Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair tonight; showers and change in temperature. Highest, 92, at 4:30 p.m. at 4:30 a.m. toda Jowest, 72, Full report on page 14. ‘Tuesday, thunderstorms; probably Tittl vesterday; l Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 18 = Entered a: post_offic No. 28,951. second-class matter Washington, D. C. COOLIDGE IS 'APPRISED OF COALPROBLEMS AND U. S. LABOR SITUATION Gompers Gives Views to New President. FUEL BODY LEADER GIVEN CONFERENCE Steady Stream of Callers Pays Respects—=D. C. Heads Received. lidge learned today President ion of Labor labor world, mond. chair- com- the Gom- President € first hand of the American the labor problems of th and from John Hays Ha man of the United States coal om Gompers Federa missi Tegarding acite situation. M s. it is understood, did not discuss with the President the an- te situation. L of these ary White House Ho teft the ession ther: the situation coal Pe directly ti visitors to the tem- in the New Wil- President with be ssion of Congress called this itions lard the &1 fal would no unforeseen ¢ buld arise to make it Hammond, it is understood. the President that he believed coal ion would worked satisfactorily. Mr Mr. necessary. told the out be iscussed with immi Gompers Tresident also the tion rganized in its attitude bars should not er immigration_at Velieved that Mr ttitude in his ‘resident. He ation que labor Has been firm in the past that the be let down to great- this time, and it is Gompers’ took this conference with the was accompanied Dby Frank Morri secretury of the Ainerican Federation of Labor Mr., Gompers, when he paid his re spects to President Coolidie Saturday afternoon, expressed a wish to discuss labor and immigration matters with him, and the President set today. During the conference Mr. Gompers 15 understood to have requested “urther conference later, if there to be called a special session of Con- gress. Callers in Steady Stream. corridors and room of the idential suite were filled with fals of the government and mem- bexs of Congress in an almost con- tinuous = am today, calling to g their respects to the new Presid and to assure him of their co-opera- tion. Among the callers were John T. Adams, chairman of the republican national committee; D. R. € singer, ' nor of the Federal Reserve i 1. Senator Cummins of lowa, | ident pro tempore of the Senate! | rman Farley of the United Stat ing Board; F. Scobey, di- rectar of the mini: Assistant Secre- of Agriculture Pugsley, Senator B of Missouri, former Senator: B. Kellogg of Minnesota, the ! members of the board of 1 rict Commissioners, Edward F. Colladay. | republican mational committeeman of the District of Columb and former Senator Rawson of lowa, Senator Mo: of New Hampshire, Thom: Afiller. alien property custodian: As- sistant Secretary of the Navy Roose- \ and Frank B. Noyves, president of the Associated Pres: Senator Cummins, when he left the Tricident's office, was asked whether | he would continue as president pro tempore of the Senate or would give Lis entire time during the next ses. sion of Congress to railroad legisla- tion. upon which he has been working during the congressional recess. He is chairman of the Senate committee | on interstate commerce. | Declines to Answer., = i “That's rather a delicate question.” ! aaid Senator Cummins, with a twinkle in his eye. He added that he had no, announcement to make at this time. [ ¥le expressed the opinion. however, that it would be essary to elect a president pro tempore at the begin- ning of new Congre As a matter of fact. he pointed out. the venator elected to preside over the cnate now. since there Is no Vicel President, would be a president of the Senate Senator Cunnnius said he was firm- 1y convinced that something should Be done to lighten the burdens of thel President, nd one of means that could be adopted was limiting the President to one term, either of four E. s said that he had d news of the death of President Harding through a friend uzht the news over the radio. NMr. Cummins was at his home in Tow at the time. As soon as his friend heard anunouncement over the radio he telephoned to Senator Cummins. 