Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1930, Page 6

ADM. ROBERTSON - DIES IN SAN DIEGD Defender of Transports Dur- ing War Will Rest in Arlington. F By the Associated P SAN DIEGO, Calif, July 14.—Death has ended the service of Rear Admiral Ashley Herman E. Robinson, who main- tained the flow of transports on which the American Army crossed to France. The admiral suffered a relapse and | died suddenly yesterday at the Naval | Hospital, where he was recovering from | influenza. _Admiral Robertson, born at | Ashmore, TIl., December 14, 1867, was & | notable figure of America’s floating de- | fense. When 17 he entered the Naval | Academy and on graduation was assigned to the cruiser Atlanta, then | flagship of the famous White Squadron. | He came to the Pacific Coast as chief engineer of the naval auxiliary cruiser Buffalo, then became an instructor at Annapolif. In 1906 he was assigned to the cruiser Tennessee as executive officer. When the United States entered the World War, Admiral Robertson was g;lced in command of the transport ount Vernon. former German trans- atlantic liner Kron Princessin Cecile. He was appointed naval _transpori officer in February, 1918, and assigned the duty of keeping intact America’s bridge of ships across the Atlantic. R The admiral commanded the country's first electrically-driven battleship, the New Mexico, after the war. Later he commanded the Atlantic destroyer force and then became chief of staff at the Newport Naval War College. For outstanding service Admiral Robertson was awarded the Distinguish- ed Service Medal, the Navy Cross and the Naval War College diploma. At the time of his death he was commandant of the eleventh naval dis- trict, with headquarters here. His funemal will be tomorrow, with burial at Arlington Cemetery. SENATOR RETURNS FAVOR TO FO=""=3 COMMANDER Connally 4. .its Son of Officer Who Promoted Him Once to West Point. A debt of gratitude, incurred by Sen- ator Tom Connally of Texas 36 years 8go, has been paid. The son of the man who did Senator Connally a favor when the latter was & college student has been rewarded for the father's deed. This story, which lay behind the ap- pointment of James Baird Buck of San Antonio to the United States Military Academy at West Point, was disclosed here recently. Thir.y-six years ago Mr. Connally was & private in the cadet corps of Baylor University at Waco. Lieut. Beaumont B. Buck of the United States Army was commandant and on the strength of !.lel‘llt. auck'l‘!'!fi.bmmendluon Pvt. Con- nally, the erstwhile cadet corps corporal, Four years later, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Lieut. Buck had become Maj. Buck, in command of the 2d Texas Infantry. Tom Con- oally, the arstwhile cadet corps corporal, was a private in that regiment and be- fore long he was Sergt. Maj. Connally. Maj. Buck, who later became a brig- adier general and major general, won the Distinguished Service for gallantry during the World War. Re- cently, he retired as a colonel and re- turned to his home at San Antonio. His son notified him that he wanted to go to West Point. The information was communicated to Senator Con- nally, who saw to it that appointment was forthcoming immediately. B. Y. P. U. ELECTS HODGES Local Bank Teller Is National| Head—Convention Coming Here, | The Baptist Young People’s Union of America elected 7. C. Hodges, 34. of 2417 Thirty-seventh street, this city, as president of the organization at the con- Yention. which met in San Francisco, it was learned today. Mr. Hodges is & teller in a local savings bank and was formerly vice president of the B. Y, P, U. In 1931 national organisation will hold its convention in ‘Washington. REAR ADMIRAL A. H. E. ROBERTSON Succumbs at San Diego Post. Two Colorado Streams Back Banks After Rampage. RIFLE, Colo., July 14 (®).—Rifle and Elk Creeks were murmuring mountain brooks today, back in their channels after a brief period as turbulent de- stroyers of highways and bridges. A giant cloudburst Saturday night sent two streams racing through the in towns of Rifle and Newcastle, carrying | with them railroad tracks and highway bridges. Threatened renewal of the orgy last night, due to weather conditions, failed to materialize. The damage was un- officially at more than THE JADWIN DECLINES POWER BOARD JoB Prefer Private Offer of Attractive Type. By the Associated Press. day that Lieut. Gen. Edgar Jadwin would not accept the chairmanship of the newly created Federal Power Com- mission, to which President Hoover re- cently announced he would appoint him. | " The retired Army officer declined to | | verify or deny the reports, which were | accepted as “credible in Government quarters | At the White House it was said no | notification from the general as re- gards the appointment had been re- | ceived. Information from other sources | DELUGE COSTS $100,000 | TO STOP ITCHING QUICK use cool, invisible Zemo! Millions depend on cooling Zemo to banish summer skin troubles. For 20 years this safe, invisible antiseptic | has relieved the heat and pain of sun- surn. It soothes rashes and ivypoison- ing, brings relief to itching, peeling how stubborn pimples and disappear. Thousands say banished dandruff. Healing liguid is wonderfully soothing shave. Any druggist. 