Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1930, Page 11

5 t P — POLITICIAN SHOT. CONDITION SERIOUS Suspected Assailant of South Carolina State Senator- Makes No Statement. “By the Assoctated Press. MONCKS CORNER, S. C., July 24 State Senator Edward J. Dennis, 53, Jong a storm center in Berkley Count + politics, was shot and serlously woun ed as he stood before the post.office here toda) The Joad of buckshot which struck Déennis in the head came from an au- tomobile parked nearby. W. L. Bhorn- "ley of Moncks Corner was arrested and charged with the shooting. J. W. Hill, State officer who made the arrest, was ordered by Gov. Rich- ards to have Thornley taken to Colum- bia for safe keeping. ‘Thornley refused to make any statement. Dennis has been a practicing attor- ney and active in Beriley County poli- tics for many years, He is up for re- election this year. He was taken to Baker Sanatorium at Charleston. Thornley, a native of Moncks Corner, 18 about 35 years of age. He had been umemployed recently and returned home from a hospital not long ago. He is married and the head of a family and 50 far as is known has never been ‘in- strumental in local political affairs. He refused to make any statement #nd the officers were at a i(:<.\ for any motive for the shooting. PECTED ASSAULT. Btate Semator Sought Protection for | Part in County Troubles. COLUMBIA, S. C., July 24 (#).—The | shooting of Senator E. J. . today | in Montks Corner was the climax to a | warfare ( 5 4 Politics and the liquer-miking indus- try in Hell Hole Swamp, a section of the county, have combined to make killings almost common occurrences. That Senator Dennis expected to be | killed was no secret, and in a confer- ence with Gov. Richards no later than yesterday he informed' the Governor she Was positive he would be ambushed at an early date. He had made an appeal to the Gov. ernor to send troops in the coming pri- maries to see that order was maintained, and that his opponents did not “take the ballot boxes.” He was being op- ed for re-election by a leader Bosifle Taction ! St After his election in 1928 to the General Assembly, the situation became | more tense. Senator Dennis, a close | {riend of Gov. Richards, was generally | credited with being instrumental in the | ;:‘;r&cvnl_frnrg gfflce of Sheriff C. P, Bal- | ne in 1929, who was chary vith | misconduct in office. et In 1929 Senator Dennis was charged, :‘lnlrfi with others, with conspiracy to | olate the prohibition law: ! acquitteq. P laws, but was | CORONER’S JURY HOLDS SUSPECT TO GRAND JURY A coroner's jury this afternoon to the grand jury Eugene Brooks, Tgfl ored, 56 years old, of 918 Third street southeast, following an inquest into the death of Brooks' 23-year-old brother- in-law. Ernest Green, colored, of the first block of M street southeast. Green ;ln.:ms!hoc lo death nllolgedly by Brooks a family quarrel in the latter’ ho:ne inzurday night. s rooks was arrested shortly after ncident by Policeman T. M.LvPolandu;: No. 5 p}:ecmc!, Another inquest was held over the body of William Edmonston, colored, 33 | years old, who was stabbed to death during an altercation yesterday morning i1 a house in the 200 block of Warren street. Edmonston met his death at the hands of Sadie Bowser, coloved, 25 years old, of the 200 block of Warren street, the coroner’s jury held. The woman is still at large. G R O S 13 25-F Two Day Rear Admiral Harry H. Rousseau. SECRETARY TO NOTED OFFICIALS EXPIRES Mrs, Helen Margaret Gould-Tracy, who had held a number of important secretarial positions, including that of secretary to Theodore Roosevelt when he was Governor of New York, died of a heart attack in Emergency Hospital vesterday. She was widely known in t craft Sherman, then from New York. She also was under- secretary ‘to the Indian Affairs | mittee in the House of Representativi Later, at the Albany (N. Y.) Capit she was secretary to the late Frank Black and heir tern Upon retur became secrel Rice and Dire States Ce she held Theodore Roosevelt during ng to Washington, she to Gen. Americus V. or North of the United Bureau, which position til her marriage to the late of Towanda, Pa. s a sister, Mrs. John Law- , and ' nephew, William Francis Dawson of this city and South Dakota, and an aunt, Mrs. Mary Fen- ton of Utica, N. Y. A brief service will be held in_the Joseph Gawler's Sons chapel, 1750 Pennsylvania avenue, tomorrow morn- ing at 10 o'clock. Interment will be in Old Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, N. Y. Summer Vacation Excursions At Special Low Rates From 2 WASHINGTON, D. C. To New Orleans, Edgewater Park, Gulfport, Pass Christian, Miss.; Mobile, Ala.; also cities in_Florida and to Cuba. on July 26th August 9th, 23rd, 1930 Good to return within thirty days. For reservations and tickets, call on S. E. Burgess—D. P. A. McPherson Square Phones National 1465-1466 Washington, D. C.. Next Back Home Excursion Oct. _ Southern Railway System Havana, N E R'S STREET Fricay & Saturday until 2 p.m. closing fime: We are setting aside Friday and the half day we are open Saturday to CLEAR HOUSE, Below are listed the sharply re- duced prices we are quoting in order to effect a clearance of all odd lots. 4 Rummage Sale All Sales Final! No Charges, C. 0. D.’s, De- liveries or Alterations. FURNISHINGS Article AlL 8 SHIRTS & SHORTS and UNION SUITS All Sizes SOFT COLLARS BATHING SUITS ROBES BELTS 38, 40 STRAW HATS—PANAMAS CAPS & LINEN HATS Article Kisoenbeimer T SUITS All Bizes AOPCOATS ODD TROUSERS 0DD KNICKERS TROPICAL SUITS tzes Al Sizes 38, 140, 1.Small—1 Medium Al Sizes All Stzes A1l Sizes All Sizes Now 95¢ S5¢ 65¢ Garment $1.45 10c o er gas 95¢ armen $3.9: §1 to $3.50 $2.50 and 50c s_s| $250 to §7 i, $10 & 42 All Bizes All Sizes W $14.95 | $22.50 $14. $2.95 $14.95 $7 and $10 §7 and $10 27.50 to $32. CROSNERS 1325 F STREET as Governor of New York. | Nl e B AY, JULY L) 7 ADM.H.H. ROUSSEAU : Director of Néval 0il Re- serves Was En Route to Canal Zone. Rear Admiral { chief co-ordinator and director of the naval oil reserves, died today aboard the Cristobal en route to the Panama Canal Zone, the Navy Department was noti- fied. He was 60 years old and made his home is residing It was reperted at the Navy Depart- { The H | | | oi Specially priced at........ ‘Unfinished Breakfast Ready to paint or varnish in your spare time. The s group consists of a drop- leaf table and four chairs. Has drawers and plate mirror.... Chiffonier Made with four roomy drawers, nicely finished ni golden Clean Sweep: Sale price ... Steamer Chair 98c OES ON CRSTOBAL Harry H. Rousseau, | at 3238 R street, where his widow | | Frida $5.00 Down—The HUB | ment that the Cristobal would put in at Charleston, 8. C., to land the body. Appointed in 1898, Rear Admiral Rousseau was born in New York, April 19, 1870, and had been | in the Navy since his appointment from clvil life in 1898. He was a draftsman and engineer. In 1908 he married Miss Gladys Fargo Squiers of New York, who survives him. Among one of the best known naval officers in Washington. Rear Admiral | Rousseau had been stationed here at various times during his long and dis- tinguished service. He was appointed chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks in 1907, which carried the rank of réar | admiral. He performed notable en-| gineering duties in connection with the Panama Canal and served .on the Isthmian Canal Commission at one| time. Won ‘Thanks of Congress. During the World War, Rear Admiral | Rousseau was manager of the Govern- ment’s gigantic ship yards plants, under the Emergency Fleet Corporation, and ! won the thanks of Congress. He was y at ub—Last of the Bed Room Suite An attractive suite consisting of a Hollywood vanity, dresser, wood bed and chiffonier. gumwood and finished in American walnut. Made Suite .95 Oak Dresser three $9.60 roomy 5790 oted to permanent rank of rear Samiral at that time, He liRewise served as vice chairman of the United States Shipping Board among other govern- mental_duties. Du his long residence in Wash- member of the Army and Navy, Metropolitan and ‘Chevy Chase Clubs and also of the New York Yacht Club. He belonged to most of the leading engineering societies. BEE Succeeds Kiess on Commission for DY IS APPOINTED Eastern Samoa. 46 FACE MOB COUNTS IN OKLAHOMA COURTS {21 From Erick Are Arraigned as ington, Rear Admiral Rousseau Was a | Government Moves Against 23 at Chickasha. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, July 24.—Mob violence in Oklahoma had involved 46 in court actions yesterday. Twenty-one citizens of Erick, Okla., were arraigned here on Federal charges | of conspiracy to violate constitutional rights in connection with ah alleged at- | tempt to drive colored persons from | their city following the slaying of a | former Erick woman at Shamrock, Tex. ” President Hoover today appointed | All pleaded not guilty. Representative Beedy, Republican, Maine, a member of the commission which recommends to Congress legisla- tion for the islands of Eastern Samoa. Beedy succeeds Representative Kiess of Pennsyivania, who died recently. Two others, alleged to have partici- pated with the 21, are being sought on | | the same charges. At the same time the Government | moved to bring into court at Chickasha | 23 others charged with destruction of | Government propert; here t during rioting May 31, which resulted in the Complete Glider Outfit as Low as A porch glider will not only provide comfort and enjoyment during the Summer evenings, but in case of emergency it may be used as a bed. We are closing out our present stock of porch gliders and the prices are considerably Gliders as low as.... 50c a Week—The HUB below the regular worth, $1138 AS PICTURED THE HUB slaying of Henro Argo, colored. hearings were set for August 18. under arrest were M., undersherift of Beckham C. T. Calvert, Erick ma who refused to waive pr ing, will be heard July 3( Among V. Baker, County, and shal. Baker, Made Fresh as You Want Them Especially catering to lodge outings, picnics, organizations. . . excellent variety. Made fresh as you want them. Finest Foodstuffs Used! We've been making sandwiches for 15 vears, so we know HOW. Phone MRS. J. R. CASTELL Metropolitan 7456 For Special Prices You will appreciate the entire absence of the spec- ulative element in these First Mortgages—definitely paying 6% without vari- ation. May be purchased in amounts from $250 up. B. F. SAUL CO. National 2100 925 15th St. N.W. 7 Closed All Day Saturdays—Buy &Sa g Wood Mohair A comfortably made oversiuffed suite with serpentine front. Loose spring-filled cushion seats. As pic- tured, & settee, armchair and lounge chair. Specially priced $5.00 Down—The HUB ve l0%to 40% ¢ & Suite $80.30 Hub Speclal Cabinet, hardwood of made and fitted with an alu- minoid sliding ‘work-table top. 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Consisting of a davenport-bed living-bed armchair and rock- er. Hardwood frame . and imitation leath-. er covering $5.00 Down—The HUB 25-Foot This $14.95 Top-lcer Refriger- ator Less §5.00 for Your Old | Refrigerator $0.95