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THREE -LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL, 'FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1930. HEADS ELKS TAFT IS OFFERED MANY SURE CURES JERSEY SILK DEALER SHOT BY MISTAKE BORDEAUX FACES FLOOD, AS WILD WATERSAPPROACH 150 Persons Reported Dead In Southern France Losses Total Billion Francs QUESTION GRUNDY ON TARIFF LEAGUE OFFICES REPORT Senator Denies Officials Use His Rooms In Capitol As Headquarters OF THREE CITIES ENTERTAINED HERE Intercity Club Meeting Fea- tured By Amateur Entertainment And Banquet Washington (UP) The present grave Illness of William Howard Taft has brought forth scores of letters from all parts of the country, each with a recommendation of a sure cure for the former president. Physicians attending Mr. Taft revealed Thursday they bad received these messages from well-meaning but obviously untrained persons who had read of Mr. Tafts condition.

These cures ranged all the way from old fashioned household remedies to such treatments as lots of orange Juice or big helpings of browned potatoes." After their usual visit to the Taft home at 7 p. the physicians Issued the following bulletin: The former chief Justice has taken nourishment fairly well but his condition has shown no improvement since this morning. WIFE OF FAMOUS ARTIST MURDERED Buffalo. N. Y.

(AP) Mrs. ClotUde Marchand, wife of Henri Marchand, famous artist of the Buffalo Museum of Natural Sciences, was slain, apparently by a woman In her home on Riley street Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Marchand was 50 years old and herself an artist of some note. Mrs.

Marchand was struck on the head with a sharp Instrument and indications were the killer seized her by the throat and attempted to chloroform her. Marks on the body and swollen knuckles Indicated she fought her assailant desperately. There were three deep wounds on her bead. Finger marks on Mrs. Marchands neck, medical examiner De Domtnlcls believes, were made by the slender finger nails of a woman.

5 MILL EMPLOYES GIVEN FREEDOM IN DEATHOF WOMAN Charged With Slaying Communist, Jury Acquits Them On Second Ballot 3 PERSONS PERISH AS BLAZE SWEEPS HOTELJN BOSTON 8 Others In Critical Condition Lack Of Fire Escapes Charged Boston (UP) State and city authorities were Thursday night Investigating to ascertain the cause of a four-alarm Are which swept an apartment hotel in the south end here early Thursday causing the death of three persons and Injury of several others. Anthenius Xarhakols and his daughter. Mrs. Conatantina Nlkopo-lous perished when they became trapped by flames and smoke on the fifth floor of the building. Charles Zarkorhlan, two-year-old Infant, died while being taken to safety on the roof of the apartment house.

Eight other persons, all occupants of the building, suffered from smoke inhalation and were reported In a critical condition at City hospital Thursday night. The fire, which started from an undetermined cause on the first floor, mushroomed through the building which was a mass of flames when the first piece of apparatus arrived. Several thrilling rescues by police and firemen marked the progress of the fire. Occupants of the upper floors of the building were assisted to safety down ladders. Others escaped unassisted.

Lack of fire escapes on the sides of the apartment block was charged by State Representative FVancia D. Leary, who witnessed the blare, as being responsible for the loss of life. Bordeaux, (AP) An area of southern France equal to that of the state of Pennsylvania was wrecked in four days by Hoods, and Thursday night the wild waters of the river Garonne were approaching the third city of France Bordeaux. Appaled by reports of how hundreds of lives lost, how thousands of families were made homeless and penniless. President Doumergue and Premier Tardieu Thursday will inspect the stricken area.

The waters ruined the department of the Tarn, ravaged the departments of Tam-et-Garonne and Lot-et Garonne and damaged nine other departments seriously. The official list of deaths reached 150, but the work of clearing the ruins to find the mission has only begun. Persons who visited the region estimate between 300 and 400 are dead. Tha bereaved now haunt the river banks, looking for loved ones whose bodies may be found later miles from the place where the flood surprised, them. As to material losses, many hold Wednesday's estimate of a billion francs was too low.

FREIGHT WRECK DELAYS TRAFFIC Eleven Cars Derailed On P. K. R. Between This City And York KENELM L. SHIRK Seventy five members of the Lancaster, York and Reeding Monarch clubs attended an lnter-clty meeting held Thursday afternoon and evening In this city with the members of the local club acting as hosts.

The visitors, numbering shout fifty, motored here arriving at 1:30 oclock, and then proceeded to the Armstrong Linoleum plant where they were, taken on an Inspection tour. Returning to Hotel Brunswick, a business session was held and various club problems discussed. The banquet and entertainment followed at 6 o'clock. Addreses were given by H. A.

Spangler, of the York club; George Elsenhower, of Reading, and Charles B. Uhland, of the local club. Entertainment dn the form of boxing, tumbling acts, comedy eklts and music was presented by the following: Boxing, Sue, Rischel and Fred Kirchner, of St. Josephs Catholic club; Johnnie Houck, promoter; tumbling acts, Paul King, Paul Brubaker, Elwood Brian, John Stuf-fer, David Booth and Ray Galntnor; comedy skit, Uncle Toms Cabin, In-corpolated, Joseph Simon, William Parmalee, Harry Detweller, Fred Kirchner, Charles McCarney, Jimmy Kegel, A Hobday, and William Wade; sofe shoe dance, Charles Shultz and Peter Borsallno; and reading, Klrh-ard Wanner, Prof, A. W.

