Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1923, Page 2

0P FREEFIRALL "EXPECTED N 14 Race for Nomination Wide Open, With Many Local i Favorites. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Complete reconsideration of the 1924 presidential situation in the republi- { can party becomes necessary through the passing of Warren G. Harding. The field for the nomination is now wide open. A competition is in pros- Ppect as intense as the 1920 race, from | which Mr. Harding emerged as the triumphant compromise candidate. A week ago Mr. Harding's renomination was Jooked upon as all but an accom- plished fact. During the brief period of his incapacity at San Francisco the view gained &round that, for per- somal reasons, he might not seek a second term. Had Mr. Harding sur- vived and voluntarily retired from the presidential race, Senator Hiram W Jahnson of Califor: by many authorities the most prob- able heir to the 1924 nomination Today, with Calvin Coolidge of Mas- saphusctts installed in the presidency the situatior aken a kaleido- scopic and wholly xpected turs. President Coolidg petuate the conservs Harding administratio: He wil stand for its steady course in domes- tie and international politics as firmiy a€ Mr. Harding did. He is tempera- mentally opposed to the “reactionars progressivism” of republicans of the Hiram Joinson type. There could greater untithesis, person- t here Coolidge and the That there and for Nir. Cool- for President in hadowed with little . whose “[avorite has is cert tain to per- ve ideals of the tween President Callfornia ationist.” wil be a strong de: idge's nomination 1924 can be fores rigk. Massachus sob” he was in 1920, is certain, Wash ington thinks, to present him to the national republican convention next year. | Progressives Shy There is little prospect that fdge candidacy will induce other rants to clear the track. A c at Johnson. a Cool pt: tr ider- able number of them was only waiting | elimination from the | for'Mr. Hardin race to enter it on theff own account. Hiram is the principal con- tefder of that description. He aspires on the ground of and particular 1ty to ments.” Many feHow-progressives regard Johnson a renegade. Senator La Follette, it believed, would oppose him. Johnson supported Fordney-Me- Cumber tariff. the p_subsidy and other congressional measures that are anathema to the radical wing of republican part He “'missed train” when theé Newberry vote was taken in the Senate. Many progres- ives charze Johnson w be progressive and the same time Former Tllinois is known enter the repub test. He is not has definite lea Mr. Lowden admirers Johnson cause of his hostil foreign entan rank O. Lowden of to be ready to re- can presidential con. an “isoiationist” and ue of nations leanings. numi countless throughout the middle west and southwest. Their confidence in him was not impaired by the “delegate- buying” episode which, by &« neral con- sent, defeated his ambitions at the 1920 convention. Gen. Leonard Wood's <tar may also re-emerge on the G. O. P. horizon. He will have back of him & new record of strong administra- ve service in the lippines. He has never renoumced his presidential ambitions. is Pinchot Strong I'rospect, It conditions dictate the necessity of a recognized progressive at the head of the republican ticket cannot be overlooked. He is undoubt- edly a receptive candidate. He will control the Pennsylvania delegation at the na convention and it will advocate his nomination, if he desires. Scnator La Follette will be pres- anted by Wisconsin #nd possibly en- dorsed by Minnesota and the Dakotas. Sienator Brookhart>will try to swing lowa for former Senator < Senator Arthur Capper may formidably the candidate to win t farming w . Ind'ena has two potential repub- lican pr tial candidates_in_the ersons nator James E. on and former Senator Albert Verid W C has had his ight & rod” ready for years. Mr. Beveruige is said to feel that recent rlitical developments throughout the country have been of a char- #cter that make his type of repub. Tieanism eligible presidential timbe: despite his own defeat for the Sen- ate in 19 Crlinet Mas Candidates. It kas commonly been said that President Hard'ng's cabinet contained wealth o! presidential timber—both to quality and to ambitions. There - no few republicans who think that Charles L. Hughes, as the architect of the Harding sdmin- istration’s greatest con achievements (in the realm of inter- national affairs), is entitled to an- other nomination for the presidency Yo there ure republicans who believe that Herbert Hoover would make a winning idate in 192 Secre- tarfes John W. Weeks and Edwin Danby rank as potential candidates, but their prospects have never been taken so seriously as those of Messrs. Hughcs and Hoover, Al that with down at this critical hour is that republican presidential affairs are in the melting pot. It 1ooks like a free field and no sure favor for any man. If the times imvrove in the agricul- tural regions by 1824, with conse- quent discouragement to the radical olement, the republican party is more than likely to place its faith anew in a conrervative candhlate and a conservative platform. INTERNATIONAL LOSS STRESSED IN ITALY Rome Paper Points to Late Presi- dent’s Role in Healing Wounds of War. By the Assoclated Press. ROME, August 4.