La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 08, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE to (IranM (Pbarrtirr CITY EDITION THE WEATHER Oregon: Unaottlfd tonight and Hunday with local ruin In the west portion, temperatures above nor mal. VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE; OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930 MEMBER A. B. 0. NUMBER 172 IMBLER AND JOSEPH OUT OF TOURNEY 'la '-Grande and Wallowa Undefeated After First Round, of Play UNION VICTOR IN MORNING CONTEST Tigers and Cove Playing This Afternoon Cham pionship. Game Set For Tonight. . : ... ., J -a . rinul( :i7, Covo BO. - -Completion of the first half of trie second round of the Unlon V'allmva district banket ball -tournament hero this morning elimin ated two teuns . Imbler and Joseph. . Thin afternoon I.n Ornnde ifi i) laying Cove nt 2:30 o'clock and Wallowa is meeting Enterprise nt 3:30 o'clock. No ton in h will be eliminated in these two guinea as all four an: undefeated. , - 17 n Ion 4 iitwzed t h ro u h t h Is morning by the barest of margin's, eliminating Joseph to 1 S. A minute before the game ended the score wiim 10-18 with Joseph fight ing for a chance to tie the Hcnife. Then u lost-moment basket. putthe contest on Ice. . . " In the first game Elgin won n. hair-raiser from. Imbler 'JO to IS. Both teams wore in the-lead fre quently, with tho outcome In doubt throughout. The last two elimination contests are not for 7:30 and K:.10 o'elork tonight, and at 9:30 o'clock the winner of the ai (irjindc-Oove nnd Wallowii-Enterprlso ' games will play an exhibition contest us fur uh tournament entrance Is con cerned, but which will actually de termine the championship of thin sub-dlftlrlct. : Dope. favors Ui Grand and Wallowa to face each other in this climax lo Union nnd Wallowa counties pro-lournnnient season. ' ' - ' ' 1 , '" The crowd was small this, morn ing but this afternoon a fair turn out is expected, and a capacity crowd in anticipated this .evening. Tho , sub-district ;tournament is being conducted under Ihe uusptccs of the district board and the four winning teams will enter the tour nament for championship honors at Union next Wednesday. Summaries of . the morning's panics follow: ImMcr (eliminated) ' FO FT Tl' Muster, f .- 0 0 0 -Veslenwliow, Choate. e. .Smith, g Conrad, g ...... AVagner. f Iew'is, c AVoodell. b - 8 2 IS l'tl 11' Tl1 ..2 1 r. Klsin Kcotl, f ........... Hug. f Kcoubes, c .... li. Adam.s, g DaViH, g Wade, c It. Adams, g 0 8 1 20 Personal: Master 3. Women -Kkon- -'. W;iuner -. Choate. Lewis 3, Smith, Conrad -I, Keotl llus, 1-;. Aduiiis !), It. Adam. (Continued on I-hro Klve) JGVN CLUB TO SHOOT SUNDAY IN 2 EVENTS Tho li tlrande Clin club, which hart " icrcentage of .017 in the Orcgonlan telegraphic trap shoot, and lends the other It teams 111 the Idaho-Oregon tele graphic shoot with a percentage of I .niiO. will enter the second si ago of the two tournaments to morrow at. I. one Tree. The rirst LT birds count In the standing, the ih rev hitih scores being added for the club Hc-.tre. In the Idaho-Un gon shout l.a. Grande will shoot against Bak'-r. Jifilse No. and 'Cascade, In the u egonhin shoot the lorn I nlm- rods will compete with Itock, Huntington, North 1'llut Benu and Collins Park. A large attendance :it the shoot nt l.one Tree H expected. nosi: snow hatks sin POItTLANO, March 8 (A I') 4 The hoard of direct m of the Hose i-Vviival il Friday. Jun" ill. for Ihe con Post- Festival parndc yeaterdny at a i tina. The fes tival will nprn June 1 2. i 'oiii llllttees