33c, [Retired Army Officer Said to! Reports reached the White House to- | EVENING $tore Closed AN Day Saturdays During July and August Qe - You too, Store Hours—8:15 to 6 gentlemen, share in the great savings in Rich’ and Rich’s half S yearly shoes Reduction Sale reduced No higher grade or more correctly styled footwear produced for men. Rich’s entire stock is mot included in this sale, but the variety is good and Includes nearly all sizes and styles in the different lots. 250 pairs Men’s " Nettleton” Oxfords ‘¢ veduced to $0.90 250 pairs of Rich’s Oxfords reduced to $77.90 STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JULY 14, 1930. that Jadwin had been offered a posi. tion in private life so attractive that he has decided to accept it reached the White House, however. He had advised President Hoover he would take the post only for six months | to give.the benefit of his experience in setting up the new organization. Be- | fore retiring, he was chief of Army | Engineers. Although Mr. Hoover announced the appointment, the nomination of Gen. Jadwin has not been sent to the Senate for confirmation. VIRGINIA WRITER DIES ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, July 14 (®). —Henry Sydnor Harrison, 50, a writer, of Richmond, Va., died in the Atlantic City Hospital today following an opera- tion for a gall bladder condition. Mr. Harrison, who became ill during a visit here about 10 days ago, entered the hospital and & few days ago was operated upon by Dr. W. Walt Cona- way. The body will be sent to Richmond | tomorrow morning. with swagger top po 15 years. Sleeveless and 8 years. Open sport collar and short sleeves. tan, green, white and novelty patterns in many color combinations. Neck sizes: 12 to 1414, $1 and $1.50 Boys’ Fast-Color Wash Suits 79¢ short-sleeve suits in button-on styles. Sizes 3 to (Becond Floor, The Hecht Co.) STRIKE OF CITY CAB DRIVERS IS DENIED Officers Admit Small Group| Seeks Second Cut in | Company’s Fee. While they denied today that a strike of their drivers was in progress, officers of the City Cab Corporation, operators of the Hail-Me and Stop-Me 35-cent cabs, admitted that a small group of their men were asking for a second cut in the company’s fee for | cab hire. | Joseph L. Ruppel, manager of cabs | and stock for the concern, explained this morning that prior to last week | the City Cab drivers rented the cabs from the company for $5.40 a day, with a 100-mile guarantee. Last week, & delegation of four drivers petitioned the company for a cut in this rate and the rental since that time has been $4.80 for an 80-mile day. Distances ex- | ceeding the 80 miles under the new schedule, Mr. Ruppel explained, are| paid up by the drivers on the basis of 6 cents a mile. Ruppel declared a small group of the drivers had asked for a still further cut | in the rate, but that it had been denled | them. He said further that since the | company is losing money on the pres- ent basis. no further cuts would be al- lowed. The losses suffered here during the Summer months were characterized as “normal” in the face of the s falling off of business, and Rup) clared they would be offset by profits by the company's operations in Balti- more and Cleveland. Ruppel's view of the strike rumor was | confirmed by Edward Ostrow, manager and part owner of the concern. MTr. Ostrow told The Star he believed the | rumor of a strike was started by one of the few “disgruntled” drivers in the City Cab Co, itself or by one of its com- ¢ petitors. ONE KILLED IN RIOT Colombian Police Stoned When Students Invade Bull Fight. BOGOTA, Colombia, July 14 (#)— One person was killed by police and 70 injured in a clash yesterday between police and students following a car- nival here. The injured included 40 policemen stoned by the students when the authorities tried to prevent them from forcing down the doors to_the Two Homes in Block Robbed. Burglars entered two homes in the | 400 block of Fifth street northeast be- tween 1 and 6 o'clock this morning. James F. Owens and Mrs, John Crosson, occupants of the premises, told police of | the ninth precinct that entrance was 7ained by removing a screen from a rear window. Nothing was stolen from either home. bull ring where a bullfight was sched- | uled to take place. ‘The police fired into the crowd. FURNITURE RENTING OFFICE FURNITURE 616 EStN.VW, NAtional 9136 F STREET AT SEVENTH SuitabYe for boys and girls. Excellent white drill ckets, Sizes 9 to 18 years. (Second Floor, The Hecht Co.) Boys’ $1 Broadcloth Sport Shirts Solid blue, (Second Floor, The Hecht Co.) Boys’ $2 All-Wool Bathing Suits Speed style, all-wool bathing suits with novelty elub stripes. Also California 1-pc. models. 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