—"The deplorable loss of President Harding is an event of { great importance, not only in Amerfcan politics, but also in inter- natlonal politics,” says the Giornale DrItalia editorfally. “President Harding achieved great success principally: through his clear, spiritual simplicity, his mental trans. parency and his homest political vis- ion, which fascinated the masses. The people understood that his positive spirit, rich in healthy, patriotic ideals, could heal the wounds caused by war. “His wisdom leaves a monumental document in the treaty for the limita- tion of armaments, which is the only solid basis for the world's future peace. His death is a terrible loss, and he will not be easily replaced.” ————— A large delegation representing the American Foundrymen's Association will sail from New York on August 18 'to attend. nm%{nfl.{.u men’s congress in Pard 2T a as surest 3. as ertainty be set is be- | his “progressivism" is § i Harding, {States, which occurred at San Fran the claims of | Gov. Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania | Wat- | tructive | |Douglas 10000, ‘Harding’s Phone ‘At Frisco, Closed SAN FRANCISCO, August 4. “Douglas 10000" was closed last night. Douglas 10000 was the spe- cial Presidential exchange, set up to link members of the President's party with other sections of the country and with each other by tel- ephone. Its wires were attached to the Presidential train up to the moment the cars began moving. As the last car of the train was passing the ex- change's local telcphone on the piat- form on the railway station the last will was put in and completed It was from a corrcspondent of the Asrociated Press and conveyed this message : “Here's a flash. Hard- ing train left 7:15:30 DAY-LONG SALU T0 LATE PRESIDENT Beto- Over Army and Navy Guns ken Nation’s Sorrow Harding Death. was considered | On lund and national at hal at emblem mast, the mnation's singing & monrnful jin nory of their { mander-in-chie. { Just as the first dawn streaked the Nationai Capital to the outpost . in the distant —thirteen guns rang out in |a crashing chor It was the open- [ing note of 1 saddest song Army and the Navy knows—their iparting tribute to {the United States. | Throughout the day. wherever there {1s an American ship or ad American ifort or station, a lonely gun will be !fired every half hour. And when the !sun sinks slowly beyond the western ihorizon the guns will bid their chief godspeed with a tremendous cres. cendo of forty-eight pieces, while €Very man man in the nation's armed services, from the most decorated general ‘and admiral he rawest recruit, stands rigidly at salute. McKinley Tribute Reealied. The last time this sad. day-long sa- ute fired was when Presidant ¥ died at the hunds of an as- The first thirteen guns are ymbolic ¢f the thirteen America’s beginning song continues throughout to keep the soldier and sailor ever in mind of his dead chicf, and the final sea. wherever the sorrowfully guns are recufem today len com- droons | | H me g the eastern messengers the {ehcrus at sunset speaks of the forty- elght states over which he ruled er the ceremony waus touching. called the troopers and artillierymen to the ensign mast before the com mandant’s office. Grouped around the mast in hollow square formation. of- ficers and men stood at salute while the thirteen guns were being fired Then slowly the ensign was raised to half staff. Death Formally Announced. A battery of French seventy-fives, manned by crews that were changed every two hours, continued the salut At 10 o'clock the entire post was as sembled on the parade grounds and the general order officially informing the Army of the President’s death was read by the commanding officer, Col 5. Hawkins. Signed by Dwight F. is, it reads as follows: is the painful duty of the Sec- of War to announce to the the death of Warren Gamaliel President of the United 7:30 2, cisco, 1923, “The grief of the nation in the un- timely death of the President is shar- {ed by the Army of the United States, {in the weifare of which he displaye at all times a deep interest and solici- tude. His kindly wisdom and strength, his conscientious devotion to duty and his loyalty to our national ideals earned for him the respect of every {American citizen. Appropriate fu- {meral honors will be paid to the mem- ry of the late President and I{mander-in-chief at the headquarters iof every corps area and department, |at every military station and at every |camp of troops of the United States tin the fleld “The Vice President of the United i States, Calvin Coolidze. has taken the {oath of office and assumed the duty Calif., at p.m., August of President, in accordance with the | provisions of the Constitution.” Memory Honored nt Far-Off Points. !_In far-off Samoa, Hawali and the i Philippines, throughout the length and 4bredth of 'continental America, this i tribute to the memory of the late Pre: ident Harding was being paid tional emblem and the union s ry_commissioned ship of the Navy ill ‘fly at half mast untll after the funeral, and the same custom will followed at the corps t headquarters and posts of the Army. Special milltary honors will be paid | e President’s | passes funeral train as it through stations where regu- {lar troops are quartered on its journey iback to Washington. Corps command- ers have been directed to see that “all regular troops at stations along the iroute be turned out to render appro- priate honors.” Virtually every larze {city has some detachment of Soldiers and sailors. | Action By Chaplatns. } The general committee of Army and {Navy chaplains of the Federal Council iof Churches has requested all chap- {lains at Army posts, Navy stations and aboard ship to hold services for the |expression” of *'sorrow, bereavement nd_world loss in the sudden death jof President Harding.” Prayers are {to be given that “God's grace may be {abundantly given Mrs. Harding and the ! bereaved people of this nation,” and | that “strength, wisdom and grace” be {Erantes charge of the responsibilities devolving upon him. 1 \FRENCH HALF-STAFF FLAGS FOR HARDING Passing of President Overshadows All Topies in Minds of Mourn- - ing People: By the Associtted Pross. PARIS, August 4.