fuP other features of the event were appointed. wi;ATin;ri toiiav 7:3a h. m. 3 above. rjnimijm: 33 above. Condition: cloudy. wi:'i ii :rt yi;sti;iiii.v Maximum minimum "1 above. Condition: partly cloudy, ruin .US of inch. .YK.THi:il .MAIL M, 19l!0 Maximum 55. minimum 7 above. Condition: clear. How's This For a Veal Good Story? If there is a hereafter for little calved, and tiny have sessions and tell stories of what happened hero on earth, one calf , that journeyed to tho stock yards this morning will huvo a story that will be good for several mouths. It all started when N. K. West became interested In the ruminate'' sale that was held yesterday nnd today to raise funds for the fur nishings of the new 'country duo house, and gave a calf to the cause. Tho rummage sale was a real suc cess. About yesterday afternoon stocks became low and a frantic search was made for more goods. Today the sale Is going at full blast again, with the salesladies guaranteed to la; as enthusiastic sellers as any in Iai Grande. - Hut to continue with the cair " A local meat dealer, F. A. Ep ling, peeing the, calf rcuiused its value ami offered the committee market price; .on. second thought he ot fc red them "double the mar ket price if they would lead It down the street. ' Fro in the corner of-CarFs Fur niture store down every block and intersection lo the Iai Grande hotel the three maidens ( Mrs.. Chase flohncnltaipp, Mrs. Charles, Iteyti olds and Mrs. Li. K. Kin.cl with great horolcueSH. (rare word, . nc cording to Webster but very ex pressive) led the calx to his doom and .double the 'market price, for when they -finished the trek of four blocks,;Mr. Epllng counted out the shillings. ,. , How's that for a veal good story? E. 0. N. Lining Up Grid Games For Next Fall Four Pud hall games have been scheduled by the Kastern Oregon Normal school for next fall, ac cording to Coach Boh Qiilnn, all ,of them with Normal schools lo cated in the Northwest. " "VTliff" Mountaineers. - winner of the inyt hical state chain plunshtp the first, ann son nf its existence, wIM apaln make, a hid for Hie title, with 'contests scheduled with both Monmouth and Ashland. The dale wilh -Monmouth is at Mkuimouth, Nov. 'Jt'2 and. Is Jtenta tlve. The date with Awhland Is deflnito a nd wiH- -fUtd-ltfvt'O teams, mixing It in l-a Oniifde 'on Oct. fiames have , also' bon sched I uled with tho Cheney Normal school at Cheney on Oct. 1 I and with I he l.ewi.stou Norma l sehool In Iji Grande on Nov. 1. 'in inn Is also endeavoring 'lu secure games wi' h "several other collrgeji in tlie Northwest, and there is a possibility that Vakiuiu Junior col lego will play here on Armistice day. Livestock Show To Take Place On June 19 to 21 LXION'. Ore., Mar. S-An-notincoment is made here that the Kaslern Oregon 'Livestock show at Cnlon will be held a little lat r during the summer than usual, in the hopes of having more sei llcd weather. The date.T agreed on for this year's yhow are Thursday, l-'rlday and Saturday, June l :i, i'u and 21. Students Appear At Muddy Creek An into ruling progralm was given by students of dranuitics and music of the Normal school along with a Hpeech by .Miss Kate Houx, director of the training school, lust night nt Muddy Creek. The enter- j talnnt'ent was sponsored by the I'a rent-Teacher association of Mud !dy Creek. I . Tho male quartet from the Nor j mal whool sang two numbers, "The Hunt" and "What's The Use." The ! girls Cilee club sang "A Song of the Sea," "Indian Lullaby," "Krom i Opera," and "Captain of Ply mouth." 