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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAYFULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SER VICE Ha dratuV liiwrittn Wa&t vmx CITY EDITION THE WEATHER Oregon: Vilr tonight with val ley fogs In tho west, fair Tuesday except un.ellled in the northwest, no change In temperature. VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1930 MEMBER A. B. O. NUMBER 173 TIGERS WIN TWO-COUNTY HOORTITLE La Grande. Defeats Wal lowa 45 to 21 .n Sub District Tournament COVE ELIMINATES ENTERPRISE HIGH La Grande, Wallowa, Cove, Union, Baker, On tario, North Powder in Union Tournament. si'ii-iHsTiiicrj' jusKirniALij .SlniullitK's .. . ... V. I.. l'f'T. Grande ,'.'... l."0" Wallowa .; 2 1 .li. Villon , 2 . 1 '.' .0ii7 VOW - ; 1 Kntiirprlnu .: .,.1 2. .!l8 Klgln ;.) ... S': Mi JOHepIl 2 . - .000 JiiiI.Ut i u 8 Unlon-Wu.llowa sub-district champion for J J it 0. ' ' With Leonard Uou sinking hln shuts w ith nnur.lng regularity for a total of J3, and his teum . mates functioning in a faultless manner most-ol" tin: time, . ihe .,a . Grande Tigers up.se t (he Wallowa it raves here. .Saturday night to win the championship of tile Union-Wallowa sub-district. Jn this district) pre-lourrumient games arc regarded as preliminary fjid the outcome has .10 bearing on 'I final standings, ail ran' kings being determined by tournament' piny. Although La tirande lest a 1111m- j bet-.of games including two to Wallowa during the period ueptre tho tournament, Coach Ira Woodie brought his pnitege.s Into Die pink at the right time and wound up a Benson of development with a championship of two counties, JKulcrpriso UllmhmUvl Another surprise Saturday night came in the defeat of tin: Enter prise Savages by the Cove. High school team, 'ii In in a thrilling game. With, (Vive winning, Ihore n.ll I l.ii l'niii I'nlnii i.nilnll- tr in the district championship tour inainenl at. Union lo? begin Wedhes f day afternoon. lies Wl eh 'Cove anu I ,a (Irande, Cnion and North 1'ow f der will participate, North Powder I winning tlio right to play in the I jUnke.r sab-district eliampionship I tournament, won by 1 laker, . On-. 3 lario will enter .from Multieu: I county and the eighth leant will come froni-lhe llurney-Cirant s.ilt- district. Cove looms as one ,f the coining, teams In the district, as none of her players graduato this year and Wciiuer, crack forward, and Smith, aggressive guard, are sophomore i and freshni'in, respectively., I Union Svvaniks Klghi In tho third game Saturday j night. Union won lite right lo play J by defeating Klgin 4! to 15. .The $ contest was close for the first hall, I wliich ended If, to Hi, ami Klgin j led S to i at. the end of the rirst 5 period. In the Inst half,-however. I the llobcats found the basket with i regularity, scoring 33 points lo Kl- I gin's rive. J The Wailowa-Lu (irande game. I technically not counting In tin; dis- s triet tournament standings, but I neverthidesa deciding tho sub-dls- ('.'ontlnui'd 011 1-uki: Two) SCOUT COURT OF HONOR TO BE MARCH 21 Way Scouts In Eastern Oregon council are anticipating the ra I lies and courts of lienor to ,ba hi'ld during the nA of Match and conlinuiug in April. Wednesday. March l!'. the board of review nt "ft o'clock In t he ehamiier of commerce In l,a Grande will 'mark the beginning of pre pa ration for the court of honor here, March 21, preceded by a rally, when knot-tying, ( e by friction, semaphore and Morse signalling. skln-the-Hiia Ice race, fireman's lift relay, dressing race, and additional contests will be held. Other points wilt be earned in the paper knives and - bird house contest. Attendance awards include six' points for the troop with the largest, number of adults present, and th" troop with the largot percentage of members j present. in.1-pert ion will be held i and scouts will be graded accord- i ing to cleanliness, attire, posture J and formation. In April a city treasurer hunt1; will take place. Courts of honor; and similar events "ill be held in I JIaker and Knlerprixe. j vi-;.Tiii;it TOOAY 7:3U a, in, 3I above, Minimum : 31 above. " Condition: elear. A i:.Tlli;it YI-'-STKIthAY Maximum 5'.'