—President Hard- ing's death is taken in France as an event of first importance. It even has placed the grave political crisis which may lead to an end of the entente in {the background for the time being. | The president of the republic and other officials and public bodies have !transmitted expressions of sympathy to Mrs. Harding and to the United States. * In the messages there was {evinced a realization that France had lost a true friend. “A man who com- ! manded respect and a perfectly upright man,” was the phrase used by one of the editorlal writers in an afternoon paper, and_words of similar import were to be found in each column of the newspapeérs touching on the demise of the American Chief Executive. Dispatches from the provinces show that the feeling of regret is not limited to the capital. One from Havre may be quoted as typical. “Flags have been half-staffed on all buildings, and the cotton has vated. to. glase. todey -as a sign of mourning,” it says. the | President of | eille this morning | Com- | be | d the new President for. the dis. | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1923. ° Left to right: Poxtmaster ( Thousands Join Thousends of messages of sympathy continued to arrive at the State De- partment today from all parts of the world expressing the sorrow of gov- and hizh officials the death of President Harding In similar ma civic and other jleaders 6f the National Capital made expressions of their deepcst sympathy paying tribute to the life and works of the late President Among the first to cahle their sym- pathy to Secretary Hugh the { members of the Permanent International Justice. at The H The cable read: “The Permanent Court of International Justice, ing heard of the death of President Hard ing, desires to express its se ' loss sustatied by the United States of America, and by the wor A4 begs to convey to you an expression of its sympathy to the fam * ‘The mes i sage was signed, “Lod president 1 Otto Wiedreldt, the rman am- ssador, sent this telegram to Mr 8 { bew respectfully you, dear Mrs. Harding, Mrs. Wied- feldt's and my heartfelt sympathy for the sudden death of your husband, The late President of the United States showed sincere kindness to me upon every occasion, which 1 *[lu.fl al- ways thunkfully bear in mind Ambassador Recalls Mecting. Recalling here his first ineeting with Frespient Harding, the am sador from German: dceclared first words he spoke to me when had the horor of delivering my cre- dentials to him were, ‘War is over. and 1 thankfull acknowledge how he used upon every occasion during these fifteen mont to show this nobl iinded conv in social as in_political affai Premier Poincare of France a mossage deploring the loss of “a generou and enlightened friend whom Frenchmen had learned to love and respect.” Minister Brun of Den graphed from Bar Harbor, Me, his personaul feelings of grief and sym- puthy, declaring that he knew that {these feelings “are also the feelings {of the Danish government and ‘pmplp. 2 £ Minister Arcaya of Venezueia | nis condolences” from Atiantic Other messazes were the charge d'affaires ombassy, Augusto Rosso; F. {secretary of the Rumanian legation: Hussein Alal, minister from Persia: C. M. Larrea, charge d'affaires of the ilegation of Ecuador: Arturo Padro, jcharge d'af res of the Cuban lega- tion; Minister Panaretoff of ernment at H; s werc h to express to he 1 s ion rk tele- City. recoived from of the Italian C. Nano, ish and Ambassador Riano of_Spain. | "The counselor of the British em- |bassy transmitted a cablesram from Admiral Jelilcoe. governor general of New Zealand. stating that the New Zealand parlfament had adjourned as {n_tribute of respect to the memory {of President Harding. Cable From Norway. Minister Swenson, in a cable from Norway. stated that the lord chamb. lain and five membors of the Nor- i wegian ministry, including the pre- imier, had called at the legation in a {body and “cxpressed their deep sym- {pathy with the American government and the American people in the great loss suffered by the death of their President.” Minister Grew, at Lausanne. cabled an_expression on behalf of himself and the members of the special mis- sion dealing with the Turkish treaty negotiations. i Counselor Prochnik of the Austrian legation here spoke of “the sorrow fand compassion which have gripped the hearts of the people of the Austrian irepublic.” Other tributes to President Harding {were as follows Chairman Cordell Hull of the demo- cratic national committee: “lI join with the great body of Americans in deploring the sudden land untimely death of President 'Haraing. which has shocked his fel- {low citizens everywhere, and which is a_great loss to his country. The heart of the nation will go out to Mrs. Harding, the heroic and devoted wife, and to the other members of his fam- T cmbassy ‘Words of New