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p A—2 #w TAFT BEFRIENDED DISGRAGED TROOPS Woman Recalls Suspension of Roosevelt Order Pending Probe. At a colored woman’s request, Wil- tiam Howard Taft, when Secretary ©f War, suspended President Roose- velt's order to dismiss without honor three companies of Negro soldiers who were accused of a part in the Jamous Brownville, Tex., riots. The woman, Mary Church Terrell, is a vesident of Washington. She tells &he story of the interview below. BY MARY CHURCH TERRELL. The passing of ex-President Taft re- calls vividly to my mind a service he rendered me in particular and the col- ored people of the United States in general when he was Secretary of War. For me it was a very thrilling experi- ence, indeed. I had waited all day to see him. About 10 o'clock on a cer- tain Saturday morning I reached the State, War and Navy Department and went_strajght to Mr. Taft's office. I told his secretary, Mr. Carpenter, that I wanted very much to see the Secre- tary of War. But Mr. Carpenter told me it was utterly impossible to ar- range for me to do so. Important Caller Turned Away. Mr. Taft, he explained, had just re- turned from an inspection of the Army posts in the West, and would leave the next day for the East. In spite of this discouraging information, I remained in the office. At intervals of about an hour 1 would go to Mr, Carpenter and urge him to allow me to say a few | words to Mr. Taft, but each time Mr Carpenter assured me very politely. but firmly that he could not do it. ‘When 1 went to him about 2 o'clock to renew this request, Mr, Carpenter said, ““You see that man going out of the door? Well, he is leaving Washington for New York right away to take a steamer for Spain tonight. He wanted very much to see the Secretary of War, but Mr. Taft is too busy to see him” About 3 o'clock I went to Mr. Carpenter again and asked to be allowed to see M. ‘Taft. aturally by th;t“ t}i;\e tlé)‘fi:' arpenter had grown a pat 4 a "Wh:: do you‘rwlhl to see Mr. Taft about?” he said. He had asked me the same question several times before, but I had not ex- plained my mission because I felt my of seeing the Secretary of War be much slimmer than they Finally 1 realized how hopeless my case was if I continued to withhold the reason why I wished to see Mr. Taft. Explained Mission. “I want to say a few words to him sbout the colored soldiers who have just been dismissed without honor be- ‘cause they were accused of shooting up Brownsville, Tex.” I finally mustered up sufficient courage to say. A look which plainly showed how he felt spread over Mr. Carpenter'’s face, Neverthe- less, he went into the Secretary of War's private office and remained closeted with him quite awhile, He then re- turned to the room without giving me any encouragement at all. Finally, about a quarter of four, Mr. Carpenter told me t Mr. Taft would see me just & few minutes. X “What do_;:u want to say to me,” \n- quired Mr, Taft, as soon as I entessd his office. “I have come to see you about the colored soldiers who have been dis- missed vlmmum honor at Brownsville, Tex.” I sa “What do you want me to do about it?" he asked. * ident Roosevelt has already di ‘them and he has gone to Panama. ‘There is nothing I can do sbout 1t.” N “All T w':nta you to dg. g‘r. Be%uh A 1 said, “ suspen e order dis- missing the soldiers without honor until sn investigation can be made. Good-Natured Sarcasm. “Is that all you want me to do,” in- ‘Taft fought bravely in every wi country It seems more than we can bear to have three com- panies of our soldlers summarily dis- missed without honor, at least until a thorough investigation has been made.” ‘The smile left Mr. Taft's face. He became serious and remained silent for several seconds. Then he sald with an intensity and sympathy I can never forget: “I do not wonder that you are roud of the record of your soldiers. ey have served their country well.” ‘Without telling me exactly what steps he would take, Secretary Taft en- couraged me ta believe that he was going to do something in the colored soldiers’ behalf. In less than half an hour after I had left his office he had cabled President Roosevelt, who was on his way to Panama, that he would withhold the execution of the order to dismiss without honor the three com- anies of the 25th Infantry until he !:cltrd from him—or words to that -ef- Only Case on Record. In spite of my keen disappointment