. minimum ubove. Condition: clear. j vi:.TMi;u M Alt. 10. 199 Maximum 13. minimum 10 Jabcve. Condition: cloudy, ruin .14 ; inch. Rev, L. H. Awes Resigns Pulpit In Church Here Plans to go Eas the Last of This Month Pioneer Program Presented in Church Sunday. Following the morning service In tho Kngllsh Lutheran church yesterday, tho Itev. H. Awes, pastor here for tho last few yea in, announced his resignation us he plans lo go ennt. Tho congregation has not yet acted upon the resignation hut it in 'expected that a meeting will bo i held woun. Mr. ami .Mrs. A wen , 'pi"" to leave Ia Grande about the lend of tho month, lie Haid. this' morning. , ' ' ' During tho morning service, Mr. Awes preached tho flisl of a series of Lenten sermons, the subject be ing "The Defeat of Sin.". The ser vice wan very well attended. V ' PIONKKU lHO;iUM G1V10V ' . HIMAV KVJiMXG Sunday evening, at the Lutheran church a Pioneer program, given previously for -the Neighborhood ulubi was repeated ;wlth a large and appreciative crowd In attendance. Mrs. Harriet McDonald acted as "Tho Spirit oE tho Pioneer" and several songs were sung by a quar tet. A dramhtizatipn of three scenes ifromi tho book "A Dantern In Her Jand,; was grveu, preceded by a short review'' of the book by (Continued on 1-agc four) Band Preparing Public Concert With 4 Soloists The next public concert of the ni'nni.ctpM band will be different from anything yet done by this organization. Director Andrew honey is arranging a "revival of Old Musical Comedy Favorites." This part of the program will consist of. jw rendilion of the best known melodies from several of the old musical comedies. The band will be assisted In this program by four soloists. Mif. Florence, l.yneh Miller, so prano; A'4"s.: 'i'ul Kussell, con tralto; laul Knautz. .baritone, and Kermlt Itagain, tenor. Kach will bo dieurd In .Hiilos .asivejl a t-. gether in,lhe fiiinMis lilts of the past. As -a rinale to this part:' of the- program the soloists .Will be augmented by some voices from the bund members and all will sing "My Moro" from the "Choe o la I b Sold ier' ' by St ra tiss. Th e band will accompany in the en tire program. A. great deal of .work is being required on the part of -nil' con cerned to complete. the details of rehearsing of this concert which chould prove to be one of the most pleasing musical presentations that, has been given In La. Grande hi years. , k The instrumental pari of the program will also be of an excep tional nature including stieh fa vorites as overture to "William Tell." the descriptive number "In it Clock Store" and the sulle "Courts of Granada." It is planned to give this pro gram the last week in this mouth, the exact time and place' to be an nounced later. Hotel Men End Conference In City Saturday About "it hotels were represeri :d at the meeting of the Inland Ki rip ire 1 lot el at'oeiaJion held Saturday afternoon in the I .a Grando hotel with C. I1'. v Mann, president. In charge, when a -uuar-terly busines;: session took place. In tho evening a dinner dance wilh George I,. Itirnfe as toast -master was enjoyed until 10 o'clock when the bridge tourna ment, was begun. In competition against ten teams W. Mccktell and C. IT. Oevine of the I, a. Grando hotel won the yllver cup trophy in the bridge game;.-. Those entering teams were. Hancroft hotel. Payette; Kalmuck hotel, I'ucalello: Hot 1 akc sa natorhim. 