Bisho) { Rev. Dr. James E. Freeman, bishop- elect of the Episcopal diocese of Washington: “Few Presidents in our times have so completely won the affection of the people as did President Harding. His graclous and genial personality, quite apart from his splendid gifts as a leader, gave him a place in the af- fectiors of the people. notably those of Washington, quite comparable. The development of his talents as a { statesman has been marked. The fact that he was genial and gracious in his contacts with men was all too frequently taken as an evidence of the lack of other qualitles, but those who claim to know him soon realized that he was a man of strong and fixed conviction whose motives were utterly sincere and whose devotion to high ideals was unchallenged and un- challengeable. President’ Harding combined many noble qualities that were winsome and compelling, and I have had repeated occasions to Know the depth and strength of his sym- pathles and the largeness of his af- fections. Beyond anything else he iwas a profoundly religious man, and i his religion emtered into the common concerns of his everyday life. Hi loss will be felt as a personal one b; L. multitude of friends in_ all_parties who have learned to Iove and admife neral New, Court of | sent | nt! Bul- | {garia. Counselor Chilton of the Brit- | Se in World’s him for his s | xouna Americani { high principle { John H. Bartlett, fir | postmaster general President Harding's and grieves his personal friends be- {yond measure. and it disrupts the progress of good government irrepar- | { geniality, devotion to assistant death shocks ably.” Tribute Thomas, W custodian?® “President by Thomas W. Miller. Miller, alien property Harding's loss is inter- atic 1 His death is another sacri- © upon the altar of public service hind a kindly and generous dispo- sition was a tenacity of purpose to £overn this country honestly and effi- ciently nd to shoulder our burden of responsibility in world affairs. His loss is terrible to contemplate. The jexample of his serv will be an in- centive to those who are ieft hehind {to carry on his policies by proceeding unfalteringly along the pat. that he | would 5w were he here.” 1 In the postponement | for one its out to Mar- | shall Hall eduled for today, the | Home for Widows and Orphans of the Photograph made nt Union station laxt night when President and Mrs. Coolidge were greeted by ex retary of State Hughes, Mrs. Coolldge, the Prestdent, and NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE ARRIVES IN NATIONAL CAPITAL inet officers and other government official snistant Secretary of Labor ¥ Mrs. Harding’s Future Home | Harding's widow Uing's { 1 1 | United States War Veterans' Associa- | { 1 adopted resolutions of sorrow xpressed deepest sympathy for Mrs. Harding Out of respect to the the late Pr of the ladie Ald Society memory of dent, the joint mecting auxiliary and Men's of St. Ann's Infant Asy- lum last night decided to postpone the carnival which was in progress jthis week for the benefit of the in- stitution. The carnival will be held {August 13 to 18. Tribate of Senator. Senator Copeland of New vesterday, sent the following gram to Mrs. Harding: “Regardless of political affiliations, your husband w the most popular man in public life in America. His death comes as a personal loss to each of us. Mrs. Copeland and T ex- tend to you our deepest sympathy and we pray that God may sustain you In your hour of trial.” Col. E. J. W. Proffit, formerly York, tele- in as- ! band |as it 'was McKinle sistant to Gen. Dawes, the organizer ' of the budget, recalling the patience d tolerance with which the dent permitted himself to be con- cerned with the intimate perplexing {details of the organization {ordination of the of the government departments. “President Harding typified pa- tlence personified, willingly and in- terestingly entering into a discussion of the minute deiails of government adminlstration, laying aside, at times, matters of state and diplomacy, seel.- ing ever ways 1 means of increas- ing the efficien. service In_ order that the expcnses thereof and the resulting taxes to people might be materially reduced. While his first desires iwere ever economy, he encouraged and recog- nized efficiency, and always de- nounced wastefulness in either labor, money or supplies.” Board of Trade Acts. Both the Washington Board of Trade and the Washington Chamber of Commerce adopted resolutions of l“nmlnl(-xuo upon the death of the | Pre {erning boards yesterday. The following is the tex lution of the Board of Trade: Whereas it has pleased Almighty God, in Hiw wisdom, to remove from our ‘midst Warren G. Harding, Presi- dent of the United States; and “Whereas during his long restdence in the city of Washington as senator from the state of Ohio and later as President of the United States he has won the respect and affection of his neighbors and fellow citizens at | the seat of government; and “Whereas in his death the nation has lost at a_most critical time the benefit of his guidance and wise counsels and the city of Washington a loyal friend and neighbor; now therefore be it “Resolved, By the board of direc- tors of the Washington Board of Trade and in its behalf, that in the death of President Harding the na- tion, the city of Washington and his fellow citizens and neighbors have met with an irreparable loss; be it further “Resolved, That we extend to his widow our deep and_sincere sympa- thy and our prayers that she