1 Members of Sock and Itusklrt, tinder the direction of Miss j Lena Foley, presented a one-act play, entitled "Play Goers." Miss j Kate lloux gave a very interesting ; speech on "Cooperation of tho j School and Home." First Buttercup Of Season Found Tit, la! Spring must e- here; The first buttercup repoj-led In I.e. Grando as found yeslerday iy Mrs. I. If, Steward, In the field hack of Imt home at 1712 Alder street. In iHldttion M.t. Steward found several buds. .Ml hough this was not the first hilttc-t'iii found this year in the Grande Bmde valley, it was the fir.t ono near Iji Grande. kmi;i I'LTiTiox ih;mi;i WASHINGTON', l. '.. Mareh Sf MP)--The petition of KMKO. fin ! watt Mai Ion in Med ford, Oregon. , for antliorlr-'illon to Increuse itn , power to 5"0 watts, has In-vn dc- J tiled by the federal radio couimls- , -Ion. The station also sought the! 6so kilocycle channel, but this rc- qui.st, too, wus denied. HOTEL MEN GATHERHERE FOR MEETING Inland Empire Associa tion Holding Conven tion in La Grande LUNCHEON IS HELD AT THE LA GRANDE ; . I Several Hotel Men From' Territory Are Attend-) t inn T rio1 Mori - A vr ' incr . T V "vwc" , . " ; ;.' Hosts. I , -The. Inland Empire ilqtcl Men's t ns ucinllun, holding Its ti rtrj-Iy convention, met in Grande, to day ai i ne i.a trrnmie noiei, so lerted k. HealMorU.ni for- ; c Tho main session of the organ-! ixation started at about -2 o'clock . th's aiternoou. with a number of j t out-of-town nieinben; of the asso- . elation in - attendance. . CV F, t jliimn iiresldent. of tho Owyhee ho e n KuIhc. la in charge. j.turiiih' the noon hour a de I ltgluful luncheon was hold. '-The' noon session was of an informal nature, witli no progrnm of speeches." being deo(ed to' good ' fellowship.'- l"orty-flvc wero In I tittendanco at .the luncheon -and of'thls number, nhout 50 per cent. hoiel men, Tho last .meeting was held In Itoise, Dec. 14 ami the next sess slon will be' held lu Focatollo, Ida., either tho second, or third Saturday in June.' ARRANGE DETAILS FOR CLUB DINNER Tickets for Chamber of Commerce Membership , on Sale Until Monday. " ...Mthomrh K;- l-: Hrady, ehalr niap. of the ehauiher of coinmorca hanijoel .eommlttee. left today for .1'!rHHjuJ,LU.l(.'tornoi)t. nUuti'd V-lm . I rli his eomt)leti'd all - arriiriKe- menta for the , dinner Tuesday night In Ihe I.a Grande hotet. Officers loday said that Ihe ar rangements for flowers, sealing, table.-', speakers, menu, etc., had all been attended to. Th-keis for- th'i members will be on sale until Monday night, It war. announced today. Th Portland delegation from the (i.-V. company, h ended by J. 1. O'Brien, will lie the center of attention, with Mi. O'Brien. A. C Spencer and Sumuei Murray ull to make talks. -Mjr.' Murrny wl dlsplav anil explain the plans for the new C. I', Cnlon station in I.a iraiidc. . J . ShcritT. Henry .MeKlnncy. - vi( Baker, will be the. speaker for tliei Bnker uVV'gallor). Word has1 been received front Cnion that seven will attend from the com- merchtl club. ClU'ltCK .JOINS OPIOSITI( I'OKT-AI'-I'ltlNCK. Haiti. Mar. S CAP) Welshl of the Koman Catholfe church In Haiti today wan thrown witli the opposition groups seeking Independent legis- laiivo elections . and termination oi American occupation in the islmid republic. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Celebrates 89th Anniversary Today WASHINGTON, Mareh 8 MP) Tho eighty-ninth birthday of Juslice Oliver Wendell llolmea win! celebrated In tlio senate to day which liHtene.l to a tribute delivered a short time before til" member?; of tho -supreme court gathered In Ihe conference chain her of the highest tribunal lo ex lend personal greelingii lo the veteran 'jurlsl. Hardly had tin senate con vened before Senator ) Walsh, democrat. Mjnssaehusct is. Inter rupted the tariff discussion to cal', ai lent ton to Ihe blrthday uunlverssjry of his distinguished fellow Bay Stater whose once erect military carriage is some what bow ed wil h ago although his step still ir. firm. 2" Years or Ncrvh' Pi-calling that the :-7 years of service by Justice llohuca set a record, for the supreme court, SeuMltir Wal.h referred to the Justice nr. "one of the noblest and most patriotfo members of the American judiciary." 'Few hten have been spar-d to give Kn many yeors of servlc to the nation." ho added, explaining Holme:: had been I be hlght-U courts f Massachusetts and on the mi pre up- court of the l.'nlted Stale;; for a total of 47 t;irs. Wahh aert d thai IlolmeK "unl r.tiiimeb d Rk;i1 opfnion-' liis tnatie him n nalional rigure" and priised htm ror his "tslon. cul ture, courage, sinp:rOiy and lib em lit y." S nalor Lii FolleMe. republican. Wiicomun. srild be "subscrllM-d to the beam if Hi tribute" by Walh and placed In the congressional record an article on Juytice Normal School Negative Team Wins In Debate College of Idaho Breaks Even, However; With Victory Over Affirma tive Speakers. The flrnt Intercollegiate dehnt" In Kustern Oregon whh held lust night when tho College of Idaho nu't the Kastern Oregon Normal Hrhool In forenftlea. The negative team of the Normal srhout wan awiirded a vletory here hut the nfrlrinntlve team lust at Caldwell. .J"'lBC- w- !5',owlOR ''';' debate -was, ' "Resolved: Thnt. tho liut tonu should adopt' a plan of complete' Ulsarnmrnent except -for puuvose.'i .or , police., protection.;' Marl-. Harris, 'hesd ' .of , forenslcs nnd Uebato, at Whltman'college, b (Continued on Page, Eight) , flrg " Slfte Victim ''. Of HeWt DiSCl$ j 'i . . : tlrace Kvelyn. Sine, -wife of Cucr ti W, Pine,-hianager of the Auto motive Kleetrlc. Co., passed a Way nf hflort .,, j ! , (,mne ,;,,,, hosal. Foil- era! service; will be- held Monday nftcrnoon at th Mnodgrass ' nnd ;. ZKnmetinan -mortuury..- wlUi ..Wxa Hew J. .George W-ala Jis tho niln; IstM'. Murlal wilt be in thr Ma yonlc .cemetery." 1 sidles of the Afxnunlif.fi rt I r.,-lxrt n-lll fLiwimtl th HCIXiCeSi Mrs. Sine wasi born Aug". 21, 1 S? 1 and .was .85 years, six months and 11 days f ago. Wic bail made her home here for the Invl ciarlit : months. Besides her husband, slie leaves a daughler, Mrgnrt 10, 12; a father. A.1 K. Carnegie, of Coeur d.'Alene, Ida,; thrw- sisterH-.UVs. Uelllla Clas plll, of-Portland, ami two In Min nesota, and. a brother, A. K. Car negie, In" Portland. CARPENTERS PLAN DINNER MONDAY NITE .The Carpenter's , union, local 13I(V Is holding a large hit liquet Monday night at- Q I fill o'clock In the. ('hflHtlan chnrdi. : Arrange- tnentni'e- being, inade ..for nko.nt !'-7$ -pMit ok i) nd 1 1 Ca rpKntfs a Vi1' memlierfl of their families are re- (nested to attend. I K. K,. Coolidge will be the prln ' cipal Hpeaker of the evening with A. W, Nelson, president of the chamber of conuiwrce, us toasl- master; A nuiuher of iuipromptii ; talks' will be made during tho j banquet. l-'rel lfaley. is presl j dent of the carpenters union, j Frank liartjett Is chairman of thA eouiniittep jn charge Qf Ihe 1 lan(iuet with Jake Kochcuspar-i ger, Herbert Scott, Kobert. Kelly . and Kd. leyerslcH aasIsUng him. . ' . . , U flWll Atld LOStlfie Will Debate Here . .,: i ' The-high school district debate championship content for this