaders.
Evening star., 1936-08-08

boyhood, Zioncheck sold newspapers,
caught rats, herded cattle and peddled
fish.
The Representative received his
early education in Olympia, Wash,
schools, working on the side as a
jewelers. apprentice and as shipyard
laborer.
He entered the University of Wash
ington in 1919, but lack of funds
forced him to quit before the end of
the first term. He worked four years
as a lumberjack in the Northwest
woods to insure completion of his
course.
Evening star., 1936-08-08
PUZZLE.

Recipients OF postcards from DR..
James H. Taylor, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian Church, Uho
IS Udcntioning In England, are pug
zled on the subject OF when and
Dhere their pastor mailed the cards.
1t ,uas on August that quite a
teto received cards. tUbtch DR.. Tay-
lor had dated July rs, postmdrked
August by the NetD York post
Office and Which the Uriter ap-
pdrently had sent from London!
RUM DUMB.
EVERY group has its special ver-
nacular, even the buns who sleep
of their drunks in the public parks.
A. Stanley Moreau, park policeman
who has awakened many Of the group
into realization that its hang over
time. has yet to meet one who will
admit that he has had to much to
drink
When it is pointed out to them that
they can neither walk straight nor
talk coherently, the usual answer is:
II was drunk officer, but I'm not
now. I'm just rum dumb"
Moreau thinks it is a pretty express
sive phrase, at that.
SUPERSTITION.
A T least ghostly trace Of one of
= the Oldest superstitions in the
annauls of English deliberative bodies
persists in the United States Supreme
Court.
The superstition attaches an i'll
omen to the fight of a bird into the
chambers of the tribunal, and seems
to have originated in SGT when the
Missionary Monk Augustive appeared
before the Witenagemot of Kent. or
general assembly to plead the cause of
Christianity.
One of the pagan elders said:
Life is like the fight OF a bird
through lighted hall. It comes from
the dark and makes a brief passage
through the bright hall and then goes
to the dark again. Whence IL came
and whittier it goes we know not. If
this new faith can tell of the here
after, let us take it,
They did, but soon after the vote q
bird passed through the hall. And
one of those who objected to the vote
died within a short time.
y y 4
MUDDLED.
SOUNDS fantastic, yet a half dozen
onlookers will attest to its veracity
A patron Of Connecticut avenue
cafe the other day went to fill glass
he picked off the tray beside the foun-
tain and. without thinking, held the
tumbler exactly the way had picked 1t
up-inverted.
Evening star., 1936-08-08

lures which punctuated his later days,
indicated he would fly to the rites.
"He left here with serious perse-
cution complex" Romney said. Prob
ably his fate would have been the
same had he remained here. and am
glad that assisted him to go to the
bedside Of his sick mother before he
died"
Condolences Sent Widow.
Romney telegraphed information Of
the Representatives death TO Speaker
Bankhead and also wired condolences
to Mrs. Zioncheck on behalf of the
House membership.
! Zioncheck returned to Seattle last
month after series of escapades in
volving accusations of disturbing the
peace and arrests for speeding and
mental observation.
He was received quietly by his home
city. where more than dozen candi-
dates had entered the race for his
office. He declared he would run
again to prove he was neither foolish
nor crazy"
| Last Saturday the Representative
! announced he had withdrawn from
the race, but Monday he changed his
mind and said he would seek third
term.
Zioncheck's career was marked by
turmoil as far back as his college
days at the University Of Washington.
There he was elected president Of
the student body. Some time later
he was thrown into the "frosh" pond
on the campus by band of hooded
students. He had launched a cam
paign against the management of the
foot ball team and fraternities.
Had Reputation as Liberal.
trict In Washington, including Seattle,
in the Roosevelt landslide, Zioncheck
came to the Capital with a reputation
for being a coming young man"
and an advanced liberal. He was re-
elected two years ago.
Until last New Year eve, the Capt.
tai had regarded the young Repre-
sentative as falrly quiet, StudlOuS
legislator, though sometimes sharp
tongued in debate and prone to object
vigorously on the floor to measures he
opposed.
But late at night on the holiday
eve he suddenly took command of a
telephone switchboard at an exclusive
Connecticut avenue apartment house.
awakened all the tenants-and was
| arrested.
Then began the long series of &C.
centric adventures. The nerves of
the police were on edge as Zionchecks
big roadster careened through the
streets at breakneck speed. resulting
in several clashes with the law.
Challenged to Fight a Duel.
After he married Miss Nix, p. w.
A. stenographer, and departed on his
honeymoon, he was arrested twice on
speeding charges, and in Puerto Rico
Evening star., 1936-08-08

contract for hauling away the rich garbage Of the
deserted village Mr. Roosevelt built while reach
ing for the moon.
The inhabitants of Quoddy have gone away but
a story published in the New York Herald Tribune
said that Government money still goes to the bak-
ers of Bangor for 500 pies day 800 loeves, and
plenty of odds and ends of toothsome delcacies.
Across the bay from Quoddy lies Perry and there
Mr.. Pottle's pigs grunt contentedly.
Somehow the President is unable to keep pigs
out of politics. Millions of piglets were sent to
an untimely death couple of years ago by the
New Deal economists That porcine nightmare
might be cnmnensated for today by the snectacle
Evening star., 1936-08-08

When the water splashed against
the upturned bottom and spilled away
the holder looked puzzled. Once again
the bewildered water-seeker tried t.
get some of the liquid into his glass
and once again the water refused to
penetrate the glass bottom.
Don't know what's the matter with
the damn thing" he was heard to say
as he walked away mumbling to him
self, while six silent spectators nearly
doubled up in convulsions.
HINT.
An operative Nth mind euer
alert in collecting helpful hints"
for her tello1o humans has found
one in the technique of an office
associate which the latter used to
get a rather lusty salary aduance.
KnolDing the political faith
yea, seal-ot his boss, the young
man ,Oas positiue he could get the
dduance BY explaining that he
Udnted the money to get back to
his home State and register in
Evening star., 1936-08-08
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH.

EVERLY HILLS Calf August 8-The Government at Wash
ngton denies that the of Ed Pot of Perry
- maquoddy pie. the farmer who says tn
Evening star., 1936-08-08

The Arctic Building in Seattle 1ers Repesentative Zion
check killed plunge from the fifth floor ArroDS IN
dictate windoO from hich he fell and auto uhere his pte
a,0aited him. and 1UttneSsed the tragedy
Upper right CorOnerS assistants studying the office and
1Dindo1 Dhere the fatal plunge occurred.
Right: Representative Zioncheck and his bride photo
graphed in Washington D. c., Just after their return from
Annapolis, 1Ohere they married te,o months
A., p WrephOto Photos.
Evening star., 1936-08-08

of the pie-fed pigs of Mr.. Pottle. If the ST.
be. After ALL what are few thousand pie
Passamaquoddy?
(copyrght 1857
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