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Evening star., 1936-08-23
WTAM|Nb- MADE
OF 40 CHEMICALS
Artificial Manufacture Is
Announced, eliminating
rs Years Study.
BY HOWARD w. BLAKEsLEE,

NEW YORK, August 22.-Forty Diff
ferent chemicals are used to make vita
min B-1, the nerve vitamin, the syn
thesis or artificial manufacture OF
which was announced formally today.
The synthesis shows that this all
important health vitamin is rela-
tive of the stuff which vulcanizes rub
ber and of the hypnctics used In sooth-
ing drugs
B-l is the second vitamin to be made
artifcially. It is the most important
Ntamin so made to date. The first
synthetic vitamin was c, the anti
scurvy vitamin.
&B-1 prevents and cures beri-beri.
New medical discoveries showing that
B-1 also relieves neuritis and may be
useful In other ills have been an
nounced during the preliminary work
which led up to the artificial manu-
facture.
eliminates Is Years Study.
THE artificial synthesis was an
nounced jointly by DR.. r. r. Williams,
chemist of the Bell Telephone Labora-
tories, and DR.. J. K. Cline of Merck &
Cd. The Synthesis eliminates rs years
Of research by DR.. Williams.
Two years ago, working at Columbia
University, during spare time when the
depression gave him short hours at
the Bell Laboratories, DR.. Williams
succeeded for the first time in isolating
B-l. He got it from rice hulls. Several
tons of hulls gave only little. SO that
its use medically was restricted by
great scarcity.
With a little of the new pure vita
min, M. G. Vorhaus. M. D.. New York
City, reported to the American Medi-
cal Association that he had relieved
90 out Of 100 cases of neurits in one
experiment. He said the vitamin
helped several diabetes. They meta
bolized sugar better.
Spent Months on Formula.
DR.. williams meanwhile continued
his search for an unlimited source
of the vitamin. DR.. Cline Joined him
It took them months of chemical
analysis to find the formula that
showed what vitamin B-1 Is made Of
Three months ago they announced
the formula. This vitamin is made
of II atoms Of carbon, 16 Of hydro
gen, 4 of nitrogen, Of oxygen and !
Of sulphur.
Three months more 1t took them tc
devise a method of putting these five
chemical elements together in the
complicated pattern which makes vita
min B-l.
The complications are indicated by
the fact that they start with 40 diff
ferent chemicals. All of the chemi-
Gals are commonplace to chemist, al
though unfamiliar to the public.
The announcement declares that
Che new method Is comparatively
cheap and that any desired quantity
Of the pure vitamin can be made. BY
DR.. williams first extraction method
the pure vitamin cost 5000 q gram.
Evening star., 1936-08-23