1 lot Lake; i.a Grand" hotel. I .j-s Grande; Marcus Whitman hotel. Walla Walla; Medical Springs hotel, Medical Springs; Mjoore hofel.: Ontario; Owyhee hotel, Moise; Sacajaweu Inn, l.a Grande; and the Washing ton hotel, Wciscr, Four wins were required for the victory and the Grande team finished un defeated. Raymond Pay Ion Is Commissioned Kaynifind Pay ton. form'rly of La Crninle and al one time a mm cnmmissiuneii officer In Company C ivc.th Infantry here will gradu ate from Or'-con Htuto colh-g' on Mil,1, :(a ami then r"port to Copt, i 'ha rtcK Ii. K nickfrboi-krr. fl.S I .t Infant r ;ii Portland, to tali" a .teeoiid lii-uti'iiamy In the regula r army. M r. P.iytoii ma jort d in miil laiy Hclenee mid lut ihs at 1 1. S. C, and received his i'omi(tlHdon this month. While ut o. C. he was a eti ptain In the eu!lKe corpsi In Corviillls. he has been staying with M i'. and M rs. K; irl "Ti go' I arsen, both formerly of Lu Claude. SPEEDING-UP; OF BUILDING WORK TALKED Congressional Leaders Scan the Proposal of Secretary Lamont. SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS .TOTAL Commerce Secretary Details- Gigantic Expan- sion of Work by Various Governments. , WASHINGTON, Mar. 10 (Al') Congressional leaders today. ca li ning the plans by Secretary I.a inonL for "speeding' up" a' $7,"000, (I'm, ttiyi program- for ) public and ; private construction la 11) Hit as a moans of lessening unemployment, I Within two days a sunaurlal. ieoufiiiittne will Initiate un-invcsti-jga:ion of these, s jne anemplqy I ment conditions in hearings on t bills to eHtablish federal employ ment agencies and to set, up on advance employment planning pro gram. 1 - The commerce sccrelary ' last (Continued on rage Five) L. GARRICK IS CALLED BEYOND Death Comes to Aged La Grande Man Last Night at Home, on y Avenue., . Lawrence (iarrlck, for the last. 27, -years a resident of .La Grande, passed away last night at his home at 17't3 V avenue.. Faneral nor- vices will be held tomorrow after noon at ' p. m. at . the Suod grass' and Zimmerman mortuary. H 11 rial j is lo take place in the. U O. H. sec' lion'of the Masonic udfrietery,- 1 j Mr. Garrick, who was 1oru May iii;. IS4U, was ,8!i years nine months and 15 days of age.1 He was hc- ' live until the, last-several months,''; 3'Hng' employed- for a lortg P'iTlod f or tttiu? itt the L: I ), H. Church...'. ' Mr. .Garrick Is. survived, by his widow, Mrs. Kllen Garrick, and 1", children besides other relatives and . a. boat of friends. The children " 'are: Mrs. Laura Heddoll, of Hack-! etisack; N.'J.; Mrs. Ilella lleddcll, of Los Angeles; Mrs, U. M. Itogers, : of La Grande; Mrs. )- ,K. Wilhelni, ! of Salem; Mrs. Harold Wade, of, Knterpri.se.; Mrs. 'John Stewart, or j Lewistor., Ida., Miss Kuth Garriek, of La (irande; John,' of Portland; 1 Oavid, of Los Angeles; William, of Los Angeles; Campbell, of Taft, Cal., and George, also of , Taft. Frank Jasper Dies Suddenly On Visit Here Frank Jasper, former La Grande ! resident but for tho Inst. 10 years residing in Idaho, died here sud denly last, night,, about an. hour' afler driving hero from Cabiweji, Ida., for a visit. wi,.h relative. 1 Death came at the home of A. K. 1 Kriekson. ' ' ! 'Mr, Jaspi-r formerly owned some farm land near Caldwell but re cently disposed . of this and has been .selling, farm equipment of. late. He. is survived by his widow,! a, brother Will, a sister Mrs.. George Gray, of Lower Cove, 11 lid an uncle, Kd Jasper; and three children. Velma.. of .Mountain Home; Merrill, of Moise, and Ilod ney. of Los Angeles. ! .Mr. Jasper, who was 5.1 years of age on Oct. 18 last year, was born and reared in the Grande lionde valley nnd his unexpected death, caused by neuralgia of the heart, was a sad shock to his many friends. The body is at Liu Snodgras.- and Zimmerman mortuary. Fun eral arrangements will ,.0 announc ed later. Ticket Reservations For Chamber Of Commerce Banquet Close Tonight With around ir(l tickets, Tor the annual chamber of commerce ban quet to be given tomorrow evening nl the ji C.rande holnl, alreudy reserved. Indications point to an exeeptlonally large croud. The tioket reservation doe not. ebMe until this evening. H was also announced lodav that tho banquet will be informal and ; thero will lm no chamber of com t mprce luncheon tomorrow al noon. Invitations had been sent to M. .1. liuekley, now In California but former general Vinjinnifer (ff the (0.-VV.