be given atd r loss which she has incurred.” Chamber Pays Tribute. { . The executive committee of the {Chamber of Commerce spread th ! following resolution on its minut “The city, the nation, the world mourns today. A good man has fal- llen. The terrible shock is felt t¥ jevery individual, regardless of party or creed, group or class. President Harding came to his great oflice facing foreign and domestic lssucs of gigantic importance, confronted iwith almost superhuman task. As ihead of the world's greatest nation he devoted himself with dauntless energy to the solving of the intrica.e and perplexing problems of govern- iment and diplomacy. { “He was a manly man, in every sense a man of the peopla. “Today we cannog realize our loss. Time alone can measure Its effoct. We have lost a_splendid citizen, u fearless Chfef Exécutive, a great American.” Ad Club Mourns. The Advertising Club expressed itself as follows through its presi- dent, William H. Wagner: “The sudden death of the Presi- dent is 'a_shock to the members of the Ad Club, of which President Harding was an honorary member. The nation has suftered a great 1oss, strength and courage to stand the | T'resi- | and co- | business activities of the government | he ! | | | i | | ident at meetinge of thelr gov- |them were Secretaries t of the!pyyugherty, cabinet members. i By the Assoclated Press MARION, Ohfo, August 4 will m ~President fu- E make her tu home at the of Dr. C. Sawyer, personal physicias the | ate Chief Executive, just outside the | city, according to announcement in today's Marion Tribune, a morning newspaper, controlled men who recently interest in Marion White The farm beauty spots of Marion Millard Hunt. who fes Hardinz home under lease immediately vacate, but Mrs. Harding refused to let him do so. ‘That is the home where the {amous “front poreh” | campaign was held GRIEVING NATION PAYS TRIBUTE TO ITS LEADER AS TRAIN SPEEDS EAST, 5 an by same Hard- Star, i< the it Mr. 1known one of t the red to i (Continued from First Page.) - = | ruffles. Then a Navy band played| “The Star Spangled Banner’ a throngs stood uncovered. The > then- plaved “Lead. Kind Mr. Harding's favorite hymn Light, Swing Into Mare After the band played “Lead Kindly Light” the buglers sounded “right wheel,” and the cavalry troops swung into column at the head of the cor- tege. Chief of Police Dantel J. O'Brien had gone ahead in his car to see that the was clear. The avy band started Chopin's “Funeral March," and the procession began its slow march to the train. All trafic had been stopped. All public offices and stores were closed The only sounds were made by the tramp of men and horses. There was no hysteria or audible weeping or commotion of any sort. Only once was the silence foot falls. That was when the chimes of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, a block from the hotel, played “Nearer, My God. to Thee,” as the cortege got under way. Before the body was re- moved from the hotel brief services were held in the presidential suite, conducted by the Rev. James S. West, pastor of the First Baptist Church here. Mr. Harding was a member of that denomination The casket, before it left the hotel, had been heaped over with flowe loving tributes from friends. Tele- grams and messages by hundreds vied with the flowers for space. But when the casket was removed its only drapings were the American flag and a wreath of carnations. Notables In Parade. Behind the hearse came the nota- bles of the escort, which included the honorary pallbearers, and high city, state and national officials. Among Hoover, Work General The Attorney General got up out of a sick bed at the Palace Hotel to take his place in the line of march. He rode In an automobile ahead of Mayor James Rolph, jr.; Gen. John J. Per- shing, Maj. Gen, Charles G. Morton, Rear Admirals Edward Simpson and J. 8. McKean. The participation of the Army. the Navy and the marines in the proces- sions was solemn and imposing. All officers were in full dress, as is cus- tomary on such occasions, and their swords were draped in crépe Under the command of Brig. Gen. Ira A. Haines select units were de- tailed from the Presidio and Fort Scott. The way and Wallace and Attorney active pallbearers and the guard of honor to the station con- sisted of two marines, two soldicrs, two sailors and two members of the National Guard. Mre. Harding did not leave the hotel with the cortege. She waited until 7 o'clock, when she departed, accom- anied by Dr. Charles E. Sawyer and Bltretary George Christian. They rode in & closed car with the blinds drawn. Men from the 30th Infantry at the Presidio formed a line on each side of the route to the station as an additional guard of honor. All patrolmen in the city, those absolutely necessary to patrol the districts, were assigned to the procession and wore small wisps of crepe on their shields. Crowds Honor Mrs. Harding. Mrs. Harding left the Palace Hotel for the station fn a closed car at 7 o'clock, accompanied by Dr. Sawyer and Secretary Christian. The shades of the car were drawn and there was no draping on it in either crepe or colors. Spectators along the sidewalk bared thelr heads as the car passed. The scene inside the railroad sta- tion where the presidential train_was awalting was & strange one. Plat- forms that ordinarily are crowded with passengers were bare. Passage- ways to _and from the trains were empty. Tracks usually occupied by trains were vacant. Only on the