dls- trict, Including L'nion nnd Wallowa counties, will be held In tile ICast- ern Oregon Normal school next Monday. Man-h 10, at. 11 o'clock u. m. and at 3 o'clock p. m. Tho debaten will bo between the high schools of Union and Lostlne High schools. The question for debate is, resolve: "That Tho Five-Day a Week Plan be Adopted for Iabor- ing People." The public is cor- dlally Invited to attend. Italinea In llm current l.ssue of Harper's magazine. l)ny Not I niioilced M'hlle Justice Holmes nl Inched' no parlicular significance to the oay, H did not go unnoticed by hundred! of friends and admirers all over the country. The stream of telegrams and letters ami tele phone calls began early Jn ihe morning a lid continued steudily through Iho day, M rs. Holmes died only a few trjonths ago and iiniv'.ver.M'eH now do not call for relehratlon, Kven before he took the oath. Justice Holmes was known lo the legal profession as a master of Jurisprudence and his work "The common Law," puhlKhed In I SKI. i:i still regarded as a classic. The principle.) he laid down there ha vo been consistently followed by him on the bench. Known for his dissenting opinions Jn op position lo the views of bin more conserve t Ive colleagues, his ma-ti-rly selling forth of his concln rl'im: have earned fr hliu the title "the great Liberal." Olilcbt Alan to Nrw Son of Oliver Wendell Holmes, MiHvvn to every school boy as the author of "The me Hos Shay" nnd "u!l Ironsides," JiiMttce Holmes Is the oldest man ever to serve on th" supreme bench bul bin energy and clarity of mind do not -differ. He s Ihe only inem ber of the court who keeps fa re fill not'-'S on every development on court proceeding:', u lo t her It In argumeitt of counsel or refer ences to authorities t-lled. Ju-ii Ice Holmes today had re covered from a slight cold he had a few months ago und his good health shows ains of continuing indefinitely. EX-PRES. TAFT DIES sanfori William Howard Taft William Howard Tafl, ei-prestdent 11 ml former chief Justlco )f'liu supreme court, nho (licit late this utU'riioon ut Ills nsh j' ' . . lngton homo. . . Drama Given By Second Ward In Chapel Rr i d a y t Tho play "liackrieat I irivers," by J.arrle ! 10. Johnson, Klven by the Second Wind r. I. A. last night in the church which wan entirely filled with the IniKO at tcudnucc, wan a HUccenHfu event. The nrofltH will be divided be tween the! general Jf. 1. A. fund and tho church buildiim fund. The piny concerned koiuo fami lies In New York. In which, the hfiHbandH played the slock mar ket. Tin wlveii determined- to "cure" their hunbandH nnd frahivd on t lie ni with a fake company. Soino crookH enter In the plot to add inlercHt and alinOHt make a jret-nwayt with mimt of the money; hut Ihe play Ih ii comedy and all enda for tho bent. 1 ,eoim 'ooiii b port ra y t ho part of Connie Wilson; Tavo llen drlckNon. .loll ii Wilson, her hu band; Klva Ilurke, Delhi Moffel; Chum lialunirck, Culhhcrt Mif fei; I.ola Anderson, f'lara. Kfmniri; I Jell Hurlto, I'elep HimniH; Irmn Itiiike, Amy Webb KlcphctiH, ihe polished lady crook; John Trim, Austin Spence; and Inland t'ar liine, "fjrOofy." .Mm. MatL t'o.'tlwi ll directed the drama; Matt ('on I well and Mux Iturko had clmrKe of husincKH ar. niriKi'inentx and Hlime properlleH. This producl ion Ih the activity of tho At. I. A. for February. J ;inyion ( oaiweii, clurlrman, alia "Leo Wright fronj :tlie ilien and I'M v. i Turner, cbiilrnian, and Ruth finrrlck for the women compulse this committer. II. in under I he tuipervjHion -of Heat rice, Ward el und Ta ve