( and to A, Ituckley, of J'ort ! land, former assistant division superintendent hi li fininde, but both are unable to attend. INervci at ft: 1.1 Sharp The doors will open at 0:30 o'clock and the serving of the din ner will bek'ln al 6:15 without fall, Pres. A. AS. Nelson said today. It was nlao announced that an attend ance prize for Ihe women will be furnished by Itohans l'lower stiop. Much interest Is being shown lu the plan; for the exhibition of a Hall Promises ' House Cleaning Of State Board Candidate for Governor P 1 e d g es Shake-up in Public Service Commis sion if Elected. : l'OHTLAND, Mar. . 10 (AD Charles Hall, candidate, for gover nor, today pledged that In event nf his election thero would bo ; "A. ho use-e leaning" In the Oregon pub lic'1 service commission, and selee-: lion of commissioners "who will safeguard tho peoplo's interests." ' Tho commission was rebuked last week by Governor Norblad, also candidate for re-election. iMio' eom.mlHHion. recently authorised a ten-cent street, car faro1 in-1'ort-land. - . . ritieiwM Commission . . Senator Hull. -criticized- tho com mission on the following grounds: . Tito Oregon public service conir HMMnioil linn ffiiird lU , fmn ilun. in the. interests of tho people;. its pro-' ernst Illation has caused the peoplo of Oregon to waste hundreds of thousands pf dollars in efforts to protect their Interests; if has arro gated to Itself . judicial functlpna: under - the commission's, regime, valuations have climbed and rates have -raised higher and higher." Hall pointed out that tho com-, mission was created, for tho pur-, poso. of representing the. public, ivud continued: . ;: " " ' r (Continued on Iago Eight) Contracts Let For Observer's New Building ; fontracts for the construction of the new. home of The Kventng Observer, which Is to be built on 4lxl 11 street at the intersection of LiluV', street, have been ; let and work will be. started ' at once. Wrecking of. tho old rrnnm Hi rue lurei' 011 Ibe site has. been com pleted and ex.eavallo'11 Is how under wu".' ..- : -;" ." , W. Veilder received- the general contract . and will , construct .' tho building ;of brick with , foundation and mechanical-floor wallf of re inforced concrete ; There wilt bo u frontngojof1 4u feet on the 46 fiiot lot ;on Sixth street, a private 5-foot, nlteyvrunnlntho length oC the biiliding, I f t) : feet; tb 'providn an abumituiee of .daylight both for offices, and' composing unci press 'rooms.- , AfiHwork wlll; be furnished by the. Homo Lumber &. Coal com pany, tho plumbing by Nate vwejfel.. heatiiifri. by J. Melville, painting by Hiirg il'aint romp'iny, cHctrieal work by Talbott Flec trlcal company, plastering by -Harry .Hoffman, rooting by Chas. 1111 debrand. ,Cha.. U. Miller Is the. architect who has drawn the plans and who will supervise construc tion. ' ' -' 1 The .building will probably be ready for ..occupancy -the first of July and will provide one of the. finest and most, complete newspa per buildings In the-entire s.late out.-Ide;of Portland. '. . ' - Thomas Ormond Is Dead In Vancouver Thomas J. Orniond, a La Grande hUKhictK man more limn a decade ago, I dead nt Vancouver, WhhIi., alter ii long ilinefK. ills body, will 11 rrlve bore tomorrow on No. 24 a.nd the funeral will be held Wed nendiiy arter.noon at 2 o'clock at. the HnndgrawH a nd SCiunnf rman mortuary with the I'Mm in charge. Mr. Orotund, about OS years of atre, leaves besides his widow, one daughter, , Mrs. Karris lrench, of l.a Grande; a sou, Herbert, and a brother, John. " While in , Ul Grande, he was In tho grocery lojslnesf; and was also bookkeeper for Henry and Carr. 1011 MUX 'I'ltAI-l-IOI) stki:hi-).vvii.i,i;, o.. .Wir. I'J (A!') One hundred ni'Mi were reported liiippml In ii,,, W'nir Mum miite of Hie War ner foUlorlrs company. Ibrco and onc-halr miles from Am. .Hlerdam, Jcrr,'rfon county, l,y i'. fire that broke out alinul. 