that the order to discharge the colored soldiers dishonorably was not rescinded, I was very grateful to Mr. Taft ior the effort he made in their behalf. When he withheld the execution of the Presi- dent’s order 36 hours in response to a colored woman's plea for the dis- charged soldiers, he did what no other cabinet officer has ever done since the Declaration of Independence was signed. So far as I have been able to ascertain, no other cabinet officer has withheld the execution of a presidential order 36 seconds. ‘The suspension of that order for only a few days enabled Gilchrist Stewart of New York to go to Browns- ville, Tex,, before the soldiers had dis- banded. Therefore, they could tell their story of the affair in their own words. If all of them had been scattered be- fore they had a chance to relate the events which preceded and immediately followed the violent outbreak, many facts very favorable, which greatly hel) their case, would in all ?l’ob- ability never have been brought to light. President Roosevelt made the whole- sale discharge of three companies of colored men, privates and non-com= missioned officers, some of whom had served the United States for more than & quarter of a century and were nearly eligible for retirement, absolutely with- out consulting Mr. Taft, then Secretary of War, who was charged with personal supervision of the Army. The order ‘was issued during Mr. Taft's absence in the West without waiting for his return, although the soldiers had been removed to Fort Reno, and there was plenty of time for further investigation into their conduct. Expression of Generosity. The intersst he manifested in the eolored soldiers and the tribute he paid them were not in the flowery words of & politician uttered to serve personal ends, but they were the genuine ex- pressions of a generous hearted man who meant what he sald and who in- tended to do what he could in their be- half. The effort he made was com- mendable and it required great courage, to0. 1 shall never cease to thank him for trying to save those three companies Editor Thrashed By Taft When He Was Young Lawyer By the Associated Press. Willlam Howard Taft worked on a newspaper at one time; at another he put a publication out of business by thrash he editor. While he was practicing law in Cincinnati, his father ran for governor of the State and was defeated. A paper, described as a blackmailing publication, print- ed an attack upon Alphonso Taft that aroused the ire of his son. Despite a reputation the editor had as a prize fighter and leader of a gang of hoodlums, young Wil- liam Howard Taft went to the office and gave him a severe thrashing. %he editor left Cin- cinnati that night and the paper never appeared again. A little earlier in his career he had been a reporter on the Cincinnat! Commercial Gagette. Two States may claim William Howard Taft as one of their dis- tinguished sons. He was elected to the presidency as a citizen of Ohio and appointed Chief Justice of the United States as a citizen of Connecticut. The former State was the scene of his early career. He became & citizen of Connecticut after he had left the presidency and ac- cepted the post of dean of the Yale School of Law. DUNEDIN ACCLAIMS BYRD ON RETURN OF EXPLORER’S PARTY (Continued From First Page.) clewed up and furled the sails while the ship chugged along under her egine, they looked at trees hungarily and longed to get ashore. Not even rain squalls could dampen their enthu- slasm or that of those who wanted to welcome Byrd and his men. Rear Admiral Byrd soon was over- whelmed by a group of officials who boarded the New York from the big tug Dunedin. Among them were the Minister of Internal Affairs Padella Perelle, who represented the govern- ment; Mayor and Mrs. R. S. Black, W. Gow, chairman of the Otage Harbor Board, and Comdr. Hotham of H. M. 8. La Burnum. They congratulated him upon his success. “Too Good to Be True.” Byrd, other members of the expedition stood around the decks looking rather dazed. It seemed too good to be truc. As Capt. McKinley said the other day when we landed from the whaler, “I'm afraid I will wake up and find it is a dre’am‘. and that I must wash dishes e Wild, uneasy looks came into the eyes of the returning voysgers. pect of walking ashore clad as they were before the eyes of civilized people was almost too much. Men began to rush about the City of New York, looking with distaste at the dirt of