Show I Dead 7 L Lr r JI L t tI I I I Alexander US U.S. U. U Si S. FARM BOARD HEAD SUCCUMBS Heart Attack Fatal to President President President dent of International Harvester Harvester Harvester Har Har- vester Company CHICAGO Dec 4 Death 4 Death from a aheart aheart aheart heart attack has lias ended the career of Alexander Legge old 67 president president president dent of the International Harvester company and former chairman of the federal farm board Mr Legge called the iron man because of his seemingly tireless efforts efforts ef ef- ef forts died suddenly yesterday esterday at his home lome in suburban Hinsdale where he ic had been working in his garden During the war he was director of the war industries board Born on Farm Legge was born born on a n farm in Dane county Wisconsin He had devoted virtually his entire life me to agriculture In 1891 he was a farm arm hand and took tooka a job as collector for the International Harvester company in Nebraska Successively Suc Sue he was appointed sales manager manager man man- ager assistant general sales manager general manager and vice president in 1919 he served as economic advisor to o the America peace commission in I 1922 he was made president of the International In Harvester concern I In 1929 Legge was made chairman of the newly formed federal farm iann board by President Hoover Gave Gae Up Salary When Legge gave up the International International ional Harvester post for the farm fann board x ard chairmanship he forsook a annual salary for the governments government's governments government's governments government's gov gov- yearly In 1931 he resigned and went back to his compan company com corn pany pan which had recalled him No immediate relatives survive hint him Mrs Legge in whose honor he had lad erected a womans woman's memorial at Hinsdale linsdale died about 10 years ears ago Two nephews James Jame and Alex E. E Legge live at Schuyler Neb and a at t third ird Roy Legge lives in San Fran Fran- I c cisco c I |