2 I'eloelt hi Urn aflernoon. pleturn of the new Union 1'aeific union station in Ui Crande. The pleturo which S. Murray, chief en jKineer, Is bringing to Ui Orande will be displayed on an easel on the mezzfiiiin,. fuwr 0,, M.f(,rn UIH after the banquet, j Mr. O'llrk'it to Hm-ak i Talks will be given by .1. 1. ; hrlen, general manager of the n.-U., by A. c. Spencer, general ji.olIWtor. and by Mr. Speneer, lu 'iddtllon to the llliiugural ntUivtH by President -eleel U. J. Creen, the i liMtiillutlon of officers by (fcorire Itlrnie, tlie report of Secretary A. K. Ftunter, )v. business w.ton headed by 7fr, Nelson, ond the musical nuinbers 'Voeal S'llo by Alfred Meyers and music by The Sercnadcra. liesides this a few two-mlnulo- talks will be given by rfcpreweniHtlves of other chambers of (foiumerrfi. The talks are all limited to a certain time, ranging from two to 0 minutes, and Mr. Nelson prom ises that tlie banquet program will not be u!ittccci"iaril;' Ions BYRD GIVEN BIG WECOME AT DUNEDIN 'Explorers Return to Civilization After Visit to Antarctica. BRIEF ; OF COMMENTS POLE FLIGHT 1 Monotony Worst Thing Encountered in Little . . America, Admiral Tells I Intel-viewers. .- ;. .. ; DUNFiUIN. N. f..tar. l0 (AD ' Hear Admiral TUchard I:. Kvtd American explorer, and the juem pejH or nia nmarcne cxpeuuion re turned to Iunei!ln , today ' after spending more thnd a year ri tho - scientific . hxploriitioh of tho. frozen regloutf at tho bottom of , ttiij j world. t 1 1 . ,-v .' ; AH :lunedln turned out l.rt greet the discoverer of the nnlarotlc' ro gioa which ho named Mario Hyrd .'land in honor of his wife. - This , discovery -.was . rated by Kyrd an the most Important achievement of the expedition. HIh death-., de fying , flight .to the .south- pole, evoked Just two sentences b.f'co'in- . iueiit.s , I i.X'Vtli Pole "llumplor" Asked how It fell to fly over; tho south pole. Hyrd said: " , ; '"Very much like flying over the nurth. pole, except lljat the 1 north polo was bumpier. . j Hyrd Ifl the -only man who has, I flown over both poles; He soured over the south pole Nov, 2'., I2!t, . in the trl-motored monoplane Floyd Bennett piloted by Hernt Hnlchen, and. ncVompanled by Captain Ash ley MeMnley, ' aerial surveyor, and Harold 1. Juno, radio op- (Continued on Page-Bifiht) HOBO AUTHOR IN ANOTHER CAFE BRAWL .,' upf,iA"v.)i); cai.;; tur. ''art ( A PJ-rrrh'llmland yraa nhzx wltli nio.ee, ft-yKslp. today an ihe result, oj, niiothW itljunlghr liruwl In flrlo' Uf the boulevard cnfeH with Jim Tuy ly, hobo author, again one of -(ho principals. "v ; Several we'oltH ago' Tully (rujne nut. top-.side up In an' Impromptu exchange of fist ivu f f with John Gilbert, Hcrcen lover., which 'de veloped froiir iin article ihe author wrote aevt'ral yeara ago about the actor. . . , Ah polloe got the story of -.last night's- uproar, efther a flut. -or a dinner plate end.e!d the argumenl. between Murphy Me.Henry,, 2fi year old wrlteiJ.-and Tully over the Gilbert . incident;-. The uptdiot pf it all was that M'cTienry -waa .nr rested fur alleged Intuxleutlon. . Dr. Frederick Cook: Is Given Release y ('UM'AGO, Met1, Hi (AP) Dr. I'Yederlck A. Cooii, - who claiuu'd discovery of the north pole In li'08 and was released yesterday from i federal prison In Leavenworth, Kan., returned to Chicago today. The former explorer, who is fi5, wit,1 paroled to Ir. K. P; Thump ron of Chicago, after serving al most fivo years of a 1 4-year' aen tence imposed In connection with an oil fraud Hcheine. Lou Tellegen Is Again a Husband A SMt; It I I'A.itlC. N, J., Mar. 10 (A.P) - Lou Tellegen, actor was embarked upon his fourth malrl monisil venture today, this time wit h Miss Kva ( "asanova, un a el n-ss who has been appearing with him in vaudeville. They were married yesterday by Judge Martin L. Kerrls, a Jus tice of the .peace and a retired Ma ptisl, minister.' Dcsiree Tabor, muNlca I comedy net ress, and Ka rachi IHaz, a Metropolilun Opera tenor wore wit ileuses. Babe Atlt Again; Hits First Homer nr. i i-rr !: i ts n i ; 1 1 ( i , k la .. Ma r. 10 (Al') Hbe Ituth, playing his Hrst game of tho season