The Washington times., 1930-11-06
/" "JOE" SHANNON
LANDS PLACE
IN CONGRESS
Veteran viii Gust
Ellis; Goat Gland Issue
Affects Voting in Kansas

Affects Voting in Kansas
Representative Edgar G. Ellis
(R.). Missouri, will be succeeded
in the House by Joseph B. Shan
non. Democrat, and thereby Con-
gress win have q new and inter
esting personality. "Joe" Shan.
non has been playing with Kan
sas City politics for some 40
years, but never before asked
anything for himself. He seemed
satisfied just to be one Of the
"big shots" in his party's politics.
This year, however, Mr.. Shan
non decided he might as well try
to come to washington as 2
Representative-and he win. IT
is expected that he will lend
quite q touch Of color to the
House.
Representative elect shannon
was one Of Champ Clark's BOARD
Of strategy away back in 1914
when Speaker Clark almost landed
the Democratic nomination Tor
the Presidency at the Baltimore
convention.
Goat Gland Issue
Kansas carried its famous goat
gland medical squabble right into
its gubernatorial election, and the
large vote cast for the goat-gland
expert may yet defeat Frank
(Chief) Haucke, Republican.
Kansans have been stirred
recently by DR.. John r. Brinkley,
Of Milford, who claims to have
performed wonderful rejuvena-
ton operations through the use
Of goat glands.
But when the good doctor be-
gan to expound his theories over
the radio, he aroused the ire OF
the Kansas Medical Board, which
barred him from practice. Sc
the doctor entered the governor
ship race. He polled nearly 1SO.-
900 votes as an independent
candidate according to late re-
turns, while Haucke received only
about 215,O00 running as q Re
publican, barely noSing out Harry
Woodring, Democrat.
Brinkley ran as an independent
and the voters had to write his
name on the ballot.
Reece Loses Seat
One thing about the Tuesday
elections that f1abbergasts the
Republican chieftains is the de-
feat OF Representative B. Carroll
Reeck, in the First Tennessee
district. Mr.. Reece was the sole
candidate, among all the hun
dredS running, who had a White
House letter Of Endorsement which
he could use in the campaign.
Representative Reece was chair.
man Of the House Military Al
fairs subcommittee having charge
Of the Muscle Shoals bill and he
substituted the plan Of private
operation for the Norris program
for Government operation.
The President wrote Mr.. Reece
in commendation Of his services
in the House and the letter was
used in the campaign. But it
didn't do any good, returns show.
ing that Mr.. Reece was deciSively
beaten in the Democratic land
slide. He had represented his
district for 10 years.
Reece was in the World War
and was thrice decorated for
bravery.
De -'rieSt Is Winner
Although the Democrats swept
triumphantly through scores of
Congressional districts in the
Tuesday elections they could not
down the only colored member
Of Congress, Representative
Oscar De Priest Of Illinois, whose
district lies in the city Of Chi
cago. Earlier reports were that
De Priest had been defeated by
his white Democratic opponent,
but fairly complete returns today
disclosed that he had won by a
majority Of 1000 to 5000.
De Priest halls from the colored
belt Of Chicago and his constitu-
entS are largely of his own race,
and the election boards mainly
are composed Of colored persons.
Representative Martin B. Mad
den. who died about two years
ago, represented the district for
years, but he had several narrow
escapes. Mr. Madden'S prestige
as one Of the House leaders and
chairman Of the Appropriation
Committee helped to pull him
through in q section Of Chicago