Hendrlckioii, second counsel lorn of I he Hecond Ward M. I. A. rntsT wAito to i;it; iiav l-'htill iLrrariKeinflitH are bolnt; inude for the I'lrst Ward .Nf. f. A. piny "Huccefi'i" to bi prcHenleil Monday evenlwr ut K o'clock In the Miuall hallrooin of the; Hecrc.1 tlonul hall. "Succckh" Ih (i I hree-tict drama (iikinir the. itenlon 'faiutly from their home in a lit) lo wsIith (Continued on Vutto Eight) BARGE BLAST FATAL TO TWO IN NEW JERSEY KAIiNY, S. J.. March t (AT) Three men wi-re b'llcvi-d to huvo met deiiih last nl(,'ht when fin- preeeded by an cxpl"nlon de stroyed a I 'lire oil company oil baiKe iii.norcil In tho PansaUj river. Anot her member of Ihe crew escaped when he b-iped into the river and nhiii ashore, Tli" mhedriK; Thomas HmlMi. u jurd man. Harry I ., niale. liyzine Sord, the cook. The blaielnrc barife. nhlfted up and dov u t be i iver by the tide, for a lime threatened other nhip plnK. - It finally came to rent on the went, xhore of the river off the I'tihlh: Hervd cimpany w ipirvcs in Nettiirk u here II. Mitik The bai-c carried U,I00 faiiuns of gasoline. GEORGE JOSEPH MY ENTER RACE : Priri'lunrl Tfrlnorn tYI SVS'I ai , CAMnfmi fiat LjaWyei-oenaCOl May Seek Govtrnorsmp IM)llTI.ANM., Ore., M'tirch 8' I. (AI) The Ttdesra iu wild today that another proMpectlvo Ruber na tot lal cnndldate In the pernon of ticors'o Wf. Jdrieph, I'ollland lawyer and member of , tho Htnte Menate fronr "Multnoriinh. county for nix leRlHlatlvn , BOHHlonn. looms on the political horizon. Tho newnpnper Hnld In purt: "A im-vfinieiiU to draft the for mer MutlnomuhM Bolnn n pre cipitated Wednesday followlhK nn announcement .from talent on the previous day (hat the I hroc ref f ,f (Continued on Pag Five) Report Deer In City Last Night - , A deer, perhapH a lout yeifr'rt faun, myHlerlouely appeared nmj dlnappemcd Tuesday evonliiK nc co rd I n k to t h n re po rt o f severs 1 people who happened to ho on Hlxth slreet about 0 o'clock ho tweeii O nnd Penn ayenues. They wild i hy saw It run out I mm be hind a brick houno on O nnd dis appear 'between two houses oh tho opposite Hide of tho street. TIiohc who naw the anluuil .arp flfll1. wondering how it sll hap pened, but when interviewed by a n Observer reporter today In blsted that It was a deer. Harper Unit Will Celebrate Mar. 16 I TA lUMOlt. Ore.. March 8 (XV) Tho opening celebration of Ih'j Harper unit of Ihe Vale IrrlKutlon project' will bo conducted Hundny. March 1G, with Governor A. W. ' Norhlad turning In the water to camils w hieh will In IgtUe 4.50U ficreH of land Justice Coshow Files Candidacy HAI.KM Ore., March S (AIM -chief Justice, o. I'. r'oshow loday filed with the secretory of stal bis declitraiion an cundldale for renomliiallon by the democratic party for jumice of the miprcme coiirt, "Justice toward nil iid inlnird.ered without ijniieeeMsary delay" will appear after his name on the ballot. He In a candidate for position No. f. Call Conference On Unemployment IM MtTLA NO, Ore., Ma reh 8 A I ) A conference of nil Indus trial h-ndcrs hi the city was called for Monday by Mayor tleortfe I Maker "I which time efforts will ! be made to vpecd up building und I f4iiiHliuel Inn fn tlirt cllv In lliln ( ovur until the spring acllvltlca bu - gin. - Former Supreme Court Chieftain Passes At 5:15 72-Year-Old Justice Loses Stubborn Fight Fun eral Plans Are Incomplete. TAKT .MIIiliSTONES WASIIIXGTOX (AP) Hero lira llio mllcstoiira In Uks II fo of William llomml Taft.. IJom nt Cincinnati, blilo, Sopt, 15,-1857. . Jratliiu!l from Vulp, Juno 2T, 1878.. . ; . jVlmltliNl lo Ohio bar, Slay 