of 1U30, at; a member of the Yankees, hit bin first home run of the season over the right field wall lu .ith't Hiird inning of today's exhibition game wlib ihe Honlon Itraves, The hit scored Combs and g" ve I ho Y nn kens a lend of 1 to 0. Cun ningham was on the mound for the Itraves. L. It. S. Orchestra j Plays For Lions The li Craede Hifth school or elfetra, direeted by ,V. V. Nus bauni, presented a half-hour con cert during the Lions club luncheon today ot noon in ihe Saeajuweu Inn, the music meeting with very up prcc.f ut I ve up pia use. The orchenira this year Is ihn largest that ever represented the school and bus made remarkable progress In music, attracting favor ubbj comment at each apptarance. I DARES JUNGLE 'TlrnTlnff' Ibo liMUfforH .or. Urn7.ll 11111 JiiiikIi-n.-' MIkh . Ik-stn hUx'iit above, .Jiifrh Nchoot tnolicr of 81111 Joso, Cal,, plans a lono cx jmsUIIou to find tlio lost trlboB of llrull, bclluvrd to bo tlio most lirlmlllra poiilo on oartll. Tlio niap hIiOwk lior routo. Only on Incliiui inulil anil 0, Riiidc will aoconiany licr from IopoUlliuu 'lhH Htoon t1mII1 otlior Indian Irllioa In ho Interior of Iln17.ll sororal (can ago." 133 ARE KILLED IN TWO DISASTERS Theater .Biirhs Wi'.Los's of 104 in Korea Big. v Mine ' Cage 'I Crashosv"; KJSdAlW Korea ,;Mn rch '.. 'l, 0' ( AP)' vf-On'o hundred four persona worn Killed a'mf iitwi-H thilnOO liijllreit in a 'fivo which broke'out' at; a. mor thn picture' show nt. lho Chlnkal ntival, baso In Kouthorn Korea. Most of tho victims were Jupaneso naval fmen and their wivon and children. . Tho show being given in a -wa re house at the naval Ihiho in observ ance of the twonty-flth anniversary of Ihe capture, by the' Japanese of ' Mukden , .in v tho ' Rimso-Jiiipencso war. '' Tho ituniyorHary w cole b'rated th;uughout. .the enijilroto- . day. ",' I'- ' . ; Th'ri - fUinV -whl'li--' lenited : nhd caiiHed tho fli'e, watr-a liairlbtin'ro iirpduotlou, of Hwjhije in tho 'Hu'sso- ' Japanese . cOnfUei. ; Aibout,, . ' 60,0 persopit were liv the- building when thft ,fllm; hurst' into ; flames 'unil tired tho' HU'Ucture,'"..i :( ';.'..: 'v Most. of those who perished, wero traped in the building, 'The lilazo brolto out at ,3 o'clock In the after noon and raged for two' hours., Tho puijorlly of the ylctiniH wore Hmnll children. . KlamoH front tho waro house, for. a time threatened to spreud to a nearby ammunition nyignzlno. Tlio bluejacket firn fighlcrtt barely nonaged to prevent thiM. 2tt IMK IS IIS.STi:iL .!OliANNI'JHI3Uit(l. V ll i o n of South Africa. Mar. 10 (A.P) f)no European and z8 natives wero kill ed and two Kuropeiin and six na il Ives Injured today in a disaster In an underground shaft of tho Crown mine. ; . ; A cugo containing -'Jt natlvp miners broko away and crashed to the hotloirf of tho uhaft, a distance of about 1,000 feel. All tlio natives were killed outright. Another cage working In con junction with the run-iiwuy waH badly damaged by tlie other car's rope. Tts door wan torn open, und ono of threo Kuropean minors ln- (Continued on Pngo FOur) ANT I -FREEZE COMPOUND IS DEATH CAUSE JiKVlLH LA KK, .V. !.. Mar. 10 ( a p A ii a nt 1 -freeze compound, stolen from! n. store and given out us an alcoholic drink, is believed by authorities to have been respon sible for tho deaths of four Sioux Indians, the disappearance, of on other ii nd tho probable fatal ill ness of three more, , ' The Indian were stricken at a dance near Toklo, on Ihe Kort Tot ten Indian reservation. Three of them, I'Vaneis Kazelt, Jerome One bouse, and Jerome Albert, were dead when a physician arrived yes terday, ami a fourth. Mike (luod house, died at fdiort time later, JotiCcs Jackson disappeared while en route to Ills home several miles away and authorities fear bo may ihave died before reaching there. Three Indians wero brought to a hospital hero In a serious condi tion. They are Will la m AVanntu, Kr.inrls le Mars and George I toss, Pennon county authorities in vestigating the deaths arrested Matthias