he breaches. Bitter biennial election
campaigns In which the boys fail to
find mud to toss ut the Dutch preach
er's home are pretty good evidence Of
Dykstras success.
Psliciss EAlclent.
In Cincinnati Dykstras reputation
Il based on his efYicient and economical
administrative policies and the gen.
eral impression Of the public that he
wouldn't appoint his best friend to Q
job unless the friend first took a civil
service examination-andt topped the
list.
Those who know the city manager
intimately say he acquired his resolute
spirit both I'm the class room and in re-
sponsible administrative positions. He
once had q professor. who made life
difncult for him when he was working
for his masters degree in political sci
ence. Nevertheless. this teacher taught
him how to concentrate on abstract
problems.
In Los Angeles . powerful and
partisan newspaper which rode herd"
on him when he was commissioner Of
water and power. working In the in
terests of . municipal water system,
helped him TO learn to keep after an
objective when powerful foes blocked
his path.
The record of Dykstra's achieve
ments in Cleveland, Chicago. Los An
geles and Cincinnati. however. fail to
show an instance when he let the
struggle to accomplish his aims be-
come a personal fight against indi-
viduals who opposed him.
Headed Urbanization Survey.
In recognition Of Dykstra's position
he was placed in charge Of the ma
tional urbanization survey which will
soon make a comprehensive report on
the role played by cities in American
political, agricultural, economic and
social science. The survey was au-
thorized by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
A brief resume Of high lights Of
Dykstra's career is as follows:
Born in Cleveland. February IS,
1883, son of Dutch Reformed Church
pastor; educated In elementary schools
Of New York and Illinois: graduated.
University Of Iowa, 1908: fellow in
history and assistant in political
science. University of Chicago, 1906-7,
after taking advanced courses. 1908
through 1905. Instructor, Ohio State.
l908-9: head Of University Of Kansas
political science department. 1909 to
1918; executive secretary. Cleveland
Civic League, l9l8-192o; secretary,
Chicago Civic Club, l920-l922, and
Los Angeles City Club, l922-l926:
water commissioner. Los Angeles.
1923-l926; lecturer. municipal admin
istration, University of California at
Los Angeles. 1s23-1929: city manager,
Cincinnati, 1880.
Dykstra Is . member Of the execu-
tive council of the National Municipal
League. American Academy OF Po-
litical Science and past president of
the American City Managers Associa-
ton. He Is married and has one
married daughter. Elizabeth; grand
son and q son, Franz.
Evening star., 1936-08-23
Dykstra Esteemed
Highly for Record
As Cincinnati Head
skecial Dispatch to The Star.

sttcial Dispatch to The Star.
CINCINNATI, August 22.-Clarence
Addison Dykstra. Cincinnatis 53-year-
old city manager who has been ap-
pointed to the District Of Columbia
Fiscal Relations Committee. has been
trying to practice what he breaches for
the last 20 years.
Dykstra breaches the doctrine OF
irnpersonal and efficient admintstra-
tion of the business Of government
Evening star., 1936-08-23
McAneny Prominent
In NeuU York Citys
Municipal Affairs

sne t,al Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 22-George
McAneny, president of the Title Guar
anty g. Trust Co., who has just been
appointed by President Roosevelt as
. member of the committee to study
fiscal relations between District and
Federal Governments, has long been
an important figure in the municipal
government and affairs of this city.
Last November, after . lifetime of
public service, he was unanimously
elected president Of the World Fair
1899 Corp.
Mr.. McAneny was born in Green
vile, N. j., December "a. 1869. After
Evening star., 1936-08-23
PISTOL SCORE PERFECT

The Navy Department reported yes.
terday q perfect score in the standard
Marine pistol craftsmanship test was
made at Paris Island, S. c.. yester-
day for the first time in the history
of the service.
The successful marksman was Maj.
William P. Richards, a native Of
Spokane. Wash. and 1917 graduate
of the Naval Academy.
A message of congratulations was
sent to him by Maj. Gen. John H.
Russell, commandant of Marines.
The test includes total of IS shots.
slow and rapid fire and at bobbing
target.
Evening star., 1936-08-23
TREASURY CUTS DOCKET
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
90, ,7e7 Cases Closed First Siz
Months, With 2,e42 New
Ones Developed.

The Treasury reported last night q
gain on the docket Of law enforcement
cases under its jurisdiction for the
first six months of the year. with
23,787 cases closed, while 22,942 new
cases developed.
The report on the status of Law
enforcement cases under the Treasury
showed for the six months this rec.
ord: l4,375 convictions. 8,378 impris.
onments. 5,489 fines imposed, 3,8ls
placed on probation, 3,114,83 days
Imprisonment meted out in sentences
372 days the average sentence i'm.
posed, s1,ss7.596 in total fines i'm
posed, with the average fine $3.50, anc
Alto cases pending at the close o,
the period.
Evening star., 1936-08-23

| graduating from
Jersey City High
| School in 1885
he took up news
| paper work. After
seven years spent
on the STAFF of
New York news
papers Mr.. Nc
Aneny began his
public life when
he was made as
sistant secretary
of the National
Civic Service Re-
form J. e q 6 u e.
TuO vears later
Evening star., 1936-08-23