Globisch, physical director at the was In charge of the program. The meeting was arranged by the Board of Governors consisting of Charles B. Uhland, president, Charles W. Erisman, Harry' M. Forrest, William E.

Flood, Rby Bitzer, Emannei thy Philadelphia (AP) A man identified as Charles H. Munn, 42. a silk dealer of Haddonfield, N. J-. was shot and killed late Thursday as he stood talking to two other men on a street.

One of the other men was wounded by shots that poured out of a slowly moving automobile. As the shots rang out. a policeman ran to the scene and emptied his pistol at the men in the motor car. The officer reported he thought be had wounded at least one of the assailants. Shortly after the shooting Samuel Grossman was arrested as the owner of the car in which the gangsters escaped.

Detectives said they were convinced Munn was killed in mistake for another man who was to have been1 put on the spot." HEW, lit 70, DIES, AFTER 40 YEARS OF SECLUDED LIFE Woman Took Honors At Bucknell Face Never Seen During Solitary Period Northumberland, Pa. CAP) Miss May Burr, 70, who for nearly 40 years lived the life of a recluse In the old Burr Tavern here, died Thursday. Miss Burr ventured on the streets only to reach a store and the public library. She alwaya appeared wearing a heavy veil and carrying a large umbrella. The tavern, located on one.

of the- principal streets, always was barred and locked, and old residents said no light was seen there since Miss Burr began her hermit life. They said, too, that during that, time no one had seen Miss Burr's face. Last February 8. passer-by a note on the porch which read: I am 111. Authorities found the woman ill and suffering from exposure! She was removed to a hospital where she remained.

Miss Burr graduated with honors from Bucknell University and also studied music in Italy. Soon after her return, she resumed her solitary life. The father of Miss Burr for years kept the Burr Tavern which bed been a stopping place for stage coaches. Hit only other daughter, Dorcas, taught school here for a number of years. K.

SHIRK NAMED ELKSXODGE HEAD U. S. Commissioner Succeeds James J. Malone; Flan Dinner Dance Washington- AP Grundy, epublican, Pennsylvania, told the enate Thursday all employes using is Senate office are on his payroll the governments but the Senate obby committee called three tariff dvocates for questioning Friday bout any use by them ol the Grundy 30ms in the Senate office building. The Pensylyania Senator denied any ne using his office was directly or idirectly connected with the Ameri-an Tariff League.

Harrison, lemocrat, Mississippi, called the Sente's attention to published reports fflctals of the League were using the trundy office as a base of operations. Harrison threatened to introduce a "solution directing offloers of this eague be driven from Grundys fflce. He accepted the word of the cnnsyivanlan and of Chairman Moees the Senate Rules committee, how-ver, all of those in Grundys office 'ere his own employes. Moses added accepted GrundyB word and couriered the incident closed. The Senate Lobby Committee, whjch ad a long session with Grundy about is activities for tariff protection bear he was named to the Senate, rent ahead and summoned Arthur L.

aubel, secretary of the American 'ariff League; Warren F. Doane, edl-jr of the Manufacturer, published by ne Manufacturers Club, Philadel-hla, and John Lerch, New York, at-orney, to appear Friday for question-ig- Chairman Caraway of the Lobby iommittee, examined Grundy in the enate about these men and was told the Pennsylvanian while they ieited his office, they were not there all the time. Asked about Lerch, the Senator said was his attorney as well as an at-orney for others interested in tariff glslation. He said that Lerch called pon him when he asked him. Cara-t ay inquired about Faubel.

He has been staying in this room? No, he has not. He is a visitor here from time to time, replied irundy. "I know about calling there from Ime to time, but he calls there every lorning and stays until evening? ersisted Caraway. Oh, my no. concluded Grundy.

He is around the capitol here a great hare of the time. PROMINENT ARCHITECT DIES AT WORCESTER Worcester, Mass. (UP) Urgel Jacques. prominent Worcester county architect, died at his home here Thursday after a long illness. He was 81 years of age and a native of Montreal.

Charlotte. N. C. (UP) Five nonunion defendants charged with second degree murder In the slaying of Ella May Wiggins, textile worker, were acquitted late Thursday by a Jury which deliberated but 23 minutes after receiving the charge from Judge J. T.

Clement. Horace Wheelus, accused of firing the fatal shot, Troy Jones, Lowery Davis. O. H. Lunsford and Fred Morrow.

all Loray cotton mill employes at Gastonia, shook hands with the Jury and the Judge before leaving the court room. Jurors said the vote for acquittal was unanimous on the second ballot, a first counting two for conviction. Mrs. Ella May Wiggins, Communist worker and mother of six children, was riding in a truck with 21 other workers to a Communist mass meeting In South Gastonia last. August when the truck was turned back by a group of alleged anti-Communlsts.

