Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1929, Page 20

MRS, HAMMONDS " PUZZLES LEADERS | Resigns as Aide to Accused I Governor—Political Move | Charged. | By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., February 9.—The resignatton of Mrs. O. O. Ham- monds, confidential secretary to Henry 8. Johnston, suspended governor, before them, legislators today were speculating on what effect, if any, her exit from the State's political arena might have on the present situation. With Johnston facing trial before a Benate impeachment court on 11 charges voted against him by the House, and numerous other State offici: dering the trend of the various inve gating committees’ inquiries, anti-ad-. ministration forces led by H. Tom Kight, branded Mrs. Hammond’s move as & po- litical gesture seeking sympathy for the governor's cause. Johnston, voicing “perfect confidence” in the outcome of his case, said if he is acquitted Mrs. Hammond “is not going to return te the office in any capacity.” Unknown in State poli four yeas 2go, Mrs. Hammond has, during John. ston’s administration, climbed to a po- sition of dominance which has drawn from administration foes the appellation of “the woman governor” and the “woman Col. House of Oklahoma.” It was the contention of friends of the administration—voiced also by Mrs. Hammonds in her letter of resignation— that these enmities largely were the re- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY T 1929.° CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY Rev. George H. McNeal, pastor of City Road Chapel, London, will speak at the midweek service this evening at Foundry M. E. Church. A father-and- son dinner will be given tomorrow eve- ning in the church. Walter Johnson, manager of the Washington base ball club, will be the guest speaker. Washington Centennial Chapter, O. E. S, will have a card party and dan(‘]e, 9 o'clock, at Wardman Park Hotel. Dr. Jason Noble Plerce will deliver a visualized sermon, 7:30 o'clock, at the First Congregational Church. The sub- ject, “More Than Strong.” will be fol- lowed by the photoplay “West Point.” FUTURE. St. Anthony's Church, Baileys Cross Roads, Va., will give a card party to- morrow night at the Aloysian Club, 47 I street. Mount Pleasant Citizens’ Association will meet Saturday, 8 p.m., at Mount Pleasant Public Library. Alpha Delta Phi luncheon tomorrow, 12:30 p.m., at Hotel Gordon. | The Christopher Club will hold its | weekly luncheon tomorrow, 12:30 p.m., | at the, Hamilton Hotel. The Biological Society of Washing- ton will meet Saturday, 8 pm., in as- sembly room of the Cosmos Club. | Speakers: T. S. Palmer and Walter P. Taylor, both of the Blological Sur- | vey. Visitors welcome. i Woman's Alliance of All Souls'| Church will meet tomorrow, 11 am.,, in Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard streets. Earl Morris will speak on “The Temple of the Warriors” in Yucatan. The Arkansas State’ Society will meet evening, February 15. After a short business session there will be cards and dancing. The University of Michigan Men's Club and guests will have a dinner- smoker Saturday 7:45 p.m. at the Cosmos Club, Russian films will be shown. Judge Mary O'Toole is to speak at the City Club's weekly forum tomorrow on “Why We Have Clubs.” Luncheon will be served at 12:30 and the speaker takes the floor at 1 p.m. ADMITS GRAFT CHARGE. Second of 20 Indicted Customs Agents Pleads Guilty. DETROIT, February 7 (#).—The sec- ond of 20 indicted customs border patrol agents to come to trial on graft. charges pleaded guilty yesterday in Federal Court. He was Charles E. Mather. Wil- | liam Tompkins, the first brought to trial, entered a similar plea a week ago. Mather was placed under the same bond as Tompkins, $2,500, to await sen- tence. Judge Charles C. Simons has in- dicated he will sentence all the guilty men at one session after the other 18 indicted have been tried. Evidence against the 20 was gathered by a special Treasury agent working with the patrol and accepting bribes | Afghanistan, in royal air force ma- with the rest. BAY STATE GREETS FRIED. Boston Cheers Rescuer, Who Speaks on New England Sea History. BOSTON, February 17 (/#).—Capt. George A. Fried of the United States liner America was welcomed home by his native State here yesterday. To the praise of Gov. Frank G. Allen and other State and city officials and the cheers of crowds in the streets, the commander of the ship which rescued the crew of the Italian freighter Florida had only this reply: “I have done no more than thousands ; of other seamen who have sailed out of New England.” Capt. Fried rode through the streets to the statehouse, the city hall, the Chamber of Commerce Building and the Common. At all of these places he spoke briefly, not of the rescue, but of shipping and New England’s mari- time traditions. The City of Boston vresented to Capt. Fried, for the crew of the America, a silver pitcher and tray made by Paul Revere, patriot and siiversmith. Women Evacuated From Kabul. PESHAWAR, India, February 7 (#).— Thirty women and children, including families of Turkish and Persian of- ficlals, were evacuated from Kabul, chines today. NEW SPRING FASHIONS Presented in the Mid-season Collection . . . SLAYING SUSPECT CAUGHT Had Been Sought by Carolina Of- ficers Since January 24. ‘WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., February 7 (#)—Otis Campbell, who had been the object of a search by officers since January 24, was lodged in the Stokes County jail at Danbury during the night, a long-distance telephone mes- sage here said teday. Campbell, with two other white men, is charged with having fatally wounded Nettice Burk- heart of Brim, at a_camp where the slain man and his wife were spending the night. _The man was apprehended, accord- ing to the report, when he went to the | home of Alvin Shepherd 10 miles from | Danbury, and asked for food. Shepherd, supposedly a friend of Campbell, and & brother, Percy, took the man to Dan- ! WHERE ONLY HIGHL APPROVED SCIENTIFIC APPOINTME Suite 305 g;%*%%*%*fi%%%%&%i ofegereofedeoed Dorathy Formerly Manager of Maison Announces the Opening NS DORATHY'S ERI COMPLETE Permanent Waves at $5.00 TS AT YOUR CONVENIENCE Phone Metropolitan 9012 WESTORY BUILDING ury and surrendered him, claiming & reward of $300. Glenn Rhodes and Touis Shepherd, Stokes County men said to have been with Campbell the night of the tragedy, have been held in the Stokes jail since Burkheart died of his wounds at a Stuart, Va., hospital. S LECTURES ON BIRDS. “Wwild Life in the Tree Tops” will be | the subject of an address before mem- bers of the National Geographic Soclety tomorrow night by Capt. C. W. R. Knight of England. Capt. Knight has spent much time studying birds and has taken remarkable motion pictures showing intimate details in the life habits of various feathered creatures. Tomorrow’s talk will mark the re- sumption of the National Geographic Society's Friday evening lecture series after an interval of two weeks. Victoire Bt —of— SHOPPE :NCED OPERATORS USING WILL SPECIALIZE IN H REV.F. T. GATES DIES. Minister Acted as Financidl Ad viser to Rockefellers. NEW YORK, February 7 (#).—Rev Frederick Taylor Gates, financial ad- viser to the Rockefellers, junior and senior, in their philanthropic activities. died yesterday in Phoenix, Ariz., friends | here “were advised. His home was in Montclair, N. J. 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