'olities Not Mentioned. Chairman John T. Adams of republi n national committee said that politiecs and policies were not discussed in his talk with the Presi- dent today The world court, he said, was not mentioned. It will be recalled that Adams and the late F - dent ‘ered over the question of the court Edward ¥. Colladay, republican national ommitteeman for the Dis- trict and one of the group who noti- fied Mr. Coolidge of his nomination for the vice presidency in 1920, talk- ed with the President for some time. Me, as president of the Board of Trade, conveyed the respects of that | Tody to Mr. Coolidge and the desire the board at all times to be of to the Chief Executive in « on. 1 District Commissioners James F. ster, Cuno H. Rudolph and J. Jranklin Bell calied on the President. The new President told the Com- | missioners that he was glad to meet ! them offieially. The Commissioners, | w the other hand, informed Mr. Cool. idge "that they had completed all plans for the funeral arrangements | for the late President Harding that, had been left to them by Lieut. C. O. Sherrill, officer in charge of public buildings and grounds. No Statement Forthcoming. President Coolidge is adhering gtrictly to the announcement of Sat- urday that no statement would be made regarding the policies of his sdministration until after the inter- ment of President Harding Friday. Nevertheless, the question of the orld court and his probable attitude toward it continues to be discussed widely, and also the probable make up of his cabinet. The general im- pression prevailed today that there would be no cabinet changed for some time—unless Attorney General Daugherty should insist upon with- Jdrawing from office. Mr. Daugherty was a_close personal friénd of Pres- dent Harding. He has not been in zood health for some time, and ob- kervers here believe that within a #hort time he will resign, Thile there has been talk of Seer pury- Hughessand - Secretary-Hoover the | | { | 'cru'urll. the jernors of MOURNING CAPITAL TO BOW IN SILENT Business to Cease Till { After Funeral. ; g “Whereas the Secretary of State, by order of the President, has issued an order closing all the executive departments on i | Tuesday, August 7. at and after 1 o'clock p.m., and on Wednes- | | day. Thursday and Friday. Au- | | sust s, 9 and 10, and the Com- missioners of the District of Columbia have applied sald or- der to the office of the govern- ment of the District of Colum- bi; | And_wherees the President of the United States has iss a proclamation appointing F day, August 10, the day on which the body of the dead President will be buried. s a urning and p the United issioners of District of Columbia call upon the places of business in the District of Columbla to close their establishments on Tuesday August 7, during the time tha the body of the late President is being moved from the Union station to the White House, namely, from 1 p.m. to 3 pam.. and on Wednesday, August §. during the time that the funeral cortege is moving from the White House t the Capltol, namely. from 10 a.m. to 12 m., and that the proclamation of the President setting aside Fri- day, August 10, s a day of mourning and prayer through- | | cut the TUnitea States be fit- | tingly observed. They also sug- { ®est that places of business ! | and private residences be suit- { | avly draped _with mourning from August 7 to 10, inclusive. 'UNO H. RUDOLPH, JAMES F. OYSTER. J. FRANKLIN BELL, “Commissioners of the District of Columbia.” At 1 o'clock tomorrow mourning for Warren (. Harding. whose lifeless body will arrive at Union station a few minutes aft- Throughout the city the sincere | grief of the populace will be ex- pressed in utter silence. Every- where within the District business will come to a halt while the body of President 1s moved from the station to the overnment departments and District government, will be closed. The Commissioners issued a procla- Union mation today requesting all business houses to close while the body moves from Union station to the White House, and remain closed on Wednes- day and Friday. The board of gov- the Merchants and Manu- facturers' Association adopted similar resolutions. The resolutions of the Commissioners also called upon ments to drape their places of busi- ness in mourning. This work has al- ready been staried voluntarily in {many parts of the eity. . The route from Union station will be from the plaza, to E street, to North Capitol street, south to ' the Capitol grounds, to Pennsylvania avenue. to 15th street. and west on Pennsylvania avenue into the White House grounds. This route will be closed by steel cables and all trafic Will be barred during the procession. Tolice will maintaln a strict silence