the ship and with great curiosity at the girls in gay-colored clothes. The Eleanor Bolling came up the stream just after the New York and tied up astern of her. On board were Larry Gould, Bernt Balchen and several other members of the party. Trees and Hills Bring Joy. York and the Eleanor Bolling stopped under Tairoa Head, at the entrance to most of us had seen since we passed tt Island on the trip south. few men had seen great masses of rock rising up majectically from ous expanse of white. But most of us it had been white, level barrier and white pressure ridges and a dingy home on a floating field of ice. jusion is gone now. We are in civilization shaking hands with Id friends or standing s decks looking at the houses small boats and people along the shore. are the scenes we have talked pause. month ago seem very distant now. Lit- tle_ Ame: with no one to keep the snow shoveled the windows and doors, is covered. The path the houses, which was once beat down as fast as the snow could fall, has dis- nypnnd, Huts and boxes and piles of provisions are slowly drifting over, x{:ldm to Nature’s effort to wipe out (Copyrignt, 1930; by the New. York Tim ieht, 1930, e New Yor o5 o, -‘-’-.'? t. ‘Louls Post-Dispatch. ~All rights ‘l:{ ‘publication reserved throughout the world.) Resume of Byrd's Trip. Rear Admiral Byrd and his party— he was then Comdr. Byrd.—Left Los Angeles on the whaler C. A. Larsen October 10, 1928. On December 2 they sailed f Duneden, New Zealand, for the Antarctic, not to set their feet upon land again for 16 months and 8 days. On December 25 the expedition ar- rived at the Ice Barrier and on January 6—in the middle of ‘lhe South Pol:r Summer—a_permanent base was estab- lished on the Bay of Whales at Little America. It was nearly 11 months before Comdr. Byrd and three com) ns started for the South Pole on Novem- g mountain ranges way above the huge Ant- arctic Plateau. At 8:65 a.m. November 29 Comdr. Byrd wirelessed that he was directly over the Pole. Accom g him on the flight were his_pilots, Bernt Balchen, Harold June and Capt. Ashley C. McKinley, aerial photographer. The four men got back to Little America at 5:10 p.m. on No- vember 29, the same day they saw the Pole. Many Other Flights Made. s the polar flight they made numerous other flights to the east, west and south of their base, and surveyed in all, it was estimated, 35,000 square miles which the United States may es- tablish a claim to in time. ‘They were taken off the ice at Little America and started back for New Zea- land and home February 19. There are 41 men in the Byrd party, aside from the crews of the City of New York and the Eleanor Bolling. It was estimated the expedition cost in the neighborhood of $750,000, most of which was defrayed by contributions from firms, individuals and interested asso- clations. The expedition was carried out with- out a single casualty. In the last year 200 nurses have left England to take up nursing under colo- nial governments in remote parts of the British Emetre, where they face many hardships, but receive high pay. While they were talking with Admiral | ‘The pros- | This morning, when the City of New s raised America to the | | place of prestige toward which it rapidly | ntly about | the and THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1930. |{CAPITAL PREPARES FOR BURIAL OF WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT TAFT 1S SURVIVED BY TARIFF STRIFE Dispute Principal Among Those of 17 Years Ago De- spite U. S. Progress. | By the Associated Press. When Willlam Howard Taft closed his desk in the White House 17 yéars 8go this month, the Nation was moving | irresistibly toward a commanding in- | fluence in world affairs, but apparently | was unaware of rogress because | of its bickering and strife over domestic | tssues ncls,-uy the .