farthest track, near an arched trav- erse to the street, stood the same line of cars that the President's party had occupied on the trip west—and one more. Car Decorated. Rearmost was the car in which War- ren Harding had lived and laughed { through | had | the roof hung garlands of broken by more than | except | Outpour of Grief and Praise Dr.Sawyer’s Farm, White Oaks’ e o0ld Marion which handled arding’s been revived funecral plans t 1, & person: fr ing. has bLeen named uniform system of homes and business worked out. Adjt, Gen detail Company ard, both Ms dnesday and Thursd. According to Dr. Carl Sawver, of the late Presidents personal phy- siclan, Dr. George T. Harding is bear- |ing up well under his s death Dr. Harding rested fairly well last night, Dr. Sawyer said thing campaixn to take Association. during Mr. for office, has charge of thi Hoke for be mourning places will be asked the How- National be here Henderson g Company D of the Ohio and worked from Wash attle and In which he had Seattle to San Franc suffered it S5 greenery. Beside {t the columns of were wrapped in green banded with black crepe frame for an open window servation compartmen Inside the car was hung with black to typify a nation’s mourning for a stricken leadér and in the observa- tion section the broad windows which Mr. Harding so often gazed with pleacure and wor der the mighty western were covered over with black purple and te asters and on the floor, its length parallel to that of the car, was a low black bier. Wherever there was a place to fas- ten them cypress and ferns had heen attached, so the President lay sur- rounded by evergre symbolic af immorta and by the flowers and ferns that typified the great outdoors he loved so well Overhead the lights burned will burn while the train {journey to W ngton That room will be occupfed while the train speeds eastward; sailors and | soldiers will stand guard there. Men |who had known Warren Harding from boyhood will go therc and stand awhile, silent, gazing on the casket of a well loved friend. A frail. silent, courageous figure in black will steal there softly anq sob. But just beyond was another place, that no one will nter or occupy —the room where Warren Harding lay during the first struggles with his final fllness. That room is locked. In it are the President’s baggage, the things he knew and used and labored with. Ni one v se them now. Mrs. Harding's room is in the mid- dle of the car, where girders exert their greatest effect to lessen the strain of traveling, vet not so far but that she can go alone in the dark watchesfto keep a vigil be- side her helpmee Down the platform beside the train a little crowd awalted the coming of the I'resident's body. Its members were also members of the President's own party on the westward trip, waiting to begin their last journes with their chief. their leader and their friend. Opposite were passen- {gers from a train four tracks aw. | whose departure was delayed until the presidential special should have gone, so that the funeral train might have a clear track Planes Drop Roses. Overhead airplanes from the Army posts about San Francisco bay eir- cled, long streamers {ing’ Mom their wings in {official mourning. Ciustc {loving tribute to the dead, down from them as tb above the train Then outside the muffled beat of drums was heard and through the archway could be seen the presiden- tiAl escort drawing solemn array to pay the final honors aceord- ed the departed commander-in-chief. More drums, more troops ani sailo and marines passing, a band playing a _dead march, the guard of henor, officers of the country's three serv- ices, each with sword hilt wrapped with crepe, took up its station in the archway. Faces Show Sorrow. A hush fell, John J. Pershing, Gen- eral of the United States, trod sol- emnly to a post beside the train and stood erect. Admirals. generals, and other officers of the Army and Navy marched in solemnity, heads erect but many faces drawn with emot:on, and took their stations beside the train. Then the casket. wrapped in the American flag its occupant had serv. ed, and bearing on its top a wreath, was borne in on the shoulders of a stalwart group of men from all three of the country’s armed services. Gent- 11v. deliberately, they lald it down upon the platform beside the car, stepped up on that grim rostrum and lifted it through the window. The Elass was closed, the cortege broke up and all the solémn picture, with its background of grave-faced men and black-clad women was ended. Then others of the official_party clambered aboard tne train. Police- men cleared a line to the rearmost the car where the President's body lay, and Army and Navy officers formed lines on either side of it. The airbrakes squeaked as trainmen tried them. Loving hands carried to the baggage car, away down the platform behind the crepe-Lung locomotive, the mass of flowers that-had stood beside the presidential car. Seven o'clock, the hour set for the train's departure, came and went. Mrs. Harding Still Brave. Then down the aisle, edged with Navy blue and aold and Army olive drab, came a slender figure, black clad and stooping slightly. It wi Mrs. ‘Harding. She was on the arm the sta- ry and form a as the. makes it token of of roses, fluttered passed son | Out- | garlanded with ferns and | in its ob- | springs and | of black fiy-! Giant Elms Stand As Sentinels Over President’s Grave By the Associated Press, MARION, Ohio, August 4.