" HE "heat chaser" drove up before
the third precinct station yes
terday and was besieged by 10
L officers, several Of whom were
still painting from their efforts in pur-
suing q housebreaker around the gas
works.
boy. am I glad to see your ex-
claimed Precinct Detective Elmer
Dalstrom. Let me have some orange
juice"
Hope Batcheller, The Stars heat
chaser" hostess. poured out the re-
freshment, free for policemen, and in
Evening star., 1936-08-23

vited Lieut.. A. c. Belt to join his men
in the drink line
This is the best thing anybody ever
thought of doing for policemen" Lieut.
Belt calculated, after gulping cupful
Of icy beverage.
The truck carrying the soft drinks
makes its rounds daily from traffic Off
Ger to traffic officer, from beat to beat
and from precinct station to precinct
station. The truck is supplied by Chevy
Chase Dairy and the drinks by The
Star.
Say" exclaimed Lieut.. Belt, 1--WE
Evening star., 1936-08-23

Another member OF the Fis-
cal Investigation Committee is
Mr.. James w. Martin. chair
man OF the Kentucky State
Tar Commission. The Star is
endeduoring to obtain an ar
ticle describing his trork on tar
alton. ,ohich UiH be printed
later.
Evening star., 1936-08-23
Fiscal Survey

fContinued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1936-08-23

a pretty good job of practicing what
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
B|MB0 0CASE UP
T0HIGHC0URT

The United States Supreme
Court today was asked to re-
view the conviction in District
Supreme Court on June %, 1885,
of TIM x. Bimbo. gypsy king, :"
on grand larceny charges.
Bimbo's conviction and previ-
Gus sentence of two to eight
years was affirmed in the Court
of Appeals last month. Today
Attorneys Leroy S. Bendheim
and Leon Pretzfelder, recently
engaged in the case, applied for
the writ of review.
They base their application on
the claim that Bimbo was not
properly identified during his
trial and that the trial judge
allowed evidence that should not
have been admitted.
Bimbo's conviction arose out
Of an alleged short change"
trick on the teller Of a local
bank in which $3.50 disappeared.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
LABOR GROUP
BACKSRAC|NG

Endorsement of a bill to legal
ize racing in the District was
given today by the Building
Trades Department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
J. w. Williams, president of
the department, pointed out that
legalization of racing here would
put $2,0OO,OOO in circulation for
construction of a racing plant,
provide work for a large number
of building trades, mechanics and
laborers, and would provide per-
manent employment for many
men after the plant was estab-
lished.
The organization pledged it
would work for passage of a rae
ing bill.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
NORTON FIGHTS
BLANT0N

War was declared today against
the chairman Of the District sub
committee of the House Appropri-
ations Committee by the chair
man of the House District Com
mittee.
Representative Mary T. Norton
Cd, of New Jersey, is fighting
mad at Representative Thomas L.
Blanton Cd, of Texas, for the
tactics he used yesterday against
the Ellenbogen rent bill, and in
tends to do something about it.
Mrs. Norton said today that she
would not capitulate to the Texan
on any point he raises on the floor
of the House hereafter. 1t is
pointed out that in taking this
point of view the lady chairman
of the legislative committee for
the District promises to fight
against the overwhelming power
that the Texan has held over
Washington in the past.
Mrs. Norton sounded her battle
cry late yesterday on the floor of
the House during debate on the FL
lenbogen bill. Because of the tao
tics resorted to, action on the
measure has been delayed two
weeks.
After several roll calls had been
forced, teller votes called to pre-
vent closing debate on the bill and
frequent alleged facetious remarks
indulged in, Mrs. Norton took the
floor and demanded fair conSid-
Grafton of District legislation. She
said:
"It is a day like this that pro-
vides the best argument for Civ
ing the citizens of District Of
Columbia a vote"
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
ABC 0FF-SALE
LIQU0RCURB
OPPOSED
Commissioner Allen
Holds Plan Likely
to Aid 'Rackets'