\ He lived see America become & | power of the first magnitude, yet the din of controversy over the tariff roared | on_unsubsided at the hour of his death. The tariff, however, was not the sole domestic issue to survive, for the plat- form which Taft carried to the country in 1908 listed also the familiar topics of agriculture, railroads, conservation of natural resources, legislation, pcnn,l‘wh, merchant marine and civil ice sel 3 On the world horigon the question of international Jnm had put in its ap- pearance, and words similar to those used in setting forth the hopes of the present London Naval Conterence were emplg{ed in discussing the mnfant steps The Hague tribunal had taken. Further, of world import, Taft on u'm March morn! cor:ld e of many things as he le d Otpl- tol to turn over the administration of the Government to Woodrow Wilson. The Philippines, Cuba, relations with other Latin American nations and the Panama Canal all had played & part |in the four years just over. Tarift Dispute Havoc. Much had been thrust upon him. | The Payne-Aldrich tariff dispute had | wrecked, for what proved to be eight years, a powerful litical party. In- ternational affairs daily were taking an increased scope. The Nation was grow- ing in many ways. The roar of Ameri- can naval guns at Santiago had awak- ened the Old World to the power of the Western Republic. This perhaps he realized more than any one else. went as the first governor general, he saw the effect the newly acquired pos- sessions would have on the future; as Secretary of War plodding over the mud |banks of what is now the Panama Canal he could ponder its import to this and other nations, and the War Department. placed him in direct con- tact with Cuba and once more he could think of possible other Latin American problems as he set up a government in the little island. Further, e Taft administration heard much of the echo of the booming }by Roosevelt for a “Navy second to none.” | 'Such was the sketchy picture Taft carried with him from the ite House. | He lived to see much of it ess rapidly toward completion. of those who had been associated with him in those “ploneering” days when America was growing in power died before him. His opponent for office, William Jen- nings Bryan, had on. His Vice leraft Sherman. | President, James : | had died just before his administration Roose! who retired office. velt, made him and who then defeated him. Wilson, who had to settle blems Taft saw com- from the strain of had been heading. The roster of the House and Senate was filled with new names. Another man, Warren G. - ing, had risen to power and away. New Generations Control, must _have flowed through his mind in recent months as he heard the question of high and low rates debated. The dispute over sugar, especially that of Philippines, must have revived uwug: long dormant. Then of the ublican Campaign Handhook in 1912 were devoted to sugar. As the London Navy parley assem- bled he perhaps recalled the words of the 1908 platform. It read: “The con- spicuous contributions of American statesmanship to the cause of inter- national peace, so strongly advanced in The Hague conference, are occasions for just pride and gratification: We in- dorse such achievement as the highest duty of people to perform and proclaim the obligation of further strengthening the bonds of friendship and will with all the nations of the world.” Aglln Taft’s administration heard of flood control. The Mississippl flood control plan is now law. vd’&m less than a year a farm act has been put gponugnwmwva books. Pensions for pani ar veterans during the Taft riod are paralleled with propesals now for pensioning World Vy:ro veterans. The civil service question also is present. Banking legislation, up in Taft’s time, once more is before Congress. Rail- road legislation, of a different nature than 17 years ago, is pen And while all this was place, Taft, life the Nation, kept in motion. From the bench of the chief justice~ ship he watched much develop to com- letion. He also, from his seat on the ghest tribunal, was within hear distance of the House and Senate, an perhaps more once he enjoyed & good chuckle as he heard men wax loud and eloquent in recent months as z:l:l}l'! stormed and stormed over the FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE MOURNED BY FILIPINOS Osias SBays His Genial Nature Help- ed Win His People’s Confi- dence in U. 8. Sorrow of the Philippines over the | death of Willlam Howard Taft, first American governor general of the is- lands, was expressed here today by Camilo Osias, resident commissioner. “Taft's genial nature was a great factor in winning the Filipino people's confidence in the American Govern- ment,” said Mr, Osias. He helped lay the foundation for the stable govern- Efiopines. As governor, aa Secretaty hilippines. governor, as of v?m;; l.da 'l:‘reg:geghm l(r.m':‘un mm; fastly hel pp! o “The Phillipines for the Pulpw good and good Mr. Taft was not only & great American, he was a and great man. Let these insignificant words serve as & wreath col from the grateful people of the Philippines | at the tomb of Mr. Taft, the man good and great. By the Associated Press. | EVANSTON, I, March 10—As in several other cases, a woman was at ! the root of the trouble. Bert Olson and John Welter had been of colored soldiers from dishonor and disgrace. .