In a subsequent minor auto collision one shot was fired, killing her instantly. A coroner's Jury recommended 14 persons for grand Jury investigation, but no true hills were returned. Public feeling to the grand Jury's action finally reached Gov. O. Max Gardner who sent a special investigator to Impanel a new grand Jury to investigate the killing.

Traffic on the Lancaster York division of the Pennsylvania Railroad was temporarily blocked for almost twelve hours when eleven freight cars attached to an eastbound train left the rails between Nolts crossing and Rohrerstown, shortly before noon Thursday. Trains bound for York from Lancaster and from York to Lancaster bad to be rerouted to Middletown and then down the main tracks to Lancaster The wreck, according to railroad officials, was caused by a freight car buckling. There were 52 cars attached to the locomotive and the first to leave the rails was linked near the engine. The ten others; followed. The majority of the cars rolled over their sides and then slid down enbankments.

Two of the wrecked cars contained livestock while the other nine were refrigerator cars, loaded with dressed meats and fruits for the 'Eastern markets. One car filled with sheep overturned and one of the animals was killed. Dr. B. P.

Chodos, veterinarian, was called and be attended the Injured animals. The clearing of the wreck.waa In charge of Trainmaster James H. Brown, he Columbia and Parkes-burg wrecking crews were called to replace the cars on the tracks. Eby, Emil Bordt, nd George HIGH SCHOOL AVERAGE Pittsburgh (UP) 'Rie highest average student Duquesne University Preparatory school John Morrow, 14, made a general average of 99 per cent in the mid-year examinations held recently. YOUTH HURT IN FALL WHEN STEALING RIDE Kenelm Shirk.

local attorney and United States Commissioner, was elected exalted ruler of Lancaster lodge. No. 134, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, at the annual election of officers held Thursday evening In the Elks home. North Duke street. Mr.

Shirk, eucceds James J. Malone Other officers elected were: Harry M. Forrest, esteemed, leading knight; Harry -Hahn, esteemed loyal knight: Guy Bard, esteemed lecturing knight; C. Herbert Obrieter, secretary; William R. Styer, treasurer; Christ Duttenhofer.

tiler; Amos Gingrich, trustee for three years; James J. Malone, representative to Grand Lodge sessions In Atlantic City; and Walter E. Kauffman, alternate. The InstaUatlon of officers will take place at a meeting to be held Thursday evening, April 3. It was announced at the meeting that plans are completed for the St.

Patrick's Day dinner-dance to be held in the home on Monday evening, March 17. Dr. J. C. Bolton, chairman of the entertainment committee, la in charge of arrangements.

CAB DRIVERS OFFER PLAN TO END STRIKE Pittsburgh (AP) A committee representing striking cab diivers here late Thursday submitted to Mayor Charles H. Kline the strikers terms for settlement of the eight weeks dispute. The mayor is to present the terms to the Parmelee transportation, which controls yellow, green and checker cabs In Pittsburgh. The drivers were seeking recognition of their newly formed union and Increased commissions. Their representatives refused to disclose what concessions the strikers oflfered, if any.

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Prince Chestnut Sts. 7 GAS0UNE TANKS DESTROYED IN FIRE STEALS NEWSBOYS PENNIES IS SENTENCED TO JAIL Chelsea, Mass. (UP) Spurgeon Hudson, 43, was sentenced to 10 days in Jail when be was convicted In district court here Thursday of stealing 18 pennies from Edward McCarthy, Chelsea newsboy. Hudson told the court he was out of work and needed the money. Falling off the rear end of a moving automobile while trying tp steal a ride, Joseph Remley, eleven, of 550 Manor street, badly bruised Thursday afternoon.

He was treated in the receiving ward of 3t. Josephs hospital and discharged. Paul E. Wilhlde, of 248 West Orange street, and P. F.

McDermot, of 503 Third street, who were seated In a parked machine on Manor street near Third, told police they witnessed the accident and took the boy to the hospital. Wilhlde told police the driver of the other machine, apparently unaware the boy was hanging onto the spare tire, stopped on Third street, before entering Manor and when he speeded up the machine, the boy lost his hold and fell to the street. WU-hide said the boy was apparently unconscious when he and McDermot picked him Up. HARRISBURG STUDENT PASSES AIR TEST HERE rrrsE girl of embezzlement Philadelphia (AP) Miss Kathryn McCaffrey, twenty two, was ln-lcted by the federal grand Jury hureday on charges of embezzling 1.275 from the Kensington National ank, where she was formerly em-loyed as a teller. Stamped Hemstitched Hem Pillow Cases 44c Pair Stamped 81x90 Muslin 7C Bedspreads I Stamped Quilted Pillows with 8 Tlullling DC Stamped Lace Trimmed Tns 25c I i Stamped 18 Inch POOR EYES And GOOD GLASSES are a happy combination.

An optometric examination will secure these benefits for you. Consult DR. HUBER Optometrist 220 North Duke Street Luther R. Hines, seventeen year old student of William Penn High school, Harrisburg, passed an examination for a private pilot's license at the Lancaster Airport Thursday. Haines, who has eleven solo flying hours to his credit, flew to this city to take the test.

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