Opposition to the pending pro-
poSal of the District Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board to limit the
number off-sale establishments
which sell all kinds of liquor
cropped up today from Commits
Sioner George E. Allen.
The ABC board has urged that
the number of these establish
ments be kept down to 400, and
gradually through revocation and
surrender of licenses be reduced
to 800.
Taking the position that there
are sufficient off-sale establish
mentS, the board takes the posi-
ton that new neighborhoods may
be served by transfers of present
licenses.
Commissioner Allen takes the
position that such a practice will
establish a monopoly and a
racket" in the location of off-sale
liquor stores for the future. He
said:
81 believe that the number of
Off-Sale places should be kept
as near as possible to the 400
figure set by the ABC board,
but I don't think there should
be a limit on the number of
such places. The rule of con-
venience and necessity should
govern. The board should con-
tinue with the policy it has
already adopted of not allowing
too many stores in one neigh.
bOrhOOd."
The ABC board last year set
the limit of 400 for off-sale liquor
stores and proposed. which al
ready has the tentative approval
of the city heads, to reduce the
number to 300 this year. 1t is
understood the board holds Com
missioner Aliens idea of permit
ting the rule of convenience and
necessity to govern might give
too much leeWay to influential
pull in obtaining licenses.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
FALL
INJURIES MAN

Falling 80 feet last night, Alton
McWhertor. %, said by fellow
roomers at 1114 Thirteenth st.
N. w. to be a Government EN-.
ploye, received fractures of both
ankles, back, both wrists and his
left elbow and is in a serious con-
dition in the Gallinger Hospital
today.
Police said McWherton dropped
from second-story window at the
Thirteenth Street address and
landed on a concrete areaway.
Mrs. Mary Garfield, the house
keeper, called Emergency Hospital.
He was given firSt-aid treatment
there and removed to Gallinger..
Other roomers said he had lived
there about two weeks and was
believed to have come here from
Nashville, Tenn.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
HEARING ASKED
WITH BUREAU
OF BUDGET
Deficiency Fund for
Remainder of 1886
Urgent Need

The District Commissioners to-
day, facing a serious crisis in the
District relief program, were seek.
ing an early hearing with the
Bureau of the Budget on the pro-
posed deficiency appropriation Of
$6O0,000 to carry the program
through the remainder of this
fiscal year.
Latest statistics revealed that
the relief fund of 100000 ap-
propriated at the beginning of the
fiscal year, had dwindled to $489,-
900 on March l. Relief payments
coupled with overhead expenses
will cut this to $4,000 by April /.
The District adopted it's own
relief program last November,
when the Federal Government
withdrew its support from the re-
lief field. The Public Assistance
Division of the Board of Public
Welfare. which handles the relief,
carries approximately 10000 cases
on its rolls. Through transfers
to Works Progress Administration
jobs and private employment, the
relief figure has been cut con-
siderably since November.
Realizing the program cannot
be carried through this fiscal year
unless a deficiency appropriation
is approved, the Commissioner
today requested the budget bureau
to hold hearings on the proposed
deficiency appropriation as soon
as possible.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
District Seeks $6OO.O 900 to Carry Relief
6 permits
ByBOard

