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Evening star., 1937-03-12
By G. c. Coler.

of eyes watching her every move in
a sort of morbid fascination.
But the time was past for that.
Lee could no longer check the mo-
ton of ineXorable circumstances
which hemmed Mary in, and chained
him to the spot in suffering as great
as her own. Inevitably, his loved one
must go through with the ordeal as
best she may!
Although the day was not warm,
large drops of perspiration stood out
on Lees forehead. With eyes that
missed nothing he quickly surveyed
the court room, impressing the Slight
est detail upon his memory. The
judge, plainly reluctant to perform a
distasteful duty, hesitated momen-
tarily, and, for excuse, pretended to
consult a paper on his bench.
A hush. broken only by the scrape
and scuffle of feet as the spectators
leaned forward to listen eagerly to the
judges words, fell upon the court
room. The bailiff raped once with
his gavel and the jury stood up. They
were almost without exception nervous
and Self-consciOuS.
1t was all as Lee had visioned it
would be, long ago. He only wished
that they would hurry up, get the
distasteful business over with as quick
ly as possible. The faces of the jurors,
of the judge, of the prosecuting attor-
ney and the lawyer who sat with Mary
al showed signs of the strain.
"CENTLEMEN and ladies of the
jury" the Judge addressed
them, you have all heard the evil
derce as presented before this bench.
You have heard the witnesses for the
prosecution and for the defense.
Since the beginning of the trial you
have heard the defendant, Mary
Blanchard, who is now sitting before
the bench, charged with the crime OF
murder in the second degree, and
you also have heard the arguments
and evidence offered by the defendant
and her counsel to establish her inno-
cence"
Lees mind skipped back over the
nerve -wracking days that had pre-
ceded Irrelevantly, he thought of
the prodigious amount of toll and
anguish and money he had expended,
and wondered what the result of it
all would be. 1t all rested entirely
upon the actions of the people before
him.
"It is my duty to inform you what
verdict you may return in the case
of the State VS.. Mary Blanchard"
the judge continued in weary voice.
you may bring in verdict of guilty,
or of not guilty. II your verdict is
guilty, then you must say whether
the punishment shall be IA years to
life, or life Imprisonment in
Evening star., 1937-03-12
100000 STRICKEN
BY famine IN CHINA
Scenes of Great Desolation in
5000 Villages Pictured by
Relief Commission.
BY the Associated Press

Bs the Associated Press.
HANGKOW, China, March 12-
Two million residents of Western
Honan Province have been stricken,
the China International Famine Re-
liet Commission reported yesterday,
by a famine which has created 5000
square miles of silence"
A million inhabitants already are
suffering acutely, the commission,
headed by John Earl Baker of Eagle,
Wis, reported. The death toll, al
ready started, is doomed to rise before
Spring crops are harvested.
Scenes of great desolation were pic
tured. with farmers deserting their
homes in 5000 villages to seek gov
ernment aid
Some refugees were said to have
Evening star., 1937-03-12

reached relief stations with bodies
bloated after weeks Of subsistence on
tree barks and roots"
THE dry tongues OF children beg
for water, but no sound breaks through
their parched lips" one investigator
reported. mo dog barks and no crow
caws because all have been eaten"
Evening star., 1937-03-12

guilty as charged, and recommends
life imprisonment"
Instantly all was pandemonium
Mary slipped to her knees in a dead
faint, the crowd broke into loud dis
cussion. Lee stood up, started to run
forward
Cut! Well print that one!" he
yelled to the cameraman. Assisting
Mary to her feet, he added, Il hope
you're tired of this racket by now,
my dear. BY the way, we've got a
date right now with a couple of
steaks and a chance to talk
things over"
(Copyrisht 1872
Evening star., 1937-03-12
"SUB" is CHRISTENED