in the crowds along the thoroughfare. The Commissioners conferred with PresNent Coolidge at the New Wil lard Hotel today on plans for the participation of the District govern- ment and représentative citizens in the funeral Wednesday. Edward F. Colladay, president of the Washington Board of Trade, met the Commission- ers this afternoon on participation of the city’s civic organizations and was instructed by them to appoint a com- mittee of 100, which will march in the procession. He will announce this committee lat In the mean e President Coolidge and other government officials are busily engaged in completing ar- rangéments for the funeral of the late I'resident Wednesday. The al- most endless details incident to the state funeral are being personally managed by Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, who iv in frequent consultation with President Coolidge. Because of the great ' number of organizations throughout the country desirous of being represented in the civic division of the funeral procession it is not likely that the details will be ready for announcement before tomorrow night. Follow Mrs, Harding's Wishes. The arrangements as the are agreed upon have been in accordance with Mrs. Harding's wishes, and she has suggested that the ceremonials closely follow those held here for President McKinley. Also those who are now in the funeral party speeding from San Francisco will be kept in- tact for the Jjourney to Marion where the interment will be held Fri- day. This was at the request of Mrs. Harding. However, former Senator Kellogg of Minnesota and Mrs. Kel- I intimate friends of the late President and Mrs. Harding. and the members of the cabinet wiill accom- pany Mrs. Harding to Marion. President and Mrs. Coolidge and Chief Justice Taft of the United States Supreme Court, representatives (Continued on Page 2, Column 17.) possible nominees for the presidency, it is not believed that either will re- fuse the request of President Cool- idge to continue as members of the cabinet. Their resignations, or the resignation of either one of them, would be considered as tantamount 10 announcing candidacy for the pres| dential nomination at this time. Neither, it is believed, would care to be placed in such a position. Also both are regarded as men who would go far to be of assistance to the ad- ministration in the trying days ahead. Should it develop later that President Coolidge and Mr. Hughes differed on material foreign policies of this ~oun- try, the resignation of Mr. Hughes might be expected. But there ha been nothing to indicaté that such differences will arise, White House. | the | business establish- | the Natfonal | Capital will enter upon its period of | WASHINGTON, GRIEF TOMORROW [ Commissioners Request All {be SIGN U.S.-TURK PACT FOLLOWING DELAY | Replaces Ancient Agreement ! and Regulates Relations H Between Nations. | | | By tho Associated Press 1 LAUSANNE. August 6.—The Turco- {American treaty, which was signed at {4:12(p.m. today, is the fruit of long |and difficult negotiation; it accords I Americany most favored nation treat- !ment and replaces the lagreement negotiated in 1830, It reg ulates in detall the offi and com- ! mereial relations between the countries and brings relief to Ameri- cans and American interests in Tur- ey by clarifying the neretofore equivocal position created b Kkey's abolition of capitulations Americans often were in quan- dary. particularly over taxes, from which they had been legally exempt- ed under the old treaty, and constant appeals were made to the American high commissioner that American edu- cational institutions be accorded the same treatment as that of Turkish institutions System of Advis The Turkish government and Amer- icans llkewise benefit by the system of foreign legal advisers that Turkey agrees to appoint to hear complaints over the arrest and imprisonment of foreigners ¥ i Joseph (. Grew, the America: ister to Switzerland, who w the chief American negotiator, found Ismet Pasha, the head, of the Turkish delegation, as difficult to deal with as the allies did, and the negotiations dragged on longer than had been ex- pected largely because of the Turks' hesitancy in making decisions on the important issues. Daulity Question Postponed. The complicated question of dual nationality, arising from the Turks refusal to recognize American nat- uralization laws, had to be postponed for later negotiations, which both sides agreed to