Six driving permit revocations
and 19 suspensions of from Is to
As days were made public today as
police continued their drive to en-
force the Districts traffic laws.
The revocations we're:
Joseph E. Campbell, 1888 R st.
N. W., speed 54 miles.
Cleveland Jackson, 661a P st.
N. W., so miles-second offense.
Plato E. Pappas, 1343 Clifton
St. N. W., so miles.
Arthur L. Pitz. 1347 Somerset
Pl. N. W.. SIS miles.
Burt E. Taylor, 1925 Twenty
first st. N. w., so miles.
Lawrence I. fudge. 1415 Good
Hope Rd. S. E., so miles.
Suspended As Days
Everett E. Sheats, 1881 Belmont
st. N. w.. drew 45-day suspension
for speeding 40 miles an hour on
a second offense.
Six suspensions for 80 days were
announced. They included:
Charles F. Hanson, 5028 Illinois
Ave. N. w., 40 miles.
Raymond T. Morders, 4533 Wis,
consin Ave. N. W., IS miles.
Barnett M. Needle, 702 Butter,
nut st. N. W., AZ miles.
Ellsworth ]. Parker, 80 Florida
Ave. N. E., 48 miles.
Charles E. Smith, 314 Military
Rd., 40 miles.
Oscar Trent, 1850 U st. S. E.,
As miles.
Suspended Two Weeks
Twelve permits, suspended for
IS days, included:
Albert ]. Huff. Vienna, Va, IS
miles.
Lloyd M. Miller, 1851 Wallack
Pl. N. W., 38 miles.
Pierce Pope, 498 L st. S. W..
38 miles.
Louis E. Scarla, 408 Taylor St
Chevy Chase, Md, 36 miles.
Thomas G. Schoen, 651 Keefer
Pl. N. W., 35 miles.
Bernhard M. Seidl, 1914 Con
necticut Ave. N. w., 38 miles.
Paul J. Snyder, 1343 Clifton ST.
N. W.. Apartment 25, 35 miles.
Mary Stein, SIG Decatur ST.
N. w.. 35 miles.
Philip A. Stumpner, 1880 Riggs
Pl. N. E., 36 miles.
Alpheus L. Walter, 4105 Wis
consin Ave. N. W., 35 miles.
Burton E. Wheeler, 1924 Thirty
sixth st. N. w., As miles.
Leo M. Willinger, WeStcheStel
Apartments, So miles.
Continued on Page 1S, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
Ken Murray
Says:

That New York elevator strike
finally reached the point where
even the GOthamites refused to
joke abOutn it oh, well, at
least it must have been a relief
to have one week free of bill
collectors.
The unions warned Al Smith
that even tenants of his Empire
State Building might have to
walk. But after looking over
the occupancy list, no one knows
better than Al that these are
empty threats.
Reports say that Jack Demp-
sey bundled up his family and
moved to Atlantic City, rather
than climb up IA flights. Poor
Jack! Still having trouble with
that long count.
So Remember:
When the elevators aren't rum
ming, I'll bet the fellow who has
a weakness in the upper story,
often wishes he lived on the
first floor.
Copyright. 1885, Mcknight
Syndicate, Inc.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
Boxwood at Memorial
Damaged, New Plants,
Cost $4,000, Acquired

Severely damaged by one of
the worst winters Washington
has ever experienced. number
of lockwood plants on the Lin
coin Memorial grounds are being
replaced by the National Capital
Parks and Planning Commission
at a cost of $500, it was an
nounced today.
The new plants are being
brought here from nearby Vir-
ginia and Maryland.
One of the sturdiest shrubs
known, the lockwood suffered
from the extreme cold this winter
because of weaknesses caused by
transplanting, park officials said.
Taking about 100 years to grow
to it's full size, the plant is IA
nous for it's longevity. Some
of the plants which are being
replaced were 200 years old.
Others have been known to reach
the age of 500 years.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
MORE POLICE
SEEN NEED
IN TRAFFIC
House Informed They
Must Be Trained
Especially