Taylor, un Indian, for questioning. . . . . . Congress Votes Recess Due To DeathOf Taft Committee Appointed : to Attend Funeral Last Rites Will be Broadcast Tuesday. WASHINGTON, Miir. 10 (AP) Tho senato at a flve-mlnuto itea slon thlH morning adopted resolu tions expressing: "profound fur row" over tho ilenths of William Howard Tuft and Justice Sanford of the supremo court nnd adjourn ed Immediately until Wednesday out of respoct to both. At tho biiof mootlns: It author Ircd Vice President Curtis to an- ! point a 'conmilttoo of twonty. to itjresent. rhe senato - at' tho Tnft f.meral. Mr. t'urtlB Imniedlntoly named this group which will bo beaded by, Henntor Watson o'f In- dtanu. tho republican leader. (Oth er j,inenibers selected were: "i MrXary In Unwp UepubllcanH: Smoiit, of Utuh, llornh of Idaho, Jones .of Wash liigton, NorrlH of Nebraska, John son 'of California,. MoNary.'of Oro gon, Pittmun of N'ovada, short rldKO. of California, Feus of Ohio, and McCutloch of Ohio. Oetnocrats: Overman of North f aiollna, ; Klotchor of ' Florida, HmltH of South Carolina, 8an son of Vlrfflniu, AHhurst of Arl sona. Shcppurd of Texas, ltnnsdell of Louisiana, and' ilcKc'lfa'r, Ten ncsHGo, Harris' of 'Oe'orBltt ' '' ani( Trammel of !'lor)du. Although tho houso'dld not con vono until no.on,' Hpanker I.oiih Wortli and Itcpresontatlvo Tllson 01'. ; Connecticut, , tlio ropublloan loader, arranged Immediately for ndjournmont Ihrough Tuesday, . ilO-Day Mournlufr l'crlod ... ' Ten republican and ten' demo. (Continuod on I'ngo Sjvon) ' Extortionists Rounded Up In Chicago Today - CHICA.GO, March 10 (AI) A band of .extortlonlHtn hat lilicd .ila tirade i.t. kidnap nnd torture from I New York to Chicago iu believed ''brokon :.today bocauao of an ox- wife'a lip that' her former husband, a wealthy insuranco company head, TWottM-IM un WiXiw ThoT."oaay ."Victim," ThocdorQ -Kupqlmnn, facod a atrlnir. of vrl- .'donora at tho -county jail ycatorday and' positively identified six men as ;.tho onoa who 'held lilm capllvo in a, lonely , ialto resort, cottiigu and throatoned hlm'with Rearing Irona .until he paid ransom.. j.,,Kppelman 'then plckod ' out hmonf? thoso rounded up In connec- . ilon. with tlio iram;. hla divorced wlfo,: now tlio H,vvootheart of one of, IhoVrlnK loaders.' . . . ; :Ih.' addition Mo,', seven loaders, seven moil and another womun are held'1 as .witnesses and two niore aro 'beliiB spuitht: . PntrKck' Iloclie,- chief inveutlea tor for tlio statc'H attorney's of fleei; said - tho ring's operations netted -n yearly averane of i 35,00(1 for each momber, . while ono of the men, ho said, had confessed his share lust year was J70.000. Ho said the operations of tho lintt woro widesproud throughout tlio GIRL PILOT, 18, CLIMBS PLANE TO 32,000 FEET ItOOMMVKl.T kikUV n. y. 4 . MtnlMi . IK year old tilrl pilot, today attained j an apparent uiutuiio 01 feet In an atlenipt to set a. new alllluilo rncoiil tor women. The previous, record, Bet by by Ihe' Into Murvel l.'rOBBun, was 24.600 feet. ' MIhm Hmllli curried a sealed barograph, which will bo sent to Washington lo bo read. On land ing she said ono, of Ibe two alti meters In her ulrplano showed al one point In her flight 32,000 .feet and the, oilier 30,000. At this altitude, Hho s'ald, the supercharged regulating the flow of gas and oxygen to her motor apparently froze. 'i bo physical effort adjusting tho motor made her dizzy, she said. Then everything went black, and ho fainted. When Hho regained conselotlH-n'-SH, she had dropped lo 27,000 feet and th" airplane wa lu a smooth glide. Three Women Are Killed In China NKANOKAjr, Mar.' 10 ( AP) Three Kjnnlsh women missionaries of the Chiua-Kngland mission have died at the hands of bandits who captured them, more than a mouth ago hm they traveled by boat from CliaiigHhii to Klanfu. Ono of the three, MIhh Cajander, died aTter three days privation and exposure. The two others, Misses Ing man and Dohedengrcn, woro killed by their captors, Woman Fined $100 On Liquor Charge