—The spot in Marion cementery where all that is mortal of Warren G. Harding will be consigned to final rest. is one of the most beautiful in the vicinity of the quict town to which he ofttimes said he hoped to return as an “ordinary citizen.” Situated at almost the exact center of the shady expanse of the old burial ground, the Harding family plot, where a President of the United ‘States will resume his lace among the kindly folk he new and loved as neighbors, lies cupped in a tiny v Two giant elms cast decp shad- ows over slabs of granite which mark the resting places of the | President's mother and of his sis- | ter, Mary Clarissa, nd only a few steps away a gleaming gravel roadway winds through a perfect archway of foliage fashioned by the interlocking branches of vir- gin_elms To the rear, where the tiny de- pression levels itself out, stretches w quiet vista of gently rolling grass land dotted here and there by the gray blot of a tombstone ull deepened into sombre tints by the shade of forest trees as a fit- ting background for the shrine of a dead President DROVE HARVESTE TORELPOUTBOYS” Late President,, Tired and Sunburned, Refused to Dis- appoint Reporters. By the Associated Press HUTCHINSON, Kans., August 4.— An incident that occurred here in June on the visit of the late Presi-| dent Harding w recalled today as | characteristic of his determination to carry on” and his unwillingness to disappoint those who had planned for his coming. It had been arranged that the Presi- | dent should visit a wheat fleld here | the heart of the nation’s wheat belt and should drive a binder about | the field harvesting which | would be milled immediately and | provide flour for biscuits for the| evening meal | It was a broiling hot day and the| President had experienced the effects | of sunburn in Kansas City the day | before. t therefore, he held back a little | “Go ahead rren,” urged Mrs {Harding, w? »d amid the waving wheat bes Chief E Don't disappo Wepape: You know the a story.” The late dent thereupon | {mounted the harvester and drove it about the field. When he ounted his clothes were covered | and perspiration streamed - But he had given the and the camera in ‘newspaper men their story. MORSE ACQUITTED, WITH ASSOCIATES, OF FRAUD CHARGES | (Continued from First Page.) | Bissell Thomas of | D. Davison and W the local bar and Attorneys Nash Rockwood and Stanley Fowler of New York. The prosecution was in the | hands of Assistant Attorneys General Turner and Allison and United States Attorney Gordon Spend Night at Courthouse. After deitberating until 11 o'clock {1ast night the jurors were taken for | ja short stroll through Judiciary Square by Deputy Marshals Weaver and Clark son and returning to the courthouse | Iretired about midnight. They were | jastir at 5:30 this morning, and after | |naving coffee went for a walk. Break- | fast was served in the cafe of thel courthouse at 8 o'clock and forty-five | {minutes later the jurors resumed their | { deliberation. i _Counsel for the defense and some of ]lhe defendants returned to the court- house after supper laust night, but {others left their telephone numbers | ;\\'x!h Morgan H. Beach, clerk of thel | court, who promised to notify them if {the jury reached an ugreement Justice Stafford concluded his e to the jury at 2.50 p.m. yesterday, and the jurors retired immediately, and after sending for a generous supply of ice water hegan their consideration of the voluminous testimony which has been unfolded before them during the Ififteen weeks of the trial. | The jurors took with them the orig- |inal “indictments and a couple of} ! printed copies of the charges. i 1 Seeks to Avoid Confusion. In order that there may be no mis- {understanding as the dict and ias to the idca of the jury regarding | {the guilt or innocence of each of the | |eight defendants, Justice Stafford had | prepared a paper cont: ing the names of the defendants and the titles of the two indictments. Two columns were {ruled off, one indicating the first count 1of the charge that the defendants con. spired to defraud the United States and the other the second count of that in- dictment. Under the Second indict- ment, which charges defruuding of the | Fleet' Corporation—a government agency {—two similar columns were arranged. The court asked the foreman to w llel {clearly opposite each name in each col- umn the result of the jury’'s deliberation. No word came from the jury room and all rumors as to how they stood | were mere speculation. {ENGLISH TO RENDER TRIBUTE IN ABBEY By the Assoclated Press, LONDON, August 4.—England's public observance of President Hard- ing's funeral probably will be a memoral service in Westminster Ab-i bey at the time official services are being held in Washington. The abbey service will be attended by represent atives of the government, tha crown, | the American government offices, the members of the diplomatic corps and the general public. r\Gacrae B Cliciatian, Jr: the Prexte| dent's secretary, whose frock-coated shoulderrs were far bent in grief as| he led her to the steps. They climbed upon the platform whence President Harding used to wave his hand o cheerily at the way- | side crowds. Both fumbled with the door catch an instant, then the black- clad figure stepped inside. ~Florence Harding was with her dead. An instant later Secretary Chris- tian entered also. Then very slowly, very quietly, while all along the station platforms the crowds stood with bared heads and