- Austria has barred parrota. the importation of friends for a long time; their affection for each other was so well known that they were often referred to as Evans- ! ton's Damon and Pythias. Imagine the neighbors’ surprise, then, when they f‘md that it was young IRATE DAMON BREAKS PYTHIAS’ WINDOWS UNDER BANE OF EVE Jealous Over Attentions His Friend Paid His Girl, Youth Tells Police. Olson who systematically hurled brick after brick into window after window of the Welter family home yesterday. John’s mother, attemp! to help police find the motive for the win- dow Mnklnt suggested Bert was jeal- ous because her son had been going out with girls. The officers quetsioned their | ynun? prisoner. “Giris?” he shouted, on't care how many other girls he with, but he'll have to leave mine " have thought | From the Philippines, where Taft | Hard passed | But Taft lived on. A ne'{W leneudon( Top: The spot in Arlington Cemetery where the former President will be laid o rest tomorrow. shown in the circle, a short distance from the tomb of Todd v. Dr. Ulysses G. Pierce, pastor of the All Souls’ Unitarian Church, who will conduct the fi at half staff over the White House. Below, at left: Charles Taft (left) and Robert Taft, both of Cincinnati, sons of the dead Chief Justice, Below, at right: Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, widow of the near the oak tree stum) Left center: The services. Right center: The fla, the residence on Wyoming avenue. home, where she called to express her symp: athy to Mrs. Taft. ST. JOHN'S PASTOR PAYS TAFT TRIBUTE Declares He Possessed Best of Christian Qualities. Sanford Also Praised. |™ “All the qualities which have made the Christian name powerful in the world were found in Willlam Howard Taft,” Dr. Robert Johnston said yesterday at the morning service in St. John's Church, of which Mrs. Taft is a mem- ber. The speaker also extolled the late Justice Edward T. Sanford of the Su- e Court, whose death occurred a few hours before Mr. Taft's. “In the person of Judge Sanford,” the minister continued, “was represented all the gentleness and firmness of a good man, one who was of the great com- pany of quiet, unobtrusive citizens who preserved the atmosphere of the old American tradition. His passing is obe scured in a measure by the departure hence of another, but he is remem- bered before God.” nlwd ing of Mr.thlfdt."?r'.lkJohnl"nn : “Today we shou ank God for his character, of Ecclesiastes 5t Wi a fa and not forget the saying : ‘Let us now praise famous men and our fathers that begat | P s Industrial Leaders Heroes. “There is nothing so unworthy as s mind that cannot appreclate greatness. ‘Uuhapplly, our lz‘e isan industrial one— the captains of industry, with their im- mense wealth and their greater power, are the heroes of the populace. Achieve- ment in a wordly sense has become too completely identified with financial and an equivalent success. “Yet Willlam Howard Taft stands out as a mountain of magnificent char- acter in a range of pygmies rich in olden ore. the qualities which ive made the Christian name powerful in the world were found in him. Calied American Patriot. “He was simple and sincere, to the distraction of ~policians; humble in highest office, to the amazement of lovers of the Ch"f footlight on the human stage: truthful, to the confound- ing of partisans of puny statecraft; loyal to the truth he saw, to the irri- tation of those who cared more for opinion than truth. He was an Ameri- can patriot and a true servant of the world, & lover of man and a servant of the most high God.” In conclusion, Dr. Johnston said that “those who loved the tender, human being that he was are comforted in the memory of a blameless life and in the fact that will, in the generations to come, call the Nation happy that possessed such a son.” at to Winners at Monte Carlo. Grand Duke Dimitri is sald to be one of the biggest winners at the Sporting Club at Monte Carlo, France, this season He is reported to have won | big stakes at roulette. Dame Clara Butt s also said to be m.m( success- | ful, and the Duke of Westminster has done unusually well at the trente et quarante table. Among the losers are Mrs. Baillle Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs, Sofer Whitburn of England. who played many parts, carried burdens, 1a gayly along the way through storm isome length of a hnrd—foufl sought to win back his failing strength —without avail. night watches, often in sleepless vigil he saw the vanishing of all his forces, until at last the conflict was over. and Stri] well, W] last act, the mystical hands of Fate draw a cloth of gold woven through with threads of deepest purple; it covers Robert The gra Lincoln.