A broad program for the facility
of traffic movement in washing
ton, including an increase in the
number of traffic police and train
ing them especially for this duty,
was proposed today to the House
District subcommittee studying
traffic conditions by William S.
Canning, engineer director Of the
Keystone Automobile Club.
Strict obedience to the traffic
regulations, both on the part Of
the pedestrian and the motorist,
was declared by the engineer to be
primarily essential and he added:
obedience is to be obtained
only by the visible presence Of
the enforcement officers at the
time and place where it had
been found that failure to obey
the regulations had resulted
diSaStrOuSly.
MUST PREVENT CRIME
"The Officers themselves
must know what they are
there for and how to prevent
accidents. They must aban-
don the idea that they are
there to detect a crime already
committed and arrest a GRIM
inaI. They must realize that
it is their job to expedite traf-
fic and prevent accidents. That
means the officers will have to
be trained properly if they are
to act as teachers to motorists
and pedestrians"
Praising the work of the police
here, Mr.. Canning asserted, how
ever, that the fault lies in the
inadequacy of the traffic police
personnel and urged that an in
crease be granted. He added:
Every member of the force
assigned to traffic duty, if only
for a few minutes daily. should
be thoroughly familiar with the
technique of traffic direction.
SHOULD BE TRAINED
Training courses should be
designed to produce uniformity
in method Of controlling We
hicular movement and vigorous
enough to exclude those tenn
peramentally or otherwise un-
fitted for the work"
Mr.. Canning also recommended
that number of rowing me-
chanical inspection crews" be
sent out on the city's streets
to "rid the city of unsafe cars" >"
and urged that motorists and
pedestrians exert the greatest of
care at cross streets and on un-
regulated cross walks at night.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
Bill for Semi-Annua|
INSPECTION Of VehiCIes
Opposed By President

A bill indorsd by the District
Commissioners and passed by the
House, providing for semi-annual
inspection of all motor vehicles,
is not in accord with the Presi-
dents financial program. the
Budget Bureau informed the
Commissioners today.
The bureau said that rather
than collect fees and establish
such an inspection service. it
would be better to turn the work
over to private garage companies.
This action was taken as an
indication the bill will not be
passed by the Senate.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
HEALTH. SCORE.
ISPERFECT

Maybe it's an apple a day, or
maybe it's just that germs don't
like them-anyway, at least two
children in Washington are 100
per cent physically fit.
They are Alvin Edwards and
Betty Jean Wagner, both five years
old, pupils at the Maury School
kindergarten.
AS a result of physical eXamina-
tions of every kindergarten pupil
at the school. doctors sent by the
Board of Education found that
Alvin and Betty are in perfect
health. They were given blue rib
bons to prove their fitness.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
Showers and Colder
Predicted for Today

Showers and increasing cold
were predicted for the District
today.
A storm moving north from
Florida sent warning flags up
from Cape Hatteras to the Vir-
glnia Capes. Wind from the east
and southeast would bring rain
here later today, the Weather
Bureau said.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
Former Curtis Aide
Named TO 6. @. P. Post

Miss Lola Williams, first woman
to be secretary to a Vice President,
has new job now swinging vot-
ers behind the Republican candi-
date-to-be for President.
Miss Williams has been named
assistant to Mrs. Wilma D. Hoyal,
director of the women's division
of the Republican national COM
mittee.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
Well, What Are They?

WAYNESBORO, Va, March 10.
DR.. ]. H. Smith, of Waynesboro,
found four lizards" under a rock
ledge in his orchard in Albemarle
county, and they're a mystery.
They are jet black with orange
spots on them. Some say they are
salamanders, others say they are
lizards, still others call them water
dogs
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
Cement for Parker Dam

A contract for $4,000 barrels Of
cement for Parker Dam on the
Colorado River was let yesterday
by Secretary of the Interior 1ckes
to the Monolith Portland Cement
Company, Of Monolith, Calf, for
a delivered price of $69,790.
The Washington times., 1936-03-10
Taxes, His TOPIC

w. w. Coullietta, attorney in
the Bureau of Internal Revenue,
will speak on Income Taxes" at
a luncheon meeting of the Fed
eral Bar Association tomorrow at
the Harrington Hotel.