undertake. The Tnited States reserved all rights of American citizens in Turkey, whether native born or naturalized. Now that Europe and America have established relations with new Tur- key, it is a question of anxious spec- ulation among diplomats whether they will be stationed at Constanti- nople or the primitive city of An- gora, the new capital, which has no hotels and no modern comforts. re- sembling greatly a western mining town in _the United States in the early days. The difficulty presumably will overcome b the American and other ambassadors remaining in Con- stantinople, where Turkey maintains an undersecretary of state. and the min- { embassy stationing secretaries at An- gora. LABOR DELEGATES MOB DUBLIN MANSION HOUSE Demand Release of Radical Union Leaders Prison. Ry the Associated Pres DUBLIN, August 6.—Wild scenes oc- curred in Dublin today in connection with the Irish trade union congress, delegates going to the Mansion House found the approach blocked by a crowd of demonstrators who tried to seize the building, shouting, ‘Release the prisoners’ “Up Larkin!" (the Irish labor leader). The police were powerless to prevent the scenes. The crowds, composed of men, women and children, mobbed the dele- gates and press representatives who appeared. One of the delegates was in i so badly beaten that he was taken to a pharmacy for treatment An attempt to rush a side entrance of the Mansion House was frustrated, after which the demonstrators con- tinued shouting for the release of-the prisoners. _ NAMES MRS. HAMON. Widow to Represent Oklahoma at * Funeral Rites. ARDMORE, Okla.,, June Jake L. Hamon of Ardmore, widow 6.—Mrs. H of the republican national com- mitteeman, whose death occurred soon after the election of the late President Harding. was commissioned by Gov. J. C. Walton to represent Oklahoma and women of the state at the "Harding fune Mrs. Hamon was a third: cousin of the late’ Chief Executive, antiquated | two | ¢ Foening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D, €, To Rescue 5 on Exclusive rights to the first-hand story of one of the most dramotic rescue dashes in the history of the tretic have teen secured by The Star and the North American News Alliance. Harold Noice, American citizen and lieutenant of Vilhjalmur Stef- anssen, celebrated explorer, has out- fitted the :eventy-tico-foot motorship Donaldson at Nome for a dah to W rangel Island, off four white seamstress, beria, where and an E:kimo Stefanscen’s or- der-, established a colony in 1921 and ran up the British flag. Whether they are still alive is not known; their supplies were scanty. Wrangel Island is accessi- ble only three weeks of the year, because of ice, and a rescue expedi- tion of a year ago was driven back. Aside from the human drama, big isiues involved in the Noice attempt. including po:session of Wrangel Island, which is regarded as an important link in proposed Arctic air routes from North Amer- ica to Europe. Canada wants it for | the British Empire; soviet Russia claims it. men under are A demand from Russia, based on fur taxation, caused Noice to change his route at the last min- ute. Noice may be gone months, or vears. BY HAROLD NOICE. . 1923, in United States and Greag in by North American Newspaper Alll- AlL rights reserved.) NOME., Alask. August 4.—In 1921 Vilhjalmur Stefanssen, who had long recognized the value of Wrangel Island, an uninhabited island seventy- five miles long and thirty miles wide, Iying ninety miles off the north coast BANKRUPTCY PLEA .~ BYP.F. GORMLEY | Contractor Lists Liabilities of $714,807—Assets Given as $562,788. Philip F. Gormley. prominent building | contractor, today filed in the “District ! Supreme Court a petition in voluntary Ibankruplcy. He lists his debts at $714,- 807.20 and estimates his asserts at $562,- 83.88. He is represented by Attorneys | Daniel W. O'Donoghue, Arthur A. Alex- arder and Frederick Stohlman. Mr. Gormley's petition to be ad- judged bankrupt is in his individual capacity and also trading as the P. F. Gormley Co. of Montgomery county, Ma. His office address is the Union Trust building at 15th and H streets north- west. The cause of his failure is under- stood to be the inability to get sufficient funds to carry on the building of the large apartment house at Connecticut avenue and Tilden street. Mr. Gormley also has the contract to erect the con- vent for the sisters teaching at St. Martin's Catholic Church. He has built many of the large