—Wide World Photo. uneral —Underwood Photos. , leaving war President, leaving the Taft —Associated Press Photo. An Adieu to William Howard Taft By Mary Moore Mischler, Wife of Wendell W. Mischler, for 26 Years Private Secretary to Mr. Taft. Today we stand at the bier of one many ughed and ife and when the summons came k to rest “like one lying down to easant slumbers.” After illness fell across his way, over long period of time, through the wear- t pattle, he used many es, Through the lonr Sleeps Peacefully. In this way did the final curtain go down on the earthly stay of Willlam Howard Taft. In this way was his ife’s sweet manuscript closed,” and in this way through tear-dimmed am dlg lovet e see that “He giveth His sleep.” Peacefully he sleeps under the Stars of the country he loved so e over the silent form, in & statesman, a President, a jurist, and r above all the rest there is lifted a burnished canopy on which is inscribed OLICE TO BE ON GUARD AT TAFT’S FUNERAL Capitol Grounds Will Be Patrolled and Force Detailed for Line of March. E. W. Brown, who has Inspector charge of the Traffic Bureau, and Lieut. Lionel H. Edwards, personnel officer of the Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms John J. Mec- Grain at the Capitol today to work out arrangements for policing the Capitol Grounds tomorrow while Mr. Taft is lying Police Department, called on the body of in state. A second conference was being held the White House, in the office of Col. Camptell Hodges, at 2 o'clock today, at whic acing of all plans for the pl licemen along the line of march and dling the crowds that are expected be made. ‘Justice” and “Love” In Verse of Bible Favored by Taft By the Associated Press. Here 1s the Bible verse which Dr. Ulysses G. B. Plerce, pastor of William Howard Taft, believes been his favorite: 5 at doth the Lord require of thee, but to do Jjustly, and to love mcrc&. and to walk humbly wl},:l lm od ?" s founduin the elghth verse of the sixth ‘llu in letters of silver, “A Brave Warrior." Thus does he go to the rest he knew too little of here, wrapped in the mantle of many glories. ‘To assuage our grief at his .eaving, we turn away and seek to remember that after all “life is but a fitful fever,” and in our loneliness at his leaving, we strive to remember that across the pa of the Book of Life it is written, “If he sleeps he does well.” Felt in Remote Places. Over the vast land of America, from the highways and the hedges, the re- mote corners and far reaches, the mes- sage of his passing carries sorrow mingled with an acute consclousness of loss. Still, again, in surcease of the personal, we may recall it was also writ- ten, “The good that men do live after them.” 8o will this ntle, spirit remain here and from the plains of its concentration cause the flowers of remembrance to bloom, and on the hillsides of history there will sometimes fall the softening light of his one-time | the body presence. With wavering hearts and lasting memory, ;ve bid ifll;n “Good night, until some fairer e ."c e we may bid him Taft to Be First President Given Arlington - Burial Virginia, Ohio, Massachu- setts Among States Re- claiming Others. By the Associated Press. William Howard Taft will be the first President of the United States to be buried in the National Cemetery at Arlington. The last resting places of the other Chief Executives of the Nation are: George Washington at Mount Vernon, Va.. Jobn Adams at Quincy, Mass. Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, Va James Madison at Montpeller, Va. James Monroe at Richmond, Va.: John Quincy Adams at Quincy, Mass.; Andrew Jackson at Nashville, Tenn.; Martin Van Buren at Kinderhook, N. wil- liam Henry Harrison at North Bend. Ohilo; John Tyler at Richmond, Va.; James Knox Polk at Nashville, Tenn. Zachary Taylor Springfleld, Ky. Millard Fillmore uffalo, N. Franklin Plerce Concord, N. James Buchanan Lancaster, Pa.; Abraham Lincom at Springfield, IlL.; Andrew Johnson Qreenville, Tenn.; Ulysses 8, Grant at New York Oity: Hayes at Freemont, Ohio; at Olnvlllnd,NOh{'n: Harrison at Willlsm MeKinley at Ohta Large Department Stores Will Close Owing to the funeral of William Howard Taft, and in respect to his memory, the large department stores of Washington, members of the department store section of the Merchants and Manu- facturers Association, will close their doors at 2 p.m. tomorrow. By the decision reached today, the stores will open at the regular hour tomorrow morning. CHURCH HONORS MEMORY OF TAFT His Pew in Unitarian House ve will be | 3 Qe Oleveland at Princeton, Theadare Roosevelt at Oyster Hay, N ¥.| Warren arding st Marlon, Ohla, and Woodrow Wilson t Washingian, D, 0, of Worship Is Left Unoccupied. By the Associated Press. ‘The pew from which Willilam Howard Taft worshiped for many years at All Souls’ Unitarian Church remained un- | Siives occupled yesterday as a solemn Te- minder that the most distinguished member of the congregation had passed on. Otherwise, the simple morning service was crowded. Many bowed their heads mb':ey pew. on psu_m the Mr. 't had n 8 constant at- tendant at the church from the time he joined it while Secretary of War 2¢ ago untll he was stricken fatally several weeks . In recent to sit in the years he was acoustol front seat on the left. It was always undcstood that this pew was to be left for him and yester- day, while he lay dead in his Wyoming avenue home, the custom of years re- mained unbroken. Those who could not find seats in the auditorium mount- ed to the gallery, Dr. Pierce Pays Tribute. Voicing the corrow of the congrega- tion af passing of the former Presi- dent and Chief Justice, Dr. Ulysses G. B. Plerce, the pastor, said it “was an iration to know that he had in our & man who exemplified to the fullest’ extent the difference counterfeit and real religion.” “His religion was the real coin that is accepted at its face value in every land,” i he said. “A noble spirit has been called from our midst into the invisible and our hearts are touched with sorrow at his passing.” Dr. Plerce, who has been Mr. Taft's tor since 1006, will conduct. the B e yer rday, - voked dglr:e .K:" for ‘members of the family in their bereavement. “Touch” their wounds with healing to bear thelr angels of and T0 BE BROADGAST Graphic Picture of Funeral Will Be Given Over Two Networks. Through the medium of radio the Taft. Extensive networks of both the Na- tional and Columbia lmwml. reaching broadcast the Unitarian Church, where Mr. Taft had been a constant attendant for more than years. The Columbia, in addition, to broadcast a description of the in the rotunda of the Capitol, is to lle in state from 12 o'clock, and scenes along the rouf of the funeral pi n. from the church Broadcast! scheduled to at 1:40 o'clock, 20 minutes in advance of the start of the services which Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, The announcer program will follow until 1:50 o'clock when the toll- ing of the church bells will announce the approach of _the . Ten minutes later Dr. Pierce will the services with the procession: and sentences. Husing Announces for C. B, S. Columbia has called Ted Husing, its premier announcer, to Washington to picture the services for its Nation-wide audience. Col. E. A. Powell, author, ad- venturer and war correspondent, ‘who last week began & series of talks on his experiences over the Columbia network, will assist him. Col. Powell has “cover- ed” coronations and funeral rites of world 'es. The exact time of the broadcast from the rotunda of the Capitol has not been decided. It will be followed by a de- scription of the scenes outside the Capi- tol as the cortege leaves for the church. As the procession turns into Sixteenth street at Scott Circle, on the final lap of its journey to the church, the scenes | }; there also will be described. Andwn when the cortege the ite House on its way to Arlington Cemetery the scenes will be broadcast, this time by Col. Powell. Husing will describe the other scenes. IBODY OF SANFORD TAKEN BACK HOME Supreme Court Delegation to Attend Knoxville Services. Successor Discussed. | By the Assoclated Press. His native hills of Tennessee today offered a last resting place for Asso- ciate Justice Edward Terry Sanford. ‘While the body of a former colleague and