8, J880. . ,'AiHlnll jmlKn of mipm-ior iwurt at Cinuiiuuill, March 7, 1887. . . ApM)lntoil solicitor general of utio I nll.yi Status l'ob, -1, 1800, ApiHihitcd federal circuit iuclire for nIxIIi judicial circuit, March 17, 1802. . .Nmiii'd iirt'Hldcnt I'nited States I'liUlppino oin mission, Murcli . I a. 190(1. AiKintcd first civil Roreruor lMdllpiilnes, July 4, leui. . . . . ScitM'UMl us: secretary of war in lrosMlcnt lloosevclt's cnhtuul, February 1, 1004. NomliMiled for president by republican mitloiml oonveutloji In June, 1008. - Kleetcd president, Nov, 8, 1008. InaiiKiirated March 4, 1B09. Defeated for iwsiection by WwhItow Wilson, November 4, 1012. lletlriiut from pixssiiloncy -March 4, litis. ' ApKtnlcd vlilcf JuHtk ' of I'nltcd stutes by I-wident UardliiK, Juuo 0, 1021. ltosltfiied l-'cbrui-y 3, 1930. WASHINGTON, Mar. 9 (Al) William Jlowaitl Taft died Into to day. Mr. Tart died nt 5:15 p, Hurromlcring at lnt to a combina tion of ailments, tho former presi dent nnd chief JuhUoo lNtsfed nwny after linger In for houifi ut (ho iwlnt of denth. 3Io died tit IUh liono on Wyom iiuc avenuo. Hurromidcil by .tho fmemSoTH of liiii' ftwHUy.'IId'wwa tli lyoarn old lMt StMitoiiiber. . Fuuenil iilaas were Hi 111 incom- J ploto, hut oonlomilato a coroniony attemlcxl by tho hUclimt offlclalH of tho ovorniucnt. It Ih uiulochlcxl whetliCT oiitombmcnt ho at WoahlhKtoii or CliiclnnatJ. , France Prepares To Rebuild Area j In Flood's Path Stimulated . Rather Than piscouraged . by. Dis aster; Loss of Life Runs Over 500. TOULOL'SK, Krunce, Warch 8 (AP) Stimulated rather thun discouraged by tho magnitude of tho tusk which becomes hourly inoro apparent to them, the popu lation of tho stricken Ifrench flood regions arc selling rapidly and Intelligently nhuut tho tusk of repairing damage wrought by the On run no and Us tributaries. Lous -of life In tho flood dime ter. It now appears, will run well over the. previous high ostluiutes Of 60(i, with M,oissnc, where ir perished, tho hardest hit of tho towns. Proporly damn go will ag gregate many millions of dollars. Thousand1) are homeless where a week ago was one of tho happi est, healthiest sections of south ern sunny I'Yunre. Il'iiliiff first Problem At Montnuhlu, where 10,000 out of 2H.000 Inhabitants ure without shelter, hourdug wus Ihe first problem faced .by municipal au thorlllert, who made a rupld sur vey of damhged houses lu the town. Those en pable of ropnlr (Continued on Puera Four) Babe Ruth And Yankees Reach Wage Agreement HT. I'KTKKKUritO, Klu., Mar. 8 ( A I') The contrnct controversy between Habe Ituih and the New York Yankees was setth-d (pilekly today when the homo run king agreed to terms for the next two yearn nt $sn,oof) a year at a con ference with Colonel Jacob Itup pert, the el:ib owner, formal con tracts at this figure, an Increase of $10,00(1 over liuth's previous salary will bo signed on Monday. Hulh was prompted to make a milck settlement of the Issuo, not only by the advice of friends and what n uiou n ted to a "command" from Mrs. ltuth, but also by a de nim io avoid the risk of Injuring' himself In exhibition games while unsigned. Tho Habe, freed of fur ther rcxtrnlnt. left his conference with Colonel Kuppcrt to rush out jto the purk, get his uniform and reonrt for Ihe Mrxt evliltillfnn iraine of tho traluliiK scatfn with tho . UravcH hero this ufturnoou. t I, OF HIGH COURT DIESTODAY Justice Passes on in Wash , ington After Illness of ,, Only Few Minutes ' CONGRATULATIONS TURN TO SADNESS Other Members Honor Holmes Former Chief Justice Not So, Well