"The Pompano' Launched at
Mare Island.
MARE ISLAND, Calf, March IL
P).-The newest United States sub
marine, the Pompano, slid from the
ways here yesterday.
Mrs. 1. L. Yates, wife of the indus
trial manager of Mare Island Navy
Yard, christened the craft, the last
word in underwater fighting ships
Capt. Umberto Cugia, Italian naval
attache from Washington, was a spec
tator.
Evening star., 1937-03-12
the State peniten-

the State peniten-
tiary!"
Lees eyes were
upon Mary, bravely
trying to appear
calm, twisting her
h a n d kerchief to
shreds in her lap.
He involuntarily
WINGED with her as
the import of the
judges words bore
in upon the sur
face of his con-
s c lou S ness. He
wiped his d a m p
forehead with a
nervous movement.
The jury filed, i'll
at ease, into the
jury room next to
the judges cham
bers, the bailif
closed the door
and locked it.
The sound Of
the lock turning
y,,oe -
Evening star., 1937-03-12
DAILY SHORT STORY
LEGAL CRIME
I EE v A N C E

I EE VA N C E
strained for
ward in his seat,
every nerve, every
muscle, tense as
the black robed
judge rose solemn
ly and faced the
jury box at the
left. At the coun-
sells table at the
left of the crowd
ed court room he
could see Mary's
white, tense face,
watching in silent
anguish, waiting.
Lees heart went
out in sympathy
for the beautiful
girl he loved. He
would have given
almost anything to
be able to remove
h er instantly a
thousand m lie S
away, far from the
hundreds of pSirS
Evening star., 1937-03-12
Walks to Live,

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. R.-In 1880
69-year-old George A. Wade started
walking to live" He says that since
then-When he was on the verge Of
a breakdoWn-he has walked 1892
miles.
Evening star., 1937-03-12
Why His Face Was Red.

ATCH1SON, Kans. F.-Pete Gear
hart thought he had rung the bell in
Charley Miller's electric eye" shoot
ing gallery-he bllshed when he found
1t was only the telephone ringing.
Evening star., 1937-03-12
Croons for Customers.

LOCKWOOD, Tenn. R.-Hugh
Clark has installed . loudspeaker in
his grocery store and when business
Is dull he croons popular songs to
lure customers.
Evening star., 1937-03-12
THOMAS CLYDE WILL
BARES BIG REQUESTS
$20O, 900 Given Pension and Gra-
tuity Fund-Nothing Left
to Relatives.

Disposing of what appeared to be
large estate, the will of Thomas Clyde,
who died March S, was filed in District
Court today.
1t provided for a 100000 gift to the
clyde Pension and Gratuity Fund"
No description of the nature of the
fund was given beyond the informa-
ton that it was set up March 81, 1881,
by half dozen members of the Clyde
family.
After making several other bequests,
Mr. Clyde directed that the residue of
his estate be divided among his secre-
tary, May A. Sheehan; John Gemmell
jr., Bethlehem, Conn; Cornelius
F. Regan, Elizabeth, N. j.; Francis L.
Durk, Brooklyn, N. Y; Arthur Gun
ther, Brooklyn, and George v. Nc
Laughlin, also Of Brooklyn.
None of these persons are relatives,
the will stated, adding that all kin
have substantial means.
Evening star., 1937-03-12
OF T|P--0FF
ON RAIDS FUTILE
Fails to Fix Responsibility.
Garnett Convinced It Was
UnintentionaI.