structures about ‘Washington. . Among the secured creditors are the Union' Trust Company, $200,000 MONDAY, AUGUST first trust on the apartment house; the Newlands Company, second trust about $22,500; Riggs National Bank, $57,000; Provident Mutual Life In- surance Company, $10,000; Alice M. Jones of Forest Glen, Md., $23,000; Talbott & Prettyman of Rockville, Md., $6,000; International Bank, $20,- 600; Washington Loan and Trust Company, $20,600; Seventh Street Sav- ings Bank, $23,690; L. H. Jonmes of Lutherville, Md., $25,750. Mr. Gormley also owes the United States $30,585.41 for income taxes. His unsecured debts aggregate $192,742. Included in the schedule of assets of the contractor are real estate, es- timated at_ $500,000; stock, $500: household effects, $1,500; horses and vehicles, $6,000; implements, $5,000; machinery, $1,000; securities. $6,600; policies of insurance. $35,000. Debts due the builder are placed at §3,083.11.+ 6, St 1923—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. ~ -|| “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is deli as fast as.t ercd to Washington homes he papers are printed. Saturday’s Net Circulation, 81,113 Sunday’'s Circulation, 93,493 TWO CENTS. American Begins Daring Dash Wrangel Island ALLAN CRAWFORD. of Siberia in the Arctic ocean, as a base for airplane and radio work, as well as for trapping of valuable furs, sent a party of four white men to establish a colony upon it and there- by reinstate British claims of owner- ship. This colony, sent out under the British flag, was commanded by Allan Crawford of Toronto. The other men, Loren Knight, Frederick Maurer and Milton Gall, were Americans. The leader, Crawford, scarcely twenty-one vears ‘of age, was given command chiefly because he was a Canadian subject, but it was understood that he was to be guided by Knight and Maurer, who were both of consider- able experience in polar exploration. Polar Work. fact, the Knows Knight, trailmates on expedition in 1916 versed in every phi while Maurer was one of the crew of the wrecked Stefanssen steamer o 2, Golumn 3.) 6-GENT BUS FARES LIKELY T0 REMAIN Commissioners Await Report for Year Before Decid- ing on Increase. in was one of my Canadian arctic and was well of polar work, The present 8-cent fare on the busses of the Washington Rapid Transit Company probably will be maintained throughout the current calendar year, it was learned today at the District building. Although the bus company has asked the Public Utllities Commis- gion to increase its fare to 10 cents, the commission, it is said, will wait until the close of the present year to determine the bus company’s rate of return for the year before making any change in the fare. At the public hearing on the bus company’s application for increased fares last week the officials claimed that a return of § per cent on the investment was not being made. Wil- llam McK. Clayton, representing the Federation of Citizens' Associations, maintained that if the present busi- ness of the company continued it would show a return at the end of the current calendar year of more than 38 per cent. Wilson Asks Place in Funeral Woodrow Wilson, In a letter to President Coolidge. made public today. said he would “esteem it an honor to take part.in the guneral procession” for Preaident Harding on Wednesday. but that hi¢ lame- ness would make it impracticable for him to attend whe services in the rotunda at the Gapitol. The letter, under date of &ester- day, was in response o oge from President Coolidge, inviting him to participate in the ceremonials for the dead President. *It was as fol- lows: ’ 1 My Dear Mr. Pregident: » “Thank you rely Yor gracious ourtesy of vohir Just received 1 sincerely grieve as you do over the death gf Presi- dent Harding, who had undoubted- Iy won the esteem of the whole natlon by his honorable and con- scientious conduct in offic} “I shall esteem itan Lonor to take part in the funeral! proces- sion, and shall be obliged, if you a positien in ghe bro- ict will be MRS HARDINGRESTS FOR WEEK'S ORDEAL ‘' Conversation Said {to Be Largely Concerning Dead Husband; Remains Calm. the | i | | BOARD HARDIXG FUNERAL {TRAIN AT CEDAR RAPIDS, lowa, August 6.