Mkirlhrt. Harrison, arrested sev eral days ago by county 'officers, was fined $l"0 r in tho county court by Judge V. (K Couch late this morning. Hhe was charged with pueseuaion of liquor. NATION PAYS TRIBUTE TO House in Washington like Mammoth Spring Bas ket With Flowers. FUNERAL TO BE HELD TOMORROW Simple Services Arranged Body Will be Laid to ; Rest in Famous Arling ton Cemetery. TAI'T MIM-STONES WASHIXGTON (AP) noro aro tlio mllcsboiioH Ut tlio llfo of William Howard Taft. Horn nt Cluolnnatl, OIlio, Sept. IS, 1857. GrnduuUxI from Xalo, Juiui 27, 1878. Admitted to Ohio bar, Slay S, 1880. Appointed jiidico ot suiwrlor court at Clnciiuintl, March 7, 1887. Appointed solicitor gonoral of Ulio United States Vh. 4, 1800. Appointed rodciral circuit inlK for sixth judicini circuit, March 17, 1803. ; Named president Tj'nltod States Pliilipplno (Mininussiou, March ill, 1000. Apiioliilcd first civil (ovcrnor I'lillipplncs, Jul 4. 1001. . . . 8doctcd'aft secretary of war lu Prosldcnt , ltoosovolt'a cablnot, I'ebruary 1, 1904. . - NonUnutcd for prosldont ly ropublloan natlonul convoutioii In June, 1008. Elected president, Nov. S, 1008. : InaiiRUrntod March 4, 1009. Dorouted for lcloctloa 'by tt'oodrow Wilson, Novoinber 4, 1013. HotlHiiff from presidency March 4, 1013. Appointed . olilof : justice of United States by l-resldoiit Hiirdtiifr, Juno 30, 10131. ltosluned Fobrury 3, 19S0. WASHINGTON,,, Mur. 10 (AP) Parting tokens of affection and 1 -rottootv-.iA'oraiidhlsh'f' upon tho bier of "VViiiinm Howard Tatt today us the nation prepared to give hiin honored burial. ' Tho houso on Wyoming avenue whoro ho lived and died was fill nd like u imimmoth spring basket with a wilderness of- flowers. A procession of messengers carried to tho sorrowing family tho con soling words o.t friends in many lands. " '..:-.. ; tTongress lteeosscw . CongreHs and tho supremo court decided to recess until, ufter tho funeral toimjrrow President llK)p,ver (personally directed that tho executive brunch of tho gov ernment -should show every fit ting honor of the only inun In his tory who hud been both president and chief justice. : While tho guns of near and distant army posts boomed their requiem, pluns woro completed for removal of tho body tomorrow, morning to tho capltol rotunda, to Ho in stute for n few hours, and for Ihe service at 2 p. m.,' at tho Washington church which Taft ut .tended. At Arlington, in tx hnolt over looking tho White House and tho . capital,, the family marked out ihe plot where tho dopurled slate-, man will rest at last, amid tho graveH of the nation's war dead.. Slmpio Horvleo Tho actual funornl service will bo one of tho simplest that ever marked tho passing of a great populnr figure. It will ho held in All Houls' Unitarian church, at Sixteenth and. Harvard streets. The pew whero Tuft sat will bu decorated with flugs and flowers. Tho Rov. Ulysses O. H. 1'ierce, Taft's pastor for a quarter of a century, wilt stand at tho door lu meet t ho procession. The casket will be taken lo the chancel while , tho great organs play tlie processional. Memorial chimes will play tho hymns. "Abldo With Mie," and "Lead Kindly Light," and two of TuCl's favorite poems will bo read. At Arlington, tho committal service and prayer will bo con cluded witli Tennyson's "Crossing tho Par," and the military sulute. Military Ksoort for Itody A military escort was chonen to accompany the body from the. homo to the capltol, thence to All Honli: church, and from there to Arlington, Major fleneral U, W. Hladen, commander of the third corps area, will command It, The routo from the Wyoming avenue home to tho capitol Is ex pected to lead through Pennsyl vania avenue, past tho White Mouse. (Continuod rn Pago Four) HANK to LKn in.vn; HA.LKM, Ore,, March 9 ( AP) Tho Monitor Htatti bank, of Monitor Marlon county, will liquidate and discontinue operation within tho next 10 days. This was announced Sunday by A. A. Schramm stuto superintendent of banks. JjcposHora will not be damaged,::