An inquiry late yesterday failed to
fx responsibility for the tip-of that
partially crippled the series of raids
Wednesday afternoon which United
States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett ex-
pected to break the backbone of
Washington's race horse betting in
dustry.
attorneys office, participated in by
Garnett, Presiding Police Court Judge
John P. Mcmahon. several deputy
United States marshals and several
assistant United States attorneys, Gar
nett said he did not contemplate any
punitive action and was convinced
the leak was the result of deplorable
but unintentional slip.
Judge Mcmahon asserted this morn
that he had conducted his own in
vestlgation Of the charge the tip
of originated in Police Court, and
that he is satisfied no one connected
with the court had anything to do
with it.
Disclosure of plans for the raids
came after Police Court bailiff tele-
phoned to the marshal's Office for a
deputy to take charge of a jury.
The bailif was informed that no
one was available because most of
the deputies were being held in readi-
ness for special mission.
The tip that the marshals had been
assembled quickly spread through the
Police Court Building, it being gener-
ally interpreted that large raid or
series of raids was impending.
Before noon, information had
reached few gamblers who i'm
mediately closed for the day.
That it was not disseminated
through all the gambling fraternity
was evidenced by the fact that squads
raiding a dozen alleged gambling
places captured the men they were
seeking
Eighteen raids in all had been
planned and IA actually were made
The four other places were not visited
because police had heard they had
been closed as result of the leak
At two of the places raided, no prison
ers were taken.
Evening star., 1937-03-12
Epic Story Of Sturgeon Sue
And Plan to Hook Her Are Told

into the pasture, gobbled up four
Jerseys.
Since then her behavior steadily has
grown worse. She has swallowed the
first mate Zeze, f1icked muddy foam
on Mount Vernon, and generally
ruined river fishing.
with the help Of Capt. Jake said
Jackson, II have worked out plan
which I hope will take old Sue"
It calls for:
A cable tied to the Lincoln Memo
rial, stretched to the Washington
Monument, welded to a battleship an
chor for a hook and baited with six
horses and five cows
If Sue gets hooked, the Coast Guard
would swoop down with planes and a
blimp and raise her while the Army
and Navy shell her from the river
bank.
Asked how the story came to him,
the expert replied:
well, I was rolled into an operat-
ing room last week. When was rolled
out I didn't have my appendix, but ]
had this tale. It was plain as day."
Evening star., 1937-03-12
MRS. JENCkES HITS
FOES OF RED RIDER
Speaks on House Floor Against
advocating Communism
in Schools"

Another attack on opponents of the
"red rider was made on the floor of
the House late yesterday by Rep
resentative Jenckes, Democrat, of In
diana
She declared if Congress permits
"the legalizing of the advocacy of
communism in the public schools of
our Nations Capital. communism will
be advocated in short time in every
public school of America"
Mrs. Jenckes also charged that the
Board of Education in opposing the
Mccormack amendment to the Ken
nedy bill providing for outright re-
peal of the rider directly exposed
themselves as desiring to legalize the
advocacy of communism" in the Dis
trict public schools.
"The Board of Education has made
great hue and cry r. out the red
rider" she declared THE Board
Of Education's propagandists, local and
national have flooded the country
with statements that schoolteachers
were being insulted. It isn't a red
rider it is red herring that the
Board Of Education is using to hide
the real issue"
Evening star., 1937-03-12
T,oo Tough Customers Return
To Truss Up, Rob Storekeeper
Haring Tried on Suits
Yesterday, They Come
Back Today.

Two men who tried on suits In
Milton Dreyfuss' store at 1854 M
street yesterday appeared there again
today, but not as prospective GUS
toners
The men had promised Dreyfuss
they'd return-and they didn't go
back on their word They walked into
the store, tied up Dreyfuss, took $55
from his pockets and $40 from the
cash register, appropriated $40 wrist
watch and $40 fountain pen, stuffed
500 worth of suits, shirts, neckties
and socks into two suit cases, locked
Dreyfuss in room and fed.
Then they closed the front door and
hung on it a sign, Closed To make
sure of their getaway, they tied Drey-
fuss wrist and ankles, put a shirt
over his head, dumped him behind a
counter while they secured their loot,
the transferred him to the washr0om
Dreyfuss, who is q and lives at 2726
Connecticut avenue, managed to break
a glass and cut the rope holding his
ankles to his wrists Then he called
police Both robbers were about 80.
one wearing dark suit, the other blue
trousers and a lumber jacket.
The robber who took $40 from the
cash register of Sanitary store at
1929 Ninth street week ago also re-
turned there today. but with little sue
cess this time. E. H. Bowie, manager
Evening star., 1937-03-12
MEDICAL SOCIETY
OPPOSES 6 BILLS
Indicates Approval of Meas.
ure for Treatment of
Infants Eyes.