—Mrs. Harding asfain today {rested in her room in the private car. Superba. which carries thd body of her dead husband. She r the strain of last week and to store up strength to carry here thtough the trying hours of the state fuperal ser- vices in Washington Wednesday and the even more trying hours §n Marion preceding the commitment. i The widow of the late President had a_ fairly comforiable night's sleep. She talked today! as yesterda: with some of the ladies. of the part Mrs. Malcolm Jenuings of Columbus. Ohio, a particularly close friend; Mr Christian, wife of the seeretdry to the late President; Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the Secretary of Cymmerce: Mrs. Hubert Work, wiferof the Sebre: tary of the Interior, and Mgs. E. E. Remsberg of Santa Ana, Calif., a sis- ter of Mr. Harding , Remalns Calm in Sorrow. Mrs. Harding's conversatioh is said to be largely concerning her husband, jthe things he had been doing and the plans he had made for the future. Courageously calm, she had outlined in her mind everything that is to oc- cur from the reaches Washington tomprrow after- noon until tie last sad services Fri- day under the elm trees in the ceme- tery at Mariun. She is deterinined to time, she has been able to maintagn with- out an exception since las{ %hursda evening. Wlkether she can 4o it or not remains to be seen, but those who know her best say that she cyn. Members of the party on the train were continuously touched apd their eyes often grew misty today, as the train sped through the bread state of Towa. The silent throngs at the sta tions, such as Boone, Ames, Marshall- town, Legrand. Belleplainy. and here at Cedar Raplds, were impressively sad. side the railroad tracks that fouched hearts to their depths—a farmer standing among his corn rod: his head bared. and his rough stra hat clasped to his breast; a waunded for- mer service man standing as rguch at attention a his ecrippled. coadition would permit; an engineer standing with bowed head beside his locomo- tive, and an old lady cryinglsoftly to herself. Thus was the truth made known to those aboard the funeral train that America need fear no threats of revolution, and no warn- ings of radical uprising. for the heart of America is sound and true. MOURNING STATIONER Manufacturers at Springfield, Mass., Announce Plan of Meet- ing Funeral Demand. ' SPRINGFIELD, Mass., August 6.— Mourning stationery to be used In an- nouncing the funeral of President Harding will be rushed from this city to Washington this aTternoon by air- plane. Announcement was made ‘tody by the manufacturers of the stationery here that a_plane was being, sent here by the Washington bureau! that is responsible for the material.’ The lot is only a small part of.-a larger shipment that will be sent by !mn UNABLE TO ATTEND RITES. SAN FRANCISCO. August 6.—;Sen- ator Samuel S. Shortridge of Cafifor- nia _yesterday announced .thai he would be unable to attend the funeral of President Harding in Washisgton 4 Wednesday. A Significant Fact According to the compilation of the latest reports of the Audit' Bureau of Circulation, printed in the Editor and Publisher, the circulation of both THE EVENING, STAR and THE SUNDAY STAR in Washington and jits: suburbs (a radius of 25 miles) is approximately .50% : greater than the nearest competitor, morning or evening. In Washington and its suburbs just about every one who reads a newspaper reads The Star. the funefal train | go through it all in the caln manner | But it was the individdals be- | TO BE SENT BY PLANE| Procession Be Reserved for Him| Former Presidént Regrets Lameness| Which Keeps, Him From Capitol Service, He! Informs Coolidge. .occupied by Mrs, Wilson and my- | self, and I hope, by my friend, Admiral Grayson. It will be with feelings ¢f the utmost solemnity and reverence that [ will attend. I regret to say my lameness makes it impracticable for me to attend the excrcises in the Capitol. “Allow me to express the hope that your administration of the great office to which you have been so unexpectedly called will abound in satisfaction of many kinds “With cordial good wishes, “Sincercly vours, “WOODROW WILSON Mr. Coolidge’s letter to the for mer President, dated last Satur- day, was as follows “My dear Mr. Wilson ‘It’is with great distress that [ have to inform you officially of the death of President Harding In his death the nation suffers an irreparable loss; to me personally it is the loss of a true friend hould you contemplate par- ticipating in the funeral servic of the late President, which 1 shall greatly appreciate, upon the ie('hlpl of an_expression of your ishes you will, of course, be duly appraised of the arrangements “Yours very sincerely ules for Flags