To- "day.;- : ! Washington, Mrch s ai) Just ice Edward Terry San ford, of the supreme court, died at his home hero today. j . Tho news of his .death camo with startling unejcpcotedness. Tho fact thut he was 111 beenmo gonerally known only a few mtn- utea before the word of the end wus received. Death Camo Quickly Ho was takon ill this morning' while visiting his dentist and was rushed to his home. Ho died u fow minutes luter. ' ' - - His colleagues on the supreme benon had gathered In the court conference room and wero con gratulating Justlco Oliver "Wen dell Holmes on his 85th birthday at iibout the time he passed away. The death of Justice Sanfurd came at a Unto when his former chief. William Howard Taft. lies critically Ut at his home. Word from Mr.. Ta(t' physicians thl8 morning" said that the former president was not quite so well. Justice Sanford was 64 years old and was named to tho su premo bench by President . Hard ing In Janunry, 1023, and took his scat tho following l'-obrunry. Ho wus born in Knoxvillo, Tenn. and was a graduuta of the Uni versity of Tennessee and of Har vurd. Deforo he wus nominated an an ussoclato Justice he had practiced luw in his native stuto Uhd- wus a federal judge. . Court Arijotirns ; Astounded and saddened, tho other members who were in the conference room discussing cases that- had boon 'argued; ilnmedi-' nteiy-adjouvned and Homopf,;lhem went to 8a n ford's hono ,to ex press their regret and sympathy. Ho was an assistant attorney goncral of the United States In 1D07 and 108 and frequently ap peared -before the court in that period. Mrs. Ouorgo Sutherland, wife of Justice Sutherland of tho su premo, court, said Justice Sunford i died shortly after 12 o'clock fol- Ibvlng. a stuldon stroko, believed I to have been a heart attack. Sho said that it camo unexpectedly and that "Mrs, Sanford was al most prostrated by (he news and was in no condition to talk." , . - (Continued on Pago Four) ',- 'V ROBBERS KILL DETROIT COP IN GUN FIGHT DKTItOIT. March 8 (AP) Pa trolman Dayton A. Wlnegnr was shot to death at 'J a. m. today in H gun battlo on St. Aubln avenue with two robbers who were fleer Ing with $0,000 obtained in a haberdashery holdup. Tho rub bers escaped. Patrolmun WtJiegr was pirr sulng the robberH in a comman deered automobile. Tho two men hud held up tho haberdashery, which Is in Joseph Ciimpau ave nue, 1G minutes earlier, driving away In their automobile. Wlnegar was In front of the store when tho two men ran out and leaped In a wultlng itutomo Idle. The officer comjnnndoercd a car driven by H. D. Sllppe und gave chase. In Ht. Aubln street ho ordered the car stopped and ho leaped out and started shout ing. , The robbers returned hU fire and he fell. i Princess is Still Wearing Her Ring 1,KXOK, Kgypt, March 8 (A.P) Tho river boat Mayflower with Queen Marie of Kiimnniu nnd Princess Henna on board leaven As.tuan for Wadi Haifa, one mllo below tho second cataract, today. It was learned Princess Henna was still wearing her engagement ring. Official announcement w a s made lu lluchurest Thursday that , her cngugement to Count Alexan der von Hochberg, young German I noble, had been broken. Earthquake Rocks Isthmus orPanama PANAMA CITV, March 8 (AP) Severe earth shocks which rocked the Isthmus of Panama at 10:44 p. m. last night, did no ap parent danvnge to the canal. Ono canal official declared he did hot expect tho waterwny to be affect ed In any fashion by the disturb ance. I The shocks were described ns the strongest since those of 1913 1914. Hesidents wer thrown in to a panic.