The District Medical Society re-
ported today to Chairman Norton Of
the House District Committee its op-
position 20 six pending bills.
The society indicated it would ap-
prove one of the measures, that de-
signed to prevent blindness in chill
dren by requiring prophylactic treat
ment Of the eyes of newborn infants,
II a provision is eliminated exempt
ing persons treating human all
ments by prayer or spiritual means as
an exercise or enjoyment of religious
freedom"
This bill was favorably reported
early in the week by special sub
committee with the provision OBJ
jected to by the society eliminated.
The full committee considered the
measure Wednesday, but deferred ac-
tion on 1t for two weeks.
Two other bills disapproved by the
society are those sponsored by Rep
resentative Quinn, Democrat, of Penn
sylvania to regulate barber shops and
beauty parlors. The society took the
position that the Health Department,
under existing laws, is competent to
protect the health OF the public in
both barber shops and beauty parlors.
A special subcommittee, headed bv
Representative Randolph, Democrat
OF West Virginia, has scheduled a
public hearing on the barber bill at 2
pm. Tuesday.
Other bills objected to by the society
would remove the compulsory re-
qulrement for vaccination of children
entering the public schools; prohibit
experiments on living dogs and reg
ulate the practice of optometry.
Evening star., 1937-03-12
FEW EXCISE TAXES
ARE DEDUCT|B[E.
Income Levy Payers Run
Into Maze of Rules
on Gas Charges.

Cigarette and liquor ta>ns cannot
be deducted on income tax returns, it
was emphasized today by officials of
the Internal Revenue Bureau
Of all the mistakes people are max
Ing this year on their returns, it was
explained, the attempts to deduct Gig
arctic and liquor taxes are the most
common and the most troubles me.
These levies are manufacturers
taxes. and as such cannot be deducted
by the consumer. Among others which
cannot be deducted by the consumer
are the levies on new automobiles, the
1-cent-a-quart tax on Oil, water rent"
and the Federal gasoline tax.
d. c. Gas Tax Deductible.
The Federal gasoline levy also is a
tax on the manufacturer, but the q
cents-a-gallon gasoline tax levied by
the District Of Columbia is a consumer
tax and can be deducted State gas
taxes in Maryland and Virginia are
deductible
Among the taxes deductible are real
estate, personal admissions to thea
ters, clubs and other places of amuse-
ment.
Meantime 1t was learned that a
larger percentage of big income tax
payers are using the so-called easy
payment plan of paying four times
year than the little taxpayers
Internal Revenue figures show about
73 per cent Of the taxpayers with in
comes under $4,000 pay the full
amount at once, compared with So per
cent Of those having incomes over
that figure.
Little Payers Escape Bother.
Officials explained that tax pay
ments in the lower bracket average
only s25 to $50, and that most persons
would rather make the full remittance
than be bothered every three months
with an installment.
Returns must be made before mid
night Monday. with at least one
fourth of the tax. Huge crowds are
filing through the Office of the deputy
collector at room 1902, Revenue Build
ing, Twelfth street and Constitution
avenue, but the force has been in
creased, SO that the line is not delayed
long in reaching the experts, officials
said
Yesterday 1904 persons filed their
returns there. Many are mailing their
returns to the collector of internal
revenue, Baltimore, headquarters for
| this district.
Evening star., 1937-03-12
SHAFER DEMANDS
RACE TRACK BILL
+. Be RECONS|DERED
Notifies House D. C. Group
OF Effort to NuIIify Favor
able Report.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
IN CONTROVERSY CITED
Proposes to Move Wednesday fc
Withdrawal of Measure From
Calendar.
BY JAMES Z. CHINN.