soldiers and sailors drew them. selves up in salute, the train began to move. Far down the track, where a great crowd had gathered outside the station to witness its departure, the people tood hushed and bareheadod. The s nl |black straw hat |repres {the feder jdent on the str, {sonal ‘message to Mrs. NEW FIRST LADY SHUNS INTERVIEW Meets Newspaper Women But All Her Thoughts Are - for Mrs. Harding. Mrs. Coolidge adheres to her poliey, established when the President en- tered politics, of not being inter- viewed, though she met about twenty newspaper wom a little past 11 o'clock this morning in her private suite at the New Willard, and chatted with them on general topic especlally the weather, for a ten minutes. She lovked much refrshed a night of rest, and was particularly attractive in a simple one-plece dress of white crepe chi. here and there a showing of embroidery in colored silk. She carried a simple round hat of white braid when she entered her suite after a short ping trip. The secretary to M Randolph, newspaper women i of the suite at M de with wh ad reet must in no instance After the declaration Mrs entered the room and greeted company, the: mile which made her in her husband's can pecially in Washington, She appeared thougt Thought for Mrs. Harding. Evidently her mind upon her great posi but, rather, upon Mrs. H whom she was on terms of i She suid she had no plans beyond t moment. When Mrs. Coolidge Washington last evening President, her face was su tired lines and traces of change from her usually buoyant manner w. She wore a pl mixed gray and was arr a plain white blouse the change fr the eomber tones. She did not look about her and was plainly relieved to the privacy of th HARDING FUNERAL SERVICE PLANNED HERE WEDNESDAY giving (Continued fre t Page.) Veterane. be represen and other frat the late this sec In the civic sect of the Masonir orders of which a member. In larga delegations ous branches of nt and the Dis- the latter will isstoners selection of marshal, it that _ Brig r chief of the s teg Arr Persh ocession n will 1 Rovernny government. In the D r hortly was announced tuart Hein ¥ division. been appointe chief of staff honor. TRAFFIC TO BE HALTED ON AVENUE DURING FUNERAL PROCESSION Penng: street sed the funeral procession President Harding. it was announc today by Maj. Daniel Sull of police. The Avenue will be rope off with wire cable. the louding platforms witl be removed the car service suspended along the route of the process Virtuall s for handling th large cro ted to come Washington funeral cession 1 of President hi catafalc the United S pleted today other official ment. Three hundred and fifty officers, picked from the vi cincts, ' will be statloned Avenue while is passing from the Capitol. Imme the policemen will be Capitol to supervise they pass into th reverent tribute at stricken President Previous Rules in Foree. Practically the same rules prom: gated for the handling of the crc when the body of America’s unknow soldfer lay in state in the Capitol be enforced while the late Presid body rests in the rotunda of bullding. The line for the forminx of the procession which will pass through the Capitol to view th corpse of the President, however, will be extended from the Capitol plaz to 1st and East Capitol streets. From this point the four abreast, will pase up 1l steps of Capitol, through rotunda and the street. At will separate, an pass on eithcr s Street vender. to profit from the sorr. ington and the natio: announced. Permits to street hawkers, caught peddling souvenir: streets will be arrested. Bars Sale of Buttons. Since the sudden death of the Presi- dent many persons are reportad have been making plans to sell but- tons and_pictures of the dead Pres uring the funer Ivania avenue to Peace Monument to all vehic from 17th will be traffic during the 1 for n uniformed rious pre ng t 1ding bier th will not be perm procession. Capt direct charge of th ment, emphatically declared t commercialization of the city and the nation for the of Mr. Harding will not be Mad. Sulllvan has sent out order for black rosettes for the officers. They will he w tunic under the police badge As approximately 160.000 persons view the casket of the unknown =o dier as it lay in state in the Caj <he police officiuls estimate about 100,000 will pass the r of the late President. Persons were per- mitted to view the casket of the un- known here from & a.m. to midnight while the President's body will lie in state from about 4 p.m. to 6 p.m BUSINESS AT STANDSTILL AS PORTO RICO MOURNS By the Associated Press. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, August 4.— Gov. Towner sent the following mes- sage to Mrs. Harding “The people of Porto Rico have learned with ln".\‘\rf‘sslhln sorrow of the death of the President. He was greatly admired and respected by all and greatly loved by those who per- sonally knew him. Please accept from all the peopls our deepest sympathy with you in your great loss. Gov. and Mrs. Towner sent this per- Harding “Mrs. Towner joins me in express- ing our most profound sympathy in your irreparable Joss. The entire na- tion is bLereaved.” tolerated rus The lights on the last car, the Presi- dent's car, dwindled and grew .dim- mer in the disgance, vanished as the train rounded a curve. The President was gone. All the banks and many business houses were closed yesterday. Gov. Towner issued a proclamation re- 3uen|nz all to cease business on the ay of the funeral.