superior on the -Supreme Court bench, William Howard Taft, lay In Washington, that of the other jurist who had unexpectedly preced=? I= friend in death was prepared for final rites late today at Knoxville. A delegation from the Supreme Court consisting of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes and Justices McReynolds, Butler and Stone journeyed to the Ten- nessee city to attend the ceremonies. When he left home Saturday for an appointment with a dentist, Justice San- ford expected to join his co-workers as they honored the 89th birthday of Jus- tice Oliver Wendell Holmes. He col- lapsed in the dentist's chair and died of uremic poisoning three hours later. The body of the jurist left Washing- ton last night for Knoxville, where Jus- tice Sanford was born 64 years ago. ‘The Supreme Court delegation which sccompanied it will return to Washing- ton immediately after the ceremony to participate in rites for the late Chier Justice. Representative and Mrs. Fisher of Tennessee, the latter Justice Sanford’s ', @lso accompanied the body. Although President Hoover had de- ferred consideration ot a successor for Justice Sanford, speculation as to an appointee is prevalent. Among those mentioned as possibilities are John W. Davis of West Virginia, Democratic presidential nominee in 1924; Attorney General Mitchell; Senator Borah, Re- blican Independent of Idaho; Judge 8. Kenyon of the Circuit Court and a former Republican Senator from Towa, and Calvin Coolidge. Some Sena- tors, who opposed confirming Hughes as Chief , have indicated they will continue to oppose the nomination of & successor who would increase the dominant conservative majority. There now are five ublicans and three Democrats on the ch. |ROME AND VATICAN PROFOUNDLY GRIEVED Taft Remembered Especially for Part He Took in Settling Philip- pine Religious Question, By the Associated Press. ROME, March 10.—The news of former President Taft's death produced a profound impression here, especially at the Vatican, where his name is stiil recalled with respect, although most of those he dealt with in 1903 regarding . religious questions in the There are still some old V: - clesiastics who remember wm:“ pleasur Mr. Taft's jovial, frank, di sonality and the not IH . b{uahu simple ishop. He always dmira= tion for Mr. Taft, whom he luml’ed. o co s | one of the most lovable of men, with a superi lofty mind. In his had a thoro diplomatic character, which gave even greater powers Ambassador. Rt Mr, Taft calied upon the other Ambassadors accredited to the Holy See. COOLIDGE TO BE ABSENT. Former President and Wife Return to Northampton. NORTHAMPTON, Mass, March 10 X vin Coolidge, now the only living former President, told newspaper men ay : “I do mot expect to attend the funeral of former President Taft.” Mr. and Mrs. Oonll.g‘n nwrmdk o hzse yesterday after a ~weel p t took them across the country. e BAND CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band this evening at the Auditorium, Marine Barracks. Taylor Branson, leade: Arthur S. Witcomb, second leader, Progral Svertive, - Egmont re, ont”. .. “La Golondrina”.... Excerpts from “Martha”. Vibraphone solos: () “Songs My Mother Taught Me,” Dvorak (b) “Where My Caravan Has Rested,” Musician Wilbur D. Keiffer. “First Hungarian Rhapsody”. Marines’ hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma.” “The Star Spangled Banner.” February Circulation. Daily...112,312 Sunday, 117,601 Distrlc! o&l}olumbll. 88. . H."KAUFFMANN, Assistant Business MEnastr 5 THE BUEMING AND SUNBAY STAR: does solemnly swear that the actual number of coples of the r named sold and distributed during the month of Feb- Tuary, A.D. 1930, was as follows: Less adfustments...... .. Total daily net ctreulation. Sacred Music to Be Broadoast. Immediately after the curch services [ of sacred and memorial muncc;r.b.emlro!mmud'tfino( the Wi - Cathedral be services were given the Columbia and National Systems late yesterday by the Taft family. S . Sunderlw England, is to have a new hospital costing $2,500,000. ‘\\, Average daily net paid circ Daily average service, ete. Dally average net circulation. ..... ?"‘ SUNDAY. ies. Days. it i Less sdfustments. .. Total Sunday net circulation AveTage o pate Bund tion . Average number of copies for Average Sunday net circuiation...... 119,000 8. H. KAUFFMANN, rant Business Manager. | 1 1o befe albscribed dnd sworn io before me.ihie (Beal) ELMER F. YOU! Woiats Publie.