Representative Shafer, Republic
OF Michigan served formal notice
the House District Committee tod
ne proposed to demand reconsider,
ton OF its action in favorably report
ing the bill to legalize race tracI
gambling in Washington.
In a brief letter to each member O
the committee Shafer said 'recen
developments" in the racing bill con.
troversy showed the necessity for fur
ther consideration. and he proposec
10 make motion at the meeting neX,
wednesday to withdraw the measure
from the House calendar. He urge
all members to attend.
"Railroading" Charged.
Several weeks ago Shafer made II,
charge that the bill was "railoade
out OF the committee. Since then !,
mas taken an active part in a move,
ment to bring about its defeat in the
House, joining With Representatiro
Bates, Republican, of Massa chusett
another opponent of the measure in
gathering data intended to show the
evils and effects of race track gam
bling.
Shafer pointed out that no hear
ngs were held on the bill this wear
and that it was reported out of the
committee BY close 10 to 8 vote with
the use of two proxies. He believes
hearings should have been held be-
fore full committee action was taken.
Ihe smoke that is now enveloping
the bill, he declared, would have been
blown away at these hearings.
Opponent Changes View.
Information also has been given
Shafer that one of the bitter on
ponents of the bill in the last Con-
gress-a man connected with a race
track-has changed his view abou;
legalized racing in Washington. He
SAID hearing might develop the rea
son Tor such a change in attitude
and clear up" many other develop-
ments of the last week.
Soon after the committee definitely
hxed March % as the date for cslline
up the bill in the House several of II
| opponents were threatened with 30.
llticai assassination" if they did no
Withdraw their opposition. Ever
chairman Norton of the District Com
mlttee, who sponsored the measure
was similarly threatened. The threats
against her, however, came from s
representative of reform organiza-
ton.
Shafer admits steps already have
oeen taken to ruin him politically
STORES have appeared recently ir
certain newspapers in his district. ht
SAID purporting to show that hi,
opposition to the bill was based on 2
lack OF knowledge of it's provisions.
Evening star., 1937-03-12
MRS. RANSOME WILL
FILED FOR PROBATE
Mrs. Juliet 7. Kohn of New York
Principal Beneficiary Of
S86.375 Estate,

The will of Mrs. Rebekah Lowry
Ransome, 1922 o street, widow Of
Harry Ransome, was filed for probate
in District Court today. Mrs. RAN
some's daughter, Mrs. Juliet T.. Kohn
of New York City was the principal
beneficiary Of the $86,375 estate.
The petition was filed through Fred
erick M. Bradley by the Fidelity
Philadelphia Trust Co., Philadelphia,
named as executor. Mrs. Ransome
directed that the bulk OF her estate
be held in trust for Mrs. Kohn for
life and that at her death the prin-
cipal be turned over to persons she
shall designate.
Two cousins, Annie Minnigerode of
Washington and Frances Turner
Knox, The Plains, Fauquier County,
Va, were given $500 each.
Evening star., 1937-03-12
LODGING HOUSES GET
HEALTH ULTIMATUM
"Clean Up or Close Up" Is Order
Given Proprietors in Ruhland's
Drive

Inspectors of the District Health
Department today continued their
drive to compel proprietors of cheap
lodging houses to comply with all
sanitary regulations Of the District.
Clean up or close up" was the
slogan set for the inspectors by j.
Frank Butts, chief of the departments
Bureau of Sanitary Inspection, after
preliminary investigations convinced
him of the need for special drive
Health officer George c. Rutland,
after outlining plans for the cam
paign, placed the drive in the hands
of Butts.
First fruits of the program came
yesterday, when proprietors of two
places told health inspectors they
would close up because they could
not afford to make physical changes
in their properties which the inspec-
tors said would be necessary to bring
them into compliance with rules.
Evening star., 1937-03-12
lORTON MAN, 81, DIES
OF AUTO INJURIES
Two Philadelphians Summoned
for Alexandria Inquest on
Edward Narrower,