R | On Buildings on Funeral March| Frederick D. Owen of the staff of engineers of the office of public buildings and grounds, and who is in charge of the decorations and flowers incident to ‘the funeral of President Harding, has preparcd instructions on mourning decora- tions for those who desire to drape their buildings along the route of the funeral procession. These in- structions may be obtained o ap plication at the tempora:y ofices | of Col. C.” O. Sherrill. officer in charge of public buildings * and grounds, on the third floor of the Willard Hotel. These instructions request that all flags on staffs, outside of build- i ings. be plgeed at half-staff. If dis- d from | piayed in windows, theyv should have a bow qf crepe at the top of the staff. 1f tied back, a black fabric should be employeld, with @ small bow and lossed ends. Mr. Owen suggests that the cus tom observed in foreixn countrics at a time llke the pre t be fol- lowed. The lintel of the ddor- way of the residence or place of business should have over the top and down both sides. draped fabrics caught up in each corner by a rosette. BROTHER SPEEDING 10 FUNERAL TRAIN Dr. G. T. Harding, Jr., Will Get Widow’s Wishes for Serv- ices at Marion. By the Associated Pross CHICAGO, August 6.—Riding in pecial train. Dr. George T. Harding. jr.. brother of the late President; Dr Carl W. Sawyer and one other from Marion. Ohio, accompanied W. H. Finley, president of the cago and Northwestern railroad, Chicago at 10 am., time, today to: neral train. Dr. Harding and Dr. Iy appeared when they were whisked aboard the westhound special and jwere off. Raliroad officials were un- certain exactly where they meet the funeral train. but Pres dent Finley of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, who arranged for the train and accompanied the Marion men, directed that it proceed as far as possible. a man by Chi- left central standard reet the Harding fu- awyer scarce- Makes Up Lost Thue, At that time the funeral train was approaching Cedar Rapids, lowa, hav- ing passed Beverly. lowa, at 9:38 a.m., central standard time. The funeral train, which left Omaha about one hour late and had traversed half the distance between Omaha and Chicago, had made up fully thirty minutes of the time lost by engine trouble b 'rora reaching Omaha. The running time of the train from Cedar Rapids. Towa, eastward was ordered slowed down by Col. Walter V. Shipley. division passenger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Washington, who is in charge o | the train. He believed that on a. count of the crowds at the railway stations the speed of the train should be reduced. Arrive in Chiengo Late. This led railroad operating officials to estimate that the train would not make up further lost time, but would reach Chicago about thirty minutes late, or approximately 3:45 p.m., cen- tral standard time, at the Kedzie ave- nut station in the weStern part of Chicago. The westbound special carrying Dr. Geerge T. Harding. jr., and his com- “(Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) BONE BREAKS DOWN AT MEMORIAL SERVICE By the Associated Press. - JUNEAU, Alaska, August 6.—Over- come by emgtion, Gov. Scott C. Bone broke down and was unable to read a prepared statement eulogizing a memorial service held yesterday Juneau. SERVICE FORI HARDING By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 6.—A memorial ervice for the late President, Hard- ing will be held in' Westminister Abbey at noon on-Friday, it was an- :aunrnd today by the American em- assy. would | funeral I the late President Warren G. Harding at under the auspices of the churches of IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY [ FUNERAL CORTEGE ROUTE LINED WITH GRIEVING HOSTS AS LAST AP BEGINS ITrain Bearing Harding’s Body Leaves Chicago Late Today—Next Stop in Capi- tal at 1:30 P.M. Tomorrow. . TEARS FLOW UNCHECKED IN MEMORY OF LEADER jEvery Grade Crossing Has Its | Waiting Band to Bid Final Fare- well: Larger Centers Send Mourners by Tens of Thousands to Railway Stations. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 6.—The fu- meral train bearing the body of former President Harding ned hrough Calamus, Iowa, 160 miles from Chicago, at 11:38 a.m., run- ning forty minutes behind sched- ule. Crowds are holding up the funeral xpecial all along the line, nccording to reports to the Chicage and Northwestern ralirond officials here. | By the Associated Press. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, August 6.— The Harding funeral train pulled into {the Unfon station here at 10:18 twenty-two minutes behind its sched- am | | ule time HARDIN FUNERAL HALLTOWN, lowa. funeral of Pres arrived here at §:30 a. today the train entered lowa | this morning at Council Bluffs it has not passed over a single mile where¢ | there were not people standing to pa | their respects to the late Chief Execu- tive. Thousands have come from all parts of stationed them- selves along the train Council Bluff eastward the passing of the (rain brought the !same scenes—a saddened people gathered before dawn. or in the busy ,haurs of the day, with a common | thought, to express by their silent presence their respects for the dead President. Lodges, civic and patriotic organiza- tions and bodies of service men helped form the mourning ranks through which the funeral train passed at every station Masonic orders. in which Mr. Hard- ing was prominent. pald him bonor as the train traversed each con- sistory. ON BOARD | TRAIN. MAR | gust 6.—The dent Harding train i Since lowa and route. | | From Veterans Meet Train. and American Legion men stood at attention for the passing of their dead com- mander-in-chief and dipped dvapwi flags as an expression of their per- row. Everywhere the arrival of the train found activities of all kinds »t a lialt. with only an impressive silence. save for the possible tolling of a church bell, to tell of the pubie mourning. A chilly, mittent rain National Guard | i dawn with failed to decrease the number of lowans who trudged to raflway stations or drove long die- tances through the night to pay their respects to the dead. The funeral special entered Towa at Council Bluffs at 3:30 o'clock this morning, after COvering s approx- imately one-half of its 3,000-mile journey. ' More than 10,000 Council Bluffs citizens were awaiting its coming. At every street corner were men. women and children. upon Whose faces the somber light of the dawn disclosed expressions of sor- row. Some were in tears and one woman _was observed with out- stretched hands as the train passed to emphasize her regard for the dead executive ard her sympathy for the bereaved woman who rode near his body dismal inter- 2,000 Gather for Tribute. than 2,000 town and countrv gathered in a steady rain at the railway station at Missouri Valley. when the funerel train passed that railroad junction Virtually every resident of Den- nison. Carroll and Jefferson stood with bowed heads as the train passed through their communities. At Boone the train stopped seventeen minutes to change engines, and crews and nearly 20.000 persons stood si- lently while floral tributes and mes- ages of condolence for Mrs. Harding were placed aboard. The assembly included large lodge delegations from Des Moines and other nearby cities Thousands also were awaiting the ar- rival of the train at Ames, where spe- al trains and interurban cars had unloaded mourners who had traveled through most of the night to pay their tribute to Mr. Harding's mem- ory And thus it was through the trip across lowa, with the assemblies in- creasing in number as the larger cities_of Marshailtown, Cedar Rapids and Clinton were reached. Nebraska Pays Tri te. Nebraskans bowed their heads in tender reverence and in silent tribute {to Warren G. Harding last night and earlier today From the time the special train bear- ling his body from California crossed the far western border of Nebraska until it arrived in Omaha at the eastern end Nebraska citizens, regardless of their political beliefs, did homage to their departed President. Casting aside any personal incom- { veniences, they came from all directions and from all walks of life. From late afternoon when the train was speeding its way across the western part of the state, until early this morning. when its huge locomotive lumbered its way into Union station, they paid their !simple and silent tribute. ‘Thousands Turn Out. At Sidne: North Platte and Grand Island, at which points the train stopped briefly, and at various other towns along the route of the funeral train | Nebraska citizens turned out to show their respect for Mr. Harding. Here in Omaha, where the train end- ed its travels over the tracks of the Union Pacific and started its journey over the right of way of the Chicago and_Northwestern for Chicago, 18,000 Omdhans went to the railroad depot to (Continued on Page 2, Column 2., | More | folk we B