EDWARD 0. Harover, 81, of Lortor
va, who was struck by a car on the
Observation-Disclosures highway Mon
day night, died yesterday in Alexan-
drla Hospital. Two Philadelphia men
VINO were in the car were summoned
10 attend an inquest Monday at Fair
fax, Fairfax County, the sherif's
office reported
Funeral services for Narrower will bp
held at 2 pm. tomorrow at Pohick
Church. He is survived by his widow
and a sister, Mrs. Clifford Gill of
Lorton. He was employed bv the
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Railroad.
Two telegraph messengers were
knocked from their bicycles and four
other persons injured in accidents in
the District.
Ihree messengers, police said. were
riding on c street southeast when an
automobile driven by a colored man
approached on the wrong side of the
thoroughfare. Ellsworth French, %,
of Capitol Heights. Md. was forced
over the curb in getting out of the
cars path. The driver went to an
intersection, turned and came back
to knock Robert zolinhofer, II. of
2O10 Fourteenth street southeast, ana
Charles Wood, "a, of 1860 Columbia
road, from their wheels.
The other traffic victims were James
Britt, 5, of 1904 Thirteenth street.
knocked down on N street near Yer
mont avenue; Theodore Hail. as. Of
Los Angeles, struck in Union Station
Plaza; Barbara Moncrief, 25, of Alex
andria, hurt in collision near Tidal
Basin. and Frank w. Grande, 26, of
1911 Forty-fourth street, hit at Fiji
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Evening star., 1937-03-12
TWO SCHOOLS GET
NEW PRINCIPAL
Miss Patterson of Hilton
and Miss Fryer of Cooke
Are Promoted.

The Board of Education today an
garet Patterson, teacher at the Hilton
School and Miss T. E. Fryer of the
Cooke School to administrative prin-
cipal of the Communication School
and teaching principal of the Keene
School, respectively, effective March Is
Both teachers stood first on their
respective rating sheets made from
special examination
The position at the Corcoran-
jackson becomes available March is
when Miss E. M. Andrews, present
administrative principal is trans
ferred to the administrative principal
ship of the Bancroft School, left open
Grace Lind. The Keene School post
was left vacant by the recent promo
ton of Miss M. M. Short, formerly
teaching principal there
Appointed in 1920.
Miss Patterson was appointed to
the school system in 1920 at the
Bryan School. In 1925 she moved to
the Kingsman School, changing to
Peabody Hilton later on in the year.
In 1929 she was promoted to practice
teacher at Wilson Normal and the fol-
lowing year moved to the Thomson
School. She taught at Peabody from
1882 until last year, when she was
transferred to Hilton
A member of Delta Kappa Gamma,
honor sorority for women in educa-
ton, Miss Patterson represents ele-
mentary schools in divisions 1-9 on
the Committee on Essays and Con-
tests, appointed to aid the Board of
Education. She is chairman of the
Reading Study Group of the sixth
division and also member OF the
city-Wide Study Group. A member of
the National Educational Association
and the District Educate Associ-
alton, she also serves as program leader
of the Burial Glass at Calvary Bap-
tist Church, of which group she was
president for three years.
Service Begun in 1923.
Miss Fryer was appointed in 1923
to teach in the Allison street portables.
Three years later she moved to the
PetWorth School and was transferred
to the Cooke School in division 3 in
1885.
A member of the National and Dis
trict Education Association, she also
belongs to the Progressive Education
| Association.
Miss Andrews, who succeeds Miss
Lind at the Bancroft School, entered
the school system in 1916 at the Gales
School, transferring shortly after to
the Gage. In 1918 she went to the
franklin Thomson and in 1923 to the
Wilson Normal. The following year
she taught at the Hubbard and in
1886 became assistant in education at
the Wilson Teachers College In Oc-
tober of the same year she moved to
the Corcoran-Jackson.